Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 597 Ascension Ceremony ()

Wang Jian came to Qingzhou Mansion on Gu Xu's order.

Nine years ago, he used a talisman to seal the fierce god-level ghost "Nine Infant Snake Demon" underground.

As we all know, the "Nine Infant Snake Demon" is a demon transformed from public resentment. As long as public resentment persists, it cannot be completely killed.

But Gu Xu told him that he had a way to solve the "Nine Infant Snake Demon".

So, with doubts, Wang Jian came to Qingzhou Mansion.

At this moment, he could feel the state of the "Nine Infant Snake Demon" through the seal he had placed back then.

This monster with only nine heads and the ability to spit water and fire seems to be much weaker than before - it seems to feel that it is dissipating step by step, and from time to time it makes a cry like a baby in the ground.

Wang Jian slowly pulled out a talisman seal from his sleeve.

This was given to him personally by Gu Xu.

According to Gu Xu, the Tao power of space is hidden in this talisman, which is very suitable for dealing with monsters like Kunpeng and Jiuying who are huge in size and have brute strength but no brains.

Wang Jian stood above the clouds, overlooking the vast land of Qingzhou. As soon as he thought about it, the seal he had laid in the past began to loosen slightly, and the whole earth trembled slightly.

Many people in Qingzhou Prefecture felt this sudden shock.

They felt the house shaking slightly, many items falling from the table to the ground, the flames on the candlesticks swaying from side to side, the dust on the beams being shaken off, and flying in the air.

"Is it an earthquake?" They couldn't help but wonder.

However, the shock quickly subsided, as if it was just a momentary illusion.

Wang Jian gently tossed the talisman in his hand, and the talisman instantly turned into a transparent gourd-shaped bottle. The mouth of the bottle was deep and dim, like a portal to another world.

The bottle hangs quietly in the air, with the mouth facing downwards, as if it is waiting for something.

As Wang Jian recited the mantra in a low voice, the ferocious "Nine Infant Snake Demon" appeared out of thin air in the bottle - at this moment it became only the size of a palm, struggling helplessly in the small space, with nine heads. They all looked frightened.

Immediately afterwards, the gourd-shaped bottle fell steadily into Wang Jian's hands.

Wang Jian stared at the nine-infant snake demon struggling in the bottle, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart. He recalled those naughty children catching fireflies in the fields on summer nights and putting them in bottles, like a natural light that lit up the dark night.

This nine-infant snake demon used to be a ferocious god that wreaked havoc on the human world, causing chaos in Qingzhou Mansion and causing countless people to lose their lives.

However, in the eyes of today's emperor, it may be no different from an ordinary firefly.

"In the past, Emperor Tianxing's strength should have been even greater than that of the Emperor. For him, dealing with this Nine-Infant Snake Demon would undoubtedly be a piece of cake." Wang Jian thought silently in his heart, "However, he allowed it to wreak havoc on the world and turned a blind eye.

"It's not just the 'Nine Infant Snake Demon'.

"There are countless ghosts and monsters, from fierce gods like Mangshan Ghost King and Kongxuan Sanren to little ghosts like demons and demons, but Emperor Tianxing has never had any control over them.

"I was really blinded at the beginning, and I was so loyal to such a stupid and unscrupulous king who ignored the suffering of the people, and even almost sacrificed my life for him.

"Fortunately, the emperor woke me up in time and helped me get out of my way."

Wang Jian sighed softly and quietly put the bottle that imprisoned the Nine Infant Snake Demon into his sleeve.

He wanted to rush back to the capital as soon as possible.

The emperor is about to ascend the throne.

He wanted to use the nine fierce gods as sacrifices to tell all the people in the world that a new era completely different from the past had arrived.

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Zhao Changying held a spear and came to the top of Mount Tai in the eastern part of the wilderness.

Here, there lives a ferocious god-level monster named "Fei".

Fei's appearance is strange, shaped like a giant bull, but dragging a snake's tail. Its head is as white as snow, with only one single eye shining fiercely.

Its existence has caused the surrounding water sources to dry up and the vegetation to wither, turning it into a dead place.

What's even more frightening is that Fei will also spread plagues, slaughter innocent people, and make all living beings miserable. And the death energy it creates will also become the source of its power, making it stronger.

Zhao Changying came here precisely to deal with this monster.

Before setting off, Gu Xu summoned the saints and true kings under his command one by one. Except for Luo Chuan, who was recovering from his injuries in the mansion, they were all assigned the task of slaying demons.

Gu Xu believes that they, who are at the peak of Dahuang's strength, enjoy a life without worries about food and clothing, and are respected and admired by the world. They should shoulder more important responsibilities and let the world live a peaceful and peaceful life, no longer suffering from The pain of ghost intrusion.

