At Daxuandu Temple, there is a stream in the peach forest. The water is shallow and clear to the bottom.
A tall old Taoist priest and a young fat man each sat on a small bench, rolled up their trousers, and stepped barefoot in the stream. One was drinking, and the other was holding a large handful of freshly picked lotus seeds in his arms.
Fatty Yan asked: "Old Sun, why did you lend the sword to Bai Ye in the first place? A Liangdu said that our swordsmen should rely on the sky and have long swords. How could you be like this? Instead, you gave me such an immortal sword. It's fine now. I just listened.
He said that there are many immortal kings in Bai Yujing who don’t respect you very much, Sun. They described the relationship between you and our Xuandu Temple as a dead tree leaning on an old tree. Listen, it’s very irritating. At that time, Dong Hua Fu
Talking to me about this, I was so angry that I almost went to Bai Yujing with him. I thought that I would have to give you a chance to get back your place, Lao Sun. But I had no choice. My level is too low now, and I was afraid that I would not be able to succeed in the sword quest, but would lose myself instead.
It saves Xuanduguan’s face.”
The old temple master, as a master of the lineage of Taoist swordsmen in the world, his swordsmanship is as high as his Taoism, otherwise he would not be able to sit on the "fifth in the world" chair under his butt.
Taoist priest Sun sneered and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. I don't like to talk in a roundabout way the most in my life."
Yan Zhuo said cautiously: "Is that really what I said? I agreed in advance that Lao Sun, you are not allowed to hold grudges."
Taoist Master Sun laughed and said, "Do you want me to make a poisonous oath first?"
The Taoist priests in Xuandu Temple range in age from old to young and in seniority from high to low. They are never afraid of provoking anyone in the world of Qing Ming. They are only afraid of being missed by the old temple master.
Seeing that the little fat man still didn't dare to speak, the old Taoist smiled and asked: "Would it be more fragrant if you go around with a stuffy bend?"
Yan Zhuo actually regretted talking to the old temple master about this, but he had to shoot the arrow when he was on the string, so he simply broke the jar and poured beans out of the bamboo tube, and told the old temple master those Dong Hua talismans in private, "Bai Yujing is that
The immortals around you all say that if you had not lent the sword to Bai Ye, you would indeed have been able to reach the Fourteenth Realm. But once you have reached the Fourteenth Realm, you would definitely not be able to defeat them in a fight with the Second Master Bai Yujing.
Already."
"So I deliberately lent the fairy sword 'Taibai' to Bai Ye and left it in Haoran Tianxia. In this way, he showed his elders' demeanor, won a reputation, and made Bai Ye owe a great favor, helping Haoran Tianxia to have more people.
The most proud person in the world, the Confucian Temple also needs to take care of this incense, and since you are stagnant in the ascension realm, naturally you don't have to fight to the death with Dao Lao Er, not to mention that with that truly invincible temper, you
As long as he remains in the Ascension Realm, he will never be able to bully others, so he will have no choice but to stop arguing with you. In this way, it will be more than just killing three birds with one stone."
After hearing these "outside rumors", the old Taoist priest stroked his beard and laughed loudly, but he didn't look angry at all.
Fatty Yan asked: "Old Sun, are you pretending to be heroic to cover up your anger? Don't worry, who of us is following whom? We are our own family members, so we can put aside our seniority. If it's true,
Angry, stop hiding it, let alone you. I will be furious when I hear this. I have made an appointment with Dong Huafu to record those old gods with bad words in the book one by one, and wait for me to ascend to the realm one day.
Now, go to Bai Yujing and ask for the sword one by one. If you don’t believe it, Old Sun, I can swear a poisonous oath!"
The old Taoist priest shook the wine pot and said, "Come on, you, Fatty Yan, are so brave because of your business acumen and fat body. Now that you have the status of Dudu of Xuandu Temple, you probably don't even dare to approach Bai Yujing."
, I am the only one who believes this kind of thing when said by fellow Taoist Chen Xiao."
Yan Zhuo asked tentatively: "Is it really because you are afraid of losing to that truly invincible person?"
The old Taoist priest nodded, "It's not that I'm afraid of losing, it's that I'm afraid of dying."
