From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 183 The Sword Named Quexie [Please subscribe! Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

Although Qi Qiansu did not explain it clearly, everything was implied.

How to keep the Qichuan style in China forever, who will stay, and how to avoid being criticized, this is a problem.

Qi Qianshu sighed and continued:

"Zheng Zhaoyuan is the only successor of Yuqing Temple. I'm sure that fellow Taoist Li also knows this. But what you may not know is that Yuqing Temple was one of the top Taoist temples in Shuchuan before the founding of the country. There were dozens of high-ranking Taoists recorded in history. It was very popular and had hundreds or thousands of disciples."

Li Yang could not hide his surprise. The title of "Gao Gong" has existed since ancient times and originally referred to people with profound knowledge and skills. In Taoism, only Taoists who are recognized as having high Taoist skills can be called Gao Gong.

Gao Gong is also the name of the deacon during Taoist rituals. Together with Du Jiang, Jian Zhai, etc., they are collectively called "Three Masters". They are the chief of the deacons in the Sutra Hall and are responsible for performing rituals at the altar, presiding over major and minor ceremonies, submitting memorials to welcome the emperor and all court affairs, classics and mysterious laws, rules and regulations, piety and scale, etc.

In modern times, to be called a high-level master, one must at least be awarded the "Shangqing Five Thunder Sutra" and be a third-rank official.

This status is already very high. Even the previous abbot of Baiyun Temple, Wu Yuanqing, was only awarded the "Zhengyi Mengwei Jinglu", which is a fourth-rank title, and cannot be called a high-level Taoist priest. The Qingcheng Mountain Taoist Alliance claims to have hundreds of Dharma lineages, but there are only a handful of Dharma lineages with more than ten high-level Taoist priests.

Li Yang then recalled that although the Yuqing Temple had been renovated later, its large area and magnificent halls and palaces did show that his ancestors had been wealthy.

Li Yang asked in confusion: "If that's the case, how come Yuqing Temple has declined to the point where only Zheng Zhaoyuan is left?"

"It should be related to the Dingchou Anti-Japanese War?" Chi Yanhong closed the file and made some vague guesses.

The July 7 Incident of 1911 was a major change unseen in a thousand years. Afterwards, China entered a turbulent and desperate all-out war of resistance. The whole country was in the midst of continuous artillery fire and was on the verge of national destruction. It was like a crippled dragon that finally awakened after seven years of bloodshed.

Chi Yanhong went on to say, "During the Anti-Japanese War, Sichuan was one of the regions in China with the largest number of soldiers and the most tragic sacrifices. Although Sichuan was not occupied during the war, starting from the July 30 Incident in Dingchou year when Liu led 340 Sichuan troops out of Sichuan, a total of million soldiers were recruited from Sichuan during the entire war. It can be said that one out of every four soldiers was from Sichuan, and it was said that 'there is no army without Sichuan.'"

Being able to provide such detailed information at once, both Mr. Xie and Qi Qiansu couldn't help but look at Chi Yanhong twice more.

Li Yang also knew this information, but he was definitely not able to tell the specific numbers.

Chi Yanhong smiled and said, "My ancestor was a general of the Sichuan Army, so I know it better than others."

"So Taoist Chi is the descendant of a hero." Qi Qiansu looked more respectful and continued, "Among the 340 million Sichuan soldiers, many were religious figures at the time, especially in our Taoist sect. Countless Taoist priests who lived in seclusion in the mountains and ancient temples came out one after another to join the army and sacrificed their lives for the country."

"At that time, a total of 683 Taoist priests from the entire Yuqing Temple joined the army. Only Taoist priest Hanzhen, who was still young and frail at the time, was left in the huge Yuqing Temple.

"During the seven-year catastrophe, none of the 683 Taoist priests survived. Taoist priest Han Zhen waited until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, but all he got was a bloody list of martyrs."

"Master Hanzhen was weak to begin with. He laughed three times and quickly accepted Master Zheng as his personal disciple. He passed away two years later, leaving behind Master Zheng Zhaoyuan as his only disciple."

Qi Qiansu finished speaking all this in one breath without pausing.

There was some silence in the Yuchan Palace.

Li Yang couldn't put into words the feeling he felt when he put himself into Taoist priest Han Zhen's perspective. The hundreds of masters, uncles, brothers and elders who were friendly to him in the past, only returned with a blood-stained list in the end. He was the only one left in the Taoist temple that was once bustling with people and filled with incense. The grief and misery made Li Yang's Taoist heart ache.

It is so sad that it is no wonder that Taoist Master Hanzhen passed away so early.

Qi Qianshu's eyes were red. "In fact, in this competition with Sakura Country, in addition to Zheng Zhaoyuan, Chen Xiyan, Sun Boyang and others also volunteered to deal with Qi Chuanfeng. But when Taoist Zheng came to me with the black and yellow list in his hand, I couldn't refuse anyway."

"That's right." Li Yang nodded silently.
Li Yang knew that Zheng Zhaoyuan was an old stubborn man who had practiced Buddhism.

When he came to Yang's house to find Li Yang that day, he was even wearing a Zhongshan suit from the last century.

Facing the militaristic and right-wing people of the Sakura Country, this stubborn and experienced person must think that it is a national hatred and family feud, so why should he cherish his life?

Li Yang's face was serious: "If there is anything you need my help with, please feel free to ask."

As a descendant of a hero, Chi Yanhong was also touched and volunteered: "If I am allowed to go, I am sure I can chop off Qi Chuanfeng's head in the fight."

Qi Qiansu was delighted: "That's great. Master Li will be in charge of dealing with emergencies and their follow-up moves, while Taoist Chi will condescend to play against Suzuki Mina in the first match."

