Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune starts from Tianshi Mansion.

Chapter 409 408. Above the Nine Heavens (-word chapter)

Eunuchs may also embark on the path of spiritual practice.

Whether in the Tang Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, the world of Taoism has a long history. Over the long years, similar things are no longer uncommon.

People with physical disabilities may experience some inconvenience, but the path is not blocked after all.

This is the martial art that emphasizes masculine energy, blood, physical strength and life skills, and it also has corresponding branches.

Just as women can achieve success by practicing martial arts.

However, over the years and in every dynasty, there were few eunuchs who excelled in the way of spiritual practice, so people rarely mentioned them specifically.

But right now, there is quite a commotion in the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was engaged in a great war with the northern ethnic minorities and the Buddhist sects in the Western Regions, and the top warriors from both sides gathered.

In this situation, it is not possible for ordinary people to achieve something on the front battlefield.

"There are many capable eunuchs in the Daming Palace, and it seems that there may be more than one." Lei Junyan said.

Chu Kun: "Although there are many descendants of the Ming imperial family, very few of them have achieved success. The inner court has cultivated masters from another direction."

The Emperor Ming was willing to let them leave the palace and join the army on the northern expedition. This was a rare occasion when the entire Ming Dynasty united and launched an all-out attack.

“Brother, if they force their way into Xumi, how will this battle end?” Chu Kun asked softly.

The Buddhist hand seal tradition has become a major force in Xumi.

But their opponents this time are different from before.

In the human world of the Ming Dynasty, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been surging for hundreds of years. Both the length of time and the current abundance of spiritual energy are the best in the human world.

However, due to internal reasons, the Ming Dynasty had suffered from serious internal conflicts and internal frictions, and could not even fight on its own, and had been undermining each other for years.

When faced with external threats such as the northern barbarians, the Guizang small Ming court, the human world, Guixu, and the human connection between the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the south, the greatest enemy of the Ming monks still often comes from behind their homeland.

To some extent, in their own minds, they often regard the other party as a real opponent.

The border troubles in all directions are nothing more than minor diseases such as scabies and eczema.

When the government is not upright, it will endanger the country.

However, when the Ming Dynasty finally ended its internal friction and formed a united force, it is still an undoubted behemoth at the current time.

Not only the Sumeru Karma tribe and the northern ethnic minorities were unable to withstand its attack.

The five divisions of the entire Sumeru Vajra Realm were all facing a formidable enemy.

The leader of the Vajra clan, Kalada, died, and the leader of the Padma clan, Zongga, was trapped outside.

Fortunately, if we return with all our strength, there may still be three great masters of the Nine Heavens Buddhist Dharmakaya, namely the Lord of the Buddha, the Lord of the Treasure, and the Lord of the Karma, who will lead other Buddhist masters to take charge in Xumi.

However, the Ming Dynasty on the other side has many masters from the Ninth Heaven participating in the battle.

"First Minister Chen Yu has truly taken the lead this time."

Chu Kunyan said: "In addition to the important officials of the current dynasty and the Taoist and Buddhist masters, there are also old cabinet officials who have retired and are back.

Judging from their ages, the elders are all over 600 years old, right? "

Lei Jun: "I think there are more than 700."

With the overall system of moral principles and rituals maintained, Neo-Confucian monks can, abnormally, still maintain strong power even at an advanced age.

If they adopt other cultivation methods, the cultivators of the Upper Three Heavens who are over 600 years old will inevitably decline.

But as far as Neo-Confucianism is concerned, to some extent, they were in their prime at this stage.

The so-called retirement and returning to hometown are more often the products of failure in court struggles. Only a few people truly enter the last few decades of their lives and finally begin to truly decay.

Therefore, there are many people who are old but young at heart.

On the contrary, the younger generation who practice Neo-Confucianism appear mediocre or even weak compared to monks of other practices.

In the Ming Dynasty, those who could enter the cabinet had to have cultivation of at least the ninth level.

Only those who enter the cabinet can shoulder the responsibility of the country and reach the perfect state of the ninth heaven.

The so-called retirement and return to hometown, as long as they settle down safely, will not deprive them of their past cultivation.

Therefore, none of the old men in the Ming Dynasty who are waiting to come back to power should be underestimated.

However, in terms of life span, they don’t have much time left.

"Why are they still fighting so hard?" Chu Kun sighed.

Lei Jun: "First, the disciples and old friends are setting up a trap. Second, this time we are in a favorable situation. Under such circumstances, there will be many people who want to go to Xumi to find out what is going on."

Chu Kun was thoughtful after hearing this.

The Buddhist hand seal lineage flourished with the help of Mount Sumeru.

There may be some secrets or even treasures hidden in it.

I think there are many people who are interested in finding out more or trying their luck.

Especially through Gui Zang, he heard the news from the Tang Dynasty that people from the Tang Dynasty had once invaded Xumi, killed masters such as the Vajra leader Galada, and then escaped unscathed, which dispelled some extra concerns of the people on the Ming side.

but……

"Sumeru may not be so easy to enter." Lei Jun said slowly.

