Volume 1 Seven Grades of Taoist Priests Chapter 9 Xuanyu
The thing Qi Xuansu was looking for was called "Xuanyu", which was a very special kind of jade, and his contact in the Qingping Society gave him a special compass, as long as he was close to "Xuanyu", he would give birth to induction, and he could also directly search for the general direction of "Xuanyu" within a certain range.
In the previous rooms, the compass was not half abnormal, and it was not until Li Xuandu entered the study that the compass suddenly gave birth to an induction and began to vibrate slightly.
Qi Xuansu took out the compass from the satchel he was carrying.
It is said that there is a treasure in the world that can contain Sumeru and mustard seeds, and the size of the treasure is different according to the appearance of the treasure. However, in the Daomen, only the three-grade Youyi Taoist can have such treasures, Qi Xuansu is only a seven-grade Taoist, naturally there is none, can only use the shoulder bag commonly used by the Jianghu people, with a strap on the shoulder, does not hinder the movement, the package is just in the waist position, easy to take.
Qi Xuansu held the compass with one hand, and saw that the pointer in the center of the compass first rotated rapidly, then slower and slower, and finally pointed to the paperweight on the bookcase.
The paperweight is not paper, but something used to press paper when writing and painting, and it is commonly used as a long strip, also known as a ruler.
Li Hongwen's paperweight can only be regarded as ordinary, not jade or wood, but stone, not worth a few dollars.
Qi Xuansu put away the compass, picked up the paperweight, and slowly exerted force in his palm, and saw that many cracks appeared on the surface of the paperweight, and then fragments continued to peel off, gradually revealing a touch of turquoise inside.
Jade is hidden in the stone.
Li Hongwen actually hid the "Xuanyu" in the paperweight, and put the paperweight on the bookcase openly, Qingluanwei determined that Li Hongwen hid things in an extremely hidden place, but ignored the square inch in front of him.
Qi Xuansu peeled off all the fragments, and the "Xuanyu" hidden in it finally revealed its true face, which was somewhat similar to the knife coins in ancient times, and it seemed to be a curved moon, the whole body was turquoise, half transparent, and there were many fine blood streaks inside.
Qi Xuansu took the "Xuanyu" in his hand and played with it for a while, but he didn't find anything abnormal, it seemed to be no different from ordinary jade, thinking that it was because of his lack of cultivation or lack of knowledge. Qi Xuansu didn't dig deeper, put the "Xuanyu" in his satchel, and left this place directly.
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The rain was heavy, and there was a small canopy boat on the river outside Fengtai County.
In the cabin sat a middle-aged man, dressed in a gorgeous costume, with three strands of long hair and a long chest, and his black hair was tied up by a hosta.
On the small case in front of him, there was an incense burner, and purple smoke rose, the man stretched out his palm, watched the smoke swirl around his palm, and took a light breath of the aroma of the dragon's birthday, and the crystal like jade skin was actually lit up with a faint luster, which looked magical and weird.
On the bow of the boat outside the canopy, the embarrassed Li Sanxin knelt on one knee and let the torrential rain drench him.
Li Sanxin has two identities, the first identity is naturally Qingluanwei's Zhengliupin test hundred households, and the second identity is a disciple of Daomen Taiping Dao.
There are three major factions within the Daomen, namely Zhengyi, Quanzhen Dao, and Taiping Dao.
It is a dish that is not taboo for meat, not for marriage, and uses his real name instead of his road name.
Quanzhen Dao vegetarian does not marry, most of them abandon their original names and use Taoist names, but some people retain their real names.
There are no taboos in Taiping Road, and it is the closest to the world.
In addition to respecting the ancestral court, the three major factions also have their own "holy land", namely the Dazhen Mansion of Zhengyi, the Wanshou Chongyang Palace of the Quanzhen Dao, and the Zhenjing Courtyard of the Taiping Dao.
The True Realm Courtyard is located on the East China Sea Immortal Island, so the "East China Sea" mentioned by Li Sanxin before refers to the Taiping Road.
However, no matter which faction it is, all Daomen disciples are called Taoists, which means cultivators, and they are divided into nine grades, the lowest of the nine grades, only slightly better than ordinary Taoists and Daotongs, and the highest grade, second only to the Daomen Dazhangjiao.
Li Sanxin is a seven-grade Taoist priest in the Daomen, on a par with Qi Xuansu.
As for the person in the cabin, it was a division commander of Li Sanxin, named Jiang Beiyun, a fourth-grade Taoist priest.
There is a threshold between a fifth-grade Taoist priest and a fourth-grade Taoist priest, just like the difference between an official and an official.
From the nine-grade Taoist priest to the fifth-grade Taoist priest, they are all ordinary Taoist priests, and they are not qualified to accept disciples to teach the Fa.
The four-grade Taoist priest is called the sacrificial wine Taoist, and the world calls it "mage", which means that he has the qualification to receive disciples and teach the law.
Some sacrificial Taoist priests can even be responsible for the Taoist temple incense in the land of a mansion, or hold important positions in the ancestral court of West Kunlun, and the power in their hands is quite good. Of course, to be promoted to the Four Grades Wine Daoist, you also need the corresponding qualifications and realm cultivation. If you don't have a background and no merit, then at least you have to cultivate in the realm of the true stage to become a four-grade Taoist.
In other words, Jiang Beiyun is an innate person in the Returning to Truth stage, if it is a Qi Refiner, then it is the Refining God Realm.
At this time, Jiang Beiyun's face was gloomy, and his eyes narrowed.
According to what Li Sanxin said, it seems that another Taoist disciple opened a killing spree in the county government, not only killing Zhou Feilong, but also breaking Li Sanxin's flying sword, almost making Li Sanxin also planted there.
