Chapter 149 The Sword Comes
All the Taoist priests in the Wanwan Sihan Tianshi Temple are looking forward to it.
Several Taoist priests from the Tianshi Mansion in Mount Longhu also showed expressions of joy.
Zhang Daojin and others had seen Master Fang display his magical powers before.
But apart from the immersive illusion of the evolution of the creation of the world, they only vaguely knew that Master Fang had practiced thunder magic, and had not seen too many magical powers.
Naturally, Zhang Daojin and a group of Taoists from the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain were also full of anticipation when they heard that Master Fang was going to display his magical powers again.
Even the two gangs didn't notice that Fang Yi's "control of the magic weapon" was to help them make decisions.
Under the chairmanship of Master Fang, everyone returned to their seats.
Fang Yi asked, "You asked me to come out and administer justice today simply because the two Heavenly Master Houses each recognize their own orthodoxy. As the saying goes, a country cannot have two masters, so we must figure out who is the contemporary Heavenly Master. Is that what you mean, right?"
Zhang Zhendao immediately stood up and answered, "Yes, Immortal, although the roots of the Successor Han Tianshi Mansion are in Longhu Mountain, the 63rd generation Zhang Tianshi brought the jade seal and magic sword that symbolize the orthodoxy of the Tianshi and went to Taiwan accompanied by his eldest son. In order to revitalize the Tianshi sect, the 63rd generation Zhang Tianshi built a new 'Successor Han Tianshi Mansion' in Taiwan to replace Longhu Mountain, which is what you see."
Fang Yi nodded slightly.
Zhang Zhendao continued, "It's just that the 63rd Heavenly Master passed away suddenly, and he didn't designate a successor. According to traditional rules, his eldest son should have inherited the Heavenly Master position, but his eldest son had already died of illness, so the 63rd Heavenly Master's second son and others should have inherited it, but his second son had no intention of succeeding, so everyone nominated Zhang Yuanxian to serve as the acting Heavenly Master. In order to invite him to act as the agent, we even went to Yingtan to invite him. Later, Zhang Yuanxian passed away in 2008, and a man named Zhang Meiliang pretended to be the son of the previous Heavenly Master, trying to take over the position, but I saw through it. So in order to prevent similar things from happening, everyone nominated me to become the 64th Heavenly Master. May I ask, Master, am I considered orthodox?"
Fang Yi responded: "If it is according to what you said, it is orthodox."
Zhang Daojin was anxious when he heard this, and he quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Master, according to the rules, the successor to the Heavenly Master must either be the direct descendant of the previous Heavenly Master, or hold the Heavenly Master's tokens, the Jade Seal, the Magic Sword, and the Magic Talisman. Abbot Zhang Zhendao is not the direct descendant of the previous Heavenly Master, and he does not have the tokens, so why can he succeed as the Heavenly Master?"
Fang Yi didn't say anything, but just gestured for Zhang Daojin to continue.
Zhang Daojin had a reason and said, "Since Zhang Zhendao does not meet the requirements for the successor to the Heavenly Master, and the previous Heavenly Master has ascended to heaven, then the orthodoxy of the Successor Han Heavenly Master's Mansion should return to Longhu Mountain. After all, this is the ancestral temple of the Heavenly Master's Mansion. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without a master for a day. My Longhu Mountain Successor Han Heavenly Master's Mansion is the orthodox one, so how can it be without a Heavenly Master? Therefore, with the support of my uncles, I was nominated as the next Heavenly Master. Do you think I am the orthodox one?"
Fang Yi said, "From what you said, it is indeed worthy of being called orthodox."
After hearing his remarks, people from both sides of the Tianshi Mansion looked at each other in bewilderment.
The immortal acknowledged that both abbots Zhang were orthodox, so who should be the Heavenly Master?
Just when everyone couldn't figure it out.
Fang Yi spoke again slowly: "As I said just now, both of the two abbots Zhang have reasonable opinions, and they both sound authentic. So no matter who I support later, the other side will not be convinced."
