The head of the Maoshan Sect of Shangqing Sect and one of the three great masters of the Taoist Sect in the world would actually say in person that they would pass on their own magic. If this matter fell on others, 99% of the Taoist priests in the world would be ecstatic. If it were Xiningzi, who was more secular in the world, they might faint from happiness.

Xiao Xia did not faint, but his heart was also beating faster, and his mouth was slightly dry. Especially when he just witnessed the Maoshan sect's attainment of Taoism that surpassed his imagination, he couldn't help but be excited. However, he also knew in his heart that things might not be so simple. There would be no pie in the sky for no reason, and of course there would not be no drop of the head sect's real person to teach him magic.

Sure enough, He Jinzhi continued, "After the Chinese New Year, my girl will go down the mountain to get her righteous alliance. You also know that she is not the material. The world is dangerous and the hearts of the people are unpredictable. It is not something she and the children of the aristocratic families can understand. But she is old after all, and she has her own ideas, so I can't force it to stop her. Fortunately, Brother Xia, you are familiar with the world and have a good relationship. I also hope you can help him at critical moments."

Xiao Xia quickly replied: "I have inherited the love of Miss He many times, and have worked together to overcome difficulties. Now, as she made an appointment with the Zhengdao League to contribute to the Zhengdao River, I will naturally do my best to help her."

"I have asked you for you, so you don't have to be polite. Then don't let me perfunctorily say things like the righteous way of the world? I heard that the old ghost Xu Zhengzhou talked to you, and he must have said something to you." He Jinzhi smiled slightly, and Xiao Xia felt like a warm wind that penetrated her heart, even the deepest corner of her heart was blown by. It made people feel very comfortable and there was a hint of panic that was hiding from nowhere. "Well... Also, seriously, I can't teach you anything. Taoism can only be with Taoism. The Tao in your heart is not in my Maoshan, nor in this sect. Even if I teach the magic of the Shangqing School, you can't learn anything in depth."

Xiao Xia was silent. After thinking about it, he could only sigh and nod. The path of Taoism is more important than martial arts. Although not many people know this clearly, this is indeed the most fundamental point. The Taoist rituals and rituals seem cumbersome and useless in the eyes of outsiders like Mingyue. But in essence, it is also an indispensable part of the Taoist practice of Maoshan disciples. If even he disrespects and does not believe deeply about the Tao in his heart, then the magic is a tree without roots. If the low-level middle-level low-level magic is proficient in techniques, deep skills and other things can be used barely, but not to mention the top-level magic. Even the middle-level upper-level magic is unlikely to be used.

Xiao Xia had long known that this was his biggest weakness. But if a person really believed in something, he could not believe it just by wanting to believe it. Those Taoist disciples who passed the regular rituals and went to the mountain gate and were bathed in that atmosphere every day were naturally without any effort to believe in the ghosts and gods in heaven, but he could not do it even if he tried thousands of methods. Whether it was the Shangqing spell or the talisman of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, it was all inaccessible for wild Taoists like him. Relatively speaking, the Five Elements spells of the Five Elements Sect originated from the Ancient Taoist Sect, and the requirements for this were not too high, so many wild Taoists, including him, could barely draw a few middle-grade talismans, but it was still a dream to involve the top-grade spells.

"Then... the Tao in He Zhenren's heart is in this gate. This Maoshan? Didn't you just say that being a Taoist priest is very tired?" Xiao Xia suddenly remembered and couldn't help asking.

He Jinzhi smiled: "My Tao? My Tao is naturally here. How could it be here in Maoshan?"

Xiao Xia thought about it and couldn't help asking again: "...what is my way?"

"Since it's your way, why do you come to ask me?"

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"Why do you two seem to be talking like the little monk in Shifang?" Mingyue looked at them with interest.

Xiao Xia scratched her head and smiled bitterly. This was indeed like a monk practicing Zen, but it was different from the previous ones who were just talking. Now he really wanted to ask an answer with his heart. He could vaguely feel the hazy scenery ahead, but when he had to think about it carefully and look hard, he could not see it at all.

"Why do you learn magic? What do you do with magic?" He Jinzhi asked.

Xiao Xia replied: "Of course, it is to have a bite of food and be able to protect yourself in this world."

"There are countless other ways to eat, just use your brain. If you want to protect yourself... Why do you have to step into this dangerous world again? It is not difficult to find a remote and comfortable paradise to live in seclusion for a long time. At least it is much easier than living in this treacherous and ecstasy river and lake. Why do you come to this world? What do you want?"

