The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Zhong Wen was also forced to be helpless.

At this time, Zhong Wen also hoped that his master would not blame him.

As for the old man in front of him, he knelt down and bowed down, but there was some resistance in his heart.

Although Zhong Wen also hopes to have such a powerful teacher in his heart, he needs to be willing to do it.

But now it's good.

Although this master ceremony is simple, it is accomplished.

However, after Zhong Wen got up, he never called the old man master, and stood there in a daze, thinking about how to explain this matter to his master when he returned to Longquan temple.

"Good apprentice, sit down first, and let me introduce you to you." The old man didn't care about Zhong Wen's reaction, and pulled Zhong Wen who was stunned to sit down.

"My teacher's surname is Li, Li Zhu, not Li of Tang Guo, but Li of Li." The old man began to introduce himself to Zhong Wen.

When Zhong Wen heard the old man say that his surname was Li, his first reaction was Li.

But after following the old man's explanation, I realized that this is not the case.

The surname Li can be said to be a relatively ancient surname.

Huang Di Ji's surname, the descendants of his son Shaohao call their own surname.

After the Ji surname, the Yan surname evolved, and finally the Li surname, and then the Li surname.

However, the surname Li comes from the name of the official position, so the surname Li can also be said to have evolved from the surname Li.

"Disciple, as soon as you hear the name of the teacher, you will know that the teacher is a reasonable person. Although the teacher forced you to worship me as the teacher, it is a last resort. The teacher is old and needs a successor. , and you are the one who has been looking for a teacher for many years." Li Zhu began to speak slowly.

When he said he wanted to be reasonable, Zhong Wen scoffed in his heart.

If you really reasoned, you wouldn't use your internal pressure to kneel down and kowtow to worship your teacher.

"Don't blame me as a teacher. Being a teacher is really a last resort. The life of a teacher is about to come to an end. If you can't find a disciple to inherit, the journey of being a teacher will probably disappear in this world. It's time." Seeing Zhong Wen's unnatural expression, Li Zhu knew that Zhong Wen didn't believe what he said, so he explained again.

"I don't think senior is very old, why do you say that your life span is approaching?" Zhong Wen asked aloud.

"You, you can't call me senior anymore, you have to call me master." Seeing that Zhong Wen didn't call him master, Li Zhu suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart.

In fact, he himself used strong means to make Zhong Wen worship himself as a teacher, which is really unbearable.

However, he has his own rationale, and he doesn't think about anything else anymore.

"I have a master, and I have a master. I don't want to kneel down and kowtow voluntarily to my senior because my senior used to force me, but I still have my own master and master, and my master treats me well, but I can't." Let my master see me and join him." Zhong Wen looked at Li Zhu and replied.

"Oh, it's my teacher's fault, that's all. Since you respect your teacher so much, what do you think of me as your second teacher?" Seeing that Zhong Wen was still resistant, Li Zhu found an excuse that was not an excuse. .

After hearing this, Zhong Wen thought for a while.

It would be a good way to let this method arrive.

Moreover, Li Zhu voluntarily took the position of the second master. At least, after returning to Longquan temple, he explained the situation to his master. It is impossible for his master Li Daoling to blame himself too much.

Moreover, under such circumstances, he was unable to resist.

"Second master, please accept a salute from my disciple." After figuring out the link, Zhong Wen bowed willingly.

However, Zhong Wen still would not call himself a disciple, and could only be regarded as a disciple.

There is only one teacher as an apprentice, but there can be several teachers as a disciple.

Just like when Zhong Wen was studying medicine in Chang'an, he learned medical skills from Chen Chunsheng and became a named disciple. What he did was the gift of a student and a disciple, not a teacher and apprentice.

"Okay, okay, good apprentice." Seeing Zhong Wen salute, Li Zhu voluntarily called him Second Master, and didn't care about these etiquette anymore.

"Oh, I forgot to ask, I still don't know your name as a teacher, please tell me quickly." Only then did Li Zhu remember that he even forgot to ask Zhong Wen's name for a long time.

Moreover, seeing that Zhong Wen respected his teacher so much, he thought he had found a good disciple.

With such a disciple who respects the teacher and respects the way, he is not mistaken.

"My disciple's name is Zhong Wen, and the master gave him the Dao name of Jiushou, so the second master can call me Xiaowen, or Jiushou." Zhong Wen replied according to his words.

"Then I will call you Xiaowen from now on, okay, okay, I, Li Zhu, will have disciples from now on." Li Zhu is not called Zhong Wen Jiushou.

After all, this is the Taoist name Li Daoling gave Zhong Wen, and he was still a little reluctant to call Zhong Wen a nine-song.

