Chapter 98: Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, the Root of All Qi

Chapter 98: Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, the Root of All Qi

Chapter 98: Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, the Root of All Qi

Xu Qing knew that his offense to the Duke of Wei was just a superficial one. In reality, Inspector Wu and he were just pawns of the imperial court to deal with local lords like the Duke of Wei.

The cake of the world is only so big, and reforms within the dynasty are nothing more than grabbing other people's cake, rather than making the cake bigger.

Unless the emperor has the courage to plow the world again, the reforms of the ancient dynasties are doomed to end in failure, and the end of the regime is inevitable.

However, if he could fill the national treasury while in power, he would eventually be able to stop the country's decline, but he would also become increasingly alienated from the local governments.

"This is the general trend of history. For me personally, under this overwhelming trend, even a wave can be like a mountain falling on my head, destroying my foundation."

"Even if Duke Wei wants to deal with me, I won't let them bully me."

Although big shots are powerful, they also value their lives. When they see small shots trying to kill themselves, they dare not push them too hard.

Xu Qing returned Xue Ying's body without saying anything, but it was enough for them to think about it for a long time.

"We can't wait any longer. We have to get the Golden Light Curse today." Xu Qing realized the huge threat posed by Duke Wei's Mansion, and he felt more and more eager to improve his strength.

When doing big things, success or failure often depends on the critical three to five years. Ten thousand years is too long, so we must seize the day!
He left the county government office, took the Fire Cloud Horse, and galloped to the Jinguang Temple alone.

As for Guo Zhuang, Su Lianqing and others, Xu Qing had already instructed them to ask Guard Wang and two others to go and deal with the remaining chores.

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"It's already afternoon, and our leader hasn't come back yet." At the charity cemetery outside the city, there was a tense atmosphere between the two teams.

"Our people have already gone to the city to gather information, and our Great Elder hasn't returned either."

"Is something going to happen?"

"How is it possible? The Great Elder is a master who has mastered the art of driving things. If he can take it one step further, he will be able to reveal his true form. He is like a living god. What do you know?"

"He's just a ghost."

"Can you say that again."

When both sides saw that their leaders still hadn't returned, they became angry.

At this time, someone returned to the charity cemetery.

"Oh no! The Great Elder's body has been stripped naked and hung at the city gate." The man stumbled in, his face full of horror.

Stripping someone naked and hanging their body outside the city gate was the most severe punishment the imperial court imposed on traitors.

The people of Dayu believed that this method could cause people to fall into the abyss of hell forever, with no chance of recovery.

"How is it possible? The Thunder God Sword of the sect?"

"do not know."

Inside the charity cemetery, all the members of the Lotus Sect were in a dejected mood.

Everyone looked confused, not knowing where to go.

Because the great elder of the Lotus Sect had eliminated dissidents again in order to seize power. Although the Lotus Sect still had many good players, there was no one who could truly be a leader.

The people from the Eagle Claw Sect asked nervously, "Where is our Sect Master?"

"He has been taken to the torture chamber of the county government office."

"Ah." Although they had expected it, the disciples of Eagle Claw Sect were still very shocked.

The sect leader was their heaven. The news that the sect leader was arrested and taken to the torture chamber of the county government was more horrifying than if the sect leader had died directly.

"The master knows a lot of things, what if he can't survive the torture?" Some members of the Eagle Claw Sect murmured to themselves. They couldn't help but shudder when they thought about what the master was involved with.

The Lotus Sect people said, "Let's go."

The Great Elder, a master who could drive animals to great heights, is already dead. What’s the point of them staying here?
"You can't leave!" A hall master named Feng suddenly spoke.

Soon after, the believers in the charity cemetery smelled a strange fragrance.

"This is Elder Tang's bone softening incense." A Lotus Sect expert exclaimed in shock, and then continued, "You also put muscle softening powder in our breakfast."

The people in the charity cemetery fell down one by one.

Even if there are experts in bone training among them, after the appearance of the bone-softening incense, the medicinal power of the tendon-softening powder in the body will quickly take effect, and they will inevitably suffer from soreness in their hands and feet and loss of ability to move.

The same is true for the people from Eagle Claw Sect.

Only the hall master surnamed Feng and a few of his close confidants took the antidote early and were safe.

"Master Feng, the Great Elder treats you well."

"Not bad?" Hall Master Feng sneered and said, "If I hadn't shown weakness early on, the Great Elder would have kept me until now. Have you ever heard of the saying, 'A man who knows the times is a hero.'"

"What do you mean? Are you going to take your brothers' heads and surrender to the government?"

Master Feng: "Take them all away, and don't worry about the rest."

He and a few of his trusted followers fed the antidote to the brothers in the sect whom they were familiar with, and then immediately left the charity cemetery with everyone.

After walking for several miles, Master Feng brought them to an abandoned farmhouse. He suddenly made a lotus shape with his hands and prostrated himself on the ground facing the farmhouse.

When the others saw Hall Master Feng's gesture, they knew that there was an important figure of their religion in the house.

"Master Feng, you have done a great job in this matter. From now on, you will be the law enforcement elder of the Lotus Sect." A vague voice was heard from inside the house.

"It is all due to the Saint's teachings. I am just following her instructions."

The others then realized that the person inside was actually the Holy Lady of their religion.

