Master Hanshuang, who was wearing a blue Taoist robe, followed Tai Geng into the ‘Lingxiao Palace’.
Since the "Xiantian Yiqi Nan Sect" was officially established six hundred years ago, the Taoist names of the male disciples have been ordered by the eight characters "Xuan Yuan Zhi Zhen, Chong Xiao Tai Su".
This Taoist name is a generation every sixty years, and the latest generation of disciples has reached the second round of "Yuan" generation.
Tai Geng's real name is Mu Zhigeng. He is 280 years old this year. His cultivation has reached the perfection of the Golden Elixir 'Tiangang Realm' and he may advance to the 'Dragon and Tiger Realm' at any time.
Ranked 72nd among the new generation of ‘Hundred Shows’.
The so-called "Hundred Shows" is actually a ranking on the Nanzong's "Tongtian Tower".
Only the Golden Core Realm disciples who have reached the twelfth level or above and are no more than 300 years old, and the top 100 disciples with the fastest time to climb the tower can win this honor.
Once you are over 300 years old, you will automatically be removed from the list.
This ‘Top 100 Talent List’ is not only an honor, but also has many benefits.
Once on the list, you will automatically become a true disciple, and you will also be able to receive a magical power practice method at the sect's "Jia Ge Ku" and customize a magic weapon at the "Dharma Weapon Department".
In addition, you can also upgrade your personal authority level and daily life standards by two levels.
The most important thing is that only the disciples of the 'Hundred Show List' are qualified to be on duty in the 'Lingxiao Palace'.
Don't think that this is a hard job. Once you can be on duty in the palace, not only will your personal resume be specially marked, but you will also be able to interact with the higher-ups in the sect.
Cultivation is not something done behind closed doors. It also requires the support of a ‘Dharma-rich couple’, and interpersonal relationships are also an important part.
At this time, Master Hanshuang looked at Tai Geng's tall and straight body and energetic temperament in front of him, and then looked at his old and decrepit state, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He glanced sideways out of the corner of his eye.
Beside him, there was also a pretty young girl.
At this moment, the girl looked around in amazement, making sounds of admiration from time to time.
There are nine floors in the Lingxiao Hall, which are in the shape of a tower. Each floor is thirty-three feet long, thirty-three feet wide, and thirty-three feet high.
It was also the first time for Master Hanshuang to come to Xiao Penglai. When he looked at the towering ‘Lingxiao Palace’, he couldn’t help but be shocked in his heart.
But I saw that the nine-story hall was paved with gold bricks and jade tiles. Under the sunlight, the entire 'Lingxiao Palace' shone with a bright golden light that burned people's eyes.
Various auspicious animals, with golden scales and golden armor, are carved on the cornices and arches. They are vivid, as if they want to fly into the sky.
'Oh, Nanzong's atmosphere is really impressive!'
Master Hanshuang recalled what he had seen and heard along the way, and entered the nine-story hall of the 'Lingxiao Palace' with complicated emotions.
At this time, Zhang Ke had been waiting in the palace for a long time, but he was not sitting on the master's seat. Instead, he was waiting at the door of the palace. Beside him, stood the peerless Xu Qingzhi.
Tai Geng came to Zhang Ke and bowed his hands.
"Master, the disciple has invited Master Hanshuang here!"
Zhang Ke waved his hand, and Tai Geng stepped back.
Zhang Ke opened his eyes filled with a layer of white mist and glanced at Hanshuang Zhenren and the girl beside him, and bowed his hands politely.
"If you have ever met Master Hanshuang!"
A smile appeared on Master Hanshuang's face, and he returned the greeting politely:
"Master Ruyi, long time no see."
The young female cultivator beside him bowed her body and saluted her, her voice as clear and clear as the call of an oriole.
"Junior Qi Guan Xinyu pays homage to Master Ruyi!"
Zhang Ke's heart moved.
The surname "Qiguan" is very rare, and it seems that Hanshuang Zhenren's common surname is this.
Master Hanshuang explained:
"Master Ruyi, Xinyu is a junior in my family. He has heard the name of master since he was a child. This time he learned that I was coming to see you, so he insisted on meeting the master.
Haha, I usually like this junior quite a lot, so I brought him here rashly, which is a bit embarrassing."
Zhang Ke smiled lightly.
"It doesn't matter, it's just that this woman doesn't seem to be a disciple of our sect, right?"
Master Hanshuang nodded and said:
"The master has a keen eye, and Xinyu indeed has another teacher."
