Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 650: Your Majesty is a Gentleman

At the moment the message was sent, time seemed to be infinitely stretched.

Li Yun sat upright, motionless, his mind fixed firmly on the "Qingdu Order". He held his breath unconsciously, waiting nervously.

After a while, he saw the answer from "Senior He" -

"I don't accept disciples."

Li Yun's body suddenly relaxed, he let out a long breath, and leaned back in the chair.

Although I felt a little disappointed, I was not too surprised.

After all, Senior He Yiqun is Chi Yangzi's student and Wang Gong's disciple.

For a school like theirs, the standards for recruiting successors are naturally extremely strict.

For someone like me with average talent, being able to receive patient guidance from “Senior He” is already a very rare opportunity.

He really asked for too much.

  At this moment, "Senior He" suddenly sent another message: "After you check and perfect the improved "White Bird Cold Wave Step", please publish it to "Qingdu Fantasy"!

"Although this body technique is not difficult, if you practice it to perfection, it will be of great help in combat, and can even save a life at a critical moment. Its properties are also quite suitable for many practitioners in the 'Purple Mansion Army'.

"From now on, if someone redeems this improved body technique, you will be able to get a certain share of the 'Xiahuang Coins' they pay."

"I'll listen to Senior He!" Li Yun responded immediately.

He was able to improve "White Bird Cold Wave Step" to this point, and "Senior He" played an indispensable role in this.

Since "Senior He" asked him to share this skill with everyone, he naturally would not hold back.

At the same time, he sighed silently in his heart: Although Senior He often travels around the Great Wilderness, like a dragon that is hard to find, and seems to be indifferent to worldly affairs, he always cares about the young cultivators in the Great Wilderness in his heart, and is wholeheartedly concerned about the development of the Great Wilderness's cultivation world.

After all, the world has too many misunderstandings about Senior He.

"By the way, boy surnamed Li," after a while, "Senior He" continued through "Qingdu Order", "When you learn any martial arts or magic in the future, please use your brain more and think about the principles and rules behind them. Don't just swallow them all in one go and apply them mechanically without understanding them thoroughly.

“Look at your Majesty. When he first started practicing, he had already learned to think deeply and get to the bottom of things. Therefore, when he was in the first stage, he was able to improve the talismans by himself.

"As a member of the Purple Mansion Army, you will shoulder the responsibility of defending your country in the future. You must not relax your requirements on yourself in your cultivation..."

Seeing the earnest teachings of "Senior He" on the "Qingdu Order", Li Yun was deeply touched and felt his blood boiling. He wanted to practice in seclusion immediately, hoping to serve the country and His Majesty in the future and live up to Senior He's earnest expectations.

At the same time, he also felt unprecedented pressure.

What virtue and ability did Li Yun have that made "Senior He" use the current emperor as an example for him to follow? You know, the current emperor is the reincarnation of Ziwei and a living immortal!

After finishing the conversation with "Senior He", Li Yun immediately entered the "realm of discussing the Tao", preparing to test the effect of his modified "White Bird Cold Wave Step" through a battle.

He hesitated for a moment when choosing the battle mode.

Compared to the one-on-one competitions in the past, Li Yun actually prefers the newly launched three-on-three or five-on-five team modes.

After all, among the many young talents of the "Purple Mansion Army", his talent for single combat is not outstanding.

However, the offensive and defensive battles involving multiple people provided him with a stage to fully demonstrate his command and tactical abilities.

As his victories continued to accumulate, his level in the "Realm of Taoism" also rose rapidly. In just over ten days, he won one after another, and was promoted from the "Huang" level to the "Zhou" level in one fell swoop, which amazed many of his companions in the "Purple Mansion Army".

His name in the "Discussion Room" also changed from the original plain black to a more eye-catching blue.

Every time he spoke in the "Discussion Room", there would be people making noises below:

"Brother Li is here!"