"...I have asked my master these words, but the master just asked me to go around and go around. I also want to look around, look at the world, look at the world, look at the world, look at the world, look at the world. The master said that if I see too much, I will naturally understand..."

"Then you go and see it well, go and go..."

At some point, He Jinzhi's voice seemed to have become very far away, as if it was vaguely sounded in the sky, and it echoed clearly in his ears and hearts. Xiao Xia's eyes saw a clear light, and the surrounding woods and paths disappeared, and the whole person seemed to be floating in this clear light, but there was no panic or surprise in his heart. All his spirits and emotions seemed to be transformed into one by this clear light, and they were all with the light...

"...Actually, what you are doing and what you are going, isn't it your way? Why bother searching everywhere?"

Xiao Xia suddenly woke up. Looking up, everything around him had not changed at all. He was still walking in the path in the forest. He Jinzhi was still walking in front, Mingyue was still walking beside him, his steps were not distracted at all, and he still remembered the feeling of stepping on a small stone just now. But this sudden trance felt as if he had just had a very long dream. He could not remember the things in the dream at all, only an indescribable clarity. The freshness was settled in his heart.

"The talisman technique is just a means of adaptation of Taoism. It is naturally much safer to draw the magic power with external power in your spare time than to apply it temporarily. As long as you are familiar with the techniques, you can draw medium-grade magic magic. However, like Shenjitang, you are used to using external objects, you will inevitably neglect your own practice. Too much indulgence will indeed hinder the improvement of Taoism. Therefore, the Taoist Sect in the world does not advocate that disciples rely on talismans, and at most they can only be used as an auxiliary means. The world is too dependent on you.

The wild Taoist priests who rely on talismans also despise them..." He Jinzhi took out a small booklet from his arms and handed it to Xiaoxia. "...But if you really like it and are good at it, then what's wrong? Taoism, Taoism, Taoism, there are ways to have methods, you have your own way, and you have your own methods. This book of Shangqing Ling Talismanship Records is the key to the Shangqing Talisman Art summarized by a senior of my Maoshan Sect. It was not originally an important classic. You should take it to take a look, and it should be of some help."

Xiao Xia stared at the booklet in He Jinzhi's hand in a daze, but did not reach out to pick it up.

It seemed as if he could see what he was thinking. He Jinzhi smiled and said, "You don't have to worry. I brought this book from the Sutra Pavilion to find an opportunity for you. And these are actually a big advantage over what you did. Just now, I was the one who had above the Pure Spirit Light Knocking the Heart Mantra to sense your mind. How much experience and insight you can have depends entirely on your own talent and opportunity. For example, the stupid girl in my family can't get any benefits even if she uses this method as a meal all day."

Xiao Xia still thought about it. Then she let out a long sigh, took the book from He Jinzhi's hand, and bowed to the ground: "Thank you, Zhenren He, for your advice."

"Why thank you? I said that I can't teach you anything. What you can understand is all you have learned."

Mingyue didn't understand at all, nor did she understand: "Hey. Taoist Xia, have you learned it? But you have never taught him uncle. I only heard you say that everything you have is yours. Is that need to be said? Of course yours is yours."

Xiao Xia smiled: "Of course, mine is mine."

At this time, before they knew it, the two had already walked into a wide valley with He Jinzhi. The trees gradually became sparse, and several blue brick houses could be vaguely seen in a medicinal field flowerbed. Not far away, there was a clear mountain stream flowing slowly, just like the scenery in the painting.

"Jinzhi, why did you come back so late?" A woman walked out of the room and looked here. Seeing Xiao Xia and Mingyue following He Jinzhi, she was stunned and smiled again. "You haven't brought your friends home for a long time."

"I happened to meet them on the way back, so I invited them here by the way. This is the Taoist Qingfeng and the Girl Mingyue mentioned by Si'er." When he walked to the woman, He Jinzhi's smile on his face became gentler, and he also brought out a little bit of fireworks that he had not originally had. It really looked no different from the husband who returned home at night and saw his wife going out to greet him. He pointed at the woman and introduced to Xiaoxia and Mingyue. "This is Zhujing."

"I've seen Mrs. He." Xiao Xia bowed her hand to the court. This Mrs. He looked no older than He Sier. She was less than thirty years old. Although she was dressed in a cloth, she had an indescribable grace and noble temperament, which was completely different from the feeling that He Jinzhi gave people, but it seemed to complement each other.

