The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 283: Enlightenment at the Foot of Longhu Mountain
Longhushan, Tianshi Temple.

The old Taoist priest sat cross-legged on the futon, opened his eyes, and said calmly, "A letter has been sent from Qingcheng Mountain. Everyone, take a look."

The Taoists who were summoned took the letter and their faces changed drastically after reading it. It clearly described the actions of the Song clan after they took over Shu, including suppressing bandits, recruiting soldiers, building water conservancy projects, dividing land, etc. However, what surprised them the most was the practice of destroying temples, which was tantamount to declaring war on Buddhism.

It has only been a few decades since Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, Yuwen Yong, destroyed Buddhism?
The Taoists marveled at Song Que's boldness, and at the same time they also felt a sense of solidarity. Buddhism and Taoism are as hostile as water and fire, and this was tantamount to making their stance clear to them, and it was their turn to respond next.

There are more than just Longhu Mountain Taoist sects in the world. The Louguan Dao in the north and the Maoshan Sect are all first-class Taoist sects. If only Longhu Mountain is excluded by then, it will be bad.

For a time, the Taoists' attitudes towards cooperation with the Song clan quietly changed.

"In a time of great contention, if you don't advance, you will retreat. The Song clan has given its response, and Longhu Mountain should also make a statement." The old Taoist priest glanced at them and said leisurely, "The Taoist friend on the mountain suggested that the Buddhist sect has the heir of Cihang Jingzhai who can participate in the overall situation on behalf of the Buddhist sect. The Saintess of the Yinkui Sect of the Demon Sect is even more chaotic, so our Taoist sect should not fall behind."

"After you go back, each of you will select young disciples to participate in the Daozi competition. This matter concerns the future of Longhu Mountain. Do you understand?"

"Follow the instructions of the Heavenly Master!"

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"Fellow Daoist and the Song clan really made a good decision!"

On Mount Longhu, Su Ming and the old Taoist priest sat opposite each other. There were teacups on the large bluestone. They were drinking tea from Shu.

"Old Taoist priest, you are joking. Those who want to accomplish great things must make decisions. It is impossible to achieve anything if you are indecisive. The Song family has decided to cooperate with the Taoist sect, and it will not change. The opinion of Longhu Mountain is neither important nor unimportant." Su Ming took a sip of tea, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

The old Taoist priest knew it well, so he laughed dryly and changed the subject, "This method of drinking tea also came from Shu, and it is quite interesting."

After all, Longhu Mountain's strength had no obvious advantages over other Taoist sects. At that time, the economic and political centers were all in the north, and the large-scale development of the south had not yet started. Whether it was Lingnan, Guangdong and Guangxi, or Jinghu, they were all wild lands. Otherwise, Longhu Mountain would not have been the only dominant force in the vast south.

Su Ming did not continue to dwell on this matter, and said calmly, "This thing was produced by the Song Dynasty nobles. The way of drinking tea has existed since ancient times. The method of brewing tea at that time was too complicated, and the lower-class people could not afford it. This tea only needs to be brewed with boiling water. It is cheap and has become popular in Chengdu Prefecture. In time, it will enter thousands of households."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something, "Old Heavenly Master, I have already sent a letter. My disciple will arrive at Mount Longhu soon. I will trouble you then."

The old Taoist priest's eyes flickered as he stroked his beard. "Oh? I'd like to see the mystery of the Longevity Art. If you want to let your disciples fight for the position of Daoist Son, I won't give in. I want to spread this matter to all Daoists in the world. What do you think?"

From the perspective of Longhu Mountain, if they can win the position of Daozi, Longhu Mountain's reputation will soar, and they may not be able to catch up with those old sects in the north. This is beneficial to them. Moreover, even if they cannot become Daozi, as the initiator of this matter, Longhu Mountain will definitely occupy a seat in the Taoist Alliance, and even Daozi will have to acknowledge their friendship.

This move can be said to kill several birds with one stone without any drawbacks.

Hearing this, Su Ming was only surprised. It was like a pillow being sent when he was sleepy. It was great that Longhu Mountain was willing to do it for him. If he went to the Taoist sect alone and visited every family one by one, who knows how long it would take.

In order to deal with Ning Daoqi in the future, Taoism will have to help. Su Ming is confident that he can kill him, but the whereabouts of the grandmaster are elusive, and the world is so big. To kill him, he must find him first, and he must rely on the power of Taoism to do so.

He smiled and raised his glass to the old Taoist priest, "I am glad to see this happen. It would be great if Longhushan is willing to do it for me."

Similarly, the two of them reached a tacit understanding. Since they had agreed to Daozi's matter, the cooperation between Longhu Mountain and the Song clan was officially reached. As long as the people above took the lead in setting the intention, everything would come to fruition.

In the following time, Su Ming read Taoist scriptures in the Scripture Library of Longhu Mountain. Unlike the Taoism in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, the Taoism in this world tends to be more authentic. After all, the methods of internal and external alchemy were only created and popularized later.

