Xu Dao left his water residence and hurried to Baichuan Water Dock.
Although he was about to enter the Erhai Dao Palace today, which was a very happy day, he still concealed his whereabouts and used the Yajiang scale soldiers as the vanguard to explore the way, avoiding meeting people if he could.
After walking so cautiously and going around in circles, it took quite a while for him to return to the Baichuan Water Dock.
There are clouds and fog on the sea, and the iron ropes of buildings and ships are knotted.
Xu Dao looked at the long and wide mountain gate of the Erhai Taoist Palace with emotion in his eyes. After many hardships and tribulations, he was finally about to enter the Taoist Palace.
Xu Dao felt comfortable on the surface, and he couldn't help but chant casually: "I have traveled thousands of miles to this day, but seeking Tao and learning the Dharma is better than in the past."
As long as he enters the Erhai Taoist Palace and learns Dharma and refining, he can escape from the plight of casual cultivators and steadily pursue the Tao. As soon as he flicked his sleeves and robes, he strode towards the Baichuan Water Dock, with waves floating on his feet.
to.
When he reached a tall ship, Xu Dao walked through the air, which immediately attracted some people's attention.
Because it was daytime, there were many Taoists coming and going on the sea. When these people saw that he had a delicate and childish face, but he was already able to walk in the air, the Taoist priests who were in the foundation-building realm felt envious and awed by this.
One of the men and women finally managed to become a disciple of a certain Taoist priest. The woman immediately looked at Xu Dao with bright eyes and said with envy:
"This Taoist Priest is really young. Judging by his appearance, he is probably not even twenty. It would be great if we could successfully build the foundation within a month!"
The male Taoist disciple next to her had a feminine face. When he heard his female companion say this, gloom and jealousy suddenly appeared on his face:
"I'm afraid you are overthinking it. Taoist priests at the foundation level cannot judge their age by their appearance..." He looked at Xu Dao with fear, and did not dare to say the next words, but just snorted coldly.
Because they were not close together, Xu Dao didn't notice that these two people were talking about him. Even if he did, he probably wouldn't pay attention to these two mere Taoist disciples.
This time Xu Dao came in person. As soon as he landed on the building, the Taoist priest nearby noticed him. A wave of formation surged up and immediately wrapped him around him, trying to record the aura on his body.
Xu Dao was already familiar with handling this process. He used jade hooks and cuttlefish swords to suppress his Yin Shen aura, only revealing the blood of his physical body, allowing the formation of the building ship to sense and compare.
After taking a few breaths, he felt that the formation on his body was removed, and he immediately took a step forward and walked inside.
But after walking a few steps, a Taoist suddenly appeared in front of him. He was wearing a silver Taoist robe, with a fresh and refined temperament. He also held a whisk in his hand. One look at him would tell that he must be an accomplished practitioner.
Taoist.
And it is true, this person has a strong aura and is a Taoist priest in the foundation-building realm.
The silver-clad Taoist walked up to Xu Dao, bowed quickly, and shouted: "I have met fellow Taoist Xu! Congratulations, fellow Taoist, we will be fellow disciples from now on."
Xu Dao was slightly startled when he heard what the other party said. This person was a stranger, and he didn't know what the other party's intention was, but he reached out to avoid hitting the smiling person. Seeing that the other party's words were polite, Xu Dao quickly returned the favor:
"I have seen this fellow Taoist, what do you want from me?"
Silver Taoist said:
"It's nothing important. Pindao is one of the Taoist priests in Lunfang. Today is a happy event for fellow Taoist. I saw fellow Taoist coming alone. Why don't Pindao guide the way for fellow Taoist?"
No wonder the other party could directly recognize Xu Dao and know his identity. It turned out that this person was one of the nearby Taoist priests responsible for guarding the formation.
Now that he has entered the Baichuan Water Dock, Xu Dao is not too worried that the Taoist priests of the five tribes will take action directly in the water dock. Faced with the kindness shown by this strange Taoist priest, he hesitated for a moment and did not refuse directly.
Instead, he raised his hand and said:
"In that case, I would like to thank my fellow Taoist very much."
"Hahaha!" The silver-clad Taoist laughed a few times and extended his hand to invite:
"Fellow Daoist Xu, please come this way first!"
The two of them immediately walked together to the depths of the water dock.
Xu Dao and the silver-dressed Taoist chatted with each other, exchanged names, and realized that the other person was not a Taoist priest from the Five Edicts, but a Taoist priest in the master-disciple lineage.
And along the way, the other party did not want to lead him to a remote place, but took him straight to the core location of the Hundred Ships Water Dock.
Such behavior made Xu Dao have some confidence in this person's goodwill, and his conversation with the other party became more enthusiastic.
