This rooftop has thirty-three floors and is a hundred feet high. It is specially used to receive visiting guests and friends.
The top floor of the rooftop follows the practice of various sects in the current practice world and is set up in the open air.
The ground is paved with green grass under your feet, the strange rocks and mountain springs are gurgling, the breeze is blowing in, and the clouds gather on the ground like rolling waves, giving it a fairyland atmosphere.
Zhang Ke and Jiu Ren Daojun rode up the clouds and landed, only to see True Lord Xinghe and True Lord Chongxiao rising up to greet them.
Taking two quick steps forward, Zhang Ke bowed and saluted.
"Disciple pays homage to the ancestor and meets Master Chongxiao!"
True Lord Xinghe's beard and hair are all white, and his eyes are slightly cloudy. It is obvious that his end is approaching.
Looking at Zhang Ke who was bowing respectfully in front of him, Zhenjun Xinghe looked a little complicated. He raised his hand and said:
"No gift!"
Then he sighed softly and said:
"I never thought of denying myself and still being willing to acknowledge me."
Zhang Kegong said:
“Once a teacher, always a teacher.
At that time, my disciple had a reckless temperament, and he was in danger several times, but all the ancestors went out of his way to save me. I will remember this kindness in my heart, and I will never forget it."
True Lord Xinghe turned his head and looked at each other with True Lord Chongxiao, and both saw a trace of relaxation in the other's eyes.
A few people sat down, and after Zhang Ke made spiritual tea for the three of them, he opened his mouth and said:
"Why did the Patriarch and Master Chongxiao come here today?"
Zhenjun Xinghe secretly cursed "slippery" in his heart. He didn't believe that Daojun Jiuren didn't talk to Zhang Ke about the two's intention to come. At this moment, he deliberately asked, clearly trying to evade.
True Lord Xinghe is actually the ancestor of Zhang Kezheng'er's Eight Classics, and his master Yuegui True Lord is the direct disciple of True Lord Xinghe.
But when Zhang Ke was in the sect, except for two rescues, True Lord Xinghe did not have much contact with Zhang Ke.
Originally, it was most appropriate for True Lord Yue Gui to come here this time, but True Lord Yue Gui sealed Guanghan Garden, and even though True Lord Xinghe came to visit, he did not meet him in person, so he had no choice but to bring True Lord Chongxiao here.
At this time, seeing that Zhang Ke knew what he was asking, True Lord Xinghe turned his head to True Lord Chongxiao.
Zhenjun Chongxiao, who was watching Zhang Ke reminiscing about the past, sighed secretly.
He did not expect that the Taoist disciple who was trembling in front of him and was almost expelled from the sect would now achieve the position of Taoist Lord.
'Alas~~, I had known this, why did you do it in the first place?'
After calming down his mind, True Lord Chongxiao said with a smile:
"I still remember that during the entrance test, Ke Ji once said, 'Today I am proud of the sect, and the sect will definitely be proud of me in the future.'"
At the beginning, everyone thought that Keji was being arrogant, but they didn't expect that in less than a thousand years, Keji would achieve great power in this world.
Haha, as a fellow sect member, I am very happy and satisfied!"
Zhang Ke smiled lightly, waved his hand and said:
"I regret my arrogant words at a young age!"
Listen to the words and the sound of the gongs and drums!
The seemingly simple conversation between Lord Chongxiao and Zhang Ke actually contained a trial between the two.
Hearing Zhang Ke's understatement of the word 'very regretful', True Lord Chongxiao's heart immediately sank.
'Trouble!'
After pondering for a moment, True Lord Chongxiao explained with difficulty:
"I know that Keji was angry because the sect didn't come to the rescue forty years ago.
But before that, the sect had actually summoned 70% of the sect's strength to prepare for assistance.
But just before setting off, someone from the ‘Bajing Palace’ issued a warning, and also dispatched twenty ‘Tianhe Warships’ and a hundred thousand disciples called ‘Luofengpo’ to block the way south.
True Monarch Changjun of the Eight Views Palace even put pressure on the three Taoist masters in the name of collecting medicine, water refining, and purifying."
Having said this, Zhenjun Chongxiao smiled bitterly and continued:
"The Northern Sect is no better than the Southern Sect. The strength of the sect is simply unable to resist the threat of the 'Eight Views Palace'. For the sake of his disciples, Headmaster Mingxiao was forced to cancel the aid out of desperation."
Zhang Ke nodded and sighed empathetically:
"Headmaster Mingxiao always puts the overall situation first, which is deeply admirable!"
