Chapter three hundred and seventy-eight the way of the heavenly master
Tianshi Tao, one of the top ten branches of Taoism, is said to have been created by Zhang Daoling, a disciple of Taoist Saint, and has been around for thousands of years.
Compared with other master-disciple inheritance systems in Taoism, Tianshi Tao is a rare family inheritance system. Every top leader of Tianshi Tao, Tianshi, is a descendant of the Zhang family, the founder of the sect, Zhang Daoling.
This inheritance system is not entirely because the Zhang family regards Tianshi Dao as the "family world" to pass on, but that every generation of direct descendants of the Zhang family are extremely outstanding.
It is rumored that Zhang Daoling relied on his unfathomable martial arts skills to do something against the heavens and used secret methods to seal part of his talent into the blood of his descendants, so that it could be passed down from generation to generation.
No one knows whether the rumors are true or false, but every generation of heirs designated by the Heavenly Master will show extraordinary talents when they are young, and they can basically break through to the sixth level by the age of thirty.
Moreover, there is an unwritten rule in Celestial Master Dao, which states that all Celestial Masters must succeed to the throne when they are thirty years old, have children when they are seventy years old, and abdicate when they are one hundred years old.
After abdicating the throne, the old Celestial Master will no longer interfere in any affairs of the Celestial Master Dao. He will guard the mausoleum of the Celestial Master Dao ancestral land in Anxin, and will not leave the mountain again for the rest of his life until he ends up in his ancestral land and will be buried next to the ancestor's mausoleum by his descendants.
This rule has been passed down to this day since the emergence of Zhang Daoling. Even the contemporary Heavenly Master Zhang Yi only ascended to this position last year.
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In the Tianshi Mansion in Hanzhong County, the contemporary Tianshi Zhang Yiduan was sitting on the throne. He handed the received letter to the Tianshi Dao elder who was in charge and said: "Lin Ze, the newly appointed right admiral of Shu, invites this Tianshi to go to the Governor's Mansion of the capital of Shu.
What do you elders think about the meeting?"
There are not many elders in Tianshi Dao, only nine. However, the real foundation of Tianshi Dao is not these elders, but the Taoist Palace with endless masters in the past dynasties.
The first elder in the queue first expressed his opinion: "I heard that the new governor is Hu Hai, the youngest son of Emperor Qin. This right admiral must be Hu Hai's confidant. His invitation may be Hu Hai's instruction. We have no choice but to
Be careful."
The second elder followed up and said: "My disciples have received news that the new governor Hu Hai is not a good man. In just a few days, he destroyed the three great families of Tan, Fan and Zheng who disobeyed me.
Although our Tianshi Dao has the backing of the Dao Palace to intimidate Xiaoxiao and is not afraid of ordinary enemies, Hu Hai’s identity may not take the Dao Palace into consideration. Therefore, for the safety of the disciples of the Tianshi Dao, the Governor’s Mansion cannot easily offend this invitation.
, I’m afraid I have to trouble the Heavenly Master to make a trip.”
The newly promoted Eighth Elder put forward a different opinion: "What if the admiral wants to do harm to the Heavenly Master? Wouldn't the Heavenly Master's departure be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?"
The second elder shook his head and said: "The eighth elder's words are wrong. The opponent is powerful. If he really wants to take action against me, the Celestial Master Dao, even if the Celestial Master does not go, I, the Celestial Master Dao, will not be able to escape. As far as I know, the three great powers that have been destroyed have
The aristocratic family was destroyed precisely because they did not obey Hu Hai's order. From this, it can be speculated that the other party may just want me, Tianshi Dao, to express my attitude and surrender."
"If I don't go, I'm afraid that our Tianshi Taoist Association will fall into the same fate as the three major aristocratic families."
The Sixth Elder interjected: "That's not the case. After all, Tianshi Dao is backed by the Taoist Palace. As the first-class force in the world, the Taoist Palace will be a bit unkind even if Emperor Qin will give him a bit of a thumbs-down. He, Hu Hai, won't be so crazy. Besides, the Taoist Palace will not be so crazy.
Now, I have more than 100,000 disciples of Tianshi Dao. Although most of them are low-level, they are still ordinary people in Shu. Could it be that Hu Hai is a murderer?"
The second elder said coldly: "It is impossible to kill all the disciples of Tianshi Dao, but it is inevitable to kill everyone here. I would not regret waiting for death, but the thousands of years of inheritance of Tianshi Dao cannot be cut off.
"You don't know how cruel Hu Hai is. As far as I know, not even a dog from the three great families survived."
The eighth elder was unconvinced and said with a look of disgust on his face: "Is it possible that the second elder wants to sell the Celestial Master in exchange for a chance to survive?"
The second elder was so angry that he almost trembled and said angrily: "Eighth elder, pay attention to your words. Did I ever say that I would sell the Tianshi?"
