Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune starts from Tianshi Mansion.

Chapter 521. The Great Confucianists of Jedi Survival (Two Chapters in One)

Tang Xiaotang looked at Xu Yuanzhen unhappily.

After a long while, she snorted, "You just want to confuse me! We'll have a fight later. You deliberately said these things to lure me in. These are all your tactics!"

Xu Yuanzhen said casually: "First of all, compared with the past, I am more and more looking forward to working with you.

Secondly, similar methods are indeed effective in confusing your mind.

But I don’t want to argue with you about this.”

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "I just simply like to see you so angry and frustrated."

Tang Xiaotang shouted in dissatisfaction: "These are all your evil tricks, I won't let you succeed!"

She lowered her voice and muttered softly: "Master or something, it's no big deal, I foresaw this, it's not surprising..."

Having said that, the tone is inevitably a bit sour.

But at this time, Xu Yuanzhen actually took out a pen and paper and started sketching. On the paper, the facial expression of Tang Zhenjun just now came alive.

"...Senior Sister!" Tang Xiaotang's eyes widened again and her eyebrows stood up.

Xu Yuanzhen said calmly: "Keep it as a souvenir."

Tang Xiaotang was furious: "Ignore everything else, I want to have a fight with you first!"

Xu Yuanzhen slowly put away the paper and pen: "Okay."

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As for the universe of Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, by the time Lei Jun received the message from Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang again, they had already fought several battles.

"Who won?" Chu Kun, who was currently with Lei Jun, asked curiously.

Lei Jun: "You can say we have wins and losses, but you can also say we have neither won nor lost."

Chu Kun: "Just like what you mentioned before, as long as the little sister doesn't want to win, she won't lose?"

Lei Jun nodded lightly.

Strictly speaking, Tang Xiaotang should not be so eager to win that she ignores other things. Otherwise, it will be difficult for Xu Yuanzhen to take advantage of her.

Tang Xiaotang suffered a lot when facing Xu Yuanzhen in her early years, basically because she was focused on attacking, and Xu Yuanzhen found her flaws and counterattacked.

As her Tianxin Dongming Dharma Talisman became more mature, it became less easy for Xu Yuanzhen to seize the opportunity to win as long as she remained calm.

Especially now that Tang Xiaotang's cultivation and understanding have also been sublimated from the quiet level to the natural level, and his understanding of the principles of heaven and earth has become deeper and more detailed. In actual combat, his moves have become more delicate, and his magical powers have become more perfect.

Her Tianxin Dongming magic talisman always remained in the most sharp, calm and clear state. She advanced steadily step by step, and always remained patient in fighting stupid and detailed battles with Xu Yuanzhen. It was Xu Yuanzhen who had to be on guard all the time.

When it comes to developing her own talent for Taoism, Tang Xiaotang has developed it to the fullest.

Throughout history, although the Pure Yang Immortal Body is rare, there are some precedents, but no one has been able to perform it as skillfully as Tang Xiaotang.

There are even fewer precedents for the Taichu Dao Body, but Tang Xiaotang is still the one who maximizes his advantages.

Just because of her personality, she often failed to reach her theoretical limit.

But sometimes, when she starts to restrain herself and reflect on herself, it’s a different story.

In recent years, especially when fighting with Xu Yuanzhen, she has become more experienced.

Even though she was so angry at the other party this time, when the fight really started, Tang Xiaotang immediately regained her composure.

Although he continued to attack fiercely, he did not show any impatience or reveal any flaws, and was always on guard against Xu Yuanzhen's trap and counterattack.

Xu Yuanzhen's feelings about this are...

Great.

Compared to the past, Xiaotang is indeed more interesting to fight with now.

"Generally speaking, the two of them learned a lot from their exchange, which will help them further improve and refine their own magical skills." Lei Jun said with regret, "It's a pity that we can't witness it with our own eyes or participate in it now."

Chu Kun waved his hands quickly: "But, Senior Brother, please forgive me for my shallow cultivation level. I am not good enough to join you. Even if I am in front of you, I can only watch from the sidelines at best."

The collision of inspiration between geniuses can spark more sparks.

But as an ordinary little genius, when facing some geniuses among geniuses and monsters among monsters, it is better to be careful and avoid them... Elder Chu thought to himself.

"Junior brother, you are too modest." Lei Jun smiled and shook his head.

Chu Kun: "It's fine that Senior Sister and Senior Sister Tang just went there, but His Majesty the Emperor Tang and Mr. Beichen have been there for more than 20 years. Don't they plan to return?"

