0323. Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

Qingcheng Mountain is located in the Northern Song Dynasty Empire, about a thousand miles away from Lin'an City, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Qingshan City stretches for thousands of miles, with majestic and quiet mountains. The whole mountain has verdant trees and is evergreen all year round. It is surrounded by peaks and looks like a city outline, so it is named Qingcheng Mountain. The Dan Ladder has thousands of steps and winding paths leading to seclusion. It is famous for its tranquility. The Qingcheng Temple on its main peak is built on the Hanging Mountain and is difficult for ordinary people to enter. Only martial arts masters and the white apes and cranes of Qingcheng Mountain can cross the dangerous mountain. The steep mountains reach the Qingcheng View of Xuankong Mountain.

Qingcheng Temple was the holy land of martial arts in the Northern Song Dynasty Empire, equivalent to the status of Guanshan Ranch in the Western Qin Dynasty.

As one of the nine great divine sects in the world, the influence of Qingcheng Guan on the Northern Song Dynasty may not be as deep into the military and political parties as the influence of Guanshan Pasture on the Western Qin Dynasty. Qingcheng Guan, who pursues the practice of inaction, rarely gets involved in the secular world, but it It was of great significance to the Northern Song Empire. It saved the people of the Northern Song Dynasty from danger countless times. In times of trouble, the Taoist priests from Qingcheng Temple went down the mountain to save the world. In the prosperous times, the Taoist priests lived in seclusion in the mountains. This is The holy land in the hearts of countless warriors of the Northern Song Dynasty is also the holy land of Taoism in the entire Chinese continent.

The master of Qingcheng Temple, Dao Chongyang, is recognized as the Taoist sect in the world and the first person in Taoism.

The heads of the nine major divine sects on the mainland of China are all extremely powerful men who are powerful in the world. They can make the world law with just one word and are called the Nine Extremes of the World.

Dao Chongyang is one of the nine extremes.

He is called the Taoist Sect of the World. You can imagine what level his strength and cultivation have reached. In the past three hundred years, he has been the undisputed strongest man in the Northern Song Dynasty, even if He has been in seclusion for two hundred years, living in seclusion and being extremely low-key, but no one can challenge his status.

But now, this Taoist master who has kept a low profile for more than two hundred years is going to come out and challenge Li Poyue, who is also a member of the Nine Extremes of the World. This really shocks countless people to the point of unbelief.

All nine extremes in the world are the pinnacle figures who suppress a country's fate. In the past thousand years, there has never been a precedent for openly challenging each other.

Because Jiuji is the nine giant pillars supporting the sky.

No matter if any one of the pillars collapses, it will tilt and be in danger of collapse today.

A single move affects the whole body.

This is something everyone in the world understands.

Therefore, there are few battles among the nine poles.

Even if there are some disputes, they are all conducted in the form of civil or secret fighting. For example, each of them teaches a disciple and then lets the disciples compete to determine the outcome of each other, or there is a secret conspiracy. There was no precedent for Jiuji to personally roll up his sleeves and go out to fight to decide the outcome.

However, this time, the duel between Dao Zong Zhenren Dao Chongyang and [Guanshan Nine Levels] Li Poyue was made public, and it was made very clear that there was a difference between victory and defeat, as well as life and death.

Divided into life and death.

This means that one of the two of the Nine Extremes will eventually fall.

The news spread like a hurricane to every part of the Chinese mainland.

This caused many people to worry.

What kind of cause and effect caused this kind of battle between the nine poles?

Does this mean that the Chinese mainland, which has been peaceful and balanced for thousands of years, is about to face another catastrophe?

Many people want to stop such a fight that comes without warning.

Of course, there are also many people who are secretly rejoicing, cheering, and jumping for joy, looking forward to the coming of this troubled world.

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Qingcheng Mountain.

The mountains are secluded and shadowy.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Qingcheng is quiet in the world", which is a quiet mountain range.

