On the second day after returning to the academy, Zhang Yu boarded the small flying boat assigned to him by the academy. He took Qing Shu and Qing Xi and headed towards An Shouyi.
Although it was only a small flying boat, it was still ten feet long and spacious inside. Li Qinghe had arranged everything according to Zhang Yu's habits. Not only were there all kinds of books, but there was also a special meditation room and sword room. The dry food and water prepared on the flying boat were enough for the three of them to travel back and forth.
However, while they were flying, Qing Xi insisted that she personally cook the food.
Although she was only an Artisan, she learned very quickly. Now, her culinary skills had reached a pretty good level. Every dish she made was fragrant and delicious.
Zhang Yu tasted a few mouthfuls and also praised a few words. Receiving his praise, Qing Xi was instantly overjoyed. Her fair face flushed red.
Qing Shu said, "Sir, I've been practicing some sword techniques recently, and I hope you can give me some pointers."
Zhang Yu glanced at him and said, "Come to the sword room later."
Qing Shu was delighted and nodded heavily, "Yes!"
After dinner, Zhang Yu changed into a loose Taoist robe and sat in the sword room. After a while, Qing Shu came in with a wooden sword and bowed respectfully, "Sir."
Zhang Yu asked him to sit in front of him and asked, "Why did you think of practicing sword techniques?"
Qing Shu replied truthfully, "I just want to work better for you, Sir. Especially after following you to the garrison camp this time, I feel that I must have a certain level of strength. At that time, even if I can't protect you, I can protect myself when you're not around and not cause you too much trouble."
Zhang Yu nodded and asked, "Then why is it a sword technique?"
Qing Shu said, "Sir said that we can't cultivate Taoist techniques, but last time I saw you practice sword techniques, I feel that sword techniques are just as powerful, so I want to try it."
Zhang Yu asked, "You learned your sword techniques from the academy?"
Qing Shu said, "Yes, there are many sword manuals in the academy. They are all used to train soldiers in military sword techniques."
Zhang Yu: "Demonstrate it for me now."
Qing Shu nodded and stood up. He held his breath and concentrated for a moment. Then, he began to wave his sword in a methodical manner. Every move he made was done very well, and the strength he exerted was also very accurate. It could be seen that he was not doing it on a whim, but had put in a lot of hard work.
Zhang Yu waited until he finished looking through his sword style before saying, "That's enough."
Qing Shu sheathed his sword and stood there respectfully.
Zhang Yu commented, "Your swordsmanship is not bad. It's just that your body structure is slightly different from the average person's, so it will be a little sluggish if you just copy the sword style, causing the movement to be not very smooth. Later, I will simulate a set of sword styles for you according to your situation."
Qing Shu was overjoyed. He bowed and said, "Thank you, Sir."
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "Your learning ability is very strong. Since you said that your purpose is to improve your strength, then I suggest that you don't put all your energy into swordsmanship. It's too easy to be targeted. You can also practice the use of firearms, daggers, throwing stones, and bows."
Qing Shu's eyes lit up. He said, "Yes, Sir, I will remember."
Zhang Yu said, "You can go."
Qing Shu bowed and retreated from the sword room.
Zhang Yu watched him walk out and had a thought. The creator's existence was to serve them well, but this didn't mean that the creator didn't have his own thoughts. He just put the people he served first in his thoughts.
However, he would not pretentiously reflect that it was wrong to do so while receiving the benefits brought by the creators.
In the future, as the number of creators increased and more skills were realized, perhaps the status of the creators would change. However, if this were to be reversed now, then there would be no meaning or need for the creators to exist.
In fact, he had also thought about Li Qinghe, Qing Xi, and Qing Shu.
If there were no accidents, his path of cultivation would be very long. The lifespan of ordinary people could not keep up with his footsteps.
Therefore, he planned to let Li Qinghe try to wear the divine robe to prolong her life.
As for Qing Shu and Qing Xi, he intuitively felt that they could not cultivate. However, it seemed feasible to let the creators wear the divine robe because there were many creators in the academy who were responsible for protecting their masters. As for whether or not they could wear armor, that was another matter.
As far as he knew, the ordinary people of the Qingyang Upper Continent were qualified to buy some low-level divine robes and profound armor. However, the price was abnormally high. This was not something that ordinary people could afford.
Fortunately, he was the head teacher of the Mizar Academy. If he needed these things, as long as the reason was justified, he could have the academy make them for him. Since Qing Shu and Qing Xi both had the desire to become stronger, then when he returned, he could deal with this matter.
After traveling for a night, the flying boat entered Ju Province near noon the next day.
As An Shouyi didn't have a mooring boat or a platform, he didn't allow creation to fly. Therefore, he stopped the flying boat at Wei County and asked Qing Shu and Qing Xi to look after it while he traveled through the air and headed straight to the city.
In less than a hundred breaths, he had already arrived in the city. His eyes swept across the natural mountains and rivers, and found the location of the Flowing Goblet Pavilion. His body turned into a ray of light and descended. His toes gently pressed on the ground, and he had already landed on the ground. After which, he shook his sleeves and walked into the pavilion.
After entering the pavilion, he went around a unique screen in the main hall. He saw three to five scholars wearing traditional ancient clothing sitting there and chatting. Directly opposite them was a flowing jade cloud staircase.
