Chapter 0912: The Grandmaster's Summoning

Just like a volcanic eruption, the ground shook at first, then there were fireworks and magma flowing. The scene was spectacular. Then it entered a cooling-off period, and the surging power was solidified in the cold and hard rock.

Kun Chao, the thirty-eighth generation founder of Taoism, also cooled down quickly after a radiant appearance, faster than many people expected. He built a nine-story tower in the sky above the tavern where the light pillar rose, to accommodate tens of thousands of Taoist priests from the Nine Dao Dao Order. He used great magic to rebuild the imperial capital, and attracted practitioners from all over the world to come in an endless stream to worship. , but he hid in a room on the eighth floor of the tower and never appeared in public again.

All the Taoist priests were dragged back to the real world without warning. They were surprised and confused by the sudden appearance of the new ancestor. However, only nine masters and a few Taoist priests had met the direct disciples of the first generation of the third ancestor. None of the disciples got a chance.

Shen Hao was surprised because of this.

The Daotong Pagoda is divided into nine floors. The highest floor is dedicated to the portraits of the first three ancestors. The three ancestors did not leave their names and were not passed down. This is the first time that a portrait has appeared, and it was taken out by a direct disciple. There are nine great treasures.

The nine grandmasters only met the new ancestor once before they fully accepted his words and voluntarily handed over their sect's treasure. At least they did so voluntarily at the time, but afterwards they were somewhat confused and felt that their actions were too hasty.

Yang Yannian's depression was caused by this. Pangshan's power was already weakened. Without the Patriarch's Tower, he felt even more unsure. No matter whether he was in the realm of Yuemang or a Taoist priest, he could not feel relieved.

"This is an opportunity." He said to Shen Hao, without avoiding Mr. Yishi who was present, "You have to say to the Patriarch... No, you don't need to say anything. You only need to know that the Nine Family Tradition has some objections to the arrangement of the treasure. The Patriarch will know your thoughts, and he will also know the thoughts of the entire Taoism.”

"Nine great treasures?"

"Well, they were placed on the ninth floor of the tower to worship the Third Ancestor, but the Patriarch didn't say how long they would be placed there. In short, the thing happened so suddenly that several Grandmasters didn't consider it properly at the time. I was wondering if it would be possible to communicate with the Patriarch. Let’s discuss it again…”

Shen Hao nodded blankly. He was even more surprised to see the grandmaster being so hesitant. When he thought that the grandmaster could see through all his thoughts, he felt a little scary, because he had to consider not only the nine treasures, but also the opponent. A great deal of doubt from the Patriarch himself.

Mr. Yishi chuckled, "What's the problem? Leave this matter to me. There is no need for Shen Hao to say anything or think about it. I will talk to the ancestor directly."

Yang Yannian turned his head and glanced at Yishi Jun, but he didn't object. "Anyway, the Patriarch knows everything, knows everything..."

Yang Yannian turned around and walked out of the room. Yishi Jun and Shen Hao were only one step behind. When they went out, the grandmaster was no longer there.

"As long as I still have half of my mana, Grandmaster Yang can't escape my eyes." Mr. Yishi adjusted the pearl rope around his neck and took the lead to walk up the tower ladder, "Is it up there?"

"The Eighth Floor White Gate." Shen Hao said casually. He had received instructions from the Grand Master.

Halfway up the tower ladder, after passing several Taoist priests descending, Yishi Jun stopped and turned around, saying earnestly: "What is there to be anxious about? Look at me, with a dog chain around my neck, my life is in danger, and my mind is still peaceful, don't I?" There is a secret in it, which is more useful than the heart of a Taoist priest."

Shen Hao frowned slightly, but he still had expectations and wanted to know what the secret of this old demon was.

"Pack."

"Pack?"

"Pretend to be calm, pretend to be brave, pretend to be peaceful, pretend to be happy, pretend to be deep, just pretend and you will suddenly find that, hey, it has come true! Haha."

A trace of anger flashed in Shen Hao's eyes, thinking that Mr. Yishi was amusing himself.

"Is the Taoist heart unstable?" Mr. Yishi turned around, put his hands behind his back, and continued walking up with a smile, "You must be wondering why the Taoist heart used to be stable, but has fluctuated frequently recently? It's yours Is the cultivation too low? Is it because there are loopholes in the cultivation of the Supreme Treasure? In fact, these are not the important reasons.

Mr. Yishi shut his mouth, intending to whet his appetite, but Shen Hao refused to ask. It was not until he reached the eighth floor that Mr. Yishi continued: "When you look down, you have a calm mind, but when you look up, you get excited. In fact, this is very simple. It's true, but Taoist priests have looked down at all living beings for too long and ignored this truth. Unlike me, I started from scratch. When I was the most humble, I was stepped on in the mud, and when I was the highest, I had a Taoism hanging above my head. ”

"You mean I'm jealous?"

"That's not jealousy." Mr. Yishi found the Baimen and walked slowly, "It's just a little disappointing. I thought that when I reached the realm of serving Yuemang, I could dominate the world and bully Taoist priests at will, but it turned out not to be the case. In this situation? You are disappointed because your former partner is still a step above you, because this new patriarch is not the same as the Taoist priest you imagined."

