Chapter 378: The Road and the Wilderness

Some secrets last forever, but some news spreads like a spell. Mu Xingqiu just walked out of Zuo Liuying's room and before he took a few steps, he saw Yang Qingyin running in a hurry, followed by a large group of Pangshan Taoist priests.

"You quit Pangshan?"

"Yes." Mu Xingqiu nodded, and there was no long hairpin in his bun.

"Why?" Yang Qingyin was too surprised to get angry immediately as usual. Other Taoist priests also caught up with her, all of them were as confused as her. The bald man flew around Mu Xingqiu and sniffed him twice, as if he felt that Xiaoqiu's soul had also been replaced.

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you in advance. I made the decision a few days ago, not on a whim, but I have to ask the senior Taoist priests for advice first." Mu Xingqiu said loudly.

"What are their opinions?"

"They allowed me to withdraw from Pangshan. They will consider my other requests for a while and give me an answer in a few days."

The Taoists were even more confused. Yang Qingyin shook her head and stared at Mu Xingqiu very seriously, as if she could force him to tell the truth. "Wait, you withdrew from Pangshan and are no longer a Taoist. You are still asking for something from the Taoist sect?" She paused and looked up and down at the Taoist five steps away. "Didn't Zuo Liuying dig out your heart and wash it?"

Shen Hao spoke for Mu Xingqiu, "Don't worry, let Xiaoqiu explain. He must have his reasons for doing so." Then he was not sure "Is it for Xin Youtao?"

"I am doing this for many people, but not for one person." Mu Xingqiu simply spoke to Taoist Pangshan in the courtyard, not caring whether the two senior Taoist Pangshans would hear it. "The Demon Slayer Society was formed by low-level Taoists. From the beginning, they said they wanted to get rid of the shackles of high-level Taoists, and they didn't even want their guidance. But everyone knows that the influence of high-level Taoists is everywhere. As long as they are within the Taoist tradition, no one can be completely independent."

"The Taoist tradition has never been a place where you can do whatever you want. For more than 130,000 years, it has been subject to a series of agreements, rules and customs. The high-level Taoist priests are not free, let alone us? I want to ask everyone, is the Demon Slayer Club an impulsive game or a well-thought-out plan? "

"Some people join the Demon Slayer Club to survive the Heart Fire Tribulation. When in Broken Flow City, Pang Shan once received great help from the Taoist priests who survived the tribulation, but the current situation is different from Broken Flow City. We are not guarding an isolated city, but the entire human world. We must attack and attack continuously. We cannot fight and retreat as we please. This will be a protracted war. Everyone who joins can add fuel to the final victory, and everyone who withdraws can also help. It may also affect the comparison of our strength. "

"I want to form an army,

a Taoist army, the number of participants may not be large. But everyone must be prepared for a long war. So, not only me, but all the Taoists who want to join the Demon Slayer Club. Have to withdraw from the Taoist tradition, only in this way, this is a real army, not the kind of game that returns to the comfort zone when you are tired of playing."

This is what Mu Xingqiu wanted to say to everyone. He once refused to join the Demon Slayer Club because he knew too little about this organization at that time. He just felt that its structure was very loose and it might turn into an empty game in the end.

Dozens of Pangshan Taoists looked at each other, and it was difficult to accept such a fierce statement for a while. All of them were silent, but the Taoist instinct that had been deeply rooted in their hearts was touched. It made their mood turbulent.

"I will also withdraw from Pangshan!" The bald man was the first to speak, carefully removing the hairpin with a strand of hair. Holding it in front of him, his heroic words suddenly disappeared, "I... Brother Xiaoqiu..."

Mu Xingqiu took the long hairpin with a smile and put it back on the bald man's bun, "My decision took several days of consideration, so I hope everyone will not rush to make a decision, think for a few more days, unless you really want to participate in this war, otherwise, don't follow my footsteps. Think clearly, leaving the Taoist tradition to participate in a war that will end in an unknown year will have a great impact on your practice."

Seeing that Mu Xingqiu was serious, the seriousness and dissatisfaction on Yang Qingyin's face disappeared, "You said so much about all the disadvantages, do you want to scare everyone? Reveal some benefits, and what requests did you make to the senior Taoist priests?"

"The benefit is that you can follow the path you think is right, slay demons and eliminate monsters with the methods you think are right, no longer be a fledgling under the wings, but fly high with your own strength.

Without cheering, Yang Qingyin stared at Mu Xingqiu with wide eyes, "This doesn't sound like a benefit at all, and the tone of your speech now is exactly the same as Shen Geng, like a liar. "

Mu Xingqiu laughed again, "Shen Geng is a liar. In order to gain everyone's trust, he often tells the truth. I said, don't rush to make a decision..."

Another group of Taoists rushed into the courtyard, from various Taoist schools, and soon filled the backyard of Pangshan Taoist Hall. Zuo Liuying and Shen Jixian lived here. Mu Xingqiu took the lead and signaled everyone to go to the front yard.

Along the way, Mu Xingqiu was surrounded by hundreds of eyes. He was like walking in a thorny jungle. Every step he took required great strength.