"For now, yes." Lei Jun thought thoughtfully.

Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong had previously competed with Gao Tiansui for half of the universe map, and later it was rumored that he got an opportunity there.

In addition, she was quite interested in studying both the new and old studies of that world. With Lei Jun and others in charge of the world of Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, she was not in a hurry to come back.

However, Zheng Baiyu's situation should be different.

During the Guizang battle, Zheng Baiyu focused most of his attention on collecting what he needed through the Abyss of Time.

When facing Zhang Wantong and others, as well as Gao Tiansui and Xu Yuanzhen who appeared later, he just dealt with them roughly.

Later, for the sake of those condensed crystals, he even risked entering the Abyss of Time.

Apart from the fact that he was forced to leave the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths because of this last incident, Lei Jun, Zhang Wantong, Xu Yuanzhen and others tended to judge that Zheng Baiyu had achieved his original goal and got what he wanted.

Lei Jun had previously been wary that the other party might return to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths earlier than Gao Tiansui.

Who would have thought that Zheng Baiyu had been gone for twenty years.

When the nine heavens and ten earths merged with the human world, he did not return.

The more this is the case, the more people speculate that Zheng Baiyu may have other plans.

But after arriving in the world of Confucian scholars, I still couldn't see any clues in this regard.

To the Confucian world, he was originally a descendant of the Zheng family in Zhongzhou.

Although his cultivation has changed and he is no longer a pure Confucian monk, as long as he adheres to the general principle of passing on the old learning through bloodline, the Confucian school will temporarily tolerate him and sometimes even regard him as a strong ally.

Of course, because Zheng Baiyu's return has made the Zheng family in Zhongzhou more powerful, other top aristocratic families can't help but feel wary.

This time the demon-Buddha lineage invaded from the Abyss of Time, which was beyond the expectations of most people.

Someone recommended Zheng Baiyu to be in charge of this direction in order to fight against the powerful masters of the Demonic Buddha lineage.

There may be an intention to make both sides consume each other.

There is no need to mention what Zheng Baiyu was thinking. He took the overall situation into consideration in his actions and rushed to the Abyss of Time as soon as possible. He did not risk his life, but he was not just slacking off either. A large number of masters of the Demon Buddha lineage were killed or injured by him.

For a moment, there was a sense of one man blocking the way for ten thousand.

The descendants of the Demon Buddha came to the Confucian world with the original intention of seizing the Kongmo Jade, promoting more disciples to practice, and giving birth to more top masters, but this time they had already suffered heavy losses.

However, the Bodhisattva Mahamutprasad has not appeared yet.

The old Confucian school was originally invaded by the descendants of the Demon Buddha because of Kong Moyu, and at the same time it had to face the new Confucian school, and was worried about being attacked from all sides.

Currently, the pressure from Shi Zhiyuan is mainly taken over by Zheng Baiyu, so Wu Hailin and other masters from the traditional school of thought can concentrate on fighting against Yan Aoyun and other great scholars from the new school of thought.

"Mr. Beichen... isn't he just waiting for this opportunity?" Chu Kun guessed.

Although he didn't know what the other party was trying to do, Chu Kun couldn't help but have such thoughts in his mind.

Lei Jun: "Junior brother, how do you feel?"

Chu Kun suspected that his connection with the Abyss of Simultaneity might be related to Zheng Baiyu and the Confucian world, but at the moment he could not feel anything unusual.

"In this case, we should continue to focus on ourselves for now." Lei Junyan said.

Chu Kun: "That's what senior brother said."

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One of the ten stages is Lianshan.

In a unique small courtyard among mountains and rivers, Jiang Fengge, a hermit from Hexuan Mountain, was silently watching the changes in the pond in front of him.

The originally clear and cool water in the pool suddenly produced ink out of thin air, dyeing the entire pool black.

The ink was not from Jiang Fengge's own handwriting.

Around the pond, Confucian rituals and ceremonies are being performed.

But these rituals and ceremonies are different from the Eastern and Western methods that Jiang Fengge learned.

Neither the painting nor the chess pieces appeared. Instead, the sound of piano music rang out, as if it were tangible and did not spread outside. Instead, it stayed and surrounded the small courtyard.

As the sound of the piano began, the water in the pond turned completely into ink.

Ink automatically rises from it and then condenses into words.

It was actually a letter written by Zheng Baiyu to Jiang Fengge.

Jiang Fengge watched silently, without saying a word.

