Chapter 83: The Seven Elders of Taiping

Now the seven people standing in front of the Taiping Palace are the core figures of the Taiping Sect, and when they heard Li Xuandu's words, the seven people had different expressions. Mrs. Lu's face was expressionless, Shen Yuanzhou seemed to be smiling, Shen Yuanzhai was thoughtful, and the other four people had solemn faces, not taking it as a joke.

If someone else says this, it is definitely a joke, but if it is replaced by Li Xuandu, who is supported by the Zhengyi Sect, the Cihang Sect, the King Kong Sect, the Xuannu Sect and other sects, it is not a joke, but something that will indeed happen.

The old man named Shen Yuanzhong, who was the oldest person in the Taiping Sect after Mr. Shen's death, was also the second most powerful person in the Taiping Sect after Mr. Shen inherited the throne of the sect, and his status was similar to Zhang Jingshen of the Zhengyi Sect and Zhang Haishi of the Qingwei Sect.

According to reason, after Mr. Shen Da had an accident, even if it was not Shen Yuanzhong who took the position of sect master, he should temporarily take over the power of the sect master, wait for the young sect master to grow up, and then hand over the power in his hands, so as to complete a smooth transition, there is no reason to find an outsider to be the sect master, so for Li Xuandu to be the head of the Taiping Sect, Shen Yuanzhong is definitely the most unsparing to oppose it.

It's a pity that in the current situation in the rivers and lakes, the weak sect will inevitably be pointed at by the strong sect, when Song Zheng intervened in the selection of the sect master of the Forgetful Sect after Han Wuji's death, it was an example, and now the Great Heavenly Master meddling in the Taiping Sect is a courtesy. Even the split within the Shenxiao Sect into two factions, supported by the Zhengyi Sect and the Qingwei Sect respectively, is also an excellent example.

Originally, the Taiping Sect closed the mountain, whether it was the Great Heavenly Master or the Great Sword Immortal, they had no chance to meddle in the internal affairs of the Taiping Sect, but Mr. Shen entrusted the Taiping Sect to Li Xuandu, but he took the initiative to open a hole, so that the Great Heavenly Master could probe his hand into the Taiping Sect. From this point of view, the person who made Shen Yuanzhong resentful the most was not the Great Heavenly Master, nor Li Xuandu, but Mr. Shen Wuwu, who was now unknown in his life and death.

Now that it has reached such a situation, it is no longer realistic to want to block Li Xuandu from the door, the key is who will lead the Taiping Sect in the future, in other words, Li Xuandu can be the sect master, whether to be a puppet sect master or a real power sect master, there is a world of difference.

However, these things are the same thing, but they can't be put on the table to say, there should be a scene to say, Shen Yuanzhong slowly said: "The Purple Mansion Sword Immortal has a great reputation in the rivers and lakes, and his status is not bad, and he is a friend of the Great Heavenly Master and the Earth Master, and the old man does not dare to be arrogant, so he respectfully calls Mr. Li." Dare to ask Mr. Li, you said that you were entrusted by the sect master of this sect to take over the position of the sect master, this is a big matter, not to joke, but there is a certificate?"

Li Xuandu said: "Naturally, there is a certificate. ”

After that, he took out Mr. Shen Da's Sumeru treasure and the "Taiping Worry-free" order flag from the "Eighteenth Floor", and said: "This is in the hands of Mr. Shen Da personally handed it over to me, and there is also the Bai Sect Master of the Cihang Sect who can testify. ”

Bai Xiushang walked into Yuanping Square and said: "As Mr. Li said, Mr. Shen Da was in danger that day, and entrusted the token of the Taiping Sect to Mr. Li, so that he could temporarily take the position of the suzerain of the Taiping Sect, and asked me to be the witness. ”

Someone immediately asked: "Since the two of you have already met the sect master, you should take the liberty to ask for advice, and I hope you don't mind." ”

Bai Xiushang nodded slightly.

This person is a lean old man, not surnamed Shen, but surnamed Sikong, with a single name of the word "algae", which is a character of the same generation as Shen Yuanzhong, he looked at Bai Xiusheng, and said slowly: "On the Taixuan List, Sect Master Bai ranks second, second only to the 'Heavenly Sword' of the Heavenly Sect, and Mr. Li is also a person who has been on the Taixuan List, and his realm cultivation is extremely good, and the sect master of this sect is ranked fifth. With Sect Master Bai and Mr. Li joining forces, plus the sect master of this sect, unless it is the Earth Master or the Taiyun person, no one in the evil path can be an opponent, but why would the sect master be taken away by the people in the evil path?"

Bai Xiushang explained: "The people who came from the evil path were the sect leader of the Soap Pavilion Sect, the old man Zang, and the four Ming officials of the Yin and Yang Sect, Li Shixing, and Mr. Shen Da suffered a great loss in cultivation because of the curse of heaven, and he was not an opponent. In addition, the three of us did not join forces, but arrived one after another. When the Purple Mansion arrived, Mr. Shen Da was already at the end of the crossbow, and I was in Shangqing County to deal with Wang Tianxiao, the great Ming official of the Yin and Yang Sect, and Wang Zhongfu, the Sanming official, and I had no time to separate. It wasn't until the Great Celestial Master repelled the two that I was able to get out and go to the rescue, but the Great Celestial Master was unable to walk with me because he wanted to return to the Demon Suppression Platform. When I arrived, Zifu was already seriously injured under the attack of the two, and the old man Zang, Li Shixing, and the 'Ten Thousand Corpses of the Soap Pavilion Sect' helped me, and it was difficult for me to win alone, so I could not save Mr. Shen. ”

Sikong Zao nodded slightly, and did not refute: "I see." ”

Then there was another human: "If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Li used the 'Hundred Swords Guanyin' in Cihang Sect's 'Cihang Pudu Sword Classic'?"

