Chapter 71 Wind Direction

Qi Xuansu was waiting for someone, and in his spare time, he casually flipped through a storybook.

The title of the book is "The Legend of the Female Swordsman: A Dog's Tail and a Marten".

Qi Xuansu turned to the first page: "There are still three years before the new Yuxu Sword Fight. The winner of the previous Yuxu Sword Fight, Li Ziyun, is in seclusion to practice the supreme magic skill 'Nanhua Zhenjing'..."

Qi Xuansu thought that he had read thousands of books, and he could guess the content in the middle by looking at the beginning and the end, so he turned to the end of the last page: "Finally, the dust settled, Li Ziyun resumed his past life, continued to practice 'Nanhua Zhenjing' in seclusion, and welcomed the new Yuxu Sword Fight three years later."

Qi Xuansu was silent for a long time, not knowing what to say.

This feeling was as if he had received the instruction of Qi Niang and was ready to go to Fengtai County to compete for "Xuanyu", and then went through a lot of things, married Zhang Yuelu, defeated Li Changge, and then embarked on the journey to Fengtai County, opening the prelude to the fight for "Xuanyu".

He looked at the three-inch thick storybook again, and finally couldn't help but say: "This is not a dog's tail, this is the twenty-four hours of the female sword fairy."

The storybook was unbearable to read, and Qi Xuansu took out a latest court report.

The first thing that caught his eye was a very sensational title "Where to go in the post-Taoism era".

Qi Xuansu was shocked. How could such a title be published? Did the person in charge of review fall asleep?

But when he saw the signature Pei Xuanzhi again, Qi Xuansu knew why it was published.

Donghua Zhenren first demonstrated the structure of Buddhism and the Holy Court, saying that both were based on some axioms that mortals could not prove, such as reincarnation and original sin, and the West Heaven and Heaven.

Then Donghua Zhenren turned his pen and pointed directly at Taoism, saying that Taoism was inherently deficient in this regard. Starting from the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, the Tianshi Sect, and the Taiping Dao, the strengths of Taoism lie in talismans, alchemy, cultivation, and longevity. The upper-level route of Taoism is to help the emperor seek longevity, and the lower-level route is to attract the people to rebel, and these can be argued by mortals. If it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't work. There is no ambiguity.

Here, Donghua Zhenren also emphasized the process of the rise of Taiping Dao, saying that the Taiping Dao started the rebellion at that time, just relying on a bowl of talisman water. It seems absurd, but it is not absurd, because for those poor people, no matter whether the talisman water is real or fake, there are still people willing to give them a bowl of talisman water. The court officials were unwilling to give even this bowl of talisman water and directly let them die. Compared with the court, Taiping Dao is more advanced.

Then, Donghua Zhenren raised a question. The rewards promised by other sects are after death. For example, in Buddhism, as long as you devote yourself to Buddhism in this life, you will be rich and noble in the next life. As for whether there is an afterlife or what happens after death, no one knows, so whether there is a reward or not is just a matter of words from Buddhism.

But Taoism is different. The promise of Taoism is before death, and the core is longevity.

Today's Taoism can certainly achieve longevity. If we talk about the method of longevity, Taoism, which has five major inheritances, is second, and no one dares to claim the first. Visible rewards are more attractive than invisible rewards, and how this life is more important than how the next life is, so all the talents in the world return to Taoism, and Taoism prospers.

But if one day, the road to longevity is cut off and Taoism cannot fulfill its promise of longevity, then where should Taoism go?

So Donghua Zhenren put forward his own point of view. On the one hand, he continued to vigorously develop creation and firearms to achieve the transformation of Taoism, and on the other hand, he lowered the importance of longevity and downplayed the ascension to immortality. He borrowed from the Confucian "Heavenly Principle" system, re-emphasized the "Tao" and "Virtue" of the Supreme Taoist Ancestor, replaced longevity and ascension to immortality with world peace, and vigorously promoted the early realization of the integration of the three religions.

The article ended here.

This is an internal article of Taoism, which can only be read by high-quality Taoists, which shocked Qi Xuansu.

He suddenly remembered what Donghua Zhenren said last time: "Although the North Dragon has weakened, it has not yet died. It is still very important and affects the general situation of the world. The Imperial Capital is the dragon's eye, and the Five Elements Mountain is the reverse scale. What are they going to do on the Five Elements Mountain? If they accelerate the demise of the North Dragon and cause the end of the law to come early, who can take this responsibility? They actually ignored it completely."

Qi Xuansu didn't quite understand what "the end of the law" meant at the time. Now, in connection with what Donghua Zhenren said in the official report, "If the road to longevity is cut off", Qi Xuansu gradually understood it.

Donghua Zhenren, or the high-ranking officials of the Dao sect, believed that with the gradual demise of Beilong, the world would enter an era of "destruction of the law", which would mean that the path to immortality would be cut off and it would no longer be possible to become an immortal, which would cause great changes, and the Dao sect would be the first to be affected.

For this reason, the Dao sect had already begun to prepare in advance, and even the struggle among the three sects was an external manifestation of this preparation. Because the more critical the moment, the more unity is needed, so the integration of the three sects is imperative and the general trend. Taiping Dao thought that who else but me could do it, and unfortunately Quanzhen Dao and Zhengyi Dao had similar ideas. Perhaps Zhengyi Dao did not count, but Quanzhen Dao definitely had such an idea.

In summary, the three sects all felt that they should be integrated, but the three sects also felt that they should lead the Dao sect themselves, so the three sects, which already had many gaps, had more contradictions and intensified conflicts because of the question of who would be the master in the future.

