Taiping Inn

Bai Chouqiu used the earth escape technique to pass through walls and houses, and finally stopped on the main street with a gloomy face.

It was not that he could not defeat Li Xuandu just now. If it really came to a life-and-death battle, with his cultivation close to the Xiantian realm, even if he was a Taoist priest who was not good at fighting, he would not be afraid of anything. But in his opinion, there was no need to do anything unnecessary. After all, there were a large group of Qingluan Guards behind him, so why put himself in danger.

It might not be a simple matter to just keep an eye on this person. The trace of Qi he had intercepted from the hilt of the Leigang Sword had now completely dissipated. He could no longer continue to track this person with the Qi-seeking technique. Did he really have to use that method that would extremely consume his lifespan?

Thinking of this, Bai Chouqiu's mood became more and more gloomy, but there was no other way. He could only hope that the reinforcements of Qingluan Guards could arrive here as soon as possible.

On the other side, only Li Xuandu, Zhang Lianshan and Ma Suzhen were left.

Under Ma Suzhen's massage, Zhang Lianshan finally took a breath and could barely move his upper body, but he was still unable to continue. Besides, even if he could, he knew he was no match for Li Xuandu.

Li Xuandu had no intention of continuing to attack, but just waved behind him.

Zhou Shuning, who had been hiding in the doorway, ran out carefully, came behind Li Xuandu, and then stuck out half of his head.

Just now, Bai Chouqiu had thought of using Zhou Shuning to threaten Li Xuandu, but Li Xuandu did not give him this opportunity and always focused on Zhou Shuning. If anyone wanted to attack Zhou Shuning, they would definitely be severely injured by Li Xuandu's palms.

Bai Chouqiu had long passed the age of acting on impulse. As the saying goes, the older you are in the world, the less courageous you are. After so many years in the martial arts world, he no longer dared to risk his life. In other words, if there was an opportunity, he would seize it, just like this unexpected move. But if there was no opportunity, he would not risk his life to create that opportunity like he did when he was young.

Although he had the skill of earth escape, he still did not choose to risk being seriously injured by Li Xuandu to capture the little girl who was likely to be Li Xuandu's weak spot.

If Bai Chouqiu was strong but not willing, then Zhang Lianshan and Ma Suzhen did not even have this strength. Even though the little girl was very close to them, they knew that even if they risked their lives, they would not be able to touch a hair of the little girl.

Li Xuandu let the little girl grab his sleeves and said to the two: "What a great twelve sects of the righteous way, but in this world, what is righteous and what is evil? You say you are righteous, so you are righteous?"

"Of course, you can't be said to be unrighteous. At least compared with the ten sects of the evil way, you are still worthy of the word "righteous", but it's just that the name doesn't match the reality."

Zhou Shuning, who was pulling Li Xuandu's sleeves, was still young after all. He didn't quite understand what he said. He just looked at the man and woman and watched the changes in their expressions. First, they were angry and embarrassed, and then they were angry but dared not speak.

Li Xuandu continued, "There are 22 sects in total, including the twelve righteous sects and the ten evil sects, which share this vast world. Now the ten evil sects have started an uprising in the northwest and occupied half of the country, but we, the twelve righteous sects, are still stuck in the quagmire of the battle in the capital. Isn't that ridiculous?"

At this point, Li Xuandu waved his sleeves. His move was so fast that Zhang Lianshan and Ma Suzhen couldn't react. They saw a stream of energy falling on Zhang Lianshan, helping Zhang Lianshan completely dispel the aftereffects of the Crane Finger.

"There are also some people who neither belong to the twelve sects of the righteous path nor the ten sects of the evil path. They are called scattered immortals. They either play around in the human world or live in seclusion and practice cultivation. They don't care about worldly affairs. As for how the world is and how the people are, they never care."

"Let's not talk about these people, nor the ten sects of the evil path. Anyway, they already think they are the devil. Let's just talk about our twelve sects of the righteous path. Over the years, we have been under the name of the righteous path and enjoyed the respect of the world. How many good things have we done? Aren't we too hypocritical?"

