Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune starts from Tianshi Mansion.

Chapter 494. Letter from the Other Side of the Abyss of Time (Two Chapters in One)

The tender sprouts that sprouted out of the soil flashed a faint light, but it was not dazzling.

The black fog that permeated the earth and sea had become much thinner than before, but it still obscured the spiritual light.

But when Lei Jun looked at it carefully, he could feel the unique mystery hidden in it.

In some ways, the environment in the Underworld is even harsher than that in Earthsea.

The Earth Sea was dark and filled with black fog, blocking out the light.

The dark environment will actively devour the surrounding light sources.

After leaving Youyin, the Youning tree seeds began to take root and sprout again, and soon revealed a disorderly and crazy posture, like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins.

Seeing this, Lei Jun calmly pointed a finger.

Then he used his magical power to condense spiritual energy and manifested a transparent and lightless three-story altar, like an upside-down vessel on the ground, which once again enveloped the tender sprouts that had just broken through the ground.

Lei Jun used his personal cultivation to carefully balance the spiritual energy and Dharma essence in the transparent three-story pagoda.

Gradually, the Youning tree seeds took root and sprouted, and their growth began to become stable and healthy.

Lei Jun withdrew his hand and continued to observe the Youning tree seeds carefully.

Later, Li Tianqing, who was in charge of Dihai, contacted Lei Jun and mentioned something:
The Kongsang land, which originally lived and recuperated in the Han world and Datong, was a lineage of inheritance. Its leader Ke Lang brought several core senior executives to Dihai and asked to see the Heavenly Master Lei Jun.

Lei Jun could guess why the other party came, but he didn't mind it.

Ke Lang, Xiang Chengyuan, the former Han emperor who had become the elder of Kongsang Didu, and Chen Xiao, another Didu elder, all met Lei Jun at this time and bowed solemnly: "Greetings to the Heavenly Master."

Lei Jun: "Fellow Daoists, please don't be polite."

After Ke Lang and the other two thanked him, they congratulated Lei Jun: "Master Lei and Master Tang have unparalleled cultivation, and Venerable Shanzhihui has finally repaid the karma. From now on, there will be one less source of trouble in the world."

Lei Jun: "That day, His Majesty the Emperor Tang and our sect's Senior Sister Tang entered Kongsang for the first time. Although they withdrew, they laid the foundation for the opportunity to enter Kongsang for the second time.

Previously, several fellow Taoists made great contributions. Today, we have resolved the cause and effect with Venerable Shanzhihui, and Kongsang has changed its owner, which is also due to the contributions of several fellow Taoists. "

Ke Lang and Xiang Chengyuan both said, "How dare we? Heavenly Master, you really flatter me."

Lei Jun: "Master Ke and the Didu lineage have not been back to Kongsang for many years. Do you want to return to your hometown?"

"Come to think of it, it's been nearly twenty years." Ke Lang sighed.

At the same time, he and Chen Xiao both breathed a sigh of relief.

Back then, they were from the same lineage, but because they opposed the Witch King of Kongsang, they were eventually forced to flee Kongsang and enter the Han world today.

In less than twenty years thereafter, Kongsang changed its master twice, and the Kongsang Witch King had long since become the dust of history.

But unfortunately, Kongsang was not taken back by these great witches.

It is now under the control of the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion.

Fortunately, this Master Lei Tian is indifferent to the point of being apathetic, and does not show any greed or overbearing attitude.

Now that he has spoken, the Kongsangdi lineage can return to Kongsang from now on.

Of course, if you want to travel between Kongsang and the human world, that is fine.

Ke Lang and others did not expect that there would only be monks from the Wumen in Kongsang in the future. It would be enough for them to return to their homeland and have a place there.

Moreover, now that they have returned to Kongsang, they will not be forced to hide from place to place and live in fear by the Kongsang Witch King as they were before.

That place truly became their blessed land.

In response, Ke Lang and Chen Xiao expressed their gratitude repeatedly.

Xiang Chengyuan also performed the same action.

The Han Dynasty, to him, has become a thing of the past.

Lei Jun contacted Kongsang and informed the Didu lineage of the situation.

In addition to Tang Xiaotang, Kongsang also has the elders and disciples of the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion who followed him there.

This time the team is led by Zhang Jingzhen and Ke Sicheng.

Unlike the original Saha world, there are still many Buddhist believers.

Although there are mortals in this Kongsang, their number is few.

The population that originally lived and multiplied in Kongsang was interrupted because of the intention of the Kongsang Witch King to descend into the Han world in the early years. Kongsang was in chaos, and the descendants of Kongsang areas such as Kelan and Chenxiao were expelled, and a large number of living people in them were also thrown out. Later, the Han Dynasty was mainly responsible for their resettlement.

