Fang Qi Shao kept nagging in Chu Xiu's ear. This person's chatterbox was definitely a kind of illness. It was as if he would suffocate to death if he didn't speak for a day.
Chu Xiu was also annoyed by his nagging, so he suddenly said, "I have seen Zong Xuan's strength. It is indeed terrifying. Now I am not as good as him. What about Zhang Chengzhen, who is ranked first on the Longhu List? Have you ever fought with him? Did you win or lose? "
Fang Qi Shao was suddenly stunned by Chu Xiu's question, and then his expression became listless. He snorted and said, "Anyway, they are all monsters. However, that guy Zhang Chengzhen is easier to talk to than Zong Xuan. Like Zong Xuan, it is impossible to communicate with him at all."
Chu Xiu did not speak. He looked at Fang Qi Shao's expression and knew that he should have fought with Zhang Chengzhen, or rather, they had learned from each other. Moreover, he had lost, and lost very badly.
Otherwise, if he could take advantage of him, with Fang Qi Shao's character, he would be able to boast about it.
Speaking of Zhang Chengzhen, Chu Xiu also seemed to have noticed that this time, when they came to welcome Master Tam Yuan, there was not even a martial artist from the Four Major Taoist Sects present, let alone the people from the Four Major Taoist Sects.
However, when he thought about it, it was normal. After all, Master Tam Yuan was a Buddhist Holy Monk. The contradiction between Taoism and Buddhism had always existed. Even if Master Tam Yuan was now a famous Buddhist Holy Monk in Jianghu, no one from the Taoist Sects would come to welcome him. Otherwise, wouldn't it be destroying their prestige?
Therefore, for this matter, the Taoist Sects simply pretended not to know anything. From the beginning, not even a single person came.
Just as everyone was waiting bitterly on the Dragon Facing Beach, a huge ship broke through the waves in the distance. There was even a lifelike giant whale embroidered on the sail.
The giant whale was the symbol of the Cetacean Society, the largest chamber of commerce among the dozens of islands in the Eastern Sea. The Cetacean Society traveled between Eastern Qi and the Eastern Sea. Although it was not the most powerful force in the Eastern Sea, it was the most financially powerful chamber of commerce.
At this moment, on the bow of the giant ship, an old monk stared at a piece of land that looked like a black line. His eyes revealed a complicated and nostalgic expression.
This old monk was really old. His eyebrows and beard were already gray, and the wrinkles on his face looked like they could squash a fly.
He was wearing an ordinary grey monk's robe, which was also patched up.
The only thing on his body that was relatively eye-catching was the string of Buddhist beads hanging around his neck. The surface was incomparably brilliant, and the Buddha's aura was naturally produced. At first glance, one could tell that it was not an ordinary item.
This old monk was the famous Bhadanta of the Buddhist Sect, who was regarded as a Buddha by the entire Eastern Sea, Holy Monk Tan Yuan!
At this moment, looking at the land of Eastern Qi, Master Tam Yuan's heart was stirred. There were countless emotions in his heart, but in the end, they all turned into a long sigh.
He left home when he was young and returned when he was old.
When Master Tam Yuan left Eastern Qi, he was not young anymore. When he returned, he was not old, but he was already dying.
In fact, Master Tam Yuan was not too old. He had just passed 100 years this year.
A Martial Dao master's lifespan was 300 years. Even if Master Tam Yuan had only stayed in the True Fire Spirit-refinement State for a day, it was not a problem for him to maintain the 300 years of lifespan of a Martial Dao master.
However, it was a pity that Master Tam Yuan had been spreading Buddhism in the Eastern Sea all these years, dispelling hostility and hatred. He had also fought with many people, and sometimes he even fought against a large force alone. For a long time, his body was full of internal injuries. Although he still retained the strength of a Martial Dao master, his lifespan was close to exhaustion.
Master Tan Yuan was a Martial Dao Grandmaster, yet he ended up in such a state. In the eyes of outsiders, it didn't seem worth it, but in Master Tan Yuan's eyes, he had never regretted it.
There must be something in life that was worth persevering for. In the past, when Master Tam Yuan was middle-aged, he went overseas to spread Buddhism and dispelled hostility and hatred. At that time, even Master Tam Yuan himself was very confused.
A person had a hundred years of life, and the first half of Master Tam Yuan's life was very mediocre. His martial arts aptitude was mediocre, and his Buddhism aptitude was mediocre. He was born in a small temple, and perhaps he would spend the rest of his life like that.
But for some reason, even Master Tan Yuan himself did not know why he had suddenly come up with the idea of crossing the sea east back then.
Perhaps it was a moment of impulse, or perhaps it was a thought that he had hidden deep in his heart for many years.
Now that several decades had passed, although the overseas region had yet to be completely bathed in the Buddhist Dharma, there were already temples of various sizes built. Originally, the various islands would fight to the death because of the conflict of interests, and many of the enmity had been resolved by him.
Monk Tan Yuan, who was unknown in the past, had also become the current Holy Monk Tan Yuan.
Lowering his head and sighing, Master Tam Yuan took out a jade slip from his bosom and played with it.
This was something given to him by his good friend, Taoist Tian Shu of the East Sea Ling Ao Island, to help him find a disciple.
In fact, when it came to martial arts, Master Tam Yuan was not too obsessed. Martial arts was the way to stop war. It was not that Master Tam Yuan had not killed people before, but the number of people he had saved was ten times or even a thousand times more than the number of people he had killed.
