Chapter 83 The Seven Elders of Taiping
Now the seven people standing in front of Taiping Palace are the core figures of Taiping Sect. When Li Xuandu said this, the seven people looked different. Mrs. Lu had no expression on her face, Shen Yuanzhou seemed to be smiling, Shen Yuanzhai seemed to be thinking, while the other four people had a solemn expression, never regarded it as a joke.
If someone else said this, it would be a joke. But if it were Li Xuandu, who was supported by Zhengyi Sect, Cihang Sect, Vajra Sect, Xuannv Sect and other sects, it would be no joke, but something that would indeed happen.
The old man who was the leader of the seven was named Shen Yuanzhong. After Mr. Shen died, he was the oldest person in Taiping Sect and was also the second-largest person in Taiping Sect after Mr. Shen inherited the throne of the sect leader. His status was similar to Zhang Jingchen of Zhengyi Sect and Zhang Haishi of Qingwei Sect.
Logically speaking, after Mr. Shen Da’s accident, even if Shen Yuanzhong did not take office as the sect leader, he should temporarily take over the sect leader’s power, wait for the young sect leader to grow up before handing over the power in hand, and complete the smooth transition in this way, and never find an outsider to be the sect leader. Therefore, Shen Yuanzhong was definitely the least opposed to Li Xuan’s appointment as the sect leader of Taiping Sect.
It’s a pity that the current situation in the world, the weak sect is inevitably criticized by the strong sect. It was an example of Song Zheng’s interference in the candidate of the Forgetful Sect’s sect leader after Han Wugui’s death. It is a ritual for the Great Heavenly Master to intervene in Taiping Sect. Even the internal part of the Shenxiao Sect is divided into two sects, supported by Zhengyi Sect and Qingwei Sect respectively, which is also an excellent example.
Originally, Taiping Sect's move to seal the mountain, whether it is the Great Heavenly Master or the Great Sword Immortal, had no chance to interfere in the internal affairs of Taiping Sect, but Mr. Shen entrusted Taiping Sect to Li Xuandu, but he took the initiative to open a hole so that the Great Heavenly Master could enter the Taiping Sect. From this point of view, the person who made Shen Yuanzhong's heart most angry was not the Great Heavenly Master or Li Xuandu, but Mr. Shen Wuyou, who is now unknown to life and death.
Now that I have reached such a situation, it is no longer realistic to keep Li Xuan out of the door. The key is who will dominate the Taiping Sect in the future. In other words, Li Xuan can be the sect leader, whether to be a puppet sect leader or a real power sect leader, there is a huge difference between them.
However, these things are clear, but they cannot be said on the table. The scenes that should be said should be said. Shen Yuanzhong slowly spoke: "The Purple House Sword Immortal is famous in the world and has a good status. He is a friend of the great heavenly master and the earth master. I dare not be arrogant, so I respectfully call him Mr. Li. I dare to ask Mr. Li, you said that you were entrusted by the sect leader and came to take over the sect leader. This is a big deal. Don't joke, can you have any certificate?"
Li Xuandu said: "Of course there are certificates."
After saying that, he took out Mr. Shen’s Sumeru treasure and the “Peaceless and Worry-free” flag from the “Eighteenth Floor” and said, “This is handed over to me by Mr. Shen himself, and there is also a sect leader of Cihang Sect that can be witnessed.”
Bai Xiushang walked into Yuanping Square and said, "As Mr. Li said, Mr. Shen was in danger that day and entrusted the token of Taiping Sect to Mr. Li, so that he could temporarily take over the position of the sect leader of Taiping Sect and ask me to be the witness."
Immediately someone asked, "Since you have met the sect leader, you should take the initiative to ask for advice. I hope you don't mind."
Bai Xiushang nodded slightly.
This man is a thin old man, not Chen, but Sikong, with a single name "Zao", which is a person of the same generation as Shen Yuanchong. He looked at Bai Xiushang and said slowly: "On the Taixuan List, Sect Master Bai ranks second, second only to the Butian Sect's 'Tianxuan Sect'. Mr. Li is also a person who has been on the Taixuan List. His realm is extremely good, and the sect leader is ranked fifth. With the joining of Sect Master Bai and Mr. Li, and the sect leader of this sect, unless he is a divine master or Dan Taiyun, no one in the evil way can be his opponent, but why would the sect leader be taken away by the people in the evil way?"
Bai Xiushang explained: "The people who came from the evil path are the old man Zang of the sect leader of the Zaoge Sect and Li Shixing of the Siming official of the Yin-Yang Sect. Mr. Shen's cultivation was greatly damaged because of the punishment of heaven, and he was not an opponent. In addition, the three of us did not join forces, but arrived in turn. When the Zi Mansion arrived, Mr. Shen was already at the end of his strength. I was in Shangqing County to deal with the Yin-Yang Sect, Wang Tianxiao, and Wang Zhongfu, the Sanming official of the Sanming official. I had no time to split it. It was not until the Great Heavenly Master took action to repel the two of them that I was able to escape and go to help. The Great Heavenly Master was unable to go with me because he wanted to return to the Demon-Suppressing Platform. When I arrived, the Zi Mansion was seriously injured under the attack of the two of them. Old Man Zang, Li Shixing, and the "Ten Thousand Corpse Power Master" of the Zaoge Sect helped. It was difficult to win with me alone, so I could not save Mr. Shen."
