The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 215: In the south of the Cuan family, the gourd will open. When the seven hearts appear, ride on the crane and fly into the sky (asking for monthly tickets)

No matter whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, as long as they enter the Nanzhong area, they will become the common enemy of humans, demons, ghosts and monsters, and will be resisted by all forces.

The same is true, although Nanzhong has been nominally under the rule of the Central Plains dynasty for hundreds of years.

But until now, people still seem very unfamiliar with everything in Nanzhong.

In the real world, the existence of the Cuan Dynasty is also extremely mysterious. We can only learn about its past and uncover some of the mysteries from some unearthed inscriptions.

Although Xu Lingqi did not track down the whereabouts of the Green Snake King, he did help Lu Chen to investigate the situation in Nanzhong.

The news he brought to Lu Chen also proved that the Hulu Cave Heaven was most likely present in Nanzhong.

However, it is very difficult to enter Nanzhong now. If you are not careful, you will come into conflict with the witchcraft and ghost sect that controls Nanzhong.

If Lu Chen wants to enter, he must plan carefully.

He didn't go in to fight with the local Cuan clan witchcraft and ghost sect.

He wants to find Calabash Brothers and refine the Seven Star Pill!
Afterwards, Xu Lingqi also asked Lu Chen questions about the strange phenomenon, and Lu Chen's answers were just some simple breakthroughs and so on, just perfunctorily.

Seeing that Lu Chen didn't want to say more, Xu Lingqi didn't ask any more questions.

Afterwards, Lu Chen introduced Lu Xiujing to Xu Lingqi.

Lu Xiujing was very excited about Xu Lingqi's arrival. He couldn't understand many of the Lingbao Sect's classics, and he was embarrassed to trouble his brother Lu Chen too much. Most of the time, he would find some particularly troublesome points to ask. For some simple questions, he needed to spend a long time to figure out the meaning and allusions. Until now, he had many questions to answer.

Now that Xu Lingqi has arrived, it’s just the right time for him!
As the direct descendant of the Lingbao Sect, Xu Lingqi naturally knew all the stories and anecdotes of his own sect like the back of his hand.

After seeing Lu Xiujing's systematic research on the Lingbao Sect's classic inheritance, Xu Lingqi was also amazed.

This is something that several generations of the Lingbao Sect have never thought about.

Moreover, after hearing that Lu Xiujing had achieved such great results in just a few months, he became interested and began to carefully explain to Lu Xiujing many of the secret inheritance knowledge points of the Lingbao Sect.

He even asked Lu Chen several times in a vague way whether Lu Xiujing was from the Shangqing Sect, or whether he had a master.

He also noticed that Lu Xiujing's talent and comprehension were both excellent. After experiencing generations of brilliant ancestors, their Lingbao sect had become somewhat weak now, as if it was the time of Xu Huangmin of the Shangqing sect.

There are some signs of a lack of continuity.

If Lu Xiujing could be accepted into the Lingbao Sect, it would be a great joy for their Lingbao Sect.

Not to mention, Lu Xiujing is also Lu Chen's cousin. With this relationship, they don't have to worry about the inheritance of their Lingbao sect being swallowed up by Lu Chen in the future.

However, before Lu Chen could say anything, Shu Jizhen sneered and said, "What are you thinking about! This is a good candidate of my Shangqing Sect."

Xu Lingqi glanced at Shu Jizhen, nodded with a smile, but when he turned to look at Lu Xiujing, his eyes rolled.

He almost knew Lu Xiujing's background. Who knows, maybe he can really lead him to his own Lingbao Sect?
Of course, Lu Chen had no idea what happened in the backyard.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Lu Xiujing's personality is actually similar to his. Both of them are not very interested in the so-called Taoist inheritance. What they are interested in is Taoism as a whole!

Lu Chen was somewhat interested in all the Taoist practice methods, while Lu Xiujing was interested in all the fasting rituals and scriptures among the major Taoist sects.

There are already signs that efforts are being made to integrate all the major Taoist lineages into one.

For people who have such thoughts, having a master-disciple relationship is no longer a good thing, but instead becomes a shackle.

Lu Xiujing now nominally inherits Dong Feng's legacy, and with the protection of Lu Chen, his future path will definitely be extremely bright. He does not need the title of a master to add shackles to himself!

