Tao and Heaven

Chapter 226 Qingcang Enlightens the People

Gu Wen was a little surprised by such a change, and then he became interested in what Xie Yunnan said.

A Xiuxian version of the prosecutorial team?

He pretended to check the token and found that there was a restriction inside, like some kind of verification information.

Xie Yunan stared at him intently, and it was obvious that there was only one step left. Gu Wen naturally didn't know the password, but at his level, he could understand the mystery after a few more glances.

With a thought, the token lit up slightly.

Gu Wen returned the token and said, "I did come here for this purpose, but I just came out of seclusion and don't know much. Miss Xie, please explain a little to me."

"You are too polite, Senior. I heard from Master that you would not be able to come out until after the Tianxuan Conference, so I didn't recognize you when I first saw you. I just thought you had a very special temperament."

Xie Yunnan put away the token and no longer had any scruples. There was a little more respect in his eyes, and he naturally became closer.

Because Gu Wen's identity suddenly became a friend of the elders, that is, his own elder.

"There are too many people here, please come with me for a chat."

The two of them stood up and walked out of the restaurant in full view of everyone. Chunxuan stood up and followed them, but was discovered by Xie Yunnan as soon as he walked out of the door.

"Fellow Daoist Chunxuan, please don't follow me."

"I would like to have a conversation with fellow Taoist Hongchen."

"Fellow Daoist Hongchen doesn't want to talk to you."

Gu Wen felt Chun Xuan's resentful gaze without saying a word. There was nothing more jealous than this.

Thinking back to the time when Yu Hua and Chi Yu Zi had caused him similar troubles, it was okay for the former to cover her face, but as the latter was the only female in the top three of the human and earth lists, she naturally had many suitors.

As a result, every time Gu Wen went to ask for advice on swordsmanship, he was regarded as an enemy by some people.

There are conflicts, but Akabane will help him resolve them.

Chun Xuan turned to look at Gu Wen, and said with a fake smile: "Daoist Hongchen, I want to chat with you first."

Xie Yunan frowned, and said in a stern tone: "Chunxuan, don't push your luck."

At the same time, she sent a message to Gu Wen to apologize, also to save Chun Xuan. After all, Liuyun Sect was a famous and upright sect, and was their powerful ally.

But he couldn't say it openly. What if Chunxuan was a spy? You know, those powerful people are very vigilant and hide for hundreds or thousands of years.

"can."

Gu Wen followed Chunxuan away and just responded to Xie Yunnan's plea behind him with one sentence.

"I will not argue with the young ones."

The two of them came to an empty corner. Before Gu Wen could speak, Chun Xuan said gloomily, "I don't care which valley you came from. Fairy Xie and I have known each other since I was eight years old. It has been eighty years now. I have been pursuing her for eighty years. What can you compare with me?"

Gu Wen asked curiously, "For eighty years, you could only call her Fairy Xie?"

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Chunxuan's face became visibly redder, and Gu Wen taught him earnestly:

"Love can't be forced, you."

Before he finished speaking, Chun Xuan seemed to be angry and raised his voice slightly, saying: "If you want to compete with me for Fairy Xie, you can't do it!"

"Listen to what I say."

"Who do you think you are."

Gu Wen was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and slapped him.

Chunxuan saw the slap, but for some reason he couldn't move. He let the slap land on his face. His face immediately became distorted and his head was directly stuck into the floor.

boom!
The world is quiet.

I am not only proficient in Taoism, but also know a little bit of martial arts.

Gu Wen continued to teach earnestly: "Love is not about getting, but about participating. Besides, there are many beautiful women in the world, so why should you love only one flower? Do you know?"

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"good."

Gu Wen returned, and Xie Yunan, who heard the noise, asked worriedly, "Did that fellow offend the senior?"

"He is the complete opposite of his master. He is reckless and doesn't look like a scholar."

"Wen Zun should be a very elegant and easy-going person."

"It may be because of his personality that he is too gentle to his disciples, which is why he became like this."

Gu Wen made such a comment, and Xie Yunnan kept her mouth shut appropriately, saying that it was too rude to comment on the elders.

Lan Yongning has a high EQ, but his apprentice is like a fool. On the contrary, Xiao Yunyi is a blockhead, but his apprentice has a high EQ.