Xuankong Mountain is located in the continuous green mountains, surrounded by high mountains and steep cliffs. It is an aerial mountain suspended thousands of meters above the ground. It is one of the wonders of the world and one of the blessed places in the cave. Qingcheng Temple is located on this suspended mountain, just like a gate to the gods. 's residence.

Qingcheng Temple consists of thirty-eight halls.

The main hall of Dao Zong Dao Chongyang, named [Chicheng], is located at the top of Xuankong Mountain.

Dao Chongyang, who was wearing a simple blue Taoist robe, stood on the steps at the entrance of Chicheng, overlooking the layers of temples, stone steps and trees below. His eyes were calm and unfocused, and the white dust was held in his arms, like silver threads flowing down. He is tall and thin, with broad shoulders and narrow waist. He looks to be in his thirties, with a fair face, black beard and black eyebrows. His eyes are slender and slanted upturned. They are authentic red phoenix eyes. His nose is straight and his mouth is wide. He has an elegant and slender look. Qi, when standing quietly, it is as if the world and the earth have merged into one.

"Master, have you really decided?" A young Taoist priest, about twenty years old, wearing gray robes and cloud boots, walked gently, with a worried look on his face, as if he wanted to persuade him. .

This young Taoist priest has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and his skin is as white as mutton-fat jade. He is extremely handsome and has a heroic spirit.

"The secret has been revealed, it's time." Dao Chongyang said with emotion: "They have been ready for a thousand years, and we are also ready. Everyone's patience is running out. We can't wait too long. The young quasi-sage capital It has appeared that this world is going to change.”

"Master, please let me follow you." The young Taoist priest said: "There is [Guanshan Nine Levels] in the Western Qin Dynasty, and another [Taibai King] has appeared..."

Dao Chongyang smiled slightly, turned around and said, "Daozhen, you underestimate the world's heroes. Li Poyue will not win with more."

"But..." The young Taoist priest Daozhen wanted to say something else.

Dao Chongyang said: "The Millennium Great Change is coming, and even the Nine Divine Sects are unavoidable and must face it... Besides, if I leave, Xuankong Mountain will no longer be stable. You have to stay here and serve me." Qingcheng Mountain will hold on to this foundation, and if forced to do so, remember that it will be passed on once the fire is gone." There was an extremely pessimistic tone in his words.

"Master..." Daozhen's eyes turned red.

If you don't go down the mountain for two hundred years, once you get off the mountain it will be a matter of life and death.

He knew what kind of opponent the master faced.

"Idiot, don't get caught up in obsession." Dao Chongyang looked kind. He stretched out his palm, and a green pine needle brilliance appeared. Then the brilliance rotated and turned into an ancient sword with a green pine pattern. He said: "This The Qingshan Pine Pattern Sword will belong to you from now on. I hope this sword can bloom into its true glory in your hands."

"Master." Daozhen felt increasingly uneasy and anxious.

The Qingshan Pine Pattern Sword is the most precious treasure of Qingcheng Mountain, a famous Taoist weapon in the world, and one of the top five weapons on the list of rare treasures in China. Only the Lord of Qingcheng Mountain, the Taoist Sect of the world, has always been qualified to possess it. But now, However, the master handed it to him. This... Daozhen had a feeling that the master seemed to be gone and never to return. This was clearly a matter of death.

"Master, in your battle with [Guanshan Nine Levels], a slight mistake made you miss a thousand miles. With this sword in hand, you may have a greater chance of winning. I..." Daozhen refused, with tears already flowing in his eyes.

Dao Chongyang shook his head and said: "When you reach the ninth level, even the treasure in the world is useless. The chance of victory lies with you, with heaven, not with external objects."

After saying that, he turned around and left, drifting down the mountain.

"Master..." Daozhen stood at the stone steps of Chicheng Hall, watching his master step by step into the clouds. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared among the distant sky clouds. He was so sad that he could not control himself. He held the green mountain pine pattern in his hands. Sword, I have a thousand thoughts in my heart to follow my master, but I can't take the first step of the stone steps.