Once you reach the Fourteenth Realm and have a sword fight with Yu, it will naturally not just be about victory or defeat, it will definitely be a matter of life and death.
Yan Zhuo looked shocked.
The old Taoist priest then smiled and said: "This fear is not the other. It is not that I am reluctant to die because I am afraid that my body will die and my soul will disappear, but I am afraid that death will not be enough, and I am worried that death will not be cherished. There is a thousand-year-old pent-up energy in my heart, and I can't let it out even after death.
If he only takes half a breath, he will be like a hanged ghost, swinging back and forth, with his head not touching the sky, his feet not touching the ground, and not standing upright at all. Pindao will die without peace of mind. But in the beginning, Pindao didn't think so much.
, I had already stepped on the threshold with one foot, and when I was about to lift the other foot, someone came to visit Xuandu Temple either early or late. I found Pindao and had a chat. After that, I went to Haoran.
The world is relaxing, and according to the agreement, if I am still fighting when I go back, I will go straight to Bai Yujing, and he will never stop me from asking Jian Yudou."
Yan Zhuo asked: "Master Lu?"
The old Taoist priest shook his head and said, "He is the senior brother of Lu Xiaosan and Tao Laoer, our highly respected Grand Master Bai Yujing."
Yan Zhuo gave a thumbs up, "Old Sun still has some cards to play."
The old Taoist priest smiled and said, "What does this mean? When I founded Xuandu Temple, one of the guests at the ceremony was Dao Zu. However, Dao Zu did not want to overshadow me and hide his identity. But
He stayed until the ceremony was over, and Daozu drank a glass of wine before leaving."
Yan Zhuo asked in confusion: "Why is there no record of this kind of thing in the chronology of our Taoist temple?"
The old Taoist priest asked: "Since Taoist ancestors participated in the ceremony, do we in Xuandu Temple have to write a special book about it? Can we still have the Xuandu Temple today? Why did Taoist ancestors have to watch the ceremony in the first place?"
Yan Zhuo rolled his eyes in confusion.
The old Taoist priest caressed his beard and said with a smile: "The great master's visit to Xuandu Temple was not to throw out the agreement from the beginning, but to advise the poor Taoist not to be as familiar with his second junior brother. If we really want to fight, it will not be a personal grudge.
.This is a huge truth. The incense of Xuandu Temple must be gone, but the twelfth floor of Bai Yujing's five cities will definitely lose a few pieces of land. And once Bai Yujing is smashed into a few scraps by Pindao,
The path will be incomplete, just like your Great Wall of Sword Qi, broken in two. It is not difficult to defeat ordinary monks, but in the eyes of a small group of monks, Bai Yujing is actually nothing, and Bai Yujing itself
, nearly half of the meaning of existence is to wait for changes in the future, just for this 'small group' of disobedient monks, who have been holding back for thousands of years, once they are no longer restrained by God, you can imagine what they will do.
Know that if the Taoist ancestor is no longer around, he will be lawless and run rampant."
Yan Zhuo asked: "If you hadn't lent the sword to Bai Ye back then and had fought with Dao Lao Er back in Qing Ming Tianxia, ​​wouldn't Dao Ancestor not have taken action? To say the least, as the chief disciple of Dao Ancestor, the great master could still protect him.
Bai Yujing, right?"
Sun Taoist priest laughed angrily and said, "What is Taoist doing mixing these sesame seeds and mung beans when he is full?"
"As for our great master who has already completed three thousand meritorious deeds, his Taoist teachings are second only to Tao Ancestor. He really has no water at all. He is very different from the one who is most likely the second Taoist self-proclaimed true invincible. He is just a big master. Teaching to Qingming Tianxia is similar to the relationship between Li Sheng and Haoran Tianxia. Many things are easily involved in too many things, but it is not appropriate to take action. It is better to be quiet and not to move. If something happens, the world will move."
Yan Zhuo listened for a long time and said softly: "It's good. Old Sun is here in Xuandu Temple, so we can practice with peace of mind. I don't want to continue moving."
After chewing some of the aftertaste, Yan Zhuo asked curiously: "Headmaster Yu claims to be truly invincible? It's impossible."
