"Marquis Zhenming, all the spiritual materials you need have been delivered."
Zhao Shu stood in the courtyard and opened the boxes and boxes one by one and counted them one by one. Among them were the magic materials that Zhao Shu had asked Liang Tao for. Unexpectedly, the other party actually sent them to him.
"The number is not bad." Zhao Miao nodded and looked at the Chongxuan Hall monk who was wearing a brocade robe and a black and yellow ribbon hanging from his waist. This man had an upright face and a humble manner.
"My Taoist friend's name is Liang Hui?" Zhao Shu asked, "I wonder what your relationship is with Liang Shuo of your guild?"
"Liang Shuo is my cousin." Liang Hui said.
"Is the Imperial Master your ancestor?" Zhao Shui was curious for a moment. He didn't have the majesty of Liang Tao's eagle-browed eyes, nor did he have the femininity of Liang Shuo's good-looking girl. The description of his aura seemed... too ordinary.
"I am ashamed that my cultivation is shallow, I have disappointed my father and ancestors, and made Marquis Zhenming laugh." Liang Hui bowed and bowed.
"Wang Xianhui at the end of the lunar month refers to the changes in the moon phases. Immortal cultivators use the moon phases to understand the changes in the ups and downs of the weekly weather." Zhao Shu said: "In the study of Waidan Huangbai, there is the theory of Yan Yue Furnace, which is not true.
It refers to the subtle use of water and fire to make the Danhua circulate and combine.
When setting up a furnace and cauldron, ordinary people must follow the seasons, calculate the weather, divide the spells, and standardize the baht and yarn. In order to ensure the accuracy of the fire, they must look at the earth dial during the day and the oculus at night. However, the master of Waidan has insight into the world.
Qi numbers, a clear understanding of the signs of yin and yang, cold and heat, the state of life and death, profit and loss, fire and wind, can combine the Qi numbers of a hundred days and a year to change day and night. If I am not wrong, your name should be personally given by the Imperial Master."
Zhao Shu started talking about Waidan, which made Liang Hui's eyes light up slightly. Zhao Shu had long noticed the lingering aura of the fire in him, presumably because he had been serving the fire beside the alchemy cauldron for many years.
Since the establishment of Chongxuan Pavilion in the Tianxia Dynasty, it has been passed down by True Lord Qingya. Many of its descendants have studied the study of external elixirs intensively, but there are few who are as powerful and powerful in fighting as Liang Tao.
Compared with other monks in the Chongxuan Hall, this Liang Hui does not have the annoying arrogance. He is a bit cautious in his words and deeds. He is probably not as favored as the eldest son Liang Shuo in the Chongxuan Hall.
"As Zhenminghou said." After Liang Hui replied, he turned around and took out a pot of flowers from the wooden box.
"What is this?" Zhao Shu looked around and saw that it was a pot of strange-growing orchid, solitary and cool, unconventional and elegant.
"This is a gift given to Marquis Zhenming by my Majesty's command," Liang Hui replied.
Zhao Shu looked carefully and saw that this orchid had four flowers with different shapes. The top flower was blooming freely, as if it was soaring into the sky, while the left and right flowers were swaying in the wind, and the bottom flower was blooming wildly.
Drooping and depressed, lack of vitality.
"What does the Master mean?" Zhao Shu stared at the pot of orchids and asked, "Does he have anything else to say?"
"The first one was left to Marquis Zhenming to deal with it without saying much."
Zhao Shu remained silent. Liang Tao asked his grandson to bring such a pot of orchids, just to test his attitude. A plant with four flowers, each blooming in a different state, should be a reference to the fairy blood of Chongxuan Pavilion.
A family with the fourth surname of Yin.
"If you have something to say, you won't say it directly, but you will guess it." Zhao Shui didn't know what Liang Tao wanted him to do, but considering that Wu Kui's army swept away the immortal descendants in several counties in the south, Chongxuan Hall must have suffered a major blow.