When he and Tang Xiaotang rushed into Xumi, they caught the other party off guard.

Earlier, he destroyed the Tang Dynasty's Vajra Temple and sealed off the Tang people's gateway to Mount Sumeru. Due to various considerations, the gateway looked shaky.

There is strength, but not much.

Lei Jun's original intention was to mislead the people of the Vajra tribe who stayed behind in Xumi and the Vajra tribe leader Garuda who was in the human world of the Tang Dynasty.

But in terms of the result, it also misled the people in the other five groups of Vajra Realm in Sumeru.

So when Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang suddenly suppressed the Vajra leader Galada and broke into Xumi, the four divisions of the Vajra Realm in Xumi were actually relatively empty.

Only the Lord of the Treasure Department, Vandatta, is on duty at Xumi on a daily basis, and many of his Treasure Department masters are still in the Han world.

As for the Buddha Department, there is also the Lotus Department that manages the human world of the Song Dynasty and the Karma Department that manages the human world of the Ming Dynasty. They are not in Sumeru at all.

By the time these Xumi masters arrived back, Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang had already returned to the Tang Dynasty.

There must be something strange under Mount Xumi.

But it seems that only Vandatta, the Lord of the Treasure Department, can open it.

But the situation for the old men of the Ming Dynasty is completely different now.

It is true that they have gathered many masters this time, but the vast majority of them are Confucian Neo-Confucianists.

This means that no matter how powerful they are, their fighting style will be to advance step by step and steadily.

With such a scale and momentum, the five divisions of the Sumeru Vajra Realm would certainly retreat in full force as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Such a speed of advancement is also enough for Xumi Buddhism to recover all the things from other human worlds.

Even if only three of the five tribes remain, they may not be able to resist the Ming army on their own, but it is hard to say what Mount Xumi will look like now...

“Brother, I don’t know how many people are buried in the big pit you and Sister Tang dug back then.” Chu Kun sounded as if he had a toothache.

Lei Jun: "You overestimate me. I really didn't think that much at the beginning."

Chu Kun: “…”

Brother, I believe you.

I just don’t know how many people in the Ming Dynasty believe it... No, it should be said that I don’t know how many people in the Ming Dynasty are still willing to consider this issue.

"Even though Daming runs so slowly, it can still catch up with Xumi's gate. We also need to make some preparations on our side." Lei Jun pondered.

Chu Kun: "Brother, are you saying that after Xumi, you might just give up everything?"

After Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang defeated the Xumi Vajra Sect last time, the Xumi Buddhist Sect did not take any further actions for revenge.

It may be that the other four tribes had no intention of fighting to the death for the Vajra tribe.

It may also be that there are some other reasons that hold them back temporarily.

If the Ming Dynasty really pushes Xumi into a desperate situation this time, they will certainly be on the front line, but it is hard to say whether Xumi will seek revenge on the Tang Dynasty afterwards.

There is a possibility in this regard, and no matter how big or small the possibility is, Lei Jun is on guard against it.

Zhang Hui, Xiao Chunhui and Meng Shaojie would also send a message back to Empress Zhang Wantong.

Soon, on Longhu Mountain, Lei Jun received the imperial edict from the imperial capital Luoyang.

As expected, the Queen was also paying attention to the relevant news from the Ming Dynasty.

As for the Ming Dynasty at the moment, let alone the expedition to the north against foreign tribes and the expedition to Mount Xumi in the west, the goal of many people is to enter Mount Xumi to take a look.

Even if someone originally only wanted to stay within the human world, it would be difficult to say much at this time.

The gateway to Sumeru has been seized.

The atmosphere has been set here, and I finally have to go in and take a look.

In the Ming Dynasty court, being afraid of the enemy like a tiger was a more serious accusation than being rash and reckless.

So, the Ming Dynasty invaded Xumi.

The monks of Sumeru, led by the Buddha, Karma and Treasure tribes, resisted tenaciously and fiercely.

They really don't want Mount Sumeru to be touched by the outside world.

How can we easily throw away thousands of years of accumulation and hard work?

But if it is really impossible, they have time to make final preparations this time. Everything is caused by cause and effect...

The monks of Xumi tried their best to defend it.

The Ming monks launched an attack like a tide.

Finally, the masters from the Ming Dynasty touched Mount Sumeru as they wished.

Mount Sumeru collapsed.

At that moment, Chen Yu, the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, suddenly felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.

Liu Chong and other great Neo-Confucian scholars who, like him, had reached the ninth level of perfection, also began to feel warning signs in their hearts.

The eyes of Mu Chunyang, the master of Zhenwu Temple, suddenly gleamed with brilliance.

The remaining great scholars of the Ninth Heaven Neo-Confucianism, such as Gao Ming, also began to feel uneasy.

