Knife splashing

Chapter 343 Xixuan Lineage

"Oh?"

Hearing Li Yan mention Qiankun Academy, Yuan Feng was obviously a little surprised, "Young Master Li is well-informed."

Li Yan nodded and said, "I have some friends who only learned about this by chance."

It was Yan Jiuling who informed us of this matter through a letter.

The imperial court was going to establish a college specializing in the study of various miscellaneous subjects in the capital. Yan Jiuling was very optimistic about it and wanted to be a member of the college...

Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but ask, "Is this Qiankun Academy responsible for the mixing of gunpowder?"

"No."

Yuan Feng stroked his beard and smiled, "This is also a coincidence."

"During the previous dynasty, foreign missionaries colluded with pirates and took advantage of the confrontation between the north and south of China to invade the coastal areas. All foreign pagan religions were eradicated by the Xuanmen."

"Since the opening of the sea, these missionaries have come from the sea again, presenting many treasures to the court and wanting to preach, but they have been repeatedly opposed by several imperial masters."

"But they did not give up and sent many books and artifacts, covering medicine, divination, mechanical devices, firearms, and nautical charts. This attracted the attention of the court."

"Your Majesty, after careful inquiry, I learned that many foreign countries have long had large academies specializing in the study of various miscellaneous subjects, and they have flourished in recent years."

"Your Majesty is willing to follow suit, but this matter has also caused controversy in the court and has become a matter of contention between the local faction and the open-sea faction."

"The localists believed that these were all strange and ingenious techniques, which were trivial and would not benefit the national economy and people's livelihood if they were played with. They even mobilized famous scholars to criticize them..."

"The Kaihai School also invited people to teach, saying that this is to study things to gain knowledge, to explore the great way of heaven and earth, to benefit the country and the people, and to contribute to future generations."

"In short, the two sides fought fiercely. In the end, it was His Majesty who made the final decision and prepared to establish Qiankun College."

As he spoke, he could not help but smile, "Although this Qiankun Academy is in the name of Confucianism, and there are also Confucian scholars entering, but more of them are experts in agriculture, numerology, machinery, and other miscellaneous subjects."

"It's naturally a good thing for our Mo Sect."

"Besides, before the Qiankun Academy was established, His Majesty had already given us a mission to travel all over Shenzhou to search for mountains, forests and mineral deposits."

"For example, Shenzhou is vast. The original 36 caves and 72 blessed places are no longer applicable. There are still many hidden places. Qiankun Academy will send people to explore them."

"The Xuanmen sect has also actively responded to this matter, and many Feng Shui masters in Ganzhou have also joined in. With this Luban wooden magpie, it is like adding wings to a tiger..."

Seeing that the old man was getting more and more excited, Li Yan had no choice but to interrupt him and asked, "Senior, what does this have to do with firearms?"

Yuan Feng replied: "Shenzhou is too big, and Qiankun Academy has just been established, so its strength is limited, so we will send people to different places when the time comes."

"There are bound to be wild monsters in the mountains and forests. Some matters involve the secrets of the imperial court and naturally cannot be handed over to outsiders. Therefore, the academy will also recruit some expert guards to provide special protection."

"With Young Master Li's current reputation in Ezhou, you are naturally qualified. I can help you register a name and directly collect gunpowder from various government offices in the name of Qiankun Academy."

"But firstly, we can't sell it privately, and secondly, we have to help Qiankun Academy occasionally to do something, so that we can shut everyone up."

Then, he blinked his eyes and said meaningfully: "The key is that you don't have to pay for it..."

"Deal! Thank you, senior."

Li Yan was overjoyed and nodded in agreement immediately.

This new type of gunpowder is not cheap. After all, it contains two kinds of natural treasures. Even the imperial army only dares to use it at critical moments.

This alone can save you a lot of money.

After reaching an agreement, both parties were naturally satisfied.

With this Lu Ban wooden magpie, the Mo Sect can imitate it. If it can play a role in the southwest war, it will be a great achievement for them.

Thinking of this, Elder Yuanfeng felt even better and asked, "What are Young Master Li's recent plans?"

Li Yan replied truthfully: "The matter at the Shen Mansion is over, and it is not convenient for us to stay. We will first find a place to live in seclusion nearby to consolidate our cultivation. When the time comes, we will go to the Zhenwu Palace to build a building."

"Oh?"

Yuan Feng was also surprised when he heard this, "If I remember correctly, Young Master Li is now at the second level of Taoism, right?"

Seeing Li Yan nod, he pondered for a moment and smiled, "The Ministry of Works will send someone later. This is also a task before the establishment of Qiankun Academy. Young Master Li might as well just put your name on it. After the task is completed, I will report it directly, which will save a lot of trouble."

"When Qiankun Academy was established, Young Master Li was considered a veteran, and no one could find fault with him."

Li Yan was surprised and asked, "Is this considered a mission?"

"Why doesn't it count?"

Yuan Feng stroked his beard and smiled, "In this tomb, there is the inheritance of my Mo Sect's mechanical skills. Maybe it will be the foundation for me to gain a foothold in Qiankun Academy in the future."

