Tai Suzong, the general manager of the general affairs hall, is responsible for the general affairs, especially the allocation of all spiritual resources except Taoist calligraphy and magic. He has broad powers and is naturally busy with affairs. At every moment, there are deacons and Taoist boys coming in and out in a hurry. There were also law enforcement disciples patrolling back and forth with Taoist soldiers and warriors, and the inner and outer sect disciples who went to the General Affairs Hall to handle matters were even more bustling.
At noon, it reached a peak. From time to time, various escaping lights and magic weapons would fly down in front of the door. Disciples wearing standard Taoist uniforms and various costumes entered the lobby, and were guided everywhere by Taoist boys. Go and do business.
Suddenly, I heard a commotion in front of the door, and then I saw a handsome Taoist priest walking into the hall with his sleeves fluttering. The other disciples were all respectful and one step behind.
Immediately, the clever Taoist boy saw this and came forward, bowed and said: "This senior brother..."
Suddenly, the Taoist boy's face froze, as if he recognized the face of the person in front of him, and he quickly showed a flattering smile and said: "Uncle Xu! This way, please, this way, are you here to get the true teachings, Zhu?" The deacon has been talking about it for a long time!" He hurriedly called another Taoist boy to pass the message and led him to the back hall.
It turns out that this person is Xu Zhuang. Since the official ceremony of true inheritance, his reputation and appearance have naturally spread throughout the family, and everyone knows about it.
Several Taoist boys nearby were only paying a little attention, but they were immediately excited when they heard the name "Uncle Xu". They all came forward to say hello, and sat down in the back hall. Some smart ones even offered fragrant tea and spiritual fruit.
Xu Zhuang was fine, and after sipping the spirit tea for a while, the Taoist boy who had come in to report hurriedly ran out and winked around. The other Taoist boys hurriedly stood up straight, and saw a strong man with a round head, big ears, a high crown and a rich belt. The master Taoist priest walked out and showed his face, and his voice could not wait to be heard:
"Hahahaha! Senior Brother Xu, you are finally here. Old Zhu has been waiting for a long time!"
As he spoke, he strode to Xu Zhuang with a sincere smile on his face and narrowed his eyes into thin slits.
Xu Zhuang didn't care much. He stood up to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "Deacon Zhu, I am a first-time master of golden elixirs, but a late student. How can I be called a senior brother? Just call me junior brother or my real name."
"Hey! Senior brother is so humble." Deacon Zhu showed a look of disapproval: "Senior brother is a top-grade elixir and carries the true transmission of the Tao! In the future, the person who will inherit our Taisu authentic Taoism, I don't have such ability, I just do this on weekdays. For those mundane things to do to serve my disciples, it is appropriate to call me Senior Brother, it is appropriate."
Xu Zhuang smiled and stopped talking. After the two sat down, they said directly: "I was busy with many things the day before yesterday. I have been waiting for a long time, so I came to the General Affairs Hall to take care of all the things. By the way, I also handed over a ritual object." Take it away so as not to delay other important matters in your hall."
"Hahaha, nothing important can be compared with senior brother's matters!" Deacon Zhu took a sip of spiritual tea and said with a smile: "Senior brother, don't worry, I, Lao Zhu, have already taken care of all the common matters for senior brother. Please take a look. Just one click."
Then he took out a note, handed it to Xu Zhuang for review, and called out to Tong'er. The Taoist boy responded hurriedly, and quickly informed the back of the hall. After a while, he led several Taoist boys in a line. Entering the hall, each person holds a wooden plate with various dharma objects on it.
Deacon Zhu called Tao Tong'er in front of him and said with a smile: "Senior brother, please look, this is the attire of a true disciple, Taoist robe, jade crown, cassock, golden sword... Senior brother, the name of my true heritage, I, Taisu, are known to everyone." People don’t know it, so they don’t usually use it, but they must have it anyway.”
Then he spoke in detail: "Thousand-year-old Lightning Strike Wooden Magic Sword, although it is a standard magic weapon, it was also refined by Tiangong Taoist with thirty-two Tiangang forbidden... A bottle of Five Qi Yuan Dan, Yuyang Zhensha Xiaozhan, I don’t think I, Old Zhu, need to talk too much..."
Lin Linzongzong said eleven things in one breath, and finally there was a troubled look on his face.
"Huh?" Xu Zhuang raised his brows. He couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that he was trying to hide something. The truth is that there are always no mistakes in the twelve true teachings. He pondered for a while and remained silent. , just wait for Deacon Zhu to speak.
Deacon Zhu was in trouble for a while. When he saw that Xu Zhuang remained silent, he could not help but twitch his face. He secretly complained in his heart, so he could only say: "Brother must also know the twelve true magical objects. Now all eleven of them are here." There is just one more item, a six-turn golden elixir, which is not available in the General Affairs Hall now. Please give Lao Zhu some more time...at most three months, no, two months, so that senior brother can prepare it."
Sure enough, something went wrong. Xu Zhuang's expression remained unchanged, but his mind had changed several times.
Six-turn golden elixir, this "golden elixir" is not another golden elixir, but a type of elixir. It is different from ordinary elixirs. It is mostly made of metals, minerals, jade and other materials. If the five qi of food are imbalanced, It is not suitable to be swallowed. It is usually refined in a 'furnace', or held in the mouth by monks, or placed outside the body, exhaling air into the elixir, and connecting the elixir qi with it for use. The name "Six Transformations" is the unique grade name of the golden elixir.
