Shangguan Ya did not directly answer Qi Xuansu's question immediately, but said, "The Eight Tribes also originated from Taoism. In the middle and late period of the Xuansheng era, there was a change of three divisions. It was this change of three divisions that indirectly led to
The eight tribes left the Taoist gate."
As Qi Xuansu was born in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, he naturally knew this period of history very well.
Of the six great masters of the Dao Sect, only two of them have replaced the three deputy masters during their term of office. One is the fifth-generation master who created the current three divisions, and the other is the first-generation master.
, that is, Xuansheng.
After Xuansheng reestablished the Taoist sect, he consecrated three deputy head masters. At that time, there was no such thing as three masters. They were Zhang Luanshan, the first great master of Zhengdao, Shangguan Wan, the first great master of Quanzhen Taoism, and Qin Su, the first great master of Taiping Taoism.
In the middle and late period of Xuansheng's reign, Xuansheng decided to reform the Taoist sect, abolish the three Taoism, and return the power to the Nine Halls. If he wanted to abolish the three Taoism, he started the reform from the leader of the three Taoism, so the second generation Zhengyi Daizhen Yan Feiqing, the second generation Quanzhen Taoist
The Great Immortal Yao Zu and the second generation Great Immortal Donghuang of Taiping Dao came to the throne.
Replacing the three deputy head masters, Da Zhenren, is only the first step. The second step is to take back part of the power of the three ways and transfer it to the nine halls. Specifically, for Quanzhen Tao, it means canceling the creation project and assigning the functional authority of creation to
Tianji Hall and Huasheng Hall were abolished and split up due to the Creation Project, which led to the exodus of the eight tribes.
From this point of view, Shangguan Ya is right.
It is worth mentioning that there is no seniority gap between the first-generation deputy headmaster Dazhenren and the second-generation deputy headmaster Dazhenren. They are both first-generation disciples. Zhang Luanshan and Yan Feiqing are brothers, and Shangguan Wan and Yao Zu are brothers.
The relationship between senior sisters and Qin Su and Donghuang is that of uncle and sister-in-law.
Qi Xuansu motioned to Shangguan Ya to continue speaking.
Shangguan Ya continued, "My ancestor is a disciple of Xu Zu, the last earth master. She can be regarded as Xuansheng's junior sister. She has always been Xuansheng's right-hand man and is deeply trusted by Xuansheng. Only then can she become the first earth master after Xuansheng rebuilt the Taoist sect. Qi
Second seat, you are a Quanzhen Taoist disciple. In your opinion, why did Xuan Sheng replace my ancestor with Yao Ancestor?"
Qi Xuansu was startled, and really didn't know how to answer. Although from the overall concept, it is inevitable to replace the three leaders, there are more than one successors. There is still a reason why Dong Huang, Yao Zu, and Yan Feiqing became the deputy head masters.
of.
The reason for Zhengyi can be easily explained in two words: hereditary.
Xuansheng is very opposed to hereditary inheritance. In this regard, the Li family is actually better. After all, the Li family's adopted son system is there, and the adopted son-in-law can also take power. Xuansheng himself has no heirs, and hereditary practice has truly begun.
In fact, he is already Donghuang
Things that happened after taking office were no problem at that time.
The most serious hereditary problem is the Zhang family. It is said that no one with the surname Zhang can inherit the position of Great Heavenly Master. In order to break the hereditary system of the Zhang family, Xuan Sheng did not hesitate to change the Great Heavenly Master passed down by the Zhang family to Heavenly Master, and also forcibly promoted himself.
His good friend Yan Feiqing came to power, making him the first Celestial Master with a different surname. Yan Feiqing himself was a disciple of the old Celestial Master Zhang Jingxiu, and with the strong support of Xuan Sheng, his senior brother Zhang Luanshan did not confront him, but it still caused an uproar.
After becoming a saint, everything will return to the way it was before, and everyone will no longer have the same surname as the Heavenly Master.
