Among them, the most valuable "Eighty-eight Immortals Scroll" was left in the Shenggong Bureau, which made the emperor secretly resent Wu Daoxuan.
In just a few days after that, he, the god of armor, was neglected and no one cared about him. He gradually disappeared between the government and the public. This encounter was closely related to the rise of the armor commander in the world, and even more secretly. There is some kind of connection between Zhong and Zhang Wu.
He didn't know where this secret connection ultimately led.
But Zhang Wu keeps moving forward. Even now, he still can't catch the opponent's back. He can only feel that he is just an ant in one of his footprints!
With resentment that his future was cut short, Wu Daoxuan climbed up Mount Huashan, hoping to compete with his junior brother in the hope that he could win and prove something to Zhang Wu.
But now when he actually saw Zhang Wu, the loneliness and anger that had accumulated in his heart for many years suddenly weakened a lot!
Is it possible that I resent Zhang Wu because of my own insignificance?
It’s not just the insignificance of identity, but also the insignificance of one’s character and spirit that makes one feel jealous and full of resentment when seeing those great things?!
Although I once understood the root cause of my resentment and anger, I still can't relieve it even a little bit.
Su Wu looked calm, looked at Wu Daoxuan, and said with a smile: "The Yang family mentioned in the letter that the Wu family has been immersed in painting for a long time, and has gained new insights, and wants to compete with the Yang family on this Huashan Mountain. Is there a distinction between high and low in the field of 'the true meaning of heaven and man'?"
When Wu Daoxuan heard this, his expression became solemn. He raised his head and looked at Su Wu: "I do have this intention."
"Master Yang, what's your attitude toward Wu's invitation to compete?" Su Wu turned to look at the blind Yang Huizhi again.
Yang Huizhi had a smile on his face and said: "Cultivation of the true meaning of heaven and man cannot be done behind closed doors. It requires more exchanges and discussions with people of the same way.
Since I entered Taoism, the person I respect the most is my senior brother.
Now that I have been given the opportunity to compete with my senior fellow apprentices and determine who is superior in terms of the 'True Will of Heaven and Man', I am very happy - I also hope that I can use this competition to hone myself more and reach a higher level. "
"good."
Su Wu nodded and said to the two old men who agreed to the competition: "In that case, I will be the judge of this competition.
I am equally honored and happy to be able to serve as a judge in the competition between the ‘Sculpture Saint’ and the ‘Painting Saint’, and to read the two wonderful works for the first time!”
The people who gathered at the top of Huashan Mountain suddenly had different expressions after hearing what Su Wu said.
At this moment, Wu Daoxuan felt a bunch of eyes cast towards him. Many eyes turned around him in a vague circle, and then slowly withdrew.
The "Sage of Sculpture" in the sage's words naturally refers to the great sculptor Yang Huizhi.
With his numerous carvings and countless living figures, it is fitting that he is revered as the ‘Sage of Sculptures’. But this ‘Sage of Paintings’…
Could it be that just because Wu Daoxuan is Yang Huizhi’s senior brother, he should be called the ‘Sage of Painting’?
Is there anything special about this ‘Painting Saint’?
Even though Wu Daoxuan did not catch the source of those gazes, he knew clearly what those people were thinking.
It is precisely because I know what they are thinking in my heart that I feel resentment and resentment in my heart.
He is not inferior to Yang Huizhi!
The competition has not yet begun and the winner has not yet been determined. How can you underestimate yourself?!
Various changes in the attitudes of people in the outside world are reflected in Wu Daoxuan's mind and can stir up waves in his mind.
He lowered his eyes and said nothing.
"It is a great honor for us that a saint can be a judge.
There are saints participating in this competition, and this competition can be said to be a 'grand event'." At this time, Yang Huizhi turned his head slightly, with his face facing the direction of Wu Daoxuan, and slowly said, "It's a pity that there are some 'big events' that will happen now.
Qi, the bad guys must seal off the inside and outside of Huashan to prevent ordinary people from getting involved.
Otherwise, there will definitely be countless talented people gathering on Mount Hua to watch this competition between me and my senior brother."
In a few words, Yang Huizhi pointed out to Wu Daoxuan the root cause of the current closure of Mount Huashan.
He had been in contact with his senior brother for a few days, and he had already discovered that he now had a weird and extreme temperament, and he often had a sense of injustice in his chest. Looking at Wu Daoxuan's expression, he also knew that the other person might have had some weird ideas because of the blockade of Huashan by bad people.
Because of these words.
These words really dispelled the suspicion in Wu Daoxuan's heart.
