Zhao Ning just stood and watched for a while, without staying any longer. It was enough to feel the atmosphere of the Shoudian.
But as soon as Zhao Ning walked not far away, she heard footsteps coming from behind, "Wait a minute, pretty sister, wait a minute."
This childish voice belongs to Xiao Lengtong.
Zhao Ning turned around and took a look and saw Xiao Lengtong running towards her with a bunch of wedding gifts. Several red paper cranes were flying on the ground. She didn't pay much attention to them. Of course, no disciples dared to pick them up.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Ning squatted down and waited for Xiao Lengtong to approach.
Xiao Lengtong looked at Zhao Ning and said, "Beautiful sister, are you here to receive the wedding gift?"
She blinked and looked at Zhao Ning's free hand, "Didn't you receive anything?"
Zhao Ning looked at the little guy who was aggrieved a few days ago, and now he didn't talk to her like he had an overnight grudge.
So she smiled lightly and said, "Yes, I can't win over those disciples."
Xiao Lengtong groaned, looked at the many paper cranes in her arms, and said generously to Zhao Ning, "I can give you half."
Zhao Ning was a little surprised at this change, and Xiao Lengtong thought for a while, "Although I was angry with you a few days ago, we are still good friends. Because I like beautiful ladies!"
Xiao Lengtong smiled brightly, "So I decided not to care about what happened before. What do you think, come and demolish the red paper cranes with me."
Zhao Ning seemed to be easily moved by this pure kindness. She saw Xiao Lengtong spread all the paper cranes on the ground in front of her and unfolded one of the red paper cranes.
"What is painted on this red paper crane, and why can things be taken out from it?"
"This is a kind of Dao pattern." Zhao Ning told her, "There is mysterious power hidden in these Dao patterns. Dao patterns like this can open a space as big as a wallet."
Xiao Lengtong seemed to understand, "Then can I understand? I want many, many purses like this? Then I can hold many, many sugar pills."
"Of course. There will definitely be such an introduction in the Jihan Palace Library. You can go and take a look."
Xiao Lengtong's face immediately fell when she heard that she was going to study by herself.
The next moment she pretended not to start this conversation, "Oh, there are a lot of red paper cranes here. I want sugar pills, they are delicious."
The sugar pills in her mouth are Ganoderma lucidum pills. Only Xiao Lengtong can eat Ganoderma lucidum pills as sugar pills.
Zhao Ning smiled and shook her head, and helped her open all the red paper cranes. There were a lot of things inside, and almost all of them were good things. In comparison, Zhao Ning got a few pieces from the red paper cranes. The spirit stone is simply extremely shabby.
She put everything into the spirit bag and handed it to Xiao Lengtong, "Don't leave it scattered all over the floor."
Xiao Lengtong said, "I agreed to give you half of it, and we still have a golden crane that we haven't opened yet."
She held up the golden crane as if she was trying to tear the red paper crane apart halfway.
But Zhao Ning stopped her, "This is a golden crane, a lottery ticket. It has the blessing of the ancestor. You can make a wish to the paper crane and then open it."
"Make a wish?!" As soon as he heard these two words, the little guy stopped moving immediately, and his eyes sparkled, "Really? Can I make any kind of wish? Will it all come true?"
It may not be possible for everything to come true, but the blessing from the Patriarch will indeed make her wish move in the direction she expects.
Zhao Ning just said to her, "You can try it."
Xiao Lengtong stopped talking immediately. She folded her hands and put her fist under her chin. She closed her eyes seriously. Then Zhao Ning heard her say, "I want to find daddy!"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Lengtong directly expressed her wish, but speaking of such a wish made people feel pity. However, Xiao Lengtong didn't seem to care at all. After opening her eyes excitedly, she seemed to want to open the golden crane, but After hesitating again, she handed the golden crane in her hand to Zhao Ning.