Qin Su, the first great master of Taiping Dao, was the wife of Xuansheng. Xuansheng asked her to serve as the first great master of Taiping Dao not out of selfishness, but because there were many mountains on Taiping Dao at that time, and a person with enough prestige was needed to suppress them. As a master, Xuansheng
Naturally, the teacher couldn't come forward in person, so he had to let the head teacher's wife do it on his behalf.
When Donghuang was able to take charge of his own affairs and Xuansheng wanted to overcome the catastrophe, he needed someone reliable enough to perform the duties of the Grand Master on a daily basis and to mediate between the three parties. Qin Su went back to be the Master's wife and perform some of the Grand Master's duties on his behalf.
In charge of the affairs of Jinque, coupled with the serious situation of Buddhism and Taoism, it was the time to hire people, so Donghuang took advantage of the situation.
The reasons for Zhengyi Dao and Taiping Dao are clear and clear, but Quanzhen Dao does not have a very clear reason. If I insist on giving a reason, it is that Yao Zu’s realm is high enough and he has the blood of a great witch. But this reason is very far-fetched. It can be said that
The advantages, which can also be said to be disadvantages, do not conflict. For example, Taiyin Zhenjun has a very high level of cultivation, but he has not become the deputy head master.
Furthermore, the second generation Earth Master was the founder of the Yao family. In other words, the Yao ancestor at that time had no family power to support him, just like Qi Xuansu today, he may have some friends or backers, but he was essentially alone.
Qi Xuansu pondered for a moment and hesitated, "The bloodline of the great witch?"
Shangguan Ya said, "The so-called great witch bloodline may be very meaningful to a family, but looking at the overall situation of the Taoist sect, neither the great witch bloodline nor the Qingqiu Mountain bloodline has much meaning. At least it is not as big as the deputy headmaster."
Real life height.”
"The creation project back then was nominally presided over by the ancestor, because the ancestor was a disciple of Xu Zu, and Xu Zu was the master of the eight tribes' plans and the maker of 'Emperor Shakti', so on the surface it seemed
It makes sense. But in fact, the real core of the creation project was Yao Zu, the second-largest figure in Quanzhen Taoism at that time.
The creation project cannot even last a day without this Lord’s teachings.”
"The reason why our ancestors were able to surpass Yao Zu and become the first earth master at that time was not because our ancestors were stronger than Yao Zu, but more because Quanzhen Taoism had many of Xu Zu's old tribes at that time. Xuan Sheng needed his ancestors to stabilize the situation. Wait.
When Xuan Sheng completely took control of the overall situation of the Taoist sect, and the deputy headmaster Da Zhenren had to be replaced, the family ancestors naturally had to step back to the second line. At that time, Yao Zu was capable but not powerful, so he was undoubtedly the most suitable successor."
Qi Xuansu was both surprised and not surprised by this news. Although the Shangguan Patriarch was the first generation of Earth Masters, it was the Yao family that later came to dominate the Zhang family and the Li family. From this, we can see that the second generation of Earth Masters
sharp.
The descendants of the second-generation deputy headmaster Dazhenren and the second-generation Tianshi Yan Feiqing are very mediocre. Today, the Yan family is almost a vassal of the Zhang family. You must know that Yan Feiqing was married to the founder of Cihang lineage at that time. This
Patriarch Cihang had a good relationship with Mrs. Xuansheng. It can be said that Yan Feiqing received the full support of Xuansheng and his wife. On the other hand, Yao Zu was really a single-handed man, a world of difference.
Some people may say that this reflects Yan Feiqing's noble character of not seeking for his descendants, but even if they don't talk about it, Xuansheng's original intention is to change the hereditary system of the Zhang family. After Yan Feiqing, there is no one with the same surname as Tianshi. It can be seen that Yan Feiqing still failed Xuansheng.
Saint's expectations.
Yao Zu vigorously developed Taoist creations, whether it was Lingguan, flying boats, or the "dragon eye" or "phoenix eye" series, they are all inseparable from her. To this day, Taoist sect is still enjoying the legacy left by Yao Zu
His legacy can be said to benefit the future generations.
This is not to belittle Yan Feiqing, who is known as the "Yan Master". He also played an indispensable role in recruiting Taiyin Zhenjun, but he is still inferior to Yao Zu, just like the first generation of Earth Master Shangguan Wan is not as good as Yao Zu.
