Fan Ji chuckled: "Why do you want to kill us? Please be more clear-headed, please? We are all of the same rank. Why can you kill three of us by yourself?"
A look of struggle appeared on Yi Nian's face: "So what, I will kill you! Kill...ah...get out of here! You can't go on like this! Ah! You coward, give your body to me...No! No!" !”
Yi thought covered his head in pain and started talking to himself, as if two souls were fighting for control of the body.
Seeing this, Fan Ji did not hesitate. She walked towards him cautiously with her sword in hand, "Maybe you are in pain, but I can give you relief..."
"Get away!"
Powerful spiritual power suddenly burst out from Yi Nian's body, and everyone was unable to open their eyes with golden light. When the golden light dissipated, he had disappeared.
Qian Meier frowned and said, "Did you let him run away?"
Fan Ji nodded, "I didn't expect that he would actually run to the Mortal Continent. I don't know what his intentions are. This matter must be reported to the sect first."
Qin Fei on the side knew that he had escaped. He struggled to get up but was weak due to excessive blood loss. Ling Ning wanted to help him but was rejected.
"Go away! I don't want to accept your charity!"
Ling Ning was confused and said: "You are already injured and can't walk far, why don't you let us help you?"
Qin Fei stared at him and said, "You are monks, aren't you?"
Ling Ning nodded: "Is there any problem?"
Qin Fei shook his head and said nothing. He failed to get up several times, and finally fell to the ground and fainted.
Qian Meier said: "Since he doesn't want us to save him, we might as well just leave him here."
Ling Ning shook his head: "We are destined to meet each other. Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Let's bandage his wounds first."
Qianmeier laughed: "How come you have learned the tone of that monk's voice? Be careful of becoming obsessed like him."
…
Ling Ning carried Qin Fei back to the original camp, bandaged his wounds, and fed him healing elixirs. After a while, his breath gradually calmed down and his life was fine.
Qian Meier couldn't help but ask: "What was the origin of that monk's thought just now? Why...why is it so disgusting? I can't believe he is a monk..."
Fan Ji fiddled with the flames and muttered slightly: "Monk Yi Nian is quite famous in Xianchen Continent. He is known as the number one Buddhist scholar in 'Jialan Temple' for thousands of years. 'Jialan Temple's status in Xianchen Continent is not inferior to that of the five major sects." , was established even before the five major sects existed. To be known as the 'first person in a thousand years' in such an ancient temple with great history, one can imagine his cultivation in Buddhism. I heard that he grew up He grew up in a temple and began to practice in seclusion at the age of five. After nine years, nine months and nine days of seclusion, the abbot of the temple personally welcomed him out of seclusion and held a grand ceremony to celebrate him. In the following years, he made great progress in Buddhist studies. His cultivation has become even more brilliant in the Fairy Dust Continent. He has appeared in many Buddhist conferences and was even regarded as the next host to train... It's a pity that three years ago..."
Ling Ning asked: "How was it three years ago?"
Fan Ji sighed and said: "Three years ago, a Buddhist conference was held in Fairy Dust Continent. The best of the younger generation from major monasteries were invited to debate Buddhism. Almost all monasteries on the continent sent people to participate. The conference lasted for nine days, but an accident occurred on the third day. Some monks disappeared mysteriously one after another. At first, everyone thought that these monks had gone back on their own and did not investigate further. It was not until the fifth day that the conference was in progress and someone suddenly disappeared. A fire swept through... The fire burned for three days and three nights before it was put out, killing more than 300 monks. This is undoubtedly the biggest loss in the Buddhist world in thousands of years! I heard that the burnt corpses and limbs at the scene It was extremely twisted, and many of it was in pieces, as if it had been bitten by something. A powerful barrier was placed around the conference in advance, so that the participants were trapped and died inside without being able to escape... In short, the people who participated in the conference that day Almost all of them were burned to death, and less than ten people survived. Those survivors seemed to have been driven crazy by some kind of strong stimulation, and they all mentioned one person invariably..."
Qian Meier said: "One thought?"
Fan Ji nodded: "Yes, it's just a thought. The most bizarre thing is that in less than a month, these survivors all died inexplicably one by one. And from that day, the thought also evaporated in the Fairy Dust Continent. In the past three years, some people have seen I've been to him before, but every time it was accompanied by tragedies and fragmented corpses... I don't know when he was named the 'monk'. Due to pressure from other temples, 'Jialan Temple' kept sending people around to look for traces of him. , but it’s a pity that the Fairyland Continent is so big that no matter how hard I look, I can’t find anything. I didn’t expect that he actually ran to the Mortal Continent…”
Ling Ning said: "Are you sure it was Yi Nian who did it? Have you checked against the attendees of the meeting that day?"
Fan Ji shook her head, "The list of participants that day has been reduced to ashes with the fire. Whether Yi Nian participated that day and who participated that day has become an unresolved matter. But the words of those survivors have pointed to Yi Nian, and He never gave an explanation."