Li Xuandu nodded and admitted, "Exactly." ”

The person who asked the question was a man with black hair, who looked much younger than Shen Yuanzhong and Sikong Zao, with long eyebrows and sideburns, very heroic, this person's name was Xu Feibai, the same generation as Mr. Shen Da, and the age was almost the same, but he was an elder of the Taiping Sect, and said: "The 'Cihang Pudu Sword Codex' is the secret transmission of the Cihang Sect, Mr. Li was born in the Qingwei Sect, how did he learn it?"

Li Xuandu replied: "Naturally, it was taught by Sect Master Bai. ”

"That's amazing. Xu Feibai said: "Why did Sect Master Bai teach Mr. Li the 'Cihang Pudu Sword Codex'?"

Bai Xiushang said, "What does this have to do with today's events?"

Xu Feibai said: "Since Sect Master Bai passed the 'Cihang Pudu Sword Codex' to Mr. Li, an outsider of Cihang Sect, it can be seen that Sect Master Bai has a close relationship with Mr. Li, and it is probably inappropriate for Sect Master Bai to be the witness of this person, right?"

Xu Feibai's meaning is obvious: If Bai Xiusheng, the witness, is unreliable, who can guarantee the truth of what Li Xuandu said? Who can guarantee that the "Taiping Worry-free" Lingqi was handed over to Li Xuandu by Mr. Shen Da, and not that Li Xuandu stretched out his hand to grab it?

It's just that the situation is not up to people, Xu Feibai can't say it very clearly, but no one of the people present is a human spirit, so he naturally hears it. Li Xuandu said: "At that time, only Sect Master Bai was present, and Mr. Shen Da always didn't want the old man or Li Shixing to be a witness. ”

Bai Xiushang smiled: "Elder Xu can't trust me, nor can he trust Mr. Li and the Great Heavenly Master. ”

Xu Feibai shook his head and said, "Don't dare." ”

Bai Xiushang said: "Elder Xu has this doubt, but it is reasonable. But Elder Xu forgot one thing, our twelve sects of the righteous path, the same qi and branches, the same advance and retreat, since the Great Heavenly Master can borrow the 'Cihang Pudu Sword Classic', and the Great Heavenly Master can also pass on the 'Taishang Dan Sutra' to Shen Changsheng, a disciple of your sect, then what's wrong with me passing on part of the 'Cihang Pudu Sword Classic' to the Purple Mansion?"

Xu Feibai couldn't help but suffocate, this kind of words related to righteousness and righteousness are the most difficult to accept, even if the two families have torn their faces, they still have to abide by the words "Tongqi Lianzhi" on the bright side, not to mention that they have not torn their faces. Because this is the cornerstone of the alliance of the twelve sects of the righteous path, if it is denied, it is equivalent to an alliance that deviates from the twelve sects of the righteous path, even when the contradiction between the Zhengyi sect and the Qingwei sect was the most intense, Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu have never openly denied this. What's more, there is the example of Shen Changsheng.

Bai Xiushang said so, and Xu Feibai couldn't say anything more. The women of Cihang Sect are good at dancing with long sleeves, but it does not mean that the women of Cihang Sect are all spit on their own good tempers, so Bai Xiushang said again: "Now how rampant people are in the evil way, but most of the people in my righteous path are people who sweep the snow in front of the door, and there are few people who are so anxious and righteous in Zifu. ”

Xu Feibai's face is not very good-looking, because of the closure of the Taiping Sect, he has indeed not participated in the battle between good and evil over the years, and he was ridiculed by Bai Xiushang as sweeping the snow in front of the door, but he couldn't refute it.

At this moment, Shen Yuanzhong spoke: "What Sect Master Bai said is extremely true, our Taiping Sect is not suspicious of Mr. Li and Sect Master Bai, but on a case-by-case basis, and please don't get angry. ”

Bai Xiushang smiled and said: "Just talk about things, why be angry?"

Shen Yuanzhong glanced at Bai Xiushang deeply and said, "This is the best." ”

Li Xuandu asked, "I wonder if Senior Elder Shen has anything else to ask?"

Shen Yuanzhong pretended to be silent for a moment, and said: "As Sect Master Bai said, people in the evil path are rampant today, according to the old man, the reason why the sect master wants to entrust the sect master position to Mr. Li is because the sect master thinks that Mr. Li can protect the peace of the Taiping Sect, I don't know if it's right?"

Bai Xiushang nodded and said, "Mr. Shen does have this consideration. ”

The last of the seven people is an old woman over the age of six, named Yu Xian, with silver hair combed meticulously, and the charm between her eyebrows still exists, and it can be vaguely seen that she was a beauty when she was young, but now her face is expressionless, and her face is full of evil energy, which is daunting.

At this moment, Yu Xian spoke: "In this way, Mr. Li's realm cultivation must be above a few of us. ”

Li Xuandu's face was impassive, and he secretly said in his heart, "The main drama is finally here."