After Venerable Shanzhihui occupied Kongsang, he opened the door to the human world of the Ming Dynasty after everything was in ruins.

Among them, the Buddhist sect in the Western Regions migrated some people and believers from the Ming Dynasty, but the number was far less than before and was also much worse than that of Saha.

Therefore, Zhang Jingzhen, Ke Sicheng and others can handle the current management and coordination with ease.

Ke Lang will wait for Kongsangdi to return and make arrangements as well.

After thanking Lei Jun repeatedly, the group headed to Kongsang to first congratulate Master Tang on his ascension to immortality and Kongsang's great victory, and then coordinate with the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion for the entire Didu lineage to move back to Kongsang.

Lei Jun continued to stay in Dihai.

On the one hand, he nurtured the Taoist essence that he had lost when he was walking in the mortal world, and on the other hand, he continued to cultivate the seeds of the Youning tree.

During this period, a female Taoist priest in a crimson Taoist robe came to the Earth Sea and saluted Lei Jun:
"Master!"

It was his second apprentice, Han Xiaofei.

Lei Jun looked him up and down, then nodded slightly: "You haven't been lazy during this period, very good."

Han Xiaofei smiled and said, "I don't dare."

Lei Jun: "It looks like it's ready."

Han Xiaofei was full of confidence: "My disciples will definitely be able to overcome the natural disaster between the sixth and seventh heavens in a short period of time!"

Lei Jun: “The momentum is good, but it needs to be more refined.”

Han Xiaofei quickly replied: "Yes, Master."

Lei Jun: "You can take the magical talisman of the future seventh heaven on your schedule during your last retreat for your reference. When you have achieved success, you can practice it and it will come naturally and you will get twice the result with half the effort."

"Yes!"

Han Xiaofei regained her spirits: "Master, I am ready to observe the calligraphy of the life-cultivating master!"

Lei Jun nodded slightly: "After returning to the mountain, follow the formal procedures and go to see your master."

While speaking, Lei Jun did not make any other movements, but his eyes were fixed on Han Xiaofei.

Then, without Han Xiaofei having to speak, he would give her some important tips on cultivation, so that Han Xiaofei would no longer have any obstacles on the road ahead.

Finally, as a master, Lei Jun sighed: "It has been twenty years since you were officially ordained and entered the palace."

Han Xiaofei straightened her expression and said, "I am able to achieve what I have today thanks to Master, the elders in the mansion, and my senior brother's guidance and advice."

Lei Jun smiled and shook his head: "When your master taught me, he often said that the master leads you to the door, and the practice is up to you. Now you and I are the same."

The second disciple in front of him was gifted and talented. Although he seemed a little bit unfocused in other things, he was actually serious and diligent in his practice, and his progress was very fast, even better than Lei Tianshi's eldest disciple Zhuo Baojie.

Twenty years after officially entering the sect, she had completed a journey that many cultivators could not accomplish in their entire lives, and began to strive for the upper three realms.

In the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Temple in recent years, only Tang Xiaotang is obviously faster than her.

Even if it was counted from the time Lei Jun was ordained into the palace to the time he cultivated to the seventh level of the Taoist talisman school, it took him nearly twenty years.

With Lei Jun's aptitude and comprehension at that time, although he had experienced several improvements, he was still inferior to Han Xiaofei in front of him.

But his life circumstances, opportunities, and experiences are much richer than those of his apprentice.

If there was any problem in Han Xiaofei's cultivation, it was that things had been too smooth for her.

Although Lei Jun often joked that his eldest disciple Zhuo Baojie had changed "masters" repeatedly, from the elder of Tianshi Mansion to the elder of Gaogong, and then from the elder of Gaogong to Tianshi, it is undeniable that Zhuo Baojie's environment during his initial stage was far inferior to that of Han Xiaofei. In addition, due to his special life experience and image, his experience was far richer than Han Xiaofei's.

When Han Xiaofei just started learning, Lei Jun was already a contemporary celestial master, a high-level Mahayana master of the Ninth Heaven, and one of the most skilled masters in the world.

Just in the battle to intercept Han Xiaofei's entrance, Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang killed Zongjia, the former leader of the Lotus Division of the Vajra Realm who had reached the perfection of the Ninth Heaven.

From the moment Taoist Xiao Han was taken back to Longhu Mountain, the cards were already stacked high for her.

Twenty years have passed till now, and everything has gone smoothly.

Lei Jun didn't mind it much.

