Chapter two hundred and forty-one secretly hidden shadows
When the disciple in the palace heard this, he hurriedly said: "Reporting to your Majesty, the teacher has been in retreat here for a hundred years, and it is not yet time to leave the retreat."
The Lingdu Taoist said: "Call him out. I have something to discuss with him."
The disciple was shocked and confused: "Sir, this may not be appropriate. The teacher is in retreat..."
The Lingdu Taoist looked at it for a few times and said: "If I go to Chentian without incident, he can stay in seclusion safely. Now he is about to confront his enemy Tianxia and needs Wei Xuanzun's help. What's the point of calling him out to discuss the big plan?"
What’s wrong?”
The disciple's pressure suddenly increased and he reluctantly said: "Sir, this is Yanque Palace..."
Shangchentian is not Tianxia. A Xuanzun is a force in itself. The exchanges between Xuanzuns must be discussed.
Even if the main people in Shangchentian are Guyang, Tianhong, and Lingdu, they can't do whatever they want. Otherwise, if you force anyone to do something today, all Xuanzun will be able to do it tomorrow.
You are obedient and disobedient.
But this is also because Taoist Lingdu has always been easy to talk to. He will not punish the disciples just because they contradict him. If Taoist Tianhong were here, this disciple would not dare to say a word.
Taoist Lingdu did not say anything more to this disciple, but said lightly: "Come here, ring the wake-up bell and call out Wei Xuanzun for me."
"yes!"
He gave the order, and the disciples who followed him immediately came forward. However, those disciples from Yanque Palace, who could not dare to go against Lingdu's wishes without Xuan Zun as the master, all retreated to the side, and did not dare to say anything.
Even the disciple who just spoke out in defense did not dare to say another word.
After a while, a long wake-up bell sounded in the palace.
Taoist Lingdu waited calmly.
Logically speaking, when the wake-up bell rings, it means that something big has happened in the door. Even if Xuan Zun is in retreat, he must interrupt his practice within three moments and come out.
But after waiting for three full moments, no one came out.
At this time, the disciples of Yanque Palace also felt that something was wrong, and they all became panicked. Their current status and status depended entirely on the support of Patriarch Xuanzun in the palace. If something went wrong with this Patriarch, then
Their status is about to plummet.
Taoist Lingdu did not wait forever, but went directly to the retreat in the back hall and looked at the thick stone door in front of him.
He reached out and flicked it, and the sealing barriers on it were shattered one after another, and he said: "Confining Formation, open the Luoguan Stone."
Those disciples did as they were told, and soon they disconnected the earth veins of the forbidden formation outside, and the thick Luoguan Stone was also lifted up, revealing the deep, vast and dark inner palace.
A disciple came over and said: "Sir, the forbidden formation in the palace is self-contained, and we cannot close it temporarily."
The Lingdu Taoist said: "You guys wait here." He walked in,
The reason why he came here was because he suddenly had a sudden impulse after learning that Jin Zhixing had inquired about Wei Mao.
His senses have always been sharp, especially under the Qingling Tianzhi. His heart is usually calm and will not cause waves for no reason. There must be something wrong somewhere, so he checked some records of this person from a hundred years ago and found that
I did some unusual behavior, so I decided to come here to explore.
At this moment, as he walked in, the forbidden formation began to rotate on its own, but it couldn't suppress him. As he walked over, every step he took fell on the ground, and the forbidden formation that had just been transferred was immediately suppressed.
Go down.
And as he walked to the deepest place, all the restrictions inside the palace fell into silence.
At this time, he moved his eyes away and saw an empty futon in the middle of the palace. There was an incense burner with embers not far away, but there was no trace of anyone here. The one who was said to be in retreat, Wei Xuanzun, was not there.
not here.
But at this moment, a voice came from behind: "I wonder why fellow Taoist fellow Lingdu is looking for me?"
Taoist Lingdu turned around and saw a Taoist with frost-white temples walking out of the shadows in the distance and smiled slightly at him.
Taoist Lingdu looked at him and said, "Fellow Taoist Wei, where did you go just now?"
The defender said in surprise: "I have been practicing here in seclusion."
Taoist Master Lingdu looked at him deeply and said, "Since Taoist Fellow Wei was here just now, why didn't fellow Taoist fellow Daoist come out to meet us when the waking bell rang?"
The Taoist defender smiled and said: "It was a critical moment at that time, so there was a delay. I was already preparing to come out, but I didn't expect that fellow Taoist friends from Lingdu came in first."
Taoist Lingdu looked at him and said: "Fellow Taoist Wei, I have a question. When you came back, you claimed that you were injured after fighting with a monk from Tianxia and had just gone into seclusion. But you don't know who this person is?"
The defender said in surprise: "Oh? Why did the Lord of Lingdu suddenly ask about this matter?"
Taoist Lingdu said: "I just suddenly thought of it. I wonder if Fellow Taoist Wei can clear up the doubts?"
The defender looked at him with a smile, but did not answer.
The Lingdu Taoist said calmly: "It seems that there is no answer."
At this time, the defender suddenly said: "Why do you need to ask so clearly? Wouldn't it be better to pretend to be confused about some things?"
The Lingdu Taoist looked at him and said, "Where did the original Wei Xuanzun go?"
The defender smiled and said, "I am him, and he is me."
The Lingdu Taoist said: "As for Wei Xuanzun, can you do it for me?"
The defender smiled and said: "He is him, and I am me."
The Lingdu Taoist said: "I understand."
