At this time, the sun sets over the sea, and the stars in the sky are faintly visible. The sea gradually calmed down and returned to peace, without the previous landslides and tsunamis.
Shen Lian glanced to the right, and there was a hint of murderous intent there.
As he watched, the murderous intention suddenly disappeared, leaving no trace behind, as if it had never appeared before.
Shen Lian's heart felt clear, and he understood that the person who was peeping in the dark had retreated.
This person is by no means inferior to Bai Suhuan. He has profound Taoism, assesses the situation, and never drags his feet between advancement and retreat. He is truly a terrifying person.
After that, Bai Suhuan was dejected and finally revealed the truth to Shen Lian.
It turns out that Bai Su also has a blood relative named Chen Mubai, who is one of the twelve great immortals in Guangqing. Bai Su only knew about it fifty years ago.
Originally, it seemed that people like Bai Suhuan were hopeless, and even blood relatives could not influence his thoughts. However, the other party used this as an excuse to have contact with Bai Suhuan several times, and at the same time used some other benefits to gain benefits from Bai Suhuan. A lot of Qingxuan's secrets were revealed, and Chen Mubai revealed to him the life-extending elixir.
Before Qingxuan's decline, Bai Su thought to himself that even if he accidentally leaked some secrets, he would not be punished. After all, Qingxuan was in the prime of employing people.
That's why he obstructed Shen Lian when he succeeded to the throne, because Shen Lian was a genius and young. If he became the leader, his authority would naturally be even greater, which would weaken his status a lot.
Regarding that matter, Bai Su also knew that Shen Lian must have doubts about him, and how he knew about the elixir was even more difficult to explain to Shen Lian. Under the deadline, he took the risk and prepared to get the elixir first. Got it.
For this reason, he tried several times and found that Shen Lian's whereabouts was unknown, so he decided to take action.
At the same time, he also attracted Zhang Ruoxu's nephew Zhang Lingxian. He knew that this man was very dissatisfied with Shen Lian's succession, and everyone knew that Zhang Ruoxu had more affection for Shen Lian than his master and apprentice. Even if everything failed in the end , holding Zhang Lingxian on his back, there was still a little room for maneuver.
Shen Lian listened to him finish explaining the cause and effect, and just said: "Elder Bai, have you ever thought about one thing? That is, can you hide the matter between you and Chen Mubai from the Grand Master who has been guarding Taiwei Pavilion all year round? After all, you have done something in these years. , as long as it arouses his old man's alertness, even if the Guangqing Immortal Sect covers the secret for you, his old man will probably be able to find clues. After all, as long as he has the intention to use his old man's method, he will leave a trace of spiritual consciousness on you to hide it and monitor it. Every move you make is too easy.”
Bai Su also smiled bitterly and said: "I have thought about it, but I have been fine all these years. Naturally, I felt a bit lucky, thinking that he didn't know anything. Now it seems that he may know everything, but he never told me."
Shen Lian said leisurely: "But you have never been to Taiwei Pavilion in these years."
"Since I have done these things, why would I go to Taiwei Pavilion?" Bai Su replied.
Shen Lian said: "Maybe he is waiting for you to go. If you are not even willing to face this, how can you break through the illusion? Cultivating the Tao is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Elder Bai, can you still find what you had when you first entered the Tao? Dan’s original intention, I think you were definitely more determined, fearless, and wise than you are now."
On the road to seeking the Tao, one has to endure many things that are unbearable for ordinary people, and face all kinds of difficulties and obstacles at any time. But the biggest difficulty is to maintain the Taoist heart for a long time. When some people return elixirs, they are very energetic and can do anything in the world. However, after breaking the illusion, they may not still have the original intention of returning to the Tao.
That's why there is a saying, "It's easy to get the Tao but hard to keep it." This is a wise saying that remains unchanged throughout the ages.
The true Taoist is not only reflected in the sacrifice of life and death in the confrontation between life and death, but also in the face of the dirt in the mirror of his own spiritual platform.
Although Shen Lian admired Bai Suhuan's determination to fight him before, but now he saw through the cowardice behind Bai Suhuan's courage. After all, I lost my Taoist heart and that’s why I have stopped moving forward for so many years. It's just a matter of cultivating a body of magic power to make it more pure.
Bai Su also said: "If I didn't do what I did this time, but waited for you to show up, tell you everything, and directly asked for the elixir, would you give it to me?"
Shen Lian said calmly: "If you do this, I will naturally give it to you, but I will also feel sorry for you. You have not broken through the illusion for hundreds of years, so what if you live for a few more years, just killing your Taoism. "
Bai Su also said sadly: "It is true, but I always hold on to the hope of the worst, thinking that if I live a little longer, I can go back to my true self. It is really stupid."
Shen Lian sighed: "It's not too late to understand this now, but if you do this, you will naturally be punished. I decided to drive the Immortal Nail into your body, lock your cultivation, and stay behind Taiyi Peak." Mountain, you will be convinced by being imprisoned on Immortal Cliff for a hundred years."
Bai Su also said calmly: "I have at most three years to live, and being imprisoned for a hundred years is unnecessary."
Shen Lian smiled slightly and did not answer. The melodious sea breeze blew thousands of miles, sending Shen Lian and Bai Suhuan to the shore of Qingxuan Island.
Time flies, and the years leave no trace.
It has been a year since Shen Lian captured Bai Su. He was sitting in the gate and preaching the truth, even though all the Huandan elders had gained something. Bai Su, Zhang Lingxian and others were imprisoned by him in the back mountain, facing the wall to think about their faults. This was already an extremely lenient punishment.
Zhang Lingxian was too prejudiced against him. The root cause was that Zhang Ruoxu was partial and unfair to him.
Shen Lian will not bother about this matter, because regardless of right or wrong, Zhang Lingxian's obsessive paranoia is hopeless.
Qingxuan's turmoil was just a sideshow.
Shen Lian believed that the old Taoist priest must have seen the clues of all this happening early on, but he still thought that Bai Su could let go of the fear of the impending end, be calm about everything, return to the truth, and realize the way to immortality.
It's a pity that Bai Su has not been able to break through the confusion. He hopes that after extending his lifespan, there will still be miracles that will allow him to cut through the illusion and achieve immortality.
Miracles will not happen in the unknown future, and the true Taoist will grasp the present moment.
From the beginning to the end, the old Taoist priest regarded this matter as a test for Bai Suhuan, hoping that he could truly realize that there was nothing outside his heart and see the essence of the spiritual platform. It's a pity that Bai Su still failed to break through this level and took the risk. That's why Shen Lian happened to appear at the most critical moment, because it was the old Taoist priest's remaining spiritual consciousness in that space that led him out.
This is Qingxuan's method of teaching disciples, and the fundamental reason why immortal immortals have emerged one after another over the past ten thousand years.
"Qingxuan will not give up any of his disciples unless you give up on yourselves. Qingxuan will not restrain any of his disciples unless you draw a circle in your heart." The melodious sound of Taoist sounds rang by the Youhe River, non-stop echo.
All the elders and disciples listening to the sermon looked at Shen Lian who was sitting on a lotus flower transformed by pure Qi at the top of Taiyi Peak, and slowly spoke this paragraph.
At this moment, they felt that Shen Lian had reached the realm of immortals and Buddhas, and every word and deed left a deep mark on their hearts.
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