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Soon after, representatives of various forces, high-ranking monks and the like arrived in an endless stream.

This was an opportunity for the Shangqing Sect to become famous, so Lu Chen naturally did not let it go.

During this period, Lu Chen also reached some simple agreements with these people in the Taoist sects, exchanging some of their cultivation methods and scriptures.

What Lu Chen lacks most now is these. He needs to organize a cultivation system for himself, so he naturally needs to learn more about these knowledge that he does not understand.

After some communication, it was already late at night. At this moment, news came from outside that King Jiangxia Liu Yigong had sent a letter.

Lu Chen knew what was written inside without even opening it.

The general meaning is that he has persuaded the imperial envoy Tian Tianshi not to pursue Shu Jizhen's responsibility.

However, he also invited Lu Chen to his villa for a chat.

"Why, going?"

Zhang Jiao asked: "If you don't go, then you're refusing for the second time, but if you go, then you're bowing your head."

Before Lu Chen could say anything, Shu Jizhen said coldly, "Humph! Does the emperor really think we can't do anything to him?"

"Although Liu Song only occupies the area south of the Yangtze River, he has the luck of the Liu Song Dynasty. You really can't do anything to him."

Zhang Jiao smiled and said, "I have been to the Northern Wei Dynasty. At that time, the Northern Wei Dynasty was not as strong as the previous dynasty. As a result, my cultivation of the Taoist Changsheng could not be exerted under the suppression of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Liu Song Dynasty, which inherited the foundation of the previous dynasty, has a strong momentum of development in the past few years. Its luck is several points stronger than the previous dynasty, and it is far superior to the original Northern Wei Dynasty. Do you think you can release a spell in front of the emperor? Not to mention, if the army is approaching and the army formation is impacted, a little bit of evil spirit can backfire on your magic power."

Shu Jizhen gritted his teeth and wanted to refute but didn't know how to refute.

He also knew that what Zhang Jiao said was the truth.

His body is weak and he has lost his spiritual power and magical powers, so he is not much stronger than an ordinary person!

Why can't so many practitioners do anything to the unified dynasty?

Why is Qin Shi Huang hated?

Isn’t it because Qin Shihuang unified the Central Plains and restored destiny, making it impossible for those cave heaven practitioners to continue to control the mundane world like they did in the Zhou Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?
Unless one is like Zhang Jue and Zhang Lu, who can take over the fortune of the dynasty through religion, otherwise, the practitioners will be as fragile as an egg hitting a stone in the face of the huge national fortune.

Even if the practitioners themselves join in, the collision between magic power and national destiny can easily lead to backlash.

This factor was one of the reasons why Cheng Gongxing gave up the identity of Zhang Jiao.

The higher your cultivation level, the more you will suffer from the backlash of the dynasty's luck.

Of course, practitioners are not incapable of playing a role in a country's destiny. For example, Kou Qianzhi's current identity as the Imperial Master of the Northern Wei Dynasty is the product of the research of generations of practitioners.

The national teacher is dependent on the dynasty but does not belong to it. He can borrow the fortune of the dynasty but will not suffer too much backlash.

However, this method cannot be used frequently.

The imperial teacher absorbs the fortune of the dynasty but does not contribute anything in return, and sooner or later it will backfire.

Only going in and not out, this is the most fundamental contradiction between practitioners and the dynasty's destiny.

Can not change!

This is also the reason why Kou Qianzhi supported the war faction of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

It constantly attacked the surrounding countries such as Huxia, Beiyan, Beiliang, etc., and constantly devoured the national fortunes of other countries.

In this way, the national fortune will appear to be increasing rather than decreasing, and it will be possible to deceive the national fortune without suffering the backlash of the dynasty's fortune.

However, this process must continue. If it cannot continue, the backlash of national destiny will still fall on us.

Unless he can get away successfully, just like Xu Fu during the time of Qin Shi Huang, who made the emperor happy but then completely cut off the fortune of the dynasty!

But there are fewer and fewer people like this.

It's okay if the emperor is a little incompetent, but if they meet an emperor with some brains, the practitioners will basically be tied to the dynasty's chariot until death!
"If it really doesn't work, I'll go!" Shu Jizhen said.

