Xu Zhuang has been back and forth for ten months. Fortunately, everything is still the same in Zhenxing Temple. Although it cannot be said to be prosperous, the disciples are all self-motivated and diligent in practice.
Xu Zhuang randomly found a disciple to ask questions. After the disciple answered that the leader, Taoist Zhang, was in the hall, he took the opportunity to ask Xu Zhuang a question. Xu Zhuang also did not hesitate to ask a few questions. The disciple was overjoyed and thanked Xu Zhuang with a big gift. , and hurried to the alchemy room to practice.
"I am diligent in my work, and the atmosphere in Zhenxing Temple is now good. However, there are too few disciples, which is not good for long-term development." Xu Zhuang thought: "Although the master brother only said that I will be in charge for a while, but After all, I have come to this world, and if it does not affect my own practice, I might as well make some achievements."
After thinking about it several times in his mind, Xu Zhuang already had a vague idea, but it was not very clear yet. He thought that he could find an opportunity to discuss it with Zhang Daoren and Zeng Quanfeng.
So Xu Zhuang put away his thoughts, flew away in the wind, and soon arrived in front of the director's hall. Looking into the hall, he saw Taoist Zhang holding a jade letter, his brows furrowed, as if he was very sad.
Xu Zhuang stepped into the hall. Taoist Zhang suddenly felt something. He looked up and saw Xu Zhuang. He quickly stood up and saluted, "Uncle Xu, you are back."
There was no one else behind Xu Zhuang. Although Daoist Zhang had been prepared for this situation, he still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He picked up a bit of luck and asked, "Uncle, is this trip going well? Have you found any trace of Junior Brother Meng?"
Xu Zhuang nodded slightly, shook his head and said: "Although we found some traces, it is not smooth."
Taoist Zhang was overjoyed at first, then his heart sank, and he asked in a solemn voice: "My nephew is stupid, please give me some clarification from my uncle."
Xu Zhuang said slowly: "I followed the small trace-finding technique and found it all the way to the southeast red land, a desert ten miles away..."
As Xu Zhuang explained the details, Taoist Zhang's expression gradually became filled with obvious gloom.
Hiding the world in the gravel, ten miles of desert, and infinite space, such a thing is obviously beyond the scope of his imagination. Compared with when Meng Fu was born without a trace, now he can know where he is, but there seems to be no way to rescue him. This Zhang Daoren's heart was filled with powerlessness.
After being silent for a long time, Taoist Zhang suddenly sighed and said solemnly: "In this case, we can only hope that Junior Brother Meng Jiren will have his own destiny."
Xu Zhuang thought for a moment and comforted him: "Nephew, there is no need to be too depressed. There is nothing we can do about this matter yet."
Upon hearing this, Taoist Zhang asked hurriedly: "Uncle, please speak."
Xu Zhuang nodded and said in deep thought: "After I have refined the Nascent Soul and developed several magical powers, I will be somewhat sure that I can go deeper into the gravel space. Then I will go there to explore and see if I can find Meng." That’s my nephew.”
Zhang Daoren was refreshed. He understood the Taisu Zongzong's rules for selecting true disciples, and had seen Xu Zhuang's magical power. He knew that he was a person who had refined the top-grade golden elixir, and that becoming a Nascent Soul was just a matter of course.
As for how long it will take for Xu Zhuang to achieve Nascent Soul, as a junior, Zhang Daoren naturally has no reason to ask aggressively. He can only think to himself: Junior Brother Meng has been missing for six years... and it will be seven years now. It depends on the fate lamp. There is no worry about life, and it is far from the time when the oil is exhausted.
Thinking of this, Zhang Daoren felt much more relaxed and could be considered as a comforter.
After discussing the matter of Meng Fusheng, Xu Zhuang chatted casually with Taoist Zhang and asked, "When I came over just now, I saw my nephew frowning. Is there anything difficult to deal with?"
Hearing this, Taoist Zhang seemed to wake up and responded: "Uncle Master is here at the right time, but this matter must be discussed with Uncle Master."
