Seeking Immortality

"It's just that we feel that Jiuhua Sect is no longer suitable to possess the Xuanwu Order. Please ask Brother Zhang to hand it over and let us keep it for the time being before the facts are clarified."

With Qing Lingzi's words, the whole audience was in an uproar again. Young low-level disciples like Xu Qingfan didn't think much of it, but the faces of the older generation of cultivators were all shocked.

It turned out that two years and eight hundred years ago, there was no such title as "holy land" in the world of cultivation, or in other words, there were too many sects with the title of "holy land", and it was not like the current "six major holy lands" that shocked the world of cultivation. It was an era of warlords.

But later, the "Hua Ling Sect" came out of nowhere, carrying the mystery of "Hua Ling Jue" to plunder the secret spiritual objects of the major sects in the world of cultivation, in order to refine their own "spiritual objects". The weakness of the major sects in the world of cultivation at that time also made the Hua Ling Sect more arrogant and stronger.

Later, the major sects suddenly repented and wanted to resist, but it was too late. After obtaining enough "spiritual control objects", the strength of Hualing Sect was far greater than that of the major sects in the cultivation world at that time. However, countless sects were destroyed by Hualing Sect in the resistance.

This catastrophe ravaged the cultivation world for nearly a hundred years. The "Hua Ling Sect" that was rampant for a time was eventually driven out of the East China Sea by the sects in the cultivation world, but after this battle, the entire cultivation world was also seriously injured.

Reviewing the reasons why the cultivation world suffered serious losses in the catastrophes, some smart immortals found that the rise of the catastrophes, although very strong, far beyond the reach of ordinary sects, was far from the opponent of the entire cultivation world.

It's just that the vast land of Shenzhou is unknown. The major sects in the cultivation world are scattered in all directions of Shenzhou. It often takes several days to contact each other, not to mention rushing to reinforce. And this also gave the "Hua Ling Sect" the opportunity to defeat each one.

In view of this, after the catastrophe, the six strongest remaining sects in the world of immortal cultivation formed an offensive and defensive alliance, and combined the strength of the six sects to refine a set of rare treasures. It is called "Xuanwu Order", with a total of six sides, which are hidden by these six sects.

This "Xuanwu Order" has many wonderful uses, but the most meaningful ones are three. First, the six sects can use it to contact each other without ignoring the limitations of space. Secondly, when teleporting between two teleportation arrays blessed with "Xuanwu Order", there is no need to consider the distance limit. But the most useful point is that this "Xuanwu Order" is a symbol of the alliance between the six sects. As long as there is a Xuanwu Order, other sects can be asked to do their best to help themselves.

It is precisely because of the existence of the "Xuanwu Order". Although these six sects have suffered a lot of twists and turns in the past three thousand years, the other five holy places can provide timely support. However, they have not suffered much loss, and their strength has become stronger over the past three thousand years, far away from other sects, thus truly achieving an offensive and defensive alliance.

As a result, the status and strength of these six major sects were no longer threatened by any sect.

Later, the six major sects that possessed the "Xuanwu Order" were also called the six holy places in the world of cultivation.

Later, one of the sects suffered a great loss of strength due to internal strife, and even the "Xuanwu Order" was lost. In the end, it was accidentally obtained by Mo Han, who founded the "* Palace". In addition, the "* Palace" was already strong at that time, while the original sect gradually declined, so the * Palace was also recognized by the other five holy places and became a new holy place.

So, in a way, possessing the "Xuanwu Order" is a symbol of the status of a sect's holy place.

The agreement between the six holy places is also called the "Xuanwu Agreement".

At that time, only a few senior officials of the six sects knew about this agreement, but as time went on, especially after the * Palace became a new holy place, the "Xuanwu Agreement" became an open secret in the world of cultivation.

It is precisely because of this. The elders of Jiuhua Sect were so surprised after hearing Qing Lingzi's words. Jiu Ze Zhenren and Man Tian were also so surprised, because the confiscation of the "Xuanwu Order" meant that the other five holy places no longer recognized the holy place status of Jiuhua Sect! !

After hearing Qing Lingzi's words, all the cultivators present fell silent and looked at Zhang Hualing, wanting to see how the head of Jiuhua Sect would respond to this request.

At this time, Xu Qingfan finally remembered the meaning of the "Xuanwu Order". He had browsed through the notes of Liu Huayan before his death a few years ago, and the matter of the Xuanwu Order was mentioned there.

