Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 562: Meet the Master, Meet the Emperor

"That's right," Gu Xu nodded, "I went to Nanzhao Province in Guangshun for three years. I saw that Tieniu and his family and neighbors were being oppressed by the Yaowang Sect, so I helped him kill the Yaowang Sect. The sect master also gave him a stack of talismans and seals so that he could use them for self-protection.

"I didn't expect that Tieniu, who looked like an honest and honest man, would become a strong man in the eighth level in the future. He would also be able to understand the secrets of the great avenue from the talisman I gave him, and create the 'Seven Styles of Burning Heaven' that are so powerful. 's spell."

Hearing Gu Xu's words, the Imperial Master couldn't help but think of the "Pull a Fire" technique that Gu Xu used in the battle of Liangzhou.

At that time, he felt that there were some similarities between Gu Xu and his master Chi Yangzi's path to sainthood. They both had a kind of bravery that was not afraid of power, and a determination to subvert the world and change the universe.

At that time, he thought that it was Gu Xu who gained inspiration from the "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven" after practicing it.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xu was the real ancestor.

"I heard Master said that the poem 'Dare to teach the sun and the moon to make a new sky' was also told to him by you...you."

Gu Xu smiled: "That stupid boy, I read two whole lines of the poem, but he only remembered half of it."

Having said this, he paused, looked at the Imperial Master and said, "Do you want to know why your master went crazy, and why he repeatedly told you to be loyal to Emperor Tianxing before he died?"

The Imperial Master nodded and said sincerely: "Please let me know, the Emperor."

"Wenchang, tell him that story again."

"Yes, Emperor."

After hearing Gu Xu's instructions, Luo Chuan immediately told "The thousand-year grudge between Emperor Ziwei and Supreme Haotian", "Ascension is a scam", "The wilderness is a cage", "The current soul of Emperor Tianxing is Supreme Supreme "Haotian's consciousness projection" and so on were explained in detail to the Imperial Master.

"In my opinion," after Luo Chuan finished speaking, Gu Xu added, "your master went crazy and gave up on ascension because he discovered the truth about this world - he understood that all ascenders will not be like this in the end. If you go to the immortal world as described in the cultivation books, you will die under the thunder of heavenly tribulation.

“Not just your master.

"Back then, Kongxuan Sanren also left words like 'Be careful with the sky, don't ask for ascension' in the ruins of Mount Laoshan.

"When he was going through the heavenly tribulation, he discovered that his ascension was a lie. In order to save his life, he chose to use the 'Zhao Ming Forbidden Technique' to transform himself into a ghost.

"I guess that the reason why your master asked you to be loyal to Emperor Tianxing before he died was not because he was really loyal to the emperor, but because he wanted to protect you and would rather let you live in confusion. I don’t want you to die after knowing the truth.”

The Imperial Master lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Recalling all the abnormal behaviors during the time when Master Chiyangzi went crazy, he could feel that Gu Xu did not lie to him.

It's just that the amount of information Gu Xu described to him today was so large that it was enough to subvert his understanding of the world, making it difficult to digest for a while.

"This spring," Gu Xu paused and continued, "you took me to worship at Chi Yangzi's grave. Do you know what I saw at that time?"

"What?" the Imperial Master asked without thinking.

"I saw the gray-black iron mesh covering the wilderness, I saw the iron snakes and iron dogs patrolling outside the prison, and I saw a pair of red-hot metal shackles on your feet. Your skin and flesh were scorched black and blood was flowing."

Seeing the puzzled look in the Imperial Master's eyes, Gu Xu continued to explain: "You should remember that I told you at that time that there was something wrong with the Feng Shui where Chi Yangzi's cemetery was located.

"His cemetery is located in the northeast of Luojing City. It is the 'Gen' position in the Bagua, which is the 'Ghost Gate'; and the terrain where it is located is also between several ridges, surrounded by mountains on all sides, as if it were imprisoned. state.

"The Feng Shui there belongs to the 'Trapped Dragon in Heavenly Prison' situation.

