Chapter 13: Opportunity

The courtesy officer's voice pulled Qi Xuansu back, and then they both bowed down at the same time.

It was said that they were bowing to each other, but in fact they were bowing to each other. After all, Taoists were not in the mood to kneel and bow.

The tips of the "buds" of the lotus crowns on their heads just touched each other.

Instantly separate.

This time is very short, but Qi Xuansu feels that it is very long.

At this moment, he thought of many things.

The first meeting of Taiqing City Weapons Book, the wedding banquet in Phoenix Tower, the thirty-six sky lanterns after drinking, and the beef noodles shared by two people. A woman who calls herself Tantaichu.

The face of Tiangang Hall, the vast Gobi Desert in the Western Regions, the Palace and Yaochi in the Snowy Mountains, and the three halls of the New Opera will review Jia Lilei. A short sword named Qingyuan.

The Yulan Temple in Yishan City, the mountain market on the Tea Horse Road, the Qianli River in Baidi City, and Shangqing Town in Yunjin Mountain. The fake show finally became real.

The bidding at Dazhen Mansion, the shocking change on the flying boat, the shocking jump at the Kunlun Mountain Pass, and the meeting again outside Jiangling City. It seems like this is destiny.

The investigation in Jinling Mansion, the burning Zhenwu Temple, the haze of Zhenjun Siming, and the smile of Nianhua in Wuxing Mountain. We work together.

Fenglinzhou's expedition, the first time the two swords came together, the support from the Lingnan Taoist government, the second time the two swords came together. We stay with each other.

Later, there were less gatherings and more separations.

But in the end, we still got to where we are now.

After gathering his thoughts, Qi Xuansu slowly straightened up and looked at Zhang Yuelu, who was standing opposite him.

Zhang Yuelu happened to look over, and their eyes met.

It seems that a thousand words are contained in this one glance.

Qi Xuansu smiled.

Many times, Qi Xuansu's smile was not genuine, it was a habitual smile, a superficial smile, a sneer, a bitter smile, and a forced smile.

But today's smile was definitely a smile from the heart, a natural smile without any impurities.

There was no reason, Qi Xuansu just wanted to laugh.

If I had to have one reason, it would be pure joy, pure joy.

Seemingly infected by Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but laugh.

There's no reason - no reason not to laugh.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

At this moment, everything seemed to have gone away. The best man in the high hall, the guests in the court, and the Chiming Palace were all gone.

Only the person in front of you is left, only the person in your eyes is left.

Many guests also felt the two people's emotions and watched quietly.

No one even noticed that the Heavenly Master appeared at some point.

At the beginning, the Heavenly Master showed up, and then disappeared, as if he didn't want to steal the spotlight from the newlyweds. Others thought that the Celestial Master simply showed up and left the table early. Now the Celestial Master is back again, quietly appearing at Pingzhang Daren's table and sitting down next to Jiang Dazhen.

Master Jiang Dazhen chuckled and said, "You should go up there."

"The four of them are enough. I won't join in the fun." Tianshi has always been easy-going and the most approachable among the three divisions. Hearing this, he waved his hands and said, "If I really want to go up, which side will I count? Or the middle one?"

Master Jiang Da said: "You can't say that. If you go up, Wu Niang will also go up, one on each side."

While speaking, the ceremony officer finally came to his senses, interrupted the two people's affectionate gaze, and asked the two newcomers to exchange their wishes.

Qi Xuansu took Zhang Yuelu's Ruyi with his left hand, and handed his own Ruyi to Zhang Yuelu's hand with his right hand.

This is the exchange of tokens.

Then thank the guests.

One advantage of forming a Taoist couple is that there is no such thing as changing one's name. Whatever one was called before will remain the same in the future.

Master Donghua stood up and said: "You two have become a Taoist couple this time, and the Heavenly Master has given you a lot. As Tianyuan's master, I don't dare to compare with the Heavenly Master, but I don't want to be too stingy. Let everyone laugh."

Because today is a big day and it is not a business matter, Master Donghua was not so serious when he spoke and was quite casual.

To put it bluntly, I want to give some gifts to the newlyweds.

Give money to Taiping?

That would be too tacky and not in line with Donghua’s identity.

Furthermore, even if you really want to give money to Taiping, how much should you give? If you give too much, you will gain face, but you will make mistakes. Give less, don’t make mistakes, and make people laugh.

What's more, what the Heavenly Master gave was an immortal thing. Even if it was borrowed, it would be unusual. Immortal objects do not necessarily belong to anyone. They are passed down from generation to generation. From this perspective, everyone's immortal objects are temporarily borrowed. There are so many people in the world and so many people in Taoism, why should I lend them to you temporarily? This is what the Heavenly Master has given.

The courtesy should be reciprocated, and Master Donghua had to express it.

But then again, after all, Donghua Zhenren has not yet ascended to the throne, and he is not yet the great leader of the Taoist sect. Whether he can ascend to the position in the end is still uncertain. Even if he can ascend, he will have to wait for the death of the third master and then re-centralize power, so what he has in hand is The resources that can be mobilized are really no match for the Celestial Master.

When it comes to "fighting for wealth", Donghua Zhenren cannot beat him, and he doesn't want to lose face, so he has to find another way.

Master Donghua had his own calculations and said: "Back then, Xuansheng and his wife left an opportunity in the Kunlun Cave. If the disciples of the younger generation are lucky enough to enter it and pass the trial, they can get Xuansheng's gift. This can be regarded as a gift. A blessing."

As soon as these words came out, the curiosity of many guests below was aroused.

