The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 226: Treasure Gourd Spiritual Leaves (asking for monthly ticket)
Zhang Jiao saw the problem with Tan Ji at a glance.

Because Tan Ji had a flaw when he broke through, his cultivation level could not be improved again, and even his soul was at risk of being shattered again, so he could only rely on incense to prolong his life.

But incense is poisonous. The more you use it, the more you will be assimilated.

By now, Tan Ji already had a lot of death energy in him.

The physical body has long been on the verge of decay.

Obviously, the cooperation with the Xie family was related to this, or perhaps he was afraid that the Dazhuangyan Temple would fall into decline after his death.

Tan Ji didn't say anything and remained silent. What Zhang Jiao said was right, but he couldn't agree with it.

Seeing that Zhang Jiao had no intention of stopping him, he apologized and prepared to leave.

But as soon as he turned around, he was stopped by Shu Jizhen.

Tan Ji frowned and said, "My fellow Taoist, with the Heavenly Master beside you, do you still want to continue fighting with this poor monk?"

Shu Jizhen sneered, "Zhang Jiao? He is the Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master Dao. What relationship does he have with my Shangqing Sect? I, Shu Jizhen, only recognize the Heavenly Master Lu of my Shangqing Sect! Monk Tanji just talked about a lot of things about my Shangqing Sect. Why do you want to leave without giving an explanation?"

Tan Ji looked at Zhang Jiao, as if waiting for his opinion.

"Don't look at me."

Zhang Jiao waved his hand and said lightly, "I have a history with your teacher Kumarajiva, so I won't pursue your involvement with Zhang Hu. But what the Taoist friend from Shangqing Sect said makes sense. You said so many bad things about him. Now he's looking for you, you have to give an explanation before you leave, right?"

Tan Ji's expression changed quietly.

Zhang Jiao said to Shu Jizhen: "I'll leave the rest to you. I'll leave first."

As he spoke, he disappeared from the spot in a flash of light.

Shu Jizhen looked at Tan Ji and smiled coldly, holding the talisman paper in his hand: "Bald donkey, weren't you quite arrogant just now?"

Tan Ji looked at Shu Jizhen and Qianhun Xiao, who were standing in front and behind him, and took a deep breath. He put his hands together and said, "Master Wang, I hope you can forgive me for the misunderstandings I made just now."

The call of "Master Wang" meant that he had recognized Shu Ji's true identity as Wang Lingqi.

Shu Jizhen was not surprised that Tan Ji recognized him. It would have been fine if he didn't make a move, but as soon as he made a move, he would not be able to hide his whereabouts.

Ordinary practitioners might not be able to see it, but as a fellow Yuanshen Zhenren, how could Tan Ji not notice it?
"It's just a misunderstanding, but this matter can't be resolved." A sharp light flashed in Shu Jizhen's eyes.

Tan Ji thought to himself that this was not good. Wang Lingqi's temper was well known, so he immediately added: "Seng Zhao is my best friend..."

"Then let the Four Saints of Guanzhong come and seek revenge on me personally!"

Shu Jizhen sneered. He was not even afraid of Zhang Jiao, the Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu, so why would he be afraid of the Four Saints of Guanzhong?

As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and the Thousand Soul Xiao rushed directly towards Tan Ji.

He himself also threw out one talisman after another.

Tan Ji quickly counterattacked, but his counterattack looked very fragile.

Tan Ji's cultivation level was not as good as Shu Jizhen's. Only when he and Zhang Hu joined forces could they fight Shu Jizhen on equal terms.

Now, facing Shu Jizhen alone, he was at a disadvantage after just one encounter. After a few moves, he had been hit by several talismans. It was only a matter of time before he was defeated.

On the other side, Zhang Jiao had returned to Lu Chen's side.

"Do you really want to kill Tan Ji? Sengzhao is not easy to deal with, and he is still in his prime." Zhang Jiao said.

Tan Ji's own attainments were not very impressive. Kumarajiva had many disciples, and Tan Ji could only be considered an average disciple among them.

However, Sengzhao was one of the four real disciples, known as the Four Saints of Guanzhong!
"Daosheng is also one of the Four Saints."