So at this time, Xu Qingfan also stared at Zhang Hualing quietly like others, waiting for his response.

Xu Qingfan knew that Zhang Hualing would definitely refuse the request of Qing Lingzi and others. Because Xu Qingfan knew very well what Zhang Hualing had done in the past few years since he became the head of Jiuhua Sect. Could it be that he did it to keep Jiuhua Sect's status as a holy land? How could he easily hand over the "Xuanwu Order" at this time?

However, if he did not hand over the "Xuanwu Order", how could he escape from Huandao unscathed?

Now, because of the prevention of the four holy places, the sects that lost their elite disciples did not encircle and suppress the monks of Jiuhua Sect. Once Zhang Hualing rejected Qing Lingzi's request and lost the support of the four holy places, these sects would have no scruples and would attack Jiuhua Sect. Jiuhua Sect could not withstand the siege of so many high-level monks at this time. Lin Lei

But something happened that surprised Xu Qingfan. After hearing Qing Lingzi's words, Zhang Hualing's face didn't waver at all. He just sighed slightly, and then moved his hands, and a clumsy-looking token about one foot long suddenly appeared in front of him. In front of you, there is a scene of entangled turtles and snakes embossed on it. Although the spiritual energy contained in it is powerful but extremely obscure, it is quietly suspended three feet above the ground.

And this token is the "Xuanwu Order" held by Jiuhua Sect! !

Then, Zhang Hualing waved his right hand, and the "Xuanwu Order" flew towards Qing Lingzi, seemingly slow but actually very fast. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Qing Lingzi, but was rolled up by Qing Lingzi's big sleeve and put into his sleeve.

After doing all this, Qing Lingzi raised his voice to the monks on the field and said: "Fellow Taoists, I know how you feel about losing the elites under your sect, but when I carefully recall the changes in Huandao, I feel that everything in it It’s really weird. Although all the evidence points to the Jiuhua Sect, there are still many loopholes that make people puzzled. And Head Zhang swore that none of this was done by the Jiuhua Sect. Therefore, after Master Xu Heng, Master Zeng, and I After repeated discussions, Xuan Jianzun decided to give Jiuhua Sect one month to go back to the mountain to conduct a thorough investigation, and then give an explanation to the entire world of immortality. What do you think, fellow Taoists?"

After hearing Qing Lingzi's words, there was a silence on the field. Everyone was obviously dissatisfied with the decision of the Four Holy Lands, but they were intimidated by the power of the Four Holy Lands and did not dare to refute.

Seeing the faces of the monks on the field, Zeng Lianxian smiled slightly and raised her voice: "In the past three thousand years of our Six Holy Lands, although I dare not say that everything has been done correctly, we can still be considered fair in everything. This point You won’t deny it, right?”

After seeing all the monks on the field nodding slightly, Zeng Lianxian added: "This change in Huandao has a great impact on our world of immortality. Our six holy places will never let go of those who cause trouble, but we must not wrongly accuse good people at will. So we We need to give Jiuhuamen a month to find evidence to prove that this incident was not theirs. I promise you that in one month, our six holy places will gather at Jiuhuamen. If Jiuhua Mountain can't prove that this is not their fault, we will seek justice for you even if it causes a war in the world of immortality. "What do you think?"

Hearing what Zeng Lianxian said, although the monks on the field were still reluctant, there was still a slight echo.

But at this moment, Li Tianying snorted coldly: "What if the Jiuhua Sect takes advantage of this period to flee? The land of China is so vast, where should we find them? Three thousand years ago, wasn't the Hualing Sect? If you escape outside the East China Sea, won't we be able to pursue you?"

Zhang Hualing seemed to have regained his former composure at this time. He smiled slightly and said, "Junior brother Zhou. Junior brother Deng, junior brother Xu, and junior nephew Bao."

Hearing Zhang Hualing's words, the Jiuhuamen monks were slightly startled, and four people walked out. It was Jiuhuamen's Supreme Protector Zhou Huahai, the top master of the Qing Dynasty Bao Qingfang, and two Jiuhuamen elders. Elder Xu among them was the elder who previously occupied Changchun Residence, Lu Huayan's former residence.

The four people walked up to and behind Zhang Hualing. They bowed slightly towards Zhang Hualing and said in unison: "Master, please give me your instructions."

