Thousands of years before the establishment of the Tang Kingdom, the seventeen kingdoms united in an attempt to destroy the Tang Dynasty, but the Haotian Taoist Sect had been secretly watching this happen. However, the attempt ended in catastrophic failure. Since the great defeat, the Tang State has established its dominance and monarchical status, and even the Haotian Taoism, which illuminates all corners of the world, has to turn a blind eye to this and swallow bitterly.

To this day, Haotian Taoism was still all the rage in the Tang Dynasty, but this does not mean that the Xishan Temple was as sacred and extremely important in the Tang Dynasty as it was in other kingdoms. In the eyes of the Tang people, the southern sect of Haotian Taoism is the only recognized religious institution with the right to proclaim and transmit divine will, and it is also a deformed product born in the war thousands of years ago.

Nominally, the Southern School of Tang Haotian Taoism is one of the subordinate sects of Haotian Taoism, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Xishan Temple. From the divine monks who ruled the southern sect to the high-ranking Taoist priests, they all cultivated and cultivated Haotian Taoism. Their instructors and professors are all from the Southwestern sect. In fact, the southern school of Haotian Taoism was more considered part of the Tang dynasty and was consistently aligned with the Tang in terms of emotional support or political stance. If there were any disagreements between the Tang Dynasty and the temple, the Taoists of the Southern School would always stand firmly on the Tang State.

For this reason, some of the old conservative Taoists of the Xishan Temple insisted that those of the Southern Sect were unforgivable traitors, worse than the Demon Cult; For the same reason, the Tang Dynasty remained steadfast in its commitment to the southern school of Haotian Taoism.

The current priest of the Southern Sect, Li Qingshan, was officially nominated by His Royal Highness as the lord of the country while managing the Celestial God Cardinal. The Celestial Nexus was the place where all cultivators and related issues in the Tang Dynasty were governed and dealt with. Thus, Li Qingshan's duties revealed the true relationship between the Tang and the Southern faction.

The headquarters of the southern sect of Haotian Taoism is at the south gate of Chang'an, not the south gate of Suzaku, just outside the south gate of the palace.

The black-and-white Taoist temple is set off by rows of verdant trees, overlooking the Imperial Palace, creating a picturesque view. Compared to the Royal Palace, the temple appears serene and understated, lacking an atmosphere of solemnity and seriousness.

In a side chamber deep in the temple, two Taoist priests sit at the end of a dark wooden floor, one of them wearing a gloomy Taoist gown with a yellow belt granted by His Majesty. This person, who looks like an important person, is Li Qingshan, the lord of the country.

Sitting across from him was a burly old man, dressed in scruffy clothes with greasy sleeves that matched his two long, narrow beaded eyes. In front of the esteemed Master of State, the old priest was sitting cross-legged, staring out of the place, and there was no respect in him.

Li Qingshan looked at the teacup on the table thoughtfully, and said, "The second floor of the academy has started today.

"Well," replied the old priest nonchalantly.

Sensing that something was unusual, Li Qingshan raised his head, only to see that the old priest was staring at a charming middle-aged woman standing in the corridor outside, and returned a shy smile.

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Li Qingshan watched this scene, grimaced bitterly, and said, "Brother, when you put on the talisman, you swore an oath that you would pursue the cause of pure yang and restrain yourself from having a sex scandal. Why wander around brothels every night and pretend to be hooligans?

This old Taoist priest named Yan Se, who was the only rune master of the Haotian Dao Southern Sect, shook his head disapprovingly when he heard what Li Qingshan said, and retorted sincerely while stroking the wisps of his goatee. "You're not quite right. When I was young, I made that extreme vow in order to enter Fu Gong Taoism, and I regretted it for half my life. Although I don't dare to break my oath and talk about some romance, I don't think some eyes will do any harm to my Taoism, right?

Li Qingshan smiled helplessly, thinking that he couldn't help this brother, who was willing to go out with women and live a lively life although he was ranked high in Taoism, couldn't help much. Then he said in a rather stern tone, and continued: "After Prince Longqing entered the second floor, he fell into the scope of responsibility of the mountain behind the academy, and then we will have less responsibility.

Hearing this, Yan Se finally became serious, savored it, and replied: "Although he is young, the young man now is the number two person in the judicial department. I bet he has a few ropes to pull in the shrine, so we'd better stay out of here.

The status of the southern sect of Haotian Taoism is somewhat ambiguous and complicated, and it should put the interests of the Tang first, but it is traditionally a branch of Xishan, while inheriting some historical grievances. For Prince Longqing, who was generally considered to be their son of the West Mountain, if Li Qingshan got rid of the divine aura of the lord of the country, even Li Qingshan would be difficult to take care of.

