Pawn Crossing the River

"The ancient witch cult has great magical powers, such as the art of body, the art of blood, the art of spirit, the art of illusion, the art of soul, the art of shadow, the art of universe, the art of cosmos, the art of yin and yang, and the art of five elements. I wonder how many of them the geomancer has cultivated? It must be said that the geomancer is still very advanced. If the great master Zi Ji does not use immortal objects, he may not be able to break the geomancer's magical powers." The heavenly master said lightly.

The state master did not speak, and there was no change in his expression.

Maybe others could not see clearly, but the sea of ​​clouds could not block the sight of the two.

Overall, the geomancer did win, but the emperor did not lose much, just one move.

If it is described as playing chess, he won half a piece.

After all, it was just a competition, not a decisive battle, nor a life-and-death battle, and both of them had reservations.

The national teacher naturally didn't need to be so angry about this matter. He just said: "Although the earth master has deep cultivation, it's a pity that the time of ascension is not far away. Of course, you and I are both. We, the sixth generation disciples, are about to end, and the world will eventually belong to the seventh generation disciples."

The national teacher's implication is: What if the earth master is more powerful? The three masters will eventually ascend. Can the earth master beat the emperor Jiushi, and can Donghua Zhenren beat the emperor Jiushi?

Of course, this is also a compensatory statement. Donghua Zhenren is certainly not the opponent of the emperor Jiushi now, but if he can become the chief master, it's hard to say. Not to mention the immortal objects of the chief master, the resources of the chief master will definitely push Donghua Zhenren to a higher realm. The three crown princes stayed in the pseudo-immortal stage for many years, just for long-term considerations.

But the national teacher can also say, what if Qingwei Zhenren becomes the chief master? Can Donghua Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren join forces to compete with Qingwei Zhenren and Daxuan Emperor?

This is a bit of a suspicion of mutual arguing.

One said that if the Dao sect didn't support you, you would definitely not be elected. The other said that you should just follow public opinion, and maybe you could be elected.

Now the battle for the Grand Master is still unsettled, and whether the three sects will recognize the election results is still unclear, so it's meaningless to say such things.

So the Heavenly Master didn't refute what the State Master said, but just said: "The world is ours, and it's theirs, but it's theirs after all. Life lasts for a hundred years, those who are optimistic are dissolute, and those who are tired of the world are stealing. Only know that in this precious hundred years, you should try your best to become the best person in the world, and those who are destined to get it will get it."

The State Master retracted his gaze: "Disperse."

After saying that, the State Master turned the giant sword under his feet and went towards Penglai Island.

The long gully on the sea surface was finally closed.

The Heavenly Master also ordered: "Put away all the battles."

The thunder and lightning that connected the sky and the earth slowly dissipated.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the fight could not start.

Whether it was the elders of the Zhang family, or the people of the Li family and the court, they were all very nervous just now. If a fight really broke out, no matter who would have the last laugh, those who joined the battle the earliest would probably have a hard time surviving to the end. Someone would definitely die. Who knew who it would be? What if it was me? Even if my own camp won, it would be a wedding dress for others.

Now, it's like the two armies facing each other in the storybook. Let the generals of both sides fight for hundreds of rounds. Life and death are the generals' business, and the soldiers are responsible for waving flags and shouting. When the generals decide the winner, the winner will cheer loudly, and the loser will call it a day. Everyone will have a bright future.

On the other side, the geomancer also withdrew his magical powers, and the black air in the sky gradually disappeared.

Even the figure of the emperor Jiushi disappeared with it, and he should have recovered his ordinary human body.

At this moment, a light spot came from the sky and landed in front of Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu reached out to catch it, and the light slowly dissipated, revealing its true appearance. It turned out to be a piece of "Xuanyu", and it was the top-grade Xuanyu. There was not much green left, and it was blood red all over.

In fact, Qi Xuansu always felt strange. How did the "Xuanyu" get lost? He also asked Xu Dacheng specifically, but it was a long time ago and there was no trace of it. According to the records of Huasheng Hall, it seemed to be related to the rebellion of the Eight Divisions.

The change of the Creation Project to Huasheng Hall and Tianji Hall was not a matter of one day or one night. It was not that Xuansheng gave an order today and changed the sign tomorrow. There was a lot of preliminary work, a long process in the middle, and more importantly, personnel changes.

The Eight Divisions nominally rebelled against the Taoism because of radical ideas, but in fact, not all radicals were radicals. A considerable number of members of the Eight Divisions left the Taoism because of the word "personnel".

To put it bluntly, the specifications of the Creation Project are higher than those of the Tianji Hall and the Huasheng Hall, because the highest person in charge of the Creation Project is the Grand Master, and the main executor is the Earth Master. In essence, the Dao Sect is doing a great thing with all its strength.

Xuansheng abolished the Creation Project and returned it to its normal status. In terms of personnel issues, it was reflected in the reduction and merger of many institutions, which caused many people to be demoted on the spot, or transferred to other Dao Halls, Dao Mansions, Dao Palaces to take up idle positions, or even retire early.

So those who have connections run connections, and those who have connections use connections to keep their positions. Some people who have no connections and no connections cannot accept such a result, so they join the radicals and directly rebel against the Dao Sect under the banner of different ideas.

There are some small thoughts in this. If you leave the Dao Sect, there will be value in unity. Maybe you can also take the route of recruiting, which may solve this personnel problem.

