The thirtieth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve.

Referring to the metaphysical view, it once again had a lively New Year's Festival.

This time, not only did the senior brother Liu Zai and his elder brother return to the mountain, but they also invited the Grand Master of the Daolu Academy, the elder of the Pure Spirit Sect, Dao Cheng Zhenren.

You Li originally invited Zhai Biqing's family and Fang Huaiyuan, but Zhai and Fang were seriously injured and needed to lie down for another two or three months, so they could only regret it.

On this day, the Xuanguan swept the couch and waited, and finally waited for the two Taoist cultivators who came together near noon, followed by Xu Buxun, who was looking around.

Everyone greeted each other for a while, and after entering the mountain gate, they couldn't help but stand still under the three apricot trees in the front yard.

Dao Cheng shyly looked up at the apricot tree in full bloom, and exclaimed:

"Your master is a good method! If Poor Dao is not mistaken, these three apricot trees should have given birth to some spiritual wisdom, right?"

Liu Zai said with a smile: "The senior's eyes are like torches. ”

Keyu stroked his beard and said, "Xuanyu has been in the formation all these years, and her skills are good. This Great Guardian Array is very chewy, even if you and I join forces to besiege it, without a stick of incense, we can't break it, right?"

Daocheng nodded and agreed: "That's true. This refers to the metaphysical view as a typical sparrow, although it is small and has all five organs, just this large array can see the background. Poor Dao is very curious, why would your sect choose this wild and remote land with insufficient spiritual energy to build a mountain gate?"

Liu Zaidao: "To be honest, this decision was made very suddenly, and the younger generations were puzzled. ”

Ke Yu knew that Xuan Yuzi was in retreat, so she said: "Xuan Yu has always done things in a disciplined manner, and there must be his considerations in the future, so let's wait and see what happens." ”

As he spoke, the group watched the lecture hall and the alchemy room one after another, and finally worshiped Sanqing and Xuanyuan in the ancestral hall with incense.

Out of the ancestral hall, everyone returned to the stone table under the apricot tree in the front yard and sat down.

Daocheng real people looked up a few times from time to time at the apricot blossoms that were steaming in the clouds, and said sincerely: "Look at the ice and snow outside, the flowers inside the view do not fall, the four seasons are like spring, and the real fairy spirit is fluttering." ”

Liu Zai said modestly: "The small sect is not comparable to a big sect like your sect. Your faction is the only one in Xiyue, and that is the real immortal atmosphere. ”

Keyu quipped: "You two should stop flattering each other, the old man is about to get goosebumps." ”

Dao Cheng smiled and said, "The archmage smiled. You know, my sister likes apricot blossoms the most. ”

Liu Zaidao: "If the seniors like it, just pick some and take them away." If you really like it, wait until the ice and snow melt in spring, simply go to the apricot forest in the east to pick a seedling with good growth and bring it back. Although the environment of Mount Yuyu is harsh, the soil quality is excellent, and these apricot trees have the endowment of giving birth to wisdom. ”

Dao Cheng's fleshy face bloomed, "Then the poor Dao is disrespectful." ”

As he spoke, he took out a jade box from his pouch, and when he opened it, he revealed a stack of talismans.

"I took the liberty to come to the door this time, and I didn't prepare any meeting gifts for the time being, so I simply sent some talismans from my sect. It's all painted by the poor Dao, and my exclusive Shenqi mark has been removed, so you can all use it. ”

Liu Zai borrowed the jade box and thanked him: "The seniors have a heart." ”

Then he also took out a jade box and handed it to Xu Buxun, who was sitting aside, and said with a smile:

"As a senior brother, I don't have anything to give. It just so happens that my True Xuan School is also rough in the runes, and this eight-grade rune is a common use that I often draw when I was young, and I hope it will help you to improve the runes. ”

Xu Buxun took the jade box in surprise, opened it, and found that there was a thick stack of red talismans stacked inside, all of which were full of spirit and sincerity, so he thanked him and accepted it with joy.

