A short figure appeared at the door. Xu Dao was sitting cross-legged. He looked up, his eyes slightly startled.
"I've met fellow Taoist Xu." The other party nodded with a smile on his face.
Xu Dao knew this person, so he quickly stood up and returned the greeting, saying, "How are you doing, fellow Taoist Master Long?"
This person was a Taoist disciple Xu Dao had met, and he was called "Long Li'er". He had worked as an errand near the Taoist residence, and had a good relationship with Xu Dao.
Seeing how polite Xu Dao was, Long Li'er's smile became even brighter. He put on his robe and said, "That's fine, that's fine! But the commotion Xu Dao made a few days ago kept a certain family busy for several days."
Xu Dao heard this and asked, "Where does this come from?"
"Fellow Taoist, please! Let's chat while we walk." Long Li'er stretched out his hand to invite Xu Dao and signaled that he could go out.
Along the way, Xu Daofang learned that Long Li'er had joined the dormitory and had recently been working as an errand in the dormitory, which was much more comfortable than before.
This person said that when he learned that Xu Dao was in trouble, he took the initiative to ask for help, thinking about whether he could help Xu Dao deal with the situation.
Xu Dao didn't agree with Long Li'er's words in his heart, but since the person carrying the sedan chair was so polite, he kept saying thank you.
And based on the other party's attitude, Xu Dao guessed that the punishment he received might not be serious.
As expected, when the two of them walked into the lobby of the dormitory, Taoist Mo Wen was already sitting cross-legged there. As soon as the other party saw Xu Dao, a smile appeared on his face.
"I've seen Taoist disciple Mo Wen!" Xu Dao calmly and respectfully bowed to him.
The two of them sat down, Taoist disciple Mo Wen bowed his hands towards Long Li'er and said, "Fellow Taoist, please speak."
Xu Daoyi sounded like he was sitting upright.
"Good!" Long Li'er heard it and took out a scroll from his sleeve and read it loudly.
"The criminal Xu Tao violated the rules of the Taoism for some reason, injured the lives of his fellow disciples, and caused the death of two Taoist disciples. He should have his salary deducted and be detained for twenty years."
"Twenty years!" Xu Dao was shocked when he heard it, and his face changed slightly. Fortunately, he was calm, so he quickly suppressed his emotions and continued to listen patiently.
Long Li'er and Taoist Mo Wen, who were standing next to him, both looked at him and found that Xu Dao only frowned slightly, with admiration in their eyes.
There is something else at the back of the scroll. Long Lier paused slightly and then continued reading: "To clarify the truth, the two provoked first, and the criminal was physically present in battle, and the matter was out of urgency... In accordance with the law, the order was reduced, and by the order of the chief of the hospital,
Imprisoned for three years."
After reading this, Long Lier slowly rolled up the scroll and put it into his sleeve. He said, "This is the warrant for the dormitory."
Because of Xu Daozhan's reasoning, the penalty was reduced from twenty years to three years, but when Xu Dao heard this, his brows did not relax.
Although Taoists live long lives and can endure loneliness, for a Taoist like Xu Dao who is at the level of Qi refining, three years is not a short time.
If Xu Dao was really imprisoned for three years, it would be fine if he could still practice during the three years. If he was too busy with hard labor to practice, he might as well find an opportunity to defect as soon as possible...
After pondering for a few breaths, Xu Dao found that the smiles on the faces of Mo Wen and Long Li'er were still there, and they didn't seem to be gloating about their misfortune.
His heart moved slightly, and he thought: "Is there another opportunity?"
Taoist Mowen didn't say anything, so Long Li'er raised his hands and said to Xu Dao: "I'll give you a detailed introduction to my fellow Taoist."
"The Taoist monks are given two choices in the temple. One is to confiscate the salary of the Taoist monks, so that the Taoist monks can work instead of being punished and earn Taoist merits. The more contributions they make, the shorter the sentence will be... If you choose this
, fellow Taoist will be exiled to a mine outside the mountain."
When Xu Dao heard this choice, he thought that this was hard work and heavy work, but he did not speak immediately.
Long Li'er continued: "As for the second one, he suppressed the Taoist friends in the Baimaofeng Cave and guarded the formation hub for the Taoist temple for three years.
If you choose this, not only will the Taoist fellow's salary be deducted, but it will also be upgraded to a level. Originally, the Taoist fellow's salary would be ten practices per month, but then it will become thirty practices per month."
In the early stage of Qi training at Bai Gu Guan, a Taoist disciple's monthly payment is ten Dao Gong, and in the middle stage of Qi training, the monthly payment is thirty Dao Gong.
The second choice mentioned by the other party sounded much better than the first one on the surface, but Xu Dao immediately felt that the words "Baimao Feng Cave" sounded familiar.
After thinking about it carefully, he started to think about it.
The White Bone Temple occupies the essence of the entire White Bone Mountain, commanding the underground spiritual veins. The entire Taoist temple is shrouded in a formation. It can accumulate spiritual energy and moonlight to nourish Taoists in normal times, and during war, it evolves a mountain-protecting formation to assist
The White Bone Temple resists powerful enemies.