"Uh~~"
It was obviously a compliment, but Zhenjun Chongxiao felt awkward hearing it. He always felt that the words were full of sarcasm.
He wanted to continue speaking, but Zhang Ke interrupted:
"I would like to ask my ancestor and uncle to see something."
Before Zhenjun Chongxiao could answer, Zhang Ke raised his fingertips and lightly pecked the table twice.
"Zhengzheng~~"
In an instant, the sky in front of Zhenjun Chongxiao was spinning, and the surrounding scenery was changing rapidly as if in a kaleidoscope.
A moment later, when Zhenjun Chongxiao woke up from his daze, he suddenly found himself standing next to a stone monument.
At this moment, True Lord Chongxiao felt great fear in his heart.
After all, he is also the True Lord of Yuanshen, but in front of Zhang Ke, he can't even move independently, and he seems to be no different from a baby.
Turning to look at True Lord Xinghe, he saw a look of horror in his eyes.
"This monument is called the 'Heroes Monument'. It was built when the Southern Sect was established. All the disciples who sacrificed their lives for the sect will be listed in the monument for future generations of disciples to pray and respect."
True Lord Chongxiao turned to look at Zhang Ke who was speaking, and saw him solemnly saluting the stone tablet while speaking.
True Lord Chongxiao felt slightly shocked and raised his head to look at the stone tablet.
The 'Hero Monument' is six feet six feet six inches high and nine feet nine inches wide. The entire body is carved from pure white jade, with golden patterns scattered throughout the body.
If you look closely at the stone tablet, you can see that there are countless names arranged neatly on it, all inscribed with golden cloud seals.
True Lord Chongxiao's mind fell on one of the names, and a piece of information was immediately transmitted to his mind.
‘Huang Xihuai was born on Xinhai day, Yiwei month, Jiachen year, and died on Dingchen day, Jiamao month, Bingwei year.
Born in Yunzhan Cave in the "Misty World", he cultivated in the innate divine realm, became a man-machine transmutation, and was good at magic.
On the day of Dingchen in the month of Jia Mao in the year Bingwei, he died while fighting with monsters in the sea to save 376 people who fell into the water.’
When True Lord Chongxiao's mind fell on Huang Xihuai's name, the golden cloud seal shone slightly.
Zhang Ke opened his mouth and explained:
"When the Nanzong migrated and entered the sea by boat, a ship was capsized by a monster. Huang Xihuai entered the sea and fought desperately with the monster, and was eventually killed by the monster. However, all 376 people who fell into the water were saved.
"
True Lord Chongxiao then placed his spiritual thoughts on other names, and Zhang Ke would explain the situation of the fallen disciple.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lord Xinghe looked on and was secretly shocked.
There are hundreds of thousands of names on this 'Hero Monument'. Does Zhang Ke know the experiences of every disciple?
If that's the case, things will be very troublesome today.
The more Zhang Key seemed to know his disciples, the more he valued them. On the contrary, the more Zhang Keyi showed his resentment towards the "Xiantian Yiqi Sect" by standing aside and watching.
True Lord Chongxiao once again focused his mind on a name, but Zhang Ke was surprisingly silent and did not explain.
He was curious, and just as he was about to investigate, a piece of information suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Fan Hua was born on the Xinyou day of the Jia Chou month of the Yiwei year, and died on the Ding Yin day of the Bingchen month of the Guimao year."
He was born in the "Xiantian Yiqi Sect" in Dingzhou, and when he established a branch, he went south to become a disciple of the "Xiantian Yiqi Nanzong", and later transferred to the "Dharma Protector" system to practice.
On the Bingchen month and Dingyin day of the Guimao year, he blew himself up and died in order to prevent the three "Vajra Sect" Yuanshen True Monarchs from attacking the underground palace to avoid disasters.'
Zhenjun Chongxiao's heart beat violently, and his eyes couldn't help but open wide to look carefully.
I saw that under the label "Flowers", there were tens of thousands of names.
Zhenjun Chongxiao couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Zhang Ke's extremely calm voice came to my ears.
"Uncle Master, you should still remember who Fanhua is, right?
In the past, when I first entered the 'Wind Catcher', my uncle ordered him to test his disciples.
Later, she established the Southern Sect with me, and after converting to the 'Shou Lun Method', she was promoted to Yuanshen four hundred years ago.
Unfortunately, she still died in that war.
Fanhua often talks to me about what happened at the 'Wind Catcher', and she never lacks praise when talking about my uncle."
