In the mid-mountain Taoist temple, the crow Taoist people were neatly dressed, burned incense and bathed, cleaned the Taoist temple, and borrowed a few little Taoist children from somewhere to stand behind him, and it looked like he suddenly had a little more momentum than usual. Seeing Xiao Xia and the old man Agouris from a distance, he immediately walked quickly, and looked at the two of them from a distance: "Poor Dao is fortunate to invite Qingfeng Dao Master and this European Taoist friend to come to participate in the puja. ”

Xiao Xia returned the salute a little helplessly, and the old man Aguris also bowed respectfully to the crow Taoist with his unique Euro etiquette. The big man who was standing in the back looked at the crow Taoist like watching a monkey show, and Mingyue, who was standing behind Xiao Xia, just nodded at him slightly.

"You fellow Taoists have been waiting in the temple for a long time, and I invite you two to come with the poor Tao. The previous fight in the inn was impressive, and the Raven Daoist pretended not to see the strong man of Euro, turned around and led Xiao Xia and the old man Aguris towards the inside.

"I don't like this man, he doesn't dare to look at me. The person who doesn't dare to look at the Knight Minks head-on is either a cowardly coward or a treacherous bad guy with bad thoughts in his heart, and he is still a mage from the Western Continent, so it's even worse. ”

The big Hanminks followed closely behind the old man Agouris and walked towards the Taoist temple, muttering incessantly. Old man Aguris turned to him and said, "All right, Knight Minks, you can wait outside this temple, and you don't have to follow us in." ”

Minks glared and said, "But I must protect my lordship." In the temples of the pagan gods of the Western Continent, those people are also mages and followers of pagan gods."

"Enough. Minks Knights. You can't always look at new things with a narrow set of eyes. This is not the true cult of gods on the other side of the Karen Desert, and they are not the cultists of evil gods who have been tempted by the devil. It was a noble discussion of theology and truth. If you can't guarantee to be quiet all the time, you'll have to wait outside all the time. ”

Minks was stunned for a moment. "If they dare to say anything that violates the God of Light, of course I will rise up to defend the glory of Amanta!"

"The glory of Amanta is everywhere, isn't it?" asked the old man Aguris.

"Of course! Even if the dark clouds cover it for a while, even if it is dark at night, sooner or later it will fade in the light of Amanta. ”

"The glory of Amanta lives on, doesn't it?"

"Of course, even if the earth shatters, even if the sky collapses, the glory of Amanta still shines on the world. ”

"That being the case. Then where does his glory need you to defend it? Fragile things need to be defended, greatness and eternity are never needed. Old man Aguris smiled. patted Minks, who was a little dazed. "Anyway, aren't you still fully recovered from your injuries? ”

"Your wisdom and open-mindedness are amazing. Walking towards the Taoist temple with the old man, Xiao Xia couldn't help but praise it. "Do the believers of Amanta have such a vision as you? ”

"The Lord of Light is certainly great. Unfortunately, his greatness is not easily understood, and in the continent of Europe, Amanta, like other gods, is gradually moving away from us. Old man Aguris let out a long sigh. "This time I ventured to the Western Continent, not only to explore the sea route at the request of Duke Incre and to send a letter to your Emperor on his behalf, but also to see the civilization and theology of your Western Continent. The texts record that there has never been a true sacrificial class in your civilization, and there has never been a unified view and belief in the gods. Even Confucianism, the most powerful religion in the past, denied the gods, but did not prohibit other beliefs in the gods. Since coming here, I have seen with my own eyes how harmonious and peaceful your life is even without the guidance of the gods and faith. There are also some settlements of you Westerners over there. I didn't have time to look at it closely, but I heard from the other priests that their lives were probably like this, and it was a very remarkable civilization. I'm very interested in your religion, and your mages seem to believe in gods as well. So I'm really grateful to Mr. Xia's mage friends for inviting me to your party, and I'm looking forward to it. ”

Xiao Xia was a little embarrassed. Facing this honest and enthusiastic old man. He felt that he had been embarrassed more and more in the past few days. Knowing this, he would never help the Crow Daoist convey this invitation to the puja. The black market for buying and selling talismans in this half-mountain Taoist temple has been opened hundreds of times. But there has never been a puja.

