Chapter 107: Talented People Gather

  When Chu Ping woke up, she found herself in a delicate quiet room, with simple furnishings, only a desk, a wooden chair, and the wooden bed where she lay.

  On the small case table, there was a bronze incense burner with a faint wisp of smoke rising and dispersing a light sandalwood fragrance that filled the entire quiet room, making one feel calm and serene. On the wall, a wooden Buddha statue was inlaid, sitting cross-legged on a seven-lion throne, its body pure white, hands clasped in a wisdom fist seal, head bowed with long hair, wearing a five-wisdom crown, adorned with numerous jewels, exuding an air of wise and all-encompassing Zen.

  Chu Ping vaguely remembered that at the time, he had exerted himself to release the Nine Great Hand Seals, and his body was extremely weak. The power of the hand seals was immense, completely beyond his control, but it was blocked by Dou Xiu's timely intervention; otherwise, even if he hadn't died on the spot, he would have been severely injured. And in that moment, Chu Ping fell into a coma.

  He sat up from the bed, his true energy slowly circulating inside him, and his depleted consciousness gradually replenished. He looked around and could already make out his surroundings. Just then, a young monk pushed open the door, holding a steaming teacup in his hands, filled with a bright green, oily liquid that emitted a faint, mysterious fragrance. As he inhaled it, he felt a surge of spiritual energy coursing through his entire body, and his spirit was involuntarily invigorated.

  "Master is awake," the little monk saw Chu Ping sit up, a smile on his face, and walked forward to hand over the cup, "This is the Return to Yuan Soup sent by Master Dou Sheng, it's for Master to nourish his body!"

  Chu Ping took it over and immediately asked, "I don't know what to call my younger brother, where am I?"

  Xiaoyi He Shi sat down and replied, "I am Xiaoseng Kong, a novice serving under the venerable Master Dou Sheng. Yesterday, my master fell asleep due to exhaustion, and Master Dou Sheng had him brought here. This is the Chan temple where Master Dou Sheng resides, the Qingxin Hall."

  Chu Ping was calm and serene, he had stayed here the last time he came. The Qingxin Hall was where Dou Sheng lived, inside there were more than a dozen quiet rooms. Dou Sheng didn't have any duties in the temple, he only cultivated himself and wasn't in charge of any particular hall or courtyard. This place also had few visitors, it was extremely peaceful.

  He downed the Return to Source Soup in his hand, and instantly a warm current flowed from his stomach to his whole body, as if the five organs and six viscera had suddenly become vigorous, with qi and blood circulating, and finally the medicinal power returned to the Mud Pellet, nourishing his weak spiritual consciousness.

  "When did you arrive here, brother? I didn't see you the last time I came." Chu Ping felt the medicinal power spreading through his body, which was more effective than the chaotic yuan force in the universe tower, and asked casually.

  "The young monk has just arrived, and the Venerable Master usually stays in seclusion, rarely seen by people. Occasionally when he goes out of the temple, the young monk will go to serve him and receive guidance on his practice, it's actually quite leisurely."

  "Hmm", Chu Ping stood up and asked, "I don't know where Master is now, I want to go see him."

  Kong Xiaoshami hastily stood up, "The elder is currently in the main hall of Qingxin Temple, I will lead the way for my fellow disciple."

  Chu Ping smiled and waved his hand, "No need, I'm also familiar with the roads here, just go on your own, you go busy yourself!" He went out of the house door and headed straight to the main hall.

  The Qingxin Hall, although called a hall, is actually a courtyard with more than a dozen quiet rooms inside. In the middle is a winding corridor, built on top of a mountain peak, with very fresh air. The yard is full of rare flowers and grasses, fragrant scents fill the nose, and there is also a stream flowing through it, with fish, shrimp, and crabs swimming in it, looking like a villa.

  As they arrived in front of the main hall, they saw Dou Sheng standing inside, along with an old monk with a white beard and eyebrows, wearing a string of emerald prayer beads around his neck, looking benevolent. He was talking to Dou Sheng about something, but Chu Ping recognized him as Hua Wu, the elder of the temple.

