The middle-aged Taoist stretched out his hand to close the classics, walked out of the grass hut slowly with his hands up, looked at his companions under the stone steps and said, "I didn't expect that there would be so many people in the younger generation who went to the Japanese character scroll. ”

The Taoist of Shi Jieping asked suspiciously, "Who is the one who is on the scroll today?"

"Ning Que. ”

"This name sounds familiar...... Is it the academy scholar who defeated Longqing?"

"Yes, although this son has not yet entered the cave mystery, he has already attained enlightenment, so he is qualified to go to the scroll. ”

The Taoist under the stone steps was slightly stunned, and then said in admiration: "The master really can't afford to go." ”

"yes. The previous Taoist shook his head and said with mixed feelings: "Although this little guy named Ning Que was not in Chang'an when he entered the second floor of the academy, he was his student after all. After more than ten years, I believe that this name will definitely appear on the first few pages of the Japanese character scroll. ”

After saying this, and after some gossip, the Taoist said goodbye to his companions, walked along the edge of the secluded lake in front of the thatched hut, and walked all the way along the lake, mountains, forests, and winds, and it didn't take long to walk out of the Taoist temple.

Facing the breeze blowing from under the mountain cliff, the Taoist squinted at the mountain that was faintly visible in the distance, as well as the majestic Taoist halls in the mountain, and smiled slightly, his smile was full of tranquility.

Behind the simple and old Taoist temple exterior wall is quiet and speechless, as if also quietly watching the prosperity and solemnity and nobility of the world over there, there is an old horizontal plaque left by the wind and rain on the Taoist temple, the plaque is written with the word Zhishou.

Hundreds of kilometers to the east is the sea of storms, the terrifying and terrifying hurricanes of the four seasons landed on the shore, through the hills and mountains, blocked, when it came here, it turned into a light breeze, with plenty of moisture and coolness, but there is no destructive ability, so the summer here is not the stuffiness of Chang'an City at all.

This country is not large, and because of the underdeveloped commerce, it is not prosperous, except for those believers who sincerely prostrate themselves around the mountains and worship the heavens, there are not too many idle people. However, the sinister hurricane turns the breeze and drizzle here, there are mountains that are beautiful but not dangerous, there are water quiet and soft but not turbulent, there are fertile plains, there are secluded forests between the deer singing, it is really the place of Haotian's grace, because there are clear and beautiful hills lying in the west, so it is called Xiling.

The mountain that can be seen from afar in the deep mountains is called Peach Mountain. Although the peach blossoms on the mountain were cut down by someone many years ago, relying on the grace of Haotian to turn the spring breeze and rain into the soil and fatten, it has long been restored as before, and the heterogeneous peach blossoms planted in the mountains have been in full bloom from early spring to late summer, dense and luxuriant.

There are several extremely neat and smooth cliffs on the peach mountain, as if the sky descends divine power, and the giant axe is used to split out the general, and countless Taoist temples of different styles are built on the cliff flat, and together they become a brilliant and solemn temple group, which is the Xiling Temple.

The temple is built according to the peach mountain, divided into three layers, on the upper cliff flat closest to the heavenly dome there are four of the most spectacular Taoist temples, among which the Taoist temple near the cliff side is made of huge black stone, the shape is square and not like ordinary Taoist buildings, and the eternal indifference looks at the believers who prostrate on the mountain road.

The black Taoist temple hall is extremely empty and grand, there is a curtain woven of pearls and jade hundreds of meters deep, behind the curtain there is a divine seat carved by the whole South China Sea ink jade, one of the three major priests of the Haotian Divine Sect, the ruling chief priest, will sit under this divine seat on weekdays to listen to the reports of the subordinate priests and deal with the affairs of the Daomen.

The Grand Priest of the Ruling was wearing a red robe, and today he did not order his subordinates to lift the bead curtain, but looked at the curtain with a blank face, as if he wanted to look at all the treasures and jade on it.

As one of the three major priests of the Xiling Temple, the ruling of the Great Divine Officer, is in charge of the most terrifying violent institution of the Haotian Daomen, and has the most strong cultivators in the Daomen under his command, the strongest strength on the bright side, and the most terrifying reputation in the human world.

In the eyes of hundreds of millions of people in the world, Haotian Zhangjiao, the lord of the Xiling Temple, may not be as terrible as this ruling great priest wearing a red divine robe, and there has always been a rumor that the reason why the divine robe of the ruling great priest does not adopt the main color of the ruling division is pure black, but bright red, is because it is stained with the blood of all enemies.

Such a great priest who is at the pinnacle of the world and has supreme terrifying authority, when his face does not have the slightest expression and his eyes are indifferent, Mo said that the curtain in front of him will be afraid of becoming a powder, even those great swordsmen who walk in the world with swords and are not afraid of royal power, they are afraid that their hearts will be broken.

However, the beaded curtain in front of the Grand Priest of the Ruling Priest today was not broken.

The person on the other end of the bead curtain did not fall to his knees in fright, but still stood calmly.

The beaded curtain covered the body and face of the man outside the curtain, and only the shoes at the bottom could be seen, the shoes that were as red as blood, embroidered with a few small fish, and the extremely fluffy red skirt that hung down to the knees, it was obvious that it was a woman.

The ruling god looked away from the corner of the red dress, slowly raised his head, and asked expressionlessly, "Why hasn't Longqing come back yet?"

The woman outside the curtain replied, "Why didn't that coward come back from Longqing, how do I know? I have never been in charge of personnel since I took charge of the adjudication department, why do you ask me, uncle?"