"That Euro barbarian messed around in that inn this time, beating the Daoist Jin Lingzi and the Master of Yuanrong to the point of losing their armor, which really greatly damaged the face of our Buddhism and Taoism, and it was said that the Taoist of the Heavenly Master Sect and the senior monks of Jinguang Temple couldn't even deal with a barbarian. But it's just that the barbarian man is too arrogant and loses under his brute strength. That barbarian old man may not have any real talent. I heard that the old man is a monk or a Taoist priest in the Yi Sect, so it is better to invite him to study the Dao Law together, and see his appearance under the Qingfeng Dao Chief, then the Euro Dao Law is really rare, and we can impress him in the Dao Law, and we can win back some face, so as not to let this Euro Barbarian despise my Shenzhou Dao System. ”

That's what the crow Taoist said with a cautious face that day. But of course, this can't fool Xiao Xia, what kind of calculations are in this person's mind, what can he do, he already knows it, just smiled faintly and said, "Is this your idea, or is it the idea of Daoist Jin Lingzi?"

The Raven Daoist grinned, "It's all our idea. ”

Xiao Xia thought for a while and asked, "You can't always be the master of harmony, right?"

The monk didn't take the initiative to speak. These bald donkeys are known as the four major empty, even if they are dissatisfied, it is difficult to say in the open. However, this matter is only strong when there are more people, so I went to invite him with Daoist Jin Lingzi, only saying that I was discussing the Dao with my friends in Ouluo, and finally moved him together. Now I ask Qingfeng Daoist to bring the barbarian old man. ”

Xiao Xia said lightly with some disapproval: "Actually, I think it's better to have more crow friends than less." What's the point of these little gains and losses? Not to mention that this is not the face that fell on you, but you stood behind that day and didn't lose a single hair. ”

"How can Qingfeng Dao Leader speak like that?" the Raven Daoist was a little anxious. "Everyone belongs to the same religion, and one is both glorious and humiliated. Moreover, this is a matter of the face of my Shenzhou Dao system, how can I let a barbarian be underestimated? Poor Dao has set up a dojo in my mid-mountain Taoist temple. I'm going to ask that Euro Taoist priest to seal the truth and compete with the spell!"

Xiao Xia smiled: "This matter is a success, no matter what the result is." I'm afraid that no one in this Luoshui City will dare to underestimate you crow fellow Daoist, right?"

"That's that," the crow's face immediately burst into laughter. "That's why I asked the head of Qingfeng Dao to help me a little more. ”

Of course, Konatsu has no interest in this kind of foil. It's just that the Crow Daoist is holding a huge signboard with the face of the Shenzhou Daoist, and he can't refuse directly, so after thinking about it, he casually said: "I can pass the word to that Elder Oro for you, but that Mr. Agulis has been busy with entertainment recently, and I don't know if he can find time to come out." ”

The crow Taoist was anxious again: "Then how can I do it, this matter is related to the face of my Shenzhou Daomen, if you let it go"

But no matter what he said, Xiao Xia was unmoved, and just casually shirked it. As a last resort, the Crow Daoist could only agree to this, but he had to pester Xiao Xia to accompany him to pass the word to the old man. Xiao Xia was also entangled and really couldn't help it, so he went with the Crow Daoist to tell the old man Aguris about it, who knew that the old man Aguris was like a treasure when he heard it, and he couldn't wait to agree.

At this time, he walked into the Taoist temple hall with the old man Agulis, and sure enough, he saw the Taoist Jin Lingzi, the monk Yuanrong and others who were in the inn that day, and there seemed to be a few more Taoists and monks who had not seen that day. Seeing the three of them walk in, these monks all stood up and bowed. The number of rites was still in place, but Jin Lingzi and a few other Taoists looked at the eyes of the old man Agulis, but the faint anger and hostility could not be concealed. The others looked at Mingyue, who was back in women's clothes next to Xiao Xia, and looked at each other in a slight daze. But he didn't say much.

