Zhang Zhen saw that this Hall Master Du Zhen actually sent a boy to welcome her, and she was slightly surprised.
Although this time she came with what this Zhenren needed, in her eyes, it was not a precious treasure, and she felt that it was not worthy of such a courteous treatment from a Dongtian Zhenren. Thinking about the reason, she felt that this was an expression of goodwill towards Huanzhen Temple.
When she came out, she also received orders from her master to try to be on good terms with Qincang School, and this was also what she wanted. Thus, she said a few polite words to Wang Caiwei, made an appointment to meet again, and happily got on the back of the Jiao.
Jing You secretly glanced at her. In just a moment, he had already thought of several things, but the smile on his face did not change. With a slightly flattering expression, he said, "This beast is not honest. Zhenren, you must stand properly."
The Inky Jiao was not convinced, and muttered a few words, but did not dare to make a loud sound.
Zhang Zhen could not help but smile.
Jing You pulled the reins, and the Inky Jiao turned its head and swung its tail, stirring up a thick cloud. It then lightly shrugged its body, and suddenly flew up into the sky.
When it reached a thousand feet high in the sky, it saw a wall of clouds. The Jiao roared, and with all its strength, it leaped up, and crashed into it. The heaven and earth widened, and suddenly a celestial palace floated at the top. It was vast, and there were spiritual waves around it, and strong winds howled. The sea of clouds was like a raging wave, undulating, and surging non-stop. It could be said to be a pure and righteous Qi, gathering thousands of miles of Xuan Qi.
Zhang Zhen had heard that this floating celestial palace was set up by the founder of Qincang School, Tai Ming Zhenren, and its position was exactly where the spiritual eye was. Unconsciously, she looked at it for a long time.
At this time, the Inky Jiao suddenly rushed forward, and the howling of the strong winds by its ears disappeared. It turned its head again, and dragged its long body down the cloud head, and turned around a corner of the celestial palace.
After a while, it went around a towering watchtower, and saw a big hall, and slowly descended. It climbed and landed on the empty space in front of the hall.
Jing You came down first, and respectfully bowed to her, and said, "Zhenren, please go in, Master is waiting for you inside."
Zhang Zhen did not look down on him just because he was a servant boy. She thanked him solemnly. He got off the flood dragon saddle and walked up the jade steps.
Soon, he arrived at the entrance of the hall. Before he even reached the inner room, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.
She shook her head, calmed herself down, and moved inside. A hundred steps later, Zhang Xuan arrived at the center of the hall. She saw a handsome young Daoist sitting in the hall, but when she saw him, she unconsciously clenched her sleeves. She stared at his face and didn't speak for a long time.
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Little Ya 'er, could it be that you don't recognize me?"
When Zhang Zhen heard him call her by her childhood name, how could she not know that the person sitting in the hall was her own brother?
After hundreds of years, ordinary people would have long turned to dust. However, as a cultivator, the past was still vivid in her mind. As if it was yesterday, all kinds of emotions surged up in her heart. Her eyes turned slightly red, and she softly said, "Is it really you?"
Zhang Yan heard that although she softly called him, but it revealed her true feelings. There was surprise and joy in it. There was also grievance and bitterness, and even a bit of complaint and intimacy, as if she was blaming himself for not coming to find her for a long time. He sighed in his heart.
He didn't really care about what happened to his predecessor. However, since he inherited this body, he naturally accepted the cause and effect. That year, when he used the pulse seeking technique, he went to his second brother Zhang Zhan's place to take a look.
However, this little sister was different. That year, he only sensed that she was also a cultivator, but he didn't know where she was.
At that time, his family's Daoism had not been completed, and there were many enemies in Xuanmen and Xuanmen, so he didn't have time to look for her. When he really heard of Zhang Zhen's name, it was when Han Wangke went to Huanzhen Temple to ask for the Exorcist Tome. However, there were many people with the same surname in the world, so it was hard to know if it was the same person. It wasn't good to rashly recognize her, so it was delayed.
He pointed to the seat in front of him, and called out, "Little sister, come and sit in front of me."
After all, Zhang Zhen was a cultivator, so she quickly composed herself and said, "Brother, please accept this little sister's greeting."
Zhang Yan stretched out his hand to stop her, and said gently, "The two of us are close relatives, let's dispense with some etiquette if we can."
Zhang Zhen said seriously, "I will listen to brother." When she finished, she walked to Zhang Yan and sat in front of him.
Zhang Yan looked at her a few times, and sighed, "You and I have been separated for hundreds of years, and now that we meet again, I didn't expect that we have both entered the path of Dao."
Zhang Zhen said softly, "Little sister originally heard that there is a Zhenren in the Yue Cang sect who has the same name as Elder Brother. I had a guess in my heart, but I didn't expect it to be Elder Brother."
Zhang Yan said, "When grandfather went to Yunzhou to take office, he was robbed by a masked robber on the way. You and second brother were separated. Later, grandfather gathered his men and sent people to search for you, but to no avail. He thought that the two of you had been killed, but I used the Pulse Seeking Technique and found out that you and second brother were still alive."
Zhang Zhen's eyes brightened, and she said happily, "Second brother also escaped with his life? I wonder where he is now? "
Zhang Yan said, "I also went to visit second brother. Although he was the master of a place, he didn't have the fate of the two of us. After hundreds of years, he should have passed away."
Zhang Ji felt a little sad. The three of them came from the same mother and were very close to each other. She still remembered that her two brothers treated her very well and often thought of ways to bring her family out to play. Because of this, they were often punished according to the family rules. She did not expect that they would suddenly be separated for hundreds of years. One of them was even separated from the heavens and the earth.