  Chu Ping hastened his pace and entered the hall, bowing to the two men as he greeted them. He addressed them as "Master" and "Senior Master", and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, he took up position beside Wudou.

  Upon seeing Chu Ping, a smile appeared on his face devoid of compassion and kindness, "Chu Shizun's trial yesterday was quite impressive, fully displaying his divine abilities. He actually managed to merge the nine great hand seals of our temple into one, truly remarkable!"

  Chu Ping raised his head and saw Dou Sheng's face with a smile, then replied, "Yesterday, I took the liberty of fighting with my fellow disciples in the temple, and my heart was filled with fear. In the end, I lost control, fortunately, there was Dou Mie Shibo, otherwise, I would have hurt my fellow senior brother, and it would be hard to calm down."

  "Never mind, never mind," said Wu Xiao Dao with a smile. "In the temple, we can communicate with each other anyway, and it's even more so since you've got the approval of Dou Mie Shixiong. But you, kid, actually managed to defeat the proud disciple of Dou Tian Shixiong - that's truly beyond my expectations."

  Dousheng heard this and seemed extremely delighted, stroking his beard with a smile. "It's just luck, after all. This child has only been practicing for a few years, how could he be a match for Wuying Shizhong?" Although he said so, the tone of his voice betrayed an unmistakable air of pride that couldn't be concealed.

  Chu Ping sighed inwardly, "It seems that Master and Uncle Dou Tian indeed have some disagreements, otherwise why would he be so happy."

  Just as he was lost in thought, Hua Wu got up and said with a smile, "You two continue your conversation, I'll take my leave first."

  Dou Sheng also stood up, sent Huai Wu out of the palace gate, and Chu Ping said "Shibo slow walk". Then he saw Huai Wu's footsteps shaking, seemingly slow but actually fast. In a moment, he walked away without seeing anyone.

  The two returned to the hall, and Dou Sheng asked with a smile, "How did you think of coming back to the sect? Is there something going on?"

  Chu Ping only then remembered the original intention of his return to the mountain, took out the four magic banners obtained from Sun Boji on that day, and explained the situation, "The disciple's cultivation is not enough, it is difficult to transcend all the dead souls on the banner. This time back to the mountain, I am asking Master to make a decision!"

  Dou Sheng took over the long banner, stretched out his hand to flick away the golden characters that were swimming on its surface. A burst of black smoke suddenly enveloped and rolled up, countless fierce ghosts appeared and disappeared in the black smoke, shrill screams pierced the eardrums, Dou Sheng's face gradually turned solemn.

  "This is a set of magic instruments in the Demon Gate, called 'Yin Feng Bai Gu Fan'. It's said that it takes ten million living souls to refine it successfully. Looking at these few small flags, I'm afraid the refined living souls have already exceeded ten thousand. Truly, it's extremely vicious!"

  "Yin wind white bone banner?"

  "Not bad, this Yin Wind White Bone Flag should be a demonic device of the Xuan Yin Sect. I wonder how a disciple of the Demon Shadow Gate managed to obtain the method for refining it. Helping the vengeful spirits on top ascend is not a difficult task, let's put it here for now and wait for Master to cast his spell later."

  Chu Ping's expression slightly relaxed, and he continued, "There is one more thing. Recently, my disciple subdued a ferocious spirit beast that devoured humans and committed evil deeds. My disciple had no choice but to do so!" As he spoke, he activated the Mud Ball Palace's Yu Tower, and a grayish light enveloped a round egg-like object that flew out from between Chu Ping's eyebrows. It was the mighty Golden Ape God, Jiu Ling Zi.

  When Chu Ping heard this, Dou Sheng was somewhat curious. He saw the gray sphere flying out, and a vast power burst out from it in an instant. The purple light surged, and in an instant, it defeated the gray chaotic yuan force that was flowing outside.

  Having lost the suppression of Yu Ta, relying solely on Chu Ping's cultivation was still difficult to intimidate this giant ape.