The faint hostility of the old man Aguris was also aware of it, after all, the one hand of the Golden Lingzi Daoist was still wrapped with strips of cloth and hung on his chest, which was the result of a punch from the strong man Minks in the inn that day. Old man Agulis smiled wryly. He bowed down to Jin Lingzi and said, "For the misunderstanding that day." I apologize to you on behalf of Knight Minks. ”

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Xiao Xia's translation to convey it. The old man closed his eyes and stretched out his hand, and a golden light fell from the sky, and the roof of the Taoist temple couldn't cover it, and it directly shone on the bandaged hands of the Golden Lingzi Daoist.

"Huh, as soon as you come, you will do it, and the momentum is violent. I heard that this barbarian old way is believing in what kind of sun true god, and this is gathering the sun like this, this is attracting the power of the great sun true fire?"

"I don't think it feels like there is no scorching domineering of the sun's true fire in this sunlight, but it is peaceful and immense, with a sense of vitality. This old man seems to be healing the elder of the Golden Lingzi Dao?"

"Exactly, after a chaotic battle that day, this old man woke up and used this method to heal the wounds of those who were accidentally injured by the strong man. It has some effect. ”

"Dao healing techniques are also rare. Poor Dao knew that in addition to the spiritual officer healing technique taught by my Heavenly Master and the bone-penetrating righteous qi talisman of the Maoshan faction, there were only some strange methods and Buddhist spells of the Five Elements Sect. This Yiren technique is not like the door master of the Five Elements Sect, does it have anything in common with your Buddhist sect technique?"

"Amitabha. My Buddhism's method of healing wounds is borrowed from the power of the medicine master Liuliguang Bodhisattva, which is very different from the method of this old man who attracts the sun, how can it be confused?

Xiao Xia didn't pay attention to everyone's gossip, but just conveyed the apology of the old man Agouris to Jin Lingzi Daoren. According to the old man Agulis, this healing spell is purely the power of Amanta, and it is one of the magic spells that he can cast without hindrance on this Divine Continent. He used this spell to treat others immediately after that day, until he finally lost his spirit and almost fainted. Xiao Xia was also hit by Minks on the hand, and the pain was unbearable, and after his spell healed, it was greatly improved, but Jin Lingzi's tendon fracture injury was too severe, and it could not be healed by spells alone.

Feel the warmth coming from your injured arm. The hostility in Jin Lingzi's eyes didn't necessarily ease much, but he still looked at Old Man Agulis: "This Ouluo Daoist's spell is superb and mysterious. Poor people suffered. However, several of our fellow Daoists here also have their own strengths, so we invited the Daoists of Euro to come and discuss it. Teach me the Taoist law of China. ”

This is a bit like the opening remarks of the rivers and lakes to put on a scene and compete. Xiao Xia frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Jin Lingzi, this old man of Agulis is an envoy from a foreign country, responsible for the diplomatic relations between the European continent and my great officer, and he will go to the capital to meet the Son of Heaven in the near future. The previous little misunderstanding is over, and some of the rules of the rivers and lakes don't need to be taken out, if something happens, it is not easy to explain to Lord Liu. ”

A look of annoyance flashed in Jin Lingzi's eyes when he heard this, but he didn't dare to attack after all. After all, this is not under Jingnan Longhu Mountain. The face of the Heavenly Master Sect is not as high as that of the imperial court, and he does not dare to touch Liu Junfeng's level. He glanced at Xiao Xia, held his breath and sullen before saying, "Qingfeng Dao Chief, please rest assured, Poor Dao also knows the severity." This puja is only to discern the great path by exchanging and demonstrating spells, and it will stop at the point, and it will never be taken seriously. ”

"Exactly. The Crow Daoist also hurriedly stood up to play the round, he is the most active person here, lest this festival cannot be carried out smoothly. "Daoist Jin Lingzi is the leader of my Luoshui City Dao Gate, how can he not know the importance of it? I have already made it clear that this is just a study of spells and discerning the Dao. Let me wait for a few others to open their eyes and see what the Euro spell is like, didn't that Daoist friend also seem extremely enthusiastic after hearing about it that day, and he also really wanted to see my Shenzhou Dao. A Daoyou is a guest of honor, you can't let him down. ”

Xiao Xia glanced at him: "It's not A Daoyou." This old man surnamed Aguris. You can only call Aguris a fellow Taoist. ”

"Ahhh Or Qingfeng Daoyou is erudite. The Raven Daoist nodded repeatedly.

