Strange mountains and rivers

His aggrieved and somewhat exaggerated words made both Chen Huaisheng and the red-faced man laugh.

"Who said you are from Dingling and we are from Liao County? Aren't we from Liao County just country people in the eyes of the people in your city?" The red-faced man said cheerfully: "I remember the Lingyun Sect back then. When accepting disciples, they were all from the prefectural city, followed by Zhugao and Xiyang among the three counties in the North, then Anfeng, and finally we from Liao County and Zhang County. I suffered a lot after I entered the school. Exclusion.”

Chen Huaisheng is as clear as a mirror on this point.

Although Lingyun Sect was a local sect in Yiyang Prefecture at the beginning, Beisan County and Nansan County were clearly divided. Every year when recruiting disciples, Beisan County was given priority, and Piao County and Liao County were placed last.

Unlike Guzhen's other side, Yuanbaozhai, Fengtongling, Heimuya, and Guzhenyi, few Dao seeds have entered Lingyun Sect. On the contrary, Baishimen and Chonghua Sect still come here to recruit disciples from time to time.

Therefore, although Lingyun Sect is a local sect in Yiyang Prefecture, its impression among the people of Nansan County is not good, and its presence is not as strong as other sects in the local area.

"Yes, our Liao County can only be regarded as a slightly better existence than Pang County in Yiyang Prefecture. With a population of only one or two hundred thousand, who will care about you?" Chen Huaisheng also agreed with a smile.

"Isn't that what it is?" Teng Dingyuan, a red-faced man, became more and more interested. "We only have 20 to 30 thousand people in Woyunbu, and your town is about the same. They are all deep in the mountains. Who would ordinary people go there?"

"That's not necessarily true. I remember that Sun Chunyang of Lingyun Sect was killed on the edge of Lianyun Plank Road in Woyunpu, right? Later, Jiulian Sect came to investigate specifically for this. I was also there at the time, but I was arranged to go "I went to investigate the murder of Lu Zhaolin in Yefenggou." Chen Huaisheng couldn't help sighing as he recalled the story from five years ago.

"Ah? Brother Chen, were you there at that time?" The red-faced man was greatly surprised, "I was also there, but why didn't I see you? Senior Uncle Wu was also there at that time, as well as two senior brothers and sisters, Yun He and Luo Xiuyue, I’ve seen them all, but I haven’t seen you.”

"At that time, I had just started enlightenment and had not yet completed the first level of Qi refining. I could only run errands outside. Where would it be my turn to participate?" Chen Huaisheng laughed and shook his head in self-mockery.

The red-faced man suddenly remembered something, "I have an impression. It seems that Yi Chuyang of the Nine Lotus Sect recommended a disciple to join the Lingyun Sect, but he was rejected by the sect and later recommended to the Chonghua Sect..."

"Yes, it's me. I asked Xuan Chimei from Heimuya to help me find a way to Yi Chuyang..." Chen Huaisheng smiled and said, "Xuan Chimei is from Heimuya and a genius disciple of Jiulian Sect. Maybe Brother Chen should know?"

"Junior Sister Xuan, I know that she is the youngest and most talented person in Liao County, but now it seems that Brother Chen will be added to the list." Teng Dingyuan sighed with emotion: "It's been five years in a blink of an eye."

"Then why didn't the Jiulian Sect accept Brother Chen as a member?" The donkey-faced man on the side asked curiously: "Since they are all entrusted to Yi Chuyang's family, there is no reason why the Jiulian Sect didn't directly accept Brother Chen as a member."

Chen Huaisheng burst out laughing, "Maybe the Nine Lotus Sect's quota of disciples was already full at that time. It's also possible that my qualifications are dull and people didn't take notice of me."

For Jiulian Sect, both the original Lingyun Sect disciples and the Chonghua Sect disciples are now angry, full of dissatisfaction and contempt, and teasing and teasing in casual conversations is commonplace.

The two families suffered a big loss from the Nine Lotus Sect, and now that the two sects are united, they share the same hatred on this topic.

All three people laughed. After a while, the red-faced man Teng Dingyuan recalled: "The tragic death of Senior Brother Sun has been investigated, but it cannot be separated from the White Stone Sect or the Zijin Sect, and the matter of Senior Brother Lu is said to be possible. It was done by demons, but where did the demons come from?”

Chen Huaisheng shook his head: "It's also a confusing account. There are few people around Yefenggou, and monsters appear frequently. There seems to be no reason why Brother Lu went there, and we can't investigate further, so we can't leave the matter."

Talking about old things brought the two of them closer together, and since they were all from Yiyang Township, they became even more cordial. This meal was also a particularly enjoyable one.

Chen Huaisheng also learned from the two of them that the number of disciples who had merged with Lingyun Sect was about 120.

Except for Qi Hongkui, the big boss who was seriously injured but did not fall outside the Zifu, their former sect leader Wan Tianjun chose to leave the sect and become a casual cultivator on his own because of his fall into the Zifu. He has already gone out to travel in search of By his own chance, he planned to re-enter Dengzi Mansion.

It's just that I don't know how many years it will take to get there, and it's hard to say whether I can still log in.

Almost all of these one hundred and twenty disciples came from Yiyang. There were only a few disciples recruited here in Hebei, which was almost negligible.

Among them, there are about twenty people in the advanced qi refining section, but almost all of them are young and middle-aged people. The situation like the Chonghua Sect where almost half of them are old people does not exist in the Lingyun Sect.

