Pawn Crossing the River

There are not many Wu Zhu within the Taoist sect, and the divine power actually used for Wuzhu cultivation only accounts for a small proportion of the Taoist sect's stored divine power. Most of it is used for Lingguan and "Yinglong". It is true that the flying boat is driven by dragon beads, but "Yinglong" is not only a manned flight, it also shoulders combat missions. It has to use various powerful talisman formations, but it can no longer rely on the Dragon Ball, it needs to be driven by divine power.

In a sense, divine power is a kind of hard currency that is more valuable than peace money. It is reasonable for some Taoist priests to steal it.

In fact, Wu Zhu can also generate wishes on his own. The principle is very simple and can be summed up in three words: believe in yourself. This kind of wish power is purer, even eliminating the steps of purification and refining, and can be directly transformed into divine power. However, the yield is too low, and it cannot be compared with directly harvesting the believer's wish power. Take Qi Xuansu for example, if he wanted to rely on his own will power to replenish the "God's Mysterious Jade", it would take at least a hundred years, and now it would be enough to make up for the loss of his condensed golden body.

Qi Xuansu asked casually: "Old Master, does our Wanxiang Taoist Palace have any divine power? Such as the statue of the Holy Master."

"You want to steal divine power?" Sun Hewu joked.

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "How can you say stealing when it comes to scholars?"

Sun Hewu didn't know if it was because he drank too much, but he didn't hide it: "Yes."

Qi Xuansu was stunned. He asked casually, but he didn't expect Sun Hewu to give an affirmative answer.

Sun Hewu drank another glass of wine: "You might as well guess where the Taoist palace placed the statue?"

Qi Xuansu suddenly remembered what Yao Pei said and asked tentatively: "Sinked to the bottom of Xingye Lake?"

Sun Hewu suddenly spit out the rice wine that he had not yet swallowed, and looked at Qi Xuansu in shock: "How did you know?"

"Really in Xingye Lake?" Qi Xuansu was equally surprised, "I just made a random guess."

Sun Hewu couldn't help but shook his head and said: "It seems that darkness under the lamp is not completely safe. When Lao Shi comes back, I have to talk to him about this issue."

Qi Xuansu asked curiously: "Why did you sink it to the bottom of the lake instead of using it for yourself?"

Sun Hewu said: "I have just said that the so-called consecration is actually to add a lock. As one of the three great palaces of Confucianism, the Wanxiang Taoist Palace here is not an ordinary object. After the ancestors got it, , for a while, it was impossible to lift the prohibition above. Just when the ancestors were planning to take action, the Confucian sect came to the door again and asked for the statue of the sage. According to the treaty concluded between the Taoist sect and the Confucian sect at that time. , the Confucian sect only gave up the Wanxiang Dao Palace, but the things inside still have the right to be taken away..."

Having said this, Sun Hewu paused slightly, twisting his beard and saying nothing.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but ask: "What then?"

Sun Hewu sighed: "At that time, the Taoist palace was founded, and the Taoist sect could not be said to be rejuvenated. In one word, it was poor. People were poor and had short ambitions, while horses were thin and hairy. The founders couldn't bear the fat in their mouths, so they denied it flatly to the Confucian sect, saying that they were from the Confucian sect. I haven’t seen this statue before, so it was probably destroyed, but it was secretly disguised and then sunk into Hoshino Lake, hoping to wait until later to slowly crack it.”

"Later, the Patriarchs discovered that after becoming the orthodoxy of the world, it was not difficult to gather divine power to dominate the world. Moreover, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. How long can they survive by picking up the legacy of Confucianism? In a word, who can rely on it? You can’t rely on it, you have to rely on yourself to completely establish this system of collecting divine power.”

"It just so happened that Xuansheng ordered the ancestors to concentrate on perfecting the inheritance of the gods, so the statue of the sage ancestor that was sunk to the bottom of the lake was temporarily put aside or even forgotten. For today's Taoist sects, if they want to solve the problem It is not difficult to open the restriction above, but Dao Sect has long looked down on the magical power inside, so it is simply ignored. "

Qi Xuansu was greatly moved when he heard this, but he still asked knowingly: "Since you don't like it, why don't you give it back to the Confucian sect?"

Sun Hewu glared at Qi Xuansu: "Are you really stupid? The patriarchs have denied it. Now if you give it back to the Confucian sect, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?"

Qi Xuansu was thinking in his mind, but changed the subject: "By the way, has the second Jiangnan case been resolved?"

"It's over for now." Sun Hewu sighed and briefly described the results - as assistants, they had regular reports, but Qi Xuansu and others did not have such treatment during the three-month training period.