It's come to this point, and it seems that I really can't turn around and leave. Xiao Xia thought about it. He said to the old man Agulis, "Mr. Aguris, they will ask for a certain number of spell confrontations to understand each other's spells. And then on that basis, there is a discussion of theology and truth. Do you think that's okay?"

"Absolutely, no problem. I'm also looking forward to experiencing more Western techniques. Every spell. Behind every technology is a school or religion's understanding of the world. Old man Aguris nodded, looking quite interested. "By the way, among these mages, the Elemental School of your Western Continent is the one you mentioned, Mr. Xia, who is similar to a druid who simply worships nature and the elements?"

"The mages of those elemental sects are relatively rarely involved in social affairs, and we don't have much contact with them. Natsu shook her head. "But if it's a pure elemental spell, several mages here, including me, will use it. After all, it is one of the oldest schools of thought, and it is very widespread. ”

"Well, almost exactly the same retreat as the druids, except that their philosophy doesn't seem to be exactly the same as the druids, so visit them when you have the chance. Old man Aguris nodded.

This is the Five Elements Sect that is being said. In the past few days, Xiao Xia has probably explained to him the factions of Buddhism and Taoism in Shenzhou. In the Eurotic language, there is no concept of 'five elements', in the Eurotic civilization, the basic construction of the world is the four basic elements of earth, water, fire and wind, although it seems to be similar to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, in fact, the essence of the inside is similar to the shape and the gods. And in the Five Elements Sect, there are actually only the Heavenly Fire Sect and the Divine Wood Forest that are completely isolated from the world, not to mention the Qiaojin Sect, even the Houtu Gate and the Xuanshui Palace also have their own considerable status in the rivers and lakes, which are completely different from those savage-like druids on the European continent.

However, the various joints and various differences in this are not simple to explain in a few words, if you really want to talk about it in detail, Xiao Xia also feels a headache, but fortunately, the appearance of the Five Elements Dao Law and the Elemental Spell on the European Continent is very similar, and Xiao Xia feels that it is okay to call it the Elemental School for the time being.

"Then, I will experience your spells and see what the gods of your mages are like. The old man smiled at Jin Lingzi and the others, walked over and sat cross-legged on the futon prepared for him and Xiao Xia, and sat cross-legged as everyone had before.

Without Xiao Xia's translation, Jin Lingzi and the others also understood the meaning of this old man, looked at each other, and sat down cross-legged on the futon.

It seemed to have been discussed in advance, and a Taoist from the Heavenly Master Sect behind Jin Lingzi gave a salute first: "Since this is the case, then the poor Dao will be ugly first, and I will ask this European Taoist friend to testify." ”

The Daoist's sleeve robe shook, and three small yellow balls fell out of it. Take a closer look, it turned out to be three talismans folded up in a special way, and as soon as the three talisman balls landed, they immediately bloomed with dazzling golden light, and the golden light condensed but did not disperse, and quickly accumulated together, but in a blink of an eye, they turned into three gold-armored wrestlers with weapons in their hands, and rushed towards the old man of Agouris with great momentum.

PS: I've tried to put the Eastern and Western fantasy cultural competency systems in the same framework. It's certainly thankless, but I think it's very rewarding. What is the magic side of the immortal martial arts, and it is as stupid as forcing partisanship to distinguish human beings by handing over the fundamental distinction to a nonsensical concept that I don't even understand such as 'aura', 'internal force', and 'magic power'. They all live in the same world, and the difference is not the world, but the definition and interpretation of the world. By the way, the concepts of 'five elements' and 'qi' are not quite correct in today's fantasy culture, including the interpretation of the core rules of DND (the core rules of DND are the use of special energy of 'qi'), 'xing' and 'qi' are not simple nouns, but verbs, at least gerunds, indicating a state of operation. The five elements and the four elements are completely different concepts. By extension, the person who said that Chinese culture is a 'quiet' culture really has no basic common sense of Chinese culture. Of course, the Chinese culture he saw in his eyes at that time was already a residue of residues, at most it could only be regarded as mold from the decay of a giant's corpse.

PS again: Well, in the case of fantasy novels, I think I'm really stupid. Does anyone really care about this? (To be continued......