Pawn Crossing the River

, cross the river pawn

The haze covering Master Cihang's body dissipated, revealing his true appearance. He looked to be in his thirties, with compassionate eyebrows and eyes that made people feel close to him at first sight. With a noble and noble aura, if he were younger, he would be the fairy figure that many people dream of.

With Master Cihang's level of cultivation, of course he is good at keeping his appearance, even if he maintains the posture of a teenage girl. In fact, in the Taoist sects of the past, real people also had "different appearances", some were white-haired, some were like children, and there were also teenagers and girls.

When the Fifth Dynasty Grand Master came to the throne, he was extremely dissatisfied with this "chaos". The Fifth Generation Grand Master was considered a conservative among conservatives, so he ordered that the Taoist disciples be strictly prohibited from showing themselves in the form of children. image. Later, images of boys and girls were also banned, for the same reason.

Within the Taoist sect, there are those who oppose it and those who support it.

In the eyes of those who support it, the so-called eternal youth is not impossible if you want to return to your prime age, but it is a bit too much for a seventy- or eighty-year-old man to become a seventy-eight-year-old child. Although the Taoist sect has always been There is a saying about the innocent heart, but the innocent heart refers to the nature of the mind and has nothing to do with the body. Even though a bunch of old guys have turned into children, they are still the same as the deep city.

All in all, under the strong promotion of the five generations of great masters, the Taoist sect has put an end to this "chaos". Children of several years old are no longer seen standing on the golden tower, and all the young girls have disappeared. Many real people either maintain their original age or remain between thirty and forty years old, and must dress uniformly on formal and important occasions. Anyone who dares to dress in strange clothes will be given a serious demerit.

Since the time of the Five Dynasties Grand Master, there has been no more "strange shapes" when discussing affairs. At a glance, thousands of people look alike and uniform. This is just a microcosm of the Five Dynasties Grand Master's rule over the Taoist sect. Looking at the big picture from a small perspective, we can see the behavior style of the five major masters. Even the appearance and clothing are strict, and no objections are tolerated in other aspects. From then on, the rules of the Taoist sect became more and more strict, with pros and cons. The disadvantage is that Taoism has inevitably been contaminated by many public habits and disadvantages. The advantage is that Taoism has further strengthened its centralization. The well-organized nine-level Taoist system has formed an absolute suppression of the relatively loose Buddhism and Confucianism, forcing Buddhism to imitate Taoism in restructuring. .

However, the tyranny of the Fifth-generation Grandmaster also caused a backlash within the Taoist sect. When the Fifth-generation Grandmaster was alive, no one dared to openly disobey the Grandmaster's legacy. In the later period of the Five Dynasties Grand Master's rise to power, in order to prevent the three deputy masters at the time from using the rules set by Xuansheng to unite against him, they not only secretly divided the three deputy masters, but also forced the three deputy masters to The deputy head master retired early and became the great master Pingzhang. He also promoted and reused young people with relatively shallow foundations to become the new deputy head master.

Zhenren, that is, the current three deputy headmasters, Dazhenren.

After the fifth-generation Grandmaster passed away, the three deputy Grandmasters who were personally promoted by him reached a consensus and directly gave up the fifth-generation Grandmaster's preferred successor, and elected a recognized "good old man" to become the sixth-generation Grandmaster. .

This was beyond everyone's expectation. Even the sixth-generation Grandmaster himself did not expect that the title of Grandmaster would just fall on his head, just like pie in the sky. Although his realm cultivation was quite strong, he was already a master of Shenzhi at that time, and he was one of the best. Even if he couldn't become the deputy head master, he was still expected to become an ordinary first-grade innocent Taoist priest, but he also knew that his strength was only his realm cultivation, not the material to become a great head master.

However, the three deputy headmasters reached a consensus, and it was not up to him whether to do it or not. Besides, as a Taoist disciple, who wouldn’t be moved by the supreme title of Grand Master? For the Sixth-generation Grand Master who was still Shenzhi Zhenren at that time, it was equivalent to directly surpassing the first-grade innocent Taoist priest, rising from the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest to the sky in one step, and becoming the only super-grade Taoist priest in the Tao sect and the only one in the world. Especially when this position is presented to him. Moreover, it is obvious to all how respectful the Five Dynasties Great Masters were when they led the Taoist sect.

So the Sixth Generation Grandmaster agreed and ascended to the position of Grandmaster.