In fact, what Xu Dao didn't know was that the other party was not only friendly with him because he would become a master-disciple person, but also because of what happened last night, he took the initiative to express his kindness.
Because other Taoist priests may not have received the news yet, but the silver-clad Taoist priest is one of the personnel responsible for patrolling the water dock recently. As soon as the incident about Taoist Lei Zhao was revealed, this person immediately knew about it.
Although there is no evidence that Taoist priest Lei Zhao was killed by Xu Dao, except for the Taoist priests in Erhai who need to pay attention to evidence when facing the rules of the Taoist palace, why do they need evidence for other things?
This person directly concluded that the disappearance of Taoist Lei Zhao was definitely related to Xu Dao.
After all, just last night, the Taoists of Wuzhao did a good job and sent Taoist priests of Leizhao to intercept and kill Xu Dao. And the person who was talking to Xu Dao happened to be within the range of the attack.
It's just that although this person has been dealt with, it does not mean that the other party has taken refuge in the Wuzhao Taoist priests. Previously, it was just that Xu Tao's reputation was not good, and he was not worthy of the other party's goodwill, so he was too lazy to intervene.
If he encounters something like this again in the future, as long as the other party doesn't give too much money, he will probably report it to Xu Dao in advance so that he can make some preparations.
And this also shows Xu Dao's current status in the Taoist Palace to a certain extent. Although he is still a newcomer, he has stepped into the position of Taoist Priest Lei Zhao and has already been known by many people.
Not long after.
A more majestic and taller building ship appeared in Xu Dao's eyes, like a hill, with eaves and brackets like overlapping mountains, and covered bridges turning like sheep intestines in the mountain.
This is a huge palace, with layers of walls built on top of each other, at least a hundred feet high as far as the eye can see. There is a plaque above, with red sandalwood color and gold-lacquered characters that read "Dharma Hall".
Just these three big characters, like dragons and phoenixes, Xu Dao glanced at them and suddenly felt that the handwriting was twisted and twisted, moving like a dragon and a snake. It was so vivid that it was obviously not written by ordinary people.
The number of visitors near the Dharma Hall has decreased a lot, and the few people seen here and there are all above the foundation-building realm. Obviously, this place is not a place that Qi Refining Taoist disciples can enter.
The silver-clad Taoist priest sent Xu Dao to the entrance of the Fa Dao Hall. The other party raised his hands and said to Xu Dao:
"The next step is for fellow Taoist. I have official duties, so I can only send him here. Fellow Taoist, please come in by yourself."
Xu Dao quickly replied: "I'm very grateful that my fellow Taoist can find time in his busy schedule. When the matter is over, I will definitely talk to my fellow Taoist."
"sure."
The two parties exchanged greetings and then separated. Xu Dao, among them, had not yet entered the Dharma Hall. When he looked up, he saw a familiar face inside. He immediately felt happy and quickly crossed the threshold and walked towards the other party.
The familiar face in the Dao Dharma Hall was none other than Taoist priest surnamed Zhuang, who had interacted with Xu Dao, but I didn't know why another Taoist priest named Chen Men was not in the hall.
Zhuang Bufan was talking to several Taoists in the hall. When the other party saw Xu Dao walking over, a smile appeared on his face:
"Fellow Daoist Xu is here! Come over quickly and get to know each other."
After Xu Dao saw the courtesy, he quickly walked forward and found that the two Taoist priests standing next to Zhuang Bufan were also familiar to him. They were the group of later Taoist disciples who left the fairy garden with him that day.
But now that a hundred days have passed, the two Taoist disciples are no longer what they used to be. They have planted their spiritual roots, completed the foundation building, and are now Taoist priests.
Both of them were deeply impressed by Xu Dao. Although they were in a high-spirited moment, they did not dare to neglect Xu Dao and quickly took the initiative to salute: "See you, fellow Daoist Xu!"
"I've met you two." Xu Dao didn't take it seriously and joined the chat of the three of them with a smile.
The two new Taoist priests were surprised when they saw that his attitude was gentle and not domineering at all. It was different from what they had seen before, but they also breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Dao and his party stood on one side of the Fa Dao Hall, and on the opposite side were another group of Taoists. There were only four of them. Three of them also looked familiar to Xu Dao. They came from the same fairy garden but belonged to the Five Zhao camp.
Those Taoist disciples.
As for the remaining Taoist, Xu Dao felt unfamiliar. The other person's aura was deep, and he should be an old Taoist priest with many years of experience. The rich and powerful mana made him even more frightened. He had a vague feeling that the other person was probably not just in the middle stage of foundation building.
.
As expected, Zhuang Bufan saw him glancing at the other person and sent a message: "This is a senior in the palace who is in the realm of refining power. Please don't offend me."
