Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 456 The Battle of Shaolin
"Amitabha Buddha, Shaolin is a pure and tranquil place, how can you be allowed to act so presumptuously?"

Several powerful auras suddenly erupted within Shaolin Temple, stirring up the wind and clouds, causing the maple leaves outside the temple to fall in a rustling sound, adding a touch of solemnity to this serene Buddhist sanctuary.

"Grand Master of Celestial Phenomena!"

Yue Buqun narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a hint of wariness.

As one of the leading orthodox sects in the Ming Dynasty, and with the Buddhist sect constantly preaching compassion and deceiving the ignorant masses, the Shaolin Temple's profound foundation far surpasses that of sects like the Huashan Sect.

It is not surprising that there are celestial grandmasters.

Gui Haiyi, standing to the side, sneered, "Not one, but eleven."

"Eleven Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena?"

Yue Buqun's expression finally changed. He didn't take the few Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena seriously. Today, with the experts from the Eastern Depot he brought along, plus Guihai Yidao, even if Shaolin had three or four Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

But eleven grandmasters of celestial phenomena...

Yue Buqun was no longer sure.

"Are you scared?" Guihai Yidao was not a talkative person, but they represented the imperial authority, their own emperor and empress, and the face of their respective Eastern Depot and Dragon Guard Manor. How could they be scared away before even stepping in?
"afraid?"

Yue Buqun was stunned for a moment, then his calm face turned into a frenzy. He covered his forehead with one hand and chuckled in a low voice, "Hehe, since I switched to cultivating the Sunflower Manual, I have received careful instruction from Master Zheng and have yet to test my skills against the world."

"How could eleven mere Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena possibly frighten us?"

"What I'm afraid of is that they won't let our family have a good time!"

"Boom!"

Yue Buqun's sleeves were lifted by the shockwave, his half-black and half-white hair flew wildly, and his aura as a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena was overwhelming. Despite his seemingly yin and soft martial arts and his incomplete physique, he possessed an air of dominance that looked down upon all the strong in the world.

"really."

Gui Haiyi glanced at it indifferently, not taking it seriously.

He knew that Yue Buqun was originally a member of the Xuanjia Secret Guard. Although he had now joined the Eastern Depot as its deputy director, his identity as a secret guard had not changed.

The privilege granted by His Majesty and His Majesty within the Secret Guard to exchange Secret Guard merits for items remains.

Yue Buqun would certainly not miss out on a treasure as precious as the Blood Bodhi.

"Have all the Shaolin monks with the character '了' in their names died out?"

"So, all that's come out are you, the one from the Fang generation, and a few from the Kong generation?"

Just as the owners of those powerful auras from Shaolin arrived, an even more domineering voice resounded above the Shaolin Temple. Before the group could react, a single person and a horse, like celestial soldiers descending to earth, crossed the sky.

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard, White Tiger!"

"It's him?"

Yue Buqun and Guihai Yidao both showed a hint of surprise, but not shock.

Changsun Wangqing summoned the leaders of all special agencies of the Ming Dynasty and bestowed upon them the Blood Bodhi and many other rewards, not only to further cultivate them and enhance the strength of their respective departments.

It also implies that it allows them to demonstrate their own value.

Destroying the Shaolin Temple would be such a great achievement that the Northern Garrison Command would certainly not miss the opportunity.

"Another celestial phenomenon, another group of Profound Realm experts." Fang Zheng was already numb. In the past, he thought he was already outstanding enough. He had already stepped into the realm of Celestial Phenomena Grandmaster at the young age of twenty, and could be called a rare genius in Shaolin in the past hundred years.

Only today did I realize that there are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people.

It seems that anyone from the imperial court who comes out is at least at the Vajra Realm, and those with even a little status are at least at the Finger Profound Realm.

"Amitabha Buddha, our Shaolin Temple is peaceful and benevolent, yet you all come with such a fierce and murderous intent. Aren't you afraid of offending the Buddha?"

"Buddha?"

Yue Buqun, Guihai Yidao, and Baihu chuckled and waved their hands dismissively, signaling their men to prepare to attack. Several elderly monks at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm arrived one after another, and their expressions changed upon seeing this scene.

One of them even stepped forward, glaring at Yue Buqun and the others like an angry Vajra: "Amitabha, please leave, benefactors. If you remain obstinate, do not blame us for our fierce demeanor."

“Stubbornly resisting the law deserves the highest honor.”

"kill!"

Yue Buqun and the others didn't waste words with him. With a wave of their hands, the Eastern Depot agents and the Embroidered Uniform Guards behind them, as well as the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends of the Dragon Guard Manor, all charged towards Shaolin Temple like tigers and wolves, brandishing their Embroidered Spring Blades and various weapons.

"How dare you!"

"Great Lion's Roar!!"

"Noisy!"

Yue Buqun's figure was like a ghost. With a single step, thousands of purple afterimages trailed behind him. With a wave of his purple cloak, hundreds of sharp, snow-white sword lights instantly pierced the sky, aiming at the throat, scrotum, and brow of the Shaolin monk who was about to unleash the Great Lion's Roar.

"Dominate the world!"

Without further ado, Guihai Yidao unleashed his sword aura, which had been accumulating to its peak, and slashed towards the group as if the sky were collapsing. The bright sword light stretched for dozens of feet, and the sword energy, powerful enough to split mountains and sever rivers, directly struck down on the heads of the old monks.

'Clang!'

Since joining the Secret Guard, Guihai Yidao's swordsmanship has been advancing by leaps and bounds. With the guidance of Cangyun generals such as Bai Tianyu and Xue Zhi, he has completely mastered the Hegemony of the World. He can now wield even the Avici Dao Three Blades with ease.

If Bai Xiaosheng were to rearrange the weapon rankings, or if someone were to compile a list of martial arts masters from various schools of thought...

Guihai Yidao's swordsmanship is enough to rank him among the top ten in the world.

"Such a wicked and heretical sword technique, behold my Great Demon-Subduing Fist!"

"Thousand-Leaf Tathagata Palm!"

"Prajna Palm!"

Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena, Master of the Art of the Sword.

In terms of sheer power and offensive strength, Guihai Yidao is now considered one of the best in the martial arts world at the same level. How could these monks who only know how to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures every day compare to him?

Block his knife?
A fool's dream.

Blades flashed, sword shadows danced, and deadly fists swept across the sky.

Less than half an hour.

All the Shaolin masters of the Kong generation who blocked the way in front of Shaolin Temple, along with Master Fangzheng, were killed on the spot by Yue Buqun, Guihai Yidao, and Jinyiwei Baihu.

Only one old monk, who had mastered the Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Skill, was still barely holding on. At this moment, he no longer showed the appearance of an angry Vajra. Instead, his face was ashen, his eyes were bloodshot, and his body was covered in blood. He stared at Yue Buqun and the others like a demon: "My Shaolin is the Buddhist sect of the world. We have always been compassionate. Why does the imperial court want to destroy my Shaolin?"

"My Shaolin has countless followers, yet the imperial court slaughters them without cause. Aren't you afraid of retribution for your brutal killings?"

"Have you forgotten what you did back then?"

puff!!
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp and incomparable blade flashed across his neck, splattering a cloud of blood, and his head rolled to the ground like a ball.

"They betrayed the country by colluding with foreign powers, betrayed their own people, and colluded with barbarians."

"With just this one measure, the Shaolin Temple will be wiped out, and no one in the world will dare to utter a single word against it."

"retribution?"

Whether it was Guihai Yidao, Yue Buqun, or Jinyiwei Baihu, they all revealed a sneer.

They don't believe in this.

(End of this chapter)