But generally speaking, their natures are not too bad. At least in the context of the extraordinary society, it is quite remarkable that Chunxuan did not threaten his life in such a situation.

Gu Wen saw those mortal young masters at Longqiao, and they were not so gentle even when they raped women.

Then they came to the right side of the deck and talked while looking at the gradually approaching Taiyi City.

Xie Yunnan talked to Gu Wen in detail about the "inspection" matter.

Everything started four hundred years ago, after the war between humans and demons, the Sanqing Dao, which had been resting for a while, began to settle accounts with those forces that had hindered the resurrection of the Qingcang Immortal. Many of the well-known sects among the three religions and nine classes were suddenly labeled as evil sects.

Some of these sects had their mountains cut down and their temples destroyed, some of their culprits were executed, and a considerable number of them fled as early as eight hundred years ago.

These people became evil cultivators, and in order to obtain cultivation resources, they constantly burned, killed, and looted, causing great chaos. For hundreds of years, the Three Pure Ones Dao Sect and various forces have been encircling and suppressing them, but as long as they fail to catch those semi-immortal and heavenly masters hiding in the dark, the evil cultivators will be like weeds and cannot be killed.

Anyone who can master the evil martial arts can achieve cultivation, but the price is to kill people to practice, which greatly reduces lifespan. Hundreds of lives and a short lifespan of a few years are only enough to achieve the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Xie Yunan's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, and he said, "Master said that the reason why evil cultivators cannot be killed is that they are often protected by local sects. Because before the return of Immortal Qingcang, the distinction between good and evil was very vague, and many sects only cared about their own local affairs."

"Wenkui Province is a place of righteousness. This does not prevent the neighboring Huajian Province from being popular with furnaces and enslaving people. After the Immortal Qingcang, good and evil have been completely irreconcilable, and half of the sects in the world are insects!"

The female sword cultivator slammed the table and stood up, leaning slightly towards Gu Wen, her eyes full of spirit and murderous intent.

"The power of inspection and hunting down evil cultivators in the world is in the hands of the seniors."

Gu Wen was very calm when he heard this. He stretched out his hand to push her back and asked, "Qingcang Immortal is now seriously injured, so he gave us this important task. But why did Zhejian Mountain send you here? You can't catch those sect masters at the peak of the Golden Core stage."

Although he had just entered the world of cultivation, Yu Hua had been telling him about things in the world of cultivation eight hundred years ago, including a lot of common sense.

Sects are divided into three rates: upper, middle and lower, and there are also those that are not even up there. Among them, the head of a third-rate sect is a True Lord, with at least the Return to Void realm of cultivation.

There is still Nascent Soul and Spirit Severing between the Golden Elixir and Return to Void. This is not a place to become an immortal. Even with the innate sword bone, it is impossible to surpass two major realms. It is estimated that two small realms will be difficult enough.

"Master said that the powerful beings can sense each other, and if the realm is too high, it is easy to be exposed."

Xie Yunnan took out a letter.

"This is given to you by the master."

Gu Wen took the letter. There were also special restrictions on it, but to him it was like a thin gauze and he could see it clearly at a glance.

【Letter to my friend Akabane】

[Thinking back to the time when I became an immortal, I was deeply trapped in my inner demons and was trapped by the true meaning of the sword. Daoyou was entrusted by Jianshan to compete with me once, and there has not been a second time so far. I hope that Daoyou can continue the competition after he comes out of retreat. ]

[Let's get back to the point. I was supposed to go with you on the matter of Dao Zong and Zhe Jian Mountain. But recently, evil spirits have been appearing frequently in Jianzhou, and I can't get away. It just so happens that my disciple lacks experience, so I hope you can take care of me.]

When he saw the first sentence, Gu Wen couldn't hide his smile.

Xiao Yunyi is quite vindictive. Chiyuzi beat him up when he first came to Luoshui in order to wake him up. Now, eight hundred years have passed, but he still can't forget it and plans to get back at him. But on second thought, considering Chiyuzi's hot temper before he lost his spiritual wisdom, that cherry mouth is very mean and he never shows mercy when scolding people.

