Reaching to the Sky

Chapter 87: Chicken among cranes

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Just as Nanfeng was deep in thought, someone knocked on the door outside.

Nanfeng stood up and opened the door. There was a little Taoist boy standing outside the door. He must have been ten years old. He was holding a wooden tray in which were neatly placed Taoist robes, boots, and socks.

"Taoist Master, I will give you clothes." The little Taoist boy said.

Nanfeng wanted to correct the name of the little Taoist boy, but after thinking about it, he found that the other party had not called him wrong. He had been admitted directly by Yan Xiaozi and others, and he was now an official Yuqing Taoist priest.

Nanfeng stepped aside to give way and invited the little Taoist boy to come in.

Due to the cold weather, the little Taoist boy's hands and face were red from the cold. After entering the door, he put down the heavy wooden tray, rubbed his hands and breathed out, "It's so cold."

Nanfeng moved the brazier in front of the little Taoist boy, "How old are you and what's your name?"

When the little Taoist boy heard this, he tilted his head and looked at Nanfeng, with doubts in his eyes, "The Taoist doesn't ask about longevity, why did the Taoist ask my age?"

"I'm just starting out and don't understand the rules." Nanfeng said with a smile. In fact, the rules of the three sects of Taoism are similar. He also listened to them when he was in the Taiqing Sect. But knowing the rules is one thing, and obeying them is another. thing.

The little Taoist boy was just here to deliver clothes. After hearing what Nanfeng said, he didn't leave in a hurry. He picked up the clothes in the wooden tray one by one and taught Nanfeng how to wear them.

When Nanfeng was dressing up, he asked the little Taoist boy his name. Since he had never officially entered Taoism, the little Taoist boy did not have a Taoist name. However, he could not use a lay name in a Taoist temple, so the seniors in the Taoist temple gave him a Taoist name, Mingyue. .

Through the conversation with Mingyue, Nanfeng had a general understanding of the situation of Yuqing Sect. The current headmaster of Yuqingzong is Long Yunzi. The previous headmaster, Yan Xingzhenren, ascended the throne last autumn and Long Yunzi ascended the throne.

The Yuqing Sect has more than 60 purple spirit masters, more than 500 blue spirit masters, more than 800 red spiritual masters, and some Taoist boys. The Yuqing Sect rarely sends servants and has no such secular affairs. The palace of the palace.

Nanfeng originally wanted to ask Mingyue who won the Yuqing Sect in the Sanqing Dharma Assembly some time ago, but after thinking about it, he did not ask. Firstly, Mingyue might not be aware of the matter, and secondly, he had to be careful of Mingyue leaking the content of the conversation between the two. When you first arrive, you can't create right and wrong.

Instructing Nanfeng to put on Taoist robes, Mingyue felt very accomplished. She chatted with Nanfeng for a few more words and then went out with the wooden plate.

After Mingyue left, Nanfeng took off his Taoist robe again, blew out the lights and lay down to think about things. Ling Yunzi had stayed in his room for more than half an hour and talked a lot, but he never mentioned Yuqing Palm. Who is the teacher? This shows that although Long Yunzi is the leader, he cannot convince the public.

When he was in Chang'an, he had met Long Yunzi. Long Yunzi was very young. He had already been promoted to Shanziqi before he was thirty and served as a national counselor of the Wei state. However, although this man had achieved success at a young age, his moral character was not very good. At that time, he thought he had obtained the Book of Heaven, so in order to cover up his origins, he executed the entire inn family.

Afterwards, under the guise of consulting the Heavenly Book, he summoned Buddhist and martial arts people from the Western Wei Dynasty to Chang'an. They said it was for discussion, but in fact they were killing chickens and frightening monkeys, using force to frighten everyone, in order to make a name for themselves at the beginning of taking office as the national preceptor.

There is more to this matter. When he went south alone, he heard rumors that Li Chaozong, another martial arts leader in the Western Wei Dynasty, challenged Long Yunzi. Long Yunzi was defeated and was forced to hand over the Book of Heaven. He had never really He thought that what he handed over was true, but in fact it was fake. Li Chaozong found out that what Long Yunzi handed over was a fake Heavenly Book, and he went to the ancestral court of Yuqing Sect in anger to ask for an explanation.

He didn't know how this matter was handled in the end, but Long Yunzi couldn't run away if he was embarrassed. No one in the sect would be convinced if such a person took over as the leader.

If you think about it carefully, you will find that Long Yunzi, the current headmaster of the Yuqing Sect, has many similarities with Tianmingzi, the headmaster of the Taiqing Sect. Both of them are young men who are very fond of success and have unsatisfactory conduct.

The situation of the Yuqing Sect is also similar to that of the Taiqing Sect. The former heads of both sects have been in power in recent years, and there are factional fights within the sects. One lives in the north of the Yangtze River, and the other guards the south of the Yangtze River. How could the two sects appear at the same time? So many coincidences.

After thinking about this, Nanfeng thought of the big eyes again. The big eyes were the Da Luo Jinxian who descended to the earth. Immortals in the heaven have to undergo heavenly tribulations every once in a while, and the Da Luo Jinxian was no exception. It started in the early Xia Dynasty, and then traced back to the time of Emperor Xuanyuan to become gods. Even if it is counted from the time of Emperor Xuanyuan, it is only three thousand years ago. No matter how big Luo Jinxian is, he has not reached the period of transcending tribulation. This eliminates the possibility of failing to transcend the tribulation and being demoted to the mortal world.

