After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 849 The Old Taoist's Cause and Effect, An Unexpected Gain!
"What do you want to talk about?"

The old Taoist calmly looked at Chen Yang and said, "You've already killed him, what's there to talk about? There's still one survivor here. If you want to know anything, you can take him back for questioning."

Chen Yang shook his head. "He is him, and you are you. These demonic cultists wouldn't have come looking for you for no reason. Now that there's a token here, I have a reasonable suspicion that you have connections with the Gu God Cult. So, if you don't explain things clearly, you can't just walk away with a few words. I'm afraid that won't work."

"Ha, so young, yet so aggressive. Didn't the monks of Baoguo Temple teach you to respect your elders?"

The old Taoist's expression was slightly unpleasant. After all, he was a mid-stage Dao Realm cultivator. He should have been grateful that Chen Yang was willing to give him a way out. Who would have thought that this kid not only refused to take the opportunity but also kept accusing him of colluding with the demonic sect. It was really annoying.

They were truly young and impetuous, like a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger.

He wasn't particularly fond of the Buddhist sect of Mount Emei to begin with, and Chen Yang's execution of the Dharma-ending Age in front of him had completely destroyed any goodwill he had towards Chen Yang.

Chen Yang ignored his embarrassment, "Senior, I don't mean to be aggressive. If you still want to live a peaceful life in seclusion, you'd better explain the situation clearly. Right now, I'm just asking you a question. If you don't cooperate and report it to the authorities, they'll send people down to find you, and I'm afraid they won't be as easy to talk to as they are with me."

The threat in his words was all too obvious.

“Even those old guys from the Xuan generation of Baoguo Temple wouldn’t dare to talk to me like that. Young man, I admire your courage.”

To think that a dignified Dao Realm cultivator like myself could be threatened by a mere Creation Realm youth is utterly ridiculous.

“Senior, this is not a problem that can be solved by relying on your seniority. I can only tell you that the problem is very serious. If you do not cooperate, someone else will come to make you cooperate.”

Chen Yang didn't know if Xuan Tong and Xuan Qing would talk to him like that, but he knew that with Xuan Jing's sharp tongue, if she heard this, she would probably give him a good dressing down.

"Humph!"

The old Taoist priest was completely enraged. He let out a cold snort, unleashing the pressure of his primordial spirit, which pressed down directly on Chen Yang.

The surrounding weeds were all pressed down and lay prostrate on the ground. The middle-aged man from the Gu God Sect felt a chill in his heart and trembled. Although the pressure was not directed at him, it still made him feel great fear, and he almost sat down on the ground.

This old Taoist's primordial spirit strength should be above 300.

That's really strong.

It is at least much stronger than Chen Yang's 180-grade primordial spirit. However, if it is only about resisting the pressure, Chen Yang's current primordial spirit strength is more than enough.

As his primordial spirit energy circulated throughout his body, it instantly dispelled the overwhelming pressure, leaving Chen Yang calm and composed.

"what?"

The old Taoist looked at Chen Yang in surprise. This kid actually ignored his primordial spirit pressure, and he could even sense the fluctuations of his primordial spirit from this kid.

How could someone in the Creation Realm possibly have a primordial spirit?
magic weapon?

Or is this kid carrying some kind of spiritual object that has been cultivated to the Dao True Realm?
The old Taoist priest muttered to himself, no wonder he could kill two late-stage Creation Realm cultivators so easily, this kid is indeed quite skilled.

Thinking of this, the old Taoist priest began to take the young man in front of him seriously.

Chen Yang said, "If you want to kill me to silence me, I'm happy to oblige. However, that would confirm your crime of colluding with the demonic sect and working with the Gu God Sect..."

The old Taoist priest paused upon hearing this.

Taking action is certainly an option, but if he does, he loses.

This kid is using a tiger skin as a coat, claiming to represent the official authorities. He has lived in the mountains for a long time, and although he doesn't know how much of Chen Yang's words are true or false, he knows the awkward identities of Mo Fa and others. The people of the Gu God Sect are indeed not good people.

All he cares about now is saving face.

"Come in and talk."

After careful consideration, the old Taoist took a deep breath and turned to walk towards the cave entrance.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang smiled slightly.