He was an orphan since he was a child. His identity is unknown. He was carried by a white crane in the mountains in a baby basket and sent to the front of the Chicheng Hall. Therefore, he was cherished by Dao Chongyang and accepted as his direct disciple. Among the disciples in Qingcheng Mountain, he was not the most qualified. He is not the one with the best understanding, nor the fastest in cultivation, but he has always been valued and encouraged by Dao Chongyang. In the end, even such treasures as the Qingshan Pine Pattern Sword were passed on to him.

This clearly designated him as the next master of Qingcheng Temple in Qingcheng Mountain.

The kindness of raising you has not yet been repaid.

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Western Qin.

Guanshan Ranch.

In front of a simple thatched hut, Qiu Yin, a swordsman with a haggard expression and bloodshot eyes, sat cross-legged.

Opposite him, a handsome young man looked at Qiu Yin quietly with a smile. In his bright and big eyes, it seemed like there were nebulae floating around, the rising and falling of the sun and the moon, or the abyss of a bottomless ancient spring.

"Master, I...failed." Qiu Yin had a look of guilt on his face. He stayed in seclusion for five days and five nights. After all, he still failed to understand the realm that the master said. And now, there is no time to give up. He went on wasting it, and for the first time in his life, Qiu Yin hated himself for being incompetent.

The young man with a handsome face turned out to be Li Poyue from the Western Qin martial arts mythology [Guanshan Nine Levels], one of the Nine Extremes in the world.

"Your heart is not peaceful, so you cannot succeed." Li Poyue was not disappointed because his disciple could not take that step. He stood up, walked out of the hut courtyard, stepped into the void step by step, and walked towards the sky.

Qiu Qing stood up and followed behind him, but stopped talking.

In an instant, the two of them were above the void, overlooking the Guanshan grassland below. A flawless piece of jasper was inlaid on the territory of the Western Qin Empire.

"Your heart is on the prairie. I know that you have an appointment with two sworn brothers. Go ahead." Li Poyue said: "As a loyal person entrusted by others, the shepherd of Guanshan Ranch will tell you. We have to fulfill it, even if the sky falls and the earth falls, we still have to complete it. It doesn’t matter if it’s a day or two late, they should have just arrived on the grassland.”

"But..." Qiu Yin hesitated.

He always made a promise to others and never broke the promise. However, this time, something more terrifying than the collapse of the sky and the earth happened. He didn't even have time to inform Li Mu and Guo Yuqing that it was so far away from the original appointment. Two days had passed since the promised date. However, he was still worried about leaving because a storm was about to sweep through Guanshan City.

Li Poyue smiled and said, "Go ahead. You can't take that step because your opportunity hasn't arrived yet. It's on the prairie."

Qiu Yin still hesitated: "But in Guanshan City..." Only he knew that when the master went out to ask for a battle, the chaos in Guanshan City, which was leaderless and had been suppressed, would inevitably come to light. By then, the foundation of Guanshan Ranch would be destroyed. Be shaken.

"What should go, will eventually go. If this piece of jasper cannot be held, then let it be broken." Li Poyue looked at the middle of the Guanshan grassland below, where the famous Guanshan City spread far and wide, and his eyes were filled with tears. Without the slightest nostalgia, he sighed: "You look at the grassland, which is green and flawless, but this mountain city is dotted on it, destroying the purity. It might be better without it."

Qiu Yin was stunned.

Finally, at Li Poyue's urging, Qiu Yin embarked on the eastward journey to the prairie.

"It is better to have a glass of wine during my lifetime than to be famous after my death." Li Poyue walked in the clouds, and finally the figure in the white gown disappeared into the clouds.

On this day, [Guan Shan Jiuzhong] and Dao Zong, two of the nine extremes in the world, came out of seclusion respectively.

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