"Brother Li, please accept my humble greeting!"

"When will Brother Li go to the 'Realm of Discussion of Dao'? Can you take me with you when you form a team?"

"Brother Li, I can't live without you! I've lost again!"

"..."

However, since the number of people in the "Purple Mansion Army" is currently small, participating in multiplayer battles often requires waiting for a long time before matching with suitable teammates and opponents.

  At this moment, the "Qingdu Order" in Li Yun's hand flashed with light, and then he saw a message from Shi Yuanliang, a companion of the "Purple Mansion Army":

"Brother Li, are you going to the 'Discussion Realm' for a five-on-five match? There are four of us, and we just happen to be short of you."

"Okay, I'll be right there!" Li Yun responded without hesitation.

Then he closed his eyes and his consciousness gradually sank into darkness.

When his vision became clear again, he was already on a steep hillside with jagged rocks and dense forests.

Not far behind him stood an old gray-white rock fortress, on top of which a blue flag fluttered in the wind.

Li Yun knew that this fortress was the base of their team.

In another corner of this illusion, there is an identical fortress, but the flag on that fortress is red.

Their mission now is to break through the fortress and pull out the red flag belonging to the enemy.

He glanced around and saw his four teammates.

They do not look like they do in reality, but are virtual images in a fantasy world, all of them are handsome men and beautiful women.

However, their names were floating above their heads, allowing Li Yun to recognize their identities at a glance.

"Brother Li, have you noticed the new set of 'Long Night Watcher' that 'Qingdu Fantasy' recently launched? It's so cool! This season, I'm counting on you to help me reach the 'Xuan' level or above!"

As soon as he saw Li Yun, Shi Yuanliang grabbed his arm and shouted excitedly.

"Brother Shi, I'm not even sure if I can reach the 'Xuan' level!" Seeing his expression, Li Yun smiled helplessly, "Let's try to win this game first! If I'm not mistaken, the name 'Chen Suhui' is written in the list of today's opponents!"

Hearing the name "Chen Suhui", Shi Yuanliang and the other four stopped smiling and became serious.

As a descendant of the Chen family from the Great Qi Dynasty, Chen Suhui's abilities in the past were actually mediocre and not impressive.

However, what is puzzling is that since she joined the "Purple Mansion Army", her cultivation has suddenly soared at an extremely alarming speed. First, she quickly broke through from the third level to the fourth level, and then in the next few months, she began to gradually approach the threshold of the fifth level.

In the past, geniuses like Su Xiao and Zhao Yan seemed inferior to her in terms of promotion speed.

I'm afraid that only a reincarnated immortal like His Majesty, who is unprecedented and unparalleled, can firmly suppress her.

It is said that during the process of His Majesty constructing the spiritual energy transformation formation of the "Purple Mansion Army" last year, Chen Suhui also participated and provided indispensable assistance.

Some people even suspected that there was some kind of ambiguous relationship between Chen Suhui and His Majesty. After all, Chen Shi of Xiangyang had considered recruiting him as a son-in-law before His Majesty became famous. After His Majesty started the rebellion, Chen Shi also planned to marry Chen Suhui to him as a strategy of having three burrows.

But Chen Suhui herself firmly shook her head and denied it, saying in a serious and respectful tone:

"Your Majesty is a gentleman, please do not slander his character at will."

"Chen Suhui is on the opposite side...this is really a fierce battle!" After a brief silence, Shi Yuanliang sighed deeply and said with emotion.

Although they said so, their actions showed no fear at all. Instead, their fighting spirit was even stronger.

As the sound of drums rang out in the illusion, several young men, under the command of Li Yun, picked up their weapons and rushed straight to the center of the battlefield.

…………

Changchun Garden, inside the imperial study.

The candlelight flickered on the window lattice, and the aroma of tea lingered in the air. Gu Xu sat on the chair and slowly put down the "Qingdu Order" in his hand.

