In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on this unremarkable Dazhu Peak disciple, Tian Buyi and Suru looked at each other, Suru smiled slightly and nodded.
Everyone in Big Bamboo Peak was smiling and surrounded them, Lu Daxin patted Zhang Xiaofan's shoulder hard, and said with a smile: "Stinky boy, I can't see how lucky you are!"
Zhang Xiaofan scratched his head, stuck out his tongue, his heart has changed from the initial surprise to surprise. Du Bishu on the side suddenly patted his head remorsefully, and said: "If I had known earlier, I should have made a bet on who won the lottery just now, hehe, it must be a big upset, kill!"
"Go, go, go," Tian Linger spat at him, then turned to Zhang Xiaofan and said, "Xiaofan, it's useless for you to enter the second round anyway, why don't you give me this lottery!"
Zhang Xiaofan didn't expect the senior sister to say such a sentence, he was stunned for a moment: "Oh", and handed over the note with "one".
Song Daren's face changed slightly, he looked around, and said in a low voice: "Junior sister, don't mess around."
Tian Ling'er smiled "puchi", her cheeks were as bright as peach blossoms, her cheeks like jade were slightly red, she stretched out her onion-like fingers, flicked lightly on Zhang Xiaofan's forehead, said: "Little fool, I was kidding you."
Zhang Xiaofan blinked and smiled.
At this time, Taoist Cangsong frowned on the elder's side, and then said loudly: "Okay, since the drawing of lots has been completed, all disciples will come to me and report their names according to the lottery number, and post it on the red list later, you guys Now you know who your opponent is. Now let the sect master brother speak."
The disciples who were a little noisy at first became quiet when they heard that Master Daoxuan was going to come out to speak.
Reverend Daoxuan stood up from his seat, walked slowly in front of the crowd, glanced at the disciples, and then said: "Everyone, you are all the elites of the younger generation in our Qingyun Sect, and your aptitudes and talents are all outstanding. In the future, it is very likely that the best of you will take the position of the chief seat, elders, and even me, the head of each branch of the Qingyun Sect."
The disciples of Qingyun were shocked for a while, and many of them showed longing and excited expressions on their faces.
Reverend Daoxuan showed a kind smile, and said: "Of course, if you want to reach this step and sit in the position of the first elders behind me, you still need to work harder."
Everyone said in unison: "Yes."
Reverend Daoxuan covered his long beard with his hands, nodded, and said solemnly: "My Qingyun sect has been a famous orthodox sect since Patriarch Qingyunzi founded the sect, and now I am even the leader of the orthodox sect in the cultivation of the world. Fang today, The righteous way prospers, the evil spirits recede, and the world enjoys peace. But the remnants of the evil way, treacherous and vicious, and their hearts are not dead, seem to be ready to move over the years. At this time, it is even more necessary for us in the righteous way to uphold the way and eliminate evil, so everyone must concentrate Cultivate the Tao and be firm in your mind, as long as we are strong and self-reliant, there will be no gap for evil spirits and heretics to take advantage of!"
All the disciples shouted loudly: "Follow the instructions of the master!"
Reverend Daoxuan smiled, and said: "Okay, okay. There is one more thing, I would like to announce to everyone, in order to encourage the disciples of Qingyun sect to work hard towards the Tao and encourage them to practice, I discussed with the chief elders and decided to start from here. Starting from the first Qimai martial arts competition, after each big test in the Qimai martial arts competition, a small reward will be given to the final winner."
"Ah!!" There was a commotion among Qing Yun's disciples.
Reverend Daoxuan looked at these young disciples and said with a smile, "The prize this time is the 'Liuhe Mirror'."
"What is it?" Zhang Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, he had never heard of this thing before, he couldn't help but look around, but he saw that Tian Linger, Du Bishu and the others were also bewildered, and the young disciples from other branches around him seemed to be also confused. Not sure.