A mid-stage Dao Realm cultivator is indeed very strong. Chen Yang is definitely no match for him now. Although Elder Wu is not here, the Weasel King controls the little white snake to protect him. He is confident that even if he can't beat the old man, he won't be able to stop him.

He followed the old Taoist priest directly into the Purple Orchid Cave, and the middle-aged Taoist priest also followed nervously inside.

The remaining middle-aged spiritual realm cultivator from the Gu God Sect stood rooted to the spot, not daring to move an inch.

……

in the cave.

The space is fairly spacious and well-lit, with sunlight streaming in at an angle and scattering across the floor, making the entire space bright.

The cave interior resembled a large living room, furnished with wooden chairs, wooden tables, and everyday living necessities. There was also an entrance on the inner wall of the cave, which was blocked by a curtain, suggesting that the interior might be a bedroom or similar space.

Although small, the sparrow has all the vital organs.

The middle-aged Taoist handed Chen Yang a wooden chair, and Chen Yang sat down without any ceremony.

The old Taoist priest ignored him at first, but went to a shrine on the wall, lit an incense stick, and bowed to the statue in the shrine.

Chen Yang glanced at it and saw a tablet in front of the statue, bearing the statue's title.

Master Chunyang, Lü Dongbin.

It seems that what the monk of the End of Dharma said earlier—that this person was from the Pure Yang Temple—is undoubtedly true.

Chunyang Temple was destroyed long ago, and the Taoist temples are already deserted. How could someone still remain? Moreover, they are experts at the Dao Zhen realm.

With such a person present, how could Chunyang Temple have fallen into such a state of decline?
The cave was completely silent. The old Taoist priest was probably pondering what to do next.

Chen Yang remained calm and composed as he sat there waiting.

After the old Taoist priest finished worshipping the gods and turned around, a rustling sound came from outside. The next second, a white figure broke through the air and rushed directly into the cave.

The old Taoist priest became alert instantly.

The white figure headed straight for Chen Yang.

"Senior, there's no need to be nervous. He's just a friend of mine."

Chen Yang's voice rang out, and the white figure came to Chen Yang's side and landed on his left shoulder.

A snake with two horns on its head, four claws on its belly, and two wings on its back—a small white snake that already resembles a dragon.

"what?"

The middle-aged Taoist priest had never seen anything like it before. He exclaimed in surprise, feeling a great threat from the little white snake, and quickly retreated to the old Taoist priest's side.

"Tengshe" (Soaring Serpent).

The old Taoist priest, however, was very knowledgeable and recognized the origin of the little white snake at a glance, and also sensed the terrifying blood energy emanating from the snake.

In the past, if he had encountered such a creature in the mountains, he would have definitely tried every means to subdue it.

This level of Teng Snake has clearly been tainted by the aura of a true dragon. Not to mention catching it as a pet, its body is also an excellent material for refining pills and making medicine.

But now, it's clear that this Teng Snake has a close relationship with Chen Yang. This kid is giving him a warning, telling him not to act rashly.

Some behaviors don't need to be explicitly stated; those who understand will understand.

If he really wanted to take action against Chen Yang, he should carefully consider whether he had the strength to defeat this combination of man and snake. This place is not far from Baoguo Temple on Mount Da'e.

If things really come to a head, he probably won't have any peace and quiet in the future.

The old Taoist priest pulled up a chair and sat down opposite Chen Yang. "Young friend, please feel free to ask me anything you wish to ask."

At this moment, his attitude softened considerably, and he no longer showed the same hostility as before.

Chen Yang nodded slightly. "Let's start with this ring. It's a token Ding Huanchun gave you. What's your relationship?"

If a fight breaks out, he can not only ensure his safe escape, but also at least capture the old Taoist's disciple. Therefore, as long as the old Taoist is smart enough, he should be able to recognize the situation.

"Ding Huanchun..."

The old Taoist priest took a deep breath, as if lost in distant memories, "This is a long story..."

"Please speak freely, senior. There's still plenty of time; I can wait."

"Ah."

The old Taoist gave a wry smile, then said, "Back when I was undergoing my Dao True Tribulation on Mount Er'e, I was severely injured by heavenly lightning. A group of powerful spirit beasts in the mountain tried to take advantage of my predicament, but at the critical moment, young friend Ding happened to be there and helped me, driving away the spirit beasts and saving my life..."