But now Liang Tao is in a very delicate situation. The ghosts and spirits who secretly colluded with Chongxuan Hall were eventually punished and destroyed by Liang Tao himself. This great achievement was firmly occupied by him. It was definitely not the rumors in the market that Zhao Shukai
The altar patrol environment can be forcibly changed in any way.
The emperor took this opportunity to liquidate the disciples of Chongxuan Hall, but it was impossible to ignore the contribution of Liang Tao, the imperial master.
And even if Zhao Shu is not in Dongsheng Capital at this moment, he still knows that there must be another violent turmoil in the court, and the fairy family hopes that Liang Tao will personally come forward to protect his children.
If it is just to save the lives of Chu Mengchun and others, it is not difficult to think about it. But what the king wants to do this time is probably to completely cut off Chongxuan Guan's control over the local government and completely take back the power of appointing and removing officials.
In the hands of the king, it is no longer controlled by Chongxuan Hall.
Today's Chongxuan Hall is no longer just a simple cultivation hall. It is a peaceful room in the mountains. Its disciples are all over the government and the public. It also has the support of a living immortal family like Liang Tao.
Gathering public anger.
Zhao Shui sometimes wonders, in the eyes of ordinary people, who is more hateful, the children of Chongxuan Hall or the evil priests?
"The flower is a good flower, but it's a pity that it lacks maintenance and pruning." Zhao Shu suddenly laughed: "Since it was a gift from the Imperial Preceptor, I can't just sit back and watch it wither and wither."
After saying that, Zhao Shu picked up the Qingxuan pen, condensed a trace of gold, as if holding a short blade, and gently cut off the three flowers, leaving only the top blooming one. Looking at the three broken flowers in his hand, Zhao Shu cut them
Buried in a basin.
"If the Imperial Master asks you about it in the future, it will be good if you, Taoist friend, reply truthfully." Zhao Shu said, "I will leave this pot of flowers to you, Taoist friend, to take care of it for me."
"I'll remember it." Liang Hui bowed slightly, and then took out a scroll from his arms: "The leader said that he cast a talisman at Jianjia Pass to set up a ban. He was afraid that Marquis Zhenming would not be able to understand the mystery, so he sent me
I have sent you this "Nine Heavens Purple Wen Dan Chapter" and asked Marquis Zhenming to read it in detail."
Zhao Mian raised his eyebrows slightly and took the scroll with purple brocade as the base and white jade as the pillars. After slowly unfolding it, he saw that it was full of small seals with flying heads, swimming and circling on the scroll like living creatures. It was hard to finish them all for a while.
See the whole picture.
"Thank you, Master." Zhao Shu put away the scroll. Liang Tao was indeed generous sometimes, and he gave away these talismans and scriptures as soon as he said so.
Moreover, judging from the name, this Immortal Sutra is probably closely related to the "Nine Heavens Feixuan Purple Qi Zhenwen Baolu" of Chongxuan Pavilion, and it should not be allowed to be circulated outside.
No matter how you look at it, Zhao Shu is now considered to have one foot on Liang Tao's pirate ship. To accept this benefit, he will naturally have to pay something.
"I heard that Taoist monks want to stay?" Zhao Shu asked again: "Now that the war has started outside the pass, the city is not safe."
Liang Hui nodded and replied: "The chief has told me to come and assist Marquis Zhenming. But my abilities are mediocre, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help on the battlefield."
"It's okay, Jinding Division is in urgent need of manpower right now." Zhao Shu took out a talisman and handed it to the other party: "With this, fellow Taoists can enter and leave Jinding Division. I will take you to meet other fellow Taoists by the way."
Zhao Shu led Liang Hui to the Jindingsi Branch. Zheng Siyuan is now mainly in charge here, and Jing Shi also came here to help. After giving a brief introduction to the situation in the hospital, Zhao Shu immediately arranged for Liang Hui to participate in the refining of Dan Wan Yao Powder.
When Zhao Shu returned to the courtyard, he happened to see General Wei talking with several captains.
