Chronicles of Celestial Origins

In Donglai County, the majestic and majestic meeting hall was already crowded with monks of both sexes.

There are two men sitting on the main seat, namely Peng Xuanmao, the leader of the Mirror Moon Sect, and Zhu Zhiqing, the master of the Qingxuan Hall. They sit side by side. This is a very special situation.

Although the two are the only two Mahayana monks in their sect, after all, they have different positions and have different dignity.

There are no two days in the day, and no one has two masters. Every sect and organization must have a leader who gives orders, so there can only be one master, which represents the supreme status.

Below stood many disciples of the Mirror Moon Sect, all of whom were in charge of various departments or above.

"Headmaster, the voting results have been tallied. The two hundred and twelve voting disciples of this sect unanimously voted for Master Zhu to be the next headmaster of the sect. No one abstained from voting and no one objected." A man held a paper file in his hand. He spoke.

Peng Xuanmao nodded, stood up and said, "I announce that the next headmaster of our sect will be Junior Brother Zhu Zhiqing."

Zhu Zhiqing also slowly came forward, and everyone bowed to him at the same time, saying in unison: "Greetings to the master."

"Senior Brother Peng has devoted his whole life to our sect. Although he has resigned from the position of headmaster today, he still holds the position of supreme elder of our sect and enjoys the treatment of the sect's headmaster."

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After the selection of the headmaster, all the disciples filed out of the hall, leaving only a few senior officials from each hall in the hall.

"From now on, I declare that our sect will no longer be an alliance with the Liu family, and all disciples will immediately withdraw to the mountain gate and stand by."

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison. These had already been discussed in private. At this time, they were just going through the process.

After the discussion went on for more than an hour, Zhu Zhiqing returned to the cave. There was a woman waiting for him in the hall.

"Senior Zhu." Seeing him coming in from outside, the woman stood up and bowed her head.

"According to your request, our sect, Senior Brother Peng, has officially resigned from the position of headmaster. Our sect has also been cut off by the Qingzhou rebels. All disciples will return to the sect to be on standby." Zhu Zhi said calmly.

The woman smiled and said, "Congratulations to Senior Zhu on taking over the position of head of your sect."

"Our sect has already fulfilled part of the conditions you proposed. As for the other disciples from various temples who originally proposed to rebel, they will gradually resign from their corresponding positions and stay at the gate for the rest of their lives and never go out again. Our sect has shown its sincerity. Now it’s your turn to respond.”

"Senior Zhu, please rest assured that the coalition forces will try their best to meet the conditions proposed by your ancestor."

"I'm not trying my best. What I want is a definite answer."

"The juniors speak softly, but even if they give a satisfactory answer to the seniors, can the seniors believe it?" The woman pulled out a letter in her hand: "This is a letter from our sect. Please have a look at it, seniors."

Zhu Zhiqing took the envelope, opened it, looked at it, his face darkened, and he threw it aside with a wave of his hand, glaring angrily: "What does Guizong mean by this? You actually want this sect to hand over Senior Brother Peng and the disciple who originally proposed an alliance with the Liu family. As a hostage, it is simply too much to bully someone. If your ancestor is not sincere, I don’t think we need to talk anymore.”

The woman said: "Senior, there is no need to be angry. This sect has no intention of taking Senior Peng as a hostage. Senior Peng is famous in Qingzhou, so who can treat him as a hostage? Our sect just hopes to use Senior Peng's reputation and ability to attack Qingzhou." The traitor."

"As the saying goes, to untie the chain, you need to tie the knot. As the leader of your sect, Senior Peng single-handedly led the Xuanmen attack on our sect in Donglai County. Now that your sect has decided to make peace with our sect, we naturally need senior Peng. The instigator needs to show some attitude."

"Since Senior Peng and those disciples of Guizong who advocated rebellion were able to attack our sect, why can't they fight against the rebels now?"

"Although this junior cannot represent the attitude of the coalition forces, there is one thing that both our sect and other forces in the coalition agree on. In addition to making internal adjustments, the noble sect needs to show meritorious service for his crimes."

"If Guizong still holds the attitude of being a leader and a rat, and is sitting on the fence, it is absolutely impossible to watch the fight between dragon and tiger."

"Your Highness must take a clear-cut stand and use force to fight against the rebels, so that the coalition can accept the peace talks with Your Highness. Otherwise, Your Highness would rather continue to be with the rebels than need Your Highness's help."

"This condition is not just for the noble sect, it applies to all sects and families who are willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. It requires the performance of meritorious service."

"For example, the Shangyuan Sect in Jinan County, its leader and the senior leaders of the sect that originally advocated rebellion have all joined the attack on Beihai County. As well as the Xuanyuan Sect and Qianchen Sect in Donglai County, who are also willing to negotiate peace with Guizong, both Agree to the conditions.”

Zhu Zhiqing's eyes were as bright as fire: "You said that both Xuanyuan Sect and Qianchen Sect agreed to your conditions."

The woman said: "Senior, you don't think that only Guizong in Donglai County is secretly negotiating with us!"

"Guizong should have thought that this day would come when he brought Xuanmen to attack us. In fact, Xuanyuan Zong and Qianchen Zong have long been dissatisfied with Guizong's behavior, and they have also been coveting Guizong's status in Donglai County. , we have already been in contact with them when we contacted Guizong.”

"If nothing else happens, I believe that at this moment, Xuanyuan Sect and Qianchen Sect have publicly changed their banners and announced that they have severed ties with the rebels. Perhaps tonight, seniors will be able to get the news."

