Longhu Mountain is the ancestral temple of Taoist sect for thousands of years. Twenty-four rocks, ninety-nine peaks, one hundred and eight scenic spots, and forty-nine large and large Taoist temples are connected horizontally, turning it into a solemn Taoist country in the mist of Lingshan.

Today, this land is particularly solemn and grand. From the foot of the mountain gate, there are incense tables, ceremonial guards, silk, bamboo, gongs and drums along the way to the square in front of the Taiqing Hall. Because the news suddenly came from above that Zhang Tianshi, who went to Wuyin Mountain to inspect the Taoist temples, visited old friends and relatives, and soothing people, would go back to the mountain today, and the people below were then hurriedly arranged. Although it was a bit hasty, for the first Taoist sect today, even if he just returned to his own mountain gate, this kind of welcome standard was necessary.

But it is a little different from the prior arrangement. These incense tables and ceremonial guards have just been arranged, and before the people have prepared well, Zhang Tianshi's carriage appears.

The Taoist in charge of the ceremonial guard was a little panicked, and then he was stunned again, because the car did not come from the ground, but rushed towards the Taiqing Hall on the top of Longhu Mountain with a dazzling golden light and a huge sound of wind and thunder in the sky. Even in the daytime, this huge golden meteor was extremely shining, and along the way, it seemed that there was a faint thunder surrounding it. It was really the style of the Taoist people in the world today.

Many people along the way knelt down and kowtow at the same time when they saw it. However, in the eyes of the wise man, they could guess that there were probably something else on Longhu Mountain. Otherwise, according to Master Zhang Tian's habit, he would never leave other entourages and ceremonial escapes alone with golden light thunder. This way, the rapid flight with the carriage looks shocking, like an immortal, but it is almost the same as the effect that can only be achieved by burning countless medium-grade talismans. The Longhu Mountain family has great business and will never dare to use such means as daily use.

What's more, with Zhang Tianshi's status and his personal habits, the show of flying alone is indeed not as good as accepting passers-by and welcoming the incense table along the way.

In the square in front of the Taiqing Hall of Longhu Mountain, hundreds of people had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing the golden carriage breaking through the sea of ​​clouds in the air, they quickly stepped forward and bowed to him and asked: "Welcome to the Heavenly Master's Dharma Drive!"

The carriage slowed down on the square with a faint thunder sound. It was an extremely spacious, luxurious, grand and solemn carriage. Maybe even the emperor's imperial carriage might not be so majestic. Moreover, the carriage was carefully crafted from excellent magic materials such as thunderwood, ice silk, ten thousand years of warm jade, etc., and countless talismans were carved on it, either brightly or secretly. Now, under the spiral of lightning and golden light, it looks nothing like the objects that can be found in the world.

Sitting in the middle of the carriage was a middle-aged Taoist priest who seemed to be only in his forties. He was wearing a lotus crown on his head, wearing a robe of the Heavenly Master, and walking on his feet to the sky. He had a good appearance and a jade-like skin. His eyes were shining with a shocking light. Every expression in the surrounding golden light and thunder lights revealed in every breath, as if he was a god who came to the world. He was Zhang Yuanling, the most famous Taoist sect in the world, the contemporary Tianshi Master of Longhu Mountain.

As Zhang Yuanling slowly stepped off the carriage, the golden light of lightning surrounding the carriage slowly dissipated, and the four horses pulling the carriage also turned into lightning and collected into the talismans on the carriage. Naturally, the magic weapon that was flying and galloping in the sky would not be a real horse. Around him, a strong man who had been waiting early, came forward to lift the carriage and sent it back to the Tianshi Mansion to cast spells and maintain it.

Although he seemed to be coming back in a hurry, Zhang Yuanling did not express any urgency. He just walked slowly to the Tianshi Mansion surrounded by several spectators and the master courtyard. The Taoist priests following behind could only look at his back with a look of crawling on the ground and looking up at the gods. Every step and every movement of the head master was so strict that it made people feel awe at first sight and could know what great existence he was facing.

After sending Zhang Yuanling to the Tianshi Mansion, ordinary disciples of the Tianshi Sect could only wait outside the door, and only the closest to Zhang Yuanling. The highest-identified temple masters accompanied him to the quiet room that had been prepared early.

