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It is said that Chen Ji, the direct son of the Chen family, left the rural school after saying goodbye to the two scholars. After returning to the Chen family, he naturally saw two groups of foreign immortals who came to visit one after another.

Chen Shuang, a young man from the Chen family in Nanxi, looked at the young man Chen Ji who slowly walked into the main hall from outside the door. He looked at it with some curiosity. Then he stood up first to break the silence in the hall and looked at the man sitting silently. Chen Shuhuai, the head of the Chen family, smiled and said: "Chen family head, although this is the first time for me and the two of us to visit, we won't make any detours if we don't tell secrets. The main purpose of our visit this time is to bring the young master Chen." When Ji returned to Nanxizhou, he had sent a special letter about this matter before, so now I want to have a private chat with Mr. Chen, is it convenient?"

Chen Shuang's words were straight to the point, but not very rude. Logically speaking, as a person from the main line of the Chen family, he would have the upper hand for the Chen family in the small town. However, this wealthy and noble son did not seem to want to take advantage of this. Yi's words were arrogant, and his words were still gentle and calm, without any hint of arrogance. However, after these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the already silent main hall inevitably became slightly condensed, and the young man Chen Ji who had just stepped through the door was stunned. Standing at the door of the main hall, he looked at his father who was sitting on the table holding a tea cup and seemed to be lost in thought, and was also waiting for his answer.

However, before Chen Shuhuai could say anything, the two men from the Qinglian Sword Sect sitting opposite the Chen family in Nanxi intervened first. The person who spoke was the sword immortal named Li Tianran, a man from the Sword Sect. He looked at The powerful young man opposite who had already stood up said in a calm tone: "Mr. Chen, although you and I are both members of the Immortal family, and practitioners do not have to pay attention to etiquette, but as for who should take away Yanguan Town? Regarding the matter of the Chen family’s legitimate son, according to the long-established rules, I’m afraid it’s me, the Qinglian Sword Sect, who should speak first, right?”

The young man Chen Shuang smiled when he heard this, turned to look at the two swordsmen, a man and a woman, who were sitting on the opposite chair and did not get up, and said with a smile: "The words of the Wuxi Swordsman are good, but please forgive me for the offense, follow the rules. It is indeed your Qinglian Sword Sect who should be chosen first, but this recruitment of disciples is indeed a bit special. I am afraid that I, the Nanxi Chen Sect, will not be able to act according to the rules set in the past. There are twists and turns in it, and I think the Qinglian Sword Sect should also have some. I understand, so this junior can only say, please forgive me for this matter."

Wuxi Sword Immortal is the title given to Li Tianran, a disciple of the Qinglian Sword Sect. This nine-level qi-training immortal who carries a long sword is not as famous in the Jiuzhou arena as the stunning white-robed disciple of the Xihe Sword Sect. Ye Yu Sword Immortal is so famous, but it doesn't mean that his skills are definitely not as good as that one. It's just that he probably hasn't encountered a chance to become famous enough. The woman sitting next to him, Li Pingyang, also has a title. , is "Yueying". The origin of the title of the Moon Shadow Sword Immortal is somewhat similar to that of the Yeyu Sword Immortal. They are both related to the swords in their respective hands.

In addition, there is a rumor that is not widely circulated in the world, saying that the titles of these two sword immortals may have something to do with the founder of the Qinglian Sword Sect. Everyone knows that the founder of the Qinglian Sword Sect, Li Chengxian, is a poet, wine swordsman. Among the three skills, poetry is the best, followed by wine. Although the swordsmanship is extremely accomplished, its reputation can only be ranked at the bottom of the "three skills", and the two "Five Streams" and "Yueying" are currently Both have appeared in some of the famous poems of the founder of the Sword Sect. In addition, both of them have the surname Li, so some people think that there may be some blood relationship between the two sword immortals and the founder of the sword sect. , but the Yong'an Continent Qinglian Sword Sect has never given a positive explanation for this matter, nor has it given a clear statement on the mentoring relationship between these two sword immortals. Therefore, speculations in the world have always been just speculations. What exactly is unknown .

Wuxi Sword Immortal Li Tianran listened to the young Chen Shuang's answer and was about to say a few more words. However, before he could speak, he received a look from Moon Shadow Sword Immortal Li Pingyang who was sitting next to him, as well as a slight shaking of his head. So he hesitated and didn't speak again, which probably meant that the Qinglian Sword Sect chose to acquiesce to Nanxi Chen's approach.

