Chapter 273: Which comes first?
Unless there is no other choice, Shen Jixian will never communicate silently with Zuo Liuying. Shen Jixian has always kept a distance from the head of the banned secret department who is younger than him but has a higher level of cultivation. But now, as the only two remaining heads of the Pangshan Daotong, they have to discuss things together.
Shen Jixian came up with a solution.
"You are the only disciple of the Five Elements Science of Pangshan. You will undertake many important tasks in the future. Are you ready?" Shen Jixian looked at the short and panicked female Taoist priest, and had an undefinite answer in his heart.
Xiao Qingtao nodded nervously. She was afraid of human Taoist priests. The two heads brought greater pressure. "It's ready." But she didn't quite understand the meaning of the heads and asked bravely: "There are many disciples of the Five Elements Science in Luanjing Mountain, and they..."
"You'd better assume from now on that they are all dead and the entire Pangshan Mountain needs to be rebuilt. Fortunately, there are hundreds of disciples in Yangshen Peak, and they are the hope for the future. Alas, it will take at least two hundred years."
Xiao Qingtao nodded solemnly, holding his hands involuntarily, looking more like an ordinary child than a Taoist priest Pangshan. The only remaining disciple of Pangshan’s Five Elements Science is responsible for the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the mountain gate. The first task is to temporarily act as the spokesperson of Zuo Liuying.
Shin Jixian didn't want Zuo Liuying's voice to echo in his mind anymore.
Zuo Liuying's room was empty, not even a bed. He sat cross-legged, floating in the air three feet above the ground, and his hands were in strange postures: his right arm bent and pointed to the sky, his five fingers pinched the Dao Fire Art, his left hand was hidden in the sleeve of the robe, and he held his right elbow, and he didn't know which method he had pinched.
The first thing Xiao Qingtao noticed was not Zuo Liuying, but Lan Qizhang in the corner. In just a few days, he had become haggard, like a hermit who had been hungry for more than ten years. He sat on the ground, with his back against the corner of the wall, with his eyes open but turned a blind eye, his lips twitched but no sound came out.
"You are wasting your time. Even if he is not possessed by a demon, he will not be able to make any progress in his practice." Shen Jixian's kind smile matched his completely white hair and beard, but like most high-level Taoists, he spoke straightforwardly and would not say some ambiguous and polite words for the sake of politeness.
A few words suddenly appeared in Xiao Qingtao's mind. Although he was prepared, he was still shocked, calmed down and said stammeringly: "Lan Qizhang... Taoist Lan was full of doubts. If... he could understand it thoroughly, he might be able to... continue to practice."
Shen Jixian looked at Lan Qizhang and shook his head, but didn't say much. This is not a disciple of the Five Elements Department, so he doesn't need to meddle in other people's business.
"Do you really believe that Luanjingshan disciple?" Shen Jixian came specifically for this matter. "Feng Ruhui's conspiracy, Qin Lingshuang's soul, to be honest, I don't believe a word. I have lived for hundreds of years. I have never heard of 'soul'. Do you understand?"
Shen Jixian was the first in the Five Elements Department. He studied undergraduate spells since he was a child and only had a rough understanding of other subjects. He was not as complicated as Taoist priests in the Forbidden Secretology Department.
Xiao Qingtao was shocked, but she was dedicated to conveying Zuo Liuying's words. She slowly stopped being nervous, but found it very interesting. The two heads looked at each other. She was standing aside, but Zuo Liuying's words came out of her mouth. She discovered something that if she was not careful, she would stand on Zuo Liuying's side without realizing it, so she repeated it while reminding herself that she was a disciple of the Five Elements Department.
"The theory of soul is false, and the earliest record was 50,000 years ago. It is said that a ancestor from Luanjing Mountain found a soul and his strength increased greatly. However, she herself never admitted that no one seemed to specialize in the banned secret departments of various Daotongs."
"Then Sun Yulu is just lying to others."
"She volunteered to undergo a test of mind control, and everything she told the truth."
Shen Jixian pondered for a moment, "Sun Yulu was just a Taoist priest of Fo Xia. The narratives she thought was the truth might be just the ideas instilled in her by a higher Taoist priest. This alone is strange. Luanjingshan Dengzhuke actually sent Taoist priest F Xia to Pangshan for help."
Zuo Liuying put his arms around and landed on the ground. Even so, it seemed to be floating, and his whole body did not seem to be weighing at all. Then he said with the help of Xiao Qingtao's mouth: "It doesn't matter whether Sun Yulu's words are true. One of us must go to Luanjing Mountain to find out the facts, and if possible, bring back the Taoist priest Pang Shan who was stranded there."
Most of the Taoist priests Pang Shan who were detained by Luanjing Mountain were disciples of the Five Elements Department. Shen Jixian wanted to save them more than anyone else. Because of this, he did not dare to have too much hope, "Where is the demon clan? Will it be called again?"
"I got the news that Qi Wushang was not dead, but was seriously injured. He would soon send an envoy to seek peace. He had no strength to launch a large-scale war."
