Chapter 270 Half-step Heavenly Master

I was not surprised at this scene.

This old man Shi asked questions all the time since we met, his attitude was ambiguous and weird, he always said half of what he said and kept the other half in his mouth, it was obvious that he was holding on to something, and he probably had some ulterior motive. Now it seems that this matter is probably related to me.

But I couldn't figure out what a small ritual officer in the late fetal breathing period could be worth the sea gang's plot. People like me are plentiful here, aren't they? To put it bluntly, in my current situation, I don't know if I will have a tomorrow if I live today. This trip to the sea is to find an illusory future. Whether it is Yang Yuhuan's body or the legendary Tang Dynasty Earth Spirit Pearl, they are just fragments of information captured by Qingzhu. No one knows whether they are reliable or not!

Lao Bai tried to reminisce with the other party and talk about the past.

Old Man Shi stiffened his neck, raised his eyes, and stared at a vase in the distance, as if he didn't know Lao Bai. He had said before that they were as close as father and son, but now he was just doing business.

Finally, my master, the head of the family, had to come forward. He was silent for a while and asked, "Then tell me, how can this matter be related to your Hai Gang?"

Old Man Shi retracted his gaze and suddenly became energetic. He took my hand and put it on his knee and patted it gently, smiling like a dead gay who did all kinds of evil.

I felt cold from head to toe, thinking that I had to sell my innocence to save my life? These days are really difficult. It's not easy for women to go out and do something. Now even men are starting to feel unsafe. They have to bend over and lift their buttocks to get anything done. I immediately pulled my hand back and sat upright, looking like I would rather break than bend.

Seeing this, Old Man Shi laughed twice, which was creepy. At the end, he shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang has accepted a good apprentice with unlimited potential. We are very envious of the Hai Gang. Tell me why the world is so unfair. Look at the two old brothers beside me. They are the same as you. They are all top-notch players in the world, but you have the opportunity to train a Tianguan, but they don't. Don't you think this is infuriating?"

This damn old man...

After going through so many circles, it turns out that he is waiting for us here in the end!

Talking about this and that, the meaning is only one-as long as I am adopted into their Hai Gang, isn't this matter related to them?

I don't think I am a genius who can move the Hai Gang. Even my master said that I am mediocre in this way. If I am not more tenacious, and if I didn't have some adventures when I was close to death, I am afraid I would have to practice hard for decades just for this fetal breathing! !

The Hai Gang is attracted to me, so they must not be attracted to me as a person, but to something else. If it weren't for the fact that the ritual officer's skills are impossible to copy, I would have suspected that they were out to kill me for money, but they wouldn't have any good ideas.

I couldn't sit still anymore, and looked at my master anxiously.

My master closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "You didn't even ask us what the matter is, but you are asking for such a high price?"

"Has Zhang Daoxuan ever asked anyone for help in his life?"

Old Man Shi laughed, "You came here to tell us that this matter is serious and extremely dangerous, right? Otherwise, there are so many people with boats in the world, why do we have to find the Hai Gang?"

My master said again, "Then do you know how many people are lurking in the dark, eyeing the Li Guan? Once he grows up, the news can no longer be suppressed. What will happen then?"

"I know a little bit."

Old Man Shi nodded, "The Tianguan has not appeared for two thousand years, and most people in Xuanmen have forgotten what the word Tianguan means. Fortunately, our Hai Gang has a long enough heritage, and has always been very low-key. It has never suffered any serious damage. Many records and rumors have been preserved intact. We happen to know what a Tianguan means. If we can really cultivate a Tianguan, what does it matter if we sell half of the Hai Gang? This investment is risky, but once there is a return, it will be profitable."

"He is a person, not a commodity, and can be sold at a price."

My master straightened his back silently. At this moment, two points of brilliance bloomed in his eyes. There was a dull momentum stirring in him, like a peerless sword suppressed in the scabbard, just like the saying - hear thunder in silence.

