Chapter 372: Qingxue's bad behavior, Zheng Fa's path

Uncle Pang’s words caused a moment of silence in the main hall of Tiangong Island.

Madam Xuanhua seemed to think of what she had seen in the Tongming Mountain Hall that day. She nodded slowly and sighed in a low voice: "People who are used to living in the Nine Mountains Realm will not be able to adapt to the Supreme Way."

This is not purely a compliment to the Nine Mountains Realm.

The truth is that the current style of the Nine Mountains Realm is increasingly diverging from the traditional Xuanwei Sect. For an old sect like Taishang Dao, whether it is good or not is secondary, but the habits should be very different.

The secular world of the Nine Mountains is now slowly getting back on track.

When it comes to food, Master Qian’s achievements come one after another, and the recipes of Jiushan’s disciples become increasingly rich.

As for spiritual materials, the research of "Golden Elixir Project" has solved the urgent problem.

In terms of talent reserves, in recent years there are many children who are proficient in grammar and have learned mathematics.

It can be said that the foundation for the great development of the Nine Mountains Realm has gradually been consolidated, but changes in the external world occur one after another.

The nearby threat is the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, and the distant trouble is the Leiyin Temple.

This pressure of survival forced Zheng Fa to consider a second path besides independent development.

What he didn't expect was that it was normal for him to have the idea of ​​developing independently - after all, from the very beginning, he was not very adaptable to the style of Xuanwei Xianmen, and was incompatible with the original Jiushan Sect.

But Uncle Pang and Madam Xuanhua have lived in the Xuanwei Realm for so many years, so they have nothing to get used to. Now they are actually vaguely thinking about not wanting to join the Taishang Dao.

You know, this is one of the Five Xuanwei Sects, the immortal sect with the highest status in the hearts of Xuanwei cultivators!

He raised his eyes and looked at the others.

Senior Sister Zhang, Old Man Yuan, Senior Uncle Pang, Senior Uncle Huang, and Madam Xuanhua were also looking at him. They all looked at each other and actually laughed at each other.

Senior Sister Zhang's eyes sparkled with joy:

"It seems that we have the same idea?"

Master Huang nodded, a smile on her face. She usually had a blank expression on her face, but her smile was surprisingly charming at this moment.

Uncle Pang suddenly made a sound of disgust and said, "When I left the Hundred Immortals Alliance, I thought to myself that I would never suffer from those bullies again!"

"Supreme Daoist Master, if we were gone, how could we have the carefree life we ​​have today?"

After talking for a while, everyone finally agreed not to join the Supreme Dao.

Seeing that Zheng Fa didn't say anything, they stopped discussing and just left Senior Sister Zhang to accompany Zheng Fa, and left the hall one by one.

Looking at the backs of this group of people, Zheng Fa sighed for a long time and said, "Master, uncle and others... have seen through me."

How many of the choices made by Uncle Pang and the others were because they really didn't want to join the Supreme Dao, and how many were just... Zheng Fa knew clearly his true thoughts.

To be honest, he went to discuss the matter with these people because he wanted to hear some opposing opinions.

The result is that each of these people is more tough than the other!

Senior Sister Zhang nodded first, then said slowly: "So we are not suitable to join the Supreme Dao."

"Um?"

Zheng Fa turned to look at Senior Sister Zhang, and heard Senior Sister Zhang say, "Junior brother, you are honest by nature. In other words, you are not very cunning."

Zheng Fa has a sense of this.

"Master, Master, and the others can often see through what's in your mind..." Senior Sister Zhang paused and said, "This is not a bad thing. Although people think that the unfathomable masters are powerful, you are so clear about everything and open-minded, and you have governed the Nine Mountains Realm very well."

"Master, their words are also a proof of your ability."

Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa with a hint of pride in her eyes. She added, "But your personality is only suitable for an environment like the Nine Mountains Realm where you can control the situation, or a sect with a very friendly atmosphere."

"Taishangdao, perhaps this is the sect..."

"But more likely, no."

Zheng Fa blinked his eyes. What Senior Sister Zhang said was really insightful. Whether a person's personality is good or bad is often closely related to the environment. Kindness is a kind of stupidity on the battlefield, and loyalty in the little notebook is... uh, a kind of interest.

To be honest, with his personality, he is prone to intrigue, power struggles, and schemes. Regardless of whether he is willing or not, I am afraid that he will be played to death.

Senior Sister Zhang saw his expression change, and then continued, "Junior Brother, what you are good at is using facts to move people's hearts, using people's wisdom to solve problems, and leading a sect to grow slowly."

"Joining an old-fashioned Xuanwei Sect is not suitable for you, me, or the current Nine Mountains Realm."

"Besides, who said that the Supreme Dao doesn't covet the Pure and Tranquil Bamboo, doesn't covet the Fusang Wood... doesn't covet the Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method?"

