Chapter 185: Swordsman in Shu, Luotian Dajiao

Chapter 185: Swordsman in Shu, Luotian Dajiao

Chapter 185: Swordsman in Shu, Luotian Dajiao (Subscription Request)

Xu Qing and the old Taoist priest continued their conversation until the daybreak, and both of them were still not satisfied. The old Taoist priest took out a booklet and said:
"Xu Jieyuan, this booklet contains the method of guiding heavenly thunder. All you need to do is to use the Golden Light Mantra to help me after the Luotian Grand Ceremony is completed."

Xu Qing took it and glanced at it, and then he understood that this method of guiding heavenly thunder was indeed a simple and quick method. Once he had mastered the palm thunder, he could practice this method directly.

After communicating with the old Taoist priest last night, he also understood the relationship between external alchemy and internal alchemy.

In essence, the two theories have something in common.

Before the Middle Ages, the materials for external alchemy were easy to obtain, so external alchemy naturally prevailed at that time; after the Middle Ages, the materials became hard to find, so internal alchemy gradually replaced external alchemy.

In addition, another reason is that the external alchemy method is very risky. Once a mistake is made in alchemy, not to mention the explosion of the alchemy furnace, the elixir produced may also kill people.

Even if no side effects appear immediately, there will still be problems over time.

Some of the monks who took external elixirs all year round not only failed to successfully reincarnate after death, but even became evil ghosts or demons, or their bodies were eaten by monsters and turned into demons...

In comparison, the shortcomings of inner alchemy are obviously much smaller.

These contents are just the opinions of the Tianshi Mansion. They may not be wrong, but they are definitely not comprehensive.

"Whether it's the Kong family, the Zhang family, or other great families, in the final analysis, they all experienced major changes, so naturally there would be gaps in the records handed down, and then the records would be filled in by later generations, or the records at the time would be distorted directly..."

After Xu Qing acquired this knowledge, he had to sort it out on his own by eliminating the dross and retaining the essence.

This is also the only way for ascetics.

The way of heaven does not depend on others.

Except for me, all others are heretics!
Xu Qing put away the booklet, and the old Taoist priest went straight back to his thatched cottage to sleep.

He came to the Elephant Trunk Cliff and collected purple air as the sun was rising.

This Longhu Mountain is a Feng Shui treasure land.

Xu Qing clearly felt that when he absorbed the purple energy, the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor seemed to be eating delicious food and felt like cheering and jumping for joy.

This Divine Soul Dao Armor is actually picky about food?
"The purple energy of Zhongshan is not as good as that of Longhushan?" Xu Qing found it a bit mysterious.

When Xu Qing was collecting the purple energy, he saw sword lights flashing in the sky not far away, circling and flying in the sky, vivid and lifelike.

Finally, it transformed into a stream of white sword energy and fell into a thick sword case.

"You absorb the morning glow and swallow the purple air. Are you a great sage from the Huashan Sect?" The owner of the sword light was a middle-aged man with a lot of experience. He said to Xu Qing in surprise.

Xu Qing saw that the other party's flying sword skills were obviously not from the Longhu Mountain Taoist priest, so he asked, "I am not a descendant of Guangningzi, but I have some connection with Yuyangzi of Quanzhen Dao. What is your name?"

"Feng Qingtian is from Qingcheng in Shu."

Qingcheng Mountain in Shu is also a famous Taoist mountain. There are many Taoists practicing here, and most of them have different teachers, but most of them are swordsmen. The swordsmen of Qingcheng Mountain and Emei Mountain are often referred to as the Shu Mountain Sword School.

In fact, this sword sect is different from Gu Wuji’s Zhengang Sect.

Even though they knew each other, there was no obvious bond between them.

Whether the relationship is deep or not depends mainly on whether they get along well and the relationship between the elders.

Flying sword skills like Feng Qingtian's are rare even in Shu.

Xu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that you are the Sword God of the Western Dao, Feng Qingtian?"

This is a chivalrous hero who is among the top ten on the factory's blacklist. The reason he is on the blacklist is that just by hearing his name, you know that he is a bit reactionary.