The old Taoist laughed and said: "It's a wild guess. It's against the law. If the Taoist brother is petty and unhappy, he can write a letter and send it to our Taoist temple. The poor Taoist will immediately write a letter in his own hand and use various Shanshui mansions to report it. Let me tell the world that the nickname 'True Invincible' is definitely not something that Headmaster Yu calls himself. Who dares not to believe it? If you keep chirping over there, don't blame Pindao for coming to ask questions personally."
Yan Zhuo smiled and said, "Then we put our arms around each other and call each other brothers?"
The old Taoist priest lifted up the green wine gourd and took a sip of the peach blossom wine brewed by the Taoist temple. After shaking it, he found that there was no more wine. He threw the empty wine gourd into the stream and drifted away. Practicing all vipassanā is not in vain."
The old Taoist priest sighed for no reason: "That little girl of ours is a perfect match for Bai Ye."
One of the ten young candidates selected in the past years for the title of Tianxia, ​​one of them was a certain female crowned in Xuandu Temple, but she went to the Colorful World and is now in the Jade Pure Realm.
Yan Zhuo said sadly: "Am I out of luck?"
The old Taoist priest joked: "Don't you have sister Chunhui?"
Yan Zhuo waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense like this. Sister Chunhui has heard it and doesn't dare to say anything to you, Lao Sun. In the future, she will just ignore me and will no longer be willing to cooperate with me in business."
"Do you still remember that at the beginning of autumn this year, there was an old master who sat at the same table with Pindao and Bai Ye and had a meal at our Taoist temple's famous vegetarian meal?"
"I remember, why don't I remember, he was very tall. If the old gentleman hadn't been wearing a Confucian shirt, I would have thought he was a man from the world. Who is he? Could it be Yao Qing, the chief minister of the Qingshen Dynasty?"
"Yao Qing, he's so unlikeable. When he came to Xuandu Temple, how could he have the right to let Pindao and Bai Ye sit there and eat a vegetarian meal with them? Pindao asked Yao Qing to go to the kitchen to cook a vegetarian meal. almost."
Yan Zhuo had a look of doubt on his face. This was a bit bragging and he didn't write a draft. Yao Qing was one of the ten people in Qing Ming Tianxia. Although his ranking was not as high as that of Lao Sun, those who could be on the list were not as high as the sky. .
What's more, there are a lot of rumors outside that Yao Qing will follow Wu Shuangjiang in Sui Palace and reach the fourteenth level.
As a result, the three Shijie Immortals who were facing a catastrophe took refuge for their lives. One of them was said to have gone to Bai Yujing to seek protection from Master Yu.
"When Yao Qing was young, he was just an idle gangster, a little gangster who liked to gamble! If Pindao hadn't passed by Wuling and generously donated money to him and gave him some advice, he would have become what he is today. Good luck, otherwise I would have been reincarnated so many times now."
"Who is this old master?"
"It's hard to talk to you. I just have to guess my identity."
Yan Zhuo suddenly woke up, beat his chest and said: "Old Sun, didn't you tell me earlier?! Otherwise, I would have kowtowed to the old master, even if it was to bow three times with the old master and get a good fortune in literature. I will be admitted to your Qingming Tianxia first
Aren't all the bullshit ultimatums easily available without any effort?! By the way, I have to move the table and stool that the old gentleman sat on back to my house, worship them properly, and buy them with money.
All is fine, Lao Sun, please give me a price..."
Yan Zhuo suddenly said: "You're lying, right?"
A young man wearing a tiger hat is walking
By the stream.
The old Taoist priest immediately waved and said with a smile: "Brother Bai Ye, come and help me make a certificate."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "He is indeed the Holy Master."
The old Taoist priest smiled and said: "Fat Yan, please remember not to complain that the vegetarian food in our Taoist temple is not delicious in the future. The most holy master has given it a 'deserving of the name' rating."
Bai Ye wanted to speak but stopped.
The old Taoist priest quickly winked, but Bai Ye didn't say anything.
Before Bai Ye came to Qingming Tianxia, ​​he accompanied the old scholar and met the sage master at the top of Suishan Mountain.
To be continued...