Liu Zai also handed over the jade box to Youli and advised: "The Pure Spirit Sect is one of the four famous talismans in the world, and it has a unique way to find a way in the talismans, since you two have a good relationship, you will communicate more in the future and strengthen each other." ”

You Li smiled and nodded, and accepted the jade box. The talisman drawn by the real person who cultivated in the middle of Jindan must be subtle and lead to the avenue, if you copy it with your heart, you will definitely be able to be inspired.

Dao Cheng also said to Xu Buxun: "Did you hear that, you kid has a talent for runes, but you are too hanging, and you are also addicted to gambling, in the future, you will exchange your rune experience with Daoxin and disciples, and less touch those bad things!"

Xu Buxun let out an "oh" and obediently responded.

"I know you kid can't sit still, get down and play by yourself, let's talk about business!" Daocheng smiled and scolded when he saw his reluctant lazy look.

"Okay!" Xu Bu was as amnesty as he was, and he didn't care about shouting to leave, so he ran away with a smoke, opened the courtyard door and went out of the courtyard, all in one go.

Seeing this, Liu Zai hurriedly ordered: "Senior brother, you can go too." Spend time with your guests. ”

You got up and made a mockery to everyone, and chased after them quickly.

Lin Qin, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the movement outside, walked to the door to take a look, and saw that Youli was about to run out of the yard, and hurriedly shouted:

"You can have lunch in half an hour, don't run too far, remember to come back on time!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for his son to answer, and hurriedly called You Dashan, who was in charge of boiling water, and instructed:

"Quick, you go along, don't stay here. Take care of them, don't let them go too far, and remember to have a good relationship with that little Taoist. ”

You Dashan understood, took off his father You Mingda's old burning clothes, went out with an arrow, and gently led the courtyard gate and chased after him with all his might.

Looking at the youthful vigor of the young man, the three Jindan period powerhouses all smiled.

Liu Zai asked, "Senior, this trip to Anxi Road, is there anything to be gained from selecting disciples?"

Dao Cheng replied: "It's not that the poor Dao has a high vision, it's really that Anxi Road has experienced war for many years, the people have been displaced, starving, although the war has stopped, but there are still many malnourished people, which has a great impact on the root and bone qualifications of many cultivators, so that Anxi Road is still recognized as a saline-alkali land in the cultivation world, all the way to the land of seven states, and the population is also millions, but there are still not a few good seedlings." Poor Dao turned around a lot, and he didn't see a few satisfactory ones, only the two little guys of the Qin family were barely passable. In this way, one of the secondary root devices was still collected in the face of Yongyi Gong. ”

Ke Yu smiled: "It's good to have it, what are you complaining about? You know, there are several local sects here." Your Pure Spirit Sect itself is slow, and you have been preempted by others, and you can still receive the two juniors of the Qin family in this way, which is already a big gain. ”

Dao Cheng said angrily: "The little guy named Le Xin of the Qin family has the potential to 'sit in the middle and look up', even so, isn't it still the rest of your Daolu Academy?

Keyu laughed: "The old man wants to praise my junior brother, he is fast enough, and he took that bastard to the capital early." ”

Liu Zai had heard that after participating in the battle of the Fog Demon Ridge, the Kunyu Daoist hurriedly took the rubbing of the animal skin document and a little guy named Chai Rong back to the capital to report on his work. It seems to be the root organ in Daocheng's mouth.

Dao Cheng blew his beard and glared, "I said archmage, can you pay attention to the image of the master?"

Keyu raised her eyebrows, "It's rare for our old friends to get together, and the juniors have all been sent away, what are you doing?"

Dao Cheng took a sip of tea and sighed, "Then let's get down to business." Moral Daoist friends are not outsiders, so the poor Dao is open to talk about the predicament of my Pure Spirit Sect. ”

Liu Zai's heart moved, bowed slightly, and motioned for him to speak.

Dao Cheng paused and said, "Everyone in the world says that my Pure Spirit Sect is the most likely to become the seventh top sect in the world, but as everyone knows, this kind of murderous words have caused the dilemma of our sect.

"If you think about it carefully, is there a big sect in the world that is worse than the external environment of our sect? There is Kunlun Mountain, the world's largest sect, in the southwest, Longhu Mountain, in the northeast, there is the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, in the east, there is the Taiqing Palace, and in the southeast, there is Danfeng, and even in the northwest direction, there is the Wanling Mountain-shaped Dao Flow Alliance, which is not only famous...... Tell me, in such a monastic environment surrounded by strong enemies, can you find a second one in the world?"