Since entering the territory of the Hai Gang, he has been silent and few words. Now is the first time to show his edge, just revealing a little bit of the tip of the iceberg.

I also felt that terrifying breath. My face was calm, but my heart had already turned upside down.

Master... is stronger than before!

On the day he broke through the gate, he went south to Minyue. One person, one sword, and a green shirt, the magpie gate collapsed!

At that time, I had a vague guess that this time he broke through the dead gate, he must have made a great breakthrough, but I really didn't know to what extent.

Now, I understand.

The two old men beside Old Man Shi's face changed wildly.

One of them stood up suddenly and looked at my master in horror: "You have been suppressing your breath before? Have you really taken that step?!"

My master remained silent.

The other one closed his eyes and felt it carefully. After a while, he said dejectedly: "This breath is right. It awakens from death, rises from desolation, leaps over the dragon gate, returns to its original state, and then can be freely controlled and pursue higher goals. The two of us have been stuck here for a long time. We dare not take that step. We don't have the courage, nor the talent, but... How old are you... Are you forty years old this year? Half-step Heavenly Master..."

He revealed the truth in one word.

Half-step Heavenly Master! !

What is a Heavenly Master? The ritual official who knots seven beads can be a Heavenly Official, or a Heavenly Master! !

Old Man Shi also said before that it was because there was an old Heavenly Master on Longhu Mountain that he directly stepped into the territory of the Sea Gang to exert pressure.

This is the power of a Heavenly Master!

I am still at a very shallow level and don't know much about this level, but the other party said it very clearly. Only by crossing the most difficult step can one become a half-step heavenly master. The most difficult hurdle has been passed, so how far is he from becoming a heavenly master?

At this time, it was not just the people of the Hai Gang who were shocked. Lao Bai and Brother Yaozi were also petrified at the same time. Obviously, they were not mentally prepared for this. They knew very well what a half-step heavenly master in his prime meant.

Old Man Shi was very calm before, talking and laughing, and being carefree and self-assured, but now he sat up straight quietly and said solemnly: "Sorry, it is our Hai Gang that is rude. A half-step Heavenly Master came here in person. No matter what, we should not do this."

My master's aura was retracted, and he waved his hand, still very gentle, and said softly: "Jingzhe is my only beloved disciple. When I met with the Heavenly Alliance that day, I told him directly that he was my last disciple. How could a last disciple worship someone else as his master? Let's not talk about this matter again."

Old Man Shi nodded silently, and was silent for a while.

Maybe my master's move was unexpected, and even the few of us were not prepared, let alone him? My full plan was ruined, and I didn't know what to do.

My master said to himself: "When I was traveling in the early years, I heard a close friend say this to me. He said that among the mysterious sects in the world, the Hai Gang ranks first. This mystery does not only come from your style of doing things, but also from the root.

There are many Xuanmen, but most of them have a master. For example, in my Taoism, the ancient sage Fuxi established the Eight Trigrams, which was carried forward by Huangdi. This is the ancient Taoism. Later, Laozi and Zhuangzi collected and sorted it out, and gradually formed a scale. But what about your Hai Gang? Even the origin and master are probably not clear.

Most people in the world believe that the Hai Gang was first formed because there were too many strange things on the sea. Fishermen faced crises all day long, and gradually summed up a set of coping methods, and formed an alliance, which formed a prototype and grew stronger and stronger.

But as far as I know, the facts do not seem to be the case.

In the pre-Qin period, several farm fishing boats went out to sea from here, but were caught in a storm at sea, and hundreds of people disappeared. However, just when everyone thought that these people were all dead, they came back one morning decades later and established a sea gang in private. From then on, they lay dormant on the seashore and gradually grew to the current scale...

Since then, the sea gang has had a habit of sending ships out to sea. Some people have seen with their own eyes that many of the people who came back were disabled, and the number of people was greatly reduced, as if they had experienced a war..."

Old Man Shi did not respond, his face was uncertain.

Obviously, this was what my master said.