In everyone's sight, Mount Sumeru, which seemed like a pillar of Mount Sumeru, collapsed without any flying dust.

Instead, there was a silent, colorless and transparent sea of ​​fire spreading across Mount Sumeru.

Boundless!

"...The King is furious!" Chen Yu's face was as gloomy as water.

Just now, they had fought with the master of Xumi, and Ming Wang was furious because they had come into contact with each other many times.

But even if the wrath of Ming Wang, which was the incarnation of all the masters of Xumi, was concentrated together, it would still not be as large in scale and powerful as the one before it!

Led by Vimasha, the leader of the Buddhist department, the top masters of Xumi chanted Buddhist scriptures in unison and made seals together.

They changed their previous attitude of protecting Xumi with all their strength, and now protected their disciples and hurriedly retreated away.

Upon seeing this, the Ming monks also began to withdraw from Xumi.

Looking far in the direction of Mount Sumeru, one saw a huge black shadow rising into the sky from the center of the wrath of Infinite Vidyaraja.

From that huge black shadow emanated a terrifying evil aura, which was also something that a great demon from the Ninth Heaven could not possess.

The black shadow rose into the air, and seemed to break through the Sumeru realm in an instant, flying into the vast void outside the realm.

Below it, from the vast sea of ​​fire of the Wrath of the Ming King, a second gigantic figure stood up.

The body was blue-green all over, with two arms, the right hand holding a sword and the left hand holding a rope, but the long rope was temporarily broken.

He wears a crown of five petals on his head, with a blazing flame behind his head. His three eyes are wide open, the right eye looking up, the left eye looking down, and the front eye looking straight ahead.

The Ming monks present were all well-educated people. Although they denounced the monks of Xumi as evil monks and heretics, most of them were familiar with the scriptures and books circulating among them.

Just by looking at the huge wrathful figure in the transparent sea of ​​fire, they all recognized its origin.

The form of Acalanatha!
The leader of the Five Great Vidyarajas in the Buddhist hand seal tradition, it is said to be the teaching body of Vairocana Tathagata, who appears in a wrathful form and can subdue all demons in the world.

The appearance of the Vajra King is illusory and is not the true manifestation of Vairocana Tathagata.

However, the one who can achieve this body can only be a great and powerful person who has already perfected his Buddha body and attained the Golden Body realm of Buddhism above the Nine Heavens!
Previously, a Buddhist master from the ninth heaven was sleeping in Mount Sumeru.

No.

not only that.

The Acalanatha raised the long sword in his right hand, and an invisible force cut through the void and landed on the huge black shadow that had flown into the air and was about to escape from Mount Sumeru.

The huge black shadow shook all over, but no blood was seen. However, the invisible and colorless wrath of the Vajra King was flowing and burning all over the body.

A deafening roar sounded.

But the black shadow did not stop, but continued to move upwards, enduring the injuries, flew out of Sumeru, and disappeared in an instant.

During this period, the broken rope held in Acala's left hand recovered.

Although there was no time to hook and bind the huge black shadow that was flying away, the long rope, accompanied by the blazing anger of the Ming Wang, immediately caught Chen Yu, a great Neo-Confucian scholar who had reached the perfection of the Ninth Heaven.

A large amount of writing materials gathered around Chen Yu, but they were all destroyed in a blink of an eye by the transparent anger of the Ming King.

The Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty turned pale.

Although it was only a brief moment, the situation in Xumi was clearly visible.

Here, there was clearly more than one being above the Ninth Heaven.

However, one of the demon saints was suppressed here by a Buddhist master.

The secret ritual of forming Mount Sumeru was not only to help the Buddhist master recuperate, but also to refine the big monster.

In this process, all the monks in Xumi benefited from it.

It’s just a secret ceremony, and the inside and outside complement each other, and it also requires a lot of feedback from the outside world.

That big demon has just stirred up a terrible evil atmosphere.

But it is probably in a very weak state, having been worn down for many years. It must have been much stronger in its heyday than it is now.

And the existence that can suppress it here, constantly refine it, and even nourish the monks of Xumi is undoubtedly even more powerful.

There are also differences in strength among those who ascend to immortality.

The strength of this Buddhist master who had been silent in Mount Sumeru was so strong that it made everyone in the Ming Dynasty feel uneasy.

The secret ceremony had not yet been completed and was suddenly interrupted. The other party would not only lose all their previous efforts, but would certainly suffer the consequences.

But even so, the huge image of Acalanatha is still suffocating.

The long rope was tied around Chen Yu, and he could no longer move.

At the same time, Acalanatha raised the long sword in his right hand again.

The vast, colorless sea of ​​fire began to shrink.

But with one swing of the sword, the bodies of the Ming Dynasty monks were split in half with ease.

It's like cutting off troubles.

At the former site of Mount Xumi, at the source of the Acalanatha image, the figure of a skinny monk appeared as the sea of ​​fire disappeared.

