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Chapter 93 Dispute

Xie Liang still looked like he was lecturing in the hall, with a blank expression on his face, but when Yu Ci looked over, he actually lowered his head slightly:

"I'm here tonight to thank you."

"Uh?"

Yu Ci seemed to be in a fog for five miles, completely dazed.I don't know when I actually helped such a supernatural figure.

And within the time of these two sentences, a group of people have already arrived in the house.Only then did Yu Ci realize that he had led the guest to the wrong place due to distraction.The room he stayed in just now was not for receiving guests, but a quiet room for taking a nap. There was only one desk in the room, and everyone who came in had to sit on the floor, let alone the messy objects on the desk.

Yu Zhou stroked his beard and smiled, Yu Ci put the question aside, and said apologetically, "The room is a bit messy..."

"It's okay."

Yu Zhou's attitude was more casual, he waved his hand, walked directly over, and knelt down next to the table.He sat casually, but there was no priority in the position, Xie Liang sat down after him, seeing this situation, Yu Ci felt more and more that he was not free and easy.

Baoguang took the initiative to run to serve tea and water, Yu Ci also let go of his heart, and sat apart from Xie Liang.

Let go of your mind, and your doubts are still unresolved.As soon as Yu Ci sat down, he asked: "My disciple is stupid, I don't know what the 'thank you' mentioned by Xianchangchang refers to..."

"It's about 'medicine' materials."

Old Taoist Yu Zhou stepped forward with a smile and said: "You don't know yet, the 'medicine' material I asked you to find that day was exactly what Junior Brother Xie needed urgently. Today he saw the 'medicine' material and was very satisfied, so he specially asked to come to express his thanks .”

Yu Ci didn't expect such a thing to happen in the middle, and when he was surprised, he saw Xie Liang bowed his upper body slightly and saluted him.Even though he was a bold figure, the solemn attitude of a Buxu Immortal made him feel a little bit at a loss for a while.

Gathering his mind, he replied: "Don't dare, the disciple is also honored to be able to contribute to the immortal leader."

This is of course a cliché, a polite remark.As he said that, he glanced at Yu Zhou, and saw that the old man was just stroking his beard and smiling without any hint, which made him feel even more strange.

Unexpectedly, Xie Liang heard it, but responded: "This has nothing to do with the elder or the disciple. At that time, you were not a disciple of the sect, but you helped me find the 'medicine' without paying any compensation. Naturally, I had to come to the gate to thank you. "

His tone still sounded nasty, and looked even more rigid.However, Yu Ci's affection for this immortal leader has greatly increased. He does not use his power to overwhelm others, and he is not ashamed to be inferior to others. He just discusses the matter according to the facts. This is the style of the immortal family, which makes people heartbroken.

After all, Yu Ci is good at observing the face and 'color', and he knows how to communicate with this person when he sees the situation. After a few words of humility, he suddenly remembered the two words Xie Liang said before:

"then?"

He turned his eyes to the old man again, only to see Yu Zhou reaching out to hold down the box containing fish and dragons on the table, and said with a smile:

"The second thing here is my proposal: You are a good-looking fish and dragon. If you exchange it for a mere [-] meritorious deeds, I will feel sorry for you. Brother Xie is well-versed in many disciplines in practice. , and is good at medicine and Waidan yellow and white art, today coincidentally, I will ask him to see how to estimate a reasonable price for fish and dragons, or think of a long-term solution, and don't do stupid things like killing chickens and taking eggs."

Yu Ci didn't expect Yu Zhou to still think about this matter, he felt helpless and moved for a moment.

The old Taoist really hit it off with him, and indeed took care of him in many ways, Yu Ci could clearly feel that kindness.It's just that the two's thoughts are not very compatible. In Yu Ci's view, although fish and dragons are precious, they are not irreplaceable. What he cares more about is the qualification to enter the Lichen Sect to practice the longevity technique.

He believed that as long as he really practiced the Longevity Technique to further improve his abilities, and followed the divine plan to obtain such precious things as fish and dragons, it would be a matter of time, and there was no need to haggle over pennies and bucks at this time.

Regarding this, the old Taoist obviously didn't think of going with him.

Of course, Yu Ci wouldn't really be ignorant of flattery, old Taoist Yu Zhou had built a bridge and paved the way for him, if he still had to make things right, he would be foolish.

While his mind was turning, he didn't show his face, first he thanked Yu Zhou and Xie Liang, and then, under the signal of the old Taoist, he took the stone box with both hands and sent it to Xie Liang.

Xie Liang took it, and didn't rush to open it. After thinking for a while, his gaze swept across Yu Ci's face, and it was as sharp as in Xiande Palace.Yu Ci was slightly startled, and then saw Xie Liang put the stone box back on the table.

"Brother Yu, don't be busy, I want to ask a few words... is it convenient?"

The latter was already said to Yu Ci.Yu Ci wanted to see what Yu Zhou's attitude was, but for some reason, when Xie Liang's gaze fell on his face, his whole body was a little stiff, and his consciousness and body were obviously out of touch, it was a reflex 'A small movement of averting his eyes, but he was also frozen there.

Amazing!It doesn't look as good as Jin Huantao's majestic Yang method, but that Wei Sha has achieved complete control without people knowing it.Yu Ci wondered, if the elder in front of him wanted to kill him, wouldn't he even have to move a finger?

Yu Ci didn't think that Xie Liang would be harmful to him, but the current completely passive situation was really uncomfortable.He slowly adjusted his breath, kept his breath in his chest, and responded neither humble nor overbearing: "Please express clearly."

