I saw a majestic palace standing in a huge open space, with four-cornered eaves, glazed tile roof, and antique house number and red pillars, all seeming to tell the history of the past in this tranquility.
Bursts of light smoke drifted out from the deep and somewhat gloomy hall. Looking from the outside, I could see only a few candles inside, and even the evergreen lamps swaying slightly and hanging in the air.
Hundreds of tablets are densely enshrined here, and every name on them once enjoyed such a great reputation in the vast land of China.
Not every disciple is qualified to enter the ancestor's ancestral hall to receive offerings after death.
Only the leaders of the Seven Meridians and those at the elder level have this qualification.
As for the other disciples, they were enshrined in their ancestral grounds on their respective peaks.
The ancestral hall was deserted. Except for an old man who was sweeping the house, no other figure was seen.
It was not the first time for Xiao Yicai to come here, and he was not surprised when he saw this scene. He stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the old man who was sweeping the house, and said: "Senior, I was ordered by my master to escort the prisoner in the door and come here to reflect on my mistakes." .”
The old man's face was haggard, with wrinkles on his face as deep as a knife, but he only had one arm.
Without raising his head, he quietly swept the fallen leaves on the ground and said, "Go."
Xiao Yicai heard this, thanked him, and said to Cangsong, who was being escorted, "Uncle Cansong, in front of the ancestor's spiritual throne, I hope you will be able to reflect on your sins."
Green pine!
The old man sweeping the house could not help but tremble all over, but no one paid attention to this scene.
Cangsong sighed and said angrily: "I'm not guilty, it's all Daoxuan, that despicable villain, despicable and shameless, he deserves to die!"
He was already seriously injured, and all his Taoist deeds were imprisoned by Daoxuan's Taiqing Divine Talisman. Apart from being able to open his mouth and curse, he could no longer do anything else.
Xiao Yicai did not argue with him, and escorted him to kneel down in front of the ancestor's futon, saying: "This is the only day left, you can take care of yourself."
After saying that, he strode away from here.
"Daoxuan, Daoxuan!"
Taoist Cangsong knelt in the ancestral hall and said with a sad face: "Masters, Cangsong is incompetent. Cangsong is incompetent to let villains like Daoxuan live freely in this world!"
"Senior Brother Wan, I can't help you avenge me anymore!"
His tone was full of reluctance and sadness. He had tried so hard to do so many things, but in the end he was not avenged, but he ended up like this. How could he feel better?
At some point, the sweeping one-armed old man stood at the door of the ancestral hall.
Listening to the old Taoist's painful self-talk inside, a look of intolerance appeared on his face.
He walked in, stood behind Cansong, and said, "What happened at the door?"
Cangsong Taoist did not raise his head.
He was just an old man cleaning the ancestral hall, so Cang Song naturally wouldn't pay too much attention to him.
However, he had a lot of grievances in his heart that he wanted to share with others, but he didn't mind having a few words with the old man.
He said: "Tell me, if someone once had a great favor to you, and he was plotted against and died suddenly, should you help him avenge him?!"
The old man nodded slightly and said, "It's as it should be."
"If you are plotting against that person, he is in a high position, holds great power, and his cultivation is unfathomable, should you give up?" Cangsong asked again.
"The kindness of a drop of water is repaid by a spring of water, but it is just a death."
"It's just one death, that's really good to say..."
Cangsong suddenly laughed loudly, his smile full of sadness, and he said: "Senior Brother Wan was very kind to me, but he was plotted by Daoxuan. It's a pity that in the past, Senior Brother Wan was high-spirited and friendly to others, but now he is the leader of the Seven Meridians, who has not suffered from him?
Favor, but in the end no one stood up to speak for him!"
"I hate it! It's a pity that in the end, it all fell short!"
"Master Patriarch, if you have spirits in heaven, please kill this old thief Daoxuan!"
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Seeing Cangsong's appearance, the old man felt an inexplicable pain in his heart.
The man also knelt on the futon and asked: "So, your plot to kill the leader failed in the end, so you were taken here and died a day later?"
"I have no regrets in dying, I just wish I could not kill that old thief Daoxuan!" Cangsong said angrily.
The old man sighed deeply and said: "Junior Brother Cangsong, take a good look at who I am."
Hearing this, Cangsong felt strange. He raised his head and looked at the other party carefully.
But there was no familiar memory on that wrinkled old face. Suddenly, his eyes stopped on the old man's left arm. There was only an empty sleeve, but it was broken at the root!
This broken arm, this position...
His pupils suddenly shrank and he remembered a name.
No, it can't be him!
He was so high-spirited and dazzling like the bright sun back then, how could he be the old man in front of him?!
