271 Liansheng 32 II (1/2)

Ye Hongyu had suddenly appeared in the main hall of the Devil's Doctrine. Her left shoulder was soaked in congealed blood and her skirt was in tatters, unable to cover her completely. She looked utterly pathetic, but her eyes were shockingly shiny.

Ning Que did not know that outside the Front Gate she had used all the strength to split the rock before her before reaching where they were with much difficulty. However, it was evident that she had suffered greatly judging from her appearance and he could not help but be in awe of her.

As compared to the vague respect he felt, he was even more nervous when he saw the Tao Addict. He quickly held on to the hilt of his blade behind him with his right hand and was prepared to get rid of this fearful enemy at her weakest.

However, he realized that Ye Hongyu did not bother with him at all. Mo Shanshan who leaned against the rock wall did not concern herself with her either. Both the Tao Addict and the Calligraphy Addict looked at the skinny old monk in the Bone Mountain speechlessly and somewhat intoxicatedly.

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To the east of the West-Hill Divine Kingdom near the sea, there was a large circular stone. It was used against the fearful waves. Behind the rock was the Kingdom of Song. It could perhaps be due to the rainy days and winds, many great people came from the humble little country. There were a great number of priests in the Divine Hall that came from the Kingdom of Song. The Great Divine Priest of Light who had been imprisoned for many years came from this place. And in a dark night many years ago, the lotuses in the garden of a certain mansion in the capital of the kingdom Song bloomed. Together with the blooming of the lotus flowers, was the birth of a baby boy. As such, the baby boy was named Lotus.

The child named Lotus was not exceptional in his youth. He was like the other young masters around him who went to school and took exams. After that, he received an official position and married. The couple did not have any children before his beloved wife passed on from an illness. After the death of his wife, Lotus stayed by her grave in a hut. He grieved beside it for three months.

On a stormy night, Lotus walked into the rain. He stood in tranquil contemplation for half of the night before walking back in wet clothes. He picked up a brush and wrote an essay in remembrance of his wife. After that, he threw the brush into the grass that had grown on the grave, laughed out loud thrice and walked away.

In the years after, Lotus explored the world and visited many different cultivation sects. His essay in remembrance of his wife had made its way into the world and caused many to cry. His name was well known and the sects met him with respect but did not tell him anything about cultivation.

On the second autumn, Lotus traveled to the Tile Mountain. It rained, and he sought refuge in the Lanke Temple.

That night, he slept in the back hall and heard an old monk talking about the Buddhism Sect. He thought about it into the deep night and returned to the main gate of the Lanke Temple and rang the bell. He entered the temple and told the receiving monk that he wanted to enter a debate with the host of Lanke Temple.

The debate lasted for an entire 32 days. Lotus's speech was as flowery as lotuses blooming on the clouds of the Tile Mountain. A bird from the heaven hidden in the tree by the edge of the cliff chirped gently during the debate, attracting scholars and celebrities from around the world.

The debate at the Lanke Temple became yet another grand event after the Yue laan hungry ghost festival. Lotus's name began to circulate in the world.

On the last day, the previous Haotian hierarch from the West-Hill Divine Palace came from the Peach Mountain. He invited Lotus to join the Divine Hall as a visiting professor before the masses. Lotus smiled and rejected his offer. Then, the Elder who had lived in seclusion in the Lanke Temple of Tile Mountain appeared. He touched the top of his head and hair fell off from the top like black lotuses. His Buddhist Heart became increasingly firm.

In the autumn when the leaves began to fall, Lotus left the Lanke Temple in the Tile Mountain. He traveled across the great river and reached the Ink Lake. He crossed forests and entered the Yuelun Kingdom before disappearing into the Wilderness north-west of Yuelun Kingdom. Nobody knew where he went.

After several years, a monk returned from the Wilderness. He traveled between the palace and the masses, between verdant mountains and seas. He told the princes and nobles and the ordinary folk about cause and effect as well as Lucky Chance. He was well-versed in Buddhism and did well everywhere. The world respected him.

Mr. Lotus disappeared from the world. And the world gained a Master Lotus.

At the peak of their power, the Devil's Doctrine's infiltration into the Central Plains was hard to prevent just like it was hard to prevent the darkness at night. There were two Elders from the Devil's Doctrine who were most mysterious. They secretly played off the other sects of various other countries and created several bloody tragedies. However, no one knew exactly where the two Elders of the Devil's Doctrine were hidden.

That spring, Master Lotus was invited by the Haotian hierarch from West-Hill to teach in the Divine Hall. During the meeting, the vice headmaster of the Revelation Institute spoke with contempt and neglect. Master Lotus walked up to him and killed him before the Hierarch Lord and other powerhouses of the Divine Hall. The vice headmaster of the Revelation Institute was one of the Elders of the Devil's Doctrine.

The hierarch of Haotian Taoism invited Master Lotus to the Divine Hall once more, not as a visiting professor, but to be a Great Divine Priest of Judgment, a position that had been empty for years. Master Lotus said that the time was not right, and refused once more.

Mater Lotus left the Peach Mountain for the Tile Mountain. He had attained Tao enlightenment there then, and now that he had returned, he visited the Lanke Temple to practice. He did not receive any visitors for the next two years and was gradually forgotten by the world.

One day, a high ranking monk died suddenly while sweeping the floors at Lanke Temple. The whole temple was shocked. Master Lotus stepped out of his room and admitted that he had killed the monk. This monk was yet another Elder from the Devil's Doctrine who had concealed himself in the Central Plains. Master Lotus had secluded himself in the Tile Mountain for two years to verify this.

The two most mysterious Elders of the Devil's Doctrine who had hidden out in the Central Plains were both dead. Most of the bloody secret plans of the Devil's Doctrine were all exposed. Master Lotus' name was well renowned across the world.

The White Tower Temple of Yuelun Kingdom, as well as the Lanke Temple of Tile Mountain, named him as a guard to the Front Gate of the Buddhism Sect in commemoration of his deed.

The West-Hill Divine Palace invited him to view the six scrolls of the Tomes of Arcane as a reward and also named him the Great Divine Priest of Judgment.