After a pause, Zhuang Bufan added: "Although this senior is a member of the Langzhao, he has never been interested in the battles between the palace factions. He should have been sent here today to calm down the situation."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Taoist priest seemed to notice the gazes of the two people and turned his head to look over. The other party stared at Xu Dao's fresh and tender face, nodded with a smile, and barely said hello.
At least the other party didn't directly release any malice, so Xu Dao naturally returned the favor quickly. Of course, even if the other party had a bad attitude, he would probably not dare to say anything. After all, the other party was in the late stage of foundation building - the Lian Gang realm!
If such a person were placed in the southwest, he would be a domineering master.
"Later stage of foundation building!" Xu Dao chewed on what Zhuang Bufan said, and felt awe-inspiring in his heart, "I don't know what this person's Taoism is, and whether it is possible for one blow to form a pill..."
They are chatting each other.
The master-disciple lineage and the Wuzhao camp are clearly distinct, they ignore each other, and neither of them feels embarrassed. They are obviously used to it.
After two more Taoist priests came in from the Wuzhao tribe, Zhuang Bufan said to Xu Dao and others: "We are all here, ready to go inside to pay homage to the ancestor."
After Xu Dao heard this, he raised his eyebrows. He looked around and determined that there were only three Taoist priests beside Zhuang Bufan, including himself. In the Wuzhao camp, the total number of new Taoist priests was only five.
, just enough to get a slap together.
In other words, of the fourteen Taoist disciples who actually obtained spiritual roots in the fairy garden, only seven of them successfully spent a hundred days building the foundation and were promoted to Taoist priests.
If you are a casual cultivator, this probability is already gratifying, but this is the Erhai Taoist Palace, which has superior means to assist in foundation building, but the success rate of foundation building is only half, which makes Xu Dao a little surprised.
He thought to himself: "It seems that the difficulty of building the foundation may be much more difficult than I thought before."
Xu Dao thought about this and understood why there were only more than a hundred Taoist priests left in the huge Erhai Taoist Palace.
After three years, one year and sixty years, and twenty experiences in the fairy garden, the total number of Taoist priests that can be achieved is just over one hundred.
He was thinking wildly, and his heart jumped with this thought: "One Jiazi?"
Xu Dao immediately thought of something bad, and he muttered to himself: "No way, no way...Does this Erhai Taoist Palace also want to learn from the White Bone Temple and the Yaksha Gate?"
Somehow, he was still in a calm mood, without any unnecessary panic. On the contrary, he felt that if the Erhai Taoist Palace were to be like the White Bone Temple Yaksha Gate, it would be a bit inferior and boring.
Now that he's here, he'll be in peace. Anyway, he promised someone that he didn't want to stay in the Erhai Taoist Palace forever.
In the Dharma Hall, two teams, one short and one long, walked side by side in the huge palace.
Everyone walked through the numerous and heavy doors, a total of ninety-nine and eighty-one, and came to a dark room covered with wooden tags.
This dark room is only a few feet in size. If the Taoist priests present enter, as long as any one of them reveals their demonic body, they will burst it. However, the Taoist priests all have solemn expressions and their consciousness is tightened, and they dare not explore.
Get in.
Although the red ropes hanging the wooden signs look ordinary, if you look closely, you will find that they are not made of silk and hemp, but more like some unknown hair.
Moreover, even a Taoist priest cannot see the darkness in the dark room. It is like an abyss, with only wooden signs floating and sinking.
And as early as when they set off, the two Taoist priests had already told everyone that they must respect him and not be arrogant, otherwise his spiritual roots would be discounted on the spot and he would be expelled.
And this is not the most severe punishment. The most severe punishment is to be hung directly in a dark room and dried into bacon.
Zhuang Bufan and the Lian Gang Taoist priest looked at each other, straightened their clothes, bowed in unison and shouted:
"Students, I'm here to see that eight Taoist priests have entered my palace gate. I would like to ask all the seniors to see them one by one, to ascertain their Taoist mind, and to teach them the Dharma in person."
Click, click, click!
After the words fell, the red rope wooden sign in the dark room automatically sounded like a wind chime without any wind, and opened to both sides, seemingly revealing a path. Zhuang Bufan and the Lian Gang Taoist priest also immediately stepped aside to give way, signaling to Xu behind them.
Dao and others can go into the darkroom.
Without further instructions, the new Taoist priests lowered their heads and disappeared into the dark room one by one.
Xu Dao was the third in line. He found that the dark room seemed to be a different world. When the person in front entered, his figure disappeared into the darkness and would never appear again in the eyes of others.
Suddenly, just before Xu Dao was about to step in, Zhuang Bufan used his spiritual consciousness to say: "Sincerity or spirit."
After only passing four words, this person still lowered his head and maintained a humble look.
Xu Dao glanced at the other party, nodded slightly, and the next moment he stepped forward and disappeared into the darkness.