Chapter 523: New Mission

What Li Yan used was naturally the Undying Seal Technique.

To put it plainly, this kung fu is a high-level method of using strength, mobilizing fascia, and using the Eight Trigrams and Jiugong to resolve strength within the body.

Using bones and muscles to perform it naturally makes it even more handy.

His current technique of unloading strength is not inferior to the Tai Chi Sect.

But Gousheng clearly didn't think so.

If it were a Tai Chi technique, how could he not see it?

"Why do you care what kind of kung fu it is?!"

Before he could ask more, the blind old Daoist behind him scolded directly, "There are many kinds of kung fu in the world; the names are different, but the principles are the same, nothing more than borrowing strength to hit strength."

"Just fight your fight, why so much talk!"

"Remember, the Five Elements seem to have form, rising and falling, turning and flipping as you wish; the qi must follow the sword. The eyes must follow the sword. The steps must follow the waist, and the waist moves the hands and feet..."

Li Yan's eyes twitched, and he glanced at the blind Daoist.

What kind of shitty Wood-Chopping Sword Technique.

Did he really think he hadn't heard of the Emei Sword Formula?

No wonder, the sword technique this youth used just now looked familiar.

The sword technique emphasizes "grabbing the outer gate."

Emei sword's footwork pays special attention to slanting out.

The body method must be twisted, folded, swallowed, and spat.

The sword technique must be like a swallow flying, falling like the wind stopping.

He didn't know the specific name of the sword technique, but they were of the same lineage, and the characteristics were extremely similar; he couldn't hide it.

It was definitely not some Wood-Chopping Sword Technique!

This blind old Daoist must have a deep relationship with Emei.

But people wanted to hide their names and teach disciples, which naturally had their reasons; since they didn't want to say, Li Yan was too lazy to expose them.

"Yes, Master!"

Gousheng was reminded and came back to his senses.

He collected his mind, pinched the formula with his left hand, stood on one foot, pointed the sword tip at Li Yan with his right hand, and his expression changed between his brows.

There was actually a sense of solemn majesty.

*Swish! *

It was another aggressive attack; he closed the distance in two or three steps and thrust his sword out.

But the difference was that this time the sword technique was faster and sharper.

*Dang! Dang! Dang! *

Li Yan waved the wooden stick, blocking left and right.

Just like before, he still used clever strength, easily swinging the sword blade away, trying to interfere with the youth's sword technique.

But this time, the youth also changed his strategy.

His sword speed suddenly became faster, cooperating with his footsteps, his wrist turned, like a continuous rainstorm.

*Qiang-qiang-qiang! *

The sword light flashed, and wood chips flew.

Although Li Yan could still easily block it, he could no longer interfere with his sword technique, and the wooden stick in his hand was about to be shaved bald.

"Good kid!"

Li Yan was happy instead of surprised, his body retreated, the strength in the wooden stick in his hand retracted inward, and when the fast sword attacked, he suddenly pulled with his right hand, turned his body, and leaned forward.

*Peng! *

The youth Gousheng missed the middle gate and was hit by his shoulder, flying out directly, standing firm after a somersault in the air, and retreating two steps.

"You..."

Gousheng's face turned red, "Why did you use a fist?"

Li Yan shook the wooden stick and smiled, "Fist techniques come from weapons; why isn't the body a weapon? No need to be rigid."

"And you, what sword technique did you change to?"

Gousheng licked his lips, "Pig-Slaughtering Sword Technique!"

*Puff~*

Hearing this, Li Yan almost laughed out loud.

He could pretend not to recognize the previous set of sword techniques.

But this set was famous.

It was the "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword" of the Qingcheng Sect!

Legend has it that this sword technique was created by the Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling.

Not only that, it was also the "Sword Mother" of the Qingcheng Sect; many sword techniques were derived from it.

Qingcheng sword technique also had a characteristic.

When first practiced, it focused on speed and accuracy, stopping attacks with attacks, and intercepting, but after reaching great success, it used unparalleled sword momentum to deter opponents, the moves returned to simplicity, and the changes were not complicated.

This Gousheng looked even younger than him, and at such an age, he had already obtained the true essence; his talent was terrifyingly amazing.

And that blind old Daoist.

He was wrong; he should be a senior of the Qingcheng Sect.

"What are you laughing at!"

Gousheng saw him smiling and thought he was mocking him, so he became somewhat angry from embarrassment, stepped on his feet, and came with the sword.

As expected of a Daoist sword technique, the footwork under his feet was clearly evolved from the *Gang* steps, stepping on the Jiugong.

A young man, after all, his cultivation was still far behind.

His sword pierced yin and yang, and he had already obtained the wonderful changes of this sword technique, but the sword momentum was insufficient, and there was no dragon and tiger prestige.

And Li Yan, by now, had already roughly figured out the other party's roots, and was too lazy to deal with it anymore, and the strength of holding the wooden stick also began to grow larger.

*Dang! *

Just when Gousheng's sword move missed again, Li Yan suddenly stepped forward, changing the distance between the two sides.

Weapon fighting, distance is the key.

Body method, weapon length, are all decisive factors.

Apart from hard practice, there is also combat experience.

