Chapter 381 Situation (2/2)

”I only have the idea to take whatever as they come,” Shen Lian replied.

Shen Lian turned to look at Lingguang and smiled, ”My friend Lingguang, are you used to staying at Qing Xuan?”

Lingguang said coldly, ”If I am not used to this, will you let me go?”

Shen Lian shook his head, ”Naturally no.”

After speaking with the grandmaster of some interesting news, Ziling felt tired, and hence returned to Zifu Peak with Lingguang. Ziling ultimately just wanted to see whether he felt sick after the successful formation of the sword. Under her empowered eyes, it seemed that Shen Lian did not have any problem, and hence there was no point for her to stay.

Her attitude to go and leave as she pleased was similar to Shen Lian.

After Shen Lian sent the grandmaster away, he then tidied up all sort of air messages, and the messages he saw from the Tiandi Jian, about the whole situation at Yuan Continent. It began to take actual shape in his brain.

He did not find it surprising for Choushi to have gathered forces to turn the world upside down. He was surprised to find that Fang Yanying managed to defend the Temple of Killings by herself.

Even though he had laid down some backhanded techniques which could save the kid at the most critical period, none of them was used yet. She already obtained a strong foothold.

As the distance was too far, he was not clear about what changes had happened at where Fang Yanying was. It seemed that he would need to go and have a look.

Shen Lian did not take the pressure from Taisu and Taishang to heart. Despite the little conflicts between the four main Daoist sects, they all shared the same unspoken understanding for ten thousand years. They would try to resolve everything during the Bier Discourse of Dao.

The opposite standing Qing Xuan and Guangqing took had a huge influence on the situation of Yuan Continent, as ultimately Guangqing still had three immortal Zhenrens, and they had formed alliances with several celestial sects, such as Green Lotus Sword Sect and Luofu Celestial Sect. These Xuanmen sects all supported Guangqing, whether it was upfront or not. Some of the smaller celestial sects were already under the control of Guangqing.

The fact that Shen Lian asked Lingguang to be the grandmaster's servant had created a dent in Guangqing's prestige. It also triggered hostility.

Qing Xuan was on a decline for hundred plus years. Its influence in the cultivation world in the Yuan Continent was much less than Guangqing in reality.

Even though there was the Temple of Killing as an amendment, and with Choushi turning against the tide, it seemed that they were only doing averagely in the sea region.

The influence of the eight sects of Buddhism was not below the four main Daoist sects of Xuanmen. The eight Zen masters were all Arhat for many years, and it was rumored that two to three of them had achieved Boddhisattva's highest level.

If the clash between Qing Xuan and Guangqing became official, it would make the Buddhist sects more influential, and it would deal a heavy blow on Xuanmen.

Furthermore, the Zen which was dissonant within the Buddhist sect was not something of significance after Huike's retreat and Baoyue's passing.

All the menial tasks and common items disturbed his Daoist heart. Shen Lian had the thought to leave everything behind, as the environment felt restrictive to him.

As the thought flashed through his mind, it was destroyed by Shen Lian.

Living as a human being was a difficult situation; being in the universe was a difficult situation - to shy away from difficulties was not something a Daoist would do.

This was yet another challenge. Achieving great things would make the long life fun and not boring.

To Shen Lian, the meaning of immortality was to enjoy the challenges and fun of life, not just to drift along.

He digested all the messages quickly, and a message from Zhao Xiaoyu caught his attention.