Chapter 236: The North-South War [Two in One]

Celebrate the Buddha's origin.

Liang Yue came here with several young men from the Zhuxie Division. They saw a towering tower surrounded by green mountains in the wilderness. The thirty-three-story tower had a majestic and majestic appearance.

The Tower of Babel is almost complete, with only the interior details left, so there are still Imperial Guards guarding the outside and building a fence around it.

Liang Yue had kicked the prince here before, which was considered his famous battle in the court of Yin State.

Later, the project of the Tower of Babel was transferred from Lu Yuanwang to the new Minister of Works, and the project was completed quickly.

Because of the presence of monsters and practitioners, the construction speed was extremely fast. However, the complicated formations could not shorten the time. Even if there were many formation masters working, it would still take several months to complete.

At that time, Emperor Mubei will be able to gather his blessing power through this tower, and use it to practice incense and prolong his life. Because the emperor's cultivation is not high, there is no risk of overdrawing incense and becoming a god, so Xuanmen did not stop this.

He just wants to live two more years, so let him be.

In the current situation of the Yin Dynasty, if Emperor Mubei lives longer, it will also be beneficial to the stability of the four seas and nine states. Once Emperor Mubei dies and the prince ascends the throne, the turmoil when the new emperor ascended the throne may be repeated.

However, the sale of the incense mixed with the black spirit seeds has been quietly stopped. It should be that Master Zhangxuan passed on some news, forcing Emperor Mu Beidi to give up this plan. Although the effect of simply gathering the willpower is much worse, it is not impossible to practice.

Before the time came, the place was already crowded with people.

This is the case now. As long as two famous geniuses are willing to make the challenge time public, they will immediately attract a group of curious people to watch. Among them, there will be many young people like Liang Yue who also plan to participate in the selection battle.

It can be said that every genius may be their enemy. If there is a chance to understand the enemy’s battle, of course they will come and watch.

Liang Yue took a look and saw several familiar figures standing out in the crowd.

For example, Wu Handing, the young master of the Whale Sect, whom I had met before, and Qi Yingwu, who had recently fallen to third place on the Young Unicorn Ranking. Gu Huaiying, the disciple of Sword King Sun, was also standing there from a distance, but he did not see his master.

In fact, some people once raised objections to selecting candidates for the battle to capture the city through public arena battles, believing that this would give Jiuyang the opportunity to understand the strength of the geniuses from Yin State who were participating in the battle, making it easy to target them.

They felt it should be done in secret.

But they soon discovered that this was meaningless, because the growth of every genius was open and transparent. As long as they were on the Young Prodigy List or became famous for other things, they would attract a lot of attention and would inevitably have to take action in public.

The inherited skills and magical techniques that one has practiced, and the skills and techniques that one is proficient in, these cannot be hidden after all.

It would be better to just hold an open election and choose the person who can withstand the pressure the most under the attention of everyone.

However, the imperial court still made two preparations. Wu'an Hall specially trained a group of young people in the military. All their training and growth were secret, and no news was leaked. If Yan Shenbing had not been on the Young Unicorn List, this plan might not have been known to the public. At that time, the group of people who were secretly trained would definitely be a strong rival for the quota.

I think Jiuyang must have secret weapons like this that are secretly cultivated.

"Wow." Li Mo suddenly shouted, "It's so bright."

……

He was not the only one who shouted this. As the two young monks who participated in the battle appeared, the bright sunlight fell evenly on the two bald heads, as if two light sources were approaching each other.

However, even though they all have shiny bald heads, there are slight differences between them.

The monk Xuanjiu of the Mianbi Temple, whose secular surname is Chen, is tall and slender, wearing a plain white monk's robe, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a handsome and extraordinary appearance.

The monk Yuansheng from Jilei Temple opposite him was wearing a tight-fitting grey cloth monk's robe, with a strong back and strong waist, veins on his head, and a slightly dark complexion. His face was hard and square, with frowning eyebrows and round eyes. At first glance, he looked like he could tear tigers and leopards apart with his bare hands, and he was quite intimidating.