"Marquis Zhenming, you came just in time!" General Wei pointed to the map: "As you said before, there are soldiers and horses from Jiuli Kingdom stationed near Honghuatan!"
"How many people are there?" Zhao Shu asked.
"It's not clear yet, but after fighting for a while, it should be less than three thousand." General Wei said: "I just received news that our soldiers and horses are facing off against the Nanmanzi across the river, and they can't get out. What do you think?"
Zhao Shu said: "I recently summoned the officials and soldiers from Lu Tan to try to explore the Red Flower Pond. But I found that the nearby area was shrouded in magic, and ghosts and spirits could not get close to spy. This may be unusual. I suspect it is Jiuli.
The national witch intends to perform some kind of ritual, and it would be best if the ritual can be interrupted."
"I also have this idea." General Wei said: "There are not many soldiers and horses facing the enemy at present. I plan to personally lead the army to support them and kill them directly with the overwhelming force of the mountain."
A soldier nearby said: "What if this is a barbarian strategy to lure the enemy? There may be something wrong with abandoning a fortified city and attacking rashly."
General Wei knocked on the map and said: "Jianjia Pass is not Xingluo County, and it is not blocked by Panlong Mountain's natural moat. These days, I have sent a large number of scouts to explore the routes in the mountains, and found that in addition to the main road in Guancheng, there are many trails that can bypass Jianjia Pass and go to the north.
, it is very inappropriate to huddle up and defend the city. On the contrary, it gives up room for maneuver.
What's more, there are many settlements and villages outside the pass. I have contacted several of them and tried my best to persuade them to submit to the Huaxu Kingdom and use them as campsites for our army in the mountains. Many of these settlements and villages are also located on chokepoints.
We must capture Jiuli Kingdom before it does."
Zhao Shu nodded secretly, and General Wei said to him: "Marquis Zhenming, I am leading troops on this expedition. I hope you can stay and guard Jianjia Pass."
Zhao Shu quickly responded: "I will definitely live up to the general's trust!"
General Wei said: "As for grain, grass and military supplies and other matters, I would like to ask Marquis Zhenming to pay more attention to them."
"Understood!" Zhao Shu suddenly felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders and did not dare to neglect anything.
Although General Wei wanted to lead his troops out of the customs, he also left a group of Cao Zuo who had joined the army to assist Zhao Shu. After giving his instructions, Zhao Shu climbed up the tower and watched the army go away, pondering for a long time.
But the current situation did not allow Zhao Mi to think wildly. Even though General Wei had made arrangements in advance, he still recorded the daily events in Jianjia Pass to keep in mind his responsibilities.
, according to their duties, they counted grain, fodder and weapons, inspected the city defense posts, and conducted training and recruitment of soldiers.
It wasn't until late at night that everyone rested. Zhao Shu personally led people to patrol the city wall, and only had a moment of free time when he returned to the courtyard.
With Zhao Shu's current level of cultivation, he doesn't have to fall asleep like ordinary people. He only needs to sit still, adjust his breath and concentrate for an hour or two, which is enough to maintain his spirit.
It's just that he is busy with official duties and involved in mundane affairs, and he is already very busy. If it were an ordinary person who had to endure a lot of work, he would be haggard and have premature hair.
Although Zhao Shu was not ill, he still felt uneasy in his spare time.
"Your Xuanzhu has been promoted to Jiang Palace. The next step is to pass through the throat Chonglou and go straight into Niwan." Lingxiao noticed that Zhao Miao was sitting unsteadily, holding the scroll of the Immortal Sutra and looking at it for a long time, so he said: "Chonglou
The first pass is the most dangerous, and the Xuanzhu cannot stop passing through it. It must be filled with energy in one go. And the throat is the key point for the passage of Qi, so before and after the Xuanzhu passes the pass, it is easy to be contaminated by external evil spirits and stir up internal disturbances."
Zhao Miao took the scroll and hit his forehead: "I read in the book that the internal disturbances encountered by monks when entering the country are mostly various illusions, either haunted by evil spirits who want to take their lives, or getting close to beautiful women, wanting to have sex, or caused by wind and fire.
