Chapter 19: Divergence

readx; Li Zhe walked into the cave, and the stone door behind him closed silently. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info a closed stone room, ten meters square, the surrounding stone walls are as flat as a knife, there is a round stone table in the center of the stone room, and a few stone benches are placed around the stone table, and the furnishings should be the living room. There was no sunlight in the stone room, and there were no torches, but the room was not dark, Li Zhe looked up at the roof of the room, and was surprised to find that the roof of the room was inlaid with a fist-sized night pearl. Li Zhe's family background is extraordinary, and there are many treasures in the family, and he has never seen such a big night pearl, which is absolutely priceless in the world, but the monks only use it as lighting.

A small door was opened on the left and right sides of the stone room, and Li Zhe walked into the small door on the left, which was slightly smaller than the outside, and there was a stone bed, needless to say, this was a bedroom for meditation and rest. Walking into the stone room on the right, Li Zhe was taken aback, the stone room on the right was more than ten times larger than the outer room, and there was a stone humanoid target standing in the middle, which seemed to be a practice room used to practice spells.

After inspecting his new home, Li Zhe collapsed on the stone bed. Successfully worshipping the Yunmeng Sect, Li Zhe let go of the boulder in his heart, and hugged him with the fatigue of several months, so that he quickly fell asleep.

In Yunmengxuan, there were three people standing opposite each other. These three people are the three Yuan Infant Stage Taishang Elders of the Yunmeng Sect at present. The highest cultivation is the cultivation of Wang Yuren, the head of the Yuanying period, and the two people opposite him are both the cultivation of the early Yuanying stage. Both of them looked to be about forty years old, one of them had a leopard head and ringed eyes, a black beard, and a strong body, and he was a fierce general who led troops to fight, and he would never be reminiscent of a monk who had achieved cultivation, it was the great elder of Yunmeng Sect, Nangong Potian. The other person is the opposite, with a face like a crown of jade, and a graceful demeanor is the second elder Ren Youya.

Wang Yuren recounted to the two elders about making an exception and inducting Li Zhe into the sect, but did not explain the real reason. It's just that Li Zhe is destined for Shen Zhoutian, and the spiritual root qualification is only a little bit close to reaching the standard, so he made an exception to include it. The secret of Yin Yang Zhou Tianxuan's spiritual skill was not even known to the two Supreme Elders.

Great Elder Nangong Potian preemptively said, "Senior Brother Wang, I don't think it's inappropriate for you to arrange it like this. The second elder, Ren Youya, did not express any objections.

Wang Yuren saw that the two elders had no opinions, and he also relaxed. After all, it was against the rules of the door to allow Li Zhe to enter, and although Wang Yuren was the head of Yunmeng Sect, it was somewhat unreasonable not to say hello to the two elders in advance.

Elder Nangong was shocked and said, "Senior Brother Wang, there is something I have long wanted to discuss with you. We can take this opportunity to change the rules of the door, lower the qualification requirements for spiritual roots, follow the example of other sects, and admit disciples who have clear origins and innocent spiritual roots into the door. ”

After hearing this, the head of the Wang sect was taken aback and asked, "Why did Senior Brother Nangong say this? Have you forgotten why the Eastern Patriarch made this rule?" ”

"The Oriental Patriarch naturally has his reason for setting up this rule, and of course the junior brother understands this. However, this time is different from the past, and the momentum of this sect has long been very different from when the patriarch was alive. When the patriarch was alive, the prestige of the sect was soaring, and naturally there were countless disciples who came to worship the master, and of course the sect could choose the best of the best. Not to mention when the patriarch was alive, let's just say that when our senior brothers apprenticed five hundred years ago, this sect could receive at least fifty or sixty disciples when it opened the second mountain gate. Look at this time again, there are only eight people, and one of them is a low-grade human spirit root, this situation Senior Brother will not know. Elder Nangong said worriedly.

