The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 183 The terrifying background of Yuan Ting

The Central Plains martial arts world was in turmoil because of a letter from the leader of the Emei Sect.

After more than a month of correspondence between the six major sects and various gangs and associations, they finally decided to go west out of Kunlun Mountain and besiege Guangmingding.

Some sects and gangs far away from the Central Plains received the news a long time later, and hurriedly rushed over with some of their elite members to join the group.

They were busy for more than two months until the beginning of August when they finally gathered together and started their journey westward.

Among them, how many sects and gangs are going to the battle sincerely? How many are just filling in the numbers to join in the fun? How many are secretly connected by the Yuan court and driven by money and manpower? !

No one can tell
In fact, the Yuan court was also very busy during this period.

Imperial edicts were sent out from the palace, and orders were delivered from Prince Ruyang's palace.

War horses carrying cavalry and imperial edicts rushed out of the pass to the north, west, and northwest.

The Dalun Temple in Tubo produced a monk named Jiumozhi who was famous in the Central Plains during the Northern Song Dynasty. Although there were talented people in later generations, few of them set foot in the Central Plains and only became famous in the Western Regions.

On this morning, the foreign monks in the temple were doing their homework and chanting scriptures in the main hall as usual. The neighing of war horses and the sound of hurried horse hooves broke the tranquility here.

The Yuan soldier who delivered the imperial edict was quickly invited into the back room by the foreign monks of Dalun Temple.

The messenger took out the imperial edict and read it loudly. Several foreign monks clasped their hands together and listened with their heads down.

After the imperial edict was read out, the messenger handed it to one of the oldest foreign monks and turned away.

After half a day's discussion, the foreign monks of Dalun Temple decided to send several of the temple's most skilled monks, along with more than thirty elite warriors, to the capital of the Central Plains to obey the orders of the Yuan Emperor.

In addition to the Dalun Temple, there are many other temples such as the Xueshan Temple, the Longxiang Temple, and the Vajra Gate. All of them have successively received imperial edicts from the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. After a brief discussion, each temple decided to send masters to the Central Plains to obey orders.

These temples are not well-known in the Central Plains, but they are famous golden signs in the Western Regions. They are sacred existences that are superior to many tribal leaders and are devoutly believed in and worshipped wholeheartedly by countless herdsmen.

Each temple is very powerful, and the number of masters in the temples is not inferior to the major sects and gangs in the Central Plains.

Back then, these temples played a major role in the Mongols' conquest of the world and their invasion of Europe. The teams of red-robed foreign monks following the Mongolian cavalry have always been the main force against the masters of various countries.

It can be said that on the road of Mongolian expansion, the red-robed foreign monks in these temples were like the wings on the back of a tiger and the sea water that is like water for fish to take to, and they played a vital role.

Later, with the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty and the division of the four khanates, the expansion and aggression came to a halt. The foreign monks who survived the war, while achieving success and fame, returned to their respective temples with large amounts of wealth rewarded by the Khan, and became the profound foundation of each temple.

The connection between Mongolia and the many temples in the Western Regions is intricate and mutually reinforcing.

Now, the Yuan court encountered the biggest crisis since the establishment of the dynasty. The first people it thought of for help were not the martial artists it had gathered after going to the Central Plains, but the many temples in the Western Regions.

In response to the imperial edict from the Yuan Emperor, every temple actively responded. Many foreign monks who admired the prosperity of the Central Plains signed up enthusiastically and wanted to lead a team there.

Therefore, each temple sent out a number of masters and elites, ranging from a dozen to thirty or forty, and they gathered into teams and advanced quickly towards the Central Plains.

Each of these people has profound martial arts skills and is quite good at light work. Even if they cannot travel a thousand miles a day due to their physical strength, they can still travel two or three hundred miles with ease.

In just one month, these people arrived in Dadu, the capital of the Central Plains, and were arranged by the Yuan Emperor to live in Wan'an Temple in the west of the city.

The monks in Wan'an Temple were temporarily placed in several temples outside the city, leaving only some fire-making monks, sweeping monks, and incense-lighting monks to serve the newly arrived monks from the Western Regions.

Wan'an Temple covers a vast area, and there are usually thousands of monks here. They have to run horses and light incense every day, which takes a huge amount of time.

Now, there are thousands of red-robed foreign monks living here, and they are all warriors with great martial arts skills. They are not subordinate to each other. Therefore, when the foreign monks from different temples meet, they are bound to glare at each other, and their eyes are about to collide with sparks, and they are just short of rolling up their sleeves to fight.

If the leaders of each team had not remained rational and restrained their own men, the situation would have turned into a mess long ago.

There are many temples in the Western Regions, which leads to the dilemma of too many wolves and too little meat.

The relationship between each temple is not very good. In order to compete for incense offerings, the competition is fierce. The relationship between them is no different from that between the major sects and gangs in the Central Plains martial arts world.

