Pawn Crossing the River

As the night got darker, the three of them stopped talking and sat beside the bonfire, taking turns closing their eyes to meditate.

Early the next morning, the group continued on their way to Xiping Mansion.

The journey of several days passed in an instant, and Xiping Mansion was visible in the distance.

Qi Xuansu did not want to enter the city with the Qingluan Guards, so he said goodbye to the Eighth Tianyang and Sui Fan. On the eighth day, I had official duties to raise them, so I didn't try to persuade them to stay. I just thanked Qi Xuansu again for his help.

After Qi Xuansu entered the city of Xiping Mansion alone, he randomly found a restaurant. As soon as he entered the lobby, he saw several pieces of paper posted in conspicuous places, with names of people on them.

I think this is the third list of the eighth day.

Strictly speaking, the layout of the Golden List is the most regular. After all, there are only ten people, so the line spacing and word spacing are very particular. One person and one line are clearly visible. But when it comes to the bronze list of more than 300 people, they are not so particular. Not only are the characters one size smaller, but the character spacing and line spacing are also close together. At a glance, they are so densely packed that it makes people dizzy.

Furthermore, many people on the gold list do not have names, just certain titles. For example, the "Tianting" ancestor who ranks first on the gold list is the Jin Gong Patriarch. As for whose last name is not specified, I don't know who it is. Qing Ping will have some scruples, but it will still be unknown to outsiders.

It has been more than a month since this list was released, and the popularity has passed, so few people are still watching. But when it was first launched, it was a grand event in the world, and people gathered on three floors inside and three outside every day.

Qi Xuansu was at Yunjin Mountain at that time, but no one up and down Yunjin Mountain talked about it. They were focused on the upcoming Laba porridge and the Quanzhen Taoist visit to Yunjin Mountain. This shows the huge difference between the inside and outside of the Taoist sect. These major events in the hearts of the people in the world have nothing to do with the Taoist sect. For Chinese people, it’s really nothing.

In other words, even if Qi Xuansu suddenly becomes the first person on the Ruyi List, as long as his Taoist priest level is not improved, he will still be Zhang Yuelu's subordinate and have to listen to Zhang Yuelu's orders.

Qi Xuansu walked to the three lists and browsed them carefully.

I don’t recognize any of the names on the gold list, because it excludes people from the three religions and the imperial court, and most of them are leaders of secret societies.

Next is the Silver List, which also excludes people from the three religions and the imperial court. In addition to the masters of secret associations, there are gradually some ordinary associations. The difference between ordinary associations and secret associations is that ordinary associations are recognized by Taoism and the court and are legal, while secret associations are not recognized by Taoism and the court and are illegal.

Generally speaking, ordinary Jianghu people will not use convoluted names such as "ordinary associations" and "secret associations". They directly call "ordinary associations" as such-and-such gangs, "secret associations" as such-and-such sects, and Ziguang Society. This is why it is also called the Purple Light Sect. It is worth mentioning that Qingpinghui, Qibaofang, and "Inn" are secret associations in the Taoist definition, but they are classified as ordinary associations in the world.

However, both Taoist sects and ordinary Jianghu people regard Ziguang Sect, Zhiming Sect, and Lingshan Witch Cult as evil sects and demonic sects, and ordinary Jianghu people dare not provoke these three sects.

Qi Xuansu looked at the silver list for a while, but couldn't remember a few names, and then moved to the bronze list. For Qi Xuansu today, the fake immortals on the Worry-free list and the heavenly beings on the Taiping list are too far away from him, and he can't even understand them when watching the excitement. The focus is still on the Bronze list.

First of all, the person number one on the bronze list is indeed from the Taoist sect, Taiping Dao Li Changge.

Remarks: He is a fifth-grade Taoist priest with no position. He is a disciple of Master Qingwei and inherits the banished immortal.

Qi Xuansu was shocked by this seniority. The seniority of the Li family is "Spring and Autumn are spent, and one can pass away at the age of 100, follow the Tao and the Dharma, and have a destiny." Although Xuansheng and Donghuang do not use the character for seniority, they are all people of the "ru" generation. Zhen Dao Da Zhenren was born in the "Chang" generation, but this Li Changge was also in the "Chang" generation, and he was about the same age as Zhang Yuelu, which was quite rare even in a big family.

Qi Xuansu remembered that Zhang Yuelu had talked about the seniority of the Li family during their chat.

