Mr. Ta called out the name of the skeleton, or rather the name of the skeleton when he was alive. Others didn't have any special feelings, they just felt that the name seemed a bit strange. However, Ye Zan's mind contained the genealogy of the Yuqing Sect, so he immediately retrieved the name "Li Luan" from it.
Seeing this, Ye Zan was really a little frightened. This Li Luan was actually in the lineage of Xuanqing Taoist Ancestor, and was one of his direct disciples. Searching for more relevant information, although there was not much detailed information, he also had a little understanding of Li Luan.
The name Liluan actually has no special meaning, it just means to stay away from war. Back then, Daoist Xuanqing saved him from the war when he was still a baby, but because his parents had passed away and he could not know his real name, he was named Liluan.
As one of the direct disciples of Xuanqing Daozu, Li Luan had already entered the realm of heaven when the catastrophe began ten thousand years ago. Even ten thousand years ago, although the Tongtian realm could not be called the supreme, he was still a figure who stood at the pinnacle of cultivation.
However, during that catastrophe, Li Luan could not stay away from the war in the monastic world as its name suggests. Moreover, the higher the cultivation level, the deeper the cause and effect. No matter from any aspect, it is impossible to survive alone in the catastrophe. So, in a battle that was not described in detail, Li Luan broke into the endless void and never appeared again.
Now it seems that Li Luan, who broke into the endless void, obviously did not escape the fate of his body and soul. Otherwise, this skeleton would not have given birth to new spiritual intelligence, let alone become a member of the White Bone Demon Sect.
The former Supreme Supreme Being was digested into skeletons. Although he gave birth to a new spiritual intelligence, his cultivation had to be started from scratch. Now he is only at the Nascent Soul level, which makes Ye Zan feel quite sad.
Obviously, Li Luan came here this time with the intention of using his identity to achieve some purpose. However, Ta Lao's words denied Li Luan's identity and believed that this Li Luan was no longer that Li Luan.
In fact, in the world of science and technology, there are similar problems: does a person's identity refer to his body or his will.
In the earliest days, when technology was not very developed, for example, a person was brain-dead, but his body could maintain life activities with medical equipment. So, is he dead or still alive? In the former Bald Eagle Empire, there was a large-scale debate about whether to remove the breathing tube of a brain-dead patient.
With the development of science and technology, this ethical issue has become increasingly prominent. For example, if a person is brain-dead and a person's body is severely damaged, technology can already transplant the person's brain. So, after the operation is completed, we will face a question: Did one person donate his body or another person donated his brain
How should this person's identity be determined? Should it be determined based on the body or the brain? Even if there are regulations, the problem of identification can be solved, for example, by using the brain. So, how should the families of the two people treat this person who is the fusion of two people
Although in this world, it is generally believed that the soul is the foundation of a person's identity. Even in the metaphors used by ascetics to practice Taoism, the physical body is compared to a boat, that is, a tool for crossing the sea, and the soul is the "person" driving the boat.
However, there is still a problem here in Liluan. After all, Li Luan's body was not taken away by someone, but his spiritual wisdom was regenerated from this skeleton. So, in a sense, even if he is not Liluan back then, he can be regarded as a descendant of Liluan.
"If I'm not Li Luan, who can I be? Who else can be Li Luan?" Li Luan looked at Mr. Ta and said in a hoarse voice, without any emotion in his tone.
"Even if you are Li Luan, you are no longer a disciple of Dao Ancestor Li Luan, not to mention that you are still a member of the White Bone Demon Sect." Mr. Ta said in a deep voice.
"So what? Now I am the only one left who can inherit the legacy of Dao Ancestor Xuanqing. Who else is more qualified than me to inherit the legacy of Dao Ancestor!" Li Luan said with a sneer, his tone full of confidence.
Inherit the Taoist ancestor’s legacy? Could it be that what Li Luan was planning was actually the Immortal Palace of Dao Ancestor Xuanqing!
If the current Liran is still the Supreme Supreme Being of the past, he might really have a chance to take over this immortal palace.
