Refining Taoism and ascending to immortality

The hall was filled with auspicious auras and precious curtains. The lingering sound was faint and fragmented, with a halo, going back and forth. Seeing that it was almost done, Zhou Qing held up his cloud crown, stood up, and was about to say goodbye and leave.

At this moment, a clear sound was heard, and pieces of brilliant white came from outside, falling down, condensing like stars, falling into the waves, shining brightly, and an order was floating in it, filled with amazing majesty.

As soon as the order arrived, the void around the entire hall was stained with a layer of sharpness.

Seeing the order and seeing it slowly moving towards Zhou Qing, the three deputy deans in the hall stood up, thinking, there would be no one else who could have such power in Dou Lei Yuan.

Zhou Qing took the decree, read it, and spoke to the three deputy deans, saying, "The dean wants to see me."

"Then Yu Zhongling, go quickly, don't keep the dean waiting."

The only female fairy among the three deans with real power spoke. Her skirt was as long as a painting, her black hair was hanging down, and she was tied with copper rings. She was hazy and her face could not be seen clearly. Her voice was crisp and pleasant.

The other two deputy deans did not speak, but just nodded, thinking non-stop.

The dean is a veteran Dongtian Zhenren in the sect. He is high above in Dou Leiyuan and his words are law. Even deputy deans like them usually don't summon him unless there is something important. Now he took the initiative to summon Zhou Qing. It seems that the status and prospects of this newly promoted chief of the top ten disciples in the sect are more powerful than they imagined.

Zhou Qing left this place and went to the back to meet the dean smoothly.

This Dou Lei Yuan's only Dong Tian Zhenren sat on the lotus throne, with an amazing Dharma image behind him. His shape was like a ten-thousand-foot pillar, supporting the sky above and overlooking the dark water below. It was unattainable, and the thunders were fierce, continuous, and roaring.

As soon as he approached, the magnificent power of the sky made people feel terrified.

"Zhenren."

Before in Luanyunzhou, Zhou Qing had seen the amazing Dharma image of the head of Dou Lei Yuan, and even saw with his own eyes the supreme power of Dong Tian Zhenren who severely damaged the demon clan with a killing weapon. He was deeply impressed. Now seeing him again, he was still vast and majestic.

Compared with his master Guan De Zhenren, it is obvious that this Dong Tian Zhenren has more killing and is in his prime. One is in the west, and the other is in the prime of the sun. The gap is too big.

"Zhou Qing." The head of Dou Lei Academy looked at Zhou Qing below, and thinking of the words of the headmaster, a cold light fell from the top of the door, like moon-white frost, crystal clear, with a jade color, making the surroundings shrouded in a kind of glass, and said: "Dou Mu Palace and Taibai Sword Sect have recently complained about the expansion of our sect."

He paused and continued: "Especially Dou Mu Palace, not only is it strictly guarded, but the rumors are not good."

"Dou Mu Palace and Taibai Sword Sect."

When Zhou Qing heard it, he immediately reacted. The expansion of the sect has aroused the vigilance of the two major upper Xuanmen. They certainly don't want a large force of the same level like Zhenyi Sect to squeeze into their sphere of influence.

As for the two major Xuanmen, Dou Mu Palace and Taibai Sword Sect, Dou Mu Palace is closer to the mountain gate of Zhenyi Sect, so it is more vigilant and does not welcome the expansion of Zhenyi Sect.

With the open and covert resistance of the two major upper Xuanmen, plus there are many middle Xuanmen in that area, there is no impeccable entry point, it is really difficult for Zhenyi Sect to continue to move.

After all, this is not a fight against the demon clan, where you can just kill them. The struggle between fellow Taoists must abide by the rules and have a legitimate reason.

Seeing Zhou Qing thinking quietly, the head of Dou Lei Yuan waved the dragon and tiger jade ruyi in his hand, and the afterglow was like a cold moon, rising slowly, making his voice inexplicable, and said: "Zhou Qing, I heard that when you joined the sect, it was the Luochuan Zhou family who brought you back from the Jingchen Dharma Assembly?"

Zhou Qing's thoughts turned, and his face remained calm, saying: "Yes, Zhenren."

"Jingchen Dharma Assembly." The head of Dou Lei Yuan had a penetrating look in his eyes, saying: "Since you participated, our Zhenyi Sect has only participated for several consecutive times without selecting people, but we will consider selecting one next time."

Zhou Qing understood as soon as he heard it.

The reason why Zhenyi Sect didn't choose anyone at the Jingchen Dharma Assembly was not because Zhenyi Sect had high standards and looked down on the children of the major cultivation families who stood out at the Jingchen Dharma Assembly, but because of the resistance of the two major upper Xuan sects, Doumu Palace and Taibai Sword Sect, as well as the middle Xuan sects such as Laojun Temple, and they were unwilling to let Zhenyi Sect choose people.

