The middle-aged Taoist closed the Classics and walked out of the hut slowly with his hands behind his back. He looked at his companion and said, "I didn't expect so many people of the younger generation to be on the" Ri "Handscroll."
The Taoist asked in confusion, "Who's on the Handscroll today?"
"Ning Que."
"This name sounds familiar … Is he the scholar of the Academy who defeated Longqing?"
"Yes. Although he hasn't entered the Seethrough State, he has already comprehended Tao and is qualified to be on the Handscroll."
The Taoist was slightly stunned and then praised, "The Headmaster of the Academy is really great."
"Yes." The first Taoist shook his head and said with mixed emotions, "Although the Headmaster of the Academy wasn't in Chang 'an when he entered the Second floor of the Academy, he is his student after all. He started to learn Talisman Taoism at such a young age. I believe his name will appear on the first few pages of the "Ri" Handscroll in ten years. "
After that, the Taoist said goodbye to his companions and walked along the edge of the quiet lake in front of the thatched cottage. Along the way, he was accompanied by the scenery of the lake, the mountains, and the forest. It didn't take long for him to walk out of the Taoist temple.
Facing the cool breeze that blew from the cliff, the Taoist narrowed his eyes and looked at the faintly visible mountain in the distance, as well as the majestic Taoist temples in the mountain. He smiled, and his smile was full of serenity.
The simple and old Taoist temple behind him was quiet, as if it was also quietly watching the prosperity and nobility of the world over there. There was an old horizontal board on the Taoist temple, which had been left countless traces by wind and rain. The board said "Zhi Shou".
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Hundreds of kilometers to the east was the Sea of Storms. After the terrifying hurricane of the four seasons came ashore, it passed through the obstruction of the hills and rivers and turned into a light breeze. It was moist and cool, but it did not have any destructive power. Therefore, the summer here was not as stuffy as it was in Chang 'an.
This country was not large and was not prosperous because of the lack of commercial development. There were not many idlers except for those devout believers who kowtowed and walked around the mountains to worship Heaven. However, the dangerous hurricanes turned into light breezes and drizzles here. The mountains were beautiful but not high, the water was gentle but not turbulent, there were fertile plains and forests filled with deers. It was really a place favored by Haotian. Because of the beautiful hills in the west, it was named West-Hill.
The mountain that could be seen from the Zhishou Abbey was called Peach Mountain. Although the peach blossoms on the mountain had been cut down by someone many years ago, thanks to Haotian's favor, the soil was fertile, and the peach blossoms had been in full bloom from early spring to late summer. The peach blossoms planted on the mountain had been in full bloom from early spring to late summer, lush and dazzling.
There were several neat and smooth cliff plateaus on the Peach Mountain, as if they were carved out by the Divine Power of Heaven with a giant axe. Numerous Taoist temples of different styles were built on the cliff plateaus, which formed a group of magnificent and solemn temples. They were the Divine Halls of West-Hill.
The Divine Temple was built on the Peach Mountain and was divided into three levels. On the upper cliff plateau closest to the sky, there were four most spectacular Taoist temples. Among them, the Taoist temple near the cliff edge was built with huge black stones. Its shape was not like ordinary Taoist buildings. It looked at the believers who kowtowed on the mountain road with eternal indifference.
The main hall of the black Taoist temple was extremely spacious and grand. There was a curtain made of pearls and jade hundreds of meters deep. Behind the curtain was a divine throne carved from the black jade of the South Sea. One of the three divine priests of the Haotian Divine Sect, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment, usually sat under this divine throne to listen to the reports of his subordinate priests and deal with the affairs of Haotian Taoism.
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment wore a red divine robe. Today, he did not order his subordinates to lift the bead curtain. Instead, he looked at the curtain expressionlessly, as if he wanted to see all the pearls and jade on it turn into powder.
As one of the three divine priests of the West-Hill Divine Palace, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment was in charge of judgment. He was in charge of the most terrible and violent organization in Haotian Taoism. He had the most powerful cultivators in Haotian Taoism. On the surface, he was the most powerful and had the most terrible reputation in the world. For countless years, many heretics had been secretly arrested because of his words, and many remnants of the Devil's Doctrine had become ghosts in the fire because of his little finger.
In the eyes of hundreds of millions of people in the world, the Haotian hierarch of the West-Hill Divine Palace might not be as terrible as this Great Divine Priest of Judgment in a red divine robe. There had even been a rumor that the reason why the Great Divine Priest of Judgment did not use the main color of the Judicial Department was that his robe was bright red instead of pure black, because it was stained with the blood of all his enemies.
Such a Great Divine Priest, who was at the peak of the human world and possessed supreme and terrifying authority, when his face was expressionless and his eyes were indifferent, not to mention the bead curtain in front of him would be scared into powder. Even those Great Sword Masters who held swords and walked in the human world without fear of the royal power would be scared to the point that their hearts would break.
However, today, the bead curtain in front of the Great Divine Priest of Judgment was not broken.
The person on the other side of the bead curtain was not scared to kneel on the ground, but still stood calmly.
The bead curtain covered the body and face of the person outside the curtain. Only a pair of shoes at the bottom could be seen. The shoes were dark red like blood, embroidered with a few small fish, and the extremely fluffy red skirt hanging down to the knees. It was obviously a woman.
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment looked away from the corner of the red skirt and slowly raised his head. He asked expressionlessly, "Why hasn't Long Qing come back yet?"
