The mountains surrounding this basin are as sharp as knives and axes, rising straight into the sky.
This plank road is made of black iron pillars inserted into the stone wall and then covered with iron plates.
Walking on it, the roaring sound reaches the ears, and outside the window, there is an abyss, which is really frightening.
However, the further you go down, the more clearly you can see the scenery of Shangqing Palace, with numerous temples and towering trees.
There are many pavilions, terraces and waterside pavilions. You can see the disciples of Shangqing Palace passing through them. Through the heavy clouds and mist, you can occasionally hear the shouts of the disciples in the sect after practicing martial arts together.
"Taoist Priest Tianchong of Shangqing Palace thought he was a strange person. He practiced in Luoyue Tingyuxuan and Tongtian Temple successively. Finally, he realized the Shangqing Heart Sutra and Tianchong Jue here. From then on, he became famous in the world. He came here in his later years.
, founded the Shangqing Palace. After thousands of years of baptism, now you look at the Shangqing Palace and it is already a towering tree that cannot be shaken."
Dabao said with a smile.
"The foundation of eternity is accumulated bit by bit. When I see that Yun Sect can become such a sect, I can be considered worthy of Master Lingyun's hard work."
Liu Xia said with a smile.
"Looking at your potential, the Dragon Soul Continent is extremely vast, and there are countless sects in the world. Although the Shangqing Palace is already the dominant one, it is still far behind the truly first-class sects on the Dragon Soul Continent. You have to keep your perspective.
Take a longer view.”
Dabao laughed softly.
"I will try my best."
Liu Xia gave a firm smile, and then both of them looked out the window, each with their own thoughts and remaining silent.
After about a stick of incense, the car finally walked off the plank road.
Arriving at the mountain gate of Shangqing Palace, the car stopped.
Yu Xuanzi said politely: "You two, please get out of the car. The Shangqing Palace is in front of you. I will take you two in."
When Liu Xia and Dabao got out of the car, they looked up and saw the huge archway of Shangqing Palace.
On one side of the archway, there is a huge jade stone tablet three meters high and two meters wide.
The stone tablet is engraved with three characters - Jie Sword Stone - with flying dragons and phoenixes.
On both sides of Jiejian Stone, there are two huge pits filled with various weapons, which are as spectacular as a forest.
Most of those weapons were rusty, and the existence of mysterious weapons could even be seen.
Liu Xia had heard that these two big pits were the famous Luo Jianchi in the northwest.
Whenever a master comes to challenge and fails, the weapons he carries will be left here to show the majesty of the Shangqing Palace.
At this time, Yu Xuanzi cupped his fists and saluted, saying: "Two distinguished guests, this is the sword-breaking stone of my Shangqing Palace. Please hand over your swords."
Dabao is a disciple of the Cihang Yin Sect, and the Panlong Zen Staff in his hand was a gift from his master! Is there any reason to hand it over?
Moreover, Liu Xia was the leader of the Yun Sect, and Yu Xuanzi said this with the intention of showing off his power.
What about the Jian Yun Sect? What about the Cihang Yin Sect? When you come here, you must abide by the rules of their Shangqing Palace.
"Amitabha, this thing is a gift from my master. I dare to be a Taoist brother, can you be accommodating?"
Dabao had a pious look on his face, clasped his hands together, bowed his waist slightly, and said with a cheerful face.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, please don't make things difficult for me. I am just following orders."
Yu Xuanzi was also very polite. The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person was tepid.
"Brother Dao, what if I refuse to untie the sword?"
Liu Xia couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and said in an unusually cold voice.
"It's simple. As long as you can break my Taixu Formation in the Shangqing Palace, you can bring your weapons up the mountain."
Yu Xuanzi sneered, full of challenge.
Liu Xia and Dabao looked at each other, and they had already made up their minds.
"Okay then, please set up the formation, Brother Dao. Liu Xia and my eldest brother are willing to give it a try!"