The crisp voice looked clearer through the beaded curtain, she should not be very old, she was still a girl.

The ruling chief priest's eyes drooped slightly, and he said, "Ning Que's name appeared on the Japanese scroll. ”

The girl outside the curtain was silent for a moment and then said sarcastically: "Ning Que is Longqing's opponent, if he can't even destroy such a small reptile in the realm of confusion, do you still expect me to make a move?" I would think it was an insult."

The eyes of the ruling chief priest suddenly shone brightly, and then quickly disappeared, and said ruthlessly: "Longqing was defeated at the hands of this person, so he naturally wants to win and return to the Dao heart, but I must remind you that although this person is still only in the realm of confusion now, and he is just an inconspicuous little reptile in your eyes, but he has finally entered the second floor of the academy and has become a student of the master, even if you pay attention to him in advance, it is not an insult." ”

"Learning the Fu Dao from Uncle Yan Se doesn't necessarily mean that he will become the second Uncle Yan Se, at least he doesn't have any qualifications worthy of my attention. The girl in red outside the curtain said proudly: "Uncle Shi, you should know very well that my goal has always been Jun Mo, and no one else is qualified to distract me." ”

"Jun Mo, the second disciple of the academy, ......" The ruling chief sighed softly, and a trace of ridicule appeared on the old man's face, not knowing whether he was mocking the woman outside the curtain or other ignorant people.

"A few years ago, Master Zhangjiao took you back to the Meditation Ceremony, and you had the opportunity to look at the Japanese character scroll once, and after you saw Jun Mo's name, it was difficult to calm down, because you couldn't imagine how there could be such a cultivation genius in the world that far surpassed you, so you! ”

The Grand Priest looked at the woman in red outside the bead curtain and said indifferently: "You said that other people are not qualified to distract you, but have you thought about it a little. Jun Mo, who even this seat and your brother dare not say that they will win, what qualifications do you have to be his opponent?

Where the sound fell, I don't know where Momoyama blew a gust of wind, walking through the empty and magnificent palace, blowing the bead curtain in the depths of the hall gently swaying, making a crisp sound, shaking the restless bead curtain, you can vaguely see the tie on the red dress on the girl's body rising in the wind.

The most powerful priest under his command was angry because he was being slighted, but the ruling archiacist seemed to be unnoticed, and continued with an expressionless face: "The situation in the wasteland seems to be a little unstable recently, the desolate people continue to move south, I don't know where their final footsteps will be, the master of the sect is worried that the remnants of the demon sect will take advantage of the situation to rise again, and in response to the signs in the heavenly book, he is about to issue an edict of the Divine Sect, and I will naturally take the first step in the judgment, and you will leave for the north immediately." ”

The red-clothed girl outside the curtain was obviously a little surprised, and after a moment of silence, she said: "After all, it's just some small things, I'm in a hurry to clear the cultivation in the mountains and break through the realm, so I ask Uncle Shi to choose another candidate." ”

The Grand Divine Temple of Judgment calmly looked at the figure of the girl outside the curtain and said, "The Divine Temple recognizes your talent and perseverance in cultivation, so when you deliberately left Xiling with Chen Pipi, and your brother wanted to swing his sword to kill you, the Master of the Sect and I saved you at any cost. But you need to know that natural perseverance is not an absolute guarantee of pride. ”

"Your brother is proud and calm, Jun Mo is proud and wooden, that's because they have long stood at the peak of the young generation in the world, and they have the strength to be proud. Whether you or Longqing, although you are good enough, you are not in that absolutely powerful realm, as long as someone is sure that they can defeat you, you have no right to be proud, because this kind of pride without the guarantee of absolute strength will be a great obstacle to your Dao heart cultivation. ”

"Absolute belief in what you believe is right, and faith can be firm. Absolutely believe that no one can overcome themselves, and pride can be firm. People like your brother and Jun Mo have already done this many years ago, and what about you? In the legends of the world, the two great masters of the Judgment Division are gone, but in fact, what is so great about you? Longqing went to Chang'an Academy this time, but he was defeated miserably in the hands of a young man in the realm of not confused, I believe he will have some understanding, but it is a pity that you have never had the opportunity to defeat once under the favor of the master and me. ”

The girl outside the curtain was silent for a long time and asked, "Uncle Shi, Master and you decided to let me go to the wasteland, do you want me to deliberately seek defeat?"

The chief priest of the ruling said indifferently: "The master of the academy once said a sentence back then, saying that only by seeking benevolence can you be benevolent. As for failure, seeking defeat is often the only way to be undefeated, so let you seek defeat in the hope that you can be truly undefeated in the future. ”

The red dress swayed slightly, and the girl outside the curtain saluted, then turned to leave.

A judge of the ruling division walked in from the side door of the main hall, he looked at the girl who was stepping on the bright gold beads and walking outside the hall, looked at the red dress swaggering in the wind, couldn't help but shake his head, walked behind the bead curtain, and saluted respectfully to the ruling priest on the throne.

Everyone in the Xiling Temple knew that the brother of the girl in red must be the next Haotian Dao Sect, and she was very likely to become the next Ruling Great Priest, so this subordinate who was loyal to the Ruling Great Priest always felt that the Great Priest's previous reprimand was too harsh.

The ruling chief knew what this subordinate was thinking, and said expressionlessly: "The head of the sect and I asked her to go to the wasteland to give her a chance to see how big the world is, the world praises her as a Taoist idiot, and she is indeed a little infatuated, and she will not have any opinions on things that are good for cultivation." ”