Taiping Inn

After the leaders entered the hall, about an incense stick of time passed before Li Xuandu walked into the hall alone.

Everyone looked at him.

Born in Qingwei Sect, he almost became the son-in-law of Zhang Suqing, and was later expelled from Qingwei Sect by Li Daoxu. He became friends with the great master Zhang Jingxiu and was supported by Zhang Jingxiu to become the leader of Taiping Sect. However, he still had supporters within Qingwei Sect, and later successfully drove his senior brother Li Yuanying out of the core of Qingwei Sect. In a sense, he had already mastered part of the power of Qingwei Sect, and only waited for Li Daoxu to merge Qingwei Sect and Taiping Sect into one after a hundred years. At the same time, he was also the son-in-law of the Qin family in Liaodong. If Qin Qing was determined to hand over the foundation to his daughter, then it would probably fall into his hands.

For the people in the hall, no matter how much dissatisfaction and complaints they had in their hearts, they could say something when there was no one behind them, but in front of the person himself, they had to hold it back for the time being. In any case, the cultivation level of the heavenly man-made realm that Mr. Qingping defeated Zhang Jingchen and Qinghe Layman cannot be faked, and the real power in his hands cannot be faked. At this time, they only need to show respect to him.

When Li Xuandu walked into the Sanqing Hall, Bai Xiushang, who had the highest status among the spectators, came out. She was wearing a white crane cloak, which was very eye-catching among the many black crane cloaks. Although the Cihang Sect belongs to Buddhism, it does not shave or become a monk. Instead, it practices with hair, and is more like a Taoist nun in Taoism.

Among the four beauties of the older generation, Bai Xiushang ranked first. Although it was due to her status and realm, it can also be seen that Bai Xiushang's appearance was magnificent. However, some people dared to peek at Su Yun'an and Yu Qingning, but no one dared to peek at this white-robed Guanyin. Not to mention that she was already the first person on the Taixuan List, her other identity also made all those who had some thoughts bury their thoughts completely in their hearts. As we all know, Bai Xiushang has made an engagement with Qin Qing. Although it has not been made public, it has spread in the martial arts world. This is actually part of the Taoist peace talks. Through marriage, the Liaodong Taoist sect, which has been isolated for a long time, will also be pulled into it to strengthen its strength. In other words, Bai Xiushang will soon marry Qin Qing and become Mrs. Bai. Qin Qing, as one of the three great masters, is about to enter the palace. Who dares to act rashly at this time?

Li Xuandu faced his mother-in-law and bowed slightly.

After Bai Xiushang and Li Xuandu talked softly for a few words, they returned to their original positions.

Li Xuandu nodded and walked straight forward to the altar of the Taoist statue.

There were no fruits, cattle, sheep, etc. on the altar, only two candlesticks, an incense burner, a volume of Taoist Three Thousand Words and prepared incense. Li Xuandu picked up three incense sticks, lit them on the candles, bowed three times respectfully to the Taoist, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.

During the whole process, everyone's eyes were focused on Li Xuandu, and they never left him. Many people saw Mr. Qingping for the first time. They had heard of him for a long time but never met him. When they saw him today, he seemed not to be particularly outstanding. He was neither arrogant nor aloof. He did not have the cynicism of a vengeful person, nor the complacency of a powerful person. He did not have too many sharp edges or aggressiveness. He was only calm and indifferent. To put it in a good way, it was called calmness. To put it in a bad way, it was inevitable that he was a little depressed, just like those old people.

However, they thought about it and understood that people who could reach this position, even if they still had sharp edges, could only hide them in their hearts and would not show them on the surface.

After Li Xuandu finished offering incense, he was silent for a moment, which made many people curious about what Mr. Qingping was thinking at the moment. But Li Xuandu quickly turned around, facing the main door of Yuqing Hall, and said loudly: "Please welcome the three masters."

The same voice was heard outside the door, one after another.

"Please come in, three great masters."

"Respectfully, three great masters."

"Respectfully, three great masters."

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After about half an incense stick, the three masters finally walked into the Sanqing Hall.

Li Xuandu had already stepped aside. The three of them first offered incense to the Taoist ancestor in turn, and then each took out the Qingci they had written in advance.

The so-called Qingci is a memorial to the heaven when the Taoists hold a fasting ceremony. It is usually written in parallel and written on green vine paper with cinnabar. For the Taoists, the sky is the sky, the heavenly way in the dark, and the Supreme Taoist Ancestor. Now that the Taoists have returned to unity, the Taoist masters, as the descendants of the Taoist ancestor, naturally have to report to the Taoist ancestor.

Li Xuandu still acted as a ceremonial officer and said loudly: "Set up the altar."

Someone specially brought a bronze altar.

The three great masters approached and each ignited the Qingci in their hands.

The Qingci was originally made of green vine paper, with cinnabar written on it. The burning fire was green and red, and the rising smoke also showed colorful light. For a moment, the Sanqing Hall was full of colorful light, like a fairyland on earth.