Lu Chen glanced at him calmly and said, "No one needs to go."

Zhang Jiao looked at Lu Chen in surprise: "Are you going to fall out with the court?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "It's not that we're going to fall out, I also want to see what Emperor Yuanjia means. But now, the Shangqing Sect is not suitable to interfere in the secular world, and I don't have so much free time to play tricks and schemes."

He now feels that the time he arranges for spiritual practice every day is not enough, so where would he find so much time to be a dog for others?
Tough, that's his attitude!

If we can have a good talk, then let’s have it.

I'm sorry if you don't talk to me properly.

"Then how do you explain it to Liu Yigong?"

Zhang Jiao chuckled and said, "Don't anger the Liu Song royal family, or they will really send a large army to fight you."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "How long has it been since Liu Song established its regime? Liu Yigong came to Jingzhou because he was needed to appease the hidden dangers left by the previous dynasty. Those aristocratic families were the ones he appeased, and we Taoist practitioners were also the ones he appeased."

Zhang Jiao smiled and said, "You see it very clearly. However, Liu Yigong can see it clearly in the local area, but the little emperor sitting on the dragon throne may not be able to see it clearly."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen said calmly: "No, the emperor will understand my good intentions."

"The demon doesn't understand?"

"It would be best if he can understand it. If he can't, I will make him open his eyes and see clearly!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jiao's smile became even brighter.

Shu Jizhen seemed to understand somewhat.

He was not into politics, so naturally he didn't understand some of the things going on, and Lu Chen didn't explain it either.

Lu Chen did not go to see Liu Yigong, so the next day, Liu Yuanjing came to visit him.

"Master, I hope you can forgive me for coming here this time."

As soon as he saw Lu Chen, Liu Yuanjing bowed 90 degrees with helplessness on his face.

He had already returned to Jiangxia State to recuperate, but now he was urgently called back.

Lu Chen understood this. The Liu family was in Xiangyang, and Liu Yuanjing was under the command of Jiangxia King Liu Yigong. He had to come even if he didn't want to. "It doesn't matter. I know why you came. But you can tell King Jiangxia that I'm at a critical stage of cultivation and am sorting out many Taoist scriptures. I'll have to travel to some famous mountains and lakes in a few days, so I won't go to Jiankang. However, my Shangqing Sect is not just me, so I can send some people over to preach."

As he said that, Lu Chen called the brothers Ma Han and Ma Lang over. They were also lucky these days. Influenced by Lu Chen's aura of enlightenment, their cultivation had improved. If they relied on themselves, they would have no hope of achieving the mage realm in this life, but now they have great hope.

"Master."

"You two will follow General Liu to meet King Jiangxia, and you will also go to Jiankang City to preach in the future. Is that okay?"

The two Ma brothers were stunned for a moment, their expressions shocked.

"Master, can we do it?" Mahan asked in disbelief.

"What's not allowed?"

Lu Chen said, and took out a few more scriptures: "These are Taoist scriptures written by me personally. If you arrive in Jiankang, you can present them to the emperor."

Liu Yuanjing looked at this scene and understood what Lu Chen meant.

Lu Chen can't go, but is there anyone else who can go?

The brothers Ma Han and Ma Lang were direct descendants of the Xu family of the Shangqing School, so it was reasonable for them to go to Beijing.

As a result, the two Ma brothers followed Liu Yuanjing and left.

No one could say what was wrong with the two brothers of the Ma family bringing the Taoist scriptures he wrote to Jiankang.

Of course, if they really want to talk, Lu Chen doesn’t mind chatting with them.

Then, Lu Chen waved to Shu Jizhen again and said, "Go and see that Tian Tian off decently. After you're done, go back to Maoshan and don't leave the mountain yet."

Shu Jizhen looked dazed when he heard this.

Zhang Jiao was also stunned for a moment.

It’s unclear what Lu Chen means.

Hasn't everything been taken care of?

Why do we have to get rid of that eunuch?
Lu Chen just waved his hand and let Shu Jizhen go, and didn't say much else.

Shu Jizhen did not ask any more questions upon seeing this. This was a matter of concern to him. In the past few days, the man surnamed Tian had been clamoring to make the Shangqing Sect pay the price at various banquets in Yuzhang City, and he could no longer bear it.

