After Xu Dao listened to Zhuang Bufan's words, he fell into silence on the spot.
No wonder he always had a vague feeling that the practice world in Wu State was blocked from information all the way through his practice. It turned out that it was not his illusion, but that the entire Wu State was isolated from the world.
The thoughts in his heart were churning. Xu Dao thought about it for a while, and suddenly realized it. He looked at the alchemy furnace and asked: "What is the situation in the foreign lands now? But it is the same as the saying circulating in the market in Wu State?"
A dry laugh suddenly sounded in the alchemy furnace, and Zhuang Bufan replied: "To be honest, I don't know much about this."
"The reason why I dared to say this to my fellow Taoist with such certainty just now is because during the trip to the snowy mountains, Pindao used the earth veins and sky thunder to suddenly reach the Gangqi layer and saw the world abroad with my own eyes. Only then did I understand this point.
Convinced.”
Zhuang Bufan continued to explain that although the idea that Wu was a cage had long been circulated among the foundation-building Taoist priests of Wu, there was no relevant evidence to prove it.
Coupled with the intentional or unintentional blockade of information by the Taoist palace, the number of Taoist priests who believe this is even smaller. Many Taoist priests under one hundred years old have not even heard of this statement at all, just like Xu Tao.
Xu Dao asked a few more questions in detail, and Zhuang Bufan answered truthfully. However, most of his words were speculation and speculation. However, judging from his attitude, he did not seem to be deliberately deceiving Xu Dao. It was probably true.
not sure.
This made Xu Dao frown.
For hundreds of years, no foreign Taoist priests had appeared. However, when he and Zhuang Bufan went on a trip, they met two foreigners, one of whom was a demon in the golden elixir realm. He couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.
Xu Dao couldn't think clearly, so he simply raised his hand towards Zhuang Bufan and asked: "Brother Dao, is this trip to practice martial arts related to the arrival of the demon from abroad?"
He said sincerely: "I always feel that something big is going to happen. I hope Brother Dao can give me some pointers to avoid accidentally losing my life in the upcoming storm."
These words were so straightforward that Zhuang Bufan didn't know how to answer for a while. The other party pondered for a few times, thinking that he and Xu Dao already had a life-and-death relationship, and Xu Dao had already met with Taoist Master Jin Lin, most likely
In the eyes of a Taoist master, you are completely your own person.
Zhuang Bufan organized his words, and first said with emotion: "The cicadas wake up before the autumn wind moves, and Taoist friends are vigilant."
Xu Dao immediately felt funny when he heard this, but then Zhuang Bufan did not say anything naked. The other party did not dare to involve too many other characters, but only talked about things related to himself:
"In the beginning, if the Taoist priests in the Wu Kingdom completed the Ningsha, they could often get the Gangqi they needed directly from the Taoist palace. The same is true for casual cultivators outside."
"However, the quality of the evil spirits and gang qi used in the Ning Sha and Refining Gang realms is related to whether the number of elixirs can be formed in the future. However, the number and types of Gang Sha in the Tao Palace are limited, so there are still many Taoist priests who would rather waste their energy.
Time, searching the sky and the earth for the evil spirit and gangster energy that suits him."
"At the same time, with the passage of time, the consumption of Gangsha in the Taoist palace has not increased, leading to more and more Taoist priests trying to search for Gangsha on their own. The evil aspect is fine, but the Gangqi aspect is the key. I think
If you want to collect it, you can only go up to Jiutian and enter the Gangqi layer to collect it."
Zhuang Bufan paused and said with emotion: "Actually, Pindao is not the first person to collect Gang Qi on his own. Many people in the palace have tried it, but they either couldn't find the Gang Qi they needed.
Either he failed to collect the Gang, suffered severe injuries, kept silent from now on, never disclosed the specific process of collecting the Gang, or simply never came back."
"I am just a poor Taoist. Thanks to the blessings of my Taoist master and Taoist friends, I managed to succeed in refining and entered the realm of refining."
After hearing such words, Xu Dao immediately understood why Zhuang Bufan still looked cheerful after losing his body. It was not just that the other person's temperament had changed, but also because the other person could successfully enter the realm of refining.
, and you have collected your favorite Gang Qi, you are already making a lot of money!
At the same time, Xu Dao chewed on the other party's words and thought to himself: "I'm afraid that the number and types of Gangsha in the Tao Palace are not getting smaller and smaller, but that they have been exhausted, or the remaining ones cannot be used at all.
"
This made Xu Dao frown. If this was the case, then when he was about to condense evil spirits and refine gang evil spirits, he would probably not be able to count on the evil evil spirits in the Tao palace.
