Taiping Inn

The Miaozhen Sect not long ago was extremely lively. Because of the Yuxu Sword Fighting, many experts were seriously injured. The Wanshou Zhenren of Miaozhen Sect is the best alchemy master in the world today, and the medical skills are also good, so the injured person They all came to the Qingcheng of Tiancangshan and asked Wanshou Zhenren to take care of him. Whether it was a ally of the same path or the worldly affairs, Wanshou Zhenren had to take action. All of these injured people were respected, and naturally there were also people who followed him. He also lives in Miaozhen Sect for the time being, and Miaozhen Sect is also a good person to entertain, but the guest and host are all happy.

This situation lasted for about one month from July 15 to August 15, and it was not until the change of Zhengyi Sect that many visitors hurriedly left, causing Miaozhen Sect to return to its former tranquility.

But the disciples of Miaozhen Sect did not expect that the sect leader had just left and killed Mr. Qingping, who had killed the great master Zhang Jingchen with his own hands, came to the door. For a moment, Miaozhen Sect was not flattered, but he was really a little embarrassed. Frightened.

It is said that new officials take office three times, but to put it bluntly, it is a move to establish authority. After Mr. Qingping took office, the first fire burned to Zhengyi Sect, the leader of the righteous path for many years. Although it was not as good as the master of the divine master's destruction of Jingzen Buddhism, he supported his friends Yan Feiqing and Zhang Luanshan to take charge of Zhengyi Sect. It can be seen that Qingping The sir's plan is so big. Now no one knows where Mr. Qingping will burn the second fire, so how can he know whether he is a blessing or a disaster when he comes to Miaozhen Sect?

Of course, this is just the idea of ​​ordinary disciples of Miaozhen Sect. Ji Shuye, who is in charge of Miaozhen Sect, and Wanshou Zhenren, do not think so, but are just a little surprised at the purpose of Li Xuandu's visit.

The white-bearded and true man Wanshou looked at the young man sitting in the guest seat and said in surprise: "Mr. Qingping is going to lock the demon tower?"

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "That's right."

Wanshou Zhenren gently slapped his beard and pondered: "The Demon Locking Tower back then was indeed as famous as the Zhengyi Sect's Demon-Suppressing Well. However, in recent hundreds of years, Miaozhen Sect has become increasingly weak and no longer as prosperous as that of the time, and cannot be as strong as Zhengyi. Compared with the sect, the demon lock tower is gradually abandoned. Not to mention the capture of monsters and suppression of the demon lock tower, even the daily maintenance of the demon lock tower cave heaven is very difficult, resulting in the demon lock tower cave heaven gradually being destroyed. In fact, Mr. Qingping, now The demon lock tower, except for the nine-level cave heaven and the eight-level cave heaven, there are no monsters in the other seven-level cave heavens, or they have died in it, or have been released by ancestors of all generations one after another. "

Li Xuandu was not surprised by what Wanshou Zhenren said. The Earth Master had already explained it in his notes, and the ghost immortal he encountered also appeared in the eighth level of cave heaven. From this point of view, Wanshou Zhenren is quite frank and does not hide it.

Li Xuandu said, "Since the old real person is honest, I can't hide it. I'm here for the last two levels of cave heaven."

Wanshou Zhenren's face changed slightly, and hesitated: "Does Mr. Qingping know the situation of these two caves?"

Li Xuandu said: "I can only say that I know a little bit, and I have to ask the old real person for advice on the details."

Wanshou Zhenren smiled bitterly, "Although the demon locking tower is not as good as before, with my realm of cultivation, I still cannot penetrate into the last two levels of cave heaven, so what I know is also recorded by my predecessors. I can’t verify it personally, and it’s natural that Mr. Qingping understands this.

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "This is natural."

Wanshou Zhenren said: "I heard that Mr. Qingping went to the 'Xuandu Zifu' with the Earth Master, the Old Heaven Master, the Holy Lord, the Yuebai, and the Xuzhou, and met Lu Wu Shen. In fact, the divine beasts are also OK, there is no difference in nature. If you have to distinguish it, it is the difference between the people of the court and the wild rivers and lakes. More than a thousand years ago, the Central Plains were in its prime, and Lingnan and some Jiangnan were still a wilderness. The monsters at that time were still considered Many things often happen when monsters hurt and eat people. Naturally, people in our Taoist sect can't sit idly by. One reason is that monsters are full of treasures. The inner elixir can be used as medicine, and the skin, fur, muscles and bones can be used to refine the method. The second is to practice the way for heaven and act chivalrously and righteously. Therefore, at that time, the subjugation of demons was still before eliminating demons. However, God has the virtue of being a virtuous person, and some monsters will never die, so the ancestor of this sect gathered a lot of human power The demon lock tower was built with material resources to suppress monsters who made mistakes."

Li Xuandu said: "If what I remember is good, Zu Tianshi left Yunjinshan and came to Shuzhou, defeated the witch sect, and practiced Taoism in Tiancang Mountain. Later, he returned to Yunjinshan to build the Dazhen Mansion and the Demon-Suppressing Well. , ask the previous question, what is the connection between the two? ”

Wanshou Zhenren nodded and said, "Zu Tianshi did practice Taoism in Tiancang Mountain, so he met the ancestor of this sect. The two senior masters should have discussed this aspect, so Zu Tianshi built the demon suppression after returning to Yunjin Mountain. Well, while the ancestor of this sect built a demon locking tower in Tiancang Mountain. But the only difference between the two is: one is to subdue demons and the other is to suppress demons."