The body and soul are restless, and often when illusions arrive, it is difficult to keep calm. If you are not careful, your energy channels will be disordered, and years of cultivation will be ruined."
"Everyone's circumstances and temperament are different, and the experiences of internal disturbances naturally vary greatly." Lingxiao explained: "The so-called illusion is nothing more than the Xuanzhu ascending to the Niwan Palace with true energy, the energy rushing into the brain palace, and the five senses shaking.
Thus perceive the illusion.
But you also cultivated the Nine Palaces to observe one law, and your soul wandered outside the Niwan Palace, attracting the slightest trace of true energy to rise. This energy was not enough to lift the Xuanzhu up, but it caused your thoughts to wander. There were signs when you were next to Jiang Ru
, and now the internal disturbances are even worse.”
"I feel it too, so I plan to stay away from Jiang Ru and try to calm my mind." Zhao Shu sighed: "Unfortunately, the problem lies with me. Is there any way you can help me calm down the internal disturbance?"
"Stability? That's ridiculous!" Lingxiao said unceremoniously: "If you plan to stagnate at this point, stability will naturally be disturbed."
Zhao Shu was stunned. The most taboo thing during the period of Xuanzhu's rise was to become slack and stagnant. With his current state of mind, he would certainly not do this.
"It happens to be a time like this." Zhao Shu sighed softly: "I am most worried about the big battle and the internal disturbance of the illusion and bad things."
Zhao Shu was originally waiting for Lingxiao to speak, but after waiting for a long time there was no response, so he had to ask: "What's wrong with you? I still expected you to teach me."
"I originally thought that you, the Marquis of Zhenming, really live up to your name, just like the sun and the moon, always shining brightly. Why do you need others to give you advice?" Lingxiao rarely uttered sarcasm.
"Zhenming, Zhenming, this name misleads me." Zhao Shu sighed: "The deeper my cultivation, the broader my magic power. Looking at the world, evil things are as high as the mountains, and evil spirits are as deep as the sea. How can there be any light?
?”
Lingxiao was silent for a moment and said: "If there is no light, how can you see things? If there is no light, there should be darkness in front of you."
If someone else said this, Zhao Shu would probably think that the other person was trying to make excuses, but Ling Xiao seemed to be trying to provoke him, so Zhao Shu had no choice but to ask: "Please give me some advice from the immortal."
"You can see the evil in the world and the evil spirits in the world, and it is not because of anything else, but because you yourself are glowing with light." Lingxiao said: "I understand why you identify with Chiyundu."
Zhao Miao was distracted and did not answer. Lingxiao said: "But I want to advise you, you regard yourself as a wick, intending to burn yourself and illuminate the world, but others may not appreciate it. They just regard you as a wick to keep warm."
Firewood, when you run out of fuel and the lamp dries up, they will abandon you like a piece of shit.
In the face of power, your thoughts are destined to be taken advantage of by others. From what I have seen, Liang Tao and the leader of the Huaxu Kingdom have used you smoothly. Even if you want to sacrifice yourself for others, you must first understand the situation. Through the ages, as you
Such foolish, straightforward and reckless men have never been seen less often. Apart from leaving a few lines of words in the history of future generations, there is nothing worthwhile about them."
"Lingxiao Shangxian, I don't agree with what you said." Zhao Shu was not angry, but responded very calmly and calmly: "I don't deny that tact and contingency are indeed useful, but if you don't have a little persistence in life, you are in a torrent.
But there is no place to stand. If you drift with the tide, you will only be swallowed by the torrent in the end."
"Mediocre people are like fish, so naturally they can only drift with the tide." Lingxiao said: "But if you have empty enthusiasm and try to find a place to stay in the torrent of the world, it will be difficult to last for long. If the immortal path is achieved, the fish will turn into a dragon.
Soaring into the sky, no longer floating in the waves, why can't you understand?"
Zhao Shu had no choice but to reply: "There are only a few transformed dragons and flying dragons, and the fish are still in the rough waves."