Chapter 62: Sword Lake

The Tianwu Sect is the largest building complex in Tianwu City, there are about hundreds of buildings gathered here, and the Wuying Hall is located in the most central place of the Tianwu Sect.

"The inheritance of the Tianwu Sect has been for thousands of years, and speaking of which, it is also because of the Tianwu Sect that Tianwu City has slowly developed here. Zuo Qing told Ma Xie about the history of the Tianwu Sect, and his face was full of pride: "Our disciples of the Tianwu Sect should all take it as our responsibility to protect the sect and protect Tianwu City. In history, the wars and attacks of alien beasts that Tianwu City suffered were basically resisted by our disciples of the Tianwu Sect. ”

Ma Xie still can't understand Zuo Qing's "pride", but he thought that Mu Xunfeng was just as proud of Tianwu Sect as Zuo Qing back then?

"You don't see that there are a lot of buildings here, but there aren't many people living there. There are probably only more than 200 inner disciples stationed here, and the rest are about 50 or so elders. Zuo Qing said as he walked: "The rest are basically the Tianwu Army. ”

"Is the Tianwu Army's army the Tianwu Sect?" Ma Xie asked curiously, he didn't know that the original sect could also have its own army.

"So to speak, but the Tianwu Army will only assemble when the Tianwu Sect or Tianwu City is in great danger, and they are directly under the orders of the sect master. ”

In the Tianwu Sect, after the cultivator reaches the fourth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, he has the opportunity to join the Tianwu Army, and after joining the Tianwu Army, he directly obeys the orders of the Tianwu Sect, which is equivalent to "coming out" from the various elders. The Tianwu Army usually accepts some tasks from his disciples and earns a good salary, and he is subject to much fewer constraints than his disciples.

Many of the sergeants of the Tianwu Army lived outside the Tianwu Sect and even Tianwu City, and some joined other forces, such as the City Lord Army.

But when the Sect Master issued a summoning order, the Heavenly Martial Army had to return to the Heavenly Martial Sect, a tradition that had been practiced for thousands of years. When most disciples reach the fourth level of cultivation, they will choose to become a "Heavenly Martial Army" that is relatively free compared to the elders.

Of course, there are also disciples who will choose to become "elders". Compared to the Tianwu Army, the elders are not very free, they must accept the direct leadership of the sect, and they must obey all the orders issued by the sect, but they have much higher authority than the Tianwu Army.

Elders can issue tasks to the sect in their own name, and then set up an honorarium for the Tianwu Army or some foreign cultivators to complete, and many affairs within the sect are operated through this "task" system.

The most important thing is the right of the elder to choose his disciples, and each elder chooses a different number of disciples according to his own level. For example, Zuo Qing can only choose up to three disciples at the same time.

It is this authority that makes the elder a sweet spot in the eyes of many people. You must know that even a family like Huang Yishan, who has been entrenched in the outer gate for many years, can only honestly participate in the selection and assessment if he wants to enter the inner door.

But if there is an elder who has taken a fancy to a disciple, no matter what realm a martial artist he is, he can directly enter the inner gate. The top families of the Heavenly Martial Sect all took a fancy to these "elders", because some of them were disciples with mediocre qualifications, and they could enter the inner gate through the right of "elders".

For example, Duanmu Xuan and Ni Yiling.

In addition to these bright powers, in fact, there are many secret masters in the Tianwu Sect, they do not hold any positions in the sect, but they are the leaders or leaders of the big families in the Tianwu Sect, these people have a considerable right to speak at the highest level of the Tianwu Sect, after all, from the beginning of the establishment of the Tianwu Sect to the present, it has prospered by relying on these intertwined families.

This situation is very common in every sect, just like the factional struggle in a country, there are factional disputes within the sect, and this kind of struggle can even affect the rise and fall of a sect.

Of course, it is not easy to become an elder: first, you must be the best among your peers, at least in the top three among your peers, second, you must pass the consent of two-thirds of all elders before you can be selected, and finally, you must pass some tests set by the teacher, such as the realm reached by a certain exercise, such as completing a certain dangerous task.

These things opened Ma Xie's eyes, he didn't know that a sect was so complicated to manage, but if it was him, he would definitely choose the freer Tianwu Army.

