Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Zhu Xu said: "Senior Brother Yin has been in seclusion since he returned to the sect. Three months ago, he tried to attack the golden elixir and succeeded in one fell swoop. This matter has been a sensation in the sect for a while. After so many years, the sect finally has someone. He was promoted to Jindan again, and even I went to his cave to congratulate him."

"Currently, he has been transferred from the head of Zhili to Qingxuan Hall, where he has been appointed as the manager of Qingxuan Hall."

"Transferred to Qingxuan Hall? Is it the leader's intention?" Tang Ning asked. This transfer seemed ordinary, but it actually had a deeper meaning.

Wei Xuande has stopped at the late stage of Jindan. He has not made any progress for many years. No one knows how much life he has left. Who will be the leader? Luo Qingshui, the master of Xuande Hall who is more advanced in cultivation, or the powerful one. Deep-rooted, the original designated successor, the master of Qingxuan Hall, Shi Ming followed.

This is the most concerning issue for the middle and upper-level disciples of the sect, and the two men have been fighting openly and secretly for a long time.

Yin Qingyuan was originally from Zhili, the head of the clan, and was undoubtedly a close confidant of Wei Xuande. Now that he successfully formed the elixir and was transferred to the Qingxuan Hall, it shows that Wei Xuande supports Shi Mingsui in his heart. This is actually an attitude expressed.

That is to say, after he abdicated, Shi Mingsui took over as the headmaster, and Yin Qingyuan naturally took over as the head of Qingxuan Hall.

"How could Senior Brother Yin be transferred to Qingxuan Hall without the approval of the head master?" Zhu Xu said.

"It seems that the head still supports Uncle Shi!"

"That's natural. The leader was originally promoted from the head of Qingxuan Palace. Of course he is not willing to break this rule. Besides, he and Uncle Shi have always been very close."

Tangning remained silent. He didn't like Shi Mingsui from the bottom of his heart. In fact, there was no irreconcilable conflict between the two. With his current cultivation ability, even if Shi Mingsui became the head teacher , and will not deliberately embarrass him.

After all, Xiao Bi Shi Mingsui had a very bad impression on him back then. Not to mention the behavior of a dignified master of the Qingxuan Palace to protect a calf regardless of his identity. He bullied the juniors with his bully, and directly confronted him in front of everyone in the Qianxing Palace. A qi-refining disciple from the sect cut off one of his legs with cruel hands. This alone was despicable.

Thinking of that day, he still felt aggrieved.

Zhu Xu saw that he was silent and said: "These things are not something we can control. When the time comes, we will just cast our votes. There is another thing, Junior Brother Lu Guang is back and was sent to Yingya Went to Shan Camp."

"Oh? Isn't he on Qiyuan Island? How did he come back?"

"He has broken through the bottleneck and reached the late stage of foundation building, so he applied for transfer back. He returned to the sect a year ago."

Although Lu Guang broke through to the late stage of foundation building, it was a bit late. If it had been a few years earlier, he would have been the deacon of the Intelligence Department, and now the overall situation has been decided.

However, compared to the position of deacon, breaking through the late stage of foundation building and having the possibility of hitting the golden elixir is more important than anything else.

"What about Qiyuan Island?"

"I asked Junior Sister Xu Cuiyao to go."

Tang Ning nodded. Xu Cuiyao had been very neutral in the department since she broke through the Foundation Establishment, so she might as well send her to Qi Yuan Island.

Lu Guang was unable to break through the bottleneck of his cultivation, so he risked his life and tried his best to try his luck there.

But Xu Cuiyao has no bottleneck to worry about, and going to Qiyuan Island feels like exile.

The two talked for a long time, and Tang Ning said goodbye and left. Not long after, they arrived in front of Wei Xuande's Cave in Qianxing Mountain. He waved his talisman and entered.

Around tea time, as the thick fog rolled in, a ray of light shot out from within and landed in front of Tang Ning, revealing the figure of a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. It was Wei Xuande's disciple Zhuang Xingan: "Junior Brother Tang, you are indeed not dead. After hearing Senior Brother Zhu's report last time, Master said that if you had not died, you would find a way to come back."

"Yes. I was seriously injured at that time and was in a coma for a period of time. Therefore, I missed schedule with Uncle Peng and others. This time I returned to the sect and came here to report to the leader."

"Let's go! Master is waiting for you."

The two entered the cave, walked through several narrow paths, and came to a green lake. Wei Xuande was leaning on the railing, feeding the fish in the lake.

"Disciple pays homage to the master." Tang Ning stepped forward and bowed in salute. He had long heard that Wei Xuande had this weird hobby. He liked to feed fish and tease birds when he had nothing to do. When he saw him today, it turned out to be true.

Wei Xuande dropped all the bait in his hand, clapped his hands, turned around and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good luck later. Tangning, if you can escape this disaster, it means you are a lucky person!"

After not seeing him for several years, Wei Xuande's face seemed much older. There were obvious wrinkles on his face, and it was obvious that his life was short.

Tang Ning remembered the first time she met him, about a hundred years ago. At that time, she was still a disciple of the Herbology Department on the second level of Qi Refining. At that time, he was already a late-stage Jindan cultivator. Even though his beard and hair were all white at that time, His blood was strong and his complexion was rosy, but now he was an octogenarian.

"Thanks to Master Hongfu, although the disciple was affected by the residual power of the Yuanci Cannon, fortunately he did not die." Tang Ning told the whole story.

Wei Xuande nodded: "Go back and ask Yuan Yidian to give you a subsidy of 20,000 spirit stones to help you return to the sect this time."

"Thank you, Master."