Xie Liang did not show any emotional changes:

"Today you exchanged the rare treasures of fish and dragons for the body of a disciple in the outer room, what is it for?"

Yu Ci replied without hesitation: "For longevity."

Xie Liang looked directly at him, and said again: "As a rule, the disciples in the outer room can only obtain one innate qi refining technique, which can at most make you condense into a Yin god. As for the Longevity Pill, there is little hope, let alone the Buxu technique on it. Technique and the secret method of overcoming tribulation, what do you use to seek longevity?"

Yu Ci frowned and responded: "The sect has not cut off the way for disciples in the outer room to make progress. I saw that in the 'Tongde Hall', good deeds can be exchanged for alchemy..."

Xie Liang interrupted him: "Now there is a superior alchemy formula, and it doesn't require any good deeds, as long as you betray the sect..."

"Xie Xianchang!"

Yu Ci also interrupted Jie Liang's words, not polite at all: "If my disciple understands correctly, what I exchanged with the fish and dragon is the qualification to become an outer disciple, not just a longevity technique. I exchanged the fish and dragon for this qualification, That is to choose the later path, and after entering the door, what should be done and what should not be done, will naturally follow the rules of the sect.

"Take a step back and say that the disciple traded the fish and dragon for the longevity technique, but this is within the scope of the sect's permission and even encouragement. Isn't the Tongde Hall established for this reason? Why should the elder be too demanding?"

Knowing that Xie Liang was probably trying to test him, Yu Ci was still annoyed.It doesn't matter if you investigate the root cause, but if you use this method to investigate, do you think he is stupid?

"Very good."

There was still no change in Xie Liang's rigid face, but he bowed slightly again, as if apologizing for his previous actions, and then said: "You understand this truth, but there are still people who don't understand it."

When he spoke, he looked at old Taoist Yu Zhou.

This shift of focus, which is as light as it is, made Yu Ci 'grab' his head, but Xie Liang didn't mean to conceal it deliberately, and said directly:

"Brother Yu, I have always disapproved of the trade of meritorious deeds in the Tongde Hall. The disciple in front of me also understands that what Tongde Hall trades is an opportunity, not a real thing, but you don't understand. Over the years, you recommended to the sect There are many disciples, but good and bad are mixed, this is enough to be a warning."

Yu Zhou's gray and white eyebrows were locked together, and his expression was quite unhappy: "Tongde Hall has been established for three calamities, and it has its own reasons. At least, if this method is not used, those who want to live forever will not be able to obtain it." Don't the people who are here have never reached the stage of advancement?"

The "kalpa" mentioned by the old Taoist is a unit of time.Each kalpa is 600 years, which originates from the heaven and earth catastrophe that affects all practitioners once every 600 years in the practice world, that is, the "four-nine-fold catastrophe", which means one catastrophe and one cycle.

The history of things that can be united by "kalpa" is quite old anyway.

Xie Liang still shook his head: "Searching for the immortal road, opportunity comes first. The establishment of the Tongde Hall in the sect is internally to give the disciples of the sect the opportunity to communicate with each other, to expand the contact surface of each person, so that we have more opportunities to trigger opportunities; To give those who seek immortality a chance to enter, but it is only a chance.

"How cautious the sect is in selecting disciples. Apart from chance, they have both comprehension, innocence, and virtue. And most of the outside disciples you selected through the Tongde Hall thought wrong at the beginning. Most of them are "confused" by external things, and they must compare pennies and pennies. They think that with good deeds, they can go up step by step, but they don't know that good deeds themselves are worthless, and the resources exchanged for good deeds are not the purpose of practice. One wrong step, one step at a time Wrong, what a pity.

"They are stuck in it, and they can't get out of it. It's because they don't see it, they don't understand 'nature', and there are excuses. But if you, brother, accompany you into the trap, and even mislead them from the beginning, how absurd? Just like you I strongly recommend this disciple, the previous idea is very good, but the last statement, I am afraid it was also instilled in you!"

Yu Zhou just sneered: "I know you have a big opinion on Tongdetang, but the four sects of morality, academic theory, precepts, and empirical evidence can all be obtained. This is verified by the ancestors. Tongdetang is the empirical department. The most important thing, if you want to deny it, let the other party's master and uncle talk about it."

Xie Liang pursed his lips, which was his most obvious expression today: "The Demonstration Department is taking the path of proving the Tao with force, wishing to quantify everything, but when we finally overcome the tribulation, we still have to return to the practice Come to your heart. Just like you, brother, over the years, in order to help you break through the "Zhuxing Pass", the Zongmen not only allowed you to read all the secret alchemy formulas, but even passed on the "Flying Feather Hiding the Form to the Sky" as an exception. , I only hope that you will be more diligent, but until now, you are still trapped in the cage of self-limitation, complaining about yourself every day, is this also a problem of resources?"

The so-called Zhanxingguan refers to the 300-year lifespan limit of the Huandan cultivator, and it is a very famous practice pass, even Yu Ci's half bucket of water has heard of it.

In fact, after listening to it for so long, even though Yu Ci didn't understand what the four disciplines of morality, academic theory, precepts, and empirical evidence really mean, he had a greater sense of agreement with Xie Liang's statement in his heart.It's just that he also felt that the fairy elder's speaking skills were too bad. Although he was clearly kind, his words were all aimed at Yu Zhou's pain points. This was not persuasion, but a quarrel!

Sure enough, Yu Zhou's complexion became ugly.