Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 375 Taking refuge
The Battle of Moha Akagi ended, and Europe lost the military power to fight against Daqian.

The original plan to attack the Middle East had to be stopped. Since Europe's strength was greatly weakened, they took this opportunity to occupy Europe first.

After Li Qiang arranged things for Zang Feiyu, he returned to Daqian.

Due to European affairs, he did not attend court for many days.

Two cabinet ministers, Lin Ruhai and Gan Feng, and many important officials in the court wrote to the emperor requesting him to take charge of state affairs.

Lin Ruhai and Gan Feng are cabinet ministers. If Li Qiang reduces his involvement in state affairs, the power in their hands will increase greatly.

But this is not a good thing. The royal family and many important ministers will become suspicious of them, believing that they have bewitched the emperor and made him give power to them.

The next day after Li Qiang returned, he went back to court, and the cabinet and important officials also quieted down.

Halfway through the court meeting, a eunuch handed Jin Dong a note.

Jin Dong looked at the note and handed it to Li Qiang.

While listening to the report from his ministers, Li Qiang scanned the contents on the note.

"The next court meeting will be presided over by Lin Zhongtang!" Li Qiang announced in a deep voice.

He stood up and left the Golden Palace without paying any attention to the ministers in the meeting.

Several important officials wanted to stand up, but when they felt the majestic aura of Li Qiang, they gave up the idea.

When Li Qiang was not around, they might have had the courage to point out Li Qiang's mistakes in the form of a letter, but they did not have the guts to do so in front of Li Qiang.

Li Qiang was not an ordinary emperor, his power had long exceeded the limits of the court.

Take the ever-expanding territory of Daqian as an example. It turned out that these extra territories were not conquered by generals sent by the Ministry of War, but by the emperor's private army.

Even the military expenses for the private army were paid by the emperor himself.

No matter what Li Qiang will be like in the future, just considering Li Qiang's current achievements, he can be regarded as a saintly king in history, even surpassing all the famous kings in history.

Lin Ruhai and Gan Feng looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

Lin Ruhai walked out of the line of court officials and came to the front. Before Li Qiang came to the court meeting, he presided over it.

"Bring the man to the main hall of Daming Palace. I will meet him there!" Li Qiang ordered Jin Dong.

His figure disappeared, and he used the "Divine Foot Passage" to return to the Daming Palace first.

Now he no longer cares about what other people think. He has the ability to control the overall situation, so what if he shows off his supernatural skills.

The eunuchs outside the Golden Palace were not the eunuchs and palace maids in the Daming Palace. This was the first time they had seen Li Qiang's magical abilities.

Although there are some rumors in the palace, they have always been unreliable.

Li Qiang returned to the main hall of the Daming Palace, sat on the Arhat chair and drank coffee, which was also found in Europe. It was just right for a change of taste.

He took out a book, which was the "Taixu Huan Dian". He had seen this "Taixu Huan Dian" when he entered the Taixu Illusionary Realm through the "Feng Yue Bao Jian".

Since he took control of the Taixu Illusion Realm, he also found the "Taixu Illusion Classic", which he had only read partially at that time.

'Taixu Huandian' is a method of cultivation for immortals. Li Qiang does not want to become an immortal, but is interested in many of the methods contained therein.

Although he does not have the immortal energy to use, his magic power is not weaker than the immortal energy, and can even replace the immortal energy.

Recently, he has had some free time and decided to study the knowledge of immortals.

He had quite a few books about immortals. In addition to the "Taixu Huandian", there were many other classics in the Taixu Huanling, all of which fell into his hands.

In addition, all the classics of the Tatar Sacred Mountain are also in his hands. The number of immortal books he has is probably beyond that of most immortals.

"Master, people are coming!" Jin Dong came in to report.

"Let him in!" Li Qiang said, putting down the 'Taixu Huandian' in his hand.

A young man walked in from outside the hall. He was strong and his face was somewhat different from that of the Daqian people. One could tell at a glance that he was from the grassland.

"I pay my respects to the honorable Emperor Daqian!" The young man knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.

"Stand up!" Li Qiang waved his hand and said.

The young man stood up, not daring to look Li Qiang in the eye.

In fact, if his master had not requested it, he would not have wanted to meet the terrible emperor.

"My master is the Third Venerable. This time, I come to see the honorable Emperor Daqian on behalf of the Third Venerable. My master wants to join Daqian!" The young man bowed and stated his purpose.

Li Qiang was slightly startled. He knew that the young man came to see him in the name of the Third Venerable, but he did not expect that the Third Venerable wanted to seek refuge with him.