Many times, life and death are only on the line.

Li Yan suddenly changed the distance, which also immediately interrupted the youth's attack; before he could react, the wooden stick suddenly held the opponent's sword hilt, avoided the sword blade, and twisted to pick.

*Dang! *

Gousheng's sword flew out of his hand, and then his body stiffened.

Li Yan's wooden stick was already on his throat.

"I lost."

The youth Gousheng was somewhat dejected.

Li Yan laughed dumbly, shook his head, "I am a few years older than you, and I have experienced countless battles, so my experience is naturally richer."

"With your talent, your sword technique will surpass mine in a few years!"

After saying this, he patted the youth on the shoulder and turned to leave with Wu Ba.

He originally wanted to probe the bottom of the blind old Daoist.

But every time he observed with his peripheral vision, he found that the other party was in that listless state, as if he didn't care about these things at all.

This blind old Daoist's cultivation made him unable to figure it out.

Being curious might lead to self-humiliation.

"In five years, I will go find you!"

Seeming to be encouraged by Li Yan, the youth said seriously.

"Hahaha, good!"

Li Yan laughed loudly, didn't look back, and waved his hand.

After they left, the youth Gousheng picked up his sword.

"Master, how was it?"

He was full of excitement and came to the blind old Daoist's side.

"Lost, ask a fart!"

The blind old Daoist scolded, muttering, "Spent half a day of effort, didn't earn a penny, what's the use."

"Can't say that..."

The youth laughed, "Being able to hold on for so long under Li Yan is enough. Didn't you hear him say? I'm still young, and my sword technique will definitely surpass his in a few years!"

"Master, can I change my name?"

"Gousheng is really not good to hear, not majestic at all..."

*Peng! *

Before he could finish, he was hit on the head with a stick.

The blind old Daoist had a look of hating iron for not becoming steel, and scolded, "Look at your useless appearance, don't you know that a cheap name is easy to raise?"

"Wait until the day you are not afraid of being slaughtered, then change your name."

"Also, that kid was playing with you; he used a knife technique, what's the use of your sword technique surpassing his!"

"Ah?!" …………

"Li Li Shaoxia, thank you!"

Just after leaving the mountain path, Wu Kang, the head of the Changchun Society, hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, his face full of gratitude.

Li Yan shook his head slightly, "You wanted to see martial arts, sorry, if I used martial arts, I couldn't hold back, so I couldn't mess around."

"Let Li Li Shaoxia laugh at me."

Wu Kang was full of embarrassment, somewhat awkward.

He had only been thinking about begging before, but now that he thought about it, it was truly reckless.

"What's this?"

Li Yan blinked, "Everyone has curiosity; if there were a more powerful expert competing now, I would also be eager to run over to watch the excitement."

Wu Kang heard this and didn't say any more nonsense.

In fact, he wanted to say that what he was more grateful for was that Li Yan treated him as a fellow of the martial world, and in front of everyone, he didn't refuse.

【In one look...】

Wandering the martial world, sometimes face is bigger than the sky.

Just as he was about to go down the mountain, Li Yan suddenly turned his head and looked at the mountain, "Something happened at Lingquan Temple two days ago; is it still open?"

"That is natural."

Wu Kang hurriedly nodded, "The year-end temple fair is a big deal; even if something happened at Lingquan Temple, they wouldn't dare to stop."

"I heard they found many craftsmen to repair it overnight, and also performed rituals by the lake, compensated the victims, and showed the snake demon's head to the commoners, just to eliminate the influence of this matter."

"The temple on the mountain has always been open; you see that there are few people on this mountain path because they went up the mountain early to burn incense."

"So that's how it is."

Li Yan nodded slightly, "Just right, I'm also going up the mountain to burn incense and pray for peace."

Wu Kang hesitated for a moment and said, "Li Li Shaoxia, you go up; I still have to watch the temple fair below, in case something happens, the society won't be able to explain it."

"Later, don't miss that puppet show; I will send someone to wait for you at the foot of the mountain."

"Good, Senior, you go ahead."

Li Yan nodded with a smile and took Wu Ba up the mountain.

Their footsteps were fast; although Lingquan Mountain was a bit high, it was nothing to the two of them, and in a short while, they arrived outside Lingquan Temple.

Compared to Guangde Temple, Lingquan Temple's mountain gate was much smaller, but it was also more grounded; the temple gate was wide open, and pilgrims were coming and going endlessly.

"Greetings, Benefactor Li."

Li Yan had only walked two steps when a voice came from afar.

Looking over, it was the monk Master Hui Ming he had seen at Guangde Temple before, his left sleeve empty, and his complexion much better.

"Greetings, Master."

Li Yan nodded slightly, "How is Dharma Master Master Hui Ming recovering?"

"It's fine."

Master Hui Ming said, "Although after the injury, my cultivation has stopped, at least I saved my life."

He spoke with a peaceful expression, seemingly not caring about this.

"Master has a good temperament."

Li Yan praised him and asked casually, "Does Master plan to stay here permanently, or leave after a while?"

This sentence was purely to make conversation.