Lu Chen replied calmly, which indirectly showed that he was not afraid of the so-called Four Saints of Guanzhong coming to cause trouble.

Of course, Sengzhao also has to be able to get out of Donglin Temple first.

A truly top-notch Buddhist monk like Sengzhao, a leading figure in northern Buddhism, would definitely be invited to Donglin Temple.

Zhang Jiao didn't say anything after hearing that, but Lu Chen's eyes were fixed on Xie Hongwei and his group. After Zhang Jiao disappeared again, Xie Hongwei knew that the situation was over, and he quickly retreated under the protection of Taoist Li Hong.

Watching them leave, Lu Chen said, "Let's go and take a look. This Xie family is not that simple."

With Shu Jizhen around, they can completely suppress the situation, and what's more, there is also his paper clone.

Zhang Jiao nodded.

Xie Hongwei and others did not leave Xie Garden. Instead, under the protection of a group of guards, they opened a secret door from a hidden place in a rockery and entered one after another.

"Such a strong Yin energy, has this opened the portal to the Yin-Yang world?"

Zhang Jiao exclaimed.

The yin energy here is so strong that it is comparable to the yin caves in the deep mountains and forests.

And this is just some of the information leaked from the Xie family’s secret room!
Lu Chen did not reply. He performed a wall-penetrating technique and entered the secret room directly.

Zhang Jiao didn't even need to use the skill of walking through walls. He was just his primordial spirit, and he just lightened up a little before walking in.

As soon as he entered the dark room, the Yin Qi rushed towards him. Zhang Jiao frowned immediately: "No, I can't stay here for too long. The Yin Qi here is not much worse than the Yin and Yang Realm."

He is the body of his primordial spirit, and his physical body has died. Without the protection of the physical body, the pollution in the yin energy will quickly distort his primordial spirit.

His current soul is a pure yang body, and the most taboo thing is to enter and exit in such a dense yin energy.

Lu Chen said: "You can go out first. I will go and take a look myself."

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

After Zhang Jiao said this, he quickly left the secret room.

Lu Chen went down the passage alone.

As we moved forward, the yin energy became more and more dense.

There are some branch roads in the secret room here. Most of the Xie family members have already gone into these branch roads. Lu Chen swept his divine sense and found a path that blocked his divine sense from entering.

Lu Chen did not hesitate and continued walking straight towards the passage. Not long after, Lu Chen heard sounds coming from the front. They were the voices of Xie Hongwei, Li Hong and a stranger.

Lu Chen did not show up, but listened to what they were talking about.

Xie Hongwei's voice rang out: "Mr. Sima, is there no other way?"

A somewhat feminine voice replied, "I'm sorry, Master Xie, Wenxuan can't do it by himself. Where are Taoist Master Zhang Hu and Dharma Master Tanji? If they can help, with the Longhu Mountain's Heaven and Earth Purification Mantra and the Buddhist Vajra Mantra, they should be able to clean up the pollution and distortion. Otherwise..."

The voice did not continue.

Xie Hongwei's voice sounded resentfully: "The deal with Zhang Hu and Tan Ji was originally to help them suppress the rise of the Shangqing Sect. It was all agreed upon. Who knew that Zhang Tianshi suddenly appeared... Oh, the Zhang Jiao Tianshi here can't find it, right?"

There was a hint of worry in his tone.

Li Hong chuckled and said, "Thank you, sir. In terms of cultivation, the three of us cannot compare to an old Heavenly Master. But in terms of the ability to hide one's body, his Heavenly Master Dao cannot compare to my Li Family Dao even if he flatters me."

Xie Hongwei finally felt relieved. The Li family had rebelled so many times but they had never been defeated. One reason was that aristocratic families like his had the habit of harboring enemies to protect themselves. The other reason was that the Li family was indeed unique in their ability to hide and save their lives!
Many attempts to encircle and suppress it failed!
Taoist Priest Li is the contemporary Li Hong of Li Jiadao. His real name is not Li Hong, but if he becomes the leader of Li Jiadao, he will have to become Li Hong even if he is not Li Hong.

It was he who started the rebellion in the Later Qin Dynasty more than ten years ago.

However, he was soon put down by the Later Qin Dynasty, and then he fled to the Southern Dynasty, reached a cooperation with the Xie family, and hid in Xie Garden.

