66. Unexpected joy
Although the status of the Supreme Elder is respected, but it also needs to shoulder the responsibility of the rise and fall of the entire Shangqing Temple, Ning Zhiwei accepted the token of the Supreme Elder, which also means that he is tightly tied to the Shangqing Temple, which is the cause and effect that cannot be escaped.
Especially after receiving the tremendous power of faith condensed from the top and bottom of the Shangqing Concept, her Dao heart did not allow her to escape.
Master Fang handed over the token to her in front of the public, and called her Elder Taishang to the elders, although the disciples below were competing, they would not ignore the movement of the viewing platform, so her new identity spread far and wide, setting off a wave of discussion in the whole audience, and even the great competition of the wonderful fight became overshadowed.
Under such circumstances, the power of faith in her sea of consciousness began to grow at a terrifying rate, and even condensed into the form of a small lake, flashing with silver light in the transparent sea of consciousness, vigorous and majestic, constantly nourishing her divine consciousness and body, and even her fluctuating realm showed signs of stability.
The most surprising thing was that the power of merit that she had been waiting for for a long time finally appeared in the sea of knowledge.
With the example of the power of faith in the past, Ning Zhiwei came up with the idea of letting Senior Brother Zhang Yuzhe buy a charity. Her main purpose is nothing more than to imitate the way Buddhism does good deeds and accumulates virtues, so as to collect the power of merit.
However, Senior Brother Zhang Yuzhe had not given her any news, and the Foundation had not yet set up it, so the sudden appearance of merit was easy to explain, and it was still the credit of Elder Taishang's storage bag.
It was an absolute bonus.
For the next few days, she immersed herself in researching the use of both energies. The last fight with Borunst made her unforgettable, but it was just two subtle wisps of energy, and the impact that erupted when they fused together was comparable to the blow of Borunster close to Yuanying!
However, the huge burst of energy will inevitably bring a trace of disadvantages, that is, all the aura in her body will be drained, so this move can only be regarded as a killer move, if there are still enemies left, she will become a lamb to the slaughter if she loses her resistance.
It's no wonder that the Qiankun Reversal Great Array can tear apart the interface barrier, just two small wisps of energy can tear through the space, not to mention the five forces that gather. Her heart beat inexorably faster, and she couldn't help but see such a groundbreaking scene.
After another half a month, the main pet contract with Xiaoqing in the sea fluctuated, and she got out of the space unsatisfied, and soon got the news that Shangqing Guan was going to hold a ceremony, and she was still the protagonist.
Since the news broke that she had become an elder of the Taishang, whenever she went out, it would cause a riot, so she simply hid in the space to clean up, leaving Xiaoqing alone to join in the fun.
It's just that she didn't expect Master Fang to make such a big noise as a celebration.
She went to find Fang Zhangmen, but bumped into Fang Yunheng who had come out of healing, only to see that he was full of aura, radiant, and only one step away from building the foundation, and couldn't help but rejoice: "Uncle, congratulations." ”
Fang Yunheng's eyes were full of smiles, "Compared to you girl, I'm far behind." ”
It's just ten days of hard work, this girl has advanced to the middle stage again, and he wants to catch up with her in his life, as an uncle, he is indeed a little embarrassed.
Ning Zhi smiled slightly, but she didn't forget the purpose of coming here, when she euphemistically expressed that it was not appropriate to raise the teacher, Fang Yunheng shook her head and smiled, "Although you received the token, the form that should be there cannot be missing, after all, it is a major event in the clan, and the patriarch also intends to let you personally award the winners with awards." ”
Dabi's ranking has come out, and the prizes have already been distributed according to the usual practice, but just happened to bump into Ning Zhiwei as the Taishang Elder, Fang Zhangmen intended to use Ning Zhiwei to motivate the disciples in Guanzhong, after all, no matter what, such a young Taishang Elder is a huge impact and incentive for everyone.
Of course, there are inevitably voices of disbelief in the view, but Ning Zhiwei's seniority and cultivation are there, and those discordant voices are just a small flower in thousands of waves. Most people still have a good sense of her, and are willing to call her the Supreme Elder.
"Then Uncle You'......"
As soon as she spoke, Fang Yunheng knew what she was going to ask, and rubbed her head, "The patriarch once mentioned it, but I rejected it, my identity is not suitable, and besides, it makes no difference to me if I am not an elder or not." ”
I have to say that Fang Yunheng's identity is an embarrassing existence in Shangqingguan. He is a descendant disciple of the Taoist Patriarch, if he is in any sect in the immortal cultivation world, he deserves to be an elder of the Taishang, but he also has the identity of a junior, and it is indeed a little inappropriate to be a senior elder, so his title of the elder is just a fictitious one.
Shangqingguan can be said to be a small Taoist temple or sect based on the family, which can be seen from the title, Ning Zhiwei is called the head of the house, but Fang Yunheng is used to calling the patriarch. In other words, the Shangqing Temple is no different from those immortal cultivation families in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, but it is just because the Taishang Elder was known as the Taoist Temple when he founded the sect, and it has developed so entangledly for thousands of years.
