A month later, the time entered September. By this time, Zhang Shaozong had already returned to Wuling. At the same time, Partridge Whistle had used up the Muchen Beads to lift the curse and returned the Muchen Beads to him. Zhang Shaozong immediately planned to retreat.
The Muchen Bead has been obtained, and his cultivation has already reached the peak of Divine Refining and Yang Shen perfection. Next, as long as he understands the Tao charm contained in the Muchen Bead and understands the laws of the Great Dao, he can break through to the Tongtian realm in one fell swoop. Zhang Shaozong
I don't want to delay any more.
"My cultivation has already reached the perfection of divine refining, and now that I have obtained the Muchen Bead, I plan to start a retreat tomorrow to understand the laws of the great road and reach the realm of heaven. I am afraid that the retreat will take a long time, as short as three or two months.
, it may take as long as half a year or even a year. After I retreat, my home will be left to you. Take care of yourself..."
That night, Zhang Shaozong told Bai Yuzhen, Ningshuang, and Bai Xiuzhu about the retreat, and then rushed to Pingyang Town overnight to talk to his master Ao Tianlong, and finally to his eldest brother Zhang Jizong.
After everything was handed over and arranged, the next morning, in the depths of Wuling Mountain, Zhang Shaozong took Bai Yuzhen to the valley where he retreated when he last broke through the refining of gods.
They are all still there, I just happened to be using this place and I am too lazy to look for other places.
"After I retreat, my family, Xiuzhu, and Shuang'er will be taken care of by you. If you are not sure about anything, you can discuss it with your eldest brother or master. Although your elder brother and master are not as powerful as you, after I retreat, your eldest brother will command the entire army.
He is in charge of the military and horse power and can mobilize the whole army. The master is also a disciple of Maoshan. With his back to the master, he can contact the ancestors below for help..."
Before going into seclusion, Zhang Shaozong looked at Bai Yuzhen again and explained.
Bai Yuzhen also nodded when she heard this. Although she knew that in terms of personal strength, neither Zhang Jizong nor Ao Tianlong was as good as her, but in other aspects, after Zhang Shaozong retreated, Zhang Jizong had the power of soldiers and horses under Zhang Shaozong, and could mobilize Zhang Shaozong's current subordinates.
She has more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, and Ao Tianlong also has Maoshan's backing and can mobilize Maoshan's connections. If she really encounters any troublesome and complicated matter, it may be easier to discuss it with two people than to solve it by herself.
"If I really encounter something that I can't handle and need to handle personally, crush this jade pendant and I will sense it and get out of it as soon as possible."
Finally, Zhang Shaozong took out another jade pendant and handed it to Bai Yuzhen. This jade pendant contained a spiritual mark left by him. Once it was broken, he could immediately sense it and left it with Bai Yuzhen just in case something happened.
Something beyond expectations.
"Don't worry, I will take good care of your family. You can retreat in peace. My two sisters and I will wait for you to successfully come out of the retreat."
Bai Yuzhen also smiled, took the jade pendant and said, letting Zhang Shaozong rest in peace.
Zhang Shaozong smiled and nodded, then he said no more, turned around, stepped out and disappeared into the valley.
Watching Zhang Shaozong disappearing into the valley, Bai Yuzhen slowly put away the jade pendant and left directly, because she knew that Zhang Shaozong would definitely not be able to leave the seclusion for a short time this time, and on the mountain peaks of the valley next to him, the red phoenix was also guarding him.
There is also a formation set up by Zhang Shaozong himself, so there is no point in staying here any longer.
In the valley, after Bai Yuzhen left, Zhang Shaozong found a place to sit cross-legged and then slowly took out the Muchen Bead.
Since ancient times, the Muchen Bead has been a legendary divine bead. It is rumored that it is the phoenix's courage transformed by the Earth Mother. It is also rumored that it was left behind by the Yellow Emperor after his ascension. It was first recorded in the Shang Dynasty. It is said that it was the second of the Shang Dynasty.
Wu Ding, the thirteenth generation monarch, found a giant jade eye soaked in gold and a red robe in a collapsed mountain. Wu Ding believed that this ancient jade eye was left after the Yellow Emperor became immortal and was extremely precious, so he named it
It's called "Muchen Pearl".
But whether these legends are true or not, it doesn't matter to Zhang Shaozong. For him, the most important thing is to know that the Muchen Bead was nurtured by heaven and earth and contains the laws of heaven and earth.
Nowadays, the law of heaven and earth is at an end, and the law of the great avenue has disappeared. Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for monks to break through the realm of heaven and understand the great law of heaven and earth, because there is no great law in heaven and earth for monks to understand. However, this Muchen Bead contains the charm of the Tao.
It is transformed from the law of the great law of heaven and earth, but it has become a glimmer of hope for monks to understand the law of the great law of heaven and earth and break through to the heaven-reaching realm in this era of law-ending.
Zhang Shaozong controlled the Muchen Bead to slowly rise in front of him, and finally hung at a position about half a foot away from the height of his eyebrows. Then he closed his eyes and concentrated, and his soul rushed towards the Muchen Bead, and began to sense the content inside the Muchen Bead.
The Taoist rhyme began to be understood.
While Zhang Shaozong was in retreat, to the outside world, with the passage of time, Zhang Shaozong's reputation spread wider and wider throughout the entire cultivation world.
There are two main reasons. One is the real person promotion ceremony held in Maoshan before, and the news that Zhang Shaozong broke through the realm of refining gods and became a real person spread completely in the spiritual world. The other is that the ghost king was resurrected a month ago and wanted to destroy Mayi Dao. Zhuge Kongping invited various sects to
He sent help, but at the last critical moment, Zhang Shaozong brought his sword from the cloud to the king's tomb and killed the ghost king with a sword from a thousand miles away.
