Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 129 Black-shoe Taoist
The Hemu Dao was established in Pingrong County less than a hundred years ago. It originated from a wild temple built by the wandering master who enlightened the Heilu Taoist.

This Taoist spent his entire life cultivating but only reached the middle stage of Qi training.

Among the nearly ten disciples he accepted, most of them were not promising, and most of them were still in the early and middle stages of Qi training. Only the Taoist Black Shoes was a promising one, and he was considered a good bamboo shoot among the bad ones.

Before Taoist Hei Lu defeated Master Kang Dabao in a battle of magic nearly twenty years ago, even in this impoverished and weak Pingrong County, not many people were interested in the Hemu Dao, a small force with no roots.

After Taoist Heilu has been the head for nearly thirty years, the Hemu Sect has now become the second largest force in Pingrong County, with nearly a hundred disciples and is extremely prosperous.

Everyone says that the previous leader of the Chongming Sect was killed by the Black-Shoe Taoist. In fact, the former did die shortly after being defeated by the latter.

However, few people know that Taoist Hei Lu had received the grace of Master Kang Dabao's teachings, and that the two were both teacher and friend, and had become sworn brothers.

As for why these two close friends would fight each other, even Kang Dabao couldn't explain it clearly.

The master and he had always talked about everything. When the master was still in good health, Kang Dabao had asked him about this matter again and again, but the master remained silent.

It’s not that the master didn’t tell Kang Dabao, but he didn’t tell anyone else and never mentioned it until he passed away.

Kang Dabao, who did not know the truth, could only speculate in his heart that this matter might be related to the dispute over the orthodox doctrine.

But there were two small Qi-training forces mixed in the shallow pool of Pingrong County. What kind of conflict of interest could cause two close friends to become enemies?

Kang Dabao was certain that his master could be regarded as the first great leader since the founder of the sect, and that his uncle Heilu was definitely not a person who would be blinded by greed. So there must be something fishy going on.

Just look at how Taoist Heilu treated Kang Dabao and his two brothers over the years and you can tell that without him and the old man of the Ming family taking care of them, Kang Dabao, whose head and storage bag are filled with Chongming's collection, would never have the chance to raise his two fellow apprentice brothers in this poor and barren land.

Putting aside other things, after the incident with Guima Xiao, why did Chen Ye suddenly stop giving Emperor Chongmingzong’s bonus?

People in the streets say that the old lunatic has been going crazy recently in his search for resources to build his foundation. Master Kangda doesn't have enough face in front of him to let him give up this piece of fat meat.

Ever since Taoist Heilu became the head of Hemu Sect, disciples of Chongming Sect's former head, Mr. He, no longer needed to ask to see Taoist Heilu.

Before the incident, the two families were in fact close friends, much closer than the He family and the Ming family.

Seeing Kang Dabao coming in person, the young disciple on duty in front of the Hemu Dao formation did not dare to neglect him, and hurriedly ushered him into the formation, saying, "The head master said that if Senior Brother Kang comes, he must be brought to see him immediately."

Kang Dabao thanked the disciple on duty who wanted to escort him, and found the place where the Taoist Heilu practiced, an elegant thatched cottage next to a spiritual spring pool and a dense bamboo forest.

Kang Dabao still remembers this spiritual spring. About twenty years ago, it was his master who brought him here together with the Taoist Black Shoes to attract it.

At that time, the two elders were reluctant to spend money to hire a geomancer to guide the way, and they spent two or three months haphazardly following the classics passed down by Emperor Chongming, and after great effort, they finally succeeded.

The person is gone, but the living are still like this.

When Kang Dabao put aside the thoughts caused by the sight of the things that reminded him of someone, he walked closer to the thatched cottage and saw the Taoist in black shoes practicing swordplay.

Kang Dabao's master once said that the Black Shoe Taoist's talent in swordsmanship was the strongest he had ever seen in his life, and that he was considered first-rate in the entire Yunjiao Province.

But Kang Dabao always thought that this was just the old master's compliment to his own brother.

The old man was just a minor Qigong practitioner his entire life. No matter from which angle you look at it, he is far from being qualified to be evaluated like this.

