"Qingtong Island in the East China Sea." Zhaobo said.
"East China Sea? They actually go to the East China Sea?" Zhao Shu looked slightly surprised, but then he realized: "Now most of the monks from various schools in the East China Sea have come to Huaxu Kingdom. If they go to the East China Sea, they will not attract other people's attention. This is the opposite.
Acting in accordance with the Tao is indeed like Liang Tao's method."
"Chiyun and his elders escorted the remaining disciples of Chongxuan Hall to escape from Difei Mountain. After arriving at the seaside, the two parties said goodbye." Zhaobo continued: "However, that girl Jiang Ru was smart and informed Mr. Huaiming before leaving.
The cave in the East China Sea is located in Qingtong Island. She left this message presumably to make it easier for you to find them."
Zhao Shu sighed silently, and then asked: "Uncle Zhao has already been to Qingtong Island?"
"I just saw it from a distance." Zhaobo said, "I followed Mr. Huaiming's guidance and spent some time on the East China Sea before confirming the general location.
Qingtongzhou is not an island, but an archipelago dotted all over the place. It’s just that the outer areas of this archipelago are constantly stormy, with monstrous waves, and shrouded in fog. I sensed that there was a formation restriction set by the magic power of the fairy family, so I didn’t take the risk to break through.
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Zhao Shu nodded and said: "This Qingtong Island is obviously the retreat left by Liang Tao. I heard that he had traveled to and from the East China Sea many times before. It was said at that time that he was visiting the East China Sea Sword Immortal Hongxueke on behalf of the Huaxu Kingdom. Thinking about it now, I guess
At that time, he also spent a lot of time building caves and arranging formations on Qingtong Island."
Zhaobo took out a roll of sea charts: "Jiang Ru and the others obviously have a way to get in and out of the storm. You also have Liang Tao's inheritance. That formation should not be able to stop you."
Zhao Shu took the chart and glanced at it a few times. After confirming the general direction of Qingtong Island, he said, "I understand. I will go to the East China Sea myself if I have the opportunity in the future."
"You don't seem to be in a hurry to find them?" Zhaobo asked.
Zhao Shu said bluntly: "Now that Chongxuan Hall is no longer tolerated by the world, it would be better for them, the disciples of Chongxuan Hall, to stay in the East China Sea to escape the world and cultivate. If they know that I have appeared in this world, it may not be a good thing."
Zhaobo smiled and said: "Are you afraid that they will encourage you to avenge Liang Tao? Let Chongxuan Hall return to its former glory?"
"Indeed." Zhao Shu said: "In my opinion, the disciples of Chongxuan Hall were under the protection of Liang Tao in the past. Although they had great karma, they could not avoid being contaminated by Liang Tao's words and deeds. Qingtongzhou is Liang Tao's
The escape route left for them is also a stone for polishing their temperament, so leaving it there is not a bad thing."
"You..." Zhaobo looked Zhao Mi up and down and couldn't help but say, "You are really looking more and more like Zhang Duanjing."
"Really?" Zhao Shu shook his head gently: "But the temperament in my bones that likes to show off has not been worn away until now. I still haven't fully understood the teacher's teachings."
"Zhang Yang is showing off? He actually has the nerve to talk about you?" Zhaobo laughed.
Zhao Shu was puzzled: "Why is Uncle Zhao laughing? You have been in Huaiying Hall in the past, so you should know better."
Uncle Zhao burst out laughing: "If you are being flamboyant, wouldn't my senior brother be unscrupulous? Wait, judging from his behavior in forging the divine sword back then, maybe this is really the case."
Zhao Shu was a little curious when he heard this: "Teacher, when he was young, was he also a person with a flamboyant temperament?"
"Of course, he was not that old-fashioned before." Zhaobo added: "At least not before he came back from the dead."
"Now that I think about it, I know almost nothing about the teacher's past." Zhao Shu invited Zhaobo to sit down in the grass pavilion and offered him tea and fruit delicacies: "Why don't you ask Zhaobo to tell me?"
"Where should I start?" Uncle Zhao was sitting around knocking on the eucalyptus and said casually: "Zhang Duanjing... You should be able to tell that the name Duanjing comes from the sect. Just like the three elders of Chiyun, Zhanming and Huaiming.
, just like Jingming, that’s not the original name.”
Zhao Miao nodded: "I know that many sects that cultivate immortals will give their disciples other names to show that they have forgotten the secular world."
"My senior brother was sent to Yunyan Peak by his family elders when he was young, but the intention was not to hope that he would achieve anything on the immortal path." Zhao Bo said: "High-ranking officials send their children to the Immortal Cultivation Sect to win over them.
Friendship is not a recent thing."
Zhao Shu asked: "Is it possible that the teacher's family background is quite prominent?"
"Linyou Zhang, have you ever heard of her?"
"Linyou? Could it be Linyou City, the seat of the Zhenbei Protectorate of the Tianxia Dynasty?" Zhao Shu asked: "The teacher is actually from Northern Xinjiang? But the teacher's face does not look like a member of Rong Di."
