Sword comes

The Taoist temple's new mountain protector, the gatekeeper Gu He, keenly sensed a ripple of energy outside the temple, and as part of his duty, he immediately strode out of the ear room to meet that guy.

The "new gatekeeper of the Taoist temple" was wearing a purple gold crown, a light crimson silk robe, a precious armor, a jade belt around his waist, and a jet-black iron mace in his hand. He stood on the steps with a majestic look in his eyes. He said sternly, "Who are you? Tell me your name. Stop immediately. If you dare to enter our temple, you'll have your head rolled on the ground."

The uninvited guest was an elegant old man in a long green gown. It was impossible to tell how powerful he was. He didn't look like an important figure. He looked more like an old pedant in a study or an aide to a county official.

When the man heard Gu He's threat, he said nothing and just glanced at the strange face of the Taoist temple.

Gu He, however, thought that the other party was frightened by him, and felt quite pleased with himself. He looked at the man in green who was trying to remain calm, thinking that he should not be frightened by the Taoist priest with his thin arms and legs.

Wang Yuanlu, who looked like a thin bamboo pole, was the first disciple of the master of the temple. He had previously reminded Gu He about the hospitality of guests. Visitors are guests. Those who have come here by flying all the way here and become familiar faces are either here because of his reputation or are old acquaintances of the master. There is no need to hurt the relationship. If you can help to inform, then inform. At the very least, record it in the book and summarize it later so that the master can have a look.

Gu He always felt that such a soft style was not a good thing, the scene was too small, and the appearance was not enough. It was not worthy of the name of Guandao Temple and the title of Bixiao Cave Master.

Then he discussed with fellow Taoist Jin Jing and came up with a more shocking opening speech. This is called making a good first impression, so that all Taoist officials in the world will know that the threshold for this place is high!

Although Gu He liked to show off, he had no intention of taking advantage of his situation to bully others, as that would be too cheap.

Seeing that the uninvited visitor showed no signs of contradicting or offending him, he spoke tactfully, "Don't play dumb, kid. My temple has strict rules. Ordinary people should not treat this place as a place for sightseeing. Be careful not to upset the master of my temple. You will suffer the consequences."

I have said both harsh words and nice words. If this guy does not know the seriousness of the matter and still does not appreciate it, then there will be an extra long-term worker doing odd jobs in the Taoist temple, who will become a close friend of mine and fellow Taoist Jinjing, and that will make things more lively, right?

The young Taoist boy rushed over when he heard the sound, and when he saw the expressionless man in green outside the door, he was as surprised as if he had seen a ghost. It was rare for Xun Lanling to be so polite. He bowed respectfully, called him "Senior Qingzhu", and even wished him "Long live your life".

Chen Qingliu smiled playfully and simply nodded in greeting.

Gu He asked anxiously in his mind, "Fellow Daoist Jin Jing, could it be that the visitor is an extraordinary person?"

Before Gu He could make amends or the young Taoist boy could explain, the old temple master holding a whisk had already walked out of the main hall and came straight to the temple gate. When he passed by Gu He, he reminded him, "You owe me a realm."

Gu He was struck by lightning, his body stiffened. Earlier, that fellow surnamed Lu lied to me and said that you, the master, have already entered the fifteenth realm. I believed it with a pure heart, so how could I be in a higher realm?

After going down the steps to entertain the guests, the old abbot walked up to Chen Qingliu and asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Master Qing, have you informed the Confucian Temple of the Central Plains about your trip?"

With Chen Qingliu's swordsmanship, it would be easy for him to cross the world, especially when it comes to the long river of time, which is Chen Qingliu's forte. So this question has a deliberate meaning of exposing his shortcomings.

Chen Qingliu smiled and said, "Of course I need to report. The rules of the Confucian Temple are as strict as those of Brother Bixiao's Taoist temple. I am not a young man anymore. My ambitions are declining year by year, and my hair is getting whiter. Since I am old, I have to accept my age. Moreover, I have wasted three thousand years of my Taoist practice, and my realm has stagnated. My Taoist power has not improved at all. I occasionally go out to visit old friends. How can I put on airs with an employer like the Confucian Temple? I can only follow the rules and resign for a few days."

