The mountain is quite high, passing through layers of white clouds. Previously, Xue Kong's figure was hidden in the white clouds, and his breath was concealed. Neither Fa Ming and others nor the cultivators of Ziyue Country discovered him.
But when Xue Kong walked out at this moment, his figure was very obvious and he was immediately exposed to everyone's sight.
"Is it him?" Surprise appeared in Ma Debao's eyes. His gaze flashed, and he didn't stare at Xue Kong for long. He immediately turned around and started fighting with the cultivator from Ziyue Country again.
Fa Ming also saw Xue Kong from a distance. His gaze lingered on Xue Kong's face for a moment before he came to his senses and shouted happily, "Fellow Daoist Xue, I didn't expect you to remember my invitation that day and actually come."
"It's just that I'm in a bit of trouble here. I'm sorry I can't entertain you for the time being."
Xue Kong turned around and nodded gently at Fa Ming: "Don't pay attention to me, I'll walk around and see."
Fa Ming's mouth twitched fiercely, thinking, I've made my words so clear, won't you come to help?
When he looked over again, Xue Kong had already walked into Banyun Temple.
"Who is that?" The woman with a voice as rough as a man frowned, and was disgusted by Xue Kong's tactlessness.
"I met a fellow Taoist on the Demon Island. He was extremely powerful. The head of the Three Immortals Sect once said that if he could successfully leave the Demon Island, he would accept him as a true disciple."
"I saw that he was very capable, so I invited him to come to Banyun Temple ten years from now to see the thousand-year-old tree and discuss important matters together. I thought he wouldn't take it seriously, but I didn't expect him to actually come."
Fa Ming smiled and said, "Now he is probably truly a true disciple of the Three Immortals Taoist. He has an extraordinary status and a promising future."
"Is this really true?" The woman was surprised. Being the true disciple of the Three Immortals Taoist Priest was not an ordinary identity. No matter where he went in Jingwu Country, he would be respected.
The woman's gaze towards Banyun Temple immediately changed.
Her hands made hand gestures faster and faster, and the formation took shape at an extremely fast speed. The core of the formation was bright. If Xue Kong was here, he would be able to see through it at a glance.
Xue Kong's mind was no longer on them at the moment. After entering Banyun Temple, he strolled to the backyard of Banyun Temple. Just now, he swept his spiritual sense and found that the thousand-year-old tree was here.
The ancient trees are towering and extremely large, occupying most of the backyard.
The thick roots underground are exposed, intertwined and can be used as stools.
"This thousand-year-old tree is indeed extraordinary. There is spiritual power lingering inside. I just don't know whether the tree itself has spiritual power or there is something else inside it." Xue Kong kept looking at the thousand-year-old tree.
After walking around this thousand-year-old tree several times, I felt even more amazed.
Then, he squatted down and looked down. There was a gap in the exposed tangled rhizome. Xue Kong compared it and found that the gap was just big enough for a person to sit cross-legged on the ground.
"Could it be that a great man had realized the truth here, and the spiritual energy here is so rich, or is this the place where Fa Ming practiced?" Xue Kong was about to take a closer look when several figures flew over from the sky.
"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me for my negligence." Fa Ming laughed and landed in the yard.
Xue Kong glanced at the three men with surprise. Seeing that they had no injuries and their breathing was stable, they did not look like they had just been through a battle. He asked curiously, "Did you kill those monks?"
"After Fellow Daoist Yunjuan set up the formation, the six people knew they were no match for us and retreated separately. We did not pursue them." Fa Ming shook his head. It was too difficult for them to kill each other, and the same was true in reverse.
Although there is a gap in numbers between the two sides, their strength is comparable.
Only after fighting for several years until the spiritual power is exhausted can the winner be determined.
"Fellow Daoist Xue, we meet again." Ma Debao bowed to Xue Kong. He learned Xue Kong's name and origin from Fa Ming, and immediately became much more enthusiastic.
"When we met not long ago, I wanted to make friends with you. Perhaps you thought I was ugly, so you ignored me. I didn't expect that you, Daoist Xue, would also be targeting this place."
"Xue never judges people by appearance, I'm just a little wary." Xue Kong's face was indifferent. This was of course an excuse. The real reason was that he didn't want to waste time.
The woman named Yun Juan used to feel disgusted with Xue Kong because he was not tactful. However, after learning that Xue Kong might be the true disciple of Sanxian Taoist, she looked at Xue Kong again and found that he was quite gentle.
I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a lot more favorable towards him.
She clasped her hands together and said softly, "Greetings, fellow Taoist. My name is Yunjuan."
She deliberately made her voice soft, but because she had a natural female appearance and a male voice, it sounded quite strange.
Xue Kong nodded in return as if he didn't care.
Seeing him like this, Ma Debao began to believe what he had just said about not judging people by their appearance. After all, even Ma Debao himself had behaved rudely when he first heard Yun Juan speak in a man's voice.
But Xue Kong didn't react at all, which was admirable.
"You are worthy of being the true disciple of Taoist Sanxian. This kind of mentality is worth learning from." Ma Debao looked at Xue Kong, nodded secretly, and set a learning goal for himself.
"By the way, who were those monks just now, and why were they chasing you?" Yun Juan turned and asked Ma Debao.
Ma Debao immediately revealed an innocent look: "I don't know what happened. On the way here, I ran into those six people. They came up and killed me without a word."
"If I hadn't escaped quickly, I would have been beheaded."
"One of the six people is in the late stage of foundation building, and the other five are in the early stage of foundation building and some are in the middle stage. However, they look very unfamiliar to me and I have never seen them before." Fa Ming frowned.
He was considered a famous cultivator in the north, and he had seen many cultivators of the same realm, especially those who had reached the late stage of foundation building. There were not many cultivators of this level, so it was impossible for him to be an unknown person.
Besides, this is the time when the Demon Island is opened. Why are these people coming here instead of going to the Demon Island?
And why did he kill Ma Debao without any explanation when he met him?
These doubts loomed deeply in the minds of the three people.
Xue Kong remained calm. From the conversation between the three people, he could tell that the news of the invasion by the Purple Moon Nation had not spread yet. However, he was not interested in this matter and did not intend to waste time on it.
Turning around, he looked at the thousand-year-old tree in the courtyard and asked, "Fellow Daoist Fa Ming once said that a great man had successfully attained enlightenment beneath this tree. Is this true?"
Hearing this, Fa Ming put the matter of those monks behind him and replied, "My master did tell me this before he passed away. I did not lie to you on this point."
"As for who that powerful cultivator is, when he attained enlightenment, and what he attained, I don't know, and I can't benefit from it."
Xue Kong looked at him and said with a forced smile, "Fellow Daoist Fa Ming, you didn't ask me to come here just to take a look at this ancient tree, did you?"
Fa Ming immediately chuckled: "Of course not."
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