soul repair

Shangqing has two layers of defensive formations, inner and outer. Except for Xueling, the rest of the peaks are within the inner defensive formation.People with predestined relationship can only wander around the outer edge after entering, and will be taken to the reception hall of Xueling after being discovered by patrolling disciples.Ji Qingyan occasionally meditated in a remote corner by Qionghu Lake in the outer edge in summer nights. He liked the coolness and tranquility here, but he didn't want to meet Guan Ying who came in, which saved the effort of patrolling his disciples.

Just after dawn, two men flew down from Xueling's receiving hall, their feet flying against the wind.They are all wearing summer light apricot clothes, which are bright and generous, and the texture is also good, which sets off the two not-so-good-looking faces with a bit of spring.

Both of them are rough men with stubble all over their faces, so this warm and harmonious color naturally doesn't match their bodies.The apricot color was worn by the lower-level disciples of the Shangqing Palace. They felt awkward when they came in, but there was a door to regulate it, and they didn't care about it after a few years.

One of them said, "I'll take the newcomer to the reception hall."

Another said: "Then I will report to the old Palace Master."

It hit it off, each mattered, and the two parted ways and left.

The old palace master, Daoist Sanchen, seldom shows up and never goes to the main peak, so he lives in the Sleepless Mountain at the corner of the Twelve Peaks of Shangqing.Sleepless Mountain is sandwiched between two peaks, and the place is quiet. There is a waterfall on the mountain that does not freeze all the year round.

No one knows how old the old palace lord is. He usually lives alone on this remote mountain and rarely comes out.The disciple bypassed several mountain peaks and landed outside the courtyard where the old palace lord lived. He saw several chief deacons standing at the door, and thought: What's the matter? Why are there so many people here?

He glanced inside, but couldn't see anything clearly in the dark, stepped forward and said: "A newcomer came in yesterday, Deacon Qin asked me to report to the old Palace Master."

When Song Guzhui saw the Xingyi disciple coming over, he already guessed in his heart that it was about the man in black.This matter is really nothing now, Qi Xuanji next to Lu Junye is in charge of the small and big affairs of the Shangqing Palace, and said: "The old palace master is discussing things with the three young palace masters, and there is no time. Then what is the newcomer?" What kind of person?"

The disciple then described Guan Ying's age, appearance, and injuries, and Qi Xuanji said: "Leave this matter to me, you can go back."

Not long after Disciple Xingyi left, several people waited for a while, and then slowly walked up and down. An old and deep voice came from the yard: "Several people come in, let's discuss this matter together."

Song Guzhui and the others did not dare to be negligent, they gathered their breath and entered in order in silence.As soon as you enter the courtyard gate, there are several pots of spider plants and a clump of green bamboos in the corner, and the green pines cover the sky.

The yard has been like a day for ten years, elegant and clean, spotless.

Song Gu followed them into the old main hall, and stood beside Ji Qingyan silently, not daring to interrupt, just continuing to listen to them.

In the hall where the walls were beginning to be mottled, now the most important people in the Shangqing Palace gathered, and the discussions were about the life and death of the Shangqing Palace.Taoist Sanchen, the old palace master, spoke first: "Gu Zhui, have you made any progress in your cultivation recently?"

Song Guzhui said: "It's still the same, there is no big progress."

Taoist Sanchen was silent for a while, and said: "Last night, Tsing Yi sent news from the Red Sandalwood Palace. If we see someone who can hear souls, we must send it to the Central Plains immediately. The Red Sandalwood Palace is now the head of the Central Plains. I don't want to cause trouble. Ask Tsing Yi to send a post, saying that the Shangqing Palace is waiting for orders."

"It's so hard to find people who listen to the soul, which sect doesn't want to take it for itself? Red Sandalwood Palace is too bullying." The one who said this was Mo Baiqi, the master of Congyuan Palace.He looks about thirty, very tall, half a head taller than Ji Qingyan and Song Guzhui in this hall, making people have to look up.

He calmed down for a while, and considering his status as the Grand Palace Master, his voice became steady again: "But the Red Sandalwood Palace took the lead back then and led all the factions in the chaos, so it should be in the rightful position now. At this time, we should indeed be friends with the Red Sandalwood Palace. It is wise to keep your head down."