Zhang Jiao said that many people couldn't find him, which was enough to prove his ability to hide.

Xie Hong breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw a leaf on the table that had turned more than half black, he couldn't help but feel a headache again: "Is there really no way to restore the spiritual leaf?"

Li Hong shook his head and said, "It's very difficult now, thank you sir."

He hesitated for a moment and then said, "If it really doesn't work... we can continue with the Xie family's previous strategy."

"The previous strategy... was to fill it with lives."

Xie Hongwei's expression was uncertain, but he still didn't make up his mind in the end.

"Where did you get this leaf?"

Suddenly, a voice interrupted their negotiations.

"who!"

Li Hong and a pale, thin middle-aged man turned their heads to look at the cave entrance.

Lu Chen walked out, but he didn't look at the three people. Instead, he stared at a stone platform in front.

On the stone platform there is a round, heart-shaped leaf that is half black and half green.

Lu Chen is very familiar with it, isn't it the gourd leaf! ?

This gourd leaf is not simple at first glance. The green half is like emerald, emitting a refreshing aura, while the black half is shrouded in yin energy, with a terrifying ghost face vaguely emerging. There is a clear distinction between the green and black colors.

Lu Chen's spiritual thoughts went over, but were dissolved by an unknown force as soon as they went over.

"Ugh?"

Lu Chen was a little surprised. The result of his calculation was that he couldn't be easily defeated. "It's you?"

Xie Hongwei looked at Lu Chen and frowned: "Master Ruchen..."

Suddenly, his heart trembled, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he screamed again: "It's you!"

Only then did Lu Chen look at Xie Hongwei and smiled at him.

Xie Hongwei's expression became complicated.

He felt that the name "Ruchen Taoist" was very familiar at the banquet, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

However, Shu Jizhen was behind him, which meant that his status was higher than Shu Jizhen, the Yuanshen Zhenren!

So, now he thought about it carefully and remembered where he had seen the two words "Ruchen".

He and Liu Zhan, the attendant of the Prime Minister's Office, were cousins. Liu Zhan's father was Xie Hongwei's uncle.

Although the Xie family has been replaced by the Wang family and has become the leading aristocratic family of today, this does not mean that there is no one left in the Xie family.

Although Xie Hongwei was not in Jiankang due to his illness, there were people in the court who would pass on the latest news to him.

The assassination attempt on the emperor not long ago was top secret, and the emperor ordered everyone to keep it secret, but Liu Zhan still passed the news to Xie Hongwei.

The one who assassinated the emperor at that time was the Taoist master of Shangqing Sect, True Lord Ruchen!
That is Master Lu who is now known as the 'New Master'!
Liu Zhan only mentioned the name 'True Lord Ruchen' once in the letter, and later replaced it with 'Master Lu'.

This made Xie Hongwei less sensitive to the word "Ruchen".

"Thank you, sir. Who is he?" Li Hong asked with a frown without taking any action.

His soul was tense, and his mind felt a surge of crisis.

Xie Hongwei did not reply, but took two steps forward and bowed, saying, "Xie Hongwei from the Xie family, greetings to Master Lu! At the banquet just now, I did not know the identity of Master Lu and offended him. I hope Master Lu will forgive me."

Heaven... Heavenly Master!?

Li Hong's body trembled.

If it wasn't Zhang Tianshi, Kou Qianzhi from the north, who had the luck of the Northern Wei Dynasty, wouldn't dare to easily enter the land of the Southern Dynasty, so the only one who came here was the newly-minted Lu Tianshi! ?

Just as Master Zhang left, Master Lu came... Is there any chance of survival?
Li Hong felt like he was slapped in the face.

I had just said that I would not be discovered by Master Zhang, but I was found by Master Lu.

What else could this be but a slap in the face?
To be revered as the Heavenly Master, he must have something extraordinary!
Even Kou Qianzhi of the Northern Tianshi Sect, although he was insulted and humiliated by countless Taoists from the Southern Sect, it must be said that the only ones who could defeat Kou Qianzhi were the truly veteran Yuanshen Zhenren.

And he is definitely not included among them!

