Great Blue Night Watchman

Four deputy hall masters are the standard configuration of the temple. In theory, all seventeen top elders have a chance.

But I just won't announce it, under the beautiful name of: listen to what they say and watch what they do.

This listening, this watching...

Haha, that's to see your performance.

Based on the wonderful attraction of the title of deputy hall master, the seventeen top elders were really obedient in the past three days. They gathered in the meeting hall every day, looking diligent, and they dared not disobey Zhang Weikong at all, because the configuration of the deputy hall master needs to be nominated by Grandpa Zhang. If you annoy him, you will lose this precious opportunity.

According to the inheritance of the Zhang family that only values ​​character and does not use brains, or disdains to use brains, Grandpa Zhang really didn't have this idea at the beginning. His idea was exactly the opposite. He wanted to choose four deputies at the first time and let these four deputies help him with "favor of support", but someone stopped him and asked him to postpone it.

Today's situation is the result of that person's secret instructions.

Lin Su and Ming Tianyan went straight into the meeting hall, which seemed to be just a small matter...

There are so many major events in the temple, how many people pay attention to a normal visit?

However, the situation in the temple is destined to be unexpected. Lin Su's visit immediately threw a stone on the seemingly calm river surface, and the ripples stirred up to the third heaven.

Almost all the saints are paying attention!

Bai Ge, Luo Wuxin is also paying attention through the chessboard...

Beside him, as usual, is Jun Yue.

He has walked a lot of roads and experienced a lot of things, but among the people he trusts, Jun Yue is still the only one.

"Meeting in the Council Hall!" Jun Yue said, "Does this mean that he and Lin Su have no personal relationship?"

Luo Wuxin nodded gently, "It's also because they know that the saints are paying close attention to Lin Su's every move."

Jun Yue exhaled gently, "A young man, a young man whose title is just Chang Xing, has attracted the attention of all the saints in every move... Sir, do you think this is a blessing or a curse?"

"Whether it is a blessing or a curse depends on the person, the time, and the situation. At this stage, it is at least not a blessing!"

The Council Hall is infinitely deep and infinitely high.

Lin Su entered from the gate, and everything in the outside world seemed to be suddenly cut off.

Behind him was the starry sky, and in front of him was a long passage.

At the end of the passage was the master of the temple, Zhang Weikong, and on both sides were seventeen top elders.

Lin Su bowed slightly: "Changxing Lin Su, I greet the Palace Master!"

Ming Tianyan also bowed: "Ming Tianyan, the elder of Tianming Palace, greets the Palace Master!"

Zhang Weikong nodded slightly: "You two are both quasi-saints, and you are qualified to sit in the meeting hall and discuss the Dao. Take your seats!"

Silently, a jade chair appeared behind the two of them at the same time, simple and solemn.

"Thank you for your seat!"

Lin Su and Ming Tianyan sat down side by side. Their seats were opposite to the Palace Master, but they were ten feet away. On both sides, there were top elders.

"What are you two here for today?"

Lin Su said: "The Wuxin Great Tribulation is about to begin. There are only three years left. The seven countries and thirteen states will fall into an absolute dilemma of broken mountains and rivers and difficult to survive. May I ask if the elders know about it?"

The expression on Zhang Weikong's face was instantly solemn.

The expressions of the top elders on both sides were also solemn.

God is my witness, this is the biggest problem Zhang Weikong faces after taking over the post of the master of the temple. It is also the problem that the top elders have discussed the most in the past few days. No matter how many positions they have held before, no one dares to expose their own little calculations on this issue, and they are all trying to explore the right way to break the deadlock.

Zhang Weikong slowly raised his eyes: "Unintentional catastrophe, the way of heaven will collapse, and the way of saints will be difficult to survive. This is the biggest haze over the heads of hundreds of billions of people. Lin Changxing, do you have a good plan to deal with it?"

Lin Su said: "Good strategies can only deal with the current situation, not such a catastrophe that overturns the sky. Under the catastrophe that overturns the sky, there is no good strategy, only resistance, gathering the consensus of all members, gathering the blood of all members, going against the trend and changing the destiny, and rebuilding the way of heaven with the will of all living beings, that's all!"