Liu Xia said disdainfully.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord! You two must think carefully. If you cannot break the formation, you should leave your weapons here."
Yu Xuanzi sneered, with a full sense of ridicule.
"Amitabha, Taoist brother, you are worrying too much. The poor monk's fire stick is very useful, and the poor monk is reluctant to part with it."
Dabao was neither humble nor arrogant, and said with a warm smile.
"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll be back soon!"
At that moment, Yu Xuanzi turned and left.
"Brother, does your Cihang Yin Sect have such rules?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
"The sea is open to all rivers, and tolerance is great! Cihang Yinzong doesn't even bother to use this method to intimidate the world."
Dabao said disdainfully.
Liu Xia nodded silently.
Real strength comes from inner self-confidence.
No matter how powerful the enemy is, it is just a passing smoke, and no matter how painful the suffering is, it is just a smile.
As the senior from Dragon Soul Continent named Xuehong said:
How should I be dealt with when the world slanders me, bullies me, humiliates me, laughs at me, belittles me, despises me, hates me, or deceives me?
Just tolerate him, let him, let him, avoid him, be patient with him, respect him, ignore him, wait for a few years and you can see him.
The Shangqing Palace used such methods to intimidate the world, and it was so complacent and complacent that both Liu Xia and Dabao were a little disgusted.
Such a large sect, and a Taoist sect that values inaction and moderation, appear to be stingy and lack some common demeanor.
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Shangqing Palace, Taixu Hall.
At the end of the hall, Taoist priest Chongxu closed his eyes tightly and sat cross-legged on a futon.
Behind him are three statues of Sanqing gods, with kind and solemn expressions.
The main hall was crowded at the moment, with more than four hundred elders sitting around, whispering among themselves.
At this moment, the door of the main hall slowly opened, and a disciple hurriedly came in, knelt on the ground and clasped his fists in salute, saying: "Headmaster Qizou, elders. Liu Xia and the eminent monks of the Cihang Yin Sect have already arrived outside the mountain gate. Now they are unwilling to untie the sword. Yu Xuan
Uncle Master asked his disciples to ask whether to activate the Taixu Formation?"
At that moment, there was a deathly silence in the hall, and everyone's eyes fell on Taoist Priest Chongxu.
Taoist priest Chongxu is very old, but he has a rosy complexion, fair hair and a childish face, and is very kind.
However, under such a kind face, there is a faint majesty that makes people dare not look directly.
I saw him slowly opening his eyes, his eyes were turbid, and there was no trace of joy or anger.
"Everyone, what do you think?"
At this moment, an elder sitting in the front row stood up and said: "Master Qizou, Liu Xia injured our disciple in Lin'an City yesterday and made rude remarks. If he is not punished today, wouldn't he be laughed at by everyone in the world?"
"Headmaster, I don't think it's appropriate to activate the grand formation. After all, we are accompanied by eminent monks from the Cihang Yin Sect. If we offend the Cihang Yin Sect, wouldn't it be worth the loss?"
Another elder stood up and confronted him tit for tat.
"What's wrong with the Cihang Yin Sect? When you come to my Shangqing Palace, you must abide by the rules of my Shangqing Palace. Even if I am the King of Heaven, I have to do this! Otherwise, wouldn't others say that my Shangqing Palace bullies the weak and fears the strong? How can I still be in the world in the future?
Standing on the top?"
"I'll wait for your second opinion!"
At that moment, a group of elders stood up and clasped their fists and said.
Taoist priest Chongxu remained silent.
"Headmaster, the Cihang Yin Sect is certainly powerful, but Liu Xia is the headmaster of the Jian Yun Sect. This time, this son wants to ask me to go to the Qing Palace. If we force each other like this, won't it make outsiders think that we are bullying Liu Xia?
"
"Headmaster, I, the Shangqing Palace, have established a foothold in the Jianghu, because we have always acted righteously and treated the sects in the Jianghu with kindness and power. Although Liu Xia is still young, he must retaliate. From his experience along the way, we can see that. Moreover, Liu Xia is still young.