At this time, Zhang Yuanling's face showed a little expression, as if he had finally changed from a statue of god that could only be worshipped by others to a living person, but the expression on this person's face was obviously not very good. His long eyebrows that were well decorated were already frowned tightly, and he asked, "When did the earth spirit master leave?"

"...It was twenty-three days ago..." A palm school had a slight sweat on his forehead. "We didn't want to disturb the Heavenly Master. On the day of discovery, we went down the mountain to search everywhere, but we kept searching everywhere. Moreover, for some reason, the monks of the Pure Land Zen Temple knew about this. A few days ago, they actually sent the little monks who had become famous in recent years to visit my Jingnan land... Although it seemed that nothing was found, if this matter was known by the Pure Land Zen Temple, those monks would definitely make a big announcement, which would be very unfavorable to our reputation in Taoism. We had no choice but to send a message to Fu He and ask the Heavenly Master to come back to take charge of the overall situation."

After thinking a little, Master Zhang Tian asked first: "...Did you inform Yu Hong?"

"Some. This matter is of great importance, so Fu He also sent him to notify Yu Hong Zhenren."

This answer made Master Zhang Tian frown in the middle with a slight indecision. Fortunately, the yard immediately said: "It was Fu He who was sent the night before yesterday. If Master Yu Hong was in the depths of Yunzhou, it would have been received yesterday. Even if he rushed back as fast as possible, he would have to go there two or three days. After all, people are not as good as Fu He who can fly without rest."

Zhang Tianshi's brows then relaxed a little, and sighed and shook his head slightly: "It's really a bit wronged to Yu Hong to go deep in Yunzhou to deal with the Taoist people of the Five Elements Sect. But if this matter is done, it will be of great benefit to my world Taoist sect. Only his Taoist cultivation is profound and enough to suppress the monsters of the Five Elements Sect. Not only did those people underestimate me, Longhu Mountain, so he had to let him go to that wild wilderness."

The palm school immediately bowed and said, "The Heavenly Master is concerned about the rise and fall of the Central Plains Taoist School. Master Yu Hong will definitely understand the good intentions. Moreover, the nephew Hengliang also followed him along the way in the wilderness. I think he would never have any complaints."

Zhang Yuanling waved his hand: "Are you talking about the earth spirit master? Who guarded the earth spirit master that day? How could the earth spirit master get rid of it? Since the founder established the sect, he had something to leave, and the earth spirit master was never allowed to leave Longhu Mountain. Although the earth spirit master has been silent for so many years, the rules in the sect have never been relaxed. The law of the earth spirit master has always been careful in guarding the earth spirit palace. The person responsible for guarding the earth spirit palace is also a selection of elite disciples in the sect. How could such a thing happen at this time?"

Speaking of later, the anger in Zhang Yuanling's words became more and more obvious. With his voice, there seemed to be waves of thunder and golden light flashing in the surrounding space. The entire quiet room was shaking slightly, as if the saints were angry and the heaven and earth changed. The surrounding several temple masters and chiefs were silent, but there was no silence under the power of the saints. They were all considered Zhang Yuanling's close people. In their eyes, this Zhang Tianshi was just a leader, leader, and leader, not as noble as gods as other middle and lower-level Taoists.

But even so, the sweat on the forehead of the palm courtyard was getting bigger and bigger, and he continued to say: "... On that day, the nephew Xushu was responsible for guarding the Earth Spirit Hall. On that day, it was the day when the earth spirit master sent blood food sacrifices to the earth spirit master once a year. We discovered later that the earth spirit master had made plans since when, and actually preserved a small part of the essence and blood from each blood section with secret techniques. For a long time, he slowly corrupted the formation in the Earth Spirit Hall with essence and blood. That day, he broke through the formation and escaped from the ground and fled."

"Where is the talisman array set up by the ancestor so easily breaking it? Even if it can be broken, will the guard disciple be dead? Even if it cannot stop the evil deed from leaving, can it not even issue a message or an alarm?"

"... On that day, Master Xu Shu fell asleep after being attacked by the Earth Spirit Master's spell."

