Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 133: Dark and Windy Nights Are Good for Cheating

Xu Boyang didn't expect that ten days had passed in a flash since he entered the Taihe Academy. During these ten days, all the contestants of the Taihe Jingwu Banquet were taken to the dormitory of the East Palace by Jiang Shanzhou, the Huaiyou Foundation Establishment cultivator and the head of the Taihe Academy.

Each person has a room where they can rest quietly and are not allowed to go out.

The dormitory is neither big nor small, and it has everything you need, including tables, chairs, beds, pens, ink, paper, and inkstone.

They come, the security.

Xu Boyang had no distractions in his mind. He sat cross-legged, made hand gestures, and breathed peacefully for the whole day.

The next morning, someone knocked on the door. Xu Boyang opened the door and saw two monks in light blue Taoist robes. One of them held a pen and paper, while the other held a rectangular tray with wooden signs neatly stacked on it. The one holding the pen said respectfully:
"Xiandao Guisheng, please take the cards and draw lots."

Xu Boyang glanced around and counted in his mind. There were a total of 72 wooden plaques on the tray, which corresponded to the 72 Earthly Fiends in the "Earthly Fiends Nine Palaces Platform". He understood and said:
"Thank you!"

After saying that, he picked up a wooden plaque at random and held it in his hand. On it were written five small official script characters: "Xun Palace Di Speed ​​Star".

The monk holding the pen took note, and the two men pursed their lips slightly before bowing and leaving.

In the evening, the spiritual lamp shone, and Xu Boyang looked through the bright tiles and saw that it was almost time. He immediately used the [Hidden Demon Mirror] to look for Xu Bozhao's trace.

His eyes rolled back, his consciousness rose instantly, and the "whole person" arrived high above the Taihe Academy.

Xu Boyang still didn't dare to expand the range of his spiritual sense too much, and only barely covered the edge of the Taihe Academy complex. His spiritual sense sensed something, and in just a moment, he found Xu Bozhao hiding in a dark corner under a wall outside the academy.

Seeing that Xu Bozhao was at ease, he felt a little relieved. He immediately organized his thoughts and told Xu Bozhao to secretly inquire about a guest official named Mo Changge from the Jiang family. He also reminded him to be careful and not to force himself. Finally, he told him about Zeng Shuming's participation in the competition.

Xu Bozhao was extremely excited after hearing this. He secretly clenched his fists and responded in a low voice, but found that his elder brother had disappeared, so he left quietly.

Xu Boyang was afraid that something might happen during this period, so after he finished speaking quickly, he activated the [Demon Hidden Mirror] and retracted his spiritual consciousness like a tide.

Suddenly, his spiritual consciousness was withdrawn to the East Palace and paused, because he found that the houses in the Taihe Academy were in order and all the contestants were clearly visible.

Wen Zaixian was writing furiously, as if he was practicing calligraphy.

Zhao Jiuchang was eating a leg of spiritual lamb with hearty relish, and there was spiritual wine on the table.

There was a flash of light in Fang Zhian's hand, and seven or eight spiritual objects that looked like spiritual fruits were jumping around. No one knew what they were.

Xie Shuge... is meditating.

Lin Huaisheng... is sleeping and snoring loudly. This guy is actually sleeping!
Fei Wenyu...Fei Wenlong...Lv Yangxian...the three of them were well-behaved, like old Taoist priests in meditation, with their eyes closed and legs crossed, actually meditating!

Ding Xuelian... is changing clothes... Why is she changing clothes so late at night?
In an instant, the feathered robe fell to the ground, and the strange peaks suddenly appeared. The spring light suddenly appeared, and the scenery was charming. Xu Boyang blushed, and his mind quickly turned elsewhere. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to him, and he thought to himself:

"Oh right, so, since we drew lots this morning, shouldn't I know my opponent in advance?"