This article by Donghua Zhenren was of course well-targeted, avoiding the struggle among the three sects, and looking forward to the future trend from the perspective of the Dao sect as a whole. This is also the consensus of the Taoist high-level officials. Donghua Zhenren published this article not to trigger discussion among high-level Taoists, but to send a signal and a direction to them.

The big ship Daomen is turning around. Although there must be many bumps and bumps in the process, and some people may even fall into the water, the top management has made up its mind.

If Qi Xuansu was still a Taoist boy in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, he would understand one thing. He should focus on learning creation and firearms. I can't say that he will definitely have a good future, at least he will not be hungry.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu and others arrived.

Large sunglasses that have remained unchanged for thousands of years, a coat embroidered with copper money patterns, a cigarette stick on his waist, and a small abacus hanging on it.

There is an extra cloak for taking the lead.

It's Qiniang.

Qiniang is considered to be from the Yao family and is a lady, but she has the ability to always bring out the philistine temperament of a businessman no matter how she dresses or what kind of clothes she wears. I don't know if she does it intentionally or is born this way.

Qi Xuansu can contact Qiniang. If the mountain doesn't come towards me, I will walk towards the mountain.

If Qiniang doesn't want to take the initiative to see him, then he will take the initiative to make an appointment with Qiniang.

The place where the two met was in a black market store. After Qiniang came in, the shopkeeper wisely went out, leaving only Qi Xuansu and Qiniang.

Of course, there is a black market in the Imperial City, and it is quite large. Strictly speaking, this is the territory of Qibaofang.

However, when doing business on other people's land, you have to deal with local snakes, so this black market also has the shares of many clans, nobles, and officials to provide shelter for the black market. It’s not that Qibaofang is a small merchant who can be bullied, but that doing business requires harmony to make money. Qibaofang is here to do business, not to rectify the atmosphere of the Imperial Capital. There is no need to conflict with these people. If you have money, make money together. Better than losing both sides.

As the owner of the shop, it is natural for Qiniang to appear here.

"What do you want from me?" Qiniang's attitude was a little cold.

Qi Xuansu asked deliberately: "Qiniang, who made you unhappy?"

"What do you think?" Qiniang glanced at him sideways.

Qi Xuansu pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Is it Li Qingnu? Or Yao Pei? These girls from big families have the temperament of a young lady and can easily make people angry."

Qiniang smiled softly and said, "I think she is the eldest lady of the Zhang family."

Qi Xuansu knew that speaking for Zhang Yuelu at this time would be a crime of "forgetting his mother after having a wife," so he said: "It seems that I made Qiniang angry."

"What's your last name Zhang?" Qiniang raised her eyebrows.

Qi Xuansu said: "This mother doesn't want to talk about her son, so she gets angry at others, but the root of the problem still lies with this son. Qi Niang has made it so clear that it is not appropriate for me to pretend to be stupid anymore."

Qiniang looked at Qi Xuansu and said with her tongue: "She is somewhat self-aware."

Qi Xuansu lowered his eyebrows.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Qiniang asked.

Qi Xuansu said: "I have met Li Changge."

Qiniang asked: "What then?"

"He asked me how many pieces of 'Xuan Jade' I had collected, and he also said that he had the Li family to rely on, so he only collected five pieces. I collected three pieces by myself. It was really good luck or something. This obviously meant that there was something behind his words. It’s for knocking the mountain and Zhenhu, not for me, but for you Qiniang,” Qi Xuansu said with added jealousy.

Qiniang was unmoved: "I can't beat Li Changgeng. Even if Li Changge comes for me, there's nothing I can do."

Qi Xuansu added: "Li Changge also said that if you don't want to stop pretending to be an immortal, then don't go too fast. What does this mean?"

Qiniang pondered for a moment and said: "The reason is not complicated. The key lies in two reasons."

"The first reason is that the 'Heart of Immortality Stone' is a shortcut, but it cannot reach the sky in one step. The 'Xuan Jade' will take a certain amount of time to strengthen and change your body. If you go too fast, your body may be damaged. If you can't bear it, there are usually two manifestations, one is crystallization, and the other is disintegration. In human terms, it either turns into a large human-shaped 'mysterious jade', or it turns into a pool of blood and mud."

"The second reason is the issue of the degree of fusion. Integrating 'Xuanyu' requires a process. It does not mean that your 'Xuanyu' disappears and it is fused. This is only the first step. In the next period of time, 'Xuanyu' will The fusion of jade in your body will continue. The larger and more complete the 'xuan jade' is, the slower it will be. Take you as an example, your 'xuan jade' is relatively small and has been completely integrated. The 'God's Mysterious Jade' is relatively large and has not yet been fused. If you fuse the next piece of 'Mysterious Jade' in advance before the previous piece of 'Mysterious Jade' is completely fused, it is not a big problem and can be done simultaneously. "The advantage is that having multiple kinds of 'mysterious jade' brings magical powers in advance, but the disadvantage is that it will slow down the progress of complete integration, and there is an upper limit."

"In my opinion, Li Changge's upper limit is the simultaneous fusion of five pieces of 'Xuan Jade'. Any more will cause problems, similar to what we often say is a weak foundation, leaving hidden dangers, which will eventually lead to failure to achieve perfection and stop being a pseudo-immortal."

Qi Xuansu understood: "Because of the first reason, Li Changge did not dare to use 'Xuanyu' and divine power to improve his realm too quickly, so as not to turn into a human-shaped large 'Xuanyu' or turn into blood mud. Because of the second reason , Li Changge can only fuse five pieces of 'Xuan Yu' at the same time, it doesn't mean that the Li family only collected five pieces of 'Xuan Jade' for him. "

"You can teach me." Qiniang nodded.

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