Only the bronze lights were burning quietly in the hall. There was no one else in the hall except a barefoot middle-aged man.
It's just that this middle-aged man's complexion is even paler, like gold paper, and he is afraid that if he touches it casually, it will break into pieces and scatter, and maybe even the next gust of wind will blow away the gray ash.
Taiyi held the three sticks of incense in his hand.
He looked at the huge incense burner piled with ashes in front of him.
"Another hundred years!"
Taiyi murmured softly.
The ancestor worship ceremony a hundred years ago is still vivid in my mind.
It makes people sigh that time flies by so fast.
The only thing that hadn't changed was the jade statue of the ancestor in front of him, which was still the same as the first time he saw it.
Taiyi even forgot that this was the first time he had offered incense to a jade statue. He only remembered that the Ascension Ceremony had been held for seventeen times. When he was in the Ghost Sea, it was only held twice because of the war. When he came to the Five Domains, he had to first
It was so stable that it was held for the third time ten years later.
There are nearly three million Qi practitioners and foundation-building monks under his sect. There are more than 700 Jindan masters alone.
Three more Yuanying monks were added, namely Qiu Wandao, Wu Rong, and Yu Long.
Among them, Qiu Wandao and Wu Rong have reached the middle stage of Yuanying, and Yu Long is still in the early stage of Yuanying. Now Taiyi Sect has nine Yuanying monks, namely Tu Shanjun, Jin Ao, Taiyi, Qiong Jing, Qiu
Wan Dao, Wu Rong, Mo Tou, Yu Long and Sikong Xingye.
Sikong Xingye witnessed the rise of Taiyi Sect with his own eyes.
It was the Taiyi Sect that robbed Qianyuan's territory and forced him and his Taoist friends from the Danding Sect to leave. Unexpectedly, he returned to the Taiyi Sect after going round and round. Originally, Sikong Xingye did not want to become a worshipper. However, Jin Ao Zhenjun
After making such a decision, and because he needed to work for Jin'ao Palace regarding spiritual objects, he became a guest minister of Taiyi Sect.
The major sects have relatively strict boundaries for the classification of Tianjiao. For example, one must establish a foundation before the age of twenty, a golden elixir for ten years, and a Nascent Soul for twenty years. Only when one reaches the Nascent Soul realm before the age of fifty can one be regarded as a Tianjiao seed.
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Taiyi Sect cannot do this, at least not now. Back then, Hehuan Sect took away the core monks, and the remaining five domain monks were somewhat inferior in talent.
In addition, among the disciples who came to recruit later, there were no Tianjiao seeds, that is, disciples from around the second generation of the sect.
That is, Wu Rong and the others.
Taiyi was not surprised that Wu Rong could reach the late Yuanying stage. Wu Rong was Tu Shanjun's true disciple, and he had taught him around him for more than a hundred years. It was surprising that his cultivation had not reached the late stage of Yuanying.
Yu Long has two spiritual roots. Back then, the sect did not have any talented disciples to cultivate, so Yu Long and Yu Long took the lead in the early stages of practice. Later, after cultivating the golden elixir, there was no such big gap in spiritual root talent.
The sect's resources are sufficient and its inheritance is complete. All it takes is to practice step by step.
After realizing the true meaning, he made rapid progress and reached the realm of Nascent Soul.
The only one I didn't expect was Qiu Wandao, who actually completed the foundation building at the age of sixty, and condensed the three souls and seven souls into Yin Shen. After that, his cultivation path was smooth and he made great progress all the way, becoming the second person after Zhou Xinglie to break through the golden elixir.
realm, and later became the first monk in the sect to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
During the Nascent Soul Ceremony, every Xingluo comrade did not give Taiyi Sect face and came in droves to send congratulatory gifts.
That is to say, as Qiu Wandao cultivated into Nascent Soul, some of the problems in the five realms have completely disappeared. So Taiyi is now very entangled as to whether he should choose Yu Long or Qiu Wandao for the position of sect leader.
Wu Rong was not considered at all.
What Wu Rong practiced was not the Taiyi Sect's exercises but Tu Shanjun's own cultivation path, and the techniques he used were also inherited from the Soul Banner.
Logically speaking, Wu Rong is indeed the most perfect successor. His magic and magical powers are in the same line as Tushanjun. However, it is precisely because of the same lineage that he was excluded first.
Taiyi didn't consider Wu Rong at all, so the leader of Taiyi Sect could only come from his sect.
His disciples include Qian Fei, Zhang Dezi, Xu Zhao, Qiu Wandao, Yu Long, Ji Hongye, Ning Yuanming, Yue Rushan...
Qian Fei, Zhang Dezi and Xu Zhao were promoted from registered disciples. Xu Zhao also became the head of the sect's general affairs.
The cultivation level of these two people is growing very slowly. Only Qian Fei's cultivation level is not bad. Now he has reached the peak of the golden elixir. However, he has not understood the true meaning. He is still a long way from being a fake baby. I don't know when he will be able to cultivate into a Nascent Soul.
Or die of old age in this state.
The lifespan of a Golden elixir cultivator varies. The longest one can reach more than six or seven hundred years, while the short one is only three to five hundred years. Some have experienced fierce battles and left behind hidden wounds and hidden diseases. These things will always have an impact on lifespan.
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Everyone's lifespan is different, even when they die.
Having said that, if these two disciples didn't work hard, they might be ahead of him.
At that time, the two of them were Jin Dan Zhenren. They were not young. Unlike Qian Fei, who was a new Jin Dan. He was young and had at least five or six hundred years to live. If you take away these two hundred years, you still have three to four hundred years left.
life.
