Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu took Lin Yuanmiao away from Wuxing Mountain and returned to the Imperial Capital. There were no twists and turns along the way, and the dust has settled.

After returning to the Jade Palace in Xuan Shang Beifang, Zhang Yuelu separated from Qi Xuansu - she benefited a lot from this trip to Five Elements Mountain, especially after Ziguang Zhenjun helped her completely refine the thunder talisman, which made her His level of cultivation has been rising again and again, and now there is only a thin line between him and the immeasurable stage. There are no obstacles to speak of, so Zhang Yuelu must first stabilize his greatly increased level of cultivation.

The next step is very simple. She only needs to practice step by step, which can take as long as three months or as short as more than a month, and she can successfully reach the immeasurable stage. In this way, Zhang Yuelu is the first person among the three talents of the Tao sect to reach the immeasurable stage, and is probably the youngest person in the entire Tao sect to reach the immeasurable stage.

At this point, Qi Xuansu will never be able to surpass Zhang Yuelu. Even if Qi Xuansu gets another "Xuan Jade" today and reaches the immeasurable stage on the spot, it will still be incomparable. Who makes him one year older than Zhang Yuelu?

As for Qi Xuansu himself, he got some benefits from being descended by the Purple Light True Monarch once. First of all, he gained more than a thousand moments of divine power for nothing. Adding on the already more than 900 moments of divine power, it becomes more than two thousand moments of divine power. For a heavenly being in the carefree stage, it is really not a small amount, enough for him to squander for a period of time. time. This was the last remaining remnant of the Purple Light True Monarch. To her, it was quite tasteless, tasteless to eat, and a pity to discard. She simply didn’t want it. From this, we can also see how much divine power is consumed by a divine descent. huge.

Secondly, Qi Xuansu has another choice of dharma besides the taiyin dharma, which is the dharma of the Purple Light True Monarch. At first glance, it seems that it is too easy to obtain the Dharma, but if you think about it carefully, it is not easy at all. Not everyone can have the experience of being possessed by a god. Even Qi Xuansu himself cannot replicate it. Except for In addition to the condition of being banished to an immortal the day after tomorrow, there is also a divine power of more than ten thousand moments, as well as that crucial opportunity. Not only is True Lord Ziguang like this, but when True Lord Siming came, there were also similar things.

In addition, it was True Lord Ziguang who repaired all his injuries. Whether Qin Quanxiao cut off his legs or amputated his spine, there were no hidden dangers left. The same goes for Zhang Yuelu, which saved the two of them a lot of work. Without the help of True Lord Ziguang, the two of them would have to recover from their injuries for a while, even if their lives were not in danger.

However, Qi Xuansu's realm cultivation level has not improved much and is still the same. As for his own cultivation speed, it can never be compared with Zhang Yuelu. Even if Qi Xuansu made up for some of his lack of qualifications through practicing the transformation realm, he still can't compare. After all, they are both banished immortals, and there are high and low levels. The practice of transformation is just for Sanren to see if they have reached the lowest threshold. Zhang Yuelu is obviously much higher than the lowest threshold. Her cultivation progress was slow in the past because she There were too many distractions and it took a lot of time to get things done, not that she was underqualified.

First of all, Qi Xuansu is a Sanren and Zhang Yuelu is a banished immortal. There is an essential difference. Although Qi Xuansu can be regarded as an acquired immortal, he lacks the vital inheritance of the Qi Refiner and cannot use the Five Qi to rise to the original level. Li Changge gathered and inherited the five minor qi to come to the source, so he could use the "Ying Jie False Body". Qi Xuansu didn't have the five minor qi to come to the source, so he could only use the "Cicada Slough Technique". The former is indistinguishable from the real body and can even be hidden from "Tian Shu", while the latter is just an empty shell and can easily be seen through by others at a glance.

Secondly, Qi Xuansu only has an inductive and integrated method inherited from Sanren, while Zhang Yuelu has an inductive and integrated method inherited from the banished immortals, as well as the original "Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Zhengfa" that has not been stripped of its cultivation methods.

Under various factors, the difference in cultivation efficiency between the two is exaggerated. Zhang Yuelu's one year can equal Qi Xuansu's ten years. If Zhang Yuelu reaches the immeasurable stage in three months, Qi Xuansu will take at least three years, so Zhang Yuelu can As for taking the path of the inner alchemy sect, Qi Xuansu still feels at ease to follow the path of the outer alchemy sect.

Because of this, Zhang Yuelu wanted to consolidate his realm, but Qi Xuansu had no need to do so.

He went to the signing room. Ke Qingqing had already arrived. Following Qi Xuansu, he asked furtively: "Master, do you know the inside story about what happened last night?"

Qi Xuansu asked, "What happened last night?"

"Of course it was an earthquake. The entire Jade Palace felt it yesterday. I also heard that a spiritual official came back in the middle of the night. Did something happen on the Five Elements Mountain?" Ke Qingqing asked.

Be well informed.

Qi Xuansu said: "What good will it do you to know too much?"

Ke Qingqing said: "I'm just curious."

Qi Xuansu said helplessly: "I would like to advise you, don't ask around, the real person in charge is not in a good mood."

Ke Qingqing blinked, as if he had some realization.

Qi Xuansu said: "Even if you guess something, don't go out and talk nonsense, be careful of trouble coming from your mouth."

Ke Qingqing said: "I know."

Qi Xuansu came to the study and picked up the latest newspaper on the table - this was one of Ke Qingqing's errands to prepare the day's newspaper for Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu would not say whether she wanted to read it or not, but she had to prepare it.