"Go against the trend and change the destiny, and rebuild the way of heaven with the will of all living beings!" Zhang Weikong murmured: "Well said ! What do you want to do? "

Lin Su said: "The first step now: the Western Expedition!"

"Western Expedition?" Zhang Weikong's half-black and half-white long beard trembled slightly...

"That's right. Outside the Guancheng, the 100,000-mile Demon Realm must return to the hands of the human race. The human race's defense line against the Wuxin Great Disaster must be set at the shore of the Wuxin Sea. Otherwise, once a war of this magnitude occurs, the storm will sweep thousands of miles away, and the human world will suffer an unprecedented catastrophe. "

The meeting hall was completely silent...

What Lin Su said was simple, but the crisis behind it was clear to everyone.

The Wuxin Great Disaster has long been a consensus among the top leaders of the Holy Temple. It must be blocked and cannot be avoided, because you can't avoid it at all.

No matter what school it was before, no matter how many small calculations there were, in front of the Wuxin Great Disaster, they were all shattered. Once the great disaster begins, the way of heaven will collapse, the way of saints will perish, and the saints who are high above will become ashes in the troubled times, not to mention this world and hundreds of billions of lives.

So, on a large level, a consensus on resistance must be formed.

What about the specific operational level?

The Western Expedition proposed by Lin Su is the most effective means.

If the human race's defense line is set up on the Heartless Coast, the war will not affect the people, so the Western Expedition is imperative.

An elder on the left exhaled: "What Lin Changxing said is indeed reasonable, but if the Western Expedition is launched, it will inevitably drain the power of the Temple, and Tianwaitian will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. How can we solve this situation of being attacked from both sides?"

Ming Tianyan's heart moved...

Will the chess piece I buried in the early stage be used today?

Lin Su had already conquered Tianwaitian, but the news had never been spread. Only three people on their side knew about it, she, Lin Su, the Soldier Saint.

Even the few saints who advanced and retreated with them in the later period didn't know.

It's time to use it.

However, Lin Su's answer exceeded her expectation.

Lin Sudao: "This Western Expedition does not require the Temple's combat power. The Temple's combat power can still defend Tianwaitian at this stage."

"Oh?" An elder on the right frowned: "In that case, what does Lin Changxing want from the palace master?"

Yes, if you don’t ask for the soldiers of the temple, what else do you ask for?

Lin Sudao: "What the students want is just an instruction from the temple!"

"Are you issuing war orders to all countries?" Zhang Weikong asked.

"Not only the battle order, but also the reward order!" Lin Su said: "This is a temple reward order drafted by the students. Please take a look at it, elders, to see if it is appropriate."

He raised his hand gently, and a piece of gold paper flew across the sky, enlarged, and a reward order was unfolded in the council hall...

"Unintentional catastrophe is about to occur, bandits from outside the region are coming, and the demonic realm 100,000 miles away from the Burial State Pass will become a major trouble for the seven countries and thirteen states. Therefore, the hundreds of millions of people in this world are all responsible for wiping out the evildoers. For To inspire the world, the temple issued a special "Reward Order"..."

The previous preface is taken at a glance and ignored by everyone...

The key point is the specific clauses at the end. This is a new perspective...

Anyone, regardless of literature, martial arts, or spiritual practice, monks, Taoists, or ordinary beings, everyone can go to Guancheng and participate in the Western Expedition.

Those who participate in the Western Expedition should bring a scoreboard. The demons killed, the monsters hunted, and the rare treasures obtained can all be recorded on the scoreboard.

What are the points on the scoreboard used for?

Referring to the practice of killing demons in Guancheng and the practice of killing demons in Tianwaitian, points can be freely exchanged for silver, but to expand their extension, they can not only be exchanged for conventional wealth, but also for the heavenly materials and earthly treasures of Wenbaotang.

This is at the individual level, at the national level, and also tied to points.

All the people who go out from a country will collect their points and exchange them for places such as Jinshi, Wenshan, and Wenquan in the next scientific examination year.

In other words, the traditional practice of allocating scholars according to the size of the country has been cancelled, and the quota of scholars has been directly calculated based on points...

The elders looked at each other, all shocked by this unique "Reward Order"...

It's not that the temple has never issued a "reward order", but has there ever been such a reward order? The biggest unconventionality of this bounty order is that it subverts the previous way of position allocation. Everything is determined by military merit.