However, it is true that Taoist Heilu has an extraordinary talent for cultivation.

Just by making one move, he easily blocked the sword energy that made Kang Dabao's hair stand on end. It was not difficult to guess that this poor little sect leader had already successfully established his foundation quietly. What about the three weak forces in Pingrong County? If the Taoist Hei Lu cared about these little things, he only needed to spread the news of his successful foundation building. I'm afraid that after one night, the power structure of Pingrong County would be reshuffled.

Kang Dabao was watching the elder from the side and suddenly felt both familiar and unfamiliar. He stood there in silence and did not speak.

The black-shoe Taoist was shirtless, holding a long sword in his hand, drawing sharp sword energy in the air, which condensed into sword light, and sometimes emitted a thin white light, which passed through the air and slashed into the air silently. Sometimes, a stream of light as fast as stars swung out, accompanied by the clanging sound of the sword, which scared the magpies resting on the treetops.

Although Kang Dabao was not proficient in swordsmanship, he could tell from his daily interactions with Jiang Qing that Taoist Heilius's swordsmanship must be much higher than Jiang Qing's. No wonder Jiang Qing's tone was full of admiration every time he mentioned this uncle.

Even when he was in the foundation-building stage, the Black-Shoe Taoist's combat power was not weak.

"Oh, what a pity. If it was Qing'er who came to see me today as usual, he would have been able to understand the essence of this sword technique." After practicing a set of sword techniques, Taoist Heilu put away his sword and wrapped it with cloth. Then he put on his robes and turned to Kang Dabao and said with a smile.

"Greetings, Uncle Heilu." Kang Dabao felt extremely complicated when he saw his master's best friend again.

Even though my master told me not to feel resentment towards him before his death, and repeatedly asked me to treat him like my father, how could I not hate him?
When the master passed away, he was at the prime of his life. Chongming Sect was about to be revived, but...
So over the years, Kang Dabao only allowed Yuan Jin and Jiang Qing to contact this uncle unless absolutely necessary, because he just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

If Kang Dabao had not been in danger outside Chongming Sect not long ago and had not saved his life thanks to the latter's help, he might not have come to visit today.

"I haven't seen you for many years. I'm glad you came to see me, Brother Bao." The Taoist in Black Shoes was thin, a middle-aged man with messy beard and bright eyes.

"Nephew, I would like to thank you for saving my life." Kang Dabao straightened his face and bowed deeply. The black-shoe Taoist looked kind and calmly accepted the bow.

"You won't play dumb unless I rescue you, little bastard, in person, right?" Taoist Heilu complained in his heart. The slight dissatisfaction he had originally had now disappeared. Looking at the disciple entrusted by his old friend before his death, his eyes were full of joy.

Kang Dabao then took a deep breath and told him about what had happened recently and why he came. Then he didn't know what to say.

Taoist Heishi stroked his beard and nodded, "I have heard about this matter before. The Fei family in Yingzhou has produced more than one queen. They are truly a prestigious family in the world, and we cannot refuse them."

"That's the case, so I have no choice but to come and ask my uncle for help." Kang Dabao took out the two wild geese with a bitter look on his face.

"Don't worry, it's a blessing in disguise. At least in this sixty years, the Yunjiao state court is still stable, and the Kuang family has the final say." The Taoist in black shoes smiled and comforted.

Kang Dabao knew that his uncle was not a man who would lie, so he felt a little relieved.

The matter was temporarily settled. Taoist Hei Lu took the initiative to pull Kang Dabao to ask about cultivation. Kang Dabao told Taoist Hei Lu about the difficulties of cultivation. The latter explained it without reservation for three days as if he was teaching him personally.

Kang Dabao felt that he had gained a lot from this trip. This was what a good teacher and a helpful friend meant. After listening to the foundation-building master's personal lecture, Master Kang even had the confidence that he could break through the seventh level of Qi training within a year. After this, the grudge in his heart was eased a little.

After the Taoist priest Hei Lu finished his sermon, he gave Kang Dabao a dozen bottles of elixirs, many of which were hard to find in the market. Kang Dabao couldn't refuse, so he had to accept them. He then returned home with a full load.

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