Chapter 282: Immortal Lotus Matures

Longevity Palace.

Dark and silent.

Eunuch Chu's attendants stood by the imperial desk, waiting for Emperor Jingtai.

From early morning to afternoon, Emperor Jingtai finally appeared and waved his hand to brush away the evil spirit from his body.

"Have you investigated the demon clan list clearly?"

"Back to Your Majesty, we have found out that the source is Luoshui Dragon Palace."

Eunuch Chu said: "Now the Dragon Palace has been reduced to ruins. The dragon's son and grandson followed Ao Lie and fled outside the territory. The one who took action was probably Yiqing Zhenxian."

"Assuming that the old dragon escaped quickly, it would have been half a month later..."

Emperor Jingtai changed his voice: "In recent days, all I have heard is Yiqing Zhenxian. Is the lecture over at Yunshan over?"

There was a real immortal teaching in Yunshan. Due to the large number of listeners, one person passed it on to two people, and the other to three people. In just a few days, it spread throughout Daqian. Ever since an expert in refining the gods went to Yunshan, the Taoist monks did not stop him from climbing the mountain. After that, many experts rushed to Yunshan to listen to the teachings.

Now on Yunshan Mountain, there are not only Taoist disciples, but also Buddhist monks and Buddhist monks from hundreds of schools of thought...

"I have a clone in Yunshan. The four true immortals finished their lectures and started to debate the Dharma again."

Eunuch Chu did not hide anything. He had several clones and what they were doing was recorded by the court. .

Emperor Jingtai nodded slightly: "Yiqing Zhenxian has been very active these years. When the time comes, I will discuss it with him."

Eunuch Chu bowed and stood, making no comment, focusing mostly on his clone.

The last time a true immortal preached was before the establishment of Daqian.

"Companion, summon Lu Aiqing."

Emperor Jingtai said: "Ask him to bring me the history books after I ascended the throne. I want to take a look at what is written."

"Your Majesty, the current Grand Historian is Mr. Wu."

Eunuch Chu reminded: "The Lu family was suspected of embezzling acres of land, allowing slaves to commit murders, and selling nobles and officials. They killed nine tribes and were executed just a few days ago."

"Oh! I remembered it. I have been shouting for decades, and I am not used to it."

Emperor Jingtai said: "Send Wu Aiqing to bring my history books."

Eunuch Chu immediately summoned the chamberlain and went to Wenyuan Pavilion to summon Wu Jun, the Taishi official.

soon.

Wu Jun came to the Wanshou Palace, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times, shouting long live.

Emperor Jingtai said: "No need to be polite, have you brought my history books?"

"Your Majesty, no!"

Wu Jun looked solemn and said: "Since Taizu established the historian, there has never been a case where the emperor has checked his own history books!"

When historians write history books, they will involve a lot of the emperor's privacy and inevitably record some stains.

In order to allow historians to write straightly and to let future emperors learn from it, Taizu of Daqian specifically ordered that his own history books were not allowed to be read by the emperor.

Emperor Jingtai stared at Wu Jun and said in a calm voice, "What if I have to look at it?"

"Your Majesty, I forgive you for not obeying your orders!"

Wu Jun felt the terrifying coercion and his forehead was covered with sweat. He changed his voice and said: "There is no one in Wenyuan Pavilion now. Even if something is lost, I don't know..."

"I heard yesterday that there was someone in the list of monster spies with the same name as Wu Aiqing. Now it seems that they are not the same person!"

Emperor Jingtai snorted coldly and motioned to Chu Daban to get the history book.

Wu Jun's forehead was covered with sweat, and he knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty has learned from this!"

The list of monster spies has become a knife in the hands of Emperor Jingtai. Any official who is disobedient will fill in his name.

If the body is dead and the soul is extinguished, the body and soul will be extinguished, and the infamy will last for thousands of years. All ministers in the court will fear him like a tiger.

After a while.

Eunuch Chu held a thick stack of books in both hands. The covers were in order of year and time, with "One Year of Jingtai" on the top.

Emperor Jingtai took his time and read from the first volume.

After taking over the throne from the imperial edict of Emperor Chenglu, Emperor Jingtai immediately rectified the administration of officials and punished several traitorous officials in the dynasty.

