The messenger, Chai Zhou, nodded in agreement and said, "I obey the order."

Fang Jian then said to Xiong Qi and Huo Xunyan, "You two will stay here for now. Later, follow me down to the mortal realm and head to Changlin Temple."

Hearing this, Xiong Qi and Huo Xunyan were overjoyed and immediately bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "Thank you, kind father, Master Hongqing."

Fang Jian said calmly, "No need to be so polite. As the Minister of the Western Heaven Palace, I should make the decision for the people of Xi Niu Hezhou."

...

Diling Mountain, Changlin Temple, inside the Great Sun Hall.

The abbot of Changlin Temple, the divine monk Pu Yuan, asked the two elders standing nearby, "Has the evildoer who destroyed Shanling Temple been apprehended yet?"

"No." An elder said, "Junior Brother Pu Huan sent a letter back yesterday, but he hasn't caught those evildoers yet."

The monk Pu Yuan frowned and said, "Those evildoers are unimportant. What's important is that mortal."

After hearing what the monk Pu Yuan said, the other two elders also felt that the situation was very difficult.

It's easy to deal with demon cultivators. Throughout history, whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, there has always been a conflict with demon cultivators. Even if there is any conflict, it is normal and completely understandable.

But that mortal saw many things he shouldn't have seen. If his memory fell into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, it would be a huge threat to Changlin Temple and even the entire Dainichi Sect.

"Tell Junior Brother Puhuan to catch those monsters and that mortal as soon as possible. The ceremony for the Mingwang to confer the Mingfei will begin in two months. Nothing can go wrong at this time." said the monk Puyuan.

Upon hearing this, the other two elders clasped their hands together and said, "I obey the order."

At this time, the monk Pu Yuan seemed to remember something and said, "How many magical instruments have been sent back to the temple for sacrifice and refinement recently?"

Upon hearing this, another elder immediately said, "Master, there are over 700 items in total."

Divine Monk Pu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's temporarily suspend the rituals and send all of them to the Holy Bone Pagoda for storage." He looked at the two elders and said, "Just in case."

The two elders immediately understood what he said, and one of them immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I'll do it right away."

Divine Monk Pu Yuan then said to the remaining elder, "For the Ming Consort's enthronement ceremony, all disciples above the Yangshen realm must go to Huayan Treasure Temple to participate. This is a gift from the Mingwang Venerable to our Changlin Temple. Disciples must prepare properly and not slack off in the slightest."

"I obey the order." The remaining elder also stood up and bowed.

Just as the remaining elder stood up, a Xuanxian realm deacon monk suddenly hurried in from outside the hall. He came to the front of the Puyuan monk with a panicked look on his face and bowed, saying, "Master, this is bad! The mountain gate is sealed."

“???”

Upon hearing this, the monk Pu Yuan and the remaining elder were stunned, their faces full of confusion.

"What do you mean?" asked the elder.

The monk in charge reported, "Master, Elder, many heavenly soldiers have suddenly arrived outside the temple. They claim to be following the orders of the Minister of Western Heaven, Immortal Hongqing, and have sealed the temple's main gate and all exits. Even the sky has been covered with lightning nets."

"What?!" The monk Pu Yuan and the elder were shocked when they heard this, and their faces turned ashen in an instant.

After being shocked, the monk Pu Yuan immediately asked, "How many heavenly soldiers have arrived? Which heavenly general is leading them?"

The monk in charge said, "There are about five thousand of them, led by General Tang Yu, who is in charge of capturing and killing General Xitian."

"It's him?!" The monk Pu Yuan and the elder were immediately horrified. The elder said, "Master, Tang Yu is a vicious dog under the command of Master Hong Qing. He has the blood debts of tens of thousands of my Buddhist disciples on his hands."

The monk Pu Yuan said solemnly, "We must deal with it properly."

As the monk Pu Yuan finished speaking, the elder who had left earlier returned and said, "Master Abbot, Master Pu Guang, that assassin general Tang Yu has led a large number of heavenly soldiers and has surrounded Changlin Temple. What should we do now?"

Elder Pu Guang said, "I still don't know his purpose."

"I'm afraid something unexpected has happened again, otherwise there wouldn't be such a big fuss in Xitian Prefecture." The tone of the monk Pu Yuan was extremely heavy.

As soon as the monk Pu Yuan finished speaking, the entire Great Sun Palace fell into deathly silence. At the same time, everyone present thought of a temple in Jingfa Kingdom, which was the Shuangjian Temple that was destroyed by the killer General Tang Yu.

"He who comes has ill intentions!" Elder Pu Guang said in a serious voice.

At this time, the divine monk Pu Yuan said, "No matter what, we must not lose our composure. Come on, my two junior brothers, follow me to the mountain gate to meet this killer general and find out his intentions."

As long as those heavenly soldiers have not attacked Changlin Temple, it means that there is still room for recovery. It is not possible to follow the abbot of Shuangjian Temple and lie down and pretend to be dead, because Shuangjian Temple has set a wrong example with the lives of all the monks in the temple.