They are all heroes in the world, so how can they not be reactionary?

Feng Qingtian cupped his hands and said, "I am unworthy of the title of Sword God. I have yet to ask Brother Dao for advice..."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "I am Xu Qing from Jiangning Prefecture."

"Xu Qing from Jiangning Prefecture?" It sounded familiar to Feng Qingtian.

"Master Feng, why are you here on the Elephant Trunk Cliff?" A Taoist priest came over from afar.

This Taoist priest was called Yu Xuan, and he was the person in charge of welcoming and seeing off guests at the Tianshi Mansion. When Xu Qing came up the mountain, he personally entertained him.

Seeing Xu Qing, he did not dare to neglect him. After saying something to Feng Qingtian, he immediately apologized to Xu Qing: "Xu Jieyuan is also here, why don't you two come with me to eat."

"Xu Jieyuan?" Feng Qingtian finally remembered, and he hurriedly asked: "Are you Xu Gongming from Jiangning?"

Xu Qing: "That's me."

Feng Qingtian said happily: "I didn't expect to meet Xu Jieyuan in Longhu Mountain. This trip to Longhu Mountain can be considered as the right one."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly apologized to Yu Xuan, as if he had something to say to Xu Qing.

Yu Xuan glanced at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing nodded slightly and said, "I love making friends. If Brother Feng has anything to say, let's talk while we walk."

When I go out, I still can't change my bad habit of calling everyone I meet "big brother".

Feng Qingtian thought to himself: "This Xu Gongming is indeed as heroic as the rumors say. Although he is the top scholar, he doesn't put on airs at all."

He knew the character of those gentry and masters. They were of some status and looked down on them, the common people.

Yu Xuan, who was standing next to him, saw that Xu Qing did not blame Feng Qingtian for disturbing him, so he did not say anything and just stayed there as a guest.

On the way, Feng Qingtian expressed his demands.

It turned out that Lao Feng's father-in-law was a wealthy merchant in Shu, and he had a daughter with his deceased wife. After his wife died, he entrusted his daughter to his father-in-law's family for care, and he did not remarry, but went out to travel and won the title of Western Sword God.

The fact that he has been a hero for so many years is inseparable from the financial support of his father-in-law.

He traveled all over the country and made many friends with underworld figures, but as for the white world figures, he knew very few good ones.

This time he went to Longhu Mountain, in addition to the invitation from the Tianshi Mansion, he also wanted to use the influence of the old Tianshi to help him.

However, after the visit, I found that the Tianshi Mansion seemed unable to help.

Feeling depressed, he went to Elephant Trunk Cliff to practice swordplay, but unexpectedly he met Xu Gongming by chance.

Nowadays, Xu Qing has a great reputation in the world.

Everyone called him Xu Gongming, the timely rain. Feng Qingtian didn't react when he first heard the word "Xu Qing".

What he was asking for was actually related to his daughter.

Feng Qingtian's matter was not a problem for Xu Qing, but he did not guarantee anything. He asked, "Brother Feng's daughter is only twelve years old. She is too young to be a concubine. What's the trick?"

The founding emperor of this dynasty stipulated that the age of selected girls must be at least fifteen years old.

However, the old emperor liked to break the ancestral system, so he changed the rules so that girls as young as eleven could serve as concubines.

This shows his personal preference for young and beautiful girls.

But a few years ago, due to a palace coup initiated by a palace maid, this rule was changed to thirteen years old.

The saying in the palace at that time was that women who entered the palace when they were too young would be easily bewitched and would not know their limits.

Feng Qingtian: "My father-in-law has also asked people about this matter, but he couldn't tell me anything. Some people say that this matter has been directly reported to the Ministry of Rites. I am just desperate and trying all kinds of methods..."

Yu Xuan beside him: "..."

Xu Qing thought that this old Feng's words were a bit inhumane.

But Xu Qing likes people with abilities.

Read strange books, make friends with strange people, and do strange things.

As long as you have the ability, shortcomings can be tolerated.

Being good at dealing with people but not having any abilities doesn't mean much to him now.