But he pretended not to know that his junior brother's words were meant for him. The old god stood aside and heard Su Wu say: "But it doesn't matter. Even if there are no common people in the world, the talented and talented people gather on the top of Huashan Mountain to watch the two
In this competition, the Huashan Mountains, the mountains, the clouds, the rain, the wind and the moon can all serve as the audience for this competition between the two people.
What's more, there are powerful spirits from heaven and earth, and various ghosts and gods, who are also watching in secret.
How could a competition between the Sculpture Sage and the Painting Sage lose the audience?"
As soon as Su Wu finished speaking, Yang Huizhi stroked his beard and laughed: "The saint is absolutely right. It seems that this competition between our senior brothers will not be too lonely due to the lack of spectators!"
Wu Daoxuan was also filled with pride by Su Wu's words.
The clouds, rain, wind and moon, the mountains, the heaven and earth, the powerful spirits, ghosts and gods... are all the audience for this competition between himself and Yang Huizhi - it is indeed not lonely, and you can show off to your heart's content!
Tao Zu and Hong Renkun looked at each other at this time, and their eyes communicated for a while.
They also know that the so-called powerful spirits of heaven and earth, and various ghosts and gods are not Su Wu's empty words. According to the two's calculations of their own death dates, maybe when they are about to die, they will catch up with the competition between Wu Daoxuan and Yang Huizhi.
, won’t it be just a bunch of weirdos and gods who will be the audience by then?!
"When are you two going to start this competition?" Su Wu asked.
Wu Daoxuan replied nonchalantly: "I am ready and can start the competition at any time, using my pen and ink to copy the true meaning of heaven and man."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Yang Huizhi.
Yang Huizhi looked apologetic and replied to Su Wu: "For carving, you need to make all kinds of preparations and polish all kinds of tools. I am already old now, and it takes a lot of time to make all these preparations.
Therefore, I cannot start this competition with my senior brother now.
After one day, he started competing with his senior brother.
What do you think, senior brother?"
As soon as Yang Huizhi finished speaking, Wu Daoxuan nodded in agreement.
At this time, Tao Zu, who was standing behind Su Wu with his eyes rolling, suddenly said to Yang Huizhi: "Old man, you don't have to think about other things, don't be burdened by other things.
You can start the competition whenever you want, and you must not choose a competition period just because it caters to a certain date."
The "date" in Tao Zu's so-called "catching a certain date" naturally refers to the death date of himself and Hong Renkun.
He has always had a good relationship with Yang Huizhi.
Saying something right now is also asking the other person to put down their burden.
When Yang Huizhi heard this, he bowed to Tao Zu and said, "Rest assured, Immortal, I really need this day to prepare, and I am not deliberately trying to cater to anything."
"That's good.
Anyway, everything is up to you." Tao Zu waved his hand and said no more opinions on the matter.
In this way, the two sides agreed to compete on the top of Huashan Mountain early tomorrow morning. Wu Daoxuan took his disciple Wang Quan to continue touring Huashan Mountain, and Yang Huizhi also returned to his residence to continue preparations.
The members of the "Jiachenke" Bad Guy Suppression Team stationed on Mount Huashan then reported to Su Wu the situation inside and outside Mount Huashan, saying that in the past few days, there had been no movement on Mount Huashan, only among the "Five Prisons" in Shanyin. The monks' spirits were protected by Zen Master Huinuma and they left the five hells.
Now only Master Jianzhen is guarding the five prisons alone.
After Su Wu learned about the situation, he immediately told the captain: "Master Wu and Master Yang are scheduled to compete in the 'True Will of Heaven and Man' tomorrow. You also know what date tomorrow is.
The two of them are already involved in the situation.
Let me keep an eye on the two of them tonight and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Tomorrow is not only the day the Wu family and Master Yang have agreed to compete, but it is also the day Tao Zu and Hong Renkun die!
Tao Zu relied on his own practice to predict that he would die tomorrow.
But his deduction can only go so far, and he cannot accurately deduce the date of death to a certain time tomorrow - in fact, his deduction may even be a distorted secret, even if he now deduce that he will die tomorrow. , this date may also suddenly move backward!
In other words, from tomorrow to the next period of time, every moment of every day may become the death date of Tao Zu and Hong Renkun!
"I obey my orders."
The Jiachenke Town Guild Team was bowing to Su Wu to answer his orders.
"Just go do something."
Su Wu nodded and ordered the team to exit the room.