Shen Jixian said unhappily, "It's the news from Hong Futian to you? I didn't expect that the Taoist sect of Pangshan is really going to join forces with the casual cultivators. Of course, I have no objection. Now three things are in front of you. Pangshan is going to retake it. Wangshan traps many Taoist priests, including several heads. When I left, they were still alive. There were masters and a large number of disciples of the Five Elements Sect in Luanjing Mountain, and life and death are unknown. In my opinion, the most urgent thing is to recover Pangshan's ancestral land. Even if it is already flat, it will be taken back. Secondly, go to Wangshan to rescue everyone, and ensure the foundation of the Ten Clans of Pangshan, and finally rescue the Grandmaster and others. Ning Qiwei and the disciples of the Five Elements Sect are either dead or firmly controlled by Luanjing Mountain, and they are not worth saving. We all know the relationship between Ning Qiwei and Feng Ruhui, and other masters have escaped. Only Grandmaster Pangshan is trapped, so there is something else."
Shen Jixian was the first in the Five Elements Department, but he ranked the task of rescuing disciples of the Five Elements Department at the end. Xiao Qingtao was full of respect for the first in the First. She didn't like the first in the Ban Secret Department. After Fangfang broke the pill, she disliked him even more, but she still had to help Zuo Liuying talk.
"There is no unclean energy around Duanliu City, which is one of the most important reasons for our victory in the war. The damage to the demon clan's strength does not mean that it has collapsed. A large number of demon soldiers are still defending everywhere. If you want to regain Pangshan's ancestral land, Taoist Pangshan must go deep into the unclean energy and fight a war that lasts for several years or decades."
Shen Jixian is the leader of the Five Elements Department and is more familiar with combat. He has to admit that Zuo Liuying's statement is correct, "The power of the broken pill is too strong, and we are both injured. We really don't have the strength to fight the demon clan again. I see that the mortal army has also begun to retreat. You are right, just relying on Pang Shan's current strength, we cannot regain the ancestral land."
Xiao Qingtao was shocked again. Like other Taoist priests, she didn't know that the two first seats had been injured in the decisive battle. When Fangfang broke the pill, the copper bell in Shen Jixian's hand melted, and she almost fell from the air and quickly returned to normal. There was no sign of injury. Zuo Liuying sat firmly on the altar, and it seemed very relaxed from beginning to end.
Shen Jixian didn't say much about the injury, "Where is Wangshan? The ancestor Fang Xunmo was almost hit by Luanjing Mountain, but this had nothing to do with other Taoist priests. He was angry for a moment and detained many Taoist priests. I think if the Dao work together, he should be able to explain to the ancestor clearly that the crisis can be resolved peacefully, which is easier than Luanjing Mountain."
Influenced by Zuo Liuying, Xiao Qingtao subconsciously shook her head, "The experience of Luanjing Mountain is probably just an excuse for the ancestor to close Wangshan. As far as I know, many high Taoist priests in Wangshan have an extreme view that only when the demons return to the world can they stimulate the disciples of Taoist throne to practice hard, and thus defeat the demons again. Fang Xunmo must have a similar idea. He closed Wangshan and seized the first base of each Daotong, probably to let them guard the demon-suppressing bell and face the first attack of the demons. Wangshan disciples hide and preserve their strength, and wait until the world is half destroyed before appearing. I believe that it is more difficult to go to Luanjing Mountain now than to go to Luanjing Mountain."
Shen Jixian was speechless for a while, "What do you mean is that the Taoist priest Wangshan is about to release the demon clan in advance? The Taoist priests of other Taoist priests are to let them act as pioneers? Fang Xunmo is the 37th generation ancestor. This... how long will it take for the Demon-Suppressing Bell to be invalid?"
"In a hundred years, this is just my guess."
Xiao Qingtao's heart suddenly jumped. She had heard the rumors that the demons would return to the world within a thousand years, and she never took it seriously, because she never thought that she could become a high Taoist priest, so she naturally would not live for a thousand years. But a hundred years would be a whole life for mortals. For Taoist priests, even if they were just breathing Taoist priests, it would be only in the near future, and she was not ready yet.
Shen Jixian was silent for a while. He recalled what he saw and heard in Wangshan, and finally concluded that Zuo Liuying was still correct. "So that Taoist priest trapped in Luanjing Mountain is Pangshan's only hope."
"Yes. And they have to be rescued as soon as possible. Pang Shan has just stood firm now. He must have a master to negotiate with other Taoist sects. Next is to take back Pang Shan's ancestral land, and finally seize Wangshan before the demon-suppressing species fails."
Shen Jixian simply closed his eyes, entered the state of thought, cleared all his thoughts, and opened his eyes for a while, "Just do what you said, stay in Duanliu City to guard the Patriarch Tower, I will go to Luanjing Mountain to save people. If things succeed, it's best, but if it doesn't work, Ning Qiwei is dead, you are Grandmaster Pangshan. There are still hundreds of disciples of Uncondensed Pill in Yangshen Peak. According to the teachings, some of them are of good quality..."
Xiao Qingtao was surprised more and more. It turned out that the Taoist demon war that had just ended was just the beginning. There were more difficulties and obstacles in the future. She could no longer complain about the coldness and ruthlessness of the head. Zuo Liuying's voice had not yet reached her mind, and Xiao Qingtao couldn't help but say, "I'll go with the head."
Shen Jixian smiled slightly, knowing that this sentence came from Xiao Qingtao himself, "The Five Elements of Pangshan cannot be completely broken in Luanjing Mountain, you can stay." He turned to Zuo Liuying, "Is Qin Lingshuang's soul really useful?"
Xiao Qingtao suddenly felt uncontrollable nostalgia and sadness, and was really wondering how Mu Xingqiu had persevered in the past few days. Zuo Liuying's voice echoed in her mind. She paused for a while before saying: "At this moment, unknown is Pang Shan Daotong's best friend."
Chapter completed!