Xu Zhuang nodded and said, "Master nephew, please speak."
Taoist Zhang then asked, "Uncle Master, does he know about the Shinryu Sect?"
Xu Zhuang raised his eyebrows slightly. He had been in Zhenxiang Temple for a few months, so naturally he was not aware of the surrounding forces.
As far as he knew, the Shinryu sect was a rare large sect among the sects of the sixteen states. It dominated the three states, was powerful, and had great ambitions. Among the three states that the Shinryu sect controlled , there is Fenglan Prefecture to the north of Yunlan, and in recent years, it has also been eyeing Yunlan Prefecture.
"Of course I know about the Shinryu Sect." Xu Zhuang said: "What exactly is it and how is it related to the Shinryu Sect? My nephew should tell the story first."
Zhang Daoren said: "Two days ago, the Shenliu Sect sent someone to deliver this letter, saying that the person in charge of the Shenliu Sect in Fenglan Province, Mr. Chu Wei, would personally visit Zhenxing Guan."
Zhang Daoren sighed lightly and said: "I heard that this person is very domineering. The Shinryu Sect and my True Form Awareness are not on good terms. I'm afraid the person who comes this time is not good."
"Oh? Mr. Chu Wei." Suddenly hearing a relatively familiar name, Xu Zhuang narrowed his eyes and asked, "This name is not unfamiliar. This person can actually take charge of a state. He must be in the Shenliu Sect. Is your status no longer low?"
Zhang Daoren replied: "This man does hold a high position in the Shenliu Sect, but not because of anything, but because he has a great background. He is the youngest son of the Master Chuhe of the Shenliu Sect."
Xu knew that Xu Zhuang had limited knowledge of other sects, so Master Zhang continued: "Venerable Chuhe became the third level Nascent Soul more than a hundred years ago. He is now the monk with the highest cultivation level in the sixteen states. With this person as his backer, , is also the reason why Mr. Chu Wei behaves domineeringly."
"Third level Nascent Soul?" Xu Zhuang raised his eyebrows, "It's just a sect in sixteen states, but there are such monks. No wonder they are ambitious."
Zhang Daoren said worriedly: "Yes, the Shenliu Sect has Venerable Chuhe, so it is natural that it is very ambitious. If it were not for the rules of the Tianpu Dharma Assembly, it would not be limited to the three states."
"Oh?" Xu Zhuang asked: "What is the Tianpu Fahui and what are the rules?"
Zhang Taoist replied: "The Tianpu Dharma Conference is held once every three hundred years. It is a meeting to honor the Earthly Immortal Patriarch. It is also a meeting to arrange the seats of sects. Unless the Tianpu Dharma Conference decides, other sects are not allowed to attack. This is also the five-year meeting. The rules that the Domain Sect has always maintained.”
Xu Zhuang frowned and said, "There are still such rules."
The so-called Earth Immortal Patriarch is a legendary immortal who taught the Heavenly Waterfall World in ancient times. He is also the Patriarch respected by all the sects of the five realms in the Heavenly Waterfall World.
This is also something Xu Zhuang deliberately learned after coming to Zhenxiang Temple, because this world is completely different from the Xuanhuang Realm. What Nascent Soul pursues after that is not to jump out of the realm of life and death and achieve the soul, but to fit in the cave and achieve " Cave Heavenly Man'.
Dong Tianren also lives forever and has to survive three disasters. It seems that there is no difference in personality from the real person Yuanshen, but there is one thing that seems to be incomparable with the way of Yuanshen.
That is, being in Dongtian does not require you to achieve a high-grade golden elixir. As long as you can reach the level of Nascent Soul, you can inherit the Dongtian left by the Earth Immortal Patriarch and become a real person. This is also the reason why the practice atmosphere in the Tianpu world is different from that of others. The Xuanhuang Realm is completely different, and the monks have no motivation to pursue high-grade golden elixirs.