The Eighth Elder snorted coldly: "From the beginning to the end, you have been urging the Heavenly Master to go to the appointment. What if Hu Hai has any ill intentions? Wouldn't the Heavenly Master just go away and never come back? Then you can go and recognize your new master.
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The second elder was extremely angry, but calmed down, and looked directly at the eighth elder, with a reserved edge that made him shudder.
At this time, Heavenly Master Zhang Yi, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke: "The eighth elder said it a bit too much. The second elder is loyal to me, Heavenly Master Dao, how could he do such a thing? Has the eighth elder forgotten me, Heavenly Master Dao?"
Is it moral to help each other?”
Seeing the Celestial Master speak, the Eighth Elder said in a panic: "Celestial Master, please forgive me. I made a mistake at the next moment and offended the second elder. I deserve a beating." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and slapped his face twice.
Heavenly Master Zhang Yi said without changing his expression: "The person you should apologize to is the second elder, not this Heavenly Master."
The eighth elder apologized to the second elder with a playful smile. The second elder ignored him, but saluted Zhang Yi and said in a sonorous voice: "If the Heavenly Master does not want to go, please find a way out as soon as possible. Hu Hai is powerful and is no match for us.
No matter what, even if my subordinates risk their lives, they must keep the Heavenly Master safe."
"If the Heavenly Master leaves, his subordinates are willing to follow him. If Hu Hai wants to do harm to the Heavenly Master, no matter what, his subordinates will die before the Heavenly Master."
The elders present were slightly moved after hearing this. The second elder expressed his loyalty to the Celestial Master and the Celestial Master's way with practical words.
Zhang Yi had to reassure him: "The second elder doesn't have to be like this. The eighth elder just made a slip of his tongue. Please don't take it too seriously. The second elder has dedicated his life to the Tao of Heavenly Master for hundreds of years. There is no problem with his loyalty."
The second elder said solemnly: "This subordinate is not showing loyalty, but sincerely considering the Heavenly Master, and asking for the Heavenly Master's enlightenment."
Heavenly Master Zhang Yi just nodded, turned to look at the Great Elder and said, "I wonder what the Great Elder wants?"
The first elder stroked his beard and said: "The second elder's analysis is correct. Hu Hai has just arrived, and the new official has three fires. He needs to be surrendered and recognized by the big and small forces in Shu, so he invited the heavenly master to visit him to defend his position.
Powerful and powerful. If the Heavenly Master does not go, Hu Hai will definitely become angry and humiliated, which will be detrimental to our Heavenly Master's path."
"However, the worry of the Eighth Elder is not unreasonable. Who knows whether he deliberately deceived the Heavenly Master, secretly carried out the murder, and then took advantage of the fact that the Heavenly Master Dao is leaderless and spends the minimum price to destroy the Heavenly Master Dao?"
When the elders heard this, they realized that he was indeed a great elder and an old fox. He talked for a long time and said everything but nothing.
However, Heavenly Master Zhang Yi was not satisfied with this and asked: "Does the Great Elder have a complete solution to deal with it?"
The great elder shook his head and said: "The opponent is strong and we are weak, so how can we come up with a sure-fire strategy? To put it bluntly, my Heavenly Master Dao is indeed one of the best in Shu. I am not afraid of anyone, but facing Emperor Qin
My son, Tianshi Dao is still too weak."
A trace of disappointment appeared on Tianshi Zhang Yi's face.
Unexpectedly, the Great Elder changed the subject and said, "I have an immature idea. The Heavenly Master might give it a try."
Heavenly Master Zhang Yi said quickly: "Great Elder, please speak."
The great elder smiled slightly and said: "Master Tian, why don't you ask Dao Palace to come forward together? Maybe Hu Hai will be concerned."
Tianshi Zhang Yi said with a troubled expression: "The invitation is right in front of me. At this time, I will send someone to the Dao Palace for help. It will take at least half a month to go back and forth. I am afraid that Hu Hai will not be able to wait and have other ideas, so he will misunderstand what to do."
good?"
The second elder answered: "This is easy. I can reply in the name of the great elder later. The Celestial Master is in retreat. It will take at least half a month before he can leave the retreat. After the Celestial Master comes out of the retreat, he will definitely come to visit you."
"If you go to the Dao Palace for help, leave it to the elders here. At full speed, it may not take half a month. The Heavenly Master can handle it calmly."
The great elder said with a smile: "This is exactly what I mean. What does the Heavenly Master think?"
Heavenly Master Zhang Yi thought for a while, but it was nothing more than this, so he responded: "This is a very good plan. I wonder if that elder is willing to go to the Dao Palace for me?" Even so, Zhang Yi's eyes kept stopping at the great elder.
I haven't moved my body.
The great elder could only say: "I am willing to go."
Zhang Yi smiled and replied: "Then I'll trouble the Great Elder."