Waiting for the next morning, a little freshening up by the cold spring on the east side of the stone wall, Xingyan and Qiong Wei Lingyi rushed to Feiyunding Shangqing to see the head of Lingxuzi.

When Xingyan rushed to the Shangqing Temple and saw the Lingxu real person, he found that the head of the Shangqing Dynasty was already dressed in a grand attire at the moment: wearing a black Zhu Mingyu, embroidered with gold cloud and crane patterns, stepping on the clouds, and wearing a purple and gold mixed yuan five-mountain crown on his head, the weather was strict.

Lingxu is dressed in this dress, since Xingyan joined the Shangqing Dynasty, only the world's Taoist event "Jiayuan Meeting" has seen Lingxuzi dressed like this. At this time, the tall Shangqing Hall was already full of people, and almost all the heads of the Shangqing Elder Hall that they knew had already arrived. And there are many fresh faces among them, looking at the attitude of clothing, it should be the master of Shangqing's observation of famous mountains in various places. Among them, Xingyan found that the elder Dao Qinghe, the dean of the horseshoe courtyard, was now also well-dressed, mixed in the crowd, and lined up on both sides of Lingxu's hands.

And all these Shangqing Suqi who rushed to Luofu Feiyunding to discuss the meeting were all in crane robes and clouds, and they were dressed extremely formally and majesticly.

When he saw the awakening coming, the Lingxu head who was in the middle said: "Okay, now that everyone has arrived, let's discuss the catastrophe that suffered this gate more than ten days ago. ”

Under Lingxu's signal, the Shangqing elders in this hall next expressed their views in turn.

Although most of them were very resentful of the South China Sea Dragon God, they were extremely cautious when it came to the method of dealing with it, and thought that this matter needed to be considered in the long run. Among them, there are many arguments that are similar to yesterday's Lingxu's words, firmly adhering to the way of "quiet and inaction", believing that "everything has an effect must have a cause", and things have already happened, so you might as well take a long look and think about it in the long run.

In the midst of this discussion, relatively young Shangqing elders, such as Qingming and others, spoke out angrily, thinking that no matter what, they would have to return a tooth for a tooth, showing that Luofu Shangqing would not let people eat meat.

It's just that even among the few people who advocate revenge, when it comes to specific revenge matters, they are all speechless. Because among them, whether or not they witnessed the great battle more than ten days ago, they also knew the power of the dragon god clan in the South China Sea; although the Shangqing Gate where they were located had stood in the world for thousands of years and was deeply rooted, it was really insignificant and not worth mentioning compared to those gods in the South China Sea. Because if it weren't for this, how could it be that fourteen days ago, it would have been beaten by a small number of dragon clan military horses and almost had no power to fight back?

Similar to him, the dean of Qinghe, who came from Horseshoe Mountain, also kept silent, only smirking on the sidelines and listening to the elders' speeches.

Not long after, when most of the elders had expressed their opinions, there was a debate among the people in the temple. At this moment, the Lingxu Master, who was standing firmly in the middle of the main hall, pressed his hands down in the void, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then turned his gaze and gestured to the dean of Horseshoe Mountain, who was in a daze in the crowd: "Qinghe Chief, why do everyone say their opinions, but you don't say anything?"

Hearing the roll call of the head master, Qinghe hurriedly took away the indispensable smile on his face, responded to the team, came to the hall, waved towards Lingxu, and then bowed to the surroundings, and after saluting, he also raised his voice and said loudly: "Master of the master, elders, please listen to Qinghe's words!"

As soon as these words came out, the hall was suddenly silent, and those elders who knew Qinghe's year-end details were all surprised when they saw this troublesome disciple sweeping away the unruly appearance of the sunset. Now they all raised their heads and raised their eyebrows, wanting to hear what the resurrected head disciple had to say. I only heard Qinghe cough again, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Everyone, if we follow Qinghe's words, we all have to listen to the head of Lingxu!

"Let's be quiet, be quiet, let's listen to what the real person in charge says!"

In the end, the old Dao Qinghe, who has been walking the streets and alleys all year round, is already a bit like shouting.

“......”

Hearing him say this, there was an uproar in the main hall, and many elders were already shaking their heads secretly. It's just that to everyone's surprise, hearing Qinghe's words, the real person in charge who has always been accustomed to drinking this unsuccessful first disciple did not open his mouth to scold, but nodded, and actually smiled in agreement: "Okay, as a teacher, I will follow your words." But these words cannot be just said to you. ”

When the words settled, I heard three bells ringing outside the hall, loud and long, echoing in the valleys outside.

Hearing this bell, everyone knew that the head of the sect was gathering all the disciples to come to Shangqing Feiyunding to discuss matters. After that, in the lingering sound of the bell, the elders in the stone temple followed the spirit void and came to the square outside the view.

It didn't take long for the Shangqing people scattered in the three peaks of Baoxia, Zhu Ming, and Yuxiu, or the imperial sword, or the fast line, soon came to fly to the top of the clouds, and they were neatly arranged according to the halls in the square. At this time, the atmosphere was urgent, and even in the Guantian Pavilion on the mountain behind Yunding, there were also a few retreating seniors who listened to the bell and flew out of the window of the stone pavilion, and went to the square to listen to the instructions of the master.