He didn't explain much about the origin of Qiguan Xinyu, and Zhang Ke didn't ask in detail.
Xu Qingzhi felt wary at this moment.
Qiguan Xinyu has a pleasant appearance, is innocent and charming, and is exactly the type that his head likes. Master Hanshuang suddenly brought such a junior here, and it seemed that he had other motives.
Zhang Ke briefly exchanged greetings with Master Hanshuang and asked:
"I wonder if Master Hanshuang is here for official or private matters?"
Master Hanshuang understood what Zhang Ke meant.
If it was a business matter, Zhang Ke would treat each other solemnly and politely. It was for this reason that he was waiting for Master Hanshuang in the Lingxiao Palace.
If Master Hanshuang came here for a private matter, he would naturally not receive him with such great fanfare.
However, Zhang Ke's behavior may seem polite, but it is actually a kind of alienation.
As far as Master Hanshuang knew, when other people from the Dingzhou sect came to the Southern sect, Zhang Ke mostly received them at his residence, the Immortal Finger Peak.
'Alas, he has a grudge in his heart after all!'
Master Hanshuang knows why Zhang Ke is estranged from him. Isn't the reason the incident that year?
However, if it weren't for the shortcomings in my soul caused by what happened back then, why would I still be unable to find the opportunity to break through to my soul?
"Haha, Master Ruyi, Hanshuang came here this time, apart from some official matters, in fact, he mainly has private matters to ask for."
Zhang Ke raised his eyebrows and said softly:
"In that case, please talk to the side hall."
Zhang Ke spoke and turned sideways to ask Master Hanshuang to move forward.
...
In the side hall.
Zhang Ke, Xu Qingzhi and Master Hanshuang were seated respectively, while Qiguan Xinyu was serving tea to the three of them.
Qi Guan Xinyu has obviously learned this kind of tea art. His delicate hands are stirring, the cup is falling, and the breath is refreshing. The flowing movements are pleasing to the eye, and he can show his skill in every square inch.
The few people said nothing and watched Qiguan Xinyu cooking tea quietly.
After a while, Qiguan Xinyu presented two cups of spiritual tea to Hanshuang Zhenren and Xu Qingzhi respectively, and finally held the cup in front of Zhang Ke alone with both hands.
"Master Ruyi, please have some tea!"
Zhang Ke took the tea cup with a smile. When he saw Qiguan Xinyu secretly looking at him, he couldn't help but smile:
"Xinyu, do you have something to say?"
Qiguan Xinyu blurted out and asked:
"Master Ruyi, are your eyes really hurt?"
After saying this, Master Hanshuang's face darkened and he scolded:
"Xinyu, don't be rude!"
Qi Guan Xinyu quickly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, looking a little frightened.
Zhang Ke waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Master Hanshuang doesn't have to be like this, it's just junior's curiosity!"
Then he turned to look at Qiguan Xinyu and asked:
"Why is Xinyu curious about this?"
Qiguan Xinyu secretly glanced at Master Hanshuang and said softly:
"This junior has grown up listening to countless stories from the master since he was a child. You are the person I admire the most in my heart.
But I heard that you were injured in both eyes when you were trying to save others. I wonder if things are getting better now?"
Zhang Ke smiled softly and opened his eyes, revealing a pair of eyes filled with white mist.
"It wasn't to save people back then, it was just that I was trapped by a snake demon in a spiritual treasure.
Haha, in fact, not only was my eyes blind at that time, but my ears were also damaged.
Fortunately, I have practiced the art of "seeing from the sky and hearing from the earth", which can replace the eyes and ears.
As for these eyes, now..."
Zhang Ke wanted to elaborate, but Xu Qingzhi interrupted:
"Don't mention these old things, they are not glorious things.
Master Hanshuang must have something important to do when he comes here this time, so let’s get back to business!”
Zhang Ke and Master Hanshuang looked at each other and couldn't help but chuckle a few times.
Zhang Ke stretched out his hand to signal Master Hanshuang to drink tea, and then asked:
"Master Hanshuang, I don't know why you came here this time?"
Master Hanshuang looked a little hesitant, as if he had some words that were not easy to say. After a long time, he sighed and said:
"Oh, that's all, that's what happened..."
Master Hanshuang has actually had a hard time these past few hundred years.
He became famous at a young age. He formed a golden elixir before he was sixty years old. He was also a leader of the younger generation in the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect' at that time.