"Chiyangzi used himself as an eye, and used the 'Trapped Dragon Heavenly Prison' to set up a formation, trying to convey the truth of the world to future generations in the form of illusions.

"If I remember correctly, I mentioned to you that Ascension was a scam, but you refuted it mercilessly."

While Gu Xu was speaking, the Imperial Master raised his hand and gently massaged his forehead with his fingers, as if trying to sort out the chaotic thoughts in his mind. Perhaps, a long time ago, he had already felt that the truth of this world was not as simple as he had always believed.

It's just that concepts such as "loyalty to the monarch" and "fear of God" have always been deep-rooted in his heart, causing him to deliberately ignore certain wrong details in his life, and even continue to deceive himself.

"Actually, Prince," Gu Xu said with a smile, "I have always felt that you are a unique and strong saint. What other saints and strong men care about most is the avenue of heaven and earth and the truth of the world.

"But maybe for you, you care more about the moral concepts in your heart than the nature of the world."

The Imperial Master nodded and agreed with Gu Xu's statement.

For a long time, the reason why he worked hard day and night on state affairs, instead of finding excuses to refuse official duties and go into seclusion every day like other saints, was undoubtedly because he was constrained by excessively high moral standards in his heart.

"It's just that I have a question I want to ask the prince," Gu Xu suddenly stared into the eyes of the Imperial Master and said seriously every word, "Is the 'loyalty' in your heart to Da Qi or to the world?"

"What's the difference?" asked the Imperial Master.

"Loyalty to Da Qi means loyalty to the Xiao family," Gu Xu explained. "Even if the monarch is ignorant and incompetent and ignores the livelihood of the people, we must defend their authority to the death.

"Being loyal to the world means being loyal to the people and the country. If the monarch does something that harms the people, then stand up and admonish him, warn him, and even overthrow him."

The Imperial Master did not answer immediately.

Of course he knows that "loyalty to the world" is the standard answer.

But he could also tell that Gu Xu wanted to use this as an excuse to persuade him to rebel together.

"Is the emperor so sure that after you overthrow the Qi court, the people of the world will live a better life?" The imperial master thought for a while and asked.

"At least, I will not lock myself in a deep palace for decades and be indifferent to the people's livelihood in the world," Gu Xu said with a faint smile, "At least, I will not reach a tacit agreement with the Ghost King of Mangshan and let him slaughter the people wantonly; At least, I will not let some insects sit in high positions and turn a blind eye to their behavior of preying on the common people..."

Gu Xu felt that although he could not be said to be wise yet, he would not be reduced to a level where he could compete with Emperor Tianxing.

"Just now, I appointed Chu Fengge as the imperial envoy and sent him to Yihe County to handle something for me."

After pausing for a moment, he took out the astrolabe and lightly rubbed his finger on its surface. The image of Chu Fengge standing in the sky with a flying sword was instantly projected in the mind of the master.

The Imperial Master saw the Chu Feng singer holding a staff, looking up at the sky, and reciting a poem three times in a melody in front of a large audience:

"I am Shanshui Lang of Qingdu, a disciple of Tianjiao and Shu Kuang..."

Then he pointed his staff at the city tower of Yihe County and shouted loudly: "Zhu Yanchao, you thief who oppresses the people, get out of here!"

His voice was amplified by magic, like rolling thunder, deafening.

Soon, Zhu Yanchao, the governor of the Exorcism Department of Yihe County, led a group of monks to the tower.

Zhu Yanchao is a fat, white, middle-aged man with a short beard. He has a gentle smile on his face. At first glance, he seems to be easy to get along with.

"Ah, isn't this Dr. Chu from our Exorcism Department?" Seeing Chu Fengge, Zhu Yanchao deliberately pretended to be surprised, "Why did His Majesty suddenly send you to this ungrateful place in the northwest? "

Although Chu Fengge has always been straightforward, he could still hear Zhu Yanchao insinuating his identity as a rebel.