Therefore, when he was in the East Sea, Master Tam Yuan had not had the time to find a disciple. It was only now that he realized that he did not have much lifespan left, that he had the idea of looking for a successor.
With Master Tam Yuan's reputation in the East Sea, it was very easy for him to find a disciple, but unfortunately, he was not satisfied with any of these people.
Master Tam Yuan did not have high requirements for a disciple. It did not matter if the other party was not a monk, they could be a disciple of another sect, or even a Taoist priest.
However, Master Tam Yuan's only hope was that his martial arts could be used to save people, not to kill.
Good and evil were not things that could be seen just by looking at one's reputation and appearance. Sometimes, a great evil person's benevolence could save thousands of people. As for the young martial artists in the East Sea, Master Tam Yuan could only see their dedication to martial arts, and the so-called good and evil were put at the end.
Therefore, this time, Master Tam Yuan was prepared to return to his roots in the Central Plains and choose a disciple at the same time.
Unfortunately, there was not much time left for him. Therefore, even though the Central Plains was a place of outstanding people, there was not much time left for him to choose a test.
Therefore, Tan Yuan asked Taoist Tian Shu for such a jade slip.
Tian Shu Taoist was a Rogue Cultivator in the East Sea on Ling Ao Island. He was very famous. Although he had the cultivation of a Martial Arts Grand Master, he was really famous for his divination skills.
It was strange for a monk to become friends with a Taoist priest, but Master Tam Yuan and Tian Shu Taoist were good friends. They exchanged and chatted together, and never had any differences between Taoism and Buddhism. You are you, Buddhism is Buddhism, and Taoism is Taoism. They had no relationship, so it could be said that they could see through each other very clearly.
Knowing that his old friend did not have long to live, Tian Shu Taoist was also very sad. Therefore, he used his strongest power to divine a disciple who met Master Tam Yuan's requirements, and gave him four comments:
Every road is covered by a canopy, and it is difficult to guard a hidden dragon's heart.
The finishing touch gathers the wind and clouds, like a moth darting into a flame, to turn the tide.
The meaning of the comments was very obvious. This time, the disciple that Master Tam Yuan wanted should be from the imperial court. The word 'official' was covered by a canopy, and as long as it was an official, it meant that the disciple was from the imperial court. This time, when Master Tam Yuan stepped into the Central Plains, he would definitely meet a martial artist from the imperial court.
The hidden dragon's heart was difficult to guard a hidden dragon's heart referred to the fact that the other party was still a hidden dragon, and he was not famous. Even he did not know where his future was.
The finishing touch gathers the wind and clouds referred to Master Tam Yuan himself. He passed the cultivation method to the other party, just like the finishing touch, and gave the other party the strength to gather the wind and clouds, and laugh at the world.
And finally, like a moth darting into a flame, to turn the tide, it meant that the other party would be like a moth darting into a flame in the future, and save thousands of people, like a moth darting into a flame.
Moreover, Tian Shu Taoist was afraid that the comments were a little vague, which would cause Master Tam Yuan to choose the wrong person. Therefore, Tian Shu Taoist exchanged a mouthful of his essence and blood for a vague Heaven's Secret, and sealed it in the Jade Slip. As long as Master Tam Yuan met the person related to the comments, the Jade Slip would shine, and it was a double guarantee that there would be no mistakes.
If Chu Xiu were here, he would almost understand why Master Tam Yuan finally chose Li Yuan. This was cause and effect, and also fate.
Li Yuan was from the Eastern Qi imperial court. This time, if he did not die, he would definitely follow the Crown Prince to welcome Master Tam Yuan. In this way, he would meet the first condition.
Li Yuan was not famous, and he was naturally a little confused about his future, which was also in line with the second condition.
The last two conditions referred to Li Yuan's future. After receiving the inheritance of Master Tam Yuan, he was indeed like the finishing touch, and completely gathered the wind and clouds, and soared to the sky.
And the last condition referred to Li Yuan, when Eastern Qi was weak and in danger, like a moth darting into a flame, he fought against the Northern Yan like a moth darting into a flame, and finally turned the tide, and became the Northern Zhenbei King and General of Eastern Qi.
The reason why Tian Shu Taoist predicted that the disciple was Li Yuan, who was also stained with blood in the late stage, was because of cause and effect.
Karma was a very mysterious thing. Even if it was good or evil, it couldn't be used to distinguish the cause and effect. Sometimes, doing a good deed could lead to greater evil. Sometimes, killing a person could save more people.
If Li Yuan did not turn the tide for Eastern Qi in the future, the Northern Yan would definitely break through Eastern Qi. However, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse, and Eastern Qi, which was located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, was naturally not that easy to destroy. It would definitely fight with the Northern Yan to the end, and at that time, West Chu would definitely intervene, taking advantage of the chaos.
In this way, the war between the three countries would repeat, and rivers of blood would flow in the world.
If Li Yuan turned the tide, he could make the Northern Yan retreat, and control the war to a certain extent, not giving West Chu a chance to intervene. In this way, although there would be casualties, there would undoubtedly be more people alive.
However, no matter what, Li Yuan's existence had reduced the number of killings in the Three Kingdoms. Although he had killed a lot of people, he had also indirectly saved thousands of people. Therefore, in Tianshu Taoist's deduction, Li Yuan was undoubtedly the one who met the requirements.
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