Chapter 377: The Choice of a Lower Daoist
For three whole days, Mu Xingqiu did not take a step towards the Pangshan Daoist Hall, either practicing hard, or receiving groups of visitors in a small study.
Ding Wei's soul was not found, and in Shen Geng's memory, this useless soul was abandoned on the outskirts of the imperial capital, and after more than a year, it had already been gone. In this way, the only Taoist priest of Wangshan who was left outside was gone, and many people remembered this name, but they did not remember him personally.
Ding Wei's death was a heavy blow to many young Taoist priests, who had been deeply inspired by Ding Wei's impassioned and generous speeches, but now they could not tell whether this encouragement was real or false, harmful, and harmless, and they had been deceived, but they felt that some of the words of the liar were justified.
These Taoist priests came to see Mu Xingqiu in batches, huddled in the study, and asked for advice from the newly elected first leader of the Demon Slaying Society.
The title of leader really doesn't look like a Taoist priest, although the bald man likes it very much, and after everyone discussed, they still decided to call Mu Xingqiu "General" - a general who can do magic, but in most cases, Taoist priests still habitually call him "Chakushaker" or call him by his name, at least here in Yang Qingyin, Mu Xingqiu is Mu Xingqiu.
Mu Xingqiu re-encouraged the frustrated young Taoist priest and said to them: "Yangshen Peak was once snatched away by Shen Geng, but after it was recaptured, it was still the treasure of Pangshan and the clone of Old Ancestor Peak, and it would not change because it was touched by Shen Geng. Besides, the Demon Slaying Club was not established by him, and the purpose was not proposed by him, remember the original intention, don't care what Shen Geng once said. β
Qishan Taoist Yang Qingyuan came in the evening of the next day, and his soul was discovered in time by the Daoist of Chaojing Mountain, who was being restrained in Liang Shiji's body at that time, bound by a talisman, unable to move. After the unity of body and soul, he looked very weak, and had a brief conversation with Mu Xingqiu, during which he did not apologize or be grateful. Instead, he expressed his decision in the way of a Taoist priest: when entering the door and exiting, he twice gave Mu Xingqiu a formal Taoist salute, which meant that he would swear to follow the demon slayer general.
Then there are the other Taoist priests, those who have always supported Mu Xingqiu, those who used to be neutral and now turn to it. Mu Xingqiu talked patiently with each visitor, wanting to know the real purpose of their participation in the Demon Slaying Meeting, some were to survive the Dao Fire Tribulation, some were unable to stand the weakness of the Dao system and wanted to regain glory, and some people just thought it was interesting to break the barriers of each Dao system and set up an independent organization.
There is one kind of person that Mu Xingqiu is most interested in. Without exception, they are all mortals, and for them, slaying demons and demons is not only to maintain the status and honor of the Dao system, but also to protect their relatives and friends who are still living in their hometowns.
"My house is less than a hundred miles away from the Xijie country occupied by the demon clan! a surprise attack by the demon soldiers may ...... I don't believe that the Lombin Society and the army can protect my loved ones. "When Taoist priests talk about their hometown, they often express excitement.
There are many such Taoist priests in the various Taoist traditions, but the voices they make are very weak, and it seems a bit out of place for a person who is trying to practice hard to worry about relatives and friends, although homesickness has never been forbidden. The Taoist priests still consciously kept silent.
In front of Mu Xingqiu, they may speak freely, because this mage is also from a mortal background, and his relatives have disappeared inexplicably because of the demon seed, and they can understand their vigilance and anxiety about the invasion of the demon clan and the destruction of their hometown.
Purely rely on conversation. Without casting any spells, Mu Xingqiu gradually figured out the thoughts of the members of the Demon Slaying Society, and his confidence became more and more strong, just waiting for Shen Jixian to win him the qualification to participate in the High Daoist Meeting.
Asan Taoist priest Shen Jiyi also came. And he was one of the first to arrive, and said many words of apology and self-blame.
Pangshan Daoist, especially Yang Qingyin, had no trust in Shen Jiyi at all. She remembered that Shen Jiyi had said something to Lan Bingling, who was transforming into a demon priestβyou weren't the only one who had this idea, which seemed to imply that he had known about Shen Geng's existence earlier, rather than suddenly waking up on the night of the fight.
There was no relevant evidence in Shen Geng's memory, so this matter had to be closed, after all, Shen Geng provided vital information, which was enough to make up for a previous mistake.
Mu Xingqiu politely received Shen Jiyi, and also wanted to know the true motive of this smoke-swallowing Taoist priest to join the Demon Slaying Society, but found nothing, Shen Jiyi's answer was no different from Shen Geng's bold words before, which seemed exciting, but in fact it was a general statement.
The Great Fu Master Liang Shiji didn't come, and after the soul returned to its original body, he was sent to the Longbin Society, and since then he has disappeared, and there is no more news, and the Longbin Society has not sent someone to communicate with the Demon Slaying Society, probably thinking that it is not okay to explain it clearly to the senior Taoist.