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but smile. He immediately used his spiritual sense and searched back and forth in the house like lightning. Not long after, he found a young monk who was turning a wooden sign over and over in his hand. On it were written the five words "Xun Palace Earth Speed ​​Star"!
Xu Boyang secretly observed that although this person's cultivation level was at the ninth level of Condensation, he seemed to be in a panic. Instead of meditating and regulating his breathing, he was fidgeting in the room. He kept looking left and right at the wooden sign in his hand, muttering to himself. When he listened carefully, he found that he was praying to God, praying for good luck.

He laughed for a moment, then looked at the identity document on him:
"Qingshen, Wuwei Town, Yuchuan County, the sons of thousands of families, are honored to be among them."

Xu Boyang didn't expect that his first opponent would be a member of Yu Chuan's family, and a member of a small clan from the neighboring town, which was also under the jurisdiction of the Ding family. Of course, the Wan family was actually a clan of the Ling family, and Xu Boyang naturally understood this.

"This kid has probably just reached the ninth level of Condensation Yuan, and he's here to try his luck. His magic weapon is a sword?"

Xu Boyang's consciousness was immortal, watching every move in his room. He summoned the list of cultivators he had copied from the Ghost Market from his storage bag. Even with his eyes rolled back, he could still see. He flipped through it, but to his surprise, he couldn't find it. He smiled bitterly:
"This is most likely a cultivator ranked after the 200th place. Brother, the Ghost Market doesn't look favorably upon you. You're unlucky to have run into me."

Ever since he discovered that he could use the [Hidden Demon Mirror] to cheat, Xu Boyang became very interested. Not only did he thoroughly investigate the cultivator he was facing, named Wan Tianlie, but he also checked on what he was doing every day. After finishing his research, he couldn't help but extend his tentacles to other places to watch other people's matches.

However, after watching around, he realized that in the first round, the cultivators that the people they were familiar with were facing were not very strong, and they should all be able to advance to the second round. After watching for a while, Xu Boyang lost interest.

In fact, Xu Boyang was deliberately courting death. He was not someone who was keen on observing the confrontation between all those who knew about it, but was testing whether the [Demon Lord's Consciousness] of the [Hidden Demon Mirror] would be discovered by others.

Fortunately, no one has noticed anything unusual so far.

This could not help but boost Xu Boyang's confidence. After all, this [Hidden Demon Mirror] was a Huangting magic weapon. If it was the same as the [Purple Star Fate Palace] and could not be detected unless one reached the Purple Mansion level, then he could rest assured and everything would be fine.

The whereabouts of Lang Mo Changge can be found slowly. If he and the Jiang family do not take the initiative to find him, why should he act like a fool with the treasure and make himself miserable?

Since no one knew, Xu Boyang had nothing to do, so he focused on observing the movements of the popular candidates for Tianyuan Liujia and Diyuan Liuding, to see what these talented and outstanding players were doing.

Through his spiritual sense, Xu Boyang also discovered the traces of Yan Qingshang and Shen Zhaolin.

These two, a boy and a girl, the girl has fair skin and delicate bones, and the boy has willow eyebrows and bright eyes. They are really handsome and their talent is visible to the naked eye. The most important thing is that they are well-proportioned. They are obviously handsome and beautiful at first glance, which is really the envy of others.

Ten days was a period of time, which was neither long nor short. Xu Boyang discovered many secrets in everyone. Of course, most of them were problems in their own cultivation. These problems were not very difficult and could be kept in mind and studied slowly.

Except Ding Yunshan!
From the first night, Xu Boyang had been paying attention to Ding Yunshan's movements. He had been meditating with his eyes closed in the room. Until the night of the tenth day, he suddenly opened his eyes and quietly opened the door to go out.

How audacious!

Xu Boyang stopped meditating and immediately became alert. Through his observations over the past ten days, he knew that the entire Taihe Academy was patrolled day and night by monks from the Lingxiao Sect, who prohibited the contestants from moving around to prevent collusion. Ding Yunshan was so undisciplined and blatant, so where was he going?

In an instant, the [Demon Lord's Divine Consciousness] followed him like a shadow and locked onto him firmly!
The night was long and silent. Ding Yunshan was very familiar with the way along the way, as if there was no one around. He seemed to know the entire Taihe Academy like the back of his hand. The monks on duty in the palace were completely useless to him. He was like a ghost, climbing over the wall as if walking on flat ground, and went straight to the west palace of Taihe Academy.