Ling Ning sighed and said: "Maybe it really has something to do with him. What worries me most is the demon god he transformed into. What is it..."
Fan Ji said: "Then I don't know. Let Jialan Temple have a headache with these problems."
…
In the middle of the moon, a floating cloud covered the bright moonlight. In the damp and cold cave, a figure huddled in the corner and shivered.
"Amitabha...Amitabha...no...don't! Don't come over! Ah!"
His handsome face became extremely distorted because of fear. He was none other than Monk Yi Nian!
"Yi Nian, don't be afraid. You have done nothing wrong. No one will ask for your life..."
A voice sounded in his head.
Hearing this voice, Yi Nian trembled as if grasping a life-saving straw: "Mother! I... I can't do it! I really can't do it! I have killed so many people and they are all asking for their lives! Mother! Please help me. I……"
"In one thought, you didn't kill anyone! You were just saving them! You separated their souls from their bodies and went to the Paradise. This is a great merit... They all died innocently, and their sins disappeared with their death. What's your fault?"
"Really...really? I...I helped them? I'm not a bad person?"
"Of course not. This sinful world is full of arrogance, jealousy, rage, laziness, greed, rage, lust... This world needs to be purified! You just helped them get rid of it in advance. You are not wrong!"
The trembling at the thought stopped, "Yes... I am not wrong... I am not wrong! I am right... I am right..."
"One thought, in order to save the world, your efforts are still needed... This is your mission! The location of the Buddha's relic... You can feel its call... You are the son of destiny! Sooner or later, you will complete your mission and wipe out all evil Purify!”
"Yes... that is my mission... I will find it... I will definitely find the relic... I will definitely do it!"
Sitting cross-legged and slowly entering a meditative state, a shadow appeared behind him, full of violent and hateful gods and demons...
As the morning light faded, Qin Fei woke up from his deep sleep. Seeing Ling Ning and others closing their eyes to rest, he quietly stood up and left. He was stopped by Ling Ning just a short distance away.
"Brother, are you leaving now?"
Qin Fei stopped and said, "Thank you so much for saving my life. I have nothing to repay but I will have to repay you in my next life."
"I heard the general call you Qin Fei. Are you the leader of the rebels?"
Qin Fei stared at Ling Ning: "Yes, are you an eagle dog hired by Zhao State? If so, you can exchange your head for a reward!"
Seeing how heroic he was, Ling Ning smiled slightly and said, "Your Excellency, I misunderstood and I just asked casually. Does Brother Qin have a bad impression of the monks?"
Qin Fei nodded, "Although you saved my life, I still don't want to get involved with the monks..."
"Why is this? As far as I know, Zhao State has hired a large number of monks. If you only rely on mortal bodies, it may be difficult to win. Why not hire some monks like them?"
"We don't have the money to hire monks. Besides, those monks do all kinds of evil, including burning, killing, looting and all kinds of evil! We are really ashamed to be associated with them. Hey, it is only these people who can survive until now. I, Qin Fei, will overthrow them one day. !”
"Can you win easily without those monks and mercenaries?"
"This is natural! It is these monks who destroyed the balance of the continent! If it weren't for these monks, I would have..."
"Have you replaced Zhao Guo long ago? So what? If you become the new emperor, will you promise not to bully the people? Power leads to corruption, and absolute power leads to absolute corruption!"
Qin Fei was stunned for a moment, obviously he hadn't thought about this.
"Isn't the so-called dynasty change just a new group of people who continue to exploit the people? You said those monks did all kinds of evil, but are it the monks who really pushed the people to a dead end? If a mutual supervision cannot be established and the people themselves make the decision regime, then the people will still live in dire straits. If you overthrow a Zhao State, a new Zhao State will emerge, so what's the use?"
Qin Fei was silent for a long time and then said: "Then what should I do? Do nothing while watching the people being oppressed? Or surrender to Zhao?"
Ling Ning shook his head, "The real path needs to be opened up by yourself. It must be an extremely difficult path... I hope you can lead your people to a different path."
…
Since Ling Ning left Jian Lingzong and started wandering, he has been to many places and seen many people who were oppressed. Perhaps the power of the monks is too powerful for the mortal continent. The absolute power over the empire makes all mortals look up to them. In some countries, there is even a situation where "one country supports one religion". As the ruling royal family, they can naturally enjoy themselves by relying on the sect's rule behind them, but as the common people at the bottom, they can only be exploited.
Zhao may be an extreme example, but even the people of the other five empires did not live much better.
Perhaps one day the monks should disappear from the mortal world and let the mortals truly make the decision. But can that really allow people to live a good life? Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. If the empire's system does not change, the people will always suffer...
Ling Ning looked at the rising red sun and fell into deep thought. As a monk, he should stay away from the mortal world, but since he was in the mortal world, how could he stay away?
