Qi Xuansu walked in front, Qi Jiayao followed behind, and entered the "Yin Yang Gate" one after another.
On the other side of the "Yin Yang Gate" is a long corridor. The dome and the walls on both sides are inlaid with some unknown stone, which emits a weak fluorescence. It is not bright, but it is large, and it cannot be said to be dark.
Behind them is the "Yin Yang Gate" where they came from, and they can only walk forward along the long corridor.
"Tianyuan, you said you are a new upstart in the Taoist sect. How expensive are you?" Qi Jiaoyao asked curiously out of boredom, "You don't even care about immortal things. What do you care about?"
Qi Xuansu said casually, "I told you, it's expensive enough to compete for the Grand Master. Of course, what I care about is my position in the Taoist sect."
"Are you serious? I always thought you were bragging." Qi Jiayao was a little surprised, "If you want to compete for the top leader, it's not just about your ability. The key is that you have the power to support you, or basically
Pan. Who is behind you? Zhengdao? Quanzhen Tao? It can never be Taiping Tao."
Qi Xuansu said, "My only advantage is that I am neutral enough. It can be foreseen that the competition for the seventh-generation headmaster, no matter who takes the position, will intensify the confrontation between the three ways. By the eighth-generation headmaster period, if the Taoist sect does not want to completely split, then I will
The greatest common denominator of the Three Ways and the Great Master. By the way, the so-called 'greatest common denominator' comes from Westerners, you should know what it means, right?"
"Don't look down on people. I am a seventh-generation disciple after all. Of course I have learned these Western things." Qi Jiaoyao snorted, "You can see clearly that if the three Taoists cannot compete with each other, then choose a neutral faction.
In the short term, it is indeed the best choice. At the very least, it can maintain the unity and integrity of the Taoist sect. However, this selected neutral faction lacks foundation and sufficient support, and it is easy to follow in the footsteps of the Sixth Generation Master and become a deceitful faction.
The three puppets have further weakened the majesty of the Grand Master, caused chaos in the center of Jinque, and made the local powerful factions further powerful. In the long run, supporting the centrists will only quench their thirst by drinking poison, further exacerbating the divisions in the Taoist sect."
Qi Xuansu looked at Qi Jiayao with some surprise, "I didn't realize that you still have such an opinion. I really underestimate you."
Qi Jiayao snorted again, "I have no intention of developing in the Taoist sect. If I do, then the Taoist sect's third show will become the Taoist sect's fourth show." .??.
Qi Xuansu almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. The title "Four Shows of the Taoist Sect" was so familiar.
However, Qi Xuansu, who has been a high-quality Taoist priest for such a long time and is also known as a martial artist who has meticulous control over every inch of his body, finally suppressed his smile and returned to the topic, "Everything must be viewed from both sides. This is a disadvantage.
It is also an advantage. If this person is
If the great leader of the Jian sect can take advantage of his position and use his strength to achieve a balance of power, bridge the rifts between the three paths, and further integrate the three paths, then the Taoist sect will be revitalized, and our Taoist sect will still be at its peak."
Qi Jiayao did not refute this time, "Although times create heroes, it is undeniable that heroes can also create times. We cannot overemphasize the role of heroes or times. The two achieve each other and are indispensable. Although heroes do not create history.
, but at key nodes in history, the ability of a leader can often influence the subsequent development of the situation. Say a thousand words, say ten thousand. Daomen has reached a turning point on the downhill road. Should we pull Daomen or push it?
In Taoism, leaders are very important, it depends on whether you have this ability."
Qi Xuansu didn't speak, just sighed.
This is indeed a very real problem.
For the same young emperor, with powerful ministers in power, some will become real emperors who dominate the world, while others will become short-lived deposed emperors. It is certainly undesirable to overemphasize the role of heroes, but if we blindly emphasize the current situation and ignore the role of personal ability
The effect of it is a bit like fate is determined in advance.
To use a simple analogy, does the capture of the emperor during the Wei Dynasty have a necessary relationship with the current situation? Basically not, it is a matter of personal ability, so the role of personal ability in promoting the general trend cannot be denied.
Qi Xuansu is not arrogant and thinks that he has the ability to take charge of the Taoist sect now. He still needs more time to grow. After all, he is just a young man who has not gone through half of his life. Let alone try to manipulate those old guys.
Thank God these old guys are good at it.
The two stopped talking about this issue. Qi Jiaoyao changed the subject and asked, "Are you married?"
It seems that older female elders are always interested in asking this kind of question, but Qi Xuansu is no longer a bachelor, so he can naturally answer with confidence without having to worry about all the troublesome words that follow.
"We are already engaged. It's just that it's inconvenient to be separated from each other now. I'll just wait until I get back to Yujing to hold the ceremony." Qi Xuansu replied lightly, "As for the child, just let it happen. It's best to have one. If not,
Just adopt one."
"Who asked you about your child?" Qi Jiayao rolled her eyes while wearing a mask, "You are living a good life. You have a family and a career, everything is bright."