Xu Dao looked at Zhuang Bufan and asked again: "I dare to ask, brother, are there many Taoist friends in the Tao Palace who have already achieved great achievements in Ningsha, but have not tried to practice Gang, and have always stayed in the same place... For example, Chen Mendao
long?"
Taoist priest Chenmen was the young Taoist priest who had been with Zhuang Bufan to welcome Xu Dao when he left the fairy garden. His magical power had also reached the level of 1800 years ago, and he had achieved great condensation, but Xu Dao had not heard that the other party was in a hurry to collect it.
Gangqi.
Zhuang Bufan was silent for a moment again, and then replied with a dumb smile: "That's exactly it."
The person also added: "Moreover, most of these Taoist priests are from the same lineage as my master and disciples. For example, those guys from the Wuzhao tribe, few of them can hold their temper and can't wait any longer."
This answer gave Xu Dao a flash of inspiration, and he couldn't help but ask about Taoist Master Jin Lin again, and inadvertently asked about the Taoist master's current age.
Although no specific answer was given, it is certain that Taoist Master Jinlin is the oldest of the three Taoist masters in the palace.
In this way, a conjecture in Xu Dao's mind gradually became clear.
The three Taoist priests in the Taoist Palace have all formed elixirs for a long time, and the lifespan of these Taoist masters may be really short. If a Taoist priest wants to continue to extend his life, a breakthrough is the best way.
But at present, the Wu State is isolated from the world and is closed to the outside world. The domestic monastic resources are not enough for Taoist priests, let alone Jindan Taoist masters.
Even if Xu Dao is wrong about this, the foundation-building Taoist priests in the Taoist Palace are restricted by Gang Qi and have difficulty making progress. Even if it is not for themselves, the Jindan Taoist masters have to think about their disciples and descendants, among whom is Taoist Jinlin.
For the most.
In other words, the Wu Kingdom now needs to open its doors more and more and reconnect with the outside world!
Xu Dao guessed that the Taoist masters might have been discussing this matter many years ago, not just in recent years. But judging from the incident of Zhuang Bufan's attack, most of the three Taoist masters did not agree with each other, and the opinions of the three Taoist masters were inconsistent.
of disputes.
Now that Zhuang Bufan really relies on himself and successfully breaks through to the Gangsha layer and harvests Gangqi from the outside world, it is very likely that the balance of this matter will be broken and the dispute between the Taoist masters will be biased.
At the same time, Xu Dao's brain flashed again, remembering the relationship between the golden elixir demon and the happy nun, and he secretly thought in his heart:
"It seems that it is not just the Taoist priests in the Wu Kingdom who want to break the secluded state, but also the Taoists or demons in the outside world. They have long been coveting the Wu Kingdom! After all, the original name of the Wu Kingdom was Liuzhao, which was a piece of land during the Shengtang Dynasty. At the same time, it was
As one of the Nine Kingdoms, there is absolutely no way that there is no news about it in the ears of outside Taoists."
The fact is just as Xu Dao thought, it is not just a group of Wu people led by Taoist Jin Lin who want to end the isolation of the country.
Many beings outside the Wu Kingdom have been coveting the territory of the Wu Kingdom for a long time, racking their brains to open the "gate" of the Wu Kingdom, and come in to travel or plunder.
The happy nun who was killed by Xu Dao was sent by a golden elixir demon to sneak into Wu Kingdom as a spy and vanguard.
The reason why Huanxi nun is eager to complete the cultivation of the Ningsha realm is because she wants to enter the Gang refining realm as soon as possible, reach the Gang Qi layer like Zhuang Bufan, and communicate with the golden elixir demons in the outside world.
Thinking of this, Xu Dao's mind suddenly became tense.
In his opinion, there were probably more than one or two Taoist priests like the Huanxi Nuns who had sneaked into Wu Kingdom, and maybe the entire Wu Kingdom had been infiltrated into a plug.
It's just because there are three major golden elixir Taoist masters in the Wu Kingdom that these outside Taoist priests don't dare to come out easily.
But as time goes by, and the Taoist priests who sneak into Wu Kingdom improve, sooner or later the situation of the entire Wu Kingdom will be known to the outside world. At that time, it will not be whether Wu Kingdom wants to open the country on its own, but will be exposed by outside Taoists or
Demons and ghosts smashed the country's gates to pieces.
Xu Dao suddenly felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
He originally thought that he had broken through to the foundation-building realm at a young age and would have a long lifespan. Although he would not have to postpone his practice, it would not be as stressful as a Taoist disciple's life and he could enjoy it more.
Who knew that a big storm was about to hit. As long as others were in Wu Kingdom, even if they returned to remote areas such as Sheshan, it would be difficult to escape.
The only thing that can eliminate this kind of turmoil is probably that the Taoist masters in the Taoist Palace choose to continue to seclude themselves in the country. At the same time, in the eyes of the outside world, the Wu Kingdom is a barren place and not worth investing so much effort.
