“... Every single one of the people who appear on the peaks of various places these days has cultivated well. I don't know where they are in the sect now, but these people are definitely not good goods!"

"Immortal Master, you should have noticed these people, right? In the opinion of the disciples, most of them are lobbyists sent by other sects. Generally speaking, when the troubled times are coming, there will always be such a person, who supports the Tang Dynasty on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also want to form an alliance with An Lushan and us, so as to get oil and water, and in the end they will not lose no matter what. ”

"But this time it's different. Immortal Master, you don't have to deny it, you know the Golden Period Dharma Dao Master of the Nine Lotus Sect who is beside Prince Jinggong. After following them for a while, I can see 100% that other sects are now hostile to us. If the Sect Protector Array is closed, the various sects in the outside world gather the strength of the entire sect to attack, it will definitely destroy our Dao Foundation and slaughter my people!"

Xia Fanxing said excitedly. Xuanneng's figure was constantly trembling, trembling and came to him, put his arms on his shoulders, and said helplessly, "Can you, don't be so excited!"

"The situation is serious, and the younger generation has to be excited because they are concerned about the sect. I'm sorry for the offense. Xia Fanxing was very smart, and said righteously according to his meaning.

"I'll tell you first. Let you go to Datang alone for secular training, in fact, the old man is not at ease. Don't say that I look down on you, even if your Senior Brother Wang goes out of the sect alone, we elders will also be worried. So, I asked Hua Daoyou to tell me where you are. Then I was able to find out where you were. As for telling the disciples of the Nine Lotus Sect about your identity, don't misunderstand. I know that you were investigating an organization called the Heavenly Lack Sect with some people at the time, and the old man knew that it would be more beneficial for you to confess your identity to them. So, just do it. ”

He always had so many reasons. Xia Fanxing thought angrily, but his resentment was quickly relieved, what kind of person, what kind of thing to say.

As for the Hua Rongyu he mentioned, Xia Fanxing didn't plan to ask further, he knew that he would never be able to ask the slightest thing. However, Xuan Neng was very surprised when he knew about the Heavenly Lack Sect.

"The sect has already gotten the news of that organization. Didn't your master meet you in Chang'an City that day and tell you? Not long before you and Hou Ying left the customs, An Lushan cooperated with our investigation and obtained a large amount of secret information about this Heavenly Lack Sect, which proved that this was Yang Guozhong's act of pouring dirty water on him, and the construction of the Great Array of Worshipping Heaven was continued. However, the only thing that the old man couldn't figure out was why this surnamed Yang knew about the connection between our sect and An Lushan a few years ago. Xuan Neng sighed in a puzzled tone.

There are still things in this world that you don't understand. Xia Fanxing lowered his head and thought.

"Let's get down to business. Fanxing, I want to ask you first, do you think that just your understanding of a disciple of the Nine Lotus Sect is comparable to the decision made by the sect master and them together?"

Xia Fanxing said firmly, "Please persuade the Sect Master to persuade you." If what the younger generation says is false, let it be disposed of, and there will be no complaints!"

"Okay! I'll tell you, I've thought about what you said for a long time! Over the years, a slightly capable sect doesn't want to get rid of us, but it's especially capable of pretending to be a grandson. It seems that the status of the Tu Feng Sect is still the eight ancient sects that were beautiful back then, hehe!"

Xia Fanxing immediately remembered that Jin Qifa had told him before that the royal secret meeting ten years ago had invited major celebrity sects, but the Tu Feng Sect had been targeted at the meeting. Now that Xuan Neng sighed again, it really made him extremely puzzled-what did the elders of the sect want to get back then, relying on the relationship between the high father-in-law, and even if they did not hesitate to offend the major sects in the world, they still wanted to achieve their goal? The strangest thing is that it seems that they failed back then.

However, An Lushan must have this thing

Xuan Neng must know, but he will definitely not tell him. Xia Fanxing calmed down and asked, "Since you also have such concerns, why don't you persuade the sect master?"

"I didn't persuade him, I didn't. One reason is that because he has been in retreat, he didn't bother to come to him for this trivial matter, and he thought that Xinzhao, as the head of the hall, should be aware of this aspect. And one more reason... You come with me. Xuan Neng said, and then walked deeper into Merlin.

