Chapter 44: The Red Leaves in Taoism
As one of the largest forces in the practice world in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial heaven supervision was Taoism.
According to the Imperial Heaven Supervision, the purpose of Taoism is to supervise monks in the territory and prevent some monks from committing evil through magic.
The second is to train members for the Imperial Heaven Supervision, select talents, and send them to the capital.
This is an obvious statement. Although it has basically been recognized by the public, over the years, some people have discovered some unusual clues in the Imperial Heaven Supervision, but they have never responded positively and ignored them.
Anyway, they are the strongest, and the monks of the Ming Dynasty can do nothing.
Although the Imperial Heaven Supervision has one supervisor and two deputy supervisors, the real leader is indeed the national teacher of Ming Kingdom.
The king of Ming Dynasty governed the mortals and people in the world, and the two got along very well.
Taoism, as a grassroots organization established in every county, has a Taoist official in charge, and is a seventh-rank official, one level lower than the county.
There are two other minor officials who are assisted, and they are monks in the Tongmai realm, but they are just the lowest level of the ninth grade.
As the chief official in charge of all the affairs of monks in Baishan County, Chen Song's mansion was the backyard of Taoism. A house of four entrances and sizes was much better than Lin Qingyu's small Taoist temple.
The two had already used meals and were sitting in a pavilion in the middle of the lake and chatting.
Because I had already passed through the qi, I naturally didn't have to go around the corner, so I opened my mind straight to the point.
Lin Qingyu's understanding of Hongye Valley is still in his impression of more than ten years ago, so he took the lead in asking: "Uncle Chen, I have rarely been away for more than ten years, but I don't know the recent situation of Hongye Valley. I have to ask you to tell me carefully."
Chen Song is only over 60 years old, with gray hair and beautiful beard. He doesn't look old. In a gray-white Taoist robe, he looks a little simple.
Hearing Lin Qingyu's doubts, Chen Song smiled and said, "I think my nephew has been ceasing the mountain for many years. Although Baicaotang has been inquiring about the news, it is the business of our monks. They cannot fully understand it. They are just about to tell you."
After pondering for a moment, he then frowned slightly and introduced some of the situations in Hongye Valley and Baishan County to Lin Qingyu over the past decade.
Taoist Hongye originally had four disciples, and the eldest disciple was the one who was originally said to have the most hope of breaking through to the foundation building stage. However, during a breakthrough, he was careless and had no hope of the way of Taoism from then on.
The other disciples had a lower cultivation level than this great disciple, and the highest was that they had just completed the meridians.
After the eldest disciple of Hongye Taoist was abolished, although he did not sarcastically, he was not as respectful as before. Instead, he had to fight for everything, thinking that he could win the favor of Hongye Taoist.
Unfortunately, before long, Taoist Hongye brought back a boy from somewhere and took him back to the closed disciple.
Since then, all resources have been tilted towards it, and he has given him the Taoist name - Fire.
The Liehuo Taoist did not disappoint the expectations of the Red Ye Taoist and successfully made a breakthrough at a young age.
As for the other disciples, although the Hongye Taoist no longer paid attention to it, he did not put it aside. He just said that in the future, the head of the Hongye Valley would be the Liehuo Taoist, and he himself retreated behind the scenes.
Hearing this, Lin Qingyu interrupted in surprise: "Oh? Then, in this way, the Red Leaf Valley is now the head of the Fierce Fire Daoist."
Chen Song nodded gently and said, "That was the case that he should have been officially replaced after the Dharma Assembly, but the old ghost of Hongye has always been anxious and throws a mess to Liehuo and plans to go into seclusion."
Lin Qingyu said slightly, "Then if you say so, don't worry about the old man Hongye making trouble everywhere?"
Chen Song couldn't help but speak in a hurry and hesitated: "It shouldn't be... it's not..." He looked like he was not sure.
In fact, the Hongye Taoist had too many criminal records before, and even Lin Qingyu, who had only heard of his deeds, felt it was troublesome, not to mention Chen Song who had been in contact with him for a long time.
It’s just that if you want to say how bad the person is, it won’t be that it’s just that some ambition and style of doing things are always caught off guard and difficult to adapt.
Otherwise, if he was a ungrateful evil person, Lin Qingyu would let go, and he would be able to save him with one sword. Now Lin Qingyu still has this confidence.
Chen Song then said helplessly: "The Taoist Dharma of Hongye Laodao originated from the true teachings of a major sect, Sanyang Sect thousands of years ago. It was just that the fragments of the sect were completed by future generations. Although there was no big problem in cultivation, it was easy to make the personality become impatient and hot. In addition, the Taoist Redye was originally a bit strange and eventually became like a messing stick."
Lin Qingyu was helpless when he heard this: "I have also heard from the master that when Senior Hongye made a mistake in his practice, he suddenly ran to us and shouted that he wanted to change the mountain with his master. His master's cultivation level was not as good as him. He wasted his strength and drove him away."
"The old Taoist also knew about that. Brother Baishan used the Shangqing hand thunder talisman left by Senior Heishui to drive away fellow Hongye."