Gu He's heart was shocked. What a fellow, he complained to my face right away? Why, now the cultivators on Haoran's side, with Chen Pingan in front and "Qingzhu" in front of them, are they all so vengeful and petty?

The old temple master sighed, "Fellow Daoist Qingzhu used to be so high-spirited and full of vigor. He didn't care about any great barriers or rules."

Chen Qingliu didn't care, "A good man doesn't talk about his past achievements."

The old temple master asked, "Since you have been to the wilderness, have you met Taoist Zhici?"

Chen Qingliu nodded and said, "We have an average relationship and don't have much in common. We just chatted for a few minutes."

The old temple master laughed and said, "The shrine of the Creator of Heaven is like a prison, and the Green Lord who slew the dragon is tied up. What friends have I made?"

Chen Qingliu said casually, "From hatred to pity, from love to hatred, this is a cause and effect bondage, the great road of the human world has become a dead end of 'heaven's disgust'. I need to learn from others to polish my jade. Lu Chen has made many mistakes for me."

The world we see when we are young is a straight line, straight and simple. The world we see when we are middle-aged is a mess, full of love and hate.

Gu He felt as if he was falling into a cloud of fog, but Xun Lanling knew how serious it was. Chen Qingliu's few dozen words, however, revealed the cause, process and consequences of the dragon-slaying battle three thousand years ago.

The old abbot took the lead and took Chen Qingliu with him to shrink the ground casually, as if he was selecting a place that was best for appreciating the scenery of the human world. He slowly said, "Throughout history, few people have achieved enlightenment on their own, but many have escaped disasters with the help of external forces. In one vein, Chen Qingliu took on the cause and effect, and Qi Jingchun took on the heavenly disaster. It was a good start and a good ending. No wonder you two got along so well when you met. It turns out that you are fellow believers who are open to each other."

Chen Qingliu said: "It's a pity that Mr. Qi's junior brother didn't listen to advice and refused to stay out of it. He always wanted to face the challenge head-on, so as not to disappoint others' expectations."

The old master smiled and said, "Young people are all like this, so they should set the first-class goal."

Chen Qingliu said: "The more young people there are, the older the world will seem."

The old master asked: "Some things cannot be avoided, have you thought about how to solve them?"

Chen Qingliu raised his thumb and rubbed his brow, "Senior Sister Xie and that evil disciple have bad tempers, how can we control them?"

Chen Qingliu was too lazy to cover up the matter with the Lord of Bixiao Cave, as they knew each other well. There was no family disgrace that should not be made public.

Think back to those days.

The blue shirt is the same in ancient and modern times. The wind from heaven drives the sea, and the majestic man stands on the waves.

The immortal throws his sword and strikes the water for thousands of miles. When a common man gets angry, all rivers boil.

At the entrance of the Taoist temple, Wang Yuanlu put his hands in his sleeves, squatted on the steps at the entrance, and asked softly, "Brother Jin Jing, who is it that our master would treat us so well and take the initiative to go out to greet us?"

The fearless fire-burning boy was only a little scared of Senior Qingzhu, and could only say vaguely, "This man is very skilled in swordsmanship and has a strong murderous intention, but he likes to pretend to be a scholar. When the Taoist temple was still in Tongyezhou, he would change his appearance and identity every once in a while and take the initiative to visit our Taoist temple. Master has a special favor for this Taoist friend. We always talk a lot every time we get together."

Gu He said cautiously: "Fellow Daoist Jin Jing, did I hit a wall?"

Xun Lanling glared and said, "Blame me?!"

I'm telling you not to bring disgrace upon our master, but that doesn't mean you have no vision at all and dare to yell at anyone you see.

Gu He blamed no one but Fellow Daoist Jin Jing, pretending to be magnanimous and smiling, "Just put the blame on me."

Wang Yuanlu nodded. This was a dignified and chivalrous man. If there was a chance in the future, he could bring Qi Gu along, and the three of them could travel around the states together.

In the past, he always took the blame for Qi Gu and suffered a lot. If he could find someone who was willing to take the blame, why not do it?

Finally, they chose a perfect spot. The old master looked at the world, sighed, and asked, "Then, will we, who have nothing to do, dare to look down from above and bid farewell to this carefree journey in the human world?"

Coming here for this purpose, Chen Qingliu nodded and said, "Thank you."

