While I was thinking about it, someone suddenly came from the mountain path and soon arrived outside the pavilion.
But it was Li Xiran who stood outside the pavilion and said respectfully: "Master, the heads of Demonic Sound Valley and Qianfu Sect are here."
Liang Yan was not surprised by this. He nodded and said, "Bring them here."
"yes."
Li Xiran turned around and left, then turned back soon, with two more people behind him.
One of them is an old man, wearing a dark robe, short and fat, with an unkempt beard, and looks unkempt.
The other person was a young woman whose appearance was similar to that of Ouyang Mengqi, except that she had a black mole at the corner of her mouth and her body was more plump.
"Greetings to Sect Master Liang!"
When the two of them arrived outside the pavilion, they both saluted respectfully.
Liang Yan turned around and glanced at the two of them, with a smile on his face: "You two fellow Taoists, there is no need to be polite. Come in and have a taste of the spiritual tea that Liang just brewed."
He was no stranger to these two people and had met them many times before.
The old man in Taoist robe is Ming Yizhou, the master of Qianfu Sect, and the senior brother of Shen Qianhe; the young woman is Ouyang Nichang, the master of Demonic Sound Valley, and the sister of Ouyang Mengqi.
"Since Sect Leader Liang has extended your invitation so warmly, we would be disrespectful to refuse."
Ming Yizhou chuckled, walked into the pavilion at the same time as Ouyang Nishang, and sat down in front of the stone table.
Three cups of spiritual tea were placed on the stone table, with white smoke rising from them.
"Two heads, please!" Liang Yan made a "please" gesture.
"Thank you so much, Master Liang!"
Ming Yizhou and Ouyang Nishang picked up their teacups at the same time and drank the spirit tea in one gulp.
As the spiritual tea entered the stomach, a warm feeling spread throughout the body, and the mana increased slightly. Although this increase was minimal, it also made the two of them look surprised.
After a while, Ouyang Nishang said with some anxiety: "Master Liang, this spiritual tea is not ordinary! We have not made any great achievements, but we are treated like this, which makes us feel really uneasy."
Liang Yan said with a smile: "You two fellow Taoists, you don't have to be so cautious. My Wushuang Sword Sect is different from the Huanyu Sword Sect. As long as you don't break the rules I set, Liang will not interfere with your sect, let alone force you." Do something."
After hearing this, the two of them looked at each other and felt a lot more at ease.
After a while, Ming Yizhou asked again: "I wonder why Sect Master Liang called us here today?"
Liang Yan put down the tea cup and said leisurely: "Then I'll get straight to the point. I invited you two here today because I want to ask you something."
After saying that, he took out the jade medal from his sleeve.
"This jade plaque was found on Zuo Wanjian. Can you two recognize it?"
"this……"
The moment they saw the jade plaque, Ming Yizhou and Ouyang Nichang looked at each other with surprise.
The two of them pondered for a moment, as if they were considering their words. Finally, Ming Yizhou asked: "Sect Master Liang, you don't recognize this? This is the recruitment order of the Confucian League."
Liang Yan's heart moved, he laughed, and said with a smile: "To be honest with you two, Liang is not a local monk from Dongyun Lingzhou, but came across the sea from other continents. He doesn't understand many things. He needs to ask for advice in the future.
There is still a lot of room for both of you.”
He did not hide his identity as a foreign monk, because he had to rely on these two people for many things, and it was definitely impossible to hide it, so he simply told them directly.
Moreover, except for the Antarctic Fairy Continent, there are exchanges with other continents, so it is not unusual to have foreign monks.
"I see."
Ming Yizhou nodded and said with a smile: "Let me just say, with the strength of Sect Master Liang, he should have become famous throughout the continent, so why is he so unknown? It turns out that he is a master from other continents, which makes sense.
"
Ouyang Nishang also smiled and said: "Yes, I thought that our Dongyun Lingzhou was the ancestral home of swordsmanship, but I didn't expect that there are masters in other continents. This world is so big, there are so many heroes."
"You two are so complimentary."
Liang Yan waved his hand and pointed to the jade plaque on the table again: "Let's get back to the topic. What is the use of this wise order?"
Ming Yizhou said: "The so-called 'Recruiting Order', as the name suggests, is the token used by the Confucian League to recruit people. It is divided into three colors: white, yellow, and green. Among them, white is the most common and appears at the apprenticeship ceremony held every year.
, as long as they are young talents under the age of twenty, have good foundation, and are interested in joining the Confucian League, they may receive the token."
"Yellow tokens are used to recruit those monks who have become famous. As long as they pass the examination, they can generally become academy supervisors. A very small number of people have the opportunity to become academy teachers."
"As for the blue token in Sect Master Liang's hand, it is rare..."
