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Chapter 259 Oxcart

To the west of Bazhou City, there was a solemn atmosphere over a hundred miles, as if even the air had frozen. The vital energy of the old Taoist priests and monks was surging, and it condensed into sacred figures behind them, with an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers.

Taoism and the Great Leiyin Temple have a long tradition, even longer than the Tianmo Sect. Compared with these two holy places, the Tianmo Sect is still a relatively young sect.

From the sacred energy transformed from the backs of these old Taoist priests and monks, we can see the gods that appeared in the long river of history, some with three heads and four arms, some with tortoise-back whisks, some with hoopoes and leopard tails, some with Vajra Yakshas, ​​and various sacred images.

As for Mr. Qiong, Tian Zhenjun and others, it is a different scene. Their heritage is not as ancient as that of Taoism and the Great Leiyin Temple, but it is also extremely powerful. The gods that appear behind them include great Confucian scholars and saints, women holding golden insects, and poor gods wearing patchwork clothes.

The auras of the first-rank officials behind Emperor Yanfeng were different. Behind General Qin Jian, Qin Baoyue, there were not gods but two golden maces shining brightly, with eight edges that kept spinning. He was born on the battlefield, and did not cultivate gods and Buddhas. He regarded his weapons as gods and was responsible for fighting and killing.

The deity behind the monk Taiwei Yuankong is not a Buddha either, but an ascetic monk, wrapped in chains, holding a sword, in a fighting posture, looking exactly like him.

Behind Lingxuhua, the King of Mount Tai, are nine dragons circling Mount Tai. Mount Tai is used as an altar and the nine dragons are offering sacrifices. He is in charge of the sacrifices of the Yankang Kingdom.

Sikong Wei Pingbo was in charge of the water conservancy of Yankang State. The vital energy after his death did not transform into a god, but a long river dam formed by civil engineering and water conservancy. He regarded water conservancy as a god.

Situ Xiu Yueqing was a female official who was in charge of the national treasury and the finances of the country. The deity transformed by her vitality was not a god, but a string of Dafeng coins twisted together like a giant snake or python. She regarded coins as gods.

Shangqing Su Yunzhi is also a female official. She can set up her own government office and her rank is equal to that of the Three Dukes. She is a civil official, but a high-ranking official. She is in charge of universities and primary schools in various places. The form of her vital energy is not a god, but a book and a ruler.

Behind the general of the cavalry, Quan Dingwu, was a flaming horse, and on the horse was a god bathed in flames, with eight arms, holding swords, shields, spears, halberds, and four faces looking in all directions, with flames spurting out of his eyes, like light. The four faces in the flames were all his own faces.

From here we can see the difference between the leader-level strongmen in the court and the martial arts sects. The Taoist sect and the Great Leiyin Temple worship gods and Buddhas, and the gods behind them are all gods and Buddhas, while the strong men in the court regard their respective responsibilities as gods, and turn the positions they are in charge of into their own gods, each with their own responsibilities and strengths.

Even though Monk Yuankong came from a Buddhist sect, he regarded himself as an ascetic monk practicing in battle and did not act like a great Buddha.

A long-eared monk's face changed slightly, and he whispered: "The state teacher's reform has brought out these evil demons who don't respect ghosts and gods! They don't even respect gods and Buddhas, but worship these messed up things!"

The general of the cavalry, Quan Dingwu, pointed at the long-eared monk and sneered, "Practice what you have learned, and integrate knowledge and practice. Long-eared monk, your practice is too shallow, and you will not be able to escape death."

"How can one comprehend the gods and Buddhas after a lifetime of hard practice?"

Emperor Yanfeng said leisurely: "It's all about one's own ability. Relying on gods and Buddhas is heresy. If they do their job well and achieve the level of gods and Buddhas, then they are gods and Buddhas!"

The old Taoist priests of the Taoist sect lowered their brows, and the old Taoist master shook his head and said, "To achieve the realm of God in one's own work? If you become a God, you still have to work for mortals? This is the teaching of the Heavenly Demon Sect! It is nothing more than for the daily use of the people. Emperor, you have been too deeply influenced by the national teacher and the Heavenly Demon Sect."

Emperor Yanfeng smiled and said, "If I go to the Heavenly Demon Sect, maybe I can become a sect leader."

"Since it is the devil's way, no need to say more."

The old Taoist priests adjusted their swords, and someone shouted in a low voice, "Kill."

As soon as these words were spoken, murderous aura filled the sky and the cold wind became extremely biting. At this moment, an old man came over pulling a ox cart.

Everyone's murderous aura subsided, and they all stood quietly, looking at each other with their eyes and noses, without saying a word.