As for the name Xiaowen, one could tell from the first hearing that the elder called the junior, and he felt comfortable calling it.

Zhong Wen didn't speak any more, and sat quietly.

"Disciple, since you call me master again, then I have to tell you who our sect is. Our sect is called Tiandizong, which has been passed down from ancient times to the present. In my generation, there are already Eighteen generations, but you are No.19." Li Zhu said.

When Zhong Wen heard it, he felt that the name of this teacher was really resounding.

Tiandizong, I thought it was Tiandihui at first glance.

Then, Zhong Wen thought of himself as the No.19 generation disciple of Taiyi Sect.

But now, he has become the No.19 disciple of Tiandizong, which seems very fateful.

They all belong to the No.19 generation disciples. If this is not fate, what is it?

"My Heaven and Earth Sect..."

Gradually, Li Zhu began to tell about the origin of Tiandizong and how the ancestors were.

Zhong Wen listened quietly, and began to have a certain understanding in his heart.

Originally, the ancient times mentioned by Li Zhu was thought to be the era of the Yellow Emperor. After Li Zhu explained, Zhong Wen realized that Tiandizong probably originated some time before the Spring and Autumn Period, just like the Taiyi School.

As for when, it is impossible to know.

After all, the development of each sect will undergo great changes.

Just like the Taiyi Sect, it also came from before the Spring and Autumn Period, and the changes naturally change with the changes of the times.

As for the Heaven and Earth Sect where Li Zhu belonged, the number of its sects was also relatively small.

However, the Heaven and Earth Sect where Li Zhu is located does not have a fixed sect position, and it changes from time to time.

In recent generations, wherever Li Zhu went, the position of the sect was there.

At this time, Li Zhu lived in the Tianshan Mountains, so naturally, this was the location of the sect of Tiandizong.

"Second Master, I have something I want to ask you for advice." Zhong Wen asked Li Zhu after seeing Li Zhu stop.

"Teacher, tell me." Seeing that Zhong Wen had finally opened his mouth, Li Zhu smiled happily.

"The second master said just now that you have a younger brother, but where is my uncle now?" Zhong Wen asked carefully.

"Him? I don't know. Anyway, he has left the sect, and he is no longer your uncle. If you see him in the future, you are not allowed to mention the sect with him." Li Zhu suddenly heard Zhong Wen's question, his eyes widened. But with a look of hatred.

"Why?" Zhong Wen was puzzled.

Just now, Li Zhu told him about Tiandizong.

Li Zhu's master, that is, Zhong Wen's ancestor, took in two disciples.

One is Lizhu for him, and the other is a man named Boxi.

And Zhong Wen only saw Li Zhu here, but he didn't find anyone else, not even a trace of the second person's life, so this made Zhong Wen a little puzzled.

"He rebelled against the sect, so naturally he is no longer your uncle, so don't mention him again." Li Zhu stopped Zhong Wen's questioning.

"Yes, Second Master." Although Zhong Wen didn't understand the reason, he quickly shut up when he heard that his newly promoted uncle had defected from the sect.

Teachers can defect at will, which shows that they are a little deviant.

In this era, it is not a good thing to rebel at will. Even Zhong Wen, who came from later generations, dare not do so casually, let alone people of this era.

"Apprentice, now you are already at the tenth level of the Innate Realm, and you have only practiced martial arts for seven or eight years. This speed is indeed a bit fast, but the master sees that your foundation is very stable. It seems that apart from your talent, this apprentice In addition to the excellent understanding, it seems that there are some adventures, right?" Li Zhu asked curiously.

Li Zhu was able to forcefully accept Zhong Wen as his apprentice, not only because Zhong Wen had already reached the top level of innate realm at such an age, but also because of Zhong Wen's talent and understanding.

And when Li Zhu asked this question, he also wanted to know whether Zhong Wen had eaten some kind of abnormal thing between heaven and earth by mistake.

"Back to Second Master, this disciple has never had any adventures, and has always been normal. From time to time, he travels around for the affairs of the master, fighting and killing, and this is how he has his current skills. Just a few years ago, before the disciple first entered the rivers and lakes, even I don't even know the realm of the innate realm, but after I met a few friends in Chang'an City, I learned the division of martial arts." Zhong Wen replied puzzled.

"Oh? It seems that the sect you belong to has really declined. Let me explain it to you as a master, so that you won't go to someone to inquire again, and lose face of my Tiandizong." After hearing the words, Li Zhu affirmed Zhong Zhong. Wen's division is very poor.

What kind of sect can a sect that doesn't even know the realm of martial arts be.

"Second master please enlighten me." Zhong Wen stood up and saluted after hearing the words.