After Qi Xuansu heard this, he wondered: "There was a fire in Zhenwu Temple, all the evidence was burned, and even the seven-member investigation team almost couldn't protect itself. Why did Jinque convict so many people in such a short period of time?"

Sun Hewu helped his beard and said: "Pei Xuanzhi's methods were clever. He did not convict in the name of corruption, but in the name of 'dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty, which caused the Zhiming Cult to cause heavy casualties to the people and heavy property losses in Jinling Mansion'." Arrest people on this charge and interrogate them slowly and carefully. In the end, what comes out is not only the dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty, but also the bad things about greed for peace and money. They have to be spit out and thrown away. Won’t the evidence be recovered? But it will take a long time, and they won’t wait for another round of fighting.”

Qi Xuansu sighed with emotion: "How about I am the chief counselor?"

At this moment, Qi Jianyuan removed the restriction and seemed to be planning to leave, his face not looking good.

Yao Pei still looked half dead.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but look, not because he was worried about Yao Pei, but because he was watching the fun.

As a result, by accident, he happened to meet Qi Jianyuan's eyes.

Qi Xuansu was quite embarrassed. After all, he had some bad intentions and was caught in the act. He felt guilty, so he had to slightly shift his gaze and take a step back.

Qi Jianyuan frowned slightly, with a bit of displeasure in his eyes.

Qi Xuansu was keenly aware of this displeasure and subconsciously became vigilant.

"Are you Qi Xuansu?" Qi Jianyuan did not leave immediately, but asked.

Qi Xuansu said: "I, Qi Xuansu, haven't asked for your name yet."

He only knew that this person's surname was Qi from Sun Hewu's mouth, but he didn't know his first name.

Qi Jianyuan answered the question: "I have heard that you are a subordinate of Master Lei, and you have been personally praised by the master."

Qi Xuansu said humbly: "Ashamed."

Qi Jianyuan was silent for another moment, and suddenly said: "I have read your file. Your master's name is Qi Haoran, and he is a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest."

This time, Qi Xuansu frowned: "Do you have any history with your master?"

Qi Jianyuan said: "To put it into detail, maybe I should call him cousin, but this cousin... I don't mind mentioning it. I just didn't expect that he still has a disciple in the world."

Qi Xuansu immediately noticed something was wrong, and said slowly: "You are from the Qi family, so my master should also be from the Qi family. The Qi family is a big family in Quanzhen Taoism. How did he become a Taoist priest of the Zhengyi Taoist priest?"

Qi Jianyuan asked, "He didn't tell you?"

Qi Xuansu was silent.

"He didn't want to say it because he was in the wrong." Qi Jianyuan said, "I just didn't expect that he would give you the last name Qi."

Qi Xuansu's face darkened and he said coldly: "Are you the only one with the surname Qi?"

If it only involves Qi Xuansu himself, then Qi Xuansu doesn't mind taking the initiative to give in, but when it comes to his master, Qi Xuansu doesn't want to give in.

He is no longer the ordinary layman who has no power to fight back against the gods, and he is no longer the seventh-grade Taoist priest with no foundation. He has enough confidence to express his attitude.

If it weren't for Master, then he really doesn't care about the word "Qi". If he wanted to cling to him, wouldn't Qiniang's "Yao" be far better than the word "Qi"?

Qi Jianyuan seemed a little unprepared for Qi Xuansu's sudden change of attitude, let alone Qi Xuansu's wantonness. His eyes narrowed and a chill radiated from his body.

It was precisely because of the word "Qi" that he had a natural dislike for Qi Xuansu, even though the two had never met before.

Qi Xuansu was not afraid of this at all, and said: "My master has been dead for a long time, why don't you just talk nonsense about right and wrong? Why should my master be in the wrong? I think it's you who are in the wrong."

Qi Jianyuan sneered: "After all, they are Qi Haoran's disciples, and they all have the same virtue. I am the deputy hall master of Ziwei Hall, and you are just a Taoist priest in charge. Are you relying on Zhang Yuelu's power? Or are you relying on Lei Zhenren's power? ? Dare you talk to me like this?"

Qi Xuansu was furious and said tit for tat: "You can only save others by yourself. I am a commoner wild Taoist priest who came from the Western Regions to Jinling, braved the wind and snow, fought with the power of water in and out of fire, and fought in the shadow of swords and lights. No. Relying on the family name and not relying on the background of the teacher, when I killed the demon of 'Tianting', you didn't know which woman was hiding in the arms and sucking her breasts! ?”