If he were still alive, how could the old thief Daoxuan be in charge of the sect?
Taoist Cangsong had many thoughts intertwined in his heart, and the expression on his face became extremely complicated.
Looking at his unbelievable look, the old man sighed and said, "You are right, Junior Brother Cangsong, it's me."
"It's me" suddenly made all Cang Song's self-deceptive thoughts disappear.
He stared blankly at the old man in front of him and said: "Impossible, how could you not be dead? If you were not dead, why have you been living here in seclusion for so many years and not seeking revenge on that old thief Daoxuan?!"
"You misunderstood what happened back then."
The old man's eyes were deep and his face was calm as he said: "Senior Brother Daoxuan has ascended to the position of being the head of the sect in an upright and upright manner. Speaking of which, I would like to thank him a lot. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid even living in the ancestor's ancestral hall would be a luxury.
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"In the end what happened?!"
Taoist Cangsong's eyes were almost filled with fire. He tried his best to get revenge, even killing innocent people, and fell into the devil's way. Now, in the eyes of the rightful master, he has become a joke. How can he bear this kind of thing?
Gap?!
The old man did not hide it from him. There was a look of nostalgia and a look of pain on his face. He said: "Do you remember that a few of us broke into the Demon Sect's wild temple with swords and the Demon Sect launched a large-scale attack on the mountain?"
That was three hundred years ago. At that time, the head of Qingyun was still Tian Chengzi.
Cangsong nodded heavily and said: "I will never forget that battle until my death. If Uncle Tianchengzi hadn't sacrificed his magic weapon to kill the immortal, I'm afraid the Qingyun Sect would no longer exist in this world!"
"Zhu Xian..."
The old man smiled bitterly and said: "Who knew that the thousand-year-old magic weapon in our sect is actually a ferocious demonic weapon that is unrivaled in the world?"
"At that time, the master used the Immortal-killing Divine Sword to repel the powerful enemy, but he himself was invaded by the evil spirit on the sword. He lost his mind and fell into the devil's way. He wanted to kill in the door. Brother Daoxuan and I tried our best to stop it, and finally one
If you miss, I will stab Master to death with one sword."
"After this incident, although Master Zheng Tong and Master Zhen Yu tolerated the crime outside the law, I have committed the crime of murdering the master and violated the sect's rules. I must give an explanation."
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"So, senior brother, you will fake your death and spend your life hiding in this ancestral hall?"
Taoist Cangsong opened his eyes angrily and shouted: "What about me? Have you ever thought about me?"
"I have been planning revenge for three hundred years, and I did not hesitate to fall into the devil's path. Now, it has become a joke!"
"Senior Brother Wan, Senior Brother Wan, you deserve to die, you deserved to die back then!"
After hearing all this, Cangsong could no longer hold back his emotions and cried loudly. He had insisted on his belief for most of his life. It was just his wishful thinking. How could you let him bear it?!
At this moment, he finally understood the reason why Daoxuan did not kill him on the spot and let him come to the Houshan Ancestral Hall.
It was to let him know the truth.
And this truth caused him more pain and discomfort than killing him.
Wan Jianyi, who was watching from the side, said nothing.
He just patted Cangsong lightly on the shoulder.
If you do something wrong, you always have to pay the price.
Just like the pine trees, just like him back then.
In the final analysis, it's just that things in the world are unpredictable and fate plays its tricks on people.
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Back mountain, Huanyue Cave.
This is an ordinary stone cave. If it is special, it is the seal characters and silver-hook iron paintings on the stone cave, which are full of unpredictable Taoist rhymes.
The ground in front of the cave gate has been trampled smooth over the years, showing the past weather and frost here.
From that small stone gate, a generation of Qingyun Sect's genius Qingye Taoist once walked out. Countless figures who were all-powerful in the past years left their footprints here. This Huanyue Cave Mansion is actually the Qingyun Sect.
Witnesses of the rise, fall, and disgrace over the past two thousand years.
Li Qiye looked at the small cave and felt a little excited in his heart.
How many Qingyun disciples have not been qualified to enter it throughout their lives, but today he stood in front of the door and accepted the supreme inheritance of the sect.
The magic weapon on his back also hummed softly, as if he was as excited as his master.
"Li'er."
Tian Buyi on the side looked at Mo Li's face that couldn't hide his emotions, and couldn't help laughing: "When I entered the cave as a teacher, I was in the same mood as you, but this cave is full of illusions, which is a great test for the Taoist heart.
, you must not lose yourself, otherwise, if you let Senior Brother Daoxuan go in to rescue you, it will be a huge loss of face."
Fantasy?
Mo Li was moved in his heart and asked, "Has any of the senior uncles been rescued by uncle Daoxuan?"