However, since he was able to enter Zhenyi Sect at the Jingchen Dharma Assembly that year, Zhenyi Sect finally opened a gap at the Jingchen Dharma Assembly. The two major middle Xuan sects, Doumu Palace and Taibai Sword Sect, as well as other middle Xuan sects such as Laojun Temple, can block him a few times, but they can never block him all the time.

Now, it seems that the sect is ready to make efforts on this and take out more quotas from the two major upper Xuan sects, Doumu Palace and Taibai Sword Sect, as well as the middle Xuan sects such as Laojun Temple.

"Jingchen Dharma Assembly."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but think of the past when he went to Jingchen Mountain to participate in the Dharma Assembly. The Hengnan Zhou family, other families, the Jingchen Dharma Assembly, and the Xuanmen sects were all connected in a line. The aura on his body became gloomy, and there was great potential for this matter.

The head of Dou Lei Yuan stopped talking and sent Zhou Qing out.

The Jingchen Dharma Assembly not only involved the two major sects, Taibai Sword Sect and Doumu Palace, but also the middle sects such as Laojun Temple and Fenghuangtai, as well as many cultivation families. It would be fine in normal times, but now the situation is turbulent, and if you are not careful, it will cause a shocking wave. As the chief of the ten major disciples of the sect, Zhou Qing's status and identity are enough, but if his realm and cultivation are slightly worse, it is not worth it if something goes wrong.

When it comes to the level of the chief of the top ten disciples, the sect generally has to provide a certain degree of protection. It is not that he is not allowed to take risks, but that he cannot take risks too much. In any case, it is not easy to train a junior at the level of the chief of the top ten disciples.

When Zhou Qing arrived outside, it was the Danxia that covered the sky, and the clouds surged to the front of the steps. There was a sense of grandeur, just like his mood at the moment.

The sect has not been able to open up the expansion in the direction of Jingchen Mountain. The biggest reason is not the lack of strength, nor the open and covert resistance of the same sects such as Taibai Sword Sect, Doumu Palace, and Laojun Temple, but that it cannot find the most suitable entry point and cannot really have a legitimate reason.

But standing up by myself can make up for this defect.

On the one hand, I was born through the Jingchen Dharma Assembly, so I already have a connection. On the other hand, I grew up in the Hengnan Zhou family. I have never broken off the connection with the Hengnan Zhou family over the years, and I have been prepared for it. Especially after being promoted to the top ten disciples and having a certain status in the Luochuan Zhou family, he also took over some of the Hengnan Zhou family and arranged them under his command.

The Hengnan Zhou family has always been in that area. It is absolutely tenable to raise the banner in this area. No fellow Xuanmen can find fault with it.

According to the words of the dean just now, if this matter succeeds, it will help the sect open up the situation, which is definitely a great achievement. Even the chief of the top ten disciples can't do such a thing.

"Who else but me."

After thinking about it, Zhou Qing made a decision. He first sent a flying letter to arrange it, and then met his direct descendants in Dou Leiyuan, and finally returned to the cave.

Taihe Island, in the mountains, in a room.

Pine and bamboo are hidden in front of the window, and the emerald green color jumps into the house. When it rubs against the smooth mirror-like ground, it forms a mottled pattern, flickering, and has its own charm.

In the center, there was a bronze mirror hanging. Rays of light shot down from it and fell on Zhou Ziang's head. Then, they went down and touched the true qi in his body, presenting a spotless jade color.

The qi from all directions came slowly as if being pulled, and circled in front of him. As he swallowed and exhaled, he absorbed it into his dantian and turned it into true qi. After being refined by the bronze mirror, it was finally very pure.

After an unknown period of time, when the pattern on the bronze mirror gradually darkened and covered the mirror surface, this young man who looked heroic opened his eyes, with a look of unsatisfied.

"What a pity."

Zhou Ziang glanced at the bronze mirror, and then looked back at himself. He was only a little short of successfully practicing that Taoist technique. If he could persist for a while, he might really succeed.

But soon, he cut off this pity and became energetic again. With such a magic weapon to assist in cultivation, and with the unimaginable spiritual energy in the cave, if it doesn't work this time, it will work next time.

After moving his body, Zhou Ziang stood up, stood in front of the window, and looked into the distance. The sun was falling into the mountains, and with the waves, the golden light was dancing, like countless brocade scales dancing, very spectacular. He watched quietly, and the qi in his body also changed and burned.

Although he was only an inner disciple in the Zhenyi Sect and not a true disciple, because someone took care of him, except that he could not practice the five qi and four methods of the Zhenyi Sect, he was no worse than the ordinary true disciples.

