There are still a few days until the Demon Locking Tower opens.
At noon that day, Qiu Changtian was called to the lecture room of Yuxu Palace and saw Headmaster Ziwei talking to a sword immortal.
The swordsman looked to be in his thirties, and he was none other than Master Jinghua from Shushan Mountain.
"This is the wise nephew of Qiu Changtian Qiu?" Master Jinghua said with a smile, which was completely different from the cold expression he had when he faced the Shushan disciples before. "Sure enough, he is a talented person who seeks the seeds of Taoism."
"What is the seed of seeking the truth? He is still far away." Although Headmaster Ziwei kept a straight face and said things like "My bad disciples are not good enough", Qiu Changtian knew that he was actually extremely happy at this time.
After another exchange of business blows, Headmaster Ziwei pointed at Qiu Changtian and said to him:
"This trip to Shushan, the bad guys will be entrusted to you."
He turned back to Qiu Changtian and said:
"This is Shushan Jinghua Zhenren, a grandson of the Shishi family. If anything happens in the Demon Locking Tower, feel free to discuss it with him."
Qiu Changtian was shocked when he heard this.
He keenly noticed that Headmaster Ziwei's words did not mean "obey his instructions", but "discuss with him".
There is a big difference between the two. The former follows the instructions of Master Jinghua, but the latter has a certain degree of autonomy.
I, a disciple of Kunlun, went to the territory of Shushan and was allowed to move freely?
If you think about it carefully, it seems normal:
After all, the Demon Locking Tower is not a kind place. The Shushan disciples who participated in the trial obeyed Master Jinghua's control, which meant that he was responsible for everyone's life and death.
As the chief of Kunlun, Qiu Changtian, if something happens to him, how can Master Jinghua be held responsible?
Can he afford it?
Therefore, Master Jinghua definitely refuses to be Qiu Changtian's nanny. At most, he only plays a guiding role.
Thinking about it this way, it makes sense logically that when the future Qiu Changtian entered the Demon Locking Tower, he immediately ran away without a trace.
Who would have thought that during the whole process, Master Jinghua treated everyone in Shushan coldly, but he was actually protecting them.
He greeted Qiu Changtian with a smile, but actually he didn't care at all.
Qiu Changtian thought about Zhou Ding in his heart and saluted Master Jinghua.
Master Jinghua kept saying no need and asked Qiu Changtian to excuse himself immediately.
Headmaster Ziwei gave him a few final instructions, and then asked Master Jinghua to take him to Shushan.
Arriving outside Yuxu Palace, Master Jinghua took out a wine gourd and signaled Qiu Changtian to follow him.
They use fairy swords for short-distance flights and magic weapons for long-distance flights. Even the Qing sect in Shushan, which is famous for its swordsmen, does not like flying swords under their feet and facing the wind for several hours.
The wine gourd was engraved with formations, which could prevent wind, keep warm, and absorb shock. The journey was very comfortable, and we soon arrived at Shushan.
After landing at Tianji Square on the Golden Summit of Emei, Master Jinghua took Qiu Changtian into the main hall of Shushan to visit Master Yujing.
The main hall of the sect at the top of the Kunlun Tianzhu is called "Yuxu Palace"; the main hall of the sect at the top of Mount Emei in Shushan is called "Ancestral Master Hall".
After entering the palace, there are two rows of sword tablets inlaid on the wall on the left and right. The life stories of characters engraved on each sword tablet are sword immortals who have made great contributions to the creation of the Qing Sect on Shushan Mountain since its establishment.
Qiu Changtian glanced casually and saw the sword monument of Su Jian, the master of the Seven Kills.
I saw that it was densely packed with the glorious resume of the cheap master: how many demon cultivators of the Shura Dao were killed today, how many demon cultivators of the Eastern Emperor Dao were slaughtered tomorrow, and how many heretics were killed the day after tomorrow... All kinds of exaggerated numbers were stacked together.
, even made Qiu Changtian wonder, "How come the Demonic Cult hasn't been extinct yet?"
However, I was in Qiuchangtian at this time, not Lingyunpo, so I couldn't stop and take a closer look. I just glanced at it briefly and continued to move forward with Master Jinghua.
Passing through the Jianbei Pavilion is the Incense Hall, where the statue of the ancestor is enshrined, which is the Yuyutian Lingbao Tianzun in the Shangqing realm. It is the legal proof that the Qing sect in Shushan inherited the ancient Taoist teachings.