"The Earth Spirit Master has been detained by the ancestor for nearly a thousand years, and the blood and food he provided is extremely limited. It would be fine if he intercepted a part of it to break the formation, but how could he restore his vitality and apply magic? And if that evil deed could really take action, how could it be so simple that it would just fall asleep in a coma?"

"...The earth spirit master's vitality is indeed far from recovering, so he can only use the 'Dream Recovery Order' to imprison Xu Shu'..."

"Remember the Dream Order?" Zhang Tianshi seemed to have heard an absurd joke. "A mere low-grade magic can also make the elite disciples carefully selected by my Tianshi Sect faint? Could that disciple go to the Earth Spirit Hall to serve as a guard when he was drunk?"

"This... because my nephew Xu Shu is young, his roots and bones are not very talented, and his cultivation of Taoism has not been very advanced. He then got the magic of the earth spirit master and did not have time to warn him. He waited until the disciple who went to change shifts two days later to find that he was sleeping in the earth spirit hall..."

"Since you have insufficient cultivation and are still young, how can you go to a place like the important place in the Diling Temple?" Zhang Yuanling's voice became more and more angry. "Immediately, I will abolish this disciple's cultivation and expel him from the Tianshi Sect. I will never go to Longhu Mountain for the rest of my life! Yuantong, if you are not a good person, you will be punished as the steward. You will be punished to be exempted from the position of the steward. You will go to the back mountain to face the wall for a year to think about your mistakes!"

The forehead of the palm courtyard named Yuantong was slightly sweating. But he was not too panicked, but just bowed and said, "Yuan Tong was dereliction of duty and willing to receive punishment. But... Master Xushu is the only son of Senior Brother Yuanxu, and Senior Brother Yuanxu is a person who has made great contributions to me Longhu Mountain. After he died, Tianshi also ordered him to take care of his descendants. So after Master Xushu was over 20 years ago, Yuantong arranged him to go to the Earth Spirit Hall to be on duty. The Earth Spirit Hall has not moved for hundreds of years. The Earth Spirit Hall has always been a leisurely and generous place. He originally wanted to treat Master Xushu preferentially, but he didn't know that such an accident would happen... I would also like to ask Master Tianshi to be gentle to Master Xushu for the sake of Senior Brother Yuanxu."

"Oh? So it's Junior Brother Yuanxu's son?" After hearing Yuantong's words, the anger on Zhang Yuanling's face greatly eased. The expressions of the old Taoists around him remained unchanged, and they obviously knew it long ago.

This Taoist Yuanxu was Zhang Tianshi's junior brother. When Zhang Yuanling was far from being a Tianshi, he had a good relationship with this Taoist Yuanxu when he was far from being a Tianshi. He often walked together in the rivers and lakes to kill demons and eliminate demons. More than 20 years ago, when Zhang Tianshi went to the imperial city to receive the reward from the emperor, a thousand-year-old monster failed to compete for territory from the deep mountains of Yunzhou and was forced out of the deep mountains and fled to Jingzhou. The disciples of the Tianshi Sect who went to subdue demons were not an opponent, but were swallowed by the big monster one after another, not only letting the big monster's vitality be restored but even more dangerous.

There was panic in the area of ​​Jingnan. Zhang Yuanling summoned the elite disciples of the sect to siege the great demon, but he was barely defeated. All those who followed him were seriously injured and dying, and only he and the Taoist Yuanxu could still support him. At this most critical moment, Taoist Yuanxu issued a life-threatening blow regardless of his own life. At the same time, he also severely injured the monster. Zhang Yuanling was able to kill the monster, thus laying the foundation for his later inheritance of the Heavenly Master. It can be said that without Taoist Yuanxu, there would be no Zhang Tianshi today.

The angry look faded away, and the embarrassed look appeared on Zhang Tianshi's face again, which was somewhat inconsistent with his face that was both majestic and solemn. He slowly paced up in the quiet room. As if he was talking to himself: "But... the responsibility of the spiritual master who escaped from the earth is very serious. Even if he is the son of Junior Brother Yuanxu, he can't just forget it..."

