Just as Daoist Feng and Daoist Gao were talking, a disciple came to report, "Senior Brother Wen and Senior Brother Hu have returned from Shouzheng Palace."
Daoist Gao said, "Let them in."
Wen Zhao and Hu Zixi came to their seats and greeted their respective masters.
Daoist Gao said, "How was it? Zhang Shouzheng didn't make things difficult for you, right?"
Hu Zixi said, "Reporting to Teacher, Zhang Shouzheng spoke kindly to us. Later on, he also allowed us to stay."
Daoist Feng said, "Zhang Shouzheng is Xuan Zun. He won't argue with you juniors. Did Zhang Shouzheng say anything to you?"
Wen Zhao said, "Master, Shouzheng only told us about the pros and cons of going to the inner and outer layer. He wanted us to think about it carefully."
Daoist Feng nodded and said, "You have to be careful. Don't think that you can deal with everything just because you're Xuan Zun's disciple. The inner and outer layer has always been the easiest place for outer layer cultivators and evil gods to invade. Those who come are usually difficult opponents. Zhang Shouzheng can deal with those upper layer cultivators, but you have to deal with the descendants of evil gods and junior cultivators yourselves.
Once you're Zhang Shouzheng's disciple, you have to follow his orders. Do whatever he tells you to do. We won't help you. Do you understand? "
Wen Zhao and Hu Zixi both acknowledged in awe.
Daoist Gao waved his hand and said, "You can leave first."
After the two disciples left, he turned around and said, "It is as Fellow Daoist said. That Zhang Shouzheng has accepted us as his disciples."
Taoist Feng said, "Between our Taoism and his Taoism, it's still undecided at the moment. It's hard to predict the outcome in the future. However, this isn't a fight to the death. After all, he can't stand on the side of Zhen Xiu. With the two of them under Zhang Shouzheng's tutelage, we can always talk to him in the future."
Daoist Gao also nodded.
After the two talked for a while, they ordered someone to invite Shi Cheng over and began to try to deduce and perfect their own cultivation method.
In the beginning, Xuan Ting had ordered Hun Xiu to bestow the seal to help Taoist Feng become a Mystique Venerable Rank. He had hoped that Taoist Feng would be able to deduce the Mystique Method from top to bottom. He had been trying to do this.
However, because he had borrowed power and the power he borrowed was not his own, he had never been able to perfect it. Later on, when Daoist Gao, Yu Chang, Shi Cheng, and the others succeeded, he also wanted to work with them to deduce it.
Gao and Shi both agreed, but after Yu Chang sensed that something was wrong, he insisted on rejecting this path and insisted on finding a way to escape. They could only let him do as he pleased.
Originally, if they had a few hundred years to deduce, they could naturally deduce a stable method step by step. However, with the rise of creation, Xuanting repeatedly abandoned the Xuan method. Now, Zhang Yu even opened up the real Xuan method. They were also worried that Xuanting would use this as an excuse to eliminate the entire Xuan method. Therefore, they had to speed up their actions and couldn't care less about the disadvantages.
In the next few days, as Daoist Feng expected, there were many Hun Xiu Xuan Zun who came to visit them. Even if some of them didn't come, they sent their disciples to express their opinions.
However, although they had already made up their minds, they didn't express their opinions clearly as usual and didn't make any promises.
Half a month passed in a flash and it was the day of the court meeting. The two heard the sound of a bell and stood up from their seats and walked out.
As the two of them walked, the surrounding Dao Palace gradually faded and entered a sea of clouds. Then, a long river of light spread out from under the two of their feet.
As the long river meandered upwards, the court enforcers appeared one after another. Looking at it, it was still the same eleven people as before.
The two of them greeted the court enforcers at the end of the long river and sat down.
At this moment, a jade chime sounded in the sky and the melodious sound spread across the sea of clouds. Standing at the top of the long river of light and Qi, the Daoist priest looked at everyone and asked as usual, "Do the court enforcers have anything to say?"
Just as he finished speaking, a chime sounded from below. The court enforcers looked over and saw Daoist Chong standing up and bowing to the person above.
The Daoist priest asked with a pleasant expression, "What do you have to say, Enforcer Chong?"
Daoist Chong said in a deep voice, "Enforcer, court enforcers, this time, Long Huai colluded with several Monk Hunjang to stir up the Turbid Tide. Not counting those that have not been found out, now it has already implicated four Monk Hunjang."
His voice gradually became serious, "The reason for this is because the Turbid Tide affects the changes in the mysteries of heaven and can give Monk Hunjang the enlightenment of Dao. However, now that the mysteries of Dao have not been seen, many people have come out to disturb the order of Tianxia. Therefore, I propose today to strictly enforce the rules and set up a law to prohibit Monk Hunjang from comprehending the mysteries of the Turbid Tide in the future. "
A court enforcer with the surname Chao, who was born as a muddy cultivator, immediately stood up and refuted, "Enforcer Chong, you are wrong. This time, there are also people like Long Huai. How can you only talk about Monk Hunjang?
Moreover, Enforcer Chong said earlier that every seventy or eighty years, there will definitely be some signs of the Turbid Tide rising again in various parts of the inner layer. This is the change in the mysteries of heaven in the inner layer. Muddy cultivators can more or less take advantage of this opportunity to comprehend, so why must we cut off this opportunity? "
Chong Tingzhi looked at him and said, "Could it be that muddy cultivators can't cultivate after leaving the Turbid Tide?"
