On the morning of the next day, Shu Guan followed his fifth senior brother An Zichun out of Shanji Temple and walked along the remote path towards the top of Guishan Mountain.
Yesterday, after learning that Shu Guanye had succeeded in channeling Qi, the first thing Li Zhixia did when she was extremely shocked was to immediately channel her own spiritual power, help Shu Guan look at one side of his body, and then confirm that Shu Guan had not misfired. He is obsessed with it, and he has really succeeded in entraining his energy.
Then he asked Shuguan carefully about the process of entraining qi. Shuguan couldn't say that he had just slept. He could only say that he followed the qi-entraining method taught by his master and somehow succeeded quickly.
Naturally, Li Zhixia didn't understand what really happened. In the end, she could only attribute the reason to the fact that she had accepted a new disciple with unimaginable talent. If placed in ancient times, he might have become a Taoist ancestor-level figure.
Apart from this, Li Zhixia could not think of any other reasons.
Of course, if you think about it carefully, it seems that it is not a bad thing, but a good thing.
After a moment of silence, Li Zhixia said something.
"Lao Qi, you should slow down your next practice. No matter how high your talent is, if your foundation is not stable, you will not be able to go far in the future. The faster you go, the greater the risk of going crazy. And Although you have succeeded in channeling the energy, advancing to the next realm of first awareness is not just a matter of talent. After all, you have to practice your skills every day and let the spiritual energy slowly change your body. Only then will it be successful."
Follow the teachings and speak the truth.
My master must be a good person!
At that time, Shu Guan was quite emotional.
At first, I was slightly worried that my incredible progress in cultivation would bring me some unforeseen disaster, but in the end I realized that I was just overthinking it.
Then when leaving, Li Zhixia pondered for a moment and said another sentence.
"Since you, Old Seventh, have successfully channeled your energy, you and your fifth senior brother should go and have a look tomorrow. It's time for you to see things that ordinary people may never know the truth in their lifetimes."
"That was a battle that took place in the shadows of the mortal world."
This is the reason why Shu Guan is now walking with the fifth senior brother on the road to Taiyiguan Mountain.
Because Taoist Chen from Taiyi Temple came to the master yesterday and said that something strange happened in Jiangkou City, which might be related to the practitioners, so Li Zhixia arranged for An Zichun to solve the matter.
"Seventh Junior Brother, don't worry too much. Since Master asked me to take charge of this matter, it means that he thinks this matter is not dangerous."
Walking on the mountain steps, An Zichun said to Shu Guan with a smile.
Of course, the way he looked at Shu Guan was still strange.
Regarding the fact that the newly arrived seventh junior brother succeeded in building the foundation and enlarging Qi overnight, it will probably take a long time for the other disciples of Shanjingguan to fully digest it.
Shu Guan showed some confusion, understanding why An Zichun said that the master arranged for him to go, which meant that there was no danger in the matter.
"Because Fifth Senior Brother, I'm actually not very good at fighting with others. If things are really dangerous this time, then the ones we dispatch should be Second Senior Brother or Third Senior Sister, let alone Seventh Senior Brother, we won't let Seventh Senior Brother just build the foundation like this. Successful disciples are coming."
"It seems that this time, the master may think that I need my divination charm to solve the problem."
"So Fifth Brother, how dangerous would it be if something dangerous happened?"
Shu Guan asked again curiously.
"Our Alliance of Seven Immortals will classify matters involving cultivators, other demons, ghosts, or supernatural beings into four levels: A, B, C, and D, according to the degree of danger of the incident."
An Zichun deliberately explained to Shu Guan:
"General D-level incidents are not too dangerous even for ordinary people, but they just can't understand them. What we have to deal with this time should be D-level incidents."
"The second-level C-level incidents are more dangerous. Under normal circumstances, full-time fighting disciples from the major immortal sects like Senior Brother Mu and Third Senior Sister must be dispatched to resolve them.
Decide.
"
"The third level B incident is a very dangerous category and requires a strong person like the master who is at least in the Fetal Movement Realm to take action."
"As for the fourth-level A-level incidents, they are basically major incidents that can easily kill countless mortals in a city or place if they are not handled carefully. It requires all the local immortal sects to work together to suppress it. "
Shu Guan listened very carefully, and at the same time, he thought, maybe the incident of Master Qixia becoming a demon five hundred years ago was a first-class event.
Then he asked:
"Senior Brother An, is there anything more dangerous and serious than a Class A incident?"
An Zichun nodded without thinking and said:
"Of course there is."
"Then what should we do if something like this happens?"
"When encountering something like this, we naturally run as fast as we can, because even if you try to get close to us, your death will be in vain."
An Zichun chuckled.
"Ah! Then we don't care?"
"Yes, but although we don't care, there will naturally be people who are capable of taking care of it."
"who?"
"Seventh Junior Brother, don't forget that we, the founders of the Immortal Sect in the human world, are all still alive."
Shu Guan suddenly realized that the seven powerful immortals who established the Seven Immortals Alliance four thousand years ago were all still in the human world.
While the two were talking, they finally reached the top of Guishan Mountain. Looking around, they saw two mighty rivers converging at the foot of the mountain. The rivers were wide and the waves were flat, and the scenery was magnificent. On the other side, a hill with a mountain like a snake looked across the river from Guishan Mountain.