His entire skin was golden.

In the distance, the monks of Xumi stopped retreating.

Led by the three Nine Heaven Perfection Buddhist Masters, Vimasa, the Lord of the Buddha Department, Bhandada, the Lord of the Treasure Department, and Jati, the Lord of the Karma Department, all the Western Region Buddhist disciples bowed down to the monk:

"Your Majesty."

The monk with a golden body stood still, forming a wisdom fist seal. Although he did not speak, his voice seemed to resound throughout the entire Xumi:

"There is no need for you to interfere in the affairs of the Ming people. Bhimasha will stay to rebuild Mount Sumeru, while Vandatta and Jatila will go to find Zongga and help him return as soon as possible."

All the monks of Xumi said in unison, "Yes, Venerable."

The skinny monk still stood there quietly.

But Acalanatha waved his hands, and the sword and long rope swept in all directions.

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Outside of Mount Sumeru, in the world of Daming, in the Western Regions.

Sang Yan, the second most important figure in the Wu Party after the Prime Minister Chen Yu and the third most important Grand Secretary in the current cabinet, is guarding the entrance to the void portal.

There was also the abbot of Bodhi Temple, Master Guangshu, who was on guard outside the temple.

The foreign tribes were driven out of the northern desert and the western regions by the Ming army and retreated to the more distant desert. The foreign Khan was injured.

However, Chen Yu, Sang Yan and others did not take it lightly and ignored it, and remained vigilant against the other side's comeback.

However, since the other party acted quickly and was determined to leave, it was difficult for the great Neo-Confucian scholars of the Ming Dynasty to force him to stay.

However, many foreign monks had been killed and injured, and they had lost the land with abundant water and grass and the place with abundant spiritual energy. The enemy was seriously damaged and it would be difficult for them to threaten the northern border of the Ming Dynasty for a long time.

Compared with the foreign races that migrated away, the void portal leading to Mount Sumeru of the Western Buddhist sect is fixed in position and cannot be avoided.

Next, let's see how the Xumi civil war turns out...

Sang Yan's thoughts were just turning to this when he suddenly felt a sense of alarm and uneasiness.

Before he could think about it, a lot of writing gathered around him.

At the same time, a figure was rushing out from Xumi!
As soon as Sang Yan saw clearly that the man was Mu Chunyang, the master of Zhenwu Temple, he saw that Mu Chunyang's body was split into two!
A great Taoist master of the Danding Sect who was at the fifth level of the ninth heaven and the Five Qis Converging to the Origin realm, was actually cut into pieces by a sword that was flashing with Buddha's light.

Although its body was broken into two pieces, it still looked intact, except that there was a colorless and transparent wrathful fire of the Buddhist Vajra King burning at the wound!
The void seemed to twist, as if an equally invisible and transparent existence flew out.

But at this moment, Sang Yan didn't have time to delve into it.

Because from the void portal leading to Mount Sumeru, along with the sword, a long rope suddenly flew out.

He immediately rolled up Sang Yan.

The writings and ink around Sang Yan, a great scholar of the Ninth Heaven, were rolled up by the long rope and instantly melted away.

The long rope still bound Sang Yan tightly.

On the human side of the Ming Dynasty, a large amount of writings and ink gathered together to form a black palace.

There are endless palaces, connected together and spread all over the place.

The Ming Dynasty advanced step by step steadily and cautiously, and naturally built the entrance to the void portal into a solid fortress, which was not only a bridgehead extending to Xumi, but also a retreat route for Chen Yu, Liu Chong, Gao Ming and others.

Under the long-term construction of the great scholars in the perfect realm of the Ninth Heaven, the calligraphy and painting here are naturally thick and solid.

The long rope fell into it and paused slightly for a moment.

Sang Yan took this opportunity and tried to break free and escape.

But when the sword slashed again, entire sections of the hall collapsed.

The Neo-Confucian moral code and ritual system had a strong restraining effect on the lower classes.

But now Sang Yan is facing an opponent whose cultivation level is even higher than his.

For Confucianism, he has become a saint instantly.

For Taoists, the door to immortality has already been opened.

In Buddhism, one has already attained the perfection of the Buddha body.

The sword's tip cut through the hall made of ink and brush, and Changsuo was instantly free again, and immediately tied up Sang Yan again.

A large amount of colorless and transparent Mingwang's angry fire appeared on the rope and the sword, burning the remaining ink and paper.

Despite Sang Yan's desperate resistance, he was still dragged by the long rope into the void portal leading to Mount Sumeru.

The only thought of this Ming Dynasty elder at this moment is:

Prime Minister Chen Yu and they all made wrong judgments.

Xumi is more powerful than they expected.

But the problem is...

What were those monks doing?!

With such ability, how could the Vajra tribe be defeated by the people of the Tang Dynasty?

The colorless sea of ​​fire continued to spread in all directions and began to sweep across the sky and earth with a terrifying momentum.