The benefits are obvious…

Because the number of Jinshi that each country cares most about is directly linked to the country's points, both the royal family and the court must respond. Otherwise, you will be a sinner in the country, and your ruling foundation will be completely shattered.

At the same time, points can also achieve individual success.

With points, you have everything, wealth, status, respect from the king, and unparalleled rewards for the high-end temple...

It can be said that this reward order has bound the whole world!

The most difficult consensus in the world can be gathered in a blink of an eye, and it is foreseeable that it will be extremely stable - it can be put on the table, it can enter people's hearts, and its benefits are visible and tangible.

However, the elders also felt faintly uneasy...

The elder on the right slowly said: "Confucianism and Taoism govern the world based on benevolence. However, Lin Changxing issued a reward order and bundled all the people in the world into warships. He purely relied on military merit as a strategy to govern the world. Isn't it a bit too radical?"

As soon as this sentence came out, it instantly aroused resonance, and some elders also woke up from a dream.

Yes, Lin Su's reward order is essentially the art of war. Everything relies on military merit. Isn't it the art of war that binds the seven countries and thirteen states? Even tied up the temple?

Is this another level of competition?

Lin Sudao: "It is true that Confucianism and Taoism govern the world based on benevolence. However, benevolence can also be divided into great benevolence, small benevolence and false benevolence! Those who are great benevolence will protect the way of heaven and the lives of hundreds of millions of people; ignore this point and talk about governing the world. Ce, it’s all hypocrisy!”

The elder's expression suddenly changed...

Lin Su raised his hand slightly: "This elder, please don't discuss Taoism with me at this time. He has no intention of catastrophe. The Confucian Master is also aware of it, so there is no need for the elder to discuss Confucianism."

There was a deathly silence.

The Confucian master knows what he knows, and there is no need for elders to discuss Confucianism!

Of course, this sentence is not respectful, but it is as flawless as his previous actions.

Zhang Weikong's eyes flashed with light: "The "Reward Order" proposed by Lin Changxing is of great importance and is beyond the scope of this palace. We will discuss it with the elders, and the results of the discussion will also be presented to the Third Heaven. Let the saints decide. There is no need to argue at this moment.”

"Yes!" The top Confucian elder stood up and bowed.

This is his relief.

If he is allowed to fight, he really may not win. At this moment, it is best not to fight for this.

Lin Sudao: "That's very good! There is another matter, please don't ignore it..."

Zhang Weikong asked: "What's the matter?"

Lin Sudao: "If the reward order is passed, the master of the palace should immediately summon the Tianxia Pavilion. With the Western Expedition, the Tianxia Pavilion should immediately follow up, seize a piece of land, build a Confucian temple, and achieve the goal of "conquering and conquering". 'The grand strategy of human territory."

Zhang Weikong nodded lightly: "This is inevitable. As long as the Western Expedition plan is passed, the follow-up plan will naturally include the establishment of the Tianxia Pavilion Confucian Temple."

Lin Sudao: "The students specifically mentioned the establishment of the Confucian Temple because of the painful lessons of the Western Expedition a thousand years ago. The temple master and the elders must all know that the human race had already established a territory of 80,000 miles and built 3,000 temples a thousand years ago. Confucian Temple, however, the Confucian Temple was destroyed one after another, resulting in the destruction of all the territory in just a few years. This time when the Confucian Temple is rebuilt, be sure to pay attention to a magic eagle! "

"Magic Eagle?" Zhang Weikong raised his eyes.

Lin Sudao: "In the early stage, the students just went far outside Guancheng to visit the Spirit Clan. Using their secret skills, the Spirit Clan left images of ten destroyed Confucian temples. Elders, you might as well take a look!"

He raised his hand slightly, and in his palm was a leaf.

Very common leaves.

But suddenly, the leaves gave rise to extraordinary images...

On top of a Confucian temple, an eagle appeared. The eagle was filled with demonic energy. With a slight flutter of its wings, the Confucian temple was destroyed...

Two buildings in one building...

Until ten seats...

Exactly the same scene.

The expressions of all the elders changed: "There are still images left!"