The so-called Baimaofeng Cave is where the "Death Gate" of the mountain guarding formation is located. The vitality of this place is low and evil gathers together. Below it is a filthy place with numerous bones. It is rumored that there will be evil spirits inside.
It is also the place where the Taoist priests of Bai Gu Guan gather evil spirits.
When Xu Dao was selecting tasks in the dormitory, he heard someone introduce him to the Baimaofeng Cave. There are strong winds all year round, and fly ash drifts out day and night. The land with a radius of one kilometer is rotten, like deep winter snow, white and as big as
Goose feather.
If a mortal breathes in fly ash, his lungs will be blocked in just one day and he will cough up blood. If he breathes in it for three to five days, he will die like drowning.
Even if a Taoist enters it and is buffeted by the evil wind and evil spirits day and night, he will feel restless and easily become possessed, and will not be able to practice at all.
In the temple, only Taoists who have been severely punished will be punished into the Baimaofeng Cave. If there is a shortage of people, the temple will spend a lot of money to hire Taoist disciples to guard it.
After thinking about it, Xu Dao started to worry about it for a while.
At this time, looking at the two choices Long Li'er mentioned, it seems that the former one is better.
Although the former is hard labor and does not pay enough, the punishment can be ended early if you do more work. While the latter is given money, the gain outweighs the loss and there is no place to spend the money.
Xu Dao remained silent. He asked Long Li'er aloud, his brows furrowed deeper.
But in fact, Xu Dao was pleasantly surprised.
The biggest danger in Naoshizi Baimaofeng Cave is that evil winds will interfere with Taoist practice, preventing Taoists from making progress for ten years, and they can easily become possessed and disturb their minds.
After Xu Dao went down the mountain, he discovered that after practicing Bing Xin's magic to a great level, he can even block the confusion of evil spirits. If he practices a few more calming spells, he should not be afraid of the white-haired wind cave.
of.
He can even use this retreat to avoid powerful enemies, practice spells, and hone his energy.
Naturally, the thoughts in his heart cannot be expressed to others. Xu Dao pretended to frown, and after a long time he raised his hand and said, "Brother Long, I will choose the second one."
Hearing Xu Dao make his choice, before Long Li'er could speak again, Taoist disciple Mo Wen next to him said: "Since Fellow Daoist Xu has made his choice. Fellow Daoist Long, can I have a few words with Fellow Daoist Xu?"
When Long Li'er heard this, he quickly raised his hands and said yes. He said to Xu Dao: "After you finish talking, fellow Taoist, come to me and take you to the Wind Cave."
When Long Li'er left, Mo Wen showed approval on his face and said, "Fellow Daoist Xu is indeed good and has a good ambition."
He then said: "That fellow Fang Guanhai is practicing in seclusion, but he has also sent people to help you. If you choose to leave the mountain gate, after he masters his magic, he will not let you off lightly!"
"By choosing Baimaofeng Cave, you can not only avoid Fang Guanhai, but you can also take this opportunity to hone yourself, especially the new cultivation skills, which is beneficial but not harmful."
The words from Mo Wen's mouth were also a major reason why Xu Dao chose Baimao Feng Cave.
Staying in the White Bone Temple, Fang Guanhai would still be a little worried if he wanted to harm him. But outside the mountain, the other party would not have any worries at all.
And after Xu Dao came out of the mountain, he couldn't hide his traces at all. He could only passively wait for the other party to come and kill him. It was really not the behavior of a wise man.
But what Mo Wen didn't know was that even if Xu Dao was sitting in Baimaofeng Cave, he was sure that he could continue to refine his Qi, not just to polish his Qi and become familiar with the new Taoist practices.
The two chatted for a few more words, and Mo Wen stood up. The man shook his Taoist robe, cupped his hands and said, "We'll say goodbye. I'll leave first."
Xu Dao quickly stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Mo, for helping me! I will keep this in mind."
"Hahaha!" Mo Wen laughed. He paused and said again: "Maybe it won't be three years before I can see my fellow Taoist again..."
After saying that, Mo Wen flicked his sleeves and shouted, "Go!" He stepped on his feet, his figure flashed, and he disappeared into the dormitory.
Xu Dao was slightly startled when he heard the words. He chewed on what the other party said and suddenly remembered that something would happen in the temple in a year or two.
He was slightly surprised. He originally thought that by taking the opportunity to practice for a while, he could reduce the gap between himself and Fang Guanhai, but he did not expect that he would not have to be "detained" for three years.
If you think about it carefully, for Xu Dao, the punishment in the temple is almost like three drinks of wine as a penalty.
On the one hand, this is because he has the means himself, and on the other hand, he has the help of Mo Wen.
Xu Dao was grateful, but what he thought more about was: "Mo Wen is in the late stage of Qi refining, and he is one of the eighteen heads in the temple... I still have to seize the time to practice, hoping to break through to the middle stage of Qi refining.
, later stage, even the foundation building period.”
For Taoists, there are all kinds of teachings and attitudes, but they only respect cultivation.