"Haha, senior brother, when he was young, he was a serious young master in the capital of the emperor." Zhao Bo asked: "I remember that Linyou City has some connection with your Praise Officer inheritance, right?"
"Yes, when Xiao Yuluo attacked the Sixth Palace of Youfeng and turned the land of water and grass in Puchang Mountain into a desert, he found that the power of the Sixth Palace God had not dissipated, and he was worried about the resurgence of evil spirits, so he built a fortress on the edge of the desert as a way of doing this.
For suppression and prevention." Zhao Shu replied:
"This fortress continued to expand and became Linyou City. In addition to its strategic location at the crossroads between east and west, it became the first military town in Northern Xinjiang. However, I remember that Linyou City was destroyed after the fall of the Tianxia Dynasty.
Xuanju led his troops and razed them to the ground."
"After all, the reason why Xuanju unified all the tribes in northern Xinjiang in the first place was to avenge the destruction of the Sixth Palace and the massacre of Puchang, so naturally Linyou City cannot stay." Zhaobo smiled contemptuously, and then said:
"Senior brother, the Linyou Zhang family from which he was born has been Linyou City's generals for generations. However, when it came to senior brother's generation, northern Xinjiang was not peaceful, so he did not grow up in Linyou City, and was later sent here.
At Yunyan Peak, he became a disciple and learned from immortals.
Senior brother, he was almost naughty when he was young. Almost all the disciples of his generation in Yunyan Peak were teased by him. He would also lead several of our junior brothers to catch and roast the wild pheasants in Panlong Mountain and eat them without permission.
If you eat meat, you will often be punished by your elders for it."
Zhao Shu was a little in disbelief. In his impression, the teacher Zhang Duanjing was an extremely serious and dignified person, and would definitely not behave in such a frivolous and frivolous manner.
"Later, in order to build palaces and gardens, the late Emperor of Tianxia carried out violent levies and levies, and bandits caused rebellion in the Eastern Territory. The court did not trust the generals guarding the Eastern Territory, so it transferred the senior brother's father to quell the rebellion." Zhaobo took a deep breath when he said this.
: "Yunyan Peak completely declined because of its involvement in this matter."
Zhao Shu thought for a moment and then asked: "Is the teacher's father named Zhang Shangxiu?"
"Yes, I have met him too." Zhaobo asked, "Senior brother, has he mentioned this to you?"
"No." Zhao Shu took out the Tiger Order and said, "I was lucky enough to get a Yinhu Order in Xingluo County back then. According to Tiegong, the person who held this order was named Zhang Shangxiu, who led troops in the late Tianxia period.
He conquered the rebels and ended up dying on the battlefield. No wonder the teacher recognized Yin Hu Ling at a glance. It turns out...sigh."
"Tie Gong? I remember him. When General Zhang ordered Tie Gong to come to help, the battle initially gained the upper hand." Zhaobo said, "It's a pity that this is a trap set by the enemy. General Zhang is in the middle of the battle."
The army is sparse in strength, but loopholes are taken advantage of."
"Uncle Zhao was also on the battlefield at that time?" Zhao Shu asked.
Uncle Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, all the disciples of the Yunyan Peak Sect came down to help, but it's a pity that we were also restrained."
Zhao Shu was puzzled: "The Yunyan Peak disciples are successful in cultivation, how could they be restrained by the rebels and bandits? Is it possible that there are monks among the enemy troops?"
"Yes, and there are a lot of them." Zhaobo looked serious and counted them one by one: "The Seven Scholars of Qiushui Ju, the disciples of Mingyu Hall and Baihu Temple, and a large group of wandering cultivators with unknown origins and heresy.
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Zhao Shu frowned: "Where did this bandit come from? Why does it sound like Chiyundu?"
"You have never experienced it. In those days, thieves, bandits, and rebels all over Kunlun Continent were recruiting monks and magicians." Zhaobo showed a bitter smile: "The monks from all walks of life were either for personal gain, for old friendship, or for the sect.
Inheritance, one after another took action.
Some people chose their masters and came to seek refuge with them; some were treated with courtesy or temptation and went down to the mountains to experience the world. In addition, there were many emperors in the Tianxia Dynasty who advocated the immortal way, so the inheritance of sects of all sizes sprung up like mushrooms after a rain."
Zhao Shu sighed helplessly in his heart. Immortal cultivators have lost their peaceful minds, which has intensified the wars in the world. He himself has also been trapped in the killings, and it is difficult to escape.
"During the counter-insurgency process, the Yunyanfeng sect suffered some losses. The final battle seemed to be a sure win, but fell into the enemy's plan." Zhaobo said: "I fell into a pile of dead people and was lucky enough to save my life.
Senior brother died in that battle, but was secretly saved by Canghua Tianjun."
"Resurrecting the soul, such a wonderful magic method of the immortal family, still seems incredible today." When Zhao Shu said this, he also secretly asked Lingxiao: "Returning the soul, can you do it?"
"Yes, but if you want to do this, the requirements are extremely strict." Lingxiao said calmly: "After death, the soul returns to heaven and the soul returns to earth. If the soul is completely separated, life will be completely irretrievable.