Swallowing the words, San Chen nodded and agreed: "Eight years ago, soul cultivation was everywhere, and the unjustly dead were countless. Resentment and evil spirits filled the world, and spiritual energy was low. This disturbed Taoist cultivators and made them unable to practice. It would be a catastrophe on earth. Discerning the method of soul cultivation, the world is already in chaos."

After finishing speaking, he paused, and then said: "Although people who listen to the soul are rare, we didn't say when we would send them over. Even if we do find them, it's okay to wait three to five years before sending them over."

The last sentence was a bit rascal, but Sanchen still looked like a respected gentleman, several people in the hall looked at each other for a while, and then quickly put on a serious look.

Lu Junye, the owner of Twilight Palace, is the shortest in this hall. He looks about 40 years old, with a slightly fat body, and he is more worried than others when he raises his eyebrows. There are still not many, and we have to continue to find something for them to do. As a Taoist cultivator and unable to practice, something will happen sooner or later, and I worry about how long the current situation will last."

Congyuan Palace is responsible for Shangqing's defense, and Mo Baiqi's subordinates are the disciples with the highest cultivation level and the best fighting skills in Shangqing Palace.Lu Junye was in charge of the miscellaneous and mundane affairs of the Shangqing Palace, and his personality was rather trivial, and his temperament could be seen when the two of them talked.

Ji Qingyan said: "All the factions in the Central Plains have been killed for many years, and more than half of them are finally dead, but it may be impossible to restore the spirit of Zhongling and Xiuxiu in the past." Maybe it will never be possible.

Everyone in the hall fell silent.

Ji Qingyan has always been blunt when talking about business matters, and he will not have high expectations for the future. Listening to him, you will feel that the future is bleak.Song Guzhui knew that he had spoken very restrainedly now, so he lowered his eyes involuntarily.

If the soul cultivator is killed on one side, it will rise again on the other side. After eight years of killing, it has only improved somewhat.The scenes of all sects living in peace and harmony in the world of cultivating immortals back then became more and more blurred in my mind, and perhaps it has become a thing of the past forever.

Lu Junye said again: "Qingyan, you are the only one among us who can kill soul cultivators. You might as well leave the mundane affairs in your hands to Gu Zhui, so that you have more time to go out for a walk."

Ji Qingyan remained silent, but Mo Baiqi sighed when he saw this: "There is no one who can hear the soul, and what Qingyan can do is limited."

Those who listen to the soul, this is the key to everything.

Mo Baiqi asked again: "Recently, when you went down the mountain, have you ever met a soul cultivator?"

Ji Qingyan said: "I killed two people, both of whom were shallow in practice. The nearest one is in Xihua Village outside Luohe."

Lu Junye showed a bit of surprise: "There are even near Shangqing?"

Sanchen said: "This time I asked you to come here for this reason. I have never had a soul cultivator within fifty miles of Shangqing, and it must not be a good thing to show up now. According to Qingyan, the one in Xihua Village is not a good thing. The upper soul cultivator is a lunatic who only uses soul techniques to kill people."

Mo Baiqi frowned: "How does a lunatic practice soul art, can someone teach him?"

Sanchen nodded lightly: "Teach a madman soul art, only kill people but not practice, his heart can be punished."

Mo Baiqi's face was a bit ugly: "This is for our Shangqing Palace. It is intended to make the surrounding area full of resentment and resentment, and disturb us so that we cannot practice."

Ji Qingyan said blankly: "In the future, there will be more and more soul cultivators nearby."

Seeing the discontent on everyone's faces, Sanchen smiled and said, "The Central Plains has been fighting with Hunxiu for eight years. We have always been in a corner, but since they have all come to kill us, we can only fight."

Lu Junye stopped talking and lowered his head a little worried.

The palace lord and the chief deacon had a routine meeting every seven days. Today, because Sanchen received the news from Tsing Yi, a few people were recruited here, and they left after speaking.Before leaving, Qi Xuanji said: "To the old palace master, a newcomer just came in yesterday, and he is waiting in the reception hall."

It has been almost a year since no newcomers entered the Shangqing Palace, and Sanchen couldn't help being a little interested: "What kind of person? How old are you?"

"According to the disciples, he was less than twenty years old, and was seriously injured when he entered."

Ji Qingyan lowered his eyes slightly, and walked out the door without saying a word.

