The Modern Spiritual Mountain Grand Martial Uncle, Ye Huan Kong

"To be honest with you, Grandmaster's wife, I too was expelled from the sect as a lay disciple."

After sorting out his thoughts, Ye Kong began playing the sympathy card with the Grandmaster's wife who had once kept his grandmaster, trying to build a sense of kinship.

"Hm? The habit of sending those Buddhist Sect scum who refuse to follow the precepts out to train as lay disciples still hasn't changed after all these years?"

Peacock Heavenly Venerate was indeed intrigued. Her sparkling eyes shifted as she looked at Ye Kong with undisguised disdain.

Grandmaster's wife, being this blunt makes things very difficult for me.

Ye Kong's handsome face twitched before he continued, "My expulsion from the sect really did have something to do with a woman.

"But I do not care for female beauty. I had a plan and wanted her to help me put on a grand show, using it as an opportunity to begin rooting out the Vile Evils within the Buddhist Sect..."

After a vivid and engrossing account, Ye Kong presented his bitter experiences and all he had seen and heard at the foot of Spiritual Mountain in the form of a flashback before this Grandmaster's wife.

Throughout his tale, he thoroughly emphasized the enemy faction's profound wickedness, deeply concealed presence, and formidable strength, as well as the helplessness filling the heart of a weakling like himself, full of Compassion for Heaven and Man.

"After I was expelled from the sect, I swore that one day I would lead people back to Spiritual Mountain, seize that damned position from my bastard master, and slaughter every last scum on the mountain to comfort the spirit of our mountain's grandmaster in heaven! If you also cannot stand those bastards..."

"Ah... Why are the fates of you Buddhist cultivators so alike? Could reincarnation truly exist in this world? I never imagined that the Spiritual Mountain personally founded by that dead man would become just like the Mount Sumeru he came from in those days."

Peacock Heavenly Venerate rested her jade-white right hand beneath her cheek and shook her head with a sigh. Her face was full of wistfulness, as though she had recalled the past.

With her experience, she could naturally tell that Ye Kong had emphasized certain parts of his story, and that, like his grandmaster, he loved to boast. Yet the emotions he revealed when speaking of serious matters were utterly genuine.

"Huh? Mount Sumeru, which the records in the Sutra Library say was heroically wiped out while resisting the Evil Tribe invasion, had such matters in its past?"

Ye Kong suddenly realized that the secret history mentioned by his Grandmaster's wife differed greatly from the history he knew, and an icy chill immediately rushed into his heart.

"There is nothing surprising about it. Mount Sumeru back then was no different from Spiritual Mountain today. That dead man was expelled by his master only after uncovering those matters. Indulging in beauty was merely an excuse.

"Fortunately, he had good taste and provoked me. Otherwise, he would likely have died long ago.

"You are rather like him in this regard as well. If not for your senior brother being loyal enough to directly invite a Late Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign to Spiritual Mountain, your bastard master could never have protected you!"

Recalling the past, Peacock Heavenly Venerate continued, "Later, your grandmaster spent several hundred years breaking through to the Saint Grade. He also obtained the Three Realms Swastika Dharma Body, one of the ten Primal Dharma Bodies of heaven and earth, becoming a peerless powerhouse of his era. He attacked Mount Sumeru and settled his old grievances.

"During the great war against the Evil Tribe, Mount Sumeru's remaining monks all perished as well, so naturally he no longer dwelled on those old matters."

Grandmaster's way of handling things seemed fairly humane. Once this officer kills his way back, should I learn from him? After killing Old Thief Xuan Jie and his subordinates, I could have that old bastard Shi Zhen lead people to the front lines and fight the Evil Tribe to the death.

After all, sins as vast as a Blood Sea could only be atoned for through sacrifices as vast as a Blood Sea.

Ye Kong's thoughts raced, and he felt that this plan had great potential.

Suddenly, Peacock Heavenly Venerate asked, "Which generation of Spiritual Mountain disciples are you from?"

"Reporting to Senior, after I returned to the mountain following my time as a novice monk, I harbored resentment and was unwilling to take the vows and become ordained, so I have no Buddhist name.

"However, my generation used the character 'Huai.'"

Ye Kong answered honestly, unable to understand why this big shot was asking. Could she be planning to elevate his generation?

"'Huai' sounds quite dull. How about this? From today onward, you will belong to the 'Huan' generation!

"Add the character 'Huan' between your surname and given name. I said so!"

"The Huan generation?! You are not joking, are you?"

Ye Kong abruptly raised his head, his face filled with intense delight.

He knew that the present Spiritual Mountain had been rebuilt after its destruction, and the progenitor who rebuilt it belonged to the Huan generation. That meant he was...

"That's right! The generation of that dead man's personal disciples! From today onward, you are the Fifth Personal Disciple of Buddha Emperor and the third orthodox lineage of Great Spiritual Mountain!"

"This disciple thanks Master's wife for your recognition!

