"Oh?"
Hearing Li Yan say Qiankun Academy, Yuan Feng was obviously a little surprised, "Young Hero Li is quite well informed."
Li Yan nodded and said, "I have some friends who only learned about this incident by chance."
This matter was informed by a letter from Yan Jiuling.
The imperial court wanted to establish an academy specializing in the study of various miscellaneous studies, and it was set up in the capital. Yan Jiuling was very optimistic about it and wanted to join it and serve...
Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but ask, "Is this Qiankun Academy responsible for the preparation of gunpowder?"
"No."
Yuan Feng stroked his beard and said with a smile, "This is also a coincidence."
"During the previous dynasty, because Foreign Lands missionaries colluded with pirates and took advantage of the confrontation between north and south, Divine Land massively invaded the coast, and all foreign pagan religions were eradicated by Daoism."
"Since the opening of the sea, these missionaries came from the sea and presented many treasures to the imperial court. They wanted to preach, but they were repeatedly opposed by several National Teacher."
"But they did not give up and sent many books and artifacts involving medicine, divination, organs, firearms, and navigation charts. This attracted the attention of the imperial court."
"After His Majesty asked carefully, I found out that in many Foreign Lands foreign countries, there have long been large academies specializing in the study of various miscellaneous subjects. In recent years, hundreds of flowers have bloomed."
"His Majesty intends to follow suit, but this matter has also caused controversy in the DPRK and has become a battle between Native Faction and Open Sea Faction."
"Native Faction believes that these are all grotesque Skillful Technique, just trivial tricks. If you lose your mind by playing with things, it will not be beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood. They even mobilized Confucian Circle celebrities to criticize..."
"Open Sea Faction also invited people, saying that this is Investigate Things to Attain Knowledge, exploring the great road of heaven and earth, benefiting the country and the people, and its merits will last forever."
"In short, the two sides fought fiercely. In the end, His Majesty made the decision and prepared to establish Qiankun Academy."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but smile on his face, "Although this Qiankun Academy is named Confucianism Investigate Things to Attain Knowledge, there are also Confucian Circle famous people entering, but it recruits more famous people in agriculture, arithmetic, mechanics, and other miscellaneous subjects."
"It's naturally a good thing for me Mo Sect."
"If nothing else, before Qiankun Academy has been established, His Majesty has already given a mission to let us travel all over Divine Land to search for mineral deposits in the mountains and forests."
"For example, Divine Land is vast. The original Thirty-Six Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands was no longer applicable. There are still many hidden places. Qiankun Academy will send people to specially investigate."
"Xuanmen has also responded positively to this matter, and many Feng Shui Masters in Ganzhou have also joined. With this Lu Ban wooden magpie, it is even more powerful..."
Seeing that the old man was getting more and more excited as he talked, Li Yan had no choice but to interrupt, "Senior, what does this have to do with firearms?"
Yuan Feng replied, "Divine Land is too big. Qiankun Academy has just started preparations and has limited strength, so we will send people to disperse them."
"There are unavoidable mountain spirits and wild monsters in the mountains and forests. Some of the secrets related to the imperial court cannot be left to outsiders. Therefore, the academy will also recruit some expert guards to protect them."
"With Young Hero Li's current name in Ezhou, he is naturally qualified. I can help you name it and directly receive gunpowder from various government offices in the name of the Qiankun Academy."
"But firstly, you can't sell it privately, and secondly, you have to do something for the Qiankun Academy occasionally, so that everyone can shut up."
As he spoke, he blinked and said meaningfully, "The key is, you don't have to pay for it..."
"Deal! Thank you, senior."
Li Yan was overjoyed and immediately nodded in agreement.
This New-Style Gunpowder is not cheap. After all, there are two kinds of Heavenly Spiritual Treasure. Even the imperial army only dares to use them at critical moments.
This alone can save a lot of money.
After reaching an agreement, both parties are naturally satisfied.
With this Lu Ban wooden magpie, Mo Sect can be copied. If it can play a role in this Southwest War, it will be a huge achievement for them.
Thinking of this, Elder Yuan Feng felt even better and asked, "What are Young Hero Li's recent plans?"
Li Yan replied truthfully, "With something going on in the Shen Mansion, it is not convenient for us to stay. We will find a place nearby to live in seclusion and stabilize our cultivation. When the time comes, we will go to the True Martial Palace to build a building."
"Oh?"
Yuan Feng was also surprised when he heard this, "If I remember correctly, Young Hero Li Daoxing is on the second floor now, right?"
Seeing Li Yan nodding, he pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "The Ministry of Industry will send someone later. This is also a task before Qiankun Academy is established. Young Hero Li might as well just name it. I will report it directly after the completion, which will save a lot of trouble."
"When Qiankun Academy is established, Young Hero Li will be considered a veteran, and no one can find fault with it."
Li Yan said in surprise, "Is this considered a task?"
"Why doesn't it count?"
Yuan Feng stroked his beard and smiled and said, "In this tomb, there is my Mo Sect Mechanism Arts inheritance. Maybe it will be the foundation for establishing a foothold in the Qiankun Academy in the future."