  "It's the Great Power Golden Ape God!" Dou Sheng's face revealed a hint of a smile, and he immediately sensed the bloody and violent aura emanating from Jiu Lingzi's body as his true energy burst forth. His eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Indeed, you've committed many evils, yet you still dare to be so presumptuous!"

  Dou Sheng let out a low shout, his body sat upright on the purple sandalwood chair without moving, but his whole body rose up with a burst of golden light, flowing and circulating endlessly. In an instant, it transformed into nine huge handprints, which suddenly merged into one place, forming a giant Buddha's door seal mark, once again suppressing the purple energy on Giant Spirit Child's body.

  A label with the word "ten thousand" was stuck on the fluffy back of Jiu Lingzi, but it seemed to have a weight of ten thousand jun, even though Jiu Lingzi was known as the Great Power Vajra, with infinite strength, he could not withstand it and knelt down, roaring incessantly.

  At this time, Jiu Lingzi finally saw Chu Ping's appearance and shouted loudly, "So it was you! You still dared to be acquainted with us, yet you did such a thing."

  Chu Ping saw Dou Sheng's hands and feet not moving, his body sitting steadily, yet in an instant he subdued Jù Líng Zǐ, causing him to be greatly astonished. He heard Jù Líng Zǐ loudly questioning, but did not respond.

  Ping'er, do you know him?

  Chu Ping recounted the process of getting to know Tian Lei Zi, and then talked about the subsequent events with Penglai and Lianyun Sword Sect. Finally, he said, "At first, I saw that Tian Lei Zi's aura was pure and upright, but unexpectedly, Huiyuan Zi and Jueli Zi were both bloodthirsty. I didn't expect them to be taken in by the demonic sect of Lianyun Sword Sect, and they would assist evil and harm others. So, I captured them. Master, your divine powers are vast, perhaps you can use Buddhist teachings to gradually enlighten them?"

  "Good kid, you've seen a lot in just a few short years. But you're also incredibly bold, daring to snatch food from the jaws of a superior opponent like Fen Shen. You truly don't know how to live!"

  Chu Ping smiled, "The disciple also saw that Tian Lei's nature was pure and kind, so he lent a hand. I don't know if they finally escaped or not.As for the Ming Luan method, of course, we have to stir up some trouble."

  Dou Sheng said, "I've also heard of that Ming Luan Fa. In the Lian Yun Sword Sect, along with Huo Luan Bu and Ling Luan Ying, they are known as the Lian Yun San Luan, all of whom are high-ranking masters in the Split Spirit stage. Peng Lai Xu Fei Yang is also a brilliant young master, I didn't expect you to have encountered them all!"

  Chu Ping sighed, "I didn't expect that overseas cultivators would have such a high level of skill. The highest cultivation I've seen among the young people in our Tianzhou sect is only Ling Xuzi from Shushan, with his fivefold sword intent, equivalent to a Yuan Ying master. Compared to overseas cultivators, we're still one step behind!"

  Dou Sheng said, "In recent years, the overseas cultivators have indeed surpassed those from the mainland sects in terms of cultivation. Take our Wuxiang Temple for example - among the young generation of experts, there isn't a single one who has reached the level of Banruo at the age of 100, which is equivalent to the Huati realm. As for my senior fellow disciple Jian Tian's most talented student, Xianxing, his cultivation is not low, but unfortunately he is already over 300 years old. Before the age of 100, there are a few who have reached the level of Jinkang Buhuai, comparable to the Fenshen realm, but they still can't compare to people like Ming Luan Fa and Xu Feiyang!"

  When it comes to this, Dou Sheng suddenly smiled, "If you say that Kunlun and Shu Mountain also have such figures. Among the disciples of Jian Kong, the head of Shu Mountain, there is a person named Xiao Qianyu, who is only in his early twenties, but has already reached the sixth level of perfection, and even has an intangible sword as a magic weapon, which is above Xu Feiyang's Míngluàn Fǎ. As for Kunlun, it is even more profound and unpredictable, and there are several young people who are all geniuses, with such attainments."

  Chu Ping heard this and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of curiosity in her heart, she almost wished to meet these people right now!