"Yes, when the Confucian Temple was destroyed, the Holy Lord in the Third Heaven also made inquiries, but on the ruins, the image residue had been erased by the other saint, making it impossible to trace it back. The Spirit Clan... the Spirit Clan can actually trace it back? "

Lin Su shook his head: "This is not a traceback! The Spirit Clan deployed the method of exploration in advance to recover it before the opponent eliminated the traces. After using the secret method three thousand times, they only recovered ten secret leaves and successfully cracked this for us. Big secret."

Zhang Weikong said slowly: "This demon...must be a saint-level demon! The saint-level demon from thousands of years ago should still exist today!"

"That is natural. Therefore, students remind Tianxia Pavilion that when setting up the Confucian Temple, we must prevent this demon from appearing again."

All the elders nodded in unison.

Ming Tianyan frowned slightly and spoke: "What is the origin of this demon? Has the Spirit Clan investigated it?"

This was the first time she spoke today because she was really worried.

Thousands of years ago, this demon destroyed three thousand Confucian temples. It was obviously a saint-level demon. It is normal for a saint-level demon to live for thousands of years. It would be abnormal if it did not exist. As long as this demon still exists, then there will be a huge variable in the new Confucian temple. , not only is it difficult to build a Confucian temple, but even if it is built, every one of the temple watchers inside will be in great danger.

In this case, I'm afraid Tianxia Pavilion will really be afraid.

If the Tianxia Pavilion is worried about its own life and cannot be dispelled, maybe the Tianxia Pavilion has different intentions. The Tianxia Pavilion is not an ordinary pavilion, it is a Transcendent Pavilion. Once it is worried about its own life and tries every means to sabotage the Western Expedition, the grand plan of the Western Expedition may be possible. There were variables from the start.

"The spirit tribe analyzed that this demon should come from the Forbidden Jungle, but the specific kind of demon is unknown. However, we can check it in another way..."

Zhang Weikong's eyes lit up slightly: "In what way?"

"Zhou Tianjing!"

Ming Tianyan's eyes suddenly brightened: "Can Zhou Tianjing penetrate this layer of Qi and capture its true body?"

"This mass of demonic energy is just qi before the eyes. It cannot be condensed into the core of qi machine. Zhou Tianjing cannot capture it. However, there is a record in "Nine Desolate Heavens" that in the place where the way of heaven arises and dies, there is a strange root named 'Phantom Spirit Root'. It can gather the energy of the surrounding sky and turn it into the energy core. I was just about to ask the palace master, does anyone know where there is a 'phantom spirit root' in the world?"

Zhang Weikong slowly shook his head: "I am quite well-read, but I really don't know this name. What about you?"

An elder on the left shook his head: "I don't know either."

An elder on the right said: "I have read the "Nine Wildernesses of Heaven" mentioned by Lin Changxing, and I have also seen this record, but I have never heard of the phantom spirit root anywhere in the world."

An elder under him said: "The roots of phantom spirits are born in the place where the way of heaven arises and dies. Where in the world is the place where the way of heaven arises and dies? Maybe it is only at the boundary of the way of heaven. Is it possible to reach the deepest part of the Wuxin Sea?"

"It may not be the deepest part of the Wuxin Sea. Isn't it a foreign land outside the sky that is also the place where heaven comes and goes? It's a pity that there is still too little understanding of the foreign land and the temple..."

When the elder mentioned "the world is outside the world," Ming Tianyan sensitively noticed that Lin Su's eyes lit up.

But his eyes brightened slightly and immediately lost their brilliance.

Lin Su bowed: "I came to visit you today, just for this matter. The master of the palace hopes to speed up the discussion. Time does not wait for us!"

Zhang Weikong stood up: "Lin Changxing's concern for the overall situation of the world is really admirable. This palace immediately summoned all the elders to discuss this matter!"

Lin Su bowed again: "Student, please resign!"

Ming Tianyan also bowed, and the two of them left the meeting hall, walked out of the door of the meeting hall, and took off into the air...

On Wuyou Mountain, in front of the clear water pool, Lin Su and Ming Tianyan fell from the sky. The branches of a purple camphor tree swayed, and thousands of purple shadows vaguely flowed through the crystal clear water.

Ming Tianyan moved his hand gently, and the fog seemed to part in front of them, and an elegant cave appeared in front of them.

This is the worry-free residence where Ming Tianyan has lived for eight hundred years, and it is also a cave she built with her own hands.