"Qingfeng, Mingyue, from this name, it is a rare pair of beautiful people." Mrs. He covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes flowing through Xiao Xia and Mingyue. When it flowed to Mingyue, it was a little stagnant, but then it returned to nature.

"Madam is making fun of me." Xiao Xia buried her head awkwardly. He Sier is already a rare beauty, but when she saw this Mrs. He realized that He Sier's beauty was all inherited from her, and it was only half of it. This Mrs. He did not act at all. Her dress was an extremely ordinary country woman, but she was so bright that Xiao Xia had a dazzling illusion, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Mingyue didn't know whether she understood Mrs. He's words, but just looked at the wife of the unique temperament with her eyes open.

"Where is Si'er? Why isn't she at home so late?" He Jinzhi glanced at the tiled houses. With his cultivation level, of course he didn't need to push the door to see.

Mrs. He replied: "When her uncle came over, she pestered her and said that there was a secret secret in the world who wanted to ask her uncle for advice. She didn't want me, a mother, to know, so she took her uncle out with her."

"The second or third brother who came here? They did not guard the capital during the New Year, nor did they go back to their ancestral homes in Yuzhou to celebrate the New Year. But what did they come to my Maoshan to do?" He Jinzhi frowned slightly.

"It's the third brother who came. You said, it's not because of you." Mrs. He looked at He Jinzhi with some angriness, and then smiled at Xiaoxia and Mingyue. "Some housework makes the two guests laugh. Si'er will probably be back soon. If you see you here, you will be very happy."

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When the four big fireworks words "Congratulations to New Year" exploded in the distant sky, He Sier also saw them. After she was a little stunned, she naturally saw whose work was. It was completely different from the surprise and admiration of others after seeing it. She just snorted coldly and curled her lips.

A big man with brocade robe standing beside He Sier laughed: "Hahahaha. Brother Jinzhi is really good at writing! What's rare is that he still has such leisure and leisure. He couldn't have got it himself by writing with fireworks. Could it be that he caught some children who did not follow the rules in the back mountain and demonstrated to them how to set the fireworks?"

He Sier became more and more disdainful: "A gentleman is not serious or powerful. The dignified Maoshan sect has no majesty that the sect should have. Congratulations to New Year, is he paying New Year's greetings to others?"

The man with a brocade robe shook his head and smiled, "Si'er, why do you say that to your father? Can't you see the realm contained in these four words? All things are at your heart, and a little bit of spiritual light is a talisman. At most, only a few people can have such a realm and cultivation today. Even Master Zhang Tian of Longhu Mountain, if you want to purely discuss the realm of his own cultivation, it may not be better than him."

"That's why I look down on him even more." He Sier's unhesitation was even heavier. "I have a good cultivation but I don't want to contribute to the righteous path in the world. As the head of Maoshan, I don't think about how to carry forward the sect and stay in that valley all day long. If it weren't for the battle with the Xidi people outside Yangzhou City, maybe no one in the world would know that the Maoshan Sect had him. I was so willing to be so indifferent. I don't know how Maoshan would elect him as the real person in the head of the sect back then?"

"Haha, this is not because your father is indeed talented, but a genius that has been rare in Maoshan for a hundred years. When he was not yet inherited the position of Tianshi, Zhang Yuanling, even Zhang Yuanling, who had always been arrogant, praised him very much. Later, Maoshan elected the position of chief sect. Zhang Tianshi also strongly supported him, which is contrary to the usual practice of the sect. It can be seen that your father's position of chief sect is indeed well deserved." Speaking of this, the man with brocade robe shook his head and sighed again. "Oh, his indifferent and casual temperament really makes people feel a little headache. If he was really willing to do his best to manage it, with my second uncle and I, it might not be the turn of Longhu Mountain to rule the world's Taoist sect."

"Stern uncle, stop talking." He Sier waved his hand dejectedly. "It's fine if my father is willing to be indifferent, but he doesn't want me to enter the world. I don't know how long it took to beg for me. He finally allowed me to go down the mountain in the past few years. He only realized that even some ordinary wild Taoist priests in the world are much better than me. I have been practicing hard for the past two years and thought I could make some progress, but I met Tang Qingxiao from Tangjiabao not long ago. Compared with others, I realized that I was nothing. Not only my skills, experience in the world, adaptability and wit, etc. are incomparable, but I don't even know some of the most basic common sense in the world. In comparison, I am like a fool."

