That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 422

In fact, Zhang Xueyao said a very simple truth, which can be simply attributed to the rise of Jianzong.

The Daomen's first Sanqing Dazheng was honored as the Three Daojun in the future, ranking above all the ancestors and living below the Daozu.

If Jianzong is divided into four eras, it can be roughly divided into the era of Shangqing Daojun at the beginning, the era of Shangguan Xianchen at its peak, the era of Gongsun Zhongmou who survived in the cracks, and the era of Xu Beiyou who is beginning to show hope for ZTE.

The era of the Great Daojun of the Shangqing Dynasty started from the establishment of the Daoist Emperor of the Shangqing Dynasty to Xu Lin, and lasted for nearly a thousand years. Although the duration was extremely long, the Jianzong remained largely unchanged during this period of time, that is, to be content with the The 36 islands in the East China Sea are dedicated to developing the foundation in Weiguo.

When Xu Lin became the suzerain, Weiguo was already in the pocket of Jianzong, and most of the children of the five great families of Weiguo were Jianzong's disciples, and the two were integrated into one.After having enough background capital, Xu Lin naturally came up with the idea of ​​looking at the Central Plains, so Jianzong joined forces and also unwilling to settle for the Taoist gate in the southeast corner, and began to secretly plan the layout. grow.

It can be said that Xu Lin is an important transition from the Daojun era of the Shangqing Dynasty to the era of Shangguan Xianchen. At this time, Jianzong did not try to be quick for a while, and his actions were restrained and his goals were clear, just like today's Ghost King Palace. You can pretend to be a snake with Daomen, so you will soon become a rising star that makes other sects intimidated, but at that time, Jianzong just hoped to have his own voice in the world, not as ambitious as Daomen's thousand-year revival plan. To ascend to the world.Therefore, there is not much conflict between Jianzong and Daomen at this time.

It's just that after the sudden rise in status, great changes have taken place within the Jianzong. The young faction headed by Shangguan Xianchen began to rise. They opposed Xu Lin's conservatism and eagerly wanted to win a place in the Central Plains. , the contradiction between the first disciple and the suzerain became more and more irreconcilable, and finally the battle of killing the master took place.The result of this battle was the death of Xu Lin, Shangguan Xianchen was officially promoted to the suzerain of Jianzong, and Jianzong began to enter the heyday of Shangguan Xianchen.

In all fairness, Shangguan Xianchen is indeed beyond reproach as far as the way of the sword is concerned, but as the suzerain of the Sword Sect, this may not be the case.

After the self-willed Shangguan Xianchen became the suzerain of Jianzong, he immediately abandoned Xu Lin's strategy of "picking it up slowly", and uttered the famous saying in the future, "If you rely on the three-foot green peak, you should run rampant in the world", which leads to After Shangguan Xianchen crossed the sea and landed on the shore to slaughter several sects such as Longcheng, at this time, Jianzong turned from accumulating strength to turning his heart to the world.

However, Shangguan Xianchen's attempt to take a share of the Central Plains by force was naturally opposed by the Taoist sect. After killing the master of the Molun Temple and the leader of Xuanjiao, the pair of Jianzong and the Taoist sect hid behind the scenes The "black hand" who calculated others finally turned against him. Shangguan Xianchen fought against Taoist head teacher Zichen, and Jianzong was defeated by Taoist for the first time. This is why Shangguan Xianchen agreed not to set foot in the Central Plains for 20 years.

Twenty years later, Shangguan Xianchen went to Dongdu at the invitation of Emperor Shenzong of Zhengzheng to put down Xiao Yu's rebellion. At this time, Daomen was on Xiao Yu's side, and Jianzong and Daomen once again stood on the opposite side.

Then there was the change of Taimiao that shook the world. When Emperor Shenzong of Dazheng led civil and military officials to worship ancestors and heaven in Taimiao, Xiao's father and son launched the change of Taimiao with the support of Taoism, supporting the sword sect and support of Dazheng royal family. Xiao's Taoist sect fought directly, Shangguan Xianchen single-handedly beheaded three peak masters with a single sword, and finally lost to the head teacher of the Taoist sect, and it was also the second time that Jianzong was defeated by the Taoist sect.

Although Jianzong lost twice in a row at this time, he was not hurt. Looking at Jianzong, it seemed that Shangguan Xianchen insisted on going his own way, but in fact Jianzong chose Shangguan Xianchen.

It was precisely because of Jianzong's will that after two consecutive failures, Jianzong still did not choose to stop, but chose not to hit the south wall and not look back.

If the first two confrontations between Shuomen and Jianzong could only be regarded as small-scale local battles, then the next third confrontation will be a full-scale war, and there will be no end to death.