As for the strength and weakness of the Dongtian people's supernatural powers and the Yuanshen people, Xu Zhuang did not know. However, Xu Zhuang learned from the Taoist books that the Dongtian people seemed to be restricted by the cave heaven and could only travel in the body of the law. It seems that there is no comparison with the free and easy Yuanshen Daoist who travels around the galaxy.
Then again, the Earth Immortal Patriarch is the jointly respected ancestor of the Five Domains, naturally because the Five Domains inherited the five caves he left behind. This is also the fundamental reason why the Five Domains can dominate the five heavenly waterfalls and maintain their rule - - All the major sects of the five regions have Dongzhen people as their commanders, so the majesty of the major sects of the five regions cannot be defied by all sects outside the five regions.
Following Taoist Zhang's eloquent talk, Xu Zhuang also learned more about the Tianpu Dharma Assembly.
Heavenly waterfalls are divided into big and small, and spiritual powers are naturally divided into three, six, and nine levels. It is natural for the sects of the Heavenly Waterfall Realm to compete for the larger Heavenly Waterfall.
The major sects of the Five Regions sit firmly on the high platform, but the sects below always rise and fall, so there is this so-called meeting to arrange the sects' seats. The rules are also very simple. The winner occupies the sky waterfall, and the loser retreats to a smaller mansion. County, or even disappear.
Such a straightforward fight is not too cruel to the Tianpu cultivation world, which does not seek top quality and does not focus on xinxing. It is also something that the five domain sects are happy to see, not to mention that sectarian fights naturally involve some grand accusations. ——
Your sect is in decline, and your disciples are few and far between. You can no longer bear the responsibility of bringing clouds and rain to a state or a government, and you cannot bless living beings. Your virtue is not worthy of your place. Naturally, you have to give up the Heavenly Waterfall and let the virtuous people live there.
Obviously, Zhenxing Guan is walking on this path now. Even if Xu Zhuang comes to this world, if he cannot survive the Tianbao Dharma Assembly, Zhenxing Guan will retreat to the county or even die.
"In this case, once the Tianpu Dharma Conference comes, the Shenliu Sect may not be able to restrain its ambitions." Xu Zhuang said in a deep voice: "But will Long Xiangzong tolerate the Shenliu Sect's wanton occupation of Yunlan Prefecture?"
The Longxiang Sect is one of the five major sects in the five regions. It is also the main sect of the Longxiang Region adjacent to Canglan Prefecture in Yunlan Prefecture. The relationship between them can barely be regarded as subordinate.
Zhang Daoren smiled bitterly and said: "The Long Xiang Sect is now in danger of itself, and the Shenliu Sect's ambitions may not even reach the sixteenth state."
Xu Zhuang was stunned and asked: "Long Xiangzong doesn't have Dongzhenren sitting in charge, how can the Shenliu Sect be comparable?"
Zhang Daoren said: "Uncle Master, I don't know that the Heavenly Man of Longxiangzong Cave has been dead for a hundred years!"
"What?" Xu Zhuang was surprised. This kind of news was not something he could learn from the True Form Collection.
Zhang Daoren lamented: "Nowadays, no one in Longxiang Sect has even refined the third level of Yuanying. It is only maintained by a few venerables..."
"It's no wonder that the Shenliu Sect is arrogant." Xu Zhuang's mind changed quickly and he had already figured out the matter. Now that the Waterfall Dharma Festival is approaching, the Longxiang Sect is in a precarious situation. Venerable Chuhe will definitely work hard to become one of the five major sects. Give it a try to get a chance to become a real person in the cave.
As for what the other four sects think, if you think about it, if he were Venerable Chuhe, he would have no time to care.
What's more, behind the Shinryu Sect, there might be a major sect from a certain region secretly supporting it.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhuang was suddenly startled and couldn't help but ask: "Master Nephew, how many years will it take for the Tianpu Dharma Assembly to come?"
Taoist Zhang replied: "It will be less than seventy-seven forty-nine years before the Tianpu Dharma Assembly."
"Forty-nine years... forty-nine years..." Xu Zhuang's heart beat like a big drum. Forty-nine years are enough for him to refine the Nascent Soul. Even if he can achieve it within thirty years, he can return to the sect and enter the realm. Cultivation in the heavenly realm is easy to achieve by leaps and bounds...