He had already read the letter over and over again.

But there has been no reply.

Some of the previous doubts now have answers:

Zheng Baiyu was indeed not from this world, but came from a world where Confucian monks had great fortune.

But even though I know Zheng Baiyu's background now, it is still difficult to guess what he is thinking.

But for Jiang Fengge, some decisions need to be made.

He looked calmly at the ink pool in front of him, then picked up his brush and dipped it in it.

Then, Jiang Fengge picked up his brush and wrote a reply to Zheng Baiyu in an instant.

However, there is no text.

It is a painting with unique scenery.

By the time the scroll was completed, the thick ink in the pond had completely dried up.

Jiang Fengge put the scroll away with a normal expression. He then watched the scroll flash in the air, then change from real to virtual, and finally disappear.

He waved his hand again, and all the sacrificial utensils used for the ceremony beside the pond flew up and fell into a blank scroll next to Jiang Fengge.

The blank scroll was quickly put away.

Jiang Fengge said, "Come in."

After a while, Xiao Jing, the leader of the Xiao clan of Datong, came to the small courtyard and bowed deeply to Jiang Fengge: "Please give me your orders, sir."

Jiang Fengge handed the scroll with the sealed sacrificial vessel to Xiao Jing and said, "Go to the human world."

Xiao Jing felt the scroll in her hand was extremely heavy.

This day finally came.

From the moment the Xiao clan entered Lianshan and obtained Jiang Fengge's permission to reproduce and thrive in Lianshan, Xiao Jing guessed that there would be a disaster.

The relationship between the two parties was not very close, and the Ye clan and Jiang Fengge had a lot of grievances, and this Hexuanshan man was obviously not the kind of person who would repay evil with kindness. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and the entire clan was able to avoid the troubles of the world and recuperate in Lianshan for many years. Now it is time to repay the debt.

Xiao Jing, who had the highest level of cultivation, was the first to be attacked, and she had no choice but to refuse.

"Order Lin Xiaoyi and Ye Zhao to go with you, and bring capable people with you to the human world to take care of each other." Jiang Fengge said in a calm tone.

Xiao Jing said more solemnly: "Yes, sir."

Jiang Fengge glanced at the other person and said, "You are already over 200 years old, but you still have the opportunity to continue to move forward and become a saint right away. You should seize it."

"I will follow your instructions, sir." Xiao Jing said softly.

Just as the other party said, she is already over 200 years old and is not yet 400 years old. It is still possible for her to continue climbing up, but it will be more difficult.

Fortunately, she had been practicing meditation, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to surge, so she successfully reached the fifth level of the ninth heaven from the fourth level of the ninth heaven.

But going further up, becoming a Confucian saint instantly is much more difficult than the fourth to fifth levels of the Nine Heavens.

Even if a Confucian classics practitioner has achieved perfection in the fifth level of the ninth heaven and is able to rise to prominence, which is the best way for a practitioner to reach the immortal realm, for Xiao Jing, whether this can be accomplished is still a question mark.

If one fails to overcome the tribulation, not only will there be no chance to start over, but one may even die.

To get through smoothly, you may need a special opportunity.

Now, the opportunity is before her.

But risks and opportunities coexist.

She needs to take advantage of it.

"Return to the human world?"

Lin Xiaoyi, the former head of the Lin clan in Jiangzhou of the Han Dynasty, looked serious when he was informed by Xiao Jing.

The same was true for Ye Zhao, Ye Chunyue and others standing by.

"Sneak in quietly and don't make a fuss."

Xiao Jingyan said: "Since Longhu Mountain Xuan Xiaozi ascended to heaven, he has become less and less concerned with the affairs of the human world, and even caused other immortal masters to gradually reduce their visits to the human world.

If Mr. Jiang goes to the human world in person, it might attract Xuan Xiaozi's attention.

We are acting in secret and low-key, so he will probably not ask about it. The enemies we will face at that time will mostly be monks from the human world."

After hearing this, Lin Xiaoyi and the others still looked serious, but they felt much calmer.

Just as Xiao Jing said, if not for this, people like Jātila from the Western Regions and Zhou Mingzhe from the Ming Dynasty would not have been able to still be active in the human world and would have been killed long ago.

And now, if the news from the human world is correct, it shows that this is a rare opportunity.

The two most outstanding ninth-level Taoist cultivators, Shen Xi, the head of the Shushan Sect's South Peak lineage, and Mu Chunyang, the abbot of the Zhenwu Temple, have rarely been seen in the human world since the Xuanmen ceremony in which Lei Jun was elected as the head monk.