My master smiled and said, "You don't have to be grudgeful. I'm not saying this to explore the secrets of your Hai Gang. You should know that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. What I said is just the things behind the window paper. It's just about to be broken. When you reach a certain level, you will definitely know it.

People often say that the emergence and rise of your Hai Gang is actually related to a relic overseas, right? Unfortunately, you were born from this relic and are ultimately limited to this relic.

If my guess is correct, you want to pull Jingzhe into your Hai Gang for this matter, right? In fact, you all know that to break that relic, it is related to the Tianguan Juque chapter in the "Ten Thousand Burials Sutra", right?

So, you have been pulling him in, just to let him help you break that relic. Even if he can't do it now, you can wait, right?"

Old Man Shi hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.

"Why be so overbearing?"

My master sighed: "To be honest, no one knows how many enemies Li Guan has. If he comes to us one day, I am afraid that your Hai Gang will not be able to withstand it. By then, you may lose more than you gain. Moreover, if it really comes to that, will you protect him? In this case, how can I hand him over to you? Why don't we each take a step back and let Jingzhe be an outer disciple of your Hai Gang? You have a reason to help us through this difficult time, and Jingzhe will also have a reason to help you do that thing in the future. This is the best of both worlds, right?"

Old Man Shi didn't bargain this time. He agreed to it happily and neatly, saying that this was fair, and he also said very humbly that he thought it was simple, and the Hai Gang might not be able to bear the consequences of Li Guan.

Bear?

I sneered in my heart, will you bear it?

There is no reason for me to be with your Hai Gang. If I can grow up, you will make money. If an enemy comes to you, throw me out without saying anything, and you will not lose anything!

Anyone with a brain will do this deal!

The so-called fairness is just based on my master's fist. If my master hadn't shown the momentum of a half-step heavenly master at the critical moment, it would be hard to say whether we can get out of here today. Maybe we can't ask for help, but end up going straight into a tiger's den and a wolf's den!

This is the first time I walked out of the Zhenwu Temple to see the so-called Xuanmen, and I also have a new understanding of the unpredictable human heart. The so-called Xuanmen people are probably much more terrifying than those ghosts.

"Then we have a deal. We will go back and forth, and it will be a good thing."

Old Man Shi smiled and said, "I will ask two old friends to help you arrange accommodation. You can rest here for two days. I will prepare people and boats, and then we will go out to sea!"

My master said, "Why don't you ask where we are going?"

Old Man Shi was very domineering. He waved his hand and said, "There is nothing that our sea gang can't handle in the vast sea, and there is no place we can't go!"

Bang!

My master took out the map and threw it on the table. It was the route map he had marked.

Old Man Shi glanced at it, and the smile on his face froze. His eyelids twitched wildly. He took the map and looked at it for a moment. His expression became more and more solemn. After a while, he asked carefully: "So, what place are you looking for?"

"The legendary Penglai Island, according to the estimation of the Tianmeng, this island is likely to have sunk into the sea."

My master said: "I have speculated that the location of this island should be in the area circled on the map. I have to ask you Hai Gang where it is.

It is worth mentioning that both Dongfang Shuo's "Ten Continents" in the Han Dynasty and "Taiping Yulan" compiled by Hanlin scholars in the Song Dynasty mentioned that the sea water around Penglai Fairy Island is black, which is called Minghai.

Do you know where the sea water is black in the area I drew? This may be an important sign to find this Penglai Island!"

Snap!

An old man from the Hai Gang trembled, and the exquisite tea set fell to the ground and shattered.

He and Old Man Shi looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"Although I guessed that the matter was not small, I always thought that our Hai Gang could bear it. I didn't expect... that the matter would be so big..."

Old Man Shi probably felt dry in the mouth, pursed his lips, and said: "I know the place you are talking about. We call it District 17. To be honest, if it is not a last resort, I advise you not to go..."

Brother Yaozi asked, what is District 17.

Old Man Shi did not explain too much, but waved at one of the old men: "Go and get that thing..."