His future future is limitless. There is really no need for us to sacrifice for the small. I think winning over is more important than punishing!"
"Headmaster, I have found out what happened yesterday. It was the disciples of the Gua sect who did not abide by the sect rules first, and Lin'an City was behind them. I was waiting for something wrong. I am trying to embarrass Liu Xia this time. I am afraid there are many things wrong.
OK."
"Xuanxuanzi, what do you mean?"
"Elder Lingxuan, my meaning is very clear. It's better to restrain your disciples and don't let them go out and do mischief. Otherwise, I will ruin the reputation of the Shangqing Palace!"
At this time, sitting in the center on the left, a man about forty years old with a heroic face stood up, pointed at Xuan Xuanzi and said: "Huh, what happened yesterday was clearly caused by your disciples colluding with outsiders. Don't spit on others.
"
"Two Taoist brothers, we are talking about whether we should activate the Taixu Formation. Why are you two arguing? Yesterday's matter has been handed over to the Discipline Hall. Sooner or later there will be a result."
At this moment, an elder warned.
The two people glared at each other before sitting down.
For a while, the hall became quiet.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, the elders seem to have different opinions. How about we follow the rules and vote by a show of hands?"
Taoist priest Chongxu, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.
"The master is wise!"
Everyone in the hall shouted in unison.
"Those who agree to activate the Taixu Formation, please raise your hands!"
Taoist priest Chongxu looked up and saw that most of the people in the hall were raising their hands, obviously wanting to give Liu Xia a blow.
At this moment, a trace of disappointment flashed across Taoist Priest Chongxu's eyes, but it passed quickly.
"In this case, let Yu Xuanzi go down and arrange it."
"Please obey the teachings of the Master!"
The disciple quickly exited the hall.
"Ask the leader, I am willing to personally supervise the formation. Please allow me to do so."
At this moment, Lingxuanzi stood up and shouted.
Yesterday, all his disciples were injured, but he was disgraced. Today, he naturally wanted to regain some dignity, so he naturally took the initiative to ask for help.
"go."
Taoist priest Chongxu waved his hand and then closed his eyes.
"Thank you, Master!"
Lingxuanzi clasped his fists in salute and then left.
The hall became quiet again at this moment.
"Lingxu, why don't you speak?"
Taoist Chongxu asked with his eyes closed.
"Teacher Master, it seems that it will have no effect whether I say it or not. However, I am afraid that the Taixu Formation really cannot stop Liu Xia."
Suddenly, there was an uproar in the hall.
The Taixu Formation is their favorite formation. It is infinitely powerful and one of their weapons that makes them proud of the northwest.
Although they heard that Liu Xia had defeated their Taixu Formation yesterday, there were only more than thirty people there, and their cultivation levels were uneven.
The disciples who defended the mountain gate were all elite disciples within the sect, with good cultivation. Moreover, the two broke into the formation, with a total of sixty-six people in formation. They did not believe that Liu Xia had such ability.
"Elder Chongxu, are you afraid of being beaten by Liu Xia yesterday? Although he has both spiritual and martial arts skills, he is only at the level of a spiritual master and martial artist. There is nothing to be afraid of."
"Yes, is it possible that Liu Xia has three heads and six arms?"
"I think he will be kept in check this time. What about the rising star? The northwest is still the territory of our Shangqing Palace. It is not his turn to run wild!"
"...!"
Taoist Chongxu's face was pale, and he was obviously injured.
He sneered and said: "Brother, don't worry. We'll know the result in a moment. It's just a bet that the formation will be broken within a stick of incense."
At that moment, there was another burst of ridicule in the hall.
Chongxu was stunned for a moment, then sighed softly and said, "Infinite Heavenly Lord!"
At that moment, there was silence in the main hall. Everyone looked at their eyes and noses, and their noses and hearts. They did not dare to say anything.