Chapter Eighty-Seven: Swallowing Mount Sumeru Like a Mustard Seed

  The toad yawned, taking a big breath. Last time in Emerald Valley, the 200-year-old demon fox nearly annihilated everyone. Since no one had any objections, the beauty began to assign tasks: "We've already sent out scouts, and as soon as they discover Yu Feng approaching, they'll sound the alarm."

  Xie Fengzi approached with a puzzled expression: "Monk, we all call her Scorpion Demon, why did you address her by name?"

  "Ah, a famous one: 'If it has a name, call its name... How long hasn't washed? A stench of sour smell all over the body... Ah, are you from the Fiery Sect?"

  Zhang Chenglong said: "The Lihuo Sect has been disbanded and entered the Zixiao Temple. Now it is the Lihuo Sect."

  "Haha, Purple Cloud is really fearless, inviting a wolf into one's home." Absolutely gorgeous smile.

  "Monk, are you looking for a fight?" asked Xie Fengzi, patting his gourd on his back.

  "The Buddha is not interested." The beauty looked worried at the horse carriage below: "If a fight breaks out, it's likely to be difficult to end well."

  Lin Fan said, "We can divide our troops and attack from multiple directions. Yu Feng is just one person, even if we're not a match for him, at least we won't be completely annihilated." Don't put all your eggs in one basket, put them in three baskets, if one is overturned, there are still two baskets of eggs left.

  Zhang Chenglong nodded: "Not bad, we will divide our troops into three routes. One route will head northwest towards Shengyin Temple, one route will head southeast to Qingping Gate to reinforce the army, and another route will head northeast. However, I'll add some changes, using the 'Reversal of Heaven and Earth' technique, I'll seal my true energy and ride a horse carriage heading northeast."

  Lin Fan said: "However, the reversal of heaven and earth is a temporary taboo, it cannot be lifted until the time comes. What if Yu Xuanzi catches up with you, can you have no power to resist?"

  "No, I have a secret method to remove the seal in the Dragon Palace. Otherwise, how could we gather information and escape thousands of miles away after being discovered?"

  Lei Zhenzi said, "I have a method to seal the people in the formation with my Lei Mountain technique. Why don't we split up and ride horses on three different roads to lure the enemy, leaving them hiding in the formation?"

  What kind of people are you? Xie Fengzi was furious, "How did you find death and walk, hating only to sacrifice yourself, attracting the scorpion demon." This can't be heard. Xie Fengzi said: "We divided into three routes, but only Zhang Chenglong's route can lift the ban, what about the other two routes?"

  Lei Zhenzi said: "Two false and one true, two roads are divided into troops with cultivation, one road is without cultivation, how will Yu Feng choose?"

  This is interesting, it's a difficult problem. Lin is thinking hard, if he were Yu Fengdie, he might chase after the cultivator, suspecting that the cultivator had mixed in with ordinary people to escape. And the route without cultivators is just a decoy, ordinary pedestrians disguising themselves, and you're not sure if the other side has split into three routes either, maybe that route without cultivators is just passing by pedestrians?

  Everyone thought for a moment, then Zhang Chenglong said: "The southeast and northwest routes are even more treacherous, who can run faster?"

  Everyone was silent, each thinking about their own gains and losses and what they should do. Lin Fan, a carefree person, looked around and said: "There are six of us, plus the six disciples from Qingping Gate. We'll divide into groups of three, with three Qingping Gate disciples hiding in the formation laid out by Lei Zhengzi to wait for reinforcements. The remaining nine people will draw lots."

  "Draw lots?" everyone asked in unison.

  Won't you, haven't played before? Lin Fan took out a deck of cards: "Three threes, three fours, three fives, come on, each person gets one, don't be polite. Whoever draws the same card as Zhang Zhenlong will go northeast."

