Chapter 14: On the Pilgrimage Platform
The next day on the Pilgrimage Platform, the weather was warm and sunny. It was a rare good day. Early in the morning, the Huashan Sect members got up and after breakfast, they were led by the disciples of Mount Song to the top of Mount Song. Halfway there, he suddenly saw a large group of people escorting over twenty female nuns. The person in the lead was a carefree young man.
"Linghu Chong!"
The original owner recognized him. Lin Pingzhi had previously gone to the Black Wood Cliff to seize the Sunflower Manual and had seen him fight against Dongfang Bubai. His Nine Swords Beyond the Swords was very exquisite. Therefore, Lin Pingzhi recognized him even though he was far away.
Lin Pingzhi was still full of resentment when he thought of the Nine Swords Beyond the Swords. It was because he had been cultivating hard on the Cliff of Reflection for four to five months, but he had not seen Feng Qingyang, let alone learned this peerless sword technique passed down from the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai.
Just as he was complaining, Yue Buqun had already met up with Linghu Chong. After a round of deception, Linghu Chong was completely confused. He said that in the upcoming Five Mountains Alliance Meeting, the Heng Mountain Sect would follow the lead of the Huashan Sect.
"Sigh! Poor child, this silly Linghu was probably still thinking of returning to the Huashan Sect one day!”
Seeing this, Lin Pingzhi could not help but laugh coldly in his heart. However, he did not say a word. He just silently followed the Huashan Sect forward and arrived at the top of Mount Song, in a temple.
The peak of Mount Song was known as 'Extreme Mountain'. The Junji Zen Monastery at the top of Mount Song was originally a Buddhist temple, but in the past hundred years, it had become the residence of the head of Mount Song Sect. However, although Zuo Lengchan's name had the word 'Zen' in it, he was not a Buddhist disciple. His martial arts were closer to Taoism.
When everyone entered the temple, they saw that the courtyard was filled with ancient cypresses. There was no Buddha statue in the hall. Although the hall was huge, it was still inferior to the Mahavira Hall of Shaolin Temple. Less than a thousand people had entered, but the courtyard was already full. There was no place for the latecomers to step in.
Zuo Lengchan said in a clear voice," The gathering of the Five Mountain Sword Sect today is a great honor to the friends of the martial arts world. There are many guests, which is beyond my expectations. As a result, the supplies are insufficient and the hospitality is lacking. I hope you don't mind."”
As soon as he finished speaking, someone among the group of heroes immediately replied loudly,"Alliance Master Zuo, you don't have to be so polite. Mount Song Sect is already very welcoming to our guests, but there are too many people here.”
"This…"
Zuo Lengchan muttered," This place is indeed a little narrow. However, two hundred steps up is the worship platform of Mount Song where the ancient emperors worshipped. The terrain is wide and originally very good. It's just that we are commoners and come to the Fengshan Platform to discuss matters. If word gets out, people with insight will inevitably ridicule us and say that we are too arrogant.”
In order to commend their own merits, ancient emperors would often worship Mount Tai or Mount Song. It was a national event to present a memorial to the heavens.
Mount Song was vast, and it was not impossible to find a spacious place. However, Zuo Lengchan deliberately mentioned the Fengshan Platform, as if he wanted to compare himself to the ancient emperors. It was obvious that he was ambitious.
Among the heroes, he had already planted a hidden stake. At this moment, he immediately said,"Alliance Master Zuo, you are wrong. We are not rebelling and becoming emperors. Since there is such a good place, why not go?”As they spoke, several people rushed out of the courtyard.
Since someone had already set a precedent, how could the remaining people still hold back? After all, there were too many people here to participate in the grand event. There were three to four thousand people.
The Pilgrimage Platform was built with hemp stones, and each stone was chiseled extremely smoothly. It was imaginable how many stonemasons the emperors had used to build this huge structure in order to worship the heavens and blessings.
When the group of heroes arrived at the peak of Mount Song, they all felt their hearts were at ease. This peak was independent of the heart of the heavens, and there were ten thousand peaks below. No wonder it could become the place where the ancient emperors went to worship.
Zuo Lengchan ordered his disciples to set up tables and chairs on the platform. He invited Fangzheng of Shaolin Temple, Taoist Priest Chongxu of Wudang, and the leaders of Mount Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Heng, Mount Qingcheng, Mount Emei, Mount Kunlun, Kongtong, Beggar's Sect, and many other sects to take their seats. Disciples of each sect sat on the ground beside the leader. Behind them were many Jianghu heroes. Some sat in front and some stood behind. The platform was so big that it was very lively!
