"No, no, no..." Zhao Zhiyuan was born in Lingxiao Palace. Although he was not a serious sect, his knowledge was definitely much higher than that of ordinary casual cultivators. It's not like she had never seen Da Pei Yuan Dan before, but taking out fifteen pills at once frightened her a little. She indeed needed elixirs for practice, and the supply provided by Guishan Monastery was not enough. Nie Yun wanted to leave some for her, but she refused, hoping that Nie Yun would be taken into retreat.
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to be polite. These pills are really not a big deal to me. Just take them and don't slow down in your practice."
"Then you can't ask for so much. No, you can take half of it back. It's not like jelly beans that you can eat with all your heart. The more you eat, the worse the effect will be. Don't waste it." As he said this, Zhao Zhiyuan started from He took out a jade bottle from his storage bag, poured seven of them out, and pushed the remaining eight back to Shen Hao.
You're welcome, but not greedy either. Zhao Zhiyuan's reaction made Shen Hao feel very comfortable and real. So he smiled and accepted the eight Da Pei Yuan Pills that Zhao Zhiyuan pushed back without any further persuasion.
After that, Shen Hao just stayed in the yard and returned to his temporary residence on Laoshu Peak in the evening. Early the next morning, we headed to the main peak of Guishan Mountain with Laoshufeng’s birthday celebration team.
Generally speaking, monks seldom serve wine to celebrate birthdays. The main reason is that the life span of monks is much longer than that of ordinary people, but they always feel that it is not enough when practicing, so few monks spend time to celebrate their birthdays every year.
Of course, having few does not mean there are none. Usually, under special circumstances, monks will serve wine to celebrate birthdays. For example, in Huang Yansong's case, he turned eight hundred years old, which was a big birthday. It was necessary for him and the sect to celebrate.
The longer you live, the higher your cultivation level is. This is also a manifestation of the sect's strength.
Eight hundred years! It's been a long, long time coming. The history of the Jingjiu Dynasty only lasted for more than a thousand years.
The monks sit on the mountain and watch the changes of the sun and the moon. It is indeed not just talk.
The last time Shen Hao confirmed his status as a registered disciple at Guishan Monastery, he did not meet the sect leader Huang Yansong. At that time, Huang Yansong was in retreat and was trying to reach the seventh level of Xuanhai Realm.
Later, after Shen Hao took charge of the foreign affairs of Fenghong Villa, he also heard some news about Guishan Monastery, saying that Huang Yansong's attack on the seventh level failed. It can even be said that it is still far away. The previous retreats were just a delaying strategy to stabilize the position in response to the breakthrough of Luo Xuan, the leader of Tianchan Sect.
But the result was that it was delayed, but it did not develop as Guishan Seminary thought.
Huang Yansong is just showing off in seclusion. What is waiting for is the result of Luo Xuan's breakthrough from Tianchan Sect. After all, the Xuanhai realm is a life-and-death calamity. Who knows if Luo Xuan can survive it? What if he died in the Xuanhai Tribulation?
But in the end, there was no "just in case" and Luo Xuan succeeded in breaking through. Now, although he is still in a stable state in the mountains and has not shown up, he is already a real top seven-level expert in the Xuanhai Realm.
Looking at Huang Yansong again, the gap is self-evident. The gap between Guishan Monastery and Tianchan Sect was even widened at once.
Now that he has come into contact with more sect affairs, Shen Hao also understands what kind of dilemma Guishan Monastery is facing now.
Although Jingxi is vast, it is not that big for the sect. Because the resources here have long been cut into hundreds of parts, each part has its own ownership, and there is a certain number of how many second- and third-rate sects and how many inferior sects can be supported. Coupled with the protection of Wanjuan Shushan and Mingshan Sect for the lower-level sects, as well as the huge pressure of the Jingjiu Dynasty, the development of sects has always been in the game between first-, third-, and third-rate sects. acquired.
Those sects that disappeared in history were rarely destroyed by people. More often, they were eroded step by step in the game and finally lost the foundation of their existence. The sect had to dissipate and be replaced by others.
Although Guishan Monastery is not facing the danger of being replaced or the sect dying, the situation has begun to slip in the direction they least want to see.
In the past, the two first-rate sects in Jingxi, Tianchan Sect and Guishan Monastery, were each powerful, and they were surrounded by a large number of second- and third-rate sects to follow them. It also formed a situation of secret struggle between the two forces in Jingxi. However, because the Tianchan Sect and Guishan Monastery were almost equal in strength before, the overall situation of the Jingxi Sect was one of constant secret fighting but an overall balance of power.
But now the Tianchan Sect's strength is much higher than that of Guishan Monastery due to the improvement of its leader Luo Xuan. This kind of strength level from above to below, the reaction from below is even greater.
According to the news Shen Hao received, all the sects in Jingxi are choosing sides. The sect, which was originally on the side of Tianchan Sect, was naturally overjoyed and attacked its former enemy. The sects that had previously stood on the side of Guishan Monastery either surrendered and changed sides, or suffered heavy losses. Even the weight of Guishan Monastery in Jingxi is rapidly collapsing.
Under such circumstances, Guishan Seminary celebrated Huang Yansong's birthday. Perhaps this was an indication of its existence and what message it conveyed to the outside world?
Shen Hao stood in the audience, his eyes blurred for a moment, and he realized that the position he was standing was actually very far forward, definitely not where a registered disciple should stand. He could even feel that at least dozens of eyes were always lingering on him. Including disciples from Guishan Seminary, as well as some people from other sects who were invited to watch the ceremony. People from these other sects looked at Shen Hao frequently.
If some people meet Shen Hao's eyes, they will immediately smile and nod slightly, expressing their goodwill very well.
At this moment, Shen Hao finally realized that it was not only the secular people who used tricks to take advantage of others' advantage, but also the honest people in the sect who looked straight and upright.
"I was also treated as a display, specially called to show to these "outsiders"?" Shen Hao didn't know whether to cry or laugh. In short, he felt a little awkward.
Obviously, what Guishan Monastery wants is not only to secretly ask Shen Hao to help and use the power of Fenghong Villa to put pressure on Tianchan Sect, but also to use Shen Hao's multiple identities to add a "chip" to Guishan Monastery. ".
Being used like this, Shen Hao naturally couldn't feel comfortable. But not too angry. It's just that the good impression I had always had towards Guishan Monastery has faded a bit.
Before the birthday banquet begins, there will be some birthday celebration activities, such as "birthday greetings."
From seniority to seniority, everyone wished Huang Yansong happy birthday, said congratulatory messages and sent congratulatory gifts. Huang Yansong will also return a gift based on the identity of the visitor.
When Shen Hao came forward, the "Four Seasons Picture of Thousand Mountains" he sent immediately set off a heat wave in the entire birthday greeting scene. Especially for high-level monks, many of them choose the path of calligraphy and painting to cultivate their minds. Naturally, they highly respect the most famous painter among the monks, Huiling Zhenren, who was also the most top monk in the past.
What surprised Shen Hao was Huang Yansong's return gift: a palm-sized, very old copper plaque with no other patterns on it, only an odd-shaped word "death".