"I already have a lot of wedding gifts. Since you don't want those, I will give you this golden crane." Under Zhao Ning's surprised gaze, Xiao Lengtong said naturally, "And I have already made a wish. I have already obtained the prize of this golden crane, and I will give you the contents inside!"
Xiao Lengtong forcefully opened the stunned Zhao Ning's hand, "Just think of it as a testimony of our good friends!"
She grinned, especially brightly, and then looked to the side and saw a bunch of people approaching. She took a sharp breath and disappeared in a flash.
Zhao Ning held the golden crane in her hand and didn't know what to do for a moment. She had received many things and returned them to the owner. Many times, she returned them without any pressure.
But she didn't know how to return the things that the little guy gave to her.
At this moment, I saw several people walking in front, including Xu Xiuming and others. In front of them was a middle-aged man with a golden elixir cultivation level. He was meticulously dressed in Taoist robes and looked quite serious.
Xiao Lengtong seemed to be scared away by this real person.
Zhao Ning stood up, just as Xu Xiuming and others noticed him.
"Miss Shen, what a coincidence, I haven't seen you for several days, but I met you here." Xu Xiuming smiled.
Wei Shuo glanced at the golden crane in Zhao Ning's hand, "You actually got the jackpot in the wedding gift. It's not easy. I tried here a few days ago, but there was really no chance."
Zhao Ning said, "I don't have the chance to get this golden crane. This golden crane belongs to Xiaotong."
At this time, the middle-aged man said, "She gave it to you, so just keep it."
Zhao Ning looked at the middle-aged man, and then Xu Xiuming remembered to introduce to Zhao Ning, "At this time, Shangguan Zhenren is the elder in charge of the Blackwater River, and he is also Xiaotong's literacy tutor."
No wonder Xiao Lengtong ran so fast. When he saw the instructor, he probably saw a long ruler and a serious smile.
"Those who love others will always love them." Shangguan Town people commented expressionlessly.
Zhao Ning smiled and agreed.
Shangguan Zhenren didn't say anything more, stepped forward and left.
Xu Xiuming greeted Zhao Ning, "We are about to go to the Dharma conference with the real person. You missed the last Dharma conference. This time it is just right."
Dharma meetings are discussions and exchanges between practitioners, which are beneficial to practice and can even reduce tranquility to a certain extent.
Zhao Ningsi followed behind them since the place of cultivation was now closed.
Wei Shuo walked up to Zhao Ning and said, "Miss Shen, we invited you to the last Dharma gathering, but you didn't come. I heard that you took the token given by Master Bai Ye and entered the Tianchi training ground? That's the Lianjihan Palace there. All the foundation building disciples yearn for this place of cultivation."
He looked at Zhao Ning with a strange and teasing look, which made Zhao Ning feel confused for a moment. Then he heard him lower his voice and said, "How did you become so familiar with Master Bai Ye? Is it just a friendship between elders?"
Zhao Ning hadn't yet figured out the deeper meaning from his words, but she heard Master Shangguan talking to Jiang Yao in front of him, "The matter of Heishui River is not urgent. When the palace master is busy with the birthday ceremony, the sect leader will ask Master Gao to Please bring out the Ruyi Qiankun Gourd. The Ruyi Qiankun Gourd is a medium-sized spiritual treasure and can accommodate rivers. Once this gourd is taken out and placed in the Black Water Breaking Formation Spring, all the black water can be taken back."
Zhao Ning's heart moved, thinking that this was the solution that Jiang Yao and others found together with Shangguan Zhenren.
"It's just a pity that this Ruyi Qiankun Gourd will stay in the spring to suppress the breach in the formation." According to Master Shangguan, this Ruyi Qiankun Gourd will stay in the spring to suppress the breach in the formation. "However, it can be regarded as having a cause and effect. This time it is calculated as big The difficulty is related to this Ruyi Gourd of Heaven and Earth. If it is sent back so quietly, it would be a blessing to be able to solve the catastrophe."