Several of the masters of the yard around them frowned slightly or remained silent. As Zhang Tianshi's confidants, they naturally knew the difficulties of this kind. No matter what, someone would be responsible for the escape of the Earth Spirit Master, but the heroes could not really treat them equally like ordinary disciples. Regardless of whether Zhang Tianshi himself really remembered, he really cared about the contributions of the junior brother Yuanxu, this attitude must be done, otherwise how kind and kind image of Tianshi's kindness and kindness can be deeply rooted in people's hearts.

?How can we make the disciples and Taoist masters who are dedicated to working for the Heavenly Master feel at ease? Not to mention it far away, everyone is close to the Heavenly Master, and no one wants to work hard to work hard. If there is an accident, the people behind him will not receive preferential treatment from the Heavenly Master. Although this tacit understanding is hard to say, whether it is Zhang Tianshi himself or the Taoist masters under him, everyone is in a clear mind. This is the core of a group being able to form a condensation. In terms of importance alone, it may be on the responsibility of the spiritual master to escape from that earth.

So a viewer came forward and said, "...but this matter may not be all the fault of Xushu's nephew and Yuantong."

"Oh?" Zhang Yuanling's eyes lit up slightly. "What do you mean?"

"Since the earth spirit master has been slowly corroding the magic circle, why didn't the people who were on duty in the earth spirit palace before discover it? Those who were responsible for the renovation of the earth spirit palace a year ago were also responsible. More importantly, we had carefully checked the magic circle destroyed by the earth spirit master and found that in addition to his own secret methods of essence and blood, there should be a few talismans to accomplish. How did these talismans come to his hands? These all require careful screening, and maybe there is a different mystery behind the scenes."

Zhang Yuanling nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "In this way, this matter needs to be carefully investigated. Hong Qing, I will leave this matter to you. Send someone to investigate the details clearly. Of course, you cannot shirk responsibility randomly. But you must not let the innocent people take the blame."

"Recruiting the Dharma of the Heavenly Master." A Taoist immediately stepped forward and bowed. The expressions on the other people were slightly relieved. These words had a deep meaning. This Taoist Hong Qing was one of the most caring people of the Heavenly Master. He would naturally experience them carefully and implement them in practice.

After deciding the direction to solve the internal problems, the next thing was the problem itself. A Taoist came forward to ask for instructions: "Then... how to find the earth spirit master, and ask the Heavenly Master to decide. If there is a lot of people, the subordinates have already arranged all the preparations. As long as the Heavenly Master orders, 100,000 disciples of the Zhengyi Sect can all be dispatched, even a fly can be found."

Zhang Yuanling shook his head: "This matter should not be made public. The matter of the Earth Spirit Master is also a secret in my Longhu Mountain. Although this matter is one of the merits of the ancestors, mediocre people may not understand the ancestors' difficulties, and are easily misunderstood by people with ulterior motives. It will damage the name of my Tianshi Sect. Even disciples in the sect must strictly order not to discuss this matter privately. If anyone spreads rumors, they must be severely punished."

"The decree of the Heavenly Master." The Taoist bowed and took the order. "But... the earth spirit master was originally skilled in hiding, and had practiced Taoism with the ancestors. He had been in my Longhu Mountain for hundreds of years. He was extremely familiar with the Taoist teachings of this sect. If he could not use the power of everyone, it would be countless times more difficult to explore. I don't know where to start..."

"It's okay." Zhang Yuanling thought for a while, raised his hand and said lightly. "Although the earth spirit master is not a human, his clever and deceitfulness is beyond ordinary people. He must also know that if he reveals his whereabouts, there will be endless troubles, so even if he lets him go, it is unlikely that this matter will be leaked."

"But the monk in Pure Land Zen Temple learned about the earth spirit master from somewhere and was searching everywhere. Do you need to find a way to drive him out? The monk in Shifang has become famous in recent years and is said to be the reincarnation of a monk. Although he is young, he has some tricks. If he really finds the trace of the earth spirit master..."