The old man was frightened when he saw the gods and Buddhas all over the sky. The cow was also trembling and couldn't pull the cart away. The old man was so angry that he pretended to be brave and whipped the cow a few times. Finally the cow exerted its strength and slowly pulled the cart out of this troubled place.

When the old man and the ox cart walked away, the battle was about to break out!

Just as these powerful men at the Divine Bridge realm were about to make a move, they suddenly heard the sound of wheels rolling, and another ox cart drove over. An old man came over, leading the cart with an ox. When he saw the crowd, his legs trembled and he finally managed to move the ox cart away.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and just as they were about to make a move, they heard the sound of wheels rolling. An old Taoist priest couldn't help but say angrily, "Where did all these ox carts come from in this freezing weather with all the natural disasters and man-made disasters?"

Everyone was startled. It was indeed true. There were disasters everywhere and all the cattle, sheep and other animals were eaten. How come three ox carts came in such a short while and happened to pass by here?

There was an old couple sitting in the ox cart, a white-haired old woman and a middle-aged man. Everyone was waiting quietly for the ox cart to pass by.

The ox cart stopped, and the ox was not afraid of the terrible scene in front of it. The old man and the old woman on the cart jumped off, and like a magic trick, they spread out the cloth on the cart, shook it gently, and then pulled the cloth off. Suddenly, there were more than a dozen strange-looking people on the ox cart, filling the small ox cart and almost squeezing people out of the cart.

"The left and right guardians of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the twelve guardian elders, and the two Heavenly Kings."

The Taoist master looked down, his face somewhat helpless: "I only saw an ox cart with two people and an ox, but I didn't expect sixteen people to pop out. The Heavenly Demon Cult played a good trick."

The left guardian, Kong Lingxian, raised his head and said with a chuckle, "We wanderers like to perform tricks to make a living. It would be a shame to ask for tips from the audience, but it would be a joke for all the landlords."

The Right Protector Xue Bi'e smiled and said, "Old bald donkey, old Taoist priest, the leader asked us to follow the emperor when he went home for the New Year. The emperor is in trouble, and I and my old brothers in the sect cannot ignore it. Otherwise, the leader will come back to punish us, and we can't bear the consequences."

The twelve guardians of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the two Heavenly Kings jumped off the car. The Master Heavenly King and the Jade Heavenly King stretched their bodies, saluted everyone, and said with an apologetic smile: "You are all high and mighty figures, and we old men are polite. When the leader handed the emperor to us, he was still alive and well. If you kill him, we will give the leader a dead emperor. If the leader gets angry, we can only die to apologize."

Qi Dayou, the leader of the Beggar Sect, shouted in a loud voice: "Evil heretics! The imperial court and the Heavenly Demon Sect have joined forces, and the fellows of the Great Leiyin Temple, just focus on exorcising the demons!"

"kill!"

A loud shout was heard, followed by thunder, and the battle broke out. In an instant, violent air waves rushed in all directions, flattening large tracts of forests!

This battle is still better than the one fought by the national master to quell the rebellion. Although there were many leaders in the battle, they were still inferior to the leaders of the three holy places. What's more, the imperial court is also equivalent to a holy place. The strongest people of the four holy places are fighting each other, which shows their power!

However, this time, almost all the leaders of the Great Leiyin Temple and the Taoist sect have come out, while only half of the strong men from the imperial court and the Heavenly Demon Sect have arrived. Add to that the Taoist Master and Tathagata, and this battle is not optimistic.

When fighting starts, some people die.

The long-eared monk went straight for Quan Dingwu, and the two powerful men of the Divine Bridge opened all their magical storages and fought until the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. The long-eared monk was the head of the Arhat Academy of the Great Leiyin Temple. He was well versed in Buddhism and was proficient in fighting and winning.

However, Quan Dingwu was a general of the cavalry, who had spent his life fighting and killing people, destroying countries and sects, and going through life and death. In the early years when the Imperial Academy was just established, the Yankang State Master gathered masters from all over the world to study Taoism and magical powers. Quan Dingwu was among them. He could be said to be one of the top masters of Yankang State.

When the fighting and winning methods met the killing methods, as soon as they collided, a sea of ​​blood surged and a raging flame of war ignited above the sea of ​​blood. This strange phenomenon seemed to be real, but it was caused by Quan Dingwu's murderous aura.

A huge Buddha stood on the sea of ​​blood, and in front of the Buddha was a long-eared monk. Compared with the majestic Buddha, he looked much smaller. In the sea of ​​blood and fire, a man rushed towards him, it was Quan Dingwu, with a horse trampling on the flames behind him. The man on the horse was like a devil killer, ferocious and extremely vicious!

"Those who are evil and do not practice true Buddhism deserve to die!"

