Chapter 288: Chapter 205: I want this Wanshou Palace, the blood will flow like a river!
There were already many tourists coming to visit Xishan Wanshou Palace and offer incense to the shrine.
Add to it that tomorrow was the “Lu Shan Sect and Jingming Sect Returning Ancestral Ceremony and Blessing Praying Ceremony”, there are quite a few people from all walks of life, martial world figures, and disciples of various Daoist sects. Xu Yang’s commotion immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Especially the statement “I go back to my own house, and you ask me to buy a ticket?” aroused the curiosity of many people, who couldn’t help but gather around.
“You…are you Xu Yang, the weakened master?”
Someone recognized Xu Yang.
After all, Xu Yang was once a trending figure. His battle with killers from the Asura Sect on the internet spread widely, especially the fact that his Daoist body was “a bit weak” yet he used his forehead to withstand a bullet, which was played up by netizens.
As the first person recognized Xu Yang, a wave of discussion erupted in the crowd!
“It’s him, it’s him, it’s Xu Yang, the director! I’ve seen his videos!”
“That’s right, I didn’t expect Xu Yang to be even more handsome in person than in the video!”
“Isn’t Xu Yang from Wu City? How could he say Xishan Wanshou Palace is his home?”
“Don’t you know that Xu Yang is a Daoist priest?”
“Do you remember Wang Wei, the number one paparazzi in the entertainment industry? A few years ago, he retired from the internet, but he recently announced he’s coming back and claimed to be Baixiao Sheng from the martial world. He wrote an article specifically about Xu Yang…saying that Xu Yang is the grandson of the former head of Wanshou Palace, Supreme Sage Qingxu!”
“Master Xu!”
“The Northwest Hammer King…why is he here?”
For the tourists and believers who came to offer incense, it was just a discussion.
But those Daoist disciples and martial world figures all changed their expressions.
Especially those who were older and knew something about the controversy over the Daoist lineage of Jingming Sect and Lu Shan Sect, they murmured, “Finally…The cycle of cause and effect, the heavenly power’s retribution, Lu Shan Sect’s actions back then have finally borne the fruit of evil!”
“Just by Xu Yang? A mere Entering Dao Realm, how can he shake the Lu Shan Sect’s mountain?”
“That’s right…do you really think that Xu Yang became invincible just because he killed several elders of Lu Shan Sect?”
“That may not be true… the Northwest Hammer King is not just a Daoist, haven’t you all seen the video that spread online? He resisted bullets with his physical body, even a mid-Innate Realm killer couldn’t break his defense, and he comprehended the essence of the sword…”
“This shows that his martial arts cultivation can at least be comparable to a peak martial grandmaster, and Master Xu also relied on thunder to enter the Dao Realm. With his current age, no one can predict his future achievements, it’s not impossible for him to topple the Lu Shan Sect!”
If it was an ordinary person making trouble, the staff could easily handle it.
But as Xu Yang stirred things up and the crowd gathered, some people from the Maoshan Sect even came forward to chat, some martial world figures also took the initiative to make friends, especially since the martial arts and Daoist skills had recently been made public, and now Lu Shan Sect was about to hold the “Returning Ancestral Ceremony and Blessing Praying Ceremony”, this event attracted quite a few media reporters.
When the reporters discovered Xu Yang’s identity, they immediately surrounded him with their cameras pointing at Xu Yang.
This incident quickly alarmed the Daoist priests inside Xishan Wanshou Palace.
Although the Lu Shan Sect was now in charge of Xishan Wanshou Palace, there were still some Jingming Sect disciples present.
These Jingming Sect disciples had long been oppressed by the Lu Shan Sect, and when they heard the news, they all came out of the Daoist palace. They had mostly heard of Xu Yang’s reputation, knowing that Xu Yang was a disciple of the former head of Jingming Sect, “Supreme Sage Qingxu” Xu Zhiyuan, and they couldn’t help but ignite hope in their hearts.
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In Wanshou Palace…
A young Daoist priest shouted, “Second Senior Brother, it’s terrible, it’s terrible…”
This “Second Senior Brother” was a somewhat chubby Daoist priest. He was a disciple of Wei Daochang, the “Supreme Sage Xuancheng”, who is now the leader of Xishan Wanshou Palace. Since his “Big Senior Brother” was in seclusion trying to break through the “Entering Dao Realm”, the responsibility for the major and minor affairs of the Dao Palace had fallen upon him.
“This is a place of quietness in the Dao Palace, what’s with the shouting and screaming?”
“Second Senior Brother” was watching a short video on his phone and quickly put away his phone when he heard the noise. He picked up a Daoist book and said indifferently, “Tell me, what’s going on?”
“He’s here!”
The disciple panted, “The Northwest Hammer King, Xu Yang…he’s here, right outside the Dao Palace!”
“What?”
Second Senior Brother jumped up from his chair in a shock, and said, “How dare he come to Wanshou Palace? Who gave him the guts? Who is he with? How many people came with him?”
“It seems to be just him.”
That disciple thought for a moment, and said, “No, besides Xu Yang, there are two women!”
“Ghost King!”
Second Senior Brother took a deep breath, and then sneered, “It is said that Xu Yang kept a Ghost King… But does he think that with just a Ghost King, he dares to cause trouble in my Wanshou Palace?”
“You go out first and guide the people to disperse the tourists. I’m going to see the sect leader.”
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Outside Xishan Wanshou Palace, at the Dao Palace.
“Master Xu, are you also a disciple of Wanshou Palace?”
“Master Xu, are you coming back to Wanshou Palace this time to attend the prayer and blessing ceremony?”
“Master Xu, can you tell us about the Martial Arts Academy?”