The first piece of news is naturally the alternation of the rotating Grand Immortal. From today until June 30, the Earth Master will serve as the rotating Grand Immortal. It can also be called the Acting Master, presiding over Taoist affairs and exercising part of the Grand Master's authority. .

This was something that was already known and was nothing to look at. Moreover, the Heavenly Master and the Earth Master are allies, so there is no chance that anything will go wrong during the handover.

The second piece of news is the follow-up to the intervention of the Kingdom of Rune in the battle between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Ibia. With the continued intervention of Dao Sect, the situation in West Posas Island has stabilized and normal business has not been affected. However, Daomen's move is obviously only a temporary solution, far from a root cause. The conflicts between the three parties still exist. After accumulating to a certain extent, the conflicts will break out again.

In the third piece of news, the exchange between Daomen and the Holy Court has been further deepened and steadily advanced. Recently, a cardinal of the Holy Court personally wrote a book called "Seven Grams", which talks about the teachings of the Holy Court. This book is nothing, but the whole text is in Eastern languages, and it is not vernacular, but The level of classical Chinese is quite high.

Di Bao also specially excerpted a paragraph: "When St. Francis entered Taoism, he asked the goddess to discuss the art of diligence. Suddenly I heard a voice saying, Francis. The happiness of escaping from the world is like true suffering. The suffering of the world is like true happiness. The saint has lived like his life for many years. After testing the benefits, she said, "The devil has given me the opportunity to indulge in abundant food and pleasure. If he dares to attack the snake, he will win." All beasts are afraid of it. If you eat the cow alone, you must not eat it. At this time, the monk will live in a miserable place. To protect the body, the evil spirits will be eliminated, and the evil spirits will not be able to win. The ancient sage has said. . The evil demon controls the mouth. All evil emotions are brought into the mind by the evil demon.

This article talks about the sin of gluttony among the seven deadly sins. If it weren't for the words "Saint Franchis" and "Goddess", it would be almost the same as the classics of the three religions. It certainly surprised Qi Xuansu - he didn't even have such ancient texts. level, but a cardinal far away in the West has such attainments. It can be seen that there are people in the Taoist sect who specialize in studying Western learning, and there are also people in the Holy Court who study Eastern learning. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be invincible in a hundred battles. The reason why the two families can maintain relative peace is mostly because they are too far apart. If they were so close, they would have been beaten to a bloody head.

The fourth news is that there have been many pirates in Nanyang recently, which are suspected to be related to local forces in Nanyang, Lingnan and other places. The Taoist sect strictly ordered the Borneo Taoist Government and the Lingnan Taoist Government to cooperate to eliminate the pirates within a time limit, ensure smooth shipping routes, and protect trade as a priority.

The fifth news is that war broke out in Fenglin Prefecture. The reason was that the three Yu families, who had the inheritance rights of "Regent Guanbai", fought for the position of "Regent Guanbai" and started fighting among themselves. The Taoist sect has no intention of interfering in the internal fighting in Fenglin Province. According to the usual practice, no matter who it is, the Taoist sect will only support the final winner. Whoever wins, the Taoist sect will crown him. The Taoist sect only wants Fenglinzhou, and it doesn’t matter who the person is loyal to.

It was just the stalemate between the three Yu families and the inaction of the Taoist clan that led to greater civil strife in Fenglin Prefecture. The daimyo from all over the country began to make plans to overthrow the regent Guan Bai and his family who were in charge of the imperial court in the name of returning power to the emperor.

What makes Daomen feel uneasy is that the simple "respecting the king" gradually evolved into "respecting the king and fighting the Tao".

The so-called "fighting the Tao" means excluding the Tao sect, so that Fenglinzhou can get rid of the Tao sect's control and achieve autonomy.

Qi Xuansu's expression became solemn when he saw this.

A hundred years ago, Daomen and Donghai troops advanced by sea and air, and came to Xiujing City, forcing the regent Guan Bai who was in power.

Surrender.

Regent Guan Bai showed a pragmatic attitude, but it aroused the dissatisfaction of many feudal lords and samurai. They thought it was humiliating surrender, so they instigated Emperor Feng Linzhou to issue an edict through the ministers who had conflicts with Regent Guan Bai, and refused to sign the contract, and Promote respect for the king. The regent Guan Bai ordered the arrest and killing of a large number of opponents and the establishment of large prisons. The opposition retaliated in kind and assassinated the then regent Guan Bai. However, with the strong support of Daomen, the succeeding regent Guan Bai still suppressed the opposition.

Fifty years ago, the opposition once again instigated Emperor Feng Linzhou to issue an edict to abrogate the treaty, close the port, expel the Taoist priests, and send people to burn Taoist temples, and shelled Taomen and Donghai Navy ships. So Daomen and the Donghai Navy launched a retaliation. Daomen dispatched seven "Yinglong" warships and transported 5,000 spiritual officers ashore, forcing the opposing local lords to surrender again.

After nearly ten years of war, the opposing forces of feudal lords in various places also surrendered to the regent Guan Bai. In the following decades, the opposition faction reconsidered their strategy and only denounced their opposition to the regent Guan Bai, without mentioning "fighting the Tao", and the Taoist sect no longer intervened in the specific affairs of Fenglinzhou.

This time, the internal fighting among the regent Guan Bai's family caused the local feudal lords to make a comeback, and the trend of "respecting the king and fighting against the Tao" was on the rise again.

If we let it go, Fenglin Prefecture will be in chaos again.

Jinque formally proposed in the Di newspaper that he should ensure the peace and stability of Fenglinzhou and prevent local forces from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.

This means that Daomen will once again intervene in Fenglinzhou's internal affairs.