"From now on, you and the other four will serve as our contacts between Jiuhua Mountain and the other four holy places. We will follow Master Xu Heng, Head Qing Lingzi, Zeng Sect Master, and Taoist Brother Xuan Jian. Do you understand?"

Hearing Zhang Hualing's words, the four of them were slightly startled. Although they bowed in response, their eyes flickered.

Hearing Zhang Hualing's words, all the monks present understood that although Zhang Hualing asked these four people to serve as contacts between Jiuhuamen and the Four Holy Lands, he actually mortgaged these four people to the Four Holy Lands as hostages.

Zhou Huahai, the second most powerful figure in the Jiuhua Sect and one of the most respected masters; Bao Qingfang, the number one master among the Qing generation disciples of the Jiuhua Sect, and is likely to become the next head of the Jiuhua Sect. In addition to the two elders, with these four people as hostages, there is no fear that the Jiuhua Sect will escape.

So after hearing Zhang Hualing's words, Li Tianying just snorted but said nothing more.

"In this case, Head Zhang, in one month we will go to Jiuhua Mountain with the heads and elders of various sects. I hope that Head Zhang will have found out everything by then, otherwise it will be difficult for us to report to the world of immortal cultivation. I've explained it." After seeing that the situation was settled, Master Xu Heng clasped his hands and said to Zhang Hualing.

Zhang Hualing smiled faintly, bowed slightly to Master Xu Heng, and said, "If I haven't found any evidence by then, I will naturally not embarrass you fellow Taoists."

The implication is that if Jiuhuamen has not found evidence after one month, then Jiuhuamen will let the Four Holy Lands convict themselves.

Three days later. Under the blue sky, an auspicious cloud glowing with seven colors of light passed by quickly.

On the cloud, nearly a hundred young or old monks stood quietly, all of them with solemn expressions and frowning eyebrows.

These are the monks from Jiuhua Sect who rushed to Jiuhua Mountain from Zhantai.

Especially the young monks, unlike when they arrived with high spirits and full of expectations, now their eyes were full of confusion and confusion.

After making the agreement with the Four Holy Lands, the monks from various sects took the time to work together to repair the teleportation array on Huandao. As soon as he returned to Zhantai, Zhang Hualing took some elite disciples and hurried towards Jiuhua Mountain.

However, most of the disciples who had followed Zhang Hualing to Zhantai to watch the newcomer competition were left behind by Jiuze Taoist and Mantian on the grounds that "the journey is long and there are many inconveniences".

After learning about the changes that occurred on Huandao, these young disciples couldn't help but fell into a state of confusion and panic.

If no evidence is found after a month. Then wouldn’t the Jiuhua Clan be destroyed? Elder Ma Huaguang has always been in seclusion in Jiuhua Mountain, but his body has appeared on Huandao. So what happened to Jiuhua Mountain?

If the various sects in the world of immortality really want to besiege Mount Jiuhua in a month, and if there is really a change in Mount Jiuhua, what will low-level disciples like me do?

Thinking of this, the disciples became even more confused and panicked.

But unlike other disciples, Xu Qingfan was still thinking carefully about the places he had lived on Huandao.

In the past three days, Xu Qingfan has been thinking about all the scenes that happened in the three days on Huandao. He always felt that something was wrong, and seemed to have thought of something. But he couldn't explain why.

Looking at the leader Zhang Hualing who was standing silently at the forefront of the cloud, Xu Qingfan's heart moved slightly. Amid everyone's surprised gazes, he walked up to Zhang Hualing and said in a low voice: "Master, this disciple has something to report."

Zhang Hualing seemed to be thinking carefully about something at this time, his eyes flickering. After hearing Xu Qingfan's words, he turned around and asked with a smile: "What's the matter?"

See the smile on Zhang Hualing's face. Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned, but he didn't know why he could still laugh now. He seemed not worried about the current situation, but he still replied softly: "After Senior Brother Wang's body was blown to pieces, the disciple severed his hand from him A note was found on it, and there were some words on it that the disciples didn’t understand.”

As he said that, Xu Qingfan handed a piece of paper stained with blood to Zhang Hualing. He saw four sentences written on it:

"The truth is also false, and sometimes the false is true. There is nothing but nothing. The emperor is slightly unfair and the yin and yang are reversed. A Buddha has been revenged for thousands of years."