He became furious and cursed: "You were sent by that dog emperor! Your whole family was sent by that dog emperor!"

"I am the imperial envoy appointed by the emperor himself," Chu Fengge was heard saying in a majestic tone with his head held high and his chest high, "I have been ordered by the emperor to deal with you, a treacherous villain who oppresses the people."

"I am a minister of Da Qi. A rebellious minister and traitor cannot control me." Zhu Yanchao said righteously.

Looking at his solemn and solemn expression, he looked like a loyal minister.

Hearing Zhu Yanchao's words, Chu Fengge became even more furious.

"You sent innocent people to be used as rations for ghosts, and you deserve to be cut into pieces. Today, you slander the emperor, and you are guilty of an even higher crime." As he spoke, he flew straight towards the Yihe County Gate Tower.

Thousands of stars burst out from his body, turning into countless sharp blades and stabbing straight at Zhu Yanchao, who was wearing official robes.

Zhu Yanchao obviously did not expect that this reckless man would suddenly take action.

He looked panicked and quickly backed away, while protecting the few practitioners next to him.

"You can't kill me," he shouted in panic, "the governors and governors of Zhenxi Prefecture and Congling Prefecture, they all know what I have done, and they have even covered for me.

"Don't look at them surrendering to Gu Xu now.

"If you kill me, they will definitely have a sense of crisis in their hearts, and they may surrender to Daqi again in order to protect themselves——"

But Chu Fengge ignored him.

Ten thousand swords turned into stars, like a violent storm, locked onto Zhu Yanchao accurately. No matter how Zhu Yanchao dodges, he can't fire more of these light beams in pursuit.

"You guys who are colluding and shielding each other, it's best to die together." Chu Fengge said coldly.

The moment he finished speaking, the starlight pierced Zhu Yanchao's clothes, scratched his skin, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

He circulated his true energy and tried to resist.

But Chu Fengge instantly blocked his meridians, causing his true energy to become stagnant and unable to exert any strength.

As Zhu Yanchao let out a scream, his body was cut into countless pieces, with blood and pieces of flesh flying everywhere.

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"Do you know why I sent Chu Fengge to do this?"

Gu Xu put away the astrolabe and said.

The moment his words rang out, the image in the Imperial Master's mind disappeared instantly.

"Chu Fengge has a high level of cultivation and is better at fighting than ordinary fifth-level monks." The Imperial Master frowned slightly, wondering why Gu Xu suddenly asked such a question.

"This is not the most important factor," Gu Xu shook his head slightly, "I asked him to be the imperial envoy, first of all because he is a stupid young man."

"Stupid Qing?"

"He has a simple and upright temperament, and will never look back until he hits a wall. Someone with complex thoughts may really let Zhu Yanchao go in order to appease those who were demoted.

“But Chu Fengge doesn’t.

"He only cares about immediate justice and will not consider more distant consequences. For him, Zhu Yanchao sent a civilian woman to a ghost on the grounds of 'mountain god marrying a wife', which is enough to sentence him to death - as for the involvement behind it He doesn’t care at all about how many interests there are.”

Having said this, Gu Xu raised his voice slightly, looked at the Imperial Master seriously and said, "My magic weapon called 'Astrolabe' allows me to see every corner of the wilderness and know everything that is happening in the world." .

“I first felt that its biggest role was to help me collect intelligence, so that I could know myself and the enemy and be invincible when playing against Emperor Tianxing.

“But when I took it and looked at the land of Daqi, I found that this country was rotten from beginning to end.

"Do you know why Zhu Yanchao sent civilian women to be used as food for ghosts and monsters?"

"He doesn't want to deal with ghosts, he just wants to live out his term in peace?"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I'm powerless," Gu Xu said lightly, "When he first took office, Zhu Yanchao really thought about completely eliminating those scorpion demons on the mountain.

"But he himself only has the fourth realm, and his subordinates are all low-level monks from the first and second realms, so he can't defeat those 'evil spirit' level monsters.

