What's going on?

Who is Huang Houde?

Huang Houde is a "saint" temporarily elected by Taoism.

What about Cao Qiying?

Cao Qiying went to Dongyue Temple temporarily, and then did not come back.

He voluntarily gave up the position of the Imperial Parent.

But even if Cao Qiying gives up, won't the three major Taoist families still have Zhang Tianshi, Lu Wuwu?

This generation of Zhang Tianshi's name is Zhang Tianshi, not only is he not born, but all the people of the Zhang family are not allowed to enter the office. What about the Lu family? Lu Wuwu, Lu Wuwei, and Lu Wuwei were even more bent on seeking Taoism, and they didn't even see the envoys sent by the Taoist Association in the imperial election, let alone run for election. Lu Wufu is locked up in the prison of the Justice Bureau. If it weren't for the prison, he wouldn't be able to run for election! He would be too troublesome to accept an apprentice, let alone let him come out to take care of things.

This is cheap Huang Houde of Wudang Mountain. Originally, the three major families of Taoism did not participate in the election, and Taoism still had people. Whether it is the three elders of Lingbao in Songshan or the three saints of Shangqing in Maoshan, which one is not a nationally recognized Taoist "saint"!

Moreover, Zhou Taixuan of Longhu Mountain, the weak guard of Shushan, Sima Chang of Baiyun Temple, and Peng Jiuzhu of Laojun Mountain, which one is not stronger than Huang Houde? However, the incident happened suddenly, and the cause and fate were coincidental. In this year's imperial election, Taoism can only push Huang Houde of Wudangshan. Moreover, the most important thing is that only Huang Houde of Wudang Mountain has always been proactive.

Of course, the main reason why Huang Houde can become one of the five "parents" of the empire is that his popularity is good! His popularity is super good! Not the kind of hello, I am good, everyone is good, and no one can be offended. It doesn't matter who is good or who is bad, I say that he is good and old. Huang Houde is the kind of person who can be obedient to all sentient beings, and earnestly accumulate virtue and do good.

However, although his virtue is good, his talent is average. Although Wudang Mountain has the Xuanyuan Sword of the Ancient Yellow Emperor, which can cut off the physical and mental troubles of people and ghosts, whether it is him Huang Houde, or his two brothers Huang Ruoshui and Huang Shangshan, guarding this ancient strange soldier, no one will use it. This is also why as soon as the election ended, everyone had many doubts about Huang Houde!

Therefore, in this election, although Huang Houde is like a dark horse, his election is both unexpected and reasonable. Also unexpected, but also reasonable is Cheng Keji. Cheng Keji was able to be elected as a Confucian sage, and he was already trembling and barely qualified. However, he was unexpectedly elected as the "Great Patriarch" of the empire, ranking first among the five patriarchs.

However, this is not difficult to explain, because the Legalists already have real power, and they also need Confucianism to coordinate among the various factions, and the former "patriarch" of the empire, Du Boyao, is a Confucian. What's more important is that with Xun Bugou, a great wisdom behind his back, Cheng Keji can definitely be selected as long as he doesn't drop the chain.

What's more, there is also the temporary withdrawal of Taoist Cao Qiying.

In other words, why did Cao Qiying quit temporarily? What did he do in Dongyue Temple?

Dongyue Temple, just in Qingzhou, the top of Daizong Mountain!

Dongyue Temple is dedicated to the Emperor of Dongyue, and the temple is guarded by the lord of Daishan - Taixuzi.

The level of Taoist cultivation can be roughly divided into five stages: Taoist priest, true person, supreme person, god man, and saint. The saint is the Mother of Heaven and Earth, and this level only exists in legends. The god man is the lord of all things, and the only one who deserves this title is the Sanqing Patriarch. Zhiren is a great master, and those who can reach this level are definitely dragons and phoenixes among people, and there are very few people, and the people who have reached this level for thousands of years in ancient times are only dozens of people such as Lao Tzu and Zhuangzi. A real person is also the immortal stage of immortality, and generally cultivating to the stage of a real person is equivalent to saying that he has attained the Tao. Because, it is already possible not to die. After you don't die, you have enough time and energy to cultivate again. It doesn't matter if it's thousands or tens of thousands of years!

In fact, most cultivators are still at the Taoist stage. This Taoist priest refers to a true Taoist priest, like Lu Wufu, although he has lived for more than three hundred years, he has not yet reached the stage of immortality, so he is still just a Taoist priest. The same is true for Cao Qiying!

However, Cao Qiying's master, Daishan Lord Jun Taixuzi, has already surpassed the Taoist stage. He is a real person! That is, he has cultivated to the body of immortality, and he can no longer die.

However, after the Fengdu Town incident, when Cao Qiying's disciples and grandchildren were cleaning up Dongyue Temple, they found that their ancestor - Daishan Lord Jun Taixuzi was actually sitting in the Qingdi Palace of Dongyue Temple for no reason!

This is no small matter. To put it mildly, it's called unprovoked sitting, and to put it bluntly, it's to be killed!

Don't look at the prosperity of Taoism in the Han and Tang Empires, but the Taoist who has really reached the real level can be counted on his fingers. Because, generally after reaching the level of a real person, they almost always choose to ascend, that is, to leave this world with the help of real human divine power. Go to the vast starry sky to find a pure and secluded place and continue to practice in order to reach the supreme stage of the great master.

Taixuzi is one of the few Taoists who has reached the stage of real people, but has not chosen to ascend. However, a Dao true person like him, who was already able to gather all things and let them go freely, was actually killed! What a terrifying thing!

Therefore, Cao Qiying also chose the imperial election of wool! He immediately got up and came to Daizong Mountain, which had just experienced the supernatural incident in Fengdu Town, and walked into this Dongyue Temple where he had devoted himself to learning Taoism one hundred and fifty years ago!

The building area of Dongyue Temple is very large, covering almost the entire top of Daizong Mountain! The top of the mountain is centered on the Qingdi Palace, and it is divided into five layers of horns with each other, but each of them is independent of five courtyards.

Cao Qiying went straight to the Blue Emperor Palace.

Entering the Blue Emperor Palace, one step at a time, he couldn't believe that the situation in front of him was true.

In the center of the main hall of the Qingdi Palace is a giant gossip alchemy furnace. Cao Qiying's master, Daishan Lord Jun Taixuzi, sat in the center of the lid of the alchemy furnace, motionless, like a sculpture. Tsing Yi has a red face, white hair and black eyes, and he is alive as if he is not dead.

However, Cao Qiying can't deceive herself. He has already tried all kinds of things, and the master has indeed sat down!

Not only is the lord of Daishan too vain, sitting for no reason, but also before the Dongyue Temple, there are more than 330 true Taoist priests and false Taoist priests, old and young, all of whom have disappeared completely, and have not left any clues! A huge Dongyue Temple, at this time, the hall is empty, and there are no people at all levels, revealing indescribable depression and weirdness everywhere!

Cao Qiying searched from Fanzhuang Village at the foot of Daizong Mountain all the way to Anle Street in Fengdu Town. Then from a step of Anle Street, a piece of green bricks to find Dongyue Temple!

Of course, nothing was found!

However, in his heart, he kept telling him: All the problems are in the source of Qingzhou Taoism - Dongyue Temple!