She raised her hand gently, and the cave opened like a curtain. Inside was a small pavilion, as if in the wilderness. Outside the small pavilion, there were three green bamboos, and inside the small pavilion, there was a coffee table.

On the coffee table, the fragrance of tea lingers, it is Wuyou tea brewed with Wuyou water.

A cup of tea was handed to Lin Su's hand: "Today's trip, you think there is a slight chance of success."

After they left the main hall, they came directly here without any discussion.

This in itself shows the seriousness of the matter of fate and destiny.

Although following Lin Su, he could theoretically isolate himself from all detection, but Ming Tianyan could only feel at ease in the Worry-free Residence he built himself. This seemed to be a setting in the inner taboo of the Holy Temple, which had been alone for 800 years.

Lin Su flicked his hand lightly, and the curtain outside was filled with holy light.

This seal was another layer of protection.

And it was a relay protection with Ming Tianyan.

It also confirmed Lin Su's caution from the side.

Lin Su took the teacup: "The possibility of the Holy Temple accepting my Western Expedition plan in its entirety is absolutely impossible at this stage!"

"You also know that it is impossible?"

"Of course!"

Lin Su's overall plan seemed to be extremely thorough, taking into account both the national position and personal interests. If implemented, it would naturally integrate the seven countries and thirteen states from the royal family to the path of cultivation.

However, this was difficult to achieve.

Why?

Because this is a typical military thinking, this is a country of soldiers, this is the complete militarization of the seven countries and thirteen states.

Some people may say that in the face of foreign invasions, shouldn't it be completely militarized?

It should be!

However, you need to see the logic behind it...

The seven kingdoms and thirteen states are fully militarized, the temple is fully militarized, and military merit has almost become a "universal hard currency" that can be exchanged for gold and silver, cultural treasures, official positions, and even the most sacred Jinshi quota. What does it mean? It means that the military path is respected!

Can the other paths agree?

How is it possible?

But...

Ming Tianyan frowned: "You know your proposal will never be passed, why do you put it forward?"

Lin Su gently rotated the teacup in his hand: "Because human nature is bad, if I put forward my minimum requirements now, people will still raise objections, and I will make the requirements extremely wild, and people's psychological bottom line will take a big step back, and then accept my minimum requirements."

"As far as I know, the way of game is indeed like this, just like asking for a sky-high price in the secular world and paying it back on the spot, but aren't you afraid that your extremely wild proposal will cause extreme disgust from others, and then break up?"

"No!" Lin Su said: "There are all kinds of negotiations every day in the world. Some negotiation conditions are too high, which will indeed make the negotiations break up, but the current situation will not, because this In this game, neither of us has the capital to break up, and we must reach a consensus. The difference lies in the bottom line of consensus and whether it is beneficial to the overall situation. "

Ming Tianyan nodded in approval: "The Wuxin catastrophe is coming, and the top leaders of the Temple must reach a consensus. What is your bottom line? "

"I just need them to agree to the Western Expedition and participate in the reconstruction of the Confucian Temple after the war."

Ming Tianyan said: "Is it really not necessary for the Temple to send troops, or even issue orders?"

"No need!"

"A bounty order... is even more unnecessary?"

"At least...not at this stage."

Ming Tianyan's heart moved slightly: "You mean...in the future, it will still be needed?"

"I also hope that this day will never come, but unfortunately, there are signs that this day will eventually come!" Lin Su exhaled lightly.

Ming Tianyan's face slowly darkened: "When the Wuxin Great Tribulation really comes, the whole world will really need soldiers!"

"Yes, this proposal can be temporarily sealed, but I also hope that through this proposal, such a concept can be implanted in the minds of the sages of the Holy Temple. Don't think that this proposal is really so wild and unimaginable. One day, the whole world will really need soldiers!"

Wuyouju was quiet...

Ming Tianyan's eyes slowly turned to the green bamboo: "The Wuxin Great Tribulation is only three years away. Compared with my more than 800 years of seclusion, three years seems to be just a short moment. But now that I think about it, it seems like a very distant thing. Isn't it strange?"

"Not strange! Your distance is not a concept of time, but a gap in state..."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Let's not think about the future for now. Let's get back to the topic... Do you expect your minimum requirements to be approved?"

"They have no reason not to approve!"