"I don't dare."
"We listen to you, the real person."
The two Zhang Tianshi answered this way, and in fact, they really thought so in their hearts.
Fang Yi said calmly: "So in my opinion, it is better to make sure that both Tianshi Mansions are authentic."
"ah?"
“Are they all authentic?”
"That's a mess!"
The Taoists on both sides were in an uproar.
"Be quiet and listen to what the real person has to say."
Zhang Zhendao stopped everyone.
Seeing that everyone was quiet, Fang Yi continued, "Perhaps as everyone said, the two Tianshi Mansions are both authentic and will feel chaotic, but I ask you a question, if you continue to fight like this, will the influence of the Successor Han Tianshi Dao in Taoism decline day by day?"
The two Zhang Tianshis remained silent.
The Taoists standing on both sides couldn't help but sigh.
Fang Yi smiled and said, "If both sides are authentic, can this situation be avoided?"
Zhang Zhendao reluctantly said, "Yes."
Zhang Daojin also said helplessly: "Master, you are right."
"But since they are both authentic, there should be someone in charge to lead the two Tianshi Mansions to promote the Taoist heritage." Fang Yi said to the key point, "According to traditional rules, neither of you meets the requirements to inherit the position of Tianshi. However, as Taoist Master Zhang Daojin said, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without a master for a day. There must be someone to become the head of the two Tianshi Mansions to lead them to prosperity and better development. So, I have thought of two compromises for you to choose from. Do you want to listen to them?"
Zhang Zhendao bowed and said, "Please tell me clearly, Master."
Zhang Daojin also said: "I am willing to listen to the real person."
Taoist Luo and others listened to Fang Yi in silence, wanting to hear what suggestions he had.
Fang Yi said, "The first option is that I will lend each of your two Heavenly Masters' Houses a magical instrument of similar power. Whenever the former Heavenly Master passes away, each of your Heavenly Masters' Houses will nominate a candidate to succeed the Heavenly Master. They will fight with the magical instruments in hand. The winner will inherit the position, and the loser will accept the defeat and obey the orders of the new Heavenly Master. After all, Zhang Tianshi is the leader of Zhengyi, and he should be a person with profound magical powers to take on the heavy responsibility and command his fellow Taoists. Do you think this is right?"
A fair fight does make sense.
Zhang Zhendao and Zhang Daojin did not refute, but just nodded in response.
Fang Yi continued to talk about the second method, "Secondly, both of you are the Heavenly Masters of your respective Heavenly Master Mansions, and you will not interfere with each other. I will still lend you a magic weapon. If one of you two Heavenly Master Mansions can manipulate these two magic weapons one day, then he will automatically become the only Heavenly Master candidate and lead the two Heavenly Master Mansions in the future. What do you think?"
I think everyone understood this sentence.
What Master Fang meant was actually that each party should develop on their own and acknowledge that both parties were the orthodox Zhang Tianshi.
If we have to choose the only one, then "strength" will do the trick.
Only those with the highest magical powers are qualified to become the only Zhang Tianshi.
But I can’t become a heavenly master just because my magic power is a little bit higher than yours, right?
Therefore, Master Fang set a limit, that is, only those who can manipulate the magic tools he lent to the two Tianshi Mansions can be considered to have profound magical powers and are qualified to manage the two Tianshi Mansions.
Otherwise, if you don't have enough magical powers, how can you convince everyone?
To be honest, after hearing the two options, the two Zhang Tianshis were more inclined to the second option.
After all, no one wants to be Zhang Tianshi, and at least keep the position of Zhang Tianshi and lead a government. Everyone knows what to choose.
However, the two of them were still a little unwilling to share the title of "Zhang Tianshi" with someone else.
Zhang Zhendao asked, "May I ask, Master, what magical instrument do you want to lend to our two Heavenly Master Mansions?"
Although Zhang Daojin didn't say anything, his eyes were flickering. He was even thinking about whether he should have a real-life PK with Zhang Zhendao to settle the matter once and for all.
