"What did you say?"

In the Great Buddha Main Hall, the abbot of Jinshan Temple, who was reciting the True Scripture beneath the Buddha statue, suddenly opened his eyes.

His gaze, clear as water and full of wisdom, shone with a compelling light, commanding respect without anger.

The group of senior monks studying Buddhist Dharma in the hall also frowned and looked with bewilderment at the novice monk delivering the message.

The novice monk, pale-faced and with trembling lips, repeated:

"Returning to the Abbot, just now, Elder Nine Beads' Life Soul Lamp Wick was extinguished..."

After speaking, he fell to the ground, weeping bitterly.

The faces of everyone in the Buddhist Hall changed. After a brief hesitation, they joined their palms together, and with compassion on their faces, mournfully uttered, "Amitabha!"

Then, Abbot Ku Wu, with furrowed brows, asked, "Do you know the details?"

The novice monk tearfully replied, "This disciple does not know."

Hearing this, Abbot Ku Wu's brows furrowed tightly.

The senior monks in the hall chattered nonstop, with endless debates.

"I had said before, that Black Bear Spirit is cunning and treacherous. Junior Brother Nine Beads, who spent his life suppressing Leifeng Pagoda, was straightforward and pure-hearted. Sending him down the mountain might not be beneficial."

"And now, Junior Brother Nine Beads has unexpectedly died. If that Cyan Snake Demon takes the opportunity to raid Leifeng Pagoda, what should we do?"

"You can't say that. That Black Bear Spirit has repeatedly stolen our Jinshan Temple's secret treasures. If we don't send someone to suppress him, where is the dignity of our Holy Sect?"

"Actually, the most puzzling thing now is, how did Junior Brother Nine Beads die?"

"That Black Bear Spirit does indeed have significant cultivation, but our Buddhist Sect has countless ways to restrain the Demon Race. In the same realm, Junior Brother Nine Beads has no reason to lose to it! Not to mention, Junior Brother Nine Beads went down the mountain this time, bringing along that string of Celestial Image Glazed Beads!"

"With the blessing of those beads, Junior Brother Nine Beads could even manifest a Dharma Aspect. How could that Black Bear Spirit be his match?"

"So by your account, was Junior Brother Nine Beads harmed by someone else?"

"It's not impossible!"

"But in this world, who dares to harm the life of my Jinshan Temple's elder?"

"Could it be that Cyan Snake Demon?"

This statement received a lot of agreement.

Ever since 800 years ago, when the Mad Monk Fa Hai suppressed the enlightened White Snake from Qingcheng Mountain under Leifeng Pagoda.

Jinshan Temple and the Cyan Snake formed an unending feud.

Especially in recent years, as the Cyan Snake's strength surged, she would forcefully break into Jinshan Temple every so often to rescue her sister.

If it weren't for the nine elders, who inherited Fa Hai's mantle, guarding beneath Leifeng Pagoda day and night.

The Leifeng Pagoda would probably have long been toppled.

In truth, this time, being forced to send Elder Nine Beads down the mountain was also because that hateful Black Bear Spirit had stolen too many magical artifacts from Jinshan Temple.

Among them, there was one that was even related to the fortune of Jinshan Temple!

To retrieve that artifact, the Abbot had no choice but to invite an elder from Leifeng Pagoda to capture the Black Bear Spirit.

Actually, the Abbot had considered Elder Nine Beads' safety.

To avoid any leaks, he specifically had Elder Nine Beads leave the mountain in secret, fearing interception by the Cyan Snake Demon.

Additionally, the Abbot specially handed over the temple's treasured Eighth Grade Glazed Beads to Elder Nine Beads as a precaution!

But unexpectedly, an accident still happened to him...

"If it truly was the work of the Cyan Snake Demon, she might very well soon descend upon Jinshan Temple again!"

Thinking of the terrifying power of the Cyan Snake, all the monks in the hall furrowed their brows deeply.

"And also the Eighth Grade Glazed Beads, we don't even know if they fell into her hands..."

The monks sighed softly.

But Abbot Ku Wu remained calm.

"It's all just speculation. We need to clearly investigate the cause of Elder Nine Beads' death first!"

With Abbot Ku Wu's order given.

That day, temples across the country received orders to investigate the death of Elder Nine Beads.

What Jinshan Temple didn't expect was.

As soon as this order was issued, temples from all over provided accurate information.

At the same time, the abbot of the Great Brightness Temple and its leading figures already submitted letters of apology.

It was only at this moment that the Holy Sect Jinshan Temple, uninvolved in secular matters, finally understood the recent public storm in the Buddhist Sect.

They also learned that apart from the uninformed Holy Sect, the cause of Elder Nine Beads' death was known nationwide!

Jinshan Temple was shaken.

From the Abbot to the sweeping novice monks, everyone was in an uproar.

"Oh my, Elder Nine Beads actually died at the hands of a Daoist?"

"White Cliff Mountain? Qingfeng Temple? What kind of place is this? I've never even heard of it before!"

"How could such a small Daoist Temple produce a Daoist at the Grandmaster Realm?"

"Qi Body Origin Flow? Could he be from Qingcheng Mountain?"

"A Daoist from Qingcheng Mountain actually killed our Jinshan Temple's elder? Are they looking to start a war?"

"An Alchemy Furnace actually shattered our temple's prized treasure, the Eighth Grade Celestial Image Glazed Beads!"

"How is this possible?!"

The monks of Jinshan Temple couldn't believe it, but the facts left them no choice but to accept.

"How did the Great Brightness Temple handle things? Why was the news about that Daoist only reported today?"

"Damn it, the top echelons of Guangming Temple deserve to die!"

All the leading figures in Jinshan Temple gritted their teeth.

As the Upper Buddhism Sect, Guangming Temple not only had the responsibility to oversee all temples but also had the task of suppressing Daoism.

However, now, a Daoist at the Grandmaster Realm emerged in the world, wreaking havoc.

Not only did he turn around the reputation of Daoism, but he also slew an elder of Jinshan Temple.

This made their anger burn uncontrollably!

Immediately, someone proposed to execute the senior members of Guangming Temple.

Additionally, there were those who insisted that unless that Daoist was put down, Jinshan Temple's dignity would be lost!

Of course, a very few believed that at such a time, it was not advisable to take drastic actions, lest the Cyan Snake Demon takes advantage of the situation!

All along, Abbot Ku Wu remained silent.

It was only after he had visited Leifeng Pagoda that he returned to give an order.

"The dignity of the Buddhist Sect cannot be insulted, eradicate Qingfeng Temple immediately!"

...

...

On the other side, outside Qingcheng Mountain, in a secluded cave dwelling.

"Xiao Qing Immortal, great news, great news!!"

Accompanied by excited shouts, a sparrow demon fluttered into the cave chirping.

From the cave emerged a stunning woman in green, exuding a faint demonic aura and a hint of enigmatic Dao Rhyme, mysterious beyond compare.

"Good news? What joy is there?"

The woman in green spoke, her voice cold, her demeanor somber, like an ice mountain frozen for millennia.

"Permit me a sip of water first!"

The sparrow demon flapped its wings, then gulped down several big mouthfuls from a spirit pool in the cave, before beaming with excitement to speak:

"The bald donkey guarding Leifeng Pagoda, old Nine, is dead, killed by someone!"

"What?!"

At these words, the indifferent face of the woman in green widened her beautiful eyes in astonishment.

"Is this true?"

The sparrow demon nodded like a pecking chick: "More than just true, it's absolutely true, the entire Cultivation Realm is talking about it now!"

The Cyan Snake furrowed her lovely brows, suspiciously asking, "What exactly happened?"

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