I have 99 innate treasures

Chapter 253 Dark Pavilion (Part )

After listening to Li Quanzong's words, Qin Mu smiled slightly and said, "Master Li is joking. The official duties of the court are much more important than welcoming me, a monk at the fifth level of Qi Refining. If the official duties are delayed because of me, it will be my fault."

Li Quanzong was not sure about Qin Mu's character. Even though he seemed to really not care about this matter, he was moved in his heart and decided to give something as a gift to build a good relationship.

An official like him who returned from old age and was promoted to Tianji Pavilion can no longer use his connections in the court. Everything has to start over, so he must be cautious.

He returned to the counter, took out ten talisman papers with golden cloud seals and placed them next to the golden order. He said with a smile: "Each teleportation talisman requires one hundred low-grade spiritual stones. This is stipulated by the imperial court. Even if I want to give it to the envoy, I don't have the authority."

As he spoke, he bent down and took out a dark token from under the counter, and said, "But in order to make up for the old man's fault, the old man can make the decision and give this token to me."

"This is the Dark Pavilion Token that allows you to participate in the Dark Pavilion Auction and own a private room at any auction. Normally, only distinguished guests who spend 100,000 high-grade spiritual stones in the Dark Pavilion can obtain such a token. Anyone can This process cannot be dispensed with.”

"This Dark Pavilion Token originally belonged to the old man himself, but now it is given to the envoy."

Qin Mu was first surprised that this pavilion master actually had the strength to spend 100,000 high-grade spiritual stones, but after hearing what he said later, he couldn't help but smile helplessly and said: "Master Li is overly concerned, I am not the kind of person with a small belly and a chicken heart." "Sir, if Mr. Li is worried, we can just get together in private after you take charge."

When Li Quanzong heard what he said, he immediately understood that he was overthinking it.

"It is also because of the indifference of officials to the people that uprisings will break out from time to time. But how can ordinary people fight against those officials and soldiers who have become monks?"

"Not only have their mentality changed due to their cultivation of immortality, but also because they have been isolated from the people for a long time. They can only listen to the lies of local officials and govern the country based on past experience."

After saying this, he paused and said: "However, when officials have cultivation, a very terrifying phenomenon will occur."

When Li Quanzong said this, he couldn't help but sigh again.

Li Quanzong smiled and said: "This is natural."

"So much so that after a while, because scholars could not become officials, fewer and fewer people went to study."

When he said this, Li Quanzong simply straightened up and stroked his beard with a sad tone: "You can't imagine that during the Daqian period, even a small official can stay in office for one or two hundred years."

Then he led Qin Mu through the counter, walked up the wooden stairs to the second floor, and came to a jade platform inscribed with a teleportation array.

"In just a few years, the entire Daqian court was occupied by these officials and their descendants."

While Li Quanzong was busy, he explained: "The envoy didn't know something. In fact, during the Daqian period, officials not only had good cultivation, but also received the blessing of national luck. Not only did their cultivation speed be fast, but they would not be restricted by bottlenecks."

"Old man often only learns after the fact that a good thing that he needs appears in a certain area, but by that time, these good things have already been bought by others."

While he was talking, he walked out from behind the counter, locked the door, and said, "I have nothing to do at the moment, so I will take the envoy to the secret pavilion for free so that I can introduce him to the envoy."

"This led to the fact that at the end of the Daqian Dynasty, the total number of people in the entire Daqian Dynasty was only more than 20 million. It can be said that the land is vast and the people are sparsely populated."

When Li Quanzong placed the spiritual stones on the teleportation array, he suddenly said with emotion: "When I was an official in the past, I always envied those monks who came up high and could live forever. I even hoped that I would grow old quickly. This way you can become a monk."

But he still smiled and said: "A private gathering is a private gathering. I still have to give this token to the envoy. I hope the envoy will not shirk it. I just think that I want to form a good relationship with you."

Qin Mu, who was standing by and watching him busy, heard this and asked in confusion: "Speaking of which, I have always been curious about why the imperial court did not allow officials to practice cultivation until they resigned from office. "

"Therefore, any uprising will be quickly suppressed, and all the people who participated in the uprising will be slaughtered."

After Qin Mu heard what he said, when he took out a thousand low-grade spiritual stones from the Universe World to settle the bill, he also accepted the Dark Pavilion Token and the ten teleportation talismans, and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Li said so, I It's disrespectful to say no, but I would like to ask Mr. Li to make a list of the items he wants but can't get."

