At night in Jinguan City, people were coming and going on the streets, and there was a lot of noise. Nangong Lingyue felt the atmosphere of the mortal world between heaven and earth, and felt quite happy in her heart.
The two Yan Zhixue sisters were walking on the street clinging to each other, as if they had stepped out of an ancient painting, with an air of fairyland and beauty. One looked playful and lively, the other looked dignified and elegant, both were rare immortal figures.
It attracts passers-by to stop frequently.
"Sister, didn't you say that people from Kunlun might be in the Qingyang Palace outside the city? Why are we in this city?"
I just heard a cute and cute figure saying doubtfully.
"Sister, haven't you always wanted to play in the mortal world? Now that my sister is traveling with you in this rolling world, why aren't you willing?"
Nangong Lingyue said in surprise:
"And who said we have to go to Qingyang Palace to find someone? Can't we just wait for others to come to us?"
"ah?"
"Ah, what? Let's go quickly. Let's find an inn to stay in first. Otherwise, we won't have a room if we're late."
Nangong Lingyue didn't care about her sister's confused look, and pulled Yan Zhixue towards the inn.
Looking at the simple "Yunlai Inn" in front of him, Yan Zhixue looked at Nangong Lingyue suspiciously, pointed to the inn in front and asked:
"Sister, shall we wait here for someone?"
"That's right."
Looking at Nangong Lingyue who had entered the inn, Yan Zhixue really didn't know what to say and followed helplessly.
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The green cliffs of Shushan Mountain.
"Uncle Master, the Lord of Shangguan City and his party are already waiting in Taiqing Hall. Master sent his disciples to invite Uncle Master to come and see them."
"Aoki Tong'er, go and reply to your master and tell him that your uncle will be here soon."
"Yes, uncle."
Xie Heng glanced at Jinguan City not far away, and frowned slightly. Since the last time he realized the Tao, Xie Heng felt that his Taoism had made great progress. In the past few days, he had been trying to use innate easy calculations, and found that
The secrets related to me are becoming more and more blurred, but I can vaguely feel that there seems to be an inexplicable fate between me and Jinguan City.
Thinking of his master's warning before going down the mountain, Xie Heng felt an inexplicable uneasy feeling that lingered in his heart. With Xie Heng's lazy and indifferent temperament, he didn't want to worry too much if he didn't understand it, and he just took it as he came.
With a certain attitude, I went to Taiqing Palace.
In the Taiqing Palace, Shangguan Yun, who was dressed in regular clothes, and Master Wang, who looked like an old scholar, were waiting quietly in the main hall.
"Master Shangguan City, please wait a moment. Fellow Taoist Xie Heng will be here soon."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I dare to ask Master Mingyu. I heard that the immortal master came from Kunlun Mountain. I don't know where Kunlun Mountain is in our Dayu Empire. I have read through ancient geography books during this time, but I have never found anything.
See the word Kunlun."
"Please ask Master Mingyu to clarify my doubts."
Taoist Mingyu saw Shangguan Yun and others looking at him with incomprehensible eyes, and chuckled:
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, why don't you ask Shangguan City Lord face to face if you have any doubts?"
"Hahaha, I am indeed impatient."
Just at this moment, a young man with extraordinary appearance, dressed in aqua blue robes and wearing a white jade hairpin, appeared in the Taiqing Palace, bowed his head and saluted everyone:
"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, I am Xie Heng, and I have met the Lord of Shangguan City."
Seeing Xie Heng actually saluting to himself and others, Shangguan Yun felt inexplicably panicked and hurriedly stood up and returned the salute:
"Shangguan Yun, I have met Immortal Master Xie Heng."
Master Wang on the side also looked flustered and hurriedly followed suit, fearing that his etiquette was not appropriate.
"Haha, there's no need to be so formal, please take a seat."
Xie Heng's gentle words of comfort and the Taoist charm around him calmed down the restless minds of Shangguan Yun and others. This scene really shocked the two of them, and also made Taoist Mingyu on the side sigh inwardly.
"I didn't expect that my fellow Taoist enlightenment would make great progress in Taoism. It really shames us."
Xie Heng also smiled slightly when he heard this. After the two parties sat down, Xie Heng said bluntly:
"I wonder what Shangguan City Lord Xun Xie is talking about?"