The woman outside the curtain replied, "Why hasn't that coward Long Qing come back? How would I know? I have never been in charge of human affairs since I took charge of the Judicial Department. Why do you ask me, Uncle? "
The crisp voice sounded clearer through the bead curtain. She should be young and still a young girl.
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment slightly lowered his eyes and said, "Ning Que's name appeared on the" Ri "Handscroll."
The girl outside the curtain was silent for a moment and then said with slight sarcasm, "Ning Que is Long Qing's opponent. If he can't even kill such a little reptile in the No Doubts State, do you still expect me to do it? I will take it as an insult. "
The light in the eyes of the Great Divine Priest of Judgment suddenly shone and then quickly disappeared. He said without emotion, "Long Qing was defeated by this person. Of course, he has to win personally to restore his Taoist Heart. But I must remind you that although this person is still in the No Doubts State and is just an inconspicuous reptile in your eyes, he has entered the Second floor of the Academy and become a student of the Headmaster of Academy. Even if you pay attention to him in advance, it is not an insult."
"Learning Talisman Taoism from Uncle Yan Se does not necessarily mean that he can become the second Uncle Yan Se. I think at least now he is not qualified to be worthy of my attention." The girl in red outside the curtain proudly said, "Uncle, you should be very clear that my goal has always been Jun Mo. Others are not qualified to distract me."
"Jun Mo, the Second Disciple of the Academy …" The Great Divine Priest of Judgment softly sighed with a trace of sarcasm on his old face. No one knew whether he was mocking the girl outside the curtain or other ignorant people.
"A few years ago, the Hierarch Lord took you back to the ceremony. You had the opportunity to see the" Ri "Handscroll. After you saw the name of Jun Mo, you have been unable to calm down. Because you can't imagine how there can be such a cultivation genius in the world that far surpasses you, so you always want to surpass this enemy you have never met."
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment looked at the girl in red outside the curtain and said indifferently, "You said that others are not qualified to distract you, but have you ever thought about this? Even I and your brother dare not say that they will win Jun Mo. What qualifications do you have to be his opponent? How can you exist in the eyes of the incomparably proud Second Brother of the Academy? "
As the voice fell, a gust of wind blew from somewhere in the Peach Mountain, passing through the empty and magnificent hall. The bead curtain in the depths of the hall gently swayed and made a crisp sound. Outside the swaying bead curtain, the lace on the girl's red dress could be vaguely seen rising in the wind.
The most powerful Priest under his command was angry because of being despised, but the Great Divine Priest of Judgment seemed not to notice it. He continued expressionlessly, "Recently, the situation in the Wilderness seems to be a bit unstable. The Desolate Men continue to move south. I don't know where they will step in the end. The Hierarch Lord is worried that the remnants of the Devil's Doctrine will take advantage of the situation to rise again. The sign on the Tomes of Arcane is about to be issued. The Judicial Department will naturally go first. You immediately set off for the north."
The girl in red outside the curtain was obviously a little surprised. After a moment of silence, she said, "After all, it is just a small matter. I am anxious to cultivate in the mountain and break the realm. Uncle, please choose another candidate."
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment calmly looked at the girl's figure outside the curtain and said, "The Divine Hall recognizes your talent and perseverance in cultivation. So when you deliberately angered Chen Pipi to leave the West-Hill and your brother wanted to kill you with his sword, the Hierarch Lord and I saved you at all costs. But you need to know that talent and perseverance are not absolute guarantees of pride. "
"Your brother is proud and calm. Jun Mo is proud and dull. That is because they have long stood at the peak of the young generation in the world. They have the strength to be proud. Whether it is you or Long Qing, although you are good enough, you are not in that absolutely powerful field. As long as someone is sure to defeat you, you have no right to be proud. Because this kind of pride without absolute guarantee of strength will be a great obstacle to the cultivation of your Taoist Heart. "
"Absolutely believe that what you believe is right. Faith can be firm. Absolutely believe that no one can defeat you. Pride can be firm. People like your brother and Jun Mo had already achieved this many years ago, but what about you guys? In the legends of the world, the two Priests of the Judicial Department are great figures. But in fact, what is so great about you? Long Qing went to the Academy in Chang 'an this time, but he was defeated by a young man in the No Doubts State. I believe he will understand something. It is a pity that you have never had a chance to be defeated under the love of the hierarch and me. "
The girl outside the curtain was silent for a long time and then asked, "Uncle, Master and you decided to let me go to the Wilderness. Do you want me to deliberately seek defeat?"
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment said indifferently, "The Headmaster of the Academy once said that you can only get benevolence if you seek benevolence. As for failure, seeking defeat often means not being defeated. So I want you to seek defeat in the hope that you will really not be defeated in the future. "
The girl outside the curtain bowed and then turned to leave.
A priest of the Judicial Department came in from the side door of the main hall. He looked at the girl who was stepping on the bright golden beads and walking out of the hall. He looked at the red dress swaying in the wind and could not help but shake his head. He walked behind the bead curtain and bowed respectfully to the Great Divine Priest of Judgment on the throne. He wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.
Everyone in the West-Hill Divine Palace knew that the brother of the girl in red must be the next hierarch of Haotian Taoism, and she was very likely to become the next Great Divine Priest of Judgment. So this subordinate who was loyal to the Great Divine Priest of Judgment always felt that the previous reprimand of the Great Divine Priest of Judgment was too harsh.
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment knew what this subordinate was thinking and said expressionlessly, "The hierarch and I let her go to the Wilderness to give her a chance to see how big the world is. The world praises her as the Tao Addict, and she is indeed a bit obsessed. I think she will not have any opinion on things that are good for cultivation."
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