Chapter 158 As a ruler, know yourself and the enemy
Yingshui Taichung.
There is a stone platform on one side, two urns of green tiles, and nineteen rows vertically and horizontally, with clear black and white.
Yao and Quan are really staying here for the time being. It is not convenient for them to leave early because they are not to blame. They simply wait together for the final answer.
If a cultivator in this realm meditates and performs Qigong, it will take months and years to change his mind. As the saying goes, "a few days in the mountains, a thousand years have passed in the world." However, it would be a bit inhumane to greet guests in this way.
Entertaining one's emotions and cultivating one's nature, and cultivating one's human feelings, are inevitable even for those who practice Taoism. The so-called "the way of humanity is the way of heaven" is this principle. Therefore, it is not to blame that I actually played chess with the two Tianxuan masters for fun. Suddenly, three days have passed.
past.
This game of chess is also very particular, and can be roughly divided into two types. One is to use your mind silently and calculate the chess path carefully, and you have to choose the best solution from thousands of alternatives; the other is to make moves like flying.
There are no gaps at all, no calculations at all, just rely on a moment of intuition to play chess, and you will never regret it when you make a decision.
In the first method of chess, it is true that there are fewer wins and more losses without blame. The few wins are still the result of the opponent's intentional concession. After all, the gap in cultivation between the two sides is huge and cannot be made up by qualifications. But the second method of chess
He played ten games with the two Shangzhen each, and it turned out to be a half-win outcome.
You should know that although this kind of game is obviously a test of the mastery of the players. But for the people in the game, past experience should also be combined with great wisdom. In short, the more experienced
However, the advantages gained are by no means small.
The significance of being able to withstand the difference in experience of tens of millions of years and create an evenly matched situation can be imagined.
However, in the current game, I am not to blame but I am happy to sit back and watch. There are only twenty or thirty pieces on the chessboard, and the two sides in the game are Quan Shangzhen and Yingshui Zhen of my sect.
Quan Shangzhen fell for a moment, and suddenly said: "In the current situation, a meeting of Taoism is not just a meeting for you to practice your personal enlightenment, but has an additional function, like a ruler to measure the sky. Those of us who cultivate Taoism are gifted.
It is not easy for talents to reach this stage. If you can preserve more talents for our hermit sect, it will be a great blessing to become a fellow Taoist."
Gui Wujiu said with a smile: "This is just a matter of convenience, and it is also the place of righteousness. Gui Wujiu actually has nothing to do. The truth is very important."
This exchange between the two still concerns the rules of the Yin Sect alliance.
In accordance with the oath of "respecting the front and respecting each other, respecting each other from beginning to end", after the Yin Sect has formed an alliance, the dominant sect should be the sect where the Taoist Master is in charge, and the sect where the person with extraordinary talents who can achieve this position in the future belongs.
But in addition, if there are geniuses who are slightly inferior to those who are famous throughout the ages, the sect they belong to can also attend and make suggestions, and be temporarily subordinate, just like the candidates.
The officials and subordinates in the ordinary royal court are either permanent or temporary, which is roughly the same as this.
It should be noted that when you robbed Taoist Master and made this alliance, you did not know that there was a foreign object called "Thirty-six Sons" to carefully examine the characters one by one. It was also quite useless as to what stage the genius disciples of each family had to reach to be qualified to join the game.
After some thought, I left a measuring stick.
Speaking of which, this is the difference between the local humanistic civilization and the nine sects of Taoism in terms of the subtleties of Taoism.
Within the Nine Sects, even geniuses who are expected to achieve first-class elixirs still have clever methods to measure the small differences, analyze them down to the smallest detail, and explore the subtleties.
Whether it is the seven steps and eight grades mentioned by "Yuan Yuan", or the nine-week mountain test of Youhuan Sect, or the moment when the golden elixir is formed, considering the length of time it takes to delay the absorption of the power of Xuanzang, we can all
At the end of a hundred-foot pole, we can distinguish between high and low.
However, the local humanistic civilization is a little rough here. When one's merit reaches the level of Fan Yi Xing of the Qing Weizong, it is like stepping into an unknown field. If one goes further, it will only be a fight between people with similar merit.
A scene is often extremely difficult to determine.
The Taoist masters from those days did leave behind their secrets, and Gui Wujiu tried it himself three days ago.
The secret lies in the inscriptions hidden in the great seals of each sect. If one can pierce through the confusion and see the true face of the written deed, he will be a first-class hero and worthy of becoming the "Honored One."
If you are a slightly inferior person who can break the restriction for a moment, but cannot hold yourself and discern the words, you should be qualified as a second-class "attendant".
But there is one regret. This method has its advantages and disadvantages. If you try it easily but cannot pass the test, the soul of the person who tries it will inevitably be broken and die.
Those who can become the best in the hidden sect are naturally extremely confident. Before they meet an opponent who can defeat them, they all think that they are the protagonist of today.
If you try it rashly, it will be tragic.
The Quan Dao meeting, where no one is to blame, has undoubtedly become a yardstick, allowing for a clear measurement of the merits of each family's true disciples. It also prevents those slightly inferior talents from losing their lives in vain.
Yingshui Zhen and Quan Shangzhen lost a few pieces one after another.
Gui Wujiu suddenly said: "Three days have come. I think you two have already made up your mind."
Quan Shangzhen didn't answer, turned his head slightly and looked at Yao Shangzhen who was watching the chess game.
Yao Shangzhen acted like he was listening attentively. He was lost in thought for a long time, and finally smiled slightly and said: "What a coincidence. Just ten breaths ago, the dust settled."
