Seeing Hu Lingzi entering the main cave, the Ninth Cave Master, sitting on the stone platform, bowed and said, "I am honored to have you visit my humble home, Mr. Mountain. Please take a seat."
Hu Lingzi bowed in return, then sat down on a stone bench on the right.
After Hu Lingzi sat down, the Nine Caves Master immediately asked Hu Lingzi, "I wonder what the mountain king has come for?"
Hu Lingzi asked, "Master Jiudong, I am the God of Bukong Mountain, right?"
The Nine Cave Master couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Of course, you're not a mountain god, so could I be?"
Hu Lingzi nodded and said, "Well, since I am the God of Bukong Mountain, then I allow the demon cultivators to pick spiritual herbs in Bukong Mountain. Why do you, Lord Jiudong, interfere?"
Hearing Hu Lingzi's words, Jiudong Lord's eyes narrowed, and then he said with a wicked smile, "Are you here for that pair of siblings?"
"That's right," Hu Lingzi said, "They have my permission to go into the mountains and pick three spiritual herbs under two hundred years old every year. But ten days ago, you, Lord Jiudong, captured them and brutally tortured them. Lord Jiudong, I demand an explanation."
Upon hearing what Hu Lingzi said, the Nascent Soul and Yang God Realm griffin monsters standing in the cave immediately turned ferocious, and their blood-red eyes looked directly at Hu Lingzi with murderous intent.
The Nine Caves Master laughed heartily, then said to Hu Lingzi, "Mountain Lord, don't forget, this is Xiniu Hezhou, the Pure Land of Buddhism. This Amoghavajra Mountain is named after the Amoghavajra Buddha of the North. As the Dharma Protector of Guangfa Temple, I devoutly believe in the Amoghavajra Buddha of the North and practice cultivation. Don't I have a share in this Amoghavajra Mountain?"
Fox Spirit said, "I was ordained by the Heavenly Court to rule the Three Realms. As the deity of Mount Bukong, I am the master of all things in Bukong. As for the fact that the mountain is named after the Northern Buddha Bukong, that's irrelevant. According to Jiudong, I saw a wild dog named Guangfa the other day. Could it be that Guangfa Temple belongs to that wild dog?"
"Fox Spirit!" The Nine Cave Master was furious when he heard this. He called out Fox Spirit by name and said, "How dare you insult the Buddhist temple? If you weren't the God of Mount Bukong, I could kill you for this alone."
Hu Lingzi suddenly stood up and looked at the Nine Cave Master and said, "Hmph, Nine Cave Master, no matter what, you have arbitrarily overstepped the divine authority of Heaven and harmed the demon cultivators who had been allowed by me to collect herbs. You must apologize and provide all the elixirs and immortal medicines needed to treat those two demon cultivators. After they have fully recovered, you must also compensate them for the precious materials and resources they used in their ten years of cultivation."
"Hahaha!" The Nine Cave Master burst into laughter upon hearing this. Then, his expression turned cold and he pointed outside the Mist Nest Cave, shouting, "Get out! I don't dare to kill you, Immortal Official, but if you push me too far, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."
Following a loud shout from the Nine Cave Lord, all the demon cultivators inside and outside the Mist Nest Cave rushed in and formed a circle around them, staring at Fox Spirit and the Patrol General with eager eyes.
Hu Lingzi looked at the surrounding demon cultivators and the hostile Nine Cave Master, knowing that a head-on fight was not a wise choice, so he bowed and said, "Nine Cave Master, do you know who the current Shangshu of Xitian Prefecture is?"
The Nine Cave Master's cold face was slightly surprised. He didn't understand what Hu Lingzi meant, so he said lightly: "I have long heard of the great name of Wen Tianxiang, the Minister of Xitian Prefecture."
Hu Lingzi smiled and then bowed, saying, "Well, I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, Hu Lingzi took the patrol general and left the Mist Nest Cave under the hostility of hundreds of demon cultivators around him, and then cast magic to return to the mountain temple.
But even though Hu Lingzi had left, Jiudongzhu felt a little puzzled. "What did he mean by that question?"
The Nine Cave Master thought about it and still felt uneasy, so he said to a Yangshen Realm Griffin Demon beside him: "Nine Lakes."
The Yangshen Realm Griffin Monster named Jiuhu immediately stepped forward and bowed, "Cave Master."
The Nine Cave Master took out a storage bag and handed it to Jiuhu, saying, "There are 130 immortal herbs in it. Take them to Guangfa Temple immediately and present them to the abbot, the divine monk Yehua. Also, ask if there have been any recent incidents in Xitian Prefecture. Go quickly and return quickly."
Jiuhu took the storage bag and bowed, saying, "I obey the order."
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After returning to the mountain god temple, Hu Lingzi first went to check on the injuries of Yuchan and her brother, and then returned to the main hall of the mountain god temple.
"Mountain Lord, the Lord of the Nine Caves is so arrogant and doesn't take the Mountain God Temple seriously at all. I think Yuchan and her brother will have to swallow their anger this time." General Yushan frowned and said in a deep voice after Hu Lingzi told him the result of the trip to the Mist Nest Cave.
Hu Lingzi smiled faintly and said, "Nine Cave Master will not escape this time!"
"Oh?" General Patrol, General Divide the Mountains, and General Guard the Mountains were all surprised when they heard this. Then General Guard the Mountains asked, "Shan Jun, what do you mean?"
Hu Lingzi asked, "Do you know who the new Shangshu of Xitian Prefecture is?"
"I know! It's Master Hongqing." When talking about Fang Jian, the three generals' faces were full of admiration.
"We heard that Master Hongqing strictly abides by the laws of nature and is impartial and selfless. We have long admired him very much," said General Fenshan.
The Patrol General reacted at this moment and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Shan Jun, are you planning to ask Master Hongqing to punish the Nine Cave Masters?"
Upon hearing this, General Yushan immediately said, "But as the Minister of Xitian Prefecture, Master Hongqing is busy with all sorts of affairs. How could he possibly pay attention to such a small matter?"
Hu Lingzi laughed heartily and said to the three generals, "It seems you still don't understand Master Hongqing. If I only talk about the matter between the Yuchan siblings and the Nine Cave Master, Master Hongqing will naturally not take it seriously. But don't forget that the Nine Cave Master is also the guardian of Guangfa Temple and has a deep connection with Buddhism. I only need to point out this relationship, and Master Hongqing will definitely pay attention."
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