0p0 Chapter 197 Maitreya Temple
Chapter 197 Maitreya Temple
After a little thought, he added: "As mentioned earlier, there is an 'ancient Buddha' of Western religion hidden in Maitreya City. In order to guard against its angry counterattack, Bai Ze, we also need to set up a Taotie formation in case of emergency. You lead my cousins to set up the formation in the city, and after the formation is completed, we will act immediately."
Although he anticipated that "Yutian Ancient Buddha" and "Zhenzhuo Ancient Buddha" would not take action, Xia Zhongnan still decided to set up a large formation in Lingxiu City to prevent himself from being powerless when facing the "Ancient Buddha".
Following Xia Zhongnan's warning, the strange beasts did not dare to act rashly and returned to the courtyard to concentrate on their training. He and Bai Ze went to find Lu Mingyuan and asked Lu Mingyuan to cooperate with Bai Ze to set up the formation.
After dealing with these affairs, he entered the governor's mansion and sent envoys to summon the core members of Tianwen Immortal Palace.
Even if Liu Dabazi becomes the governor of Xiuzhou, Tianwen Palace will still remain independent. They will maintain their respective routes and only combine their forces at key points.
In the main hall of the governor's mansion, all the high-ranking officials have arrived. Liu Dabazi sits on the governor's throne, looking at his brothers in the hall, and a sense of pride arises in his heart.
He smiled heartily and said, "Xiao Fei, come here, let me introduce you to the brothers again!"
Xia Zhongnan was thinking about the plan to clean up the Maitreya temples in various cities. Hearing this, he looked at Liu Dabazi and said, "Ah, what do you have to recommend, sir?"
Everyone laughed.
Liu Dabazi pointed to the left: "Zuoqiu Juemin, the lord of Zhangming City; Duan Ganbao, the lord of Yuandao City; Qiu Butong, the lord of Chunxiu City; Mao Zizhuang, the lord of Wenxiu City... Zhao Delin, the commander of Xiuzhou Army..."
Xia Zhongnan couldn't help but smile. It turned out that Liu Dabazi was "conferring friends and relatives"!
Liu Dabazi said in a deep voice: "Xiao Fei, you haven't been home for a long time. I have been thinking about what position I should give you. They said that the one I gave you might not suit your taste, so I waited for you to come back and ask in person. What position do you want? Tell me first."
This is a difficult problem. Xia Zhongnan pondered and said, "Your Excellency is already the ruler of Lingzhou, and it is indeed inappropriate for you to take over the position of the Palace Master of Wentianxian Palace. How about I take over the position of Palace Master?"
Everyone laughed again.
Liu Dabazi said in a clear voice: "Okay, from today on, I, the Palace Master, will officially give up my position, and you, the Young Palace Master, will take the throne immediately."
Xia Zhongnan replied: "In that case, Young Palace Master would like to thank Old Palace Master for his support!"
Amid laughter, the transition from the old to the new was completed between the two.
Liu Dabazi suddenly said with emotion: "Xiao Fei, I still remember when we were at Yuelongmen, you advocated that all the troops practice Taoism. Although I fully supported you, I was actually quite unwilling in my heart.
It's nothing but reluctance. Just imagine, how many cultivation resources are needed for more than ten thousand people to practice Taoism?
The wealth we have accumulated with great difficulty will be consumed in a flash to meet the needs of so many cultivators.
However, if you think about it carefully, those resources came because of you. If you want to use them up again, it is up to you. Fortunately, you founded the Wentian Palace, and we found a source of money, so we are not empty-handed. Until now, I have realized the foresight of your decision-making back then! "
Xia Zhongnan asked: "Sir, why do you mention this today?"
Zuoqiu Juemin smiled and said: "This is what emotion brings!
Perhaps you didn't realize the significance of your Lordship's re-introduction of us just now?"
Xia Zhongnan asked: "Why do you think so?"
