Chapter 98: Bu Yue

After leaving the "Ghost Pass" and entering Zhongzhou, not far away is the summer palace built by the Empress Mingkong, where Zhongzhou Daofu is now located.

The Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven and the "Ghost Pass" are actually located between Qinzhou Daofu and Zhongzhou Daofu. If the distance is further increased, it is located between the Wanshou Chongyang Palace in Difei Mountain and the Wanxiang Dao Palace in Longmen Prefecture.

Otherwise, it is said that it is located in the core power sphere of the Taoist sect, which makes Feng Bo feel desperate and directly choose to take action in Xijing Prefecture. After all, in Xijing Prefecture, he only needs to face Qinzhou Daofu and Wuxu Palace. When he arrives in Beimang Mountain, he doesn't know how many Taoist forces he will face.

For Qi Xuansu, Zhongzhou is his second hometown, because the Wanxiang Dao Palace is located in Zhongzhou, and he spent his childhood and youth here. As for the first hometown, God knows. Perhaps the Wanxiang Dao Palace also knows, but after so many years, it is not known whether the archives are still preserved. Even if they are preserved, not just anyone can retrieve them for review.

In fact, Qi Xuansu has no obsession with his life experience, which is due to the acquired environment.

If Qi Xuansu had not been adopted by the Wanxiang Dao Palace, but was living on the streets, then everyone around him had parents, but he had no parents, and he was an outlier. I couldn't help but ask myself, who gave birth to me?

But there were only such children in the Wanxiang Dao Palace, all of them were the same, there was no outlier, so no one would ask this question, as if they were born in the Wanxiang Dao Palace, the teacher was a strict father, the female nun who took care of their daily life was a kind mother, the Dao Gate was the sky, the Wanxiang Dao Palace was the earth, and everything was taken for granted.

After entering the Dao Gate, the Dao Gate focused on the inheritance of master and apprentice, and the master and apprentice were like father and son. Quanzhen Dao, one of the three Daos, was mostly composed of monks. This means that nearly one-third of the Dao Gate disciples were alone, and there was no extra bond except the master-apprentice relationship.

If Qi Xuansu had not followed his master Qi Haoran to join the Zhengyi Dao, he would most likely have been classified as a Quanzhen Dao.

Many people's obsessions are actually rooted in their youth. In this case, how could Qi Xuansu have an obsession with his life experience? The real obsession is to return to Taoism, not only because of Zhang Yuelu, but also because of the sense of belonging and identity brought by Taoism. Taoism is his family.

In the past, Qi Xuansu was outside the Taoist system, but his identity as a seventh-grade Taoist priest was real. No matter where he went, he could take out his certificate openly, just like a wanderer who left home and could go back anytime he wanted. Now, Qi Xuansu has become an illegal resident, and his identity in Taoism is no longer useful, just like an orphan who was kicked out of the house. These are two completely different situations and feelings.

This situation is very scary for the court. So many Taoist disciples were born in Taoism, grew up in Taoism, and even died in Taoism. Taoism is their roots, their home, and their whole life. In their eyes, the world is actually Taoism. They not only don’t know their parents, but also don’t know the court, the emperor, and their father.

Although Taoism and the court cooperate seamlessly and are integrated, it is inevitable that there will be gaps. Then it is almost inevitable that the court will take the opportunity to intervene in the competition for the Taoist master. The imperial court and the Taoist sect are like a couple. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. There must be a head of the family.

Qi Xuansu didn't think so much at this time. He just wanted to go to Longmen Mansion as soon as possible and take another look at the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, which carried his childhood and youth memories.

Qi Xuansu came to the gate of the summer palace very low-key. He saw Taoists coming in and out, very busy.

On both sides of the main gate were Ming officials arranged in eight characters, wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, with an imposing manner.

Strictly speaking, the predecessor of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace was the Wanxiang Palace, which was built in the same period as the summer palace. Both were built during the reign of Empress Mingkong, so the architectural style is very similar, with a lot of legacy of Shengqi.

Qi Xuansu turned over and dismounted, stopped for a moment, and couldn't help but think of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace after many years.

The Wanxiang Taoist Palace covers a large area, covering the entire Ziwei City. Longmen Prefecture was once the Eastern Capital of the Eastern and Western Capitals of the Great Qi Dynasty, and was on par with the Western Capital. Ziwei City was the palace city of the Eastern Capital. The main hall of the Great Court was called "Mingtang", which means "the hall of politics and religion", and it was also the Upper Palace where countless fourth-grade priests had been.

