Chapter 1050: Bull's Head and Horse's Mouth (1)
In the minds of Xuanmen practitioners of all dynasties, immortality has always been the ultimate goal of cultivation.●⌒,. However, it is not difficult to see from those written records that even in the past, countless Xuanmen true practitioners created the method of immortality as many as stars, even if they were over a hundred years old and regarded as immortals, there were never a true immortality. Even if they had the skills to maintain their beauty, they could only be a childish face, and it was impossible to truly live forever.
However, Xu Changqing, who appeared in front of everyone, proved that immortality is not just a legend, but a fact. This injected a heart-boosting needle into the already depressed state of mind of the cultivators present.
Now that the world has entered the Dharma-Ending Age, it is considered that there is a consensus among the practitioners of secular Buddhists and Taoism. Although they were much less suppressed when casting spells because of their official body, they still felt that the effect of their cultivation had not been restored, and they were still suppressed by the invisible power everywhere in the world. They can estimate that when the only remaining people in their generation of cultivation world grow old and die, the cultivation world that exists for countless years will truly become legends.
It is precisely because of the despair of the prospect that these practitioners become confused. Now Xu Changqing is like a beacon in the dark, which makes these confused practitioners have another goal in their minds. In their opinion, since some people can practice the legendary immortality in the current Dharma-Ending Age, it proves that the path of practice has not been blocked and there is still a way out.
However, in addition to being surprised, many of the people present couldn't help but feel suspicious. After all, Xu Changqing's appearance is too young, and the legend of immortality is too illusory, which makes them think that everything in front of them is a scam.
Because of their despair about the future, most of the practitioners here have become lazy in their mood. This lazy state of mind is not only reflected in their practice, but also in their work. The big problem that originally caused them to have a chance to solve at the beginning. Unfortunately, because of their unwilling attitude, the problem has become bigger and bigger, and eventually becomes the current uncontrollable situation. Therefore, the above people are very dissatisfied with them, but now this matter cannot be separated from them, so the people above are likely to deliberately create an illusion to restore their confidence and do their best to solve this problem.
However, some people doubt it, and naturally some people firmly believe that in addition to the Ninth Aunt, He Suqiu, Huo Cheng and others who have seen Xu Changqing's strength, there are two other people who have no doubt about their identity after seeing Xu Changqing. These two people are a monk and a Taoist who have the same status as Mr. Song. These two people are the only two survivors in the current practice world who have a direct connection with the Immortal Buddha Sect that was then. The monk is Zen Master Guangyin, a disciple of the Buddhist Tiantai Sect, and the Taoist is Puji Zhenren, an inner disciple of the Puji South Sect of the Pure Taoist Taoist Jindan South Sect.
The reason why these two people survived was because when something happened in Neishanmen, they both traveled in the secular world and accumulated merits. But when they returned to the place where the mountain gate was, they saw it in a mess. Even if they used the secret technique to sense the life cards left at Neishanmen, they would not have any effect. Only then did they realize that Neishanmen, or the authenticity of the immortal Buddha, had disappeared.
Although they were from the Neishanmen and had a high status, their cultivation was very ordinary. Without the support of the Neishanmen, their own abilities were not enough to affect the secular sects that still existed in the Immortal Buddha Sect. Therefore, they could only be a symbol of name but not real in their respective sects. When the country began to summon those capable practitioners, the two of them were naturally pushed out by their respective sects and joined the secret department of the government as representatives.
Their cultivation is just compared to those of the Inner Mountain Gate of the Immortal Buddha Sect. In fact, after the Kunlun Road to Heaven, the overall strength of the entire cultivation world fell to the bottom. Both of them can be regarded as a pillar in their respective sects, and the current cultivation world is even the top.
It is precisely because of their origin that they have far surpassed those present. Zen Master Guangyin could feel the huge power hidden in Xu Changqing through the secret techniques of the master, so he naturally had no doubts about his identity. Puji Zhenren affirmed Xu Changqing's identity through another way.
While everyone was still hesitating how to face Xu Changqing, the two of them stood up first and greeted him. They took the initiative to salute Xu Changqing and greet him.
But the two of them have different words. Zen Master Guangyin's words are very ordinary, that is, "I have met Mr. Xu after I met Mr. Xu."
But True Man Puji said something that surprised everyone, and saw him saluting Xu Changqing with his junior tribute and said, "Puji has met Uncle Xu."