Xu Qing comforted him, "Brother Feng, don't worry, now that the matter has come to me, even if I can't do it, I will help you think of other ways."

Feng Qingtian said: "It is said in the martial arts world that Xu Jieyuan is a man of his word. The Lord of East Island, this new Grandmaster, is also a close friend of yours..."

Xu Qing: “…”

Fortunately, this is not a government office, otherwise Xu Qing would not be able to explain it clearly.

But the more Feng Qingtian acted like this, the more Xu Qing felt that this person was useful.

Give it a try anyway.

Xu Qing then wrote a letter to Lord Liang.

This Lord Liang is also a relation of Lord Wu. Ever since Lord Wu was promoted to Right Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate, he has established a genuine personal relationship with Lord Liang.

The two sides occasionally go to the brothels in the capital together to inspect the customs.

And Lord Liang was the Minister of Rites, so he naturally had great say in the selection of concubines.

After Feng Qingtian knew about Xu Qingtuo's relationship, he was even more grateful.

Xu Qing took the opportunity to chat with Feng Qingtian.

He traveled far and wide, killed even demons, and visited many places where few people have been.

Xu Qing also found it very interesting.

He also asked about the Shushan swordsman, wanting to know if there was anyone named Yan Chixia, or if he had heard of Nie Xiaoqian.

Unfortunately, Feng Qingtian had never heard of it either.

On the other hand, Yu Xuan is a smart man and suggests to Feng Qingtian how to repay Xu Qing.

Xu Qing couldn't say this directly, for fear of losing his status and ruining his image.

Xu Qing thought that Yu Xuan was a clever Taoist priest and he might be able to make more friends with him in the future.

In addition, he also discovered that because of the turmoil in Dongshan Province, many important figures and celebrities did not come to the Luotian Grand Ceremony, so Xu Qing stood out among the crowd in the mountains.

Among the guests watching the ceremony there were many extraordinary people from the martial arts world.

The Luotian Grand Ceremony will last until after the Double Ninth Festival.

While practicing in Longhu Mountain, he could also make friends with the strange people in the mountain.

Not to mention using it for your own benefit, at least you can make yourself familiar with it.

When you are in the world, there will always be a time when you can be useful.

Xu Qing brought a lot of money with him on this trip. He spent a lot of money and it really had some effect, so he got the nickname "Jade-faced Mengchang".

The character setting is correct, but the problem is that this is the nickname of Song Qingshu in the novel. In the most widely circulated Sanlian version, Song Qingshu was slapped to death by Zhang Laodao.

Xu Qing thought to himself, it’s a good thing that I didn’t tell Feng Wu the story of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, otherwise, I would have made my wife laugh to death when I go back this time.

It is indeed different after getting married. When Xu Qing first left Jiangning Prefecture, he felt fresh and new, but now he misses Feng Wu a little bit.

Fortunately, the Luotian Grand Ceremony went very smoothly.

These are the familiar procedures of the Tianshi Mansion. If the old Tianshi was not old and had insufficient energy and blood, there would be no need for Xu Qing to help.

The entire Luotian Grand Ceremony is actually the process of performing a ritual.

Xu Qing could see clearly from the side that the entire Longhu Mountain was part of the Luotian Dajiao formation, which was a Taoist taboo left by Tianshi Zhang Daoling.

Xu Qing was deeply impressed by the abilities of the senior masters during the Luotian Grand Ceremony.

"If you don't have the state of following the laws of nature and achieving the unity of man and nature, you will never be able to set up such a large formation using mountains, rivers and streams as the base." Xu Qing was quite amazed by this.

The entire Longhu Mountain is a demon-suppressing formation set up by Zhang Tianshi.

However, as time goes by, things change dramatically.

In later times, it is inevitable that the formation will be deformed, causing the seal to loosen.

At this time, future generations need to remedy the situation.

This time, Xu Qing was only there to stimulate the qi and blood of the Golden Light Spell, and to attract the yang energy, so he could not be considered the protagonist.

The old master is really amazing.