After that, Fu Xu smiled and said: "As an envoy, the area in the dark pavilion is not limited to you. If you find some good things that you don't need but are very precious to me, you can still I hope the envoy can buy it for me."

"Countless classics disappeared during the Great Qian Dynasty, and the people became illiterate and could not read a single Chinese character. Even the written language regressed to the time before the Qing Emperor and became sophisticated and complicated."

Then he shook his head helplessly and said: "To tell you the truth, even as a pavilion master, there are many areas that are inaccessible."

When Qin Mu heard what he said, his expression changed slightly, and he finally understood why Dayu did not allow serving officials to practice immortality.

Just listening to Li Quanzong's simple words made him feel heavy in his heart.

Li Quanzong turned to look at Qin Mu and said in a deep voice: "I once witnessed the tragedy in the last years of Da Qian through the water mirror technique. It was an extremely dark era for the people."

"In that era, common people were neither humans nor animals, but the materials used by cultivators to refine magic weapons, the bait they used to lure monsters, and the slaves who planted spiritual plants for them."

"Therefore, when His Majesty appeared, the people who had been oppressed for a long time immediately burst into unparalleled cohesion!"

"You may not be able to imagine how brave everyone is without fear of death, but I am lucky enough to see it with my own eyes!"

"Since the first day when the people followed His Majesty, they have all been determined to drive the Great Qian Dynasty and the Immortal Cultivation Sect into dust, even if they are never to be seen again, even if they die without a whole body!"

"They went forward one after another, using their weak bodies to carry spells, magical powers, and magic weapons, and moved forward step by step."

"The husband is dead. The mother-in-law's eyes are blood red. She steps on his body and continues to move forward with his will."

“As soon as a father dies, his children follow him.”

"In ordinary times, country bullies, gangsters, prostitutes, wealthy businessmen, and beggars, without swords, bite with their teeth, use their fingers to snap, scratch, and scratch. They do everything they can, even with their own corpses. Build a mountain of corpses for Your Majesty that exceeds the height of the city, and forcefully break through the formation to reach the sky!"

"Finally, they used their own corpses to support His Majesty at the cost of cutting off his bloodline, allowing him to survive the most difficult initial period of the uprising!"

As Li Quanzong spoke, his fists clenched tightly without realizing it, and his voice was choked.

"Therefore, when Dayu established the country, the first officials not only absorbed the advantages and disadvantages of Dayan, but also vetoed all laws and policies of the previous dynasty."

"They personally made laws and regulations to restrict themselves and their descendants!"

"When an official is in office, it is just one of those laws that the official and his/her members of the nine clans must not cultivate their abilities."

"It is also to prevent retired officials from using the resources of the immortal world to bribe court officials. As a result, even if the officials in office are smart, they have added many laws one after another."

"One of them is that 'when officials retire, they are no longer allowed to contact their past contacts.'" "Of course, in order not to completely cut off officials' path to immortality, there are many other policies that have emerged."

"For example, if an old official has no spiritual roots, he can become a rich man, or he can open a school, use his knowledge and experience to use his spare energy, and eventually become a highly respected scholar among the people, so as to obtain other awards from the court. "

"If you want to increase your longevity or restore your youth..."

"If you have spiritual roots, you will be appointed as the head of the Tianji Pavilion or other positions in the Dark Pavilion based on your qualifications."

"If you are successful in your cultivation, you can choose to become a worshiper of the Demon Suppression Department or the city lord of a certain city."

After hearing what he said, Qin Mu subconsciously sighed: "The first officials worked really hard to bring peace to Dayu and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment."

Li Quanzong calmed down his sudden excitement, nodded slightly and said: "Without them, Dayu would not have returned to the prosperous world in just two or three hundred years."

"Although the evil people have not been eliminated, and there is still darkness among the people, it is gradually getting better."

When he said this, he couldn't help but think of Emperor Yu who had passed away. His emotions could no longer be suppressed. He covered his face with tears and said, "It's a pity that your Majesty will never see this scene again..."

As early as the day Emperor Yu died, the five Earth Immortals said something to the people of the world through the Demon Suppression Department and various government offices - don't be sad, don't be sad, only the smiles of the people who live and work in peace and contentment can let His Majesty rest in peace. .

Therefore, in the past few days, both officials and people, in order to let Emperor Yu rest in peace, suppressed the sadness in their hearts and lived as usual.