After the burly soldier left the room, Tao Zu, who had been sitting on the bed and resting against the wall, opened his eyes, and Hong Renkun, who was sitting in the other corner, also opened his eyes at the same time.
The two of them and Su Wu are like conjoined twins now, and they are inseparable from each other.
The reason why this is so is because Su Wu stays by their side and uses his calamity practice to suppress the calamity of heaven and earth, so that the calamity of heaven and earth surrounding Tao Zu will not suddenly change and push them forward. His death came instantly.
Tao Zu and Hong Renkun took the initiative to die, but it was much better than the energy of heaven and earth pushing them to die passively!
"The old Taoist's death is approaching..." Tao Zu smacked his lips, stretched out on the wooden bed, and said to Su Wu, "Now we will be linked to our misfortune.
When the day of death comes, if we continue this method, many variables will arise."
Using the shadow of Su Wu's calamity to lead the fate of Tao Zu and the two of them, when the death calamity comes, the person who lives in the death calamity is not Tao Zu and Hong Renkun, but Su Wu himself
Now - he can 'die' for the two of them, so that their true spirits can stay in the world!
However, Su Wu himself was also watched by many terrifying beings.
Every move he makes will lead to more variables.
Now that his calamity shadow is connected with the calamity of Tao and Zu, it is impossible to say that the death of the two people will come suddenly, and everyone will be caught off guard.
"Not urgent."
Su Wu shook his head, with a calm expression: "According to the Patriarch's prediction, the day of death will come tomorrow, so rashly linking you and me to the fate of the Shadow Tribulation now may be detrimental to the situation.
——Actually, the best result is that Patriarch and Brother Hong can take the initiative to die at the time we hope, directly disrupting the death date set by heaven for you.
The situation is undecided now, so we can fight harder."
After hearing Su Wu's words, Tao Zu approached Su Wu, stared at him for a while with his eyes wide open - after a while, he lowered his head in frustration.
He couldn't see any vivid emotions on the other person's face.
All the mental changes and emotional fluctuations seem to have disappeared from Su Wu now!
"Now you and I are trying to rob and collude. Although we are taking some risks, we are also preparing for what will happen next. Every time we delay for a moment in the future, the risk of robbing and colluding will double. You have to think about it.
"Walking on the tip of a knife, if you are not careful, you will be doomed!" Tao Zu frightened Su Wu and said, "The old Taoist can't understand you now, I don't know what thoughts you have in your heart!"
"I am measured."
Su Wu only said these four words and stood up.
Tao Zu grabbed his sleeve and said quickly: "Now that we are not involved in the disaster, we might as well deduce where the root cause of the 'old-born human armor' lies?"
Su Wu shook his head again and refused: "This will cause 'Xiang'er' to enter the game early.
Let’s wait a little longer.”
Seeing that Su Wu was still like a pool of stagnant water, Tao Zu felt even more anxious and couldn't help but said: "How sure are you?
When we die, we are dead, and the true spirit is gone and that's it - we have lived for thousands of years, and we don't care whether we can continue to live.
But you have worked so hard to create the current situation, so it cannot be destroyed in one day?
If such a good situation is overturned, the old Taoist will not be able to survive even to death!"
Listening to what he blurted out in desperation, Su Wu finally had a smile on his face and said to Tao Zu: "Master Tao has always been unconcerned about everything. I thought you really became an immortal.
It has transcended the world.
Now it seems that there is still something you can't let go of - this great situation where there is no mystery in the world and all the people are here?"
"Why are you talking about this..." Tao Zu met Su Wu's eyes, his expression suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and he loosened his hand holding Su Wu's sleeve, "It's too pretentious to talk about it, for the sake of the common people in the world, this kind of thing sounds too... hypocritical.
The old Taoist just wants to ask you, how confident are you now?"
Su Wu still did not directly answer Tao Zu's question, and only said: "It depends on man-made things."
He looked at Tao Zu's face that collapsed in an instant, then smiled and said: "I want to go to the Five Prisons of Huashan to see Elder Jianzhen.
Do you two want to go with me?"
"You can rest assured that we stay here, or can we rest assured?" Tao Zu glared at Su Wu, jumped off the bed, followed Su Wu with Hong Renkun, and walked out of the room together. The body of the black tiger standing guard in the courtyard, covered with mysterious shadows, headed towards the "Five Hells" of Shanyin in Huashan Mountain.
Su Wu actually knew everything about Jianzhen's movements in the Five Prisons of Huashan.
However, now that Tao Zu will be there and Hong Renkun's death is approaching, he really needs to meet Jian Zhen to confirm many things.