Chapter 41: A Realization of Loneliness
After Li Xiuchang had a rough understanding of the Preaching List, he felt that it was a Cultivation version of an online Q\u0026A platform. Everyone could speak freely without any worries after wearing a vest.
However...
"Is it true that no one can see through the true identity behind each person's title? Since this Preaching List is a treasure of the immortal level, it should also have an owner, right? Can't the owner of the Preaching List do it?"
"Don't worry about this." Zhang Wanzhi smiled, "In fact, the Preaching List was not as active as it is now. It all started thousands of years ago when the Supreme Elder of the Xianchen Sect lost the key to the Preaching List."
"Does the Preaching List have a key?"
"Yes, the Preaching List is a very special treasure of the Confucian sect. It cannot recognize its owner. Only a key can control it. When the key was there before, everyone was more restrained in speaking on the Preaching List. But since knowing that the key to the Preaching List was lost, the Preaching List has become dozens of times more lively in just a few days. Everyone's speeches have become more bold, and the experiences shared have become more and more bizarre..."
Speaking of this, Zhang Wanzhi couldn't help but smile.
"In short, no matter how much you say, it's better to experience it yourself. If you are interested, you might as well disguise yourself and go and see it yourself."
"I can recommend a few seniors on the list. They are all great masters who are good at creating secret techniques. You can ask them for help and try your luck."
Zhang Wanzhi took out a pen and paper, wrote more than ten titles and handed them to Li Xiuchang.
Li Xiuchang took a look at these titles: "I sell roast duck in the sect", "I am not long-winded", "The evil disciple is against the Tiangang", "Domineering and arrogant"...
What are these?
Is Senior Brother Zhang sure that he didn't write it randomly?
Li Xiuchang put away the note, nodded and thanked him, and prepared to go to the preaching list.
After sending off the three senior brothers, Li Xiuchang changed his hairstyle and put on a few more clothes to make himself look a little bloated, and then drove the flying boat to the preaching list.
He didn't know many people in the Xianchen Sect, and the chance of being recognized was very small.
Li Xiuchang didn't expect to find a suitable secret method to hide his cultivation this time, but he was quite curious about the preaching list. He wanted to experience the magic of the preaching list to see if it would help him grow longer.
As for seeking the secret method to hide his cultivation, it was just a matter of convenience.
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As soon as Li Xiuchang left Donggeng District, Zhang Wanzhi and Motu broke into No. 32 Donggeng District.
The two easily broke through the guard array, and Zhang Wanzhi shouted: "Chen Turtle!"
No one answered.
"Don't pretend to be dead, old turtle..."
The two broke into the house and pushed open the door of the training room on the first floor. They saw a handsome young man sitting cross-legged on a cushion. He closed his eyes lightly, motionless, as steady as pine and cypress, with a calm temperament that had gone through the vicissitudes of time and washed away all the dross.
Motu glanced at him and said lightly: "Doppelganger."
"Old man, you are so cowardly." Zhang Wanzhi picked up the young man in front of him, shook him and shouted: "Come out quickly, I have something to talk to you about!"
The young man who was confirmed to be the doppelganger slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were calm, and his tone was not fluctuating: "It's the same if you tell me anything."
"We have been friends for thousands of years. Is it so difficult to see you? I can't explain it in a few words. Come out quickly, real body. We haven't gathered together for hundreds of years. Let's have a drink together today."
"If we are not all here, we won't gather. Please tell me what you want. I am not as talented as you Taoist friends. I can't bear to waste a moment and delay my practice."
Zhang Wanzhi curled his lips and didn't waste any more words with the doppelganger. He went up to the second floor in a few steps and came directly to a metal cage.
The metal cage was pitch black and glowed coldly. It looked quite extraordinary. There were also many formations arranged around the cage, with three layers inside and three layers outside to protect the cage in the middle.
Locked in the cage was a small turtle the size of a palm.
When the little turtle saw Zhang Wanzhi, its small green bean-like eyes suddenly sparkled with excitement.
It shook its head and wanted to say something but couldn't. Even its spiritual consciousness was blocked by the formation, and its eyes showed a begging look.
Zhang Wanzhi raised the corner of his mouth: "Old turtle, if you don't come out, I will break the formation."
As soon as the voice fell, a figure appeared out of thin air in the corner and sighed: "Why are you doing this?"
Looking at Chen Changsheng who appeared in the corner, Zhang Wanzhi did not answer, but turned his head to look at Mo Tu beside him and asked: "Is it true?"
Mo Tu looked at Chen Changsheng carefully and nodded.
Chen Changsheng smiled bitterly: "You two Taoist friends don't trust me so much?"
"That's true... Come with us to the preaching list, and I'll tell you in detail on the way."
Zhang Wanzhi threw down the substitute in his hand and pulled Chen Changsheng to leave.
Motu stopped Chen Changsheng, with a suspicious look in his eyes, looking at the two Chen Changshengs.
Chen Changsheng saw this and shook his head and said, "I still can't hide it from Daoyou Mo. My substitute technique has added the 'anti-Motu anti-divination technique', but you still figured it out. Can you tell me how you figured it out?"
"What do you mean? This is also a substitute?" Zhang Wanzhi looked at Chen Changsheng in surprise.
But he saw a third Chen Changsheng appear in the corner, and smiled foolishly, "Don't blame me, Daoyou, I'm just trying my new magic."
Motu sneered, "Don't pretend, this is the real body."
He pointed to the Chen Changsheng who they thought was fake at first glance.
The expressions on the faces of the three Chen Changshengs froze, and then they sighed: "Friend Mo, you have good eyesight. It seems that my clone technique still needs to be improved."
After that, the three Chen Changshengs merged into one.
Zhang Wanzhi scolded: "You are a multi-headed turtle. No one knows which head you stick out is real and which is fake. Only Lao Mo can cure you."
Chen Changsheng was not annoyed, and smiled: "Let's go quickly. I'm afraid that young friend has already reached the evangelism list."
"You know everything?" Zhang Wanzhi said in surprise.
"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Although I have been in seclusion for a long time, I have to observe the situation outside from time to time to ensure the safety of the outside world."
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"Is this the evangelism list?"
Li Xiuchang looked at the magnificent high wall in front of him. The wall was white, but there was a huge painting on it.
At the corner of the scroll, there is a vivid ink painting, depicting an old scholar holding a scroll and giving a lecture in the market. A group of people gathered in front of him, including toddlers, street beggars, middle-aged women, octogenarians, peddlers, top scorers, and nobles...
Li Xiuchang stared at the painting and was immersed in it unconsciously, as if the old man's lecture in the painting sounded in his ears, and every word was pearly, which made him seem to understand something in his heart, but he didn't know what he had understood.
Enlightened to loneliness.
In short, it was a feeling of scalp numbness and needing to grow a brain.
Li Xiuchang was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, and quickly looked away, thinking that the painting was evil and that looking at it would waste several minutes of his life.
In the middle of the scroll, two lists were written on the left and right in vigorous and powerful words.
On the left was the "General Evangelism List" and on the right was the "Annual Evangelism List".
Both lists only record the top ten.
Li Xiuchang looked at the titles on the list and was stunned.
He finally confirmed that the titles that Senior Brother Zhang Wanzhi gave him were not random, and even those titles were considered conservative.