The Villain's Counterattack

Under the expectation and encouragement of many people in Chang'an, Dugu Feng finally couldn't resist the "temptation" of becoming a grandmaster, and personally wrote a letter of challenge, agreeing to challenge Fozi Yinzhao in three days.

In preparation for this challenge, she fasted and secluded herself for three days, and borrowed a thousand-man imperial guard from Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty to guard the Xiji Garden of Dugu Mansion. In addition, she also invited Li Yuanji, Kedazhi, Li Jing, Chang He and others to garrison there.

Emperor Li Yuan of Tang personally ordered these people to cooperate with Dugu Feng's actions. However, his attitude towards Dugu Feng was very good. He said that as long as Dugu Feng went into battle and tried his best, he would reward him handsomely no matter what the result was.

But even under such strict protection, Dugu Feng still received several waves of guests one after another.

After Master Yang Xu Yancheng had enough fun, he beat Martial Master Bi Xuan so hard that he left dejectedly. He then returned to Chang'an, entered the city openly, and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye. He then secretly went to Xiji Garden in Dugu Mansion.

No matter whether it is the inheritance of Xiaoyao Sect or Butiandao, if any of them wants to sneak into somewhere, it will be extremely difficult for ordinary masters of the same level to discover them, not to mention that is there anyone of the same level as himself in the entire Chang'an City?

This level is not a master, not a grand master, but a supreme grand master.

Yang Xuyan carefully inquired about Dugu Feng's experiences during this period. After checking her training progress and physical condition, he pointed out some shortcomings and threw her a book of martial arts moves of Martial Master Bi Xuan that he had just copied for her reference.

If the "Yan Yang Da Fa" was not incompatible with her style, Yang Xuyan would even be willing to give it to her.

How do you think he got the fundamental internal skills of Martial Master Bi Xuan?

"The Secret of Immortality" and "Free and Easy to Ride the Wind" are one internal and one external, one is observation, the other is personal experience, plus Yang Xuyan's outstanding martial arts experience and realm, is it really difficult to integrate and comprehend the reverse deduction method?

Not to mention the "Yan Yang Dafa" of Martial Master Bi Xuan, even the "Jiu Xuan Dafa" of Yijian Master Fu Cailin was successfully deduced and cracked by him, and placed on the top floor of the Liaodong Library for people to exchange.

The second person to visit Dugu Feng was Shi Feixuan, but she was only at the beginning of her master's level. The reason she was able to enter Xiji Garden was more because she had the order from Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, she really did not have the ability and qualifications to visit Dugu Feng at this critical moment.

Shi Feixuan brought Dugu Feng a thick stack of information about the Buddhist disciple Yin Zhao, which included the information she had observed and collected, as well as the summary of the failure lessons of Zen Master Lu Chen, and more importantly, the remarks, thoughts, martial arts moves, etc. of Yin Zhao during the discussions and competitions.

"Master, are you trying to block the path to becoming a great master of the Buddhist sect in the Central Plains?"

"Miss Dugu, do you know anything about the history of Buddhism in the Central Plains?"

"I know a thing or two. After all, Buddhism is still the leader of the righteous ways in the Central Plains. It can influence the overall situation of the world. The existence of the Chosen Emperor on Behalf of Heaven and the wealthy and powerful families above the world's top class are something no one dares to ignore."

"Miss Dugu seems to have many misunderstandings about my Buddhism." Shi Feixuan recounted the history of Central Plains Buddhism from its initial emergence to its development over the centuries. Finally, she added, "After centuries of development, Central Plains Buddhism has taken root in the land of the Central Plains, closely integrated with Han culture, and formed its own unique sect, a new type of sect that is distinct from Indian Buddhism."

"The best is what suits you. Central Plains Buddhism is the most suitable for the Han people, for the Central Plains, while Indian Buddhism is a genuinely foreign sect. Yin Zhao, a Buddhist disciple, possessed great wisdom and perseverance. He journeyed to India, enduring countless hardships and finally obtaining countless original Indian Buddhist scriptures. But these scriptures are, after all, Indian. Are they truly suitable for the Han people of the Central Plains?"

