Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter Seventy-Five: Departure

In the original novel of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Bai Ke remembers that the sweeping monk seemed to be carrying the corpses of Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo.

They found another place to help them exchange their inner strength, and even brought the two back to life.

It is clear that what he said before, such as not using Buddhism to resolve the anger, was all nonsense and a way to deceive a few people.

"Jing" is a Buddhist method of deceiving people. He has never heard of any martial arts cultivation that would accumulate resentment.

However, after being resurrected from the dead and experiencing life and death, Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo truly had a profound awakening. From then on, they let go of their hatred and became disciples of the Sweeper Monk.

Bai Ke knew that since the sweeping monk could sense his use of spiritual energy, the two of them would surely meet again in the future, so he did not continue to follow.

After witnessing enough of the battle between Qiao Feng and his son and Murong Fu and his son, Bai Ke remembered the promise he had made with Xu Zhu.

I came here with the Beggars' Sect to watch the excitement, but I don't know where Xuzhu is now.

Although they agreed to meet at the Sword Lake Palace in Wuliang Mountain in the future, they did not agree on a time to meet. He also did not know what Xu Zhu had done between the Shaoshan battle and the Western Xia marriage selection.

What if Xu Zhu didn't attend the Western Xia marriage selection because of his father and mother's affairs? Wouldn't Bai Ke be at a loss? Thinking of this, Bai Ke hurriedly turned around and flew towards the mountain.

With his profound cultivation and the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), Bai Ke was able to nimbly move along the way and arrived at the foot of the mountain without much trouble.

The Beggars' Sect members hadn't all dispersed yet, so they randomly grabbed one of them—whether he was a sixth or fifth generation Beggars' Sect disciple—and found out where Xu Zhu and the others were.

It turned out that after Ye Erniang woke up, Xuzhu told Bai Ke about Master Xuanci's condition.

Ye Erniang stopped trying to kill herself, but she forbade anyone to touch Xuan Ci's body and drove away the Shaolin monks who wanted to collect Xuan Ci's body.

As the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Xuanci's body should have been collected by the temple after his death, or sculpted into a golden statue, or his relics should have been burned.

After all, monks have no other attachments, and only their own sect, Shaolin Temple, will handle their funeral arrangements.

But Xuanci is different. Now that his family is still alive, a dispute has arisen over how to handle his remains.

Normally, given the power of the Shaolin Temple, they wouldn't let anyone take away their leader's remains so easily. Unfortunately, the leader wasn't alone.

Whether it was his subordinates from Lingjiu Palace, the newly surrendered disciples of the former Xingxiu Sect, or even his own mother's family, including the South Sea Crocodile God Yue Laosan, they were all backing him up to reclaim Xuanci's remains.

Xu Zhu knew that his father had not died, but that the mysterious Brother Bai had locked his life force in a magical way, putting him into a state of apparent death.

Under such circumstances, how could he allow those uninformed Shaolin monks to take Xuanci's body away?

If things go wrong and Xuanci is burned to death, wouldn't he be filled with regret?

So, Xu Zhu and his men, along with Yue Laosan, did not back down against Shaolin Temple. The Xuan-generation masters in charge of Shaolin Temple were all in the Sutra Pavilion, so how could they withstand Xu Zhu and his men?

Seeing this, Granny She and other experienced martial arts masters hurriedly advised Xu Zhu to go all the way and, taking advantage of the Shaolin monks' weakness, snatch Xuan Ci's body.

It must be said that the two pillars of the martial arts world today, the Beggars' Sect and Shaolin Temple, have completely lost face.

Abbot Xuanci, needless to say, was exposed to the biggest scandal in front of the world, but he died because of it, which is truly regrettable.

After Qiao Feng's true identity was revealed, the Beggars' Sect's chosen successor leader betrayed the sect in full view of everyone and became a disciple of Ding Chunqiu, the Old Monster of the Starry Constellation Sect.

Seeing the Beggars' Sect and Shaolin Temple in such a state, the martial arts heroes were restless and hurriedly returned to their own sects to discuss the possibility of someone else taking their place.

Many people shared this view, so when Bai Ke returned to the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, the vast area was only occupied by the numerous Beggar Clan disciples who had not been able to evacuate in time.

After listening to the directions, Bai Ke thanked the person in a low voice, then walked past the group of Beggar Clan disciples who were hurrying away and chased after Xu Zhu and the others in the direction they had gone.

Two flowers bloom, each telling its own story. After leaving Shaoshi Mountain with his men, Xu Zhu hurriedly wanted to return to Lingjiu Palace.

But Xuan Ci is currently unconscious, and having been subjected to two hundred blows, how could he withstand the arduous journey?

So the group could only proceed slowly and cautiously. Xu Zhu was extremely anxious, worried that the Shaolin monks would arrive and forcibly take away as many Xuan Ci as possible. He kept looking back along the way.

Having received 60 years of internal energy from Xiaoyaozi, and constantly checking for pursuers behind them while traveling, the Lingjiu Palace group managed to leave the Shaoshi Mountain area without any major incidents.

After leaving the Shaoshi Mountain area, Yue Laosan and his companions talked with Ye Erniang for a long time before finally bidding farewell to everyone and continuing their wanderings in the martial world.

Just as Xu Zhu and his companions were about to continue their journey, Xu Zhu's expression suddenly changed drastically. He sensed someone rapidly chasing after them from behind.

The man was extremely fast, but he would catch up with them in no time. At that point, there was no point in hiding anymore, so Xu Zhu had no choice but to call over Granny She and the others to prepare for battle.

A moment later, Bai Ke appeared in front of Xu Zhu and the others. He was startled to see such a large group of leaders, thinking something had happened.

Xu Zhu was surprised to see that it was Bai Ke who had arrived. He was astonished by Bai Ke's speed, but he complained, "Who was it? It's Brother Bai! You scared me half to death!"

Bai Ke asked curiously, "What's wrong? What happened that made Master Xuzhu so worried? Is there any difficulty you're facing? Do you need my help?"

Xu Zhu quickly waved his hand to refuse and explained his concerns to Bai Ke in detail. Bai Ke listened and chuckled softly.

“Master Xuzhu is very thoughtful, but you don’t need to be so nervous… The senior monks of Shaolin Temple are busy right now!”

After hearing this, Xu Zhu let out an "oh," breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Bai Ke, "Brother Bai, you came from behind Shaoshi Mountain. I wonder how Brother Qiao and the others are doing now?"

Bai Ke excitedly told him, "I was just about to tell you, which is why I said those monks at Shaolin Temple are all busy."

Xu Zhu listened carefully upon hearing this. He had been curious for a while, and since Brother Bai had brought it up, he naturally had to listen attentively.

Then Bai Ke vividly recounted to Xu Zhu the events between him and Xiao Yuanshan, from his arrival at the Sutra Pavilion to the subsequent killing of Xiao Yuanshan by the Sweeper Monk.