The Central Territory is located in the center of the Five Territories. Its area is much smaller than that of the Five Territories, only about one-tenth.
The name of the Central Region at that time was the Western Region. Since the beginning of history, the human race has only existed in the Eastern Region. Later, it gradually moved to the Central Region and called it the Western Region.
The Central Region was the land of Longxing in the Western Zhou Dynasty when the Shang Dynasty was conquered by the Zhou Dynasty. Later, after wars, the territory of the Western Zhou Dynasty shrank back to the edge of the Central Region and the Eastern Region. Now the Central Region is all under the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou Dynasty, one of the nine dynasties. under.
The Central Region is also a world of scholars. At that time, Confucius admired Zhou Li and settled in the Central Region after traveling around the country. He passed down the Taoism and the Confucianism school today.
At the same time, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were local melees, hundreds of schools of thought contending, and a great rise in culture and education. Hundreds of schools of thought gathered in the Central Region, forming the current trend of Confucianism and Taoism.
There are four schools in Confucianism and Taoism. The Shengdao School belongs to the tradition of Confucius and Saints. It is still run by the descendants of the Confucius family and is the authentic Confucianism and Taoism. Although Xun Sheng once gave lectures in Jixia Academy, it was still a place where hundreds of schools of thought contended, drawing on the strengths of many schools of thought. Red Sleeve Academy is a women's academy. In ancient times, women were not allowed to study and become officials. Therefore, this academy was created to promote women's literature and education. Yixian Academy is a place where both Confucianism and Taoism are cultivated. It is said that the Buddha is also among them, and he is exploring the general trend of the unity of the three religions.
From the Southern Territory to the Central Territory, you can pass through the Two Realms Pass between the two. This pass is controlled by Confucian disciples. The Great Zhou Dynasty sent troops to guard it, and it is known as the most powerful pass in the world!
Standing outside the Two Realms Pass, looking at the wall, I saw moss moss and knife and ax marks. I don’t know how many wars it has gone through and how many heroic souls have perished.
The gate is mottled with red paint, several feet high, and majestic. There is a couplet on both sides, engraved on the bluestone: "Two realms block the unparalleled ground, and the three religions respect the first pass."
Pan Yulin pointed to the couplet and said, "As soon as we get outside the pass, we can already feel the cultural and educational spirit of the Central Region. I don't know who wrote this couplet, but it can actually show the charm of Confucianism."
Xu Hong explained: "This couplet comes from a Confucian semi-sage. He fought against the monsters for thousands of years in these two realms during his lifetime. He was named Tiebei Nanshan. Unfortunately, he failed to successfully ascend to the upper realm and has long since died. .”
Ye Ling looked at the couplet with his eyes, and he could feel a different edge between the lines. This may be the Confucian charm that Pan Yulin mentioned.
Xiao Wu curled his lips and said, "Besides, you scholars are not big on anything, but you are the most arrogant. You are still respected by the three religions. Do you think that Buddhism and Taoism are like birds of a feather?"
Xu Hong gritted his teeth and said: "Damn you bastard, if you keep talking nonsense, I will ask the guards to arrest you and make you bastard soup!"
Xiao Wu took a few steps back behind Ye Ling and frowned: "Humph, if you can't beat me, why don't you find a helper? My master is here and can defeat him in advance!"
Xu Nuo sighed helplessly: "Okay, okay, let's go through customs first. It's important to hurry up."
Io asked: "But Shansuke, Xiaowu, Xu Nuo, I are all monsters. These two realms are obviously set up to prevent monsters. Can we go through?"
Xu Hong waved his fan and smiled confidently: "Of course others can't, but you can. I have a plan to protect you from worries."
"What's the plan?"
Xu Hong smiled mysteriously and said a few words, and Xiao Wu immediately became furious: "What! I became your demon pet, and you rode on horseback and ate the demon emperor's grandma's feces, trying to blind your dirty and smelly wolf heart and dog lungs!" qδ. net
Io shook his head slightly: "Fortunately, Mu is not here either."
Xu Hong cursed loudly: "Damn you bastard, I have to take off your bastard's lid, boil you first, then steam you, fry you first, then fry you, and finally throw you into the pig pen to feed the pigs!"