"Since there is Lu Ban Wooden Magpie inside, there may be other treasures in the trap, so you can't miss them."
"This is 'Shi Rou'. Not only is it quite large, but it has also merged with the evil place and turned itself into an evil creature. It will cause chaos sooner or later, so I have invited many experts to come and help."
"At that time Buddhism and Taoism the two parties will take action at the same time. The Daoist gate will open Thunder Altar to suppress the killing, and the Buddhist gate will set up an altar to eliminate Killing Intent. Young Hero Li will just start with it."
"Of course."
Li Yan nodded and smiled, "I want to see it too."
The next day, Liangzi Lake was in a mountain col.
On the rugged mountain road, Shen Jinghong and two servants led the way, while Li Yan and others followed behind.
As Shen Jinghong walked away, he also advised, "Young Hero Li, the Shen family has many houses, so why not stay..."
"Young Master Shen No need to be polite."
Li Yan smiled and said, "We are all rough people, we spend all our time dancing with swords and sticks, and you have to be busy with business. Now the house is full of women, so it is not appropriate to stay."
After negotiating the terms yesterday, Yuan Feng took people to transport Lu Ban wooden magpies. Master Lin naturally couldn't wait and took the "Wan Yan" meat back to treat his son's illness.
Li Yan also plans to leave the Shen Mansion and live in seclusion nearby, practicing while watching the excitement.
Shen Jinghong is naturally not willing.
He originally only regarded Li Yan and others as brilliant warlocks, but after going back and forth in the past few days, all he saw were forces that he could not afford to offend. He immediately understood the value of Li Yan and wanted to curry favor with them.
Of course Li Yan knew what he was thinking, and said meaningfully, "See if that Lord Yuan is there, many people will come in a few days. Although there are many villages near Liangzi Lake, there are some things that are inconvenient after all."
"If you visit more and cooperate more, it will naturally be beneficial."
Shen Jinghong suddenly understood and said with cupped hands, "Thank you Young Hero Li for your guidance."
While they were talking, everyone had already entered the mountain col.
Passing through a bamboo forest, a clearing suddenly opened up, with lush vegetation and two stilted buildings hidden, but the wood was mottled and had obviously been abandoned for a long time.
"Here we are, right here."
Shen Jinghong said, "Miao Village is closed and does not like outsiders to enter. They sometimes meet and fight with each other. Many years ago, due to some quarrels, the two villages became enemies and fought with each other, and many people died."
"Later, the matter was quelled by officials sent by the imperial court, but too many people died in one of the villages, so they moved to other places."
"There was a family that refused to leave, so they built a building here to live alone, and worked in my Shen family Kiln Site. Later, the old people died one after another, leaving an only son who went to other places to make a living, so this place became empty."
After that, he ordered his servants to clean the house and left a cart of firewood, rice, oil, salt, bacon and other supplies.
After a lot of trouble, it was already dusk after Shen Jinghong and the others left.
Li Yan Several people lit a bonfire in the open space outside the building.
After a while, the aroma of the broth from the iron pot spread in all directions.
The place is so high up that you can just see Liangzi Lake, but you can see the sky full of stars, the crackling of the bonfire, the evening breeze, and the eating of pancakes and sips of broth, and everyone suddenly feels comfortable.
"I can finally rest for a while."
Wang Dao Xuan sighed in his heart, "Pindao used to travel around the world. Although most of the time he was living on the ground and surrounded by poor people, he still lived a comfortable life, as long as he stuttered."
"Now I don't lack anything, but I am tired. The more I ask for, the harder it becomes to move forward..."
Li Yan noticed something strange and quickly asked, "Daoist Priest, have you read those books? Have you found any clues?"
At that time, Liu Gang used Wang Dao Xuan's inheritance as a condition, and also threatened Lu San's life to let him take action against Tongtian San Niang and others.
Although he finally managed to escape and killed many demons, the secret Liu Gang told him was not revealed.
Fortunately, the other party left behind a lot of Feng Shui secrets. Wang Dao Xuan spent most of his time studying hard and doing research.
If there are clues, they may be in these books.
"We do have a clue."
Wang Dao Xuan shook his head helplessly and said, "But it's just some clues."
Li Yan became interested, "Daoist Master, tell me, no matter what difficulties there are, you guys can just find a way."
Wang Dao Xuan said in a deep voice, "Liu Gang's dream of becoming an earthly immortal cannot be separated from the treasured caves, so he has collected many Feng Shui secrets and wants to find the five major caves."
"Although Pindao has not found the place of inheritance, he knows the origins of my lineage."
"I, Western Xuan Lineage, if I trace the source, I come from the Eight Immortals of the Tang Dynasty..."
"Eight Immortals?"
Sha LiFei was interested when he heard it, "Master Dao, you have a big backer, Iron Crutch Li, or Lu Zu?"
Wang Dao Xuan laughed dumbly, "It's not those people, but Eight Immortals of the Tang Yao Era, Emperor of Heaven True Man, Guang Chengzi, Hongya Sir, Zhuojian, Chi Songzi, Ning Fengzi, Ma Shihuang, Chi Jiangziyu."