As old rivals and friends of the Li family for many years, the Zhang family knows a lot about many things about the Li family, which is exactly what the saying goes: "The person who knows you best is your enemy." According to Zhang Yuelu, although Xuansheng belongs to the "Ru" generation, there is a huge age gap in the "Ru" generation. The oldest person of the "Ru" generation can almost be Xuansheng's grandfather in terms of age. The youngest person of the "Ru" generation is more than ten years younger than Xuansheng. Therefore, although these two groups of grandchildren of the "Ru" generation are of the same generation, there must be a huge age gap. This Li Changge Could it be that one of the ancestors of the Li family came to have a son?

In this way, Li Tianzhen is two generations lower than this person, and Li Minghuang is three generations lower than this person. However, Master Qingwei is one of the few monks in Taiping Dao. Although the world still regards him as a core member of the Li family, according to the rules, he is no longer a member of the Li family, just like the royal princess who became a monk in the past to avoid marriage. Tao, the world still regards and calls her as a princess, but after all, she is a monk, so she can not marry, abandon her real name and use the name of Tao. Therefore, Master Qingwei can accept him as a disciple regardless of his seniority in the Li family, only his seniority in the Taoist sect.

In terms of Taoist seniority, Li Changge should be the disciple and grandson of Quanzhen Taoist Master, that is, the seniority of Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu.

It's just that Qi Xuansu is very strange, why he has never heard of Li Changge's name. Talking about the outstanding juniors of the Li family, Li Tianzhen, Li Changge seems to have appeared out of thin air. Is there any hidden secret in this?

Or is this actually a pillar of talent carefully cultivated by the Li family, a future leader, and Li Tianzhen is just a cover-up, but this time he was exposed by the Qingping Society?

Qi Xuansu didn't think too much and continued to look at the second person.

Still a Taoist person.

Quanzhen Taoist Yao Pei, who has cultivated in the stage of returning to the true state, is a fifth-grade Taoist priest and has no position. He studied under Donghua Zhenren and inherited the banished immortal.

Qi Xuansu somewhat understood that most of these proud sons of heaven who were born in the three core direct lineages would not be exposed to secular affairs prematurely, but would focus on their cultivation and strive to become heavenly beings as soon as possible. Once you are promoted to a heavenly being, there is no restriction of years of suspension, and you can easily get some credit. You can naturally be promoted to the third rank of Youyi Taoist Priest. With a huge network of backers, it is logical to be promoted to the second rank of Taiyi Taoist Priest in a few years.

From this point of view, it can be seen that it is not easy for Zhang Yuelu. No wonder Qiniang said that Zhang Yuelu mainly relies on his own ability. While other banished immortals are turning a deaf ear to what is happening outside the window, Zhang Yuelu has been doing things, first at Beichen Hall, and then at Tiangang Hall. , and even experienced a near-death incident in the Jiangnan case. It makes sense that he is more famous than these two people but lags behind them in cultivation.

Neither the third person nor the fourth person was from the Taoist sect. The third person was from the Daxuan sect, and the fourth person was from the Buddhist sect. Qi Xuansu had also never heard of them, which made him doubt whether he was too ignorant. The Confucian sect is indeed no longer the orthodox foundation it once was, with no one in the top five. Last time Xie Qiuniang was able to fight Zhang Yuelu in a deadlock, it was also because Zhang Yuelu had defeated two returning masters in a row before.

The fifth person is Zhang Yuelu, a Zhengdao whom Qi Xuansu is familiar with. He has cultivated in the stage of returning to his true form. He studied under Master Cihang and inherited the banished immortal. The fourth-grade Taoist priest and the deputy head of Tiangang Hall are particularly conspicuous.

Not doing anything has the advantage of not doing anything. You can concentrate on improving your cultivation without any distractions. There are also benefits to doing work, and rank and position are just one of them. The key is that the resume is very beautiful. In the future competition, as long as Zhang Yuelu's realm cultivation does not fall too far, he will beat the two of them with his resume.

At that time, Zhang Yuelu had something to say, what were you doing when I participated in solving the Jiangnan case, what were you doing when I wiped out secret societies in the Western Regions, Yongzhou and other places, what did I do for Dao Sect, What have you done for Dao Sect? This is Zhang Yuelu's advantage.

In addition, Qi Xuansu also specially found the name of Monk Yanxiu, and ranked nineteenth, which is not too low. There is a big gap between Qi Xuansu and him, and revenge is far away.

Because Xie Qiuniang was not her real name, Qi Xuansu was not found.

There are also two people, Wan Xiuwu and Yue Liuli, who have also made it to the bronze list this time, but they are much worse than Zhang Yuelu and are already outside the top 100.

Finally, Qi Xuansu really found his name, ranking 352nd, just shy of the top ten.