I recall the time when I asked her for advice on swordsmanship, the first thing she said was, 'You can't beat me even if you practice for another hundred years, so save your energy.'

Xie Yunan looked at Gu Wen, who chuckled from time to time, and thought to himself: "This senior from the Sanqing Dao Sect seems to have a close relationship with Master."

Most people wouldn't laugh out loud when they see a letter, not to mention that her master is a taciturn person and can't come up with anything funny to say.

What followed was a long paragraph that was similar to what Xie Yunnan had just said, which basically said that Dao Sect suspected that various sects were harboring evil cultivators, so it sent Chi Yuzi to deal with it.

But by some strange coincidence, Chiyuzi was supposed to come out of seclusion after the Tianxuan Conference was over, but now Xie Yunnan mistook herself for her.

"But let's make the best of it. We can still meet each other later."

Gu Wen put away the letter, looked at Xie Yunan again, and said, "I already know what happened. Next, you should follow the steps and attend the Tianxuan Conference first."

"Yu Nan, I obey your command. There is one more thing. To prevent my identity from being exposed, please allow me to address you as my peer in public."

"It's up to you."
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The next morning, Gu Wen met Chun Xuan again, and the latter's eyes were a little more evasive.

Among cultivators, those with the greatest strength are respected. Gu Wen is very powerful, so normal people will not cause trouble for him.

Xie Yunnan chatted with Gu Wen for a while and then agreed to form a partnership in front of everyone. In fact, he just wanted to give them a reason to act together because he happened to be short of a wallet.

It was not until the evening that the immortal boat that Gu Wen was riding on entered Taiyi City.

Compared to the height of Liangjie City which is thousands of feet, Taiyi City, which serves the human race completely, is only thirty feet high and ten feet wide. It is majestic yet not too large.

After a series of checks and confirming that the magic power in his body was not from evil cultivators, Gu Wen finally entered Taiyi City.

What meets the eye are endless green tiles and blue buildings, busy traffic in the middle of the road, and people walking on the streets are shoulder to shoulder.

There were monks with noble bearing, merchants in gorgeous clothes, common people wearing coarse linen clothes, people from all walks of life were mixed, and monks and ordinary people lived together.

Most of the monks also practiced Qi cultivation. Gu Wen saw more than one family combination of monks and mortals. Cultivation is like fame. Although it is precious, it is not beyond the reach of mortals.

A child who has practiced Qigong at the first level is riding on his father's shoulders, and a young man who has practiced Qigong at the third level is supporting his elderly parents.

In comparison, Liangjie City is obviously more prosperous, but Gu Wen feels that it is more like a world of cultivation and has more of the meaning of the worldly life.

Gu Wen looked around and walked a little slowly. Xie Yunnan noticed that he was dozens of steps behind the team, so he turned back with the disciples of the Sword Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Hongchen, have you encountered any problems?"

"Nothing, I just feel that there are too many monks in this city, and there seem to be many families formed between mortals and monks."

Gu Wen's words caused a young Sword Sect disciple to hold back his laughter, and he said, "If you haven't reached the ninth level of Qi training, you are not considered a cultivator. Brother Dao, how many years have you not been out?"

"Don't be rude."

Xie Yunan had a clever young brain, and then explained to Gu Wen: "Three hundred years ago, the Immortal Qingcang planted the Five Spiritual Valleys all over the world, and then promoted the enlightenment of all people. At first, a stone tablet recording the Qi training secrets was erected in every big city, and later a large number of Daoist Qi training techniques and cultivation experiences were printed. A mortal could buy several copies in half a year."

The young disciple raised his hand and said, "I have a copy of the Three Purities Qi Training Technique at home."

Gu Wen asked, "How is the effect?"

"The results are minimal." Xie Yunan shook his head and said, "Without the assistance of spirit stones and elixirs, ordinary people can only practice Qi to the third level after spending decades. In the past three hundred years, no Jindan cultivator has appeared among the people."

This immediately caused complaints from other Sword Sect disciples.

"Every year the sect has to spend a lot of spirit stones to subsidize the mortal training hall, but we haven't seen a powerful demon killer."

"I went to teach people to practice once, and sometimes it was like a big gathering, with barefoot farmers standing below listening. I wonder if they could hear anything."