The front yard was larger, enough to accommodate the low-level Taoists who were still rushing in. Almost all the members of the Demon Slayer Association in the Imperial Capital had arrived. This was the first general meeting after the Heqi Discussion.

Mu Xingqiu stood on several steps, facing everyone, and said his decision and reasons again, "Please don't make a decision now, or even make a decision in the imperial capital. Go back to Daotong and experience it again." "

"Joining the Demon Slayer Society means... that you have to leave the Taoist tradition forever?" a Taoist priest in the front row asked, with a horrified look on his face. After hearing Mu Xingqiu's words, he still found it incredible.

"Not necessarily. This is one of the requests I made to the high-level Taoist priests. The low-level Taoist priests are allowed to return to the Taoist order after a few years. However, the time is not decided casually. The minimum is three years. You must make it clear when you withdraw. If you leave halfway, If you regret leaving the Demon Slayer Club, the orthodoxy cannot accept you."

There was also the possibility of returning to the Taoist tradition, which made everyone feel relieved, even those who had no intention of quitting the Taoist tradition.

"Does the senior Taoist priest agree?"

The crowd was silent for a while, and a voice asked: "How many years do you plan to quit?"

Mu Xingqiu couldn't find anyone to talk to. His eyes swept over the heads of the crowd, "Forever."

The crowd fell silent again, and Qishan Taoist Yang Qingyuan said loudly: "To kill demons, it is not just the Taoist priests themselves who rely on them, but also magic weapons, elixirs, and various materials. The Demon Slayer Association will be independent from the Taoist tradition. What will happen to these things?"

"This is also one of the requests I made to the high Taoist priests. I don't want to go into too much detail before I get a clear answer. And I will also try to persuade mortals to join this war. They can also provide some supplies."

The questions and answers lasted for nearly half an hour. Mu Xingqiu elaborated on his thoughts and reserved some things. After all, except for withdrawing from Pangshan Taoism, many of his plans had not been approved by senior Taoist priests and were just castles in the air.

The Taoist priests gradually dispersed. Some people felt that there was no need to say goodbye to Mu Xingqiu, but most of them nodded to him and said that they would seriously consider it.

There are fewer and fewer people left. A Taoist priest asked rudely: "If no one is willing to withdraw from the Taoist tradition, who will be left with the name Demon Slayer Association?"

"The name is not important. As long as anyone in the Taoist tradition speaks, I am willing to give up this name." Mu Xingqiu smiled, but the Taoist priest became embarrassed and said goodbye.

In the end, only Taoist Pangshan was left. Mu Xingqiu persuaded everyone to retreat and go back to his room to rest, but reminded the Taoist responsible for guarding the door to notify him immediately if anyone from the Long Binhui arrived.

The bald man stopped listlessly on the table and suddenly sighed. "Oh, I feel like I've grown a heart again. It's still in the same place, but it's as heavy as a piece of iron. It's sinking a little bit, but it's still nowhere to be found."

"Even if you are still Pang Shan's disciple, you can stay with me. This is your choice. Pang Shan will not interfere." Mu Xingqiu advised.

"Pangshan will not interfere, but they will use me to speak and monitor you. As long as you leave Pangshan, they can no longer use me as a magical weapon. I will stay with Brother Xiaoqiu, but I will never be a spy. !" The bald man used three strands of hair to prop himself up, showing some fighting spirit. It only lasted for a short while and then fell back to the table. "Don't worry about me. Just let me be sad for a while. It's weird. The position of my heart is sinking little by little, and I seem to have grown a lot taller..."

Yang Qingyin came in uninvited and stood at the door, staring at Mu Xingqiu for a long time. "You are no longer a Pangshan Taoist priest, can you still live here?"

"Well, Zuo Liuying allows me to stay here temporarily."

"I've thought about it."

"You don't have to worry..."

"Like you, I'm not just on a whim. Ten years ago I felt inexplicably anxious, ash.co But... I didn't know what I wanted, I was just messing around in the orthodoxy. Now I understand, it turned out that I was just timid, When you are used to walking on a flat road, you forget that the wilderness next to you is also a road. You are brave enough to walk in front of me, but don’t be too proud. Only when there is a road can you line up and tell who goes first and who comes last. Entering the wilderness is another matter, and trying to get everyone to go in the same direction is even more difficult.”

"Thank you." Mu Xingqiu said.

Yang Qingyin turned and left.

"What on earth do I want to say?" Bald Man asked in confusion, "What kind of road is in the wilderness? She wants to enter the forest, but I can lead the way..."

Taoist priest Pang Shan who was guarding the door hurried over, holding an invitation letter in his hand, "A talisman master, leave this and leave."

This is what Mu Xingqiu was waiting for, Long Binhui could no longer ignore his existence.

After opening the invitation tray and looking through it, Mu Xingqiu was a little surprised. The person who invited him was not any of the great talisman masters of Longbinhui, but the emperor's grandson Fu Meng, the fiancé of the Princess of Xijie Kingdom.

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