When Liu Zai heard this, he wanted to complain in his heart, but I only heard your full pride, but I didn't hear much real worry. After all, the fact that the Pure Spirit Sect could survive in such an environment and continue to rise was in itself the best demonstration of the sect's strength.

Keyu said: "Let's talk about the point." ”

Dao Cheng smiled and said: "Poor Dao likes the refreshment of the archmage, which is much better than the Liang brothers." This Immortal League Conference, you give me a thorough understanding first, is the Immortal Alliance really going to carry out a large-scale expansion?"

Ke Yu raised his eyebrows, and said unexpectedly: "You are all very well-informed. ”

When Liu Zai heard this, he hurriedly pricked up his ears.

Ke Yu smoothly laid down a soundproof prohibition that only shrouded three people, and said softly:

"This Xianmeng conference is indeed different from the past, because there is a core issue that needs to be put on the table, and the major factions are invited to vote by a show of hands. As you all know, the Dahuan country next door implements the policy of 'one country, two systems' of 'governing according to customs', specifically with the Taihua Mountain and Taiyin River in the middle of the border as the boundary, divided into the east and west halves, and the vast territory in the west belongs to the large and small Huan clan reserves of the country's nobles, and the east is inhabited by other small clans dominated by the Xiao nationality, forming a parallel governance system of the east and west.

"Among them, the eastern official is responsible for governing the state and county, rent, and military horses of various ethnic groups dominated by the Xiao nationality. This peace talks between the two countries were also mainly based on the Zai Lianqing of the Eastern Courtyard, supplemented by Xiao Yuanjie, the chief official of the Western Courtyard. However, with the consistent style of Dahuan people who never trust Xiao people, it is actually Xiao Yuanjie who is in charge. ”

Hearing this, Dao Cheng was a little impatient and said, "Archmage, we all know what you said. ”

Ke Yu picked up the teacup, sipped the tea leisurely, and said unhurriedly: "What's the hurry? Don't you know anything about Xiao Yuanjie?"

Dao Cheng is an outsider, and he has limited knowledge of the personnel of the Dasui secular court, not to mention that he is regarded as a barbarian. And Liu Zai knows very well because he worked as an errand in Wu Desi.

"As far as the younger generations know, Xiao Yuanjie is the family of Empress Xiao of Dahuan, and it is a very rare surname Xiao among the relatives of Emperor Dahuan. This Xiao surname, except for the surname, actually has nothing to do with the original Xiao State, so it will be among the ranks of the nobles of the highly hierarchical Dahuan Kingdom and be classified as the Xiaohuan family.

"It is said that this person is a strange person, although he is a royal nobleman, he has no good feelings for the Sau. Not only did he refuse to join the Church, but he went to the Tiger Roaring Mountain on the southeastern edge of the border and practiced in the mountain for more than ten years. Later, for some reason, he went down the mountain and returned to Beijing, directly joined the army and joined the army, starting from a centurion at the grassroots level, and was promoted all the way to the king of the Western Courtyard as the chief officer. ”

Dao Cheng finally heard the meaning of Ke Yu's words, and hurriedly asked, "Then which sect is this Xiao Yuanjie cultivating the Dao?"

Liu Zai said slowly: "Pastoral Villa." ”

Hearing this, Dao Cheng couldn't suppress the surprise on his face, and muttered, "How can this be?

Keyu also showed a wry smile: "It's menacing." ”

Dao Cheng's face became more and more ugly, and he hurriedly said: "The Pastoral Mountain Villa is the leader of the various factions of the Immortal Family in Dahuan, and it is the only Immortal Sect that can compete with the Sawu Sect, how could he agree to join the Immortal Alliance?

Ke Yu said calmly: "After next year, it will be the Immortal Alliance of the world." Now you can understand why the Sau religion has been making frequent troubles in Anzai lately, right?"

Liu Zai said secretly: "No wonder! It seems that the official family has reached an agreement with the high-level of the Immortal League to make every effort to win over the Pastoral Villa and deal with the growing Sawu Sect." ”

But in this case, how can the two countries talk about peace talks?