He couldn't even handle Shu Jizhen of the Shangqing Sect, let alone the legendary Lu Tianshi who had managed to kill the king and escape unscathed! ?

"Li Jiadao... Li Hong, nice to meet Master Lu!" Li Hong did not choose to hide his identity.

As a professional rebel, he knew clearly that in this situation, telling the truth was more reliable than anything else.

"Sima Wenxuan, nice to meet... ahem, Master Lu."

The last person also saluted.

It was Sima Wenxuan, who was known as the 'ghost-inducing man'.

He is not as famous as Li Hongchuan, but he is a very famous ghost hunter in Jiankang.

According to legend, ghosts love to stay in his home, but they will not hurt him in any way.

As soon as Lu Chen saw Sima Wenxuan, he knew what was going on with him: "Pure Yin body, born with spiritual eyes...Your family must have put a lot of thought into you to be able to live this long."

A physique that can attract ghosts and a pair of eyes that can see dead souls anytime and anywhere. When these two things come together, it is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Even if it was Lu Chen, if he met such a person, it would probably cost him a great price to survive successfully.

This is almost a ghost attractor!
Sima Wenxuan's breathing stagnated, and then he said: "The Heavenly Master has a sharp eye, and nothing can be hidden from your eyes."

He had indeed seen ghosts since he was a child, but he was a descendant of the Sima family, and when he was born, the Sima family had not yet lost the throne.

That is why they can grow up under the protection of dragon energy.

Later, when the Sima family lost the throne, he plundered some of the scattered dynasty luck. This is why ghosts still came to his house but did not hurt him at all.

Lu Chen chuckled. Anyone who has practiced magic like the Spirit Eyes could roughly tell what Sima Wenxuan was like. "There shouldn't be many people left in your family, right? You're already in this state, and you still dare to get involved in the Xie family's affairs?"

Sima Wenxuan looked at Lu Chen and smiled bitterly without saying anything.

This also made Lu Chen understand why Sima Wenxuan wanted to get involved in trouble even though his own life was already in danger.

If he comes when the Xie family invites him, he might be able to live a few more years, but if he doesn't help, the Xie family can make their entire family die that night!

At this moment, Xie Hongwei suddenly asked, "Master Lu Tian can see what is happening in my Xie family?"

He said with anticipation in his tone.

Lu Chen glanced at the distinct blue and black gourd leaves on the stone: "It has something to do with the leaves. The luck of your Xie family is borrowed from the gourd leaves, right?"

Xie Hongwei was shocked when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed. He bowed and said, "I hope Master Lu can save our Xie family! Our Xie family is willing to serve the Shangqing Sect!"

"Don't be anxious. I also want to ask about this leaf...where did your Xie family come from?" Lu Chen asked to find out the information.

Xie Hongwei did not hide anything and slowly told the history of the gourd leaf.

The Chenjun Xie family started to prosper with Xie Zun. By the time of Xie An, the Xie family's status and glory as the leading aristocratic family were completely established.

The Xie family of Chen County also migrated from other places, and their ancestral home was in Shanyin, Kuaiji.

During the time when Wang Mang was causing chaos in the Han Dynasty, a minister named Xie Yiwu emerged from the Xie family of Kuaiji. Xie An, the founder of the Xie family of Chenjun, was the ninth-generation grandson of Xie Yiwu.

"Ancestor Yiwu was good at Feng Shui divination. He rose from a mere inspector to the position of governor of Jingzhou, governor of Julu, and then to the position of doctor and censor... Ancestor Yiwu's Feng Shui divination was also very useful. Before he died, he went out for a trip. When he came back, he brought back this gourd leaf, saying that it would protect my Xie family's thousand-year foundation."

As he spoke, he looked at the gourd leaves on the high platform: "Before his death, ancestor Yiwu specifically told ancestor Yu to stay away from Kuaiji and go to Chen County. After that, the Xie family established its roots in Chen County, using the spiritual leaves of the treasure gourd and luck to establish the family, and has survived generation after generation until now."

At this point, his expression became a little complicated: "Ancestor Yiwu once said that the method of borrowing luck has to be returned after borrowing, so it cannot be used frequently. Each time it is used, the spirit leaf must bloom green. If black spots appear, it cannot be used and must be sealed. Ancestor Yu also followed the instructions of Ancestor Yiwu and never used the spirit leaf except when the clan was established."