Shangguan Zhenren's last words were something that even Jiang Yao and others had never heard before.
Xu Xiuming asked, "Master, what do you mean, the Ruyi Qiankun gourd was obtained from Youdu?"
"Exactly. This Ruyi Qiankun gourd was obtained by Gao Zhenren from Youdu hundreds of years ago. Have you seen the gourd he usually drinks with? That gourd is the sub-gourd of the Ruyi Qiankun gourd. It can also accommodate a large river, but it is smaller than The Ruyi Qiankun gourd is a few percent inferior. Back then, Gao Laoer waited until the gourd was still showing off in the palace for several days. To ask him to return it was to cut his heart. Fortunately, the gourd could make up for it. .”
The sub-gourd in his mouth should be the gourd that Xiao Lengtong held in his arms before drinking. Zhao Ning listened to Shangguan Zhenren's introduction, and had a vague association with it. It was inferior by a few percent. It can also be understood that it only has a few effects of the Ruyi Qiankun gourd. This...isn't this the method of replicating Yin and Yang?
"Miss Shen? Zhao Ning?" Suddenly, a voice came to her ears. Zhao Ning stopped thinking and turned to look at Wei Shuo beside her.
Wei Shuo smiled and said, "As expected, Miss Shen is unfamiliar. I'd better ask Zhao Ning to pay more attention to you."
In Zhao Ning's helpless look, Wei Shuo said again, "Are you actually still concerned about the Heishui River? I have long said that Miss Zhao Ning has a good heart and will not care about it. Jiang Yao is the one who cares about this matter." Guys are amazing.”
Seeing that Zhao Ning did not answer his previous question, Wei Shuo listened intently to what Master Shangguan said, thinking that Zhao Ning was still thinking about the Blackwater River, so he took the initiative to tell Zhao Ning about their subsequent discussions with Master Shangguan.
"Jiang Daoyou is really pitiful. Because he knows some restraint techniques, he was coerced into Youdu by the Demon King. He finally escaped and was chased by the Earthly Ghost. Fortunately, Tianwujueren found the Heaven and Earth Ruler and fought back. He got rid of the Earthly Ghost, only to find that the Heaven and Earth Ruler was a trap, used to open the seal of the Black Water River." He sighed as if he had never seen someone as unlucky as Daoist Friend Jiang.
These descriptions were 70% true and 30% false. Zhao Ning had already expected Jiang Yao to tamper with the matter before exposing Jiang Yao. However, Zhao Ning was still surprised when Jiang Yao actually confessed that he had opened the seal of the Black Water River. However, he minimizes his responsibility from a victim's perspective.
There is another point that Zhao Ning has not heard of before.
"The demon king is coercing you?"
Before Wei Shuo could answer, Jiang Yao turned his head and replied, "Exactly."
His expression was very calm, so calm that it seemed that this was really happening, and he was just retelling the tragic experience of that year.
"This demon king went deep into the hinterland of Great You Kingdom and then moved into Youdu. It seems that he is looking for some Taoist treasure."
"I have seen his true form before, which is a Black Bird of the Wind. I think it must have come from the outer sea."
Zhao Ning's expression paused. Based on Jiang Yao's description, could this demon king be——
Xuanfeng? !
Chapter 190 Xuanfeng went deep into the Great You Kingdom more than a year ago, and captured Jiang Yao and took him to Youdu. Later, Jiang Yao broke free, and returned to the Beihan Islands where he was seriously injured and turned into a prototype. He happened to be picked up by Meng Congyi. Calculating the time, it was indeed just now good.
Speaking of which, Xuanfeng followed the path of Yin and Yang, and there were also spiritual treasures made by replicating the Yin and Yang rituals in Youdu. There is probably an inseparable connection between the two.
However, Youdu is Yin, so there must be a holy place or sacred object for practicing the Yin-Yang Way. There is nothing wrong with Xuanfeng going to Youdu.