Zheng Fa fell into silence. What Senior Sister Zhang said was not profound, but it touched upon the most important point - in a traditional Xuanwei Immortal Sect environment, it would be a luxury for Zheng Fa or the Nine Mountains Realm to grow up according to Zheng Fa's wishes.

It is hard to say whether joining the Supreme Dao can solve the current troubles - at least the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor is now at war with him to the death.

But there will definitely be new troubles.

"Senior sister, are you saying..."

"Let's fight first!" A look of determination flashed across Senior Sister Zhang's face. "What about the Great Free Demon Ancestor? We have seen him before."

"There is the Pure Bamboo, there is the fully formed Fusang wood, and now there is the Qingping Sword to help..."

"Are we weaker than last time?"

Zheng Fa nodded slowly. Senior Sister Zhang and he had different personalities. He was relatively conservative and would often give his enemies the benefit of the doubt.

But Senior Sister Zhang... she is a traditional Xuanwei genius. Cross-level battles are commonplace for her, and her battle record can be checked!

When in doubt, it’s Sister Zhang’s style to fight first.

After leaving Senior Sister Zhang, Zheng Fa took stock of his assets in his own courtyard.

When it comes to dealing with Daoguo, other people really can't do anything.

The first useful thing is the Qingjing Bamboo, which is extremely effective against the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor. Last time, it was able to defend the Nine Mountains Realm.

Then there is the human-shaped Fusang wood - his Qingyang Taoist body is transforming towards perfection, and it cannot be considered a real Fusang wood yet, but the Demon King Taoist fruit of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, isn’t that also a youthful version?

We are in the same boat, so it’s not good for anyone to laugh at each other.

Can it be considered a draw?

If the Great Free Demon Ancestor has hidden strength, then we have to rely on...

Xie Qingxue's efforts! ...

But Xie Qingxue did not cooperate.

These days, in addition to training and research, Zheng Fa has been practicing the Qingping Sword with her.

Simply put, Zheng Fa is like a switch, responsible for awakening the Qingping Sword, and Xie Qingxue... is like a battery, responsible for providing spiritual power.

Xie Qingxue was unwilling and even resistant when cooperating with each other.

After a practice session, Zheng Fa turned around and looked at Xie Qingxue. Xie Qingxue looked back at him without showing any weakness, pursing her lips, with the word "deliberate" written all over her face.

The two looked at each other for a while, both silent.

Zheng Fa had expected this in his heart.

He and Xie Qingxue are now wary of each other instead of cooperating sincerely.

He coveted Xie Qingxue's Qingping Sword and cultivation, but was also afraid of the trouble that would be caused by the Jiushan Golden Elixir Method.

On the one hand, Xie Qingxue was afraid that Zheng Fa would expose her secret, but on the other hand, she also coveted the "Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method".

The combination of fear and interest is naturally not stable, not to mention that in this kind of exercise, Xie Qingxue is the passive one.

Zheng Fa had seen how proud Senior Sister Zhang was.

Xie Qingxue's background, circumstances, and talent are all stronger than Senior Sister Zhang's, so she is naturally more arrogant, and of course she feels more awkward and aggrieved.

In the past few days, as the number of drills increased, Xie Qingxue's resistance became more obvious - although Zheng Fa could still use the "Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method" to activate the Qingping Sword, in order to unleash its extraordinary power, he still needed Xie Qingxue's wholehearted cooperation.

Now...it has the opposite effect.

It is easy to guess why Xie Qingxue dared to do so: although Zheng Fa now has her pigtail in his grasp, he dare not easily go all out - the moment Zheng Fa reveals Xie Qingxue's secret, the "Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method" will also be exposed.

Although she couldn't resist Zheng Fa's influence on the Qingping Sword, it didn't stop her from giving up.

After several attempts at cooperation, there was no progress at all.

Xie Qingxue refused to cooperate but did not say anything, just looked at Zheng Fa.

Seeing this, Zheng Fa no longer insisted and just said he would try again later.

In order to make it easier for Xie Qingxue to participate in the research, she also had a guest house on Wanxian Island, right next to Yan Wushuang's courtyard. These days, they were both in the Jiushan Realm.

When Xie Qingxue came back, Yan Wushuang had just returned from Tongming Mountain, with an expression that looked like he had eaten a melon.

"Senior Sister!" As soon as he saw Xie Qingxue, he couldn't help but shout, with a desire to share on his face: "Guess what I heard?"

"What?"

Xie Qingxue frowned, and seemed to be troubled by how to deal with her relationship with Zheng Fa. She naturally didn't like the feeling of being manipulated, but now... she didn't dare to really turn against Zheng Fa.

"Zheng Fa rejected Tai Shang Dao, Hao Ri Shan and Yao Chi clans in succession!"