Today, the Taoist world in the Tang Dynasty is much more stable than before, and the environment in which the descendants of the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion live is also much better than before.

Everything is going smoothly and there is nothing wrong.

There is no need to seek hardship when there is no hardship.

Han Xiaofei continued to practice, and whatever obstacles she encountered in the future would be part of her life of practice, and she would overcome them through meditation.

...Besides, she herself is not a peaceful person.

However, due to some minor personal factors of Elder Han, her reputation in the cultivation world today is far less famous than that of the eldest senior brother Zhuo Baojie. Sometimes people even overlook the fact that she is a disciple of the contemporary Heavenly Master.

Sometimes, it can be said that it is because of Lei Jun that Elder Han has some sense of existence.

But she does have some relevant experience.

The smooth journey she has been on is partly due to her teacher background and partly to her own abilities.

“After you successfully reach the seventh level, you will be given a certificate and a position. You will also be a leader and role model for the young disciples in the mansion.” Lei Jun smiled calmly.

Han Xiaofei laughed awkwardly when she heard this.

Lei Jun waved his hand: "Okay, go ahead."

"Yes, Master!" Han Xiaofei bowed to him again, then respectfully left the Earth Sea and returned to the ancestral temple of the Tang Dynasty Mountain Gate to meditate in seclusion.

Lei Jun continued to stay in the sea.

As for the Tang Dynasty, there has been no major movement recently.

One of the more noticeable news is that after Yue Xiling, the current head of the Chunyang Palace of the Tang Dynasty, Jiang Yu, also announced recently that he would begin a retreat for meditation.

Based on what he saw of Jiang Yu at the last conference, Lei Jun made some silent calculations and inferred that the other party would also begin to break through to the Ninth Heaven Mahayana realm.

She is extremely gifted and has accumulated a wealth of experience. During this retreat, she will most likely be able to overcome the difficult chasm between the eighth and ninth heavens.

Although Yue Xiling and Jiang Yu cannot be compared with Huang Xuanpu at present, at this point, the Chunyang Palace of the Tang Dynasty can be said to have truly emerged from the trough and seen the light of day again.

As for the Shushan Sect of the Tang Dynasty, there is naturally no need to say more.

All the treasures of the six directions have returned, and the headmaster Zhang Taigang has once again achieved the realm of Mahayana high truth, and up-and-coming talents have gradually begun to emerge.

They have successfully surpassed the Shushan of the Tang Dynasty before the civil strife.

Like the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, the Taoist community in the Tang Dynasty has experienced stable development and recuperation over the years, and all places have gained precious time and space.

Not only the Taoist sect, the academy and the Buddhist holy places, but also the Zhang and Tang royal family have made progress over the years. For example, Abbot Ruyuan of the Tang Bodhi Temple, who came to visit Lei Jun and celebrate his birthday, has taken on a great responsibility at a young age and lived up to everyone's expectations. He has already reached the eighth level of Buddhist Zen and martial arts, making the Bodhi Temple once again have the eighth level of eminent monks, and continues to practice silently and steadily improve.

Not only the people of the Tang Dynasty, but also the Han people today are beginning to show signs of a steady recovery.

The Song Dynasty was in the ascendant.

Although the Northern and Southern Jin Dynasties were still in confrontation during the Two Jin Dynasties, both the Chunyang Palace of the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Shushan School of the Southern Jin Dynasty made great progress.

In contrast, there are still many big news during the Ming Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

It also means instability.

"The Ming court has been somewhat inconsiderate of the people's strength lately."

In the sea, Meng Shaojie sat quietly in the darkness, telling Lei Jun quietly what he had seen and heard.

He had lived in the Ming Dynasty for many years, during which he only returned to the Tang Dynasty occasionally. This time, he made a special trip to Dihai to visit and greet the Heavenly Master Lei Jun, whom he had always respected.

"The mountains, rivers and land veins are showing signs of unrest. The people's hearts and the land veins complement each other in a mysterious way. Now that the mountains and rivers are in turmoil, the people's hearts are also affected."

Meng Shaojie even thought that the Earth Sea, which was once known for its darkness, chaos, bellicosity, and bloodthirstiness, was now much more peaceful and tranquil than the Ming Dynasty:
"Although it has not yet reached the point where civil unrest has broken out, if this continues, the consequences will be worrying."

Mu Chunyang, the head of Zhenwu Temple who also came to Dihai from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to visit Lei Jun, said slowly at this time:

“The Venerable Shanzhihui caused great damage to the vitality of the Ming Dynasty. Since then, powerful people from the fairyland have reappeared one after another. Although few of them have set foot on the human world, they are still shocking.

