Chapter 138: Leaving You One Night to Take Loulan
Gongsun Ce nodded, "I understand. Give these two strong men some food. I'll go see Senior Bei Mingzi."

As soon as Gongsun Ce finished speaking, he was lifted up by the wind and slowly floated towards Bei Mingzi's place of meditation.

The place where Bei Mingzi practices meditation is in a bamboo forest. People can go in, but there is no need for a carriage.

There is a quiet bamboo forest in the back mountain of Tianzong in Taiyi Mountain.

This bamboo forest is like a green ocean. The lush green bamboo leaves sway gently in the breeze, making rustling sounds.

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, casting mottled shadows, adding a touch of mystery and tranquility to the bamboo forest.

In the bamboo forest, the air is fresh with a faint bamboo fragrance. The breeze blows the bamboo leaves, creating waves of green.

Deep in the bamboo forest, a huge stone stands quietly.

The surface of the stone is covered with traces of time, looking weathered and heavy.

On top of this huge rock, Bei Mingzi sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and concentrated, quietly comprehending the Way of Heaven.

Bei Mingzi was wearing a Taoist robe, with his white hair fluttering in the wind, looking elegant and otherworldly.

His face was calm and peaceful, as if he had merged into one with the bamboo forest and the world.

All around him, birds were flying freely, some were landing on him, and some were singing happily around him, as if he was a part of nature.

Like a tree, a stone...

Bei Mingzi sat quietly, his breathing in harmony with nature.

He closed his eyes and concentrated, with a long breath. It was obvious that his realm was above Donghuang Taiyi.

"The laws of nature are constant, and all things are interdependent. As a distinguished guest, I will naturally offer you a cup of hot tea. Please."

As Bei Mingzi waved his hand, a ball of tea swayed and floated high into the sky.

Gongsun Ce came down from high in the sky, caught the ball of tea, and drank it leisurely.

"It's sweet and delicious, with a pleasant fragrance. It's been a long time since we last met, Senior Bei Mingzi."

Gongsun Ce floated slowly to the opposite side of Bei Mingzi, then hovered in the air, at the same height as Bei Mingzi.

Bei Mingzi's expression was calm, and his emotions did not change. "The Tian Sect and the Ren Sect are only fighting over the word 'Tao', but the Ren Sect cannot see through the national hatred and family feuds."

Gongsun Ce added, "Tian Zong cannot see through the way of heaven, nor can he see through the worldly and the secular."

Bei Mingzi nodded slightly, "Yes, the word Tao encompasses everything, and it shouldn't be limited to the Tao of Heaven and the Tao of Man. May I ask, my friend, what happened to the disciples of the Human Sect?"

"Become a medicine man, or become a hard laborer mining for the public servants."

Bei Mingzi nodded calmly, "Okay, cultivators value life."

Bei Mingzi then changed the subject and asked, "Young friend, do you want to know the mystery of the state of unity between man and nature?"

"Oh?" Gongsun Ce couldn't help but feel curious. "There are no relevant records in Confucianism, Yin-Yang School, and Diplomacy School. Could it be that Senior Bei Mingzi knows about it?"

Gongsun Ce thought that Bei Mingzi should be clear about the mysteries of the state of unity between man and nature, but who knew that Bei Mingzi just shook his head.

"I don't know either, but there is a place that may have a clue."

Gongsun Ce guessed the address Bei Mingzi wanted to say, "Loulan."

Bei Mingzi nodded, "My master said that in the past Chi You forged eighty-one military demon gods, calling them eighty-one brothers, who were invincible and could destroy anything.

Then, Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi destroyed eighty military demons with the assistance of Lady Jiu Tian Xuan Nu, except for the last one, the original military demon, which could not be destroyed.

So the Queen Mother of the West hid the War Demon in Loulan and ordered the people of Loulan to guard the War Demon for generations.

Perhaps, there are clues hidden in the Soldier Demon God. Perhaps, there are relevant clues in the ancient books hidden deep in Loulan."

After hearing this, Gongsun Ce wanted to ask Bei Mingzi why he didn't go to Loulan by himself.

But he changed his mind and realized that as for the entrance to Loulan, even if he had reached the state of half-step unity between man and nature, it would be impossible to find it without searching through the vast yellow sand for several years.

Among the four who are half a step away from achieving unity of man and nature, only Guiguzi is a street dweller, and the other three are otakus who may not leave their field for several years.

"I will go to Loulan to take a look, but not now. The state of unity between man and nature is still far away from me."

Bei Mingzi denied Gongsun Ce's humble words, "I can feel that in 10 to 20 years at the latest, and 7 to 8 years at the earliest, you will be able to enter the same realm as us.

You don't have to be modest. I just have to give you a piece of advice: be careful of the Lady of the Nine Heavens."

Gongsun Ce nodded, and then the topic of the two was no longer about the outside world, but about realm.

Gongsun Ce asked Bei Mingzi, "What exactly is the power of intention?"

“The power that resonates with heaven and earth is the stepping stone to the state of unity between man and nature. In a sense, even without the power of intention, one can still enter the state of unity between man and nature.