Xie Qingxue was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "None of his family has taken refuge?"

"Yes!" Yan Wushuang nodded and said, "Yaochi and Haori Mountain are fine. I heard that Master Chengkong of the Supreme Dao seems to be extremely depressed..."

"Rejected..."

Xie Qingxue lowered her head, her thoughts flying away.

"Senior Sister, why do you think Zheng Fa refused?" Yan Wushuang was still chattering. He knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Jiushan Sect, and he knew the current situation of the Xuanwei Realm. In fact, he understood the current situation of the Jiushan Realm very well.

The Nine Mountains Realm is powerful.

But the treasures they possess and the secret techniques they have accumulated can attract even more powerful enemies.

"Zheng Fa is only a golden elixir... The Jiushan Sect itself does not even have a spirit transformation. Now there is an opportunity to join the Supreme Dao, but he actually refuses..."

There was a deep sense of confusion in Yan Wushuang's words.

"After defeating the Great Free Demon Ancestor once, does he think that the Nine Mountains Realm is impregnable?"

"Based on my understanding of Zheng Fa, he is not such an arrogant person!"

“This is unreasonable…”

Listening to Yan Wushuang's whisper, Xie Qingxue gradually raised her head and whispered, "No, their choice...maybe it's right."

"ah?"

Xie Qingxue stopped explaining and just looked at the sky. She seemed confused about the future. She was unwilling to be controlled by Zheng Fa, but she was more hesitant than Zheng Fa was now - she didn't even know which direction to go in the future.

"Thank you, fairy?"

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Zheng Fa's figure suddenly appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

Xie Qingxue looked up in astonishment, and saw Zheng Fa pointing outside the door, saying, "Xie Fairy, this is your first time in the Nine Mountains, and I haven't taken you on a tour of the Nine Mountains yet. I happen to be free today... How about it?"

Xie Qingxue thought for a moment after hearing this, and then nodded.

The two walked out of Wanxian Island, one in front and one behind, and Zheng Fa took her straight to the mortal world.

"Thank you, fairy."

"Um?"

"I now know your deepest secrets, and you also know the most deadly skills in my Nine Mountains Realm..." Zheng Fa's words were clearly heard by Xie Qingxue in the wind, "Then I think you and I are not necessarily enemies, right?"

Xie Qingxue didn't say anything.

Zheng Fa seemed to have expected this, and continued, "Xie Fairy, I have always wanted to ask, why do you want to revive Tianhe Patriarch?"

"for what?"

Xie Qingxue was stunned, as if she had never thought about this question at all, or rather, she had thought about it but had not thought it through clearly.

She pondered for a moment before saying, "Because I grew up hearing the name of the ancestor... He is the person I respect the most."

“This respect, after becoming a spirit, turned into injustice when I learned some truths.”

"Then I met the Qingping Sword..."

Xie Qingxue was a chatterbox, and now she spoke three or four sentences in a row, no longer silent as before.

Zheng Fa listened quietly, and waited until she finished speaking before saying, "What if Venerable Tianhe is resurrected?"

This was what he hadn't figured out. The lineage of the third disciple of Tianhe, Master Shouzhong, was indeed respectable, but Zheng Fa really didn't know what Xie Qingxue wanted.

If you say that Master Shouzhong really has feelings for Venerable Tianhe, Zheng Fa believes it.

But Xie Qingxue was willing to sacrifice her life just because of the injustice in her heart? This was a bit too much.

Xie Qingxue understood what he meant and opened her mouth, but was speechless, as if she was unable to answer the question.

"What do you want to say?"

"I want to say, Fairy Xie, if you are dissatisfied with the current situation or have no hope for the future, then I would like to ask you to take a look at the current Nine Mountains Realm."

Zheng Fa looked at Xie Qingxue and said seriously.

He once heard a saying that sometimes, missing the past is nothing more than dissatisfaction with the present.

This was his guess about Xie Qingxue.

Xie Qingxue's pupils shrank slightly, as if Zheng Fa had pointed out some of her true thoughts.

"Why? Do you want me to be like Yan Wushuang, nominally belonging to the Tianhe Sect but loyal to the Jiushan Sect?"

Xie Qingxue was in a trance for a moment, then she put away the look in her eyes and curled the corners of her mouth, as if with some sarcasm.

"yes."

Zheng Fa suddenly smiled. This smile was so frank that even Xie Qingxue was surprised. She looked at Zheng Fa for a moment and asked, "What do you want me to see?"

"Has Brother Yan ever told you about the Skyspeeder?"

Xie Qingxue nodded, and Zheng Fa pointed to the sky. In the sky, dozens of improved Shenxiao flying cars were flying in the air.

On the ground, there is a big river.

