It was very quiet in the stone house. Long Qing looked at the booklet in the Abbey Dean's hand and wanted to say something. But the words that came out of his mouth were far from what he wanted to say.
"The Verdant Canyon is not open. It is difficult for the Tangs to go south. The Qinghe River is in the north. The South Jin Kingdom is isolated. Liu Bai is no longer in the Sword Garret. No one can protect Linkang. If you want, I can kill them anytime."
"There is no hurry. Let's wait until the important matter is settled." The Abbey Dean said, "We have an honored guest today. Stand aside and don't miss any enlightenment."
Long Qing was a little shocked. Now that the Headmaster of the Academy had left the human world, Liu Bai was dead, and the Chief Monk of Scripture never left the Xuankong Temple, who else in the world could be called an honored guest by the Abbey Dean?
At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the stone house. The sound was very messy and without any rhythm. It seemed that the person had not been a guest for a long time, or was drunk.
Long Qing opened the door with a harsh squeak. A breeze blew in his face with the intoxicating smell of wine and a middle-aged man in an ordinary robe.
The middle-aged man looked very ordinary. He had wrinkles but did not look old. He had silver hair but did not look old. His skin was more delicate than a young girl's and his black hair was darker than a newborn's.
It was impossible to tell his age.
Or rather, it was a man without age.
Long Qing was slightly stunned. Suddenly he thought of something. His pupils shrank and the peach blossom in his chest began to bloom. He was ready to fight with all his might!
This man was not from the Divine Halls of West-Hill. He could enter the Peach Mountain and come to the cliff plateau without any reaction from the powerhouses of the Divine Halls. It could only mean one thing.
This man was in the Limitless State!
The next moment, Long Qing's eyes suddenly calmed down. The raging Psyche Power all went back to his sense of perception. The peach blossom in his chest slowly fell down and retracted its petals.
Because the middle-aged man took off the flagon on his belt and began to drink. He drank very boldly, like a tornado on the sea. He did not put down the flagon, but the wine kept pouring out.
This man was in the Limitless State!
The Limitless State and the Limitless State were the Great Divine Powers of cultivation above the Five States. Long Qing finally met the Abbey Dean who could do both in the past thousand years.
In the face of such a powerful figure, Long Qing knew that there was no point in risking his life, so he calmed down. At the same time, he guessed that this was the distinguished guest that his teacher had mentioned.
"Senior, please."
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The Drunkard walked into the stone house with a flagon in one hand and the other behind his back. He looked up at the layout of the stone house and mocked, "I haven't been to the West-Hill for a long time. I didn't expect Taoism to be so weak."
His voice was still as old as before, like old bricks rubbing against each other. It was so ear-piercing that it seemed to pierce right into everyone's heart.
Long Qing's face became a little pale. He felt that his Ocean of Qi and Mountain of Snow was showing signs of instability and collapse because of the other party's words. He forced himself to take a deep breath and finally stabilized his Taoist Heart and Ocean of Qi and Mountain of Snow with great difficulty with the help of the extremely overbearing Psyche Power.
The Drunkard turned around and looked at him. He was surprised that the young Taoist could calm down on his own. He said, "I take back what I said. The young Taoists are stronger than I thought."
The Abbey Dean was now a cripple, but he did not seem to be affected by the Drunkard's voice. He looked at Long Qing and said with a smile, "Yes, he has made great progress these years."
The Drunkard looked at the middle-aged Taoist behind the wheelchair and said, "You are even better."
The middle-aged Taoist smiled and said, "Thank you."
This middle-aged Taoist was very ordinary, so ordinary that he was easily forgotten and covered by the darkness. He had no reputation in Haotian Taoism or the world. Even the Hierarch and Long Qing only knew that he was the Abbey Dean's Junior Brother and a cultivator in the Knowing Destiny State, but they did not even know his name.
He seemed to be a nameless person. However, in the past decades, the Abbey Dean was forced to the South Sea by the Headmaster and did not dare to set foot on land. In fact, he was in charge of all the affairs of the Zhishou Abbey and even Taoism. How could a person who could do so many things quietly and peacefully be ordinary? Ordinary people could not tell, but the Drunkard was able to tell that he was not ordinary.
The middle-aged Taoist did not care about fame. But as a cultivator, he could never be truly peaceful. Therefore, he was very satisfied with the Drunkard's evaluation.
"Of course, you are the best."
The Drunkard looked at the Abbey Dean in the wheelchair and said, "I have to admit that if you were in your best condition, even the Butcher and I together would not be able to defeat you."
The Abbey Dean smiled and said, "It's all in the past."
The Drunkard changed the topic and said, "So I don't understand. You are already a useless person. Why do you still dare to invite me here? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
He had praised Long Qing and the middle-aged Taoist hiding in the darkness. But it was just a compliment. If he wanted to, he could still kill the three people in the stone house.
