C85 (1/2)

Just when Ji Kuhai was split into two by the lightning whip, far away in the depths of the Mountain Langya Mountain Range, on a mountain peak shrouded in clouds, stood an ancient looking Taoist temple.

The monastery was built on the peak of a mountain and was surrounded by cliffs and crags. The surroundings were filled with pine trees and white fog. Occasionally, birds would fly by, creating a serene scene.

At this moment, within the quiet Daoist monastery, seven deep bells rang out.

”Boom, boom, boom...”

The deep yet penetrating sound of the bell resonated throughout the entire temple. Soon after, a figure dressed in a daoist robe came out from the mountain like an ape, gathering in a small square made of limestone.

This square was built in the shape of Taiji Eight Trigrams. In the front was a square cauldron with three incense sticks lit up as thick as baby's arms.

In the midst of the faint green smoke, nearly a hundred people had already gathered in the plaza. Two-thirds of them were young and strong, with the rest being elderly people.

At this moment, everyone looked at each other in dismay as they gathered in the square and discussed in whispers.

”Hey, what's going on? Could something big have happened to my White Cloud Monastery? Why did it suddenly ring the cloud bell? ”

”That's right, unless it's a life or death, or even if it's a ceremony for the previous Monastery Master to ascend to the throne, this Yun Zhong will only ring. Is my White Cloud Monastery going to be in a life or death crisis today?”

”Cloud Bell has sounded seven times consecutively, it's a death knell!” A middle-aged disciple with relatively old qualifications sighed and said, ”I'm afraid that the elder has met with an accident.”

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed. Before they could even speak, they saw an old man with a full head of white hair wearing an azure robe walking over. His white hair was held up by a long jade hairpin.

Upon seeing the old man, everyone revealed a respectful expression and bowed simultaneously to greet him.

”Monastery leader!”

Obviously, this person was the legendary old temple owner of White Cloud Monastery, Dao Qingyi!

The elder's face was calm, but a hint of grief could be seen within his eyes. He nodded to everyone and said, ”Take a seat!”

Everyone looked even more confused, but they still sat cross-legged on the green stone floor.

Dao Qingyi swept a glance across everyone, the grief in his eyes became even stronger, and he said: ”I believe everyone should be able to guess the reason behind gathering everyone here.”

”That's right, the seven tolls of the death knell represents the death of an important elder in my White Cloud Monastery! Just now, I found out that Junior Brother Ji, who is also known as Clan Elder Ji Kuhai's Life Tablet has shattered! ”

Everyone looked at each other, and continued to listen to Dao Qingyi's story.

”Junior Brother Ji has extraordinary strength, he is a half-step into the Divine Feathers Realm. In the next few years, he is expected to become the strongest person in the entire White Cloud Monastery, but that person directly killed him, leaving him without even a chance to ask for help. This proves that the opponent is extremely strong, and he should be either a Divine Feathers cultivator or a master of Perfection Stage!”

BOOM *

The moment he said those words, the crowd immediately burst into an uproar.

Sage Protector?

master of Perfection Stage?

There were only a handful of them, the Divine Guardian Spirits and master of Perfection Stage s of the Jiangnan Province. How could Ji Kuhai offend such an enemy?

Dao Qingyi did not care about the doubt in everyone's eyes and continued to speak, ”I tried to deduce the location of Junior Brother Ji's death, but after discovering the Tian Ji Barrier, I was powerless to do anything.”

”Now, my White Cloud Monastery does not know where he is at all, and what his intentions are.

”As for the murderer, you don't have to worry about it. I will investigate it myself.” Killing intent surfaced on Dao Qingyi's solemn and elderly face, and he said: ”No matter who the other party is, the one who killed my White Cloud Monastery, this old man will definitely not let him off!”

Hearing that, everyone's minds were at ease. With Dao Qingyi here, the White Cloud Monastery would definitely be fine!