  Everyone looked at each other, no one had any objections. Xie Fengzi was also a pure and honest person, he didn't cheat by randomly picking up a card. Lin Fan despised himself in his heart, having a petty mind. After getting the cards, they divided into three groups: Xie Fengzi, Lin Fan, and Jue Se went west-north towards Mount Tian; Zhang Chenglong, Lei Zhenzi, and a Qingping Gate disciple formed another group; the third group consisted of Meng Wan and two Qingping Gate disciples.

  "Take care!" Leizhenzi arranged a good formation, three groups of people bowed to each other and then went their separate ways.

  ……

  The horse carriage was moving forward, the sky gradually darkening, Xiao Fengzi leaned against the position of the coachman, Lin Fan and Jue Se were eating roasted mutton: "Monk, can you eat a bit slower?"

  "Still, you half-baked Taoists are better off; I, Buddha, have to sneak around just to eat a bit of meat."

  "Hmph!" Xie Fengzi snorted disdainfully.

  Lin Fan turned around and said: "Xiāo Fēng Zǐ, there are some misunderstandings between us, but today we have to face Yú Fēng Lóng, it's best if we cooperate a bit."

  Xie Fengzi said: "Am I that kind of petty person?"

  Jue Se Xiao: "Evil sects are all petty people, so this Buddha must be even more petty."

  "Are you righteous just because your power is the greatest? My ancestor was greedy for power and made mistakes, I have a number in my heart. What about Yun Qing Men? What about Lin Xue Ge of Yun Qing Men? They killed their allies, murdered their masters, and mistakenly injured over a hundred ordinary people, yet they were still forgiven and taken in. And what about Sheng Yin Temple? Your former abbot was greedy for women, practiced the Joyful Buddha, and ruined the chastity of many girls? In the end, he died without any consequences. If you calculate it this way, aren't Sheng Yin Temple and Yun Qing Men also evil sects?"

  "This... " Lin Fan was annoyed: "What are you looking at?"

  Lin Fan replied: "So we resolutely rectify the name of the Blazing Fire Sect. You are no longer an evil sect."

  "Haha." Xie Fengzi burst out laughing: "Do you need to justify my name? What makes you qualified to justify my name? My parents gave birth to me, my teacher taught me, what sacredness do you have, and what qualifications do you have to prove my name?"

  Lin Fan thought for a moment and handed over a wine gourd: "Want some wine?"

  "Colourful praise: 'When there's nothing to say, it's best to change the subject... This wine is good, come on, let's chat.'"

  Xie Fengzi didn't take the gourd, quietly looked at the stars, and let the horse find its own way. The horse entered a sparse forest, unexpectedly discovering another stone road. The horse continued on, passing by a dilapidated and abandoned temple, with the words "Lei Yin Temple" written on the signboard. Xie Fengzi said: "Monk, you've gone to the Western Heaven."

  "Colorful and carefree: 'I was originally in the Western Heaven, why must I go to the Western Heaven?'"

  "Hmph, madman's ravings." Xie Fengzi ignored the two of them and continued to lean against the carriage, letting the horses walk on their own. The horses walked at a moderate pace on the stone road, passing by another dilapidated temple. Xie Fengzi took a glance and saw that the sign above the door read "Lei Yin Temple". Xie Fengzi said calmly, "That scorpion demon has caught up with us." In his heart, he was filled with regret - why did he choose this route? He hadn't checked the almanac before leaving...

  Jue Se and Lin Fan looked up at the signboard of Leiyin Temple together, Jue Se joined her palms: "Amitabha! This is like putting Mount Sumeru into a mustard seed."

  The so-called Mustard Seed Space, in simple terms, three people entered a space isolated from the outside world. The mustard seed contains Mount Sumeru, and Mount Sumeru is contained within the mustard seed. Someone asked the monk, "The mustard seed is so small, how can it contain Mount Sumeru?" The monk smiled and said, "You have read countless books, but can your head hold all those books?"

  It's not that Yu Feng set up a Buddhist formation, but rather telling the two of them that they had already entered the space of the formation created by Yu Feng, isolated from the outside world.

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