The premise is that you can transcend the mind and directly resonate with heaven and earth. This is the path of the sages in ancient times who, according to legend, reached the state of unity between man and nature..."

Bei Mingzi said a lot one after another. After all, Zhuangzi was known as the last master among the Hundred Schools of Thought to reach the state of unity between man and nature.

However, Bei Mingzi, Zhuangzi's direct disciple, did not know whether Zhuangzi had achieved the state of harmony between man and nature.

Next, it was almost Bei Mingzi who was talking and Gongsun Ce who was listening.

Soon, Bei Mingzi stopped talking and looked down the mountain, then glanced at Miaoguantai.

"The farm's guests have arrived, and the battle between heaven and man has officially begun."

Gongsun Ce understood that Bei Mingzi was going to drive him away, so he stood up and headed for Miaoguantai.

As for Bingzhu and others, Luowang's secret agents on the mountain will keep an eye on them.

No one can escape today!
When Gongsun Ce arrived near Miaoguantai, Chisongzi and Xiaoyaozi had already stood on the Miaoguantai.

On the top of Taiyi Mountain, on the Miaoguan Terrace, the two masters, holding long swords, stood facing each other proudly.

Xiaoyaozi held an ordinary long sword, while Chisongzi on the other side held the Taoist leader's token - Xue Ji.

Xiaoyaozi was a tall and strong man, with a green shirt fluttering in the wind, making him look unrestrained and uninhibited, and still had some of the demeanor of his former status as the number one hero in Guanzhong.

Although the long sword in his hand had no gorgeous decorations, it exuded a sharp aura.

Xiaoyaozi knew that his realm was not as good as Chisongzi's, and his proficiency in Taoist philosophy was not as good as Chisongzi's. The only advantage Xiaoyaozi had when facing Chisongzi was his swordsmanship.

Therefore, Xiaoyaozi took the lead in launching the attack. His figure rushed out like the wind. With the blessing of the grandmaster-level true energy and the grandmaster's intention, the long sword in his hand turned into a green light and went straight for Chisongzi's throat.

Chisongzi had a calm face, his hair tied up high, and a harmonious and natural aura, faintly blending into the environment around him. He held the Xueji Sword in his hand, and the sword exuded a faint cold light.

Facing Xiaoyaozi's attack, he remained calm, and took a step back lightly, while swinging his sword to block Xiaoyaozi's attack. Tianzong's swordsmanship was as ethereal as smoke, and wherever the sword tip reached, it actually felt like a dream.

Xiaoyaozi felt a sinking feeling in his heart when his first sword attack was blocked. Although the first sword was just a test, the fact that Chisongzi was able to block it easily was enough to prove that Chisongzi's attainments in swordsmanship were also not low.

The two men's swordsmanship has its own strengths.

The Renzong swordsmanship displayed by Xiaoyaozi was extremely profound, yet also somewhat arbitrary.

The Tianzong swordsmanship displayed by Chisongzi was as ethereal as smoke, as if transcending this world, and his sword moves revealed an otherworldly temperament.

In the blink of an eye, the two had fought for hundreds of rounds, with swords flashing and sword energy running rampant.

The trees around Miaoguantai were cut down by the sword energy, and the bricks and stones under the feet of the two were shattered.

"However, such horrific destructive power was caused by the two of them trying their best to suppress the damage caused by the leaked power because they had to take into account the situation of the disciples around them. The power of the Grand Master is so terrifying!"

The narration of Gongsun Cemo's emotions successfully stopped the attack of Xiaoyaozi and Chisongzi.

Xiaoyaozi did it out of hatred, while Chisongzi felt a little ashamed. Under normal circumstances, which master would have someone read the narration when fighting with others!

However, the leaked energy still caused the disciples watching the fight nearby to take a few steps back.

After a short interlude with Gongsun Ce's narration, the fierce battle between Xiaoyaozi and Chisongzi continued.

Fuyaozi has the ability to form a formation by himself, and Xiaoyaozi, as Fuyaozi's last disciple, naturally knows how to do it too.

Xiaoyaozi suddenly swung out three sword energies, which formed a V-shape and attacked Chisongzi. This was the Three Talents Fighting Formation of the Human Sect.

"Heaven and earth are eclipsed!"

Upon seeing this, Chisongzi immediately raised Xueji. The moment Xueji pointed to the sky, Xiaoyaozi's heart skipped a beat. Xiaoyaozi recognized Chisongzi's starting move, it was the Tianzong's unique skill "Heaven and Earth Faded Color".

The next moment, the world in front of Xiaoyaozi suddenly turned black and white. Both the sword energy wielded by Xiaoyaozi and Xiaoyaozi himself were frozen in place.

Chisongzi took a slight step and appeared in front of Xiaoyaozi. At the moment when Chisongzi's snow fell, Xiaoyaozi suddenly burst out with his true energy to bring all things back to life.

"Spring is coming back to all things!" After Xiaoyaozi barely broke free from Chisongzi and the world turned pale, he raised the long sword in his hand, "The sky clears up after the snow!"

The world is full of illusions and realities, the world is infinite and the road is endless! The first clear day after the snow swept away the haze, and the sky was clear and the air was fresh!