While thinking, everyone has arrived at the Guanghan Dharma Assembly. Here are cultivators from all over the Kyushu. They are low-level cultivators who come with their sects or families to celebrate their birthdays. Most of them are in the Qi training period or foundation building period, in small groups. , exchanging their experiences on the path of cultivation with each other, and from time to time you can see the slightly enlightened expressions of some monks after the exchange.
Jihan Palace treated these low-level monks with courtesy and specially sent Shangguan Zhenren to preach to them.
Seeing the appearance of Master Shangguan, the monks immediately turned off the call and unanimously bowed their hands to Master Shangguan. Master Shangguan's usually serious expression also softened, and he nodded in response before ascending to the high seat.
Zhao Ning followed the other monks and sat on the white jade platforms on both sides.
"The path of spiritual practice emphasizes the Taoist heart, and the road of slaying mortals is actually the prototype of the Taoist heart..." Master Shangguan said slowly.
This was the first time that Zhao Ning heard Master Shangguan explain the words of Tao Xin. He sat upright for a while and concentrated on it. However, Master Shangguan seemed to just introduce it with these words. After that, he preached about how to survive the world.
Zhao Ning glanced at the monks in the Dharma gathering. Except for some monks who had established the Great Perfection, she couldn't tell whether they were practicing ancient paths or spiritual root avenues. For the rest, with a little perception, she found that almost most of them were spiritual root avenues. This is Zhao Ning's choice for the Jiuzhou monks' avenue, but perhaps because of this, most monks feel a little drowsy and absent-minded when they hear Shangguan Zhenren talk about Zhanfan and nothing else.
Some doubts came to mind. Would Shangguan Zhenren really ignore most of the spiritual root monks and just explain the ancient path? Not only does this not conform to the strict attitude of real people, it is even a bit disrespectful.
"... Begin by cutting off the ordinary, cut off the ordinary mind, cut off the obsession, don't be greedy for the speed of practice, and use the secret method of elixir to help you get through it. This is the last thing I tell you."
But I didn't want to wait until Master Shangguan finished speaking, and he didn't talk about other spiritual enlightenments. What's more, his last sentence seemed to refute the spiritual path of spiritual cultivation.
After saying this, all the monks in the audience could hear were whispering among themselves. Zhao Ning clearly heard a few doubts, thinking that Master Shangguan must be biased against Linggen Dao, and some even gossiped about Master Shangguan.
"Master Shangguan initially practiced the Spiritual Root Dao. Later, he clearly had reached the Great Perfection of Qi practice, but he abandoned his cultivation for decades and re-cultivated the ancient path. He is a weirdo."
"That must be because Shangguan Zhenren's spiritual roots are not strong. After practicing to the perfection of Qi training, he found that his spiritual power was mixed. No matter how hard he practiced, it was difficult to build the foundation. That's why..."
"Hey, you are wrong about that. Shangguan Zhenren entered the Jihan Palace with his pseudo-single spiritual roots and became the leader of his generation of disciples in the Jihan Palace."
"Indeed, I have also heard from the elders in the clan that Shangguan Zhenren was a genius in the spiritual root path."
"..."
The monks didn't even understand Shangguan Zhenren's choice, but most of them came from big sects or families. They just gossiped a few words and didn't dare to speculate or slander.
At this time, the ancient monk who had just listened carefully started to ask questions.
"Master Shangguan said that killing the mortal world is the prototype of the Taoist heart. However, I have already killed the mortal world, but I have not yet found my own Tao. Whether this is for me to kill the mortal world is not completely successful."
"No." Shangguan Zhenren said, "If you can find your own way so easily, why do so many monks have their middle way collapse? The heart of the way is only revealed when you are killing mortals. When you wait for the golden elixir, Then you will understand what your Taoist heart is.”
Zhao Ning listened to Shangguan Zhenren's explanation and unconsciously thought to herself, what was her Taoist heart when she was killing mortals?