Of course, there are more people focusing on the seventh and eighth levels of Qi Refining, but in the ninth level and peak level of Qi Refining, in the past six months alone, two people have entered the ninth level of Qi Refining from the eighth level, and one person has entered the peak level of Qi Refining from the ninth level. There are still five people at the ninth level of Qi Refining and at the peak of Qi Refining. There are eight former disciples of the Lingyun Sect who are currently at the ninth level and at the peak of Qi Refining.

This number greatly exceeds the number of the old Chonghua sect at this level.

If coupled with the numerical disadvantage in foundation building, it can be said that except for the old Chonghua sect in Zifu, which still has confidence, the core strength levels of foundation building and high-level Qi refining are completely lagging behind.

Of course, there is no doubt that the most critical and decisive force of a sect is still Zifu.

But foundation building is the foundation of Zi Mansion. Only with enough foundation building can genius burst out and rise to Zi Mansion. This is an irrefutable truth.

Chen Huaisheng felt that the reason why Teng Dingyuan and Yang Husheng behaved so peacefully and calmly, even a little relaxed and comfortable, was because they felt that the disciples who had merged with Lingyun Sect were not only strong in foundation building and refining, but also in Zifu. The backbone level of Qi Gao Duan has an overwhelming advantage over the old Chonghua faction.

This is also why Shang Zhu and Wu Tianen, old Chinese people, feel a little uncomfortable and even dissatisfied.

But discomfort is okay, but dissatisfaction cannot be expressed in words. After all, we are all a family now. If it is expressed in words, I am afraid that it will make people in Lingyun Sect and Ding family feel rejected, which would go against the original intention. The original intention of inviting these two parties to join.

However, the factional differences between the sects did not have much impact on Chen Huaisheng. He did not have much ambition to get involved in the sect's power struggle, nor was he qualified.

The two people in front of him were quite to his liking, and the three of them were all from the same country, so this made him feel more at ease.

"Have Brother Teng and Brother Yang ever returned to their hometowns in the past few years?" Chen Huaisheng asked about the situation in his hometown. "I basically haven't been back in the past few years, and I don't know what the situation is like."

The five-year appointment with Xiong Zhuang is still early, and the news from Jiu Ge and Chi Mei is that Xiao Qi is going very smoothly in Jiulian Sect. Now Bao Qi has come to Hebei, Tong Tong is missing, and Kou Qing has been The Kou family is practicing in seclusion. It seems that there is not much to worry about in the whole Zhao Dynasty. It doesn't matter whether they go back or not.

"I have never been back." Teng Dingyuan shook his head: "My parents died early, and a younger sister was married in the countryside. I don't know what the situation has been like in the past few years. I have been living in exile since I came to Hebei. It is only this year that things have stabilized. Oh, By the way, does Brother Chen know what the sect’s attitude is towards the Shangyuan Taoist Conference?”

"Brother Teng, we don't want Brother Chen to come to Brother Teng. Why don't you just call me Huaisheng, and I'll take the liberty of calling you Brother Dingyuan and Brother Husheng, how about that?" Chen Huaisheng said with enthusiasm.

Teng Dingyuan was also a straightforward person. After exchanging glances with Yang Husheng, he agreed, "Does Huai Sheng want to participate in the Taoist meeting?"

"I don't plan to go, but maybe I will go to Bianjing and do other things along the way." Chen Huaisheng shook his head.

"Huaisheng, you don't plan to participate?" Teng Dingyuan and Yang Husheng were both very surprised.

In their opinion, with Chen Huaisheng's age and spiritual level, it is time to participate in this kind of reputation enhancement, especially for people like them who are about to build a foundation, it is more important.

"Well, I have no plans yet." Chen Huaisheng said firmly.

"Huai Sheng, don't you know about the Dao Palace's Ranking of Fame?" Teng Dingyuan lowered his voice slightly: "It is said that starting from this Taoist meeting, the Ranking of the Dao Palace will be integrated with the decrees and divine wishes announced by the government..."

Chen Huaisheng was stunned and couldn't believe it, "Brother Dingyuan, are you saying that the government will issue decrees on the Dao Feng Yun List and post it in temples and temples?"

Teng Dingyuan looked solemn and said, "That's true."

Chen Huaisheng's expression was gloomy and he slowly said after a while: "I'm afraid that the Great Dao Ranking will not be something you and I can imagine in twenty years, so this Dao Society..."

If the government really wants to use the decree to spread the law to various places, then the meaning will be different.

This means that the characters on the popular list will be infected by the incense and sacred wishes of temples and temples, which means they will receive the power of divine wishes.

Even if it cannot be compared with the real God's Mansion, this is the incense and blessing offered by thousands of mortals. Even if the power of God's wishes is even the slightest, you will benefit a lot.

Maybe he can ascend to a higher realm in an instant.

But this is of little significance to Qi-training monks below the foundation level, because the power of this divine wish is more affected by induction.

It should be said that it is of great significance from the beginning of Zifu, and the foundation level can also benefit, but it is far from comparable to the levels of Zifu Golden Pill.

However, on the list of the top 100 in the Great Dao Ranking, even the Chonghua sect would be hard-pressed to have anyone on the list, and even the Purple Mansion Essence Realm is not qualified, let alone people like Chen Huaisheng.

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