If the previous real person promotion ceremony in Maoshan only made people know that Zhang Shaozong broke through the gods and became a real person but did not have a specific understanding of Zhang Shaozong's strength, then this time the ghost king is resurrected, the crisis of Mai Dao, and Zhang Shaozong's sword is used to kill with one sword.
The thing about Ghost King is that it gives people a direct understanding of Zhang Shaozong's strength, and it has become a popular thing in the spiritual world.
Because of this, Zhang Shaozong's name has completely resounded throughout the world of spiritual practice. Nowadays, no one in the entire world of spiritual practice knows the name of Master Zhang.
Even because of the existence of Zhang Shaozong, the reputation of Maoshan as a whole has greatly increased, and it has become the leader of Taoism in the world, directly overtaking the previously equally famous sects such as Longhushan.
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In the blink of an eye, autumn turned to winter, and the time entered the end of the year. Wuling ushered in the first snow since the beginning of winter. The snow was also extremely heavy. It rained for three days and three nights, and the entire Xiangdi turned into a world of ice and snow.
, wrapped in silver.
Outside the valley deep in Wuling Mountain, Bai Yuzhen took Ningshuang and Bai Xiuzhu to the valley where Zhang Shaozong was retreating.
"Shaozong is in retreat inside."
Bai Yuzhen said, telling the two people the information, and looked towards the valley. The entire valley had completely turned into a white world. However, because it was shrouded by the formation, the specific situation inside could not be seen clearly, and Zhang Shaozong's figure could not be seen.
"It's been three months, I wonder how long Shaozong will have?"
Bai Xiuzhu couldn't help but speak, and Ningshuang also hesitated, feeling a little missing in her heart.
"When you reach the realm of Shaozong, every breakthrough is no small matter, especially the breakthrough to the Tongtian realm. But don't worry. Although Shaozong's current cultivation retreat breakthrough may take a longer time, there will be no danger. Once the breakthrough is successful,
Naturally, we will be released from the customs. We just have to wait patiently. There are always red phoenixes guarding here, so there won't be any danger."
Bai Yuzhendao.
The two women nodded again after hearing the words, and stayed outside the valley for more than an hour looking at the valley. Seeing that there was no movement in the valley and Zhang Shaozong had no intention of leaving, the three women turned around and left, and Bai Yuzhen took them back to Wuling.
In the valley, Zhang Shaozong sat cross-legged, with the Muchen Pearl floating quietly in front of his eyebrows. The surrounding area was covered with snow, but within a radius of ten feet with him as the center, there was no snow at all, as if there was an invisible layer of power.
The boundary blocks the white snow.
And in the depths of his soul, Zhang Shaozong fell into a mysterious state of enlightenment at this moment. He felt that his whole person seemed to have entered the depths of the origin of the entire world. His whole person was wrapped in the laws of heaven and earth, and he was in harmony with his soul.
Blending with each other, they all seem to become the Tao.
At this moment, Zhang Shaozong felt as if he had understood everything: the birth of heaven and earth, the changes of the four seasons, the yin and yang of all things...
Everything, all the laws and regulations between heaven and earth, seems to be fully understood by myself.
In a trance, Zhang Shaozong felt as if he had become the Tao and could control the changes in the entire world with just one thought.
All things carry yin and embrace yang, the yang pole generates yin, yin and yang alternate, and life is endless.
In this state, Zhang Shaozong could no longer feel the passage of time, as if time had no meaning at this time.
Soon, another three months passed, half a year had passed since Zhang Shaozong went into seclusion, and the time entered March of 1920, the ninth year of the Republic of China, when winter turned to spring.
Finally, at this time, in the valley deep in Wuling Mountain, an unprecedented terrifying energy quietly emitted.
"Buzz."
The moment this energy was released, the whole world seemed to sink suddenly.
"Chirp!"
On the top of the mountain outside the valley, the red phoenix that had been guarding here and almost built a nest was instantly startled. It felt like a hundred thousand mountains were pressing down on it all at once. It was as boundless as the power of God, almost directly.
Push it down to the ground.
Buzz buzz——
In the valley, the energy emanating from it became stronger and stronger, giving people the feeling that the world was about to collapse.
Rumble.
The sky and the earth dimmed, the sunlight suddenly dimmed, and large swaths of birds began to fly from the mountains and forests in all directions, as if they sensed some terrible aura.
boom!
In the end, even Wuling City, which was dozens of miles away, felt it for an instant. The sky and the earth became dim in an instant, but strangely there were no dark clouds. The sun was clearly visible, but it became extremely dim, giving people
It felt like an invisible force suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, shrouding the world.
"This smell?!"
In the Marshal's Mansion, Bai Yuzhen was startled for a moment. She felt that the whole world was about to collapse in an instant. It was like the power of heaven. However, in this breath, she felt a familiar breath that was no longer familiar. It was Zhang Shaozong's.
breath.
"Success?!"
Bai Yuzhen was pleasantly surprised. At this time, Ningshuang and Bai Xiuzhu also felt pressure and came to her.
"Sister Bai, what's going on?" Ningshuang asked.
"Maybe Shaozong's breakthrough was successful. Let's go over and have a look."
After saying that, he took Ningshuang and Bai Xiuzhu and soared into the sky to leave Wuling City.
At the same time, in Pingyang Town, not far from Wuling City, Ao Tianlong, who was sitting leisurely in the courtyard drinking tea today, suddenly stood up from his chair with excitement on his face.