Mr. Xie was also extremely happy. Among the innate opponents, Chi Yanhong's fighting ability was slightly higher than Qi Qiansu's. With Chi Yanhong taking action, there was no suspense in the first game.

Li Yang was a little depressed. This was the first time he experienced the disadvantages of having too high a cultivation level.

However, he understood what Mr. Xie meant after a moment's thought. China cannot rely on Li Yang alone. This battle is also a quality inspection and review of China's current cultivation world, to consider the position of China's cultivation world at the international level. "I came to Baiyun Mountain this time to discuss another matter." After everything was settled, Qi Qiansu said a little embarrassedly.

Li Yang felt a little surprised to see Qi Qiansu being so shy, which was unusual for him.

"I have almost prepared the materials for sword-making. This time I came here to ask for your help to forge this sword ball into a magic sword."

After the Wanxiang Gala that day, the entire Taoist Alliance was talking about the two immortal swords, Nanming and Zhaoluan, from Baiyun Mountain. Qi Qiansu was also extremely jealous. In addition, in order to prepare for the battle against the Daoyibu Dawu of Sakura Country, with the support of Old Xie, he finally gathered all the materials in a hurry.

Li Yangyu and Chi Yanhong smiled at each other and said, "This is easy. You promised us when you helped us forge the sword that day that we at Baiyun Mountain would definitely help you when you forge the sword in the future."

Qi Qiansu was overjoyed and immediately bowed to express his gratitude.

"I wonder if Brother Qi has thought of a name for his magic sword?"

Qi Qiansu shook his head: "I've been busy collecting materials recently, so I haven't drafted it yet."

Li Yang ate a fruit and said with a smile: "Foreign monks are watching closely. Since there is an evil demon coming, this sword should be forged in time. How about naming it 'Que Xie'?"

"good!"
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There was no time to lose, as the sword-forging process would last for 21 days. In order to catch up with the competition with the Sakura Country, Li Yang and Chi Yanhong immediately set off with Xie Laoqi to rush to Qingcheng Mountain.

The only place in the country suitable for sword-making now is Wulongpo. Qi Qiansu has already borrowed a furnace from Longhu Mountain. The few of them are familiar with the place, so they put up a fence and built a high platform and started refining the furnace.

Zhu Ling and Zhao Ziyao from Baiyun Mountain were also invited to Qingcheng Mountain. Only Wang Xin had to become a left-behind child, responsible for taking care of the magical rice and plants on the mountain.

Although the exchange delegation from the Sakura Country caused a stir in the upper echelons of the cultivation world, in terms of public opinion, it only occupied a dozen seconds on the news broadcast.

Public opinion at this moment is like a ball of hot oil, and it is hard to tell when it will explode.

The sword dance in "The Legend of Fuyao" has become completely popular. The video has been leaked abroad and the number of clicks has almost exceeded 100 million, which has led to the rise of a sword dance trend in China.

"The White Jade Capital" is beyond human power to replicate, and science bloggers often come out to analyze related film and television technologies, but sword dance is different. Which female college student these days can't do a few twists? Those with a little dance skills feel that they can do it, and the popularity gradually surpassed "The White Jade Capital".

In Chinese society, dance classes and various dance uploaders wanted to copy dances, but they found that many of the moves in the videos required frighteningly high physical fitness, so they collected other sword dance materials. One of them, the "Sword Huntuo Dance" video that was released at the same time as "The Legend of Fuyao", was particularly popular with them.

In less than a week, special sword dance classes were even opened in the society and were full of students.

Train and plane tickets from all over the country to Sichuan, especially those to cities near Mount Qingcheng, are often sold out as soon as they are released half a month in advance, causing the Transportation Administration Bureau to complain bitterly. At the instruction of the higher authorities, the number of trains and flights was reduced.

Many people flocked to Shuchuan with various feelings. There were crowds of people at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain every day, but Qingcheng Mountain had been closed long ago, and armed police officers and soldiers were stationed on the mountain roads below, so they could not go up at all.

The more this happened, the more some people became more certain of their guess that since they had hit a wall in Qingcheng Mountain, then just like in the movie "Blood Cloud" released last year, they would be able to overcome Mount Emei, Mount Laojun, Mount Xiling, and Mount Gongga one by one.

There are no soldiers guarding many places on these mountains, and the only closed areas in Mount Emei are natural caves such as the Zilan Cave where spiritual stones are excavated. These people have strangely driven the development of Shuchuan's tourism industry for a while.

Until now, the official authorities have not acknowledged the revival of spiritual energy and the cultivation of immortals, but more and more people believe that those immortals who can fly with swords, gallop across the starry sea, chase the wind and grab the moon have really appeared.

Thanks to the careful guidance of the authorities, no trouble occurred for a while.

On Mount Qingcheng, several innate masters were in seclusion preparing for a battle with the Sakura Country, but the plans made by the Taoist Alliance and the official authorities were not delayed because of this battle.

Countless Taoist temples were renovated and repaired, and signs were posted to include them in the "General Register of All True Sects".

Thirty-six branch sites of the Taoist Alliance have been established, and large-scale construction has been carried out across the country, and magnificent Taoist Alliance buildings have been built at the selected locations.

These Taoist League sites are claimed to be colleges and universities planned to be built by China, and are listed as "XX Taoist College Branch" and "XX Branch of China Taoist League"

Some careful people looked through the documents on higher education institutions published by the National Education Bureau and found that these Taoist colleges have actually been listed and have plans to recruit students in the future.

Amidst the intense activity, on March 3, the special plane of the delegation from the Sakura Country landed at the Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in Sichuan.

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