Xu Boyang was secretly surprised. He only controlled the range of his spiritual consciousness within the East Palace of Taihe Academy. As for the West Palace, according to Ding Xuelian, that was the lodging place for Lingxizi this time. Why did Ding Yunshan go to the West Palace in the middle of the night?
When Xu Boyang thought of this, he couldn't help but feel strange. He immediately expanded his spiritual consciousness. In just a moment, he suddenly saw a palace in the West Palace. The palace was dark and empty. A familiar figure was standing alone with his hands behind his back!

Ding Tianshi!
Ding Yunshan landed lightly in front of the palace's altar, pushed the door open and walked in, bowing and saying, "Uncle."

Ding Tianshi glanced at him and nodded calmly: "How is it?" Ding Yunshan replied: "Everything is ready."

Ding Tianshi nodded lightly.
"Success or failure depends on this one move. You must be cautious. I took some time off tonight to come down. Tomorrow is the date when the star officials from Langfeng Peak will arrive. I have a lot of things to do and time is running out. To be brief, is there anything else you need?"

"Everything is ready, except for the east wind, which is just one small thing."

Ding Yunshan did not dare to neglect and said in a low voice,
"Uncle, Feng Qing's guest Xu Boyang has come to Yuchuan City with Aunt Xue Lian and is currently in the East Palace."

"Ah."

Ding Tianshi responded, "Do you have any other questions? Remember I told you last time that it was me who asked Ding Fusheng to send him here."

Ding Yunshan hesitated for a moment, then asked:

"Uncle, this guy is a bit strange. I heard from my aunt that he went out on a mission for two years, and when he returned, he was already at the ninth level of Condensation Yuan. He also made friends with many immortal sect cultivators. I wonder what kind of opportunity he got. Does this matter to you, uncle?"

"My family has already informed me of his cultivation level, and I'm aware of it. As for his association with cultivators, I'm not aware of it. However, with the important matter at hand, these trivial matters are no longer important. He inherited the lineage of Langfeng Peak and reached the ninth level in ten years. It's not uncommon for cultivators to occasionally curry favor with him. Look at the ages of Xie Shuge, Shen Zhaolin, and Yan Qingshang, who are participating in this competition."

Ding Tianshi was not surprised at all, his face expressionless, and he said calmly,

"To put it bluntly, these are all people chosen by Langfeng Peak. As long as they can pass the Taihe Jingwu Feast, and if nothing unexpected happens, they will all be Taoist priests in a hundred years."

Ding Yunshan's expression changed slightly: "Are these three people the chosen ones?"

"Not bad!"

Ding Tianshi frowned slightly and said lightly,
"Yunshan, you've been with me for many years. Now that I've arranged for you to join the Immortal Sect, you should watch and learn from me. Don't you think about it? There aren't so many talented and gifted people in this world. They're just being deliberate. If these three were truly gifted, why weren't they discovered by the Immortal Sect when they were young, and why did they end up at the Taihe Jingwu Banquet?"

Ding Yunshan's heart choked, and he whispered, "Uncle is right. Yunshan was negligent."

Ding Tianshi's expression eased slightly, and he continued:

"In Qingshen, the world is a chessboard, and all living beings are chess pieces. One may think that one stands out from the crowd, but one is unaware that someone is forcing their growth and waiting for the harvest."

"Although they themselves don't know it now, they will eventually understand. Especially Xie Shuge. He was obviously exiled to the Crimson Palace when he was young. Like Xu Boyang, he must have received the true teachings of 'Langfeng Peak'."

"This kind of person is different from Shen Zhaolin and Yan Qingshang. Their path will be smoother. In the future, they will most likely become a pillar of Langfeng Peak and one of the eight star officials and feathered scholars."

"As for people like Shen Zhaolin, if they can't ultimately become immortals, they will just be like the seven foundation-building assistant ministers at Langfeng Peak."