However, disciples who had been in the training for a long time, such as Qi Hao, Song Daren, Wen Min, etc., changed their expressions, and a rare excitement and yearning appeared on their faces.
At this time, Tian Linger and the others also noticed that the elder brother and the others seemed to know something, leaned over and asked quietly: "Eldest brother, what is Liuhe mirror?"
Song Daren said in a low voice: "Liuhe mirror is a magic weapon handed down by the tenth generation patriarch of our sect, Master Wu Fangzi. I have never seen the exact appearance, but I have heard from my master before that it is one of the rare treasures of our sect. It is extremely powerful and even more amazing, as long as the user's spiritual power is strong enough, the Liuhe mirror can reflect all attacks and thus remain invincible."
Everyone opened their mouths wide, and Du Bishu stammered a little: "Then, wouldn't that be invincible?"
Song Daren shrugged his shoulders, and said: "Anyway, I don't know exactly what it will look like, but what Master said will never be wrong. This time," he glanced at Master Daoxuan, lowered his voice, and said, "Look This time the head and master seem to have spent a lot of money!"
Everyone's faces were a little strange, and most of them seemed to be secretly swallowing their saliva. It seemed that Qizhen was in front of them.
Reverend Daoxuan paused for a while, smiled and watched the young disciples talking about it, and said after a while: "Okay, that's about it, you go back and have a rest, tomorrow morning, the Qimai Huiwu will start the competition."
Qing Yun's disciples saluted together, and said in unison: "Yes, Master Master."
Reverend Daoxuan nodded, and said, "You guys go!"
All the disciples gradually withdrew, and only the head of the Qingyun sect's seven veins and a dozen or so elders were left in the main hall.
Reverend Daoxuan turned around, smiled at those elders: "Brothers, you should go back to rest earlier! Starting tomorrow, there will be many competitions, and you need to worry a lot!"
Some of those elders were full of white hair and wrinkled, and some of them looked young and had a good face. Now, after listening to Master Daoxuan's words, they walked out one by one without saying much, and at the end , In the Yuqing Hall, only the head of the Qingyun Sect's seven veins remained.
Reverend Daoxuan slowly put away the kind smile he had been hanging on his face all the time, glanced at the other six people sitting on the chairs, and said calmly: "Okay, now there are only seven of us."
Shang Zhengliang, the head of "Chaoyang Peak" sitting on the right, frowned and said, "Senior brother, do you have anything to say to us?"
Reverend Daoxuan nodded, expressionless, and slowly said: "I just went to see Lingzun."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone's expressions changed.
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Walking down the steps, the disciples were still trembling when they passed by the clear water pool, but this time the water unicorn fell asleep peacefully, and there was no more movement.
After crossing Hongqiao and returning to the huge square like a fairyland in "Sea of Clouds", Lin Jingyu said a few words with Zhang Xiaofan, and then went with disciples from Longshou Peak's lineage.
Zhang Xiaofan watched him walk away, and then walked back to the group of people in Dazhufeng, listening to Song Daren told everyone some precautions and accommodation situation, Zhang Xiaofan listened, suddenly remembered something, and cried out: "Oh! Oops!"
Everyone was startled unexpectedly, Tian Linger stood beside him and asked in surprise, "Xiaofan, what's wrong?"
Zhang Xiaofan looked around, said anxiously: "I was just talking to Jing Yu, I forgot about Xiao Hui, now I don't know where it went?"
Only then did everyone realize that none of them had noticed the gray-haired monkey, and they all looked around, only to see white clouds, and disciples from all branches gradually dispersed, but there was no sign of the monkey Xiaohui.
Zhang Xiaofan was very anxious, since he brought Xiao Hui back from the valley two years ago, he lived in the same room with one person and one monkey (the big dog Rhubarb was also added later), and the relationship was very deep. Cloud, the upper and lower places are inconceivably large, if Xiaohui goes somewhere to find wild fruits to eat, how can he find it
Just when he was in a hurry, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly heard Tian Linger on the other side "Hey", turned his head to look, and saw Tian Linger showing a smile, pointing forward, and said with a smile: "Look."