There was once a young man in white clothes, he pointed to the sky and said some sincere words.

In the sky above, there are always one or two cranes crying, far away from the ground, but it makes people feel sad. Once you look up and see and hear it, it is hard to forget.

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Difei Mountain in Youzhou is not only the ancestral home of the Fulu School, but also the Taoist achievements in alchemy are the best in the world, well-deserved of its reputation.

The tall young Taoist priest was moved, so he put down the Taoist book in his hand, walked out of the building, and watched the sea of ​​clouds rolling in the mountains. Occasionally, groups of cranes slowly flew out of the white clouds and into the blue sky.

A Difei Mountain, the first of the 72 blessed places on earth, also has a sixth cave. This mountain is like a Taoist who has perfect merits and is in harmony with the way of heaven, and can breathe and refine qi on his own.

The spiritual energy of the whole state gathered here on its own initiative, just like a minister coming here to pay homage to the emperor. The spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers gathered into seas of clouds, gathering and dispersing at regular intervals, and tempered into a stream of majestic Taoism.

Taoists can practice here, and they will be helped by heaven at all times, so they can naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort.

What a rare paradise on earth, a well-deserved Taoist holy land.

Even someone as conceited as him would feel that occupying this place is unworthy of his position.

An old Taoist priest came over and saw the young palace master who could predict the future. He stopped and bowed, looking apologetic, saying, "Yin Xian from Cuiwei Palace, I meet the palace master. There are distinguished guests in the mountains, led by a group of young men from the Hongnong Yang family who are blessed with good fortune. They specifically asked to see the palace master. They said they have something to discuss, and it is very important, and they must discuss it with the palace master in person. Yin Xian failed in his duty, and caused the palace master to be distracted."

Mao Zhui ignored Yin Xian's polite words, frowned slightly, and said self-deprecatingly: "What can a bunch of young boys who are still wet behind the ears talk about with a palace master who is only a figurehead? What's the point of talking about Baiyujing without Daozu?"

How could Yin Xian respond to this?

Mao Zhui said, "Yin Xian, just tell them that I won't be seeing any visitors recently. If they know what's good for them, they can stay in the mountains and enjoy the scenery. If they continue to bother me, I will just beat them down the mountain."

Yin Xian hesitated to speak.

In Youzhou territory, Huayang Palace, Shoushan Pavilion, and Hongnong Yang family form a three-way balance of power. Their relationship has always been good, and although they have never signed a written alliance, they are better than allies.

In particular, Gao Gu's most trusted disciple was from the Hongnong Yang family. With this relationship, the relationship between the two families became more harmonious. The Taoists each had their own preferences for entering the secular world or going up the mountain to visit immortals.

Yin Xian said: "There are some extraordinary people among the team going up the mountain."

Mao Zui said calmly, "Difficult? Then let Gao Fu hold the talisman sword and summon the Taiyi Mountain God."

Taiyi Mountain God is the lord of Difei Mountain and the guardian deity of Huayang Palace.

Yin Xian looked embarrassed when he heard this. Even when his master was still alive, he would not disturb that high-ranking mountain god if possible. He always treated him as a fellow Taoist of the same generation and never ordered him around.

Although Junior Brother Gao is now the legitimate master of the mountain, Yin Xian finds it difficult to bring up the idea of ​​asking Gao Fu to hold the token and invite the gods to come out of the mountain. He simply cannot bring himself to do this.

Mao Zui sneered and asked, "If Gao Fu is in trouble, then you should do it yourself. Since when did the Palace Master of Huayang Palace have to look at other people's faces before seeing guests?"

This tall young Taoist priest, as an outsider, had just registered in the genealogy of Huayang Palace. Somehow he had transformed himself into the contemporary master of Huayang Palace.

However, the founder Gao Gu has held power for three thousand years and his prestige is so great that no one dares to question Gao Gu's decision.

The previous meeting in the Ancestral Hall, in which the Grand Master was missing and a strange young man was present, went on without any disturbance. The entire Difei Mountain also had no objection to Gao Fu taking over as the Mountain Master.

No quarrels, no noise, everything is calm and peaceful, everyone practices according to their own practice.

Yin Xian nodded and said, "I will go and entertain the guests myself."