Seeing that the head of the king was silent, Elder Nangong sighed and continued, "If I remember correctly, this lack of successors started after the large beast tide three hundred years ago. That beast tide caused the sect to suffer heavy losses, and even Senior Brother Shen and Senior Brother Wu fell. The spiritual root qualifications of those two senior brothers are still above the senior brother in charge, if it weren't for the accidental fall, the current cultivation should not be lower than the senior brother in charge. The other Jindan stage disciples have fallen dozens of people, and there are even more low-level disciples, and the vitality of this sect is greatly damaged, if it is just like this, this sect can recover its strength after three hundred years of recuperation. However, after this battle, due to the decline of a large number of elite clansmen who joined the sect, some Xiuzhen families who were originally attached to the sect no longer sent talents to the sect, and the sect collapsed and began to decline. The three sects of Jade Sword Gate, King Kong Mountain, and Ten Thousand Beast Villages, when the beast tide broke out, they closed the mountain to protect themselves, and after the beast tide, they took the opportunity to win over those Xiuzhen families to attract talents. It's only been three hundred years, and it has vaguely meant to keep pace with this sect. If we don't make reforms, I'm afraid that within three hundred years, this sect will be reduced to a second-rate sect in Youzhou. ”

"As the head of the family, I naturally know these situations that Senior Brother Nangong said. I also understand that the fundamental reason why there is no successor to this sect is that this sect will have a bloody battle with demon beasts at any time, and many Xiuzhen families are unwilling to continue to be tied to our chariot. But everyone has their own aspirations, and we can't force others. Senior brother, you proposed the method of recruiting more disciples, but it will not solve the fundamental problem. Wang said helplessly.

"It is true that the wide collection of disciples cannot solve the fundamental problem, but it can also solve the urgent need, and if this continues, the sect will cut off the incense. It is really difficult for the strong to solve the fundamental problem, and while the current strength of this sect is still superior, we must force all sects to fight with us next time when the beast tide is over, if they still close the mountain to protect themselves like last time, this sect will have to learn from them to be alone. Elder Nangong suggested.

After hearing this, the head of the king shook his head again and again, and said: "The purpose of the Eastern Patriarch to create this sect is to protect the people of Youzhou, if this sect also ignores it when the beast tide breaks out, wouldn't it be contrary to the ancestral teachings, absolutely not." When the three of them took refuge in the ancestor, the patriarch did not ask them to resist the beast tide with the main sect. Now that the Sect has made such a request, most of them have refused, and we have brought shame upon ourselves. In short, no matter what the attitude of other sects is, this sect must do its best to resist the tide of beasts. ”

Seeing that the head of the Wang sect stubbornly did not listen to the advice, Elder Nangong shouted angrily: "Senior Brother Wang, if you insist on going your own way like this, the Yunmeng Sect will be destroyed in your hands." At this time and then, the strength of their three factions was weak and weak in the past, and they were unable to resist the beast tide, so this sect naturally had no requirements for them. Now that the strength of the three factions has grown, they enjoy half of the cultivation resources of Youzhou, and when the beast tide breaks out, it is impossible to say how to watch the fire from the other side. Besides, with the current strength of this sect, can we still resist the large-scale beast tide on our own? It is not wrong to follow the ancestral teachings, but we must also do what we can, and if this continues, it will not be three hundred years, and whether the next beast tide can be suppressed by the main sect is a big question. ”

Seeing that Elder Nangong was getting more and more excited the more he spoke, Elder Ren hurriedly played a round. Elder Ren persuaded: "Senior Brother Nangong, what you said is very reasonable, but it is not easy for Senior Brother in charge of such a big matter to make a decision, so you have to think about it in the long run, and discuss it in a few days." ”

The head of the Wang family didn't want to have a stalemate with Elder Nangong, so someone took the opportunity to turn the topic to his own retreat. After explaining the matter to the two elders, the king left alone.

Elder Nangong said to Elder Ren, "Senior Brother in charge is so indecisive, the future of this sect is worrying. ”

Elder Ren also sighed: "Senior brother in charge is good at everything, but he is too old-fashioned. ”

Elder Nangong stared at Elder Ren and suddenly asked meaningfully, "It's not a way to go on like this. I deliberately set things right, I don't know what my junior brother thinks?"