Ding Yunshan smiled bitterly and couldn't help but sigh:

"These people have lived in the marketplace since childhood, with mediocre talents, yet unexpectedly received what they thought was an opportunity. However, their entire lives will be like puppets, their birth and death predetermined. What's the point of living? What's the significance of this Taihe Jingwu Feast?"

"Meaning? Haha, ever since the day they were chosen by Langfeng Peak, their lives have lost all meaning. Or rather, they are not the ones who have meaning..."

Ding Tianshi raised the corner of his mouth, his expression was bleak, he showed a bitter smile, and said softly,

"To put it bluntly, 'Langfeng Peak' always needs feathered warriors to run errands and fight for their lives. Qingshen always needs feathered warriors to carry out family successions to prevent them from harboring evil intentions and causing chaos. If one family dies in the line of duty and the clan is wiped out, another family will always have to fill the gap. If they gain an advantage, they naturally have to be grateful and protect Qingshen. Otherwise, how can the magnificent majesty of Zifu Zhenren be demonstrated!"

"Besides, the Taoist priests from the major families in the four counties are somewhat cunning. How can they be as reliable and useful as the ones I raise myself?"

"As for the Taihe Jingwu Banquet, Yunshan, you still don't understand it to this day? The world is surrounded by powerful enemies and external troubles have not been resolved. How can there be internal troubles?"

"Without a path to ascendance, how can the Green God maintain his rule, and how can the hearts of mortals be reassured? Throughout history, this has been seen everywhere, including the selection of filial and honest officials and the imperial examinations. These are all just tricks used by those in power."

"Although this method is foolish, it's very practical. At least it can deceive most people. After all, there will always be children from humble backgrounds who benefit from the influence of others, achieve success and fame, and have many children. Ultimately, this is due to their personal talent. Of course, stories of carp leaping over the dragon gate and children from humble backgrounds emerging as nobles can indeed inspire people and can indeed change the fate of some people."

"Uncle, now I finally understand. They say that heaven and earth are cruel and fate plays tricks on us, but little do they know that in Qingshen, everything is calculated."

Ding Yunshan sighed slightly and asked again,

"Speaking of which, regarding Xu Boyang, I thought he just accidentally gained the orthodoxy and was not the chosen one. This makes Yunshan a little confused."

"Uncle, since you've already discovered his identity, why do you keep him by your side and entrust him with such important tasks? Having such a chosen one constantly at home is like a falling thunderbolt, ready to explode at any moment. Wouldn't this make my family feel extremely nervous and as if we were walking on thin ice?"

"Because his last name is Xu."

Ding Tianshi saw a flash of jealousy in his eyes and an indignant tone, so he sighed secretly and said slowly,

"Yunshan, you don't know that his ancestors have an irreconcilable feud with Langfeng Peak!"

At this moment, Xu Boyang was blessed by the [Demon Lord's Divine Consciousness], and it was as if he was standing in front of the two of them, and he could hear every word of their conversation without missing a single word.

Hearing this conversation, it was like a bolt from the blue, shocking!

The Taoist tradition of "Langfeng Peak"?

Xu Boyang frowned, full of doubts. It was as if lightning struck his heart. He was dazed with fear and felt unbelievable.

Could it be that the two old men of the Lin family, who were listening to the Golden-robed Immortal preaching at Guiyun Mountain on the Huai River, actually obtained the Taoist tradition of "Langfeng Peak"? Could it be that the Golden-robed Immortal they were talking about is the only Purple Mansion True Man in Qingshen today?
In this case, the Guiyun Mountain on the Huai River is the location of "Langfeng Peak"!
This Zifu Zhenren actually came from Huaishang!
I wonder what the relationship is between this person and Qi Fuling?
Yes, memories came to him bit by bit like spots of light, and gradually pieced together. Xu Boyang recalled at this moment that Monk Li had said before that "Langfeng Peak" was a place where all the clouds returned to the sky. The place was as its name suggested, and that was exactly Guiyun Mountain!
But why does this Zifu Zhenren have such an irreconcilable feud with my ancestors?

Besides, who were my ancestors?
Could it be that he is also a Purple Mansion Immortal who is versatile and has great supernatural powers?

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