The blue sky was reopened, the old members of the Heavenly Palace returned, and the Tianshi and Tang Zhenjun ascended to heaven one after another. This must have touched the hearts of the Ming Dynasty's rulers and ministers again.

I think that the combined influence of all these changes may change the balance of the game between the emperor and his ministers in the Ming Dynasty... The Ming Emperor cleverly used external threats and began to gain the upper hand in the internal game."

Meng Shaojie asked softly, "Do they want to force Emperor Ming to become a saint right away?"

Mu Chunyang: "Although Neo-Confucianism and rituals are strong in the Ming Dynasty, their history is still short. No one has ever become a saint on the spot. Therefore, how to take this last step in the world is something that people today have to constantly explore.

The former Prime Minister Chen had this intention when he went on the Western Expedition, but he was defeated and died on Mount Xumi, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Today, Prime Minister Zhou is more talented and able, but it seems that he is still groping in the dark.

If no result is found, then Emperor Ming will be the only candidate that the Ming court and the public can look forward to, but..."

However, it is a waste of time and money, and there is no guarantee of success.

Lei Jun recalled that when his senior sister Xu Yuanzhen first visited the Ming Dynasty, she once mentioned that the current Ming Emperor was mediocre.

At that time, Emperor Ming Han Zhining could still be called the young emperor, and he had just ascended the throne.

The special circumstances of the Son of Heaven's imperial skills and Neo-Confucianism's monarch being the leader of the ministers, coupled with the Ming Dynasty's previous foundation, continued to build up its reputation, and sooner or later, it finally brought Emperor Han Zhining to the top of the mountain.

But if you want to go a step further, the resources and energy consumed will more than double.
The key is that success is not certain.

This will intensify the exploitation.

"The situation may be worse than expected."

Mu Chunyang sighed softly: "Once the emperor issues an order, the local gentry will also share some of the profits and enrich themselves. By then, the exploitation may be doubled."

Many of the resources of practitioners are difficult for ordinary people to exploit due to their special nature.

But similar pressure will continue to be transmitted downwards layer by layer.

With the scarcity of resources, disorder of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and turbulence of the mountains, rivers and earth veins, disasters will occur frequently in various places. The impact may be more frequent and wider than the battles between high-level monks.

"Abbot Guangshu of Daming Bodhi Temple has come to Kongsang by imperial order..." said Meng Shaojie.

Lei Jun's face remained calm and he nodded slightly.

He was already aware of this matter, and Zhang Jingzhen and Ke Sicheng were in charge of the reception.

"There's nothing to talk about." Lei Jun said calmly.

The Ming Dynasty's emperor and his ministers made him feel very nervous.

"After the Great Song Dynasty, I may have to trouble you fellow Taoists to go to the Great Ming Dynasty in the next few years."

Lei Jun looked at Mu Chunyang and said, "Master Mu knows the local situation. You will have to work hard then."

Mu Chunyang shook his head: "Master, you are too kind. This is what I wish for."

In the past, he left the human world of the Ming Dynasty because he was worried about the chaos in the Ming Dynasty's monastic community, which might be taken advantage of by a powerful demon.

But now there is no need to worry about this anymore.

Master Lei Tianshi seemed to be in charge of heavenly punishment. Even if he did not enter the human world, he had already killed many great monsters.

In this situation, Mu Chunyang no longer had any worries.

"If they don't value the people and the country, they shouldn't be able to rule the country any longer."

Lei Junyan said: "However, the people in Youyin seem to have been operating secretly in the Ming Dynasty for some years. It is still unclear what they are planning. Master Mu and fellow Taoists should pay attention to it."

Mu Chunyang: "Thank you for the reminder, Master. I and others will keep it in mind."

After visiting and greeting Lei Jun, Meng Shaojie had to return to Datang, and was in a hurry to get back to Ming Dynasty, so he said goodbye and left.

Mu Chunyang deliberately stayed a little longer.

Lei Jun: "Master Mu, please speak frankly if you have anything to say."

Mu Chunyang pondered and said, "Master, please forgive me for being so presumptuous. After the fusion of the human world, what does His Majesty the Emperor of Tang think of... the human world?"

Although Mu Chunyang supports Zhou Pu, Zhou Pu still faces many problems.

He did start late.

Zhou Pu, who possesses the Martial Immortal Pupil and is already extremely powerful, can now fight against a master who has reached the perfect realm of the Ninth Heaven.

But the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms have not yet been unified.

By then, the confluence of human and earth will be very unfavorable for him to fight for the blessing of the dragon veins of mountains, rivers and national destiny.