"Look, that's Sword Lake, one of the eight views of our Heavenly Martial Sect - Sword Lake Reflecting the Moon. When they passed by a lake, Zuo Qing said to Ma Xie.

Ma Xie saw a lake as flat as a mirror, reflecting the surrounding scenery.

"This is where Sword Immortal Liu Fan lived lastly. Zuo Qing said with emotion: "Sword Immortal Liu Fan was once famous on the mainland, but how many people know that he was born in our Tianwu Sect, and finally finished his life here?"

About a thousand years ago, a genius swordsman appeared in the Tianwu Sect - Liu Fanshi. Liu Fan was born in the Liu family of the Tianwu Sect, but he later joined the Xuanyang Sect, the largest sect in the Jin Kingdom.

At that time, the Jin State was not the five major powers it is today, and it was Liu Fan who cooperated with the then Jin monarch and relied on a sword to smooth out all the obstacles on the road to the hegemony of the Jin State, which made the Jin State a powerful force that occupied the northwest.

After that, Liu Fan fled to the eastern countries and left a great name there. He once stayed in the Zhou family, which is known as the "Holy Land of the Sword Sect", for a period of time, and talked about swords with the Zhou family sword saint, and Liu Fan, who was the "Xiaoxiang Eight Swords", became famous all over the world from then on.

In his later years, Liu Fan returned to the place where he was born - next to the mirror lake of Tianwu Sect, and since then he has been sitting here for a hundred years, achieving the realm of harmony, and the name of the sword immortal has been passed down since then.

However, after Liu Fan became a sword immortal, he never left Jinghu again, some people say that it is because he was seriously injured when he joined the way, and some people say that it is because there is no one in the world who is worthy of him to play the sword.

It is said that Liu Jianxian did not have anyone by his side in his later years, and he played the sword and sang all day long, and then he didn't know how long it took for him to ascend to immortality and disappear into this world.

"It's a pity that Liu Jianxian didn't leave any inheritance in the Tianwu Sect. Zuo Qing said with regret: "The swordsmanship he left behind was created in his early years, and after he became a sword immortal, he did not leave much inheritance to future generations, so Liu Jianxian's sword path has disappeared from this world since then." ”

The disciples of the Tianwu Sect had extremely complicated feelings for Liu Jianxian, first, they were proud that their sect had once produced a sword immortal, but they didn't understand why Liu Jianxian didn't pass down his sword path?

"It turns out that there used to be a sword immortal living here. Ma Xie was infinitely fascinated by this, and couldn't help but bow three times in the direction of Sword Lake.

"Senior Brother Ma, why are you doing this, do you have any relationship with this Liu Jian Immortal?" Zuo Qing asked.

"No, I just thought that this Liu Jianxian had made such a great achievement along the way in the way of the sword, but it was worth worshipping. But in his later years, he was alone. I think it's because he's so deeply immersed in the way of the sword that he doesn't bother to talk to mortals! The reason why he is reluctant to stay in the Taoist system may be because he knows that the younger generations are all mediocre people who are not worthy of learning his kendo. ”

Zuo Qing was attracted by Ma Xie's words, because of Liu Jianxian's identity, he never thought that Liu Jianxian did not pass on the Taoist system because of such a selfish reason, but according to historical records, Liu Jianxian was indeed an extremely arrogant person, in his eyes, there was only sword and Tao.

Maybe for Liu Fan, what Tianwu Sect, Xuanyang Sect, what Dao system, inheritance, are just things that some vulgar people care about, for him, only the real sword is what he should pursue, and only those who really understand the sword can inherit his Dao system.

If for the sake of the selfish desires of future generations, the way of the sword is passed down, but it is used by a bunch of mediocre talents, isn't this the most sacred thing in one's heart?

The Tao should not be passed on lightly, and I don't know how many practitioners actually have such thoughts.

"Haha, I'm just saying it casually. If Liu Jianxian really thought like this, then he was really not a good cultivator, a real dragon slayer. Seeing Zuo Qing's solemn expression, Ma Xie changed the topic: "My generation of cultivators, we should tie the dragon and protect the common people, if it is just for these obsessions in our hearts, we don't leave the Dao system behind, and we don't contribute to future generations, wouldn't it go against the original intention of our cultivation?"

Zuo Qing nodded yes, and couldn't help but re-examine the young man in front of him.