In the second year of Jingtai, water conservancy projects were built to restore people's livelihood.

In the third year of Jingtai, the demons were killed internally and the frontiers were controlled externally.

Jingtai four years...

One after another, it can be said that mounting a horse can suppress rebellion and dismounting can govern the people.

Among them, the Immortal Tax, which took more than ten years to collect, is unprecedented in the founding dynasty. Buddhism and Taoism were reduced to fill the national treasury, and the two religions were completely brought under control.

Mr. Lu, the former Taishi, evaluated Emperor Jingtai as the Mingjun and the Holy Lord.

Until the thirty-fifth year of Jingtai, Emperor Jingtai claimed that he was old and ordered the prince to supervise the country.

Mr. Lu also highly praised Emperor Jingtai for the prince's supervision of the country. He believed that the way his majesty helped him mount his horse and sent him off for a ride could set an example for future emperors.

During the period when the prince was supervising the country, he did not have an independent country name, and still followed the Jingtai chronology, but many important events were recorded on the prince.

For example, when he killed the general who ruled the country, Lu Taishi criticized the prince for treating his heroes lightly, and then compared the compatibility of emperor Jingtai with his ministers. There were also frequent rebellions in various places, accusing the prince of not being good at recognizing people, and comparing him with Emperor Jingtai.

In the past two years of rebellion in northern and southern Xinjiang, Lu Taishi angrily scolded the prince for being weak and unworthy of a human king, and praised Emperor Jingtai eloquently.

Lord Lu did not criticize Emperor Jingtai. After all, historians need to speak frankly.

Your Majesty is so frugal that he wears a dragon robe for more than ten years, which is detrimental to the country's beauty.

Why is Your Majesty so affectionate? After the death of Queen Dexiao, she should have another harem leader.

Why did His Majesty delegate so much power that the Crown Prince made so many mistakes...

Many criticisms were sincere and pointed to the point, which cost Lu Taishi a lot of effort.

"Looking at people from the perspective of history, Lu Aiqing is really loyal and strong-willed!"

Emperor Jingtai read all the history books, looked nostalgic, and said: "My dear friend, go and check whether the Lu family's occupation of the land has nothing to do with Lu Aiqing. I cannot wrongly blame a loyal minister because a villain of the same clan committed a crime!"

"As commanded."

Eunuch Chu knew what was going on and went to find evidence himself, showing that Lord Lu was unaware of the clansmen's occupation of the land.

Even if there was no evidence, it could be found.

"Lord Lu did a good job."

Emperor Jingtai put the history book aside, looked at Wu Jun who was kneeling below, and said, "Lord Wu should follow the example of the predecessors."

Wu Jun had been kneeling for more than two hours, bowed his head and said, "Minister, obey your order!"

Emperor Jingtai asked, "Well, how should Lord Wu record the fact that I privately read the history book today?"

Wu Jun looked confused and puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the history book has not been lost, so how could there be a private reading of the history book?"

"I really didn't misjudge Lord Wu."

Emperor Jingtai nodded with satisfaction and said, "You can leave."

Wu Jun bowed and left, leaving Emperor Jingtai alone in the Wanshou Palace.

Emperor Jingtai looked indifferent, silent for a while, and muttered to himself.

"In another half a month, I will be a holy lord and wise ruler again..."

...

Demon Slaying Division

Fur and skin department.

Li Mu is copying the Qingxin Dao Sutra.

When doing anything important, one must be calm and cautious.

The one-month period has passed. According to the agreement with Taizu, today is the day to pick the fairy lotus.

"Huh..."

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief. It was hard not to be excited when he looked at the fairy road again.

There was a noise from colleagues outside the door. They were discussing the true fairy Yunshan's teaching. This matter attracted the attention of all the cultivators in Dagan.

Many bigwigs of the Demon Slaying Department went to Yunshan to listen to the teachings. I heard that the King of Chu himself had gone there, and there was only a clone in the Demon Slaying Hall. As for the more idle Immortal Salary Department, there was no one left, and they went to Yunshan in a group.

The news came back from Yunshan that Zhou Yi, a small official in the Ministry of Things, was actually in the front row and asked the true fairy to solve his doubts several times. .