The weather was not sunny on this day, the sky was dark overhead, the sun was bleak, and the mountains around the flying clouds were floating like thick clouds like white veil, surging and steaming, and it was not long before the top of the mountain was enveloped; if you look at it from the outside, you can only see the clouds and mist rushing, and you can't see the scene.

Skipping this strange cloud and mist, seeing the arrival of all the Shangqing disciples in Luofu Mountain, Lingxu floated off the ground, rose to the high podium at the south end of the square, looked down at all the Shangqing disciples, and said in a loud voice: "All Shangqing disciples, Sanqing disciples, I have gathered today to discuss the matter 14 days ago. On that day, Meng Zhang, the dragon god of the South China Sea, destroyed my temple, killed my people, and committed heinous crimes. These high gods regard my Shangqing disciples as fish and meat and dogs, and slaughter them at will. Not to mention that all things are equal, heaven and earth are together, although we and other people born in the earth, although they do not have the ability of gods and spirits to penetrate the heavens, but they live within the eight realms, among the four wildernesses, it is the combination of yin and yang, the meeting of gods and ghosts, the essence of the extremely subtle, the essence of the mysterious, and the creatures blessed by God. And the evil dragon of the South China Sea, acting retrograde, killing at will, is against the virtue of heaven!"

Speaking of which, the disciples in the audience, regardless of their seniority, remembered the great shame and humiliation a few days ago, and they were all in a mood. After that, I listened to the head of the sect slow down his tone, and said calmly: "Today, I am the head of the Shangqing Dynasty, and regardless of the morality and justice of the world, I only say that I am the private righteousness of the Shangqing Gate." I think that the sixty or seventy martyred disciples were all young people, young and promising, and I was equal to the same sect during my lifetime, and we all regarded each other as brothers, sisters, and nephews, and they were like brothers and sisters......

Speaking of this, the old master's tone was already a little choked. After a slight pause, he continued: "And these promising young people were all martyred because of the dragon god for their own selfish interests. This time, if we wait for the Taoists in the world to be quiet and inactive, and no one is willing to avenge them, then we are not even as good as those peddlers and pawns in the market!"

Speaking of which, the elders in the audience who had previously adhered to the path of stability were all vigilant, and they were all wise people, and they only needed to wake up a little bit, and they would immediately figure out what was powerful.

At this time, the huge flying cloud top was silent, and only the calm and excited voice of the head of the sect could be heard: "If we are indifferent to the Qing Dynasty this time, how can we be worthy of the parents and family members of these disciples? How can we be worthy of their heavenly spirits? And my name of the Qing Dynasty that has been diligent and cultivated for thousands of years will also be completely ruined in our generation!"

Speaking of this, the voice of the head of Lingxu has become extremely painful: "Fellow Daoists, we must always know that no matter how we ask for immortals, we are still the sect of the world, and the land of Middle-earth is the foundation of our religion. These days, perhaps everyone knows that now those people outside the mountain think that my Shangqing Luofu is a place of filth and filth, and I don't know what heinous and evil things I have done, causing snow to fly in July, and the 'Dragon Lord' himself has come to rain hail and thunder -- I think that our Luofu Shangqing, the foundation of thousands of years, has ended up to be tolerated by the people of the world today! If we don't fight back, how can we stand up to the ancestors and ancestors of Shangqing!"

Speaking of this, Lingxuzi looked around the audience, swept away his sad face, and said angrily: "Today's catastrophe in Shangqing is all because of the evil dragon. These days, I have learned that Meng Zhang, the marquis of the South China Sea, ruined my Shangqing for the so-called false karma, and hoped to kill chickens and monkeys - but I am not powerless chickens and chicks!"

Speaking of this angrily, Lingxu's voice suddenly turned high: "I, Lingxu, the thirty-fifth generation head of Luofu Shangqing, am willing to go to the South China Sea to fight the evil dragon." The head of this sect hopes that there will be eight or nine people with high mana power in the sect who will go to the South China Sea with me. If you are willing to go with me, please stand in front of the stone platform. ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was silent for a moment, and more than a dozen people floated off the ground, flew out of the crowd, and stood in front of the high platform where Lingxu was standing. And among these dozen people, naturally include Xingyan, Lingyi and Qiong Wei. When they stood up, the crowd behind them was still crowded, and it seemed that there were still people who wanted to walk with the master. Seeing this, Lingxu said, "The number of people is enough, so the other disciples don't need to be listed." ”

After saying that, he slowly glanced around at the people in front of the stage, was speechless for a moment, and then suddenly shouted at the north square: "Where is Qinghe?"

When the words landed, a gray and yellow old Taoist flew out of the crowd and staggered to the high platform. At this time, it was clear that the old Dao Qinghe, who had always laughed and scolded, was full of solemnity at the moment.