But there are still many people who carve a spiritual tablet for Emperor Yu at home.

Whenever night falls, they will return to their true selves and mourn endlessly in front of their spiritual tablets.

Qin Mu looked at the extremely sad Li Quanzong and suddenly wanted to tell him that Emperor Yu was not dead, but the words came to his lips. He hesitated and dismissed his thoughts.

Only a few people knew that Emperor Yu was not dead. Since the five Earth Immortals did not tell others, it must be that Emperor Yu had other orders.

If Emperor Yu's plan failed because of him exposing this secret, it would be a grave sin.

Li Quanzong cried for a long time before he remembered that Qin Mu was still standing next to him waiting to enter the secret pavilion with him. He forced himself to calm down and said with a bitter smile: "I couldn't hold it back for a while and delayed the envoy's time. I hope the envoy will forgive me."

Qin Mu shook his head and said: "This is human nature, Master Li doesn't need to worry about it. Besides, I have a lot of free time and I'm not in a hurry to go to the dark pavilion."

Li Quanzong raised his sleeves and wiped the tears on his face. He said nothing, but silently activated the teleportation array.

Immediately, the surrounding spiritual stones were illuminated with a bright white light, and then the many lines outlined on the jade platform began to gradually shine.

When all the lines lit up, Li Quanzong stood on the jade platform. After seeing that there was nothing abnormal, he said to Qin Mu: "Your Majesty, please stand on the jade platform."

Qin Mu used the teleportation array for the first time and stepped on the jade platform with anticipation.

The next moment, Li Quanzong took out a jade talisman from his arms and crushed it.

The entire jade platform suddenly lit up with green light, covering him and Qin Mu in the blink of an eye.

Qin Mu only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and the surrounding environment had changed. A strange but extremely spectacular world immediately appeared in front of him.

In the endless sea of ​​clouds, countless high mountains stand like rocks emerging from the sea.

On their peaks, many pavilions and pavilions were built.

In the sky, streams of light of different colors streak across the sky from time to time, as bright as shooting stars.

Some streams of light speed past high in the sky and disappear at the end of the sight in an instant, while others shuttle through the sea of ​​clouds.

Qin Mu watched all this intently, amazed in his heart.

But in front of him, it was another scene.

The first thing that catches the eye is a street paved with bluestones.

The streets are crowded with people, and towering palaces and pavilions stand on both sides.

Li Quanzong beside him said at this time: "This is the Dark Pavilion. It's called the Dark Pavilion. It's actually a secret realm created after the Immortal Cultivation World. The only difference between this place and the Immortal Cultivation World is that there is no Immortal Sect." ”

"And this place is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. It is safe and will not be disturbed. Therefore, many monks will book a room in the inn here all year round."

When Qin Mu heard him talking about the Immortal Cultivation World, he suddenly remembered the information he saw on the stone tablets outside Tianji Pavilion, and asked: "Master Li, I saw 'Tianxuan Cultivation World' and 'Tianxuan Cultivation World' on the stone tablets outside." "Cangwu Immortal Realm", could it be that there are actually many immortal realms? "

Although Li Quanzong was surprised that Qin Mu didn't know this common sense, he still explained with a smile: "The world of cultivating immortals does not refer to a single world, but to a secret realm where many monks gather."

"In the past, when the First Emperor cut off the connection between heaven and earth, the separation of heaven and earth created many secret realms. And because the spiritual energy in the secret realms was richer than that of the mainland of China, countless monks gradually gathered."

"That's why I just said that the Dark Pavilion was modeled after the world of cultivating immortals."

"The so-called names of 'Tianxuan' and 'Cangwu' are the names of the sects that originally occupied those secret realms. In some secret realms, the former immortal sects have disappeared, but the monks are accustomed to the names of those sects. , and continued to be used.”

"For example, the four Kaitian tribes, as well as most of the Immortal Sects and Holy Lands, all live in these secret realms."

"Only some of the sects that have been stationed in China since ancient times have not moved to the secret realm. After all, there are other sects in those secret realms. If they relocate easily, it will only cause a war between the two sects. This is something the imperial court cannot do. Allowed."

"If ordinary monks want to go to these immortal realms, they can only use teleportation arrays and teleportation talismans."

"And Tianji Pavilions all over the world will also sell teleportation talismans to these realms of immortality."

Having said this, he walked down from the jade platform and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, follow me. I will take you for a brief tour."

(End of this chapter)