"What a disciple of the Tang family...that is really not to be underestimated. No wonder, Si'er, you have no confidence." The big man touched the thick black beard on his chin and pursed a meaningful smile. "Tangjiabao can dominate a corner of the world for hundreds of years, even if the dynasties change, the rise and fall of the magic path cannot be shaken. It depends on its strong strength. This is not comparable to our Nangong family. But to cultivate generations of Tang family children who have made the terrifying people in the martial arts world, do you know how much effort and how much sacrifice they have made? Tangjiabao spends on cultivating the next generation and no one in the world can match it. Every Tang Dynasty has to dominate.

The rigorous training that the children of the family received since childhood is not something you can imagine. Moreover, the Tang family's style is vicious and cruel, and they are cruel to the enemy and to their own family. Only half of the children of the Tang family can achieve success and fame in the end. I don't know how many people died in various secret operations. Compared with those kids in the family, you are simply living in a honeypot, which is of course unmatched. The Tang family has operated a hundred-year-old intelligence network, and has various connections and hidden secret hands. In some places, we are a little ashamed of ourselves. They know that many secrets that others don't know are normal."

He Sier's brows became tighter and tighter as she heard it, and suddenly she spoke out loud: "Born from suffering and dying from happiness, this is the reason. That's why I can't stand my father's unimprovemental look. I know that I'm not as good as others. I have to work harder hundreds of times. Even if I can't catch up with others, I will always go further than I did yesterday! Only in this way can I gain a reputation in this turbulent world, and in this way I can't walk in this world without vain!"

The big man raised his eyebrows and slapped his high fives and praised: "Okay! This is what my Nangong family should look like! Let those unmotivated boys not be ashamed to death after hearing this."

He Si'er let out a long sigh and her whole body softened like a discouragement: "Although I speak nicely, I actually know that I am really bad. If you don't say anything else, I don't even know a lot of common sense in the world... For example, I didn't understand until I asked my uncle. Why did Tang Qingxiao hear that I didn't know that the person behind the Red Yan Qingyu Tower would have such an expression... It turns out that you Shadow Guards are behind the Qingyu Tower."

The man with brocade robe laughed and said, "That's natural. Could it be that you really think that Red Yan Qingyulou is a purely a martial arts organization? Qingyulou operates gambling files and intelligence transfers, and Hongyan Pavilion operates brocades. How can you manage these two things without a strong official background? But your second uncle and I were just taking two idle positions in the Shadow Guard, just to help my Nangong family firmly rely on the imperial backer."

"But I only know this... Uncle, what did I learn in Maoshan over the years?" He Sier said more and more depressed, taking a long breath, and then cheering up his spirits. "But starting this year, I will be full of energy and officially pushing the Zhengdao League to the top. Learn slowly while doing it. Uncle, you have agreed, and you will help me with the court's affairs."

The man with brocade robe nodded: "Si'er, you want to do something, so your second uncle and I are naturally happy to see it. It would be better if we could bring those lazy boys in our family to be diligent. Don't worry, the court, and I dare not say anything else, the three states of the Central Plains are fine. The governments in various places are helpless in the fights and fights of the forces in the martial arts world. If someone can help solve them, they will still be reluctant to do so."

"Oh, by the way. Uncle, Tang Qingxiao said you are planning to plot against Shenjitang, are you?" He Sier suddenly remembered and asked.

"It's not us, your second uncle and I don't have that much appetite yet. My Nangong family doesn't need to use those methods." The big man smiled bitterly. "If you say it's the Shadow Guard, then that's it, they really have this meaning."

"Why do you do this?" He Sier couldn't help but feel a little angry. "Although those merchants are a little bit arrogant, they have no bad records. After all, they are just a group of merchants and craftsmen who sell their own equipment. It is not easy to work hard to manage such a big scene. Why did the Shadow Guard take advantage of others' foundation for himself?"

The big man shook his head and said, "You are wrong again. You are so unbearable. At most, they just have to put it into control. This matter is not something that Shadow Guard can decide by himself, and this tone has long been set in the court. In recent years, the mechanisms and equipment of Shenjitang, especially various mechanism beasts and firearms, have been adopted by the border army. It is indeed powerful, hundreds of times stronger than ordinary bows and crossbows. Using the flying mechanism beast to detect the enemy situation is much more convenient than ordinary reconnaissance parades. With the continuous advancement of Shenjitang's technology, these mechanisms and equipment still have room for further improvement. Some brave people even say that the technology of this instrument will be enough to change the world's general trend sooner or later. At the same time, there are also reports that Shenjitang is preparing a huge plan of heaven. If successful, the effectiveness of these mechanisms can be increased by ten or a hundred times."