Just now when Li Yun proposed to take him as his master, he actually felt a little moved in his heart and almost agreed.

Ever since he discovered that Li Yun was the red-robed man he met after traveling through time and space in Guixu, Donghai, Gu Xu has paid more attention to him.

After all, his future self was able to entrust him with such an important task as destroying the "Tower of Babel" formation, which was related to the survival of the Great Wilderness, and even arranged for him to communicate with his past self. This clearly showed that his future self had a trust in him far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Gu Xu now has the "star chart" in his hand and understands the law of cause and effect and destiny, so he still has a certain degree of confidence in his ability to judge people.

He believed that there must be something extraordinary about Li Yun that would make his future self value him so much.

After observing for several months, he has discovered that although Li Yun's talent for cultivation is not the most outstanding, he has a strong comprehension ability for Taoism and martial arts.

Especially recently, Gu Xu took him to conduct an in-depth analysis and improvement of the "White Bird Cold Wave Step" from the root of Taoism.

If it were any other fifth-level cultivator, they might not be able to understand what Gu Xu was saying.

But Li Yun not only understood it, but also actually modified it according to his ideas.

This made Gu Xu sigh sincerely: "This boy really has the potential to be a saint!"

However, Gu Xu ultimately did not agree to Li Yun's request to become his disciple.

the reason is simple.

He also wants to save face.

Recently, he often impersonated He Yiqun and gave instructions to young monks in the "Discussion Room". He also often used "His Majesty the Present" as an example, encouraging them to practice diligently and serve the country in the future.

If these young people discovered his true identity...

Then his image as a wise and powerful emperor would be ruined.

…………

At the same time, Xiao Wanjun was sitting on a chair opposite Gu Xu's desk, flipping through a martial arts book called "Qing Wei Miao Jue". From time to time, she would pick up a pen and carefully circle and draw on it.

This "Qing Miao Mi Jue" is also a set of skills compiled by Gu Xu for the monks of the "Purple Mansion Army".

As the size of the "Purple Mansion Army" continued to expand, Gu Xu increasingly felt that the previous "Xia Emperor Sutra" still had some limitations and was not necessarily suitable for everyone to practice.

"Xia Huang Jing" is a universal practice, like an enhanced version of "Gui Yuan Jue".

It has no unique attributes, nor obvious flaws, and its overall performance is mediocre, so it is suitable for everyone to practice. However, it cannot help monks with special talents to fully utilize their strengths.

Therefore, Gu Xu wrote this "Qing Miao Miu Jue".

It incorporates the principles of water. Although it is slightly inferior to the "Xia Huang Sutra" in terms of attack, it has the properties of "continuation", "change" and "healing", which can enhance the monks' sustained combat capabilities and make their moves more flexible and varied.

Compared with the "Xia Emperor Sutra", it is more difficult to practice.

In order to save time, Gu Xu only wrote a draft and gave the remaining part to Xiao Wanjun for further improvement.

At this moment, Xiao Wanjun suddenly spoke, breaking the originally quiet atmosphere in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, it may be because I don't understand it thoroughly enough... There may be some problems with the passage you wrote."

"Oh, is there any problem?" Gu Xu raised his head and turned his eyes to her.

  Xiao Wanjun pondered for a moment, then gently turned the thin book on the table so that it was facing Gu Xu. Then, she stretched out a slender jade-white finger and gently pointed at a line of words on the thin book:

"Your Majesty, I don't quite agree with your words 'Chaos is one, body and mind are nothing, clarity and brightness shine everywhere'. If the cultivators completely abandon their subjective consciousness during their cultivation and enter the state of 'body and mind are nothing', how can they ensure that the trajectory of their spiritual energy and true essence is correct?"

"Wanjun, you have to understand that using the Yin Sha Qi to cultivate is completely different from using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate. When using the Yin Sha Qi, the most important thing is to keep yourself absolutely sober to prevent being eroded by it and avoid going astray. However, when using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, more emphasis is placed on 'non-action', that is, letting nature take its course and letting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth spontaneously integrate into your body."