The martial arts level of the Tang Dynasty is more than one level higher than that of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The method of practicing Qi is not as detailed and comprehensive as that of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, but it is much higher in terms of the unity of essence, Qi and spirit and even the way of practicing Qi to transform spirit. Even though Su Ming is already close to the level of a grandmaster, he has gained a lot from reading Taoist classics.

Among them, the "Laozi Xiang'er Notes" passed down by Zhang Daoling is an even rarer scripture. He only saw the superficial part, but was able to comprehend some of the essence from it. What surprised Su Ming even more was that he also found some fragments of "Taiping Qingling Book" from these scriptures.

In fact, if Zhang Jue had not launched a peasant uprising and dealt a heavy blow to the Eastern Han Dynasty, his status in the history of Taoism would have far exceeded that of Zhang Daoling. Unfortunately, he was a traitor and was not recognized by rulers of all dynasties. As a result, the Taiping Dao disappeared and its tradition was broken.

However, Su Ming guessed that Sun En's Huang Tian Dafa might have some origins with the Taiping Qingling Book. The slogan of the Taiping Dao at that time was too loud: Cang Tian is dead, Huang Tian should be established. And the highest realm of Sun En's Huang Tian Dafa is that the spirit fills the void and utilizes the natural power of heaven and earth, which is quite like controlling the heaven.

Compared to him reading Taoist scriptures in the Sutra Repository, big moves were taking place throughout Longhu Mountain. Taoists were sent down the mountain gate to contact the Song clan forces, and core members of the Tianshi Mansion even went to Chengdu Prefecture to discuss cooperation with Song Que.

Even though the Song clan's regime controls a powerful military force, Longhu Mountain is a secular sect with masters in charge. In this world, any force with masters in charge cannot be easily ignored. And among the Song clan, only Song Que has the status and strength to negotiate with them, and no one else is qualified.

On this day, a young Taoist priest came to Shangqing Town at the foot of Mount Longhu. He carried a wooden box on his back, had a handsome face and an extraordinary demeanor. After he introduced himself, the Taoist priest in the town personally came out to escort him into the mountain gate.

"Who is this young man?"

"Which sect of Taoist priest is he from?"

On the way up the mountain, Xu Ziling attracted many eyes, but his heart remained calm and he climbed the stairs calmly.

At the same time, on the Longhu Mountain, Su Ming suddenly opened his eyes. At his level, he would occasionally enter a state of harmony between heaven and man. His calm state would occasionally be disturbed, and there would be echoes in the dark.

Just a moment ago, he had a thought in his mind and immediately activated the Nether Sea Return to Origin Force. The invisible and intangible spiritual power quickly spread out with him as the center, and the surrounding heaven and earth energy was instantly under his control, from the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, until he "saw" the people on the mountain path, smiled happily, and withdrew.

It turned out that Xu Ziling had arrived. No wonder he had a sense of connection with him. The two of them were related as master and disciple, and Xu Ziling was the protagonist, so it was not surprising that he had some feelings about the interaction between heaven and man.

The next moment, his voice rang in Xu Ziling's ears, "Ziling, go up the mountain!"

Xu Ziling was startled when he heard a familiar voice. He looked around, but found that no one else seemed to be behaving strangely, as if he was the only one who heard it.

It is several miles from the top of the mountain to the gate at the foot of the mountain. Such a method can be regarded as that of a god in The Legend of the Condor Heroes. With strong internal strength, it is normal for the sound to be able to shake dozens of miles away. However, compressing the sound into silk threads and only reaching one person's ears requires more than just strong internal strength to achieve this.

This method was also something he slowly mastered after reaching the Xiantian realm. The combination of spiritual power and true qi can bring out the true qi to its full potential. If one has a transcendent state of mind, he can even use a small amount to achieve a big gain and mobilize power far beyond his own. Xu Ziling is no longer the short-sighted young man he was before. These days, he has read the scriptures extensively, and his vision and foundation have been greatly enhanced. He clearly concluded that he had just heard the voice of his master.

So he said to the Taoist who was leading the way, "Daoyou, I don't know where my master is now. He just called me to go there. Please show me the way."

The Taoist thought he was talking nonsense, but Xu Ziling looked calm and composed, and didn't seem like someone who would tell lies. After thinking about it, he agreed, "No need, Taoist friend, please follow me."

Afterwards, Xu Ziling was brought to the two mountains in the core area of ​​Longhu Mountain.

Looking at the Longhu Mountain not far away, Xu Ziling felt an unprecedented atmosphere coming towards him. The sky and the earth seemed to have changed color. There was a coiled dragon and a fierce tiger. The dragon and the tiger met, the Tao turned into Tai Chi, the wind and clouds gathered, and the Danxia was shining.

At this moment, he actually fell into a state of enlightenment!
The Taoist who was leading the way saw Xu Ziling standing still and was about to walk over, but was stopped by someone, "Don't disturb him."