Everyone looked at it and couldn't help laughing, they saw Xiao Hui sitting on the back of the big yellow dog that Tian Buyi raised, barking "Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi", waving its monkey paw towards Zhang Xiaofan, exerting strength The big yellow dog running here closed its mouth tightly, biting a meaty bone that it did not know where it came from.
After a while, Da Huang ran to him with Xiao Hui on his back, Xiao Hui jumped onto Zhang Xiaofan's shoulder three times and twice, Zhang Xiaofan quickly touched its monkey head, pretended to be angry and said, "Where did you go?"
Xiao Hui was not afraid either, and pointed to Rhubarb who was lying on the ground gnawing on the bones with a smile, gesticulating and gesticulating in the sound of "squeak".
Zhang Xiaofan looked at it for a while, then suddenly said: "Where did this fleshy bone come from?"
Hearing the words, Xiao Hui made gestures again, and at the same time pointed to a direction at the end of the square, Zhang Xiaofan looked at Song Daren, only to see Song Daren quickly looked around, his face was rather embarrassed and funny, he lowered his voice, and whispered: " That's the kitchen where Nagato's disciples eat."
Everyone was stunned, then they all laughed and shook their heads. Song Daren took the lead and walked to the other side, saying: "Let's go to the dormitory for rest too! By the way, Junior Sister, you are a woman, and I arranged for you and everyone in Xiaozhu Peak Junior sister lives together, do you have any objection?"
Tian Linger shook her head and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to chat with Sister Wen Min a little more, and at the same time, I can say a few more good words to you, big brother!"
Everyone laughed, Song Daren blushed, pretended not to hear, strode out, and everyone behind him laughed and chatted.
Zhang Xiaofan who was walking at the end didn't join in, but stared at the gray monkey on his shoulder and said: "Dead monkey, you will go to be a thief in the future, let's see how I can deal with you."
Xiao Hui yelled "Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi" a few times, then grinned, not knowing if he didn't understand! Still don't take Zhang Xiaofan's words to heart at all.
Zhang Xiaofan scolded it a few more words, walked forward, walked a few steps, then remembered something, turned his head and said loudly: "Hurry up, dead dog, you know how to eat!"
Rhubarb, who was lying on the ground gnawing on the meat and bone, finally raised his eyes, seeing that everyone had gone far, then stood up, picked up the half-gnawed meat and bone, and lazily chased after them.
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On the Yuqing Hall, the Qingyun Sect's seven veins first gathered here, and at this moment their attention was attracted by Daoxuan Daoxuan.
The head Taoist Tianyun of "Luoxia Peak" stood up first, and said: "Senior brother, can you see what happened to Lingzun just now?"
Reverend Daoxuan sighed, and said slowly: "I checked carefully, and there is nothing unusual about Lingzun."
"What?" Surprised expressions appeared on the faces of all the heads.
Reverend Daoxuan looked at these fellow disciples, and said: "That's true, I checked it several times, and the Spirit Venerable is as usual, I really can't figure out why it suddenly has such a big anger, but it just disappears so quickly! "
Tian Buyi pondered for a while, and said: "I see that the target of Lingzun's attack seems to be a group of young disciples, could it be that someone offended it?"
Master Shuiyue, the head of "Little Bamboo Peak", said: "Impossible, if the disciple really offended Lingzun, how could Lingzun give up after one blow?"
Shuiyue looks quite beautiful, but when she spoke, her tone was cold, as if there was a hint of chill, Tian Buyi took a look at her, then stopped talking.
Reverend Daoxuan shook his head, and said: "Spiritual Venerable is an ancient spirit beast, its nature has been psychic, there has never been such a sudden abnormal situation in the thousand years, there must be a reason."