When Ming Yizhou said this, he paused for a moment and asked: "I wonder if Sect Leader Liang has ever heard of the 'Controversy between Taoism and Confucianism' and the 'Disaster of the World'?"
Liang Yan looked puzzled: "I have heard about the debate between Taoism and Confucianism, but I have never heard of the 'disaster to the virtual realm'. I wonder what this has to do with the token?"
"There is a connection here. Sect Leader Liang, please listen to me slowly."
Ming Yizhou said: "But it is said that in ancient times, the world of cultivation in Dongyun Lingzhou was not strong until Peng Zu and Yuzu came here to preach and educate all living beings, creating the two schools of Taoism and Confucianism. Dongyun Lingzhou has outstanding people and places, and the strongest people since then
They kept emerging, and even more amazingly talented and beautiful people achieved the status of saints, and for a time the incense was at its peak."
"But during the process of preaching, conflicts arose between the Taoist and Confucian sects. Both sides wanted to become the orthodoxy of the human race, so there was a dispute between the Taoist and Confucian sects."
"In the early days, in order to resolve their conflicts, the two factions used the method of sage discussion to win or lose. This method was not too intense at the beginning. Both sides won and lost each other, and they did not completely break up. But as the struggle continued, the losers and losers began to lose.
The other party is often unwilling to give in, and will then provoke a bigger gambling fight. In the end, all the saints from both sides will be defeated, and the fight will be so violent that some saints will fall. At the same time, it will also cause irreversible damage to the environment of Dongyun Lingzhou."
"Taoism and Confucianism educate all living beings, but they fight in such a barbaric and bloody way, which is unavoidable and disgusting. Therefore, after several battles between saints, Dao Kui and the Confucian leader had a meeting and agreed to change the battle from monks to war
Fighting in the ring, and saints are not allowed to participate."
"According to this method, Taoism and Confucianism continued to fight for many years, until the 'disaster of the world' appeared..."
When Liang Yan heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, knowing that he had reached the most critical point.
Sure enough, Ming Yizhou continued: "This 'Disaster Realm' is actually a secret realm. No one knows how it appeared, but what is certain is that the depths of the secret realm are connected to the world of reincarnation, and there are a large number of
Strange creatures! These creatures are like ghosts. After they come out of the secret realm, they suck life everywhere. Everywhere they pass is devastated and no grass grows. The world has given this kind of creatures a name, called 'Tianxu'."
"Ordinary monks' spells cannot harm 'Tianxu' at all. Only masters above the Tribulation Realm can cause harm to them. In order to prevent 'Tianxu' from continuously pouring out, both the Taoist League and the Confucian League have sent saint masters to the front.
They went to suppress it. But when they got there, they discovered that the saint could not enter the 'World-Disaster Realm' at all. Once he entered by force, the secret realm would collapse, and then the world of reincarnation would be completely sealed, and even greater trouble would arise."
"So, the Taoist and Confucian sects each sent teams of Yasheng masters to enter the secret realm. After their exploration, they found a strange stone in the secret realm, which can be used to seal the 'World-Disaster Realm'.
The stone planted was later named 'boundary stone'."
"Using the 'Boundary Suppressing Stones', a saint can seal the 'World-Disaster Realm'. The greater the number of Boundary Suppressing Stones, the longer the sealing time will be. After the seal is loosened, the Taoist and Confucian sects will need to re-
Send people into the secret realm to search for the new 'boundary stone'..."
"There is such a strange place!" Liang Yan couldn't help sighing when he heard this.
The world of reincarnation is a very mysterious place. He had also touched the entrance to the world of reincarnation in Fengdu City, but the pool of reincarnation there had dried up and there was no existence similar to "Tianxu".
"Can the saints from both the Taoist and Confucian schools have nothing to do with this 'disaster in the world'?" Liang Yan asked with a frown.
Ming Yizhou sighed: "No one knows how the World Disaster Realm appeared, but it cannot be closed. As for the responsibility of resisting Tianxu, it naturally falls on the Dao League and the Confucian League...
"
"For this reason, the Taoist and Confucian factions have changed the rules of battle. They no longer fight each other. Instead, each time the seal is loosened, they each send a part of the monks into the 'World-Disaster Realm' and judge it based on the number of boundary stones they collect.
Win or lose.”
"This battle is called 'Taoism in the Virtual Realm'. The winning side can preach in Dongyun Lingzhou, while the losing side shrinks its power and cannot conflict with the winning side until the next time the seal is loosened, Taoism and Confucianism
Let’s compete again.”
"I see."
Liang Yan nodded, vaguely guessing the purpose of the token in his hand.
But he still had some doubts in his heart and couldn't help but ask: "I once saw the power distribution map of Dongyun Lingzhou. More than 90% of it was divided between the Dao League and the Confucian League. There were very few gray areas. Dao,
What are the two Confucian schools fighting over?"
