In the sky, which is not much higher than the surface, the clouds take on a strange ring-like shape.

Not one ring, but nine large and small. The large ring is covered with a small ring, and there are nine layers inside and outside. In the innermost "cloud ring", stands a circular temple that resembles a tower and a pillar.

It stands to reason that this kind of tall and thin cantilever building is not uncommon in the monastic world.

But there is something special about this one in front of me - the eaves of its main hall are really too long, far beyond the boundaries required by the temple itself, and there is absolutely no beauty at all. At least, this fat eaves set off a majestic high hall very narrow for no reason.

If the eaves of the temple extend hundreds of zhang outward, it will inevitably make people suspect that the shape of this temple is built in the shape of an umbrella after it has been opened.

Under the huge "eaves", there is a looming plaque. There are five big characters on the plaque: Shenkong Jing Xing Dian.

This hall looks tall and thin, like a hundred-story tower. Actually, there is only one floor in this hall. The inside and outside are transparent, leaving no small rooms. At this time, the hall was empty and unobstructed. Especially when you look up, you can see that it is extremely open and high, and the depth is dazzling.

Looking around the hall, those who slightly obstruct the view are only twenty-four pillars, and every twenty or thirty zhang, a brazier is set up, and a torch is inserted in it.

In general, torches are naturally used for illumination. But in this temple it is very different. The hall is from the neat floor, to the ornamented hanging pillars, and the low jade steps, due north stone platform. All of them are translucent golden yellow, shining brightly, as if you are in the Pure Land of Bliss.

And the orange and black flames emitted from the torches are not only not lighting, but like collecting light, converging into patches of dimness and solidity.

The pomp and circumstance of Izumo in this building is obviously not something that ordinary sects can have. Although hundreds of hidden sects are separated from the north and south, they are very consistent in advocating black, white, and cyan, and none of them have built such a gilded and shining Minghuang main hall.

What's more-

The pass of this hall is Bo Yali, Zhengda Qingming, and the bearing is faintly above the hidden sects.

At this time, in the main hall, there are sixteen people who look very young, all of them are Yuan Ying cultivators, eight on the left and right, and they are arranged on both sides. A piece of "jade building" more than two feet long and about a foot wide, like an edict, as well as five or six jade slips, three or four shining and pebble-sized balls, were passed in the hands of these sixteen people, accompanied by the light and shadow and the sound of whispering conversations.

These sixteen people are extremely extraordinary in appearance and temperament, especially the two on the left and right.

The person on the left side is tall, but his ice muscles and jade bones are better than women, although he has not always maintained a posture of not moving, but from the perspective of appearance, even if he moves, it makes people feel as stable as a mountain.

At the top of the right is a woman, with a graceful demeanor and closed eyes. This woman's eyelashes have grown much longer than ordinary people, leaving almost two crooked black shadows. From time to time, she reached out and took something resembling a nut from the clay pot beside her, threw it into her mouth, and chewed it gently.

It can be seen that although she closed her eyes, she was neither a meditation nor a practice, but a consistent habit. It seems that she has made up her mind not to see the world with her eyes.

The two people's breath is quiet, dense, subtle, and moist, almost to the point of being incomprehensible. Xun Shen, who has the highest realm in the true legend of the Hidden Sect, is at most on a par with these two people.

Although the remaining fourteen people are different from the first two people on the left and right, they are also extraordinary. There are at least eight of them, and the realm is not under the "Lan" of the Dailuo Sect. Although the other six are slightly inferior, they are not far behind.

Due north, there is a person sitting on the nine-foot high seat. This person looked fifty or sixty years old, although the skeleton was large, but the body was withered, wearing a checkered gray robe, and his bearing was calm.

If someone stares at him, he can sense it for a long time before he can perceive the huge energy of moving mountains and reclamation contained in his ordinary body. This person is a cultivator of the Heavenly Xuan Realm.

But he seems to be deliberately restrained, not to exude the majestic aura of the upside-down and anti-guest on his body, as if he has made up his mind to be an outsider.

Behind this man was a boy dressed as a man.

The boy stared at a bronze hourglass not far away, without blinking. Finally, when the time came, the boy took out a copper hammer out of nowhere and struck a gong and drum at his feet.

In the whole hall, there was a leisurely sound.

But this Tianxuan Shangzhen, who was dressed in a checkered robe, still had an attitude of not caring about himself, and only nodded slightly.

