Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu chatted with the old man about the White Lotus Sect again.

After hundreds of years of development, the Xiangtang with a few hundred people at that time now has at least more than 10,000 people.

There may be more, because when the people of the White Lotus Sect came to this cave, they were scattered and teleported to various places. It took hundreds of years to gradually restore contact. No one can have all the information. The tens of thousands of people is just a rough estimate, which is far from the actual existence. The deviation, if calculated carefully, could be tens of thousands.

After all, people here will not die of old age, and the population will only continue to increase, not decrease. As for those who have accomplished cultivation and will never return to the mountains, there are only a handful of them.

According to the old man, after so many years of development, the White Lotus Sect has far exceeded the size of an incense hall. About two hundred years ago, at the suggestion of the old leader's son, a general meeting was held.

The old headmaster was the headmaster of Xiangtang when they had not entered the cave. Later, everyone dispersed to different places and formed Xiangtang respectively, and this headmaster also became the old headmaster. As for why it was the old master's son who came forward instead of the old master himself, it was naturally because the old master himself had been enlightened by the "Yun God" and was gone forever.

The son of the old leader suggested that everyone simply establish a new leader, because when they were outside, the White Lotus Sect did have a leader, not only a leader, but also a saint.

Of course, the White Lotus Sect is as well-organized as the Bu Dao Sect, and its leader cannot be compared with the Dao Sect's Grand Master, or even inferior to the Sixth Generation Grand Master. But no matter what, there is a nominal talker after all. In a sense, the leader of the White Lotus Sect is more like the so-called martial arts leader. Apart from being able to hold martial arts conferences, he has basically no role.

Therefore, in essence, the White Lotus Sect still has individual incense halls doing their own thing, and each incense hall has mobilized a group of people. Each time, it is a situation of eighteen princes. There is no unified command, so they are always defeated one by one.

It wasn't until Xu Zu integrated the White Lotus Sect into the Qingyang Sect, and served as its leader, with three generals under his command, that the leader had real power, but it was short-lived. Then came the "Heavenly Court". Patriarch Jin Gong did hold real power, but nearly five hundred years had passed since the White Lotus Sect era.

Precisely because of the weakness of the leader, each incense hall is not opposed to nominating the leader, and even the leaders of several large incense halls are gearing up to compete for the position of leader. The final result was that the old leader's son became the leader. After all, the old leader's power was still there, protecting his descendants. The leader has established new rules. After all, everyone has converted to Yun Shen and is no longer the Wusheng Old Mother. Naturally, this rule has to be changed.

There is also a saint, although it is not as important as the leader, but you still have to choose, because it is only limited to women, the competition is not so fierce, and you have to recruit people to make up the number, which is easier to choose.

Qi Xuansu listened for a while and felt that this isolated White Lotus Sect was somewhat similar to the Taoist Sect. The leader was a simplified version of the Grand Master, and the Holy Girl played a role similar to the Grand Master's wife and the three deputy Masters. , but it is also a weakened version. The remaining Xiangtang leaders are the enhanced versions of Shenzhi Zhenren, who hold the real power and are responsible for recommending the leader.

Nowadays, the leader is sitting in the main altar. Although he does not have absolute power, he is like the emperor in the Spring and Autumn Period. The princes nominally respect the emperor and pay homage to the emperor from time to time. The emperor will also mediate various conflicts between the princes.

The main altar is located at the entrance of the mountain where "Yun Shen" lives. It is like a gatekeeper. Qi Xuansu must pass here if he wants to go to the core area.

After Qi Xuansu learned about this, he made a decision in his heart, bid farewell to this old man, and continued on his journey.

Qi Xuansu does not intend to interfere in the lives of these people. Those who are in harmony with Dongtian can no longer leave Dongtian, so it is better to let nature take its course. If one day the cave sky collapses and is destroyed, that will be their own fate. The great and mighty situation did not exist because of Yao, nor did it fall because of Zhou.

Ordinary believers may have to walk for a year and a half to go to the main altar, but Qi Xuansu took advantage of the wind and only needed a day or two.

Qi Xuansu soon saw the mountain where the "Cloud God" lived. As the saying goes, the mountain is still far away, but he could see it more clearly. It was indeed shrouded in clouds and mist, and he could only see it from a distance. A mountain peak pokes out, and the rest is covered in white mist, like an isolated island in a sea of ​​clouds.

There seems to be a restricted formation above the sea of ​​clouds.

If you enter it rashly, you may get lost in the sea of ​​rolling clouds.

There is only a faintly visible road into the mountain in the front direction, which is blocked by a walled city. I guess that is the main altar of the White Lotus Sect.

Of course Qi Xuansu could have forced his way through, but he did not do so. Instead, he lowered his body and planned to explore the truth first.

Even if his guess is correct, "Yun God" is not Yun Zhongjun and cannot reach the height of the Second Tribulation Immortal, but what if it is the second He Luo God? Now Long Xiaobai has gone somewhere, and there is no help like Wuniang. Even the last page of the "Xirui Sutra" has been used up. He alone cannot compete with the immortal, or It's better to be careful.

For Qi Xuansu, the future is bright, so there is no need to take too many risks. Now is no longer the time when he risked his life to gain an opportunity. The son of a rich man should pay more attention to Jie Chuitang.