Xu Qing witnessed with his own eyes that the old Taoist priest actually used his physical body to receive the thunder from the sky, guided the power of the thunder to subdue demons, repaired the loopholes in the formation, and injected it into the eye of the alchemy well.

This is enough to show how strong the old man's physique is.

According to the old Taoist priest, absorbing heavenly thunder with the physical body can help cultivate the innate Qi. However, without the Longhu Mountain's Demon-Subduing Formation and the Luotian Grand Ceremony, it is best not to try it.

He also said that if Xu Qing could advance to the Grandmaster level in martial arts in the future, he could come to Longhu Mountain to give it a try.

This incident indirectly revealed that the old Taoist's martial arts practice had also reached the grandmaster level.

Xu Qing could only sigh that Longhu Mountain was indeed one of the top heritages in the world.

He also knew clearly that the old Taoist's strongest power was his soul, which had surpassed that of ordinary ghost immortals. He was only limited by external factors and the obstruction of the ghost immortal barrier that prevented him from breaking through.

"If you have poor talent, it is easier to break through to the Ghost Immortal level. Of course, this ease is relative. In addition, in a unified dynasty, it will be much more difficult to break through to the Ghost Immortal level."

Misfortune for the family and the country is actually a blessing for those who seek the truth!

This is the life experience of the old Taoist priest.

In the quiet room, Xu Qing prepared to say goodbye to the old Taoist priest.

After the old Taoist priest received the thunderbolt, he obviously looked a few years younger and his complexion was quite good.

This matter went smoothly, which made the old Taoist priest feel even more favorable towards Xu Qing.

Before leaving, Xu Qing finally asked the Taoist about the question in the letter about the Taoist closing his eyes and pretending to hold a baby.

Seeing that Xu Qing had waited until now to ask, the old Taoist was impressed and said, "The blind Taoist priest's surname is Song, and he is from Yongcheng, Zhongzhou. He is not a Taoist priest, but a sorcerer. He claims to be the descendant of Yuan Tiangang's Taoist tradition. This is all I know..."

"His surname is Song, he's from Zhongzhou, Yuan Tiangang?" Xu Qing noted it down secretly.

He didn't ask. Whether the old master knew more or not, he would only reveal this much to him.

Any clue is better than no clue.

Yuan Tiangang was a strange man who was good at fortune-telling.

Xu Qing thought, could this matter be related to his Ziweixing destiny?

Or is it related to the bronze mirror?

Xu Qing buried his doubts and kept these things in mind.

After Xu Qing said goodbye and went down the mountain, Wei Yuan, the last disciple of Chaotian Temple master, went up the mountain to pay homage to the old Taoist priest.

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"Tianshi, His Majesty has asked you for the Star God Temple of the Blue Dragon Seven Stars. You should think about it carefully these days. I am still waiting to go back and report."

The old Taoist priest chuckled and said, "Your master really understands the overall situation. He insisted on waiting until I finished the Luotian Grand Ceremony before letting you come, right?"

Wei Yuan cupped his hands and said, "I dare not, this is what His Majesty wants."

The old Heavenly Master sneered: "Your Majesty will know what the Blue Dragon Seven Stars God Temple is."

He glanced at Wei Yuan again and said leisurely, "Didn't your master pass on the Heavenly Snake Breath and the Spirit Turtle Breath to you?"

"what is this?"

The old Taoist priest chuckled, "He only inherited half of the Xuantian Ascension Dragon Dao, but this half also requires the Heavenly Snake Breath and the Spirit Turtle Breath to practice. Didn't he tell you about this?"

"I don't know what the Heavenly Master said. Please make a decision so that I can go back and report."

"Your master is only half a True Martial Saint Body, and his achievements in this life are just that. We two old men, after arguing with each other, are still not as good as the man surnamed Fang. Heaven's way does not depend on others. Your master is destined to be empty-handed. Go back and tell him that I don't have the Canglong Qixiu Xingshen Temple here. I can't take it out."

"Junior understands."

Wei Yuan said goodbye to the old Taoist priest and went down the mountain. He used the magic talisman to return to Chaotian Temple to report and told him everything.

