Inside the main hall of Qinglong Temple, everyone frowned as Li Fuhao emerged.
They disdained the subservient groveling of the Goryeo Daoist sects. Furthermore, this young man from Great Xia seemed utterly unreliable.
The second monk remained silent with his eyes closed, and the Baekje monks behind him said nothing, their silence a form of resistance.
The third Silla swordsman had lost his edge, but his temper was poor, and he couldn't help but move to the side with the Silla sect members.
Only the venerable Huihai of Qinglong Temple was very polite, greeting Li Fuhao in fluent Mandarin.
Li Fuhao lewdly patted the rounded buttocks of the beauty beside him and rolled his eyes dismissively. "You Goryeo people, squatting in such a tiny place, thinking you're the universe's number one, that everything is the best."
He spoke in fluent Goryeo: "I know you all think I'm young and unreliable. Heh, to be honest, in Chaoge Academy, I am indeed the weakest in terms of strength."
The leaders of the three great Goryeo sects' eyes widened in astonishment.
Li Fuhao waved his white jade ruler with a touch of elegance and grace. "When it comes to Daoism, my brother Sun Qinglu is a super Great Chan Master who has read all Three Thousand Daoist Canons. In swordsmanship, my boss Zhao Xibei's Sky-Reaching Sword Style is unrivaled in the world. At sea, my second brother Qian Nanbei roams the Seven Seas, battling the waves."
He pointed to himself. "Your humble servant is the weakest, so I was sent to help in your small corner of the world."
The Silla swordsman flew into a rage. "Scoundrel, are you looking down on our three great sects?"
He was about to draw his sword.
The first old Daoist coldly stopped him. "Mr. Li is a Great Chan Master we invited, and he is a Thirteenth Realm Chan Master. What is your cultivation? Don't embarrass yourself."
The realm of Great Chan Master was already considered the pinnacle of what humans could conceive. Therefore, cultivators who advanced further developed unique methods of calculating their realms. A Thirteenth Realm Great Chan Master had broken through twelve levels beyond the Great Chan Master realm. The sect leader of the Silla Sword Sect, who claimed to be Goryeo's number one swordsman, was only at the third layer of Great Chan Master. At this moment, he was filled with uncertainty.
The second monk suddenly chuckled. "Mr. Li's cultivation is undeniable, but can he contend with the Demon Sect Queen? What skills do you possess? You should show us something, shouldn't you?"
Li Fuhao slowly walked up to the monk and stared at him. "I can demonstrate for you the true techniques of the Great Xia's experts, but you must pay a price!"
As expected of Li Fuhao, he had to negotiate the price at any time.
The second monk, as the leader of the Baekje monks, looked extremely displeased. "What price? We are ascetics in cultivation, we have no money!"
Li Fuhao sneered, "It's not money."
The Baekje monk looked uneasy. "Then… then tell us."
Li Fuhao pointed to the two idol singers beside him. "They were originally a group of five sisters, and my favorite group before the spiritual energy revival."
The Baekje monks and the others were stunned. "What does this mean?"
Li Fuhao snorted, "Now only these two remain. The other three girls were captured and imprisoned by a scoundrel named Zheng Yun from your Baekje sect. The price I want is those three girls!"
The entire hall erupted in an uproar.
The Baekje monk's face turned red. "You're lying, scoundrel! Nothing of the sort happened!"
Li Fuhao said nothing. The two girls behind him were already weeping uncontrollably, shouting loudly, "They are on the forty-sixth floor of the Baekje Grand Hotel. That bastard Zheng Yun was going to abduct us too. It was Brother Li who happened to pass by and rescued us. If you don't believe it, you can search the hotel right now!"
The Baekje monk's face changed drastically.
Goryeo's first Daoist had already brought his people to surround them. "We are willing to go to the hotel to look."
All their phones were handed over, making it impossible for the Baekje monk to secretly contact Zheng Yun now.
Facing the gazes of everyone, the Baekje monk finally lowered his head. "We only just learned of this matter. Because we were attending the Qinglong Temple conference, we did not deal with it in time."
Li Fuhao said calmly, "I can wait! Once the people are released, I will demonstrate the Great Xia's techniques for you."
Qinglong Temple immediately dispatched a helicopter. Before long, three girls, dressed only in pajamas and covered in wounds, were brought back. Zheng Yun, that high-ranking official from Goryeo, was also brought back bound hand and foot.
Zheng Yun kept shouting along the way, "Do you know who I am? The sect leader of Baekje is my brother, my own brother!" As soon as he entered the hall, he cried out to the Baekje monk, complaining about his grievances. The Baekje monk's face was pale and he looked extremely uneasy.
The five girls embraced each other and wept. Li Fuhao watched silently, then suddenly raised his hand. The white jade ruler floated up and appeared above Zheng Yun's head.
"Watch closely, this is my magic treasure, the Heaven-Measuring Ruler! It measures all injustice and unfairness in the world!" Li Fuhao said coldly, and his palm pressed down forcefully. The white jade ruler slowly descended. Strangely, despite Zheng Yun's not weak cultivation, he leaped and dodged with all his might, yet he could not evade the ruler. The white jade ruler finally landed on his head with a "snap."
Before everyone's eyes, a layer of clothing fluttered down – it was Zheng Yun's clothes. As for Zheng Yun himself, he had vanished completely. It was as if by magic.
Li Fuhao retracted the white jade ruler and smiled. "How was that? Is my technique acceptable?"
The entire hall fell silent.
Li Fuhao spun the ruler with a flourish. "Still not satisfied? Alright, keep watching closely. Now, witness a miracle!"
The Heaven-Measuring Ruler was summoned again, this time hovering above the main hall. Scales suddenly appeared on the ruler. Strange numerical markings flickered continuously.
Li Fuhao let out a surprised sound. "There's a problem with your main hall!"
The abbot of Qinglong Temple was greatly startled and stepped forward. "Mr. Li, what did you say?"
"I said there's a problem with your main hall. My Heaven-Measuring Ruler can measure any abnormality. Hmm, there's an additional three hundred kilograms of weight beneath the main hall, which completely contradicts the structure of the entire hall."
Everyone was stunned into silence. Only Qin Yexuan's heart sank. "This is bad! Jin Taiheng, that idiot, actually buried explosives beneath the main hall."
At this moment, Li Fuhao pointed to the center of the main hall. "Start digging from here. Dig three feet down, and you'll see it!"
The people of Qinglong Temple exchanged bewildered glances. The Great Abbot, however, turned and ordered his disciples, "Dig!"
The main hall was excavated, and blocks of high explosives with wires were revealed beneath, spread out like blocks of tofu. Everyone present stared in dumbfounded amazement, then burst into laughter. "It's actually explosives from the old era, and the lowest grade at that."
Even the first old Daoist couldn't help but smile. "Everyone here is a master or above in cultivation. Even a thousand catties more of this wouldn't be able to kill us."
The abbot of Qinglong Temple's expression changed repeatedly. "But our thousand-year-old Qinglong Temple cannot be preserved. How hateful, how extremely hateful." He looked at his disciples. "Who was responsible for the wiring construction beneath the main hall?"
Several logistics monks from Qinglong Temple were immediately brought in. They knelt on the ground, and without waiting for the Great Abbot's orders, they confessed. "Yes, it was Mr. Jin Taiheng of the Jin Shi conglomerate who instructed us to do it..."
At this, everyone turned their gaze towards Jin Taiheng, who was standing in the corner. Jin Taiheng's blood ran cold. He felt bitter and despairing, thinking, "My meticulously planned scheme of many days is so fragile, so ridiculously laughable."