"The origin of my lineage comes from 'Chi Jiangziyu'. It is said that he was from the time of Yellow Emperor. He did not eat grains and ate herbs. 'Eating Flowers and Drinking Dew' refers to him."
"At the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Pei Xuanren. His home was in Hancheng, Shaanxi Province. He met a Daoist named Zhi Ziyuan by chance. He passed down the name "Chi Jiangziyu" to <Five Chapters Divine Secret>. He was successful in cultivation and was a great Daoist monk at that time."
"Later, he made great achievements in defeating Xiongnu, was granted the title of Marquis, and was moved to Ji Province as governor. As his moral practice became profound, he resigned from his official position and abandoned his home, traveled to famous mountains, met various immortals and gods, taught scriptures, founded Western Xuan Lineage, and succeeded in ascension to the gods."
"In the third year of Xingning in Jin Dynasty, together with True Man Wang Tongbai, Lady Wang of Zhonghou, and Lady Wei of Southern Mountain, I came to the Yang Xi family and taught <Precious Scripture>."
"Please be patient."
Li Yan frowned, and immediately realized something was wrong, and asked, "Pei Xuanren is from the Western Han Dynasty, and Lady Wang of Zhonghou is the daughter of King Ling of Zhou. Since they have succeeded in becoming gods, how can they still Lower Realm not be afraid of offending <Heavenly Laws>?"
Wang Dao Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't even understand this. In history, immortals Lower Realm often enlightened mortals without offending Heavenly Laws. Maybe they came here on orders."
"For example, this Yang Xi later founded the Shangqing Sect of the Dao Sect and was later named Cave Spirit Manifestation Perfect Virtue True Man."
"According to what Liu Gang said, Profound Qi Manifesting Might Celestial Lord Chen, whom Pindao enshrines, was of the same era as him and a person from the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was a disciple of Pei Xuanren and the leader of Western Xuan Lineage."
"It is known as True Lord, and I am afraid that it has succeeded in becoming a god. However, there is no record in history. Only I, Western Xuan Lineage, has been circulated. I am afraid something big happened in the middle."
"Liu Gang Those books marked the location of our West Xuan Ancestral Court, which is to the west of Gouqu Mountain."
"Gouqu Mountain is the ancient name, which is today's Maoshan."
When Li Yan heard this, he suddenly understood and said in a deep voice, "Maoshan is the Shangqing Sect altar, Pei Xuanren spreads the Dharma Yang Xi... The Daoist priest suspects that the decline of Western Xuan Lineage is related to the Shangqing sect?"
Wang Dao Xuan nodded and said no more.
The Shangqing faction is not easy to mess with. They regard Wei Huacun as their ancestor. They started in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Mao Mountain Talisman is powerful throughout the world.
Although Southern Song Dynasty declined at the time, its influence was still considerable, and some people merged into Dragon Tiger Mountain Zhengyiyi.
To them, it is still a giant.
If there really is any connection...
Thinking of this, Li Yan said in a deep voice, "No need to worry about it, Daoist Master, your business is our business, we have plenty of time."
"We might as well inquire secretly first to find out what happened, and then we can make plans."
"Yes!"
Sha LiFei also advised, "Don't worry, Daoist Master, you are the Xixuan orthodox, we are just helping you get back your inheritance. They have a big business now, is it possible that they will still stop them?"
However, Wang Dao Xuan was silent for a moment, shook his head and said with a smile, "You all have taken it in kindly. What kind of inheritance, I don't care about it anymore."
"Most of the methods I, Western Xuan Lineage, have left behind today are to help people pray for blessings and ward off disasters. This must be the intention of the founder."
"It does not hinder your practice, and it can also accumulate merits. It is enough for a poor person. Asking for too much will only increase your troubles."
"Let's talk about this later."
Li Yan shook his head slightly and stopped the topic.
Wang Dao Xuan can give up on this matter, but he will definitely find a way to find out more about it. It will be useless to talk more.
Thinking of this, Li Yan said in a deep voice, "Everyone, just practice with peace of mind during this period. Firearms are also open for practice. Try to get on Mount Wudang after autumn comes!"
The plan was made and no one thought about it anymore.
In the following days, they practiced separately, and at fixed times every day, they would go to a nearby uninhabited mountain to practice firearms.
In his spare time, Li Yan also told Sha LiFei and Lu San his understanding of Martial Arts, and helped them both.
Of course, most of the time, they practice individually.
For example, Li Yan mainly practices Thunder Force Martial Method...
Wang Dao Xuan, try a more advanced disaster relief technique...
Lu San often takes a group of spirit beasts and Wu Ba, and under the recommendation of Liangzi Lake Wild God Black Head Great King, they go to various barren mountains nearby to communicate with those mountain spirits and wild monsters...
And the area around Liangzi Lake is becoming more and more lively.
After another five days, a clerk finally came down from the mountain and handed over a message, "Young Hero Li, on the order of Lord Yuan, please come down from the mountain..."