Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Furthermore, Li Xiuyuan's breakthrough was an unexpected one. The space he created could not be compared with Pangu or the Sages. Even the elements of earth, wind, water, and fire were products brought in from outside.

Moreover, the entire space is only a hundred miles in radius. If it were any larger, Li Xiuyuan's magical power would be insufficient to support it, and he would need to find a pillar to support the sky, otherwise it would close up.

As you can see, even the great god Pangu, lacking a World Tree to support the sky, ultimately had to stand with his head touching the sky and his feet on the ground, becoming a pillar supporting the heavens himself.

Later, after the world stabilized, although the pillar supporting the sky was broken by Gonggong, it still caused the deaths of countless living beings.

Ultimately, it was the Qiankun Cauldron that was used to refine the five-colored stones, and the legend of Nuwa mending the sky came about because of this!

After Li Xiuyuan entered the Celestial Immortal realm, he exuded an aura with every gesture, as if he were not an ordinary person.

"Brother Li, Brother Li!"

As soon as Li Xiuyuan emerged from seclusion, Zixuan skipped over, chirping incessantly like a joyful little bird.

When Li Xiuyuan saw Zixuan running towards him, he smiled slightly and said, "Zixuan, did you miss me?"

After saying that, he saw her rush over and took the opportunity to smell the rose fragrance on her body.

Zixuan nodded upon hearing this and replied, "Yes, yes! I haven't had anyone to play with lately. However, I've made some new friends: Sister Shi from the palace, Sister Wanwan, and, um, the Emperor."

However, the emperor had many things to do and didn't have much time for sightseeing.

As she spoke, she continued to recount her story.

It turned out that after Li Xiuyuan went into seclusion, the group naturally met up, and through their deliberate acquaintance, they became as close as sisters.

Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly after hearing this. It was all his arrangement. He said, "Zixuan, you didn't miss me!"

He squinted, looking at Zixuan with great interest.

Upon hearing this, Zixuan blushed and shyly replied, "I want to!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly and went inside.

……

Not long after, Li Xiuyuan told Shi Qingxuan and the others that they hadn't seen each other for many days and missed each other quite a bit.

In the end, even Wu Zetian, who had attended the morning court session, quickly left. By the time she arrived, everyone else was already fast asleep.

Next up is the space for Li Xiuyuan and his little apprentice!

After a long while, Li Xiuyuan looked at the mess on the ground. At this time, Zixuan, who had the best physique, had woken up. When she saw the other women, her face turned red and she didn't dare to raise her head.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly and said, "Alright! Zixuan, stop pretending to be asleep."

After saying that, she patted Zixuan.

snort!

Upon hearing this, Zixuan let out a muffled groan, pouted, and looked annoyed, seemingly lost in thought.

But it does have a somewhat cute look.

Given her age, such small gestures don't seem out of place at all; on the contrary, they have a natural quality to them.

When Li Xiuyuan saw Zixuan's jealousy, he smiled slightly. She's just a little girl! It's normal for her to have a little temper. As long as he coaxes her a bit, nothing will happen.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "It seems you still have energy left, Zixuan. Come on."

"Pah, no way!"

"Hehe, do you think you can get away!"

Having said that, Li Xiuyuan began.

Chapter 200 Ruin

Xuandao Temple is located in the southern part of Chang'an. It was built in a beautiful place with forests and valleys, surrounded by mountains and water, and the mountain shape resembles a crane of immortals. The architecture of this Taoist temple is organically integrated with the natural environment on which it is based.

Within the Taoist temple, there were dozens of Taoist priests. These people had not been practicing Taoism for long and were originally from the Tang Dynasty. Since the establishment of the Xuandao Temple, Qingwei had taken in many disciples, and in just two years...

This Taoist temple managed to develop, and although it was not as famous as the White Horse Temple, it was still considered a thriving Taoist tradition in Chang'an.

On this day, several dozen people, accompanied by a pretty woman, arrived at the gate of Xuandao Temple.

"You stinking Taoist priest, get out here right now!"

"How dare you seduce my wife? You're all tired of living."

"Yes, yes."

"And you call yourself a Taoist practitioner! It's really going too far to disrupt other people's family harmony like this."

It turns out that this man was a resident around the Xuandao Temple. Because he had a very beautiful wife, she couldn't bear to let him do any farm work and kept him at home.

However, yesterday I unexpectedly discovered that my wife was having an affair. This is intolerable, so I brought people to our door.

Since they were all neighbors, and those men were all hot-blooded lads, good heavens, if he stole his wife today, wouldn't he steal his own tomorrow?

Sure enough, dozens of people came knocking on the door, and under the man's shouts and curses, the Taoist priest guarding the gate started arguing with him.