Colleagues couldn't help but ask the immortal Zhou Yi for luck. He was invited to participate in the Taoist Alliance Fasting and Ceremony, and he actually met the immortal fate.

"This department of things is full of vulgar people, how could they know that the true destiny of immortality is right under their feet..."

Li Mu has made up his mind to flee far away from the domain after getting the immortal lotus. With the treasure to protect him, he is not afraid of divination.

Now that no one is paying attention to the Demon Slayer Department, it is a good thing. He can get the immortal lotus without anyone noticing, so as to avoid any accidents.

After the shift.

Colleagues in the department of things left one after another, leaving only Li Mu alone.

"...Those who have attained enlightenment are always pure and quiet!"

Li Mu finished copying the tenth Qingxin Mantra, and his magic power and soul were nourished to the peak, turning into a light and flying underground.

He came to the underground of the Demon Refining Cave with ease, carefully stepped through the many formations, and saw the bone sea and immortal lotus again after a month.

The Nine Nether Immortal Lotus has not changed, and it seems that it is not mature yet.

When the immortal plant matures, there must be a strange appearance.

"The Nine Nether Immortal Lotus is the ancestor's thing after all, so we can still cover up the mature anomaly a little bit!"

A voice sounded from the sea of ​​bones, and then the lotus leaf coffin surfaced.

Li Mu looked respectful and bowed, "Grandson greets the ancestor!"

The person in the coffin asked directly, "Do you remember the method of using the immortal cicada?"

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I have remembered all the methods of the immortal cicada shed its shell."

Li Mu looked at the immortal cicada in his hand, and his face showed reluctance. This is the only treasure in the immortal mansion.

With a flick of his finger, the immortal cicada fell into the formation.

The lotus leaf coffin slightly opened the crack, collected the immortal cicada, and then flew to the lotus, taking out nine purple lotus seeds from it.

After the lotus seeds fell off, the breath of the Nine Nether Immortal Lotus instantly wilted, and the sea of ​​bones that constantly impacted the formation also stopped churning.

The Nine Nether Lotus Seeds contain 90% of the essence of the immortal lotus, which can be said to be the spirit of countless demons and monsters gathered over the past 260 years.

A faint sigh came from the coffin, and then the lotus seeds were handed to Li Mu.

"Grandson thanks Taizu!"

Li Mu did not play tricks, and immediately told him how to use the fairy cicada. Finally, he said: "Grandson needs to take shelter outside the domain for a while. After refining the lotus seeds in a few years, he will return to the monster cave to visit Taizu."

The person in the coffin did not respond, and slowly fell into the sea of ​​bones and disappeared.

With the fairy lotus in hand, Li Mu did not dare to delay and returned to the monster cave along the original route.

When he was halfway there, the formation restriction suddenly changed, and the original way out disappeared.

"The universe moves!"

Li Mu did not want to explore the reason, and a bronze token appeared in his hand, and the magic power was infused into it.

At this time, a voice came.

"The Great Relocation Order of Ancient Treasures, you are indeed the son of destiny!"

"But don't waste your energy, I am also a master of formations, I can still seal off a void!"

The voice came from far away, and a figure came from outside the formation of the Demon Refining Cave, along the road opened by Li Mu.

"Who are you?"

Li Mu looked at the person, his face was clear, his hair and beard were white, and his bright yellow Taoist robe shone with divine light.

"I am Xuan Huang!"

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "You took something you shouldn't have, so you'd better hand it over obediently."

The Taoist Xuan Huang was Zhou Yi's clone who used the magical power of Yi Qi Hua San Qing, and used the Xiantian Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag as a sustenance.

This clone has the same magic power as the original body, up to 58,000 years, and can also use the Xuan Huang divine light of the Xing Huang Flag, which is invulnerable to all methods and is invincible.

"I don't know what you are talking about!"

Li Mu secretly performed the escape method, which included the True Immortal Secret Technique that ignored the forbidden sky formation, but the imprisonment formation was covered with a layer of Xuanhuang divine light, which could not be shaken at all.

"The Nine Nether Immortal Lotus disappeared. Even if someone covered it up, it would not take long for Emperor Jingtai to find out. My friend, don't delay."

Zhou Yi said: "When that happens, it will not be me who will die!"