In the mind of True Lord Chongxiao, the appearance of the flower appeared, as well as her stubborn eyes and body as straight as a sword, and he felt a slight pain in his heart.
"Forty years ago, the 'Vajra Sect' and the 'Rogue Cultivator Alliance' attacked our sect.
In less than a day, our sect had a total of forty-six Yuanshen True Monarchs, 5,437 Golden Elixir disciples, 123,421 innate disciples, and more than 300,000 disciples.
The secular people perished."
True Lord Chongxiao's breathing was stagnant and his body trembled slightly.
Looking at the majestic white jade monument, it seemed that countless pairs of eyes were looking at him with questions. The huge pressure made him take two steps back.
Zhang Ke stared into Zhenjun Chongxiao's eyes and slowly said:
"I know that with the strength of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect', even if we send disciples to join the battle, it won't have much effect.
But..."
Zhang Ke suddenly hit his heart with his fist continuously, making a "bang bang" sound, and he said loudly:
“But, I’m in a panic here!
do you know?
In that war, some close friends risked their lives to help, and there were also unknown practitioners who supported them despite the pressure from high-ranking sects.
But...but there was no one from Beizong among them.
Brothers are jealous of each other, but they still need to go outside to resist their insults.
Could it be that the relationship between the Southern Sect and the Northern Sect has reached such a discordant level?"
Zhang Ke’s question left True Lord Chongxiao and True Lord Xinghe speechless.
Zhang Ke sneered:
"In the past few hundred years, whether it is money, resources, manpower or connections, how much our sect has tilted towards the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect', doesn't it count in my uncle's mind?
"Xiantian Yiqi Sect" just sent a word, and Xiaoxiao took the true master of the sect to explore the realm with the Beizong.
Uncle Master asked himself, without the help of this sect, could Beizong have developed to the current situation?
But how did Beizong repay?
In order to lure me into his trap, True Lord Hanshuang actually betrayed a small amount of information, without even thinking about the friendship between the same disciples.
Haha, the ancients will never deceive me!"
Seeing True Lord Chongxiao opening his mouth to speak, Zhang Ke interrupted:
"Don't say that your lord didn't notice the abnormality of True Lord Hanshuang. Even if you didn't know it beforehand, you should find out afterwards.
I returned to this realm for seven days, but I couldn't wait for the slightest explanation from your noble sect, and actually held the true king's celebration in a grand manner.
Hehe~~, do you really think that I can’t bear to take action against your sect?”
Zhang Kesenran's tone and the alienation in his words made the hearts of the two True Lords Chongxiao and Xinghe tighten instantly.
The four of them stood in front of the 'Heroes Monument', looking at the stone monument in silence.
After a long time, Zhenjun Chongxiao said with difficulty:
"Kenji, I know that the sect did something wrong in this matter.
But after all, you are also a disciple of our sect. I remember when the Southern Sect was established, you said you would always be with the sect and regard the sect as the master..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Ke said decisively:
"Uncle Chongxiao, don't let the little friendship between you and me break up by talking casually.
Is it as simple as this being done poorly?"
True Lord Chongxiao opened his mouth, but could not utter another word.
Zhang Ke continued:
"Yes, I said in the past that I would make the Northern Sect the sect master, but uncle, please don't forget that the premise of my words back then was that 'the Northern Sect will live up to the Southern Sect.'
Uncle Master, do you think the Northern Sect has betrayed the Southern Sect?"
A blush rose on Zhenjun Chongxiao's face, showing both anger and embarrassment.
True Lord Xinghe interjected:
"I admit that Beizong did something wrong in this matter, and I am here today to apologize.
I hope that Keji can be generous and forgive me for the sake of being from the same sect in the past. Beizong will definitely take this as a warning in the future and the same thing will not happen again."
After a brief pause, True Lord Xinghe decided to directly state the purpose of his visit, so as not to be distorted by Zhang Ke.
He looked at Lord Jiu Ren and said:
"Junior Brother Jiuren, if you still recognize me as your senior brother, please help me this time."
Daojun Jiuren felt deeply embarrassed. He was not good at words and didn't know how to explain it for a while.
Zhang Ke interjected:
"There has been a rift between the northern and southern sects of Xiantian Yiqi. Patriarch, will you still trust us?"
True Lord Xinghe said decisively:
"Everyone in the world knows your self-denial and upright nature. How can I not believe you?"
Zhang Ke nodded and said:
"Okay, what Patriarch is here for should be Patriarch Jiu Ren's method of breaking through Dao Lord, right?"