Xia Fanxing followed closely, passing through miles of plum blossom trees and coming to a small clearing surrounded by plum trees.

Xuan Neng stood in front of him, slowly squatting down, and put his hands on the ground. After a while, a white light appeared from the ground, and he slowly raised his hand. A sharp object that looked like the edge of a broken sword slowly flew out from under his hand. As soon as the moonlight fell on it, it immediately reflected in all directions, and the light became brighter, and the whole peak seemed to brighten up at once.

"This thing is the blade of an ancient sword after it was broken, and the old man was fortunate enough to collect it. There is a verse in ancient times that describes the posture of this sword. Maybe you've heard of the name of this sword, and the old man will read it to you. ”

"The singing stream and the birds play the pipa, and the white tiger and golden arrow stay in the spring. ”

This is a verse that seems to have nothing to do with the sword. Xia Fanxing felt that it was difficult to imagine the relationship between the two. But the word Mingjian was captured. He has loved reading since he was a child, and he thought of a prosperous era that has been passed down for thousands of years and the sect world, "This... Could this be the ancient sword Mingjian Yu?"

"Yes. Forty years ago, when the Ancient Sword Cave Heaven was opened, it was won by Jiang Suojin, a disciple of the Nine Lotus Sect, and now a young disciple of the Dao number Nine Lotus Yuheng. ”

Although this incident has been very unspread among the younger generation in the past few years, he Xia Fanxing knows about it. From a thousand years ago to the present, a total of five spirit swords have been born in the Ten Ancient Ten Spirit Swords before the catastrophe. There is no definite time for the cave to open, but it is extremely rare. It's just that... The ancient sword obtained by the disciples of the Nine Lotus Sect back then was rumored to have been stolen before. But how could its blade be in Xuan Neng's hands?

"Looks like you know all these things. Don't doubt that the old man will steal something! The sword was not stolen, but shattered. Mingjian Yu's sword was ill-fated, what happened back then that could make this ancient divine sword, which was originally a celestial divine sword reforged into the mortal world, shatter. The reason why he was able to get Mingjian Yu Jianfeng to be preserved on Guanmei Peak was that the old man had received a great favor from others. This favor is too great, and this seat will have to pay it back sooner or later. ”

Xia Fanxing stared at the cold light that the blade couldn't match, and its sharpness seemed to blind his eyes with the reflected moonlight. He looked up again at the Xuan Neng who was sighing, and a shock rose in his heart. This old man is terrible... The great secret of the sword cultivation world, the fragmentation of the Ming Jian Feather is little known. He... He was actually able to have such a divine sword blade that all sects and sects fought for back then!

"Who is he?" Xia Fanxing couldn't help but mutter. Who was it that handed over the blade of this divine sword to Xuan Neng's hands.

Xuan Neng didn't seem to hear his words, and after sighing for a while, he continued, "Do you know why I want to show you Ming Jian Yu's blade?"

"Forty years, just forty years. This is the shortest interval ever recorded. The cave is about to open again. The old man's retreat place is a secret room 100 meters deep under the cave. In the past three months, I have felt the changes in the leylines day and night, and the Ancient Sword Cave Heaven in the Southern Barbarian Land is indeed going to be opened again within a few months! And the ancient sword that appeared this time is extremely rigid and has the tendency to move forward bravely, which is just right for the disciples of our sect of the Seven Killings. ”

These words obviously shocked Xia Fanxing. If it is as he says... He stared blankly at Xuanneng. The extremely rare Ancient Sword Cave Heaven, opened in just forty years, is bound to become the biggest focus of the sixty-four sects in the near future. Moreover, the conditions of this event are also not suitable for the strong people in the sect to go, only disciples below the knot stage and above the foundation building period can enter. At that time, An Lushan must have sent troops south. This world is really going to fall into a long-term bustle!

Xia Fanxing shook his head, stared at Xuan Neng, and said a little strangely, "So...?Immortal Master, even if the Ancient Sword Cave Heaven is really opened again, is there any connection with the matter I just discussed with you?"