The remaining three disciples were the disciples that Taiyi later took in. As for those disciples who were taken in due to the balance of power, there is actually nothing to discuss.
The cultivation of these three apprentices is too weak, and it will take hundreds of years for them to grow up. Judging from the current situation, they may not be able to last that long.
Therefore, it is still necessary to decide on the candidate for the next sect leader early.
Yu Long.
Still Qiu Wandao.
Both of them are monks who practice the sect's martial arts. Although Qiu Wandao is older and was not trained since childhood, he also practiced the martial arts again after joining the sect and transferred to the Taiyi Golden Flower Sutra. He can definitely be called a direct lineage.
The only thing to consider is that those sixty years of experience may have made him not take the sect so seriously, and instead focus more on seeking the Tao.
In particular, taking over as the sect leader requires holding the Soul Banner.
As a monk like Qiu Wandao who focuses on the Dao, will he be willing to give everything for the sect, including his own Yinshen and Yangshen, and then the relationship between the sect master and Tu Shanjun, in case there is a conflict between the two on the Dao?
, leading to inability to cooperate well, and also limiting the sect’s strength.
Unlike Yu Long, who grew up in a sect like Yu Long, Yu Long's sister also married a monk from the sect and gave birth to a child.
Yu Long also became a Taoist couple with Shui Lianqing.
Although the Yu family is not that big, it is a strong branch of the sect. With the protection of Yu Long, a Yuanying monk, it will only grow gradually in the future.
On the contrary, Qiu Wandao has not married yet.
Still alone.
But then again, Qiu Wandao has a strong Taoist heart and outstanding talent. He can make rapid progress at his advanced age. He is also in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, which can allow his junior brother to exert a certain degree of strength. If Yu Long is as Yuan
It cannot function in the early stages of infancy.
Both of them have their own advantages and disadvantages.
Taiyi didn’t know which one to choose.
"Come here, go ask the great elder."
"Here."
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Danfeng.
The three-inch demon knelt down and sat aside. Suddenly his ears twitched and he said with a flattering smile: "Master, someone has come to invite you out."
"knew."
Tu Shanjun replied dully, and glanced at the flattering devil.
He casually sealed the alchemy furnace in front of him with a magic seal, stood up slightly, dusted off his robe, walked out of the underground alchemy hall at Alchemy Peak, and looked at Qingyang in the distance.
Taking one step forward, the clouds and mist gathered under my feet, and I headed towards Taiyi Peak with Tiger Tu Tu.
"Junior brother, it's been a long time since I came out of Dan Peak." Taiyi raised his head and looked at the figure outside the hall. There was still no change, only the aura became deeper. Taiyi couldn't help but stare at it for a long time. He didn't expect that he had reached the peak.
Tushanjun continues to grow stronger.
When I saw him again, his breath was like an abyss.
"What's your cultivation level?"
Tu Shanjun nodded and said, "I get something occasionally."
He has been using the Yingyue Golden Elixir Liquid to enhance the strength of the Yin God within the banner. The Qi Practitioners back then had long since solidified into the Foundation Establishment, and the Foundation Establishment has also turned into the Golden Elixir.
After that, they concentrated their resources. Tu Shanjun also wanted to use the golden elixir liquid to transform the peak golden elixir Yin Shen, but unfortunately it was never realized. This is a regrettable thing.
If the Yingyue Golden Elixir can transform the Yin Shen at the peak of the Golden Elixir into a Nascent Soul, he can completely complete the Soul Banner's Nascent Soul Ghost King. It should be because of the gap in realms that it cannot be done so easily. Otherwise, Tu Shanjun only needs to be patient.
As long as he waits, his strength will gradually become stronger, and one day he will be invincible.
"Have you found a way to become a Taoist soldier?"
Tu Shanjun shook his head and said: "It's not enough. Now that the evil spirit of the Ghost Sea has been weakening, I'm afraid it won't be able to provide such sufficient evil energy for a long time. One day, the evil spirit of the Ghost Sea will dry up. I still haven't seen the Forged Dao.
If we hope to become a soldier, we may have to refine it ourselves.”
"Or maybe enough Yin Shen."
"There is still room for further improvement in my cultivation." Tu Shanjun was very clear about his own cultivation, so he did not continue to say more.
He looked at Taiyi and said: "Senior brother, there is no need to say hello. You shouldn't just ask me to question these parents. I still have a furnace of gold-forming elixirs stored in the elixir furnace."
"It's a pity that I failed in practice."
Taiyi pondered, pursed his lips, took a breath, and sighed: "I won't hide it from you, I don't have much time left."
Tu Shanjun paused as he picked up the tea cup.
Change the word to grip.
He didn't look up, but took a sip and said, "I know."
As he spoke, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw that Taiyi was not looking at him, he raised his head and looked at Taiyi: "How could the secret technique have no sequelae? I knew back then that my senior brother was not going to die soon, and I was surprised to be able to survive again.
matter."
"yes."
"That's how life is."
Taiyi did not cover up this time, but nodded with a smile: "The injury was too serious back then, and my cultivation level continued to decline. In fact, I was already dead a long time ago. Now I am just lingering."
"That's it?"
"Yes and no."
"The most important thing is to determine the next sect leader."
Taiyi looked at Tushanjun.
Tu Shanjun had withdrawn his gaze and folded his hands aside, not knowing what he was thinking.
"who?"
"I didn't think about it."
"Who?"
"Qiu Wandao."
"Yu Long."
"Choose one of the two."
"Junior brother, who do you think is worthy of the big job?"
Tu Shanjun was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Let me choose?"