"We are old. From now on, Qian Yizong will rely on rising stars like you. Now is a troubled time. A new era is about to begin. The fate of Qian Yizong and where to go is up to you."

"The leader was in his prime, that's when he was."

Wei Xuande waved his hand: "Don't people know it? I don't have much life, and I will stop here in this life, but it's okay. Qian Yizong was not destroyed in my hands, and I was reincarnated under Jiuquan. At least you won’t be embarrassed to see your ancestors. Tang Ning, how long have you been here?”

"This disciple is a sect that Dao Ding joined in 635. It has been one hundred and twenty years now."

Wei Xuande sighed: "One hundred and twenty years is not too short. All four generations of my ancestors have been disciples of the sect. The Qianyi Sect is not only a sect to me, but also a family. Over the years, my most important What I’m worried about is that the sect will be defeated at my hands, and it’s time to let go of this burden.”

When Tang Ning heard this, she was shocked. Wei Xuande's words seemed to mean abdication, so she asked, "Does the leader mean to retire?"

Wei Xuande smiled but did not answer: "Have you heard about Yin Qingyuan's elixir formation?"

"Yes, I was in Senior Brother Zhu Xu's cave just now. I heard from him that the sect has added a golden elixir monk, which is really gratifying."

"Yes! It's gratifying. Originally, I was worried about the sect's lack of talent. After all, there has been no golden elixir monk for more than a hundred years. Now it seems that I don't need to worry too much. It is the generation of talented people from all over the world. I’ll leave the Qian Yizong to you juniors for hundreds of years! I hope you can expand the sect.”

Speaking of this, Wei Xuande laughed at himself: "What we can't do, we can only entrust to you. But having said that, even if the Qian Yizong is destroyed one day, it won't be a big deal. Push forward for thousands of years. , there is no such thing as Ganyi Sect in the world."

Hearing the heroic words and a hint of pathos in these words, Tang Ning was shocked in her heart and was speechless for a moment.

Wei Xuande smiled and said: "When people get old, they always like to chatter and talk to everyone. You go ahead!"

"Yes, disciple. Farewell." Tangning left the lakeside and returned to her cave to rest for the night.

The next day, he went to the Department directly under the Secret Academy to collect his salary for the past few years. Around noon, the disciples of Yuan Yidian found him and gave him 20,000 spirit stones.

At nightfall, Tang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the cave. The storage bag around his waist suddenly trembled. He took out the formation disk, flicked it slightly, and took the talisman into his hand. When his consciousness entered, a rich man's voice sounded in his mind, but It was Xu Qiyuan who came to see him.

Outside the cave, a tall, broad-shouldered man with a thick waist and a tiger-like head with thick eyebrows and big eyes saw the thick fog dispersing and hurriedly entered the inner room, passed through the front yard, walked forward to the main room, and faced Tang Ning, who was sitting cross-legged inside. He bowed and said, "Disciple Xu Qiyuan has met Uncle Tang."

Tang Ning smiled slightly. He had not seen Xu Yuanqi since he entered the sect. Decades had passed. Unexpectedly, the little boy with delicate features at the time had now turned into a tall and burly man. He was taller than him. cut.

"Not bad! In just twenty or thirty years, I have already reached the ninth level of Qi refining. It seems that I have not fallen behind in practice in these years, and I am much better than I was back then."

Xu Qiyuan replied: "How can I dare to compare my disciple's cultivation level with my uncle's? This is all thanks to my uncle's blessing. I have not encountered many obstacles in my path of cultivation."

"Cultivation is your own business and has nothing to do with others. Your ability to cultivate to where you are today depends entirely on your own luck."

"If it weren't for my uncle's kindness back then, my disciple would be nothing more than an ordinary person, how could he be where he is today."

Tangning waved her hand: "Some trivial matters are not worth mentioning. You came to me, but something happened?"

Xu Qiyuan said: "My disciple heard that my uncle was missing before and sent a message to my aunt. She was very worried about my uncle's safety and replied to me. If my uncle returns to the clan, I need to send a message to her. Today I heard that my uncle is back. I don't know whether it is true or not. , so I took the liberty of disturbing you late at night.”

Tang Ning smiled and said, "I would like to express my gratitude to fellow Taoist Xu. It's hard for her to miss me as an old friend."

"Uncle Master, I have a heartless request, I hope you can grant it."

"Tell me! What's the matter?"

"Disciple hopes to be transferred to Silver Fox Intelligence Station."

"Oh? Isn't it good to practice peacefully in the sect? Why do you have to go to the intelligence station? I remember more than ten years ago, when I was still the director of the intelligence station, you just mentioned it to fellow Taoist Xu once!"

"This..." Xu Qiyuan said: "This disciple feels that the sect is too boring, and he can gain knowledge outside."

"The intelligence station is much more boring than the sect. You stay in the basement all day long. Didn't you spend some time there?"

Xu Qiyuan hesitated and couldn't be right.

Seeing his appearance, Tang Ning couldn't help but feel suspicious: "Have you talked to fellow Taoist Xu about this matter? What did she say?"

Xu Qiyuan said: "My aunt allows me to practice in the sect with peace of mind. I think you have a relationship with her. She has always trusted you. If you agree, she will not object."

Tang Ning said: "The intelligence station has a limited number of personnel, and you can't just go there casually. Let me think about this matter. You can go first!"

"Yes, disciple, please leave." Xu Qiyuan exited the room and left the cave.

Tang Ning frowned slightly. Why did Xu Qiyuan want to go to the Silver Fox Intelligence Station? It's not that he is suspicious, it's just that his behavior is too suspicious.

This person came in on his own recommendation, just in case...