Sitting at the head of the "Fenghui Peak" on the left, his temples were frost-white, Zeng Shuchang, who looked the oldest among the seven people present, said, "Could it be that the head brother has already made a conclusion?"
Reverend Daoxuan sighed lightly, and said: "To tell you the truth, I'm also confused about this. But Lingzun is my Qingyunmen's mountain-suppressing spirit beast, it's no small matter. After checking it out, unexpectedly..."
Speaking of this, Daoxuan Daoxuan suddenly stopped, the people around him listened halfway, and suddenly heard him stop, Tian Buyi first asked: "Senior brother, what's wrong?"
Reverend Daoxuan showed embarrassment on his face, and said: "This psychic technique is a small skill, but it can be used to communicate with the Lingzun, but when I was about to use it, the Lingzun was already asleep. It’s impossible to do anything.”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Reverend Daoxuan coughed twice, and said seriously: "Don't worry about this matter, we will discuss it later after Lingzun wakes up. But there is still one matter right now, I want to discuss it with all senior brothers."
Seeing Master Daoxuan's serious face, everyone put away their smiles and sat down seriously, as if it was not a trivial matter.
Reverend Daoxuan also sat back in his seat, pondered for a while, and then said: "Everyone, do you know that there is a 'Kongsang Mountain' three thousand miles to the east?" (Note 1)
Everyone was stunned, Taoist Cangsong first came back to his senses, and said: "Could it be that the brother of the head is talking about the Kongsang Mountain with the 'Ancient Cave of Ten Thousand Bats'?"
Reverend Daoxuan nodded and said, "Exactly."
Uncle Zeng frowned and said, "I heard that the 'Ancient Cave of Ten Thousand Bats' is a huge natural cave, which goes straight into the ground and is unfathomably deep. It is cold and damp, and only countless bats live in it. It is said that there are millions of them. How did senior brother bring up such a barren place?"
Reverend Daoxuan slowly said: "I don't know, everyone, although this ancient cave of ten thousand bats looks not close to humans and animals, but eight hundred years ago, it was an important stronghold of the Demon Cult. The ancient cave is cold and damp, just suitable for Those evil spirits and heretics practiced demon law. Later, under the encirclement and suppression of my righteous people, the evil sect retreated in defeat, and this place was abandoned."
Master Shuiyue opened his mouth coldly, and said, "What is the meaning of the sect master bringing it up again at this moment?"
When Shuiyue spoke to Daoxuan like this, his attitude could be said to be rather unfriendly, but everyone present knew that Master Shuiyue always spoke like this to others.
Reverend Daoxuan didn't take it seriously, he just sighed, and said: "Junior Sister Shuiyue doesn't know something, just half a year ago, I got a letter from Fenxianggu, saying that it was near the Ten Thousand Bat Ancient Cave recently, There seemed to be signs of demonic remnant activities, so I asked for my opinion, and after thinking about it, I ordered the two apprentices to go to Kongsang Mountain to check it out."
Upon hearing this, Shang Zhengliang of Chaoyang Peak smiled and said: "It's okay, Xiao Yicai's nephew is exceptionally talented and profound in practice, he is really the best in Qingyun sect, and he was even more outstanding in the last martial arts test of the Qimai Contest. Returning with laurels. With him gone, what else can’t be done?”
Reverend Daoxuan smiled slightly, and said: "Senior Brother Shang is overrated, but Yicai went to Kongsang Mountain, and after a few months, a letter came back, saying that there were indeed people from the Demon Cult who were active near the Wanbat Ancient Cave, and Their purpose is even more astonishing."
Everyone was taken aback, Zeng Shuchang said: "What?"
Reverend Daoxuan's face was calm, he couldn't see any joy, anger, sorrow or joy, and said: "According to Yicai's letter, he captured a member of the demon sect, and from his mouth, he found out that the ancient cave of ten thousand bats was a demon cultivator eight hundred years ago. The main hall of a branch of the religion, the "Blood Refining Hall", was powerful at that time, and it was one of the five major forces of the Demon Sect. However, after being defeated by my righteous ancestors, it fell into a slump, and the ancient cave of ten thousand bats was also abandoned. .”