As a person, the Sixth-generation Grandmaster is undoubtedly a good person. He is tolerant and gentle in temperament. He is much better than the domineering and violent Fifth-generation Grandmaster. But when it comes to the means of holding power, it is heaven and earth. The Sixth Generation Grandmaster is indecisive and lacks a foundation. This also makes the Sixth Generation Grandmaster weak and unable to convince the three deputy Grandmasters.

When the Sixth Generation Grandmaster came to the throne, the three deputy Grandmasters were not as powerful as they are today. After the Sixth Generation Grandmaster, the three Grandmasters are now considered to be powerful. It can be said that It was the great masters of the Five Dynasties who laid the groundwork for today's chaos in the Taoist sect.

It can be said that to this day, the five generations of great masters still influence the direction of the Taoist sect. Among the great masters of the past generations, in terms of influence, they are second only to Xuansheng, who was the first generation of great masters. However, its merits and demerits cannot be determined until many years later. Of course, this does not mean that other great masters are mediocre, which can prevent those who are good at fighting from making great achievements.

Master Cihang maintains this age because he is following the rules left by the five great masters. Thirty is already the lowest limit. If he is younger, he will be targeted by Feng Xian Tang. If Master Tang Tang is targeted by Feng Xian for this reason, The call was announced in the hall. Although it did not hurt the foundation or appearance, it hurt the face. It was extremely embarrassing.

It is not that this rule cannot be changed, only the Grand Master can change the rules of the Grand Master, with the exception of Xuansheng's rules, which are similar to the imperial court's "Huangxuan Ancestral Instructions", and are even the basis for the existence of Taoist laws and true ancestors. The foundation is there and must not be touched lightly. It is one of the most difficult to modify.

If it is large, it must at least be approved by all members of the Jinque Council.

Master Cihang looked at Qi Xuansu, not that she recognized Qi Xuansu's identity. In fact, she had only heard Zhang Yuelu mention Qi Xuansu, but had never seen Qi Xuansu, nor had she seen any portraits or photos. For Shenzhi Zhenren, who is expected to become a great master, a small seventh-grade Taoist priest is really not worth a second glance. She only knows the name "Qi Xuansu" because of her disciple Zhang Yuelu.

Master Cihang had heard of Qi Xuansu's name twice in total. The first time was when Zhang Yuelu mentioned it in a casual conversation. Master Cihang didn't care much about it and just ignored it. What really made her remember Qi Xuansu was learning from Zhang Yuelu's letter that Qi Xuansu died to save her. This made Cihang's mood slightly rippled, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. It's just that as people get older and are used to seeing life and death, they just sigh.

Qi Xuansu didn't recognize Master Cihang, and Master Cihang didn't recognize Qi Xuansu either. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Qi Xuansu took the initiative to salute and said, "I have met the real person."

Master Cihang asked: "How do you know that I am a member of the Taoist sect?"

Qi Xuansu replied: "I heard from the man in black that a Taoist master recently arrested demons from a secret society here, so I guess that the senior is a Taoist immortal."

Master Cihang did not deny his identity as a real person, and asked: "Who are you?"

Qi Xuansu said: "The villain Wei Wugui is a person from the world."

"How can a person from the Jianghu possess Taoism's superior breath-taking skills?" Master Cihang's eyes seemed to see through Qi Xuansu's inside and outside.

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment: "I dare not deceive the real person. The villain was once from the Wanxiang Dao Palace."

Master Cihang was not so easy to fool, and said: "As far as I know, Wanxiang Dao Palace can only teach you up to the Kunlun stage at most, but you are at the Yuxu stage. Who will teach you the future methods? I Judging from the method you have learned, it seems that there are traces of Cihang's lineage."

Qi Xuansu's heart sank. After he reached the Yuxu stage in Yulan Temple, he was not in Yujing at the time and could not receive the corresponding methods and methods for cultivating magical powers, so he asked Zhang Yuelu for advice. Although Zhang Yuelu was not a Sanren, Sanren and the Exiled Immortal came from the same lineage. The Sanren was a simplified version of the Exiled Immortal, and Zhang Yuelu actually taught Qi Xuansu the corresponding techniques and magical powers.

But then again, Zhang Yuelu is not a Sanren after all. The methods she teaches are actually derived from the simplifications she has learned herself. After all, the Jade Cauldron realm is not a great and advanced realm. However, it is still slightly different from the orthodox Sanren method, and contains many of Zhang Yuelu's own "private goods", which is what Cihang said.

How could Qi Xuansu know this? Cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead, and he didn't know how to answer.