Because the light is a little dim, so
Part of Xuan Su's face was hidden in the darkness. He hesitated for a moment and said, "It's indeed good. I'm very satisfied."
Qi Jiayao asked, "Then why are you taking great risks and running to Lingshan Cave while you're living a good life?"
Qi Xuansu replied softly, "It is precisely because I want to keep my good life that I came to Lingshan Cave."
Qi Xuansu didn't wait for Qi Jiaoyao to ask further questions, and asked instead, "What about you, is your life very unsatisfactory, so you came to Lingshan Cave to take risks?"
Qi Jiaoyao said, "If the metaphysical answer is that in a hundred years of life, the important thing is the process, not the result. If what I love is to explore the hidden treasures, and can get value from it, and can experience the happiness of self-realization, then I will do it myself
It is meaningful. If the purpose of developing in Taoism is to gain power, then what is the purpose of gaining power? Power itself is only a means, not an end."
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask, "What if you answer it metaphorically?"
Qi Jiaoyao said, "If you answer it in a literal way, I have a grand plan and need some start-up funds, so I want to try my luck in Lingshan Cave."
Qi Xuansu laughed and said, "You want to sell the 'Heart of Immortality Stone'? Who dares to buy it?"
Qi Jiaoyao said, "That's a lot. Not to mention those ancient immortals, the Li family in the Taoist sect dared to buy it. Others are afraid of the Yao family, but the Li family is not. Moreover, the Li family has always been generous and will give a price that is hard to refuse.
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While talking, this long corridor has reached the end.
The long corridor connected a magnificent underground building. At a glance, Qi Xuansu saw a large hall, covering an area of more than fifteen acres, all open, and without a single column as a support, which violated most architectural common sense.
This obviously uses some magical means.
Qi Xuansu even suspected that this was a miniature secondary cave.
With Yao Zu's level of cultivation, it is not difficult to create a cave.
There are all kinds of things scattered in the hall, the most common ones are various tables and drawings, as well as notebooks and files piled everywhere, various shelves, piled with various unknown things, and some huge utensils whose purpose is not yet known.
Some are made of metal, some are made of stone, and some are made of some kind of flesh and blood.
It can be seen that Yao Zu's main character is casualness, and various items cannot be said to be thrown away casually, so he must not have organized this statement.
There is also a huge deep well in the middle of the hall.
Qi Xuansu and Qi Jiayao came to the well. It was about three feet in diameter. There was no well platform, but a guardrail was installed. Leaning on the railing and looking down, they could only see pitch black and no bottom.
Qi Jiaoyao said, "This seems to be a special area built after the Demon Suppressing Well Cave to hold some special creation test objects. However, it is now empty. I don't know if it has been processed or transferred."
Qi Xuansu clicked his tongue and said, "Lingshan Cave is a huge testing ground."
"What do you think." Qi Jiaoyao said, "When the creation project was carried out, Jianxiu Mountain was the core of the core. It was just that the area was too small. It was mainly used to store various important files, so I won't mention it. Although Xuan Sheng was there
Kunlun Cave Heaven has designated a large area for the use of Quanzhen Taoism, but that is the core area of the Taoist sect after all. Some experiments that are too destructive or contrary to morality cannot be carried out there. The Lingshan Cave Heaven is dilapidated and has a vast area.
It became the most suitable place. After Yao Zu became the Earth Master, he successively moved some special places from Kunlun Cave Heaven to Lingshan Cave Heaven."
Qi Xuansu said, "This place seems to be a product of that era, but it was abandoned for unknown reasons."
Qi Jiayao came to a table not far away and flipped through the information on the table at will. "They are all waste papers, and some ideas or designs have been realized and put into use in today's Taoist sect, so these are waste papers, even
Leaking secrets doesn’t even count. After all, the real good things are all stored in Jianxiushan.”
Qi Xuansu looked around this place and couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
The Dao Sect has made the pie bigger, and the Creation Project is indispensable, and this is just a microcosm of the Creation Project, and the proportion may be less than a few percent of the entire Creation Project. In Lingshan Cave Sky, Kunlun Cave Sky, Jianxiu Mountain, and Earth Lung
Mountain, I don’t know how many similar places there are.
If Daomen wants to continue to develop and use limited raw materials to continue to make the cake bigger, it will no longer be possible in a short time, so where should we go?
Yao Pei still insisted on making the cake bigger, Zhang Yuelu advocated changing the way of dividing the cake, Li Changge advocated taking food from others' mouths, and Qi Xuansu advocated finding more raw materials to make the second cake in a gentler way.
In fact, Qi Xuansu does not agree with this concept from the bottom of his heart. He also knows that even if he finds new raw materials, it can only solve a temporary emergency and is destined to be unsustainable. The most fundamental thing is to change the distribution method, but he wants to compete for the top leader.
His ecological niche has been occupied by others, so he can only choose this ecological niche that is currently unoccupied.