He waved his sleeves at the Wei Taoist, and the Wei Xuanzun in front of him suddenly turned into a phantom and floated away. This person did come back back then, but what came back was just a shadow.
He walked out, with the falling stones rumbling behind him, and said to the disciples around him: "I have already talked with Wei Xuanzun, let Wei Xuanzun continue to retreat, no one needs to disturb me."
Everyone should claim to be so.
After Lingdu Taoist took care of him, he ordered the disciples in the palace to transfer the formation again, and then left here with his disciples.
However, on the way back to the Taoist Palace, a disciple came to inform him that it was Guyangzi and Taoist Tianhong who invited him, so he diverted his way to the Hongdian Palace.
He took advantage of the light and came to the outside of the Hong Hall in a moment. He went straight into the hall without going through the door. When he saw Taoist Guyangzi and Tianhong waiting for him, he looked up and said: "You two Taoist friends are polite.
, I don’t know when to invite you.”
Guyangzi said: "Fellow Taoist Lingdu, I heard that you just forcibly summoned Wei Xuanzun who was in retreat. I wonder why you did this?"
The Lingdu Taoist said: "I just had a sudden impulse, so I went to ask."
Gu Yangzi said with concern: "Oh? What's the result?"
Lingdu Taoist said: "Wei Xuanzun was injured a hundred years ago and went into seclusion after returning. He has not come out for a hundred years. But now when I inquired about it, all I saw was a shadow."
Guyangzi's expression suddenly became more serious and he asked: "What did fellow Taoist Lingdu discover?"
The Lingdu Taoist said: "I previously checked Wei Xuanzun's actions a hundred years ago and found that he has been collecting and reading Taoist books scattered around the Huanyang Sect."
Guyangzi frowned and said, "Huanyang Sect?"
The Lingdu Taoist said: "I suspect that Wei Xuanzun discovered something after flipping through these Taoist books, or that he fell into some scheme of the Huanyang Sect. After looking at his body, he should no longer be the same as before.
That’s the person.”
Guyangzi thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "This matter should not be made public."
Lingdu Taoist said: "I have already taken care of those disciples and are not allowed to disturb the practice of 'Wei Xuanzun'."
Guyangzi looked slightly relaxed and said: "That's very good. What do you two think should be done about this matter?"
Taoist Tianhong said coldly: "How can I, a monk of the Shangchen sect, be destroyed for no reason? Moreover, the matter of Wei Xuanzun cannot be covered up forever. After all, I must have an explanation to all my colleagues in the sect. This matter is natural
Need to find out."
Guyangzi said in a deep voice: "Fellow Taoist is right. Whether Wei Xuanzun is alive or dead and where he is, we must find out these things."
Lingdu Taoist said: "Since this 'Wei Xuanzun' has come back in disguise, he probably wants to retain this identity, and also thinks that he can turn it back and use it one day. But without the protection of the Qingling Heavenly Branch, ordinary means
It is the void and external evil that cannot withstand the outside world, and it must have a place to go.
When Wei Xuanzun claimed that he was injured after a fight with someone in Tianxia, and then came back to retreat, I can ask Tianxia and compare the two, maybe Tianxia can give me an answer."
Gu Yangzi thought about it, nodded and said, "This is not impossible."
If this matter is related to the Huanyang Sect, then Tianxia will never tolerate it. As for whether it is Tianxia's plot, this possibility is unlikely, because Tianxia explicitly prohibits usurping the mind and body of cultivators.
He never uses such methods even against his enemies.
The three people came to an agreement and decided that the messenger Lu Xingjie would deliver the document to Tianxia, and then they separated.
Half a day later, somewhere in the Congtian Domain of Shangchentian, while Jin Zhixing was teaching Taoism, a monk suddenly arrived and said with an expressionless face: "Jin Xuanzun, the Lord of Lingdu has called you to go."
Jin Zhixing looked at the person who came. He stood up from his seat, straightened his clothes, and then followed the monk, followed the rainbow path into the main heaven domain, and entered the Pingjing Taoist Palace where the Lingdu Taoist was.
When he came all the way to the main hall, he saw the Lingdu Taoist sitting on his seat. He bowed his head and said, "I don't know if the Supreme Master has summoned Jin. What do you want to explain?"
The Lingdu Taoist said in a calm voice: "Fellow Taoist Jin, I heard you asking about Wei Xuanzun a few days ago. You and Wei Xuanzun have never had any interactions in the past. Why do you suddenly ask about him?"
Jin Zhixing responded calmly: "Does the Supreme Master of Lingdu still remember the informants that were handed over to Jin? A few days ago, a message suddenly came over, saying that Tian Xia was inquiring about the past of a certain Master Xuan.
, it is said that this person has been involved with Wei Xuanzun, and Jin also wanted to know some things about this, so that the following people can clarify the matter, so he asked a few more questions."
Lingdu Taoist said: "Oh? There is such a thing. The messenger can even inquire about such things. He is quite capable. If Jin Xuanzun discovers anything in the future, please remember to report it in time."
Jin Zhixing said hurriedly: "Yes, it's just that Jin hasn't figured out the details of this matter yet, so he doesn't dare to say anything nonsense."
The Lingdu Taoist said in a calm voice: "In this case, Jin Xuanzun will go and find out as much as possible about this matter, and come back and report back to me."
Jin Zhixing hurriedly said: "Jin received the order."
Taoist Lingdu said nothing.
Jin Zhixing bowed his head and withdrew from the palace. His heartstrings were tense before he relaxed.
At this time, he suddenly realized that Taoist Lingdu was not actually here to track him down today, but probably just wanted him to give a reasonable explanation.
