Pawn Crossing the River

In the storybook, people in the Demonic Cult never call themselves “our Demonic Cult” but call themselves “our Holy Religion”. Only people of orthodox religion would scorn others as "devil religion". Ordinary people in the world would not dare to provoke either side, nor would they dare to mention the word "Demon Cult" in front of people from the Demon Cult. At most, they would just whisper a few words behind their backs.

In the same way, "secret association" is the Taoist sect's definition of all kinds of ghosts, ghosts and snake gods, not their own definition of themselves. Therefore, Qi Xuansu's words "secret association" made Qi Xuansu a member of the "Heavenly Court" who had already suspected that Qi Xuansu was a member of the Taoist sect. People identified Qi Xuansu as a member of the Taoist sect.

For those who have never had any experience in Taoism, it is difficult to grasp the disdain and contempt hidden between the four words "secret society". If he were an ordinary Jianghu person, not only would he be awe-inspiring, but he would also be a little dignified and say: "It turns out he is a hero from the 'Tianting'."

Who makes Taoism powerful?

"Tianting" does not dare to openly confront the Taoist sect like Ziguang Society, Zhiming Sect, and Lingshan Witch Sect, but it still has the courage to take care of one or two lone Taoist sect disciples.

It's a pity that he met Qi Xuansu. After Qi Xuansu obtained the "Xuanyu", even if he was placed in the Taoist sect, he could be regarded as the elite among the low-grade Taoist priests. He could also fight against the lowest level fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priests among the high-grade Taoist priests. It cannot be taken lightly.

After Qi Xuansu dealt with "Ding Chou God", he stood in the rolling storm and did not rush back to the inn lobby.

He cannot cross the storm, but staying briefly in the storm is not a big problem. It is like a swimmer. It is difficult to cross a river, but it is not difficult to swim by the river for a while, not to mention the courtyard wall blocking it. Windy sand.

Previously, Qi Xuansu and Qiniang talked through the Zimu Talisman and learned many secrets.

The piece of "Xuan Jade" he got corresponds to "life", so he can control the energy and blood that symbolizes vitality, and has supernatural powers derived from flesh and blood. It happens that the martial artist who focuses on discovering the secrets of the human body also has such magical powers, so it seems that Qi Xuansu After obtaining two inheritances, in fact the essence of martial arts is body, spirit and fist spirit. Qi Xuansu is still far away from possessing martial arts inheritance.

To use the simplest analogy, a person who practices Qi may not necessarily be a Qi Refiner, but may also be a Sanren. It cannot be said that a Sanren who can practice Qi has the inheritance of a Qi Refiner. There are also banished immortals who claim to be omnipotent, let alone banished immortals. Immortal encompasses several other major lineages.

Of course, "mysterious jade" is not the same. In addition to the "mysterious jade" that is born, there are other "mysterious jade" with different magical powers. The same "mysterious jade" can have superimposed effects. If Qi Xuansu can get another piece of raw "mysterious jade", the supernatural powers derived from flesh and blood will be further strengthened, and the blood will become stronger. After reaching the extreme, even if there is only one head left, he can Crazy regeneration, almost immortal.

Not everyone can fuse "Xuanyu". One type is a person with a high enough cultivation level, at least a heavenly being, and the other type is a person who has been specially transformed, such as Qi Xuansu who has a "secondary heart".

In fact, whether "Vice Heart" or "Xuanyu", they all come from the creation project ordered by Xuan Sheng in his early years, that is, Zhengdao is in charge of the affairs of ghosts and gods, Taiping Dao is in charge of human affairs, and Quanzhen Dao is in charge of creation. The matter of creation.

The influence of this creation project is extremely far-reaching, ranging from Lingguan, Sanren, Babuzhong, Tianjitang, Huashengtang, to the imitation of Qiongqi Blood, imitation of Zhulong Blood, Shebi Corpse Poison, Soul-Returning Incense, Feizhou, and Reformer Mother symbols and so on are all products of the creation project and have truly changed the development of the world.

This creation project was in charge of the Quanzhen Tao at that time, so in the early wars against the ancient immortals in the Tao sect, the Quanzhen Tao was rarely seen. Even when the ancient immortals sneaked into Yujing, they did so with the two deputy head masters. The fierce battle was due to the lack of the Great Master of Quanzhen Dao.

Later, Xuansheng restructured the ancestral court and established nine halls. He handed over the personnel, finance and etiquette that were originally responsible for Pingzhang Dazhen to Ziweitang, Duzhitang and Ancestral Hall respectively, and handed over the affairs of ghosts and gods to Beichen Hall and Tiangang. Tang, the affairs of the human world are handed over to Shibo Hall and Fengxian Hall, and the affairs of creation are handed over to Tianji Hall and Huasheng Hall. There is no longer a certain Tao that is responsible for something, and the Jiutang directly obeys the orders of the Grand Master.

This was when Xuan Sheng began to pave the way for deposing the Three Ways. The next step was to depose the Three Ways. However, he did not expect that the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism broke out. Xuan Sheng had to suspend the action of deposing the Three Ways and suppress Buddhism completely, making the Taoism become a The coexistence of Jiutang and Three Dao is quite similar to the three provinces and six ministries in ancient times, and Xuansheng's goal is to depose the three provinces and install a cabinet like the current imperial court, which is only one step away.

When the Quanzhen Tao was originally in charge of creation, many different factions arose within it, each with different opinions. Some focus on firearms and mechanisms; some focus on the power of incense and aspiration; some focus on spells and talismans; some specialize in studying the blood of various wild beasts with the intention of transplanting the blood of wild beasts into the human body; or specialize in cultivating zombies. , intending to drive zombies and ghosts into slaves, etc. There are all kinds of them, about a dozen kinds.