Mr. Yishi walked to the door of Baimen, turned around and blinked at Shen Hao, "The most impure is also the most pure. If you can't keep your mind calm, just stir up a pool of muddy water. Anyway, the ultimate goal is to prevent others from seeing through what you are thinking. Just pretend. , when you can’t tell the difference between falsehood and truth, and you can’t tell the difference between falsehood and truth, you’re done.”

Mr. Yishi didn't knock on the door, just opened the door and walked in. As soon as he entered, he cried loudly, "Grandmaster! Grandmaster! I finally see you again. During this time, all I can think about is you..."

The room was small, with no windows, and the only furnishings were an incense burner and a futon. The incense burner was placed in the corner to the left of the door, and the futon was placed in the corner diagonally opposite. Kun Chuan, the thirty-eighth generation founder of the Taoist tradition, sat on it.

To the naked eye of a mortal, the room seemed very dark. To a Taoist priest, the higher the level of cultivation, the brighter the light. Shen Hao's heart trembled slightly, because the light seemed to contain endless magic power, and he felt it just by being immersed in it. It is extremely comfortable, and with a little practice, you can use it to enhance your inner alchemy.

But the light emitted by the Patriarch can directly enhance the inner elixir.

Shen Hao felt like a person who grew up in the desert and suddenly came to the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Seeing the dotted ponds and rivers, he was so excited that his heart was about to burst. It also felt like he had worked hard for decades. , a miser who accumulated a little bit of money was taken into the home of a wealthy businessman and saw with his own eyes the mountains of gold and silver. Although the owner did not explicitly say that he could use them as he pleased, he did not send anyone to guard them. They just piled them up in the yard casually, as if everyone wanted to I can take away a piece or two...

Shen Hao's heart as a Taoist priest can no longer be calm. Taoist priests are ruthless and abandon desires. They may not care about life and death, family ties, friendship, love, etc., but they will not care about practice. Practice is their thirst-quenching water and gold and silver.

He understood why the nine masters couldn't hold it anymore. From serving Yuemang to serving Sunmang was the most difficult step. Many times it was like trying one's luck. Now that the opportunity was in front of him, no one could help but be tempted. Only after leaving this hut can the masters gradually calm down. Yang Yannian did not even dare to ask to see the master, because he knew that he could not resist the temptation of this layer of light.

Shen Hao couldn't stop it, so he didn't understand why Yang Yannian gave him this difficult task.

Shen Hao made three attempts, but all ended in failure. Unknowingly, he had quietly entered a state of meditation and began to absorb this unknown light to sharpen his inner alchemy.

He woke up suddenly, and a thin voice kept calling in his ears, which destroyed his state of mind. After opening his eyes, he found that the voice was very much like Mu Xingqiu.

Lord Yishi used the ground as a bed and sat down casually without a single teardrop on his face. He leaned on the ground with his left elbow and waved his right arm in the air, boasting, "Looking at the whole world, there are few people who can be equal to the ancestors." It’s me, half of the demon soul. He has to merge with the demon species to barely count as one, but he has no chance. Don’t look at me as your prisoner now. I can’t stop you. That’s because you didn’t give it. I had a chance. When I decided to practice, serving Yuemang was the highest level. If I had heard that there were more powerful people in the world, my achievements would be higher today. You understand, this is a vision. The whole world has bound me, and you are the one who breaks the bonds, but the time left for me is too short..."

Patriarch Kun Chao sat there quietly, watching Mr. Yishi's performance, seeming to be quite interested in him.

Under the gaze of the Patriarch and Shen Hao, Mr. Yishi suddenly changed his appearance. He kicked his legs on the ground several times and retreated to the corner where the incense burner was placed. His whole body huddled up, shivering and extremely frightened. Begging for mercy with a trembling voice: "Don't kill me, please, please don't kill me. I have no ambition, I'm just a poor little demon. Let me be your slave, let me do things for you..."

Mr. Yishi suddenly stood up again, with a stern look on his face, and said through gritted teeth: "Mu Xingqiu, it's all because of Mu Xingqiu. He stole the demon soul and the magic bead. He is ambitious and wants to compete with the world and the gods." Dou Sheng, he lied to me more than once. Patriarch, please give me a chance to capture Mu Xingqiu. I want revenge. As long as I can see the fate he deserves, I will die with peace of mind."

Lord Yishi has more than 300 souls. When the main soul was helpless, the other souls stood up and spoke one after another. Each of them spoke sincerely, and together they looked extremely weird.

This is the highest state of "pretending". Shen Hao, who has only one soul, cannot imitate it no matter what. His inner thoughts have been exposed in front of his ancestor.

Patriarch Kun Chuan raised his right hand and spoke. Lord Yishi listened very seriously and nodded frequently. Shen Hao nodded occasionally, thoughtfully.

They both heard different things and knew nothing about each other.

Kun Chao said to Lord Yishi: "Lead your demon tribe to occupy Yelin Town."

Lord Yishi bowed deeply to Kun Chao and understood the purpose of this operation, "Ten days, I only want ten days. If Mu Xingqiu doesn't show up... please don't worry, causing chaos in the world is my strength."

The Patriarch said to Shen Hao: "People of Taoism will always belong to Taoism. Go and bring back those Taoist priests who spit out alchemy. I will give them pure inner elixir and remove the remaining troubles of the method of re-annihilation."

The Patriarch didn't say much, but Shen Hao knew that Yang Qingyin was one of the Taoist priests he had to bring back.