After Zichen, the old head teacher of Taoism, ascended, Shangguan Xianchen also stepped into the realm of ascension, but he chose not to ascend for the time being, but chose to look down on the world with the posture of a living god, claiming that one person is half a sword sect, and even experienced a Zhang Qingchen rebelled against the sect and the Taoist sect whose vitality was severely injured had to avoid the edge for the time being.

Jianzong thus reached the pinnacle.

But even so, Shangguan Xianchen was still alone in front of Xiao Yu and Daomen who came with the momentum.

Manpower was no match for the number of days, Shangguan Xianchen survived the catastrophe, but failed to withstand Xiao Huang's sword of the Son of Heaven, and finally died.

Big gambles are the only way to win big, but more often big gambles also mean that losing once means going bankrupt.

After the death of Shangguan Xianchen, Jianzong lost all games, Weiguo and 36 Islands fell, and the third confrontation between Jianzong and Daomen ended in Jianzong's complete failure.So far, the era of Shangguan Xianchen has come to an end, and the Taoist "traitor" Jianzong has been completely wiped out.

After the founding of Daqi, the conflict between the Daoist sect and the imperial court gradually emerged. The Daoist sect believed that Jianzong had been completely eradicated, and the remaining evils were nothing to worry about, so they no longer paid attention to Jianzong, but shifted their energy to the court.

However, Ling Dao Sect never expected that the "Sword Sect Remnant" Gongsun Zhongmou at this time was like a seed, which had quietly taken root and sprouted in the gap between the two mountains of the imperial court and Dao Sect, and was still growing tenaciously.

As a result, Jianzong entered the era of Gongsun Zhongmou's revival.

In terms of swordsmanship cultivation, Gongsun Zhongmou is not as good as Shangguan Xianchen, but in terms of combining vertical and horizontal tactics, Shangguan Xianchen is far behind his disciple.

When Gongsun Zhongmou escaped from Biyou Island, he had almost nothing, but he insisted on relying on his own strength to make Jianzong appear in the sight of Taoism and the court again.

Compared with the former Jianzong, the Jianzong at this time is like a Clivia plant. When the seeds burst out of the ground, all the sharpness and hostility of the Jianzong in the past have been restrained, leaving only a faint fragrance.

For this reason, Gongsun Zhongmou was hailed as "No one in the world does not know the emperor". Compared with the domineering words that Shangguan Xianchen once said, Gongsun Zhongmou's words were much plainer.

Let me have a place where I can stand three feet tall, so that no one will know who I am today.

The era of Gongsun Zhongmou lasted for 50 years, and created a new sword sect. Until the battle of Biyou Island, Gongsun Zhongmou died in battle, and the era of Gongsun Zhongmou ended. It is to let Jianzong enter the fourth era, which is the current Zhongxing era of Xu Beiyou.

Of course, it is still too early to talk about the word Zhongxing. Xu Beiyou still inherits the legacy left by Gongsun Zhongmou more than independently develops it. However, with the Taoism workshop belonging to Jianzong, Jianzong has already had a bit of ZTE. meteorological.

Between the era of Gongsun Zhongmou and the era of Xu Beiyou, there is also a transitional figure, that is Zhang Xueyao.

It's just that the handover process between Xu Beiyou and Zhang Xueyao was not as bloody as that between Shangguan Xianchen and Xu Lin. There were roughly three things that happened, namely Murong Xuanyin entered Jiangdu, Taiyi rescued Ku Tianzun entered Jiangdu, and Zhang Zhaonu entered Jiangdu. When Murong Xuanyin entered Jiangdu, Xu Beiyou was just a spectator, and Zhang Xueyao was in charge of everything. When Taiyi rescued Ku Tianzun and entered Jiangdu, Xu Beiyou turned the tide by chance. With the capital to be equal to Zhang Xueyao, when Zhang Zhaonu entered Jiangdu, Xu Beiyou almost became the dominant force. From then on, Zhang Xueyao officially handed over power and retreated behind the scenes. Jianzong completely entered the era of Xu Beiyou.

Xu Beiyou's philosophy is not the same as his master Gongsun Zhongmou, and even more different from his master Shangguan Xianchen, but it coincides with his grand master Xu Lin. It can be summed up in four words. Of.

Shangguan Xianchen resorted to force, but Xu Beiyou didn't have the capital, so it was quite different.

Gongsun Zhongmou tried to find a balance between the imperial court and Taoism, but it was in vain. When he wanted to completely attach himself to the imperial court, it was too late, so it is not the same.

What Xu Beiyou wants to take is a road that completely takes advantage of the imperial court.

As far as the current situation is concerned, his trip to the imperial capital must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)