The breeze supports the clouds, and the waning moon lights up the lamps. There are seven or eight stars dotted, and the night sky is as quiet as ever.
In the quiet Zen room, Daojun Xuancheng sat cross-legged on the bed, calming down the restless Yuan Qi in his body.
Time gradually passed, and the whole room seemed to have more mysterious Taoist artistic conception. The tranquility of the night seemed even more peaceful at this moment.
Dude, dunk, dunk.
"Master, I would like to see you."
Xie Heng's voice awakened Taoist Master Xuancheng from seclusion and entered concentration. With the wave of his big sleeves, the mysterious Taoist charm in the room dispersed.
"come in."
The silver glow of the waning moon was scattered on the indoor floor, making Xie Heng's voice a little longer. The gentle night breeze made the candlelight in the room sway.
Looking at Daojun Xuancheng sitting cross-legged on the bed, Xie Heng saluted respectfully:
"Disciple, Xie Heng, I pay my respects to my master. May your master enjoy eternal blessings and live as long as heaven."
"Haha, Heng'er, get up. It's only been a year since I came down the mountain, and I've actually become a little glib."
Seeing the gloomy look on his youngest disciple, Taojun Xuancheng smiled and joked.
After carefully looking at Xie Heng, whose divine light was restrained, Daojun Xuancheng was also very pleased.
"Yes, yes, I have been practicing down the mountain for a year. I have matured a lot and become more determined. I am very happy to be my teacher."
"Heng'er, it's so late and you're here to look for me as your teacher, but what's the matter?"
After hearing this, Xie Heng pondered for a moment and seemed to have made up his mind. He asked in a deep voice:
"Master, disciple...disciple..."
"Huh? Why are you hesitating? That's not your temper. Tell me, there is something you want to ask my teacher."
Taojun Xuancheng looked at Xie Heng's hesitation, raised his eyebrows, stroked his beard and said.
"disciple……"
"The disciple originally thought that it was chance that he was able to obtain the Chaos Mysterious Treasure Spiritual Luck Gourd. However, the spirit of the Spiritual Luck Gourd and the Sealing Heaven Seal all insisted that the disciple is the life master of this generation."
"Moreover, the master actually gave Kunlun's innate treasure, the Heaven-Sealing Seal, to the disciple to carry around with him, so as to seal the disciple's natal aura."
"This time, because of the reopening of the avenue, it almost caused a dispute between the three religions."
Having said this, Xie Heng paused slightly.
"Even the master and the four uncles used the power of the Bagua seal to seal the disciple's natal aura once again."
"The disciples always have a feeling that from the moment they came down the mountain, everything they experienced seems to have been deliberately arranged by someone. It always feels like a thorn in the back."
After saying that, Xie Heng bowed respectfully towards Taoist Master Xuancheng.
"Disciple wants to know what is the purpose of Master sending disciples down the mountain?"
"Master, please clarify my doubts."
After mustering up the courage to voice out all the doubts and anxieties in his heart, Xie Heng carefully looked at Daojun Xuancheng's expression.
Daojun Xuancheng listened quietly to Xie Heng's narration, his snow-white eyebrows could not help but frown slightly, and the movement of stroking his beard in his hand gradually stopped.
This was the first time Xie Heng saw the solemn and solemn Taoist Master Xuancheng, and he was shocked. He thought that his words and deeds had offended the master, so he immediately blamed himself and quickly knelt down on the ground.
"Master, please atone for your sins. Master asked the disciple to go down the mountain, it must be for the master's consideration. The disciple should not doubt the master."
Taojun Xuancheng saw that Xie Heng was restless, sighed softly, helped Xie Heng up, and said softly:
"Heng'er, my teacher didn't blame you. You don't have to blame yourself."
With a wave of his hand, he closed the door to the room, stroking his beard and looking at the youngest disciple in front of him. Daojun Xuancheng also nodded slightly and chuckled:
"The so-called destiny is destiny. You will know it in the near future, so there is no need to worry too much now."
Hearing the word "Destiny", Xie Heng's eyebrows suddenly raised, and he was even more surprised.
"As for the purpose of letting you go down the mountain, I also want you to see the vastness of this wild world and feel the joy, anger, sorrow and joy of sentient beings. It will also be of some benefit to your future."
The sky was pitch black, as if it had just been dyed with ink. There were occasionally a few stars, which seemed to be the gleam of the round moon as it crossed the sky.
Everything on the earth was shrouded in the bleak moonlight, as silent as time stuck. Only occasionally there was a soft sound of leaves being rubbed.
Daojun Xuancheng's voice sounded slowly in this night as silent as water.
I don’t know how long it took, but the doubts and uneasiness in Xie Heng’s heart gradually subsided in the deep night. Only one other thing lingered in his mind and never dissipated.
"Why, Heng'er, do you have anything else that you need to ask my teacher?"
Glancing at Xie Heng with a troubled expression, Daojun Xuancheng smiled slightly.
"Master, my disciple previously ignored the rules of the sect and made his own decision, promising to send Qingmu Tong'er to Kunlun Mountain and worship him under the Xutian Palace."
"Master, please punish me."