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "So that's it."

Wanshou Zhenren continued: "For nearly a thousand years, with Zhongzhou continuing to decline and its territory continue to expand. Lingnan, which was originally regarded as a wild land, is now prosperous and prosperous, not to mention Jiangnan. Youzhou's location has been repeatedly north. Move from the original imperial capital to today's Liaodong. Under this circumstance, the range of activities of monsters is getting smaller and smaller, and they can only hide in deep mountains and forests far away from the crowd. However, we practitioners also prefer famous mountains and rivers. , causing monsters to go to bitter and cold places or miasma that are rarely visited. Compared to more than a thousand years ago, the number of monsters has been greatly reduced. It is rare to see them. They hear less about monsters harming people, so many people in the world think that Monsters are just legends. There are no monsters in the world, so the demon lock tower has gradually lost its function."

Li Xuandu said: "The old real man has said just now that there are only no monsters in the first seven caves. The implication is that there are still monsters in the eighth and ninth caves. I wonder if the old real man can tell me. Details of the monsters here?”

For the first time, Wanshou Zhenren showed a hesitant expression, as if there was something unspeakable.

Li Xuan didn't urge him.

After a moment, Wanshou Zhenren sighed and said, "This monster was suppressed into the demon lock tower two hundred years ago. There was also a big storm in the world that year."

Li Xuandu said, "I hope to hear it carefully."

Wanshou Zhenren said, "This is barely considered a public case. I am not afraid of Mr. Qingping's joke. When I get older, I know that there is no hope of living in this life. I am impatient to read the Taoist scriptures. I occasionally read some novels circulating in the market. In the middle, in addition to talented men and beautiful women, there are also stories about people and immortals, people and ghosts, and people and demons."

Li Xuandu immediately remembered his Qingping Bookstore and said a distracting sentence, "These books are all a trap. A woman must be a beautiful woman who is stunning in the city and the country. Her father must be an amazing figure, or an emperor on earth or an immortal in heaven. , having a girl must be a treasure. A man must be a poor boy or a fool with nothing. He touched the girl just because of a small matter. The girl didn't want her parents, relatives and friends, and had to follow the man, even if the man was fickle and incest. , don't care."

Shangguan Wan, who had been silent, glanced at Li Xuandu and found it a little funny. Is he talking about himself? After all, Miss Qin has a very good appearance and character, and her father is an extraordinary figure and is regarded as a jewel in her palm. Yes, Mr. Qingping is not a poor boy, but Li Daoxu's adopted son, who will be qualified to take charge of the family portal in the future. From this point of view, Li Xuan is one of the few men of the same age who can be worthy of Miss Qin. It can be said to be a match. Moreover, Miss Qin did not have to follow him. It was said that he took the initiative to pursue Miss Qin, but he was very scheming.

Wanshou Zhenren said, "Mr. Qingping summarized it well, but sometimes, what happened in reality is far more absurd than the stories in the book."

Li Xuandu said, "There is no heaven or underworld. After a person dies, the soul returns to the sky, the soul returns to the earth, and the three corpses turn into ghosts. How can the Netherworld come from? Ascension means leaving the human world, and the celestial immortals must go. You can even open up a small world by yourself and become the master of a world by yourself. Unless you cut out the incarnation and reincarnation, you cannot return to the world again. Therefore, people and immortals, people and ghosts are nonsense, only people and demons, but It is up to be discussed. Could it be that the case that Lao Zhenren mentioned was caused by the love between men and women?”

"Mr. Qingping is very sensitive, I admire him." Wanshou Zhenren praised, "This matter is indeed caused by the love between men and women. The details of this are no longer known because of the age of time. I only know that in the second place. A hundred years ago, there was a person who was as amazing as Mr. Qingping. "

Li Xuandu smiled faintly and said, "The old real person doesn't need to hide it. Just say that he is as lucky as me."

Wanshou Zhenren smiled and said, "It's not like this. Since ancient times, who can enter the immortal realm have no luck? But having luck alone is absolutely not enough. This person is also such a person, but the difference from Mr. Qingping is that This person despises the sect and does not care about the world and the world. He only seeks his own freedom and freedom. He is an alien."

Since Li Xuandu returned to the world, some people have regarded him as friends and enemies, but few people regard him as an alien in the world, because Li Xuandu has always acted according to the rules of the world and when it is time to compromise. Just compromise, be tough when it is time to be tough, not to act irritable, let alone be distorted. At most, people are regarded as having great ambitions and are very ambitious, so Li Xuan can only get the support of so many people.

In other words, Li Xuan is regarded as his own by the major sects, and there are also some people in the world who want to break the power of the sect, but not for more people not to be oppressed by the sect, but just for the It is just my own freedom, and I don’t talk about strategies, but I just do it recklessly, which will eventually lead to myself becoming the target of public criticism. Regardless of the right path, I must abandon prejudice and strangle this person first. Therefore, there are two types of demons in this world. One is the real demon, who is extremely vicious, has a heinous sin, and has no reason to kill people; the other is the fake demon, who will not kill ordinary people indiscriminately, but will kill people in the martial arts world. Public anger is this kind of alien.