Ying Chong saw that the disciple who had left not long ago had returned. He put down the document that he was waiting to approve and said slowly, "It seems that there has been a change in the situation."
The disciple came up and lowered his head, saying, "Teacher, I am incompetent …"
Ying Chong said, "Don't worry, take your time."
The disciple said, "I have been slacking off these few days. I didn't go to check regularly. As a result, I found that the situation in Tianxia has changed greatly. There are actually many edited Daoist books there. The Daoist books that teacher asked me to send over are all ignored …"
After Zhang Yu spread the edited Daoist books, the Xuntian Dao Zhang was filled with several versions of the same Daoist books, and they all claimed that they were the original. This caused many cultivators to be dazzled for a while.
After finding and reading the Daoist books that were circulating in the Xuntian Dao Zhang, because everyone's comprehension ability and knowledge were different, their gains and benefits were naturally different. However, there was no doubt that compared to the first Daoist book that appeared, the later Daoist books could bring real benefits. In addition, the first Daoist book was criticized by many Xuanfu in the Upper Continent as a fake book, so it was quickly thrown into a corner.
This didn't mean that everyone believed that this book was useless. There were always some who held on to the idea of a fluke. However, in the past, there were too few Daoist books to choose from. Now that there were so many Daoist books, they naturally picked up the useful ones and read them first. The useless ones could only be pushed to the back.
There was also a joke here. It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but there were really some people who followed Gan Bai's comments and took the book as a table leg. After doing this, they even used the Ming Guan Seal to place it on the Xuntian Dao Zhang for people to read.
This move also caused many people to imitate it, and they put the table legs in various shapes and postures. Because it was very interesting, it also caused a trend among many young disciples, creating various scenes that made people unable to restrain their laughter. Of course, the main character was the Daoist book that was used as the table legs. This really added a lot of joy to the cultivators who usually cultivated Daoist.
Ying Chong didn't reprimand the disciple after learning all this. He just waved his hand at him.
The disciple felt uneasy, but he didn't dare to stay. He bowed and left.
Ying Chong called another servant over and said, "You heard what I said just now. Go to those Xuanxiu's place and comfort that dead Xuanxiu. Also, tell them to sort out those Daoist books in the Xuntian Dao Zhang."
The servant replied in a deep voice, "Yes."
Ying Chong watched the servant go out and comfort those Xuanxiu. It wasn't that he was merciful to those Xuanxiu disciples, and it wasn't that he treated those Xuanxiu's lives as his own. It was just that he knew that if he wanted to use these people, he had to use both kindness and power.
Although that disciple was heavy-handed, he didn't think he was wrong at all. The key was to do the follow-up well. For these Xuanxiu, as long as he casually rewarded them, they would turn around and be grateful to him.
After half a day, the servant came back and took out five Daoist books that had been copied and sorted out from his astral bag.
Ying Chong picked up one of the books and flipped through it on the table. He saw that the content was edited from the foundation of his Daoist book. The changes weren't big, but they showed a completely different meaning.
After he read it, he secretly admired the person behind it. Although there was no proof, he could feel that the person who wrote this Daoist book should be Zhang Yu, whom he met that day.
During the battle that day, because he was worried that Xuan Ting had divined his location, he had no choice but to give up his body. As a result, he admitted that he hadn't been able to display his true strength. However, when the two clans fought again, perhaps he would meet this person again.
After reading this Daoist book, he picked up the remaining books and read them one by one. In the end, he sighed deeply. He could see that these books were written by several Xuan Zun. If he wanted to compete with these people, he couldn't rely on himself. However, how many people in Shangchen were willing to do such a thing?
His gaze fell again. Especially this book, which used the principles he wrote to refute him. At a glance, he could tell that this book was written by someone. He didn't have much confidence in facing this person, because as long as this person was willing to nitpick, even if there were no problems, he could find fault with you.
In fact, this was nothing. The most vicious move was to use this Daoist book as a stepping stone!
This really hit the nail on the head. No matter how sacred or high and mighty the books were, after being used like this, their status in people's hearts would drop. He didn't know who came up with this idea.
He sighed silently. The more he fought with Tianxia, the more he felt that Tianxia was full of talents. Not to mention the upper class Daoist cultivators, his spirit and vigor were far from what Shangchen could compare with.
When he left Shangchen, he felt that Tianxia's power was severely weakened. However, when he looked back now, he got rid of the stale side and ushered in a new life.
Originally, he wanted to delay the matter of recruiting Huanyang school until he was more prepared, or find a way to weaken Tianxia a little more. This was also because he placed too much importance on winning and losing. He wanted to gain the upper hand before he was willing to make a move. Now, it seemed that it was impossible.
"Stubbornness, stubbornness, from stubbornness comes arrogance. It's time to let it go."
As this thought came into his mind, he suddenly felt a movement in his heart. A bright light appeared in front of him, as if a door was pushed open in front of him. If it wasn't for the fact that he destroyed his living body and consumed a lot of his divine Qi, he might have already stepped through it.