True Lord Xinghe was nervous and nodded heavily.
Zhang Ke continued:
"Does the Patriarch know that Patriarch Jiu Ren's method of breaking through the Dao Lord is very difficult to copy?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After a pause, he continued:
"It will be impossible to derive a safe method for at least three hundred years."
True Lord Xinghe and True Lord Chongxiao looked stunned, not understanding what Zhang Ke meant.
Daojun Jiuren coughed slightly.
"Let me explain it!"
After pondering for a moment, Lord Jiu Rendao said:
"On that day, I formed a formation with the eleven True Lords of Yuanshen in my sect to stop Lord Hongzhao, but we still underestimated the power of Lord Dao after all.
Venerable Hongzhao used the rules of the avenue to hit us with a ‘Tathagata Palm’.
That fatal blow was so powerful that even if we formed the 'Flower Sequence Array', we would be unable to withstand it.
At that time, I made up my mind and prepared to blow myself up to stop him.
Then he transferred all the power of the remaining eleven True Monarchs of Yuanshen in the circle into my body with the palm of the palm struck by Venerable Hongzhao.
In order to achieve the strongest power, I shattered the natal cave and disintegrated the natal magic weapon, preparing to integrate all the power into one and self-destruct.
But when several forces converge in the body, the power in the body becomes unbalanced, and is instantly wiped out into ashes by the explosion of various forces.
But at the last moment when I was about to fall, all these powers came together again, and I was promoted to the Taoist realm in a daze."
Daojun Jiuren looked at Zhenjun Xinghe and said sincerely:
"Senior brother, I really don't know how I was promoted to the rank of Dao Lord. I can only tell you my own experience. I hope I can give you some help."
After listening to Daojun Jiuren's words, True Lord Xinghe and True Lord Chongxiao suddenly fell silent.
This is no way to break through Dao Lord, it is clearly a dead end.
It can only be said to be an accident that Daojun Jiuren was able to successfully advance to the rank of Daojun under such circumstances.
Zhang Ke said softly:
"This is the reason why I don't want to tell my ancestor and uncle.
Nowadays, there is a rift between the North and the South, and they have lost trust in each other.
Once the Patriarch failed to advance to the rank of Taoist Lord using this method, the Northern Sect would definitely suspect that the Southern Sect had tampered with this method.
At that time, it will not simply be a matter of resentment, but a possible enmity between the two."
True Lord Chongxiao and True Lord Xinghe could tell whether their words were true or not. After a moment of silence, True Lord Chongxiao suddenly spoke:
"Since Patriarch Jiuren's promotion to the rank of Taoist Lord was purely accidental, then why did Keji give a derivation time limit of three hundred years?"
Zhang Ke smiled calmly.
"There are no accidents in things in the world. As long as they truly exist, there must be rules to follow.
With the Nan Sect's current foundation, our sect will definitely be able to deduce all the laws within the world for at most three hundred years."
Having said this, Zhang Ke turned to look at True Lord Xinghe and asked tentatively:
"I wonder if the Patriarch can wait another three hundred years?"
True Lord Xinghe shook his head bitterly.
"My time has come, and I can only hold on for a hundred years at most."
With a long sigh, True Lord Xinghe broke the only expectation in his heart and looked at Zhang Ke intently.
"Kenji, I have no illusions about being promoted to the rank of Taoist Lord, but whether the Southern Sect can get along as closely with the Northern Sect as before."
True Lord Chongxiao interjected:
"This time the Southern Sect cooperates with sects all over the world, but only ignores the Northern Sect and those several rival sects.
Wouldn't this make the people of the world think that the two sects of the north and the south are innately united and have a grudge, and they will be ridiculed for nothing.
Instead, the Northern Sect can publicly apologize to the Southern Sect.
Can the Southern Sect ignore the past grievances and send the evacuated disciples back to the Northern Sect?"
Zhang Ke stared at True Lord Chongxiao for a while, then suddenly smiled and said:
"Uncle Master, actually I have never taken the Northern Sect's failure to rescue the Southern Sect seriously..."
True Lord Xinghe and True Lord Chongxiao looked relaxed.
Zhang Ke suppressed the smile on his face and said every word:
"However, 80% of the disciples of the Southern Sect do not want to have any more entanglements with the Northern Sect.
Alas~~, for the sake of the disciples of the sect, I can only learn from Headmaster Mingxiao and put the overall situation first, so I have no choice but to refuse Beizong's plea."