Zhang Hualing held the note in his hand and looked at it carefully for a long time. Finally, he seemed to think of something, smiled slightly, and raised his hand. The note was shattered into pieces. Floating in the air, it disappeared in an instant.

See Zhang Hualing behaving like this. Xu Qingfan was slightly startled when he heard Zhang Hualing's voice ringing in his ears.

"Wang Qingjun, this kid, usually devotes himself to cultivating immortality, but now he can't even write a poem neatly."

Hearing Zhang Hualing's indifferent words, Xu Qingfan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he still said: "Master, you have asked your disciples to observe Wang Qingjun's activities before. Could you please tell me why? Did you have anything against Senior Brother Wang before? Do you doubt it? This time, Senior Brother Wang's roaring corpse appeared in the hands of the disciples in the * Palace. It is really strange. I wonder if it is related to the reason why the master asked the disciples to monitor Senior Brother Wang. Moreover, the disciples always feel that there is something hidden in this poem. It has something to do with everything that happens on Huandao.”

Zhang Hualing smiled slightly at Xu Qingfan and said softly: "In today's world of immortality, everyone is immersed in hard work all day long for the sake of immortality, but they ignore their own knowledge and knowledge. You are rare in this regard."

Xu Qingfan said in a low voice: "The master has given me a reward. The disciple is not very talented, has no success in cultivating immortals, and has no ambition to pursue immortality. Therefore, I can only spend more time on books and kill time on weekdays."

"Whether you combine work with rest or just immerse yourself in hard work, it will not work. On the contrary, you will get twice the result with half the effort. To cultivate immortality, you also need to have a calm mind, and you have done a good job in this aspect." When Zhang Hualing said this, the topic suddenly changed, Asked: "Then what do you think this poem is about? Are there any parts that you don't understand?"

Seeing that Zhang Hualing finally got to the point, Xu Qingfan hurriedly replied: "This first sentence is true and false, sometimes false and true, there is nothing and nothing, it seems to be describing the situation on Huandao at that time. It seems to be saying Some of the things on Huandao are true, and some are false, even the corpses of Senior Brother Wang and Uncle Ma are like this. But in the second sentence, the emperor's injustice has changed, and the disciples who have been revenged for thousands of years are not very concerned. Understood."

Zhang Hualing asked: "Do you know these two characters, Di Wei and A Fo?"

Xu Qingfan nodded and said: "Disciple has some understanding. These two characters are both figures in myths in the mortal world. Di Wei is the legendary god emperor who controls all things in the world, while A Fo is the legendary devil who works with the gods and great spirits. Wang was an enemy, and later he attacked the Great Spirit King's friend, the Great God Xingfeng, and killed the Great Spirit by surprise, disguised as Xingfeng.

Zhang Hualing nodded slightly and asked: "Well, let me ask you, in this Huandao newcomer competition, who will play the role of Di Wei and control everything?"

Hearing Zhang Hualing's words, Xu Qingfan seemed to think of something in an instant, his body shook violently, and he asked incredulously: "Master Master, uncle, are you saying that the monks in the Valley of Pain are what Emperor Wei is referring to?"

The competition for newcomers on Huandao Island is organized by the monks in the Valley of Penance. After the competition began, the monks from the Valley of Penance also hid in secret to protect the disciples of each sect. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the monks of the Valley of Penance control everything on the island.

So, what does the phrase "the emperor's slight injustice reverses the yin and yang" mean? Could it be said that the monks in the Valley of Penance are unfair?

In fact, with Xu Qingfan's wisdom, he should have thought of this before, just because of the Southern Wilderness incident. He had a really good impression of the monks in the Valley of Penance. So my thoughts fell into misunderstandings unconsciously, and I didn't think about it at all before.

At the same time, some people were discussing the Valley of Penance.

Zhantai, no matter what changes have occurred in the world of immortality, it is still surrounded by immortal mist and the mountains and rivers are beautiful.

Because they would all go to Jiuhua Mountain to seek justice in a month, the monks simply did not return to their respective mountain gates after returning to Zhantai. Huashan is also very convenient.

Therefore, not only did the number of cultivators on the Zhan platform not decrease at this time. On the contrary, more and more sects whose disciples were killed, after returning to Zhantai, sent out summoning arrows one after another to recruit the elders left behind in their respective mountain sects to increase their strength. In this way, the monks went to Jiuhua Mountain a month later. Don’t be afraid of fighting when seeking justice.