Zuoqiu Juemin said with a smile: "Your Excellency is opening up a new continent. What kind of trustworthy and capable people do you need? Even the ruler of a new continent with a deep foundation would have a headache about this, but you, my Lord, can handle it calmly.
There are ten cities, and the lord of each city is at least a cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Realm, right?
Doesn’t the City Lord’s Mansion need a group of monks to help govern it?
The newly established Xiuzhou Prefecture Army also needs Divine Transformation Monks as support, right?
Can a cultivator in the Qi Transformation Realm be allowed to take on the role of general of an army of tens of thousands?
There are also positions such as military commanders. Don’t they also require monks?
It is because of your decision that these talents were able to be absorbed within our ranks. How can the general not be moved?"
Only then did Xia Zhongnan realize that Liu Dabazi had gotten another big bargain!
He couldn't help but envy Liu Dabazi's good luck.
Liu Dabazi said, "Only Gu Xiuzhang is stubborn. He refuses any substantive power and claims that he does not want to interfere with cultivation. Are you willing to persuade him?"
Gu Xiu Zhang is now in the middle stage of the God Transformation, with superb combat power. He has already stood out among the crowd and won everyone's recognition. If he becomes the city lord, no one will object...
On a summer afternoon, Xia Zhongnan stared at Gu Xiuzhang, who shook his head gently, indicating that he did not want to be disturbed by the outside world and just wanted to immerse himself in the deep world of magic practice. Xia Zhongnan was full of admiration for Gu Xiuzhang's determination. Such persistence was destined to make him achieve extraordinary achievements in the way of magic.
Xia Zhongnan said, "It's a good thing that Xiu Zhang sticks to his heart. Our territory is connected to the mysterious Maitreya City. After this, the battle will be even more brutal. We must continue to enhance our magic power."
He reminded everyone again: "Born in adversity, die in comfort. As long as this powerful neighbor exists, we must not let our guard down." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone came back to their thoughts.
Zhao Delin responded in a deep voice: "Recently, we have investigated the newly built Maitreya Temples in various cities. The temple in Lingxiu City is located in the western suburbs and is presided over by two Void Realm monks, namely the former Baidu Garrison General Duan Zhen and the Lord of Yama Temple Xie Fengyang. Now they have both become monks and are called 'Master Duan Zhen' and 'Venerable Yama'. They lead a group of old subordinates, including two Void Realm monks, eight Spiritual Transformation Realm monks, and thirty-six Qi Transformation Realm monks."
Everyone couldn't help but gasp when they heard this. This lineup alone was enough to suppress the governor's mansion in Lingxiu City.
Zhao Delin continued, "The temple of Zhangming City is located on Xixiu Street, and the host is Ye Shimin, the deputy general of Duan Zhen; the temple of Yuandao City is located on Tongxiu Street, and is managed by Che Haiyuan, the former governor of Xuzhou, Bai State; the temple of Lanxiu City is located on Dongzheng Street, and is managed by Luo Lanxue, the former owner of Qingfeng Mountain, Bai State..."
He outlined the ten Maitreya temples in the ten cities of Xiuzhou one by one. On the surface, the power of the temples in Lingxiu City alone was greater than that of Liu Dabazi's governor's mansion. There was a temple in each of the ten cities, and each of them was manned by a "venerable" monk. Maitreyaism had become the de facto dominant force in Xiuzhou.
Everyone sighed and turned their eyes to Xia Zhongnan. It was obvious that the infiltration of Mile City into Xiuzhou was far from as simple as it seemed. Their goal was to become the actual controller of Xiuzhou. Liu Dabazi, the governor, was just an empty shell.
Recalling the Golden Palace in Wudu, Chen Shilin risked his life to refuse the post of governor of Xiuzhou, which was a wise move. If he rashly accepted it, he would undoubtedly walk into a trap. Even if he endured the humiliation, what was the point of being such a governor?
Zhao Delin asked: "Xiao Fei, do you still plan to take action against the Maitreya Temple?"