It would be unbelievable to say that Xuansheng left any chance in Kunlun Cave, but it would make sense to say that it was Mrs. Xuansheng who did it. This is in line with Mrs. Xuansheng's character.

As for why only Master Donghua knew about this opportunity, the reason is very simple. The ancestor of the Pei family was the founding disciple of Xuansheng and the only disciple. The Zhou family and the Shen family are a little bit behind. Strictly speaking, the ancestors of these two families have other teachers, but they have only received guidance from Xuansheng. The difference is huge. It's like going to Wanxiang Taoist Palace to listen to classes, and there is a difference between students who are taught by teachers.

Master Donghua paused for a moment, and then said: "Maybe some Taoist friends will ask, why don't you go for such an opportunity? I won't hide it from everyone. This opportunity requires two Taoist partners, and I don't meet this condition. And there are some requirements for the cultivation of the two Taoist partners. Even Tianyuan and Qingxiao are a little bit behind now, not to mention others."

The guests laughed.

No matter what happens in the future, Master Donghua is still alone at present. As for the cultivation requirements, it should be said that Zhang Yuelu is still a few points short, and Qi Xuansu is probably enough, so Pei Xiaolou and other Pei family members, as well as the ancestors of the Pei family in the past, do not meet the requirements. It is easy to say for one person, but it is a bit difficult for two people to meet the requirements and be Taoist partners.

Needless to say, this condition must be set by Madam Xuansheng, and Xuansheng probably does not have such a sentimental mind. In fact, many interesting things are inseparable from Madam Xuansheng. Xuansheng is often pushed by Madam Xuansheng. He may not want to do these things. Xuansheng is more interested in integrating the three ways and conquering Buddhism.

Then Donghua Zhenren flicked his fingers, and two points of spiritual light flew out, flying into the eyebrows of Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu respectively.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu's faces changed slightly.

Seeing the changes in their expressions, everyone knew that this opportunity was true. They couldn't help but be more curious, what would Xuansheng leave behind? Most of Xuansheng's relics belonged to the Daoist sect, passed down to the hands of successive great masters, or stored in the Zixiao Palace. Another part was handed over to the Li family and passed down from generation to generation. The Pei family also received some as disciples. In this way, Xuansheng's personal belongings have basically been "divided up".

Inheritance is also unlikely. Xuansheng's philosophy is to break the sectarianism, so he collected all the Taoist methods, re-integrated them, and popularized them comprehensively. Therefore, it is impossible to keep some of the skills privately, which is inconsistent with Xuansheng's philosophy.

Unless this skill has great defects, Xuansheng thinks it is not suitable to be passed on to future generations, and it is the hard work of the predecessors, Xuansheng can't bear to destroy it, so he deliberately hid it. But this possibility is not great.

What exactly is the opportunity, probably only Donghua Zhenren, Qi Xuansu, and Zhang Yuelu know.

Qi Xuansu was very shocked at this time.

Because Donghua Zhenren did not mention the most critical information at all, and only told Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu.

The specific location of this opportunity is unknown, just like the Dragon Palace of the Queen of Heaven and the Tongzhen Palace of Lin Lingsu, which are constantly changing. You have to find it yourself.

The requirements for this opportunity are not the requirements for the realm of cultivation of the two Taoist partners. The key is that a key is needed, and this key is the "Heart of the Immortal Stone".

So after so many years, no one in the Pei family has been able to take this opportunity.

Donghua Zhenren also admitted that this opportunity should be left by Madam Xuansheng to the descendants of the Li family, because the Pei family itself did not have the "Heart of the Immortal Stone". Madam Xuansheng did not know that Yao Zu had also refined the third "Heart of the Immortal Stone". No matter how you look at it, it is an opportunity tailored by Madam Xuansheng for the descendants of the Li family.

Regarding the fact that the Li family has the "Heart of the Immortal Stone", Xuansheng may not have known it at the beginning, but he should have known it later.

However, the reform entered the deep water zone at this time. Measures such as abolishing the creation project to integrate the three paths aroused strong opposition. The eight tribes left, the war with Buddhism was frustrated, some Confucianists had second thoughts, and the ancient immortals supported by Buddhism were stirring up trouble. The internal and external situation became more and more complicated. At this time, Xuansheng had to rely on the Li family and even handed over the defense of Yujing to Taiping Dao.

In this case, Xuansheng really had no way to investigate these things, so he could only turn a blind eye and acquiesce to this matter.

What else could he do if he didn't acquiesce? Without Xuansheng's wife and the Li family, it was hard to say whether Xuansheng could suppress Zhengyi Dao and Quanzhen Dao with only the lineage of the Grand Master and his own prestige.

Once chaos broke out, the Dao sect was in danger of falling apart due to internal and external troubles.

When Xuansheng returned from his personal expedition to Buddhism with a great victory, he had problems again. He was in seclusion most of the time and rarely dealt with government affairs. He couldn't even take care of continuing to integrate the power of the three paths to the Nine Halls. In the end, he ascended in a hurry, so how could he take care of such trivial matters.

As for why they didn't tell the Li family directly, it was probably because Xuansheng played a role. Although it was Madam Xuansheng who led the matter, Xuansheng was also involved. Xuansheng's attitude towards the Li family was always complicated. He suppressed and reused them. He didn't want to leave this opportunity to the Li family, nor did he want to offend Madam Xuansheng, so he wanted the Pei family to play a role in checking.

The Pei family lived up to their expectations. After so many years, they didn't tell the Li family and treated it as if nothing had happened. Instead, they finally ushered in a turning point and waited for a disciple with the "Heart of the Immortal Stone".