"From this day onward, this disciple will cultivate diligently and soon slay those traitors who usurped Spiritual Mountain's orthodox lineage!"

Good, good, good! This way, Ye Huan Kong would not be a traitor seeking revenge. He would be an ancestor stepping in to clean house!

And that muddleheaded Shi Luo—before, this Grand Martial Uncle had to say so many good things before you released this Grand Martial Uncle from confinement. Later, this Grand Martial Uncle will definitely find an excuse to lock you up for ten days or half a month.

"Oh, right, Master's wife. You are the first orthodox lineage, and I am the third. Since the current Spiritual Mountain is a group of traitors, could it be that one of my senior brothers is still alive? I must find a chance to pay him my respects."

Realizing that his orthodox status might still be threatened, Ye Huan Kong felt that he needed to unite with others a little more.

Peacock Heavenly Venerate smiled, gathering the loose strands of hair before her forehead as she softly said, "When did I ever say that dead man was truly dead?"

"What?!"

Ye Kong's mouth fell open in shock, but after thinking of the Heavenly Emperor's circumstances, he found it understandable and cautiously asked, "Could it be that he still has a lingering breath? Please tell me, Master's wife. Once I leave, I will ask my senior brother to save him together with me!"

"If he does not wish to appear, you will not be able to find him unless I go myself... Forget it, let us not speak of this. Those little birds and monkeys have some ability. Let us first deal with the evil demons inside this Bodhi Tree!"

With a wave of her hand, Peacock Heavenly Venerate flung the blood-covered Lu Hou and the others out of the spatial space. A golden Great Peng Stone Carving flew out after them, its seemingly spirited eyes brimming with endless arrogance.

Peacock Heavenly Venerate pointed through the air, and the Stone Carving erupted with golden spiritual power, condensing into the figure of a sharp-looking man in golden robes.

"Little Golden Peng, after tens of thousands of years, you are still the same." Peacock Heavenly Venerate chuckled.

"Aunt Xuan? What are you doing here?!" The golden-robed man was extremely excited upon seeing Peacock Heavenly Venerate. He looked as though he had encountered a close relative, even showing a trace of filial affection.

Could this guy have been raised by Master's wife? Ye Kong wondered.

"After being entangled with those fellows for tens of thousands of years, it is time for this to end! I thought we would perish together, but my luck is good today. I have seen a turning point."

Kong Xuan reached out from afar and drew the Ambassador of Amity Badge from Ye Kong's left chest into her hand. With a flash of Spiritual Light, the Badge released an enormous quantity of Life Essence, even more vigorous than the Bodhi Tree's!

"This item was fashioned from the tree core of Peach Blossom Spirit Ancestor, the treasured clan artifact of the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe. It contains Life Essence sufficient to bring an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign back from the dead. With this item's support, we will have enough to completely annihilate it!"

What is going on? The Badge Senior Brother gave me is actually such a great treasure? Could Master's wife have come looking for me because she sensed this thing?

Seeing Ye Kong's complicated emotions, Kong Xuan turned around and solemnly said, "You need not feel disappointed. Since I brought you here today, it was naturally not only for this supreme treasure.

"There are five evil demons suppressed within this Bodhi Tree, and the seal was laid down by that dead man after he saved me.

"However, not long afterward, something happened to him. The Bodhi Tree was greatly affected, and the seal became extremely unstable. I had no choice but to drag this broken body of mine into battle against them for tens of thousands of years, nearly exhausting myself completely.

"The three seals here have long been interconnected over the passage of countless years. Once Little Golden Peng's essence blood is extracted, the seal he guards will soon open. If I open another one, the final seal will open as well!

"Someone must go there and temporarily hold it back, but Little True Phoenix has long since burned away. Do you understand?!"

"It is everyone's duty to slay evil demons! But Master's wife, with my little bit of ability, I fear I have the will but lack the strength."

Ye Kong revealed a troubled expression. Someone who had died once would naturally not fear death, but he feared dying without meaning.

Kong Xuan gave a slight nod, took out a Nine-Colored Mystic Stone, wrapped it in Life Essence, and sent it into Ye Kong's body. "Your physical strength can now contend with a Second-grade Venerate. With the support of my essence blood and the protection of Life Essence, it will be enough to protect your body while allowing you to temporarily rival a Fifth-Rank Supreme.

"The one you must face was a Profound Demon Emperor at his peak. Although he now possesses only strength comparable to a Fifth-Rank Supreme, he can still easily kill a Sixth-grade Venerate.

"What I must remind you is that the Spirit Ancestor Tree Core can preserve your life, but it cannot guarantee that your will shall not be shattered. Do you dare hold him off for a quarter of an hour?"

Feeling the unprecedented surging power within his body, Ye Kong clenched his fists, raised his face, and laughed loudly. "What a pity he is not a Heavenly Demon Emperor. Otherwise, today I could become the youngest Demon Slaying King in the history of the Great Thousand Palace!"

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