Zhao Changying felt that his ideological realm had not reached such a high level.

However, he was full of enthusiasm for this matter.

The reason is actually very simple.

Recently, he learned that Zhao Yan was pregnant.

He finally had a chance to hold his grandson.

Moreover, Zhao Yan will soon become the queen of Daxia, so this child will be Gu Xu's eldest son and will most likely become Gu Xu's heir in the future.

Zhao Changying felt that if he could work harder and make more contributions, then he might be able to add some weight to his grandson in Gu Xu's heart.

He took a deep breath, gripped the spear tightly, expanded the Dao Domain, and flew straight towards Fei's lair.

Fei also discovered his existence.

Its one eye flashed with a cold light, and its tail swayed in the air, making bursts of sound.

Suddenly, Fei opened his huge mouth, and a strong breath of death spurted out.

If a mortal accidentally gets a trace of it, he will probably die instantly.

However, Zhao Changying turned a blind eye to this strong death aura.

The moment the black death energy touched his realm of Taoism, it melted as quickly as ice and snow encountering the scorching sun, and finally disappeared without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Changying's spear seemed to have passed through the barrier of space and time, and with the force of thunder, it pierced Fei's head straight. The tip of the spear shone with dazzling golden light, piercing the air and making a sharp whistle.

The tip of the spear quickly penetrated Fei's hard skin.

A shrill scream sounded, and Fei's body began to tremble violently.

Zhao Changying grasped the spear tightly and pressed it down hard. The spear body was completely submerged into Fei's head.

Fei's one eye lost its luster, and his huge body began to slowly fall, and finally fell heavily to the ground.

Under normal circumstances, the ghosts in the wilderness will turn into black ashes when killed.

However, Gu Xu had specifically asked the powerful men to leave "whole corpses" for the ghosts so that they could be used as sacrifices at the ascension ceremony.

Therefore, Zhao Changying specially used his true energy to preserve Fei's body.

Seeing a fierce god-level monster die so easily, Zhao Changying was filled with emotion.

In the past hundreds of years, each province of Daqi has been haunted by more than one ferocious god-level ghost. Although a powerful person at the level of True Lord has the ability to eradicate them effortlessly.

But these ghosts seem to have become a stubborn disease that cannot be eradicated in the wilderness. They have always existed and become the normal state of this land.

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Zichen Palace, Jiangyun Palace.

Gu Xu sat behind the desk and glanced at the hundreds of courtiers in front of him who came to present their orders.

The person at the head was Liu Qu, the second assistant to the cabinet during the Da Qi period.

Because he was the only person in the dawdling cabinet during the Tianxing Emperor's period who was willing to find a way to do something practical, he was kept by Gu Xu, and he was not imprisoned or driven back to his hometown like his colleagues.

He stepped forward, bowed to Gu Xu and presented the memorial.

Gu Xu lowered his head to read and saw that it read:

"I heard that destiny has its destiny, and the artifacts are not private. Since ancient times, emperors have always obeyed people according to the times to achieve great achievements...

"Your Majesty has now brought order to the chaos and clarified the world. Within the four seas, everyone admires your Majesty's holy virtue; among the nine states, we all praise your Majesty's benevolence...

"The divine weapon cannot be empty for a long time, and the great opportunities cannot be empty for a long time. Your majesty has a majestic holy virtue. You should be concerned about yourself and others in the world, obey the heart of heaven, be stubborn and obedient, obey the wishes of others, and be happy to accept submission...

"I have died in ignorance, and I hope that your majesty will be willing to give in to public opinion, ascend to the great treasure, rule the world, accept the hesitant feelings of the Jin gentry, accept the joyful hope of billions of trillions, lead the land to rebirth, and have great spiritual blessings.

“I, the ministers, are sincere and frightened, and even if they hear this, they will be stunned to death. This is a capital crime.” (1)

The core meaning of the entire memorial is: Your Majesty, please stop being humble. We beg you to comply with the destiny, submit to the recommendation of the world, and shoulder this important responsibility!

Gu Xu was silent for a moment, then looked at Liu Qu in front of him and chuckled: "The writing is good!"

Hearing Gu Xu's compliment, Liu Qu suddenly felt a little panicked.

In the past, during the Daqi period, cabinet officials ostensibly held great power and all memorials passed through their hands. However, in fact, they were often constrained by practitioners and found it difficult to act completely independently.

Many times, whether a law can be passed or whether a thing can be accomplished does not depend on their ability, but on whether they can flatter the practitioners and make them happy.

For example, Tan Heming, the former chief minister of the cabinet, was famous for his gorgeous articles.