"Of course, your master wife and that girl Shuiyue...ahem..."
Tian Buyi seemed to realize that it was not appropriate to say this in front of the juniors. He swallowed the words and said: "You don't have to worry about so much. You must uphold the Taoist heart when you go in. All the trivial matters in front of you will be taken care of by the leader."
Okay, you just have to practice with peace of mind."
Speaking of this, he said with envy: "With your talent and the support of the Buddhist Brahma Prajna, if you practice our Qingyun Sect's Tai Chi Xuanqing Way, your progress will definitely be faster than before. I'm waiting to see you as a teacher."
Enter the Taiqing Realm!"
The three realms of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, Yu Qing, Shang Qing, Tai Qing, each level is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Just talking about the Yuqing realm, a single fourth level blocked nearly half of the disciples. As for the Shangqing realm, only a dozen or so first elders could reach it in the past.
As for the final Taiqing realm, it is not a realm that every generation has disciples that can break through. Patriarch Qingye has reached it, Daoxuan Zhenren has reached it. As for whether there are any masters in the middle who have cultivated to this realm, it is unclear.
And know it.
In a sense, it can be said that monks in the Taiqing Realm are the well-deserved number one in the world!
This is true even if strange powers of gods and demons such as the power of beast gods and Shura are added.
Because there is a sword in the Huanyue Cave Mansion, a sword that is in the realm of Taiqing and can avoid entering the demonic path!
Mo Li held Tian Buyi's friendly fat face and suddenly said: "Master, this disciple actually has another unexpected encounter on his way back to the mountain."
"Any more adventures?"
Tian Buyi was stunned for a moment, and then his fat face turned into a bitter melon, and said: "You kid won't get into any big trouble again, right? Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley have got you into trouble, which one is it this time?"
Sect?"
Pies in the sky do not fall in vain. The so-called adventures are often accompanied by crises and troubles.
"There's no trouble this time, it's just a roll of exercises. The reason why the disciple broke through to the realm of the Supreme Pure Realm so quickly has a lot to do with this roll of exercises." Mo Li said seriously.
The matter of the Book of Heaven involved the Demon Sect. In front of Master Daoxuan, he told all his bad things, and Mo Li also had some selfish motives.
This first volume of the Heavenly Book does not involve any other matters. It allows the disciples of Dazhu Peak to practice and improve the strength of Dazhu Peak disciples more quickly, thereby consolidating their position in Qingyun Seven Meridians. That is why Mo Li deliberately hid here.
It's not easy to talk to Tian.
There are only two masters and disciples in this place, which is the most secretive. Moreover, although Tian Buyi looks short and fat, he is actually very talented and possesses extraordinary talents. He is probably the only one in the entire Qingyun Sect who has attained the Xuanqing Way of Tai Chi.
There is Daoxuan Zhenren who can overwhelm him.
If you can have the help of heavenly books, you may not be unable to get a glimpse of the so-called Taiqing realm.
"There are also these techniques, please tell me about them." Tian Buyi became a little curious.
He said that Li Moli's speed of breaking through to the realm of Shangqing was a bit too fast, and he didn't expect that there would be adventures.
At that moment, Mo Li recited the first volume of the Book of Heaven from beginning to end word for word.
Tian Buyi looked relaxed at first, but as Mo Li recited more, his expression became more solemn. Until he said the last few words, he had already closed his eyes, and his spiritual energy fluctuated all over his body, obviously entering a state of cultivation.
among.
This practice did not stop until the sky was dark and the moon was at the zenith.
Tian Buyi opened his eyes, and his whole body was full of energy. He stared at Mo Li and said: "Where did your technique come from? It is neither Buddha nor Tao. It is very different from my Qingyun Zhengfa. However, it leads to the same destination through different paths. It is very mysterious."
"This is a secret place that the disciple accidentally discovered when he encountered a demon from the Demon Cult on his way back, and followed him to investigate. This volume of skills is in it." Li Li made up an excuse.
Of course, he couldn't say that he went out of his way to look for this demonic book.
"You are really lucky."
Tian Buyi praised and said: "This time we even brought the Demon Sect with us. You have really seen all the major sects and forces in the world. Fortunately, there will be no trouble this time."
"However, this skill is a very profound inheritance of the demon sect. It does not have those evil methods that kill people. It is a cross-reference with my Xuanmen method, which is very beneficial to practice. You kid, you have extraordinary luck.
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"But remember, we still have to use my Qingyun Kung Fu as the foundation and can only use it as a reference."
"Yes, disciple, please keep it in mind." Li Li replied.
"Well, I'll tell you the technique twice. I still have some things I haven't remembered."