Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 265 Taoist Buys a Gun
It is not easy to make He Songling and Tian Jinzhong exclaim at the same time. Cheng Zizhen's words contain a lot of information.

But Cheng Zizhen, and even the headmaster of Taiqing Palace, had no idea what the two were surprised about.

Cheng Zizhen scratched his head and asked, "Why? Is it incredible to lose to Brother Zhang Zhiwei? But when we fought a few days ago, I saw that Brother Zhang was full of golden light, had a high life force, and his Taoism was far superior to mine."

Not to mention Cheng Zizhen, even the head of Taiqing Palace, Cui Zhenren, thought the same. Cheng Zizhen's own Taoism was not much weaker than his, and this was not a humble remark, but a fact.

After all, humans are not machines, and the trajectory of cultivation cannot be a uniformly rising rate. As one grows older, his horizons broaden, his physical fitness changes, and so on, there will inevitably be a period of rapid growth and a long bottleneck period.

A teacher does not have to be better than his disciples, and a disciple does not have to be worse than his teacher. This is the truth.

On that day, Zhang Zhiwei went to Mount Laoshan and discussed Taoism with them first, and then martial arts. No matter which one, Taiqing Palace was defeated. At that time, Zhang Zhiwei's Taoism was so good that even the head of Taiqing Palace felt that he was far better than Cheng Zizhen, let alone himself.

Now, these two people from the Xuanmen sect who came from the south were actually surprised to hear the news that they had lost. Could it be that Zhang Zhiwei was just an unknown little character in the south, and losing to him was an incredible thing.

So what level of strength has the Southern Xuanmen reached? Is everyone about to become an immortal?

"No, that's not what I meant." When Tian Jinzhong saw the expressions of the Taiqing Palace Master and Cheng Zizhen, he knew that they had misunderstood something and hurriedly said:

“Please allow me to report to you two. My Senior Brother Zhiwei is posing as the Heavenly Master’s surname Zhang. He is so accomplished in Taoism that he can be said to be the best among his peers. Back then, he was invincible in the Heavenly Master’s Mansion on Mount Longhu.

My master forced him down the mountain to train him, but he found out that he was not invincible on the mountain, but almost invincible in the world. Apart from Senior Brother He, Senior Brother Zhiwei was as good as anyone in his life, and together with Senior Brother He, they were known as the "two best in Xuanmen" in the south. "

"Yes, this Taoist priest Zhang Zhiwei should be very powerful." The master and disciple of Taiqing Palace breathed a sigh of relief. That's right, this man was one of the best in the Xuanmen sect back then, how could he be a mediocre one? But what did these two people's reactions mean?
"It is precisely because Senior Brother Zhiwei is too powerful and shows no mercy when he attacks, so those who are defeated by him are often in a miserable state." Tian Jinzhong looked at the two people and explained with a wry smile:
"He has discussed martial arts with other sects over the years, and those who have been defeated by him have all suffered miserably. Both physically and mentally, they have been severely hit. But I see that Brother Cheng... doesn't seem to have any serious injuries or setbacks?"

In the end, Tian Jinzhong was already tentative, with a bit of doubt and contempt.

But this is not his fault, after all, Zhang Zhiwei is really strong. Tianshi Mansion, Four Families, Wudang, Tang Sect, Gezhao Mountain, Qingwei Sect, Jingming Sect, Shenxiao Sect, etc., which "outstanding disciple" of the big sect has not been beaten by him?

Except for the loss he suffered at Sanyi Gate, Zhang Zhiwei was basically "invincible" when he made a move. He couldn't help but be surprised that someone could retreat decently at the hands of Zhang Zhiwei.

"Oh, you said this."

Cheng Zizhen laughed out loud instead: "Although our Taiqing Palace is called Quanzhen Sect, our Taoism is a bit fancy."

He waved his hand, and countless origami flew out of his hand, turning into butterflies, dancing and fluttering. Then the butterflies turned into a full moon, and the sky suddenly darkened. In the shadow of the moon, there were shadows, and it seemed that there were fairies among them. "The so-called Laoshan Taoism is unparalleled in the world. Cutting paper into a mirror moon at dusk, the fairy Guanghan descended to the mortal world. Our Laoshan Taoism is good at cutting paper into the moon, riding a crane to become an immortal, making Chang'e descend to the mortal world, or going through walls, drilling the ground, escaping water and fire, and other escape techniques."

Cheng Zizhen waved his hand again, and all these scenes disappeared.

"The only thing that has some special features is probably our 'Flying on the Clouds and Mist'. But it is just an illusion after all, nothing special. It can only be used for self-protection."

Cheng Zizhen said with a look of reminiscence and fear on his face: "I used all my tricks that day, but Brother Zhang Zhiwei didn't fight back. He just hit me. I used a spell and he smashed it with his palm. In the end, I was at my wit's end and I decisively admitted defeat."

"I understand. Illusion can cover your eyes and protect yourself. Escape is used as a retreat. Master Cui, Brother Cheng Dao, the Taoism of Taiqing Palace is really advanced."

He Songling nodded, seeing through the essence of Laoshan Taoism. These illusions were indeed powerful, and even he could not find any flaws. In a sense, they were not even illusions.

This is the supreme method of the Taoist alchemy method, "Refine the false into the true". Refining the false into the true, and at the same time using the false to cultivate the true, this is the true way of cultivation. It is worthy of being the true teaching of the Quanzhen Taoist tradition, and it really should not be underestimated.

But after all, the Taoism of life and death is the foundation. These Taoisms may have unexpected power in front of the same level strong, but in front of Zhang Zhiwei, it is the same as nothing.

This doesn't mean that Laoshan Taoism is not good. After all, Zhang Zhiwei can beat any Taoist with one slap. Just looking at Cheng Zizhen's methods and his record of escaping unscathed from Zhang Zhiwei's hands, he is also a top powerhouse among the younger generation.

Of course, it might not be appropriate to consider him as a young generation. He looked at least four or five years older than Zhang Zhiwei. He was ten years older than Lu Jin, Lu Ci and others.

In a sect of master, apprentice, father and son, they can barely be considered peers; but if placed in a training institution like the Tang Sect, they are probably two generations apart.

"What's so great about that? My Taiqing Palace lineage has a long history. In ancient times, we could still use magic tricks to deceive people. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, there was a man named Pu Songling in Zibo who wrote a book about some of our tricks."

The headmaster of Taiqing Palace shook his head and sighed: "But now, the situation has changed. How can we fool those foreign guns and artillery? In front of the real powerful military force, these things of ours are really not up to the standard. The combat effectiveness is too low."

"Huh?" He Songling looked at the headmaster of Taiqing Palace in surprise.

This person is amazing. When the alien world was generally still stuck in the Qing Dynasty's sense, he was able to be the first to spontaneously realize the power of foreign guns and artillery. This person is so knowledgeable, but why is there no record of Taiqing Palace in the original book?
Perhaps seeing He Songling's confusion, the headmaster of Taiqing Palace said with a wry smile: "Mr. He, what do you think Qingdao is? As early as the Guangxu period, it no longer belonged to Old Zhong! As for now, it is even more the territory of the Japanese devils."

He stood up and bowed deeply to He Songling: "This is what we want to ask Mr. He, to buy guns!"

(End of this chapter)