After bypassing the Incense Hall, Qiu Changtian saw the headmaster of Yujing in Shushan Mountain.
This man was dressed as a middle-aged, thin Taoist priest, with a long beard and a seven-star Taoist robe. He had a majestic expression and spoke patiently to Qiu Changtian.
Qiu Changtian followed the etiquette of a junior and responded respectfully.
Both of them spoke in vain polite words. Here they said "Come from afar", and there they said "Thanks for the reception", which was a perfect courtesy.
After the greetings were completed, Headmaster Yujing waved over a disciple and asked her to take Chief Qiu outside for a walk.
Qiu Changtian took a closer look and saw that it was Bisheng who was ranked sixth on the Immortal Sword List.
As mentioned before, on the Immortal Sword Ranking of Shushan Foundation Establishment Realm disciples, there is a Grass-cutting Sword Immortal who occupies the top spot and is called "the woman who cannot be mentioned".
There are also four strong men who "break mountains and divide seas, break the moon and penetrate clouds", occupying the second to fifth places. They are the strong men who are talked about and admired by Shushan disciples.
After these five people, there are Sima Changyan and Bisheng. Their strength is not as good as that of the top four, but their strength is the most outstanding among the top twenty seats, so they are called "strongman candidates".
Although Ling Yunpo was not familiar with the two of them, he had heard Lin Duanshan talk about them in detail before the Shushan competition, and had also met them during the competition, so he probably had some impressions.
Sima Changyan looks to be in his thirties, has a short beard, and is stern; Bi Sheng is a girl in her twenties, with long hair and a ponytail, and the same frosty appearance, and is very sassy.
It is said that both of them have decided to cultivate the Taoism of Jueqing style and pursue the ultimate goal of swordsmanship. Therefore, Qiu Changtian did not think of talking to Bisheng and just handed her over.
Bisheng spoke very cheerfully and straight to the point:
"Fellow Daoist Qiu has come all the way. If you want to take a rest, I will guide you to the guest room."
"If you are interested, I will take fellow Taoists to visit Shushan."
Qiu Changtian smiled and said:
"Then please ask fellow Taoist to lead the way."
To be honest, he is also very familiar with the terrain around Shushan Mountain, especially the Qingluo Peak area. He drives his sword up and down it every day and has seen it countless times.
But that was Ling Yunpo's memory, and Qiu Changtian came to Shushan for the first time. In order not to reveal his fault, he could only pretend that he had never been here before and was full of curiosity about the scenery of Shushan.
Bisheng was not surprised by Qiu Changtian's answer. After all, the headmaster said, "Let me take him around", so he turned around and said:
"Fellow Daoist Qiu, come with me."
The two left the Patriarch's Palace and flew away with sword light on Tianji Square. They only heard Bisheng saying from the front:
"Although our sphere of influence in Shu Mountain is not as long as that of your Kunlun Mountains, which stretches for more than two thousand miles, it still covers a vast area. It reaches Micang Mountain in the north and Dalou Mountain in the south, which is almost a thousand miles."
"The peaks in Shushan are often named after their colors, such as Chiyang Peak, Cuizhu Peak, Ziyun Peak, etc."
"The only exception is Mount Emei. As the seat of our Shushan Patriarch Hall, it has been inhabited by the family of masters for generations."
The leader's lineage... Qiu Changtian was thoughtful.
I heard Lin Duanshan, Guan Shanyue and others say before that the Qing sect on Shushan Mountain seemed to have the highest status as headmaster of Yujing, but in fact there was a Long-Eyebrow Immortal above them.
According to the description of the Kunlun Mirror, the Sky-Mending Stone was carried by the Changmei Immortal and lived deep in the Demon Suo Pagoda under Leidongping, which is located within the scope of Mount Emei.
In other words, the Immortal Chang Mei must be very closely related to the headmaster who lives in Mount Emei... It can even be reasonably speculated that the appointment of the headmaster of each generation may have to be approved by the Immortal Chang Mei.
In the world of immortality, the lifespan of an immortal is almost as long as the sky.
The Long-Eyebrow Immortal has been in Shushan for at least ten thousand years. Regardless of his terrifying strength, his hidden control over the entire sect has probably reached its extreme level.
In the future, no matter whether I am waiting for an opportunity to seize it openly or secretly to seize the Sky Mending Stone fragments, there seems to be no possibility of success. I feel that it is more feasible to go directly to Ajing.