“Master Xu, as a person who has attained the Dao, it’s not quite appropriate for you, for the sake of a few tens of dollars for the entrance fee, to embarrass a staff member of the scenic area, is it?”
“Huh?”
Faced with the reporter’s questions, Xu Yang originally answered well, but he couldn’t stop the idiotic remarks by one of the reporters, which made Xu Yang’s gaze condense, and he immediately looked over, asking coldly, “Which media are you from?”
The reporter was somewhat frightened by Xu Yang’s gaze, but she was not afraid and bravely said, “As we all know, the people selling tickets here are staff members of the scenic area arranged by the Tourism and Culture Bureau. If you say you are a disciple of Lu Shan Sect, why not reveal your identity and instead embarrass an ordinary ticket seller?”
Xu Yang looked at the camera and said, “First, I am not a disciple of Lu Shan Sect, but a disciple of Jingming Sect!”
“Second, this West Mountain Wanshou Palace is the ancestral home of my Jingming Sect, built in memory of Master Xu. Why should I buy a ticket to visit the ancestral home of my own sect?”
“Well said!”
As soon as Xu Yang finished speaking, a sudden cheer came.
The crowd and the media personnel all looked in the direction of the sound, only to see dozens of disciples dressed in Daoist robes, walking quickly with excited expressions and some with red eyes.
A Daoist in his 40s even knelt down on one knee, saying loudly, “Li Yuanchang, the 27th generation disciple of Jingming Sect, pay my respects to Uncle Master Xu Yang!”
The rest of the Daoists followed suit, kneeling on one knee and saying in unison, “Pay respects to Uncle Master Xu Yang!”
This scene left the onlookers stunned, especially the news media, who started filming frantically.
Looking at these Daoists who were much older than himself, Xu Yang immediately stepped forward and said, “Please get up, everyone. I am not deserving of such a great honor from all of you.”
The leading master, “Li Yuanchang,” said: “Uncle Master, you are a disciple of the Jing generation under Supreme Sage Qingxu, while we are of the Yuan generation, two generations apart from you. It is only right for us to pay our respects to you.”
Xu Yang was about to explain…
When another cold snort sounded.
“Hmph!”
“Li Yuanchang, how dare you leave the Dao Palace gate without the permission of Second Senior Brother?”
Everyone’s gaze shifted again, only to see another group of people in Daoist robes approaching.
However, unlike the previous group of Daoists, the latter had shiny robes and arrogant demeanor.
Upon seeing this, Li Yuanchang whispered to Xu Yang, “Uncle Master, these are all disciples of Lu Shan Sect… In recent years, we have been living a difficult life in Wanshou Palace, and everything depends on the face of Lu Shan Sect.”
As he spoke,
A man in his forties had tears in his eyes and choked out, “We are not afraid of death… But after the sect leader disappeared, the people of Jingming Sect either died, scattered, or surrendered… There are only a few dozen of us left in the Jingming Sect, and we could only endure the humiliation… We were afraid… Afraid that the Jingming Sect would be severed!”
Xu Yang took a deep breath.
Li Yuanchang spoke lightly, but Xu Yang could imagine the contempt and treatment they had suffered over the past twenty years.
He patted Li Yuanchang on the shoulder and whispered, “You have all suffered a lot over the years!”
Xu Yang’s voice grew louder as he took a step forward and said, “From now on, you will no longer have to suffer like this… All the things you have lost over the years, I, Xu Yang, will help you reclaim them one by one today!”
He stood in front of the dozens of Jingming Sect disciples.
Among these Jingming Sect disciples…
There was hardly a young person among them… The youngest one was over 35 years old!
After all, following the struggle for the orthodox Daoist lineage, the Jingming Sect lost the right to recruit disciples. These disciples, however, persevered in their original intention, enduring the humiliation of Lu Shan Sect, and being ordered around like slaves, but they have been guarding the last heritage of Jingming Sect!
They were looking at Xu Yang,
Looking at the young man who had gained fame in the martial world in recent days, looking at his back, at that moment, they felt a sense of indescribable emotion, as if their years of perseverance had finally paid off.
However, at this moment, Xu Yang’s heart was filled with raging anger!
Before this, although he had been advocating for the “Jingming Sect” to be vindicated,
In reality…
He was only doing it for his old master.
Although he claimed to be from the “Jingming Sect” and was a disciple of the “Miraculous Salvation True Lord Miaoji”, he didn’t really have any feelings for the “Jingming Sect” itself.
But now it was different.
These people…
Had brought about a strange change in his heart.
Seeing the Lu Shan Sect disciples approaching, Xu Yang’s face was calm, but his heart was already brewing a murderous intent.
The leading Lu Shan Sect disciple stopped in front of Xu Yang, looked him up and down a few times, and sneered, “So, you are Xu Yang, the Northwest Hammer King? You’ve got quite the guts to come to our Lu Shan Sect’s territory and cause a ruckus!”
“When did Wanshou Palace, the ancestral home of my Jingming Sect, become Lu Shan Sect’s territory?”
Xu Yang stretched out a finger and slowly pointed it towards the Lu Shan Sect disciple’s forehead.
The disciple was horrified and tried to dodge, but found himself bound by a mysterious force, only able to watch helplessly as the finger touched his forehead.
And then…
His consciousness scattered.
He fell to the ground.
Xu Yang withdrew his finger, not even glancing at the dead Lu Shan Sect disciple, stepped towards Wanshou Palace, using his power, his voice thundering, “Xu Yang, the successor of Jingming Sect, has come today to take back the ancestral home of my Jingming Sect… I kindly ask the friends of Lu Shan Sect to find another place for your Transmission Praying for Blessings Ceremony.”
“Otherwise, today… I will make Wanshou Palace flow with blood!”
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PS: I took my child for a preschool physical examination this morning, and I was 10 minutes late, I apologize.