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#582 - Taoist Exchange Conference

Soon after settling down in the Celestial Master Taoist sect, Liang Yue, as the leader of his own faction, was invited to participate in the various rituals of this Taoist exchange conference.

Fortunately, on the way here and in the past few years, Liang Yue had crammed a lot of Taoist etiquette, norms, and traditional sacrificial specifications.

Otherwise, for such professional matters, someone like him, who joined the field halfway, would probably find it difficult to handle!

Unfortunately, the so-called rituals, prayers, and sacrifices in these days were just rituals. All kinds of etiquette and operations looked impressive, with many guests and observers coming and going.

But this was actually just a superficial project for outsiders to see. The real substantive norms were not that complicated.

However, this set of procedures seemed very solemn and solemn to outsiders. It had become a routine for many years, so it had to be completed.

By the time he finished all this and dealt with the complicated people who came to visit, seek blessings, and ask for guidance, it was already a week later~

During this period, Liang Yue and the others were not idle in their spare time.

Xiao Zhao and Yang Buhui had already begun to teach the four disciples how to cultivate.

Liang Yue, on the other hand, had become familiar with the leaders of the surrounding Taoist branches, at least he had remembered all of them.

Among them, the one who was closest to him and had the most pleasant conversation was naturally the leader of the Quanzhen Taoist sect and his personal disciple, Wang Xuanhai.

After all, their current relationship was not only that of fellow Taoists, but also neighbors.

One was practicing cultivation on Mount Zhongnan, and the other was establishing a sect on Mount Taibai. Both were located in the area of Xi'an, almost within reach, and they should naturally be close to each other.

During the conversation, it seemed that they also wanted to take advantage of the troubled times to send disciples down the mountain to practice chivalry and drive out foreign invaders.

Liang Yue also agreed with this very much...

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After seeing off the disturbances from those people outside the mountain, the many Taoist insiders present finally had some free time, closed the mountain gate, and began an exchange conference that belonged only to the Taoist sect.

The purpose of this conference was very clear, or rather, the purpose of every Taoist exchange conference was very clear.

Generally, it was for mutual exchange of resources, sharing of experiences, and mutual verification of cultivation and practice experiences among the many fellow Taoists present.

It was somewhat like a group of big shots in the primordial world gathering together to lecture, comprehend, and verify each other's meanings.

Of course, in addition to this, if they encountered some major changes, such as the change of dynasties in the secular world or the outbreak of war, a group of Taoists would also gather together to discuss countermeasures and strive to adopt a unified position.

In addition, some contradictions and personal grievances within the Taoist sect, if they were relatively big, would also be mediated and negotiated in this occasion.

And this exchange conference, because it coincided with the stage of turbulent times and the rise of troubled times, even the ancestors of the upper realm took the opportunity to possess themselves and repeatedly sent down instructions.

Therefore, it seemed particularly important.

In general, due to the transmission from the upper realm, the Taoist sects' attitude towards the situation in the next ten or twenty years was very clear.

That was to go down the mountain to save the world and help the common people.

However, there were still various opinions among the people on how to specifically operate and which force to assist, and they could not reach a unified opinion.

Some people believed that the current northern government had already controlled most of China, its power had been established, and its army was strong and powerful. It also had the merit of forcing the Qing Emperor to abdicate, so it should be assisted.

Some people believed that the southern government represented the current trend of development in the secular world.

Various parties had risen up one after another, discussing matters with each other and jointly deciding the direction of the country and the nation. This had already won the hearts of the people, and this was a real bright road.

The two sides had their own reasons for arguing endlessly, but they were always unable to convince each other.

In this case, at the meeting, some people's eyes wandered around, their minds were uncertain, and when they could not make up their minds, they unconsciously began to aim their eyes at the little transparent person who had not spoken much, although his seat was not low.

Needless to say, this person was Liang Yue...

As a Taoist rising star who had already put the guidance of the ancestors of the upper realm into practice with practical actions, and whose merits were enough to rank at the forefront of everyone present.

Liang Yue had actually been watched by many people for a long time, but because his debut time was too short, many people were not very familiar with him.

Now that they had met at this Taoist exchange conference, it was natural to communicate and understand each other.

So, soon, a pure cultivator with immortal demeanor, white hair, and a youthful face in the lower corner asked him on behalf of everyone present~

"Sect Leader Liang~ In recent years, your achievements in China have been quite remarkable, and you have had more contact with those secular people. I wonder what your opinion is on what we just talked about?"

Hearing that someone had named him, Liang Yue naturally did not show any timidity, so he calmly replied.

"Based on my understanding of the current situation, the chaos in China is like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in history. There are too many ambitious people, but too few people who can turn the tide. It may be difficult to stabilize in the next ten or twenty years.

Moreover, the international situation is complex and volatile, and the great powers are also eyeing our country, and there will definitely be more troubles in the future. So~ In my opinion, our Taoist colleagues should wait and see."

"Oh? What does this mean? Didn't you already take action in the north?"

"What I mean is that we should of course do our best to go down the mountain to save the world, drive out the Tartars, and help the people, but it is still a bit too early to talk about which of the two governments in the north and south to specifically support."

"I wonder what you mean by this?"

"Could it be that you don't favor either of the two governments?"

"Can you be more specific?"

"Taoist friend Liang should have frequent contact with those government officials on weekdays. I'm sure there's something you're referring to."

"Fellow Taoists, you are wise. This matter~ To be precise, it has to start from the joint efforts of the north and the south a few years ago to force the Qing Emperor to abdicate. As you all know, all changes of power and dynasties in ancient times have always been a cruel battle for power.

The situation of living beings being devastated and less than one in ten people surviving is already common in history books. It was indeed a rare act of kindness to be able to peacefully promote the withdrawal of the Tartars, but in this way, many hidden dangers were left behind."

"What hidden dangers?"

"In all dynasties, the change of power will inevitably be accompanied by the redistribution of wealth and interests in the world. Land, power, governance, etc. will all be re-cleared in this stage.

Entering another round of cyclical replacement, but this time the Qing Emperor abdicated, in fact, only the emperor was gone, and the Tartars were forced to withdraw, but a large number of interest groups associated with their dynasty were still there.

A large amount of land and resources are firmly controlled in the hands of these people. The contradiction between officials, gentry, landlords and the vast number of working people has not decreased.

It would be appropriate to say that it is just a change of soup without changing the medicine. This is the root cause of the current hardship of the people in China."

Speaking, Liang Yue suddenly paused, his eyes swept over a group of Taoist priests around, and then continued.

"In this case, external forces intervene in China's affairs in many ways, plotting wrongdoing, and artificially creating various contradictions, making the various regimes and warlords.

There are always many contradictions, reforms are weak, and it is even more difficult to implement. Some powerful people have simply become spokespersons for external forces. In this situation, what way out can hundreds of millions of people in China have?

So I said, we Taoist patriots should wait and see. Neither of the two regimes is worth assisting for the time being."

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