No wonder Deacon Zhu was reluctant to speak for a long time. He had delayed coming for a long time, and the General Affairs Office had not handled a certain matter properly. If he was investigated, he would definitely be blamed.
If it's other things, forget it, but this Sixth Transformation Golden Pill is related to your own practice.
Xu Zhuang was silent for a moment, and finally fulfilled Zhu Zhu's wish, and asked: "The Six-turn Golden Pill is an obstacle to the cultivation of the Golden Pill monks in the sect, and the sky furnace of Danxia Academy is also being refined all the time. How can there be anything missing?"
Deacon Zhu smiled bitterly and said: "I want my senior brother to know that someone spent a lot of good deeds not long ago to exchange all the six-turn golden elixirs in the general affairs hall. It is logical that the day when Danxia Academy will send the golden elixirs is coming soon. I didn't think much about it." , it was all paid to him... When the time came for the announcement, there was no sound from Danxia Academy. I asked people to urge it several times, but Danxia Academy did not give the reason, and only said that it would be delivered together next time. "
Xu Zhuang immediately heard the hint in Deacon Zhu's words: "There is something wrong with Danxia Academy, and it is not the deacon's fault. Deacon, can you teach me who is responsible for the handover between Danxia Academy and your hall?"
Deacon Zhu coughed twice and said in a low voice: "As far as I know, it's the elder of the Danxia dean, the Chen family of Junyang Liudao, Chen Yuanji."
"Oh?" Mr. Chen? Xu Zhuang sneered, as expected.
As I said before, Taisu has been preaching for thousands of years, Yuan Shen has emerged in large numbers, and there are countless true transmissions, and those who practice Taoism have no calculation. Naturally, there will be more family members, and the people who practice will have a long life, and can better protect the family and influence. If things go on like this, the influence in the sect will naturally be intertwined.
Taisu has been prosperous for a long time, but the power within the sect has its own rise and fall. Today, it has gradually formed a saying that there are five surnames, seven looks, and a total of twelve wealthy families.
The twelve giant families have a long history. Some ancient clans have even existed since Taisu founded the sect. Naturally, they control a lot of power in the sect, occupy many resources, and have many talented people among their descendants. Before Xu Zhuang, four of the six true legends were descendants of wealthy families.
The Chen family of Junyang Liudao is one of the seven great houses among the twelve giants.
Xu Zhuang, who has come to this day, is not a submissive person. He said calmly: "Deacon Zhu, it is reasonable for me to wait for you to deal with this matter. It's just that the six-turn golden elixir is related to my cultivation. If I solve it now, What’s the method?”
"This..." Deacon Zhu wiped the unnecessary sweat on his head with his sleeve, why not: "Why don't I go to the Law Enforcement Court to report this matter immediately, and the Law Enforcement Court will send someone to question Chen Yuanji, who wants to come to the sect meeting Give me, senior brother, justice for you."
Xu Zhuang was noncommittal. It was certain that Danxia Academy, or Chen Yuanji, had violated the rules, but it didn't count as breaking any heinous laws. Even if the Law Enforcement Academy sent people to inquire, there would always be excuses. It's been so long since I've come and gone, what's the difference?
Xu Zhuang was not a weak person. Suddenly a bold idea came to his mind. After careful consideration, he made up his mind and said to Deacon Zhu: "Deacon, this method is very good, but it is too procrastinating. As a true disciple, I , I have the responsibility to inquire about everything in the door, so please help the deacon to inquire about this matter!"
When Deacon Zhu heard this, he screamed in his heart, why did he ask the true disciple to help him deal with the matter? However, before he could think of any words to evade, Xu Zhuang had already called the Taoist boy and asked him to go to the outside to invite someone to take charge of the duty. A law enforcement disciple patrolling the General Affairs Hall.
Deacon Zhu was so worried that beads of sweat actually appeared on his forehead. Just thinking about it, he didn't know how to stop it.
After a while, two law enforcement disciples were seen leading Taoist soldiers. The warrior arrived outside the hall. After his subordinates waited outside, he entered the inner room and saluted the two of them respectively: "I've seen Uncle Xu and Deacon Zhu."
Xu Zhuang nodded lightly and said, "Deacon Zhu, please tell the story to the two nephews."
Deacon Zhu's eyes were twitching wildly, and he had no choice but to tell the story from the beginning.
The two disciples took out their notes, listened to what Deacon Zhu said, recorded it in detail, and looked at each other. One of them stood up and said, "Uncle Master, we have recorded the details. Are we going to report it to the Law School?"
"No need." Xu Zhuang waved his hand and said, "I am here today to fulfill my duty as a true disciple and to interrogate this matter for Deacon Zhu. Please leave one of you here, and one of you will go to Danxia Court to summon Chen Yuan and Come here, I want to question him in detail."
The two looked at each other again, and then the other one bowed and said: "Then my nephew will go now."
"Slow down." Xu Zhuang took the golden sword engraved with Xu Zhuang's name, representing the true disciple, from the wooden plate that the boy was still holding, and said: "Go with the golden sword, and be sure to call him." The reason for this matter has been explained clearly, otherwise, I have to blame Chen Yuanji for the delay in this matter."
"Yes!" The disciple took the token and went out without any delay, taking the Taoist soldiers with him.
