Evil Master and Disciple

Chapter 1423 A Traitor to Buddhism?

The experts of Yunhai Sect have already escorted Shen Feiyang to Tianyun Mountain. He was not imprisoned on Xingluo Peak, but was secretly detained on the outskirts.

Master Yunyi did not go to see him immediately, but instead went to the back mountain.

Whenever he felt troubled, Master Yunyi would come to the back mountain and talk to his master and senior brother's graves, which would quickly calm his mind.

Of course, there was another reason why Master Yunyi came to the back mountain tonight: to ask his third junior brother, Yulin, what his decision was.

Among these six fellow disciples, the one with the highest talent in cultivation was the third brother, Yulin.

Especially in the last two hundred years, Yu Lin has lived alone on the outer Tiankui Peak, almost undisturbed, which has given him ample time to calm down and cultivate.

More than two hundred years ago, Yu Lin was hailed as the God of War of Burning Heaven. Now, Yu Lin's cultivation level is much higher than it was back then.

He has reached the peak of the Transformation Realm, infinitely close to the Heavenly Limit Realm.

If a real fight broke out, even if Yun Yi, Yu Chenzi, and Yu Long Pangzi joined forces, they might not be able to defeat Yu Lin.

Looking at the entire Yunhai Sect, apart from the ancestor Dugu Chan, it is estimated that only Lei Po Yuan Jiugong is confident of defeating Yu Lin.

Although Yu Lin possessed high talent and strong cultivation, he was still unable to cross the final barrier between life and death and enter the Heavenly Realm.

If things had gone according to the normal procedure, without a great opportunity, Master Yulin would never have been able to reach the Heavenly Realm in this lifetime.

Master Yunyi gave him this opportunity.

He wanted Master Yulin to absorb the powerful earth vein spiritual energy within the Yunhai Sect's protective mountain formation.

This secret was known only to the successive leaders of the sect.

Logically speaking, Master Yunyi should have kept such a good opportunity for advancement for himself.

However, Venerable Yunyi was an extremely rational and clear-headed person. He knew that using spiritual energy to strike the gate of life and death was very risky, and he might die on the spot if he was not careful.

As the leader of the Yunhai Sect, he cannot take risks, especially now that the situation in the human world is so complicated.

He had recently investigated the cultivation levels of the elders of the Cloud Sea Sect. There were quite a few at the Void Transformation Realm, and many of them were his own people. However, there were very few who had reached the peak of the Void Transformation Realm. Even the few experts at the peak of the Void Transformation Realm were a hundred or two years older than him. They were so old that it would be difficult for them to survive the life-and-death crisis.

After much deliberation, Yun Yi finally realized that only his third junior brother, Yu Lin, was the most suitable.

Yu Lin is a war god among mortals, possessing terrifying fighting spirit and an unparalleled mental fortitude. If any of the elders in the Cloud Sea Sect at the peak of the Void Transformation realm could withstand the impact of the massive earth vein spiritual power, it would undoubtedly be Master Yu Lin.

Although Master Yulin had once followed his senior brother, Master Yunyi did not care about it.

They were all fellow disciples who grew up together, and he, as the senior disciple, understood Master Yulin's personality all too well.

Master Yulin was upright and incorruptible, hating evil as if it were his enemy. He was a gentleman among gentlemen and a hero among heroes.

The long-standing rift between the three of them was resolved a few months ago.

Master Yunyi was certain that even if Master Yulin reached the Heavenly Limit Realm, he would not make things difficult for him.

Yesterday, Xuan Yingzhe's unauthorized actions at Jiuhua Mountain greatly angered Master Yunyi.

But he couldn't do anything to the Shadow Master.

To rival the Xuan Ying, a Heavenly Limit Realm expert is needed to oversee the situation.

So tonight, Master Yunyi came to find Yulin to ask him how he had decided.

Master Yulin walked to Master Yunyi's side with his hands behind his back, then sat down on the bamboo stool next to the bamboo table, and took out a jar of wine and two cups from his storage bracelet.

That jar of wine looks quite old.

Master Yulin opened the seal, revealing a wooden plug wrapped in yellow cloth underneath.

Once the cork was opened, a rich aroma of wine immediately wafted out.

After filling the glass with wine, he glanced at Yun Yi and said, "Second brother, the night is long, let's drink and chat."

Master Yun Yi nodded slowly.

He sat down, picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and said, "Good wine."

"That's right. This Celestial Inscription was collected from the mortal world by my senior brother when I became a disciple of my master. He knew I liked to drink, so he spent a lot of money to find it. There were nine jars in total. I drank eight jars, and this is the last one."

I made a promise with my senior brother back then to save this wine for when he ascended to the position of sect leader.

It's been sitting there for over two hundred years, and I've never been willing to drink it... Tonight, let's drink it.

When Master Yunyi saw that Master Yulin did not answer how he had decided, but instead talked about his senior brother, he felt somewhat uneasy.

Master Yunyi said calmly, "Third brother, for many years I have wanted to ask you, do you think I am a qualified sect leader? How do I compare to my eldest brother?"

Master Yulin picked up his wine cup, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, then fell into a brief silence.

It seemed as if they were savoring the mellow taste of fine wine, or perhaps reminiscing about bygone days.

Yun Yi didn't disturb them. He picked up the wine jar and refilled the two wine cups.

At this point, Yu Lin said, "I have to admit that I knew a long time ago that even if Senior Brother had taken the position of sect leader back then, he might not have done as well as you. Master also said before that you are more suitable for this position than Senior Brother."

"Oh, then why did you follow the senior brother back then instead of me?"

Yu Lin asked, "You want to know?"

Master Yunyi said, "I didn't want to before, but now I'm quite curious."

Yu Lin said calmly, "Because of your experience."

"experience?"

"Your Shen family lineage is a branch of Buddhism. Since 1,500 years ago, all the supernatural powers cultivated by your Shen family have been Buddhist supernatural powers."

You became an apprentice with pre-existing skills; you are not a true disciple.

In my eyes, you are a traitor to Buddhism. You know my character; I cannot tolerate any imperfections, especially traitors.

So even though I knew you were more suitable for the position than my senior brother, I still chose to support him. And to this day, I have never regretted my choice back then.”

In the entire Yunhai Sect, or rather, in the entire human world, the only one who would dare to call Yunyi a traitor to his face is probably Yulin Shangren.

If it were anyone else, Master Yunyi would have been furious long ago, but when facing his third junior brother, he merely frowned and did not get angry.

He picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, a bitter smile on his face. He said, "So that's why... Sigh, I should have realized it sooner. You didn't just choose to support Senior Brother because I'm a traitor to Buddhism, did you? In your heart, you probably also suspect that I'm a spy planted by Buddhism."

Yu Lin nodded and said, "I did have some doubts before, but after you became the sect leader, I no longer have those doubts. If you were really a spy planted by the Buddhist sect, you wouldn't have devoted yourself to developing the Yunhai Sect, and the Yunhai Sect wouldn't be as prosperous as it is today."