When Chen Shuang saw this, he smiled slightly, bowed and saluted the two sword immortals, clasped his fists, and accepted the concession, but was disrespectful. Today's friendship should be repaid later.

Sitting at the top, Chen Shuhuai, the head of the Chen family in the small town, and the short and fat old man with a smile and a pair of lion heads in his hands, neither of them spoke, waiting quietly for the young Chen Shuang to reach an agreement with the Qinglian Sword Sect. At this point, The head of the Chen family slowly put down the tea cup in his hand, then raised his head and glanced at his legitimate son Chen Ji who was standing at the door, and ordered: "Ji'er, Mr. Chen has come to the town for the first time to visit the Chen family. If you have nothing to do, you can lead him Mr. Chen travels around, both inside and outside the mansion."

Hearing this, Chen Ji glanced at the wealthy guest boy Chen Shuang who was looking at him, and then bowed to his father, agreeing to the matter. Then the two teenagers walked out of the main hall one after another, and first went to visit Chen Ji. Go to the mansion and visit the small town.

The wealthy young man following Chen Ji wandered around while looking at the young man from the small town who was leading the way. Seeing that he was walking slowly, neither fast nor slow, neither humble nor overbearing, he felt that he had left home to go to the northwest to serve as a ceremonial official. Before leaving the continent, it seemed that some of the things explained by his father were somewhat interesting. This young man who might be at the center of the whirlpool for many years to come might actually have something magical about him.

With this thought in his mind, Chen Shuang, a son of the wealthy family who never liked to hold back his words, spoke directly to Chen Ji: "You have also seen that I traveled here from Nanxi Continent with the ninth elder of the clan for the purpose of You came here, and there are no other people around now. If you have any questions, you can ask directly."

Chen Ji, the young man who had just led the guests into Chen's back garden, did not look back when he heard the words, nor did he listen to the footsteps, but a faint voice came over and said: "I really have a question that I am very curious about. I talked to the Zhao family in Zhennan before. The person who negotiates business with Zhao Jicheng seems to be from the palace of Xinghezhou Prime Minister who is named after you, and the young visitor who is responsible for negotiating business with Zhao Jicheng seems to be named Chen Shi. I am curious, is there any relationship between the two of you? "

The angle of this question is a bit tricky. The powerful young man following Chen Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "His name is Chen Xi, and my name is Chen Shuang. It doesn't matter, it does matter. After all, they both have the surname Chen." , it counts as having the same surname but different sects, but if there is any inevitable relationship... it doesn't count. After all, there is at least an entire Middle-earth Divine Continent between me, the Chen family of Nanxi, and the Prime Minister's Palace of Xinghezhou. Any necessary connection is also difficult, isn’t it?”

Chen Ji didn't say anything more after hearing this, and continued to take Chen Shuang for a stroll in the back garden, while continuing to ask curiously: "I have always heard that the Chen family of Nanxi Province holds half of the continent in its hands, which is one of the few in the world. He is a wealthy family, and is also the main lineage of the Chen family in our Yanguan Town, so do your Nanxi Chen family really control half of Nanxi Continent?"

"It's not as exaggerated as you think." Chen Shuang smiled when he heard this and said: "Actually, it has always been said on Jiuzhou Mountain that the Chen family and the Jiang family divided Nanxi Province in half, but in fact, although The Chen family has a long heritage and has many direct descendants, but it is far from being able to control half of a continent. A continent is not a matter of a state or an empire. The territory is so vast that it is unimaginable, and dividing it in half is just a matter of half. It’s just a saying. It’s probably just because in Nanxi Continent, the only three-level forces above are the Yingshan Chen Clan and the Xu Chuan Jiang Clan, and they happen to be one in the south and one in the north. In addition, when other immortal sects in Nanxi Continent occasionally have something to do, And they just happened to be willing to listen to what these two families had to say, so maybe they came up with such a statement, but it shouldn’t be taken seriously.”