Sikong Zao nodded slightly, without refuting: "So that's it."
Then someone said, "If I read it correctly, Mr. Li just used the 'Hundred Sword Guanyin' from the Cihang Sect' "Cihang Pudu Sword Book"?"
Li Xuandu nodded and admitted: "That's right."
The person who asked was a man with black hair and hair, who looked much younger than Shen Yuanzhong and Sikong Zao, with long eyebrows and hair, and was very heroic. The man's name was Xu Feibai, and he was of the same age as Mr. Shen, and he was almost the same age as Mr. Shen. He was an elder of Taiping Sect and said, "'Cihang Pudu Sword Book' is the secret of Cihang Sect. Mr. Li was born in the Qingwei Sect, so how could he learn it?"
Li Xuandu replied: "Of course it was taught by Master Bai."
"This is a strange thing." Xu Feibai said: "Why did Sect Master Bai teach Mr. Li's 'Cihang Pudu Sword Classic'?"
Bai Xiushang interrogated: "What does this have to do with today's affairs?"
Xu Feibai said: "Since Master Bai passed the 'Cihang Pudu Sword Book' to Mr. Li, an outsider of the Cihang Sect, it can be seen that Master Bai has a close relationship with Mr. Li, so it is probably inappropriate to let Master Bai be the witness?"
Xu Feibai's meaning is very obvious. If Bai Xiushang, the witness, is unreliable, who can guarantee the authenticity of Li Xuandu's words? Who can guarantee that the "peace and worry-free" order flag was handed over to Li Xuandu by Mr. Shen, not Li Xuandu snatched it out?
But the situation was uncontrollable. Xu Feibai couldn't tell the words very clearly, but no one present was a human being, so he could naturally hear it. Li Xuandu said: "At that time, only Master Bai was present, so Mr. Shen could not let Mr. Tibetan or Li Shixing testify."
Bai Xiushang smiled and said, "Elder Xu can't trust me, nor can he trust Mr. Li and the Great Master."
Xu Feibai shook his head and said, "I dare not."
Bai Xiushang said, "It is reasonable for Elder Xu to have this doubt. But Elder Xu forgot one thing: our twelve sects of the righteous path are the same, the same spirit is connected, and the same retreat. Since the great master can borrow the "Cihang Pudu Sword Book" and the great master can also pass the "Taishang Alchemy Sutra" to the disciple of the noble sect, Chen Changsheng, then what's wrong with me passing part of the "Cihang Pudu Sword Book" to the Zi Mansion?"
Xu Feibai couldn't help but suffocate. This kind of words related to the righteousness of the righteousness of the Tao are the most difficult to adapt. Even if both families have broken up, they still have to adhere to the four words "Together with the spirit", let alone not torn up. Because this is the foundation of the alliance of the Twelve Sects of the Tao. If they deny it, it is equivalent to an alliance that deviates from the Twelve Sects of the Tao. Even when the conflict between Zhengyi Sect and the Qingwei Sect was the most intense, Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu never publicly denied this. What's more, there is the example of Chen Changsheng.
After Bai Xiushang said this, Xu Feibai would not be able to say anything else. It is true that the women of Cihang Sect are good at dancing, which does not mean that the women of Cihang Sect are all good-tempered. So Bai Xiushang said again: "There are so arrogant people in the evil path nowadays, but most of them are people who sweep the snow in front of my door. There are few people who are as anxious as a priest man and righteous as a Zi Mansion. I am older than Zi Mansion, so I asked a new year and thought that half of the seniors in the world and supporting the younger generations is also a matter of responsibility. Elder Xu should not follow the old path of judging others by himself."
Xu Feibai's face was not very good-looking. Because the Taiping Sect closed the mountain, he has indeed not participated in the dispute between good and evil over the years. He was ridiculed by Bai Xiushang for cleaning up the snow in front of the door, but he could not refute it.
At this moment, Shen Yuanzhong spoke: "What Master Bai said is very much. Our Taiping Sect does not doubt Mr. Li and Master Bai, but rather discusses the matter. Please do not get angry."
Bai Xiushang smiled and said, "Why are you angry about the matter?"
Shen Yuanzhong looked at Bai Xiushang deeply and said, "This is the best."
Li Xuandu asked, "I wonder what Elder Shen has to ask?"
Shen Yuanzhong pretended to be pondered for a moment and said, "As Sect Master Bai said just now, people in the evil path are rampant. In my opinion, the reason why the Sect Master wanted to entrust the throne of the Sect Master to Mr. Li is because the Sect Master believes that Mr. Li can protect the peace of Taiping Sect, and I don't know if it's right?"
Bai Xiushang nodded and said, "Mr. Shen does have this consideration."
The last of the seven people was an old woman over 60 years old, named Yu Xian. She had her silver hair meticulously combed and her eyebrows were charming. It was vaguely visible that she was a beauty when she was young, but now she had no expression on her face and her face was full of evil spirits, which made people intimidate.
At this moment, Yu Xian said, "In this way, Mr. Li's realm cultivation must be above us."
Chapter completed!