Everyone in the room was stunned. They were puzzled why the high-ranking Puji Zhenren called Uncle Xu Changqing.
Xu Changqing himself was also stunned for a moment, then looked up and down at the thin-faced Taoist in front of him, and began to look for memories related to it in his mind. Soon his face showed a sudden look, and then looked at Taoist Puji, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that after so many years, I could still see you. The energetic young man at the time has now become an old man. Your master..."
"He has passed away long ago." Puji Zhenren responded, then looked at other colleagues around him who were still confused, and then took the initiative to explain the relationship between the two.
The reason why Puji Zhenren called Xu Changqing the uncle was not because of the relationship between the two masters, but because when Puji Zhenren was traveling around the world, he went to Taohua Mountain to discuss Taoism with Xu Changqing, so he also lived in Taohua Mountain Yizhuang for a while. Puji Zhenren's master was definitely over 30 years older than Xu Changqing, but the cultivation of the two was not much different. When discussing Taoism, he was a peer-to-people, so Puji Zhenren, who was only a little younger than Xu Changqing, called him the uncle.
After the affirmation of Xu Changqing's identity by Master Puji and Zen Master Guangyin, the atmosphere of suspicion that had originally shrouded in the room instantly dissipated. Everyone went forward to Xu Changqing one by one, with extremely respectful attitude and extremely excited expressions. Even Pubudorji, who had been a little repulsive and jealous of Xu Changqing before, had to lower his figure and pay the junior tribute to Xu Changqing. Although Pubudorji is good, it is still a lot worse than Master Puji and Zen Master Guangyin. He was captured by Master Guangyin at that time. Now that these two people have started, he naturally cannot raise his head too high. What's more, he can also clearly feel Xu Changqing's strength. In his eyes, the power that Xu Changqing possesses is like a towering mountain range. Just standing in place gives people an irresistible sense of oppression. Faced with such power, he would not even be jealous or repulsive, even a trace of evil thoughts cannot arise.
Most people in the house held unprecedented respect for Xu Changqing, and wanted to give up his old face. When they were practicing under his sect, the white-haired soldier named Zhao seemed extremely awe-inspiring. He stood there without any intention of coming forward to say hello to Xu Changqing. When the officials of other departments saw that the minister was not moving, they naturally would not act rashly, which also made them look particularly eye-catching in this room.
Mr. Song, who was thinking about his hair, naturally saw the actions of the white-haired soldier. A trace of doubt flashed in his eyes and did not understand why this old partner was like this. But soon he guessed some clues from the attitudes of the people around him. He was not good at saying anything about this. After all, this was related to the control of an important department, but the situation in front of him also made him feel that the decision to win Xu Changqing into the department might have changed.
Perhaps to cover up the atmosphere, or perhaps to avoid Xu Changqing's discovery, he took the lead and came to the white-haired soldier and took the initiative to introduce him: "Mr. Xu, this is our minister..."
"I, Zhao Ruoyi, have met Mr. Xu." The white-haired soldier interrupted the introduction of his colleagues, walked out, and hugged Xu Changqing according to the old-fashioned etiquette.
"You and I have a grudge?" Xu Changqing did not return the gift, but looked at the other party and asked very suddenly.
The room immediately became silent, and everyone's eyes fell on the two of them. Zhao Ruoyi didn't expect Xu Changqing to ask so directly. He was stunned for a moment, his face became a little gloomy, and asked back: "Why did Mr. Xu say this? Could it be that Zhao was rude?"
"You have such obvious hostility, even this fellow Taoist Song feels it, let alone me." Xu Changqing raised his hand and pointed to the awkward Old Song, and then asked repeatedly: "Do you and I have a grudge?"
It was the first time Zhao Ruoyi met such a person, and he was inevitably in a passive state and could only say copingly: "There is no hatred."
Xu Changqing pressed step by step: "Since there is no hatred, it should be the first time you and I have met, so why are you so hostile to me?"
"Because your existence is a hidden threat to the country." Faced with the invisible pressure emitted from Xu Changqing, Zhao Ruoyi felt a sense of resistance in his heart, and directly under Xu Changqing's pressure, blurting out what he thought in his heart. However, after saying it, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, realizing that he seemed to have said something he shouldn't say, and also felt that after Xu Changqing spoke, his emotions were very wrong, not like his previous personality, which made him immediately think of magic tricks such as mind-absorbing skills, and his face immediately became gloomy, and he asked Xu Changqing: "Is this you doing something?"
Chapter completed!