Of course, the problem was not solved in the end. Although the Taoist sect did not launch a large-scale attack on the Eight Clans, it did not recruit them either. Instead, it downplayed the issue and did not even expel these people from the Taoist sect. They just assumed that they had voluntarily resigned from their positions and gone out to make a living as wild Taoists.

After the original eight groups of Taoist priests died of old age, their descendants and disciples certainly did not have the identity of Taoist priests, so the eight groups became one of the secret societies.

Looking at the history of Taoism, there are countless similar games, and the eight groups are just one of them. It has never been that the Grand Master can do whatever he wants. Even if Xuansheng is the sun, doesn't there still have a moon under the sun's brilliance?

In short, the Nine Halls were not established in one day, the Creation Project was not abolished in one day, the eight groups did not rebel against Taoism in one day, and the "Xuanyu" was not lost in one day.

This is a long process, and the chaos caused by the reform has made it possible to fish in troubled waters.

Qi Xuansu suspected that the loss of "Xuanyu" was a carefully planned act.

Imagine if "Xuanyu" had been stored in Huasheng Hall, just like the "Heart of the Longevity Stone" as a sample, it would not be easy to move. This thing can't be settled by burning the warehouse with a fire dragon. If it is missing, it is missing. It can be seen at a glance and it can be easily found out.

If the "Xuanyu" was allowed to escape and scatter in the world during the brief chaos caused by the reform, that would be another story. There is no evidence and no way to investigate.

Therefore, this must have been done intentionally by someone. As for whether it was done by Yao Zu, it is hard to say.

Qi Xuansu is more inclined to believe that the Li family and the Yao family jointly contributed to this matter. After all, the Li family also has the "Heart of the Immortal Stone", and they have needs and motivations in this regard.

Maybe Yao Zu used the Li family to complete this matter. She hid behind the scenes and was innocent. Even if Xuan Sheng wanted to investigate, he would first investigate the most loyal Li family, and maybe even his close Taoist partner and beloved brother.

This is the battle between Yao Zu and Xuan Sheng.

You want to abolish the Creation Project? I support it, of course, and I support Xuan Sheng's decision with both hands and firmly maintain Xuan Sheng's authority.

Whether it is a person or an organization, it will be eliminated to the end, in one step, without leaving any room for maneuver, and directly implemented to the 12th degree.

If you want to return the Creation Project to its normal position and end the situation where the Dao Sect is developing the Creation Project with all its strength, then I will streamline more than half of the Creation Project's personnel and abolish more than half of the institutions, making everyone feel insecure and causing chaos.

Anyway, I implemented the decision without resistance or reservation.

Under such circumstances, the Eight Tribes came into being.

As for the other two Daos, they were not happy about the abolition of the three Daos and the return of power to the Nine Halls. Since Yao Zu dared to fight Xuan Sheng, they naturally stood on Yao Zu's side.

They did not have the courage to directly confront Xuan Sheng, but they not only had the courage to oppose Xuan Sheng under the banner of Xuan Sheng, but also a lot of it.

People are complex and multifaceted. For example, Dong Huang is not only a loyal brother of Xuan Sheng, but also the leader of Taiping Dao and the representative of the Li family. These three identities conflicted and needed to be weighed and compromised. The Li family is of course loyal to Xuan Sheng, but once their own interests are endangered, it is hard to say.

At the end of the matter, Xuansheng did not investigate, because there were more important things that made Xuansheng unable to take care of such trivial matters, which was the credit of Buddhism.

When Qi Xuansu's status was still low, he had heard many rumors about it, but these rumors could not be taken seriously, and could only be said to be specious. As his status became higher and higher, he gradually approached the truth.

Others may be false, and the power struggle must be true.

As for the current "Xuanyu", it was naturally given by Emperor Jiushi.

I was not right on my side, and I lost a move to the geomancer, so I must give an explanation.

This is the explanation, and it can also be regarded as an apology.

For Qi Xuansu, this is certainly a generous gift.

It must be said that every time the Li family planned something, it was like sending him a special "Xuanyu".

Last time in Borneo, because of Pei Shenfu, Yao Shu sent two pieces of "Xuanyu" on behalf of the Yao family, and this time he sent it again.

People who are used to being domineering always have a naive fantasy that I can only hit you, but you can't hit me.

This is the lesson.

However, the Great Xuan Emperor was a bit stingy. In Xiao Yin's words, he was still the emperor, but this was all? Only one piece of "Xuanyu" was given? He deserved to be inferior to the Earth Master.

The two pieces of "Xuanyu" given by the Yao family had been absorbed by Qi Xuansu. Now Qi Xuansu only had one piece of "Xuanyu" on hand, which was the one he got from the Eight Tribes. Now if he added another piece, it can be said that Qi Xuansu would not lack "Xuanyu" for a long time in the future. Maybe these two pieces of "Xuanyu" could support Qi Xuansu to become an immortal.

But don't think that the Great Xuan Emperor was shooting himself in the foot. He saw very clearly that even if he didn't give this piece of "Xuanyu", the Heaven Master and the Earth Master would give it. Could it be that the two Heaven and Earth Masters joined forces and combined the power of the two ways, and still couldn't find a piece of "Xuanyu"?

It was unrealistic to want to use "Xuanyu" to strangle Qi Xuansu's neck. After all, "Xuanyu" was also inseparable from the creation project. If the Yao family launched a "Heart of the Immortal Stone Talent" plan, but forgot to prepare "Xuanyu", who would believe it?

So Emperor Daxuan simply went with the flow and gave it to you.