"Shua!"
A streak of light flashed across the edge of the sky.
"Damn it! The Sun is going to rise!" Duanmu Hong stomped his foot heavily and then turned around to leave.
Gao Fei and He Hentian followed without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, the three had disappeared without a trace.
"Eh? Gone again?" Abbot Xuan Si was stunned, "Just like yesterday, they left halfway through the fight... Why is that?" Abbot Xuan Si turned his head to glance at the sky, his face showing a hint of confusion.
"Cough cough cough..."
A series of urgent coughing sounds ca from behind: "Xuan Si, co here..."
"Ah! Coming!" Abbot Xuan Si hurried over and supported the swaying Elder Hui Ming: "Great Elder, do you have any instructions?"
"Send back to my cave dwelling on the back mountain."
"Yes, alright."
...
The back mountain.
Inside a cave dwelling.
Eight monks were sitting together, speaking in low voices: the seven Supre Elders and Abbot Xuan Si.
The Third Elder and the Fifth Elder had awoken, but their complexions were poor and their breaths weak. Elder Hui Ming sat in a chair, his eyes cloudy as he swept his gaze over everyone present: "Speak up, everyone. How should we confront the enemy?"
Everyone kept their mouths shut, silent.
"Usually, when you gather, you chirp away endlessly, but now that the Myriad Buddhas Sect is in trouble, you've all beco mute... Xuan Si, you speak." Seeing that no one was speaking, Elder Hui Ming began to call on people by na.
"This..." Abbot Xuan Si spoke solemnly, "I am now completely certain that the female demon is an ancient Great Cultivator, her strength reaching the skies, incredibly formidable, and she also knows many peculiar techniques. To be enemies with such a person is truly not a wise move." To be honest, Abbot Xuan Si had been scared by Duanmu Hong.
"If Duanmu Hong is an ancient Great Cultivator, does that an she has lived for hundreds of thousands of years? How did she manage that?" Elder Hui Ming asked.
Abbot Xuan Si shook his head: "I don't know."
"To reconcile with Duanmu Hong, we must hand over a Defying Heavenly Level Spiritual dicine," Elder Hui Ming said. "Up to this day, the Myriad Buddhas Sect only has one Defying Heavenly Level Spiritual dicine left, passed down by our ancestors, the treasure that protects our sect. If we give the Spiritual dicine to Duanmu Hong, what face will we have to et our ancestors in the future?"
"Spiritual dicine is inanimate, people are alive. We can't lose our lives for an inanimate object," the Third Elder said breathlessly.
The Fifth Elder nodded, "The female demon's strength is too powerful. Even if the seven of us joined forces, we probably wouldn't be her match." At this point, the Fifth Elder paused, "As I see it, that female demon is not kind-hearted. If she really gets enraged, she will definitely commit a massacre, and then the Myriad Buddhas Sect will be in danger."
"The Defying Heavenly Level Spiritual dicine is handed down by our ancestors; we absolutely cannot give it to the female demon."
"Never yield even in death! I would rather die in battle than bow down to the female demon!"
"What's more important, life or Spiritual dicine?"
"Spiritual dicine is important!"
"Let ask you again, what's more important, Spiritual dicine or the Myriad Buddhas Sect?"
"They are equally important."
"Don't try to dodge the question, you must choose one."
"They are equally important; I can't choose."
...
Everyone had been silent just monts ago, but now they started to argue. So supported giving away the Spiritual dicine, and so opposed it. Both sides argued endlessly, unable to persuade the other.
"Enough, stop arguing," Elder Hui Ming waved his hand impatiently, "Is arguing useful? It's of no use at all! Facing a difficult situation isn't scary. As long as we don't beco disorganized and face it calmly, we are sure to find a way to solve the problem."
"Great Elder, you make the decision; I will listen to you."
" too, I will also listen to you."
"And ."
Everyone expressed their stance, agreeing to follow Elder Hui Ming's opinion.
"Humph!" Elder Hui Ming snorted lightly, "You are quite clever, throwing the difficult question to so I can co up with a solution. If I manage to resolve the problem smoothly, you will sing praises of my wisdom; if not, you will push all the responsibility onto ."
"No, no, no, we absolutely didn't an that."
"It's a misunderstanding, Great Elder, you misunderstood us."
"Yes, yes, yes, just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding indeed."
Everyone hastily shook their heads in denial.
"Have you considered one thing?" the monk Hui Ming asked.
"What is it?"
"Why did the female demon voluntarily retreat? It happened the night before last and again last night. Is there sothing hidden behind this?"
"Indeed, it does seem odd..."
"I have a premonition," the monk Hui Ming articulated slowly, "that if we can figure out the mystery behind this, we'll find a way to deal with the female demon. Co on, let's put our heads together, think carefully, really think this through, and try to understand the hidden secret."
In the following period, eight monks gathered together, wracking their brains to ponder the mystery.
What could the mystery be?
It seed they were about to win, yet she chose to retreat—why was that?
It was too difficult, too difficult indeed! The eight monks racked their brains to no avail, unable to discern any reason.
"I've got it!" the Third Elder suddenly exclaid.
"What?
"What did you think of?"
"Quick, tell us!"
Everyone eagerly inquired, "What's the mystery?"
"Cough cough cough... I don't know what the mystery is..." the Third Elder shook his head.
"Then why are you making a fuss!" Monk Hui Ming glared at the Third Elder, "Making such a scene and getting our hopes up for nothing."
"You misunderstand, I've thought of sothing else," the Third Elder explained.
"Sothing else? What is it?"
"I've thought of a thod that might deal with the female demon."
"Out with it!"
"Do you all rember Demon-Sealing Valley?" the Third Elder said mysteriously.
"Demon-Sealing Valley?!" Everyone's faces changed, "Why bring up Demon-Sealing Valley out of the blue?"
The Third Elder licked his dry lips and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't forget, Demon-Sealing Valley is where a group of Great Demons are sealed. They are incredibly powerful. If we let them deal with the female demon, who do you think will win?"
"That is an approach," Monk Hui Ming nodded, "but... after so many years, those Great Demons are probably dead, aren't they?"
"Not likely," the Third Elder shook his head, "Demons typically have long lives, easily spanning tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand years. The Great Demons sealed in the Demon-Sealing Valley are very powerful and certainly could still be alive today."
"Alright, let's do it this way," Monk Hui Ming decided on the spot, "We need to carefully plan how we can lure the female demon into the Demon-Sealing Valley without anyone noticing."
The group ca together to discuss.
Pooling their wisdom, they deliberated for most of the day and finally ca up with a result.
"We'll use the Defying Heavenly Level Spiritual dicine as bait to lure the female demon into Demon-Sealing Valley. Then, we'll seal the entrance and at the sa ti release those Great Demons to fight the female demon to the death, hopefully taking each other out."
"For safety's sake, I think we should take the Spiritual dicine out of our treasure vault and put it into Demon-Sealing Valley."
"Is that necessary?"
"Better safe than sorry."
"You can't catch a wolf unless you set the bait."
"Hmm, I'll go to the treasure vault to get the Spiritual dicine now, then place it into Demon-Sealing Valley. This way, there will be no visible flaws in our plan."
The group split up to take action—Monk Hui Ming, the Third Elder, and the Fifth Elder stayed in the cave dwelling to heal, while the others went to set the trap.
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