Chao Tingzhi said in displeasure, "What are you saying? Everything exists for its own reason. As cultivators of Dao, we should naturally look down on everything and support each other. However, isn't it too much to push everything just because of the evil deeds of a few people? "
Chong Tingzhi said coldly, "This matter has been debated many times before. The pros and cons have been clearly explained. It's just that we can't bring it to the court in the past. I don't want to continue arguing with Fellow Daoist. To prevent my Tianxia from being affected again, this matter must have a conclusion this time."
At this moment, the sound of a jade chime rang out. Everyone looked over and saw Zhong Tingzhi standing up. He said, "Head Enforcer, I think there's no need to continue arguing about this matter. Let's find a conclusion in the court."
The head Daoist pondered for a moment and said, "Alright. Since everyone can't come to an agreement, let's settle it here."
Chong Tingzhi didn't wait for anyone else. He raised his sleeve and picked up a jade mallet. He knocked on the jade chime and sat down.
Zhong Tingzhi also knocked on the jade chime and said, "This method should be established!"
The third person to knock on the jade chime was Chen Tingzhi, who was also a Monk Hunjang. He said expressionlessly, "I agree."
Chao Tingzhi glanced at him and didn't say anything.
Chen Tingzhi had personally captured Xuan Zun, who had colluded with Zhu Hao. This had already made his position clear. His actions weren't surprising.
However, at this moment, another Daoist who was also a cultivator picked up the jade chime and knocked on it. Obviously, he also agreed with this suggestion.
Chao Tingzhi sneered, "What? Fellow Daoist Wei, are you also standing on their side? "
That Daoist sighed, "The general trend is like this. Why do you have to go against it? Moreover, the influence of the Turbid Tide on me is indeed inappropriate. To prevent us from falling into this trap, we should establish some rules. "
Among the eleven court enforcers present, other than two Xuanxiu and three Monk Hunjang, there were six True Cultivators. They naturally wouldn't refute this suggestion. One after another, they expressed that there should be rules to restrict this.
However, Chao Tingzhi said firmly, "I absolutely don't agree with this suggestion!"
The head Daoist looked down and saw Feng and Gao sitting motionlessly. He said, "What do the two of you think?"
Generally speaking, these two people had always agreed with the general trend. They had never clearly expressed their position. However, this time, Daoist Feng said slowly, "I think this suggestion is inappropriate."
Daoist Gao nodded, "Me too."
Chao Tingzhi's spirit was lifted.
The other court enforcers frowned. If three court enforcers refuted this suggestion, then the court wouldn't pass.
The head Daoist looked at the two of them and then at Chao Tingzhi. He stroked his beard and said, "Since the three of you have something to say, then let's put this matter aside for the time being. We'll discuss it again next time."
Once he said this, the other court enforcers knew that there wouldn't be a result this time. Therefore, they didn't argue and tacitly skipped over this matter. They moved on to other discussions.
After this discussion, everyone dispersed. Feng and Gao also returned to the Daoist Palace.
After Daoist Gao sat down, he said, "This time, we've rejected this suggestion. Later on, someone will come to persuade us. At that time, we can propose an exchange with them."
Generally speaking, if the court's suggestion was rejected, then the matter would be handed over to the other court enforcers to decide.
However, in reality, not many court enforcers were willing to send this matter to the higher-ups. This was because this meant that the matter would be completely out of their control. Moreover, they didn't like to be suppressed by others.
Therefore, generally speaking, they would adjust and compromise internally until they came up with an acceptable result. This way, they would be able to handle the matter in their hands.
The head enforcer would always be the last to speak or simply not express his opinion. In fact, this was also to leave some room for negotiation.
On the surface, it seemed that by doing this, the higher-ups could be overridden. However, it was actually very difficult to do so.
First of all, the matter couldn't be discussed thrice. In other words, if there was no clear conclusion after three discussions, then the matter would definitely be sent to the other court enforcers to decide.
Moreover, a few court enforcers had the support of other court enforcers. Therefore, as long as the other court enforcers wanted to, they would definitely be able to interfere.
Daoist Feng sighed, "It's a pity that we can only stand on the side of the Unruly Cultivators. There aren't many choices for us."
As long as the matter of the Unruly Cultivators wasn't resolved, the Xuanting wouldn't turn their attention to the matter of Xuan Fa. Therefore, they had to support the Unruly Cultivators this time and buy more time to accumulate power.
If the Unruly Cultivators could obtain their help, they could also exchange it for the Unruly Cultivators' support in the matter of Xuan Fa.
Daoist Gao sighed, "It's a pity for Daoist Yu. If he wasn't in such a hurry and continued to sit steadily in the position of outer guardian, when he became a court enforcer, the three of us could join forces and have a place above the Xuanting."
Daoist Feng shook his head, "It's useless. The two of us are much inferior to everyone here in terms of qualifications. We were able to sit in this position back then because of the Xuanting's help. Regardless of whether it's the True Cultivators or the Unruly Cultivators, they definitely won't let us gain power. I think that even if Daoist Yu didn't get into trouble, something will happen to us."
Daoist Gao couldn't help but be silent. After a while, he said, "But this time, we have to fight for it and let them know that we're not useless."
The two of them originally thought that even if the True Cultivators didn't send anyone, the Unruly Cultivators would definitely send someone to find them. Then, they could take the opportunity to raise their conditions.
However, things didn't develop as they expected. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. During this time, no one came and the outside world was extremely peaceful. This made the two of them faintly feel that something was wrong, but they didn't know what the problem was.
A few days later, as the court meeting was held again, they came to the court again.
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