Most of Ziwei City outside the Upper Palace was the Lower Palace, and together with the teachers and female priests, there were at least tens of thousands of them. However, only a thousand people could successfully pass the two assessments each year, and the rest became ordinary Taoists. Although Taoists could be converted to Taoists, the upper limit was the seventh-grade Taoists, and it could not be higher. Among these thousand people, there might be less than a hundred who could go from the ninth-grade Taoists to the fourth-grade priests. There were less than a handful of people who could really go to the second-grade Taiyi Taoists.

Yue Liuli and Wan Xiuwu were the best of Qi Xuansu's class, and now they are only fifth-grade Taoists. Qi Xuansu was only a sixth-grade Taoist with the help of the nobles, Qi Niang and Zhang Yuelu. As a result, Wan Xiuwu died prematurely at the hands of Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu himself also died prematurely in the Taoist records, and died at the hands of Lingshan Witch Cult.

Recalling the past, there are all kinds of feelings in my heart.

Not far away is a viewing platform, where many men and women who go hiking gather, pointing and laughing from time to time.

Qi Xuansu led the horse and followed the crowd. It turned out that you can overlook Longmen Mansion from here. At this time, the sun sets, and the lights of thousands of houses are like stars in the sky. Climbing the mountain and looking far away, you can see the beauty of Yi and Luo Rivers.

It is thanks to Taoism that we can have such a beautiful scenery. Two hundred years ago, this place was gloomy. Not to mention the evening, even at noon when the yang energy was the heaviest, people did not dare to come here.

Qi Xuansu stood alone in a deserted corner, gently stroking the bad horse's mane, and was filled with emotion.

The bad horse shook his head and snorted.

After following Qi Xuansu through the ghost kingdom, the bad horse seems to be a little different. At least he's not that frail anymore. Now he can run three hundred miles in one breath without gasping for breath or trembling hooves. He also has a faint yin energy on his body and his coat is dark and black. The key is that Qi Xuansu feels that this guy is actually humane and understands human language.

Qi Xuansu suddenly said: "How about I give you a name?"

The bad horse seemed to understand and stamped his hoof.

"What should I call it?" Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought, "I will never do such a thing as naming someone by the color of their coat. It's too easy to have the same name."

The bad horse couldn't help but nod, showing his neat teeth.

"How about Wei Wugui?" Qi Xuansu said, "He has the same name as me."

The bad horse shook his head, obviously disapproving of it.

Qi Xuansu thought to himself and said: "Xuan is black and Su is white. Your black hair corresponds to the word 'Xuan', but the Taoist sect is also called Xuanmen, and the country's name is Daxuan, so the name of a person also uses the word 'Xuan'." That’s it, if you use the word ‘Xuan’, it would be too disrespectful of our Taoist sect and the imperial court, it’s inappropriate, it’s inappropriate.”

The inferior horse subconsciously paved the ground slowly with its front hooves, feeling a little uneasy in its heart.

It is said that old horses become slippery, and it is considered an old horse. With some experience, I always feel that Qi Xuansu is holding back something bad.

"Okay, how about radish?" Qi Xuansu finally came up with a very powerful and domineering name.

The bad horse stamped its hoof three times to express dissatisfaction and protest.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What about the grapes?"

The bad horse shook its head.

It doesn't want to use such a ghost name.

Qi Xuansu still didn't give up: "By the way, I have a friend from the Western Continent named Arthur. I learned some Western Continent language from him. How about giving you a Western name, such as Torrett?" ?”

The bad horse rolled its eyes fiercely, which meant that Qi Xuansu was not on its back, otherwise it would have assigned Qi Xuansu to stand alone and let him know what "Li Qinwei" means.

It was the first time Qi Xuansu knew that a horse's face could show such a human expression.

"Okay, okay, Daxuan's horse doesn't need a Western name." Qi Xuansu had no choice but to appease the inferior horse, and then thought hard about the name.

He suddenly remembered his Cipai name. Because he owed a lot of foreign debt, the Cipai name was "Jincuo Dao", which means money. He could have used a Cipai name to save time and effort. The key was elegance.

Qi Xuansu said: "People use three-character brand names. You are a beast, so use two-character brand names. Let me think about it, Bagui, Ding'er, Santai, Tianxiang, Liu Chou, Jiu Ri, Chu Si, Ta Yue , Bu Yue, and No Smoking, these are all brand names thought up by ancient literati and celebrities. I didn’t make them up. What do you think?”

The bad horse did not object this time and nodded repeatedly.

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "You still know good and bad, you are really a spirit. Forget it, I will help you choose one. You walk with me on the Yin Road once, walking, and the moon is Taiyin, so use the name 'Bu Yue' Bar."

The bad horse snorted.

As if to say, this is not bad.