Chapter 68: Under the Four Sects of Ancient Martial Arts in the World
"Yes, the other two sects are not so mysterious. In this troubled time, these two sects have come to support their appointed emperors and complete the great cause of unifying the world." The old monk replied.
Then he continued: "Actually, the place where these two sects are located is not a peaceful place. The Cangqiong Gate of the East China Sea Pavilion is located on a small island in the East China Sea. It is said that the small island is not far from the Penglai Immortal Island. But
It is also difficult to find. You can probably imagine how big the East China Sea is. It is not easy to find that small island in this vast sea. If there is no one to guide the way on the sea, it is easy to get lost in the sea.
Direction, easily buried in the sea. It is said that some fishermen on the east coast of Wuyue Kingdom once found this island accidentally. It is said that the island is like a fairyland, with birds singing, flowers fragrant, green mountains and green water. But
I don’t know why they told what they saw and heard after they returned to the fishing village, and died within a few days without any symptoms. It is said that they died very peacefully, with a look on their faces.
Smiling. Some people speculate that the Cangqiong Sect is actually on the Penglai Island, but there is no confirmation. After all, everyone who has been to the island has died. The Cangqiong Sect is the most bizarre sect among the four sects.
, other sects never kill mortals in the world, but this sect does not. Of course, some people speculate that these dead fishermen were not killed by Cangqiong Sect, but were transcended by the immortals of Penglai Immortal Island."
"It's so weird. Could it be that Cang Qiong Sect really has something to do with Penglai Immortal Island? What about Haotian Sect?"
"Whether Cangqiong Sect is related to the legendary Penglai Immortal Island has not yet been confirmed, but there are already people from this sect. As for the Haotian Sect, which is located in the desert of the Western Region, it is also a deserted place in the world. Compared with other
The three sects of the Haotian Sect are not that mysterious. There are some martial arts people in the world who have been to the Haotian Sect, and the third prince of Khitan, Yelu Zongheng, is indeed one of the emperors appointed by the Haotian Sect. Your brother Guo Huaian
He is also one of the emperor's sons. Two great protectors of the Haotian Sect have been born and have arrived in Jiangzhou City in the Tang Dynasty. They are looking for Tong Cangtai, the leader of the three protectors of the Haotian Sect, and want to bring him back to the Haotian Sect.
Tong Cangtai's Tong Yanhu." The old monk continued to explain.
"People from the Haotian Sect have been born and appeared in the human world." Ling Tianyun was stunned. He did not expect that one of the four legendary ancient martial arts sects had already appeared. But think about it, the Haotian Sect has already appeared.
There are two emperors appointed by the emperor. It would be unreasonable if they have not yet appeared. He was a little surprised that Guo Huaian was also the emperor appointed by the Haotian Sect, but he was relieved when he thought about why he wanted to save Yelu Zongheng. The same sect should also
They would help each other. But he didn't understand why two people who were enemies of each other became the emperor's appointed sons of the same sect.
"Then does Cang Qiong Sect have an appointed emperor's son? People from Cang Qiong Sect have also appeared. How come I haven't heard of it?" Ling Tianyun asked the old monk about Cang Qiong Sect.
"Yes, the Cangqiong Sect has appointed an emperor's son, the Crown Prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Hongji. There seems to be no others. At present, only these two sects are involved in the great cause of the world's struggle, and the other two sects have disappeared.
Wuyin, it seems that he is not involved in this troubled times."
"Why don't the other two ancient martial arts sects participate?"
"This may be an agreement between the four sects. I don't know much about it, old monk."
"Why do the disputes in the world involve these four sects? Could it be that in the past, whenever troubled times emerged, they would appear and help them unify the world. If these four sects did not participate, could it be that the unification of the world would be hindered?
?" Ling Tianyun asked a question in his mind.
"Actually, it's not all true. These four sects have been inherited for thousands of years and certainly have this strength. If it is an agreement between these four sects, it is better to say it is a game between these four sects. This is
All living beings are their pawns, and they will find talented people who are suitable to be emperors to support them. Once they succeed in unifying the world, they will retire and live in seclusion again, no longer interfering with anything in the world."
"Oh, is there another emperor in history who accomplished the great cause of unification without the support of these four sects? I wonder which emperor was so powerful." Ling Tianyun also became interested when he heard what the old monk said.
He really wanted to know who this emperor was. He had almost gotten rid of the shackles of the four major sects, and had accomplished the great cause of unifying the country and stabilizing the world.
"This emperor is the only emperor through the ages, the former Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. He used the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion to achieve unparalleled hegemony. Fundamentally speaking, he did not receive any support from the four major sects, and completely broke this shackles. Of course,
His father became the emperor with the support of the Haotian Sect. At that time, the world was not completely unified. But it is true that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty also received their help indirectly. But later Haotian
Tianzong supported Prince Li Jiancheng as the next emperor. Later, Emperor Taizong broke this shackles, and the Xuanwumen Incident took place, eventually killing his elder brother and younger brother. In the end, he seized power and sought the throne, forcing his father to abdicate, and achieved great success.
"It's just, alas." Before the old monk finished speaking, he sighed and remained silent for a long time.
"Later, did another accident happen? Didn't the Haotian Sect express anything? Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was not their appointed emperor, but he killed their appointed emperor. Didn't they take revenge?"
Ling Tianyun didn't understand what the old monk meant by sighing, so he quickly continued to ask.
"The Haotian Sect didn't have anything to do with it. They later went to see Emperor Taizong and found that Emperor Taizong would become a wise king and have the ability to rule the world. They no longer cared about anything, so they retreated away.
But something unexpected happened later, that is, a female emperor appeared in the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Zetian. This Emperor Zetian secretly supported Yeming Palace and eventually became the only female emperor in the world for thousands of years. This led to the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.