When his first disciple came to the stage and stood close, Lingxu Zhenren looked around and said in a deep voice: "This time Shangqing is in trouble, it is indeed an evil dragon to make trouble, and I, the head of Shangqing, must also have immorality." Today I will travel far away, and I am willing to give up the position of head of the family and pass it on to my first disciple of Qinghe!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience looked at each other, thinking that they had just heard it wrong-no matter which outstanding disciple on Luofu Mountain, the position of the head of Shangqing would not be passed on to that Taoist in any case!

Seeing the reaction of the people in the audience, Lingxu just smiled faintly and continued: "This seat also knows that it may be unexpected for Qinghe to be the next head, but although things are extraordinary this time, I have been thinking about this inheritance of the head for several years. For this reason, I don't have time to explain this place in detail, but I can only briefly explain-"

Speaking of this, the sonorous words of the Lingxu real person seemed to spread to every corner of Feiyunding: "I am the first disciple Qinghe under the Lingxu seat, and I have endured humiliation for this sect for decades and made a miraculous achievement." His human temperament and Taoist magic power are the best of the heavens, and if he is the master, he should be ten times better than me!"

As soon as these words came out, the neutrality of the crowd in the audience fluctuated even more, and the vast majority of disciples felt incredible. Among them, only a very small number of people who know the inside story, such as Xingyan Lingcheng and others, look as usual.

It's just that after a while, those Shangqing disciples who were full of surprise chewed the words of the master, and then remembered the rumors of the old Qinghe on the stage, and they probably had a preliminary outline of the whole thing in their hearts; although they couldn't completely guess the inside story, they also knew that Qinghe was angrily demoted to Raozhou by the real person in charge, and it must not be his real mistake.

Let's not talk about the surprised thoughts of the audience for the time being, let's talk about the two people on the high platform in the cloudy world. After Lingxuzi announced the inheritance of the master, he ordered Qinghe to stand in front of him, and took off the lotus crown on the head of the apprentice who was still a little crooked, and took off the purple and gold mixed yuan Wuyue crown on his head that symbolized the identity of the master, and then first put the lotus crown of the disciple on his head, and then held the crown with both hands, and solemnly put the Wuyue crown of the head of the Shangqing Dynasty on Qinghe's head. After correcting the Dao crown on the head of the Qinghe, Lingxu Zhenren bowed to his apprentice, clasped his palms and saluted: "Lingxu see the master." ”

With his voice, all the Shangqing disciples in the audience, regardless of seniority, all bowed to the new head on the south stage and paid homage to the new head together. At this time, Qinghe, the new head who was standing on the side of the high platform, also accepted these salutes from the audience, and his expression was solemn and solemn.

After the visit, all the people on and off the stage of the Shangqing Gate held their breath and were ready to listen to the announcement of the new head of the house. It's just that in the midst of all the attention, the head of the world's first avenue sect who has just taken office didn't say a word, just floated to the stone platform, walked to the group of people who wanted to go to the South China Sea with Lingxu for revenge, glanced at it slightly, and then saluted with his hands: "Lingcheng and Lingzhen are on the top, this seat thinks that above the two peaks of Baoxia and Yuxiu, there are still two senior uncles in charge of the overall situation; ”

"Yes, I would like to teach the true person to command. ”

Hearing Qinghe's words, the respected Lingchengzi and Lingzhenzi in the crowd all lined up according to their words, replied respectfully, and then returned to the place where they were standing.

Seeing them walk back to their place, Qinghe turned back to examine it again, and suddenly with a flick of the sleeves of his robe, a man was swept out of the group, and in a gust of wind that rolled up on the flat ground, this man had been sent back to his place. Approaching everyone on the left, I saw the Qinghe Daoist saying to the disciple's place: "Well, you are the disciple of the Qingyang junior disciple in the Tianyi Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, right? This trip to the South China Sea is unpredictable, a young disciple like you should stay in Luofu and cultivate diligently—with a junior disciple like you who is resolute and resolute, I will never break off the Qingyang Sect!"

Hearing this, everyone on the left and near nodded their heads, and they were quite impressed by the new head.

Speaking of Qinghe, after dealing with it, he turned around and bowed to the stage and said: "Master, everything has been completed, you can make the trip." ”

"Good!"

Lingxu Zhenren was also very satisfied with Qinghe's disposition just now, nodded at him, and said, "This is very good, and the rest of the matter, please leave it to you and the Luofu Mountain God." ”

After saying this, which was somewhat incomprehensible, Lingxu bowed deeply to the bottom of the high platform, and then rose up and led the way, followed by the others who had gone to righteousness.

At this time, all the Shangqing Sect people on Feiyunding knew that these ten people who had left the sky were no longer ready to come back. Everyone on the ground, looking at their distant figures, all showed sad faces, and announced in unison: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!"

The sound of the crowd gathered, and the sound shook in all directions, startling the birds in the mountains.

And hearing the farewell announcement behind him, the old Taoist of Lingxu, who was flying against the wind, paused slightly, and chanted in mid-air: "I am far away today, without worry." ”

Then he went away without looking back.

When they left, it was overcast and gloomy, and the little Taoist priest in the crowd, who had just been swept back by Qinghe, couldn't hold back anymore at this time, and suddenly broke down in the crowd and cried bitterly.