Zhongnan Mountain, also known as Taiyi Mountain, Difei Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain, and Zhounan Mountain, abbreviated as Nanshan Mountain. The allusions such as "blessing is as good as the East Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan Mountain" and "Zhongnan Shortcut" are derived from this. They are located in Qinzhou, south of the West Beijing.

The beginning of the Daomen of Zhongnan Mountain is generally traced back to the time when Taishang Taoist ancestor entered the pass to spread the scriptures and set up teachings. There was a Louguan platform in the western section of Zhongnan. According to legend, Wen Shi Daojun first formed grass here to make a tower, which was used to watch the star energy, so it was called Caolouguan, and later it was abbreviated as Louguan. Taishang Taoist ancestor built a platform in the south of Louguan to teach the scriptures for Wen Shi Daojun, so the platform was called "Shuojingtai". Because it is located in Louguan, it is also called Louguantai. "The Origin of the Louguan" says "This palace and temple originated from the beginning", "This great sect originated from the rise."

After Louguan, Emperor Wu built Taiyi Palace in the second year at Daheyukou, Zhongnan Mountain to worship Taiyi Mountain God. After the Li Dynasty was established, Taishang Taoist ancestor was respected as Taishang Xuanyuan Emperor. The royal family Li became a descendant of the Taoist ancestor. The Taoist sect was appointed as the Confucian Sect. Before Buddhism, the tunnel, Xianyou Sect, and Jintai Sect were built on Zhongnan Mountain.

Taoism in Zhongnan Mountain successively included Mr. Xiyi, Master Chunyang, Zhenjun Haichan, Zhenjun, and Zhenjun of Hongmeng, etc. who lived in the mountains to practice Taoism. Later, Master Chongyang and his disciples successively established and promoted Quanzhen Taoism, establishing dozens of Wanshou Chongyang Palace, Qingliang Mountain, Wangxian Palace, Danyang Temple, Changchun Temple, Taiyi Temple, Sihao Temple, Yuzhen Temple, Jinxian Temple, Kaiyuan Temple, Lingquan Temple, Bailu Temple, Taiyuan Temple, Taiyuan Temple, Fuli Temple, Huayang Palace, Taiping Temple, etc.

When Zhongnan Mountain was at its peak, it was known as the Quanzhen ancestral temple, and was as famous as Yunjin Mountain, where Zhengyi ancestral temple was located, second only to Kunlun Mountain, which is known as the Daomen ancestral temple. However, when the Jin Tent army headed south, Xijing fell and the Great Jin Dynasty fell. Zhongnan Mountain, which is not far from Xijing, could not escape the war. In addition, the rise of Zaoge Sect, took the opportunity to attack Zhongnan Mountain, and Quanzhen ancestral temple was destroyed. Quanzhen Taoism also declined from prosperity and was no longer as prosperous as it was back then.

When Emperor Taizu of the Great Wei expelled the golden tent, Zhongnan Mountain had not yet recovered its vitality and was deserted. In his later years, Zhang Jingxiu, the 30th generation of Zhengyidao, built a hut in Zhongnan Mountain to practice Taoism. He was grateful for the atmosphere of Zhongnan Mountain. After the Taoist sect was unified, he mobilized manpower to repair many palaces in Zhongnan Mountain, with the intention of making it the center of the Taoist sect. This repair started on the fourth day of the April 4th of the Peony Flower Conference, and now it has been five months. Although there were some twists and turns in the middle, Zhongnan Mountain is quite a bit like a fairy. After Li Xuandu took control of Zhengyi Sect, he also indirectly mastered this famous Taoist mountain.

After Li Xuandu left Yunjin Mountain, he did not return to Jianxiu Mountain, but came to Zhongnan Mountain. Zhongnan Mountain is different from Jianxiu Mountain. Jianxiu Mountain is the core of Taiping Inn and cannot be seen. However, Zhongnan Mountain is the center of the entire Taoist sect, so it must be open and upright. Li Xuan can meet some guests here who are not good at meeting Jianxiu Mountain.

Li Xuandu first met Xu Jiu who had just returned from the Western Regions. Xu Jiu reported to Li Xuandu in detail the recent trends in the Western Regions. To Li Xuandu's surprise, after the Zhenyan Sect suffered a severe blow, Wudao Sect took advantage of the situation and began to seize the territory of the Zhenyan Sect. Judging from this situation, it was actually going to manage the Western Regions. Even if the Zhenyan Sect had the help of the Vajra Sect, it was too busy to take care of itself and no longer had time to take care of the Central Plains.

For Li Xuandu, this is good news. Both Zhenyan Sect and Wudao Sect are variables. If these two variables can be offset by each other and allow him to concentrate on integrating the Taoist sect, it would be great. The two of them were walking on the foggy mountain road, Li Xuan was walking in front, and Xu Jiu fell behind, with his upper body slightly leaning forward, and his arms naturally sagging.

Li Xuandu looked at the scenery up and down the mountain, and Xu Jiu looked at the familiar black crane cloak. Among the many disciples of Qi King, the first one to see Li Xuandu was Xu Qi who was responsible for guarding Jianxiu Mountain, and the second one was Xu Jiu, who was in charge of donating the poison in the Western Regions. At that time, Li Xuandu was still a prisoner of Xu Wugui and was held hostage by Xu Wugui to Kunlun Mountain. At that time, Li Xuandu was naturally quite embarrassed, and Xu Jiu would not have a good impression of Li Xuandu. If Xu Jiu could still admire Li Xuandu in this situation, it would be hopeless. However, to Xu Jiu's surprise, the old master, who had always been a perfect plan, actually failed to come back from Kunlun Mountain. The one who came back was Li Xuandu, who had the token of the old master, so Li Xuandu became the new master.