With his foundation and his self-confidence, as long as he can achieve something, he doesn't feel that he can't compete with people like Venerable Chuhe or the third level Nascent Soul.
If he could lead the True Form Contemplation to take over the major sects of the five realms and replace them, wouldn't he be able to get a glimpse of the way of the cave gods?
The Dao of Yuanshen is so difficult, but the cave is within reach...
"Uncle Master?" After talking about the Tianpu Dharma Assembly, Taoist Zhang's face was filled with worry. Seeing that Xu Zhuang was stunned, he became even more worried and asked hurriedly: "Uncle Master, what do you think?"
Xu Zhuang composed himself, saw Taoist Zhang's expression, and said comfortingly: "Forty-nine years are enough for me to refine the Nascent Soul. I will be in charge of the Tianpu Dharma Assembly, so my nephew doesn't have to worry."
"Is this really true?" Zhang Daoren cheered up and said, "If my uncle refines the Nascent Soul, my True Form Aspect will no longer lose the foundation of Yunlan Prefecture."
Xu Zhuang didn't mention any other ideas, just nodded and said, "When will Mr. Chu Wei come to visit?"
Zhang Daoren replied: "The three-day period mentioned on the post should be tomorrow."
"Okay." Xu Zhuang said, "Tomorrow my nephew and I will receive him together and see what his intentions are when he comes to the temple."
Taoist Zhang said happily: "This will save my uncle from trouble."
Xu Zhuang nodded slightly, then stood up and said: "I will go back to the cave to take a rest first, and you can send me a message tomorrow."
Taoist Zhang hurriedly stood up to see him off. Xu Zhuang waved his hand and walked out of the palace gate. A strong wind suddenly blew up, blowing away countless clouds, mist and water vapor. In a short while, he reached the peak of the cave mansion.
As Xu Zhuang fell down, the strong wind bent the green forest on the peak. When it was about to break, Xu Zhuang frowned and gathered his magic power to disperse the strong wind.
Xu Zhuang knew that he was a little confused, so he came to the cave and sat down, his face showing a little solemnity.
No one knows what kind of battle between heaven and man he has experienced in Xu Zhuang's mind from the moment he was in the director's hall to now. For the first time, he has wavered a little on the path he has always been firm on.
Upon noticing this thought, Xu Zhuang was horrified and hurriedly raised his heart sword to eliminate all distracting thoughts in an instant.
Naturally, the Heart Sword is not omnipotent, and chaotic thoughts arise in his heart at the next moment, but Xu Zhuang's mind is calm, and the Heart Sword does not stop, and kills them all.
Xu Zhuang closed his eyes and calmed down, kept slashing with the sword of his heart, chanted sutras to calm his mind, and after a few firm steps, he opened his eyes and pondered: "The method of the cave god is not impossible to seek, but it can be regarded as a stone from another mountain. Don’t be fooled by it.”
When he thought of this, Xu Zhuang knew that no matter what, the method of Dongtian had already planted a seed in his heart.
The human heart is so unpredictable. When Xu Zhuang first came to this world and learned about the method of Dongtian from the Taoist books, he was not moved by it. He still had the intention to compare Dongtian Zhenren and Yuanshen Zhenren, knowing the simplicity of Dongtian method. , and I didn’t have any thoughts that I shouldn’t have.
But when the method of Dongtian was clearly placed in front of Xu Zhuang, and it seemed that the position was within easy reach, Xu Zhuang still inevitably felt slightly shaken.
No wonder the Great Dao of Yuanshen is so difficult. Everyone knows how to stick to the Taoist heart and understand the true nature, but when it comes to doing it, it is extremely difficult.
Xu Zhuang sighed leisurely, stood up, and without disturbing Xue Yuren, returned to the main room he chose for the first time. He sat on the couch, closed his eyes, and did not see any exercises. It seemed that he was just meditating and resting his mind. He also seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
(End of chapter)
