Although it is close to dusk at this time, the blue sky is unstained, the water is clear and the sky is wide. Looking around, the mountains and rivers are looming, and the tall Taoist temples and towers on the mountains are also clearly visible.
Seeing this, the leader cleared his mind and let out a sigh of relief. Zhao Ning pointed at the mountain gate and said, "Master, look, all the disciples in the sect are here to pick you up!"
"Well, I saw it too!" An imperceptible smile appeared on the leader's face: "Almost all the disciples and elders are here, but this is not to welcome me, but to welcome the imperial edict."
Hearing a burst of people's voices, hundreds of people came down to greet them in front of the mountain gate and formed two teams. Pei Ziyun glanced around and saw them all.
"Songyun Sect has hundreds of descendants, thirteen elders, and three direct descendants in each generation, including the master. In fact, there is one master, two deputy masters, and ten elders."
"This is the power structure of Songyunmen."
The master slowly went up, and the elder led hundreds of disciples to bow their heads: "Welcome to the master."
The headmaster waved his hand and said: "Don't be too polite. The sun is going down in front of you. Come with me quickly. We will go to the inner hall to declare this edict to the ancestor."
"Yes, Master." Pei Ziyun nodded, and a group of people headed towards the mountain. It is said that the mountain is not high, just a few hundred meters. They walked forward quickly and saw a Taoist temple in the shade of the trees.
The main hall is three feet long, with palaces, pavilions and pavilions on the left and right. There are many monuments and galleries. Under the setting sun, there is a smell of steaming clouds. The empty space must be used for daily exercises.
When they arrived at the main hall, they saw a statue standing in the main hall. When they entered, someone lit a cigarette and smoke slowly surrounded the statue. This statue was the statue of the Patriarch.
When the headmaster entered the main hall, he said: "Pei Ziyun, please declare the decree. This decree is for the ancestor. It is only appropriate to declare the decree here. The statue of the ancestor cannot accept the decree, so we will do it in our place."
"Respect the master's decree." Pei Ziyun bowed and took out the imperial decree: "The imperial decree has arrived."
The headmaster and all the elders knelt down together, and all the Taoists outside also knelt down: "I would like to lead the Songyun Sect to respectfully greet you!"
"Holy greetings!" Pei Ziyunnan stood up and answered, opening the imperial edict: "The imperial edict says: I heard that Songyun Taoist Guanshan poured out the efficacious Taoist skills in one place, and the merits have benefited the people. It is appropriate to show the dynasty's prosperity and grant a title. True King, please give me this treasure book."
Just when Pei Ziyun finished reciting, a dragon roar sounded, and a divine light flew up and landed on the statue. A figure appeared in the statue and bowed down.
The dragon energy fell on it and turned into official robes. The originally mixed black and gray energy around him was mixed in the clear light, and the appearance of the order gradually disappeared.
The figure stood up, nodded slightly to Pei Ziyun, and disappeared again.
After Pei Ziyun finished reading, he saluted to the headmaster and presented the imperial edict. The headmaster accepted the edict. Before the joy on his face faded away, he turned around and said, "You have made great achievements, and the master will definitely be rewarded."
"Thank you, Master!" Pei Ziyun said.
"Congratulations to Junior Brother Pei." The Taoists around him came forward to celebrate, and Pei Ziyun also returned the gift.
I could only hear the headmaster laughing heartily: "Today is a great day for our Songyun Sect. We want to celebrate together as a whole. Send the order and have a big banquet."
"Yes, leader." An old man saluted forward. This old man was responsible for the sect's logistics and hosted the banquet. He turned and left to prepare for the banquet at noon.
"Pei Ziyun, come with me, I have something to say." Yu Yunjun stepped forward and said, Pei Ziyun quickly followed. Between the mountains and rivers, there was mist with the wind, gradually forming a long fog belt in the mountains. Pei Ziyun was long. He took a breath and followed Yu Yunjun.