"Senior is already a true immortal, so why should I compete with my junior for immortality? I am willing to swear a blood oath that after becoming an immortal, I can be driven by my senior!"

Li Mu's mind was spinning. The Taoist in front of him must have been following and lurking for a long time. Otherwise, how could he have such a coincidence to arrange the formation in advance to cut off the retreat.

Li Mu never imagined that from the moment he cracked the Demon Refining Cave formation, every move he made would be monitored by Zhou Yi.

"This fairy lotus is a treasure cultivated by the Yunzhou human race. It needs to be taken by someone who wholeheartedly protects the human race. You are not worthy!"

Zhou Yi waved his hand and flashed a black and yellow divine light, and said: "Either you hand over the lotus seeds obediently, or I will beat you to death and take away the lotus seeds."

Li Mu waved his hand and scattered dozens of spiritual talismans, but none of them could block the black and yellow divine light. The high-quality protective magic weapon broke when touched. He watched helplessly as the divine light entered his body and blocked the magical power of the soul.

"Why do this? I have to wait for the poor man to do something violent!"

Zhou Yi waved his hand and grabbed it, and nine purple lotus seeds fell into his sleeve.

"This junior is a descendant of Taizu, and my clan has been guarding Yunzhou for thousands of years. How can I be disqualified?"

Li Mu was so angry that he worked hard to find the foundation for immortality. For this reason, he delayed his practice for more than ten years and gave up many opportunities, all of which turned into nothing in the blink of an eye.

"I want to ask you something, and I'd like to answer it quickly. If I'm really mistaken, it doesn't matter if the fairy lotus seeds are returned to you."

Zhou Yi took a deep look at Li Mu and said, "During that time, the Black Demon Lord set up a formation and wanted to sacrifice people in a city to refine treasures. Did you find out about this a long time ago?"

"Heisha Demon Lord..."

Li Mu's face turned pale as he recalled what happened back then. Although he wanted to say he didn't know, he couldn't help but admit it when he looked into the Taoist's eyes.

"Junior...does know something beforehand!"

"Then why didn't you report it to the Demon Slayer Division instead of just sitting back and watching the Black Demon Lord form an array to massacre the city?"

From the first time Zhou Yi met Li Mu in the Ministry of Things, he had been repelling him. The reason came from the memory of the Black Demon Lord.

Back then, the treasure refining formation deployed by the Black Demon Lord covered an entire city, and its power was comparable to the sect-protecting formation. Even if Li Mu is a master of formations, he cannot break them with one person if he does not arrange them in advance.

"..."

Li Mu rolled his eyes and gritted his teeth and said: "As a commoner, I have no obligation to notify the Demon Slayer Department. Besides, after the formation is cracked, the damage to the city will not be huge!"

"The loss is not big? In order to make yourself famous, you would rather die in vain than thousands of people!"

Zhou Yi said coldly: "I took your fairy lotus seeds for this reason, are you still dissatisfied?"

"Junior is still not convinced! Why is it wrong to save someone?"

Li Mu's voice was fierce and he shouted loudly: "If this junior hadn't cracked the formation, everyone in the city would have died. Those who are alive should be grateful!"

What happened back then has now become Li Mu's inner demon, otherwise with his qualifications, he would not have failed to gather the Yinshen several times.

Now because of this incident, I lost Xianlianzi.

Li Mu was almost going crazy. He wished he had just stood by and watched the whole city die, so there wouldn't have been so much trouble!

"So don't take the credit of your ancestors for protecting the human race. You don't deserve it either!"

Zhou Yi's voice gradually became colder. If Li Mu admits his mistake, with his strong luck, he may not have a place on the list of gods in the future. Now it seems that he has no chance.

"Just a few thousand ordinary people, not even talented in cultivation, will not have any impact on the human race after death."

Li Mu said: "This junior is favored by fate, and he has made great achievements in order to become an immortal as soon as possible, so that he can protect more human races in the future!"

"Go tell Jingtai these words, he might agree!"

Zhou Yi dispersed the black and yellow divine light, waved his hand to withdraw the formation restrictions, was summoned by the deity, and disappeared in an instant.

"wait……"

Before Li Mu finished speaking, he heard a roar of thunder.

"ah--"

"Death to the little thief!"