"If I am not wrong, Haotian should have gone to the small town to find you two. That is why you appeared outside Chang 'an. Taoism has a chance to breathe thanks to you."
The Abbey Dean looked at him and said with a smile, "So, why do you want to kill me?"
The meaning of this sentence was clear. Since we are both working for Haotian, why do you want to kill me?
The Drunkard stared into his eyes and said, "If you were not a useless person, you might be qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as me. But now you are just a bunch of ants. Haotian will not care if I kill you."
The Abbey Dean said calmly, "If the Divine Kingdom cannot be reopened, you will also be an ant."
The Drunkard's expression changed slightly. He did not expect this half-useless person to know such a secret. He said coldly, "You ants can't do anything about the Heavenly Dome."
The Abbey Dean said, "I heard that when the Chief Monk preached, there were countless flying ants bathing in the light. Although they did not fly to the Heavenly Dome, they burned into countless flames like the gate to the Nirvana."
The Chief Monk in this sentence was naturally the Chief Monk of Scripture of the Xuankong Temple. The Drunkard understood what he meant. He frowned and said, "You are so arrogant. I wonder why Haotian thinks you are pious."
The Abbey Dean said, "Haotian's view of the world will not be affected by the behavior of the world."
The Drunkard said, "I am not Haotian. I will be affected. I want to kill you even more now."
The Abbey Dean asked, "Why do you want to kill me?"
The Drunkard said, "Because your arrogance frightens me. Besides, I do not need a reason to kill."
The Abbey Dean said calmly, "You don't have to pretend to be arrogant. Because it does not work on me. I know you are not Ke Haoran or Liu Bai. You are just a man who loves to drink."
The Drunkard looked slightly serious and said, "In your eyes, what kind of person am I?"
"Gluttony for wine is the desire to indulge, gluttony for meat is the desire of the tongue. What the two of you cultivate is desire. Human desire is so strong, so indestructible, that you can endure the endless night. But it is also because you cultivate desire that you are so cowardly. The desire to live is too strong, so naturally you are afraid of death."
The Abbey Dean looked at him and said with a smile, "You said you have not been to the West-Hill for a long time. I know it is a lie. Because you have never stepped into the West-Hill Divine Kingdom. Because you dare not. You are afraid of being seen by Haotian."
The Drunkard's expression became serious.
The Abbey Dean continued, "According to the doctrine of Haotian Taoism, human's desire is the original sin. You and the Butcher are even more sinful. But since Haotian has agreed to cleanse you of your sins, I think you should not be as timid as you have been for countless years."
The Drunkard said coldly, "But what you are going to do is against her will."
The Abbey Dean shook his head and said, "You are wrong."
The Drunkard asked, "What is wrong?"
"Let's talk about desire. Together with the cause and effect mentioned by Buddhism, we can see the truth of most things. We can see what everyone wants. What Xiong Chumo wants is glory and fame in the secular world. For that, he doesn't care about anything else. What he wants is power … "
He glanced at Long Qing and then at the Drunkard and said, "You and the Butcher want eternal life. But Haotian wants to go back to the Divine Kingdom. Maybe she will forget about it. As her followers, we have to remind her about it. If she really can't remember it, we have to find a way to send her back."
The Drunkard said, "So it is not against her will?"
The Abbey Dean said, "Correct."
The Drunkard was silent for a long time. He looked at the Abbey Dean and sighed, "I have never met someone as strange as you. Forgive me for not being able to keep you company."
The Abbey Dean said calmly, "You have to."
The Drunkard said sarcastically, "For countless years, Taoism has never dared to mess with me. Has it changed now?"
The Abbey Dean asked, "What about Haotian?"
The Drunkard said, "If she told me herself, it would be one thing. But it is another if you guess her thoughts. Besides, your thoughts may go against her will."
The Abbey Dean said, "You can have a look first and then bring a message for me."
The Drunkard frowned slightly and asked, "To whom?"
The Abbey Dean said slowly, "The journey to the west is long. I can't move around now. I have to trouble you."
The Drunkard finally confirmed his thoughts. He said with a changed expression, "You are too bold! There is no hope! Even though she is much weaker now, she is still Haotian! How many people have gone against Heaven's will in the past? Even the Headmaster of the Academy was defeated by her, not to mention you and me! "
"You are wrong. This is not going against Heaven's will. It is …"
The Abbey Dean said calmly, "Enforcing justice on behalf of Heaven."
Preaching to Heaven. If Heaven does not speak, what should we do? If Heaven does not agree, what should we do? If Heaven does not agree, what should we do? Float on the sea?
These were not the Abbey Dean's choices.
His choice was very firm. Since Heaven does not agree, then I will enforce justice on behalf of Heaven. As long as I follow the Heaven's Way, then Heaven cannot say I am wrong.
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