This is the way to teach karma and solve doubts, it is normal for Zhong Wen to salute, besides, Zhong Wen also called Li Zhu as the second master.

Seeing Zhong Wen salute, Li Zhu pressed his hand, signaled Zhong Wen to sit down, and then began to explain: "The path of martial arts, under the innate realm, I think you already know it, so I won't explain it to you in detail." .Then as a teacher, I will tell you how to divide the various realms above the innate realm.”

"The innate realm is divided into twelve levels, but there are only nine levels above the innate level, and every three levels are divided into one level, and the person you fought with that old boy today entered the Tao and broke through to the level above the innate level. The way of blood killing has been achieved, but it is only a layer above the innate, and it is regarded as the initial stage."

"As for the innate level, after reaching the ninth level, it takes more than ten years of condensing to reach perfection. If you break through, you will be in the realm of martial arts."

"The Realm of Martial Dao?" Hearing such a name, Zhong Wenchu ​​felt that it was somewhat similar to the name of the Innate Realm.

"Yes, the realm of martial arts, and those who have reached the realm of martial arts, will not walk in the world. They all hide in the mountains and rivers in order to pursue a higher realm. As for this higher realm, but No one knows, not even a teacher." Li Zhu said.

5 Chapter Fifty

The realm of martial arts is beyond reach for Zhong Wen.

Even above the innate, Zhong Wen can only look up, not to mention there is a realm of martial arts above.

This is like a little master of the Houtian realm facing a person of the Xiantian realm. In the eyes of the Xiantian realm, the Houtian realm is just a small person to them.

Looking back at Zhong Wen at this time, in Li Zhu's eyes, it is probably the same.

"Second master, what kind of realm does this realm of martial arts have?" Zhong Wen asked in a low voice.

"The realm of martial arts, as far as everyone knows and can be divided, there are only eight floors at present, and I have never heard of anyone reaching the ninth floor. Even the old guy who reached the eighth floor is probably already dead. " Li Zhu said in a somewhat depressed mood.

"Why? Is it so difficult to break through the ninth level of the Martial Dao Realm? Is there any restriction?" Li Zhongwen continued to ask.

"It's difficult, it's too difficult. The difficult thing is that as long as you break through to the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm, within three years, this person will die, and your patriarch is like this." Li Zhu's heart became more and more depressed when he said this. .

Li Zhu was indeed in a low mood, and even his voice seemed a little hoarse.

The reason is because his master once reached the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm, but he passed away a year after breaking through.

And every master who breaks through to the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm will die within three years. As for the reason, no one knows.

The nine layers that Li Zhu talked about was just a legend.

This legend has been circulated among these martial arts masters.

This legend, for them, may be a real legend, because no one has reached the ninth level of the Martial Dao Realm.

Moreover, the reason for Li Zhu's depression also came from himself, and it even came from an incident hundreds of years ago.

Why?

Because Li Zhu is not only dying, but also because he is a master of the seventh level of the Martial Dao Realm, and Li Zhu has been suppressing his own realm not to break through.

It is because he has never found a disciple who can inherit the mantle.

If he breaks through to the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm, the curse-like ban will eventually descend on his head.

In recent years, Li Zhu couldn't restrain himself more and more.

Therefore, he was looking for disciples everywhere.

One is to pass on the mantle of his sect, and the other is to have someone to collect the body for him, and someone to offer incense.

After Zhong Wen heard about this, he also felt the same way as Zhu.

Although Zhong Wen is thousands of miles away from the realm of martial arts, he doesn't need to be so depressed, let alone he is still very young.

Besides, it's hard to say whether it can break through to the innate level.

"Teacher, don't be discouraged. Although the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm is a curse, it is still far away from you." Seeing that Zhong Wen also lowered his head, Li Zhu seemed to be in a bad mood, so he hurriedly expressed his relief. road.

"Second master, I just don't understand why you died within three years after breaking through to the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm. Is it because the inner energy is too huge, but the body can't bear it, which caused the seniors to pass away?" Zhong said. Wen raised his head and expressed his opinion.

"Well, what you said is also one of the reasons. When practicing the seventh level of the Martial Dao Realm, the internal energy is really huge, but there are other factors in it. Well, let's not talk about the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm. It's a matter of the upper level, apprentice, if you don't understand anything, you can continue to ask, as long as the teacher knows, he will definitely tell you." Li Zhu quickly stopped this topic.

As he said, the topic is heavy.

For Li Zhu, it was like a mountain pressing down on him, making him a little out of breath.

People who are close to the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm, of course he doesn't want to die.

Who doesn't want to live a few more years?

Although he Li Zhu has already lived for more than 160 years, but he hopes that he can live longer and live to be [-] years old.