Compared with the somewhat shabby mountain gate of Shanxi Temple, the gate of Taiyi Temple located on the top of the mountain looks much grander.
First, there is a high-rise archway with four lacquered red pillars hugged by two people. On the gold plaque above, there are five characters "Zhengqing Taiyi Temple" written on it.
The door at the rear is also dark red, thick, wide, solemn and solemn.
Although it was just after eight o'clock in the morning, many pilgrims and tourists were already coming in and out of the gate of Taiyi Temple. The two followed the pilgrims into the gate. It was a square that could accommodate hundreds of people. The architectural style is symmetrical around the central axis, with numerous palaces and pavilions, red walls and green tiles, and is majestic.
In the middle of the square, there is a huge merit box. From time to time, pilgrims will come to the merit box and put silver dollars, copper corners or banknotes into the merit box one by one.
Watching this scene, Shu Guan couldn't help but wonder, it's no wonder that Taiyi Guan is so rich. The 700 people in their Taoyuan Village can only be raised on water for three months. Shu Guan has already settled the accounts and wants to take care of them. To provide food, clothing, housing, and transportation for the 700 people in Taoyuan Village, we also need to buy materials for building houses. We can't afford it without two or three thousand silver dollars.
But at this time, An Zichun said something:
"Junior Brother Shu, don't think that all the money in the merit box belongs to Taiyi Guan. Taiyi Guan's incense money comes from another source. As for the money in the merit box, Taiyi Guan doesn't accept a penny. It's all used to help people in need in the city. households, or to provide relief to the victims who fled to Jingcheng due to war and natural disasters."
"This merit box alone has made Taiyi Temple respected by thousands of people in Jingcheng, and the temple's owner, Taoist Chen, is even known as a living god."
It turns out that Daochang Chen is the great philanthropist in this world!
This kind of person seems to be a powerless outsider, but his real influence in Jingcheng is probably no worse than that of the warlord Xu Pingxi.
An Zichun seemed to be very familiar with Taiyi Temple. He led Shu Guan around the square, walked into a secluded path, and walked around and around towards the back of Taiyi Temple. Soon after, he came to a secluded courtyard.
And Taoist Chen, who was hailed as a living god by countless people in Jingcheng and whom Shu Guan had met several times, was already waiting at the entrance of the quiet courtyard.
Seeing An Zichun and Shu Guan coming from a distance, Taoist Chen, who had gray beard and hair, quickly came up to greet them.
"The person who came to meditate this time turned out to be Brother An Dao."
Taoist Chen first bowed his hands respectfully to An Zichun.
Because he knew very well that compared to himself, a living god who did not live up to his name, people who came out of Vipassana were the real gods.
"Brother Chen Dao, I haven't seen him for several months."
An Zichun smiled and returned the favor.
Although Chen Laodao is not talented enough and will never be able to enter Vipassana in his life, over the years, they, Vipassana disciples, have been able to practice peacefully without being disturbed by worldly affairs, all because of Chen Laodao's care. Chen Laodao has always been more respectful.
After bowing to An Zichun, Taoist Chen glanced at Shu Guan behind An Zichun, but he was quite surprised, because he knew that this young man had just been accepted as a Vipassana disciple, and he might not have started practicing yet, so he was not a true Vipassana disciple. Why were the monks sent out this time?
Naturally, he couldn't have known that what he had worked hard for his entire life was accomplished overnight by this young man.
Shuguan had already taken the initiative to salute Taoist Chen. He was extremely grateful to this old Taoist priest who had always taken care of Taoyuan Village.
"I've met Daochang Chen."
"I've seen Brother Shu Dao."
An Zichun, on the other hand, waited for the two of them to finish their salutes, and then asked Taoist Chen with a smile:
"Brother Chen Dao, the master didn't explain it in detail before coming here, but he doesn't know what happened this time."
"Brother An Dao, please come with me."
Taoist Chen led An Zichun and Shu Guan toward the secluded courtyard.
"What happened is this. The old shopkeeper of Dahong Rice Shop in Jiangkou City came to me for help because of a strange incident that happened at home."
"This Dahong Rice Shop is one of the top grain merchants in Jiangkou City, and the shopkeeper Wang is also a kind-hearted person. In the past, we in Taiyiguan helped the victims and opened tents to give out porridge. Most of the rice was from this king. The shopkeeper donated it, so he came to me when he had something to do at home, and even the old master had to help."
"Then what happened at his home?"
An Zichun asked.
"The newly married daughter-in-law of his family three days ago disappeared on the day she entered the house. After reporting to the patrol room, she was still not found for three whole days. After there was really no other way, shopkeeper Wang brought his son to Guanzhong yesterday to seek divination. After listening to his story about the disappearance of his wife there, the old Taoist found that the matter was a bit strange, so he reported the matter to Zhixia Zhenren."
"Oh, what's weird?"
"Brother Dao An, why don't you listen to the story of the father and son again in person? The old Taoist is afraid that some things will be missed when relaying it. Shopkeeper Wang and his son did not return to the city last night, so they stayed in this small courtyard."
