Chapter 576: A Small Boat Blocks the Road
Somewhere in the palace, there is a ritual altar similar to the one for offering sacrifices to the heavens. It is nine feet high, the number of the nine heavens, and the rest of the layout is also arranged in the number of twelve hours and the number of the stars in the sky, which has a unique charm.
At this time, the ritual altar made of white jade is divided into three altars, inner, middle and outer, by red silk ribbons. Each altar has a formation, filled with talisman paper, and lit magic lamps. It is magnificent and complex, giving people a mysterious and sacred feeling.
The emperor, wearing a five-clawed real dragon robe, stood in front of the altar with several ministers and eunuchs. Looking at the lights, talisman paper, and red lines everywhere, their expressions became more serious. Yesterday, the Biyou Palace issued a decree, saying that there were immortals coming to help, which made them look forward to it and uneasy.
The emperor, who was especially worried about the situation in Qiaozhou, hurriedly burned incense and bathed, fasted and calmed his mind, and did not dare to be negligent.
"I wonder which immortal will come to the world?" While waiting for the auspicious time, the emperor seemed to be talking to himself and seemed to be asking the ministers and eunuchs next to him.
Over the years, there have been many immortals coming to the Biyou Palace, all wearing masks and claiming to be ancient immortals. They are not unfamiliar with this, so they naturally have some guesses at this time.
A minister with a short beard and a majestic appearance said: "If Dou Mu Yuanjun, Taiyi Zhenren and others come to the world, the problem will be solved easily, but the matter of Qiaozhou is not serious and does not affect the operation of heaven and earth. They may not come. Maybe it is Yun Zhongzi, Bixia Yuanjun and other immortals."
"It is better to have immortals than not to have immortals. I believe that the bastards in Qiaozhou who do not know the emperor and father and the righteousness dare not provoke the Biyou Palace!" The eunuch next to him seemed excited, but in fact he was relieved.
The emperor nodded gently and calmed down again.
He did not expect Qiaozhou to resist so fiercely before, and he just wanted to give it a beating. The first time the imperial envoy got into trouble, he really thought he encountered a monster of "Xian Jianchou" or was struck by lightning. Now he takes it seriously and invites immortals. I believe that the problem will not be difficult to solve.
Who gave them the courage to resist like this? Aren't they afraid that I will summon the strong and flatten it with one blow?
After a while, a chime sounded, and the time had come.
The emperor straightened his clothes, recited the prayer to the gods, and slowly walked up the steps, following the path divided by the red line, which was in line with the number of heaven and earth.
When he reached the top of the altar, he took out the yellow paper and the green words, and muttered something to welcome the arrival of the immortals from the Biyou Palace.
Suddenly, a layer of red flames ignited on the yellow paper, which only burned the paper body and did not hurt the fingers.
The flames rose, and a hazy green light floated in the air of the altar, converging into a green door full of mysterious runes.
The green door was simple and old, as if it was carved from stone, and each rune seemed to contain the great secrets of heaven and earth.
With a creak, the green door slowly opened, emitting thousands of rays of light, the golden color was dazzling but not glaring.
The emperor, ministers, and eunuchs held their breath and stared at the golden glow, only to see an immortal in a black Taoist robe walk out of the green door and walk down the steps paved with green light step by step.
The mask he wore was so majestic that it was impossible to tell the difference between old and young. It was the most common image in the Taoist temple.
Yuanshi Tianzun!
The emperor and the ministers took a deep breath. The immortal who came was actually Yuanshi Tianzun!
Although they knew that the title of the immortal in Biyou Palace was not necessarily related to strength, they had only heard of the owner of Biyou Palace, "Lingbao Tianzun", who was called Sanqing. Now they saw "Yuanshi Tianzun" for the first time, and they were inevitably shocked and full of imagination.
In myths and legends, the position of this Tianzun was even higher than Lingbao Tianzun. He was the head of Taoism, the beginning of everything, and the cause of all fruits!
"Welcome Tianzun to the world." The emperor took a deep breath and saluted half guessing and half solemnly.