He let the third Venerable and the other Venerables go because he knew that these Venerables had nowhere else to go. Keeping them alive would not increase their strength, and their strength would even continue to decline due to the loss of believers.

"Your Excellency cannot contact the dynasty directly, so how does he plan to seek refuge?" Li Qiang asked calmly.

Having read many immortal books and the collections of books in the sacred mountains of Tatar, how could he not know the taboos of immortals and venerables.

"Master said that he and his uncles can grow herbs and refine pills for you, just in exchange for some faith!" the young man replied.

"Do they want to return to the sacred mountain?" Li Qiang finally understood what the venerables were thinking.

That day, the third venerable took the other venerables and disciples away from the Tatar Sacred Mountain. They had nowhere to go for a while, but they did have a venerable friend on the Wakhan side.

However, when they arrived at the temple of the Oirats, they found that the temple was already empty and the Oirats' venerable leader had disappeared.

The most likely possibility is that the venerables of the Waqir entered a certain space and sealed it off to avoid being found by Daqian.

Although the venerables of the Waqir also practiced faith, they did not place their own practice space in the mortal world like the Tatar sacred mountain.

For a period of time afterwards, the Third Honorable One was like a lost dog, searching for a place to stay.

But when he arrived at the extreme west, he found that Daqian's army had already occupied there.

It is impossible for immortals to show up in the areas occupied by Daqian. Even the immortals of Daqian themselves honestly call themselves immortals.

Finally, the third venerable thought of the Tatar Sacred Mountain, and learned some information about the Tatar Sacred Mountain through the temple at the foot of the mountain.

The Tatar Sacred Mountain is now unattended, which gives the Third Venerable an opportunity. He asks his youngest disciple to come to Daqian to convey his wish to surrender to Daqian.

As for why they look for the weakest youngest disciple, it is because only young disciples with low strength will not be affected by the backlash of Daqian's luck.

"Please grant me the honorable Emperor Daqian's blessing!" the young man said, bowing.

"Appoint the third venerable as the supervisor of Tatar Sacred Mountain, in charge of all affairs of Tatar Sacred Mountain. As for matters of planting and alchemy, the elixirs that can be used by mortals will be the main ones, and the Tatar Sacred Mountain will deliver the capacity every year!" Li Qiang thought for a while and decided.

He was too lazy to go to the Tatar Sacred Mountain, and the sacred mountain could not generate wealth even if it was left there. But with the Venerable presiding over it, it would be different. Not only would the Tatar Sacred Mountain not be abandoned, but it would also create great value.

As for whether the third venerable and the other venerables would have any ulterior motives, Li Qiang was not worried at all.

The Tatar Sacred Mountain lost the support of the Tatar tribe, and at most it could only share some of the faith energy from the temple, which was a huge difference from the heyday of the Tatar Sacred Mountain.

The Tatar Sacred Mountain in its heyday was no match for him, let alone the Tatar Sacred Mountain now.

Most importantly, the most powerful means of the Tatar Sacred Mountain, the Divine Corpse, is all in the hands of Li Qiang. The restrictions of the Tatar Sacred Mountain are also controlled by Li Qiang. The Third Venerable and the other Venerables only have the right to use it.

"Jin Dong, draft the decree!" Li Qiang instructed Jin Dong.

Jin Dong picked up the brush and began to write the imperial edict to reward the third Venerable.

This imperial edict will be announced in the Tatar tribe, and the fact that the third Venerable led other Venerables to surrender to Daqian will also be known to the remaining people of the Tatar tribe.

From then on, the last bit of hope in the Tatars' hearts disappeared, and they became more receptive to Daqian.

The young man knelt on the ground, his eyes full of excitement, and took the imperial edict with both hands.

"Where will you meet with the third Venerable?" Li Qiang asked again when he saw the young man holding the imperial edict.

"In a valley a hundred miles away from the Tatar Sacred Mountain!" The young man told the agreed place without hesitation.

He was not worried that Li Qiang would harm the Third Venerable. In fact, if Li Qiang really wanted to harm the Third Venerable, he would not have let him go at the beginning.

"I'll have someone take you there!" Li Qiang waved his hand and said.

While Li Qiang was distracted, Jia Gong appeared outside the main hall.

Everyone inside and outside the palace knew Jia Gong, this mysterious figure, so no one stopped him when he appeared.

Jia Gong walked into the hall and nodded to the young man.

The young man bowed to Li Qiang again and then followed Jia Gong out of the hall.

A handsome war horse was waiting outside the hall. Jia Gong picked up the young man and placed him on the horse's back.

Li Qiang smiled slightly, her figure disappeared in the hall and appeared in the illusory world of Taixu.