The Ming monks who stayed outside the Void Gate retreated in panic.

Relatively far away from here, the void shook slightly, and then a faint light flickered, and a human figure gradually emerged.

Judging from the appearance, the human figure looks like a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a Taoist scarf and a Taoist robe, but the body is illusory.

His appearance is very similar to that of Mu Chunyang, the abbot of Zhenwu Temple when he was young.

It was his Nascent Soul Yang God.

On the surface of his body, there was also colorless wrath of the Mingwang spreading.

Mu Chunyang had lost his physical body, and the Zhenwu heavy water he could mobilize was scarce.

Fortunately, he was extra prepared. When he touched the sand, a vein of Zhenwu heavy water that had been buried here in advance immediately gushed out, helping him suppress the anger of Ming Wang on the Yuanying Yang Shen.

In order to face off against the Sumeru Karma tribe and even more Sumeru masters, and most of them would be led by the great Neo-Confucian scholars, Mu Chunyang naturally made more preparations. However, he had never expected that the final result of Sumeru would be like this.

Compared with the anger of the Vajra King such as Jātila, the Lord of the Karma Department, the anger that was entangled in him at this moment was more difficult to deal with.

Even the abundant Zhenwu heavy water veins could not extinguish it and could only barely contain it.

Mu Chunyang looked solemn but calm.

His Nascent Soul Yang Spirit sat cross-legged in the void.

In the Zhenwu heavy water vein below, a fake body that had been prepared long ago emerged.

This fake body involves many kinds of rare treasures, and is the second body that Mu Chunyang prepared for himself.

You can regain your body without taking over another person's body.

A great master of the Taoist Danding School who has reached the perfect state of the Ninth Heaven has his Five Qis Converging to the Origin body broken. No matter whether he takes over another body or condenses a fake body to replace it, his cultivation may fall as a result. He will no longer be able to reach the previous state of Five Qis Converging to the Origin, and it will take time to recover.

But Mu Chunyang's situation is more special than others.

He was born with an immortal body.

At this moment, as the Nascent Soul Yang Spirit fell into the fake body below and regained its physical body, in the process, the surging Vital Energy in the surrounding heaven and earth merged into it and merged with it.

For a moment, it seemed as if the creation of heaven and earth were melted into one furnace.

When Mu Chunyang's Nascent Soul and his new physical body were completely united, his Five Qis Converging to Origin body would also reappear.

However, for quite a period of time thereafter, he could no longer continue to practice with the power of the Immortal Body of Creation on a daily basis.

The master of Zhenwu Temple let out a long breath.

But he didn't look relaxed.

The Ming King was furious and continued to harass him.

Normally, when his soul is in peak condition, with the blessing of the Five Qis Converging to the Origin body, he can directly withstand the wrathful attacks of the Vajra King from Jātila, the leader of the Karma department, and others.

But the image of Acalanatha that is above the nine heavens is an exception.

Fortunately, with the help of the Zhenwu heavy water vein, it can be suppressed temporarily.

Mu Chunyang stood up and looked into the distance in the direction of the Sumeru Gate.

The Ming King's rage was raging.

However, the image of Acalanatha, the venerable one who had attained the golden body of Buddhism, did not chase out of Mount Sumeru.

Should we go to other places, such as Guixu, to look for Zongjia, the leader of the Lotus Sect?

Or is there some other reason?
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At the northwestern border of the Ming Dynasty, the atmosphere of culture and elegance rises to the sky. It is not agile, but regular and heavy.

It continued to spread under the condensation of numerous words and ink, and turned into a long and winding Great Wall constructed by pen and ink.

Above the Great Wall of Ink, the aura of literature and art rises into the sky, as if separating heaven and earth.

Although the colorless and transparent anger of the Ming King has not yet spread here, the Ming Dynasty has begun to build defenses against the northwest with all its strength.

The wrath of the Ming King, originating from the Western Regions, spread over thousands of miles, lasting forever and never extinguished.

The Ming Dynasty, which had suffered a disastrous defeat in the Western Regions, was no longer able to counterattack.

Such a strong lineup could still suffer a crushing defeat. No matter how the people in the Ming Dynasty tried to blame each other, the top bosses in the court all had the same guess in their minds.

There might be people in Xumi who are stronger than they expected.

Fortunately, after a period of anxiety, everyone discovered that the other party did not seem to have any intention of chasing out of Xumi and descending to the world of Daming.

This made the Ming Dynasty's rulers and ministers breathe a sigh of relief.

While continuing to be on guard in the northwest, the Ming Dynasty court continued to operate at high speed.

Although many news related to Xumi are still ominous, the fate of Prime Minister Chen, whether he is alive or dead, is already determined.

The second assistant Zhou Mingzhe succeeded him and became the first assistant.

The Wu Party, which had once been at its peak, began to decline. Fortunately, Chao Feng was in charge of the situation and prevented it from falling to the bottom.