The long-eared monk's body was covered with golden color. He crossed his arms, chanted Buddhist mantras, and performed two kinds of seals at the same time. The seals were extremely exquisite. He attacked towards Quan Dingwu to save him!

Unexpectedly, Quan Dingwu did not dodge at all, and allowed the two fighting and defeating methods to hit him. Quan Dingwu's arms under his armpits were waving, which were transformed by his vital energy. He held swords, shields, spears, swords and halberds in his hands. The swords chopped the shield, the spears stabbed the swords and halberds, and he cut off the long-eared monk's arm. The shield hit his skull, the spear pierced his chest and lifted him up, the spear went through his back, the sword light wiped his throat, and the halberd hung his body!

Behind them, the God of Death met the Giant Buddha, and there was a loud bang. A sea of ​​fire and blood surged, like a huge whirlpool, roaring around the two of them.

"You don't hide..." The long-eared monk was picked up in the air by Quan Dingwu and hung on the halberd, and said in a hoarse voice.

A huge shield came down from mid-air, smashing him into pieces.

"On the battlefield, killing people only requires one or two moves. Why hide? The battlefield is a killing technique. If I fight you, isn't it just using my weakness to attack your strength?"

Quan Dingwu vomited blood. The two seals of the long-eared monk almost shattered his internal organs. His ribs and shoulder blades were also smashed to pieces. He gasped in pain.

Suddenly, a golden palm pressed down, and with a loud bang, it slammed him into the ground. Another monk came and held his hands in the air, and an eighteen-story pagoda of the heavens came down with a bang. The pagoda was filled with gods and Buddhas, and Quan Dingwu was crushed to the point of breaking bones and tendons.

"Master Yuankong, you are also a member of my Buddhist sect. Why do you want to take the path of evil and become a lackey of the imperial court?"

Master Hongyin, the head of the Fahongyuan of the Great Leiyin Temple, stopped the Grand Commandant Monk Yuankong and advised: "You should wake up and stop making mistakes! If you keep making mistakes, you will never achieve the right result!"

Monk Yuankong opened his eyes and shouted, "What is the true fruit? If you have Buddha in your heart, you will never achieve the true fruit. Your Majesty ordered me to take charge of the military laws. I will use the iron laws to shackle myself. When I break the shackles, I will achieve the true fruit right away!"

Master Hongyin was furious and rushed over with her whisk in her hand: "You have been contaminated by evil, I will remove it for you!"

When the war broke out, old Taoist priests of the Taoist sect sacrificed their swords one after another. Suddenly the sky was filled with sword lights. That was the sword technique in the Fourteen Chapters of Taoist Sword. It was extremely powerful and sharp, worthy of being the number one sword technique of the Taoist sect!

"Form a formation and exorcise the demons!" an old Taoist shouted.

"Set up the formation and refine the bull's nose to death!"

Xue Bi'e shouted sternly, and the two Heavenly Kings and the twelve guardian elders formed a large formation to meet these old Taoists. They were old acquaintances and old opponents, and had fought countless times, and they were very familiar with each other's methods.

On the other side, General Tiance, Shangqing, Sikong, Situ, King Taishan and others were blocked by the strong men of the Great Leiyin Temple. The Great Leiyin Temple had a large number of people and surrounded them to fight. They just bypassed Emperor Yanfeng.

Emperor Yanfeng turned around and saw Master Qiong, Qi Dayou, Tian Zhenjun and others coming, while Tathagata and the Taoist Master were holding a begging bowl and a sword respectively.

Tathagata said with a gentle expression: "Master, fellow Taoists, you go and help others, leave this to the old monk and the old Taoist priest."

Qiongfuzi and others agreed and immediately rushed into the battle.

The Tathagata looked at Emperor Yanfeng and said, "Your Majesty, I am sorry for the offense."

Emperor Yanfeng's whole body shook, and dragon energy spanned the sky, swallowing up the bull. The sound of a dragon's roar was heard in the sky, and a real dragon appeared and disappeared in the clouds in the sky, stretching out its dragon head and claws, and the huge dragon head leaned down and stared at Tathagata.

The Taoist master came over, wielded his Taoist sword, and the sword light filled the sky, repelling the real dragon. He praised: "Your Majesty was almost able to become a true god. Unfortunately, the bridge to the gods is broken, and there is no hope in this life. I am incompetent, and I have only practiced half of the fourteenth move of the fourteen chapters of the Taoist sword. Now I will use this fragment to experience your majesty's power and virtue."

The golden bowl in the Tathagata's hand flew up and covered the sky. A golden light gushed out. In the golden light were the twenty gods and Buddhas of heaven. The top layer was the Great Brahma, with a majestic atmosphere. The Tathagata smiled and said, "I will use the highest realm of the Tathagata Mahayana Sutra to learn from your Majesty's Nine Dragon Emperor Power."