"If Guizong does not accept our request, then war will begin. In the future, there will be no Jingyue Sect in Donglai County. Xuanyuan Sect and Qianchen Sect will replace Guizong and become the leader of Xuanmen in Donglai County. ”

"So, this junior needs you to give an accurate answer now."

Zhu Zhiqing's eyes were burning as he stared at the woman in front of him. As the only two remaining Mahayana monks of the Mirror Moon Sect, he was always pampered and fawning. He had never been forced to do so by a junior monk. This made him I can't help but feel angry.

The woman looked at him calmly and without any fear.

After a while, Zhu Zhiqing said in a low voice: "Where is the Xingyue Sect? Have they also secretly contacted you?"

The woman smiled and said: "We will not accept the surrender of all sects. The coalition originally planned to only accept the surrender of one-third of the Xuanmen forces. The top three sects in Donglai County originally planned to leave only one, Qingzhou six counties, and six There are only two top-level Taoism left.”

"Now the Cangming Sect of Linzi County and the Shangyuan Sect of Jinan County have announced to join the Qingzhou Alliance Army and are fighting the rebels on the Beihai battlefield. These two quotas have been determined. According to the previous plan of the Qingzhou Alliance Army, there is no place for your sect. of."

"Because of the heavy casualties in this battle, the coalition forces were unwilling to invest more troops in Donglai County and cause greater casualties. Therefore, after our sect's hard work, we persuaded You Minghai and the Jiang family to agree to your sect's decision to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. The act of surrender enabled Guizong to continue to lead Xuanmen in Donglai County."

"Senior knows that when the Nether Sea Organization joined the coalition, it wanted to divide Qingzhou with our sect and the Jiang family, with the intention of wiping out all the rebellious Xuanmen and aristocratic families. Later, after hard negotiations between our sect and the Jiang family, we decided to stay The lower third of the Xuanmen and noble families surrendered."

"In other words, the more forces that surrender, the less territory Netherworld Sea will get in the future, because the territory they will get will be divided from these rebellious Xuanmen and aristocratic families."

"Today, more than one-third of the forces have surrendered. It took a lot of effort for our sect to convince the Netherworld Sea Organization to agree to your sect's surrender, and to strive for more Xuanmen to be retained."

"The purpose of this sect does not need to be explained by the younger generation. The seniors naturally know it. I only hope that the seniors can understand the good intentions of our sect. If your sect does not agree to this condition, the Netherworld Sea Organization will definitely be very happy. In fact, this condition was proposed by them. In order to make the surrendering sects shrink back."

Zhu Zhiqing was silent for a while: "How do you ensure that Senior Brother Peng and those disciples are not persecuted?"

"With Senior Peng's cultivation, do you still have to worry about persecution by others? Besides, Shangyuan Sect and other sects have sent people to the Qingzhou battlefield. Since Guizong has abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, and is willing to send troops to support the Qingzhou battlefield, everyone is in the same boat. , before the rebellion is over, how can the coalition forces persecute allies on the same front? Wouldn’t that be cutting off both feet?”

"I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to discuss it with Senior Brother Peng."

"The juniors will have time to wait for each other. I hope the seniors can carefully weigh the pros and cons."

"If the war in Qingzhou ends, can Senior Brother Peng and the disciples who supported him come back?"

"Senior Zhu, don't worry, the letter has made it very clear. If Senior Peng and the disciples who initiated the attack on our sect from Guizong can perform meritorious service on the Qingzhou battlefield, everything will be forgotten. Not only will they be able to return to your sect, they will also be able to return to your sect in the future. They can move around freely, and they don’t have to stay in the mountain gate for the rest of their lives. In fact, this is to give them an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.”

Zhu Ziqing stood up and left, arriving at another majestic cave in the mountains. In the dark stone room, there sat an old man with pale hair on his temples, who was Peng Xuanmao, the former headmaster of the Mirror Moon Sect.

"Senior Brother Peng." Zhu Ziqing came in from the outside and bowed.

"You are now the leader. If the leader wants to see others, he only needs to summon an audience." Peng Xuanmao said.

As the only two Mahayana monks in the Jingyue Sect, their status in the sect is naturally unrivaled. Zhu Zhiqing was originally Peng Xuanmao's confidant. After being promoted to Mahayana, he took up the post of master of Qingxuan Hall, which is undisputed. The next head coach.

Therefore, the relationship between the two people is not only not contradictory, but also very close.

"That's what you said." Zhu Zhiqing sat opposite him and hesitated: "Tai Xuanzong has made another condition."

"As expected, letting me step down and replace you with the throne is just the first step in their plan. After that, they will put forward a series of conditions one after another. There is no way, this is the price of surrender."

"But if you don't surrender, the price after failure will only be greater. Even if you resist to the end, the chance of victory is not great."

Peng Xuanmao was noncommittal: "Tell me! What conditions have they raised this time? Is it related to me?"

"Taixuanzong asked us to send some of our disciples to support the frontal war in Qingzhou, and specified that you should lead the team."

Peng Xuanmao's eyes flickered and he was speechless.

"This is their condition." Zhu Zhiqing handed over the letter in his hand.

Peng Xuanmao took the letter, read it for a while, and then said, "What do you mean?"

Zhu Zhiqing said: "We don't seem to have much choice. Xuanyuan Sect and Qianchen Sect have agreed to their conditions. I have repeatedly confirmed that they will ensure the safety of our sect's personnel supporting the Qingzhou battlefield."

"You are the headmaster, so you can decide as you wish!" Peng Xuanmao said. His originally upright body suddenly became a little rickety, and for a moment he looked like a dying old man.

Only then did Zhu Zhiqing realize that the old man in front of him had gray hair and eye-catching age spots. The strange thing was that he had never noticed it before.