Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 340 Outside the Cave

While Chu Tai and the thirteen seniors of Jinhua Sect were discussing with each other, outside the Yujing Danque Jinhua Cave Heaven, several cultivators from Mount Wutai who came to investigate also gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

"Namo Amitabha! Uncle masters, this Yujing Danque Jinhua Cave Heaven has suddenly changed. I would like to ask if you can find any problems?"

The one who spoke was Master Ciyun, the best among the three generations of disciples at Mount Wutai. He was tall and wore an ochre-colored monk's robe. In his left hand he held an ancient stone bowl and in his right hand he held a flying dragon Zen staff. His face was full of compassion, and he looked like a highly accomplished monk.

But the people in Mount Wutai nearby did not dare to be careless, because Zen Master Ciyun became a disciple before the establishment of Wutai Sect, and in his early years he practiced both immortality and magic, and had achievements in each, but they were all a little short, so that he had no name within the Wutai Sect.

It was not until the Taoist Wutai occupied Mount Wutai and founded his own sect that he was able to read the "Manjushri Prajna Sutra" and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. In just twenty years, he was able to summarize what he had learned, achieve his own Dharma, and enter the fifth level.

After going out to open up a temple, he won over hundreds of thousands of devout believers in a very short period of time and became an eminent monk known in several prefectures. The power of people's wishes was gathered and used by him to refine magic weapons and polish the Buddha's light.

Today, Zen Master Ciyun has practiced diligently in the three paths of immortality, Buddhahood and demons for many years, and his cultivation has surpassed many of his uncles. He is one of the two with the highest cultivation among those from Mount Wutai who came here this time.

"What is Amitabha? What is Buddha? If you want to study Buddhism, then study Buddhism. If you want to practice Dharma, then practice Dharma. Do you really think of yourself as a monk?"

The next person to speak was a man also dressed as a monk. He was short in stature, with a fiery red cassock draped over his body, which was empty with the edges hanging down to the ground. His face was full of flesh and he looked extremely ferocious. With the pale green sword dotted with white bones in his hand, he looked more like a demon than a monk.

This was in sharp contrast to Master Ciyun. In response to his remarks, Master Ciyun bowed slightly and whispered, "Uncle Faguang, you are also a person who has comprehended the Samadhi of Buddhism, realized [breaking the precepts] in the precepts, and discovered [nirvana] in your own rules. Why do you have to..."

"Alright! What's the meaning of [Breaking the Vows] and [Nirvana]? I just read two Buddhist scriptures, but I couldn't understand them. I had a headache and was so angry that I dug out the remains of those monks in Mount Wutai to refine magic weapons. You can sit back and watch such things. Why are you pretending to be a great monk? As for the changes in this cave..."

Monk Faguang frowned slightly and cursed, "Those bastards from Emei probably knew that the heir of Jinhua Sect had gone in a long time ago, but they deliberately disrupted the heavenly secrets and didn't let us notice. We have already started to interfere with the earth veins, trying to break open the cave and enter it. Whether we continue or not, we have already offended that guy to death."

"So, we must not give up. We can only speed up and try to get in before those people take over. By the way, I know that each of you has some plans in your mind. After entering the cave, you can collect what you want. But you must remember that our goal this time is the inheritance of the Jinhua Sect. If we can obtain the cave, it would be great. If that is not possible, then we will give up the cave and seek inheritance."

At the end of his speech, Monk Faguang glared at the rest of the people, and the green and red Buddha's light in his eyes surged. This Buddha's light, different from the common golden and white Buddha's light, was filled with a strong aura of death and resentment. The other fifth-rank monks present felt their scalps tingling when they were stared at by him, and nodded to show that they understood.

At the same time, on another hilltop a hundred miles away from the gathering place of Mount Wutai, the monks of the Emei Sect were gathering together.