Elder Ren thought for a moment and replied firmly: "Senior Brother Nangong, your opinion is that Senior Brother agrees, but Senior Brother, if you want to use extraordinary means to cause cannibalism among the same sect, please forgive Senior Brother for not being able to support it." ”

Elder Nangong sighed and said, "Then what else can be done?" According to the rules of the sect, only the head of the sect and the elder of the Yuan infant stage have the right to vote on whether to change the head of the sect, Senior Brother Wang is both the head of the sect and the elder of the Taishang Sect, one person can count two votes, and we will tie with him at most." It seems that the will of heaven is going to kill my Yunmeng Sect. After saying that, the two of them went their separate ways.

In the early morning of the second day, Li Zhe woke up from his dream, changed into the clothes of a registered disciple, went out early, and came to the open space in the valley. Unexpectedly, the seven juniors and disciples all got up earlier than him, and they had all arrived.

When Li Zhe saw Du Hairong and remembered what happened last night, he was angry, and stepped forward and asked, "Senior Brother Du, I don't know where Senior Brother offended you, you actually insulted me last night." ”

When Du Hairong heard this, he sneered, and replied without raising his head: "I don't think it's insulting." Obviously, what I said was the truth, you are just a low-grade human spirit root with the qualifications to join the sect, didn't you get in by virtue of some nepotism. ”

Li Zhe was furious when he heard this, and originally wanted to reason with this little kid, but Du Hairong's words were equivalent to pouring another bucket of oil on the fire, Li Zhe's blood was surging, and he couldn't care about anything. Li Zhe rolled up his sleeves and said, "It seems that I, who is a senior brother, will teach you what it means to be orderly today." As he spoke, he stepped forward to teach Du Hairong a lesson.

Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, how could Li Zhe be able to stop these children with his divine power, seeing that Du Hairong's ass was about to suffer, the savior had arrived.

"Stop," the two words came into Li Zhe's ears with a chill. Li Zhe immediately understood that Wang Ziyan was coming, so he had to stop.

Wang Ziyan called the two of them to her with a cold face and asked them about the ins and outs of the matter. Wang Ziyan reprimanded Du Hairong first: "Whether Li Zhe can join the sect or not, it is up to the elders of the sect to decide, how can you, a registered disciple who has just started, be able to talk about it in vain." Li Zhe is your senior brother, how can you insult you, you are a first-time offender, and if you commit it again, you will not be forgiven. ”

After training Du Hairong, Wang Ziyan said to Li Zhe again: "Senior Brother Du is careless, naturally it is wrong. But as a senior brother, you don't teach him well, and you actually want to bully him by a few years older than him, which is really unreasonable. ”

When Wang Ziyan said this, Li Zhe was also a little embarrassed, after all, it was not a face-showing thing to beat an eight-year-old child by relying on his strong body. Thinking of this, Li Zhe bowed his hand to Du Hairong with some embarrassment and said, "Senior Brother Du, Senior Brother was a little impulsive just now, and I apologized to you here." ”

Du Hairong returned the salute very reluctantly, and Wang Ziyan let the two go.

Wang Ziyan sat cross-legged in front of everyone and said, "All the junior disciples who join this sect must live in harmony and cultivate with peace of mind. You must know that there is a time limit for all junior disciples to stay in the Yunmeng Lower Courtyard to cultivate, and after fifty years, those who have not been able to conceive a spirit seed must withdraw from the sect on their own. The spiritual seed period is the watershed between monks and mortals, and only those who have given birth to spiritual seeds can be regarded as true monks and will be truly accepted by the sect. If you succeed in giving birth to the spirit seed, it will also bring great benefits to your respective families, and the sect will have many rewards to distribute. Although the sect has special exercises and strict selection of materials, nearly forty percent of the registered disciples cannot give birth to spiritual seeds, and finally have to quit the sect. If you have time to play and fight, it is better to seize the time to practice. ”