Gu Wen took all these complaints into consideration, but he did not think there was anything wrong with the Sword Sect disciples.

Among ordinary people, there are scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans; among cultivators, there are both sect cultivators and independent cultivators.

Each of them has different interests, but since ancient times, the strong have always occupied the majority and constantly squeezed the living space of the weak. This is common sense. Gu Wen can shout "community and common ownership", but he knows that it is impossible to achieve in the cultivation world.

It is extremely difficult to redistribute existing resources and make people live a better life.

The violence that monks wield is not comparable to that of ordinary people, and only stronger violence can make them surrender. On the other hand, the owner of stronger violence can possess more, so why should more be allocated to the lower class?

My master is a one-time accident in this world in millions of years, and the probability of her appearing may be even lower than mine.

Gu Wen said: "Can you take me to see the so-called training hall?"

"I was born in Taiyi City. I remember there was one nearby."

The young man from the Sword Sect raised his hand enthusiastically, and then without asking Xie Yunnan, he walked out with Gu Wen. His rash appearance made Xie Yunnan, the senior sister, feel helpless.

After an incense stick of time, Gu Wen followed the young man into an alley.

I don't know how many earthen walls I have passed and how many family conversations I have heard. The mortals in the cultivation world don't live a rich life either. They can just be considered to have enough to eat.

After walking in twists and turns for a while, I heard the sound of reading faintly.

At the end of the alley, there is a door with a couplet on the door: "May all people gain wisdom and the world be united."

When Gu Wen arrived at the door, he saw a group of half-grown snotty-nosed children, holding a book on Qi training and studying hard as if they were in a private school. Their teacher was only at the third level of Qi training.

"Refine Qi and transform it into essence. Qi is the beginning of all things, and essence is the storehouse of all spirits."

"Returning to the root and restoring life is the elixir, and when you have cultivated it to pure yang, you can change the altar."

A feeling arose in Gu Wen's heart, and he thought of the commoner Taoist priest. Whenever he made some remarks that were in line with the modern "Twenty-Four Words Mantra", she would ruffle her hair into a mess and praise him: You are worthy of being my disciple.

Gu Wen smiled and said, "As expected of you, Master."

Perhaps there hasn't been a golden elixir among the people in three hundred years, but he is still proud of his master.

If achieving enlightenment on your own is something that ordinary people cannot do, then having a master is something that has never been possible for eternity.
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Xuanhuangzhou, the Taoist sect of the Three Pure Ones.

The spiritual vein runs through thousands of miles like a long dragon, and thousands of spiritual energy emit purple mist. There are also thirty-three heavenly palaces, seventy-two treasure halls, and one hundred Taoist temple branches.

Sanqing Mountain no longer exists, but the Sanqing Taoist sect has become more prosperous and expanded in size.

Located in the Yuqing lineage, it is a remote and quiet courtyard.

Wukong walked barefoot along the bluestone steps to the courtyard gate and knocked gently on the bamboo gate. A white fox was crawling on the steps and yawning.

It glanced at Wukong and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Give Fellow Daoist Qingcang the good news."

"Good news? Then you have to wait a few more years. Yun Shang hasn't woken up yet. She was seriously injured in the war four hundred years ago. I'm really afraid that she will just pass away one day."

"About Gu Wen."

As soon as he finished speaking, the gate opened automatically, as if it was blown by the wind.

"This guy who got a baby in a coffin jumped up and down when he mentioned Gu Wen." The white fox glared at Wukong and said, "You'd better really be reporting good news, otherwise you'd better be prepared to have your legs broken."

After saying that, she ran into the house.

Wukong walked in and saw Kun Taoist sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed in meditation inside the thatched hut. She was wearing a coarse Taoist robe, with disheveled hair, no unnecessary decorations or makeup on her body. Her skin was pale, and her hair was half silver and half black.

The white fox coiled on her thighs, spitting out magic pills from its mouth for nourishment.

Qingcang slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were as deep as the abyss.

"What's the matter?"

Wukong smiled and said, "Gu Wen has become a saint."

when!
The demon fairy's inner elixir, which looked like colored glass, rolled to the ground.

(End of this chapter)