As soon as these two people appeared, Chen Xuanjiu immediately attracted cheers, mostly from women.

He was ranked fourth on the Young Unicorn List, and had been famous for several years. He was extremely popular in the south, with countless fans, and no one could match him. This time when he came to Longyuan City, he unexpectedly had so many supporters.

Monk Yuansheng was much worse. He ranked 15th on the Young Unicorn List. He was not as popular and became famous later. People only knew that he was from Jilei Temple and was the disciple of Han Longxiang, but they didn't know much else.

Even if one ignores his background, cultivation, fame, and just looks at his appearance, Chen Xuanjiu is much more pleasing to the eye than Monk Yuansheng. When a handsome bald head is put together with a fierce bald head, naturally more people will support him.

"Who will win the battle between the north and south of Buddhism?" The crowd watching from the sidelines were also very interested.

Da Qiao smiled and said, "I support Chen Xuan's rescue."

"Humph, you just like handsome guys." Li Mo sneered from the side, "Superficial."

"What's wrong?" Da Qiao glanced at him. "If I don't like handsome men, then I like you?"

"I..." Li Mo was stunned. Just as he was about to refute, he suddenly shook his head and said, "No, why am I not handsome?"

Liang Yue asked Wen Yifan, "Sister Wen, who do you think will win?"

"From the perspective of these two people alone, Chen Xuanjiu has a slightly higher level of cultivation and is also a Qi Refiner, so naturally he has a greater chance of winning." Wen Yifan analyzed, "But Senior Brother Wang Yantang said that he can beat Chen Xuanjiu by half a move, so I don't dare to judge..."

"Haha." Liang Yue smiled.

Fortunately, Wang Yantang is not here, otherwise he would be very hurt to hear this.

It was as if he was a very useless person, and since Chen Xuanjiu lost to him, he was not worthy of competing with the top geniuses.

Inadvertently, Liang Yue glanced at Xu Luzhi holding a sunflower and asked, "Senior Sister Xu, what are you holding?"

Xu Luzhi replied, "Senior Brother Wang is in seclusion in the Zhuxie Yamen, but he is curious about the opponent in this battle, so he asked me to bring an eye and ear for him so that he can see the fight between the two."

"..." Liang Yue was embarrassed for a moment, then smiled and said, "Senior Brother Wang is here too."

The sunflower nodded.

Liang Yue asked again: "Brother Wang, can you hear our conversation clearly?"

The sunflower shook its head.

Liang Yue said with relief: "It's good that you can't hear it clearly."

At least Senior Brother Wang is still a decent person and knows how to pretend.

In a quiet room in the attic of the Zhuxie Yamen, Wang Yantang sat cross-legged on a cushion, holding back tears, his eyes shining, and muttered: "When I come out of seclusion, I will definitely take back my lost dignity! Junior Sister Wen, just wait, the next time I challenge you, I will definitely..."

"I'll take your three swords."

"Well..." As if realizing that what he said was a bit unambitious, he gritted his teeth and added fiercely: "Even the Four Swords."

"Wait!"

……

Amid the anticipation of everyone around, the battle between the strongest geniuses from the north and south of Buddhism finally began.

Monk Yuansheng clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry."

Chen Xuanjiu raised his palm and saluted, "Amitabha, Senior Brother Yuansheng, please go ahead and attack."

Because both of them belong to Buddhism, but not from the same sect, and their age is similar, they call each other senior brother to show respect.

Monk Yuansheng frowned and glared, then he made a fist stance, and instantly a faint ink-colored Dharma image rose up. People with cultivation could even see that it was a pair of dragons and tigers entwined in one place!

In terms of martial arts, his cultivation is not far from the sixth level.

As expected, the difference in cultivation between the top-ranked geniuses is very small, and they are all infinitely close to the sixth realm. Although Yuansheng seems to be ranked in the top ten, as long as he has an epiphany, he may be able to rush into the top five immediately.