Just as he finished speaking, a half-foot-high gap suddenly opened in the center of the chessboard in front of him. The breath was deep and strange, and it seemed like a passage in a different space. Yao Shangzhen clicked his little finger, and a huge black bear's head was lifted out.
This bear-headed essence is solid within, but there is no demonic aura at all. The broken neck is like a saw-tooth, as if it was destroyed by some extremely arrogant force, wiping out all life.
Yao Shangzhen took a look, exhaled a breath of fresh air from his mouth, and poured it on the bear's head. With this breath, the bear seemed to come back to life for a moment. His eyelids twitched, and the bear's mouth opened and spit out two scrolls.
Yao Shangzhen nodded, but did not take the initiative to take it. He only said: "Come back to Taoism, please take a look. Success or failure depends on it."
Judging from her intention, she wanted to take the initiative to reveal the answer to the mystery.
Gui Wujiu didn't seem to be aware of the slightly stagnant atmosphere. He casually took off the two scrolls, shook his hand, and spread them out. The scrolls each painted a portrait, but there were differences between men and women.
Another thing is that the characters in this portrait seem to be made of different shades of green, which is very different from ordinary paintings.
The moment the scroll was opened, Yao and Quan actually glanced at each other and smiled at each other. The frozen air inside and outside the chessboard seemed to have suddenly thawed and turned into a spring breeze.
Yao Shangzhen said with a smile: "This picture is for the mountain bear spirit to swallow the spiritual consciousness of a living person, take what it needs from its soul, and draw it into an image. In the eyes of this bear spirit, this world is a deep and light green. Therefore, it forms a pattern.
, and also manifests itself according to the image in his spiritual consciousness, so there is no need to be surprised."
"However, even if the colors are different, fellow Taoists must be able to identify the two of them."
Gui Wujiu was speechless. He really didn't expect that the Yin Sect had the strength to do this. He naturally recognized these two portraits, one of a man and one of a woman - they were ranked thirteenth and tenth in the "Thirty-six Sons"
Those are the two digits of nine.
The background of the two people is unknown.
In "Thirty-Six Sons", he originally knew close to half of the people. Now the identities of two more people were revealed. For him, the pattern of the entire world became more complete and clear.
Yao Shangzhen seemed to have an insight into Gui Wujiu's thoughts, and said: "It is not an easy task to lay the foundation among the more than two hundred disciples at the core of the ancestral court of the Holy Religion. For more than 100,000 years, the true successors have been replaced from generation to generation. Jiangli Zong
Although I have a strong background, I have only succeeded three times."
"Although I was lucky enough to succeed in the first two times, I didn't wait for the right opportunity to activate it. Therefore, the dark stone was born in the dark and died in the dark without leaving any traces. Going back to the twelve generations of true inheritance,
None of them succeeded. It was not until sixty years ago, after a gap of 40,000 years, that they finally succeeded in burying a child again."
"Now that I can get what I need, isn't it because my Yin Sect's destiny has been reversed and my destiny has been fulfilled."
Gui Wujiu thought for a while and said: "Will the sudden attack cause the other party to be alert?"
Yao Shangzhen shook his head and said: "Don't worry, fellow Taoist. Our sect has a sophisticated layout. Now the holy sect's ancestral court is in a fierce battle with the demon tribes. If the other party pursues this accident, all the clues will only be attributed to the demon tribes, and they will all be related to the hidden ones."
Zong Wushe."
Gui Wujiu looked at the scroll and stared at it carefully for a while. He sighed and said: "Thirteenth... this ranking is really not low. Even I may not dare to say that there is no pressure at all. But the two of you are really
After seeing this result, I seem to be very confident.”
Yao Shangzhen said without comment: "This is what Master Dao Zun meant."
"Mi Daozun briefly observed the beauty of the "Thirty-six Sons". I think the distribution of the first twelve, the middle, and the last twelve in this picture is of great significance. If Gui Daoyou can defeat Gantang Xunshen, then this picture will be
Those ranked below the twelfth place among them can all be defeated by Taoist friends. As for the basis for the judgment, Tao Zun did not say anything, and Yao has no way of knowing."
"Today, it seems that among the two direct descendants of the ancestral court, the one who ranks higher happens to be ranked thirteenth. Isn't it a certain fate?"
Quan Shangzhen continued: "In other words, if Taoist friends can defeat Xun Shen, the true disciple of our sect, within this year, then the Yin Zong alliance and the letter to the ancestral court will be an arrow. All chips will be staked.
In this situation of fellow Taoist, it is unstoppable."
It turns out that the "verification" they mentioned should be here.
Although the Taoism of the local civilization is a little rough, if one has reached the stage of human calamity, the judgment made by him will not be ignored even if he is not to blame.
In front of Yao and Quan, Shang Zhen believed that the biggest opponent they faced was ranked thirteenth in the end. This was a great event destined by fate, and it seemed that God was going to succeed without blame.
However, Mi Daozun's judgment may not necessarily be interpreted as: on the premise that there is a big difference in realm, he is definitely not optimistic that he can beat anyone among the top twelve.
In Gui Wujiu's mind, that ancient and gloomy figure appeared again.
If the battle with "Lan" to break through the realm is the starting point; the battle with Gantang Xunshen is the foundation; and the battle with the two sons of the ancestral court is the end. Then, the victory or defeat with this uninvited guest is actually three
The most difficult test outside of war.
If that person really chooses to break through the Nascent Soul.