But they will next give up the stage of the Ming Dynasty court to the Chu Party led by Zhou Mingzhe, Xi Zhichang and others.

Zhou Mingzhe was not at ease either.

He had considered plans for what to do after Chen Yu and Wu's party failed and suffered setbacks.

But the current heavy losses are no longer limited to the Wu Party, but involve the entire Ming Dynasty.

What was left to the new prime minister was a real mess.

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The winner was decided in Mount Sumeru, and the five divisions of the Vajra Realm in other human worlds suddenly became less reserved than before.

Although several major tribe leaders have temporarily disappeared, relying on the inheritance of the major Vajra Temples in the world, the spiritual outlook displayed by the Xumi monks has become completely different.

The legend about Venerable Shanzhi began to spread among the people.

In the Han world, the world situation that had originally changed due to the contraction of the Sumeru Treasure Department changed again at this moment.

In the ancestral land of Wang family of Langya.

Two Wang family members were consulting ancient books.

"Here." The middle-aged-looking Confucian scholar spoke at this time.

The young-looking Wang Jianan put down the book in his hand and went to his cousin Wang Ruguo.

Wang Buji tapped the pages of the ancient book on the table with his fingers: "Venerable Shanzhihui, a Buddhist master who had already attained the golden body before the great catastrophe at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty."

Wang Jianan looked down at the records: "Even if he has been in a state of life and death in Xumi to prolong his life, this era is too far away. Wouldn't his life span and realm be..."

Wang Buji: "At least, it is still inappropriate at the moment, otherwise it would have reappeared in the world long ago. But even so, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can achieve."

Wang Jianan remained silent, looking worried.

Wang Bujiu: "What do grandfather and uncle think?"

Wang Jianan replied: "What the elders meant is that this is a different time, and the lips and teeth are interdependent. We need to interact more with the imperial family in the future."

Wang Buji: "The one in the East Palace?"

Wang Jianan: "Of course, I will spend more time with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. There is no way he can be the current emperor."

After a slight pause, he continued, "...Grandfather meant that we also need to make a few more preparations in case the court directly turns to Xumi Buddhism."

Wang nodded slightly, then asked, "Is there any news from Uncle Six?"

Wang Jianan sighed: "Still not."

The king soon fell silent.

Wang Xu, a native of Dongyang Mountain, was once the sixth son of the Wang family of Langya. He was recognized as the person with the greatest potential to rise to the top among the Han people, except for the father and son in the palace.

But before the surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth in this Han world really arrived, the opponent was gone.

No one can be seen in life, no corpse in death.

Now it actually leaves the Wang family of Langya with a last glimmer of hope.

Hopefully the other person is still alive.

But can this vision really be realized?

At the same time, in the ancestral land of another famous aristocratic family in the Han world, the Xiao clan outside Long, two people were standing side by side in front of the most important ancestral hall.

A man and a woman, both are elegant and noble.

The man's name is Xiao Xuan, and he is the current leader of the Xiao clan outside Long in the Han Dynasty.

The woman's name was Xiao Jing, and she was the former leader of the Xiao clan in Datong.

"Now is a time of trouble and a critical moment. The most important thing is the continuation of our clan. I am not talented enough to take on such a big responsibility."

Xiao Xuan said slowly: "The position of clan leader should be held by a capable person, so that he can help our clan get through such a chaotic time."

The Han Dynasty was a noble family, and previously there were only two great scholars who had reached the ninth level of heaven and balanced the world.

One is from the Ye clan in Qingzhou, and the other is from the Yang clan in Guanlong.

Xiao Xuan was not among them.

With the surge of spiritual energy from the Han world, he has hope of breaking through to the Ninth Heaven realm, but the time is uncertain.

The world situation is changing rapidly.

The Xiao clan of Datong was nearly wiped out, and only a very small number of people, such as Xiao Jing, who by chance came to the Han world, were able to survive.

In terms of foundation, it is naturally far inferior to the Xiao clan outside Long in the Han Dynasty.

But Xiao Xuan was willing to give the position of clan leader to Xiao Jing, who was at the fourth level of the Ninth Heaven.

There are still many complexities in the merger of the clan heirs, but Xiao Xuan believes that time waits for no one.

"I am always a guest here, but the current situation is dangerous, so I am here to lend a helping hand to you, brother." Xiao Jing first bowed to Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Xuan returned the greeting solemnly.

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The world of the Tang Dynasty.

Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion.

Lei Jun is currently in the cave of Shangqing Lei Mansion.

The magic talisman in his pupils flashed with light again.

Junior fellow apprentice Chu Kun brought back the latest news from the Ming Dynasty.

"Not leaving Xumi?" Lei Jun seemed to be thinking. "There is also news coming back from the foreign Khanate. There are traces of top Buddhist masters from the Western Regions. It seems that they are looking for the whereabouts of Guixu and Zongjia, the leader of the Lotus Tribe."