According to rumors, both of them were in seclusion, meditating on the way of heaven and striving to reach the immortal realm.

The Taoist sect may have another immortal, which is naturally not good news for people from other walks of life.

But now that Xiao Jing and the others are going to the human world, without Shen Xi and Mu Chunyang, everyone can be much more comfortable.

While the cultivation level of those two people has reached the perfection of the ninth heaven, their actual combat skills are also outstanding.

"Even if we are used as bait or abandoned, we have no choice but to go through this stage."

Xiao Jing said calmly: "To be honest, if this is successful, I will benefit a lot, and the same is true for you all."

Lin Xiaoyi took a deep breath: "Let's go."

After getting ready, the group stepped into a huge natural painting that looked as real as a real thing, and then disappeared.

The gate to Lianshan is still closed and not open.

However, Jiang Fengge has been patient for many years and has been able to create some exceptions.

Xiao Jing and others returned to the human world.

At this moment, witnessing the vast changes in the world after the confluence, it was completely different from what any of them remembered, and everyone couldn't help but feel emotional when seeing this.

But right now they have no time to appreciate the new scenery of the world.

They had to restrain their actions and hide their figures as much as possible, being more low-key and secretive than before they went to Lianshan.

After figuring out the terrain and direction, the group headed towards the northern border of the human world.

In the mountains and rivers in the eastern part of the Northern Frontier, Xiao Jing and others met the monk Youyin as promised.

"Bi's surname is Chang, and his name is Chang Chong." The tall warrior in black robe and black armor seemed to be even more secretive in his movements than Xiao Jing and the others.

"We are here on the orders of Mr. Hexuanshan." Xiao Jing and others greeted him.

Youyin Martial Saint Chang Chong led a group of people into the snowy mountains: "Your Majesty of our dynasty has reached a secret agreement with Mr. Jiang, and ordered us to cooperate."

Xiao Jing: "This is a serious matter, and we have a limited number of Ninth Heaven cultivators coming here this time."

Coming from Lianshan, only she and Lin Xiaoyi were ninth-level cultivators, and the rest were here to help them.

Chang Chong: "If we want to keep it secret, we will definitely not have enough manpower. If we invite more helpers, it is inevitable that there will be too many people and the secrets may be leaked. There is nothing we can do about it.

Your Majesty and Mr. Jiang have agreed to a three-year deadline. If we want to complete it as promised, we will need more Ninth Heaven cultivators to participate. We have no choice but to invite more people as the lesser of two evils."

I hope we are not being used as a cover or bait... Xiao Jingxin thought.

After entering the snow mountain, Xiao Jing and his party followed Chang Chong into an underground palace.

There was a tall monk in the palace who looked like a middle-aged man. He made a seal with his palms and greeted everyone: "Donor Xiao, Donor Lin, Donor Ye."

Xiao Jing and the others hurriedly returned the greeting: "The leader of the Karma tribe is here, we are honored."

The monk opposite was none other than the only surviving Ninth Heaven Perfect Master of the Western Regions Buddhist Hand Seal Lineage, the Lord of the Karma Department of the Vajra Realm, Jatila.

For Xiao Jing, Lin Xiaoyi and others, the Buddhist monk from the Western Regions whom they had dealt with most in the past was Vandatta, the leader of the Vajra Realm Treasure Department.

But now, there is naturally no need to worry about these things.

Not to mention Vandatta and others, even Venerable Shanzhi had already died.

Next to Jadila stood a taller man from another race, whose energy and vigor were no less powerful than that of the Youyin Martial Saint Chang Chong.

Xiao Jing and others who had received some information previously recognized that this alien martial saint was the leader of the northern alien race in the Ming Dynasty, Oje Khan.

The northern ethnic minorities in the Ming Dynasty were once prosperous and ruled China, but were eventually overthrown by the Ming Dynasty. The ethnic minorities were forced to flee north and then recuperate in the northern border. They were the number one foreign enemy that the Ming Dynasty had to be wary of for many years.

The Vajra Realm Karma tribe joined them very early on.

After Kongsang was lost and Venerable Shanzhihui passed away, Jatila led the Karma tribe to advance and retreat together with the foreign tribes on the grassland in the human world.

After merging with the human world, they continued to occupy the white mountains and black waters in the eastern part of northern Xinjiang.