This walled city is not big, with only a thousand people, but it is much larger than the settlement Qi Xuansu went to before, and the cultivation level of the people in it is obviously a higher level overall. It seems that the general altar is quite intimidating. of.

Qi Xuansu lowered his figure and came directly to the walled city.

Such behavior quickly attracted the attention of the city guards.

A group of people immediately gathered around. Although they didn't have any armor, they were all talented people, and the leader was in the stage of returning to his true nature.

Although there is no systematic teaching here, those who were enlightened by "Yunshen" should have left behind some self-created techniques. Development must also pay attention to size. The size of Dao Sect determines the two hundred years of miracles of Dao Sect, from being torn apart to half of the world. There were only a few hundred people here at the beginning. It is not easy to develop to what it is today.

Qi Xuansu waved his sleeves, causing a gust of breeze to push these people back a few feet, and said, "I don't have any ill intentions in coming here."

These people are also knowledgeable people. When they saw Qi Xuansu descending from the sky first and then showing such a trick, they immediately changed their tone. The leader said: "I wonder where your Majesty came from?"

Qi Xuansu wanted to say, "Come from where you came from, and go to where you are going," but he held it back and said, "Come from Kunlun Jade Capital."

The leader immediately took a breath of cold air. Everyone knew about Kunlun's reputation. Even though they were born in this isolated place, they also knew the existence of Kunlun Mountain from the mouths of their elders. It was Wanshan Mountain. The ancestor of the Taoist sect, the ancestral court of the Taoist sect, the fairyland where gods and men live together, and the place where Taishang Taoist ancestors preached and made elixirs.

At this moment, another person asked: "But that 'White Jade Capital in the Sky' Jade Capital?"

Qi Xuansu looked around and saw that she was a woman. He looks to be about the same age as Qi Xuansu. He has good looks, dignified demeanor, and is dressed in plain clothes. It's hard to tell what his figure is.

Looking at the reactions of other people around her, they not only made way for the woman, but also showed respect on their faces.

According to the old man, there are two main figures in the general altar, one is the leader and the other is the saint. Then there are some elders and the like, who may not have much power, but are highly respected and quite prestigious.

This woman was young, definitely not an elder, and she was dressed in white, which made her stand out among the crowd. There was a word "white" in the name of the White Lotus sect, and they originally advocated white. The "Cloud God" was also white, so she was probably a saint.

Qi Xuansu explained: "After Kunlun Cave fell to the ground, Yujing was no longer in the sky."

The woman's face became solemn: "Your Excellency is from the Taoist sect."

Qi Xuansu replied: "In the Central Plains, from the emperors and kings to the rivers and lakes, everyone is a member of the Taoist sect."

The woman thought for a while and then asked: "Does your Majesty know Zhenren Su?"

This confirmed Qi Xuansu's guess. It was obviously not the first time that Su Yuanzai came here. He was familiar with these people from the White Lotus Sect and seemed to regard this place as his own garden.

As for how the people in the imperial court knew about this, the reason is not complicated. As long as within the scope of the Central Plains, there are two systems in every place, one is the Taoist system, and the other is the local three-level system of the imperial court. . Yunmengze was mysterious. The Xiangzhou Taoist government was suppressed by Su Yuanzai. The court was not under the control of Su Yuanzai, so it was natural to report it to the court, so the court sent an "inn" to deal with the matter.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Is it Mr. Su who is assisting Mr. Su?"

"Gongfu" is Su Yuanzai's nickname.

The woman nodded and said: "Exactly."

Qi Xuansu said: "To be honest, Su Zhenren's sister is the teacher of my Taoist couple."

The woman was obviously startled and had an obvious thought process. After all, this relative relationship is somewhat complicated.

Strictly speaking, Su Yuanzai is Zhang Yuelu's half-uncle, and Zhang Yuelu can also be called uncle. That's probably the relationship.

Qi Xuansu said: "When I came in, Master Su was still in front of me. Have you seen Master Su?"

The woman shook her head: "I haven't seen Zhenren Su yet."

Qi Xuansu pondered.

Could it be that Su Yuanzai and others were teleported to a farther place? Was he the first to arrive here?

So he should stay here for a few days and take a look before talking? Or should we enter this mist-shrouded mountain first?

Just because I was afraid, I waited for Zhou Mengyao before Long Xiaobai or Su Yuanzai.

Qi Xuansu faced Zhou Mengyao alone. Even if Zhou Mengyao suffered heavy injuries, Qi Xuansu did not dare to say that he could escape unscathed. After all, Zhou Mengyao's immortal foundation was there, and Qi Xuansu was still a little weak.

It was true last time because he was in Yujing, which was equivalent to the emperor's feet. Qi Xuansu was naturally very tough. Now it was equivalent to the wilderness, which was the most suitable for killing people and silencing them.

This is quite a dilemma.

Qi Xuansu collected his thoughts: "The girl must be the saint of the White Lotus Sect."

The woman said seriously: "We no longer believe in the Innocent Old Mother, but have converted to believe in the Cloud God, so we officially changed our name to the Baiyun Sect."

Qi Xuansu was silent for a long time.

This is no longer a question of changing the taste, but that even the brand has been changed.