Master Hanshuang is extremely talented, and his cultivation has been very smooth. He did not encounter any bottlenecks when he advanced to the Golden Core Realm, which inevitably led to his somewhat arrogant character.
His status in the 'Wind Catcher' is second only to Chongxiao, and it is precisely because of his proud personality and duties that he is quite self-righteous and willful.
At that time, due to Tushan's use of the 'Nine Nether Soul Dispersing Wind', many Taoist disciples were injured or killed, and the Wuziyuan where Zhang Ke was at that time was one of them.
Under the deception of some people, Master Hanshuang punished Zhang Ke by expelling him from the school.
Although Zhang Ke later cleared his name with the help of Ye Zhengqing, Liu Zhisao and others, Master Hanshuang's initial handling of this matter still caused many people in the sect to question his ability.
Originally, Master Hanshuang didn't pay too much attention to this matter. After all, a Taoist disciple was nothing to him.
However, as Zhang Ke gradually emerged in the sect and implemented a series of measures to make the sect grow rapidly, his influence in the sect was also increasing day by day.
When he was appointed as the deacon of the "Wind Catching Tower", he had a great reputation, and his prestige was still higher than that of the "Feng Catching Tower".
Privately, the disciples of the sect often discussed the fact that Zhang Ke was almost expelled from the sect.
Who among the sect doesn't know that Zhang Keyi will take revenge and is very petty.
Especially after Zhang Ke became the True Lord of Yuanshen, Master Hanshuang's situation became even more subtle.
Countless disciples are asserting that Zhang Ke will definitely cause trouble for Master Hanshuang, and even Master Hanshuang himself feels very uneasy in his heart.
But to the surprise of all the disciples, even before Zhang Ke went to sea to establish a branch of the sect, he never took any revenge on Master Hanshuang.
After Zhang Ke came out of the South China Sea to establish the 'Xiantian Yiqi South Sect', Master Hanshuang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But how could he have expected that it was precisely because Zhang Ke left the sect that his life became increasingly difficult.
After all, the world of cultivation is a world that values strength. Master Hanshuang failed to break through the Yuan Shen, so he lost the attention of the sect.
As time went by, the system of "Dharma Protectors" established by Zhang Ke's fellow disciples and disciples also gradually grew.
Zhang Ke is outgoing by nature and likes to make friends everywhere. Although he acts ruthlessly, he also has many friends and supporters in the Dingzhou Sect.
These people gradually grew up, especially after some of their fellow disciples achieved Yuanshen, and gained huge influence in the sect.
Back then, Zhang Ke accepted hundreds of disciples from his sect in Dingzhou. These disciples were originally not very talented and were all eliminated outer disciples.
For these disciples, Zhang Ke found a unique way to derive an independent practice system, which is the 'Nine-Rank Dharma Protector God' system.
Because the 'Dharma Protector God' system is restricted by the region and cannot leave, when Zhang Ke left the sect, these disciples could only stay within the sect and could not follow him.
It can be said that these disciples who practice the Shinto system have their destiny completely changed through Zhang Ke. Therefore, each of them has special feelings for Zhang Ke.
Zhang Ke went to sea to establish a sect branch. These disciples watched helplessly but could not help at all, so they naturally felt guilty in their hearts.
At the same time, Zhang Ke's reputation in the spiritual world was growing, and he established a sect that was even more powerful than the original sect in Dingzhou.
While countless disciples of the Dingzhou sect admired Zhang Ke, they also gradually developed some thoughts.
The estrangement between Zhang Ke and Master Hanshuang is not a secret in the sect.
As a result, although no one deliberately made things difficult for Master Hanshuang, there were always some disciples who tried to figure out the elder's intentions and interfered with Master Hanshuang in all aspects, intentionally or unintentionally.
In fact, there is nothing extraordinary about these interferences. At best, they are some restrictions and difficulties in various systems and daily life.
The tasks assigned by the sect are always the worst, monthly payments are always delayed or withheld a little, and the resources applied to the sect are always defective or not available at all.
There are countless such things and they have existed for a long time.
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At the same time, many of Zhang Ke's Shinto disciples have now become Yuanshen, and they are different from other sect disciples.
After the 'Dharma Protector God' system was integrated into the sect, they have now completely penetrated into every corner of the sect.
Therefore, when these disciples deliberately created obstacles for Master Hanshuang, they immediately showed extraordinary results.
Master Hanshuang couldn't even do daily practice for a certain period of time.
Whenever he practices, there is always a "Dharma Protector" who blocks his practice for various reasons.