Xu Jiu was not as eager to surrender as Xu Shisan, but he didn't think about being a thorn. He understood one thing very well, the new master was in a mess in front of the old master. That was the old master's ability, not his ability, and he had no right to show off his power to the new master.

However, he wanted to wait and see what kind of person the new master was. He first followed the order and met Ning Yi, the subordinate of the new master. Ning Yi was active in the Western Regions in his early years. Although the two had no intersection, they had heard of his name for a long time. After Xu Jiu met Ning Yi, he had a good impression of Ning Yi and had a high evaluation. The impression of the new master changed for the first time. Those who could make Ning Yi and others willing to serve were definitely not ordinary people. Then soon, the change of Zhengyi Sect. The new master died in his own Dazhen Mansion while holding two great immortal objects, including the Zhenyan Sect and the Yin-Yang Sect, which was the first time since Zhengyi Sect established it, and then the news of Song Zheng's death. Although this news is still secret now, the disciples of the King of Qi have already known it.

These two things have fundamentally changed Xu Jiu's attitude towards the new master, from waiting and looking at him to being convinced. In Xu Jiu's opinion, in time, the new master will definitely be no less than the old master. For many disciples of the King of Qi, this is the best evaluation.

Li Xuandu stopped and asked, "Xu Jiu, do you think Wudao Sect will shift the focus of the entire sect to the Western Regions and thus escape from the Central Plains?"

Xu Jiu obviously considered this issue and immediately replied: "Because the Peacock River has changed, the geographical environment of Loulan City is not inferior to that of Xijing, which has been declining for hundreds of years, and it is even better than that of Xijing. Moreover, Loulan City is located at a critical moment in the trade route, connecting Anxi, grassland, and central plains. The prosperity of commerce is not inferior to the sea trade. If the general trend of the Central Plains cannot be done, Wudaozong can indeed give up Xijing and retreat into the Western Regions. In this way, you can look at Liangzhou and Qinzhou in order to make a comeback and make a comeback. You can manage the Western Regions, rest and rest in a corner. It can be said that you can attack and defend in retreat. In my opinion, the Holy Lord obviously has considered this aspect, but the general trend of the Central Plains is not yet determined, and it is not yet a full retreat into the Western Regions. It should be a stage of preparation for the future."

Li Xuandu nodded, expressing his approval of Xu Jiu's statement.

Xu Jiu whispered: "In addition, as winter approaches, the war on the grassland has come to an end. The two sides have changed from a war stage to a stalemate stage. In a short period of time, neither Yili Khan nor Badu Khan can do anything to each other. Then the trend of the golden tent splitting into two royal courts in the east and west is inevitable."

Li Xuandu had a smile on his face, "It's all good news. Now everything is ready, but the east wind is missing."

At this moment, several women walked across from the two, as if they were playing together. Zhongnan Mountain is not yet considered the center of the Taoist sect, and tourists are not prohibited from entering.

Because the mountain road was narrow, Li Xuandu stopped and gave way. Xu Jiu naturally also followed Li Xuandu to the side.

Li Xuan looked at these women. He was probably about the same age as him and had not yet married, so he didn't have to pay attention to many trivial matters and could travel around freely, just like Qin Su in the past few years. He suddenly felt a little emotional. His status was getting higher and higher. Except for a few peers, the people who deal with them were all older, and they were usually over 100 years old. When he saw these ordinary peers, he actually felt strange, just like looking at a group of children. Could it be that his mentality was so old?

A group of women passed by Li Xuandu and Xu Jiu. One of them accidentally looked at Li Xuandu and said softly,

"It's you."

Li Xuan, who was sighing that he was still old, came to his senses and looked at the woman. With the memory of the immortality, he immediately remembered the woman in front of him. She was really an old friend. "Miss Liu... Miss, it's such a coincidence. Why are you here?"

This woman is really an old friend of Li Xuandu. When Li Xuandu went to Jiangzhou to rescue Qin Xiang, he once had a business with Tingfeng Tower. There were twelve blue birds in the Twelve Tingfeng Tower, eight of which were blue birds leading the way, and four were blue birds sitting in the hall. However, their responsibilities were different, and there was no difference between high and low. The Chen family blue bird who led Li Xuandu was surnamed Liu, so it was called "Liu Chen". After they parted in Jinling Mansion, they never met again. I didn't expect to see Liu Chen again in Zhongnan Mountain today.

Liu Chen pursed his lips and smiled, "I no longer make a blue bird. My name is Liu Chen, Ritou Chen now."

Li Xuandu was a little surprised, "It's not that easy to leave a place like Tingfenglou, right?"

Liu Chen sighed, "I almost 'go out of the house' and took nothing away, but I think it's a good deal to get freedom."

Li Xuan remembered his Taiping Inn, but just sighed and did not comment.

Liu Chen looked at Li Xuandu again. He was already very different from the young master Li in his impression. The crane cloak on his body was much more elegant than the short clothes, and the followers beside him were also very elegant. He couldn't even see his depth clearly. If he put it in the world, he must be a master figure who dominates the world, but in front of Li Xuandu, he was as humble as an old servant.

At this moment, Liu Chen suddenly felt that the person in front of him was very unfamiliar, and she regretted it and spoke.

Li Xuan felt Liu Chen's restraint and smiled, "It's better to leave, it's best to be free and easy."

Liu Chen knew that the man in front of her was a noble man. If she could indeed take a shortcut to Zhongnan by relying on the friendship between the two of them, she would indeed have taken a shortcut in Zhongnan, but she didn't want to be involved in the disputes in the world. So she hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I will say goodbye."
Chapter completed!