After worshiping the Taoist ancestor, everyone left the Sanqing Hall in a line and went to the altar behind the hall. The altar was divided into three levels, with a mugwort bluestone table top and white jade columns and railings. It was round like the sky, and each level had nine steps on the four sides. The center of the upper level was a round stone, with nine circles of fan-shaped stones on the outside and nine stones on the inner circle, extending outward in multiples of nine. The railings and pillars were also nine or multiples of nine, symbolizing the number of days.

The three masters climbed the altar together from three directions. On the top of the altar, a table had been set up long ago, and three three-legged wine jars were placed on it. The three people each raised a wine jar to pay tribute to the sky.

At this moment, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky.

Zhang Jingxiu represented the Jiangnan Dao Gate and climbed the altar from the south direction; Li Daoxu represented the Jiangbei Dao Gate and climbed the altar from the east direction; Qin Qing represented the Liaodong Dao Gate and climbed the altar from the north direction; Dantai, which represents the Northwest Dao Gate. The cloud was excluded, so the path to the altar on the west side was empty. At this time, it was the sky in the west that gave birth to strange phenomena.

Although it was not early at this time, it was not until the sun set. Suddenly, a dark red appeared at the end of the sky to the west, like a squinting eye, and the part of the exposed "eyeballs" was dark red. It's like the sunset, but the "eye socket" around it is dark black, just like night falls. At this time, the crimson part was gradually getting bigger, just like the originally narrowed eyes were gradually opening.

Whether it was the three masters of the sects on the altar or the many people watching the ceremony, they all looked to the West. Some people couldn't hide the astonishment on their faces, and their blood was ominous. Does this scene appear at this time mean that the Taoist sect Unification is ominous?

The three masters and masters looked solemn and did not speak out.

Li Xuandu came to Qin Su's side, and the two looked at each other, then looked at the sky together.

Just when everyone was wondering, the blood color of the afterglow of the sunset gradually began to change, from red to orange, then turned into yellow, green, and blue, and finally turned from blue to purple, turning into purple air all over the sky.

The originally nervous atmosphere was much more relaxed, but it was still a bit thicker. Of course, purple qi is auspicious, but all purple qi comes from the east. Now that purple qi comes from the west, how can I solve it? Unfortunately, Mr. Shen, who is most proficient in calculating, is not here, and no one can explain it.

Only Li Xuandu's heart moved and felt a sense arise from the darkness. He seemed to have some insights, but it seemed to be his illusion.

At this moment, a thunder suddenly erupted, and the sky broke out.

Then there were a series of endless spring thunders that suppressed all the sounds in the world.

The thunder also started in the West, and the purple air at the end of the sky began to fade, gradually revealing the scene afterwards.

Everyone looked at it hard, and then everyone's faces changed and they were all shocked.

Li Xuandu also looked at it, shocked by the scene in front of him, and even felt a sense of shocking both body and mind, but while he was shocked, he felt a familiar feeling.

Behind the purple air, among which is a huge city, a city hanging from the sky.

There are countless palaces and pavilions in the city, layer by layer, these palaces have a very ancient style and are completely different from today's buildings. Amid the palaces, there is another tall building that penetrates directly into Qingming. There are five buildings, and the windows are all open. There are five points in the row, which is the sky outside the building. The higher the building, the less light it becomes. Count to eight layers, cut like star dots. And above it, it is bleak and ethereal, and it cannot be seen at its level. And the people on the upper floor exchanged, either by or with a standing position, but in a different way.

Purple air permeates the city, causing tall buildings and palaces to appear and disappear from time to time.

Everyone looked at this scene in a daze, unable to speak.

Li Xuandu finally understood where his feelings came from, because he had seen this city, not in the sky, but shrunk countless times. The city in front of you is the "Little Purple Mansion" in Li Xuandu's hands.

Qin Su had been observing Li Xuandu's expression change. Seeing that Li Xuandu showed a sudden expression, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Xuan, do you know where this is?"

"I know." Li Xuandu was still looking at the sky city in the purple air at the end of the sky and said, "That's Xuandu."

"Xuandu?" Qin Su was stunned, and she realized after a while.

Xuandu is not Li Xuandu, but has something else to say. The poet said: "The White Jade Capital in the sky, the fifth floor of the twelve cities. The immortals caress my head and will be born and live forever." Xuandu mentioned by Li Xuandu , which is the "White Jade Capital in the Sky" mentioned by the poet, and it is also the Xuandu Zifu mentioned by the world. Li Xuandu's name also comes from this.

Li Xuan did not deliberately stop his voice, and others also heard it.

Many people stared at the city in the sky, their minds swaying.

Is that Xuandu Zifu? Is that the immortal city left by the Taoist ancestor in the world?

Wang Nanting also looked up at the phantom of the city at the end of the sky, with a complicated expression.

A long time ago, there was a rumor that after the Taishang Taoist Ancestor Immortal went, the Taoist Sect split out countless branches, including Zhengyi Master. No one could truly intimidate other branches, so he could not justify occupy the Xuandu Zifu. This was born with the Yuxu Fighting Sword, and the people in the Taoist sect continued to fight for the Immortal Capital. For this reason, Daojun Nanhua used his supreme magical power to cover up the traces of the Immortal City, making it impossible for everyone to enter it.

Now that the Taoist sect is unified and the immortals are reappeared, is it really the destiny of heaven?