Ling Ning and the other three set out again. This time they went deep into the Kingdom of Zhao and saw ruins everywhere they went. From time to time, dead bones were exposed in the green grass, adding a touch of chill to the vibrant spring atmosphere.
Along the way, we encountered several teams from time to time, most of them carrying the banner of the King's Division, and there were also a few scattered teams carrying the banner of the rebels. Whether they were the rebels or the king's division, these soldiers were all skinny and showed deep fatigue on their faces.
The age polarization of these people is serious. The younger ones are eleven or twelve years old, the elders are fifty or sixty years old, and there are not many people in their prime. The armor on their bodies has been worn out. Most of the rebels don't even have armor or weapons. Many of them even carry hoes! I can't believe how such soldiers fight.
When the soldiers of Zhao State saw the three men riding tall horses and well-dressed, they didn't come up to ask questions as if they were used to it. They only occasionally cast envious glances. The rebels chose to avoid and hide, as if they encountered bandits. From their submissive eyes that were full of vigilance, hatred, fear, anger and many other emotions, it is conceivable that those monks must have done a lot of bad things on purpose, as Qin Fei said...
At this time, a team came forward. They were carrying the flag of the King's Master. The six people at the front of the team were wearing Taoist robes and riding tall horses, all of them were arrogant. Behind them were a sparse group of soldiers with fierce faces. These soldiers escorted more than 20 young women and cuffed them tightly with handcuffs weighing more than ten pounds. Every step they took seemed to be extremely difficult, and the iron hoops had left deep blood marks on their wrists and ankles. .
All of these women were disheveled, their faces were stained with tears, and their bodies were covered with mud. They were obviously forcibly captured and suffered a lot of humiliation. Some women's faces were full of tears and they couldn't help but beg, and what they got in exchange was often a whip from a soldier. Even in Deep blood marks were left on their skin, but they still begged, as if what awaited them at the end was an ending more uncomfortable than death; some women had faces full of despair, walking forward like zombies, their faces Countless tear stains have dried into obvious light-colored marks...
When the leaders saw Ling Ning and the other three coming towards them, they thought they were also hired monks, so they directly raised their hands and said: "Three fellow Taoists, are you going to the village ahead to harvest? Hehe, you are a step too late. We’ve already been there, you’d better go somewhere else!”
Both Qian and Huan put on men's clothes to avoid unnecessary trouble. Hearing this, Qian Meier frowned and said, "What crime did those women behind you commit? Why are they chained?"
The leader chuckled and said: "We captured them all from the village in front. They are naturally guilty of harboring the rebels! Why are fellow Taoists just here? There are some good-looking ones among these goods. Sell it for a good price, and you can get some money for the mediocre ones..."
Qian Meier angrily scolded: "Looking at how you are considered monks, how could you do such a terrible thing? Let them go!"
The leader's face changed: "Fellow Taoist, if you want the loot, you can grab it yourself. Why are you still thinking about us? Hey, my brothers have been around for many years and they are not vegetarians..."
The six monks began to look at the three of them maliciously, as if they really wanted to rob them.
Qian Meier is not a good-tempered person. Hearing this, she said angrily: "Okay, I want to see how capable you are!"
At that moment, she released the pressure from her body. Among these monks, two middle-aged people had reached the early stage of pill building. Although the pressure of Qian Meier's fourth-level monster also had the strength of the peak pill building, the opponent was outnumbered. He actually refused to bow his head.
"Hey, so what if you are at the peak of Pill Building? There are so many of us and we are afraid of you..."
He thought that Qian Meier had the highest cultivation level among the three, but he ignored Huan Ji and Ling Ning. When he heard what he said, Huan and Lingren smiled slightly and simultaneously released the pressure of the early stage of pill formation!
The six people suddenly turned pale and their whole bodies could not help but tremble. They all turned over and dismounted and knelt on the ground.
"Everyone...all the immortals...I...my brothers don't...don't know...let...let us go..."
Qian Meier said: "Don't let me go yet!"
"Quick, quick! Let... let him go!"
The soldiers behind them all knelt down when they saw the three "immortals" with "magnificent powers" and glared at them. They didn't know why. Just because the pressure of Ling Ning and the three of them was only released against the six monks, the other soldiers Naturally, I can’t feel it.
After the leading monk shouted again, the soldiers hurriedly removed the iron chains and shackles from the women.
The three of them put away their pressure, and Fan Ji shouted coldly: "Get out of here! If I see you oppressing innocent people again next time, I will kill you with my own hands!"
"Yes, yes! Brothers, let's go!"
The six of them quickly mounted their horses and fled with the soldiers without looking back as if they were relieved.
The girls were suddenly rescued and looked at what they saw in disbelief. After reacting for a while, they all knelt down with tears of joy and thanked them. Before Ling Ning and the others could ask questions, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves, and then one of them shouted: "You thief who has committed many evil deeds! You must die!"