Chen Xuanjiu made a hand gesture, and a glazed vase phantom first appeared beside him, ready for defense. When he performed his magical powers, there was also a misty Arhat phantom behind him, and it seemed that he was also infinitely close to the sixth realm, just like Senior Sister Wen last month.

The difference in cultivation between the two was almost negligible. "Here it comes!" Monk Yuansheng shouted, and with a big step, he rushed out nearly ten feet, with a mighty force that could shake the sky and split the earth, and with one step, he created a huge storm that spread outside the arena!
"Wait!" Chen Xuanjiu suddenly raised his hand and signaled Monk Yuansheng to stop.

Monk Yuansheng paused on one foot, stopped abruptly, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Xuanjiu quickly stepped forward, leaned over from under Monk Yuansheng's feet, gently picked up an ant, held it in his palm, and sent it far away. Then a breeze lifted the ant and flew out of the venue.

"Master once taught us that as monks, we should be careful not to hurt ants when sweeping the floor, and be careful not to let moths fly around in the lamplight." Chen Xuanjiu bowed gently to Monk Yuansheng, "Brother Yuansheng, you saved an innocent life by stopping."

Although Monk Yuansheng's momentum was suppressed and his face looked a little bad, he still bowed back after hearing what the other party said, "It's what a monk should do."

The two talked for a while, then retreated and started fighting again.

Monk Yuansheng shouted again, "Be careful!"

After saying that, he flew out again, his figure like a dragon, crossing half of the field.

"Wait a minute!" Chen Xuanjiu suddenly raised his hand again.

"What's wrong again?" Monk Yuansheng braked again and widened his eyes.

Chen Xuanjiu walked a few steps in front of him, and with a single stroke of his hand, he took out an earthworm from the ground. "If you, Brother Yuansheng, had taken another step forward, you would have crushed him into pulp. Master once taught us that monks should be compassionate, no matter how big or small the creature is."

Monk Yuansheng let out a long sigh and said solemnly, "It should be."

In fact, the Northern monks don't have so many requirements. The Southern Zen monks seek enlightenment and cultivate their minds, while the Northern monks defend the way and eliminate demons. All the eminent monks who have grown up in Jilei Temple have fought their way out.

It is rare to find someone as particular as Chen Xuanjiu.

"Ah..." The audience around was stopped twice and was unhappy, booing. Fortunately, you don't need to buy a ticket to watch the fight, otherwise the audience might shout for a refund.

No matter how many fans Chen Xuanjiu has, they are not as many as the passers-by who are watching the fun. Even if there are people defending him, their voices cannot drown out the crowd.

The two men distanced themselves again. Monk Yuansheng stretched his muscles and said loudly, "Brother Xuanjiu, use your spiritual sense to thoroughly scan the area. Make sure there are no living creatures within a hundred feet."

"No more." Chen Xuanjiu replied in a gentle voice.

"Okay, then here I come!" Monk Yuansheng shouted again, took a big step over a distance of ten feet, and flew away.

"Wait." Chen Xuan suddenly raised his hand again.

"No more waiting!" Monk Yuansheng said angrily, "My master also taught me that this can only happen once, twice, and not a third time!"

He took another step forward and had already crossed a distance of twenty feet. With another step, he would be able to attack Chen Xuan and save his body.

Chen Xuanjiu's hands suddenly turned into the Fiery Vajra Seal, and a flaming sword appeared in his palms and pushed forward.

Monk Yuansheng actually felt that the fire sword was coming straight towards his heart and he had no way to dodge it, as if there was some kind of cause and effect pulling him there.

You can only retreat or endure it!
He made a split-second judgment.

Jilei Temple's martial arts are unstoppable, so there is no reason to retreat. Yuansheng raised his arms and punched forward with the force of a king lifting a tripod, his fists forming an arc of light that hit the flaming sword hard.

boom!
The fire sword exploded, and Yuansheng's figure emerged from the sea of ​​fire. He was covered in fire, his fist was as strong as thunder, and he punched forward fiercely.

Even a monster as big as a mountain would die on the spot after being hit by such an angry punch.

But Chen Xuanjiu just hummed softly: "The blazing fire diamond, its flame is inextinguishable."