A corner of Zhantai. In a simple and elegant thatched house. Master Di Xuheng, the abbot of Ciyun Temple, Qing Lingzi, the head of Qingxu Sect, and Zeng Lianxian, the leader of Five Elements Sect. Sitting cross-legged in a circle and talking.

Between the three of them, there was an incense burner with a faint smoke.

"It seems that there will be another vacancy in the position of the Six Holy Lands. Which sect do you think should fill this vacancy? Is it the * sect? Or the Eight Desolate Palaces?" Zeng Lianxian asked slowly while drinking tea. road.

Qing Lingzi smiled slightly: "Friend Zeng, is the vacancy you are talking about Jiuhua Gate? Or is it the * Palace?"

Zeng Lianxian smiled and said: "Of course it is the * Palace. You have also seen the behavior of fellow Taoist Li Tianying three days ago, as well as the elders in the * Palace. Which of them is not grumpy? This is different from the mental mirror after practicing Binghan Jue. Liang’s situation is completely inconsistent, and I’m afraid it’s already a sign of going crazy.”

Master Xu Heng sighed slightly and said: "In front of two hundred people, when I knew that Benefactor Li and many elders of the Imperial Palace were going to work together to create a superior "Icy Art" based on the "Icy Art", I felt it was inappropriate. Then. "Icy Art" was created by the master of the generation, Mo Han Zhenren, and it has been perfected for two thousand years. It has been modified at will. Now it seems that the reason why Benefactor Li and others have gone crazy is because they have practiced this "* "What are the flaws?"

Qing Lingzi said lightly: "These *gongdi disciples are too eager to get rid of the influence of Master Mo Han. They create and modify techniques in such a hurry. It would be strange if nothing happens. I reminded her two hundred years ago, but it is a pity that her good intentions were Think of it as the liver and lungs of a donkey.”

Zeng Lianxian sighed: "It's a pity that the power of this * palace is about to be destroyed. Now it's too late to remind them." Qing Lingzi thought for a while and said: "If the * palace is destroyed because of this, , I suggest that the * gate be made a new holy land. The ambition of the Bahuang Palace is too great. Moreover, we still don’t know how the Bahuang Palace rose. It feels very mysterious.”

After hearing Qing Lingzi's words, Master Xu Heng and Zeng Lianxian both nodded slightly in agreement.

Master Xu Heng asked again: "Then what do you guys think, how should we deal with this Huandao matter?"

Qing Lingzi smiled and said, "Don't you understand that old fox Zhang Hualing? That guy is very thoughtful and scheming. He will definitely be able to survive this disaster in Jiuhua Mountain."

Master Xu Heng shook his head and said, "I mean, what do you think about the Valley of Penance?"

Zeng Lianxian frowned and said: "The attitude of the Penance Valley this time is quite intriguing. Everyone knows the feelings between the monks in the Pension Valley best, but three days ago, two monks died, but Xuan Jian not only Instead of investigating Jiuhuashan, they were the first to ask us to give Jiuhuamen time to collect evidence and just confiscate the Xuanwu Order from Jiuhuamen, which puzzled me. "

Qing Lingzi said: "Not only that, didn't you two show up? Everything we know about what happened on Huan Island was told to us by the monks in the Valley of Penance? And what really happened, I But I didn’t see it with my own eyes. Moreover, with so many things happening on the island, it’s unbelievable that the nearly twenty monks from the Kuxiu Valley on the island were not aware of it when they were alive.”

Master Xu Heng said: "One more thing is that the mirror technique on Zhan's stage suddenly shattered. I always thought that someone was doing something secretly on the field at that time, but I forgot that unless it was a master of the Mahayana period, once someone secretly Can't we detect the manipulation with our spiritual consciousness? Now that I think about it, someone may have already done it when setting up the mirror technique."

The monks from the Valley of Penance are responsible for organizing everything for the newcomers' competition, including the arrangement of the "Mirror Image Technique".

Zeng Lianxian was shocked when she heard what Qing Lingzi and Master Xu Heng said, and asked: "Are you suspicious?"

At this moment, a voice came from outside the thatched house.

"I am the Supreme Protector of the Jiuhua Sect, Zhou Huahai, and I would like to see Master Xu Heng, the head of the Qing Lingzi Sect, and the Master Zeng."