This saint lady came from the Luo Sect's headquarters, and she unexpectedly subdued Hall Master Feng without anyone noticing.

Among them, some were Feng Tang Master’s confidants, or people that Feng Tang Master usually tried to win over. Seeing the situation at this moment, they naturally understood what to do, and they all fell to the ground and prostrated themselves.

"Saint Lady will enjoy eternal bliss and eternal youth!"

Free flattery came from the mouths of the church members. "Well, I am also following the instructions of the Holy Son."

"Son?"

"Bai Rujing was so rebellious that he actually tried to murder me and the Holy Son. The Holy Son has already killed him."

"Elder Bai actually died at the hands of the Son of God." The believers were shocked.

At the same time, they were all silent and dared not speak.

This was a power struggle among the highest levels of the church, so how could they dare to get involved? Moreover, Elder Bai was already dead, so it was clear that the Holy Son had completely won.

He who knows the current affairs is a hero!

Fortunately, Master Feng is here, otherwise it is hard to imagine what would have happened to them.

"Yu Ting's fate has not yet ended. The Holy Son asked you to preserve your strength. From now on, you will do some business in Nanzhili, wait for the opportunity, and continue to collect intelligence for the Holy Son."

"only."

Lurking and gathering intelligence are their forte, and are much safer than fighting and killing.

After all, since the Lotus Sect started the uprising, those who dared to fight have almost all died, and there are not many brave ones left. They either died at the hands of Xu Qing or died in the internal power struggle.

Everyone who is alive wants to hang on to his life.

The Saint Lady's order was exactly what they wanted.

They are now more supportive of the Holy Son and the Holy Lady, and are much more enthusiastic for a while.

"These are the capitals that the Holy Son gives you for your business. Take them all." Two iron boxes came out of the house.

Master Feng opened the lid, and inside it was full of gold, silver and copper coins.

The believers were all staring with amazement.

They are different from ordinary believers. Ordinary believers come from poor backgrounds and have long been brainwashed by the doctrine. They follow the Lotus Sect to rebel for wealth and women.

If you have money, you are still worried about not having women.

They will never be able to repay the great kindness of the Holy Son and Holy Lady in their entire lifetime!

Suddenly, the crowd's praises became more sincere.

In fact, this money was also the property that Elder Bai brought down the mountain. Its location was secretly discovered by Hall Master Feng and it was in this farmhouse.

The Master of Feng Hall was a subordinate that Su Lianqing had developed a long time ago.

It turned out that when Xu Qing was sleeping, Su Lianqing was working in secret without stopping to contribute to the young master's great cause.

Of course, what she did was mainly to understand the young master's intentions, and then she acted accordingly.

It’s better to be prepared.

Maybe one day when it gets cold, she can give the young master an extra piece of clothing. By then, her identity will be revealed.

In terms of background, Su Lianqing wants Xu Qing to climb to the top more than anyone else under Xu Qing.

However, she did not dare to make any big movements for fear of angering the young master.

This kind of thing can only be done step by step.

And from her professional point of view, everything the young master did was for the purpose of future rebellion.

It has been the case since ancient times that leaders lead by example.

For example, the Fushe Society made friends with the lower-middle class scholars, who were the most motivated to move up. The money from the incense offerings at the Jinguang Temple attracted merchants without backgrounds. The charity of the Fushe Society and the Jinguang Temple attracted the poor people in the area.

The Lotus Sect is such a professional rebel force, but its foundation is not as solid as Xu Qing's.

Xu Qing's achievements accumulated day by day, and when the world is in chaos one day, he will be able to attract enough people immediately, and all kinds of talents will be available, and the cohesion will be very strong.

Because these are communities of interest.

The destructive power of a group with common interests in troubled times is far more terrifying than that of a rebel army swarming with locusts.

Its cohesion is far beyond that of the government troops.

"The young master is still young. If we wait another twenty years until the world is in chaos, he will still be in his prime. What's more, his martial arts skills are so high that once he practices hard, sixty years old will be just when others are just entering middle age. It will be a good age to work hard." Su Lianqing thought to himself.

In any case, after this battle, Xu Qing's intelligence network became more extensive and attracted more professional talents.

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"Master, in recent days, for some reason, there has been a Buddha's light emerging from the stone wall of the Red Moon Cave in the back mountain." Fayue entered the meditation room and reported to the abbot, Master Yankong.

Yan Kong said faintly: "Have you gone into the cave and checked it out?"

Fa Yue said cautiously, "I just went in and saw the place where the ancestor was facing the wall. On the stone wall, there were traces of words faintly glowing with golden light."

Yan Kong: "This is the fate that the ancestors talked about."

He looked at Fa Yue deeply again and said, "Do you recognize the words on the stone wall?"

Fa Yue said: "I can't recognize it. The handwriting is still too blurry."

Yan Kong: "Let's go and take a look."

He brought Fa Yue to the stone wall of the Red Moon Cave in the back mountain, and saw golden lines looming. Yan Kong swung his palm towards the stone wall in front of him.

Stone chips were constantly being scraped off the stone wall.

Fa Yue was horrified. The old monk's powerful Vajra Palm could actually send out the dark energy into the air. He suppressed his fear and looked at the true appearance of the words revealed on the stone wall. He couldn't help but read:

"Xuanzong of heaven and earth, the root of all things."

(End of this chapter)