As he passed one checkpoint after another, he found that the sea water that had just filled his surroundings had disappeared without a trace without him noticing.
Lin Xing could feel that the entire underwater city was isolated from the sea water by some kind of formation, making the environment in the city as dry and full of air as on land, so that even mortals could live normally here.
The Hanhai Sect disciple who led the way left the big fish in the sea outside the checkpoint. He said to Lin Xing beside him, "Senior, we are not allowed to fly freely in the city. Please walk with me for a while."
Lin Xing nodded. Both parties had some skills, so they moved quickly along the street.
But seeing that the entire street was empty, with only the Taoist temples filled with dead silence, Lin Xing asked curiously, "Why is there no one here?"
A disciple at the side introduced: "This place is close to the Taoist palace where the ancestor practiced in seclusion. No one is allowed to stay here. Senior, remember not to sense anything in the Taoist palace, so as not to anger the ancestor..."
After some inquiries, Lin Xing found out that the so-called ancestor was the supreme elder of the Hanhai Sect, Tianhai Zhenxian.
However, Tianhai Zhenxian's Taoist palace is being expanded and maintained every year. Year after year... it now occupies one-third of the entire Hanhai City.
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While Lin Xing was listening to the other party's dissatisfaction and complaints about the new law, he would occasionally ask for some information that interested him.
Wu Weizi said solemnly, "The righteous sects have reached a critical moment of life and death. If we don't catch up, I'm afraid it won't be long before there will no longer be a Hanhai Sect or any righteous sects. In the future, only the Immortal Court will remain in the upper realm."
"If all the wild fairies start to do what the Fairy Court did, then there will be no pure land in the upper world. Everyone, don't sleep anymore."
"The alchemy technique of our Hanhai Sect is unique, and many of the elixirs in our sect have the effect of prolonging life."
Luo Huazi sighed, "The headmaster is now devoted to reforming the sect and has set up a Taoist practice method. Even true disciples need to spend time and effort to accumulate Taoist skills before they can exchange them for immortal arts. It's far less free and easy than before."
Thinking of this, her evaluation of Lin Xing's potential inevitably dropped a bit.
After the two chatted for a long time, Luo Huazi suddenly asked before leaving: "I wonder what you think about the dispute between the old law and the new law in my Hanhai Sect?"
"I am Wuweizi, and I am honored to meet you, Daoist Lin Xing."
Lin Xing's eyes moved slightly and he asked, "What's that sound?"
A leading monk stood in front of the crowd and shouted to the monks of the Hanhai Sect in front of the government office: "The daily working hours have been increased again and again, and the monthly rest time has been reduced again and again. Now working for the sect for six hours a day is not enough? You want more?"
There were gradually more pedestrians on the road, but almost everyone seemed to be in a hurry and had a gloomy look on their faces.
Not long after Lin Xing moved into Sifang Pavilion, a cultivator from the Hanhai Sect came to visit him.
"In the past, many of our disciples were lazy and idle, and they only thought about having fun all day long. They relied on the elders of their families to enjoy the blessing of longevity. How could they compete with the Demon Court?"
Wuweizi was a young Taoist with long fluttering sleeves and a sword on his back. He brought Lin Xing a jade certificate to prove his identity, the sect's rules, a map, and some basic supplies.
Lin Xing memorized the information about the longevity elixir and asked about the ancient immortal.
The monk who opposed it calculated the time, then said in shock: "You are... 807?"
"Are you in a hurry to extend your life?" Luo Huazi glanced at Lin Xing and thought to himself, "It seems that this person spent a lot of his life in the lower realm before he was able to ascend to the upper realm. He is far less young than he looks."
After passing the Taoist palace of Tianhai Zhenxian, there were gradually some shops, teahouses, restaurants and the like on the street ahead.
Luo Huazi smiled and said, "This is absolutely true. I have personally seen the Daohua remains left by that senior. It is said that in the past, a senior in the sect also comprehended a fairy art from it."
Luohuazi smiled slightly, nodded and left.
The so-called true immortal is one level higher than the upper immortal.
"It turns out that he was instructed to ascend by Uncle Qiyunzi."
"I heard that Jixuandong Lingtian was born from an ancient immortal who opened up the lower world? I wonder if this is true or not?"
Just as Lin Xing followed the other party to move into the Sifang Pavilion, bursts of shouting and noise suddenly came from the street not far away.
"Alas, there is more than that. In order to implement the new method, the master also wants to plant talismans in the sea of consciousness of all disciples."
The fourth inheritance can be respected as an immortal whether in the Immortal Court or in various major sects.
Lin Xing asked curiously, "Oh? I wonder where the Taoist remains of that senior are? Can I take a look?"
Another monk said angrily: "I finally ascended to heaven, only to live such a hard life? It would be better to live happily in the lower world!"
"You don't care about the safety of the sect, you don't care about slaying evil spirits and suppressing demons, you only covet temporary pleasures, how can you still have the face to be a disciple of my Hanhai Sect?"
