"It turns out...everything is the result of the good intentions of senior brother...Thank you, Qiankun! I will keep it in my heart!" Zhang Rongfang's heart dripped with blood and he saluted seriously towards Ding Rui.
"Junior brother, why are you like this?" Ding Rui shook his head and stepped forward to support Zhang Rongfang, otherwise he would bow down.
"You are my Taoist Sect's hope for Tianbao Palace to inherit the great power in the future. No matter how urgent it is, you should do it."
"In addition." He paused, "In addition, this time I came to Ze Province, I also came to my hometown. Speaking of which, I am from here. I grew up here. When the master took me away many years ago, I still had only
I'm ten years old, so many years have passed, and if it weren't for my junior brother, I might not be able to return to my hometown."
"That's it..." Zhang Rongfang understood.
"By the way, junior brother comes back this time with an arduous task. In Yuxu Palace, although the palace master was persuaded by the master to unify, the palace master believed in the master, not anyone else.
Although Tianbao Palace and Yuxu Palace have the same spirit and have two sides, as a Taoist disciple, you mainly inherit everything from Tianbao Palace.
And Yuxu Palace is considered a dark side force and has always inherited it alone. So..."
"So, if I can convince the Palace Master of Yuxu Palace, then can my identity be truly fully recognized?" Zhang Rongfang nodded clearly.
"Exactly, but Palace Master Yuxu...she has some special little problems. If you see her, don't be surprised or afraid. Just get used to it and get used to it." Ding Rui seemed to be considering what to do.
Words....
This made Zhang Rongfang, who had some speculations in his mind before, feel shocked again.
It seems that the Yuxu Palace and his party not only came here to seek refuge, but also Lao Yue hoped that he could let another force of the Taoist Sect meet and unify their thoughts.
"Okay, junior brother, it's time to hit the road. Don't blame the headmaster this time. All this is to give you an opportunity to thoroughly clean up the hidden dangers and evil hands that may exist around you.
So we came up with this strategy, but now it seems that except for some affiliated forces of Xizong, nothing else has been caught." Ding Rui sighed.
"Thank you, Master, for your good intentions, Qiankun is ashamed..." Zhang Rongfang also sighed.
Immediately, Ding Rui and several others escorted him across Lichun Lake.
There were no surprises this time.
Zhang Rongfang also understood that the reason why he deliberately created a situation where he was traveling alone at the beginning was because of the plan.
Now that we are about to enter our hometown, there is no need for these preparations.
What should have come out has already come out.
So the group went straight to Ze Province.
Instead of going to take office first, he went to Yuxu Palace, the ancestral palace of Daojiao Ze Province.
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Ze Province·Tianhe Mountains.
In the middle of the entire Ze Province, there is a huge mountain range that spans the region. This mountain is shaped like a river, winding and flowing, with a snow-capped top. It is also called Tianhe by the locals.
The real Yuxu Palace is hidden at the highest point of the Tianhe Mountains - Lingxu Peak.
Lingxu Peak is shaped like a huge palm, divided into five fingers pointing toward the sky, with the palm facing upward, as if it is holding up some invisible object.
The buildings of Yuxu Palace are built in the center of the palm.
To enter it, you must first pass through the Tianmen.
"This is Tianmen?"
Zhang Rongfang and others were standing on the mountain path of Lingxu Peak.
Ahead is a broad avenue that extends into an ice and snow canyon.
There is a huge and towering checkpoint guarding the canyon.
The cartoon in this level is black and white and covered with ice and snow.
From a distance, it looks like a huge circular lock, with the keyhole being the only way in and out.
The level material seems to be mainly made of a mixture of rock and metal, with complex feather patterns, cloud patterns, Taoist mantras and other inscriptions everywhere.
Zhang Rongfang looked around at the height of the mountain walls on both sides of the checkpoint, which was at least several hundred meters.
"Is this level the Tianmen set up by Yuxu Palace?" he asked in a deep voice.
"Not bad." Ding Rui showed a hint of pride.