Therefore, whether it is Fang Zhangmen or Fang Yunheng, their sect consciousness is not very strong, and they pay more attention to the family blood relationship, which is also the main reason why Ning Zhiwei just arrived at Shangqing Temple, and the elders led by Fang Zhangmen could not fully accept her.
"Elder Taishang, Yun Heng."
Fang Boyi and the others came out of the inner hall, and saw Ning Zhiwei and Fang Yunheng at the door, especially the four elders, their eyes fell on the former's body, and found that she was wearing the best silkworm feather silk robe that was officially repaired a few days ago.
Of course, the premise is that Fang Yunheng is not by her side - a flat head, a casual suit, and a modern time-traveler, it is too damaging to the style of painting.
Obviously, the other elders also found a sense of disobedience, but Fang Yunheng had always dressed like this, so he couldn't force him to change his outfit, so he could only pretend not to see it, and continued to talk to Ning Zhiwei about the next ceremony process.
Ning Zhiwei is a powerful disciple of Yuanying, and she is from a big faction, and the way of behavior in the immortal cultivation world has been engraved into her bones, even if it is the identity of the Taishang Elder who appeared in front of all the monks of Shangqing Temple, she did not show any timidity and twist in the whole process, calmly and calmly, majestic and gentle, and her demeanor made many people nod secretly,
Even Fang Boyi nodded frequently, praising her for her demeanor.
The celebration ended perfectly with the power of faith that grew again in the sea of Ning Zhiwei's knowledge, and her portrait was also hung in Jixian Hall by Fang Zhangmen, and the position was only in the second row with the Taishang Elder Taiming Shenjun and Fang Yunheng, and the third and fourth lines were the various generations of heads and elders of Shangqing Temple.
The inside of Jixian Hall was densely hung with portraits, and there was a vacant space between the second elder Fang Boyan and the fourth elder Fang Boying, and Ning Zhiwei was keenly aware of the abnormality, and his eyes deepened slightly.
Master Fang followed her line of sight and sighed slightly, "Elder Taishang, let's go to the main hall to talk." ”
In the main hall, Ning Zhiwei sat in the first seat, Fang Yunheng and Fang Zhangmen sat on either side of her, and there were other elders sitting with them. The sound of celebration outside the main hall had not yet dissipated, and the place had fallen into solemnity, because what was going to be said next was not something happy.
Fang Zhangmen closed his eyes, his eyes were tired, "In Jixian Hall, there should have been a portrait hanging, his name is Fang Bozheng, and he is the third in my generation, that is, the former third elder......"
Taiming Shenjun established Shangqingguan, one is to repay the life-saving benefactor, and the other is to leave a Taoist system in this world, in fact, there is another important reason that is unknown, which is to let Shangqingguan guard the secret he discovered, that is, the interface barrier to the world of cultivating immortals.
For those who cultivate the truth, it is a huge temptation to go to the immortal cultivation realm, from the ancestor to the head of Shangqingguan, they have never given up this goal, and they are constantly looking for the energy needed to reverse the great array, hoping to take all the clansmen to the immortal cultivation realm one day.
Master Zu once trained that all disciples should not rely on immortal arts to do evil, interfere in the lives of mortals, and not expose their identities. Therefore, the Fang family was divided into two, ordinary people lived in the world, and the descendants with spiritual roots were sent to Kunlun to live a secluded life away from the world as Taoist priests in Shangqingguan, such as Fang Yunheng, Qinglong and Qingwen twins.
As for why Fang Yunheng can live in the world, it is because there is a special existence in the Shangqing Temple, that is, the inspection hall. The main task of the inspection hall is to find the power of faith and other energies around the world, which requires a group of disciples to live in the world, and Fang Yunheng is a member of the inspection hall.
After returning to the world, he chose to become a member of the system, with the same motivation as Ning Zhiwei's earlier purpose of joining the Functional Bureau. However, before this, there was someone who made the same choice as them, and that was the former Third Elder Fang Bozheng.
The bustling world is a big dye vat. Fang Bozheng, who had a firm belief, was gradually blinded by the glory and wealth and power of the world, tired of the ascetic-like life in the Taoist temple, and turned from suspicion and boredom to scorn at the utopian fantasies that had persisted in the clan for thousands of years, and finally began to chase power and wealth.
His dissent was revealed in a great political and political upheaval. Because of his crazy speculation, the worldly Fang family experienced an unprecedented catastrophe, and many clansmen were implicated and killed.
Outcome...... However, the whole army was wiped out, and Fang Bozheng, who had won the essence of the ancestral master's formation, killed three elders and twelve disciples with the power of one person, and among the three elders, there was also a foundation building period monk who was good at alchemy.
Shangqingguan was heavily traumatized and devastated, in order to worry that he would go back to the Taoist temple in a frenzy, Fang Zhangmen and the elders unanimously decided to open the mountain protection formation, and then when they recovered from their anger and sadness, Fang Bozheng had disappeared, and more than twenty years passed until Ning Zhiwei and Fang Yunheng went up the mountain.