There was also no news from Xin Youtao, Shen Hao couldn't hold his breath several times, and Mu Xingqiu asked him to wait, "If Xin Youtao's soul has been abandoned, it's useless to be anxious, if the soul is trapped in someone's body, now is not the best time to rescue him." β
Mu Xingqiu has learned more secrets of the Dao system, and he will no longer go straight to the Longbin Society as before, he must first open the gap from the High Daoist, which is the key to solving all problems, not only to save Xin Youtao's perhaps surviving life, but also the future of the Demon Slaying Society.
On the night of the third day, Mu Xingqiu was discussing the next plan of the Demon Slaying Association with the Pangshan Taoist priests, Shen Ji came first, nodded to Mu Xingqiu, and motioned for him to come out with him, in the courtyard, he said, "You understand what you want to do, right?"
"Understood. Mu Xingqiu had already thought about what to say.
Shen Ji nodded first, led the way, and did not go to his room, but came to Zuo Liuying's room, "I am no longer acting as the grandmaster, so I won't go in." β
The gray-haired Shin Jixian smiled slightly, as if he was happy to be able to stay outside.
"Thank you. Mu Xingqiu's gratitude was sincere, he didn't expect that it would be Shen Jixian who revealed so many Dao secrets to him and won the opportunity to speak for him.
Zuo Liuying's room was still smoky, with a little bit of light distributed, Mu Xingqiu seemed to be in the sky full of stars, feeling that he was countless times taller all of a sudden, and he walked forward cautiously, for fear of breaking those points of light.
Zuo Liuying sat cross-legged on the incense burner, his eyes closed, and did not react.
Mu Xingqiu was wondering what he should do, the smoke around him changed, and it kept gathering and dispersing, and soon formed more than a dozen shadowy figures, only Zuo Liuying in the room was still clearly visible, like a statue that should not be left here.
A voice rang out, "Say it." β
This is the scene where the high-level Taoists discuss things, and they don't see each other at all, and even the figures formed by the smoke are probably specially prepared for low-level Taoists.
Mu Xingqiu took a step forward, and suddenly found that there was nothing under his feet, just a pitch-black void, and he was in the illusion caused by many high-ranking scholars, this illusion of the water of the five elements, he had received many times from Zuo Liuying.
From the moment he entered the door, Mu Xingqiu performed the Mind Illusion Technique to protect his mind, and at this time, he was directly promoted from the third layer to the fifth layer, ready to enter the sixth and seventh layers at any time.
He would never give up what was in his head.
What should I say? Be reasonable? No one knows more than these high Taoist priests; begging? That will only show weakness and powerlessness, and will not help to impress the hearts of Taoist priests; coercion and temptation? Even the very thought is a joke.
"Things have changed. Mu Xingqiu started with this, not expecting a blockbuster, "History is full of repetition, but the return of the demon clan to the human world makes this repetition different from the previous one." Maybe this is a longer repetition, I can't be sure, I only know one thing, and I can't deal with the demons in the same way as before, and I can't deal with this change. β
Is he really talking to a group of high-ranking Taoist priests? Looking at the starry points of light, the void under his feet, and the blurred figures around him, Mu Xingqiu suddenly had doubts, maybe this was just a perfect illusion created by Zuo Liuying or Shen Jixian, and there were no outsiders at all.
But he kept talking, even if there was nothing around.
"I am an inhaling Taoist priest, and I can't understand the practices of the high Taoist priests, just like you can't understand the practices of the contemporary patriarch, he is the only Taoist priest who serves the moon and mang, and he closed the Wangshan Mountain, but he didn't give any reason. As far as I know, the patriarch has not interfered with the ideas of any Dao system, in the matter of resisting the demon race, every Dao system, every grandmaster and every high Taoist priest has their own ideas, the ancestor did not try to unify these ideas, he did what he thought was right, and allowed you to do your own thing. Because this change is so drastic, no one can guarantee that their idea is the only right choice. β
There was no reaction, and the sound came out of Mu Xingqiu's mouth, like a dead leaf floating into the abyss, it seemed that it would never reach the surface of the water, let alone stir up a trace of ripples.
The only thing he could do was keep talking, out loud.
"This is what I have come to ask for, the freedom that the patriarch has given you, and I hope that you can also give it to the lower Taoists. We are not good at practice, we are short-sighted, and we often make mistakes, but in the face of a great change, we also have a choice. After a few years, we may regret this choice, or even feel that we are extremely stupid, but the thought itself has already affected the practice, and unless the thought is given a chance to be realized, it will not disappear lightly, and the influence on the practice will remain. β
Mu Xingqiu warned himself that the high-level Taoist priests understood these things, and it was clear that they had never directly intervened in the establishment of the Demon Slaying Society, but his request would not stop there.
"I hope that you can be like the patriarch, completely withdraw from the organization of low-level Taoist priests, and stop influencing anyone with your clever methods, what the Dao system needs is a different choice, not one of the existing choices. β
Mu Xingqiu raised his arm and took off the Pangshan Dao hairpin on his head, "For this reason, I will withdraw from the Pangshan Dao system, and I will also persuade all the members of the Demon Slaying Society to withdraw from their own Dao system." If the fire doesn't go out, try to make it burn in more places. β
The little light in the room was connected, and a dozen clouds of smoke changed in an instant, and Zuo Liuying opened his eyes.
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