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Chapter 112: Taoist Soldiers, Cold and Indifferent

While Yu Que was being tortured in the sea of ​​clouds, Taoist Master Kuzhu had already returned to the Examination Institute.

After burning incense and bathing, and going through a series of notifications, he stood outside a luxurious palace.

There were bursts of elixir fragrance wafting out of the hall, which made people feel invigorated and their blood pumping. It was obviously a good medicine.

This person waited for more than two hours, until the fragrance of the elixir in the palace suddenly became chaotic, followed by a sighing voice:
"come in."

When Taoist Master Kuzhu saw this scene, his heart tightened involuntarily. He understood that the person in the hall had just failed in refining the elixir, and his mood must not be very good.

However, when he thought of the news he brought, he calmed himself down and walked into the palace respectfully.

As soon as he entered the hall, this man lost all the immortal demeanor he had at the foot of the mountain. He did not even dare to raise his head, but bowed deeply to a figure in the hall who had his back to him, with his butt raised high.

"Kuzhu pays respect to the Master!"

The man in the hall had a thin back, black hair and a black robe, slender fingers, and a natural and fresh feeling in his every move, giving people the feeling that he was still young.

The other party turned around, looked at the withered bamboo, and said:

"Xiao Zhuzi, it's you.

I remember you. You have been busy with the chores in the Examination Institute for many years and have always been very troublesome. Did you come here today to ask me for some elixirs?"

This man really looked young, only fifteen or sixteen years old. He looked even more childish than Yu Que, in stark contrast to his mature appearance and voice.

“Thank you for your concern, Master.

Master, Kuzhu did not come here to ask for the elixir, but to report something important."

Taoist Master Kuzhu immediately told the story of the two celestial temples that appeared in the Seventh Block, and emphasized one of them, who was a son of a poor family and had opened an ancestral temple named "Zhuxing Wujin Biyi Temple".

"It happened."

When the alchemist heard this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

He immediately counted on his fingers and said in deep thought, "It shouldn't be, two people have come up the mountain this year.

Besides, we have not yet entered the hundred years of spiritual energy recovery. Apart from the arrangements made by various families at the foot of the mountain, there should not be another temple. Xiao Zhuzi, you just said, what spiritual object did the student use, and where did it come from?"

Taoist Master Kuzhu replied respectfully: "The sacred object used by the student to open the temple is a medicinal herb called 'Rou Lingzhi', which is suspected to be of the sixth grade. This student found it in a deserted village during the county examination.

According to the Seventh County School, another genuine spiritual root was born in that deserted village..."

Hearing this, Alchemist's eyes showed surprise again. He immediately pointed his hand towards the center of the hall and said with a smile:
"Is this the spiritual root they were talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Taoist Kuzhu looked up and found that in the corner of the hall, there was a bright yellow potted fruit tree, which was full of skull-like fruits, which was extremely strange.

Looking more closely, the fruits on the tree were obviously ghost chestnuts, and many golden ingot chestnuts that had naturally matured and opened their shells had fallen from the roots.

"This is..." Taoist Master Kuzhu was immediately surprised, "Master, do you also have a ghost chestnut spiritual root?"

The alchemist laughed and scolded as he spoke:
"How can you use the word 'again'? This spiritual root originally belonged to this Taoist's room."

These words immediately made Taoist Master Kuzhu start to daydream.

But the Master did not wait for him to think about it and sighed:
"The Tai Sui lineage is indeed brilliant with a little sunshine and flourishes with a little rain and dew. I didn't believe in this kind of 'soldiers' plan at first, but those old guys agreed, so I just left a backup plan at the foot of the mountain."

The other party pointed at the ghost chestnut spiritual root and chuckled:
"Originally, this item was prepared for the people living down the mountain, so that a lucky person could have this opportunity to open up a temple, and then worship in my Huangshan Taoist Palace and become a 'Taoist soldier'.

I just didn't expect that this item was first discovered by the noble family, so I had no choice but to order the people down the mountain to dig it out in advance and return it to me."

When Taoist Master Kuzhu heard these words, he was even more surprised and a solemn look appeared on his face.

He wanted to speak several times, but he shrank back and felt panic, not knowing whether he should speak or not.

It was the Alchemist who saw his expression and spoke in a soothing tone:
"Xiao Zhuzi, you have been sitting in the examination hall for me, busy with miscellaneous tasks, and have made great contributions. If you have any questions, just tell me directly, and I will help you solve them."