“So he had no choice but to request assistance from higher authorities.

"However, the Exorcism Department of Zhenxi Mansion not only lacked resources at that time, but was also engaged in internal fighting, and it was really impossible to mobilize people to support Zhu Yanchao.

"In addition, Emperor Tianxing has made a rule that all ghosts under the 'fierce god' should be dealt with by the local exorcism departments themselves, so Luo Jing cannot send practitioners to Yihe County to help him.

"Zhu Yanchao, who was helpless, finally had no choice but to compromise with the monsters."

"Emperor, since you know his difficulties well, why did you still show no mercy when you killed him?"

"The evil people in this world basically have their own reasons. They kill and set fire out of necessity to make a living, they commit robbery to support their elderly mothers, and they collude with ghosts to protect themselves... If they just have their reasons, they will be let go easily. Who will compensate the victims? Who will seek justice for those innocent women who were sent to the mountains?"

Having said this, Gu Xu suddenly stood up and looked up out of the window.

His eyes seemed to fly thousands of miles, to the distant Luojing City, to the magnificent Qianyang Palace, and landed on the Emperor Tianxing with the crown of dragon.

"The ancients once said, 'If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are prosperous, you can help the world,'" he said. "In the past, I was too weak and could not even live a stable life until old age and death. What I could do was We can only practice hard and race against fate.

“But now, I no longer have to worry about my life expectancy.

"This spring, I once said in the 'Review Pot' fantasy that if I become strong enough, then I will stand up and eliminate the shortcomings of this dynasty.

"Now it seems that this dynasty is seriously ill and is hopeless. The only way to save the world is to tear it down and rebuild it.

"I want to kick off the throne the emperor who is a vegetarian and has no regard for government affairs. I want to punish the officials who are corrupt and pervert the law and oppress the people one by one. I want to liquidate all the powerful clans that have occupied land and misappropriated spiritual resources.

"Some people may think that if I am too harsh, many people will not dare to surrender to me, and it will add a lot of resistance to my process of conquering the world.

“But I’m not afraid of the pushback.

"If we don't take advantage of the opportunity to pacify the world and catch all these insects, but choose to give them benefits and compromise with them, then what is the difference between me and that irresponsible and foolish Emperor Tianxing Emperor? I rise up today, and there are What's the point?

"Wang Gushi, I know that you are different from those people. You are a good official who truly cares about the world. I am talking to you today not to intimidate you, but to sincerely implore you to work together to serve the people of the wilderness. The people do something practical so that they can have food to eat, clothing to wear, live in a house that does not leak, and sleep well every night, so that they will no longer be disturbed by ghosts and monsters. Then they are oppressed by corrupt officials.

"I know this goal is far away and difficult to achieve. But I think if we can go hand in hand, we may be able to go a little faster on this road."

Gu Xu's tone of voice was very calm, but when it fell into the ears of the Imperial Master, it had a deafening feeling.

The Imperial Master looked at the young man in green shirt and a small crown in front of him, and felt that although he had an eighteen-year-old face, he was more responsible than anyone in the Da Qi court. The affairs of the world are your own responsibility.

No wonder Master Chiyangzi respects him and regards him as his teacher.

The Imperial Master took a deep breath.

He knelt on his knees, kowtowed to where Gu Xu was, and said, "Unfaithful disciple Wang Jian, I would like to pay my respects to my master. I have been disrespectful to my master in the past, and I hope my master will forgive me."

This is the ceremony for a disciple to pay homage to his teacher.

Gu Xu accepted this gift and did not come forward to help him.

"Get up, your master passed away early, and there are many things he didn't have time to teach you," he said calmly, "Now I will take his place and fulfill his duty of guiding his disciples."

The Imperial Master stood up and said, "Thank you, Master."

Then he raised his fists with both hands, bowed and said: "The guilty minister Wang Jian, thanks to the emperor for not giving up, is willing to die in the emperor's service with his old body and dull talent."

(End of this chapter)