Before Monk Yuansheng's fist hit the enemy, the flames flying in the sky behind him instantly condensed into the image of a flaming Vajra Buddha, whose face and features were vaguely similar to Chen Xuanjiu's.

The Fiery Vajra body locked onto Yuansheng and sent a whistling palm strike down upon him.

It was closer to Monk Yuansheng, and would definitely complete the attack before him. Monk Yuansheng responded by not dodging at all, and his clothes suddenly exploded behind him, shattering into pieces, revealing a tattoo of a coiled dragon and a crouching tiger.

Before the giant palm of Fiery King Kong fell, the dragon and tiger on his tattoo suddenly opened their eyes together!
"Roar--"

The roars of dragons and tigers mixed together, and a phantom rose up and collided with the Fiery Vajra.

Rumble, rumble!

……

A huge explosion sounded, and light, shadow, and flames intertwined, as if a strange flower bloomed here, and the dazzling light made the surrounding audience close their eyes. Those who had cultivation tried hard to look over, trying to tell the winner at the first time.

It was not until a moment later that the fireworks and smoke slowly dissipated, revealing the scene on the field.

Monk Yuansheng was seen with his upper body naked, revealing his muscular body, the hard and knotty parts of his body looked like they were carved from rock. He maintained a forward punching posture, and his fist was only an inch away from Chen Xuanjiu.

The Aquarius Seal that Chen Xuan had used to save himself had been broken by him, and only himself was left standing there.

But he couldn't take another step forward.

Because the countless vines that sprang out from under his feet bound him tightly, making it difficult for him to move at all. These vines not only had great strength and were extremely tough, but also had traces of toxins that weakened people's muscles and bones.

“Brother Yuansheng, I shouted “wait” for the third time just now because I noticed that you were distracted.” Chen Xuanjiu said slowly, “Don’t be impatient in a fight. If you were in peak condition, you would definitely be able to notice that I was not using two seals, but three.”

"The glazed vase, the flaming diamond... and the Sumeru tree."

"I wanted to ask you to wait and adjust your mentality before fighting, but unfortunately you were too eager to fight. So you didn't lose this battle, but my two calls to stop at the beginning affected your state of mind. If it was a normal battle, I would have lost. Today, let's just barely make it a draw, how about it?"

His gentle voice gradually calmed the commotion in the room and made everyone understand the situation.

But Monk Yuansheng shook his head.

"If you lose, you lose. There are people in Jilei Temple who you can't beat, but there are no people who can't afford to lose." Monk Yuansheng looked directly at the other party. "If there is a chance in the future, I will challenge you again. I hope you won't refuse."

"I'm at your service anytime." Chen Xuanjiu bowed lightly.

The battle ended quite quickly, but the effect was indeed shocking with thunder and fire, so everyone returned satisfied.

Liang Yue was also quite excited. Being able to fight against the top geniuses under the attention of the public was indeed something to look forward to. Especially since he had just made a breakthrough, it was the perfect time to find some strong men to show off his skills.

I couldn't help but wonder in my mind whether I should find someone to challenge.
But the opponent can't be too strong. For example, the top ten of the Young Unicorn List, my strength is probably not enough to challenge them. If I lose, it may damage my Taoism, and if I win, I have to show all my cards, which is not cost-effective.

It is not good to be too weak, otherwise it will not serve any purpose of training.

Who should I look for?

As he was thinking, he was about to leave with the people from the Evil Slaying Division. At this moment, he heard a clear female voice suddenly calling out from a distance: "Liang Xianguan!"

"Hmm?" Liang Yue turned his head and saw a beautiful female warrior with a sword on her back, walking towards him gracefully.

It was none other than Zhao Xinzhu, the chivalrous lady from Dongzhou who had been defeated by him that day.

The group of people traveling behind her were indeed Wu Handing and his group of Whale State knights.

"Ms. Zhao." Liang Yue returned the greeting, not knowing the other party's intention.

Zhao Xinzhu smiled and said with bright eyes, "I want to challenge you!"

　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)