"But for some reason, in recent years, the Blood Refining Hall, which has been in decline for a long time, seems to be showing signs of rising again. According to legend in the Blood Refining Hall, in the battle of the Ten Thousand Bat Ancient Cave, although all the main characters of the Blood Refining Hall fell to me Under the sword, but in the ancient cave of ten thousand bats, there is an extremely secret hidden treasure cave, which contains many rare treasures, demon books and evil scrolls, which have never been discovered by anyone."
Having said this, everyone had already understood, Taoist Cangsong sneered, and said: "The evil spirit is crooked, wishful thinking!"
Reverend Daoxuan shook his head, and said: "Whether this rumor is true or not, as far as I know, after the battle eight hundred years ago, people of the righteous way did not find any secret cave treasures in the Wanbat Ancient Cave. Others It’s all right, but if there is such a hidden treasure cave, I’m afraid that there will be a big ominous thing inside, but we must guard against it.”
Everyone looked at Daoxuan, Taoist Tianyun said: "Brother, what kind of evil thing are you referring to, so important?"
Reverend Daoxuan glanced at everyone around him, and said in a deep voice, "Blood-devouring beads!"
Everyone was shocked, Taoist Cangsong said in surprise: "Didn't this murderous thing disappear with the death of the black-hearted old man?"
Reverend Daoxuan shook his head and said: "Otherwise, even though the black-hearted old man died, the Blood-devouring Orb may not disappear from the world. It seems that such a fierce and evil thing cannot be grasped by ordinary people. If the demon cultivator does not practice enough, it is also okay to store it up." It is unknown. Moreover, the black-hearted old man was born in the Blood Refining Hall of the Demon Cult, so I speculate that it is very likely that the Blood-devouring Orb is in this secret cave."
After hearing Daoxuan's words, everyone was silent for a moment, but after a while, it was the cold Master Shuiyue who said: "Then what is the master's intention?"
Daoxuan Daoxuan said: "After I received Yicai's letter, I immediately informed Fenxianggu and Tianyin Temple, and soon these two sects also replied, saying that they would also send their proud disciples to Kongsang Mountain to stop the demons. Teach evildoers, uphold the Tao and eradicate traitors."
Tian Buyi frowned and said, "Then the sect master brother means..."
Reverend Daoxuan showed a smile on his face, and said: "Speaking of which, this is also a rare and great opportunity to practice. Although there are many young talents in my Qingyun Sect, most of them have not gone out to practice, and the world has been stable in these years, and I have never had any problems with demons. The demon cultists confront each other. Taking advantage of this opportunity of the Qimai martial arts competition, I plan to send the top four young disciples to Kongsang Mountain together. Great insight. And…”
He put away his smile, his face turned serious, and said: "And I heard that in the past hundred years, Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley have produced several outstanding disciples with outstanding talents. The position of leader of the Righteous Path will be difficult to protect. If so, I, Daoxuan, will have no face to meet the ancestors of generations!"
Everyone nodded together, Taoist Cangsong first said: "Brother Sect Leader is far-sighted, what he said is very true."
Daoxuan looked at the leaders, and said: "Since that's the case, you all have no objections."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Reverend Daoxuan said: "Okay, that's the decision. In Yuqing Palace, we have arranged residences for all senior brothers, please go and rest!" He clapped his palms three times, and immediately turned into the room outside the door. Several Taoist boys. "You lead everyone to the room to rest."
The Taoist boys responded to the sound, and all the leaders stood up, bowed to Daoxuan Master, and then followed.
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"Note 1: From the fourth volume of "Shan Hai Jing" "Dongshan Jing": the first of the second Dongshi Jing, it is called Kongsang Mountain, facing Shishui in the north, Juwu in the east, Shaling in the south, and Mingze in the west. 』