If it is said that the Venerable Shanzhihui, whose presence is gradually becoming stronger among the Ming, the Han, and the foreign Khanate, did not counterattack the Ming out of compassion, then it is somewhat unusual that the current search for Zongjia, the leader of the Padmasambhava sect, is also being carried out by other Sumeru monks.

The existence in Guixu may not be simple either.

Venerable Shanzhihui went to rescue the people personally, which was undoubtedly more reliable than other Sumeru monks.

Right now, it seems that rather than not wanting to, it seems more like I can't.

but……

Just because you can’t do it now doesn’t mean you won’t be able to do it in the future.

Just like when Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang went to Xumi for a tour and came back safely, the old masters of the Ming Dynasty hit a wall this time.

The light ball in his mind, up to now, has no new movement... Lei Jun thought in his heart.

However, the necessary preparations must continue.

Lei Jun was neither anxious nor impatient, and steadily pushed forward his own arrangements.

The news obtained from other human beings showed that Xumi seemed quite peaceful. After punishing Chen Yu and others who intruded, the matter came to an end. Even the Ming Dynasty began to breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the Tang Dynasty, the relevant information is currently only known to a very small number of people.

"Your Majesty, can't you take that last step?" Chu Kun talked about this with Lei Jun in private.

Lei Jun: "I feel that, unlike the one in Xumi, the one in Luoyang is not unable to do it, but does not want to. As for the reason, I wonder if he has other concerns."

Chu Kun sighed softly: "They say that this is an era of great change. It really changes all the time!"

Lei Jun: "We should do our job well."

Chu Kun: "Yes, senior brother."

As summer approaches, Master Lei Tianshi is about to celebrate his seventy-fourth birthday.

During this period, another important thing was that his direct disciple Zhuo Baojie successfully reached the seventh level.

The Tianshi Mansion of Longhu Mountain in the Tang Dynasty finally had another cultivator from the upper three heavens.

Moreover, he is the first among his peers.

Judging from the current generations of descendants of Longhu Mountain in the Tang Dynasty, Zhuo Baojie became the first high-level elder among the three generations of disciples to cultivate to the seventh level of the heavenly realm.

He was the only disciple directly taught by the Heavenly Master. After he reached the seventh level, his mentor Lei Jun personally conferred on him the ordination certificate and granted him high-level skills.

The little bear, wearing a purple Taoist robe, came to Lei Jun and saluted solemnly: "Thanks to my years of teaching, my disciple has achieved what he has today."

"Your grandmaster often said, 'The master only leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you. What you have achieved today is mostly due to yourself.'" Lei Jun smiled.

then……

There was no one else around, so he brought his eldest disciple, who was wearing a purple robe, to his front and rubbed him a few times.

To be honest, his feel is better than when he won three days ago.

As if he had anticipated this move, Zhuo Baojie remained unusually calm. He just raised his paw to straighten the Taoist crown on his head.

Lei Junze smiled and said, "You are now a high-level mage, but you still have no plans to accept disciples?"

"It's just that I haven't met someone who has a destiny with me yet." Zhuo Baojie replied, "Before that, I will focus on improving myself. Just as you and Master have always taught me, let nature take its course."

Lei Jun looked at the eldest disciple in front of him and nodded slowly: "It's great that you have such a state of mind."

Zhuo Baojie: "Disciple understands that Master is thinking about his disciple, and the disciple also reflects on himself from time to time."

He has a solid foundation and had a good basis when he first got started.

In every respect, he is a genius among geniuses.

But in terms of cultivation progress, especially in the middle three days, the speed of improvement is actually not as good as that of human cultivators with similar qualifications.

It's not that he was lazy or that he was suppressed by his senior masters.

But as a spiritual beast practicing human Taoism, it is inherently different from ordinary people.

Ordinary mountain piranhas without any special fortune naturally have a shorter lifespan than ordinary people.

Therefore, Zhuo Baojie encountered extra difficulties during his practice. However, under Lei Jun's guidance, he sought stability in all aspects.

In this respect, he is the same as Yuan Mobai at the beginning.

In fact, Yuan Mobai's practice seemed to be slower when he was under his own deliberate control.

Even when he reached the upper three levels, he remained calm and composed.

Lei Jun's training of Zhuo Baojie is a similar case in this respect.

If we move forward steadily on the basis of a solid foundation, the road ahead will be wider and the obstacles in terms of life span will be reduced.

"Disciple is just a little surprised. Senior Brother Xu is also a little slower than expected." Zhuo Baojie said.

In the past, Li Zhengxuan accepted Xu Rui as his disciple. After Li Zhengxuan's death, Fang Jian took over the teaching.

He was a man of good talent and worked diligently, and the people in the palace never treated him badly because of his past.

Among his peers, he entered school early and made rapid progress. He was the first disciple of the Hua generation to reach the sixth level.

But he stayed in the Sixth Heaven for a long time and never tried to break through the natural chasm between the Sixth Heaven and the Seventh Heaven.