Now that Lu Chen asked him to get rid of the dead eunuch named Tian, ​​he naturally had no objection at all.

As for asking him to go to Maoshan, it must be to avoid disaster.

Watching Shu Jizhen leave, Zhang Jiao gradually came to his senses: "You want to warn the emperor? Yes, they say once, twice, but not three times. You refused three times... Haha, the little emperor must be so angry that his lungs are about to explode!"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "It's not a warning, but just to let the person sitting on the dragon throne know that he has luck to protect him. I can't kill him, but I can make other places outside Jiankang uneasy!"

Afterwards, Lu Chen gave the order to leave Yuzhang City!
The group moved quickly, and in a short time, they had packed up all their belongings and left Yuzhang quietly.

When someone discovered that the yard was empty, Lu Chen had already brought everyone from the Shangqing Sect back to Mount Lushan.

Lu Chen found a place in the mountains and began to cast a spell.

Trees were uprooted one by one, wood blocks were automatically sorted, and pieces of soil and rocks began to shape the wall.

In just half a quarter of an hour, a small Taoist temple that looked decent was erected in what was originally a barren forest.

The magic spells in "Three Emperors Sutra" are still very reliable.

Lu Chen wrote the word "Taixu" on the Taoist temple, and then said to everyone: "This is our temporary place to stay."

Everyone bowed their heads. Lu Chen's simple spell seemed like a miracle in front of everyone.

Afterwards, Lu Chen arranged some things for everyone. When everyone else began to organize the affairs of the Taoist temple in an orderly manner, Lu Chen said to Zhang Jiao: "I have to go out for a while, senior, please stay in Taixu Temple first."

Zhang Jiao immediately understood and chuckled, "Are you going to Jiankang?"

Lu Chen nodded.

Zhang Jiao said: "Although your strength has improved, you should not think of killing the emperor."

Lu Chen shook his head: "Senior, you are joking. I just want to take a walk and relax."

"Just say so."

Zhang Jiao didn't say much.

He definitely couldn't go. For him, who only had his primordial spirit, going to Jiankang City would be tantamount to seeking death.

Seeing this, Lu Chen didn't say anything. He quietly flew into the sky and then headed towards Jiankang.

Zhang Jiao watched Lu Chen's shadow gradually moving away and shook her head slightly.

They are still young people, so hot-tempered!

Just as he was about to get up to check on Lu Xiujing's progress, he didn't notice a wisp of green smoke floating towards him and whispering in his ear. Zhang Jiao's eyes gradually became confused and began to merge with the voice in his ear.

"In the south of the Cuan family, the gourd is about to open. The ghost master dies, and the golden snake escapes. The seven hearts will appear, and they will fly into the sky riding on a crane."

The murmurs gradually faded away, the smoke dissipated, and Zhang Jiao came back to his senses and looked around suspiciously.

The soul's divine consciousness probed out, but did not find anything.

"strangeness."

Zhang Jiao frowned, feeling something was wrong.

But think about your own cultivation level, who can do something tricky under your nose?

Therefore, I didn’t take it too seriously.

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Tian Tianshi is dead!
Death was silent.

The news was quickly sent from Yuzhang to Jiankang.

The angel died inexplicably in Yuzhang. The news was transmitted to Jiankang at a speed faster than a horse could travel 800 miles, so the emperor in Jiankang city got the news quickly.

One day, the young eunuch serving outside the palace heard the sound of something being smashed coming from inside.

Not long after, an imperial edict was sent from the palace to famous Taoist temples around Jiankang.

It didn't take long before carriages gathered outside the palace.

The Taoist and Buddhist practitioners looked very excited at first, but when they got off the carriage and saw the familiar faces of their colleagues in front of them, they all showed puzzled expressions.

Among them was a middle-aged Taoist named Wang Xu, who was the contemporary successor of Qingshui Taoism.

Qingshui Dao is a branch of Tianshi Dao. The founder once practiced with Zhang Ling. He saw that when the believers were sick, the founder Zhang Ling would divide the talisman paper into three parts, one part was placed on the mountain, one was buried in the ground, and one was sunk into the water.

This ceremony is called "Three Officials' Handwriting" in Tianshi Dao, which means that the Heaven Official bestows blessings, the Earth Official forgives sins, and the Water Official relieves disasters.