Shi Feixuan quietly observed Dugu Feng, and seeing her lost in thought, she continued, "If the Buddhist disciple, after returning from his pilgrimage, had studied Buddhism diligently, drawing on its strengths to overcome its weaknesses, integrating its knowledge and innovating, I would absolutely not, and would not dare, hinder him from achieving enlightenment. However, if the Buddhist disciple, upon his sudden return, immediately promoted Buddhism, attempting to replace the Central Plains Buddhism that had evolved and assimilated into the Han Chinese culture over hundreds of years with the so-called authentic Indian Buddhism, this is something Feixuan does not wish to see."

"The most suitable one is the best. Yin Zhao Fozi has good intentions, but he has chosen the wrong path. This is the fundamental reason why Feixuan wants Miss Dugu to interrupt Fozi's path to becoming a grandmaster." Shi Feixuan let out a long sigh, and without giving Dugu Feng more time to think, she floated out. Before leaving, she seemed to vaguely see a slightly familiar figure appear in the backyard of Xiji Garden.

"I am Xu Ziling, your humble disciple, and I have come to say goodbye to my senior sister. It is a pity that I cannot see her display her might and challenge the powerful Buddha's disciple Yin Zhao." Xu Ziling had arrived a long time ago and had listened to most of what Shi Feixuan had just said. He had great confidence in Dugu Feng. After all, they were from the same sect, and he naturally knew how powerful the Xiaoyao Sect's heritage was.

Even nominal disciples like me and Kou Zhong have many profound and mysterious inheritances, let alone direct disciples like my senior sister.

"There is a lot of wealth in Yang Gong's treasury. Do you need my help in transporting it?" Dugu Feng was not very interested in Yang Gong's treasure. Although the Dugu family could not be said to be rich enough to rival a country, they were definitely one of the few wealthy families in the Sui Dynasty and they did not need this little money at all.

"Senior sister has helped us a lot by risking her own life to attract attention. If we ask her to send people to help transport the treasure, it will bring endless troubles to her once it is leaked. Young Master Zhong also has many subordinates, and transporting gold and silver alone is not a big problem." Xu Ziling told Dugu Feng very calmly that they would leave soon, and they would quietly leave while the hot topic brought about by Dugu Feng's challenge to Yin Zhao Fozi could attract the attention of Li Tang's top leaders.

"I have come to visit you at this time, but I am afraid that you may not be gentle with me and hurt your precious disciple?" In Yang Shao's residence, there is a table, a chair, a lamp and a cup of tea. Yang Shao holds an Indian Buddhist scripture, flipping through it and translating it. As the son of the late Crown Prince Yang Yong, he has received a good aristocratic education and his calligraphy is quite extraordinary, not comparable to that of ordinary monks.

"Brother, you've been undefeated for the past month. I'd like to congratulate you." After the polite words, Yang Xuyan changed the subject and said, "Brother, after so many battles, you've finally gained some insights, pushing your martial arts skills to the level of a half-step grandmaster. This is cause for celebration. However, my disciple's talent is no less than yours, and he's devoted to the sword. He set out from Liaodong and challenged his way all the way to Chang'an."

"If it were just that, it would be fine. But after entering Chang'an, she first defeated all the young masters in the city. Then, using the peak master Chao Gongcuo as a stepping stone, she forcibly raised her sword skills to the peak of the master level." Yang Xuyan smiled bitterly, "But do you know? This girl is a complete sword fanatic. Before this, she had already comprehended several principles and summarized her knowledge into nine sword techniques. Now she has perfected five sword techniques. Today, she took advantage of the momentum to basically deduce the sixth sword technique. Her combat power..."

At this point, Yang Xuyan's voice paused slightly. Yang Shao was slightly stunned. He pointed at Yang Xuyan and said with a smile: "Are you afraid that I will lose to your beloved disciple? So you want to reveal your disciple's trump card to me in advance?"

"That's right! Brother, please don't underestimate my disciple, she..." Yang Xuyan didn't have too many thoughts about his disciples, but it happened that three female disciples behaved badly towards him. Shan Wanjing and Shang Xiuxun were only there because they were really weak, but if Dugu Feng was allowed to grow up, she might become a traitor and want to become the master's wife. He would never give up even if it was the third one.

For the sake of his own innocence, he needed to suppress her momentum as much as possible, at least not let her catch up before Shi Qingxuan and Kankan became grandmasters, otherwise it would give her more confidence to disobey.

"You, you..." Yang Shao laughed when he heard that, pointing at him, not knowing what to say. He actually wanted to push such a good thing away. He knew all about his younger brother's female disciples. They were all rare and good women. Even he, the saint of Buddhism, was a little moved. Only his younger brother would think of pushing them away.