The door of Qingxuan Temple opened automatically, and Qing Qiongzi walked out of it. Then, following the expressionless young Taoist priest, he headed towards the Yunxiao Shangqing Palace at the end of Qingcheng Mountain...
Not long after, Qing Qiongzi had already walked into the Yunxiao Shangqing Palace.
As a powerful person at the Heavenly Master level, he can certainly feel that there are extremely complex formations everywhere in this Taoist temple palace.
Just like spider webs, layers are layered on top of each other, entangled and covering each other.
If there is no one to lead the way and you force your way in, you will be in big trouble if you are not careful! Or, at least, it will attract the attention of the person who created the formation.
Qing Qiongzi followed the indifferent young Taoist priest, watching as he walked, secretly shocked: "Headmaster Tianshi, I don't know why he is so insecure and lacks trust in us. He actually uses his residence as a representative of me.
The most noble place in Qingcheng Mountain, the Shangqing Palace in Yunxiao, is so weird."
However, he also felt that since the headmaster could take the initiative to summon him, it was a good start for change.
After passing through the overlapping formations and Taoist palaces, Qing Qiongzi finally arrived at the deepest part of Yunxiao Shangqing Palace, which is also the entrance to the headmaster's dormitory.
The Taoist priest stopped.
Then he knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Master, Deputy Headmaster Qingqiong has arrived."
Um?
Seeing the Taoist priest's behavior and listening to his words, Qing Qiongzi showed a hint of displeasure on his face.
You must know that in China's righteous way, regardless of whether it is a Buddhist or Taoist sect, unless there is some extremely special situation. Generally speaking, even the lowest-ranking Taoist boy and the most powerful leader, at least in name, are equal in personality!
This kind of great ceremony of prostrating oneself and prostrating oneself to the ground is rarely seen in ordinary times.
What's more, they all address each other with the respectful title of "Heavenly Master".
Words and deeds like this, which are both kneeling and humble, and also called "master". In Qingqiongzi's view, they can only be found in some less than decent places!
The Qingcheng Mountain sect has been the leader of China's orthodox Taoism in the southwest for more than two thousand years. How could the Taoist priests under the leader behave like this?
If it had been normal, he would have definitely scolded him politely and told him to get up, and not to call him random names.
But today...
Since the Celestial Master will have a private discussion with me later, he has plenty of time and opportunity to offer his words and suggestions.
Shortly after the Taoist priest who was kneeling on the ground finished speaking, a low and indifferent voice sounded in the dormitory.
"Let Qing Qiongzi, come in."
call!
A gust of wind blew, and the door to the headmaster's dormitory immediately opened. The inside was dark and very deep.
So the young Taoist priest stood up and made a "please" gesture towards him.
For some reason, Qing Qiongzi suddenly had an uncomfortable intuition in his heart. But he didn't think much about it. This was the highest authority in Qingcheng Mountain, the Yunxiao Shangqing Palace where the leader was located!
Is there any danger if the Heavenly Master personally summons me?
It's impossible.
"Maybe it's the first time I have such a private meeting with the headmaster, so I'm a little excited and my mind is swaying."
Qing Qiongzi shook his head gently and thought no more.
Stepping into the dormitory in front of me.
As soon as I entered.
Bang!
The door behind him was immediately closed tightly. Everything around him was pitch black.
But soon, a soft blue light lit up twenty feet in front of Qing Qiongzi.
Zhang Qianzhen was sitting cross-legged on a futon, solemnly wearing the Taoist uniform of the headmaster of the Qingcheng Sect, and seemed to be waiting for his arrival.
He nodded slightly and said in a very gentle tone: "Qing Qiong, you are here."
"Report to the Heavenly Master, Qing Qiong is here."
He saluted Zhang Qianzhen from a distance and bowed slightly.
Generally speaking, in most Buddhist and Taoist sects, the seniority difference between the headmaster, deputy headmaster, and chief elder is not very big. But the Qingcheng sect is relatively special.
Because Zhang Qianzhen, the head teacher of this generation, lived a little too long!
His age is actually more than 400 years old.
Whether it is Qing Qiongzi who is the deputy headmaster, or Qing Xuanzi, Qing Shuangzi, etc., they are all much younger than Zhang Qianzhen. They are also much lower in seniority!
Therefore, although I usually complain about Zhang Qianzhen in private, when I actually face it, I feel more uneasy and nervous than other sects.
Zhang Qianzhen showed a breathtaking smile on his face and nodded slightly: "Qingqiong, there is no need to be so restrained. You are not from my Zhang family, but you have been able to become the deputy leader of the Qingcheng Sect all the way. This is not only because of your relationship with the Qingcheng Sect. In addition to being loyal and loyal, it is also because of the talent in cultivation that can be called a genius. In the age of the end of the Dharma, it is so difficult to cultivate to the realm of a heavenly master."
Qing Qiongzi, who was standing at the door, felt a little confused after hearing his praise, but it was indeed quite useful.
Zhang Qianzhen is right!
He is just a foreigner, not a descendant of the Zhang family. He joined the Qingcheng Sect as a disciple for two hundred years, starting from the lowest level of Taoist boy, and finally became the deputy headmaster of the Qingcheng Sect.
And this is already the highest level that descendants of the six non-Kaizong clans can achieve in the Qingcheng Sect!
Qingxuanzi and Qingshuangzi are actually descendants of the six founding clans of Qingcheng Mountain.
Of course, now the Zhang family, the five surnamed families among the six clans that opened the clan, has reunited. In fact, the only hereditary families in Qingcheng Mountain are the Zhang family and the Zhao family.
Faced with the praise from the Heavenly Master, Qing Qiongzi thanked him again.
"Qing Qiong, come and sit down in front of me. I want to talk to you about some things. After all, I am old. The daily affairs of the Qingcheng Sect must be managed mainly by you. In the future, I must also rely on you. You took so much trouble."
Zhang Qianzhen spoke sincerely and seemed very sincere.
With a wave of his hand, a futon flew up from the darkness and landed softly in front of him.
This made Qing Qiongzi also feel a little confused, is it because the head teacher is really old, so he has the idea of ​​delegating power?
You know, in the past hundreds of years, although he spent most of his time in seclusion to recuperate, he not only firmly held the power of the Qingcheng Sect in his hands, but he was also unwilling to hold meetings with his subordinates.
There are several generations of Qingcheng elders who have never even seen the headmaster.
Even though the elders in the sect and the core disciples at the top were dissatisfied with this matter, he turned a deaf ear to it!
"It seems that the Heavenly Master has suddenly come to his senses. What a joyful thing! Perhaps he is really getting older. There is actually no difference between us cultivators and ordinary people in the secular world. They are the same. All flesh and blood bodies are subject to birth, old age, illness and death."
Qing Qiongzi sighed in his heart, feeling even more joyful.
So, he walked briskly towards Zhang Qianzhen in front of him.
Only the narrow straight distance between the two people was illuminated by green light, and the spacious sleeping hall around them was filled with deep, silent darkness!