Chapter 1416: Five Top Masters Gather at Celestial Sword Mountain

“Amitabha Buddha!”

A voice of Buddha resounded in the ears of the two, and then a figure penetrated the defenses of Celestial Sword Mountain, landing nimbly not far from the two.

“Just arrived at Celestial Sword Mountain and heard an old Daoist speaking idle words about the poor monk.”

Dongyangzi couldn’t help but smile, “Monk, isn’t your temperament rather impatient?” ℯ𝕝.

“Amitabha Buddha! Of course not impatient!”

The visitor was a skinny monk appearing to be in his seventies or eighties, with dark skin, an aged face full of wrinkles, and a sparse, unkempt goat beard.

It was none other than Zen Master Ben Hong, the Ancestor from Great Vajra Temple.

Zen Master Ben Hong remarked, “If the monk were impatient, he wouldn’t be here now; instead, he’d go straight to Tuzhou Yuzhen Temple.”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian couldn’t help but pat his forehead, saying helplessly, “I shouldn’t have told you about the roots of Profound Profound Demon Lord!”

Zen Master Ben Hong nodded, “It’s too late, you’ve said it. Alright, let’s go!”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian: ?_??

Dongyangzi: w(°o°)w

“Go where? We’re not all here yet!” Dongyangzi nearly tossed the chess piece in his hand.

Zen Master Ben Hong raised an eyebrow, his goat beard twitching, “Not all here? To deal with a mere Fallen Celestial Demon, aren’t the three of us enough?

Dongyang Ox Nose, when did your courage become so small?”

This time, Dongyangzi truly threw the chess piece, which turned into a trajectory so fast it couldn’t be seen, flying straight toward Zen Master Ben Hong’s face.

“My…”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian’s hand had just reached out halfway when the chess piece struck Zen Master Ben Hong’s forehead.

“Bang!”

A crisp sound as the chess piece shattered.

“…Spirit Green Flying White Jade Chess!”

As he watched the fragments of jade fall to the ground, Divine Monarch Hui Jian’s heart was bleeding.

These were his cherished chess pieces, each one lovingly polished.

However, Zen Master Ben Hong and Dongyangzi clearly didn’t care much.

“Ben Hong, you bald donkey, if we weren’t about to go and besiege that Fallen Celestial Demon, I’d lock you up for a year!” Dongyangzi said.

Zen Master Ben Hong rolled his eyes, “Even if you locked me up for ten years, you wouldn’t be able to break the monk’s Golden Body.”

Dongyangzi was speechless; he didn’t expect that after hundreds of years, this monk was still a tough nut.

“No more nonsense, that Profound Profound Demon Lord is still an Upper Realm Celestial Demon. Back during the Five Demon Tribulation, he was the first Demon King in the central position, and even True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao had to exert some effort to kill him!”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian said, “Even with the three of us, it’s not a sure thing. Whether he escapes or we get forced to injury, this battle won’t be perfect.

Since we got news of him in advance, we should aim for a splendid victory. After sending him back to the Demon Realm, we should celebrate lively at Celestial Sword Mountain, and by the way, also celebrate my…”

“Four hundred and eighty-ninth birthday.” Dongyangzi interjected.

Divine Monarch Hui Jian, “…”

“Four hundred and eighty-ninth birthday?”

Zen Master Ben Hong looked curious, “Why celebrate your four hundred and eighty-ninth birthday? Is there some special meaning?”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian was speechless, at that time he didn’t know what possessed him to agree with Celestial Sword Mountain Sect Leader to act in the name of his five-hundredth birthday.

“I just want to celebrate my four hundred and eighty-ninth birthday, do you have a problem with that?” Divine Monarch Hui Jian said righteously.

Zen Master Ben Hong rubbed his head, “Why would you ask my opinion about celebrating your four hundred and eighty-ninth birthday?”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian clutched his chess pieces, nearly throwing them out.

