Chapter 719: Old Grievances
"Because since the Xiaoyao faction entered the Tang Kingdom, especially from Geng Xiansheng to Jinling, soon because of Geng Xiansheng, not only the disciples in the sect have been stationed in the palace to practice, but Geng Xiansheng himself has also obtained a palace for cultivation, and now he enjoys the highest treatment alongside the largest Taoist sect in the Tang Kingdom, the Righteous Law School."
Shen Yanran groaned a little, as if she saw the carriage approaching, and her voice sounded a little ethereal.
"Now the glory and status of the Xiaoyao faction in the Tang Kingdom have obviously far surpassed many sects, and they are also the Shangqing faction, the Heavenly Master Dao and the Guigu Sect that are also courteous. Not only does the head of the Xiaoyao faction live in the palace for a long time, but Yan Yuxian, the eldest disciple of the head of the Xiaoyao faction, also leads a group of disciples in the sect, and there is a cultivation mansion in this Jinling City, do you think this is just the power of the sect? Shen Yanran actually sneered, although there was not much fluctuation, obviously thinking of something.
"Although faith is said to be supreme, the influence of the Loose Sect in the Tang Kingdom is obviously a little deformed!" Shen Gongxi suddenly thought about it, after all, this Shen Yanran was also from the Freedom Sect, not to mention that she still occupied Tianzi Mountain. Although she was at odds with the Loose Sect, Shen Gongxi didn't dare to stimulate her directly.
"As for those small cultivation sects, they can't be compared with the Carefree Sect and look directly at them. The Shangqing faction, which was all the rage back then, and the Heavenly Master Dao of the Yanzong for hundreds of years, have been allowed to develop by the Xiaoyao faction, but it is a little surprising. The Guigu Gate, which has been hidden in the world, doesn't matter if it's compared, but isn't it simple? These Shen Gongxi naturally understand, but it is thought-provoking to say.
"So, you think it's that simple? You must know that the Five Thunder Zhengfa Sect alone, the sect founded by Tan Qiao, is even more from the vein of the Earth Immortal He Changyi. Not to mention the name of this Tan Qiao Drunken Immortal, which spread from Fujian to Shuzhong, and from Shu to Tang Kingdom, it is the nine prominent disciples of Tianlei Zhengfa under his disciples, how can ordinary people compare? Shen Yanran is obviously very clear that the general trend of the Daomen is today.
From the initial disciples, to now there are more than 100 disciples who have successively taught the Fa, and after passing the Fa in Lushan, they have been valued by Emperor Li Jing, and he personally sent people to the capital to preach the Fa. Now there are quite a lot of disciples, more than 10,000 people, and it is the largest Taoist sect in the Central Plains.
And in the capital Jinling City, there is one of his nine Heavenly Thunder Dharma disciples, who was given the Dharma propagation dojo by Mr. Ganggu Hong Tianci. Some people rumored that Emperor Li Jing wanted to move the capital south, just because he saw Tan Qiao settling in Lushan, and it was conceivable that the Righteous Law faction was respected.
Some people say that the "Book of Transformation" written by Song Qiqiu was written by Tan Qiao himself, and Song Qiqiu was also one of Tan Qiao's disciples. No matter what his purpose was, he pushed this book out, but because Tan Qiao didn't distinguish anything, it was difficult for outsiders to accuse anything.
What's more, although Song Qiqiu is one of Tan Qiao's disciples, he is not a disciple of Tianlei Zhengfa, but it is conceivable that Tan Qiao still understands it very well in his heart. However, whether it was Song Qiqiu's temporary ambition or later decline, it did not affect Emperor Li Jing's trust in Tan Qiao.
However, at the beginning, the Fa-rectification faction expanded vigorously in Jinling City, spreading the Dharma and teaching disciples everywhere, and Song Qiqiu must have made a lot of efforts. In any case, now that the Fa-rectification School has thousands of disciples in Jinling City, the Hidden Fa-rectification School has become the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty National Daomen, and the Xiaoyao School can go hand in hand with the Fa-rectification School, which has proved the success of the existence of the Xiaoyao School.