The latter is possible, but the former... Xu Dao himself disagrees.
He is still in the early stage of foundation building and does not need the evil spirit and gang energy yet, so he doesn't have much feeling about the isolation of Wu State.
But once he entered Ningsha, or even after Ningsha was perfected, he must have been dreaming about getting out of the cage, picking evil spirits and astral weapons, and traveling to other countries.
Xu Dao compared his feelings with his own and judged that a group of Taoist priests like Chen Men who had not yet practiced Gang but had already achieved great success would definitely work tirelessly to open the "Gate of the Country"!
After all, according to Zhuang Bufan, those who refine Gang on their own will either disappear and fail, or die suddenly. The only one who has succeeded, Zhuang Bufan, has his body destroyed and is hemiplegic.
If the country is opened, even if the Kingdom of Wu is lost and the Taoist priests return their power to themselves, they will not have nowhere to go. Not to mention that there seems to be the same need for the Jindan Taoist masters.
After thinking about it, Xu Dao found that the only thing that could allow him to survive the upcoming storm was that he seize the time to practice and improve his Taoism as soon as possible, so that he would not follow the crowd and be able to protect himself.
While Xu Dao was thinking, Zhuang Bufan in the Five-Colored Pill Furnace was also "sizing up" Xu Dao. From Xu Dao's various questions and reactions, he judged that Xu Dao had probably guessed the upcoming storm.
Seeing that Xu Dao was pondering all the time, Zhuang Bufan even comforted him by saying, "Don't panic, fellow Taoist, it's still calm now. Even if a strong wind comes, it won't be right away. And you and I will practice well from now on."
, make more preparations, compared to others, you have a lot of time."
"When strong winds come, the chances of riding the wind will be greater."
Hearing the other party's comfort, Xu Dao came back to his senses and thought that he was indeed lucky compared to other Taoists who didn't know yet.
And as Zhuang Bufan said, if the change occurs after Xu Dao is well prepared, it will not be a storm for Xu Dao, but an outlet that can be leveraged to take off!
Exhaling a breath, Xu Dao looked serious and saluted Zhuang Bufan in the alchemy furnace: "Thank you, Brother Dao, for the tip."
When Zhuang Bufan heard this, he immediately heard the sound of sword chants and loud laughter, and replied: "Good."
In the following time, Xu Dao was looking after the alchemy furnace while chatting with Zhuang Bufan in the furnace. It took three thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine breaths before the conversation between the two came to an end.
Because at this moment, Zhuang Bufan, who was in the colorful alchemy furnace, shouted loudly, and Xu Dao also suddenly opened the lid of the alchemy furnace.
A high-pitched sword chant sounded, clank!
The indigo and purple light shone in the pavilion, flickering, making Xu Dao's eyes turn white, unable to see anything, and even his face felt stinging. This kind of power is definitely not possessed by Ningsha Taoist priests.
Now was the time, Zhuang Bufan emerged from the alchemy furnace, his soul was completely imprinted in the flying sword, and he came back to life.
Whoosh whoosh!
The flying sword transformed by Zhuang Bufan was swinging in the short pavilion, extremely happy, and he kept shouting: "Hahaha! A certain old man will also reach the realm of refining the Gang from now on!"
"Fellow Taoist Xu, if someone disobeys you from now on, please call Pindao as soon as possible. There is no need to stand shoulder to shoulder, Pindao can chop him down!"
Seeing the other party's momentum, Xu Dao was also happy for the other party and shouted: "Brother Dao, it's a deal!"
Just at this moment, a burst of golden light appeared in the center of the pavilion, as heavy as lead and mercury, and swept across the pavilion like a wave, imprisoning Zhuang Bufan, who was originally moving around, and unable to move.
An old voice sounded: "If Pindao doesn't submit to you two, will Pindao be killed as well?"
The golden light was put away, and Taoist Master Jin Lin, who was wearing golden Taoist robes, appeared in the eyes of Xu Dao and the two of them. Zhuang Bufan, who had just been ecstatic, froze up and shouted quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare,"
Xu Dao also hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and bowed: "See Taoist!"
Taoist Master Jin Lin looked at the two of them with a smile, flicked the flying sword in his hand, and scolded with a smile: "You are running around like a monkey head, but don't damage Pindao's alchemy pavilion."
Apparently, Taoist Master Jin Lin just hit Zhuang Bufan as a joke and did not get angry. Xu Daobian also raised his head and looked at him generously.
Suddenly, Xu Dao found that the Taoist master was holding a flying sword in one hand, and the other hand was casually carrying something like a chicken foot.
This chicken claw is half the size of a human arm, with three pointed fingers, and there is golden olive-like blood on it, which will not drip.