Although Liu Qu's writing skills are slightly inferior to Tan Heming's, in such an environment, his level will not be much worse.

It's just that he recently learned that Gu Xu is a pragmatic person and deeply hates those superficial and flashy things.

For example, those memorials that were too gorgeous in terms of words and praised throughout were all recently sent back and rewritten by Gu Xu. The reason was: please speak human words and don't waste my time.

Because of this, when Liu Qu heard the words "good writing", he thought that Gu Xu was going to punish him. He was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said quickly: "If your Majesty is not satisfied, I will go back and rewrite it now."

"Get up," Gu Xu said with a faint smile, "I just complimented you, why are you panicking?"

Then, he turned his head, glanced at the eunuch Han Shunxi standing next to him, and asked, "Is this the third time?"

Han Shunxi heard that Gu Xu was asking questions knowingly, but he still nodded respectfully and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Gu Xu turned his eyes to the ministers and said slowly: "Then I will... well, I will reluctantly agree to it!"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall fell to the ground one after another, crying with joy and shouting "long live the mountain".

The acting is a bit exaggerated.

Others hid paprika in their sleeves just to cry it out.

The historian standing in the corner was writing furiously:

[... All the officials bowed to the ground and refused, and the emperor gave in three times and then accepted. Ci Fuqu and others said: "I am planning to do this. The emperor's benevolence is indeed what the world hopes for. I hope that the emperor will not resign his important responsibilities in order to stabilize the country." The emperor said: "If hundreds of officials and common people think that they are not suitable for me, how can I dare to do it again? Resignation? "He ascended the throne as emperor, and all the officials celebrated, and the world was in Xianning..."

Deep down in his heart, Gu Xu actually didn't like this set of hypocritical red tape.

But the play must be performed for the world to see.

He needed the incense of the wilderness, so he had to go through the ceremony of making three concessions to avoid the slander of the world.

After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, these "ritualistic" things often have indescribable magic power.

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Next, preparations for the new king's ascension to the throne began in full swing.

The first step is to choose a resounding year name.

After all, a sacrificial ceremony needs to be held to change the Yuan Dynasty and the Era, and to inform the heaven and earth.

Although Gu Xu once had a glimpse of the future scenery through the "Guixu" at the end of the East China Sea, he still chose to summon his ministers to discuss this matter.

The era name of Dahuang is often taken from divination divination.

Liu Qu bowed his head and respectfully suggested: "Your Majesty, the word 'Destiny' is very wonderful. It is taken from the Wuwang hexagram 'If the tycoon is upright, it is the destiny of Heaven'. It means that your Majesty will stick to the right path, receive the blessing of destiny, and prosper unimpeded."

Wang Jian smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I prefer the word 'Xianning', which originates from the Qian hexagram 'the first common thing to come out, all countries will be in Xianning', which symbolizes that a virtuous king will lead the world to peace and contentment, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment."

After thinking deeply, Xiao Wanjun suggested: "Your Majesty, the word 'great cause' is better. It is taken from the word 'rich means great cause, and daily renewal means great virtue', which means abundant wealth, renewal of everything, and great cause of great virtue."

"..."

But Gu Xu seemed to be waiting for something, and was not very satisfied with the above proposals.

At this moment, Shangguan Jin walked quickly into the hall, looking anxious, and asked for an audience.

She saluted respectfully, and then silently placed a piece of paper taken from Luo Chuan in front of Gu Xu's case.

I saw it read:

"The Qian Gua says: Great is the Qian Yuan, the beginning of all things, and the unification of heaven.

"The emperor has made great achievements, opened up the earth and created the heavens, and transformed everything.

"Old minister, I would like to take the liberty of reporting this to you. Please use the 'Yuanshi' era to inform all generations."

Gu Xu pondered for a moment and said calmly: "That's it!"

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Qingzhou, Yishui.

In a corner of the county town, there is a simple courtyard. Its courtyard wall is not high and is made of light gray bricks. The traces of time have left mottled marks on its surface.

A wooden plaque hangs above the gate, with the three characters "Yangjiyuan" engraved on it in simple regular script. Despite being weathered by wind and rain, the handwriting is still legible.

"Almshouse" is a welfare place for widowers and lonely people.

Before Gu Xu traveled to the wilderness, the original owner of this body spent several years here.

Now that Gu Xu dominates the world and is about to ascend to Dabao, not only Yishui County has become a "land of dragon prosperity", but even this ordinary nursing home is considered to be "infused with dragon energy" and has become lively.

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Note:

(1) Refer to "Encouraging Advancement" by Pei Ji of the Tang Dynasty.