When the Taoist came back to his senses, he saw a handsome and kind young Taoist with a jade-like face and black beard walking towards him. His eyes were clear, and he held a whisk in his hand, with a leisurely temperament.

"Young Heavenly Master!" The Taoist immediately returned the greeting.

The young Taoist nodded casually and turned his gaze to Xu Ziling. He was the young master of Longhu Mountain. He had heard that someone in the world had mastered the secret of immortality, but he always thought it was a rumor and could not be trusted.

It was not until Su Ming arrived that the name Xu Ziling really spread and was valued by them, not only because he had learned the secret of immortality, but also because of his master. In the eyes of the old Taoist priest, Su Ming's realm was higher than his, and he might have already reached the realm of grandmaster.

Shao Tianshi has been a favorite disciple in the eyes of his teachers and a genius in the eyes of others since he was young. Now a man named Xu Ziling has appeared. When he heard that this man was coming, he went straight to the foot of Longhu Mountain to block him.

Sure enough, I saw it.

But when this man saw Longhu Mountain, he immediately fell into a state of enlightenment. He grew up in Longhu Mountain since he was a child, but had never attained enlightenment, which made him extremely envious. At the same time, he also stopped looking down on it.

At this moment, Xu Ziling only felt his body warm, as if wrapped in hot water. His heartbeat became slower and calmer, naturally forming a mysterious rhythm.

"Boom, boom!"

This sound may be imperceptible, but it inadvertently reveals an inexplicable vitality. In the emptiness of his mind, dragons and tigers fight, sometimes the wind and clouds are raging, sometimes the movement and stillness respond to each other. In the fight, the dragon and the tiger are transformed into a mixed Yuan, like a big pill, blooming with infinite light. Xu Ziling's heart is shining with infinite light. He feels that his mind is extremely warm, as if immersed in warm spring water, enjoying an indescribable joy, softness, tranquility, and freedom, as if all kinds of fear, anxiety, depression, and frustration have disappeared without a trace...

On Mount Longhu, Su Ming noticed the changes in Xu Ziling and couldn't help but laugh. The old Taoist's eyes widened, his hands trembled, and he almost pulled his beard off. This young man has such high talent!

An indescribable bitterness surged in my heart. Why wasn't such a genius a disciple of Longhu Mountain!

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Ziling slowly woke up, with the sound of Tao flowing in his eyes, pure and natural. He sensed himself and was surprised to find that the true Qi in his body had increased a lot, and several meridians had been opened up without him noticing.

"Congratulations, fellow Taoist."

At this time, a gentle voice came from the side. Xu Ziling turned around and saw Shao Tianshi clasping his fists towards him with a complicated expression.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for protecting me!" Looking at him and then at the Taoist who led the way, Xu Ziling knew what was going on and immediately bowed deeply to him to express his gratitude.

Enlightenment is a rare opportunity that can only be encountered by chance. It would be a great pity if it is disturbed by others.

"You all come up."

Suddenly, a deep and old voice came from the mountain.

The young Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, then said, "Daoyou, Taoist priest summons you, let's go up the mountain together."

"please."

After a while, the two reached the top of Longhu Mountain and saw Su Ming and the old Taoist priest sitting there.

"Zhang Shoucheng has met the Heavenly Master and the senior."

"Greetings, Master." Xu Ziling saluted Su Ming first, and then saluted the old Heavenly Master, "Junior greets Heavenly Master."

The old Heavenly Master stared at Xu Ziling with a burning gaze and could not help but exclaim, "Great, great, what a natural born Daoist. Daoist friend, your disciple has extraordinary talent. It is just as you said, his future is limitless!"

Xu Ziling's face was calm, and he said modestly, "Master, you are too kind. With Brother Dao here, I don't deserve such praise."

The old Heavenly Master looked at his young Heavenly Master, then at Xu Ziling, his eyes full of regret. They had heard that someone in Longhu Mountain had mastered the art of immortality, so why didn't they take it seriously? If they had been accepted as disciples, they would be their own disciples now.

Su Ming smiled and pointed at Xu Ziling and said, "Daoyou, Ziling has only been my disciple for a few months. The Song family is not a Taoist sect after all. Longhu Mountain has a profound heritage and many scriptures. I will lend you the Sutra Library for use."

The old Heavenly Master immediately agreed, "No problem. My friend is so talented, you should come to my Sutra Library to read all the classics. This can be regarded as a gift from Longhu Mountain to him."

Xu Ziling immediately understood and bowed deeply to the old Taoist priest, "Thank you, Taoist priest."

Zhang Shoucheng, who was standing by, felt jealous when he saw this scene. There were many books in the Sutra Library that he could not read, but they were open to an outsider.

At this time, the old Taoist priest looked over and said, "Shoucheng, take this young friend with you later. We can discuss the Dao together."

(End of this chapter)