"After Yuzu, the later Zhenzu, Yongzu, Junzu, etc., did not use it until the time of Zunzu. Cao Wei suddenly lost the country, and the Grand Tutor Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Incident. Zunzu used luck to protect himself in order to be on the safe side. After this incident, things got out of control..."

Xie Hongwei stopped talking at this point, because the Xie family began to really prosper, and many people knew what happened to the Xie family after that.

Xie Zun was not implicated after the Gaopingling Incident, and was even promoted by Sima Yi to become the General of Agriculture of the Wei State. After he took office, the army was strong and the food and grass were sufficient, and he made great contributions!
This laid the foundation for the Xie family's prosperity.

This success probably made the Xie family taste the sweetness, and Xie Zun's son became the Prince's Tutor and Palace Attendant.

Among his grandsons, there was a Shangshu and a Taishou.

By the time it came to the great-grandchildren, it was extraordinary. This was the Xie An era when the Xie family was at its peak!
There are two county dukes, one governor, two prefects in one family, and many other high-ranking officials!

"In other words, it started to be abused by your great-grandfather?" Lu Chen asked.

Xie Hongwei smiled bitterly and said, "In fact, it has already started since Ancestor Heng. Originally, Ancestor Heng just wanted to continue the glory of our Xie family and didn't want it to decline in one generation. But who would have thought that the Hu people would move south, and in order to protect themselves, Ancestor Kun and others had to use it. As a result... generation after generation, the number of people in the clan increased, and their greed became bigger and bigger, and it became the Xie family of today..."

“But, since Kun Zu, the backlash from borrowing luck has finally arrived. One after another, the lifespans of the family members have not been long. My great-grandfather’s generation had not discovered it yet, but by the time of my grandfather’s generation, they finally discovered it. The black color on the magic leaves of the treasure gourd spread faster and faster. As a result, anyone in my Xie family who borrowed the luck of the magic leaves of the treasure gourd would not live long, and... this time is still shortening.”

Lu Chen thought about the famous Xie family in history, and it seemed to be true!

It is normal for nobles like the Xie family to die in war, but most people who die of natural causes only live a short time, which is not right.

Among Xie Hongwei's great-grandfather's generation, except for Xie An and Xie Shi who lived over sixty years old, the other brothers only lived to be in their forties!
Xie Xuan of the next generation was originally the backbone of the new generation of the Xie family, but he only lived to be forty-six years old.

By the time of Xie Hongwei's father, among the dozens of Xie family elites, there was only one who lived past the age of sixty!

Not to mention Xie Hongwei's generation, the oldest one so far is Xie Lingyun.

This is like a curse. As royal nobles and a key clan, there should be many elders in the clan.

But now, Xie Hongwei, a man who is only in his thirties, has to hold the power.

It’s because the older generation who knew the inside story have all died.

And Xie Hongwei is about to die!
His body was extremely weak. At least in Lu Chen's opinion, with the current vitality in his body, if there was no panacea, he would definitely die within a year!

Even if he had a panacea to prolong his life, he wouldn't survive more than five years.

"Borrowing its luck must come at a price. The curse has been placed on me. What our ancestor Yiwu said when he died has become a reality. Now, even if our Xie family does not actively borrow its luck, the treasure gourd and spiritual leaves will be borrowed by it in return."

Xie Hongwei said somewhat distressedly.

He had never borrowed the spiritual luck of the magic gourd and the spiritual leaves, but he was still cursed.

This already means that the curse of the magic gourd and the spiritual leaves has begun to have a greater impact.

It is no longer under the control of the Xie family!

　Xie Yiwu and Sima Wenxuan were both called "yiren" in history. There is no consensus on whether Xie Yiwu is the ancestor of Chenjun Xie family. However, Baisui found some information on the Internet saying that Chenjun Xie family is the descendant of Xie Yiwu of Kuaiji.

　　Everyone should have heard of the Xie family of Chen County. In the old days, the swallows in front of the Wang and Xie halls flew into the homes of ordinary people. The Wang and Xie families are the Wang family and the Xie family.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)