As for this Shangqing faction, it has been famous all over the world since the previous dynasty, although it was later divided into several large branches, but it is indeed one of the authentic Taoist practices. And now the Shangqing faction left in Jinling City, although it is not the original complete Shangqing faction, but it is also one of the original lineages, which was originally created by Daozun Luqiu Fangyuan in Yuhang Dadi Cave.
Nowadays, although the world is a few points, the Southern Tang Kingdom and the Wu Yue Kingdom to which Yuhang belongs are even more different, but the disciple of Daozun Luqiu Fangyuan, the famous Mr. Nie Shidao, one of the ten sages of the Shangqing Dynasty, received a major courtesy from Yang Xingmi when he was still under the reign of Yang Wu and came to the present-day Jinling City Bufa. Not only did the Shangqing faction diverge again, but also made the Shangqing faction famous in Jinling City.
Therefore, it can be said that the Shangqing faction has a deep foundation in Jinling City, and later Nie Shidao's disciple Yuanbo Master Wang Qixia is a world-famous Taoist teacher. Later, Li Tangzun, who had just replaced Yang Wu, was called Mr. Zhensu, and he had five disciples under him, and he was known as the five sons of Dadong by the world, and his reputation spread all over the world.
It stands to reason that the foundation of the Shangqing faction in Jinling City will only be stronger than the Orthodox faction, but now the founder of the Orthodox faction, Tan Qiao, is unsurpassed, and no contemporary disciple of the Shangqing faction can compare with the Orthodox faction, that is, the famous five sons of Dadong, although they have inherited the Shangqing lineage with great reputation, they are similar to Tan Qiao's disciples in the eyes of others.
Although the Shangqing faction has not yet declined, compared with the Zhengfa faction in Jinling City and even the Southern Tang Kingdom, it has actually fallen to a higher level.
And the Xiaoyao faction, which competes with the Shangqing faction, although the disciples in its sect are also in Jinling City, and the disciples in Jinling City are far less than those of the Shangqing faction, but compared to Geng Xiansheng, the head of the Xiaoyao faction, the Shangqing faction really can't be louder than the Xiaoyao faction. Therefore, in today's Jinling City, the advantages of the Xiaoyao faction over the Shangqing faction are already an indisputable fact, both on the surface and in reality.
As for this Heavenly Master Dao, it was originally quite famous in Jinling City, because the Heavenly Master Dao opened up a dojo in Jinling City. Since the reign of Wuzong of the previous dynasty, the Heavenly Master's Mansion will send a personal disciple to sit in the Heavenly Master's Mansion in Jinling City, as the spokesperson of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, not only preaching the Dharma to the outside world, but also naturally solving problems for the people.
The second-generation Heavenly Master Fude Zhenjun is said to be a great wisdom among the modern Heavenly Masters, and the only one among the modern Heavenly Masters who has ascended to the ground, and has become a legend among the cultivators of the previous dynasty and even the modern era.
Until the time of Yang Wu's reign, Fude Zhenjun was still active in the area of Longhu Mountain, and it is said that he lived a long life of more than 100 years. His presence made the Heavenly Master's Mansion famous, and it also made the Heavenly Master's Mansion in Jinling City continue to burn incense.
However, what is surprising is that the twenty-first generation Heavenly Master Zhaohua True Monarch Zhang Bingyi. He is the eldest son of Fude Zhenjun, and it is said that since he was a child, his eyes were like electricity, and he saw things at night as if they were day. When he was young, he also traveled the world with a sword, and as the successor and eldest son of the Heavenly Master, he was respected by the world. But on the contrary, after he became the Heavenly Master, he disappeared in obscurity.
Whether it is Zhaohua Zhenjun's low-key, or his own deliberate behavior, anyway, in this era of too rapid change, no one in the Heavenly Master's Mansion has come out to publicize it, which makes the Heavenly Master's Mansion in Jinling City even more mysterious.