Chapter 40: Main Altar

Qi Xuansu talked to the old man about the White Lotus Sect again.

After hundreds of years of development, the incense hall with hundreds of people at that time has at least more than 10,000 people.

It may be more than that, because when the people of the White Lotus Sect came to this cave, they were dispersed and teleported to various places. After hundreds of years, they gradually restored contact. No one could grasp all the information. More than 10,000 people is just a rough estimate, which is very different from the actual situation. If you calculate carefully, tens of thousands of people are possible.

After all, people here will not die of old age, and the population will only continue to increase, not decrease. As for those who have achieved success in cultivation and never return to the mountains, they are only a very small number after all.

According to the old man, after so many years of development, the White Lotus Sect has far exceeded the scale of a incense hall. About two hundred years ago, at the suggestion of the son of the old headmaster, a meeting was held.

The old headmaster was the headmaster of the incense hall before they entered the cave. Later, everyone was scattered to various places and formed their own incense halls. This headmaster became the old headmaster. As for why it was the son of the old headmaster who came forward instead of the old headmaster himself, it was naturally because the old headmaster himself had been enlightened by the "Cloud God" and would never return.

The son of the old headmaster suggested that everyone simply appoint another leader, because when they were outside, the White Lotus Sect did have a leader, not only a leader, but also a saint.

The White Lotus Sect is certainly not as well organized as the Taoist Sect, and its leader cannot be compared with the Taoist headmaster, and is even worse than the six generations of headmasters. But no matter what, there is a nominal person in charge. In a sense, the leader of the White Lotus Sect is more like the so-called martial arts leader, who has basically no role except for convening martial arts conferences.

So the White Lotus Sect is essentially a group of incense halls that act on their own. Every time they started an uprising, it was a group of eighteen princes, without a unified command, so they were always defeated one by one.

It was not until Xu Zu integrated the White Lotus Sect into the Qingyang Sect and served as the leader and had three generals under his command that the leader had real power, but it was short-lived. Later, it was the "Heavenly Court". Jin Gong Zushi did hold real power, but it had been nearly five hundred years since the White Lotus Sect.

Because the leader was weak, the various incense halls did not oppose the nomination of the leader, and even the heads of several large incense halls were eager to compete for the position of leader. The final result was that the son of the old head became the leader. After all, the old head still had residual power and protected his descendants. The leader also established new rules. After all, everyone had converted to the Cloud God, not the Mother of No Birth, so the rules naturally had to be changed.

There was also a saint. Although she was not as important as the leader, she also had to be selected. Because it was limited to women, the competition was relatively less fierce, and people had to be pulled in to make up the number, so it was easier to choose.

After listening to it, Qi Xuansu felt that this isolated White Lotus Sect was somewhat similar to Taoism. The leader was a simplified version of the Grand Master, and the Saint played a role similar to the Grand Master's wife and the three deputy masters, but they were also weakened versions. The remaining Xiangtang masters were strengthened versions of the Canzhi Zhenren, who held real power and were responsible for electing the leader.

Now the leader is in charge of the main altar. Although he does not hold absolute power, he is like the emperor in the Spring and Autumn Period. The princes still have to respect the emperor in name and pay homage to him from time to time. The emperor will also mediate various conflicts between the princes.

The main altar is at the entrance of the mountain where the "Cloud God" lives. It is like a gatekeeper. Qi Xuansu must pass through here to go to the core area.

After Qi Xuansu learned about this, he made up his mind, said goodbye to the old man, and continued on his journey.

Qi Xuansu did not intend to interfere with the lives of these people. Those who are in harmony with the cave heaven can no longer leave the cave heaven, so it is better to let nature take its course. If one day, the cave collapses and perishes, it will be their own fate. The great trend is overwhelming, not because of Yao's existence, not because of Zhou's demise.

It may take an ordinary believer a year or two to go to the main altar, but Qi Xuansu can travel by wind, and it only takes one or two days.

Qi Xuansu soon saw the mountain where the "cloud god" lived. As the saying goes, if you look at the mountain, you will die. In fact, it is still quite far away, but it can be seen more clearly. It is indeed surrounded by clouds and mist. Only a peak can be seen from afar, and the rest are all white mist, like an isolated island in the sea of ​​clouds.

There seems to be a forbidden formation above the sea of ​​clouds.

If you rush into it, you may get lost in the rolling sea of ​​clouds.

There is only a vaguely visible road into the mountain in the front direction, which is blocked by a fortress. I think that is the main altar of the White Lotus Sect.

Qi Xuansu can certainly force his way through, but he didn't do so. Instead, he lowered his body and planned to explore the truth first.

Even if his guess was correct, "Cloud God" was not Yun Zhongjun and could not reach the height of the second calamity immortal, but what if it was the second He Luo God? Now Long Xiaobai had gone to an unknown place, and there was no help from Wu Niang. Even the last page of the "Xi Rui Sutra" had been used up. He alone could not compete with the immortal, so he had to be careful.