"The Tianmen is more than a hundred feet high and is the key line of defense against all invading enemies. And because it looks like a lock, many fellow sects also like to call it the Tiansuo."
He took the lead and moved forward.
"Let's go, someone is coming to greet you."
Zhang Rongfang hurriedly followed. Behind him were Baihua Fairy and three other people. The three of them were the secret sentry leaders who had been set up outside the Yuxu Palace before, so they came back together from this trip to refresh themselves.
The group of people hurried forward and entered the canyon.
The mountain walls on both sides are steep and covered with moss and grass, and the withered vines cannot cover the faint weathered lines on the stone walls.
Groups of white, unknown birds kept flying back and forth over the canyon, as if they were playing a game of circles.
At this time, on the steps and mountain path directly ahead, more than a dozen tall figures in white clothes and thick cloaks were quickly greeted.
These people were both men and women, all wearing thick white velvet hats, and the collars of their cloaks also had warm fluff edges to keep them warm.
On their backs were carried a variety of strange weapons, including long spears, three-pointed two-edged spears, maces, long-handled swords, and one even carried a pair of thick black meteor hammers.
The person taking the lead was a middle-aged man with bright eyes and red skin.
This man has a mustache, carries a wish wheel on his back, and is about two and a half meters tall. He seems to have a high status among this group of people.
When the others were marching, they did not even dare to go beyond the pace.
"Yunshan, the first-class deacon of Yuxu Palace, has met Daozi. I have met senior brother Ding." As soon as the middle-aged man approached, he solemnly saluted Ding Rui and Zhang Rongfang with clasped fists.
The two of them quickly returned the favor.
"Junior Brother Yunshan, please lead the way." Ding Rui followed the other party's words. "I haven't been back for many years, and I don't know what the situation is like here." He sighed slightly.
"Senior Brother Ding, are you worried about family affairs? The Ding Zongfu has been fine these past years, going step by step, no problems..." Yunshan decisively started talking to Ding Rui.
Zhang Rongfang was behind, and someone who came with Yunshan was talking quietly.
"Are you Zhang Ying, the Daozi of Tianbao Palace? Your Taoist name is Qiankun? What a big Taoist name!" A beautiful girl with a plump chest wearing a pure white fox fur cloak approached Zhang Rongfang curiously and asked.
"Yes, the Taoist name was given by the master, and there is nothing I can do about it. Don't look at the success of my name. In fact, you also know that there is not much martial arts practice in Tianbao Palace.
My real name is Zhang Ying, the shadow of a shadow. Do you dare to ask this junior sister her name?" Zhang Rongfang asked in a low voice, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"My name is Shangguan Yi, and my nickname is Hanzhen. You can just call me Hanzhen." The girl seemed young, but quite outgoing and not afraid of strangers at all.
Moreover, she is pretty and cute, with a lot of collagen on her face, and two deep dimples are revealed when she smiles.
For such a person, even if they strike up a conversation rashly, even if their words are unexpected, they will not make people unhappy.
Everyone will be more tolerant of such people.
"I heard that you came here just to see the palace master, right?" Han Zhen asked in a low voice.
"Yes, the main purpose of my coming here is to see the palace master. After all, he is also my great-uncle. I must come here both emotionally and rationally." Zhang Rongfang nodded.
"Then you have to be careful." Han Zhen suddenly looked a little weird, "The Palace Master has a bad temper. When you say and do things, you must follow her, otherwise it will be very troublesome!"
"How do you say that?" Zhang Rongfang has long been curious about the master of Yuxu Palace.
When I heard this statement, my heart suddenly moved to see if I could learn something from Han Zhen in front of me.
"I can't say it." Han Zhen shook his head. "You'll know after you go and see it."
"Can't say it?" Zhang Rongfang was stunned. What's the reason?
He wanted to ask again.
Suddenly Ding Rui said in front of him.
"arrive."
Zhang Rongfang raised his head and looked forward.
At this time, they had arrived at the foot of the huge Tianmen, and were standing in front of a city gate that was rising slowly and opening continuously.