"In return, I promised to do three things for him that wouldn't violate my principles. This ring is the token. Whenever he or his descendants come to me with this ring, I will lend a helping hand..."

……

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang looked at the old Taoist priest in front of him with a strange expression. "Really?"

"I, an old Taoist priest, would never stoop to telling lies," the old Taoist priest said solemnly.

"Okay, let's assume you're telling the truth."

Chen Yang didn't mind and moved on to the next topic, "What did he ask you to do for him?"

The old Taoist priest hesitated slightly, as if he had something difficult to say.

Chen Yang said, "Senior, Ding Huanchun's matter has caused quite a stir. If you don't want to get involved, you'd better tell us everything." The old Taoist said, "So far, he's only asked me to do one thing for him..."

"tell me the story."

“I can’t remember exactly how many years ago it was, but he came to me and said he wanted to change his body to live in. He had his eye on the body of the mountain lord in Zizhi Cave and hoped I could help him.”

"You helped?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow. Was that how Ding Huanchun acquired his human body that day?

“He was only at the Spirit Realm at the time, and he couldn’t touch that physical body at all, so I naturally helped him.”

Having said that, the old Taoist priest made no attempt to hide it, "I retrieved his physical body from the tomb, and together with another fellow Daoist, helped him remove the obsessions within the body, and then helped his primordial spirit merge with his physical body..."

"Who is the other person?"

"I haven't had much contact with this person; Young Friend Ding calls him Senior Huanglong..."

"Huanglong?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's expression changed slightly. Was there something to do with Huanglong Daoist involved?
Ding Huanchun actually had a past relationship with Huanglong Daoren?
He was briefly lost in thought.

"Fellow Daoist Huanglong and I chose to help him partly out of personal motives. After all, helping him eliminate the obsessions within his Celestial Realm body would greatly benefit our own mental development..."

The old Taoist sighed, "We haven't seen each other since then. Before he left, he said he was going to Raojiang. Later, I heard that a Gu God Sect had emerged in Raojiang. The sect leader was mysterious and powerful. At the time, I thought it was probably related to him."

……

"Is this all?"

"This is the only thing that has ever happened between us."

"So what brings these people to you today?"

“You should ask the two men who just died at your hands about this,” the old Taoist priest quickly regained his composure. “I’ve been gathering herbs on the mountain these past few days and just got back when this happened.”

Chen Yang glanced at the middle-aged Taoist standing to his side and behind him. The Taoist avoided Chen Yang's gaze, clearly knowing that this was not the time for him to speak out.

"Hey you outside, come in."

Chen Yang shouted directly, his tone forceful.

The middle-aged man from the Gu God Sect outside the cave, intimidated by Chen Yang's imposing presence, didn't even dare to flee.

Not long after Chen Yang finished speaking, the middle-aged man rushed in, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

"I'll tell you everything, just don't kill me."

Upon entering and seeing Chen Yang, the middle-aged man immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud.

Trembling with fear, shaking like a leaf, Chen Yang didn't even ask a question; he was already completely out of his mind.

Despite being a Spirit Realm cultivator, he was so pathetic in the face of death.

"What's your name?" Chen Yang asked directly.

The middle-aged man knelt on the ground and quickly said, "My name is Han Ruofeng, a disciple of Shigu Mountain in Raojiang. The two outside are the two protectors of the Gu God Sect, Wang Pengju and Mofa."

"Wang Pengju?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

The name felt somewhat familiar to him, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

The middle-aged man quickly said, "Wang Pengju is the ancestor of the Wang family of Niutou Mountain..."

Is it the Wang family of Niutou Mountain?

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's eyes flickered slightly; no wonder it sounded familiar.

When I was dealing with Wang Yaozu a while ago, I heard Wang Yaozu say that his grandfather's name was Wang Pengju.

An unexpected bonus.

This family is truly about to be reunited and live happily ever after.

Since it was this person, then so be it if he/she is dead. There's nothing to regret.

Chen Yang then asked, "Why have you come all this way to see Master Zhang?"

"We are here on the orders of the sect leader to find Master Zhang and deliver a message to him, asking him to meet us at some old place..."

Han Ruofeng was truly terrified, and he blurted out everything he should and shouldn't have said, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

Chen Yang frowned. "On the orders of the sect leader?"