In the Taoist sect, not everyone can be called an ancestor. Xu Zu counts as one; Xuansheng and the father of Donghuang count as one, and they are called Li Zu; Zhang Jingxiu, the old heavenly master of the Zhang family, also counts as one, and they are called Zhang Zu;
There was Emperor Gaozu of Daxuan, the holy ancestor Xuansheng and the Yao ancestor of the Yao family.
Judging from this standard, Shangguan Wan, Yan Feiqing, and Zhang Luanshan are still a little behind. Donghuang is extremely famous and is the true founder of the Li family today, but he was not included among them.
Now it seems that the reason why the three major families of Daomen are three major families is that each family has an "ancestor", and the Daxuan royal family also has an emperor Gaozu, which established the pattern of four families in Daomen. Xu Zu had mixed achievements and faults, and there was no real
In the sense of descendants, it is an empty name.
Of course, the Li family believes that Xuan Sheng also
It is the Li family. They have Li Zu, the Holy Ancestor, and the Great Holy Ancestor Dao. They are the well-deserved leader of the Taoist sect and should inherit the master of the Taoist sect from generation to generation.
It's just that the other families don't recognize him, including the Daxuan royal family. Xuansheng is the Xuansheng of the Taoist sect, not the Xuansheng of a family. Not to mention the Taoist ancestors.
Qi Xuansu had heard about the ancestor of the Yao family a long time ago, and he only thought it was to give face to the Yao family. After listening to Shangguan Wan's words today, he realized that the word "ancestor" carries such a heavy weight.
The Emperor of the East asked for it but could not get it.
Shangguan Yadao said, "The Taoist ancestors, Xuansheng, Emperor Gaozu, Zhang Zu, Li Zu, Yao Zu, and Xu Zu, among them Zhang Zu, Li Zu, and Xu Zu are the older generation. Before the Taoist sect was truly rebuilt, they had already
Feisheng passed away. The remaining saint ancestors, Emperor Gaozu, and Yao Zu, among them, Emperor Gaozu is Xuansheng's father-in-law. He is much older than Xuansheng and ascended many years earlier. The ones who really influenced the Taoist sect for nearly a hundred years are Xuansheng and Yao Zu."
"In other words, from the time Xuansheng established the creation project to the time Xuansheng abolished the creation project, the creation project has always been controlled by Yao Zu. Yao Zu has the blood of a great witch. I saw the witch religion in your 'Heart of Immortality Stone'
totem, so I think it has something to do with the creation project, and it was probably made by Yao Zu."
After listening to Shangguan Ya's words, Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought.
He felt that many speculations had been confirmed. Qiniang got the "Heart of the Immortality Stone" from the Lingshan Cave Heaven. So who left the "Heart of the Immortality Stone" in the Lingshan Cave Heaven? Naturally, he had the blood of the Great Witch and personally created the "Eternal Life Stone".
Yao Zu of "Heart of Stone", this can also explain why Qiniang was able to obtain "Heart of Stone of Immortality", not by chance, but rather by inheritance.
From this point of view, although Yao Pei denies that the "Heart of Immortality Stone" belongs to the Yao family, it is still essentially a thing of the Yao family.
Thinking more deeply, the "Heart of the Immortal Stone" can make a pawn become one of the top four talents of the Taoist sect, which is very precious. After Yao Zu is gone, who is the most qualified to decide the ownership of the "Heart of the Immortal Stone"? Of course it is from the Yao family.
The head of the family, the leader of the Quanzhen Tao, and now the Earth Master.
So here comes the question, Qiniang took out the "Heart of the Immortality Stone" and gave the "Heart of the Immortality Stone" to Qi Xuansu. Did Qiniang make her own decision? Or did the Earth Master secretly instruct her?
If it was the Earth Master's instruction, then why would the Earth Master hand over such an important thing to Qi Xuansu, a pawn who is neither a relative nor an acquaintance?
Could it be that Qi Xuansu is the human incarnation of Yao Zu? That is too cliché.