However, Li Luan's current cultivation level, which is only at the Nascent Soul level, is completely like an ant in the eyes of Supreme Tongtian. Even if he still has a slight relationship with Xuanqing Dao Ancestor, I am afraid it will be difficult to take this Immortal Palace as his own.
So, what about narrowing the goal a little further
"No! If we are talking about inheritors, we were born and raised here, wouldn't we be more qualified to inherit the legacy of the Xuanqing Taoist Ancestor!" At this time, Cheng Liangqi and others had also come up, and were hearing Li Luan's reply. What Mr. Ta said suddenly made him a little anxious.
Cheng Liangqi and others didn't know what the Immortal Palace was like, so they directly believed that the Taoist ancestor's legacy that Li Luan mentioned was the Babel Tower and the world they lived in.
Although Cheng Liangqi and others did not know much about the devil, the ferocity of some of the devil's people could be seen just from the few people who were killed on the second floor. How could they possibly want the world they live in, as well as themselves and others, to fall into the hands of demonic people
Of course, even if it fell into the hands of so-called righteous people, Cheng Liangqi and the others would not be willing. No matter who falls into their hands, they will become vassals of others, so the best result is to make the decision themselves.
When Na Liluan heard the voice from behind, he turned around and looked at Cheng Liangqi and the others. The two fires in his eyes flashed slightly, and he said with great disdain: "You? You are just the descendants of Tao soldiers, and you are worthy of coveting the Tao Ancestor's treasure." !”
Descendants of Tao soldiers
Li Luan's words solved another question for Ye Zan.
Ye Zan has always been thinking about why Daozu Xuanqing placed so many people in this small world.
Is it to select Yuqing disciples? However, due to the laws of heaven and earth, there are basically no geniuses in this world. In other words, even though the population base here is very large, if you really want to select Yuqing disciples, it is far worse than selecting them in the Shenhua Domain.
You know, the Yuqing Sect ten thousand years ago was the righteous leader of the world. Unlike the Yuqing Sect, which later became a third-rate sect, there was only such a small area to select disciples. It can be said that ten thousand years ago, in the entire Shenhua Realm, anyone who thought they had some qualifications would be proud to join the Yuqing Sect.
Therefore, there is no need for the Yuqing Sect to create such a small world to select disciples.
Now hearing Li Luan's words, Ye Zan immediately understood that these people were all descendants of the Taoist soldiers of the Yuqing Sect. For a sect, especially ten thousand years ago, Taoist soldiers were indispensable, and the loyalty of Taoist soldiers was crucial.
For example, if a Taoist formation is formed, if one person here has a different intention, it may cause the entire formation to collapse. Therefore, the loyalty of Taoist soldiers is not just a show of loyalty, but must be real and genuine, so that the sect can feel confident in entrusting it with important tasks.
What can affect Dao Bing is personal interests and the affection between relatives. The monks are different from the Buddhists. What they talk about is that a person can achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven, rather than become a monk and cut off the worldly ties. For ascetics, it is normal to have seven emotions and six desires, and the one that has the greatest impact is undoubtedly blood and family ties.
If a Taoist soldier's secular relatives were controlled by someone to threaten him, then even if he would not actually betray the sect, his mood would probably be greatly affected.
Then, the simplest and most effective way is naturally for the sect to control Dao Bing's relatives first. To put it mildly, it is control; to put it nicely, it is protection. Although the lives of these people in this small world are no different from those in the Shenhua Realm, they may even live better. However, this is actually a kind of control, just not as cruel as the enemy.
These people in the small world are all descendants of the relatives of the Tao soldiers of the Yuqing Sect. Although the Tao soldiers have a high status in the sect, the relatives of the Tao soldiers are not considered disciples of the Yuqing Sect. Since he is not even a disciple of the Yuqing Sect, how can he be qualified to inherit the legacy of the Xuanqing Taoist Ancestor
"I don't care about Tao soldiers or generals, this world is our world, no one can get involved in it!" Cheng Liangqi was furious when he heard this, raised his hand and used the Coiling Dragon Golden Seal, and smashed it towards Li Luan.