In addition, if a heavenly immortal is dissatisfied with his rank, he can reincarnate in the mortal world and practice cultivation again in order to seek a high position. But this situation is not suitable for big eyes. Daluo Jinxian is the highest-level immortal besides the ancestors of the Three Qing Dynasties. He has the ability to reach the sky and the earth. He can turn his hands to make clouds and rain. He can travel through the three realms and travel back to the past and present. With such great power and such high rank, Big Eyes has no reason to practice again.

Since she is not going through a tribulation and reentering reincarnation, nor is she seeking a high position, there are only two possibilities left for Big Eyes to come down to earth. One is that she committed a crime and was demoted to earth. Second, she has a mission and is here to do something very important.

If she were demoted to the mortal world, there would be no opponent to kill her. Now her opponent has noticed her existence and is looking for her to kill her. This shows that what she does in the future will be extremely detrimental to her opponent.

He had no way of inferring what Big Eyes was going to do, and he didn't know who Big Eyes's enemy was. He only knew that it was the wolf demon that attacked the General's Mansion at night. As for who sent the wolf demon, he had no way of finding out.

At this time, we don’t know whether the changes in Yuqing and Taiqing are directly related to the big-eyed Linfan. The Taoist priests of Yuqing Sect and Taiqing Sect all have their vocation. It is their duty to do justice for heaven and help the world. If If there is a monster doing evil, they will definitely stop it.

Because there are too few clues to support coherently, what we get is not a result but a guess. There may be huge changes in the world in the near future. Before doing evil, the demon first alienates the various sects of the Three Purities to weaken the power of the Taoist. The Celestial Immortal Family may have anticipated this, so Big Eyes, the Da Luo Jin Immortal, reincarnated to intervene.

After the third watch, Nanfeng put back his thoughts and closed his eyes and fell asleep. This matter was too far away for him. The most important thing now was to practice hard and return to Taiqing at the appointed time to clear away the grievances of Tian Yuanzi and seek justice. .

Although he was anxious, he did not dare to meditate and practice Qi. During the Qi practice, the spiritual energy would escape. If anyone paid attention, they would find that he had already cultivated the cave spirit, which was very detrimental to hiding his whereabouts.

The time for morning classes was the same. Except for the Jade Purity Sutra, Nanfeng had already known the other scriptures by heart. However, after the bell rang, he did not go to the main hall to conduct morning classes with other Taoists. He had just entered the mountain gate and had to pretend that he could not do it. meeting.

You don't have to go to morning classes, but you have to have breakfast. There are two dining halls in the three palaces of Chiyang, Qingyang and Ziyang. Men and women are separated. The meals are all vegetarian and tasteless.

After the meal, Mingyue brought him a stack of scriptures. Nanfeng had stayed in the room to recite scriptures for the past few days. After seven days, he began to do morning and evening exercises, practicing Qi and martial arts in the morning, and listening to the scriptures in the afternoon when he felt sleepy.

Compared with Taiqing Sect, the cultivation atmosphere of Yuqing Sect is very strong. Although Taoists can go down the mountain freely, few people go down the mountain to hang out. They usually concentrate on practicing in their rooms.

Under the general trend of practicing hard and competing for the upper hand, many disciples of the sect have secret rivalries. Although they are not hateful and hostile towards fellow Taoists who are progressing faster than themselves, they are also very cold and indifferent. This is what the ancients called Mu Xiuyu. The forest wind will destroy it, and anyone who shows off to the masses will slander him.

Yuqing is strict in selecting apprentices and will not accept bad talents. It is really a gathering of heroes and talents. Nanfeng's talent is not high and his progress is slow. Since he is not a competitor to others, he has earned good popularity. Everyone who is better than him likes him, and there is no one who is worse than him.

He was given preferential treatment in Taiqing Sect, but no one in Yuqing Sect gave him preferential treatment. They all knew that his talent was not good and he was accepted into Yuqing because of his meritorious service. Although they did not hate him, they looked down upon him. .

Ling Yunzi was still very nostalgic and often gave him advice. However, two months later, Ling Yunzi successfully overcame the tribulation, was promoted to live in the mountains, and was transferred to Qingyang Palace. As a result, no one paid attention to him anymore.

The Yuqing Sect has a tradition of martial arts competitions. There will be a martial arts competition every three months. Nanfeng is now a Taoist priest of Chiyang Palace and has to participate.

His opponent was two years older than him, and since he had only been introduced for a short period of time, Nanfeng was determined to admit defeat, but the boss didn't allow it.

Nanfeng had no choice but to bite the bullet and play. He had only been in Yuqingzong for two months. Even though he had Dong Shen cultivation, he did not dare to show it. He practiced Qi in the room every day just to show off. Being beaten to the ground by the opponent, in full view of everyone, was so embarrassing.

Fortunately, everyone knew he was bad and didn't laugh at him too much.

In the blink of an eye, it was January again, and Nanfeng finally dared to show his aura, and immediately began to work hard to attack Gao Xuan...