Hearing this, Taoist Master Kuzhu couldn't suppress his curiosity. He lowered his eyes and bowed, saying:

"May I ask, Master, what do you mean by the word 'soldier'?"

"So you didn't know about this yet."

The Master's face showed a look of sudden realization. He had no intention of hiding anything and said casually:

"This item is a plan made by the palace to suppress the aristocratic families and prevent them from completely seizing the spiritual energy advantage.
Those who are chosen are called "soldiers". This term is inherited from the Taoist soldiers in ancient times. They are immortal swordsmen, especially good at eliminating demons and defending the way, subduing monsters and evil spirits, and they are not cultivated except in times of turmoil. "

Taoist Master Kuzhu showed surprise on his face.

However, the disputes between the master-disciple lineage and the aristocratic clans in the palace have been going on for a long time and have never been resolved. Moreover, between the two lineages, you are in me and I am in you, and sometimes it is extremely difficult to distinguish them completely. There are so many grievances and connections that it would take three days and three nights to talk about them all.

Therefore, Taoist Master Kuzhu was not surprised that the master and his disciples came up with a plan to use "soldiers" to deal with and restrain the aristocratic clans.

What surprised him was, "We immortals have our own Taoist soldiers and generals. If there are too many of these soldiers, how are they different from Taoist soldiers? If there are only a few of them, how can they suppress the powerful and numerous aristocratic families?"

Upon hearing this, the Alchemist smiled lightly:
"That's what you think. If simply having more people is useful, then how can we immortals be so free and unfettered? We are not under the control of the court, nor under the jurisdiction of the heavenly family.

Moreover, the "soldiers" must be selected from the most talented and brilliant people, the Dao species, who are not comparable to the so-called Dao soldiers and generals, and they must first be immortals, and then soldiers... That's it, I will tell you directly, anyway, this matter is an open conspiracy, not a conspiracy."

The alchemist clapped his hands and said:

"Right now, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is in the process of germination, and has not yet fully recovered. However, the aristocratic families in various regions have occupied the geographical advantages, and there are often old monsters left in the family. Therefore, they can stimulate the spiritual objects in advance and nourish the descendants, so that the children in the family can take the lead in seizing the opportunity of the spiritual energy recovery.

Twenty or thirty years ago, or even many years ago, they had already been cultivating the Taoist seeds of the Temple of Heaven. Nowadays, there were two batches of true disciples from the same lineage of the aristocratic families in the palace, and all of them were from the Temple of Heaven, but because their numbers were still small, it was not very obvious.

However, in the past ten years, all ten precious pines on Mount Huang have sprouted new buds. The nine aristocratic families on the mountain will have a surge in the number of their Tianmiao children. Who knows, by then, every household will have a Tianmiao seed, and some may even have two. "

Taoist Master Kuzhu was so shocked by these words that he lost his manners for a moment. He raised his head and stared at the master blankly.

Taoist Priest Kuzhu also suddenly realized that it was no wonder that in recent years, even though the spiritual energy had not yet recovered, there were still Taoists from the Tianmiao who came to worship in the Taoist Palace every year!
“If that’s true, then once the spiritual energy is truly revived, all of their Heavenly Temple Taoist seeds will have grown, and the chance for longevity in the world…will anyone else be able to get a share?” Taoist Master Kuzhu murmured.

The alchemist restrained his smile and nodded seriously:

“That’s the truth!
Because of their long heritage, aristocratic families can always find a few natural treasures no matter how poor their family is. Moreover, their ancestors may have made arrangements all over the world to facilitate their descendants to take over. "

The alchemist said helplessly: "Among our lineage of master and disciple, if anyone has extra natural treasures, they will basically not give them to common people who have not opened a temple. If they really do give them away, then we don't know whose bloodline the common people are."

Taoist Master Kuzhu agreed with these words because he was used to seeing such things in the Examination Institute.

Every year, masters from the master-disciple lineage would come to the Examination and Assessment Institute to revise the assessments of disciples who had just entered the palace and improve their skills.

What they call it is having a keen eye for identifying a gem and being able to see what they like.

But in fact, those who can attract the attention of the great immortals in the palace as soon as they enter the palace are all related to the great immortals, or are simply the illegitimate children of the great immortals.

In this case, it becomes quite intriguing to decide whether they should be considered as a lineage of master and disciple, or as a lineage of an aristocratic family.

"It is precisely to deal with this matter that a few old guys like me discussed and decided to cast a wide net. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Tianjia of the Xianghuo Dynasty supporting the Tai Sui Dharma lineage, we each discovered a Tianmiao Dao Seed every ten years on the mountain, at the foot of the mountain, and in the wild to use as a 'soldier'."