"The old Taoist said no, and that's indeed what happened." The master of Chaotian Temple sighed softly.

Wei Yuan said: "Master, how do we explain this to His Majesty?"

Chaotian Temple Master: "Why do you want to confess? That's what Longhu Mountain can't hand over. What does it have to do with us?"

Wei Yuan seemed to be thinking about something.

He suddenly realized that the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon was just an excuse.

It is naturally a good thing to have it, but if not, it is also an excuse for His Majesty and the Prime Minister to clean up Longhu Mountain.

But he still didn't understand. When there was an obvious trend of instability in the world, why did His Majesty and the Prime Minister press on step by step and use more and more force?

When he arrived in Yingtian Prefecture, he also deeply realized the astonishing potential power of the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

What's more, I don't understand why my cheap dad, who clearly has the ability to crush Xu Qing, has endured it so many times.

Is it just because of consideration for His Majesty and the Prime Minister, or is there some other reason?
After his trip, the more he understood the world, the more confused he became about many things.

The master of Chaotian Temple continued, "What do you think of Xu Gongming?"

"He's a very powerful person. He seems to have a kind of centripetal force that always makes him the center of attention, and never surprises people. What he says is very logical and convincing. But he doesn't seem to like me very much."

"That's your problem. It means you don't mean much to him. He won't waste his time on unimportant people." The master of Chaotian Temple gave a sharp evaluation of Xu Qing.

"why?"

Chaotian Temple Master: "There is no need to reflect on this matter. Even if you are meaningful to him, it may not be a good thing for you. Have you thought it through? Do you want to be rich or seek the truth?"

"Why do we have to choose one or the other? Doesn't Xu Gongming have both?"

Seeing his disciple so obsessed, the master of Chaotian Temple sighed in his heart, but still said slowly: "Is Xu Gongming proud of his wealth and status?"

Wei Yuan shook his head.

The master of Chaotian Temple said, "If that's the case, isn't it Fugui who is looking for him, rather than him looking for Fugui?"

Wei Yuan was stunned, as if it was really the case.

He remembered that although Xu Qing was not deliberately frugal, he was indeed not materialistic and seldom showed off his power and wealth. In his eyes, these things seemed to be tools.

It's no different from using chopsticks to eat and using a tea bowl to drink water.

No wonder a fairy like Miss Feng would sacrifice herself for him.

"Master, I can't give up any of them for the time being." Wei Yuan knew that he was too greedy, but he shouldn't hide anything from this kind of questioning of his true heart.

If you can't even face your own heart, you naturally won't find the meaning of life or the direction to move forward.

The master of Chaotian Temple sighed softly and said, "You can tell the truth, which makes you better than your brothers. You fool."

He then added: "Go and rest first. I will teach you the Spirit Snake Breathing Technique tomorrow."

Wei Yuan couldn't help but feel happy.

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"Xu Jieyuan, after this place, we will reach Dongshan Province, one of the four provinces of Shanhe." Feng Qingtian was revisiting his old place.

Now he needs help from Xu Qing, so in order to repay him, he will work for Xu Qing first.

In fact, at this age, it is really not appropriate to be a free-spirited swordsman anymore.

In addition to repaying his gratitude, he also took the opportunity to fully examine Xu Gongming and see if he was a wise leader.

He is a capable man and naturally hopes to achieve something successful in his career.

I was a Golden-Haired Rat in the first half of my life, and a Southern Hero in the second half. It was not a wasted life.

Xu Qing: "Brother Feng, thank you for helping me solve my doubts along the way. For some things, it is far from enough to understand them comprehensively just by reading them in books and walking on your own."

Xie Quan also traveled far and wide, but his perspective was different from Feng Qingtian's.

Feng Qingtian's perspective is more low-level, and he deals with all kinds of people.

But he can't speak, so he mostly just acts as an observer.

If you observe silently, you will actually see more.

Xu Qing felt that after the trip to Mount Longhu, coupled with the days of traveling, his mind and knowledge had been broadened, and the time for his soul to break through to the possession realm was not far away.

Once he breaks through, he will truly become one of the world's top masters!
(End of this chapter)