He couldn’t help but glance sideways at Dongyangzi, who didn’t mind at all, “You emphasized it yourself.”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian silently recited his Meditation Technique, sighed, and said, “Yes, yes, yes, I emphasized it myself, but that’s not important; besieging the Celestial Demon is most important.”

Zen Master Ben Hong immediately asked, “Then, who else did you invite? Monk Dingjing from Chuansi Great Buddha Temple and Monk Fahuan from Jinshan Temple?

Though these two are slightly weaker, they can assist from the outskirts.”

Both Divine Monarch Hui Jian and Dongyangzi were resigned.

Chuansi Great Buddha Temple and Jinshan Temple were also renowned temples. Though not as great as White Cloud Temple and Celestial Sword Mountain, they were not inferior to Chunyang Palace and Celestial Escape Sect. Zen Master Dingjing and Zen Master Fahuan were famed top experts.

But in Zen Master Ben Hong’s mouth, they became mere assistants.

Well, mainly because Zen Master Ben Hong indeed has the capital for pride; his Great Vajra Indestructible Body has reached the highest realm, even Divine Monarch Hui Jian can’t break his Golden Body, demonstrating his prowess.

This was why Divine Monarch Hui Jian and Dongyangzi wanted to enlist Zen Master Ben Hong.

To besiege the Profound Profound Demon Lord, you definitely need a main tank to absorb damage, right?

“We didn’t call them.”

Divine Monarch Hui Jian sighed, “We invited Fellow Daoist Ling Kunzi and Zen Master Dejie.”

“Ling Kun the old Daoist, Senior Brother Dejie?” Zen Master Ben Hong was surprised, “Aren’t the five of us giving that Demon Lord too much face?”

“It’s not five, but six.” Dongyangzi said, “There’s also a Palace Master from Southern Border Phoenix Mountain Phoenix Palace.”

“Fire Phoenix?”

Zen Master Ben Hong was taken aback, “When did you get linked with that Phoenix and invite her to assist?”

Zen Master Ben Hong was surprised, not out of fear for Si Lingxi, but pure astonishment.

In his view, this was originally a battle for the Central Plains experts to subdue demons, how suddenly was there a Southern Border Great Demon joining in?

“Because it was Sect Leader Si who discovered the tracks of Profound Profound Demon Lord.” Dongyangzi said.

“Because the companion of this Fire Phoenix is a new-generation genius disciple from White Cloud Temple.” Divine Monarch Hui Jian added.

Zen Master Ben Hong: ???

He looked at Divine Monarch Hui Jian, then at Dongyangzi, confirming they weren’t joking.

Dongyangzi could only nod.

“Amitabha Buddha!” Zen Master Ben Hong uttered the Buddha’s name, nodding, “As expected of Daoists.”

Dongyangzi was speechless, “What about us Daoists?”

“What about us Daoists?”

The same words echoed from the horizon. In the next moment, a flash of light glided rapidly, landing in the back mountain of Celestial Sword Mountain.

The light dissipated, revealing the figure of Zhongjing Chixiao Temple’s Ling Kunzi.

Zen Master Ben Hong said, “Your Daoists are pretty fast, where is my senior brother Dejie?”

Zen Master Ben Hong conceded in front of the two, Dongyangzi and Ling Kunzi; he couldn’t prevail.

“Amitabha Buddha!”

The sound of Buddha echoed, everyone turned, seeing Zen Master Dejie turning from the mountain path, nearly reaching the summit.

Zen Master Dejie slowly ascended the mountain, first saluting Divine Monarch Hui Jian, then nodded to the group, finally looking at Dongyangzi, “Has Fellow Daoist Dongyang notified Sect Leader Si?”

Dongyangzi nodded, “I let Qingsong go invite Sect Leader Si, she should be here soon.”

Ling Kunzi asked, “Is Lu Xiaoyou coming too?”

“He should be coming.” Dongyangzi replied.

Zen Master Ben Hong blinked, “Why do I feel like you all know something, but I’m completely left in the dark?”