Chapter 613

Su Xuan looked at the jade pendant in his hand again, guessing to himself.

The Wei State's Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon had no clear clues for the time being. Su Xuan thought to himself whether he should find time to visit the royal family members of the Yan and Zhao States to explore the secrets of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon in those two states.

After the Yan and Zhao States were destroyed, their royal family members were all taken as captives to Xianyang, and now they lived in an area of Xianyang, which was equivalent to being under a different kind of house arrest.

However, this time Su Xuan did not take action.

It was not that his procrastination had struck again.

It was because, while he was exploring the secret of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, he had spent quite a bit of time, and the Daoist Heaven-Man Sword Debate was about to begin.

Compared to exploring the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, attending Master Beiming's invitation was even more important!

The Earthly Fiend and Heavenly Spirit techniques Su Xuan cultivated, strictly speaking, could also be considered to have originated from the Daoist School, but since he arrived in this world, he had not had any contact with the Daoist School. Although the Yin-Yang School originated from the Daoist School, it was not the true Daoist School after all. Su Xuan was indeed somewhat curious about the Daoist School of this world.

This time, it was an opportunity!

Mount Zhongnan, also known as Mount Taiyi, Mount Difei, Mount Zhongnan, and Mount Zhounan, is abbreviated as Nanshan. The terrain is dangerous, the roads are rugged, there are five large valleys and over a hundred small valleys, stretching for hundreds of miles. In Zuo Qiuming's *Zuo Zhuan*, it is even called the most dangerous place in the Nine Provinces.

In the past, the True Person of the Beginning of Culture, Yin Xi, was skilled in the art of observing Qi and often built grass huts in Nanshan to observe the celestial phenomena. Finally, one day, he discovered purple Qi coming from the east, so he waited for a long time at Hangu Pass, and finally, he waited for the Daoist Ancestor Lao Dan to arrive riding an ox.

At his invitation, the Daoist Ancestor Lao Dan lectured on the Dao in this Nanshan for him and passed down the five thousand words of the *Dao De Jing*.

The Daoist School thus arose.

Lao Dan was honored as the Daoist Ancestor, and the high platform where he once lectured on the scriptures was also called the "Guanmiao Platform" by the Daoist School and has been passed down ever since.

The Guanmiao Platform has an extremely unusual significance in the Daoist School.

Until three hundred years ago, when the Daoist School split into the Heaven and Man Sects due to different philosophies, this high platform where the Daoist Ancestor once lectured on the scriptures took on some new functions.

Every five years, the Heaven and Man Sects of the Daoist School would conduct a sword debate on this Guanmiao Platform.

It is called a sword debate, but it is actually a debate on the Dao.

This is to prove who is the orthodox Daoist School.

It seems that using sword fighting to decide who is the orthodox Daoist School is somewhat like child's play, but this is also a helpless matter.

After all, the Heaven and Man Sects have different philosophies, and it is difficult to convince the other side through verbal disputes. Since words are useless, then let's see the truth in action.

The strong are respected.

Through the competition, the winner is the orthodox Daoist School. For a victory decided in this way, the loser has nothing to say—who told them to lose and have smaller fists than others?

The autumn wind is chilly, and withered yellow leaves are scattered among the forests.

The Lishan Mountain where the Yin-Yang School is located is on a branch of the Qin Ling Mountains, and the Nanshan where the Daoist School resides is also on a branch of the Qin Ling Mountains.

In terms of distance, Nanshan is even closer to Xianyang City.

But in general, the distance between Lishan and Nanshan is not far.

Su Xuan traveled alone. Because he did not bring any followers, his speed was actually faster. In steps of dozens of feet, he soon arrived in Nanshan. After stepping into Nanshan, his movements slowed down quite a bit.

After all, Nanshan, which is known as "Mount Zhongnan" in later generations, is also a famous mountain. Coming here for the first time, not touring the mountains and playing in the water would really not do justice to this trip.

"It's a pity that there is no Quanzhen Sect in this mountain, and there is no Ancient Tomb Sect at the foot of the mountain..."

Su Xuan muttered.

He first knew about Mount Zhongnan because of *The Return of the Condor Heroes*.

The mountains and forests are lush, and most of the areas are undeveloped land.

Even though the Daoist School is located in this mountain, how many people are there in the Heaven and Man Sects of the Daoist School combined? Compared to this vast mountain, the area they occupy is truly tiny.

The Heaven and Man Sects are mostly located in the main peak of Nanshan, "Mount Taiyi," and rarely take the initiative to step into other areas of Nanshan.

If the Yin-Yang School, under the leadership of the former Donghuang Taiyi, was a group of ambitious people who wanted to focus on making trouble.

Then the Daoist School is a group of shut-ins.

They focus on cultivation, seeking only the Heavenly Dao, and ignoring worldly affairs.

Well, this doesn't seem quite accurate either.

As for the Man Sect, besides the Heavenly Dao, they still care about some human ways, which is the reason for the dispute between the Heaven and Man Sects.

In the view of the Heaven Sect, since one cultivates the Dao, one should stay away from the red dust, hide in the deep mountains, and the changes in the world have nothing to do with me. The Man Sect, however, believes that since humans live in the world and come from the red dust, if one does not enter the red dust, how can one realize the true Heavenly Dao?

Hiding in the deep mountains to cultivate is like building a car behind closed doors, and the Dao cultivated is more like a castle in the air, which cannot withstand any scrutiny.

This is also the main contradiction between the two sects.

Three hundred years ago, the Daoist School did not have the concept of Heaven and Man Sects. Later, it split, one called the Heaven Sect and the other called the Man Sect.

The dispute between the two sects stems from the two words "Heaven" and "Man."

Passing through Nanshan, Su Xuan soon crossed the vast Nanshan and arrived near the main peak of Nanshan, Mount Taiyi.

Mount Taiyi is also the most lively peak in Nanshan. Besides the Heaven and Man Sects located on it, there are many ruins of Daoist sages hidden within it.

The Guanmiao Platform, Yangtian Pool, Louguan, and the cypress tree where Lao Dan tied his ox are all located on it.