The two of them were speechless. When they reached the side of the cliff, there was a pavilion on this side of the cliff. There was a stone table and stone benches, and the breeze was blowing. Under the cliff, there were deep mountains in the distance, and there were dense jungles in the distance. There is a faint roar of a beast.
Yu Yunjun was silent for a while and then said: "Pei Ziyun, Master, I am very pleased that you have made great achievements this time, but we and other cultivators must focus on spiritual practice. If you don't open the Heavenly Gate for one day, your body will die and your Tao will disappear. Only if you can open it, Only through Tianmen can you truly enter the Tao. You must not become complacent and stop practicing Taoism just because of this great achievement."
Lord Yu Yun called Pei Ziyun here to teach him carefully, fearing that Pei Ziyun would not listen and become complacent. This is fundamental for Taoists and people who pursue longevity.
"Thank you, Master, for your teaching. Disciple, please remember it." Seeing Yu Yunjun mysteriously calling me to a remote place, I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out that I had been taught not to forget to practice.
"The grand competition of our sect has not come yet, but due to your incident, it will be held at short notice. You have made great achievements this time to be promoted to direct successor, but you still need to be tested in Taoism. You have to fight for it."
"There are only three direct disciples in each generation. Although the head of this sect has great power, it is not arbitrary. Even the next generation of disciples may not be the disciples of the head. They are chosen from these three direct disciples. This direct disciple is It’s the key to competing for the master position. You are my disciple, and I hope to compete.”
"Yes, Master." It turned out that these were the key words of instruction. Pei Ziyun was deeply touched when he saw Lord Yu Yun's care.
"The competition focuses on actual combat. In addition to Taoism, our Songyun Sect also focuses on swordsmanship. You have just started, and you are first-class in actual combat. When the time comes, you can choose swordsmanship to fight. If you win the first place in the swordsmanship competition, it will be easy to become the direct successor."
"Yes, Master, I will definitely honor Master's orders." Pei Ziyun said loudly.
"Well, that's it, you continue to participate in the sect's banquet, and I'll come back later." Yu Yunjun warned.
"yes!"
Seeing Pei Ziyun leaving, Yu Yunjun looked at the mountains in the distance, and an inexplicable emotion swirled in his heart. Seeing Pei Ziyun, he always inexplicably thought of the person back then, but Pei Ziyun was even more evil, Yu Yunjun secretly thought in his heart. , a little melancholy.
Pei Ziyun walked a little further on the mountain road before calling the system.
The plum blossoms between her eyebrows flashed, and a translucent information frame appeared in front of her eyes. The red text appeared: "Mission: Establish meritorious service and become one of the three heroes of the outer sect (completed)"
This time Pei Ziyun made a point and the task was completed immediately.
The plum blossom remained motionless between the boy's brows. For a moment, the second petal, originally translucent red, now turned solid red.
"The second plum blossom has officially taken shape and become an entity!"
"I got the second of the five petals of the plum blossom." Pei Ziyun felt the message: "I can directly absorb the sustenance of Taoism. So the sword technique last time was not considered Taoism?"
After a moment, the plum blossom with two petals, one white and one red, disappeared, and Pei Ziyun ran over. During the sect's banquet, Pei Ziyun was also a little drunk. While drinking, Pei Ziyun's original owner's memory emerged from time to time, although it was not the Songyun Sect. The future tragedy has changed him, but the canonization of Zhenren and Zhenjun still changed many things.
A few days later, the peach blossoms were in full bloom on the mountain, and a stream flowed down the cliff. Water splashed into the mountain pool. Pei Ziyun practiced each move with his sword.
Suddenly a voice came: "Brother, Senior Brother Pei, the competition is about to begin. Elder Yu wants me to call you." A little Taoist boy shouted.