Xuan Sheng and the earth masters at that time, out of some deep-seated considerations, rejected some factions, such as studying the human body and intending to copy the real body of the martial artist, but ended up creating inhuman monsters. Another example is studying the bloodline of wild beasts and creating various half-demon and so on. These factions were either too cruel and contrary to human ethics, or too difficult and not practical, so they were all stopped one by one. Eight of these denied factions later rebelled against Taoism and continued their own research, which was the predecessor of the eight secret societies.

There are also some small sects or individuals who are taken under the wing of other secret societies, such as the Qingping Society and the Zhiming Sect. Logically speaking, this kind of thing should not have happened. It was just that the Taoist sect had to deal with the challenges of Buddhism and had no time to take care of these details, which gave these people the opportunity to rebel from the Taoist sect.

In fact, Sanren also came from one of the sects. The purpose of this sect was to imitate and mass-produce the Banished Immortal. The result was successful, but because the cost of creating a Banished Immortal was too high, it was not cost-effective, so only the semi-finished product of Sanren was left to be circulated. Come down.

Finally, after Xuansheng disbanded and terminated the creation project, he reorganized its personnel into Tianji Hall and Huasheng Hall. The two halls are both different but have similarities, just like the Way of Outer Alchemy and the Way of Inner Alchemy in the Alchemy Cauldron.

Those who study mainly foreign objects, or "wai alchemy", are classified into Tianji Hall. Research on "inner elixirs" focusing on the human body, bloodline, inheritance, etc. is classified into the Huashengtang.

Then each branch was set up under the two halls to make subdivisions. At the same time, the two halls also developed some business functions to solve the problem of insufficient funding for the Duzhi Hall. Various research results were more or less converted into Taiping money and It means to be responsible for your own profits and losses.

After all, in the past, because funds were too abundant, some people would always come up with some wild ideas, which ended in failure, resulting in huge financial waste. Once you know how difficult it is to make money, you will know how to save money and stop spending money. The problem with treating money like money.

Qi Xuansu has never heard of these secrets, and even Zhang Yuelu may not know them so clearly, but Qiniang can know them all. It can be seen that Qiniang must have been a member of the Taoist sect in the past, most likely a high-quality Taoist priest, and behind the Qingping Society The power is definitely a big shot in the Taoist sect.

As for how to activate "Xuanyu", Qi Xuansu already knows that it is divine power or the power of incense and wish.

Qi Xuansu also asked some other questions, such as the origin of "Xuan Jade", its specific quantity, and why it is scattered all over the world. Is it possible that after two hundred years of searching, they still haven't found it all? Or is it that "Xuanyu" just appeared in the world recently? What does Taipingdao want "Xuanyu" to do? Does Taoism know the existence of "Xuanyu"? If you know, what is the Taoist attitude? Is "Xuanyu" related to Sanren?

However, these were all fooled by Qiniang. Qi Xuansu was quite satisfied with knowing so much. In addition, the time of Zimu Fu was limited, so he did not force more.

In addition, Qi Xuansu also felt the power of Taoism from Qiniang's narrative. What he saw was only the tip of the iceberg. The real iceberg was always hidden under the water. At first glance, Huashengtang was just a large pharmacy. , Tianji Hall is a large weapons shop, who would have thought that there are these things hidden behind it?

As for Tiangang Hall, the Yaoguang Division has just been established a few months ago and is the weakest. It has only assigned Taoist priests and not even spiritual officers. However, the top divisions are equipped with a large number of spiritual officers and are directly involved in the Taoist work in the Western Regions. In the midst of the war between the government and the shamans.

It seems that Xuansheng split the affairs of ghosts and gods into Tiangang Hall and Beichen Hall, and split the affairs of the human world into Shibo Hall and Fengxian Hall. He also experienced great resistance and had various stories before finally succeeding.

Especially Fengxian Hall, this is one of the only nine halls that Qi Xuansu has never had any contact with. Even if it is the Ancestral Sacrifice Hall, Qi Xuansu has at least heard from Zhang Yuelu that if he is transferred to the Requiem Department of the Ancestral Sacrifice Hall to guard the tomb , which means the future ends here.

The word "Feng Xian" in Feng Xiantang means: "discipline and law", and it also means order. It is said that if the constitution is too thin, one can indulge one's desires according to one's feelings and turn one's clothes upside down, leading to the destruction of the country and death, there are countless examples.

Fengxiantang was roughly equivalent to the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the imperial court. It had exclusive duties to picket and impeach Taoist priests at all levels, defend those who were wronged, and supervise various local governments. All treacherous villains who form cliques and seek to undermine the government will be impeached. All Taoist priests who are despicable, corrupt and corrupt will be impeached. Anyone who holds an unfair position will be impeached. When encountering big or small exams, check with Ziweitang to confirm whether you are worthy or not, and whether the Taoist priest level has improved or not. Serious prisoners were tried together in major cases, and the verdict was fair with Beichen Hall, and Beichen Hall's death penalty was approved. Following the imperial edict, they served the interior and pacified the foreign regions, and each acted specifically according to the imperial edict.

The third-grade Youyi Taoist priest who was ordered to resign and be demoted one level for abusing his servants was a typical example caught by Feng Xiantang.

From Qi Xuansu's understanding, if he is arrested by Beichen Hall, whether he dies or not in the end depends not on Beichen Hall, but on Fengxian Hall. Of course, if he violently resists arrest, it will be up to Beichen Hall whether he dies or not.

As for cult demons, they generally do not have the opportunity to go to Fengxian Hall for questioning. Tiangang Hall or Beichen Hall can directly execute them without trial, unless they are leaders with great influence.

However, the final outcome of many major cases still depends on Jin Que's attitude. For example, in the Jiangnan case, only when the main criminal was convicted did he go through the whole process in Fengxian Hall.