He sat in silence for a moment and finally made up his mind. He thought to himself, "I can't wait any longer. I need to straighten out everything and recruit Huanyang school as soon as possible!"
After Zhang Yu drove away the Evil Gods, no other Evil Gods came to disturb him for the next half a month. He only cared about cultivating and deducing Daoist techniques.
Another ten days passed. An oval-shaped shadow appeared in the sky. With a flash of golden light, Daoist Bi Ming's figure appeared.
Zhang Yu sensed something and walked out of the hall, standing on the steps.
Daoist Bi Ming walked up the steps and bowed to him. He said, "Zhang Shouzheng greets you. Bi Ming is here to take over from Shouzheng."
He took the initiative to come and guard Jiao Kong Planet. Although he didn't have a title, he was still given mystical grains to do this.
Zhang Yu bowed and said, "Daoist Bi Ming, you have to be careful. Shangchen should be watching this place. When I was driving away the Evil Gods, I saw someone hiding at the side and spying."
Bi Ming's expression was serious. He didn't have Zhang Yu's cultivation and he wasn't Xuanxiu. He couldn't contact the people behind him in time. Fortunately, he had Yuandu Xuantu. Even if he was in danger, he could retreat. He said, "Thank you Shouzheng for telling me."
After Zhang Yu gave a few more instructions, he looked up and saw the oval-shaped shadow appear again. With a flash of golden light, his figure disappeared.
After Ying Chong let go of his obsession, he didn't care about Jiao Kong Planet and the Daoist book anymore. He used more than a month to tidy up the internal affairs of Shangchen.
After arranging everything, he came to the Heaven Pillar Yuanhong Hall.
Daoist Tian Hong was still sitting in front of the pill furnace. He seemed to be refining something. When he sensed his arrival, he looked at him and said, "Daoist Ying Chong, what's the matter?"
Ying Chong cupped his fists and said, "Supreme Venerable One, now that Shangchen Heaven has settled down both internally and externally, they must have made preparations for Tianxia's possible attack."
Daoist Tian Hong immediately understood what he meant. He stood up and his eyes lit up. He said, "In other words, we can start to attract Huanyang school?"
Ying Chong nodded and answered affirmatively, "Yes!"
Daoist Tian Hong stood still for a while and looked into the distance. He said, "Alright, the three of us will have to control Cymbidium Lucidum together. This can't be done in a short period of time. When the time comes, we'll have to rely on you."
Ying Chong replied in a low voice, "Ying Chong will take care of everything."
In the inner layer of Tianxia, in the Yi Luo Continent.
In the Xuanfu, Liang Yi finished reading the last Daoist book and placed it on the bookshelf. He then opened the door of the hut and sat down to wait.
After a while, an old Xuanxiu with white hair and beard walked in. He looked at him and said, "Xuanxiu Liang, please follow me."
Liang Yi stood up and followed the old Daoist out of the hut. They left the garden and walked through a bamboo forest. They walked along a dark corridor that led underground to the bottom of the Xuanfu.
After passing through many doors and going ten thousand feet underground, the two came to a cave that was a hundred feet long and wide. There were strings of luminous pearls on the ceiling, which were very bright. The ground was paved with polished square stones. There was a dry pool in the middle. At the end, there were five black tablets side by side.
The old Daoist said, "This is the achievement tablet left behind by the first Xuanshou Liu Xuan Zun. It is a treasure that can help people to break through the realm. However, the second Xuanshou Guo did not allow Xuanxiu to enter this place. He only allowed the real cultivators of the Lingmiao Mysterious Realm to come here. However, the instrument has a spirit, so it no longer shines brightly. Guo Xuanshou simply ordered this place to be sealed."
Liang Yi had heard of the previous Guo Zhen's actions. This really seemed like something he would do.
The old Daoist continued, "This time, when Gao Xuanshou heard that Liang Daoyou intended to break through the realm, he released this place and let Liang Daoyou come here to try and see if he could borrow this opportunity."
Liang Yi raised his hand and bowed, "Senior, please thank Gao Xuanshou on my behalf."
The old Daoist shook his head and stroked his beard, "I am old. I am deaf and my eyes are not good. My legs are not good. Liang Daoyou can go and thank him yourself after you go out."
Liang Yi looked at him, nodded, and said, "Alright!"
The old Daoist said, "Liang Daoyou, I will take my leave." He bowed again and turned to leave. Following his departure, the heavy stone door also rumbled down.
Liang Yi turned around. Water flowed out of the dry pool in the middle, and there was a sitting platform made of fine jade and a row of stone steps rising at the same time. Just by standing here, he felt a refreshing and focused feeling.
He walked along the stone steps to the sitting platform and saw a small pill furnace placed on the table, as well as a praying mat.
He took out a jar of pill powder from his astral bag and poured it in. It overflowed in a flash, and then he used his hand to wipe it. A blazing flame ignited, and a calming fragrance filled the air.
He sat down on the praying mat, collected his thoughts, and then slowly closed his eyes.
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