"I understand that, Your Majesty. I know that you are the reincarnation of the Purple Star Emperor and have practiced in the Spiritual Sky Realm. Your insights on how to use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation are naturally far superior to those of a mortal like me. However, have you ever thought that the cultivation methods of the Spiritual Sky Realm may not be perfect? ​​Is it possible that we can absorb the respective strengths of the Spiritual Sky Realm and the native Great Wilderness techniques, integrate them, and create a more effective cultivation method?"

"..."

At first, the two of them were talking calmly, seriously discussing their different understandings of the practice methods.

But as the conversation deepened, their tone began to become a little excited, and it sounded like they were having an argument.

As Xiao Wanjun was talking, she suddenly stood up and picked up the brush, as if she wanted to find a place to draw out her ideas.

Seeing this, Gu Xu immediately waved his sleeves considerately, and a suspended light curtain appeared out of thin air in the study. Just by stretching out his fingers and making light gestures, he could draw patterns or words on the light curtain.

In this way, they discussed for a full half hour, filling up the entire light curtain so that there was almost no blank gap left.

At this time, they finally reached a consensus.

The waves in Xiao Wanjun's heart gradually subsided, and her emotions returned to calm.

Then she realized that when she was speaking to the emperor just now, not only had she held her head high and looked him straight in the eye, but her words were also a little too intense, and she had inadvertently violated several taboos.

She still seems to be the same as always.

Once you start discussing the methods of spiritual practice with others, you will be completely immersed in the world of knowledge, completely forgetting where you are and ignoring the secular status, hierarchy and etiquette order.

In the past, as a princess of Da Qi, she was in charge of secular government affairs, and no one dared to comment on her attitude.

But now, she is an ordinary official of Daxia, and the young man sitting behind the desk is her king. She once signed a great contract in front of him that she would never betray him.

Would he mind her disrespectful behavior and punish her?

Seeing Gu Xu's eyes lowered as if in deep thought, she felt a little nervous.

"Wanjun was excited earlier. If her words or actions have offended Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will be magnanimous..."

As she spoke, she was about to kneel down and beg for Gu Xu's forgiveness.

Today, she followed Gu Xu's instructions and did not use cloth to wrap her chest.

Therefore, when she made larger movements, the two chubby white rabbits would jump happily in her lapels.

Before she could finish her words, Gu Xu's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and then appeared in front of her, grabbed her arm and stopped her from kneeling.

"Wanjun, do you think I'm such a petty person?" He smiled, looked at her calmly and said, "On the road of seeking the truth, we are all fellow travelers, and there is no need to stick to these pedantic etiquette.

"I once read in a book that an ancient sage said, 'There is no high or low, no old or young, where the Tao is, there the teacher is.'

“I am actually very happy that you can frankly point out the problems in my thinking and discuss with me honestly today.

"In my opinion, our Daxia cultivators should have such an atmosphere. In front of the truth, there is no authority. Even if a saint or a true master puts forward a wrong view, we should boldly point it out."

Hearing his words, especially the sentence "Where the Tao is, there the teacher is", Xiao Wanjun's heartbeat accelerated for a moment, and at the same time she noticed that he used "I" instead of "I" to refer to himself.

Gu Xu paused for a moment and then continued:

"In fact, when I was still a minor official in the Exorcism Department of Yishui County, I saw the theoretical knowledge test paper you wrote. At that time, I thought that if I had the chance in this life, I would definitely find a place to sit down and discuss Taoism with you.

“But at that time, you were the princess of Daqi, of noble status, while I was of low status, just like an ant in the court. Perhaps it would be difficult for me to realize this wish in my lifetime.

“I never thought that today, this dream would come true.

"Right, Brother Qi Yan?"

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