For Qi Xuansu, the future was bright, so there was no need to take too many risks. Now was not the time to risk one's life to win a chance, so it was more particular.

This fortress was not big, with only more than a thousand people, but it was much larger than the settlement Qi Xuansu had visited before, and the cultivation of the people there was obviously one level higher overall. It seemed that the main hall was still quite intimidating.

Qi Xuansu descended and came directly into the fortress.

Such behavior quickly attracted the attention of the fortress guards.

A group of people immediately surrounded them. Although they were not wearing armor, they were not mediocre. They were all innate, and the leader was in the stage of returning to the true self.

Although there is no systematic teaching here, those who were enlightened by the "Cloud God" should have left some self-created skills. Development also requires size. The size of the Taoist sect determined the miracle of the Taoist sect in the past 200 years, from being torn apart to half of the world. There were only a few hundred people here at the beginning, and it was not easy to develop to what it is today.

Qi Xuansu waved his sleeves, raising a breeze, pushing these people back several feet, and said, "I have no ill intentions in coming here."

These people were also knowledgeable people. Seeing Qi Xuansu first descend from the sky and then show such a skill, they immediately changed their tone. The leader said, "Where are you from?"

Qi Xuansu wanted to say "from where I came from, go to where I'm going", but he held back and said, "From Kunlun Yujing."

The leader immediately took a breath of cold air. Kunlun's reputation was known to everyone. Even if they were born in this isolated place, they knew the existence of Kunlun Mountain from their elders. It was the ancestor of all mountains, the ancestral home of Taoism, the fairyland where gods and humans lived together, and the place where the Supreme Taoist preached and made elixirs.

At this time, another person asked, "Is it the Yujing of the 'White Jade Capital in the Sky'?"

Qi Xuansu looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was a woman. She looked about the same age as Qi Xuansu, with a pretty face, a dignified demeanor, and plain clothes, so it was hard to tell what her figure was like.

Looking at the reactions of the other people around, they not only made way for the woman, but also showed respect on their faces.

According to the old man, there are two main figures in the headquarters, one is the leader and the other is the saint. Then there are some elders, who may not have much power, but are highly respected and prestigious.

This woman is not very old, and is definitely not an elder. She is dressed in white, which makes her stand out from the crowd. The name of the White Lotus Sect contains the word "white", and the white color is worshipped. The "cloud god" is also white, so she is most likely the saint.

Qi Xuansu explained, "After Kunlun Cave Heaven fell to the ground, Yujing was no longer in the sky."

The woman's face was solemn: "You are a Taoist."

Qi Xuansu replied, "In the Central Plains, from the emperors and kings to the common people, everyone is a Taoist."

The woman thought for a while and asked, "Do you know Master Su?"

This confirmed Qi Xuansu's guess. It was obviously not the first time that Su Yuanzai came here. He was familiar with these people of the White Lotus Sect and regarded this place as his own garden.

As for how the people in the court knew about this, the reason was not complicated. As long as it was within the scope of the Central Plains, each place had two systems, one was the Daofu system, and the other was the local three-division system of the court. Yunmengze was magical. The Xiangzhou Daofu was suppressed by Su Yuanzai. The court was not under Su Yuanzai's control, so it was naturally reported to the court, so the court sent the "inn" to deal with the matter.

Qi Xuansu asked, "Is it Master Su Gongfu Su?"

"Gongfu" is Su Yuanzai's courtesy name.

The woman nodded and said, "That's right."

Qi Xuansu said, "To be honest, Master Su's sister is my Taoist companion's master."

The woman was obviously stunned for a moment, and there was an obvious thinking process. After all, this relative relationship is a bit complicated.

Strictly speaking, Su Yuanzai is half of Zhang Yuelu's uncle, and Zhang Yuelu can also call him uncle master. This is probably the relationship.

Qi Xuansu said, "When I came in, Master Su was still in front of me. Have you seen Master Su?"

The woman shook her head: "I haven't seen Master Su yet."

Qi Xuansu pondered.

Could it be that Su Yuanzai and others were teleported to a farther place? He was the first to arrive here?

So did he stay here for a few days and take a look? Or did he enter this misty mountain first?

The fear is that before Long Xiaobai or Su Yuanzai, Zhou Mengyao will come first.

Qi Xuansu was alone against Zhou Mengyao. Even if Zhou Mengyao was severely injured, Qi Xuansu did not dare to say that he could escape unscathed. After all, Zhou Mengyao's immortal foundation was there, and Qi Xuansu was still a little nervous.

Last time, he was not nervous because he was in Yujing, which was equivalent to the emperor's feet, so Qi Xuansu was naturally very tough. Now it was like the wilderness, which was the most suitable for killing people.

This was a dilemma.

Qi Xuansu gathered his thoughts: "The girl should be the saint of the White Lotus Sect."

The woman said seriously: "We no longer believe in the Mother of No Life, but have changed to believe in the Cloud God, so we officially changed our name to the White Cloud Sect."

Qi Xuansu was silent for a long time.

This was no longer a matter of taste, but even the brand was changed.