After hearing the immortal master's inquiry, Shangguan Yun also sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then asked:
"I dare to ask the immortal master, are there really gods in this world?"
Taoist Mingyu pricked up his ears when he heard that Shangguan Yun actually asked about the word "immortal". Although he was very sure that there was a word "immortal" in this world, he was still curious about what the three famous sects thought of this issue.
How to view it.
Xie Heng was also surprised. He didn't expect that Shangguan Yun would point to the core point as soon as he opened his mouth. He pondered for a long time and said:
"Yes and no."
Hearing Xie Heng's answer, Shangguan Yun and Master Wang looked at each other, both seeing the confusion and confusion in each other's eyes, and then Shangguan Yun asked carefully:
"Excuse me, Immortal Master, what do you mean by this? Please forgive me for my difficulty in understanding."
Looking at the confused people, Xie Heng shook his head slightly and asked:
"May I ask, Lord Shangguan, what do you think an immortal is?"
Listening to Xie Heng's words, Shangguan Yun and Master Wang, two well-read poets and scholars, remained silent. After about tea time, Shangguan Yun stroked his goatee and said thoughtfully:
"Xiaoguan believes that immortals are above the human world, sitting and watching the ups and downs of the world without moving their thoughts."
Master Wang, who had been silent next to him, also added:
"Students believe that the so-called immortals should be able to move mountains and seas, travel to the North Sea, eat the wind and drink dew, live forever, and live freely in the world."
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, I would like to ask you two laymen, are the immortals you are talking about your own imagination or the immortals recorded in ancient books?"
Facing the two people's answers, Xie Heng asked calmly without comment.
"What both Xiaguan and I said are just imagination. I also searched through ancient books, but found that there were no records of immortals in the ancient books. I had no choice but to ask the immortal master for advice. I hope the immortal master can give you some advice."
Shangguan Yun immediately stood up and saluted and said.
"Shangguan layman, there is no need to be polite, please take a seat."
Xie Heng said:
"As far as Xie knows, if immortality is said to be immortal, then there are no immortals in this world now."
With just these words, the expressions of several people in the palace suddenly changed. Taoist Mingyu even looked horrified, while Shangguan Yun and Master Wang were surprised and obviously disappointed, but they didn't know what their emotions were.
"Xie has never seen a true immortal. However, Xie believes that the so-called true immortal should tolerate and love all sentient beings in the world, relieve the suffering of all living beings with compassion for the world, and save the world from the boundless sea of suffering."
"You can also transcend cause and effect, be unrestrained and carefree between heaven and earth."
"As for the ability to move mountains and fill seas that you mentioned, from Xie's point of view, as long as those who practice to a certain level have this ability, but this kind of Qi practitioners are definitely not immortals, but just seekers of Taoism.
Just a follower on the road."
Listening to Xie Heng's explanation of "immortal", everyone in the palace had different reactions. When he heard the three words "Qi Qi Shi", Shangguan Yun became even more thoughtful.
Taoist Mingyu on the side calmed down the throbbing in his heart and sighed:
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, the words of Taoist friends can be regarded as the true meaning of Taoism's 'immortal'."
At this time, Master Wang asked:
"Master Immortal, you just said there are no immortals now, was there before?"
"have."
Xie Heng paused and continued:
"As far as Xie knows, the founder of my Kunlun sect is a true immortal. Of course, there are other founders of other immortal sects who must also be true immortals."
Hearing Xie Heng admit that he was a disciple of the True Immortal, Shangguan Yun and others were filled with envy and praised:
"The Immortal Master is actually a disciple of a True Immortal. I believe he will definitely become a True Immortal in the future."
Xie Heng smiled and said nothing when he heard the words, but he felt quite useful in his heart and secretly praised:
As expected of a local shepherd, he can talk.
"Excuse me, Immortal Master, what is the Qi Practitioner you just mentioned? Can we mortals also become Qi Practitioners?"
When Shangguan Yun said this, everyone in the hall looked at Xie Heng attentively.
"Haha, Lord Shangguan City, the so-called Qi practitioners are monks like me. From Xie's humble opinion, everyone can become a Qi practitioner, but not everyone can become a Qi practitioner."
