Stronger by Killing

Chapter 570: Chapter 318: Gu Zhan, Eminent Monk of the Buddhist Sect (Part 4)

"Fellow Daoist, please ascend the mountain for a conversation!"

A gentle voice echoed.

Gu Zhan slightly squinted his eyes, raised his hand to stop Sword One and Kou Baimen, then lightly tapped the ground with his foot, flew away with his hands behind his back, and instantly disappeared from sight like a black dot.

In the next moment,

Gu Zhan appeared on the summit of Sword King Mountain.

Sword King Mountain was very tall. Even in the midst of summer, the summit remained bone-chillingly cold.

Gu Zhan emerged from the clouds, rapidly descended, with his robe fluttering and his long hair dancing in the wind, he gently floated down and landed on an open space on the mountain top.

At that moment, there stood three elderly men with an immortal-like demeanor on the mountaintop.

Upon seeing these three elders, Gu Zhan remained outwardly calm, but inwardly felt a slight shock; he couldn’t discern their cultivation levels at all. Not only that, these men, despite their refined aura, seemed like ordinary people.

As Gu Zhan observed the three elders, they too were slightly astonished because they couldn’t see through Gu Zhan’s cultivation level, and more peculiarly, the aura emitted by Gu Zhan brought them a great deal of pressure.

The three elders exchanged a subtle look,

and in each other’s eyes sensed seriousness.

The leading elder, dressed in a white robe, with white beard and hair flowing like an immortal, took the lead in showing etiquette towards Gu Zhan. However, the gesture was one that Gu Zhan had never seen before, quite complex.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist, I am Huang Longzi, the current Sect Leader of Celestial Star Cave."

The other two elders also greeted, one named Cangsong Zi, and the other named Qingyuzi.

Gu Zhan looked at the three and spoke solemnly, "I am Gu Zhan."

Huang Longzi and his fellows were slightly taken aback, then Huang Longzi asked, "May I know which Buddhist sect Fellow Daoist Gu belongs to? Our Celestial Star Cave has just emerged, unaware this place is Fellow Daoist’s territory. Our reckless preaching by the disciples must have offended you, hence we come to apologize!"

Gu Zhan’s expression remained unchanged,

He roughly understood why these three were being so courteous; they probably mistook him for someone from the Buddhist sect.

Gu Zhan also realized the reason for their misunderstanding was likely because of the Lotus Buddha Seal he carried.

Previously, during the battle at Qixia Mountain, after killing Hui Chan from Bright Temple and Ru Shi from Cihang Sword Hall, he took away the Buddha Seal they used to suppress him.

During this time, Gu Zhan was studying the Lotus Buddha Seal but hadn’t found the magic technique, yet he could feel the immense power contained within it, even if he had reached the Martial Arts Nirvana Realm, he could still sense its formidable strength, definitely not a simple artifact, and the Buddhist aura on the Lotus Buddha Seal was indeed strong.

As for the three before him, it’s evident they mistook the aura of the Lotus Buddha Seal as his Buddhist sect aura.

Seeing the stance of Huang Longzi and the others,

Gu Zhan understood that he had underestimated the status of the Buddhist sect in the cultivation realm, otherwise, just a trace of Buddhist aura wouldn’t have made Huang Longzi and the others behave so.

Understanding the key point, Gu Zhan immediately sneered coldly, his attitude was very arrogant, saying, "So, do you intend to inquire about my lineage for revenge?"

Upon seeing Gu Zhan’s stance, Huang Longzi and the others believed him even more.

Huang Longzi hurriedly said, "You’ve misunderstood, Fellow Daoist. It’s just that seeing your Buddhist nature, you must be a great moral authority of the Buddhist sect, yet your appearance does not resemble a disciple of the Buddhist sect, hence our curiosity, leading us to boldly ask a few more questions."

"Hmph," Gu Zhan said in a deep voice, "After the Dharma comes the human world for ten thousand years. My Buddha still spreads mercy in the human world, but Buddha has three thousand forms!"

Huang Longzi and the others’ pupils contracted.

Cangsong Zi transmitted, "Senior brother, the Buddhist sect is one of the three major ancestral veins of Northern Wilderness, unlike us who can’t connect with the outside world once entering the barrier. Now with Spiritual Qi revival, the Buddhist sect is surely organizing in the mortal realm first. This Gu Zhan is probably someone Buddhist sect arranged ahead!"

Qingyuzi agreed, "Recently in the mortal world, I’ve also heard of Gu Zhan’s name. It’s rumored he’s the current number one in the mortal world, and he rose to fame on the Buddha’s reputation, probably intentionally crafted by the Buddhist sect. If a mortal world’s number one who has grievances with the Buddhist sect one day all converts to Buddhism, then the Buddhist sect, upon manifesting, won’t need to do much to restore its reputation!"

Huang Longzi transmitted, "Indeed, this is a customary method of the Buddhist sect, no wonder Gu Zhan dares to be so arrogant, directly killing our disciples. We inadvertently stepped on the Buddhist sect’s territory."

Qingyuzi said, "No wonder he used such thunderous means, we were preaching in what he considers his territory, challenging his title as number one. If he didn’t strongly suppress, it would likely spoil the Buddhist sect’s plan. As for which Buddhist sect, it’s not important, only those few could arrange ahead so much!"

Huang Longzi said, "Luckily we weren’t impulsive, after enduring the End of the Dharma Era, we almost offended the Buddhist sect upon emergence!"