The leader was naturally Taoist Yuntian, whom Chu Tai had met before. Beside him, apart from Qi Guang and several younger generations of the Emei Sect, there were Fairy Yu Han, whom Chu Tai had also met before, her fellow practitioner Jin Kui Zhenren, Taoist Shousong of Shangyuan Palace on Ziguang Mountain, Taoist Chongde of Yuanmingmen on Mingjian Mountain, and the eminent Buddhist monk Master Tianque.

Taoist Yuntian looked in the distance at the direction of the Jinhua Cave Heaven in Yujing Danque and whispered, "The people of Mount Wutai are really obsessed with the disaster. They clearly know that the descendant of Jinhua has entered the cave heaven, but they still choose to continue to break the seal of the cave heaven. They are really ignorant and fearless."

Taoist Shousong heard this and said with a smile, "It's impossible. Although Wutai Sect has joined the Xuanmen School, its foundation is very complicated. It has not even built its own cave heaven, so it naturally does not know the power of this cave heaven. If that Taoist Chu had obtained the inheritance of the cave heaven, let alone a few of them, even if Taoist Wutai came in person, it would be impossible to break the cave heaven that Jinhua Sect has maintained and perfected for generations." "It's a pity that Taoist Chu is unwilling to cooperate with us. Otherwise, relying on our three veins inheritance, we can help him quickly find the core of the cave heaven, and with the help of our three veins' secret magic weapons, he can easily suppress the changes in the cave heaven and inherit the great throne."

Taoist Chongde shook his head, took out a small bronze mirror from his sleeve, and said regretfully: "It seems that the Taiyi Mingjian that the head brother painstakingly refined for a decade is of no use."

Fairy Yu Han, who had suffered a great loss at the hands of Chu Tai before, said coldly: "Fellow Daoist Chongde, it's too early for you to sigh. Although that kid has a good cultivation, the internal situation of Taiyi Jinhua has been calculated by several real people of the Emei Sect, as well as several Buddhist masters such as Master Tianque. He is not that easy to deal with."

"Jade Box..."

Jin Kui Zhenren, who was standing next to Fairy Yu Han, could tell that what the other party said was obviously just words spoken in anger, but the scene before him was obviously not suitable, so he couldn't help but interrupt.

However, Fairy Yu Han had been very angry with Chu Tai before, and now she was not willing to give face to her fellow cultivator. She continued, "Look at this cave now, there is no change at all. Who knows, that kid might be trapped in it. If we let the Wutai Sect attack first, I'll have to trouble you to use your Taiyi Mingjian to find the loopholes in the cave so that we can go to rescue him. By then, I think that kid will..."

"Namo Amitabha!"

The one who suddenly spoke was Master Tianque. He was one of only two fourth-rank cultivators present, and his magical powers were even higher than those of Taoist Yuntian.

Therefore, as soon as the great monk opened his mouth, everyone naturally stopped talking and listened attentively.

"Although there is some truth in what Fairy Yu Han said, I don't think so. I have been observing the aura of the cave with my divine eyes since a while ago. I can clearly see that the traces of the foreign land in the cave are fading. This means that Master Chu may have contacted some seniors in Jinhua Sect. According to this situation, it is very likely that he has taken control of the cave before the Wutai Sect has even entered."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present changed color. Taoist Shousong was even more stunned. He whispered, "How could it be so fast? Could it be that the ancestor from the upper realm helped us..."

Thinking of this, both Taoist Shousong and Taoist Chongde didn't know what to do.

In their opinion, even if the ancestors of Jinhua Sect in the Heavenly Realm intervened, they should not have intervened so early.

After all, no matter how close the connection between Daluo Heaven and the human world is, they are not the same world. It takes a huge price to send down power from Daluo Heaven. It is not time to destroy the sect yet, so why are the elders of Jinhua Sect so anxious?
Aren’t they afraid that Chu Tai won’t be able to keep the inheritance after obtaining it?

Or do they think Chu Tai is capable of dealing with them?
Many thoughts echoed in the minds of the two Xuanmen descendants, and their desire to take action was immediately reduced a lot.

(End of this chapter)