This Master Hui Ming came from the Xixin Zen Temple in Changsha Prefecture; although they belonged to Buddhism, they belonged to the Vinaya Sect, and it was also a famous temple, so how could he stay here for a long time.

Sure enough, Master Hui Ming said, "I will leave after a while, carrying the ashes of my martial brothers to return to the temple for burial."

After saying this, he said directly, "Li Li Shaoxia came here to see the place where 'Lang Wu' stayed, right? I know, if a living yin messenger finds the aura, they can accept a mission from the underworld."

Hearing this, Li Yan's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Li Li Shaoxia, don't misunderstand."

Master Hui Ming said in a low voice with a calm expression, "One of my martial uncles is a living yin messenger, practicing the *Six Paths Sutra*, which can be considered the foundation of the sect."

So that's how it is...

Li Yan suddenly realized.

The selection of living yin messengers, although most of the time, avoids disciples of the orthodox Mystic Sect, sometimes accidents are unavoidable.

For example, if someone becomes a living yin messenger and joins the Mystic Sect, they only need to complete a few missions and save up *Gang* tokens to become one of the sect's trump cards.

But this kind of thing, only smaller sects dare to do.

Since the words had reached this point, Li Yan naturally didn't hide it anymore, nodded and said, "I really want to find it, maybe I can find out his roots."

His purpose in turning to Lingquan Temple before was also this.

"I will take Benefactor Li."

Master Hui Ming knew his concerns, fearing to cause misunderstandings with the Zen Sect of Guangde Temple, so he simply led the way himself.

"Thank you, Master!" Li Yan bowed solemnly.

"No problem."

Master Hui Ming nodded faintly and led the two into the temple gate.

Just as he stepped into the temple, Li Yan was attracted by a giant stone under a willow tree, on which was written the big characters "Seven Springs".

"This is the handwriting of Dongpo Jushi."

Dharma Master Master Hui Ming said, "This temple was built in the Sui Dynasty, originally named Shengfo Temple; in the Song Dynasty, it was Zisheng Courtyard; in the previous dynasty, it was destroyed by war; after the Great Xuan Dynasty was founded, it was rebuilt, and it was named Lingquan."

"Since the Sui Dynasty, this temple has had prosperous incense and many literati. There is also a Lingquan on the mountain, and Dongpo Jushi also left a poem:

*Spring spring spring spring spring spring spring, from ancient times to the present, not counting the years, the jade axe splits the marrow of heaven and earth, the golden hook fishes out the old dragon saliva... *"

Although Dharma Master Master Hui Ming was a disciple of the Vinaya Sect, his speech and conversation were not rigid, and his words were like a spring breeze.

In this temple, there were also towering ancient pines and cypresses, and green trees provided shade.

After Master Hui Ming led them to burn incense at will, they passed through the side gate and arrived outside an old, dilapidated courtyard.

At the courtyard gate, two monks were guarding, tall and muscular, like Vajras, holding wooden sticks.

"This is Li Li Shaoxia."

Master Hui Ming introduced, "Temple Master Abbot Zhi Tong values him highly; I am taking him to look for some clues."

Although this Master Hui Ming was a monk from out of town, he had led people to kill the snake demon and was seriously injured, so he was very respected in the temple.

The guarding monks didn't stop them and let them in directly.

After pushing the door open, they saw that the courtyard was filled with sundries, all hoes, farm tools, and bottles and jars.

There were a few simple earthen houses, and there was a well in the courtyard, and even a small vegetable garden had been opened.

Who would have thought that the Dragon-Worshiping Sect leader would hide in this place.

Master Hui Ming shook his head, "That person entered Lingquan Temple as a fallen monk a long time ago; because he worked diligently, he gradually took over the work of planting medicinal fields."

"From here, one can go directly outside the temple, and a secret room and secret passage were built under the house, which can go directly to the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain..."

However, Li Yan didn't hear him at all.

Just as he approached the broken earthen house, the *Goudie* suddenly became hot.

Li Yan's heart moved, and the scene around him changed instantly.

It was still misty, as if standing in a sand table, and two giant owl statues could be seen in front.

The difference was that this time there seemed to be no one, and in front of the blurry high chair in the distance, it was empty.

Li Yan couldn't be bothered to pay attention and quickly passed through the owl statues.

As if triggering something, just after he passed the owl statues, the area in front of the chair blurred, and that familiar red-robed giant shadow appeared again.

These owl statues were indeed artifacts used by the underworld to communicate!

Li Yan completely confirmed this in his heart.

He didn't know what the red-robed giant shadow did, but the mist in front suddenly dissipated, revealing a blue stone water well.

It really was a criminal from the underworld!

Li Yan was overjoyed.

Criminals from the underworld were undoubtedly the most suitable for him at present.

After all, having a *Gang* token was a trump card for turning the tables in a predicament.

But just as he was about to go forward to check, a sudden change occurred.

*Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh! *

A golden light suddenly fell, hovering above the water well.

The red-robed giant shadow in front of the table was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Everyone in the Thunder Department, things can't be done like this..."

Thunder Department?!

Li Yan was stunned in his heart.

Could it be,

This matter also involved those who came down to the mortal world without permission?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 524 =====