For so many years, he has been brave and diligent, whether it is realm cultivation or knowledge, compared with the time when he was in the Hengnan Zhou family, he is much stronger.

When he was in the Hengnan Zhou family, he was really like a frog in the well. After coming to the Zhenyi Sect, he knew the real height of the world!

At this moment, there was a crisp bell sound outside. At first, it was still far away, but after a moment, it was close. The sound, one after another, attracted the energy, like sparse rain, coming towards the incense house.

Zhou Ziang looked over and saw a beautiful girl stepping on a piece of Baozhi, coming gracefully. She had a precious belt tied on her forehead, and a string of jade beads hung on the belt. Under the cold light, she looked even more pretty when she fell in front of her.

The girl came up to him, gathered her skirt, and went to the incense house. She looked at Zhou Ziang and said, "Zhou Ziang, did you receive the message?"

It was incoherent, but Zhou Ziang nodded and said, "Of course, did you receive it too?"

"Yes." Zhou Shuzhen took a light step, her skirt swaying like a lotus, and her beautiful eyebrows raised, saying, "I just don't know why the real person summoned us."

Zhou Ziang smiled, not caring, and said casually, "Anyway, we will do whatever the real person tells us to do."

"You,"

Zhou Shuzhen glared at him when she heard it, and wanted to refute, but found that she couldn't refute.

Not to mention that the other party is already a Yuanying real person, and the chief of the ten great disciples of Zhenyi Sect, if they are inner disciples, they will hardly even meet each other if they don't have a connection. Such a person just gave a casual order, and they had to do things obediently.

In addition, the other party brought them out of the remote area of ​​Hengnan Zhou Clan and brought them to Zhenyi Sect, where they saw the atmosphere of a real big sect. They also provided them with protection and cultivation resources. Such kindness could not be refused.

"The date is tomorrow, let's go together."

As a woman, Zhou Shuzhen is more thoughtful. This real person has just become the chief of the ten major disciples and has summoned the Hengnan Zhou Clan disciples in the sect. I'm afraid his skills are not in the sect, but in Hengnan Zhou Clan.

A family like the Zhou family in Hengnan is quite famous in that area, but it is not to say that it will not be looked down upon by the Zhenyi sect. Even though it is much worse than the Zhou family in Luochuan, Zhou Shuzhen came to the Zhenyi sect. , his horizons are much broader, and he knows that there is something special about the location of the Zhou family in Hengnan.

The next day, Zhou Ziang and Zhou Shuzhen walked together to the main hall deep in Taihe Island.

Along the way, you can see birds chirping in front of the mountains, clouds flying in the clear sky, and from time to time, large pieces of inspiration will fall from the sky, mottled with large and small haloes, flowing with colors, dense with treasure, and a refreshing fragrance that hits your face. Come.

The further you go in, the stronger the spiritual energy becomes, and the aura of gold and water naturally separates, or pours into the forest and turns into pearls and jade all over the ground; or behind the rocks, it forms fire trees and silver flowers, competing to bloom; or it forms under the steps of the building. The graceful mysterious sound comes back and forth.

All kinds of auspicious signs also appear and disappear from time to time. When you are among them, you feel warm all over your body, and your spirit and energy are more lively than ever before.

This is not the first time that the two of them have met, but every time they see it, they still feel shocked. Only the top blessed land can have such a scene, which is far beyond the comparison of ordinary blessed lands, let alone Zhen Palace, Qi Mansion, and Xuan Lu. , Jingshe.

In fact, Taihe Island originally stood out among the blessed places and had a strong foundation. Since Zhou Qing became a true disciple and opened a mansion here, he has asked the Luochuan Zhou family behind him to continuously carry out transformation and upgrading. As his status in the family and sect continues to rise, the transformation and upgrading has not stopped, but the scale has become larger and larger. The bigger. After Zhou Qing became the second among the top ten disciples, although Zhou Qing rarely came here anymore, the Luochuan Zhou family's investment in the transformation and upgrading of this blessed land reached a new level.

Among all the blessed places in Shanmen, Taihe Island is definitely one of the best.

"It would be great if I could practice in the core area of ​​this blessed land."

Zhou Ziang and Zhou Shuzhen looked at each other and understood what the other was thinking, but they also knew that this was just an extravagant wish.

According to their status as disciples of the inner sect of Zhenyi Sect, according to the sect rules, being able to have a Qi Mansion in the mountain gate means burning high incense. They are now able to practice in a top blessed place like Taihe Island. Even if it is not a core area, it is because of the care of others. I don't know how many people are envious of them.

If we want to move forward, we can't just rely on friendship, we need to make great achievements in a down-to-earth manner.

"Making meritorious service."

The two of them were thinking about the upcoming summons, and their hearts were burning. When they raised their heads again, they were already in front of the main hall.