"We cultivators are fighting for our lives against the heavens, how can we allow others to tamper with our sea of consciousness?"
"Those evil bastards are so hardworking. If we don't keep up, how can the righteous path contend with the evil when the righteous path declines and the evil rises?"
After Wuweizi left, Bai Yiyi said in Lin Xing's body: "These two guys, one is obviously from the old school, and the other is from the new school. It seems like they are trying to win us over?"
"To be honest, I once followed the Sect Master and sneaked into the area under the rule of the Demon Court to travel for several years."
Luo Huazi wanted to find out Lin Xing's background, while Lin Xing was curious about the current situation of Hanhai Sect.
Looking at the other party's departing back, Bai Yiyi said: "Compared to the place ruled by the Immortal Court, this Hanhai Sect is simply still living in ancient times."
Lin Xing thought for a moment and said, "From what I've seen so far, neither of these two factions suits my taste."
Another Hanhai Sect disciple said, "Let me tell you, our Administration Hall has taken the lead in rectification since this month. Not only do we work without a break for the whole month, but according to the calculation of the Demon Court, we start working at 8 am every day and work until midnight."
The fifth-generation immortal who has reached this stage is also considered to have entered the middle stage of the fifth inheritance.
During the nine difficulties and three disasters of the fifth inheritance, only the fifth-generation strongmen who have achieved three difficulties and survived one disaster will be honored in this way.
The monks who objected murmured, "The devil's way! This is all the devil's way! How can we decent people compare with the devil's way?"
During his conversation with Lin Xing, he praised the current reforms of the Hanhai Sect.
After overcoming three difficulties and one disaster, the Immortal Tianhai spent the entire year in seclusion to attain enlightenment, and almost ignored worldly affairs.
Neither side could convince the other, and the argument became more and more intense.
People like Linlang, who are in the early stage of the fifth inheritance, are honored as immortals.
A trace of embarrassment emerged on the face of the Hanhai Sect disciple. He did not directly answer Lin Xing, but just said that he was not quite sure.
The Hanhai Sect disciple brought Lin Xing to a large courtyard and introduced him, "This is the Sifang Pavilion. It is where our sect entertains foreign visitors. Before the specific arrangements are made, please stay here temporarily."
"Alas, if you had come a few years earlier, you would have been accepted as a disciple by the sect's immortal and could have directly practiced the sect's unique skills."
The Hanhai Sect disciple had dark circles under his eyes and said proudly, "That's just the beginning. Just so you know, any disciple from the Demon Court will work from 0:00 to 0:00 every day without a break. They only rely on taking medicine to regulate their breathing and maintain a 007-style work and hard training every day."
"But is this noise outside... a protest?"
Lin Xing nodded slightly. He and Bai Yiyi sensed that more and more monks were gathering in front of a government office on the road a few streets away.
Lin Xing asked: "Is it no longer possible now?"
"I'm Luohuazi, what's your name, fellow Taoist?" A plump female Taoist came to the courtyard where Lin Xing lived with a kind smile.
After a brief greeting, the two sides began to communicate.
Luo Huazi shook his head and said, "That place is within the forbidden area of our Hanhai Sect. It is inconvenient for outsiders to go there. But fellow Daoist, you were able to ascend from the lower realm, which shows that you have extraordinary aptitude. You will definitely be one of my generation in the future. Then I will be able to go there and take a look."
In the Sifang Pavilion, Bai Yiyi understood the main point of the dispute after listening for a while, and immediately looked strange: "The Hanhai Sect's current reform is really learning from the Immortal Court?"
"Now the head of the sect is determined to make progress and has made drastic changes, which has swept away the decadent voices in the sect."
The Hanhai Sect disciple in front of the government office said coldly: "The daily and monthly assessment content, as well as the daily work hours requirements, are all set by the Sect Master and the masters in the sect after careful consideration in order to fight against the Demon Court."
She said with reverence: "Of course the most powerful one is the immortality pill made by Tianhai Zhenxian himself. One pill can extend one's life for a thousand years..."
Not long after Luo Huazi left, another young Taoist came to see Lin Xing.
The ascending monks from the upper realm, in addition to receiving imperial edicts from the immortal court, secretly ascend by drilling through mountains and crossing seas.
Lin Xing thought for a moment and said, "Master Zheng's original intention should be good."
She asked curiously, "Lin Xing, if you had to choose, which faction would you support?"
"Leave them alone for now."
"Since the Hanhai Sect does have longevity elixirs, let's stay here for a while and wait for me to replenish my lifespan."
Although Lin Xing had extended his life twice in Xinghai City, most of it was consumed in the time acceleration of Wuming Wanman. With one increase and one decrease, he now has eight years left to live, and he needs to increase his lifespan again.
Apart from that, what interests Lin Xing most about the Hanhai Sect is the so-called Taoist remains of the ancient immortals.
(End of this chapter)