Jiang Beiyun didn't care too much about Li Sanxin's life and death, although Li Sanxin was also a disciple of Taiping Dao, but he was not an indispensable and important role, and if he really wanted to die in Fengtai County, he could only blame himself for his poor ability and blame others.
What really made Jiang Beiyun feel good was the mysterious Daomen disciple.
Since the six generations of the Great Palm Sect soared, the Great Palm Sect's throne has been vacant, and the three deputy Masters are in charge of the Dao Sect on the surface, but in fact, they have their own plans, if the person who defeated Li Sanxin is a disciple of the other two major factions, then it will be necessary for people to think carefully.
This time the search for "Xuanyu" was a task personally assigned by a real person of Taiping Dao, as for the reason, Jiang Beiyun did not dare to speculate, but vaguely knew that this matter was related to the "preaching" of that real person, and it was not good to make a big noise.
Because of this, he bought off Qingluanwei's thousands of households, and sent Li Sanxin to act in the name of Qingluanwei.
The twists and turns of the inside story are only known to Jiang Beiyun, the person behind the scenes, and even Li Sanxin is kept in the dark.
Li Sanxin thought that looking for "Xuanyu" was just a incidental thing, and killing Li Hongwen was the right thing.
The fact is exactly the opposite of what Li Sanxin thought, looking for "Xuanyu" is not just a serious matter, but also a big thing, as for killing Li Hongwen, it is just a cover-up.
Previously, Li Sanxin regarded Zhou Feilong as an outcast, but he didn't know that in Jiang Beiyun's eyes, Li Sanxin was also a chess piece that could be discarded at any time, and between Li Sanxin and Zhou Feilong, it was only fifty steps and a hundred steps.
It's just that Jiang Beiyun didn't say anything to Li Sanxin out of some considerations.
Now that "Xuanyu" has fallen into the hands of other Dao disciples, it is a little difficult to do.
Li Sanxin has Jiang Beiyun behind him, the person behind the scenes, don't the disciples of the other two major factions have no backers? Maybe it's still an old acquaintance.
Thinking of this, Jiang Beiyun said to the outside of the cabin: "Come in." ”
Li Sanxin, who had been hanging on the bow of the boat by Jiang Beiyun, wiped the rain on his face, entered the cabin, and saluted Jiang Beiyun respectfully.
Jiang Beiyun put away his palm, which was as white as jade, and asked Li Sanxin, "What else did you find afterwards?" ”
Li Sanxin replied softly: "Uncle Hui, according to the report of the brother who went to the 'inn' to investigate the situation, this person once revealed his identity to our informant, saying that he was ......"
Seeing Li Sanxin's hesitant expression, Jiang Beiyun raised his eyelids and accentuated his voice: "What are you talking about?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”
Li Sanxin continued: "It was said that Donghua Zhenren greeted the commander. ”
Jiang Beiyun's face changed slightly, and he said softly: "Donghua is a real person." ”
Li Sanxin said respectfully: "Exactly." ”
When it comes to a real person, Rao is Jiang Beiyun, a four-grade sacrificial wine Taoist, and he doesn't dare to be careless.
"Zhenren" is another name for the second-grade Taoist, also known as "Taiyi Taoist". There are a total of thirty-six real people in the entire Daomen, and their status is transcendent, and Donghua real people are also among the best among the thirty-six real people.
If it really involves a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, then this matter should not be decided by him, a fourth-grade sacrificial wine Taoist priest, so Jiang Beiyun said to Li Sanxin after a slight sigh: "Later, I will personally pass the book to the real person, explain the current situation in detail, and ask the real person to decide." As for this person, don't startle the snake, and don't do it yourself. If this person is really a cronie or disciple of Donghua Zhenren, killing this person, let alone you and me, even the real person will be in some trouble. ”
Li Sanxin respectfully agreed, slowly withdrew from the cabin, and then jumped into the river, standing without sinking, and in the pouring rain, he stepped on the rolling river water and walked towards the embankment.
There is still a beautiful woman left in the cabin, with a complicated identity, who is not only Jiang Beiyun's personal disciple, but also half a concubine and maid.
The woman knelt beside Jiang Beiyun with low eyebrows, and Qian Qiansu picked up a long-handled incense shovel in her hand and scraped a few taels of spices from the ambergris in the incense burner.
Smoke suddenly curled up in the cabin again.
Jiang Beiyun sat cross-legged, his palms on top of the knees of his knees, his face hidden in the heavy smoke, and he couldn't see it really. He took a light puff of sandalwood, which made the smoke lighten slightly, and said indifferently: "Fengtai County just happens to be the territory of our Taiping Dao, you take my urn and worship post, go to visit the local sacrificial wine Taoist, and ask him to check if there is any recent record of the disciples of the Quanzhen Dao." ”
The woman who was burning incense responded softly, her voice was delicate and glutinous, floating straight to people's hearts, making people's hearts itch, coupled with the seductive figure in the prime of youth, it really made people's bones crispy. If it was in normal times, Jiang Beiyun would inevitably be hooked with a little bit of charming thoughts, but at this juncture, he didn't have half a distraction, and all his thoughts were focused on Donghua Zhenren.
A dignified second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, placed in the ancestral court, can serve as a main position, placed in a place, can lead the Taoist government of a state, how powerful, who dares to provoke rashly?
Furthermore, errands are public, and offending people is their own.
Jiang Beiyun thought about it again, but decided to hold on to his troops and wait for the situation to become clear.
As the saying goes, don't seek merit but seek no fault, and no fault is merit.