"Since there is a Luban wooden magpie inside, there may be other mechanical treasures. We can't miss them."

"It is this 'Vision Meat'. Not only is it quite large, it has also merged with the Great Evil Land and transformed itself into an evil creature. It will cause chaos sooner or later, so I have invited many experts to come and help."

"Then both the Buddhist and Taoist sects will attack at the same time. The Taoist sect will open the Thunder Altar to suppress the killing, and the Buddhist sect will set up an altar to eliminate the evil spirit. Young Master Li will just help."

"of course can."

Li Yan nodded and smiled: "We also want to see it."

…………

The next day, in a valley in Liangzi Lake.

On the rugged mountain road, Shen Jinghong and two servants led the way in front, while Li Yan and others followed behind.

As Shen Jinghong walked, he advised: "Young Master Li, the Shen family has many houses, why don't you stay here..."

"Mr. Shen, there's no need to be polite."

Li Yan smiled and said, "We are all rough people, we wield swords and sticks all day long, and you have to take care of business. The family is full of women now, it is not appropriate for us to stay."

After negotiating the terms yesterday, Yuanfeng took his men to transport the Lu Ban wooden magpie away. Naturally, Master Lin couldn't wait to take the "centipede" meat back to treat his son.

Li Yan also planned to leave the Shen Mansion and live in seclusion nearby, practicing while watching the fun.

Shen Jinghong was naturally reluctant.

He originally regarded Li Yan and others as only skilled sorcerers, but as he traveled back and forth over the past few days, he saw forces that he could not afford to offend. He immediately realized the value of Li Yan and wanted to curry favor with him.

Li Yan knew what he was thinking, and said meaningfully: "Have you seen that Lord Yuan? Many people will come in a few days. Although there are many villages near Liangzi Lake, some things are inconvenient after all."

"If you come more often and cooperate more, there will be benefits."

Shen Jinghong immediately understood and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for your guidance."

As they were talking, everyone had already entered the valley.

After passing through a bamboo forest, the view suddenly opens up to an open space with lush vegetation. There are also two stilt houses hidden there, but the wood is mottled and it is obvious that they have been abandoned for a long time.

"We're here. This is the place."

Shen Jinghong said: "The Miao village is closed and doesn't like outsiders to enter. Sometimes they hold meetings and fight with each other. Many years ago, due to some quarrels, the two villages became enemies and fought each other, and many people died." "Later, the matter was settled by officials sent by the court, but one of the villages had too many deaths, so it moved to other places."

"There was a family that refused to leave, so they built a building here and lived alone, working at my Shenjia kiln. Later, the elders died one after another, leaving behind an only son who went to other places to make a living, and this place became empty."

After saying this, he ordered the servants to clean the house and left a cart of firewood, rice, oil, salt, bacon and other supplies.

After all the trouble, it was already dusk when Shen Jinghong and his friends left.

Li Yan and his companions lit a bonfire in the open space outside the building.

After a while, the aroma of the broth in the iron pot spread all around.

From this high ground, you can just overlook Liangzi Lake. Seeing the starry sky, the crackling bonfire, the evening breeze, and eating meat soup with pancakes, everyone feels relaxed.

"Finally I can take a break."

Wang Daoxuan sighed, "I used to travel around the world, although I mostly slept on the ground and interacted with poor people, but I lived comfortably, as long as I had something to eat."

"Now I have everything I need, except that I am tired. The more I want, the harder it is to move forward..."

Li Yan noticed something was wrong and asked quickly, "Master, have you finished reading those books? Have you found any clues?"

At that time, Liu Gang used Wang Daoxuan's inheritance as a condition and threatened Lu San's life to make him take action against Tongtian Sanniang and others.

Although he managed to escape successfully in the end and killed a group of monsters, he did not get the secret from Liu Gang's mouth out.

Fortunately, the other party left behind a lot of Feng Shui secrets, and Wang Daoxuan spent most of his time studying and researching them along the way.

If there are any clues, they may be in these books.

"We do have a clue."

Wang Daoxuan shook his head helplessly and said, "But these are just some clues."

Li Yan became interested, "Master, tell me, no matter what difficulties we have, we can find a way out."

Wang Daoxuan said in a deep voice: "Liu Gang wants to become an earthly immortal, and he cannot do without the caves and treasures, so he collected many Feng Shui secrets and wanted to find the five great caves and treasures."

“Although I haven’t found the place where the inheritance is, I know the origin of my lineage.”

"If we trace back to the source of my Xixuan lineage, it comes from the Eight Immortals of Tang..."

"the Eight Immortals?"

Sharifei became interested when he heard this, "Master Dao, your backer is quite powerful, Li Tieguai, or Lu Zu?"

Wang Daoxuan burst out laughing. "It's not those few, but the Eight Immortals during the reign of Emperor Yao of Tang. They are Tianhuang Zhenren, Guangchengzi, Hongyaxiansheng, Lingjian, Chisongzi, Ningfengzi, Ma Shihuang, and Chijiang Ziyu."

