Lamps were lit indoors, illuminating the whole hall with light.

After a long time, with a long exhale, Chi Yangsheng came out of the trance state, opened his eyes, and his eyes were bright, which meant that he had regained a certain amount of energy, and then looked at Chen Youniao intently.

Chen Youniao touched his face: "Senior Brother Chiyang, what do you think I'm doing?"

"Junior brother, if I guess correctly, you did not suffer any harm after activating the Five Thunder Talisman."

Chen Youniao blinked and answered vaguely: "I made an evasive action in advance and rolled to the side... However, it was also affected to a certain extent, which made my brain dizzy and my eyesight turned black."

"Ah!"

Chi Yangsheng waved his hand and cursed with a smile: "Don't talk about the weak ones. I've touched your body all over. Where are the injuries? And from the time you got the Huiyuan Pill to now, you haven't eaten one, which is enough to show that you are fine at all. ... Don’t worry, I’m not asking anything. Huiyuan Dan is also the reward you deserve. What surprises me is, how can you do it? You are definitely not an ordinary Taoist priest!"

Chen Youniao's heart trembled. Some things would be difficult to hide as long as you had more contact with people.

Chi Yangsheng waved his hand again: "We cultivators pursue fateful encounters and pay attention to the secrets of heaven not to be leaked. Everyone has his own secrets. Where you learned your skills is your business. Let me ask you, Are you interested in returning to the mountain gate?"

Speaking of this, his face became serious.

Chen Youniao was startled: "Senior Brother Chiyang, as you said before, if you go out, you can't come back."

"Haha, it varies from person to person"

Chi Yangsheng smiled and said: "At this moment, if you really have potential and can go further, I will introduce you to the master and ask to arrange an examination. If you pass the examination, you can return to Mount Laoshan and practice immortality."

Chen Youniao was silent for a while and asked: "Senior Brother Chiyang, you are a handsome and well-informed Taoist. Do you think there are really gods in the world?"

Chi Yangsheng raised his eyebrows: "That depends on your definition of 'immortal'. In the eyes of ordinary people, those who can perform magic are considered gods and worshiped. As for those recorded in ancient books who can fly to the sky and escape from the earth, and live forever. That kind of..."

After a pause, he smiled bitterly: "Such a god can't become an immortal now. To be honest, even the aura of heaven and earth in the four great realms is declining year by year, which is not optimistic. Some of the Taoist elders suggested that they should go far away. Go to more wild and wild places, or go to the sea to find a paradise. Therefore, in recent years, we have continued to send disciples to explore and open up wasteland, but the feedback received is not good. There may be big demons entrenched in those places, making the spiritual energy dirty. It is not suitable for human monks to practice; or it may simply be a Jedi, full of miasma and poisonous fog; as for those foreign countries and foreign lands, it is another matter, and it is beyond our reach."

Chen Youniao understood and thought slowly.

Chi Yangsheng glanced at him: "That's why the Taoist sect chose to cooperate with the imperial court, establish a Taoist court, and affiliate with the human Tao. In the future, the entanglement with the secular world will become deeper and deeper, and eventually they will be inseparable. People, whether they are secular or ascetic, can always Find a path that can be taken. But at this stage, for at least a few hundred years, ascetics can still be superior to many ordinary people. This is beyond doubt. If you have the heart and the foundation to practice, you can return to Cultivation in the Taoist temple is the best choice.”

He had already determined in his heart that there was no way Chen Youniao could refuse such a precious opportunity.

But I saw Chen Youniao with a firm look on his face and said: "Thank you for your kindness, senior brother, but I am already studying and want to obtain a meritorious degree. I feel that maybe this path is more suitable for me."

Chi Yangsheng was stunned: "Are you sure?"

Chen Youniao nodded without saying anything, his attitude had been made clear.

Chi Yangsheng's eyes burned brightly: "I don't know whether you prefer the so-called glory and wealth in the world? Or are you temporarily blinded? Taojun said that the world of mortals is rolling, and the world is a calamity. If you can survive a calamity, you can survive.

It's your choice. I won't interfere. I'm just sorry. To be honest, I'm quite interested in you and hope you can take the right path."

In fact, how can we clearly distinguish between right and wrong in this world? It’s just about whether it’s appropriate or not.

Chen Youniao changed the topic: "Brother Chiyang, there is something I can't understand. Isn't the world peaceful today, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and humanity is flourishing? How could the master of Yunya Temple become a demon? I also heard that there is evil in the city.

It was just suppressed."

Chi Yangsheng said coldly: "Whether it's in troubled times or in prime years, it's all a situation where multiple forces compete and fight against each other. Some people prosper, while others decline. It's said that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, but who is willing to retire sadly?

Naturally, he will stir up trouble and strike back."

Chen Youniao heard something: "You mean there is something behind the scenes, and there is chaos not only in Haidai County, but also in other places?"

Chi Yangsheng said calmly: "This is the general trend, and I can't see it clearly. With your current strength, there is nothing to say. If you are accidentally swept in, it will be a disaster. So listen to your senior brother's advice, stay safe, and do what you want."

Just mind your own business."

Chen Youniao could feel that the Taoist court itself had conflicts with the imperial court. This was not surprising. After all, they belonged to different classes. Even if they were the same class, they were full of conflicts of interest?

Therefore, when Chi Yangsheng heard Chen Youniao say that he wanted to take the exam to become an official instead of concentrating on practicing Taoism, he felt a little unhappy in his senses.

If you can return to the mountain gate, as long as you perform well, you can obtain many cultivation resources, including spiritual food, medicine, wine, talismans, money, materials, etc., and the most important thing is the true scriptures of exercises.

Chi Yangsheng really couldn't understand why Chen Youniao would give up this opportunity. He could only blame it on his greed for worldly power, wealth and pleasure. The heart of inquiry, seeking purity, gaining perseverance, and then returning to nature is definitely not something ordinary people can do.

Do it. Chen Youniao is young and has been exiled. It is human nature not to want to return to Mount Laoshan to endure hardship.

That's all, everyone has their own ambitions, don't force them.

Immediately he said: "It's getting late. We've had a lot of trouble today, so go to bed early."

Listening to the snow all night, nothing happened.

When I woke up the next day, there was already over a foot of snow outside the house, and there was a vast expanse of white and silver all around, which was really beautiful.

Chi Yangsheng said to Chen Youniao: "We are going to find Lao Zhang and the others to search for Yunya's whereabouts together. We don't know how long it will take. The mountains over there are dense and dense, and it is very dangerous. Junior brother, you don't have to follow.

Let’s go back to the county government first and inform the governor of what’s going on here, so that we can have a sense of proportion.”

Chen Youniao said: "Okay!"

They handed over their hands to Chi Yangsheng and met Xia. They said goodbye and hurried down the mountain.

Chi Yangsheng looked at his back and shook his head: "What a pity."

Qi Jianxia asked: "What's the pity?"

Chi Yangsheng smiled: "Nothing, let's go to the back mountain quickly. I don't know how Lao Zhang and the others are doing with their search. If that guy escapes, his demonic nature will become stronger and he will definitely kill people everywhere and eat human blood. I don't know if he will die."
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