The cloud staircase was divided into several levels. A clear stream flowed down the middle of the staircase. There were wine jugs and tea carried by lotus leaves floating on top of the staircase. They were sent to each guest's table by the gurgling stream. It looked very elegant and unique.
At this moment, an attendant came forward and bowed to him. He politely asked for the purpose of his visit. He directly reported Huiyuan Wu's name.
The attendant said, "Are you Mister Zhang? Xuanxiu has already prepared a tea room for you. Please wait for a moment. I will find someone to inform Xuanxiu. "
Zhang Yu nodded and followed him to a tea room upstairs. After waiting for about fifteen minutes, he saw Huiyuan Wu walk in from outside. Beside him was a white-haired cultivator.
Huiyuan Wu laughed and bowed. "Fellow Daoist Zhang, long time no see." He pointed at the white-haired cultivator beside him and said, "This is Fellow Daoist Qi Yu, a good friend of mine."
Zhang Yu also stood up and bowed to the two of them.
After the ceremony, the three of them sat down.
Huiyuan Wu sighed. "We haven't seen each other for a while. I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Zhang to have entered Mizar Academy as a scholar. This is not easy to find. Many Daoist cultivators can't get in."
Zhang Yu didn't explain much. He politely chatted with Huiyuan Wu for a while and said, "Fellow Daoist Hui said in the letter that you have something important to discuss with me?"
Huiyuan Wu thought for a moment. Although he had only met Zhang Yu once, he could feel that although Zhang Yu was polite to others, he also had his own principles. He wouldn't change his position just because they were close or because of a few words. Therefore, he decided not to beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
He said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, what do you think of the current Daoist sects?"
Zhang Yu thought for a while and said frankly, "I haven't been in Qingyang Upper Continent for long, so I don't know much about the Daoist sects. I only know some rumors. If those Daoist sects are really as rumored, then I don't like their way of doing things."
Huiyuan Wu nodded. He gently hit the table and said, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Qi and I have always been dissatisfied with the way these Daoist sects do things. For their own benefits, they block the path of communication between ordinary Xuanxiu and the outside world. Ordinary Xuanxiu have to join a Daoist sect if they want to learn Xuan techniques. How is this different from the old cultivation sects?"
Qi Yu also said at this time, "Fellow Daoist Hui and I have been thinking about this problem. If this situation continues, these Daoist sects will become stronger and stronger. In the future, all the Xuanxiu in Qingyang Upper Continent will have to rely on these Daoist sects to survive. Otherwise, they won't be able to learn better seals and techniques."
Huiyuan Wu said at this time, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, I'll be frank with you. Fellow Daoist Qi and I, as well as some other Daoists, have been thinking about how to change this situation. Later, we feel that only by eliminating these parasites from the root can the Xuanxiu in Qingyang Upper Continent have a way out in the future. Therefore, we have been looking for like-minded people everywhere."
He looked at Zhang Yu and said sincerely, "After the battle with Fellow Daoist Zhang last time, I also admire Fellow Daoist Zhang's means very much. Therefore, we want to invite you to fight against these Daoist sects together!"
Zhang Yu pondered for a moment. Then, he looked at the two of them and said, "Since the two of you have made it clear to me, may I ask, how do you plan to deal with these Daoist sects?"
These Daoist sects could not be solved with just a few words. First of all, it depended on Head Xuan's attitude. If Head Xuan had no intention to change the current situation, or even opposed it, then they would not be able to achieve anything.
Moreover, the development of the Daoist sects to this day was related to the Military Office and the Governor's Office. They even exchanged benefits with each other. So, what did the Military Office and the Governor's Office think about this matter?
Also, even if these Daoist sects were eliminated, would it be over? Not necessarily, there would definitely be more troubles waiting for them in the future.
All aspects of this matter could not be solved by hot-bloodedness.
Qi Yu's tone was sincere as he said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, please believe us. We're definitely not doing this out of impulse. Instead, we've thought it through carefully. Since we're the ones who invited you to join us, we're also willing to explain our plan to you.
He glanced at Huiyuan Wu, who nodded at him. Then, he said, "We also know that if we directly clash with those Daoist sects, all the Daoist sects in the Qingyang Upper Continent will become our enemies. Even Head Xuan might not agree to it. Therefore, we plan to use a roundabout method."
He said seriously, "Actually, the relationship between these Daoist sects is not harmonious. Instead, they are competing against each other. Therefore, we can take advantage of this.
Our plan is to establish a Daoist sect of our own, just like those Daoist sects. Then, we will wear the skin of this Daoist sect to fight against those Daoist sects. Now, the Hongshan Sect and the Mi Guang Sect have been trying to merge with the other Daoist sects. Since they can do so, we can do the same! "
At this time, Huiyuan Wu also said, "Moreover, we can imitate those Daoist sects and try to establish contact with the Governor's Office and the Military Office. We can communicate with other continents. In this way, we can quickly close the gap between our strength and those Daoist sects."
Qi Yu said in a deep voice, "We don't need to merge with all the Daoist sects. This is not allowed by the Military Office and the Governor's Office. They will not let a single Daoist sect dominate. Therefore, what we need to do is to spread all the Daoist chapters and Daoist seals we have obtained when the time is ripe.
Without these seals and secret manuals, all the Daoist sects will only exist in name. In this way, the Xuanxiu of the Qingyang Upper Continent will no longer have to rely on the Daoist sects to survive! "
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