"You all should stop saying a few words!"
Ye Ling shouted softly and asked Xu Hong: "Xiucai, do you mean to let them be your spiritual pets, so that the guards will not be suspicious?"
"Of course, and it must be me!" Xu Hong said solemnly: "I am a Confucian disciple, walking naturally in the middle realm. You are all cultivators, after all, there are differences. In addition, this person guarding the gate is an old friend of mine. There are no obstacles.”
"So there is such a connection."
Ye Ling nodded, turned around and said to Xiao Wu, "I have no choice but to aggrieve you for the time being."
When Xiao Wu saw his master speaking, he had no choice but to temporarily swallow his anger and glared at Xu Hong, who looked proud, knowing that he definitely did it on purpose.
It was agreed upon,
A few people stepped into the pass and saw a round mirror hanging on the city gate. When Xiao Wu and others approached, a divine light fell from the mirror. If Xiao Wu hadn't been alert and dodged, he would have been injured by the mirror.
"What is this?"
Xu Hong explained: "This is a treasured demon mirror that can identify demons in the world. As long as the demons are close, it will emit divine light."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was almost killed."
"Haha, I've even thought of the ingredients for the tortoise soup, what a pity!"
While he was talking, some soldiers from the city guard came forward and surrounded Xu Hong: "Who dares to have an affair with the demon clan!"
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"
Xu Hong waved his hands and said, "I am a disciple of Yixian Academy. These are my demon pets. My friends and I went to the southern region to hunt monsters and kill them. We will be back today."
"You are talking nonsense, what evidence is there?"
"Go and call Yue Qunshan. I will have something to say when you meet him!"
"Haha, there's no need to send someone to shout, I'm here uninvited!"
But on top of the city gate, a scribe in blue jumped down and floated to the ground, followed closely behind by a big man in armor, whose cultivation level seemed to be around the immortal realm.
The scribe in blue is the Yue Qunshan in Xu Hong's mouth, also known as Guifeng. His cultivation level is probably at the peak of the Immortal Realm, and he is only one step away from reaching the Yingchong Realm.
When Xu Hong saw Yue Qunshan, he bowed his hands and said, "Brother Guifeng, long time no see."
"It's rare that you, Xu Xiucai, came to see me. You actually touched the demon mirror. I see that you are becoming more and more unruly. No wonder you can't stay in the academy."
"Let's just keep each other company. As for the demon mirror, these are the demon pets that my friends and I caught. I didn't expect this demon mirror to be so smart, but I was a bit reckless."
Yue Qunshan glanced at everyone, turned around and said to the armored man: "This is my good friend, a disciple of Yixian Academy, and this is the general guarding the gate, Su Feihu, General Su. General Su, I think there should be no problem with them. "
Su Feihu smiled slightly: "Since we are Mr. Yue's good friends, nothing will happen. I will be busy with affairs at the end and cannot accompany you. Please forgive me for any rudeness."
Su Feihu waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately put away their weapons and retreated to the side. General Su personally stepped forward to salute, and Xu Hong and others hurriedly bowed in return.
Yue Qunshan smiled and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk after we enter the customs."
As he spoke, Yue Qunshan took out a piece of jade, activated it with Taoist power, and shone brightly, covering everyone. In this way, when they passed through the demon mirror, there would be no obstruction of the divine light.
After the city pass is the town, which is the junction of the two realms. Although the demon clan cannot enter the pass, caravans often come to trade, so the market town here is also very prosperous and has a large population.
Yue Qunshan led Xu Hong and others to the small Sanjin courtyard where he lived, which was very elegant.
After sitting down in front of the hall, Yue Qunshan ordered his servants to bring fragrant tea. Xu Hong explained to Ye Ling: "When I was sent down the mountain to study by my master because I violated the rules of the academy, I came to the Holy Dao Academy and happened to meet him, Yue Guifeng. , I didn’t expect that he was like me, a troublemaker, and we should be called like-minded. Later, when he reached a higher level, he didn’t want to stay in the academy and be controlled by the rules, so he took the initiative to invite Ying to guard the gate in the two realms. "
The Two Realms Pass is jointly controlled by the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Holy Academy. The Holy Academy will send a strong person to sit here all year round, which is obviously Yue Qunshan.