However, Li Luan didn't panic over there, stretched out his bone palm and pinched a spell. Suddenly, all around, the magic weapons placed on the treasure racks were emitting streaks of treasure light.
The streaks of precious light formed a large net above everyone's heads, and then disappeared into the void. It seemed as if nothing happened. However, almost at the same time that the Baoguang Net disappeared, the Coiling Dragon Golden Seal that Cheng Liangqi sacrificed unexpectedly fell down uncontrollably, fell to the ground, rolled twice, and stopped moving.
Looking at Cheng Liangqi again, he was still pinching the magic formula in his hand, his face was flushed, as if he had used all the strength to feed himself. However, the Coiling Dragon Golden Seal that rolled to the ground was still silent without any reaction, as if it was just an ordinary gold seal.
"Hmph, if it weren't for killing in this place, do you think you would still be alive?" Li Luan said coldly.
Cheng Liangqi finally stopped, knowing that he couldn't summon the Coiling Dragon Golden Seal, but without the magic weapon, he still had the power of cultivation! Regardless of what Li Luan said, he took a step forward, raised his palm and patted Li Luan.
But at this time, Nata Lao finally spoke and said: "Stop it, he has triggered the restriction here, and no one can use his magic power."
And Cheng Liangqi also discovered at this time that his palm had no power at all, and the magic power was condensed in his palm but could not be released. But even so, he still rushed over. He would never allow his world to be controlled by a demon on the other side.
However, anyone whom Mr. Ta was talking about obviously did not include Li Luan. Facing the rushing Cheng Liangqi, Li Luan just waved his hand gently, as if to chase away a mosquito. But looking at Cheng Liangqi again, he flew backwards in an instant. If Yang Bufan and others hadn't blocked him from behind, he would have rolled down the stairs directly.
"Lao Ta, I think it has been proven that I am qualified to inherit the Taoist ancestor's legacy." Li Luan turned around and looked at Lao Ta and said.
"I didn't expect that you didn't forget the past!" Mr. Ta's expression became more complicated.
"Of course, those memories have long been engraved in my bones when I was in charge of this place for thousands of years." There was a hint of pride in Li Luan's tone, as if he already felt that he had a chance to win, and then said: "In today's world, , there is no longer a descendant of Tao Ancestor, who else is qualified to inherit the Tao Ancestor’s legacy besides me?”
"No, you are wrong." Mr. Ta shook his head, looked behind Li Luan and others, and said, "It is not that Daozu has no descendants. He is more qualified to inherit all this than you."
"What!" Li Luan was startled and turned to look behind him. But at this time, almost everyone behind them had already come up, so they didn't know who Mr. Ta was talking about.
Not only did Li Luan not know, but those people behind were also a little confused for a moment. These people include those from the Dao Palace and the Freemasonry, but it is obviously impossible for those from the Dao Palace. There are also Cheng Daqi and others from Xingchen Sect, but Xingchen Sect has nothing to do with Xuanqing Daozu.
Not everyone knows the relationship between Yuqingzong and Xuanqing Daozu, so most people are a little confused for a while. Nacheng Daqi was standing next to Ye Zan. Seeing Ta Lao looking towards him, he raised his hand and pointed at himself with a blank look on his face. Although he wished that the person Ta Lao was talking about was him, he still had some sense and thought it was unlikely.
However, on the Star Sect side, a few people couldn't suppress their surprise, thinking that what Mr. Ta said was really a great weapon.
"Brother Cheng, you've hidden yourself well enough. It turns out that you are the descendant of the Taoist Xuanqing!" A master of the Xingchen Sect exclaimed in surprise. He even thought of Cheng Daqi's identity. After all, the Taoist Xuanqing was a figure who lived ten thousand years ago. How could he not be a descendant of the Taoist Xuanqing
"Senior Brother Cheng, no wonder you and I were able to get here without any danger. It turns out there is such a relationship!" Another Grandmaster of the Star Sect also said.
However, Cheng Daqi was a little anxious and quickly defended: "No, I don't know either. It can't be mine."
