Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 290: The Four-door Unity Seeking Truth Society

Seeing He Songling's behavior, Liu Deshui knew that it was impossible for him to take the initiative at least for now, so he could only clasp his hands and bow.

"Brother He, Taoist Master Zhang, I am Liu Deshui from Yanwu Hall. I am here on the orders of the head of the sect to invite you two to come into the hall for a chat."

"Lead the way." He Songling waved his hand naturally and directed Liu Deshui, "Have you had breakfast? There is still food in the cafeteria, please save some for us. This donkey stew is not enough to fill us up."

This time, not only He Songling spoke, but Zhang Zhiwei also nodded beside him.

Given their size, it's normal for them to eat more.

But the future great Zhang Tianshi actually did such abstract things, which made Liu Deshui a little doubtful about the concept of "Xuanmen".

Is this a mental hospital or something? Why are the people here so bad?

That’s not right. I met Lu Jin more than ten years ago, and Brother Lu was not like this.

Liu Deshui did not dare to ask more questions, fearing that the two men would say something more abstract. He could only use all his strength to lead the way to Yanwu Hall.

When they arrived at the door of the hall, they found a row of people already standing there to greet them.

Although He Songling and Zhang Zhiwei were juniors in the sect, the seniority of each sect could not be generalized. Only a few well-known masters of the Xuanmen sect were considered to be of the same generation, and the disciples also called each other "brothers" in private.

Then there are those who are really old like Tang Bingwen, or the Great Gu Master, whose disciples were killed by He Songling. He Songling is willing to lower himself by a generation and regard himself as a junior. Other sects do not have this rule.

The head of Yanwu Hall is young, just over fifty this year, not much older than the two of them. Yanwu Hall does not have a deep friendship with Xuanmen, and if he doesn't use the relationship with Liu Deshui and regards himself as an elder, he will be making enemies.

Judging from the battle records of these two beasts, He Songling and Zhang Zhiwei, if they really were to make enemies, they would probably take revenge on them on the spot.

The head of Yanwu Hall naturally would not allow himself to be unhappy, so he brought people to greet him at the door.

Seeing the three people coming up, the head of Yanwu Hall took the three people around him and took a few steps forward with a smile on his face. He bowed and said, "Oh, Mr. He and Taoist Zhang, the two masters of Xuanmen, are here. I am honored to have you, brothers!"

"Okay, okay." He Songling also bowed and said, "Master Wan, we are sorry to bother you."

"Oh, don't bother me, don't bother me. It's an honor for a small sect like ours to have a master come to visit us."

The head of Yanwu Hall smiled and extended his hand, introducing the three people next to him: "You two came here by chance today, as we just happened to have friends visiting. This one, Lao Liu, is the head of Ziran Sect; this one, Lao Zhu, is the head of Yiliu Sect; and this one, Lao Zhao, is the head of Huangmen Sancai Sect."

"Okay, congratulations, congratulations." He Songling and Zhang Zhiwei bowed to the three people with a friendly face. The three people also returned the greeting with a smile, and on the surface they looked very happy.

But He Songling's heart was in turmoil.

These four sects, more than a decade ago in the main timeline, were united into one sect called the Seeking Truth Society after Zhang Huaiyi killed all the sect leaders in a battle before his death. They were so powerful that Zhao Fangxu even intended to support them to become one of the new Ten Lords. The merger of small sects is a common phenomenon. After all, they have to survive. If they are too weak, they can't survive.

Without going into too much detail, let's just say that Longhu Mountain, where Zhang Zhiwei was born, was only a small Karami during the Sui and Tang dynasties. Later, the Tianshi Dao merged with other talisman schools, which laid the foundation for the establishment of the Successor Han Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain.

Yes, the Tianshi Mansion sounds awesome. It was built by the descendants of Zhang Daoling, the leader of the Zhengyi sect, during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song, much later than the Shaolin Temple.

Of course, this is not shameful. Taoism really began to flourish in the Song Dynasty.