In addition to the Karma chief Jatira and Oje Khan, there was also a young scholar waiting in the underground palace. He had a dignified appearance, and although he was dressed in casual clothes, he still looked like an official.

"This is the Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty, Lord Chao," Chang Chong introduced.

Xiao Jing, Lin Xiaoyi and others were quite surprised this time.

The scholar in front of him who looked like a young man was actually Chao Feng, a former cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Since his mentor Chen Yu passed away early in his life, Chao Feng became the leader of the Wu Party in the Ming Dynasty, which had gradually recovered.

But then the Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu conquered the capital of the Ming Dynasty, civil unrest broke out in various places, the Ming Dynasty fell into decline, and finally it encountered the confluence of human beings, and the Ming Dynasty basically became history.

At first, Xiao Jing and others were surprised to see Chao Feng standing side by side with the foreign Oje Khan and the Karma tribe leader Jatilo, but after thinking about it carefully, they became calm and even felt a sigh in their hearts.

The Taoist sect is constantly destroying their foundation, and the old members of the Heavenly Palace have disappeared again. They can only place their hopes on the You Emperor, the Great You Dynasty... Xiao Jing thought in his heart.

Chao Feng looked normal, but he didn't say much. He just stood quietly aside and listened to Chang Chong presiding over the scene and introducing the situation.

Finally, Chang Chong looked at Xiao Jing, Lin Xiaoyi and others.

Xiao Jing nodded, took out the scroll and unfolded it. The picture on the paper suddenly turned from virtual to real again, and a large number of sacrificial utensils flew out of it.

Although Chang Chong was a warrior, he also carried an ancient scroll with him at this time. When he flipped the scroll, a large number of sacrificial utensils flew out of it without his control.

After some distribution, Chang Chong took out the map and gave instructions, and everyone took notes.

They met, didn't have much to say, and later went their separate ways.

After Chao Feng reunited with his subordinates, they whispered, "Prime Minister Chao, we found Wei Bosheng's carriage nearby before."

Chao Feng remained calm upon hearing this.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty was still in existence, Wei Bosheng was the governor of Ji and Liao, a backbone of the Chu Party, and was deeply trusted by Zhou Mingzhe, the prime minister and leader of the Chu Party at that time.

After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Chu Party, Wu Party, and Qin Party each supported different members of the royal family.

But now it seems that everyone has contacted Youyin.

The reason is simple: the Ming Dynasty was indeed doomed.

The patriarchal ritual system of Neo-Confucianism is now being uprooted, and no matter which party you belong to, you are in great trouble.

Without the connection between their literary talent and the mountains, rivers and land, and without the protection of the Neo-Confucian patriarchal and ritual framework, these Neo-Confucianists would likely die out on a large scale or even face a catastrophic disaster without anyone attacking them.

All Neo-Confucianists who have reached a high level are actually very old.

In the Ming Dynasty, Chao Feng was always praised as a representative of young and vigorous officials.

And his age...is already over four hundred years old.

If it were practitioners from other sects, they would have already started to go downhill.

Now, Chao Feng also began to feel the coming of aging.

If he is like this, there is no need to mention the others.

The Neo-Confucian monks have reached the edge of a cliff, and they desperately need to find a way to survive.

Perhaps, it is not only the way to life, but also the way to heaven.

Chao Feng believes that Zhou Mingzhe and Wei Bosheng have similar considerations.

Emperor Ming Han Zhining was not capable of doing important things, and he was unable to become a saint overnight. He even delayed the advancement of people like Chen Yu and Zhou Mingzhe.

But what if it was Emperor You Zheng Baiyu?
The other party has already reached the third level of the fairyland, leaving huge room for improvement for Zhou Mingzhe, Chao Feng and others.

Although he was an absolutely powerful monarch, he also opened up the upper limit for people like them.

The only problem is...

Can the Dayu Dynasty conquer the world?

Lord Chao didn’t know the answer. He subconsciously looked towards the south, towards the Central Plains, towards the Longhu Mountain which had gradually become a legend, and sighed in silence.

Apart from him, many people did the same thing.

Later in the evening, guests will visit the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, which is much-loved by everyone.

After Zhuo Baojie's reception, he went into the Three Pure Ones and Three Treasures Cave Heaven in the sky to meet his master:
"Master, the Shushan Sect's Xifeng Yuan came to visit and said that recently a descendant of the Ming Dynasty royal family reported that many people in the northern border were gathering to plot something, and that people from Lianshan and Youyin might be involved."

(End of this chapter)