Xuan Neng smiled, and while squatting down, he sent Ming Jian Yu's sword blade back to this hidden land, and said, "You are very smart, the old man doesn't want to explain it to you, about the matter of the cave sky, you can think about it yourself." Of course, if your cultivation can go to the next level, surpass your Fifth Senior Brother, and enter the Cave Heaven in the future, the old man can do it for you. ”

"As for what you're worried about. I'll just tell you, then the big array closes, after the start of debugging. First, An Lushan will send a large number of people to help. His cousin, although he is a charlatan, does have a set of research on alchemy, and he has developed a pill that can increase the defense ability of ordinary soldiers' bodies by more than three or four times, and can produce it in large quantities. In addition, after the big array is closed, we will also open the second Protector Formation, which can control the formation of these people in advance. ”

"The manpower sent by An Lushan can completely serve as the first line of defense for our sect. Of course, if used properly, you can also kill many disciples of the outer sect who dare to stir up trouble. The second point. Fanxing, don't think that our sect is really at the point of being pointed out by a thousand masters. The real allies, that is, they will appear at this time, can be called the alliance sect. In the old man's opinion, there will never be a shortage of friends, and they are about to swarm to form an alliance with us. When the time comes, you will take a good look at the allies of our sect in the Inner Sect, and those hypocritical alliances that want to destroy my sect's Daoji, which one is stronger!"

Xia Fanxing was completely stunned, and after a long time, he said slowly, "Immortal Master, are you serious? I know how much people want to put ......."

"When the time comes, you can show me if the bald donkeys will come to help me!" Xuan Neng immediately interrupted him and said confidently. "How could my sect's thousands of years of Dao Ji be destroyed by such a small wind and waves!"

Xia Fanxing could only nod suspiciously. Xuan Neng is indeed deeply hidden, if he says that there will be allies to help Tu Feng Sect, maybe, there really will be. Unconsciously, after a conversation, Xia Fanxing didn't even notice that his original extreme hatred and fear of Xuan Neng had turned into trust at this moment. Although this foundation of trust is not particularly strong.

"But... Immortal Master, I still want to ask, why don't you persuade the sect master, even if you persuade him to postpone the debugging for a while, so that others will not know. If we can avoid an attack from the outside world, why do we have to fight them in our realm?" Xia Fanxing asked puzzled.

Xuan Neng nodded as he listened. After Xia Fanxing finished speaking, he said with a smile, "Kid, you don't want to see casualties, you want peace in the sect realm." There's nothing wrong with that. But if those people are all under our pretenses, they have evil intentions all day long, and treat my 3,000-year-old sect as a fish. If we don't come to a real big war, how can we suppress the evil thoughts of these people! If we dare to come and make trouble on the day when the big array is closed, no matter how many people there are, as long as I go back to my hometown, who would dare to look at us like that!"

"You have to understand that! I thought you'd seen it all this time in the world. What this seat said to you today is that the cultivation world is the weakest and the strongest, and only the supreme strength, those intrigues and scheming that can write a few books, are not as good as bullshit in the face of absolute strength. In the same way, Liwei is extremely important. Even if it is necessary to cause casualties, it is definitely worth it to establish a deterrent and revive the majesty of our ancient sect. ”

Xia Fanxing didn't expect that Xuan Neng would tell him these things seriously. It even made him wonder for a moment that this was not the mysterious ability that had tormented his body and mind many times. Although he was disgusted by his wavering attitude towards Xuanneng, he had to admit that what Xuanneng said was right.

The rebuttal blurted out is just a battle of will.

"Immortal Master, it's really going to die. Five generations of disciples, and those allies you mentioned. If we really fight, both sides will lose, and the casualties will be extremely heavy!"

Xuan Neng shook his head and said, "Okay." According to what you say, if those lobbyists from foreign sects really come to lobby, even if there is a big war, it will only be for show. Okay, don't you have to be killed or injured to make a appearance? Although Xinzhao can't see the true face of outsiders clearly, he is still resolute and resolute on this point. If you really fight a big war, you will die, and if you look like you, you will also die? The sect is going through a calamity! Sacrifice is inevitable. You want to persuade him, but the suzerain himself feels useless about the casualties you have called. This is the only way for this sect!"