Fang Yi looked at Lu Shisheng who was standing respectfully on the altar and said, "Shisheng, show the two instruments to the two abbots Zhang for a look."
"Yes, Master."
Lu Shisheng walked towards the bottom of the altar.
Everyone looked over with great curiosity, wanting to know what kind of magic weapon Master Fang was going to lend them.
At this moment, Lu Shisheng took the lead and struggled to pick up a long object wrapped in black cloth from the table.
Then he removed the covering cloth and introduced: "This is the flying sword Xuanshui Sword that my master personally refined."
"What?"
"Flying sword?"
Everyone's eyes widened.
I've only heard of this thing in myths and legends.
Now that I see it with my own eyes, I am naturally surprised.
Lu Shisheng didn't care what these people thought, and carefully took out a piece of red cloth covering something that looked a bit like a seal from his bag.
He also lifted the red cloth, revealing a seal made of peach wood struck by lightning. "This seal is called the Zhengyi Thunder Seal, and it was also made by my master himself."
"Zhengyi Thunder Seal?"
"Could it be possible that this method seal can release the Zhengyi Thunder Method?"
Everyone held their breath.
Anyone who is a member of the Tianshi Mansion knows that in the past only the real Zhang Tianshi could perform the Zhengyi Thunder Method.
It can be said that Zhengyi Thunder Method is Zhang Tianshi's standard skill.
Now that everyone heard that the seal had the potential to release the Zhengyi Thunder Method, they were naturally all shocked.
Taoist Master Luo and the Taoists from the Tianshi Mansion on both sides seemed very surprised.
But the two Zhang Tianshi were speechless.
Because they could both tell from Lu Shisheng's actions just now that the Xuanshui Sword was very heavy.
After all, it was difficult for a young man to hold the flying sword.
If it were two of them, with their old limbs, they might be able to pick it up, but it would be difficult for them to attack others.
As for the seal, it was obviously made of peach wood.
To put it bluntly, you can't kill anyone with it.
Well, the two Zhang Tianshis are still self-aware.
Knowing that they don’t have the so-called magic power to control magical weapons.
So the first thing that came to mind was to fight hand-to-hand with each other’s magic weapons.
Zhang Daojin asked unwillingly, "Master Lu, how much does this Xuanshui Sword weigh?"
Zhang Zhendao pricked up his ears and listened.
Lu Shisheng told the truth: "My master said it was about 100 kilograms."
The two Zhang Tianshis fell silent.
How could they possibly wield a thing that weighs a hundred pounds?
If you choose the seal, you can cause some damage to the opponent, but if you are really hit by the opponent's flying sword, won't you be killed?
Just choose the Xuanshui Sword. It seems very difficult to lift it. Don't let the opponent use the magic seal to shoot you in the head. That would not only be embarrassing, but also ruin your reputation as Zhang Tianshi.
For a moment, neither of the two Zhang Tianshis dared to choose the first option.
Just as their minds were racing.
Taoist Priest Luo asked curiously, "Master, what is so special about these two instruments?"
Fang Yi smiled and said, "I said before that I would control the magic weapon and help you make a decision. So, I will control the magic weapon for you to see, and then you two abbots Zhang will choose which plan I propose to accept. How do you think?"
Zhang Zhendao didn't want to risk a physical fight, so he quickly said, "Okay."
Zhang Daojin had the same idea, "Please, Master, cast a spell."
Fang Yi hummed and said, "Okay, all of you stand far away, I'll demonstrate the magic weapon."
For fear of being accidentally injured by the magic weapons, everyone hurriedly stood up and ran to stand by the walls of the corridor on both sides.
Finally I have the chance to see Master Fang use his magical tools.
Whether it was the two Zhang Tianshis, or Taoist Luo and the other more than one hundred Taoists, they all seemed somewhat excited.
Suddenly, Master Fang shouted, "Sword!"
The next moment, in the shocked eyes of everyone, the Xuanshui Sword weighing over 100 pounds actually flew into the air!
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