As the head ministers of the Southern Sect, they knew that the main altar of the Southern Sect was unfathomable, so Prince Long Qing could not enter the second floor at all, they never thought about it.

"Compared with Xishan, which has thousands of years of accumulation, our southern school is extremely weak. As far as I know, their strength is bottomless, and any juniors can cause us trouble......"

Li Qingshan looked at Yan Shi with a serious face and said, "Senior Brother Gongsun has been working hard to cultivate the combination of the talisman array, and his physical strength and health have been consumed too much. No one knows when he will return to his normal state. Now there is only one rune master in the Southern Sect, and that is you, but you don't have an apprentice. I have absolutely no idea how we should solve the problems in the future.

Cultivators who enter the Heavenly Knowing Realm are generally called Great Cultivators, and runic masters who enter the upper echelons of the Heavenly Mandate Realm are called Divine Rune Masters, indicating that they have the power of a god.

In ordinary battles, talisman masters are no better than great cultivators in terms of means, but they are conducive to cultivation, strengthening troops, arranging formations and levels, and even creating clouds and mist rain.

However, talismans are the most obscure of all cultivations, and are extremely particular about one's talents and insight. This talent and insight is elusive and difficult to explain in words, and can only be understood through the natural sensitivity of the amulet. So, it's more of an innate talent that can't be learned and practiced through sheer effort.

It is rumored that Liu Bai, the sword saint of the Southern Jin Dynasty, once tried to cultivate talismans, but even if he was a famous talent, he could not make any progress.

Therefore, for all schools and kingdoms, there is no doubt that the amulet master is extremely important and valuable. Further, the kingdoms and schools deprived of the amulet masters are said to be small and not recognized.

There were no more than ten talismans in the Tang Kingdom, most of whom were immersed in letters and lived a retired life, while no more than three traveled around the world. Xishan Divine Palace claimed to have the most high-level cultivators, but it was able to find a few talismans.

Yan Se of the Southern School of Haotian Taoism is one of the few Fu Gong masters. Yan Se thought that he would not have a talisman master of the Southern Sect when he died, and he was quite melancholy, and shook the tea on the table.

Putting down the teacup, he raised his eyes to the sky and sighed, "The academy does not seem to participate in world affairs, but it plays a role in checking and balancing everything in the world. You have to respect their trust. As far as I know, there are three old friends inside.

Old friend, in his words, refers to those respected masters of amulets.

Li Qingshan frowned and said, "I heard that there is a talisman master who is in charge of opening the second floor today. Have you found out who it is?

"It should be the Yellow River."

Yan Se replied, "The years of retirement at the academy don't seem to have helped him let go of his restless heart.

"I heard that Prince Longqing was defeated in the Victory Mansion a few days ago."

Li Qingshan suddenly changed the topic and said flatly: "We belong to a school, and he is their main student. As a priest of the South Gate, I knew I shouldn't gloat over it, but I just couldn't restrain my joy, and every time I mentioned it, I couldn't help but hold back.

"Xishan Jingu once suggested that Prince Longqing inherit the throne of Yan Kingdom. The day the princess saw off Prince Yan was an opportunity that neither Priest Mori nor Prince Longqing wanted to miss. They took advantage of it, not to mention that Zeng Jing was a member of the company.

He turned to Yan Se and said, "I found that he had fallen short on the rhetoric he was best at."

Yan Se looked at Zeng Jing in his heart, sighed, and continued: "The queen and the princess are really incompatible, just like fire and water are incompatible, aren't they? Your Majesty is in the prime of life, will it be too early for them to snatch the throne?

"The metaphor of fire and water is a bit exaggerated. Since the Imperial Astronomer incident, I have found that Her Majesty has been silent, and that the Princess is too young to be cautious. Li Qingshan shook his head and continued: "But this has nothing to do with us.

"They are all adored by His Majesty. Her Majesty has the crown prince and Xiahou behind her, while Princess Li Yu is highly regarded among the younger generation. Although Li Yi is skilled in singing and dancing, her retinue is quite young, inexperienced, and lacks a certain gravity.

Li Qingshan nodded slightly and said, "You're right. I heard that the student who defeated Prince Yongqing in the Victory Mansion was an acquaintance of the princess. However, there are rumors that he is not qualified to cultivate.

Hearing Ning Que's words, Yan Se frowned slightly, held the empty cup high and thought for a while, and then said softly: "I have heard his words, and even checked him. He doesn't have the potential to cultivate, otherwise I would have chosen him as my apprentice.

Li Qingshan's face suddenly became serious and serious.

As the head of the Southern School of Haotian Taoism, he knew very well the difficulty of selecting apprentices for the Fu Master, and the elder brother was quite cautious about his apprentices.