Hearing this, Ma Suzhen couldn't help but sneered: "Then what did you, a hero, do? Make things difficult for us?"

Li Xuandu couldn't help laughing, "What did I do? Yes, I did it but didn't succeed. What's the difference between that and not doing it?"

Li Xuandu raised his arm and made a sword-holding gesture, "I don't know how to govern On the one hand, I don't know how to govern the world, but I always think that Zhang Suqing will be a suitable candidate, at least better than the current Queen Mother Xie. "

Zhang Lianshan knew some of the secrets of the past, and his face suddenly showed a solemn look, and he asked softly: "Have you ever participated in the battle of the Imperial Capital that year?"

Li Xuandu did not answer directly, saying: "The reason why I say these words to you is because I know your brother Zhang Luanshan, and we have some friendship. He is a man of insight, but his fate is unfortunate, and he has no chance to be the head of the Zhengyi Sect, which is a pity. "

The Zhang family is the direct line of the Zhengyi Sect. Half of the heads of the Zhengyi Sect are from the Zhang family. When it comes to Li Xuandu's generation, it happens to be the Shan generation. Among the same generation, the young ones like Zhang Qingshan are less than 30 years old, and the older ones like Zhang Luanshan are already at the age of knowing the destiny.

Speaking of Zhang Luanshan, he is a very famous person. Twenty years ago, he was also on the Shaoxuan list. He had a bright future. In addition, as a descendant of the Zhang family, it was only natural for him to take over the position of the head of the Zhengyi Sect in the future.

The difficulty of seeking the truth and cultivating the truth often lies in the word "unexpected". The threshold from the Xiantian realm to the Guizhen realm is also the threshold from the three realms of entering the hall to the three realms of transcendence. It is not easy to cross this threshold. In the past, Li Xuandu was being hunted by countless enemies. He realized the truth between life and death, and then he could return the five qi to one and step into the realm of returning to the truth. Therefore, Li Xuandu's threshold is the word "life and death", and Yan Feiqing's threshold is the word "love". Therefore, the head of the Zhengyi Sect will eliminate love and nature and enter the Tao with pure yang. As for him and Su Yun'an's plan to form a Taoist couple, it involves the alliance of the two major sects and has nothing to do with the word "love".

The matter of love is difficult and simple. There are only three strategies. The best strategy is to forget love, the middle strategy is to be extremely emotional, and the worst strategy is to eliminate love. Those who can truly forget their feelings are all masters who can achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven. Their hearts are like mirrors, free from dust, and they wield the sword of wisdom to cut off their love. Those who can achieve the middle strategy are mostly the seeds of infatuation in the mouths of the world, and they are like songs and tears; as for the lower strategy, they must have great perseverance, and they are like Yan Feiqing, who is like a hero who cuts off his arm and has a heart as solid as a rock.

More people are trapped in it, covered in mud, unable to break free, and unable to transcend.

Zhang Luanshan is the best example.

With his amazing talent, he should have entered the Return to Truth Realm, one of the three realms of perfection, earlier than Yan Feiqing.

Once he enters the Return to Truth Realm and crosses this threshold like a natural moat, even the Heavenly Man Realm is likely to be in Zhang Luanshan's pocket.

By that time, he will be on the Taixuan List and the head of the Zhengyi Sect. What a glorious identity this is?

It should be noted that the number one person on the Taixuan list has only been in the heavenly realm for twenty years.

But Zhang Luanshan, a talent who is highly expected by countless elders of the sect, can't get over this emotional threshold.

The most painful thing in life is that this heart is muddy and watery. I know it, but I can't cut it off.

As Zhang Luanshan grew older, his name was not on the Shaoxuan list, nor on the Taixuan list. He was eventually forgotten by everyone.

Who in the world doesn't know Yan Feiqing now? Who still remembers Zhang Luanshan back then?

Hearing Li Xuandu say this, Zhang Lianshan couldn't help but feel sad. He clasped his hands and bowed, his voice was a little choked, "I hope you can leave your name. After I return to the mountain, I will report the details to my brother."

Li Xuandu said: "My surname is Li, and my given name is Xuandu."