It's not hard to guess what is here.

In the past thousands of years, the Holy Ancestral Court has also had a system of succession.

At the beginning of the merger of the two sects of Qianyuan and Shangqing, the Holy Sect Ancestral Court was actually like the Hidden Sect that had just recently formed an alliance, and nine people were selected from dozens of Tianxuan Shangzhen to take turns to jointly take charge of the sect's affairs.

But now the system has changed. The major matters in the door were all entrusted to the sixteen descendant disciples, and after full discussion in the annual "annual meeting" of the Shenkong Sutra Palace, they were collectively disposed of. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, every year there is a Tianxuan Shangzhen on duty to observe. It's just that most of the time, this Tianxuan really only brought his ears and eyes, and didn't say a word.

At this time, the heavenly Xuan Shangzhen in the palace, who was dressed in a checkered robe, and the Taoist name "Samadhi" was the person who was on duty this year.

After the sound of gongs and drums, sixteen people in the hall put away the deed, jade slips and other things. It's just that everyone's appearance and attitude are still very loose and serene, and they don't deliberately sit upright. For example, the woman on the right side is still closing her eyes and tasting snacks.

There was even a person lying on his side, as if he was taking a nap.

The third on the left side was a short monk who looked twenty-four or five years old. This person is dressed in a plain robe, and a majestic horse's hoof is painted on his back, which is also interesting.

This person was the first to speak out and spoke eloquently: "According to Qi's view, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

"Since the cave is open to the sky, the divine court has flourished. Many disciples of this sect naturally regard this religion as the master of the heavens and the humane civilization. Of course, for the people below, in the process of expanding their power, it is natural to encourage them to believe in such ideas, and even take the initiative to promote them, but inside and outside the ancestral court, many colleagues who are in the core position and have great potential also think so, which is a big mistake. ”

"It needs to be noted that despite the rapid expansion of the power of this religion over the past 360,000 years. But in essence, the religion is still in a period of ascent, constantly expanding its territory and opening up new realms, rather than successfully enjoying the world. To sweep away the resistance and extinguish the noise, it is still necessary to teach the same teachers and brothers to be loyal and wise. ”

"Whether it's the demon clan provocation, or the war letter in front of you, it's a wake-up call. Although his words are sharp, if my Holy Sect Ancestral Court can really dominate Zhou Tian and let him speak a thousand words, what is the use?"

Everyone in the hall nodded slowly when they heard the words.

Actually, it was more explicit, and the person didn't say it. From the immediate point of view, this war letter is forcing the Holy Sect into a situation where it has to respond. But if you have absolute power, I am afraid that your opponent will be deprived of even the right to speak, and even if you take advantage of it again, why should you be afraid? This just shows that the Holy Sect Ancestral Court, which seems to be in full swing, is not overwhelming, and has no opponent.

This person was two people back in his seat, and one more spoke.

This person's face is sallow, his eye sockets are deep-set, but his eyes are full of sharp edges that can't be concealed: "Huo Mou thought." Specifically, in this game, don't be disturbed by the eight characters of 'Yuan Ying is invincible, Jindan is a style'. These seemingly unbelievable eight words may be the trap of the hidden sect to lure the enemy. ”

"That's not to blame, whether it's the real Jindan realm or the fake Jindan realm. All in all, among the many materials collected so far, this person's last dozens of battles can probably be regarded as mana cultivation in the middle of the Yuan Infant. ”

"If we are obsessed with the matter of 'Jindan Realm Challenging Yuanying', we are puzzled and pondered repeatedly. Even thinking about which Jindan monk to send, even if he succeeded in taking this person by luck, it would most likely be calculated. ”

"Forget the word Jindan. Since he claims to be undefeated in Yuanying, then let's use Yuanying Realm against Yuanying Realm. In terms of victory and defeat, there are no other conditions that seem to attract attention, which is actually the fairest. Our Holy Sect is the more active and powerful side. Such a dignified and upright use of troops is justified. ”

As soon as these words came out, three or four people clapped their hands at the same time. This person's analysis is like a sharp blade, completely cutting off the doubts and entanglements in their hearts, as if they can see the sun.