The young man from the small town who led the way didn't look back when he heard this, but he couldn't help but grin. It was the first time he saw the word "satisfied" being put on his lips so euphemistically and so obviously. Why don't you just say You two are the co-owners of one south and one north of Nanxi Continent. It’s even more exciting to come here!
Of course, this cannot be said directly, so Chen Ji just listened without saying anything and still led the way. He heard Chen Shuang from behind continue: "Actually, in the other eight continents in the world, people mostly call us Nanxi Chen Family or The Nanxi Jiang family, but most of us call ourselves the Yingshan Chen family, and they call themselves the Xuchuan Jiang family. Among them, the Yingshan Chen family has the same family history as one of the largest Confucian temples in the world in China. There is some relationship between them, so we can be regarded as a branch of the Confucian sect, and the Jiang family happens to have some relationship with the Martial Temple side, so it is always said that Nanxizhou is divided in half, and this may be one of the reasons."

Chen Ji had never heard of this statement before. The Chen family passed down poetry and calligraphy to the family, so it is not surprising that it is a branch of the Confucian Temple, but the relationship between the Nanxizhou Jiang family and the Military Martial Temple is true. It's a bit novel, maybe it's because he doesn't know much about Jiang.

When Chen Shuang finished describing the general situation at the top of the rivers and lakes in Nanxizhou, the two of them had stopped by a small lake in the Chen family's back garden, standing side by side, looking at the lotus pond in the lake that was already showing a slight spring color. Chen Ji, a young man from the small town, slowly asked his last question: "I heard from my father that the main line of the Chen family in Nanxi has not taken anyone away from Yanguan Town for at least five decades. It is the first time since you After such a long time, people suddenly have to be selected from the Chen family in a small town, and they have to be selected before the Qinglian Sword Sect who should be ranked first according to the rules. I want to know about the so-called "Wanwanwan" that both of you two know about. What exactly does 'around' mean?"

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In the Northern Spiritual Temple of Zhennan, the old Taoist priest who has always closed his eyes is sitting alone at the entrance of the main hall of the temple. When pilgrims come to offer incense, he gets up slightly, smiles and nods to say hello. When no one comes, he sits in the corridor under the bright sun. Here, take a ray of sunshine to keep warm.The old Taoist priest who sat under the pavilion with the old Taoist priest a few days ago and chatted about sharpening knives was not in the Taoist temple these two days. He had probably returned to Liangzhou City. As for the old man's identity, there was no question. It is actually a secret to ordinary people, and in ordinary streets and alleys, ordinary people see it as if they have never seen it before, and there is a god three feet above their head.

The old Taoist priest basked in the sun for a while. Seeing that for the first time today there were not many pilgrims coming to the Taoist temple, and there was no need for him to keep an eye on him, he slowly stood up and turned around with the long bamboo pole in his hand. Go slowly to the backyard. There are no visitors in the front hall, but there are immortals in the backyard.

In the pavilion in the backyard, there is a tall, thin old man wearing a mysterious robe, with white hair and a childish face, and an immortal spirit. Compared with the old Taoist priest who has been practicing in the Taoist temple all year round and rarely leaves the house, he looks more like a fairy.

Before the old Taoist priest turned around from the entrance of the front hall, the old man suddenly appeared in the pavilion, looked around at the scenery in the backyard, and then sat on the stone bench beside the stone table, smiling and stroking his beard. With a sigh, it turns out that it is really a pure land of Taoism. It is extremely quiet and deep. You can come and go by your heart, and the Tao has its own way.

After a while, the old Taoist priest walked through the courtyard gate and entered the backyard with a bamboo pole. The old man sitting under the pavilion looked at the old Taoist priest from a distance, smiled lightly, and said slowly: "I haven't seen him for many years, Master Lu Tianshi's style is still the same."

The immortal old Taoist priest outside the pavilion didn't have any superfluous expression when he heard this. He just nodded lightly and said, "I have met Mr. Zhou before."

The old man in the pavilion smiled when he heard the words, flicked a fallen leaf that fell on the leg of Xuanpao, and then said: "I have taken the liberty to come here today, and there are many troubles. I have just admired it for a long time, and wanted to come and take a look at it in person. The world-famous Yanguan Formation coincides with the opening of the town, which is considered fateful."

The old Taoist priest was standing outside the pavilion, leaning on a bamboo pole. He seemed to have no intention of going in and taking a seat. Hearing the words of the old man in the pavilion, he fell silent slightly, as if he was about to speak.

The old man sat at the stone table, glanced at the old Taoist priest standing outside the pavilion with his eyes closed, and asked three words with an expressionless face but a smile: "Any advice?"