The alchemist stroked the jade ruyi in his hand and sighed:

"I don't ask them to really compete with the aristocratic family's Dao Seeds, I just hope they can play a certain inhibitory role on the aristocratic family's Dao Seeds, so that when a major change comes in the future, my master and disciple lineage will not be completely expelled."

These words from the other party surprised Taoist Kuzhu again.

Taoist Kuzhu couldn't help but look strange, muttering:
"Every ten years, there will be one batch, one from the mountain, one from the foot of the mountain, and one from the wild. The latter two are easy to say, but if we select 'soldiers' from the mountain, no matter how wide the net is cast, it will eventually fall on the heads of the noble families.

Moreover, Master, you said that this plan is not secret and will be known to outsiders sooner or later. Once the noble families know about it, they will definitely try their best to get in and seize the opportunity."

When Master Liandan heard this, he couldn't help but smile:

"You're right.

But since these people are called "Taoist soldiers" rather than "successors", there must be a reason for this.

Once he becomes a soldier, he will have no choice from now on. He will kill people and be driven by our sect. At that time, will he really have a choice?"

The other person's gaze was focused and he looked at Taoist Master Kuzhu meaningfully.

Taoist Master Kuzhu fell silent for a moment.

He has realized that the term "soldier", although not like the Taoist soldiers and generals, is just a servant of the immortals, but his status in the Taoist palace and in the master-disciple lineage in the future will certainly not be much better, which will be quite embarrassing.

"Soldier, soldier, it seems that it is nothing more than a weapon." Taoist Master Kuzhu sighed in his heart, "And the ancients said that when the birds and beasts are gone, the good bows are hidden. If you really become a 'soldier', you don't know whether you will be blessed or cursed in the future."

Suddenly, he thought of the spiritual objects that Yu Que used when he opened the temple. They were not specially configured for "soldiers". Yu Que was just lucky and found a loophole. The reason why he was able to open the Temple of Heaven was somewhat related to the plan of the master and apprentice, but not deeply.

So Taoist Master Kuzhu spoke up: "Then... may I ask, Master, is the son of the Yu family a good choice for soldiers for our lineage of master and apprentice at Huangshan?"

The alchemist said casually:

“Since this boy opened the Temple of Heaven, he is naturally a soldier.

It just so happened that the ancestral temple he opened was in line with the Tai Sui lineage, and he would definitely join the Tai Sui lineage in the future. Compared with other candidates, he was more suitable to be a "soldier". However, compared with other soldiers, he emerged on his own and was not in the plan.

But this is also a good thing, because this way, there will be one more person selected for the first batch of Taoist soldiers, up to four people."

For a moment, Taoist Kuzhu was silent and didn't know what to say.

After receiving such detailed explanation from the Master, his doubts not only did not ease, but became even more serious:

"Any Taoist seed from the Temple of Heaven that is not from an aristocratic family will be used as a Taoist soldier. Doing so is just to suppress the aristocratic family... is it really possible?"

But Taoist Kuzhu did not dare to voice out his doubts. He only lowered his head, silently looking at his toes, and shouted:
"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Kuzhu is very grateful!"

"Good!" The alchemist said with a smile, "Now that you understand this, you must bring this boy into my lineage of master and disciple, and don't let him be deceived by the people of the aristocratic family. When necessary, we can also use some extraordinary means."

After a pause, the man said, "By the way, it would be best to leave him on the mountain directly. This is the safest way.

Since he wants to become a Taoist warrior of our generation, it doesn't matter whether he has received the true teachings or not. He just needs to cultivate his magic power. We have many magic formulas and elixirs here. If he really reaches a high position, it will be easy for him to escape from control in the future and cause some troubles."

Taoist Master Kuzhu was silent for several breaths after hearing this, and then he bowed and responded: "Yes, I will obey your order."

at the same time.

While the two were talking, Yu Que was still staying in the Tiantan Lake on Guangmingding.

There was black smoke billowing everywhere and the sound of hoarseness was heard.

In a short period of time, he went through all kinds of severe torture. His Yin Spirit was broken and rebuilt, rebuilt and broken again. He had already experienced all eighteen kinds of torture in the Black Prison, and each one was unforgettable.

Even if he doesn't want the inheritance now, the inheritance of the King of Hell's lineage has been forced into his brain and cannot be removed.

(End of this chapter)