She looked at him and asked, "Since you followed grandfather to take office, how did you enter the path of Dao?"
It was not convenient for Zhang Yan to tell her about Madam Zhou, so he only said that after grandfather passed away, his family saw through the mortal world because of one thing, so they came to the mountain to seek Dao.
Although he only said a few words, and it sounded very normal, but Zhang Zhen herself was a cultivator, and she knew how difficult the path of cultivation was. Her brother was able to stand out from many of his peers, and it was not easy for him to reach this step today. She didn't know how many hardships, tribulations, battles and killings he had to go through.
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Let's not talk about me, but about you, little sister, how did you become a disciple of Master Pang?"
Zhang Zhen did not hide anything and told him everything in detail.
When they encountered strong people, because the other side's cavalry was large and sudden, the caravan was scattered. At that time, she was only a little girl of five or six years old, and did not know what happened. She was only taken by the maid to hide in the bushes.
But her luck was not good. Because of the maid's beauty, she was targeted by the bandit leader, and was later taken to the mountain.
The bandit leader thought that she was young and useless, and could only eat but not do anything, so he wanted to kill her. It was the maid called Qiao Zhuang who begged to save her life and promised to serve him with her body. Only then did the bandit leader move and reluctantly let her stay.
In reality, the bandit leader had other plans. Zhang Zhen was born beautiful, so he wanted to raise her and give her to his subordinates after she grew up. At the very least, he could sell her for a good price. He also thought that Qiao Zhuang was willing to serve him, so he took advantage of the situation.
Qiao Zhuang, on the other hand, was a very scheming woman. Because she used to follow her mistress to manage the manor's accounts, she not only knew how to calculate, but also knew how to read and write, and had seen the world. Very quickly, she gained the bandit leader's trust and managed everything inside and outside the stronghold in an orderly manner. She even invited a teacher to teach Zhang Zhen how to read and write, and she also invited a Taoist from somewhere to teach her the breathing technique.
But when Zhang Zhen reached the age of eleven or twelve, her appearance was already beautiful beyond compare. Qiao Zhuang realized that she could not stay in the stronghold anymore, otherwise, something bad would happen. So she secretly ordered people to take care of everything and entrusted her to the Taoist, who sent her down the mountain that very night.
When Zhang Zhen said this, she felt a burst of sadness in her heart. She lightly sighed and said, "When I went down the mountain, I saw a fire on the top of the mountain, and the red light filled half the sky. At that time, it was the dry season of autumn, so once the fire started, no one would be able to escape. What Aunt Qiao did was to sacrifice her life to save me."
Zhang Yan nodded slowly. It was not difficult to guess that this was Aunt Qiao's plan. He also knew this woman in his previous life. He remembered that she was a young girl with curved eyebrows and an amiable smile. She was only thirteen or fourteen years old at that time. Although she was a servant, what she did could be called an extraordinary woman.
Zhang Zhen said, "That day after I escaped down the mountain, I wanted to go to Yunzhou to find my grandfather, but I didn't expect to meet a group of soldiers on the way. Although I escaped, I lost contact with the Taoist. At that time, I mistakenly entered deep into the mountain and almost fell into the belly of a beast. Coincidentally, there was a disciple from Huanzhen Temple who was cultivating in the human world passing by. He saw that my aptitude was not bad and that I had learned the Breathing Technique before, so he brought me into the temple. After cultivating for ten years, I was chosen by my master and accepted as a disciple. Later on, I learned the Flying Escape Technique. I went to the old place and saw that it was already luxuriant and there was no trace of the past.
I have no way to repay this great kindness. "Zhang Yan saw that she was thinking about the past and was a little depressed, so he comforted her," Little sister can enter the path of Dao in this life, it is also a rare fate in the world. As a cultivator, we can put aside all the sufferings of the past. "
Zhang Zhen nodded and said, "Brother is right."
Zhang Yan asked, "Since little sister has entered the path of Dao, do you have any request?"
Zhang Zhen shook her head gently and said, "Initially, I only wanted to repay my master's kindness and not let down the sect's expectations. However, since Eldest Brother has reincarnated and left, my master has placed all the hopes of the sect on me. I wholeheartedly cultivated and only hoped to enter the state of Xiang Xiang. I dare not hope for anything else."
Zhang Yan was surprised, "Oh, Zhenren Liang has already reincarnated?"
Zhang Zhen said, "Eldest Brother has been gone for more than twenty years. It is only to prevent outsiders from having ill intentions, that's why he announced that he is in isolation."
As she said this, she sighed again, "Eldest Brother originally had a high chance to take that step. However, Senior Brother's ambition is extremely high and he stopped here in order to seek the Supreme Dharma."
When Zhang Yan heard the two words "Supreme Dharma", he knew that Zhenren Pang must have told her about the Dharma of Grotto-Heaven. If he was not mistaken, she should be the one who was trained by Huanzhen Temple.
At this moment, Zhang Zhen looked over and asked, "I wonder what is it that brother is seeking for in cultivating Dao?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Yan said resolutely, "I have found the path to immortality!"
Zhang Zhen grunted and said, "Brother is already a Grotto-Heaven. If you take another step, you might be able to break the boundary and leave."
Zhang Yan smiled and pointed at a strange stone placed in the side hall and said, "Little sister, look. This stone was formed at the beginning of this world. After millions of years of wind and rain, it is still standing strong. As for me, as a Grotto-Heaven cultivator, even though I have supernatural power, I can only live for more than three thousand years. Not to mention competing with the sun and the moon, I can't even compete with this mountain stone. Therefore, I can't attain immortality and Dao. Everything in front of me is ultimately an illusion."
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