Dozens of people surrounded the gate of the Taoist temple, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

At the same time, Qingwei, inside the Xuandao Temple, opened her eyes and asked, "Liufang, what's happening outside?"

Having said that, his gaze deepened, for within the palace, a watchful eye was looming over the entire Xuandao Temple, unnoticed by others.

But Qingwei's cultivation was not weak; he was also a human immortal-level expert, so he barely knew!

Gu Liufang looked embarrassed upon hearing this and said, "Master, it seems there's been an argument outside. They're saying that someone from our Xuandao Temple stole someone else's wife, and the other party has come to confront us."

As he spoke, his expression was not good. Those who cultivate the Tao value self-cultivation and character development, and stealing someone else's wife is absolutely forbidden.

As you can see, in the original novel, Gu Liufang was only in love with Zixuan, but that was not allowed in the Xuandao Temple, let alone stealing someone else's wife.

Although there aren't many true cultivators in the Xuandao Temple, if this matter isn't resolved, the temple's reputation will be ruined.

In the future, who will come to Xuandao Temple, and who will believe in them? The temple's reputation will be ruined, making it extremely difficult to spread the teachings, and all the efforts of the past years will be in vain!

"What? Who on earth did such a thing?"

After saying that, Qingwei stood up. At this moment, he was not the composed and steady branch leader of the Shushan Sect in his later years.

You should know that during the years Qingwei spent in the Tang Dynasty, he worked day and night to build his reputation, all in the hope that his Taoist temple would become even bigger.

Now all his efforts over the years have gone up in flames, and the old man must be furious. But judging from the original story, Qingwei is definitely a hot-tempered person.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have repeatedly tried to stop Zixuan from falling in love with Gu Liufang, and he wouldn't have lied to Gu Liufang, saying that Zixuan was already dead.

Upon hearing this, Gu Liufang shook his head and said, "Master, this disciple does not know."

He might be capable of preaching and discussing doctrines, but when it comes to handling such thorny issues, he's out of the question.

"Hmph! Let all the disciples come out."

Qingwei called out to Gu Liufang, urging his disciples to come out quickly, wanting to confront them one by one. He reasoned that it was best not to admit to such a disgraceful act.

But there was a menacing presence in the palace, watching him intently. If he tried to forcibly drive it away, the other party would probably retaliate as well!

Moreover, since it was someone else who was harmed, Xuandao Temple had to provide a solution.

As Qingwei walked out, the disciples at the door, knowing their master's fiery temper, naturally stepped back.

Qingwei looked at the people coming in and thought to herself that something was wrong. She said loudly, "If any of you Xuandao Temples have done anything wrong, you can let the government handle it and confront us face to face. There is no need for you all to gather here."

As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. If he could, he would have loved to take action and drive them away, but he couldn't do that.

"Hmph, what else is there to say? Your people from Xuandao Temple seduced my wife. Hand them over now."

After saying that, the man glared at Qingwei, holding a kitchen knife in his hand, as if he was about to attack at the slightest provocation.

"How could that be! Everyone in my Xuandao Temple is a cultivator; they would never do such a thing."

As Qingwei spoke, his face flushed. Since they had come to his door, there was no doubt that it was genuine. If it weren't for the threat from the palace, he would have liked to erase these people's memories directly.

They want them to remember nothing, but they've already prepared for this, so they won't let him make a move, as if they're fighting against him.

Woohoo!

As the woman's sobs rang out, she cried out, "My lord, I am so sorry! That man deceived me and stole all the money from our house."

After saying this, the woman covered her face and wept, and with her other finger she pointed at the Taoist priest next to Qingwei.

Upon seeing the Taoist priest, the man's eyes turned red, and he roared, "Caught red-handed, do you Xuandao Temple still want to deny it?"

After saying that, he rushed forward with a kitchen knife, but upon seeing the man, he could no longer hold back.

If a man is cheated on, he probably wouldn't be able to resist!

"stop!"

Gu Liufang shouted, after all, he was his junior brother. Even if he had really done such a thing, it was not right to let him be killed directly!

Chapter 201 The Collapse of Shu Mountain

"You filthy Taoist priest, you're asking for death!"

When the man saw Gu Liufang trying to stop him, he grabbed a knife and slashed at her without even asking what happened. It makes sense, though; no man could tolerate his wife cheating on him.

Not to mention these hot-blooded men, he didn't care about anything else and just started attacking.

'Um? '

When Qingwei saw that Liu Fang was about to be injured when he stepped forward to stop him, he naturally couldn't stand idly by. In his heart, Gu Liu Fang was the best person to inherit his mantle and he couldn't allow him to be harmed in any way.

Otherwise, in the original story, Qingwei wouldn't have gone to such lengths to stop him and Zixuan. Cultivators emphasize self-cultivation and shouldn't indulge in lust.