Judging from his age, he was naturally still within the golden training age of one hundred years for the middle three-day cultivators.

But compared to his talent, his progress is a little slow now.

"Does what happened back then still have some impact after all?"

Zhuo Baojie said softly: "I thought I didn't care about it anymore, but it's still buried deep in my heart..."

Lei Jun said calmly: "He needs to pass this level by himself."

Zhuo Baojie: "Master is right."

Lei Jun did not need to do anything. A light gathered in his pupils and turned into a magical scroll. It floated in front of Zhuo Baojie and said, "The Taoist scriptures have been given to you when you were given the scroll. I will explain the method of this magical scroll first. You can figure it out by yourself. If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time."

"Yes, Master." Zhuo Baojie accepted the magical talisman that was flashing with a faint golden glow, like stars.

He had already decided which spell he would choose as his first innate magical power after reaching the seventh level.

The calligraphy of the life meritorious person.

This is basically a fixed tradition passed down by their lineage.

When Zhuo Baojie was in seclusion to break through to the seventh level, he had already laid the foundation with the help of this magical talisman, and now it is just the beginning.

As for what kind of development will happen in the future, it depends on himself.

The practice of supernatural powers is all like this.

Therefore, in the following period of time, Elder Zhuo, the new high-level mage of Mount Longhu, quietly cultivated his first innate magical power in the mountain's ancestral temple.

The government will assign him a new assignment later.

Prior to this, Zhuo Baojie had been bestowed with a purple robe by the Heavenly Master, and the news had spread throughout the world.

Everyone in the world was filled with emotion.

Since Li Song's death and even his expulsion from the sect, the three most senior elders of the Longhu Mountain lineage are Yao Yuan, Yuan Mobai, and Shangguan Ning.

Then there are the younger generation such as Xu Yuanzhen, Tang Xiaotang, Lei Jun, Chu Kun and others.

Now, among the high-ranking elders of the past three days, the third generation has finally emerged.

"It's a pity that Master Xu doesn't accept disciples. Otherwise, according to tradition, Master Tang and Tianshi Lei should both be her disciples. In that case, now the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain is the fourth generation of successors who are granted high positions."

In the Xiaoding, the gate of the Shushan Sect of the Tang Dynasty, Elder He Dongxing talked about this matter with his disciple Ji Chuan.

Because of Yuan Mobai and Zhuo Baojie's special backgrounds, He Dongxing and other people from Shushan were particularly emotional when talking about this matter.

Ji Chuan smiled and said, "Whether it's the third or fourth generation, the age difference between them is actually very small."

He Dongxing silently calculated the ages of Yuan Mobai, Xu Yuanzhen, Lei Jun, and Zhuo Baojie: "Yes..."

"However, looking back on it, it was nearly fifty years ago that Master Lei Tianshi brought his disciples back to the mountain from Bashu," Ji Chuan said.

He Dongxing's tone of emotion was different from Ji Chuan's: "It's been less than fifty years, and the world has changed so much... It has only been about fifty-six years since Master Lei entered Taoism."

Ji Chuan nodded: "Yes, less than sixty years."

He Dongxing calculated silently: "Based on the number of years of practice, he has already caught up with Master Tang."

Ji Chuan was surprised at first, then he came to his senses: "Yes, judging by the number of years of cultivation, both of them reached the second level of the Ninth Heaven when they entered the Tao for fifty-five years."

Ho Tung Hang: "So young!"

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In Longhu Mountain, Lei Jun practiced meditation.

However, from the Han world, Senior Sister Xu Yuanzhen ordered someone to send some things back.

Some exist like ashes.

"Thinking about some of Kunlun's gains."

Xu Yuanzhen reported: "It should be an ancient thing that originated from the time when the Nine Heavens were separated. It was preserved to this day because of the Kunlun Realm at that time. But now that it has been used, it needs to be disposed of quickly, otherwise it will slowly disappear."

【The Remnants of Yuan Tian】

After Lei Jun got it, he knew without further ado that this treasure was rare. It was extremely useful for refining tools and treasures, and it could hopefully improve the quality of already refined magic weapons and instruments. It was truly amazing.

However, as Xu Yuanzhen said, the remnants of Yuantian are like ashes in the wind. If they are not used quickly, their spirituality will automatically dissipate.

"I've been busy thinking about Kunlun recently, but there seems to be a big move in Xumi?" Xu Yuanzhen asked, "Venerable Shanzhihui, I remember hearing this name before."

Lei Jun: "Although there may be something wrong with his condition, it should be him."

Xu Yuanzhen: "It sounds interesting. I'll think about it."

Lei Jun suddenly asked, "Big Sister, do you think that before the great man went into seclusion in Longhu Mountain, he knew that there was a Venerable Shanzhihui behind the Xumi Treasure Department?"

Xu Yuanzhen: "This is exactly what I'm interested in."

(End of this chapter)