Zuo Lengchan first exchanged greetings with the sect leaders for a while, and then talked about Ren Woxing's return, killing Dongfang Bubai and regaining the position of Sect Leader of the Sun Moon Sect. He also mentioned that the Demonic Sect was too powerful, and the Five Mountain Sword Sect had to merge into one to be able to compete with the Demonic Sect.
He had been planning this for many years. First, he used Mister Mo's murder of Fei Bin, the Great Songyang Hand, to force the Hengshan Sect of the Southern Mountains to agree to the alliance. Then, he let Yu Jizi, who he had secretly bribed, seize the position of the sect leader of Taoist Master Tianmen. Taoist Master Tianmen was naturally unwilling. He did not expect that at this time, someone from the crowd would kill him and take him down.
The incident happened so suddenly that no one expected that someone would dare to openly attack a sect leader at the Mount Song Meeting. Taoist Master Tianmen was careless and suffered a palm strike. He was about to be caught, but he did not expect that at this moment!
Lin Pingzhi, who was among the Huashan Sect members, saw this scene and his heart skipped a beat."That old bull nose from Elysium is still a decent person. It would be a pity if he really died.”As soon as he thought of this, he quietly made his move. Taking advantage of the chaos in the field, a pebble the size of a peanut flew through the air and hit the calf of the person who attacked Taoist Master Tianmen at the critical moment.
Suddenly, his calf was hit, and the person's figure froze. It was inevitable that his attack was wrong. He failed to grab Taoist Master Tianmen's vital point as he had hoped, but instead, he opened his own vital point.
"Good opportunity!"
After all, Taoist Master Tianmen was an experienced master. He had been ambushed earlier. Now that he had reacted, he saw that the Void Gate had been opened for some reason. He quickly raised his hand and struck the Void Gate directly. This palm was the ultimate technique of the Mount Tai Sect, called the Tairo Mountain Palm. The palm power was thick and heavy, as heavy as Mount Tai. It hit the person's body and sent him dozens of feet away. He fell to the ground and twitched for a while before dying on the spot.
"Isn't this Qinghai's First Owl?"
Someone recognized the identity of the ambusher, causing an uproar among the crowd."I heard that he's the personal disciple of that old demon, the White-Slate Fiend. Why is he here?”
There was no doubt that this was a conspiracy. After all, under normal circumstances, even if Taoist Master Tianmen had a personal grudge with him, he would never publicly attack Taoist Master Tianmen during the Five Mountain Alliance. Not to mention whether he could succeed or not, and how he could escape after he succeeded, all the signs showed that there was someone behind him.
Among the thousands of people present, there was no lack of smart people. All of them looked at Zuo Lengchan at the same time. Seeing this, Lin Pingzhi could not help but shake his head and laugh.
"Ahem."
Zuo Lengchan was indeed a veteran. He had no intention of managing the crowd. He ignored the strange gazes of the crowd and the heavily injured Taoist Master Tianmen. He said to Yu Jizi,"Daoist Yuji, congratulations on becoming the sect master of the Taishan Sect. What is your opinion on the merger of the Five Mountains Sword Sect?”
Yu Jizi held the iron sword in his hand and said proudly,""The Five Mountain Sword Sect merging into one will only bring benefits to the people of the five sects. I am in charge of the Taishan Sect, so I wholeheartedly support the merger of the five sects!”
As a result, three of the Five Mountains Sect had already agreed. The remaining two sects, Mount Hua and Mount Heng, were in the minority even if they were all against it. In addition, the remaining two sects might not all be against the merger.
Just as Linghu Chong was about to resolutely oppose it, Yue Buqun stood up. He actually changed his usual style. Between his words, he strongly agreed to the merger. Linghu Chong was also speechless for a moment.
At this point, the five mountains merging was a foregone conclusion!
However, the position of the sect leader was still to be discussed. Zuo Lenchan wanted to be the sect leader, but many people in the Five Mountain Sword Sect were not convinced of him. If someone else was to be the sect leader, Zuo Lenchan would definitely not be convinced. Helpless, everyone could only make an appointment…A sword fight!
"Hey! They're about to start fighting!"
Lin Pingzhi laughed coldly in his heart. He turned around and saw Yue Lingshan stepping out of the crowd and onto the high platform. After looking around at the heroes around her, she faced the seats of the Mount Tai Sect and said," Since we are fighting for the position of the Five Mountains Sect's sect leader, I will use the sword technique of Mount Tai Sect to challenge the various sages of Mount Tai Sect…"
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