The Shangqing Palace is no better than other sects, and they live alone, and they are not as beautiful as them.This man is going to defect to the Shangqing Palace at such a young age, there must be some stories, San Chen ordered Qi Xuanji, "Bring him."

Everyone left one after another, and Sanchen soaked snow-capped ginseng and waited in the hall. After three cups of tea, it gradually cooled.Footsteps could be heard outside the yard, Sanchen put down his cup and looked up at the right moment. A young man in black came in alone.

This man was quite different from his former disciples, he was extremely handsome, with a white face and thin lips, and he had peachy eyes when he entered the room.San Chen thought in his heart that he was lucky to be a bad old man, if a young woman would have been tricked, he couldn't help shaking his head in his heart, pointing to the seat in front of him.

Of course Guan Ying didn't know what was going on in Sanchen's mind, he just felt that the handsome old man in front of him was unfathomable, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or disgusted.

"What is your purpose in coming to Shangqing Palace?" Sanchen cut to the chase.

"I'm alone and have nowhere to go. I want to go to the Shangqing Palace so that I can have a place to live and practice." This is what he had thought up a long time ago, and he has memorized it fluently.

"No other purpose?"

"No." He said with certainty, very firmly.

"You were seriously injured when you came in, where did the injury come from?"

"I met a few wild beasts on the road, and I was accidentally caught by them, but fortunately, I met the brothers of Shangqing Palace, so I didn't die."

Sanchen stroked his silver-white beard and hair slowly, and stood up slowly: "Since you have no intention of entering the Shangqing Palace, why don't you just leave now."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was no one in front of Guan Ying.

Guan Ying's complexion changed, thinking that this old man was really thoughtful and could not be deceived, so he forced a smile and said, "Old Palace Master, I have enemies chasing me, and I want to seek refuge in Shangqing Palace."

After saying it several times, there was still no movement in the hall. Guan Ying panicked and shouted: "Old Palace Master, I know I was wrong. I am desperate now. I really need a place to stay."

Guan Ying really didn't dare to explain the serious injury on her body.The master had warned him thousands of times not to tell others about himself, but he didn't know whether the old man was good or evil, so he couldn't talk nonsense.

After shouting a few times and still not seeing anyone, Guan Ying became more and more flustered, and thought through gritted teeth: I won't be left here, let's go somewhere else, it doesn't mean that if you leave here, you won't be able to live.Just as he was about to stand up and walk, there was a gust of wind in front of him, and Sanchen sat in front of him again, as if he hadn't left at all.

"It was your enemy who seriously injured you? Who?"

Guan Ying lowered her head and said nothing.The truth cannot be told, the lie cannot be told, what should he do?

Sanchen said unhurriedly: "You don't have to say who the enemy is, but when you come to the Shangqing Palace, you have to abandon the past, even the original name, and you will not seek revenge in the future, and you must not take the initiative to provoke, otherwise you will die." I have to leave Shangqing Palace and forget everything about you here."

Guan Ying looked up at him: "What if we pay homage to Master?"

"Parents, relatives, friends, and masters from the same school. It is human nature to miss you. The Shangqing Palace will not care about you. It is all right for you to worship them, but you must not use the Shangqing disciples to avenge your personal revenge. The Shangqing Palace is a place for people to take refuge. But it is not a sharp sword used by outsiders for revenge."

Guan Ying nodded thoughtfully: "I don't want revenge, I just take refuge, I understand."

When he looked over again, Sanchen held a white whisk in his hand at some point.The tail of the whisk passed slowly by Guan Ying's palm, revealing a puddle of clear water.

Sanchen said: "Fish live in water, and people die in water. Water will not change. If you can't survive, then you should be the one to change."

Guan Ying silently looked at the swaying water in his hand.

Sanchen stopped talking.He has seen countless people, this man's temperament needs to be polished, but he is not a treacherous person, maybe he really has unspeakable difficulties.

"Spiritual aura comes from Dao. From now on, you will change your name to Lingdao, and stay in Shangqing Palace for a while." Sanchen looked at him, "Go."

Guan Ying's throat moved up and down slightly, not knowing what to say, so she knelt down and bowed.A gust of wind passed by, and when Guan Ying stood up, the hall was empty except for the cold water and tea on the table, and the scattered dust disappeared.