Chapter 412 Volume D: At Dusk, the Waves Rise, and the Feelings of the Old Friends Are Hard to Let Go
There are more and more people on the street, and it can be seen that almost all of them are monks who have achieved unity of spirit, energy and spirit.
The candlelight around the Rainbow Bridge is like two shining pearl chains, illuminating the entire banks of the Bian River like a fairyland.
The boats moored on the river under the bridge also lit up their lights. Some passenger ships even lit up 10 to 20 lights. There are also flower boats whose entire hulls are made of spiritual materials and supported by magic tools. The entire hull seems to be ethereal in a kind of pearly and jeweled atmosphere, like a dream.
It is no wonder that many monks want to board the boat even if they spend 20 to 30 spiritual stones, just so that when they return home in the future, when the villagers ask if they have been to the Rainbow Bridge Yunchariot, they can straighten their chests and say that they have been there.
I've been there and back, but I can only admire the last seat and listen to the music and watch the dance with dozens of spirit stones. If I want to go a step further and have tea and banquets together, it's not just a matter of dozens of spirit stones. If I want to become the guest of the top players inside, it's not a problem that spirit stones can solve.
The Eight Scenic Spots of Bianjing are indeed well-known, but they are already the old eight scenic spots. The new eight scenic spots that have emerged in the past hundred years, this Hongqiao Yunchai is one of them, and it ranks among the top three.
Chen Huaisheng didn't expect that the meeting with Xuan Chimei would be on the boat under the Hongqiao Bridge. Looking at Xuan Chimei, who seemed to have a much colder temperament, Chen Huaisheng estimated that in the past year or so, I'm afraid that this girl has encountered a lot of things.
"I am Hezi now." Xuan Chimei handed the roasted pork skin to Chen Huaisheng, "Try it, this is the most famous snack in Beijing, no one can escape its charm."
Chen Huaisheng took the roasted pork skin and stuffed it into his mouth, while speaking incoherently: "Hezi? The fifth Hezi of this year's Yuanhe?"
"Yeah."
Xuan Chimei's eyebrows were filled with a bit of indescribable melancholy, which made Chen Huaisheng feel a little heartbroken, but he had to admit that with this bit of melancholy temperament, Chimei was even more fascinating.
Chen Huaisheng roughly knew that the Jiulian Sect had its own unique way of cultivating core members, but outsiders didn't know how it was.
Xuan Chimei had mentioned it to him, but he only knew that Hezi should mean the young core of their Yuanhe Sect.
Those who were probably under 35 years old, with extremely high talents and rapid progress, could become Hezi after going through many screenings.
Five lotus seeds, the next step is to eliminate three cores, and the last step is to have a single core. Step by step, the core will be eliminated and the essence will be retained. The core will become the candidate for the leader.
But this is not the only candidate, because Yuanhe Sect starts a round of this screening every ten years, which means that if you fall behind in this waiting process, you may also be forgotten by the crowd and surpassed by the latecomers.
However, one thing can be said in any case, that is, Xuan Chimei has become the top five in Yuanhe Sect in the past ten or twenty years. This is different from the praise of the senior brothers and sisters in the sect in the past. This is recognized by practice.
Chen Huaisheng knew that Xuan Chimei was the best in Jiulian Sect, and she had been since she entered Jiulian Sect.
But Jiulian Sect is full of stars. Every year, hundreds of disciples enter Jiulian Sect, and there will be a few extremely dazzling new stars shining brightly. However, Xuan Chimei can stand out among the bright stars, which is enough to show her excellence.
She has been in Jiulian Sect for seven years. The fact that she was selected as one of the five lotus seeds in the ten-year lotus seed screening of Yuanhe Sect further confirms this point.
Among the hundreds of new disciples who came to Yuanhe Sect in the past 10 to 20 years, her performance ranked among the top five, and judging from her age, she is probably the youngest one.
"That's great news, Chi Mei, after Wu He Zi, it should be San He Rui, and then Du He Xin, right?" Chen Huaisheng showed joy on his face, "Then I have to congratulate Chi Mei, it's just a matter of time before she catches up with me."
Xuan Chi Mei rolled her eyes, and her face became more melancholy: "Brother Huaisheng, let alone Wu He Zi, there are five people, and there are still four competitors to Du He Xin. I'm just talking about the current situation of Jiulian Sect. Brother Huaisheng, you don't know everything, right? It's like this, whether it's He Zi, He Rui, or He Xin, what's the point?"
Chen Huaisheng's heart sank. Even Xuan Chi Mei realized the crisis, what about Yuanhe Sect itself?
"Chi Mei, have the leaders of your Yuanhe Sect also realized the danger?" Chen Huaisheng asked.
"Brother Huaisheng, who can't see it?" Xuan Chimei smiled bitterly, "The sect master, the master, and several uncles and uncles are all very anxious, but the situation has developed to this point, what can we do?"
"What can we do? Being very anxious, this is a bit strange, I don't believe it. Yuanhe Sect, Yaolian Sect, and Jingfu Sect are all branches of Jiulian Sect, how can they be incompatible? Is it more difficult to accept to be together than to be divided by outsiders?" Chen Huaisheng looked incomprehensible, but he knew the doorway here very well.
It's all for interests, especially the internal interests are more serious than the external interests, and some losses of external interests can be concealed, but the damage to internal interests is visible to everyone, and it will immediately spread throughout the Jiulian Sect. I'm afraid that the person in charge will not even be able to sit firmly in his position.
Xuan Chimei just sighed, but didn't know how to explain.
To be honest, she didn't understand why they were all branches of Jiulian Sect, why they could give in and compromise to the outside world, but couldn't give in to these internal branches at all?
Chen Huaisheng was not interested in the life or death of Yuan Hezong. He only cared about where Xuan Chimei would go and whether she would encounter any accidents in this round of split in Jiulian Sect.
Although Yuan He Zong is a major branch of Jiu Lian Zong, there are many forces coveting it, because the main gate of Yuan He Zong is located in Daxian Mountain in Yuanling County, 300 miles west of Bianliang Prefecture.
"Classic of Mountains and Seas" says: "The mountain of Daxian is clean and iron-rich on the shady side, and covered with trees on the sunny side, rich and varied. There is a swamp at the foot of the mountain, which is the Xianze, which is a hundred miles in radius and unfathomable, with water flowing out of it. There are lotus in the swamp, with purple stems and black leaves, three feet into the ground, and the lotus root is like bone, with spirit and soul inside, which can be used to cast roots and bones."
Daxian Mountain is also a blessed place with mountains and water. It can be recorded in "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and occupied by Yuan He Zong as the mountain gate. It is conceivable.
In addition, except for the main mountain, the entire Daxian Mountain is almost flat around, which is a top-grade fertile land. The spiritual power around Xianze is excellent, which is a good place to grow spiritual plants.
The Yuanhe Sect alone controls thousands of acres of spiritual fields, not counting the large output of the Xize and the Qishui River, so the Yuanhe Sect originally lived a very rich and comfortable life.
But in addition to the Yuanhe Sect, Zhengcheng also has another sect - Dafeng Pavilion.
This sect is not large, with less than a hundred disciples, but its strength is quite good.
The two sides have always been in conflict over the nearly 1,000 acres of spiritual fields near Xize, and Dafeng Pavilion has always been at a disadvantage, while the backer of Dafeng Pavilion is Huaxi Sword Sect.