When Master Hanshuang angrily complained to the sect about these things, he found that there were no precepts to hold him accountable for these trivial matters.
Since the appeal was fruitless, Master Hanshuang's last fig leaf was torn off.
The sect is actually a small world, where people can be flattered and downtrodden.
Gradually, the disciples of the sect began to isolate Master Hanshuang's lineage, and intentionally or unintentionally sought to seize the interests that originally belonged to Master Hanshuang.
Master Hanshuang also realized that he was being isolated and targeted.
This kind of targeting and isolation is terrible, just like the "social death syndrome" in Zhang Ke's dream. Although everyone in the sect is from the same sect, everyone is malicious towards themselves.
Every day, I hear countless unfavorable rumors about myself. These rumors may be true or false, which causes great trouble to Master Hanshuang.
It is precisely because of this that Master Hanshuang has an extra thorn in his heart.
An invisible but real thorn, a thorn in his heart that makes him feel like a thorn in his back all the time.
And the source of this thorn is Zhang Ke.
Master Hanshuang has struggled with one thing in his heart countless times.
If I had insisted on my opinion back then, would I have been able to expel Zhang Ke from the school?
In that case, Zhang Ke would not be able to practice cultivation and would sink completely, let alone achieve such great achievements today.
Perhaps, even Master Hanshuang himself does not know that in his heart, he also harbors extreme envy, jealousy and hatred towards Zhang Ke.
It is precisely because of this thorn in his heart that Master Hanshuang's mind has never been perfect, and therefore he has never been able to find an opportunity to break through the soul.
Master Hanshuang is one thousand one hundred and twenty years old this year.
If he hadn't exchanged a secret message for a life-extending treasure, the Qingling Vine Fruit, from someone hundreds of years ago, he would have died at the end of his life four hundred years ago.
But the life-extending effect of the 'Qingling Vine Fruit' is only four hundred years, and now he is once again facing the end of life and death.
Master Hanshuang didn't want to die, so even though he didn't want to die, he still had no choice but to come and beg Zhang Ke.
Because he learned from the headmaster Mingxiao Zhenjun that Zhang Ke had a treasure 'Zhilan Xing' that could break through the realm of the soul.
At this moment, Master Hanshuang told Zhang Ke bit by bit his experience.
He only briefly mentioned how to obtain the life-extending treasure ‘Qingling Vine Fruit’, and mainly talked about his own embarrassment and difficulties in recent years.
His intention is very direct and obvious.
It's because of you, Zhang Ke, that I couldn't break through to the soul and was bullied in the sect.
Now that I am complaining to you, you should give me an explanation.
Xu Qingzhi listened quietly to Master Hanshuang's narration, feeling extremely disdainful of him.
'Hmph, you deserve it!'
These words have been held in Master Hanshuang's heart for hundreds of years, and once he started talking about them, they got out of hand.
His expression was excited, his voice was passionate and aggrieved, and even the muscles on his face were trembling uncontrollably.
Zhang Ke remained silent. After Master Hanshuang finished speaking, he asked:
"Then what does Master Hanshuang mean?"
Master Hanshuang gritted his teeth secretly. He didn't believe that Zhang Ke couldn't hear his thoughts, so he forced out a smile and said:
"I heard that Master Ruyi has a spiritual fruit that can break through the realm of the soul, called 'Zhilan Xing'. I wonder if it can..."
He did not continue, but his meaning was clearly expressed.
Qi Guan Xinyu's heart beat violently when he heard Hanshuang's words.
Although she looks like a girl, she is actually one hundred and sixty years old. However, due to an adventure in her childhood, her appearance was permanently fixed in her teenage years.
And how could she not understand the meaning of a spiritual fruit that could break through the Yuanshen realm, even though she had a cultivation level in the Golden Core Realm.
And if Zhang Ke can still provide this spiritual fruit called 'Zhilan Apricot' for a long time, then the meaning contained in it will be completely different.
'No wonder the practitioners of the Yuanshen Realm of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' have grown so fast. It turns out that they control such a heaven-defying treasure.'
After listening to Master Hanshuang's request, Zhang Ke chuckled twice, and after a moment he spoke lightly:
"Master Hanshuang, I don't know why you are talking to me about this.
but..."
Zhang Ke looked at Master Hanshuang and said every word:
"It was you who misjudged the punishment for me back then, and you were the first to make the mistake, but I have never had the slightest revenge on you.
I'm only curious about one thing now.
What does all this you are saying have to do with me?"