The city gate is rectangular in shape, and there are densely packed sharp metal thorns installed on the walls on both sides, which is obviously not fun to look at.
The group of people walked in and soon passed through the Tianmen.
Behind the door is a huge cliff, and under the cliff is a vast stone forest.
It's just that in the stone forest here, every stone pillar is a huge mountain peak.
The tops of the mountain peaks have been flattened, and Taoist buildings with pure white and gold as the main colors can be seen on the top.
Between the mountain peaks are large areas of dense, dark green woodland.
A large number of colorful birds fly around the mountain peaks.
The trees are lush and full of life, and from time to time, pink and white flowers can be seen scattering their petals in the wind.
"The palace master is in the Lingxiao Palace, Han Zhen, since you are in love with Taozi, you will lead the way and send people there." Taoist Yunshan who led the team said in a deep voice.
"Okay daddy." Han Zhen stuck out his tongue.
"Brothers, I will go first." Zhang Rongfang bowed his hands to Ding Rui and others.
"See you at Bishuitan later." Ding Rui mentioned. "We'll have dinner there too."
"good!"
Although Zhang Rongfang didn't know where Bishuitan was, he would understand if he asked someone to guide him.
Immediately, Han Zhen led Zhang Rongfang, turned all the way, and after walking a few hundred meters, he stopped in front of a cliff and climbed onto a long thick rope that was directly linked to the other peaks.
There is something like a cable car hanging on the rope.
The two of them sat inside, and Hanzhen tapped the rope ten times in a row. It seemed like he was transmitting some information.
Soon, the rope started to move, and the cable car continued to move forward.
"In our twelve sects in Yuxu Palace, if you want to go to different sects, you have to pass through different antennas every time before you can get there. So here, mastering the antenna password is a must." Han Zhen enthusiastically introduced to Zhang Rongfang
road.
"Antenna..." Zhang Rongfang was inexplicably reminded of the same name in his previous life.
But he was quickly attracted by the other information the other party said.
"Twelve sect mansions? What is that?"
"It is the twelve powerful families that make up the Yuxu Palace. Twelve grandmasters each opened a sect and established a mansion. Of course, the minimum requirement for opening a sect and establishing a mansion is to reach a master, but in fact, the strength of the twelve sects has gathered the entire
The essence of Taoism is more than that. You will know it when you come into contact with it in the future." Han Zhen straightened his chest slightly and said proudly.
"Twelve Grandmasters?" Zhang Rongfang took a breath. He couldn't help but think of the induction door.
"If the induction door is complete, wouldn't it be..."
"The Induction Sect was defeated by us head-on back then. Although we took advantage of their civil strife, that battle established the second position of our Daoist Sect!" Han Zhen said with a proud smile.
"Okay...that's really..." Zhang Rongfang didn't know what to say...
The cable car goes all the way forward, from low to high, constantly climbing.
After more than ten minutes.
The two finally arrived at the tallest one among the many stone pillar palaces.
It was a pure white palace with a huge golden bead placed on top.
The palace looks like a huge sky with Tai Chi Square on all sides.
The place where Zhang Rongfang and his two men came down was one of the squares.
"Okay. We're here, go down." Han Zhen patted Zhang Rongfang. She was talking, but she was still sitting still, motionless.
"Aren't you coming down?" Zhang Rongfang felt something was wrong.
"Is the Palace Master something that others can see casually?" Han Zhen said solemnly, "So go ahead. Someone will help you out, so don't worry about me."
"..." Zhang Rongfang always felt that something was wrong.
Whether it's Han Zhen's expression at this time or the surrounding environment...
Yes.
The Taoist palace here, at first glance, has nine floors. Except for the chirping of birds, there is no sound of people around.
The floor is paved with excellent flat white stone slabs and is very clean.
But this is the highest place around, and there is not a single tree. It would be strange if it is not clean...
"Okay, I'm leaving." Without waiting for Zhang Rongfang's reply, Han Zhen patted the rope again, and immediately the cable car slid down and quickly moved away from here.
That posture looked like he was fleeing from danger.