Chapter 289: The Eye of Samsara - Perfecting the True Dharma
After all the monks took their seats, Shi Xuan calmly sat on the purple jade chair. At this time, two inner disciples, one male and one female, stood beside Shi Xuan. They were here to help Shi Xuan take the gift. Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing for a Jindan Grandmaster to take the gift himself or put it into the storage bag on the spot.
Xie Fangwei walked to the middle and said with a smile: "Brother, on behalf of the sect, congratulate Junior Brother Shi for achieving the top-grade Jindan." Behind him were two inner disciples holding the jade box.
Shi Xuan took the jade box and smiled: "Thank you, brother, thank you, sect." Generally speaking, the gifts for the Jindan Grand Ceremony are not very precious, but mainly elegant. For example, some are a set of magic tea sets, some are made of strange materials, and some are jade slips that record strange stories.
So Shi Xuan did not check it and handed the jade box to the male disciple on the left.
Then the King of Samsara came out, wearing a purple robe that was almost black. "I congratulate Daoist Shi on his achievement of the highest grade golden elixir on behalf of the Netherworld Sect." After he finished speaking, he looked up at Shi Xuan, his eyes, gold, white, purple, yellow, gray and black, formed two six-color circles, slowly rotating, making Shi Xuan feel that the surroundings had become quiet, as if to attract his soul in.
Unexpectedly, the King of Samsara was so skilled and bold that he actually spied on Shi Xuan at the Golden Elixir Ceremony. This showed that he had full confidence that nothing would go wrong, and that he would only spy on Shi Xuan without hurting him, and at the same time not attracting other people's attention. In that case, the Penglai Sect would suffer a small loss, and afterwards they could only hold their noses and admit that their disciples were not good at learning.
Unfortunately, after Shi Xuan mastered the Taoist art of Yin-Yang Life and Death Great Wheel, he had a little vigilance against this kind of means. As soon as he found something wrong, he immediately prepared himself. The Tai Chi diagram in his Dantian turned into a golden bridge on the other side, eliminating the strange power that King Samsara had invaded into his soul. At the same time, Shi Xuan's pupils turned purple, and countless light purple lightning flashed inside. It was Shi Xuan who used the Taoist art of lightning purple pupils.
Although this Taoist art is only of the first level now, which is much worse than King Samsara's Taoist art of at least the fourth level, but with the Tai Chi diagram suppressing it, Shi Xuan not only had more than enough to defend it, but also glimpsed a little information about King Samsara in the constant birth and death of purple lightning. His Huangquan divine light was as powerful as a surging river, with the meaning of cleansing the soul, forgetting worries and eliminating past sins.
Seeing that he could not take advantage, King Samsara smiled slightly and retracted his gaze and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi is indeed extraordinary. I will ask for your advice at the Cangmang Dharma Assembly four years later." The black and white ghosts behind him presented the jade box. It can also be seen from this that his strength is indeed much better than Shi Xuanliang, and he can give and take, without a trace of fireworks.
Until this time, except for a few people, the other Jindan masters and soul masters in the hall realized that the King of Samsara and Shi Xuan had just had a fight in secret, and it seemed that they were evenly matched.
When Qiao Mubai walked to the middle, these cultivators withdrew their surprised gazes, and no longer doubted why Shi Xuan could rank seventh on the Tianji List as soon as he achieved the upper-grade Jindan.
Qiao Mubai did not hide his admiration for Shi Xuan. Although Shi Xuan was a little arrogant when they first met, he knew his mistakes and could correct them. He reached the upper-grade golden elixir step by step, and he could practice sword light differentiation before the golden elixir stage: "Qiao Mubai, on behalf of Luofu Sect, congratulates Daoyou Shi for achieving the upper-grade golden elixir."
Afterwards, all the Jindan masters and soul-stage cultivators came up one by one to congratulate him, and it was not until noon that the end came. Many of these people wanted to spy on Shi Xuan, but they did not have the spirit, courage and means of the King of Samsara, so there was no excitement afterwards.
"Congratulations to Daoyou Shi (senior) for achieving the upper-grade golden elixir." As all the cultivators stood up and congratulated in unison, Shi Xuan's golden elixir ceremony ended, and the hall soon became deserted and the noise dissipated.
Because the Cangmang Dharma Assembly would be held in three and a half years, there was no arrangement for the disciples of the eight major sects to fight this time, and everything would be carried out openly at that time.
The Cangmang Dharma Assembly tells the outside world that the eight major sects discuss the law and the Tao, compete and arrange seats, but in fact it is a competition between the small worlds and secret realms.
The first is to compete with the disciples of the Qi Induction Stage, which is just a face-saving competition and does not involve any substantial interests. The second is to compete with the true disciples and elders of the Soul Stage to determine the ownership of a controversial secret realm. The third is the highlight, which is the competition between the Jindan Grandmasters, which is divided into two different levels of fighting.
One is the competition between the middle-grade Jindan and the low-grade Jindan, which competes for the ownership of five controversial secret realms.
The last is the competition between the upper-grade Jindan Grandmasters, because the upper-grade Jindan Grandmaster has a promising Yuanshen and represents the future of the sect, so the competition between them is the most valued by the Yuanshen Zhenren who set the rules of the Cangmang Dharma Assembly, which also represents the ownership of the five controversial small worlds. At that time, the sect ranked first will have the right to choose two small worlds first, and the second to fourth can only choose one, and it must be the one left by others.
Therefore, the King of Samsara said just now that he would learn from Shi Xuan at the Cangmang Dharma Assembly.