However, the soul does not have to be separated immediately after death. If you seize the opportunity, use great magic to absorb the soul and restore the vitality of the deceased's body, it is still possible to revive the soul. However, if the body is beaten to pieces by external forces, this cannot be done.
arrive.
Moreover, people whose physical bodies have reached the end of their lifespan and whose souls are exhausted are also irreversible. Zhang Duanjing was able to be rescued by Canghua Tianjun. Firstly, his physical body should not have been severely damaged. Secondly, his cultivation foundation is solid and his souls are far more scattered than ordinary people.
If you have to be slow, there will always be a place to start.
But for things like resurrection from the dead, even if the immortal family uses magic, how can everything be as good as before? Just like a cup that has been broken and repaired, it is also different from the original vessel. After the monk comes back to life, his past cultivation has changed.
It is nothing, just like a mortal."
"No wonder the teacher practices the "Shuyu Wuzang Chapter". It seems that it was re-edited after the soul was resurrected." Zhao Shu thought about it: "I remember Zhaobo said that both the teacher and mother have a ray of soul left in Canghuatian.
Your Qing Yao is above the Immortal Book. It seems that this Immortal Family had the intention of using this as a blackmail when rescuing people."
"If it's just a list of immortals, it's not even a threat." Lingxiao said, "As long as the mortals and dead souls who are enlightened by the immortal family also record the true form of their souls in the immortal books, can they be regarded as immortals?
Is it intentional to threaten?"
"That's right, after all, it still depends on what Canghua Tianjun wants." Zhao Shu sighed: "Logically speaking, for such a thing as resurrecting the soul, no amount of gratitude can be enough. But the teacher has nothing to do with Canghua Tianjun.
Thank you so much.”
Zhaobo naturally couldn't hear the conversation between Zhao Mi and Lingxiao. He continued: "In fact, sometimes I can't help but think that if senior brother died on the battlefield, maybe he wouldn't have the troubles he had later. You must have his wishes.
I also know that to be honest, it is too wishful thinking to prevent the Xian family from entering the lower world with a magic sword."
Zhao Shu asked: "Uncle Zhao doesn't agree with the teacher's approach?"
"I know that I have not yet reached the realm, and I cannot say what is better. It is not my turn to judge whether it is right or wrong to engage in the world under the Immortal Family." Zhaobo said: "Just like you today, you will still feel that it was right or wrong."
Is it a good thing to follow Liang Tao and help him ascend to the throne and build a Taoist country in the world?"
Zhao Shu shook his head slightly, and Uncle Zhao spread his hands: "Isn't that right? Encounters and experiences can make people have completely different views on the same thing. I help senior brother simply because of the friendship between the same disciples in the past. It does not mean that I agree.
His grand plans are far-reaching."
"Is this considered a weak Taoist heart?" Zhao Shu asked.
Zhaobo had a strange expression: "The heart of the Tao is not like gold and stone. If it is too firm, it may turn into stubbornness."
Zhao Shu was silent in thought. Perhaps when he was in Difei Mountain, he was stubborn and had reached the point of paranoia and madness.
In other words, Zhao Shu himself, Liang Tao, and Zhang Duanjing all have a paranoid and stubborn side. When faced with difficulties and obstacles, they can work hard to open a way forward. However, when the situation is irreversible, they will insist on going their own way until the end.
If you are willing to give in, it is no wonder that you will end up with a tragic end.
"Has Uncle Zhao ever thought about reviving the Yunyan Peak heritage?" Zhao Shu turned to ask after getting rid of distracting thoughts.
"No." Zhaobo said very simply: "I am not good at recruiting disciples and teaching the Dharma. Taking care of the sect is tiring just thinking about it."
"But this is Uncle Zhao's sect after all." Zhao Shu himself is responsible for several inheritances, and he knows very well that the weight of this cannot be ignored or dismissed at will.
"So what? Besides, how can there be a sect that can be passed down forever?" Zhaobo said: "And Yunyanfeng chose to take the initiative to go down the mountain to participate in the world and get involved in the war, resulting in the death and injury of all the sects. This sect
The inheritance of the sect has actually been cut off, how can I alone be able to revive it? Could it be that those who have practiced the "Jade Cauldron Liuxia Chapter" are considered to be members of the Yunyan Peak sect? Then Yangliu Jun of Red Cloud City is considered to be mine...
My nephew."
"So it turns out that Yang Liujun practiced the "Jade Cauldron Liuxia Chapter"?" Zhao Shu asked: "So, when the Three Dukes of Huaxu Kingdom were in trouble, it was the teacher who finally rescued Yang Liujun?"
"Senior brother, he did notice Yang Liujun's cultivation skills on the battlefield. After secretly helping him escape, he guided him to Chiyun City." Zhaobo said, "You also know that senior brother's life is in the hands of Canghua Tianjun. He
When I rescued Mr. Yang Liu, I naturally planned to let others do the work for him. In terms of scheming, your teacher is no worse than Liang Tao."