Compared with other immortals, "Yuanshi Tianzun" always makes people look forward to it!
The ministers and eunuchs also followed and said:
"Welcome Tianzun to the world."
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In a secret room, the light was weak, and only a candle was lit in the center.
A dozen people sat around, hiding their faces in the dimness.
"What should we do this time? News came from over there that the Biyou Palace sent immortals to escort the imperial envoy." A hoarse voice sounded.
"Hmph, what else can we do? Either do nothing or do it to the extreme, just like the previous two times!" The man with a deep voice said decisively.
An old voice hesitated and said: "That's the immortal of the Biyou Palace..."
The Biyou Palace is mysterious and powerful. It is not an immortal, but it is better than an immortal. It is difficult for people to have the heart to fight against it.
A voice like a broken gong said: "So what? If we withdraw now, will all our previous efforts be wasted? Although the Biyou Palace is strong, judging from the records of previous years, the strength of the immortals is obviously different. Some of them can be dealt with by us!"
"Our affairs have not been exposed yet, and the Biyou Palace will not take it too seriously. The immortals who come here will not be too strong. As long as we bury this fleet, they will have to wait until next year to pass through the Immortal See Sorrow. By then, we will have already accomplished our mission and digested the harvest. What is there to fear?"
Profits move people's hearts, and desires blind their eyes. After hearing these words, everyone present was silent.
After a while, a shrill voice said, "Anyway, I have never heard of the Biyou Palace, and I don't believe there are immortals in the world! Your family members and relatives have already secretly taken it over, so what are you afraid of?"
"Then do it the same as the previous two times, but you have to ask 'him' to do it together, and you can't be careless when dealing with immortals." The hoarse voice that spoke first said.
"Yes, anyway, it's an inexplicable 'Yuanshi Tianzun', not Dou Mu Yuanjun and Taiyi Zhenren and other powerful immortals, what is there to be afraid of? The two of them will join forces to make the fleet encounter 'shipwreck' again, and bury the immortals in the immortals' sorrow!" The person with a deep voice echoed.
Everyone gradually reached a consensus, and after a while, someone whispered:
"What's going on there now?"
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The indigo blue sea water swayed gently, reflecting the lightning flashing in the sky, with dreamy and gorgeous waves, surrounded by deep fog, and it seemed that there were extremely terrible monsters hidden inside.
A fleet sailed strictly according to the results of the Taoist's calculations, rising and falling on the sea.
On the largest ship, many sailors looked at the endless ocean, the fog that blocked their sight, and the purple lightning and blue thunder that never stopped. They felt indescribable depression and heaviness in their hearts. They felt violent and felt that there was an indescribable sense of dead silence and isolation from the world.
This is a common feeling when sailing on "Xianjianchou"!
"Have you seen the immortal on the ship?" Several sailors who had nothing to do whispered.
As ordinary people, they were full of curiosity about the Biyou Palace.
"How can we see the immortal? He has been hiding in the room, and food only needs to be delivered to the door. Even the imperial envoy has not seen him a few times." A sailor sighed.
The other sailors also felt regretful: "I don't know which 'immortal' it is..."
"Anyway, it's not a real immortal! Why would a real immortal need food?" A sailor curled his lips and said.
"Bah, have you seen a real immortal? Those storytellers have said that real immortals also love food and wine." Another sailor retorted.
Suddenly, their discussions stopped abruptly, and they stood up straight and saluted respectfully: "My lord, the imperial envoy."
It was the imperial envoy Zhang Yuquan who walked out of the cabin. He had a square face and was in his forties. He was in his prime. His own strength was also in the early stage of the scene. He could replace any governor of Qiaozhou.
After going deep into Xianjianchou, he was always a little nervous, afraid that he would encounter the same mistakes as his colleagues. Since those people dared to confront fiercely, they probably had something to rely on. They might not compromise this time!
He could only rely on the immortal... He looked back at the cabin, and the mask of Yuanshi Tianzun appeared in his mind.
