"Hmm......? Unless what? ”

"Unless the old master wants us to find them and return to their old places. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 However, as far as I know from studying the family history classics, the old master sent our clan to the sea to establish an overseas base in order to protect a great secret. I speculate that it was also for the sake of keeping secrets that the old master family disappeared from the mainland for hundreds of years. Throughout hundreds of years of modern history, the mundane world can be described as a great change, vicissitudes. However, there are very few incidents in the Eastern cultivation world and cultivation that involve ordinary people. Except for the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the Jianghuai Coast, the Dagukou Blockade of the ** War, and the war in the southwest border of the mainland battlefield during World War II, some strange events may be related to Western spiritual cultivation and Eastern witch spirits, and there are no major events that can be related to the old master. So I reasoned that the secrets kept by the old master should have not been leaked. In this way, it can be inferred that as long as the secret remains, the descendants of the old master will not appear for a day. ”

Seeing her father nodding slightly, Li Zhiqi's understanding of the glimmer of understanding that had been haunting her heart suddenly became clearer, so she boldly said, "So I want to expand the scope of the search." Changed the goal of just finding the old master to exploring the existence of three other families at the same time. In addition to the plum of the Li family of my plum garden and the pine of the head of the family, where are the descendants of the three families of bamboo, chrysanthemum and orchid? Are these three families connected to the old master? After all, it is always more likely to find four big families than to find one. Maybe....... ”

"Good idea" The father straightened up, interrupted Li Zhiqi's words, turned around and slowly walked to the sofa.

"Zhiqi, although you have obtained the position of General Manager of Overseas Development by yourself with your ability, you have the opportunity to travel almost the entire world. However, this is your first time back to the mainland. Seeing Li Zhiqi, he nodded and responded softly, "Yes." Then patiently explained:

"The Chinese cultivation realm is very different from other countries in the world. In other countries, monasticism and religion are inseparably linked to each other, and even royal power needs the coronation of the Pope to show the prestige of religion. The Chinese Xiuzhen realm, on the other hand, is independent of any religion. It also adheres to the law of separation between the immortal and the mortal, and does not interfere in the affairs and development of the mortal world. ”

Seeing the gleam in Li Zhiqi's eyes, his father, who was sitting on the sofa, raised his hand slightly to stop Li Zhiqi from interjecting, "Yes, there are indeed religions such as Hui, Buddha, Taoism and Christianity in the mainland, and they also have their true side. But after all, it is a foreign sect, and with the help of the minds of tens of millions of believers, the effect of cultivation cannot be ignored. But, after all, the righteous cultivation is just like our family, which religion do you say you belong to? ”

Li Zhiqi hurriedly got a cup of hot tea from the dense color pot of Song Ruyao and saluted his father with both hands, "The child listens to his father's teachings. ”

My father took the azure teacup covered with plum blossom ice patterns and continued: "Our Xiuzhen family, which does not belong to any religion, relies on our own family history and relies on bloodline to pass it down from generation to generation. Religion focuses on the fact that everyone can practice, and everyone has the opportunity to become a god, and gather the mental power of believers to help them practice. Because there is borrowing, they talk about equality and persuade good deeds in order to reciprocate. The difference between us and religion is that what we practice is not universal exercises, but exclusive to the Li bloodline, and we ask for heaven and earth with our own spiritual power attributes. Therefore, the exercises vary according to the attributes of the person. For example, if you are a natural water attribute and your sister is a natural fire attribute, will the exercises you both practice in addition to the same foundation, will your cultivation become more and more different in the future? ”

"Yes," Li Zhiqi responded, "Not only are the exercises different, but the choice of cultivation location and the use of elixirs and spars are also completely different. ”

Father nodded, took a sip of tea and continued, "That's it, the mainland cultivation realm has quite complicated feelings towards the overseas cultivation realm. On the one hand, especially in the past two hundred years, the Chinese nation has been bullied and plundered by foreign powers, and it is even more wary of overseas cultivation circles. On the other hand, as the continental spar was gradually consumed for thousands of years, it was also hoped that the spar brought to the mainland by the overseas cultivation realm would be supplemented by it. Fortunately, our Li family only moved overseas in the Ming Dynasty, and with a clear inheritance belonging to the mainland Xiuzhen family, plus our family's elixir, we got better treatment. ”

Seeing Li Zhiqi nodding, he took a sip of tea and continued:

"However, in order to obtain permission to search for ancestors on the mainland, the route of travel has traditionally been limited to a fairly narrow area. It was not until 1524, in the third year of the reign of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, that the family was allowed to visit the area of the old master for the first time. In the next few hundred years, although the mortal realm changed dynasties, it did not have much impact on the cultivation realm, and the family has always followed the original agreement. It was not until the Revolution of the Republic of China that Western religions and sorcerers used the secret methods of alchemy, astrology and refining tools in the mortal world astronomy, physics and chemistry, helped the mortal world develop the industrial revolution, and indirectly intervened in the affairs of the mortal world, in order to revive the Chinese nation, not only a large number of children of the Xiuzhen family participated in secular activities, but also donated a large amount of funds to the mainland's democratic revolution in the capacity of the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, so that the mainland gradually opened up to our overseas immortal cultivation world and expanded the scope of our activities. ”

When my father said this, he gradually fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he slowly put the teacup in his hand back on the coffee table, looked up at the map on the desk, and said slightly:

"It's been more than 30 years. As you can see from the red line marking, you also noticed that I led a trip to Jiangxi. That was the family accepting the entrustment of Taiwan's Zhibei Palace and going to visit Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi. The North Palace is the inheritance of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Dandao, which has been isolated for more than ten years due to the war of World War II. ”

Li Zhiqi is in charge of the family's overseas affairs, and Taiwan is the headquarters of the Pacific regional business, so it is natural to understand that the North Palace is the family's temple in Taiwan. The matter of pointing to the North Palace is the business of the family, saying that it is the trust of the North Palace, even if it is not proposed by the North Palace, the family will do its best to promote the inheritance and development of the Dan Dao of the North Palace.

Although religious implications have been implicated in the political changes in the secular world, the first Longhu Mountain of the older generation, who is over 90 years old, is still alive and hidden in a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in the city. I also went through a lot of hardships and it took me two months to find the trace. It took another week to gain trust and be able to meet face-to-face. Then he fell into deep thought.

"I heard from your mother that you met at that time?" Li Zhiqi broke the silence and asked.

"Yes," the father sighed slightly, "You also know that your mother is a descendant of the Sichuan Emei faction. At that time, he was a student at Sichuan Medical College. Taking advantage of the clinical internship to practice in the Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Jiangxi Medical College, it was actually the first place to visit the Longhu Shandan School. This is also a relatively common form of inter-sectarian exchange in the mainland. Although it was not until later that I learned that the Wudang faction, the Emei faction and Longhushan have a deep relationship in Dandao, and they have communicated with each other for thousands of years. At that time, it was just a coincidence. ”

The father paused slightly, "At the beginning, your mother and I listened to the first interpretation of Dan Dao together, and then discussed and learned from each other, from mutual admiration to gradual affection. It is also the first seat of the old to help, and he is willing to promote this marriage for the matchmaker. Because I had to say goodbye to the first seat for the time being, I agreed to go to Emei to ask for relatives in half a year. When I was leaving, the old first seat passed me a Danshu as a sauvenir. ”

"The existing "Examination of Chinese Waidan Classics" refers to Beigong?"

"Exactly. I have studied this book repeatedly with your mother, and it can be called the culmination of a collection of classics. Among them, the speculation on the combination of refining and alchemy is particularly incisive, and it has a great influence on the later study of the North Palace, especially the old palace master. As a result, the old palace master has been able to become famous at home and abroad in recent years. ”

"So, this time it's your father who went to ask for a kiss?" Li Zhiqi asked, pointing to the route to Sichuan. The Great Elder nodded, his hand moved slightly, and a scroll appeared in his hand.

Li Zhiqi gently unfolded it and saw that it was an interior picture hanging in her father's study. Li Zhiqi knew that his father's family elder ring was a storage space, and since he was a child, he had seen things appear out of thin air in his father's hands or things in his hands disappeared, so it was not strange to see this scroll, just quietly waiting for his father to explain.

The Great Elder then said solemnly: "Three months after the two elders of the clan and I arrived in Emei Sect, we first held a wedding in Emei, that is, at that time, the first seat of Longhu Mountain gave us a picture of the interior as a congratulatory gift. Unexpectedly, it was this interior picture that brought us a family that caused such a heavy blow. ”

"What? Don't......? ”

Looking at Li Zhiqi's surprised expression, his father nodded and unfolded the scroll in his hand and said, "In your opinion, how is this picture different from other common interior pictures in the outside world?" ”

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