"Senior Brother Cheng, this Ta Lao has already told you, please stop hiding it from us. We will ask Senior Brother Cheng to take care of you in the future." People from the Star Sect said one after another.
After everyone in the Xingchen Sect did this, Li Luan actually started to believe him. He really took what Mr. Ta said to be a great person. So, without saying a word, he raised his hand and pinched the magic formula, and a sword light shot towards the great weapon.
Although it was now in front of everyone, especially in front of Mr. Ta, Li Luan still killed him without hesitation. After all, if you don't kill the opponent, you will definitely be empty-handed, but if you kill the opponent, you may have a little room for maneuver.
Seeing the sword light flying towards him, Cheng Daqi couldn't do anything. Only Li Luan here had the ability to cast spells. Moreover, Cheng Daqi was locked by the sword light and couldn't even hide. He could only widen his eyes as hard as he could, waiting blankly for the sword to take his life.
However, at this moment, a shield suddenly appeared in front of Cheng Daqi, meeting the sword light coming from it. There was a loud bang, and the shield was pushed back, knocking Cheng Daqi to the ground, but it blocked the sword light.
"You?" Li Luan could see clearly that the shield was transformed from a strange magic weapon by Ye Zan beside Cheng Daqi. This also made him instantly understand that the person Ta Lao was talking about was not the fat white man, but this person who, like himself, could exert his magic here.
"Li Luan, let's call you Li Luan. What you are doing here means you really don't take Tao Ancestor seriously anymore!" Mr. Ta also said angrily at this time.
"You mean him, you say he is a descendant of Tao Ancestor?" Li Luan didn't give any explanation, but turned back to Ta Lao and asked.
"That's right, it's him I'm talking about." Mr. Ta admitted unabashedly.
At this time, the people present also understood that the ancestral descendant of Xuanqing Tao mentioned by Mr. Ta was none other than Ye Zan of Yuqing Sect. Several members of the Xingchen Sect seemed a little embarrassed, knowing that they had made a mistake and almost killed Cheng Daqi.
"No, I don't believe it. Is it just because he is a disciple of the Yuqing Sect? The Yuqing Sect of today is no longer the Yuqing Sect of thousands of years ago. Why can he be regarded as a descendant of the Tao Ancestor!"
Li Luan seemed a little crazy and couldn't accept this fact at all. After all, his predecessor was a direct disciple of Xuanqing Taoist Ancestor. Even if he is just the new-born spiritual wisdom in this skeleton, this relationship is still closer than just any member of the Yuqing Sect.
"The technique he practiced is the "Dongxu Lingquan Miao Sutra"." Ta Lao said firmly.
You must know that even among the direct disciples of Xuanqing Taoist Patriarch, few practice the "Dongxu Lingquan Miaojing". This cultivation does not mean that whatever technique the master practices, the disciple must also practice the same technique. A true good teacher should teach students in accordance with their aptitude and choose suitable exercises for their students according to their different situations.
This "Dongxu Lingquan Miaojing" was previously passed on to Ye Zan by the old Taoist Xuan Yuan, in order to deal with the situation of Ye Zan's thirty-sixth grade Taoist foundation at that time. In fact, to put it another way, it can also be said that practicing the "Dongxu Lingquan Miaojing" requires conditions similar to Ye Zan's. Perhaps, there is no such thing as a thirty-sixth grade Taoist foundation, but the conditions must be quite harsh.
Therefore, even though Li Luan was a direct disciple of Xuanqing Taoist Patriarch, he was not handed down the "Dongxu Lingquan Miaojing". And although Ye Zan is not a disciple of Xuanqing Daozu, because he has practiced this technique, he can definitely be said to be the true successor of Xuanqing Daozu.
"What you practice is actually the Taoist's way of becoming a Taoist!" Li Luan turned to Ye Zan. Although he did not doubt Lao Ta's words, there was still disbelief in his tone. After all, as a direct disciple of Xuanqing Taoist Ancestor, he also knew very well how harsh the cultivation conditions of the "Dongxu Lingquan Miaojing" were.
"This, I'm sorry, it is indeed this skill." Ye Zan nodded helplessly. (To be continued.)