"What does this mean? Please ask the immortal master to explain."
Shangguan Yun and others asked nervously.
Looking at the nervous expressions of Shangguan Yun and others, Xie Heng said slowly:
"The so-called practice is to cultivate the mind. If the heart is not pure, the spiritual platform will be covered with dust. Then it will be impossible to realize the rules of heaven and earth and the great road. As long as you have a clear and true heart, no worries, and a clear spiritual platform, you can naturally practice."
After hearing Xie Heng's explanation, Shangguan Yun and others were a little hard to understand for a while. Fortunately, they are people who have read poetry and books and are erudite scholars, so they quickly understood the meaning of Xie Heng's words.
Knowing that he and others were addicted to worldly fame and fortune, where could there be a pure and transparent heart? They had long been entangled in the official world. Then he asked again:
"Excuse me, Master Immortal. I have one more question."
"I don't know where Kunlun Mountain is. I wonder if we, the common people, have the opportunity to go to Kunlun Mountain to worship?"
Xie Heng looked at Shangguan Yun's eager eyes and said calmly:
"Kunlun Mountain is located in the far west of Dongsheng Shenzhou. It is thousands of miles away from here. Ordinary people may not reach Kunlun in a lifetime, let alone go up the mountain to worship. Shangguan layman should give up such thoughts as soon as possible."
Listening to Xie Heng's words, the unrealistic illusions in his heart were completely shattered. Shangguan Yun was obviously disappointed on his face, but he did not lose too much. After all, he was a great scholar in the world, so he certainly had a certain magnanimity.
Master Wang on the other side was moved in his heart and asked:
"Excuse me, Immortal Master. I don't know why you entered the mortal world this time. If nothing happens for the time being, my Majesty, the Emperor of the Dayu Empire, must really hope that the Immortal Master can go to the Imperial Capital. If Your Majesty learns that the Immortal Master is coming to the Imperial Capital now,
I must be sweeping the bed to wait."
Shangguan Yun looked at Master Wang who suddenly said these words, and also looked at Xie Heng expectantly, quietly waiting for Xie Heng's answer.
As Master Wang finished speaking, Xie Heng suddenly felt that the fate of the two of them suddenly began to change for some reason.
Immediately, his magic power moved his eyes, and he saw that the color of the luck on Shangguan Yun's head began to gradually change from yellow to purple, and the luck on Master Wang's head also showed signs of gradually changing from white to yellow.
Seeing the two people's fortunes changing so drastically, Xie Heng understood in his heart that it must be closely related to what Master Wang said just now, and also to himself. After a change of thought, he suddenly understood.
I don’t know what Xie Heng’s plan is, I just heard him say:
"If I have time, I would naturally like to see how prosperous and splendid the imperial capital is today."
When Shangguan Yun and Master Wang heard this, they were overjoyed and immediately stood up and saluted and said:
"His Majesty the Emperor must be extremely happy that the Immortal Master can come to the imperial capital. When the time comes, he will sweep his bed to welcome the Immortal Master."
"In this case, the two lower officials will no longer disturb Immortal Master Qing Xiu, and we will take our leave."
"City Lord, please do as you please."
After Shangguan Yun and others left Qingyang Palace, Taoist Mingyu on the side asked in confusion:
"Why did you Daoist allow them to go to the Imperial Capital? As far as Pindao knows, the current Emperor Wenxuan is very old, but he has not decided on a prince yet. It is not a suitable time for you to go to the Imperial Capital at this time.
.”
Seeing the worry on Taoist Mingyu's face, Xie Heng smiled calmly:
"Don't worry, fellow Taoist, even if Xie refuses, won't these two people report it to the current emperor? Rather than causing trouble in the future, it is better to take the initiative to go to the Imperial Capital. Besides, Xie vaguely feels that he is also destined to the Imperial Capital."
Hearing Xie Heng's words, Taoist Mingyu was also stunned, and then said:
"Since fellow Taoist has decided, I will say no more."
[Author's digression]: Dear readers, due to some reasons, this book has not been updated before. Starting from tomorrow, the book will be officially updated. I also ask all readers for your strong support. Thank you.