After lifting up Xie Heng who was bowing and saluting, Daojun Xuancheng chuckled and said:
"Are you talking about the little Taoist boy who was with Xiaobai?"
"Master, have you already met him?"
Hearing Taojun Xuancheng's words, Xie Heng was suddenly startled.
"Hahaha, your mount Xiao Bai Tong'er brought Xiao Qingmu to my master early in the morning, explaining the situation in Shushan at that time."
Looking back at Xie Heng, he patted Xie Heng's shoulder lightly, and Taojun Xuancheng praised:
"Heng'er, you did a good job in this matter."
"As for Qingmu Tong'er, I will take him with me when my master leaves. At that time, I will become your senior brother's disciple."
When Xie Heng heard this, he felt happy, and a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. Xie Heng couldn't help but salute:
"Disciple, on behalf of Aoki Tong'er, thank you Master for your mercy."
"It doesn't matter."
A gentle force lifted Xie Heng up. Daojun Xuancheng continued.
"Heng'er, you have to remember that exterminating demons and defending the Tao is the responsibility of practitioners like us. All sentient beings in the wilderness, like us Qigong practitioners, are the masters of this wilderness. It is not the practice of demon cultivators.
Taojun Xuancheng sensed that the destiny of the human race was faintly lingering on Xie Heng's original avenue.
Thinking of Xie Heng's identity as the life master and the matter of clearing the way, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. I couldn't help but remind:
"Heng'er, now you have reopened the avenue for the human world and become the master of the avenue. As time goes by, the more warriors in the world enlighten the martial arts, your destiny of the avenue will slowly merge with the destiny of the human race, and eventually merge into
one."
"However, Heng'er, you have to remember to get as little involved as possible in the cause and effect of the human world. As long as it does not endanger the foundation of the Tao, human affairs will be managed by human beings. Don't interfere too much."
"You must remember that when cause and effect come together, earthly connections will arise. If the earthly connections are not exhausted, it will be difficult to realize the Great Way."
"Disciples should remember Master's teachings and never dare or forget them."
Xie Heng noticed a hint of worry and melancholy deep in Taojun Xuancheng's eyes, and said respectfully.
"Master, I need to report to you about the tomb of the Emperor of Heaven."
The four words "Tomb of the Heavenly Emperor" were like a thunder on the ground, causing Taojun Xuancheng's calm heart to stir up huge waves.
Daojun Xuancheng's brows instantly furrowed and he looked at his disciple with a solemn expression, feeling even more sad in his heart.
"As the master of life, are you destined to be entangled with these things?"
Suppressing the throbbing in his heart, Daojun Xuancheng pretended to be relaxed and asked:
"Oh? Tomb of the Emperor of Heaven? Heng'er, it seems that you have experienced a lot of things during the time you came down the mountain? Please tell me in detail."
As time went by, the flame on the candlestick gradually extinguished nearly half, and occasionally there was a "cracking" sound, which seemed particularly lively in this quiet night.
"Hmph, it seems that the devils of the Demon Cult didn't scare them back then, yet they dared to be so presumptuous."
Seeing the rare angry look on Daojun Xuancheng's face, Xie Heng just stood aside.
After a long time, he asked softly:
"Master, what do you think should be done with this tomb of the Emperor of Heaven?"
Raising his hand to stop Xie Heng's inquiry, Daojun Xuancheng began to count the Xiantian Yishu in his hand.
I saw the innate easy-to-number runes in Daojun Xuancheng's hand flashing continuously.
The whole room was filled with Taoist charm. A sense of Taoism's naturalness and endless life filled Xie Heng's entire mind.
It was the first time Xie Heng saw his master performing Xiantian Yishu without reservation in front of him.
For a time, his entire mind was completely immersed in this innate Taoist charm.
In this short period of time, Xie Heng's understanding of the innate Yishu made rapid progress and made great strides towards the realm of Xiaocheng.
Daojun Xuancheng finally stopped the calculations in his hands, looked up and saw that Xie Heng was in the process of enlightenment, and he also nodded and smiled.
Recalling the previous calculations, Daojun Xuancheng was slightly relieved, but he just remembered the three words "Sacrifice to Dao Sect" firmly in his heart.
After a long time, Xie Heng faintly woke up from Daoyun.
"Not bad."
Taojun Xuancheng's praise echoed in the quiet room.
"Disciple, Meng Lang is here."
Xie Heng gave a slight salute to Taoist Master Xuancheng and said with some embarrassment.
"Hahaha, Heng'er, after going down the mountain, why did I become more restrained?"
"My teacher asked you to come and experience in the world of mortals, not to make you a pedantic person, but to learn to understand all sentient beings and the various conditions in the world, and to temper your Taoist heart."
"Yes, disciple, I understand. Thank you Master for your guidance."
"Well. As for the matter of the Emperor's Tomb, you don't have to worry about it. I have my own opinions as a teacher. Just do what you should do."
Seeing the relaxed expression on Daojun Xuancheng's face, Xie Heng felt relieved. Come to think of it, Master already had some concerns about the tomb of the Emperor of Heaven.
"Heng'er, how about I teach you another technique?"