As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Ming Yizhou to answer, Ouyang Nichang next to him said first:
"Zongzhu Liang doesn't know. The power distribution map you see is only temporary. Many areas on it have both Taoist sects and Confucian academies. It's just that the Taoist Alliance won the last 'Xujingjing Dao', so many areas
For the time being, the Taoist League is in charge. If the Confucian League wins next time, these places will become Confucian League forces again."
"Understood."
Liang Yan smiled slightly and played with the recruitment order in his hand: "So this token in my hand is used by Confucianism to recruit heroes from all over the world in order to deal with the 'virtual realm theory', right?"
"good."
Ming Yizhou nodded: "In order to deal with this battle, the two factions of Tao and Confucianism will not only send their own masters into the 'World Disaster Realm', but also recruit heroes from all over the world. As long as they can pass their assessment, they will be eligible to join."
The corresponding camp participates in the 'Discussing the Tao in Virtual Realm'."
"The Dao Alliance won the last 'Void Realm Discussion', and the boundary stones obtained by the two factions can seal the 'Void Realm of Disaster' for about five hundred years. Counting the time, four hundred and seventy years have passed now.
There are only thirty years left until the seal is loosened."
Having said this, he touched his chin and continued: "According to my speculation, Zuo Wanjian most likely had contact with the Confucian League and was favored by the Confucian League, so he received an invitation. Unfortunately, he is dead and cannot
Let’s take part in this dispute between Taoism and Confucianism again.”
When Liang Yan heard this, his heart moved and he asked: "As an outsider, are there any benefits to participating in this 'virtual realm discussion'?"
"There are so many benefits."
Ming Yizhou smiled and said: "Tao, the Confucian sect has a profound foundation, and there are many unimaginable secret treasures. As long as you get enough boundary stones, you can redeem these secret treasures, and at the same time, you can gain access to the sect's scripture collection pavilion."
opportunity.”
Liang Yan showed a look of astonishment, nodded and said: "This reward is really tempting. No wonder there are so many people working for the Tao. The Confucian and Confucian factions are working hard. I don't know what are the conditions for participating in this 'virtual realm discussion'?"
Ming Yizhou understood what he was thinking and immediately said with a smile: "I don't know about the Taoist League. The Confucian League has always recognized cards but not people. Since Taoist friends have obtained this blue recruitment order, they are qualified to participate in the assessment. As long as they are cultivated
Once you reach the realm of transformation and pass the assessment, you can enter the four major academies of the Confucian League to prepare for the subsequent 'Discussing the Tao in the Virtual Realm'."
"Understood."
Liang Yan smiled slightly, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
Through the introductions of Ming Yizhou and Ouyang Nishang, he had a relatively comprehensive understanding of the current situation in Dongyun Lingzhou.
The dispute between Taoism and Confucianism, the disaster of the virtual realm, the invasion of heaven and earth... the situation here is completely different from the Antarctic Fairy Continent.
The reason why Liang Yan came to Dongyun Lingzhou was to take a further step on the path of swordsmanship. For this purpose, it was necessary to contact the Yaoguang Cave of the Dao League and the Cangjian Academy of the Confucian League.
But he didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the two factions too quickly and be taken advantage of by others, so he established his own power in Yunmeng Mountain and planned to wait for the opportunity.
Unexpectedly, I came at the right time. There are still thirty years until the next "Virtual Realm Discussion". This is an opportunity that only comes once in five hundred years!
Do you want to participate? If so, should you choose the Confucian League or the Taoist League?
This requires careful consideration...
Thinking of this, Liang Yan suddenly recalled the invitation Luo Qing sent to him. Now it seems that it is probably related to this "virtual realm theory"!
There is also the Puji of the Taoist League, which should have the same general thoughts.
"Although the forces in Dongyun Lingzhou appear to be simpler than those in Antarctic Xianzhou, they are intricate and complex, and there will definitely be many overt and covert struggles..."
Liang Yan secretly thought in his heart: "There are still thirty years before the period of discussing the Tao. I'd better not make a decision in a hurry. I'll observe in secret first and take advantage of this period to refine the Youzhuang Divine Wood. Wait for thirty years
Let’s wait for the opportunity to act later.”
Thinking of this, Liang Yan smiled slightly: "Thank you two masters for clarifying my doubts. Liang plans to stay in seclusion for a period of time. During this period, all matters of Yunmeng Mountain will be handed over to Li Xiran."
How could Ming Yizhou and Ouyang Nichang not understand what he meant, they immediately responded: "Don't worry, Sect Master Liang, we two will do our best to help!"
"Um."
Liang Yan nodded, with a look of satisfaction on his face...