Given the countless examples of Taoist Hongye, Lin Qingyu has decided that if he is so idle that he dares to come to his own place to make trouble, he has to beat him to the bottom of his heart. If he talks about killing, Lin Qingyu is not that cruel yet.
Now I am considering whether his disciple would be as handsome as he is, so I continued to ask: "Uncle Chen, don't know what the character of that fellow Taoist Liehuo is?"
When Chen Song heard this, his brow frowned slightly and said in a little puzzled manner: "I have seen it once before the foundation building. Judging from his expression, it seems that he has never been influenced by the "The True Interpretation of the Three Talents and Fire". It's strange, it's really strange."
Lin Qingyu was fine, but he just said, "There is nothing in the world, and maybe you can find any secret techniques or treasures that can resist the influence of martial arts."
Chen Song was not relaxed and said a little heavier: "I'm afraid as you said. If that's true, one of them has a hot temper and strength, the other is calm and intelligent. At that time, I'm afraid that Fellow Daoist Hongye will have to propose his Luo Shi Hongye Sect's plan to revitalize him."
Lin Qingyu nodded, but he had his own conspiracy in his heart.
After all, Chen Song is an official figure, and his position on thinking about things is still different from that of himself.
At that time, if the Taoist Hongye has any plan, as long as he doesn't involve himself, then he will have a good memory and know whether Hongye is popular or not.
But what to do specifically must be seen at the Dharma Assembly before you know what to do.
Therefore, I took back my mind and asked Chen Song about other situations.
Baishan County is a small place after all. There are foundation-building monks who have passed by here over the years, but there are not those who have fallen into it like the Red Leaf Taoist.
However, over the past decade, the number of monks in Tongmai realm has increased a lot. Some people who made breakthroughs on the basis of the original, or some foreign cultivators have taken root here.
Moreover, some seedlings of practice were found in Baishan County. After laying the foundation in Taoism, they were all taken away by the superiors to receive better training.
Chen Song himself has also gained some benefits due to his diligent achievements over the years. Although he offended others, he did not deduct his resources. He luckily entered the middle stage of foundation building a few years ago.
However, this was not what Chen Song said. Lin Qingyu's spiritual consciousness could tell his cultivation level by vaguely exploring it. Combined with what Chen Song said, he could understand the general idea.
After all, although Chen Song and his family had some friendship, they were not as heart-to-heart. It was as if he had not disclosed his specific cultivation.
So overall, the four foundation-building monks in Baishan County are still mainly in the open. If Lin Qingyu is not considered, in the eyes of others, it is indeed the strongest in Hongye Valley.
After understanding the situation in recent years, Lin Qingyu said goodbye to Chen Song, saying that he had to prepare for something when he went back. After all, he could not go empty-handed to attend the Dharma Assembly.
Chen Song expressed his understanding and made some politeness, and only said goodbye at the Dharma Assembly.
After leaving the county town, Lin Qingyu did not return to the Taoist temple immediately, but instead hid his figure, drove the flying sword, and quietly flew towards the Black Water Pond hundreds of miles away from Baishan.
Lin Qingyu had made plans before coming out. Since he came out, he simply did everything he wanted to do.
Another magic weapon from the Baishan Guan lineage, the Baishan Cloud and Fog Banner, has been taken away for some time, but at the beginning, the Baishan Sanren was also vague, and only said that at least the middle stage of foundation building should be considered to regain the magic weapon.
The location was just told in Black Water Pond. As for who the enemy was, it was not clear and I don’t know what the mystery was.
Thinking that he was not only in the late stage of foundation building, but also in his strength and means, he planned to go and take a look and strive to regain the Baishan Cloud Fog Banner.
According to Baishan Sanren, although the Baishan Cloud and Fog Flag is not as high as the Hei Shui Yin Killing Sword, it is also a magic weapon with the perfection of the fourth level of heaven. And some of the wonderful uses are not the sneak attack and assassination sword of the Black Water Yin Killing Sword.
Originally, Lin Qingyu's cheap master, Heishui Taoist, was alive, and had two magic weapons, one attack and one defense in hand. His strength was also the middle stage of foundation building, and he was the first in Baishan County.
However, some changes later led to the loss of magic weapons, and Baishan Sanren's cultivation was not as good as his master, which became a situation where the three-legged tripod was later.
Lin Qingyu's ambition will naturally not be limited to a small Baishan County. He just waited to eliminate the cause and effect of his predecessor in the future, so he planned to leave and go to the land of cultivation.
This Baishan Cloud and Fog Flag is also one of the links, so it is also very good to retake it when you go out this time.
Moreover, a defensive magic weapon is still very useful to him, although it is more than 108,000 miles away from the Shuji Xinghuang Banner.
Just now, Lin Qingyu did not forget to inquire about the situation of the Black Water Pond with Chen Song, but he only said that the Black Water Pond there was rich in some low-level cold iron, and he didn't know anything else.
It is related to inheriting magic weapons. Baishan Sanren did not tell Chen Song, of course, but a place that other people thought was nothing would actually make Baishan Sanren lose the Baishan Cloud and Fog Flag there, which is really strange.
However, he has confidence in his current strength. Even if the masters who transform true energy into magic power in the Xinji Period are in person, he can still get out of it if he can't beat him.
Chapter completed!