Although "Yuanshi Tianzun" had never shown his strength, he always gave people a feeling of being unfathomable.
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind came out, blowing Zhang Yuquan himself to shiver, and the sailors and soldiers on the ship trembled even more.
The sea breeze full of tyranny turned into a cold wind that penetrated the bones. The undulating indigo sea surface suddenly calmed down, like a huge sapphire.
Gurgle, the sea surface seemed to be boiling, and gray bubbles emerged one by one, monotonous and terrifying, and gloomy!
This feeling made everyone except Zhang Yuquan shudder, and they felt that there seemed to be invisible evil spirits hiding around, they could shuttle between ships and take people's lives without leaving any traces!
No one dared to speak, it seemed that opening their mouths would scream, and the cold feeling became stronger and stronger. Some people even felt someone blowing on their necks.
Zhang Yuquan took a deep breath and punched out. The green electric light was centered on the fist, blooming like a flower, with a crackling sound, turning into a forest of thunder, hitting the surrounding coldness.
But the coldness seemed to be able to devour his lightning, without any change. The fierceness, deathly silence, and gloomy meaning were about to condense into substance, and it felt like it could suffocate people directly and kill them silently!
At this time, in the distance in front of the fleet, a small boat floated from the thick fog, with a man sitting on it, wearing white clothes as white as snow, with a long sword across his knees. Although his hair was gray, his appearance did not look old.
He came in a chic and elegant manner, with his eyes half open and half closed, his breath restrained, without any abnormality, like a sword hidden in a sheath, but in the thunder and lightning, thick fog and waves, he seemed to be the protagonist, the core of everything!
This momentum, this demeanor, this feeling... Zhang Yuquan's eyes shrank, and he felt the horror of the person who came. What was even more terrifying was that the gloomy murderous intentions and invisible hungry ghosts around him were hard to guard against!
Tianzun! Zhang Yuquan suddenly thought of the immortal in the Biyou Palace and looked back subconsciously.
At this moment, Zhang Yuquan felt the burning feeling!
The cold wind suddenly turned hot, extremely positive, and the yin and yang between heaven and earth changed inexplicably!
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Screams rang out, and invisible figures appeared one after another. They were originally hiding in the cold, using it to resist lightning and yang energy, and they had been intact. But at this moment, the cold itself became pure yang, making them unavoidable, like being thrown directly into a frying pan, sizzling and disappearing quickly.
It was not until this time that Zhang Yuquan discovered that the "enemy" had lurked on the boat!
A muffled hum sounded in the mist, and the white-clothed swordsman on the flat boat suddenly opened his eyes, unsheathed his long sword, and exuded a strong breath, separating the mist and lightning in the air!
But there was an extra palm in his sight, white and powerful, as if it was simple and eternal, with a dark handprint, and the palm was dark, as if the world was broken!
The vast and vast meaning came to his face, the palm fell, and the darkness descended, as if the world was in his palm, and it was overturned.
At this moment, the swordsman felt that the surrounding void was shrinking, the world was getting smaller, the air flow was instantly broken and disappeared, and he suddenly felt helpless facing the broken world alone!
His mind was changing, the sword energy rushed into his body, and he forced himself to get rid of this feeling. The long sword stabbed upwards, his body and sword merged, the sword light was bright, and it darkened into a vortex, so as to eliminate the power of this terrible palm.
The sea surged, turning into a series of water swords that also stabbed into the air.
Dang!
The white palm hit the long sword, without any fancy moves, and the swordsman felt an indescribable heavy force pressing down!
Crack, his tiger's mouth cracked, his arm broke, his feet sank into the flat boat, and he watched the slender and powerful palm push the long sword back and hit his forehead.
How could there be such a terrible power?
His forehead cracked, his brains burst out, and he vaguely saw a majestic Taoist wearing a mask.
He is two feet tall, and the Dharma and principles are intertwined, giving people the feeling of being upright and in control of everything. He seems to be a real immortal!
Yuanshi Tianzun?
Yuanshi Tianzun!
The swordsman's vision gradually darkened.