The founder of the Qingshui School was inspired by the Three Officials Handwriting Ceremony and invented the Qingshui Method. That is, on the day of making a wish, there is no Taoist house or kitchen, no ceremonies or inscriptions. People only burn incense and worship in front of a jar of clear water, which means that the Tao is in the water.

After development, the Qingshui Taoism was gradually formed. During the time of Emperor Xiaowu of the previous dynasty, a Taoist priest named Wang Puyang appeared and saved Emperor Xiaowu from the problem of infertility. It is said that the Emperor Jianwen of the previous dynasty was able to be born because of the skills of Qingshui Taoist Wang Puyang, and thus the Qingshui Taoism became popular for a time.

However, the Qingshui Dao did not have a very strong foundation, and all of its classics and works were passed down from the Tianshi Dao. After the death of Puyang Zhenren, the Qingshui Dao quickly declined, and many disciples returned to the Tianshi Dao. Now, the only direct descendant of the Qingshui Dao who still practices is Wang Xu.

When Wang Xu was summoned to the palace this time, he thought that his branch was favored by the court again.

I was extremely excited along the way, imagining that I could be like the founder of Puyang and revive the glory of Qingshui.

But when he lifted the curtain of the carriage, he was dumbfounded when he saw monks and Taoists everywhere.

Only then did he realize that not only his own Qingshui Taoist lineage was summoned, but almost all the Taoist and Buddhist branches around Jiankang were called over!
At this moment, he saw a familiar figure. His eyes lit up and he immediately walked up to him and bowed, "Brother Li."

The person he called turned around, saw Wang Xu, and bowed: "Brother Wang Dao, you are here too."

Wang Xu looked at the surroundings and couldn't help but feel doubtful. He whispered, "Brother Li, your Li family has a lot of connections. Do you know what happened?"

"What Li Family Dao? I am now a Taoist from the Heavenly Master Dao!"

Brother Li suddenly glared at him, clenched his teeth, and shouted angrily in a low voice.

Wang Xu immediately realized that the Li family's Dao was a taboo now and could not be mentioned. He bowed quickly and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Dao, I'm really sorry. I forgot about this for a moment."

Wang Xu bowed repeatedly, his face full of shame.

The Li family tradition originated from Li Babai, and later there were Li A, Li Kuan, and Li Tuozhe. There were great men in every generation, and their surnames were all Li. Each generation claimed to be Li Babai, which means "eight hundred years old."

During the Wu Dynasty, its power was so strong that it surpassed the early Tianshi Dao, and it had connections with the powerful and upper class.

However, when the tradition reached Li Hong, a disciple of Li Tuo, something went wrong.

Li Hong raised a disciple in the mountain, saying that he would become king in accordance with the prophecy. He said, "The true monarch is Mu Zi Gong Kou, and the king will rule the world and the world will be happy."

"Mu Zi Gong Kou" is a popular method of splitting Chinese characters. "Mu Zi" is combined into "Li" and "Gong Kou" is combined into "Hong", which means that if King Li Hong rules the world, the world will be peaceful and the people will enjoy great happiness.

As a result, a rebellion broke out in the second year of Taining in the previous dynasty, but it was quickly suppressed by Wang Dun, who was in charge of military and political power at the time. However, Li Hong's profound Taoism also backfired on Wang Dun, who fell ill and never recovered. This led to the Yongjia Rebellion, which had a profound impact on the Jin Dynasty.

It’s just that one Li Hong was put down, but thousands and millions of Li Hongs stood up!

In the eighth year of Jianwu in the Later Zhao Dynasty, the twelfth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the fifth year of Taihe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty... the most recent one was the sixteenth year of Hongshi in the Later Qin Dynasty more than ten years ago, "Li Hong" of the Li Family Dao showed up, incited the Dao people, and launched a rebellion.

The name 'Li Hong' has almost become synonymous with Taoist rebellion!

He is even more famous than Zhang Jue of the Taiping Dao, who fired the first shot of Taoist rebellion in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Any rebellion caused by Taoism would inevitably be attributed to Li Hong of Li Jiadao, and the spiritual pillar of Li Jiadao gradually changed from "Li Babai" to "Taishang Laojun" who was reincarnated as Li Hong.

(End of this chapter)