He had done experiments before. When he was in the illusory world of Taixu, through the illusionary images of Taixu, he could make the summoned creatures move away from him.

Generally speaking, summoned creatures cannot be too far away from you.

Although with his current strength, it is no problem for him to summon creatures within a hundred miles, but if they are farther away, he will not be able to control them.

But when he opened the illusion screen in the Taixu Illusion, it was as if his real body was next to the summoned creature, and the connection between the two sides would not be affected in any way.

Li Qiang didn't understand the principle behind it, but it was indeed useful.

The young man sat behind Jia Gong. As a disciple of the Tatar God Mountain, he did not think much of mortals' war horses.

Although he could not feel Jia Gong's strength, the action of lifting him onto the horse just now made him realize that Jia Gong's strength was not simple.

He couldn't feel Jia Gong's strength, that was the effect of the 'Magic Jade'.

The young man was already thinking about whether he should be responsible for Jia Gong and the warhorse's meals along the way.

He didn't have much gold and silver in his hands. When he left the Tatar Sacred Mountain, he didn't take anything with him. Even the things he carried with him were only items related to cultivation. He didn't care about worldly gold and silver.

But after leaving the sacred mountain of Tatar, I realized that everything I did outside required gold and silver.

Just as the young man was thinking, the divine warhorse started running, first trotting out of the palace, and then out of the capital.

The young man felt that the speed of this warhorse was quite good, but after leaving the capital, the speed of the divine warhorse suddenly increased.

If Jia Gong hadn't been blocking the wind in front of him, the sudden acceleration would have caused the young man to fall off his horse.

Even though the boy had practiced the methods of the Tatar Sacred Mountain, he had never imagined that there could be such fast speeds in the world.

He believed that even if the first and second venerables had not fallen, the speed of these two venerables could not compare to him.

Half an hour later, Jia Gong had sent the young man to a valley a hundred miles away from the Tatar sacred mountain. Jia Gong put the young man down from his horse, and then, right in front of the young man, Jia Gong's figure riding on his warhorse disappeared.

Jia Gong’s disappearance was caused by Li Qiang in the Taixu Illusion Realm. Li Qiang was very satisfied that his control over the summoned creatures had increased.

From now on, as long as you are in the Taixu Illusion Realm, you can support any place in Daqian at any time.

Outside the valley, the young man suppressed his inner fear and became even more afraid of Li Qiang.

He walked into the valley, where there were more than ten tents. Sensing his presence, several venerables and disciples walked out of the tents.

"Disciple greets Master, and greets all the venerables!" The young man bowed to the third venerable and the other venerables.

"How is the situation?" asked the third venerable anxiously.

"This is the imperial edict from Emperor Daqian. Emperor Daqian appoints Master as the supervisor of the Tatar Sacred Mountain. From now on, we can live in the Tatar Sacred Mountain!" said the young man as he presented the imperial edict.

The third venerable took the imperial edict, opened it and looked at its contents.

"This is our chance. From now on, we will respect Daqian as the leader. If any venerable has any other ideas, please speak up in advance to avoid us falling into an irretrievable situation!" The third venerable sighed and turned to look at several venerables.

"We have witnessed the power of Daqian this time. If this continues, I'm afraid the whole world will belong to Daqian. With the power of Emperor Daqian, if we want to pass on our legacy, we can only follow Daqian!" said the Fourth Venerable in a deep voice.

The other venerables also expressed their attitudes. Although some of them were called back by the third venerable after the Tatar Sacred Mountain was destroyed and had not seen how terrifying Li Qiang was, they were not fools. The first and second venerables were killed, and the restrictions of the Tatar Sacred Mountain could not stop Li Qiang. This kind of strength was not something they could deal with.

Following a strong person is not a difficult thing to accept. The venerables who are on the grassland are more accepting of this rule.

The third venerable held the imperial edict and led the other venerables and disciples towards the Tatar Sacred Mountain.

When they arrived at the Tatar Sacred Mountain, the restrictions on the sacred mountain were quietly opened.

"You have been given the corresponding authority. All matters will be handled by the Third Venerable!" A voice came from the void.

The third venerable felt that he had established a connection with the restriction of the sacred mountain. He knew that it was the master of the restriction who had opened up corresponding powers to him.

The other venerables looked at each other in bewilderment; they had only heard the voice but had not seen the person.

With their strength, even immortals who are stronger than them cannot make the sound without being discovered.

"He has become even stronger!" the Fourth Venerable muttered to himself.

The person he was referring to was Li Qiang. He thought of the divine beast that Li Qiang summoned that day. Today's Li Qiang made him feel even more terrifying.

(End of this chapter)