"Let me tell you, back then, when I was just entering the foundation building period. Our old rival, the Seven Seas Sect, ranked as the fourth ancient sect, used a trivial matter as an excuse to send a gang to my mountain gate at that time, so he scolded more than once he had a gang and sent him to my mountain gate. At that time, it was still the Western Han Dynasty. Several key figures in the sect were in poor condition at that time. But the sect master had no room for accommodation in these matters, and as soon as he gave the order, he sent nearly a hundred disciples out of the mountain gate to fight with those villains who were provoking. Do you know how many people have died, half of the three generations of disciples sent out did not come back, which is why they are the shortest-lived generation of disciples. The first war shook the world that year, and it can be called the most tragic battle against the foreign sect in the history of the sect. But after that, no one dared to be afraid of the reputation of my sect, and even at the beginning of the establishment of the sect, when the eight ancient sects were in full bloom, the prestige of my Great Seven Killing Dao Sect was great. ”

Xia Fanxing lowered his head. What Xuan Neng said, he couldn't refute. It is true that the decision made by the Sect Master did not care about the casualties that might be caused by the big battle, and it was not to blame Xuan Neng. What's more, the history of the sect that Xuan Neng just talked about, they, the six generations of disciples, have also heard it. In ancient times, there were three generations of disciples who fought bloodily to establish the prestige of the Seven Killings, and today's catastrophe of the Tu Feng Sect is also destined to be spent with the blood of the five generations of disciples.

A huge sense of loss welled up in his heart, and strangely, his mind suddenly disappeared from the wariness of Xuan Neng. He felt nothing but fatigue and disappointment. But you can't blame anything. Xia Fanxing understood that in the matter of the war, whether it was Xuan Neng or a person with a clear heart, there was nothing wrong with it.

"Child, you don't have to worry. These days, the five generations of disciples have been prepared for a long time. Merely.. They don't know what the old man left behind. When they really see that life and death are on the line, they put death on the ground and live later. Therefore, this battle will not be lost. Xuan Neng said confidently.

Xia Fanxing bowed his head and was silent. So be it. He looked at Xuanneng, who had regained his composure, and nodded silently.

"Good. All of your six generations of disciples will be locked up in the Inner Sect. You are the young hope of the sect, and you must not have any problems in these matters. When fighting against the First Battle of the Seven Seas, the division commanders of this seat did the same. ”

Xia Fanxing didn't say anything. But he knew that when the time came, he couldn't say whether he would be able to stay in the inner sect obediently.

After all, what would most likely happen in a few days would be the first sect battle he had seen in his life.

"In the past few days, you and Hou Ying don't care about these things. It's not your kids' business. I also want to tell you that after the ceremony, An Lushan may send troops south at any time. At that time, there will also be many tasks falling on the head of my sect. The six generations of disciples are also likely to go out to practice. Plus the matter of the Ancient Sword Cave Heaven... This period of time is the best time for you to improve your cultivation and cultivate the Water God Technique. ”

"The disciple understands. Xia Fanxing looked at the cheats in his hand and bowed slightly to thank him. Either way, the contents of the book can't be faked. Xuan Neng's attitude today is like a kind and kind old-timer teaching his disciples. But Xia Fanxing will never forget how he and Shoujun mercilessly threw him out of the house and left him to fend for himself, and how the two of them treated Han Ningxue's little sister in the first place.

When the moon is in the sky, looking around, up and down the Lingshan Mountain with a similar height, scattered lights hang all over the mountain, and occasionally you can see one or two fifth-generation disciples hurrying on the mountain.

"Everything that needs to be said has been said. Let's go, go back to your sister and the girl. ”

However, one way or another. What Xia Fanxing himself didn't notice was. After this exchange, the suspicion that had been hanging on Xuan Neng for so long was slightly let go. Even after returning to the Inner Sect, in the dead of night, when he was alone, there was even a thought in his mind, could it be possible that all the things that Xuan Neng had done before were to sharpen him?