After the death of Emperor Taizong, the country of Tang Dynasty almost changed its surname and became someone else's wedding dress."
"There is such a thing, why did Ye Ming Palace do this?" Ling Tianyun was shocked after hearing this. Of course he knew about Wu Zetian, the first empress of the ages, but he didn't know how the position of the first empress of the ages was obtained. For
Of course, it was difficult for him to express any opinions about this decisive and decisive queen, but he did not expect that there would be such a difficult secret in it.
"Ye Ming Palace said that she couldn't stand Emperor Taizong's behavior and wanted to teach him a lesson. In the end, the top leaders of the four major sects met again, and the queen finally returned the kingdom of Tang Dynasty to them.
The descendants of the Li family. It seems that the Li family has continued for hundreds of years." The old monk finally told the ending.
After hearing this, Ling Tianyun felt another wave of turmoil in his heart. He did not expect that there is such a secret in the world of separation and reunification. It is said that the long-term union must separate, and the long-term separation must unite. This is the common law of heaven, but he still did not expect that there would be such a secret in it.
The existence of a force can not only unify the world, but also interfere after the world is unified, and even replace Li Jiang as the master of the country. How big a force does this require? This is simply inconsistent with common sense.
"But fortunately, after the world was settled, the four major sects retreated from the world and no longer paid attention to all the worldly affairs." The old monk sighed and said.
"I'm afraid it won't be that simple. How can there be such a good thing? After the world is settled, it will be accomplished and retired again. There is no such easy thing in this world. There is no free lunch in the world."
Regarding this point, Ling Tianyun's first thought was that this matter was not that simple. The appointed emperor's son might have to pay a certain price to truly gain the support of the four major ancient martial arts sects.
"Yes, it's not that simple. The person they are looking for starts with a person with a certain net worth and a certain ability. After training to a certain stage, he will completely obey the orders of the sect that supports him. If the disobedient emperor
, they will abandon or even kill them without hesitation."
"Then what is the purpose of the four ancient martial arts sects doing this, and what benefits will it bring to them? If they want to compete for world hegemony, then the world has long been theirs, so why do they need to do this again?"
Ling Tianyun raised another question. He didn't understand why these four sects would do such superfluous things. There must be some ulterior purpose in it.
"Actually, it's just for two words." A frightening light suddenly burst out from the old monk's eyes. As soon as Ling Tianyun came into contact with his gaze, his mind immediately went blank. If the old monk wanted to kill him with his eyes, he believed that he would also escape.
No.
He quickly looked away and continued to ask, "What two words?"
"Strive for heaven, that is, the way of heaven." The old monk's eyes returned to normal, and his face became calm and he replied slowly.
"Fighting for heaven, the way of heaven." Ling Tianyun murmured in his mouth. He knew that this fight for heaven is not another fight for heaven. This fight for heaven is the way of heaven. The legendary immortality can make people live forever. As long as the sky is long, human beings can live forever.
How long can you live? These are just some artistic conceptions that appear in myths. Can people really live forever?
"It is said that martial arts that reach a certain extreme can break the void and obtain the way of heaven?" Ling Tianyun asked in confusion. He only heard his father mention this occasionally, but this is just a legend after all. So far, this has really been achieved.
No one has taken this step yet.
"How can it be so easy to reach the Broken Void? Even if you reach the Broken Void, you may not be able to feel the way of heaven. Only by feeling the way of heaven can you ascend to another world. It is said that there are real immortals in that world, and you are truly one with heaven.
Longevity." The old monk replied with a wry smile.
But Ling Tianyun still had a question, that is, after those ancient martial arts sects helped one of his emperor's sons to complete the great cause of unifying the world, how would they help him win the way of heaven? This process was obviously very secretive. He also thought of Duo
My son, she is from Yeming Palace, why did she appear in Baishui City again? But he still hasn't asked these questions, and even if he did, the old monk might not tell him now.
"Master, you have told me so much. I am just a small person. Those problems cannot be solved by the masters of the sect. Now I don't understand why you chose Xiao Xiao." Ling Tianyun suddenly changed his mind.
topic, he has always wanted to figure out what purpose the old monk had in following him. He was still so weak. To such a huge ancient martial arts sect, he was just the little ant at the foot of the mountain, and those ancient monks
The Wumen sect is like those high mountains. An ant cannot reach the peak of the mountain even if it spends its whole life.
"Humph." The old monk rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why be discouraged? Although those ancient martial arts sects are unattainable, you can reach them at your fingertips. That's right. This way you will know that the old monk will follow you.
There are some purposes, and the fact that you can think of this does not mean that you are not a stupid person. Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you, but do you have the courage? If you have the courage, I will give you a fight, old monk.
good fortune."
"No, Master, you'd better find someone else. I don't have great ambitions as a kid, I just want to live my life peacefully. It would be great if I could be a little scout under my father's army for the rest of my life."
Ling Tianyun waved his hands hastily. He didn't want to gain anything from this old monk. He could imagine what a difficult road it would be. The ancient martial arts sect, the great cause of unifying the world, and the eternal life of heaven were all with him.
Any relationship. Although he wanted to achieve a career, it was a career, not a great cause. During the past two days of getting along with the old monk, the old monk intentionally or unintentionally revealed a message that he wanted to recruit him
However, he always downplayed it and passed it by. To be honest, he had been moved by the old monk's miraculous cultivation. But he still felt that the old monk must have some bad motives in accepting him as a disciple, so he
That's why he didn't agree. Besides, he still knew nothing about the old monk's identity. He would not surrender his life to a factor that he could not control.
Although he knew that the old monk was sincerely good to him and would tell him anecdotes about his family life. Sometimes he would give him pointers on his martial arts skills and tell him the secrets of ancient martial arts and the ways of heaven, but