"...Isn't this very good? If you have such a powerful weapon, wouldn't it be much easier to deal with the Xidi people? This will help you to solve the problems of the Red Leaf Army in Yongzhou..."

"Girl, you're thinking too simple." The man's expression gradually became solemn, and his voice became heavier. "You also know that those people were just merchants and craftsmen after all. The previous dynasty despised merchants the most, why? Because they only saw profits and no righteousness. Everyone was just a customer to them. If the price was high, they could sell them to which side, whether it was us, the Red Leaf Army, or even the Xidi people."

"How could this happen..."

"Why can't you? You should have had a lot of dealings with them in the past two years. You should know what their character is. We have long heard that they send hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the Yongzhou General's Mansion every year with the intention of making good deals."

"...Why do they do this? Ye Hongshan is just an arrogant and arrogant warrior, who is lawless and fair, treats human life like a mustard. Back then, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and people in the Central Plains were in trouble. It was too late for the court to reduce the strength of the Red Leaf Army. How could they still fund them?"

"Because that is the one they think is the most valuable to invest and show good things. They want to surrender to the Red Leaf Army. Fortunately, Ye Hongshan is arrogant and does not take them seriously. Otherwise, with the bravery of the Red Leaf Army, he will be helped by the government and the country will be transformed, and the world will be turbulent. At that time, the lives will be damaged not only by the three states of the Central Plains, but the whole world."

"And, what would it look like if the power of those machinery and equipment is as strong as those brave people said, and it can even grow strong enough to change the world in the future? Have you ever seen the latest Tiangong-level machinery beasts in Shenjitang? A machinery beast is enough to deal with dozens of martial arts masters without being at a disadvantage. Only twenty or thirty such machinery beasts can break through an army of ten thousand people. Even if a true innate master is not afraid of those iron and stone machinery, he can deal with one or two, four or five? Four or five can't, forty or fifty? Hundreds?

It takes several years to recruit and train a truly daring army to become a army that dares to fight. Only a thousand people can produce a innate master among thousands of martial arts and Taoism. It is also the crystallization of decades of hard work, sweat and talent. If the Shenjitang Tiangong Plan is completed, they can create thousands of such mechanism beasts in a day. Those who control mechanism beasts only need to be trained for ten days at most. I even heard that they have completed a mechanism that controls mechanisms with divine thoughts, and even an ordinary gangster can control them freely."

"When you truly have such a force in your hands, what do you think of those merchants and craftsmen who only have interests in their eyes? Will they think, why should I follow any rules, why should I be controlled by someone, why should I be afraid of the emperor of the government, why should I be the emperor and live in this country? Do you think, will they think this way?"

He Sier couldn't answer it. It was not because she didn't know how to answer this question, but because of these words, the strong momentum revealed by the man almost made her breathless. The pressure that seemed to be ahead of thousands of troops, and seemed to be high above. With a word, it could determine the life and death of tens of thousands of people and control the momentum of the world, making her feel that this person who had watched her grow up since childhood was extremely unfamiliar.

"And if a group of merchants and craftsmen who only know how to take advantage of opportunities and profit-oriented things, what kind of situation do you think will be like? The collapse of rituals and music will be considered light. No morality or axiom will be left to believe it anymore. Because this is the world captured by mechanisms, and the world obtained by merchants and craftsmen. Everything can be measured by silver, and everything can be solved by mechanisms. The Dharma-Ending World mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures is nothing more than this. If you think about it carefully, such a world may be even worse than when the previous dynasty was prevalent. Although the Demon Sect confuses people's hearts and teaches people to take the heart of killing, lustfulness and destruction of hearts, it always gives people a direction. People without direction are the most dangerous and unbearable, because those kind of people can do anything."

"The more powerful the equipment, the more you have to be under control. Girl, this is not who wants to seize the foundation of whom, but things must be like this. At this time, you can no longer look at it from the perspective of morality of the martial arts world, but you have to stand at a higher level. The Tang family boy's idea is only limited to the level of ordinary martial arts world people, and it is not worth laughing at. Do you understand? If you really want to do big things, you have to learn to stand at a higher level to see and think about it."

"...I...I understand." After a while, He Sier finally nodded reluctantly. Although she actually didn't understand very much.
Chapter completed!