Chapter 203: What is ascending the path?
(It has not been revised yet, but you can check it out tomorrow!)
Yi Xifeng was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wang Haitao next to him, and saw that the other person was stammering and muttering in a low voice, obviously very afraid of the last young man. So he asked:
"Oh? Brother Wang knows this person?"
Wang Haitao laughed at himself and murmured: "I am an outer disciple, how can He De know a true disciple? With his identity, I am afraid that if I break through to the inner disciple, he will not look at me!"
When Yi Xifeng heard this, he felt a little disapproving. He patted the other party's shoulder and said with a smile: "Even if you have high strength and talent, you shouldn't be so crazy! Besides, in martial arts since ancient times, who has the last laugh and who is the winner?" Winner! Although you and I are from humble backgrounds and started a little later than them, our ultimate success depends on how hard we work."
Wang Haitao raised his head and glanced at the fair young man beside him, and his heart moved slightly. After all, they were all once the proud sons of heaven. Whoever comes here is not the best before. Even if they are just the 'outer disciples' at the lowest level now, who says there will be no chance in the future?
Thinking of this, this young man with a somewhat withdrawn and eccentric personality smiled and nodded without saying anything else! He knew that Yi Xifeng was encouraging him, so why didn't he have ambitions? Otherwise, why did he only participate in the first "Dao Ascension Conference" after entering the outer sect for three years?
The conference is held every two years to select talented outer sect disciples to directly enter the inner sect to practice. There are many extremely talented people who will directly enter the inner sect in this way within two years of entry. Of course, there will also be many people like Wang Haitao and Yi Xifeng who try to study what they want to learn first and then participate.
The True Martial Arts Hall will not forcefully interfere with everyone's choices. They respect every warrior's plan for their own martial arts path. Even if many plans are problematic, they will not impose any obstruction. It is this kind of foundation and tolerance that has allowed the Zhenwu Dao Palace to have unparalleled geniuses grow up over the years, in every era. There is no such situation where talents are cut off from generation to generation. I am afraid this is the great wisdom that Zhenwu Daodian can continue for such a long time.
The Lecture Pavilion has no roof or walls, but it is paved with floor tiles. Different from the black jade in the mission hall, the floor tiles here are made of polished blue stones. There is no sound when you step on them. When you step on them heavily with your feet, they don't move at all! This kind of stone is called Shuiguang rough stone, which is more precious than ordinary jade!
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"Everyone, be quiet!" Standing among the three people, the thin old man said slowly. Although his voice was not loud, it was clearly heard by everyone present.
Yi Xifeng's heart moved slightly. This scene reminded him of what Zhao Yunming said to everyone at the beginning when he participated in the martial arts competition held in Yinren Village many years ago. Now it seems that this method of transmitting sound into the ears is much better than Zhao Yunming's use of sonic power to amplify the sound. Of course, the strength gap of this method is also there, so it is natural to judge!
But what Yi Xifeng didn't know was that the old man not only transmitted his voice to the ears of the outer disciples present, but also to the ears of more than a thousand people more than ten miles away, separated by a mountain stream, at the same time. heard the old man’s voice!
"The biennial Dao Promotion Conference is being held as scheduled today. All of us here are outer disciples of my Zhenwu Dao Hall and are not outsiders. Let me introduce myself first. My surname is Xun, and my last name is Pan. Of course, this is me. The lay name before entering Taoism." After saying this, the old man grinned, making people feel more like a relative and less majestic, like a family elder.
"Later, I entered the Zhenwu Taoist Hall to practice for two decades! Therefore, the number of people in the world who are familiar with my lay name has become less and less. On the contrary, more and more people know my Taoist name..."
After saying this, he paused, suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Old Xunpan, who has been in the family for a hundred years, has fought against foreign enemies for the ancestral court a total of one hundred and seventy-three times, killing 2,533 foreign enemies! Fifty-three years! In front of me, the headmaster gave me a name - Yuanhu!"
As soon as these words came out, not only the outer disciples of the Lecture Pavilion, but also those who came from various sects across the mountain stream, their expressions changed!
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"Xun, Xun Yuanhu?! He is...he is Xun Yuanhu?"
"He is Elder Yuanhu? One of the four sword-wielding elders of Zhenwu Dao Hall!"
"Are you lying?! I heard that Elder Yuan Hu of the Zhenwu Dao Hall is a famous body-refining warrior! How can he be a skinny and short old man?"
"Zhenwu Dao Temple, this move is not small! Even this old guy moved out!"
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Looking at the outer disciples in the Lecture Pavilion, their faces turned a little red. Obviously, none of them had recognized the true identity of the old man before, but they still knew the reputation of the sword-wielding elder.
To elaborate, this situation happened to Xun Yuanhu. Due to his special skills, the Zhenwu Dao Temple rarely mentioned this sword-wielding elder. After all, body-refining warriors are regarded by many righteous people. If it is biased, it cannot be regarded as a great way of martial arts. In addition, the relationship with the devil has been tense in recent years, and the divine sect and the devil sect have frequently clashed with the so-called "three religions". This has also made many people look at body-refining warriors in a different light.
This is not to say that body-refining warriors are all remnants of the demonic path, but there is a high probability that they have a tendency to specialize in the demonic path. Therefore, this "Elder Yuanhu" who is famous for his body training was deliberately hidden by the Zhenwu Dao Palace. On the one hand, it was to protect him, and on the other hand, it was to prevent attacks from public opinion.
This is why none of the outer disciples present recognized "Elder Yuanhu".
Xun Yuanhu glanced at everyone, saw the reactions of everyone present, and then said aloud: "Since you are here to participate in this Dao Ascension Conference, you should understand what Ascension is?"
Without waiting for these young disciples to reply, the old man asked in his own voice: "If you give up your own way, it's the way of justice. If you give up the way of martial arts, it's the way of heaven. Can it be the way of promotion?"
Regarding the old man's question, the disciples surrounding him began to whisper.
The sentence Elder Yuanhu asked was taken from the "Taoyuan Zhenjing", which is a treatise on "Tao" written by the great monk in the valley, and it can also be regarded as a Taoist classic. And this famous saying of "promoting the Tao" is also spread among many Taoist sects.
The general meaning is: ascending to the Tao means abandoning one's previous inherent Tao in order to develop and transform into the Tao that the sect needs. Just like these outer disciples, as soon as they entered the Zhenwu Dao Palace and became outer disciples, they began to practice the "Pure Yang Pulse Movement Technique". This is the basic technique and the Tao required by the Zhenwu Dao Palace.
As for the last sentence, the way of martial arts is the way of heaven. It is also recognized as the essence of Qi-refining warriors in the world: constantly abandoning and innovating one's own martial arts path, conforming to the rules of heaven, and finally defeating the rebellion on behalf of heaven!
Naturally, all the disciples in the outer sect have heard the discussion of the "Path Source Sutra", but most of them don't understand the intentions of "Elder Yuanhu" very well.
What exactly is "ascension"?