"Sir, you are a great talent. Naturally, I don't dare to give you advice. It's just a poor Taoist who believes that the way of heaven is constant and everything is determined. I advise you, why should you be persistent?" After saying this, the old Taoist sighed again. However, after saying this, there is no hope for people. Everyone has his own agenda, the world is full of chaos, and the conflicts and conflicts in most stories come from here.

The old man in Xuanpao slowly stood up from the stone bench in the pavilion. Hearing what the old Taoist said, he couldn't help but sneered and said with a sneer on his face: "Why do real people need to imitate those great Buddhist monks and fight with me here?"

He turned his gaze, looking past the old Taoist priest, and through the rows of roof tiles in Yanguan Town, looking at the towering sword peak three miles east of the town, and said: "You and I both know that the way of heaven is The foundation was changed 14 years ago, and the demonic dragon opened its eyes, enlightening and guarding its heart! Nowadays, the so-called destiny and variables of heaven are still in the middle, so why do fellow Taoists say such persistent words? "

The old Taoist priest, who had been standing there with his eyes closed and not moving, sighed and shook his head when he heard the old man talking like this.

The Lantern Festival 14 years ago was supposed to be the first full-moon night of the year, but instead a blood moon hung alone in the night sky and illuminated all over Jiuzhou. It was like a demon dragon opening its eyes. It was so strange that no one could see it. It's a bad omen!
Therefore, the Linyuan Academy of the Middle-earth Divine State specially summoned saints from hundreds of schools of thought for this purpose. At that time, except for the three founders of the three religions and the three people who stood at the top of Jiuzhou, the other hundreds of schools of thought did not come in person. All the disciples were present, and after some secret discussions, they finally decided to ascend to the altar of astrology. However, the final result was that the act of peeping into the sky cost the lives of countless saints from the three religions and hundreds of schools of thought. Only one conclusion was reached. Conclusion: The foundation of the way of heaven has shifted, and a world of great chaos will arise!
After that, the three religions and hundreds of schools used their own methods to make a rough survey of all the nine continents in the world. Among them, there is a four-character prophecy "The moon and stars are rare", which belongs to Liguanzhou Chengyun Empire Liangzhou territory, and is responsible for interpreting the boundaries of Liangzhou. There are a lot of explanations following this four-character prophecy about the Taoist lineage of the sign. In short, it means that the land of Liangzhou has strong luck and there is a big dispute!However, because there are only a few places where such a conclusion can be reached, hundreds of scholars of second grade and above inevitably focused their attention on Yanguan Town, Liangzhou. This led to what was later called the future. It is said that the dispute over the ownership of the Jiuzhou cultural lineage and Taoism in the world should start from here!

The original basis for Mr. Yun Zhong's visit to this place today came from the four words "the moon and the stars were sparse" back then.

Listening to the firmness in the old man's tone, the old Taoist could only sigh slightly, put the bamboo pole in his hand on his shoulder, turned sideways to the figure of the old man standing in the pavilion, and slightly cupped his hands, "In this case, it is useless for me to say more, but here It’s not advisable to stay for a long time, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble Mr. Yun Zhong to leave as soon as possible.”

The old man in the pavilion, who was looking eastward with his hands behind his hands, smiled slightly, turned his head and glanced at the old Taoist priest, and then turned his eyes again to look at the tall sword mountain standing in the east side of the town with the clouds floating in the sky. He smiled slowly and said: "I originally thought Let’s go and have a look at the famous ‘Yunhaijian’ at the west end of the town, but now it seems that I may not have the honor, so that’s it…”

The old man, who was called "Yun Zhongjun" by the old Taoist priest, smiled and shook his head, but the next moment he slightly squinted his eyes and looked at the old Taoist priest. Suddenly, shiny and flickering Yin and Yang Bagua diagrams slowly began to appear around him. As soon as it appeared, it began to spin and fly around him. The black and white lights echoed each other, spinning faster and faster. As the storm rose, the sky and the earth were eclipsed!
For a moment, the old man in the pavilion looked at the old Taoist priest outside the pavilion with a fist and a smile: "However, it is not easy for me to travel across mountains and rivers to come here. I have never had the opportunity before. It just happens that today, I wonder if I will be lucky enough to come and learn about the heavenly teachings." Is the Taoist master surnamed Great Heavenly Master outside the master’s residence highly skilled?”

At this moment, thunder broke out in the cold spring plains, and suddenly, in the sky and the earth, the snow and wind were as fast as the sky falling!
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(End of this chapter)