Pei Ziyun held the sword and inserted it into the scabbard. With a clang, the Taoist boy saw it and secretly admired him: "Senior Brother Pei's swordsmanship is getting better and better. Just the sound of putting the sword into the scabbard feels like a sword or a horse."
"Lead the way, I'll come right away!" Pei Ziyun said, this Taoist boy is a boy who grew up in the mountains. To a certain extent, this kind of Taoist boy is more loyal than himself and is the backbone of the Taoist sect.
Along the way, arenas were set up in the open space in front of the main hall. There were three large arenas, determined by drawing lots, and they were eliminated several times until the winner.
On the stage, two Taoists were holding wooden swords, going back and forth, killing each other in a lively manner.
The fight is not random. The two elders are watching over them. If anything goes wrong at all, they will immediately come to the rescue. Even though the two of them are fighting each other with their killing moves, they still have a chance to escape.
"Is this right? A sect fights with each other with real swords in internal competitions, and sometimes they see blood and death. How can we help each other in the same boat? How can we resolve this hatred of death and injury?"
"Furthermore, training a Taoist is not only training with the same amount of gold, but also training with the same amount of silver. If one dies, how can we replace it and wait another twenty years?"
"Unless the Taoist sect becomes a country, and it is a Taoist country that only asks for nothing in return, then it can drive countless cannon fodder to fight with real swords and guns to select the strong ones - but this kind of selected strong people can only believe in Strength, who is still loyal?”
Just as he was thinking about it, the Taoist boy led Pei Ziyun over. When he saw Pei Ziyun arriving, Lord Yu Yun waved his hand and said, "I know you have the ability. The elders are taking care of this fight. There is no need to hold back. Use your ability."
"You are a disciple who came in from the outside. Many people in the sect are not familiar with you. If you want to stand firm, you have to convince them."
These words were spoken sincerely from the bottom of his heart. Pei Ziyun raised his head and glanced at the battle on the stage, was silent for a moment, and nodded fiercely.
Pei Ziyun is also familiar with such a scene. The original owner remembers such a fight, but he was a little afraid of such a scene in his previous life. But now, Pei Ziyun is eager to fight when he sees a fight on the stage. He can't help but laugh secretly: "He must have a sharp weapon, kill The mind arises from itself.”
After the battle on the stage, the elder shouted: "Pei Ziyun, Zheng Huaran."
The lottery had been drawn yesterday, and Pei Ziyun went up to the stage. At this moment, hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at him, some with good intentions, some with indifference, some with vague rejection, and most of them were vaguely rejected.
Of course Pei Ziyun understands that he is an airborne person from the outside. In terms of relationship, how can the relationship be compared to the senior brothers who have lived together for several years and more than ten years
If I hadn't made such a great contribution this time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the slightest chance. Don't think that Taoists don't pay attention to forming cliques and ostracizing dissidents.
Especially Song Zhi, if he doesn't fan the flames, he won't believe it.
Apart from anything else, the ones he drew lots were matched by experts in the sect—if it weren't for the memory of the original owner, he wouldn't have known it.
There is no fuss here, and even without the operation of a few elders, you can sing that we are the successors of Datongism, but so what
It can't be wiped out by great power, nor can it be wiped out by swordsmanship. Of course, this is a competition. Although the master said not to hold back, he definitely can't use killing moves, and he can't combine Taoism to kill people. But as long as he is not pretentious or crazy, and does not let himself go for the sake of harmony, he will be killed. If the person's name is justified and suppressed, it will be difficult to escape from this position.
With this thought in mind, the two of them bowed and looked at each other. Zheng Huaran saluted: "Junior brother, please."
Pei Ziyun also said: "Brother, please."
After the two saluted, they drew their swords. The swords flashed, and even though they were wooden swords, there was a "clang" sound at the intersection. The two swords intersected, and both of them took a step back. Everyone watching said "Eh".
This shows that the strength of each other is almost the same, and they have both entered the seventh level.
(End of chapter)