"So what if he finds it? He can find the earth spirit master, which saves us a lot of effort. Our Longhu Mountain should have the demeanor of the Taoist ancestral temple for thousands of years. Don't make things difficult for these Zen monks and make people quarrel. Could it be that others can't come to my Jingnan land? After all, there are court laws, monks and Taoists in the world treat everyone equally. Even I need a few small temples at the Longhu Mountain..."

The most important problem has been solved. These small external affairs are nothing more than scabies. Zhang Yuanling's appearance seems to have returned to the calm and calmness like a god, as if everything in the world is under control: "As for some rumors that hinder my Longhu Mountain's face, it is inevitable... but it is just rumors. It is not the real thing that the monks say. After all, Jingnan is still the foundation of my Tianshi Sect. How to deal with it? I will make arrangements after Yu Hong comes back."

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"Little monk, it turns out that you look ugly with long hair. Look at the kid over there laughing at you."

"Miss Mingyue, from now on, you can't call the little monk anymore. If you want to call Brother Shi, have you forgotten?"

"Master Xia, do you really need this? This. I look like this, I am..."

"Master, you have forgotten. From now on, don't call yourself a mere monk, don't call me Master Xia, Brother Xia, and you also want to change it. This is also to facilitate information, so you don't have to stick to your temporary appearance anymore. Besides, you should know that these are just temporary appearances. Why bother with it?"

At this time, Xiao Xia and Ming Yue Shifang were walking together in Wuxi County. However, unlike the situation when they were seen by passers-by as soon as they entered the city, now almost no one noticed them when they walked together, because Shifang no longer looked like a monk, and Ming Yue was no longer a striking and beautiful girl. After Xiao Xia dressed up and disguised, Shifang now put on wigs, changed into clothes bought from villagers around Wuxi County, and picked up a few pheasant and wild ducks caught by Xiao Xia. He transformed himself into an ordinary mountain citizen. However, the wig was mixed with hair that Xiao Xia himself cut and mixed with medicine. It looked like a bunch of tidbits and dysfunction. In addition, Shifang was a little at a loss after the modification, and his speech was disordered, which looked a bit stupid and funny.

"Master Shifang, you couldn't find any clues outside the city a few days ago, it was related to your identity. Needless to say, you went to beg for alms, even if you went to ask people for information, it would be nice to have one or two out of ten people who could speak kindly to you. Moreover, the population in the wilderness was scattered, and even if there was any news, it would be poor. If you really want to ask something, you still have to come to this county town... If you don't know how to speak, don't talk, just leave it to me."

Xiao Xia was dressed in a dirty silk short shirt at this time. He was not dressed well, his chest was wide open, his hair was tied in a bun, a long sword on his waist, a wine gourd, and a messy beard, which made him look like a hero. He was also shaking and swaying when he walked, and his eyes looked around unscrupulously. Anyone who looked at him would think that this was a gangster who was trying hard to be a good person, but in fact he didn't have much weight. And there were always the most people in the world.

Mingyue had a lot of freckles on her face, and her skin turned yellow under the dyeing of the medicine. Her nose was a little collapsed, her jaw was wider, and her eyebrows were much thicker. In addition to her eyes, she could also notice that she was extremely beautiful when she looked closely. The clothes she bought with her upper body were similar to those of ordinary village girls. She was carrying a basket of wild fruits in her hand, which was very matched with the chickens and ducks in Shifang's hand, and walked behind Xiaoxia, one left and one right.

"I didn't expect Xia Dao... Brother Xia has such a exquisite disguise technique. Since Xia... Brother said this, these mundane things in the world are more familiar to me than me... This is more familiar to me, and that monk... Then I will follow Brother Xia's arrangements in this Wuxi County." Shifangmu finished speaking with a dull and stammeringly, unable to recite Amitabha Buddha in his mouth, and could not call himself a poor monk. He seemed to have become even unable to speak. He originally asked the chickens and ducks that Xiao Xia asked him to carry too pitiful, so he took them over and hugged them carefully in his arms like a child.

"Well, Taoist Xia is very good at lying. You can follow him with confidence." Compared to Shifang, Mingyue seemed much more comfortable, carrying a basket of fruits while walking.

"Yeah... that... how do we ask for information?"

"Of course I'm going to ask people." Xiao Xia reached out and pointed to the inn not far away.
Chapter completed!