It has to be said that Shouzheng still has some prestige. After a meeting of elders, Tongde was changed from a noble Taoist elder to an ordinary disciple, and all the preferential treatment was withdrawn.
In the Dao Palace, it was not a small matter for an elder to be deposed. In the end, the news spread and Tongde was completely embarrassed.
Shouzheng deposed Tongde as elder, apart from the fact that he did things badly, mainly to give Lin Ze an explanation.
For now, Lin Ze is the savior of the Taoist Palace. No matter what, even if it is just a show, it cannot make Lin Ze feel cold.
The next thing will be easy to handle, and the formation diagrams of other Dao Palace formations are continuously sent to Lin Ze's courtyard.
Lin Ze basically stayed in his room in the morning without leaving the door. In the afternoon, he led Xuan Xin and others around the scene, drew a brand new formation, and handed it over to Xuan Xin and others to arrange it.
Under the supervision of someone appointed by Shouzheng, all personnel involved in the formation were trying their best to strictly follow Lin Ze's regulations and place the formation base in an upright manner, so that the depth and depth were exactly as described in the formation diagram.
In this way, Lin Ze felt much more relaxed. Every time a new formation was arranged, it could run smoothly with simple adjustments.
What surprised Shouzheng, a layman, was that more than half of the new formations arranged by Lin Ze were better than the old formations before they were destroyed.
Shouzheng was cheerful for several days, entertaining Lin Ze from time to time and taking the opportunity to give him some benefits.
Lin Ze reciprocated the favor and produced more than ten new formation pictures in one breath. The manpower for setting up the formation suddenly became scarce.
Shouzheng had to convene a Dao Palace meeting and send everyone who knew a little about the formation, whether they were Dao Palace elders or disciples, to help.
Due to the lack of manpower, Lin Ze had a little leisure time and turned to concentrate on practicing martial arts.
A month later, Lin Ze successfully condensed the Du Meridian. At this point, the two Meridians of Ren and Du were connected together to form a cycle. Lin Ze felt that the whole body was much stronger.
The only shortcoming is that Lin Ze has not yet obtained the palace protection formation diagram of the Tao Palace, and has not even touched its shadow.
Although it was still early, Lin Ze felt that no matter what, he would have peace of mind if he got it.
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In December, snowflakes gradually started to fall on Kunlun Mountain. It had been more than seven months since Lin Ze entered the Taoist Palace, and there were only less than four months left before the one-year deadline set by Emperor Qin.
Lin Ze worked hard, and he led people to rearrange most of the formations in the Tao Palace. However, he still did not get the formation diagram of the palace protection formation.
Although Lin Ze hinted many times that Shouzheng could send all the formation diagrams to him so that he could take this opportunity to avoid future troubles for the Dao Palace.
Although Shouzheng agreed verbally, he still sent the array diagrams in batches and said in a nice way: "The Dao Palace array diagrams are not managed well. It took a lot of effort to find these. Please forgive me for the sages."
And every time Lin Ze produced a new formation diagram, Shouzheng would have people take away both the original formation diagram and the new formation diagram.
Lin Ze couldn't help but sigh: "He is indeed an old fox. He probably saw that he was more interested in the battle map, so he decided to use this method to hang himself up and let him do his best to repair the formation."
Although Lin Ze was a little anxious, he didn't show it on his face. As usual, he studied the formation diagram, drew new formation diagrams, and adjusted the formation.
In this way, another month later, Shouzheng came over with a face full of joy and said: "Thank you for your hard work, sages. All the formations in the Dao Palace have been repaired. For such kindness, everyone in the Dao Palace is grateful."
When Lin Ze heard this, his pupils shrank slightly, and he tried to reply in a calm tone: "Oh, has everything been repaired? Is there anything missing? Or some formations that are not broken need to be checked?"
"If everything has been repaired successfully, you can leave with peace of mind when the time comes."
The implication is that even if it is not broken, take it out and take a look, such as the palace protection formation diagram. It is best not to miss it, otherwise when I leave, no one will help repair it.
Shouzheng replied in an extremely positive tone: "Thank you for your concern, sage, everything has indeed been repaired."
Hearing this, Lin Ze laughed and said, "The crisis in Dao Palace has been completely resolved. It's really gratifying." But his heart became a little gloomy.
Shouzheng smiled and replied: "Thanks to the sages, otherwise I would not be able to explain to the ancestors after my death."
Just as Lin Ze and Shouzheng were complimenting each other, there was a sudden loud bang in the distance and a tremor of the mountains. Shouzheng's face changed drastically, and he walked out of the door and shouted loudly: "Come here, what happened outside?
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A Taoist boy stumbled over and shouted: "Palace Master, it's not good. Because you deposed the elder, that Tongde had a quarrel with other disciples and accidentally killed two disciples. Now he breaks open again."
One corner of the guarding formation escaped."
Shouzheng's expression changed after hearing this, and he said to Lin Ze: "I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he got up and left.
Lin Ze looked at Shouzheng's leaving figure and secretly pondered: "Is it really such a coincidence?"
It wasn't until the evening that a Taoist boy came over and said to Lin Ze: "Sir, my palace master asked Xiaodao to come and remind you that the Taoist palace rebelled against Tongde and killed the disciples of the Taoist palace. The elders of the Taoist palace failed to pursue him. Let him
I was lucky enough to escape the roundup, and now my whereabouts are unknown."
"Because there was a gap between me and the sages before I became Tongde, I hope that the sages will be more careful when they go down the mountain in the future."
Lin Ze nodded after hearing this, indicating that he already knew it, and the doubts in his heart deepened: "An elder who specializes in formations can actually escape in front of a group of elders who practice martial arts. This kind of virtue is not simple.
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In the main hall of the Taoist Palace, a group of elders were lined up one after another. Shou Zheng was sitting on it, his face was livid, and he said in a cold voice: "With his virtuous martial arts cultivation, how could he escape from your pursuit? Could it be that someone was showing favoritism and deliberately let him go?"
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One of the elders stood up and said: "The palace master's words are wrong. You didn't see the way he escaped. He was like a ghost. He disappeared in front of us in just ten breaths. We continued to trace and found out that he didn't even have a trace.
No clues were found.”
Another elder echoed: "Based on my experience in the execution hall, this Tong De must have hidden strength, and I'm afraid he has evil intentions a long time ago."
Shouzheng sighed, waved his hand and said: "There is no use in guessing now. Asking the elders of the execution hall to arrest Tongde quickly is the first priority. After locking the person, I can take action if necessary."
Xuan Xin suddenly stood up and said weakly: "Palace Master Qi, in my opinion, the most important thing is to repair the palace-protecting formation first. Without the protection of the formation, the safety of the Tao Palace is uncertain?
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Shouzheng's face turned slightly red after hearing this. He had just told Lin Ze in the morning that there was no need to repair the formation, and in the blink of an eye he might have to ask for help again.
Shouzheng coughed slightly and said, "To repair the formation, just go to the sages with the formation diagram, and go to the warehouse to get the necessary resources."
Xuan Xin's face turned red and she said: "Reporting to the Palace Master, the formation diagram of the palace protection formation is not in our hands, but in the hands of Elder Tianming."
"Elder Tianming closed the door to death a hundred years ago. Unless something big happens, I'm afraid I can't interrupt him rashly, so I'd better ask the palace master to speak."
Shouzheng looked troubled when he heard this. Interfering with the senior's retreat would be equivalent to sending someone who was already about to run out of energy directly to a dead end. It could be described as extremely cruel, but the palace-protecting formation was of great importance and had to be repaired.
So Shouzheng gritted his teeth and said, "Take my command and wake up Elder Tianming."