Over the hundreds of years, there have even been countless fights between them. Some temples have disappeared since then, while others have sprung up in popularity. It is true that so many famous temples have been blown away by the wind and rain.

Therefore, don’t even think about having harmonious relations with the foreign monks who come out of these temples.

Before these foreign monks arrived, an imperial edict was sent to the Heavenly Prison.

In the dozens of cells on the bottom floor, except for the dim torches, there is no sunlight all year round. The smell of dampness, mold, and feces and urine is the eternal main theme here. The criminals imprisoned in this layer of cells are not trivial.

A hundred years ago, the Mongol army swept across half of Europe and destroyed more than forty countries. If it were not for the large territory and inconvenient communication, it would have been possible to wipe out the entire Europe.

When sweeping across many countries, they did encounter resistance, but most of them were defeated at one blow. Only some religious masters caused them considerable casualties.

However, those religious masters were few in number and outnumbered by the red-robed foreign monks, so they were quickly defeated and captured and sent back to the Central Plains to ask for credit and reward.

After being paraded through the streets, those people all took Ten Fragrance Muscle Softening Powder and were imprisoned in the lowest level of the Sky Prison. Although they could walk normally on weekdays, they could no longer use the divine power in their bodies.

Over the past hundreds of years, all those religious masters have died of old age in the Heavenly Prison. Those who are still alive today are all trophies sent in in the last twenty or thirty years.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. The religious forces that have been prevalent in Western Europe for hundreds of years cannot be easily exterminated.

When the Mongol army marched westward, they saw that they were no match for the enemy, so they hid themselves.

Only after the four Khanates split and their aggressive stance ceased did they resume their activities, preaching and assassination.

Some people even followed the route of the Mongol expedition to the west and came to China in order to retrieve the treasures or skills left by their ancestors.

As a result, they were all captured, and like their ancestors, they were forced to take the Ten Fragrance Muscle Softening Powder and thrown into the death row where their ancestors had once been held.

The reason why these people were not executed directly by the Yuan court was that the Yuan court felt that they might be useful in the future.

Today, someone came to this dark dungeon with an imperial edict.

Under the light of torches, the eunuch who delivered the decree tore open the imperial edict and read out its contents loudly in Western European languages.

The general meaning is that as long as these people participate in a grand battle and survive, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty will release these criminals and let them leave Middle-earth and return to their own country with the relics of their ancestors.
There was a sudden commotion in the dark cells. Many figures with disheveled hair rushed to the cell door, grabbed the bars, and shouted excitedly.

Among them, a few people stood up silently and walked slowly to the iron fence. Under the firelight, their messy hair that was so dirty that their color could not be seen could not cover up the unwavering faith in their blue pupils.

These people are all religious fanatics and ascetics. Even if they are in prison or purgatory, starving all day and unable to see the sun, they still enjoy it and do not feel it is hardship.

On the contrary, in this difficult environment, a heart of faith is polished to be hard, round, and shining.

These people were soon released and moved into a spacious house.

Take a shower, get a haircut, change into prison uniforms, eat the best food, drink the best wine, and when you are full, go back to your room and have a good sleep.
On the second day, someone brought the antidote for the Ten Fragrance Softening Muscle Powder.

These people were overjoyed and swallowed the medicine one after another. In less than half an hour, they felt the divine power that had disappeared for many years reappear in their bodies.

Many people shouted loudly with excitement, and some were even moved to tears and sobbing!

However, because the interval was too long, the divine power recovered little and the recovery speed was extremely slow.

Everything takes time to slowly transition.
These people lived in a large mansion. They ate and slept every day. When they had enough rest, they began to practice their fighting skills.

Wielding the greatswords returned to them by the Yuan court and taking appropriate diet, they quickly recovered their original physical fitness.

When the red-robed foreign monks from the Western Regions began to arrive one after another, more than a month had passed.

These blond-haired, blue-eyed guys also transformed from their skinny state to become strong and sturdy again.

After all, they are all powerful people who have practiced for many years. Even if they have stayed in the Heavenly Prison for more than ten or twenty years, their physical fitness is far better than that of ordinary people.

Coupled with the revival of the divine power in the body, his recovery speed is far faster than that of ordinary people.

Until one day, when one of the ascetics was concentrating on practicing sword in the courtyard, a holy light suddenly appeared on his body. Everyone present saw a pair of white and broad wings spread out in a trance, gradually condensing into an angel figure about ten feet tall above the ascetic's head. Then, a holy voice rang loudly in their hearts.
At that moment, all the blond-haired, blue-eyed guys stood there in a daze, not moving for a long time.

Bang!

Someone's sword fell to the ground with a crisp sound, which woke up the group of guys.

Everyone was in tears, wailing and kneeling on the ground before the ascetic.

On each and every face, there was endless sadness mixed with endless joy.

Great sorrow and great joy!
(End of this chapter)