After Shi Xuan's Golden Core Ceremony ended, those Golden Core Grandmasters or Spiritual Soul Stage masters who had a relationship with Shi Xuan stayed for a few more days and went to Shi Xuan's cave to reminisce and discuss Taoism and swordsmanship. Among them were Qiao Mubai, Xu Yu, Lou Yizi, Ying Juexiao, etc. Among them, Ying Juexiao took the initiative to follow Qiao Mubai to Penglai Sect.
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Doumu Peak of Penglai Sect is where the children under the age of twelve who joined the sect more than a year ago live. Penglai Sect manages them more strictly than other outer disciples. After all, most of them are not very sensible children, and it is a good time to correct their character. Therefore, since Lingri raised this issue decades ago, they have been allowed to live separately from other new disciples.
Shi Xuan and Lu Yunting, the elder of the outer sect, descended the light of escape and landed on Doumu Peak. Shi Xuan came here to select Taoist children. First, the chores in the cave always need someone to do.
Second, Shi Xuan has started to improve the "Shenxiao True Method". Although Granny Yu has pointed out the problems, Shi Xuan still needs to think carefully and consider them to improve them. This is by no means a simple matter. On the contrary, it is very difficult. But once successful, Shi Xuan's understanding of Yin Yang Thunder and "Baolu" will be more profound, and the benefits for the future are immeasurable.
At this time, if he has two Taoist children around him, he can teach them some Taoist methods at any time to check his own ideas. Because many things need to be perfected from the beginning, it is just right to let these low-level Taoist children practice. Moreover, their cultivation is low, and if something goes wrong, they can be corrected immediately. If Chu Wan'er or Xie Fangwei were to experiment, it would be extremely dangerous.
Of course, Shi Xuan would not treat them unfairly. First of all, being able to learn part of the "Shenxiao True Method" is already the treatment of a true disciple. If they can pass Shi Xuan's inspection in the future, it is not impossible to accept them as his own disciples. After all, Master Mo Yuan's lineage has always been the inheritance of the "Shenxiao True Method". Both Chu Wan'er and I have our own skills, so it is reasonable to accept another disciple to teach.
Even if they are really not of good character or do not meet his requirements, Shi Xuan can guarantee them a Qi-inducing period.
Lu Yunting is the new elder of the outer sect. The last elder Cheng took the risk of taking the Nine-Turn Nine-Return Jade Liquid Divine Pill and failed to break through. He passed away in his own cave because his life span was about to end. So Lu Yunting took over. He is a tall and thin middle-aged cultivator with a smile on his face. He is very good at dealing with people.
"Deacon Su, call all the children out. Elder Shi wants to select two Taoist children. Those who are selected will have a bright future." Lu Yunting smiled at Shi Xuan while instructing the deacon surnamed Su from Doumu Peak.
Shi Xuan is not the chief seat now, but the golden elixir elder. As a top-grade golden elixir master, Shi Xuan naturally has the decision-making power of the sect. This comes from the status of the top-grade golden elixir itself, and is definitely not brought by the chief seat or elder. It also reflects the dignity of the top-grade golden elixir master.
As for the matter of Tianji Peak, Hong Zhishan would not bother him so tactlessly. It was just that Shi Xuan did not want his position as the first seat. If he really bothered Shi Xuan, it would only take a word to take it back. All the disciples and elders of Penglai Sect knew this very well. The difference between the top-grade golden elixir and the middle-grade golden elixir was well known to the world. If Shi Xuan did not take it back, people would only praise him for his broad-mindedness.
Besides, Hong Zhishan handing over the gate of Lei Mansion meant that he had admitted defeat and surrendered to Shi Xuan.
This was a good thing! Deacon Su was about to turn around and leave when he heard Elder Shi ask, "What are those children doing now?"
Deacon Su turned around and replied, "Reporting to Elder Shi, those children are listening to the inner sect disciple Li's teaching of Taoism in the hall at the top of the peak."
Shi Xuan nodded, "Then we can just go up and take a look. There is no need to disturb them."
Elder Shi had given such instructions. Lu Yunting and Deacon Su dared not to obey, so Deacon Su led Shi Xuan to the top of Doumu Peak and stood at the door of the hall.
Thirty children were sitting in the hall, listening to the inner sect disciple surnamed Li in front of them teaching Taoism, which was the entry-level skill of strengthening the body and nourishing qi.
These children, the youngest of them were only six or seven years old, and the oldest was only twelve. They were at the age of being lively and active. If it weren't for the inner sect disciple surnamed Li using magic from time to time to attract their attention, the young ones would have been restless long ago.
Shi Xuan walked into the hall casually and stood by to listen and watch. The inner disciple surnamed Li was about to see Shi Shi's uncle, but Shi Xuan signaled him not to interrupt the lecture, so he put his mind back and continued to talk, and occasionally asked a few children to come up to practice body-building moves.
Shi Xuan activated the Five Elements Immortal-Destroying Sword in his Dantian and looked at the luck of these children. If he didn't look, it would be fine. But when he saw it, Shi Xuan was a little surprised, because the luck of two children was in the shape of a column, half a foot high and as big as a bowl, which was deeper than the inner disciple surnamed Li in front of him. It was considered amazing luck.
Of course, Shi Xuan immediately excluded them from his choice. If they succeeded by accident when practicing Taoism because of their deep luck, and he couldn't see the problem, then the disaster would be great.
For the same reason, those with extremely bad luck were also excluded from the selection. In addition, those who were too young and had a difficult mind to do things were excluded. Shi Xuan could only choose seven or eight people, so Shi Xuan focused on their performance when listening to the Tao, to see how their perseverance and mind were.