It's funny to say, but it was actually because at this time there appeared many Taoists who advocated the unity of the three religions and the inner cultivation of alchemy for immortality, which attracted the attention of the emperor and dignitaries, and Taoism finally flourished.

When the Zhengyi sect saw Quanzhen eating meat, they were not willing to lag behind and began to package their own ancestor, the old Tianshi. So strictly speaking, the sect Zhang Zhiwei came from sounds ancient and orthodox, but in fact it is just a stinking hype.

Quanzhen naturally followed suit. Before Wang Chongyang, Quanzhen had no unified name, but the integration of the three religions, dual cultivation of sex and life, and the great inner alchemy had already spread widely, mainly in the south.

Zhang Boduan, the Immortal Zi Yang who was the grandfather of Wu Gensheng and the Thirty-Six Thieves who mastered the Eight Wonders, is the leader of the Five Southern Patriarchs of Quanzhen, who are respected by all.

The Five Southern Patriarchs are basically real people, while the Five Northern Patriarchs are basically pure fiction. People like Wang Xuanfu and Zhongli Quan were basically made up by Wang Chongyang to enhance his own reputation.

But unexpectedly, when the Mongols came and the Yuan Dynasty was established, Qiu Chuji, Ma Yu and others attached themselves to Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan and became powerful immediately, while the remnants of the Southern School that followed the Song Dynasty declined. So during the Yuan Dynasty, the Northern Quanzhen was swallowed up by the Southern Quanzhen.

The most famous boxing style in modern times is Cailifo Boxing, which is a combination of three styles of boxing.

But no matter what the conclusion is, there must be a reason for these merged sects. At least the purpose or pursuit must be consistent, otherwise it would be called betraying the teacher and destroying the ancestors.

But what is the common purpose of the Yanwu Hall, Ziranmen, Yiliuqi and Huangmen Sancai?
Yanwutang is a school that practices pure external martial arts and follows the path of traditional Chinese martial arts. Xingyi, Taiji, Baji and other boxing styles are all popular. Guo Yunshen, the sharpshooter Li Shuwen, Sun Lutang and others have all taught here.

The Natural Kungfu of the Natural Gate is a lying practice that emphasizes "not being stubborn in seeking qi, and not being intentional in using strength", hence the name "Natural". It focuses on the cultivation of internal strength, and it is used for special effects when hitting people.

The concept of one qi flow is a bit more mysterious. Zhou Dunyi's "Taiji Tushuo" says: One qi flows, Taiji and Wuji. Based on this idea, Huang Yuanyu, an imperial physician in the Qing Dynasty, simplified it to "one qi circulation" and created "Four Sacred Heart Sources" based on this idea.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Yiqilu is a mysterious sect. It is just that Yiqilu is located at the junction of Shandong and Hebei, where the people are fierce and fierce, and they mainly fight. The sect is small and weak, otherwise it is simply a northern Sanyi sect.

In the Five-Character Analysis Method, the Three Talents are the general term for the Heavenly Grid, the Human Grid, and the Earthly Grid. The configuration and combination of the numerical principles of the Heavenly Grid, the Human Grid, and the Earthly Grid corresponding to the "Heaven, Earth, and Man" divisions reflect the comprehensive inner fortune. Therefore, the Huangmen Three Talents is a school of sorcerers.

How could these three schools, which are totally unrelated, be combined into one?
The only reason they were close was because of their geographical proximity. Later, when the Natural Sect went to the Twenty-Four Sections Valley, they were discovered by the other three sects and went to explore the valley together. After the merger, they were named "Seeking Truth Society". Perhaps the "seeking truth" here refers to the truth of the Twenty-Four Sections Valley.

They are a group of rabble bound together by interests. Some of them seem righteous and upright like the head of a certain sect, but they are as crazy as Chen Jinkui for the secret of the Twenty-Four Section Valley.

Unexpectedly, they happened to get together, and He Songling became interested.

(End of this chapter)