Xia Zhongnan said firmly: "This is something I have already expected. Since we have decided to eradicate all the temples in Xiuzhou, I have naturally made preparations."
Zhao Delin asked: "Do we have such strength?"
Xia Zhongnan replied: "I will personally handle the temple in Lingxiu City. As for the other nine cities, I have invited nine Void Realm monks. I just need to assign assistants to assist them."
Zhao Delin was surprised: "You are personally going to the temple of Lingxiu City? This..."
Not only Zhao Delin, but everyone else had never known that Xia Zhongnan had the strength to fight against the Void Realm, and they were all stunned for a moment.
Instead, Liu Dabazi glanced at Tu Shan Fang'er, who had been sitting quietly in the shadow corner, with a thoughtful gleam in his eyes.
Xia Zhongnan smiled and said, "If I say I can handle it, I will definitely do it. Don't you still believe me? However, I am only responsible for fighting against the cultivators in the Void Realm. As for the other opponents in the Spiritual Transformation Realm and the Qi Transformation Realm, it depends on your performance. Don't expect the adults to deal with the Spiritual Transformation Realm for you. When an enemy comes, we will fight him. When water comes, we will block it. The adults need to work with me to deal with the enemies in the Void Realm."
He cannot take care of everything. If the team has no fighting spirit, it will be meaningless no matter how hard he tries to support them.
Zhao Delin responded: "Xiao Fei, if you have dealt with the Void Realm, and we cannot handle the remaining Spiritual Realm, then it would be better for us to commit suicide, don't you think?"
Zuoqiu Juemin agreed, "That's right, soldier against soldier, general against general, spirit against spirit, qi against qi, same level duel, our Thirteenth Legion has never been afraid of any opponent!"
Duan Ganbao, Qi Laifu, Mao Zizhuang, Qiu Butong and others cheered, their morale was high.
Xia Zhongnan said: "Now that the plan has been decided, let's start assigning tasks!"
In fact, there was no complicated distribution. He just arranged people to lead the strange beasts to the other nine cities. As for the Shenhua and Qihua monks of the Maitreya Temple in the Leader City, he let Zhao Delin and others make their own arrangements and form tactics.
After the discussion, except for Bai Ze, the other nine exotic beasts were sent to the other nine cities in Xiuzhou.
After waiting for another day, everyone went about their duties. Xia Zhongnan found a standard black iron spear and walked out of the governor's mansion with Liu Dabazi and Tu Shanfang'er, heading towards the Maitreya Temple in the western suburbs.
This is going to the battlefield. The "Beng Tian Ji" is the king's weapon, and he dare not show it easily.
It was the first time that Xia Zhongnan saw a temple building in this world.
The architectural style here is completely different from the ancient Chinese temples. Chinese architecture pursues squareness, but the most impressive thing about Maitreya Temple is its "roundness". Each hall has a dome, and there is a spire above the central hall.
The three of them slowly walked into the Maitreya Temple and inexplicably felt a cold fighting spirit.
Xia Zhongnan thought: "This time the operation to clean up the Maitreya Temple was carried out in secrecy, and those who knew about it were limited to the old members of the Wentian Palace and the Thirteenth Legion. There should be no possibility of leakage, so why would the Maitreya Temple be so vigilant?"
But the masters were brave. They did not retreat and continued to move forward.
Passing through the halls in the front row, in the huge square at the back, dozens of monks were on high alert under the command of two ethereal realm monks.
The two leaders were Duan Zhen and Xie Fengyang.
Seeing Liu Dabazi, Xia Zhongnan and Tu Shanfang'er approaching slowly, Duan Zhen, or "Duan Zhenxian", spoke first: "Amitabha, we have been waiting for you for a long time when we heard that the governor of the state came to the Maitreya Temple with a small entourage!"
Xia Zhongnan thought to himself: "No wonder they made such preparations. It turns out that they have already noticed that the governor is coming here. This is a carefully planned show of power!"