There was a lot of discussion, and one of them said: "When fighting, you should lay down the 'Taiwei Jianzhen Array' in advance in the fighting office." It is best to have the largest number of formations of 'Thousand Revolutions'. The religion does not disdain to take advantage of others. But with the protection of this array, no matter how clever the method of concealing the exercises, there is nothing to hide. If the opponent is really a cultivator in the Yuan Infant Realm, what can we fear. ”

Another said: "The period of fighting should be set at least after March." At that time, it was the day of the awakening of the 'pot spirit' once in a century. On the day of the battle, you must ask the 'pot spirit' to secretly suppress the formation. No medicine in the world can escape the eyes and ears of the 'pot spirit'. In this way, the loophole of secretly using the power of medicine has also been closed. ”

The fifth in the lower left row is the only female cultivator among the sixteen except for the woman with her eyes closed.

The woman stroked her sideburns and whispered, "There is one more thing." The little sister thought. At the time of the competition, it is best to have the presence of Master Kasasa. In this way, all kinds of means to make the treasures of the gods hidden can be guaranteed to be eliminated. ”

The person next to her slapped his forehead and said, "What Senior Sister Tian said is extremely true. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost ignored this senior brother. ”

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The ancestors of the Holy Sect are not unwise people.

The power of the Hidden Sect is inferior to that of the Holy Sect Ancestral Court. Daring to challenge this time is certainly a good time to see the joint provocation of several major demon clans led by the Red Mei Clan. But he must have felt that he had a chance of winning before he dared to make such a decision. The people in this hall have already thought through it.

Everyone, you and I have a word, not counting the men and women on the left and right, most of the other fourteen people have already made suggestions. Except for a few two who look at the overall situation and discuss the situation at a macro level. The rest of the people put their hearts and souls into it, and almost all the means of prevention they could think of were displayed.

But upside down, what everyone said was to guard against the hidden sect's possible open guns and hidden arrows, intrigues and tricks in the challenge. Throughout, everyone seems to have overlooked two things:

First, is it possible that the Yin Sect sent out to challenge this blameless person is really upright and upright, and he can beat the ancestral court with his true ability?

Second, when the enemy is not clear, does the Holy Sect Ancestral Court need to think of a way to hang up the battle exemption card and avoid the edge for the time being?

This way of thinking is not so much conceit, but rather the general trend that has been cultivated after 360,000 years of operation.

A few months ago, the Hidden Sect joined forces and wrote to the ancestral court.

When this battle book was delivered, the chief secretary of Wen He was shocked. This is a major event that can almost affect the pattern of the cultivation world, but he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and quickly informed the eighteen divisions to take charge, and even opened the joints in a row, and directly delivered the book to the secret place where the Dao Venerable was stationed, Taigao Mountain.

But not long after, this letter from the Hidden Sect changed hands and was thrown into the Shenkong Sutra Hall. The decree of the Taoist Venerable is to wait for the annual meeting to be dealt with secretly.

At the same time, Daozun issued another edict, and the two directors and directors of the Holy Sect, who were not low in status, were sentenced to three years of hard labor for the crime of "over-reporting, misbehaving, and unseemly". Even several servants and neighbors who opened up the joints for him were also implicated.

This is also the reason why the letter of battle of the Hidden Sect was lost in the sea and delayed for four or five months.

This shows the unique style of the Holy Sect Ancestral Court, domineering and confident.

At this time, the last person on the right side of the hall spoke, and said something that seemed modest in his own opinion: "Even if the person challenged by the Hidden Sect really has some ability, at most I can't take it." But Senior Brother Li and Senior Sister Xi are also glorious existences in the past generations. There are two people in charge, and there are no variables. ”

When this remark came out, everyone nodded secretly. The eyes of this group of people looked left and right, revealing absolute trust, even blind obedience.

As is customary. After everyone has fully expressed their positions, it is time for Xi and Li, who are the leaders, to make a decision.

Everyone in the hall thought that the two brothers would not hesitate to take on the challenge, and at the same time say something to boost morale and inspire people.

But the strange thing is that the woman surnamed Xi is still eating nuts with her eyes closed, as if everything has nothing to do with her, and the "Senior Brother Li", with the light and sharp in her eyes, seems to be a little tired.

After a while, this "Senior Brother Li" slowly stood up and whispered as if he was a little confused: "Is there really a road ahead?"

As soon as these words came out, the hall was stunned.

Even on the high seat, Samadhi, who originally closed his eyes and recuperated his mind, couldn't help but be surprised.

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