The tip of the Xue Ji sword in Chisongzi's hand, which was about to chop down, suddenly turned, and the whole person appeared behind Xiaoyaozi as if teleporting. It was the Tianzong's unique skill, He Guang Tongchen.

"Harmony with the light, same with the dust, clear and yet seemingly existent! Harmony with the light, same with the dust!"

When Xiaoyaozi saw Chisongzi disappear, he put away his sword and used the unique skill of the Renzong, "Wanchuan Qiushui!"

Xiaoyaozi's true energy suddenly enveloped Miaoguantai, and as his true energy surged, it hit Chisongzi accurately.

However, Chi Songzi would not sit still and wait for death. He immediately used the Tianzong secret technique to restrain Wanchuan Qiushui, "Heart is like still water!"

The true energy released by Xiaoyaozi was suddenly quelled by Chisongzi. During the hundreds of years of fighting between the Taoist Tianzong and Renzong, each of them created secret techniques to target each other.

When the Heaven Sect is in power, heaven and earth lose their luster; when the Human Sect is in power, all things return to spring.

The Tian Sect has a heart like still water, and the Ren Sect has a heart like thousands of rivers and autumn waters...

Therefore, the battle between the Tian Sect and the Ren Sect is often a competition of personal true energy and understanding of the Tao.

The deeper your understanding of Tao, the stronger your true Qi will be, and the more powerful the moves you perform will be.

At this point in the battle, Chisongzi secretly admired Xiaoyaozi and was also full of admiration for Fuyaozi's vision.

In just one year, Xiaoyaozi has completely converted his mental method into that of the Ren Sect, and his control over the Ren Sect's secret techniques is also gratifying.

Chisongzi couldn't help but think that if Xiaoyaozi devoted himself to Taoism and Renzong did not get involved in the disputes among the seven countries, perhaps he would be able to see the rise of Taoism.

However, it was too late. Gongsun Ce had already gone up the mountain and was watching the battle from the side, so Xiaoyaozi had no chance of escaping.

After watching Xiaoyaozi and Chisongzi fight for a while, Gongsun Ce discovered something very interesting. There seemed to be something wrong with Xiaoyaozi's cultivation.

However, Gongsun Ce was somewhat surprised that Chisongzi did not discover Xiaoyaozi's problem. The Tian Sect and the Ren Sect had been fighting for a hundred years, so there was no reason why Chisongzi would not discover Xiaoyaozi's problem.

Sure enough, the next moment, after Chisongzi and Xiaoyaozi exchanged palm strikes, Chisongzi's expression suddenly became a little strange.

"Senior Brother Qiulizi's aura!"

Chisongzi's face changed instantly, and then he used the Heguangtongchen technique to move away from Xiaoyaozi. He understood that this was not some hidden gem found by the Ren Sect, but clearly a disciple trained by the Ren Sect outside.

The Yin-Yang School has the art of changing shape, so the Taoists naturally have similar secret techniques.

The Taoist sect will have a predecessor within its ranks, and then find a young man from outside who has the same fate as the predecessor. They will train the young man from childhood and let him walk the path that the predecessor has walked.

When the boy grows up and his cultivation approaches the level of his predecessors, everything the predecessors learned will be instilled into the boy to achieve a seamless transition.

It's a good deal to lose an aging senior and gain a young, high-end fighter.

However, this secret technique is not perfect and has many prerequisites.

First of all, the senior and the young man need to have similar destinies. If their destinies are different, they will not be able to perform the secret technique.

Secondly, the young man must have a certain level of talent and must be able to practice to the perfection of a Grandmaster before he can receive the training of a Grandmaster.

Then, the boy's experience must be the same as his predecessor to ensure the similarity between the two.

Finally, it is extremely painful. How can a substitute become the real person without paying certain conditions?

Gongsun Ce also figured out some things at this time. Previously, when Gongsun Ce saw that Xiaoyaozi's true energy was abnormal, he thought it was because Xiaoyaozi was changing his mental method. Now he thinks that he was probably already receiving the legacy of his predecessors at that time.

After Chisongzi guessed Xiaoyaozi's situation, he took a deep breath and said, "Family disgrace should not be made public, so, Junior Brother Xiaoyaozi, I'm sorry!"

Chisongzi originally wanted to give Xiaoyaozi a chance to fully display what he had learned throughout his life, but now it seems that it would be better to get rid of Xiaoyaozi as soon as possible.

In fact, the royal families of the seven countries also have similar secret techniques, otherwise it would be impossible for them to keep producing great masters without any gaps.

Chisongzi no longer held back, and released all of his grandmaster-level true energy and grandmaster's intention without reservation.

Xiaoyaozi's face suddenly changed. He knew that this was a prelude to Chisongzi's unreserved attack. Xiaoyaozi focused his attention and responded. In the next move, the two would definitely decide the winner.

"Sunny after the snow!"

Xiaoyaozi still used the Clearing After Snow, while Chisongzi used a simple stab.

The Renzong's unique skills faced off against an ordinary sword, and it seemed that Chisongzi was at a disadvantage, but in fact, it was just the opposite.

(End of this chapter)