Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1218 Three Mountains Dripping Blood
"Penglai Immortal? What is that?"

"You didn't know, right? Now you know." Lan Daoxing motioned the three people to stay calm. "It's called a secret, but it's not really a secret. It's just that there was no need to tell you before - because all the immortals you have seen inherited the Kunlun tradition, so there is no need to emphasize the word Kunlun. But Xu Fu is not like that. Ancient alchemists like Xu Fu practiced the Penglai tradition."

"So Xu Fu, will you help me?"

Lan Daoxing shook his head: "You should have heard Shangluo say that Xu Fu only cares about whether the agreement between him and the First Emperor can be fulfilled. He doesn't care about anything else, he only cares about this deal, whether this cause and effect is settled."

"Is this what a Taoist priest from Penglai does?"

"That's what Taoist priests from Penglai do."

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"Oh, right." Lan Daoxing went on to explain, "In fact, there is an immortal that you may know but have never seen. He is also from the Taoist school of Penglai. And his disciple, Your Majesty may know him and be very familiar with him."

"Could it be the country's surname?"

"Yes." Lan Daoxing nodded and said, "The Red Dragon King of Nanyang is the immortal from Penglai. When we formulated the strategy of letting the Guoxing family cultivate Nanyang, there was a plan to learn the Penglai Taoism through the Guoxing family. Because at that time, the Kunlun Road was not yet clear. For the sake of the world's ascension, we developed both sides."

“But I don’t seem to see any difference.”

"Your Majesty, you may not see any difference. But if you ask Shangluo, he will see a difference. As a traditional barbaric land, the development level of Nanyang is comparable to many places in the capital. People living in this era are indeed accustomed to this. But for Shangluo, this is probably the first time he has seen Nanyang developed to such a level."

"But I didn't even realize that Guoxing and I are practicing the same sect?"

"Your Majesty, you should have discovered it, but you just didn't realize it - you should have known that our swords, qi, talismans, and even elixirs are ineffective against the national surname."

"So that's why! So it's because of a different tradition?"

"The national surname has nothing to do with Kunlun." Lan Daoxing replied, "I know this, Daozu knows this, and the Heavenly Masters all know this."

"He has been searching for 10 years, 10 years of searching for immortals, spending billions of dollars, is it because he chose the wrong path? Then why didn't you tell him?"

"Because this is the way of the immortals. Throughout history, there have been so many kings, princes, generals and ministers, and now there are only a pile of desolate graves left. He is no exception. Even if he is more submissive, can there be anyone more submissive than Qin Shi Huang?"

"Okay." Zhu Xianxi nodded, "But fortunately, he has now escaped from the sea of ​​suffering. What is the difference between the Taoism of Penglai and the Taoism of Kunlun in terms of their origin?"

"The difference is huge. Kunlun is in the mountains, Penglai is in the sea. Kunlun has the heaven, Penglai has the fairyland. As for Xu Fu, he has his own fairyland - the Palace of Eternal Life."

"The Palace of Eternal Life? Could it be the place where Yang Guifei lived? But Yang Guifei went there only after she died!"

"Your Majesty, isn't he dead too? By the way, Penglai Immortal Path is where the dead go. Penglai's Immortal Path is the Immortal Path to the Immortal Realm. The distinction between the living and the dead is not so clear, and sometimes one has to risk one's life in order to be reborn. I'm afraid that's not the path that people generally yearn for - from the perspective of my Kunlun lineage, our Kunlun Taoist tradition is more like immortality in the general sense. We eat wontons, we watch movies, and we can go for a drink. But for those who have no fate with Kunlun, Penglai may not be a bad place to go."

"Why does this sound so much like Rome? Do we have a Cybernetics here?" "You are a modern person to say that. According to me, Rome actually chose the Penglai Road among the three roads. If that's the case, Rome will probably soon realize that Penglai and Cybernetics are in the same place and can be connected. Well, they will probably know it soon."

"Wait a minute." Zhu Xianxun noticed something, "Three? Do we have three here too?"

"Your Majesty, what is the lineage of the Dao League?"

"Three Mountains Dripping Blood. Wait, Three Mountains Dripping Blood is not Longhu Mountain, Maoshan or something like that, right?
"I thought your Majesty would be able to react after I mentioned Penglai. In the "Records of the Grand Historian" and "Chu Ci", there is a third road listed alongside Kunlun and Penglai: Fanghu Mountain. Kunlun, Penglai, and Fanghu are the three sacred mountains. These three mountains are dripping with blood."

"Fangzhang Island is in the center of the East China Sea, where many dragons gather. There is a palace made of gold, jade and colored glaze, where the Three Heavenly Gods govern. All the immortals who do not wish to ascend to heaven travel to this island to receive the Taixuan Shenglu - Fanghu is the Dragon Palace."

“It turns out everyone has been here all along!”

"That's right." Lan Daoxing nodded and said, "Kunlun, Penglai and Fanghu, the three Dao lineages have always been there. The Dao Alliance has also always been there. The Dao Ancestors and Heavenly Masters, as well as myself, have various affairs to deal with within the Dao Alliance."

"Then how do I know now?"

"Because Your Majesty, you wrote a good prescription, took it, and then 'collapsed'. Living people can't listen to it, but now of course they can listen to it."

"Does Shangluo know?"

"I have asked Master Sa and Master Qiu to go and tell him. I think he already knows."

"No, he doesn't seem to know. He doesn't know Xu Fu's background yet."

"Is that so? That shouldn't be the case. Logically, the Heavenly Masters should have arrived long ago. Or maybe they have other considerations. After all, you should know, Your Majesty, that for Heavenly Masters, temporary success or failure is not important. Looking at the infinite years to come, the present moment is just a moment. This is not something that I, a Jindan-stage cultivator, can predict."

At this point, Zhu Xianxun paused for a moment and mentioned another person:

"What about Guoxing? Does he know?" He realized something, "Could it be that Guoxing's father was..."

He didn't finish, but Lan Daoxing nodded to confirm Zhu Xianxin's speculation:

"Yes. The previous generation's surname shifted from the Penglai lineage to the Fanghu lineage, so he had to die once. Things in the Dao League are not peaceful. Immortals also have problems among themselves. But one thing is certain - among all the affairs in this world, nothing is more important than the court. All the gods and immortals in this world are not as important as His Majesty the Holy Son of Heaven. Because, His Majesty, you are the Human Emperor. Whether it is Kunlun, Penglai or Fanghu, all the immortals in the world must pay homage to the Human Emperor."

"I didn't know I was so important, but why do I always feel like you guys seem to care more about Shangluo?"

"Well, if you put it that way, the Human Emperor is actually an institution, and it only takes one person. Of course, His Majesty the Emperor grew up under our watch, and I didn't want to see you suffer, so I came here to help you. But Shangluo is different, and it won't work if we replace him with someone else. There is only one Shangluo."

(End of this chapter)