Due to the huge impact of the death of King Zhao, the clans scattered in various fiefdoms in the Northern Zhou Dynasty were all frightened. Naturally, they united with each other to protect themselves, and their power gradually grew.
The Four Kings and Zhuguo General Yuchi Jiong (nephew of Emperor Wen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwentai), were governed by the states of Xiang, Wei, Li, Mao, Ming, Bei, Zhao, Ji, Ying, Cang, and his son Yuchiqin.
The Qing, Jiao, Guang, and Ju states gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and raised troops together.
Shao Gongyu Wenzhou, the governor of Yingzhou, Li Hui, the governor of Shenzhou, Fei Yelijin, the governor of Dongchuzhou, and Cao Xiaoda, the governor of Dongtongzhou, each took control of their prefectures in response to the rebellion, but in fact they sat back and watched, ready to seize control of one side at any time.
Yuchijiong also went north to make friends with Gao Baoning to contact the Turks; he also met with Song Que and used him as an envoy to the south to contact Nanchen and promised to cede the land along the Yangtze River and Huaihe River.
Looking ahead, Yu Wen, who had unified the Northern Territory at the beginning of Zhou Dynasty, will once again fall into a state of chaos and chaos.
And all of this has nothing to do with Xu Yin. Although the rebellion launched by General Zhu Guo has made Yang Jian a little anxious, Chang'an is still not at peace today.
Because the news of the appearance of the Evil Emperor's relics has spread everywhere, and many people have seen the Evil Emperor walking in the streets and shops with their own eyes, which further proves the authenticity of this news.
Xu Yin is quite helpless now. There is always someone beside him these days.
Just like now, Xu Yin is boating on the misty Wei River, leisurely leaning on the railing and fishing.
There is always a boat running side by side next to him, which is the same size as the boat he rented.
There was only one person on the boat, with a warm cup of wine by his side, a fish basket slanted by his feet, and a simple fishing rod made of bamboo. He was fishing in the river face to face with Xu Yin.
Only an hour passed, Xu Yin only caught one fish the size of his thumb, and the other party's fish basket was almost full.
Xu Yin closed his pole with extreme dissatisfaction and said: "Fishing should be compared to fishing skills. If martial arts is also involved, what's the point of fishing?"
The man opposite opened his bamboo hat and laughed out loud, with a bit of mischief.
"I was unable to eat the grilled fish cooked by Master Xu in Mount Emei that day. I wonder if the layman would be willing to come to Lao Dao's boat to try the fish that Lao Dao caught today?"
This man is none other than Ning Daoqi, one of the three great masters in the world!
He had been keeping an eye on Xu Yin for some reason in the past few days. Xu Yin didn't take the initiative to talk to him, but he could bear it and followed Xu Yin not far away.
Whatever Xu Yin does, he will do the same thing, just like his shadow, making people wonder why the dignified Taoist master is like this.
It wasn't until he felt really depressed and complained that Ning Daoqi took the initiative to invite him.
Xu Yin was not polite, jumped on Ning Daoqi's boat, and sat facing him.
"The Taoist priest doesn't avoid meat and fish?"
"Not only is Pindao not afraid of meat and fish, he is also afraid of wine. Although this wine is home-brewed in the countryside and has a muddy taste, it is the closest to the local nature. Would you like to have a taste of it, a layman?"
Xu Yin poured a glass of it without ceremony and said with a smile: "If you had these good things in Mount Emei that day, I might not be able to give you grilled fish."
Recalling what happened when they first met, Ning Daoqi was quite puzzled.
"Since Master Xu was an enemy of Shi Zhixuan, why did he save him that day?"
Xu Yin answered simply, "I want his immortal seal."
Ning Daoqi said in astonishment: "In the past few days, I have observed the actions of lay people, and although they are no different from ordinary people, their actions are all consistent with the natural image of the way of heaven, the unity of heaven and man, and the return to nature.
Integrating the practice of essence, energy and spirit into the trivial matters of life is the most brilliant way of practice that the Taoist has seen in his life.
The layman's current Taoist cultivation level is actually no weaker than that of the old Taoist, but his age is much younger than that of the old Taoist.
There will definitely be an opportunity in this life to have a glimpse of the way of heaven, or to climb to a higher level than us. But why are you interested in the magic skills?"
Xu Yin indeed understood the method of cultivating people's consciousness and soul through the trivial matters of life, which can effectively explore one's own spirituality.
It is precisely because of this that Ning Daoqi was surprised when he saw the clues, so he has been following the imitation in the past few days, hoping to understand the method of cultivating his own energy and spirit. As for whether he has realized any truth, I am afraid he is the only one.
Know it yourself.
Xu Yin turned back to being a guest, set up a pot on Ning Daoqi's boat, and started cooking fish on the spot.
"Hey, Taoist Priest should know that once you reach a certain level of Kung Fu practice, you will inevitably encounter bottlenecks and stop progressing.
Anyone who is determined will not be content with this, and will spend all their efforts to achieve enlightenment and break the mirror!"
Ning Daoqi nodded and said: "The way of cultivation should be like this, but Xuanmen's authentic sect should be done step by step. Sometimes things are done too hastily, and haste makes waste.
Or you may be obsessed with it and fall into ignorance. Whether you are enlightened or not depends on intention or unintentional, and cannot be forced. The situation of ordinary people is unknowable, unspeakable, and undeterminable.
The way of heaven is vast, and we practitioners should always have a sense of awe, does Mr. Xu think so?"
Xu Yin nodded and said: "What the Taoist Master said is absolutely true, and Xu deeply agrees with it.
However, although Xu cultivates Taoism and can use the sword as his heart, he also knows that you cannot force anything, but you must never not ask for it!
Instead of waiting for the opportunity, it is better to take the initiative to look for it. Stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade, and the magic techniques may not have their disadvantages.
As far as I know, Dini, the founder of Cihang Jingzhai, also learned about the Shattered Void by observing the Daoist Heart Demon Technique.
Therefore, in creating the Sword Art of the Other Shore and the Cihang Sword Code, even though the immortal demons each go their own way, they will eventually reach the same destination by different paths. If Di Ni can walk the same path, Xu can also walk the same path!"
Ning Daoqi looked at Xu Yin in surprise. Even his Sanren Ning Daoqi had never heard of all these stories.
He shook his head and said: "Since Xu has his own opinion, the poor Taoist will no longer give advice. This time I came to look for the layman, but there is something that has been spread all over the world, but Xu does not seem to be aware of it."
Xu Yin wondered: "In Chang'an City, the news is very well-informed, but there are too many rumors from all aspects, so one must have enough identification ability. I don't know when it has spread throughout the world, but Xu is the only one who doesn't know about it.
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Ning Daoqi chuckled and said: "It's a bit too much to say that it has spread throughout the world, but if you are talking about martial arts people at your level and me, everyone should already know it."
Xu Yin scooped up the fish from the pot and gave one fish to Ning Daoqi and himself.
"That's interesting. This news came from someone who was specifically looking for masters in the martial arts world?"
Ning Daoqi nodded and said: "Pindao, let's not show off. Do you know that Senior Xiang Yutian will return to the martial arts?"
Xu Yin thought to himself: I knew it several days earlier than you did!
"I heard from Miss Xiuxin that the Evil Emperor's relic is about to appear."
"Master Nephew Bi has been looking for you these days, maybe he just wants to tell you this news.
Xiang Yutian came out of the martial arts world again, but he made a big announcement and invited the most famous masters in the martial arts today to challenge him. If anyone can defeat him, he will be offered the Evil Emperor's relics and the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique!"