Ding Huanchun is already dead, so where does this talk of a cult leader come from?
"When did your leader give you the order?" Chen Yang asked in a deep voice.

Han Ruofeng said, "About ten days ago. My family is in Kunming, where we own property. About ten days ago, Mofa and Wang Pengju found me and hid in my house for a few days. Four days ago, they asked me to drive them into Sichuan. We went to Gongshi first, met one person, and then came here..."

About ten days ago?

It should have been before the Corpse-Cutting Ceremony, right?
In other words, Wang Pengju and the monk Mofa had actually escaped from the mountains long ago, lay low in Kunming for a while, and then came to Sichuan to handle some business.

So, they were acting on orders from Ding Huanchun before his death.

Chen Yang asked coldly, "Don't you know your leader is dead?"

Even though the person is dead, they still take such a big risk to carry out the old order. The loyalty of these people is truly unparalleled.

"The news has been blocked. We've made numerous inquiries, but haven't been able to find out the specifics. All we know is that the Gu God Cult has been destroyed, many people have died, and many others have been captured. But we don't know the fate of the cult leader. The End of Dharma is determined to carry out the cult leader's orders..."

"This is just the second stop. Originally, we planned to deliver a message to Master Zhang before heading to the Divine Fire Sect in the Western Frontier..."

……

To save his life, Han Ruofeng dared not hide anything and told everything, big or small.

"Whom did you meet in Gongshi?"

“I don’t know. I was only responsible for driving them and arranging their food and lodging. At that time in Gong City, I just waited for them at the hotel. I didn’t know who they went out to meet.”

"What about the Western Frontier? What are you planning to do at the Divine Fire Sect?"

"I don't know either, but I guess they still want to go and seek refuge with the Divine Fire Sect. After all, they're wanted by the authorities, and they're being hunted everywhere. They have nowhere to go..."

……

I got a lot of information from Han Ruofeng, but I also had many questions.

Chen Yang looked at the old Taoist priest and asked, "Senior, what is this 'old place' he's talking about?"

"This……"

The old Taoist priest paused upon hearing this, thought for a moment, and then said, "I haven't had much interaction with him. Thinking about it carefully, there should only be one place..."

Chen Yang looked at him quietly, waiting for him to continue.

"Sipan Mountain, Tiexiang Temple".

The old Taoist didn't keep them in suspense and gave the answer directly, "Back then, it was at the Iron Elephant Temple on Sipan Mountain that I helped him erase the obsessions in his Celestial Body, allowing his primordial spirit to merge with his physical body. So, if you're talking about the old place, it's probably here. Perhaps he wants me to fulfill my promise and help him with a second matter..."

Chen Yang looked intently at the old Taoist priest in front of him, trying to discern from his face whether he was lying.

"I disdain telling lies. Believe me if you want, or don't if you don't. And if you want to accuse me of colluding with demons and monsters, feel free to do so..."

The old Taoist priest looked serious; he could sense the doubt in Chen Yang's words.

"I haven't said anything yet, why are you so agitated, senior?"

Chen Yang shrugged. "Let's change the subject and talk about something lighter. Why did you choose to live in seclusion here, senior? With your cultivation level, it should be easy for you to revive Chunyang Temple, right? Why did you just watch it decline?"

"This is a private matter, and I don't think I need to answer it, do I?"

Zhang Zhixing, however, maintained a distant and unapproachable attitude, refusing to answer any irrelevant questions.

"Alright, it's okay if you don't want to answer, senior."

Chen Yang smiled faintly and continued, "Your sect has a senior who is known as Yu Lianshanren. I wonder if you know him?"

Deng Yulian, a native of Yulian Mountain, had a past relationship with the patriarch Pang Guanglin. It is said that she went to Longmen Mountain and never returned, and it is very likely that she died on Longmen Mountain.

Chen Yang went to Longmen Mountain to search for her, but did not find her remains. However, the Qiankun Qi Furnace of Chunyang Temple was found in the Bottomless Cave of Longmen Mountain, so it can be inferred that she did go there. Although she did not find her remains, it does not mean that she did not die there.

After all, it's possible that the body was eaten by some wild animal.

Now that he had met Zhang Zhixing, who was also a disciple of Chunyang Temple, Chen Yang asked casually, "What if this Yulian Mountain man successfully broke through to the Creation Realm and survived?"
(End of this chapter)