Yue Qunshan smiled and said: "Xu Xiucai is always a man who can't keep his mouth shut, but his cultivation level is not high. He always gets into trouble with me."
Xiao Wu on the side nodded repeatedly: "He is just so annoying."
Xu Hong glared at him and said: "After many years of separation, you are about to enter the realm of celestial phenomena, and I haven't touched the edge of the realm of immortality yet."
"You've only been studying for a few years, why are you so impatient?"
"It's impossible not to rush. The situation is forcing people to feel powerless."
Hearing this, Yue Qunshan's expression became serious: "It's time to get down to business. Why did you come to the Central Region this time?"
Xu Hong knew that the so-called demon pet could not deceive Yue Qunshan at all. It was just a lie. Then he informed Yue Qunshan of the cause and effect and the purpose of the trip.
After hearing this, Yue Qunshan looked at Ye Ling and said, "No wonder you look familiar to me. It turns out to be the portrait on the wanted list of the Three Religions."
Ye Ling said: "Now the great catastrophe of the five regions is approaching. If the human race cannot join forces with the demon race, it will surely perish sooner or later!"
Yue Qunshan picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said slowly: "With just a few of your tongues, can you persuade hundreds of schools of thought in the Central Region?"
Xu Hong said: "How can you know if it doesn't work if you don't try?"
Yue Qunli shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It seems that you still don't know that there is something strange happening in the Beihai Demonic Abyss. The Demon Lord of Annihilation who escaped from the demonic domain in the Daqian Dynasty has unified the Beihai Demonic Abyss and wants to take revenge on our human race. The demon cultivators in the five domains responded one after another, and even the Holy Spirit Cult was in contact with the demons. It is estimated that there is some big conspiracy. Now the attention of the three religions is on the demons. After all, compared with the illusory extraterrestrial creatures, the demons have more influence on our human race. Threats are what are unforgettable and unforgettable forever!"
Xu Hong was silent, Yue Qunshan was telling the truth, the situation is like this, I am afraid no one can change it.
"In addition, Taoist Master Ye, you are now a wanted criminal from the three religions. If you appear rashly in the Central Territory, I'm afraid you will be pursued first, not only by your enemies, but also by countless monks who want to get the bounty. I heard that your reward is one million high-grade spiritual stones and one thousand Taoist artifacts. Under the personal guidance of the leader of the Kuizong of the three religions, you are guaranteed to enter the Celestial Elephant Realm. If you are above the Celestial Elephant Realm, you can choose your sect to be the Supreme Elder. , providing all the training needs, it’s really mouth-watering!”
Xiao Wu exclaimed: "It turns out that Master's life is so valuable!"
Ye Ling nodded: "I almost want to kill myself and collect the bounty."
Xu Hong looked at Yue Qunshan and suddenly smiled and said: "Brother Guifeng, if there is really no way to solve this matter, you won't waste your time with us. You must have a high opinion. Don't be too pretentious. Please give me some advice!"
Xu Hong quickly stood up and bowed his hands, and Ye Ling and others also followed suit and asked for advice.
Yue Qunshan waved his hand for them to sit down, and then said: "Xiucai, do you still remember what the next few days will be like?"
Xu Hong was stunned for a moment, and after careful calculation, he said: "It's the day when Kong Sheng ascended to heaven!"
"Yes, in fifteen days, it will be the holy day for the ascension of Saint Confucius. All Confucian sects and academies of our Confucianism will go to the Holy Academy to celebrate. This is a grand cultural and educational event."
"Brother-in-law, what you want us to do is go to this meeting and tell the Confucian sects all over the world about joining forces with the demon clan?"
Yue Qunshan shook his head and said: "I told you, you can't shake them with your tongues. News of this attack has long been released, and the demons will join forces with the Holy Spirit Cult to destroy it. If you can resolve this crisis, maybe You can make them sit down and listen to what you have to say.”
Ning Changge was puzzled: "What is this? Are we still helping them?"
"But aren't you just asking them to help you now? When doing business, you should pay attention to an equal transaction and mutual benefit. The same goes for asking people to do things. If you are of no use, why should others associate with you?"
