Chapter 472: The Great Elder Appears
The room was quiet for a while.
The Flower Monk said angrily, "This man is from the Tiandao Sect, and he was the one who brought Xi Jing into the Tiandao Sect."
Tao Zi's expression turned cold: "You mean, he was the one who pushed Xi Jing in front of the Tiandao Sect?"
He nodded angrily, and then said, "He could have informed me."
She was about to speak when a sighed "Amitabha" was heard from behind a big Buddha.
A man came out from behind.
Tao Zi looked closely and saw the great elder of Yi Nian Sect.
The Flower Monk jumped up in shock: "Elder, you eavesdropped, this is not what a Buddhist does!"
The Great Elder countered, "Being startled is not in the nature of a Buddhist. Besides, I just arrived and didn't hide here beforehand."
She was too lazy to listen to the two people bickering, so she asked, "Elder, do you seem to have any objections to what Hua Monk said?"
The elder's expression changed from gentle to serious. He said, "The mark on Donor Xi Jing cannot be erased. Even if we reach the Gate of One Thought, we cannot protect her."
The flower monk listened to these words gloomily and started reciting the scriptures again.
The sound of the sutra this time was pleasant to the ears. At least the more Tao Zi listened, the more comfortable she felt, and her brows and eyes seemed to relax.
The Great Elder looked at her condition and his expression softened a little.
She found a cushion and sat down. Her posture was indescribably casual, but her tone was faintly stern. She said, "Great Elder, could you tell me about what happened that day?"
He chanted "Amitabha" again before slowly telling the story.
Not even half an hour after Tian Xijing entered the Tiandao Sect, the Minglan Sect's priests chased her outside the Tiandao Sect.
The Tiandao Sect can stop the offerings, but it cannot stop one person - Qinglan.
No one expected that Qinglan would come to Tiandao Sect and ask them to hand over Xi Jing.
In the eyes of others, unless the Tiandao Sect wants to be enemies with the Minglan Sect, there is no reason not to hand over Xi Jing.
At that moment, the sect leader came forward and said: Xi Jing is the sword spirit of Xijing Sword.
Even Qinglan would not be able to seize the sword spirit of the natal sword of Wuyan, the young master of Tiandao Sect, without permission. If he really tried to seize it, the ancestor behind Wuyan would probably come out of seclusion.
After all, this sword was a gift from our ancestor, and seeking the sword spirit was also a message left by our ancestor.
Qinglan had to take a step back, but asked the elders of Minglan Sect to stay in Tiandao Sect until the sword refining was completed.
At this point, Tao Zi understood.
The Great Elder looked her in the eye calmly and said, "There are only two sects that can hold Xi Jing captive. But why would you, Daoyou and Donor Xi Jing, let the two sects' Heavenly Masters come out to oppose Qing Lan? Becoming the spirit of the Xijing Sword is better than having your skin and bones peeled off."
The flower monk muttered, "But Qinglan did the wrong thing."
There are so many injustices in the world. If the Lord of Heaven were to take care of everything, he would not be able to handle them all.
The Great Elder was too lazy to pay attention to this silly nephew.
She stood up from the futon quickly, her voice cold, "Bone peeling and skin peeling? What do you mean, Elder?"
"Qing Lan intends to use the natural spirit body as medicine, but as to why, that is unclear."
Tao Zi's head buzzed, and before she could react, she heard the sound of scriptures, and she calmed down again.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Great Elder himself reciting the sutra.
She pinched her palms and realized that the most important thing now was to find Zhao Xue and the others, rather than returning to Minglan Sect.
Tao Zi took a deep breath and said, "Thank you."
The elder stopped chanting and said, "No need. This is because you can still be saved. Otherwise, no matter how many scriptures I chant, it will be useless."
The Flower Monk interrupted, "Junior Sister Tao, you haven't completely fallen into the devil's grip yet. Otherwise, this scripture would be useless. Otherwise, why don't you stay in the One Thought Gate for a while longer, and get rid of the devil before you talk about the future?"
She and the Great Elder both tacitly ignored this fool.
The Great Elder continued, "According to the information received by Yi Nian Men, except for Donor Que Xijing, the marks on the other two have also disappeared. Fellow Daoist, you should understand what I mean."
Tao Zi was silent, of course she knew.
There are only three ways for this mark to disappear: one is death; two is rebirth, literally; three is erased by a Heavenly Lord of equal strength.
The flower monk whispered, "Junior Sister Tao, are you still going to look for them?"
Tao Zi said firmly: "Yes, find it."
He thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll look for it too."
The Great Elder immediately became angry: "What are you looking for! With your strength, don't go out and cause trouble. Stay in the sect and practice hard!"
His voice lowered a little: "Didn't the Jiuzhuanmen say the same thing to Jiu Qingling? But in the end, she still ran away."
Tao Zi looked over in confusion.
The Flower Monk explained, "Jiu Qingling ran away secretly, but Qiu Huanhuan failed. I think my ability to run away secretly should be better than Qiu Huanhuan's."
She looked at the Great Elder's gloomy face and smiled sincerely for once.
The Great Elder had a dark face, but he was very calm when speaking to Tao Zi: "Fellow Daoist Yue, this is all we can tell you. We can't help you with anything else. You can decide for yourself, but don't let your life go to waste."
She nodded and said, "I'll try my best. Oh, and there's one more thing I want to ask the Great Elder."
He said, "Just say it."
"Does all this have anything to do with the Way of Heaven?"
boom!
Thunder roared in a clear sky, and there was a faint noise at Yi Nian Gate.
The Great Elder looked at her with a wooden face.
Is it because this old man's concentration is too weak? Why can this young man ask such a question so calmly?
Tao Zi continued, "It seems that Heaven is particularly uneasy about my affairs. Why is that?"
It darkened, but not as much as the previous reaction.
She continued, "This doesn't seem like the way of heaven. This isn't how I understand heaven to be."
The elder's expression suddenly changed, and he scolded, "Be careful with your words!"
Tao Zi looked at him for a few seconds and nodded slowly: "I understand."
He suppressed his emotions, sighed softly, and said, "Actually, I don't understand these things."
Tao Zi understood this incoherent sentence and said, "Me too."
If all this was really related to the Heavenly Dao, why would the Heavenly Dao treat her and the people around her like this? What was even more ridiculous was that she had previously thought that the Heavenly Dao was helping her deal with Qing Lan.
The Great Elder was silent for a long time, then whispered, "Some people always say that man can conquer nature, while others say that cultivating immortality is against nature. But nature is not so easy to deal with. Tao Zi, live well. Living one more day may bring you one more hope."
This was the first time he called her by her name, which showed his seriousness.
Tao Zi nodded calmly and said, "I know. After all, I can't even deal with Qing Lan. Right now, I have to take one step at a time. Even if every step is calculated, I can only move forward."
Heaven controls cause and effect and reincarnation. How many people in the world can outsmart Heaven?
The Great Elder sighed, "From our heart, we believe you're not wrong, but we have our own considerations and concerns. Fellow Daoist Tao, I hope you can give us a surprise. If you have the chance in the future, visit the Sword Sect again; they should know more."
The flower monk was shocked when he heard these words.
Is there something wrong with the way of heaven?
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