"My lineage originated from 'Chijiang Ziyu'. It is said that he lived during the time of Emperor Huangdi. He did not eat grains, but only ate flowers and plants. 'Eating flowers and drinking dew' refers to him."

"During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Pei Xuanren, whose family lived in Hancheng, Shanzhou. He met a Taoist named Zhi Ziyuan by chance, who taught him the Five Heads Divine Secret of 'Chijiang Ziyu'. He cultivated it successfully and became a great Taoist master at that time."

"Later, he was rewarded with a title of nobility for his meritorious service in defeating the Xiongnu, and was transferred to be the governor of Jizhou. As his practice of Taoism deepened, he resigned from his official position and abandoned his family, traveled to famous mountains, met various immortals and gods, and was taught the true scriptures. He founded the Xixuan lineage and successfully ascended to godhood."

"In the third year of Xingning in the Jin Dynasty, I descended to Yang Xi's home with Master Wang Tongbai, Madam Wang of Zhonghou, and Madam Wei of Nanyue, and taught him the Treasure God Sutra."

"Wait a minute, Taoist priest."

Li Yan frowned, and immediately realized something was wrong, and asked, "Pei Xuanren is from the Western Han Dynasty, and that Lady Zhonghou Wang is the daughter of King Ling of Zhou. Since they have already ascended to the gods, how can they still descend to the mortal world? Aren't they afraid of violating the Heavenly Law?"

Wang Daoxuan shook his head and said, "I don't understand this either. In history, immortals often come down to the mortal world to enlighten mortals. This does not violate the laws of heaven. Perhaps they are here on orders."

"For example, Yang Xi, who later founded the Shangqing Sect of Taoism, was later conferred the title of Dongling Xianhua Zhide Zhenren."

"According to what Liu Gang said, the Xuanqi Xianwei Chen Tianjun whom I worship is from the same era as him, also a person in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He is a disciple of Pei Xuanren and the head of the Xixuan lineage."

"He is called the True Lord, and I'm afraid he has already succeeded in becoming a god, but there is no record of him in history. Only my Xi Xuan lineage has passed on his legacy. I'm afraid something big must have happened."

"In Liu Gang's books, the location of my Xixuan ancestral temple is marked. It is to the west of Juqu Mountain."

"Juqu Mountain is an ancient name, which is now Maoshan Mountain."

Li Yan understood immediately after hearing this, and said in a deep voice: "Maoshan is the Shangqing Sect, Pei Xuanren passed on the Dharma to Yang Xi... Taoist Master suspects that the decline of the Xixuan lineage is related to the Shangqing Sect?"

Wang Daoxuan nodded and said nothing more.

The Shangqing sect is not one to be trifled with. They worship Wei Huacun as their founder. They originated in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the Maoshan talismans are feared throughout the world.

Although it declined during the Southern Song Dynasty, its influence was still significant, and some people even joined the Longhushan Zhengyi Sect.

For them, it's still a behemoth.

If there is any connection...

Thinking of this, Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Master, don't worry about it. Your business is our business. We have plenty of time."

"It's better to find out what happened secretly first, and then make plans."

"Yup!"

Sharifei also advised: "Master, don't worry, you are the orthodox Xixuan, we are just helping you to retrieve the inheritance. They are now rich and powerful, will they stop us?"

However, Wang Daoxuan remained silent for a moment, shook his head and said with a smile: "I appreciate your kindness, but I don't care about inheritance anymore."

"The methods left by my Xixuan lineage are mostly to help people pray for blessings and ward off disasters. I believe this is also the intention of the ancestor."

"It does not hinder cultivation, and can also accumulate merits. This is enough for me. If I ask for too much, it will only add to my troubles."

"We'll talk about this later."

Li Yan shook his head slightly and stopped talking about this topic.

Wang Daoxuan can give up on this matter, but he will definitely find a way to find out the truth. There is no point in saying more.

Thinking of this, Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Everyone, just concentrate on your cultivation during this period. Practice with firearms as well. We will try to go to Wudang Mountain after autumn!"

After making the plan, everyone stopped thinking about it.

In the following days, they practiced on their own, and at a fixed time every day, they would go to a nearby uninhabited mountain to practice firearms.

In his spare time, Li Yan shared his understanding of martial arts with Sha Lifei and Lu San without reservation, and helped them with their skills.

Of course, most of the time, everyone practices on their own.

For example, Li Yan mainly practices Lei Gang martial arts...

Wang Daoxuan, try a more advanced disaster warding technique...

Lü Sanze often took a group of spirit beasts and Wuba, and under the introduction of the Liangzi Lake wild god Blackhead King, he went to various nearby barren mountains to communicate with those mountain spirits and wild monsters...

The area around Liangzi Lake is becoming more and more lively.

Five days later, a minor official finally came down the mountain and handed over a note, "Young Master Li, I am here on the orders of Lord Yuan to ask you to come down the mountain..."

(End of this chapter)