The new Banshan City is on the left bank of the river. The flying boat sets out from the new Banshan City, goes along the river, passes through villages, and in less than half a day, arrives at another newly built provincial capital.

Zheng and Fa did not disturb the mortal world, but hid themselves in the sky.

These improved flying boats are divided into two types, one for transporting people and the other for transporting cargo.

The ones used to transport people are more delicate and safer, while those used to transport goods are much more rugged, but they have large capacities and each has its own strengths.

Although Banshan City was newly built, the market town was bustling with flying boats carrying goods and people - people from other states were selling local specialties, people from nearby villages were selling vegetables and grains, and there were also some merchants from other places touring the market town.

The level of liveliness is not inferior to some big cities in the Xuanwei Realm.

Outside the city are neatly marked out farmlands. The crops in the fields are different, but they all grow very well.

"What is that?"

Xie Qingxue couldn't help but point at a Qigong practitioner who was preaching in the fields and asked.

"He is a disciple of my sect and currently works in the Agricultural Department of Banshan City." Zheng Fa recognized him at a glance and introduced him to Xie Qingxue.

Xie Qingxue revealed some of her true nature at this time. She asked, "What is the Agricultural Department?"

"It is the department that popularizes agricultural knowledge within our sect."

Xie Qingxue suddenly opened her eyes wide, and she exclaimed: "Agricultural knowledge? You used this knowledge to cultivate Qingjing bamboo and Fusang wood!"

"Of course, this knowledge will not be easily passed on." Zheng Fa said frankly, "They don't need it either. Most of them are new planting methods."

Xie Qingxue nodded when she heard that, but her eyes were still focused on the Qigong disciple. Seeing that he was really teaching the farmers seriously, she turned back to look at Zheng Fa and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Zheng Fa looked at her, seemingly not knowing what she was asking.

"What's the use of that?"

Her reaction to seeing these things was different from Yan Wushuang and Han Lao...

After all, Yan Wushuang and Old Han do have some compassion for the world.

But Xie Qingxue didn't. She even found it hard to understand why Zheng Fa wanted cultivators to help mortals.

Zheng Fa thought about it, then brought her to the ground. The two of them walked in the city halfway up the mountain like an ordinary young couple, with the noisy school next to them.

“Because I am also dissatisfied with the current situation.”

Zheng Fa suddenly said.

Xie Qingxue was stunned when she heard this and turned to look at him.

"I don't know what you think is wrong with the Immortal Sect, Fairy Xie, so you want to revive Tianhe Patriarch."

"I also think that the current Xianmen is wrong."

Zheng Fa's words made Xie Qingxue even more confused.

"It's just that I don't place my hope of changing the Immortal Sect on the people who passed by." Zheng Fa pointed at the children playing in the classroom and said, "I put my hope in my own hands, and also... on them."

"They?" Xie Qingxue's tone was full of disbelief, "How can they compare to the ancestors?"

"Didn't we also create the Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method?"

Zheng Fa asked back.

"That's because you are extremely talented." Xie Qingxue said as a matter of course.

"No." Zheng Fa looked at Xie Qingxue with clear eyes, "There are many things in the Nine Mountains Golden Elixir Method that were perfected by those low-level disciples."

"But the Lingsu Cycle Theory and the Five Elements Symbols were all summarized or proposed by you."

Zheng Fa slowly shook his head and said with a smile: "Thank you, Fairy. Whether you believe it or not, the only thing that can make me surpass the Xuanwei cultivators was actually taught to me by a group of people who have no cultivation at all."

After hearing this, Xie Qingxue's face was full of confusion, but seeing Zheng Fa's frank eyes, she felt that Zheng Fa was telling the truth and didn't know what to ask anymore.

"Thank you, Fairy. I don't think you have to help me. You know I don't want to become Xuanwei's public enemy with you." Zheng Fa's voice seemed to have penetrated into her heart. "I'm saying that if you want to change something, perhaps resurrecting the ancestor is not the only way."

Zheng Fa watched Xie Qingxue return to her residence. He came here naturally to persuade Xie Qingxue, but he was not a very good lobbyist.

Just like what Senior Sister Zhang said - he would only use facts to impress people, use the wisdom of the people to solve problems, and use his own ideas to lead the Jiushan Sect to grow slowly.

These were all he showed Xie Qingxue now, and only these.

A few days after Xie Qingxue returned, she would occasionally touch the Qingping Sword and ponder. Zheng Fa did not look for her again, as if he had finished talking.

Until one day, Zheng Fa had someone deliver a small box with a piece of paper taped inside.

There was another sentence on the paper: "Thank you, Fairy. This is the path I want to take."

Xie Qingxue opened the box and found only a thin, brand new book inside. On the top of the cover, there were two words written:

"The Way of Immortality".

(End of this chapter)