There were many masters among the people during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

The rulers of each of the seven existing countries, such as Zhou Wei, the King of Later Han, Li Weilie, the King of Southern Chu, and Tang Gong, the King of Southern Wu, were all powerful men who had already achieved the status of Martial Saints.

Otherwise, we cannot survive in this war-torn world.

Of course, their previous rise was more or less supported and helped by the Lingshan Witch Clan and the Saha Buddhist Clan.

But now, Tang Gong and others are all opponents of Zhou Pu in his conquest of the world.

If they are all killed, there will be no more masters in the world.

Without considering external interference, Zhou Pu could be the king of the world.

But the time of merging with the human world was too close for him to train new masters to emerge.

As for trying to persuade Tang Gong and others to surrender...if the other party is willing to surrender, why not surrender to a stronger existence like Emperor Tang Zhang Wantong?
And the most crucial point lies here, the Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong is too powerful.

Even if Zhou Pu wanted to work hard to improve himself, he couldn't catch up.

Lei Jun said calmly: "Her Majesty the Tang Emperor is more interested in cultivating the Dao, and has no intention of ruling the world, but she will not tolerate the likes of Han Zhining, Xiang Jing, and Ang Qinfu dominating the people of the world."

Mu Chunyang understood roughly after hearing this.

No wonder Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong and Heavenly Master Lei Jun can live in peace.

"The King of the Later Han Dynasty wanted to support the people and bring peace, which is a blessing for the people." Lei Jun continued, "But it is still too early to say what the future will be like."

Mu Chunyang nodded silently.

He agreed with Lei Jun's opinion.

People's concepts may change with changes in environment, identity and status.

Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong, from his early foundation as Tianrui layman He Ying to his various actions today, has proved himself to a certain extent, but it is still difficult to say what the future will be like.

There is no need to mention Zhou Pu and the current Han Emperor Xiang Sheng among the Han people.

The Zhou Pu of the future may not be the same Zhou Pu of today.

However, it would be difficult for Lei Jun, Zhang Wantong and others to live long enough to die in heaven.

Although from Mu Chunyang's current observation, Zhou Pu is the same inside and out.

But even if it is a disguise, he can only pretend for the rest of his life when facing Lei Jun, Zhang Wantong, Tang Xiaotang and others.

Fortunately, if Zhang Wantong had expressed the same opinion as Lei Jun, she would not have expressed support for other members of the Tang royal family to compete for supremacy in the world. Everything depends on one's own ability.

Among the current royal family of the Tang Dynasty, it is hard to find anyone who can compare with Zhou Pu.

Those who have the intention don’t have the ability, and those who have the ability don’t have the intention.

But there are many masters in the Tang Dynasty as a whole.

After Xiang Jing's death, Mu Chunyang did not think that the current Emperor Xiang Sheng of Han could compete with Zhou Pu.

But there are also many top masters in the Han Dynasty.

However, receiving the Tang Emperor's confirmation from Master Lei Tianshi today was the best news for Zhou Pu and Mu Chunyang.

After Mu Chunyang said goodbye and left, Lei Jun calmed his mind and continued to recuperate silently, while cultivating the new Youning saplings.

"Oh?"

Until one day, Lei Jun's mind suddenly moved slightly.

In his pupils, the light of the magic talisman that connects heaven and earth was rotating.

There is news coming from Daju.

The Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong, who was temporarily staying there, received a letter from the other side of the turbulence of time and space in the Abyss of Time.

The message actually came from Xu Yuanzhen, who had not been heard from for some time.

Upon hearing the news, Tang Xiaotang rushed from Kongsang to Dihai as soon as possible: "What did Senior Sister say? What did you say?"

Lei Jun: "The senior sister mentioned that she is fine at the moment, but she will not come back immediately... She thinks the world over there is very interesting."

Tang Xiaotang: "How do you mean?"

Lei Jun had a slightly strange expression: "She said that she saw many Buddhist relics over there, but that world was completely in chaos, with demons everywhere and evil ways rampant.

Only a very small number of authentic descendants of Buddhism were encountered, and they were not very significant. On the contrary, the Great Destruction Tathagata had the inheritance of the Dakong Temple there, which was very large in scale.

The scale of the Dakong Temple inheritance is even larger than what we have seen among the Han people here before.

But they can only dominate one side of the world, and the other demons are equally powerful."

Tang Xiaotang asked curiously, "Are there multiple human worlds and nine heavens and ten earths over there as well?"

Lei Jun's eyes were gleaming. "Over there, there are no nine heavens and ten earths or multiple human worlds. There are only... the three realms of heaven, earth, and human."

(End of this chapter)