Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 602: The Reopening of the Mountain Gate

"Thank you very much for your help this time."

Chu Tai expressed his gratitude to Taoist Youkan, Zen Master Kongtuo and others, including Shao Siming and Yun Zhongjun.

Zen Master Kongtuo clasped his hands together and said first: "This time, Wutai went against the grain, and we were just following the will of heaven. If we are to express our gratitude, it is the return of the blessings and good deeds accumulated by Jinhua Sect in the past, which cannot be regarded as my own merit."

"I can't say what Master Kongtuo said. Frankly speaking, this is our Taiyi Immortal Sect's business. Since Wutai Sect dares to take action, they should be prepared for the possibility of backlash from our Taiyi Immortal Sect."

After saying that, Taoist Youkan looked at Yun Zhongjun and Shao Siming beside him and asked about Chu Tai's origins.

Taoist Youkan had some guesses about Shao Siming's identity, but he was actually more concerned about Yun Zhongjun.

Chu Tai could see what the other party was thinking, and said with a smile: "This is Shao Siming, who has a close relationship with me and is a Taoist partner in the pursuit of the Tao together. As for this one, he is the descendant of the Beixuan Yantian Sect. You can call him the Secret Taoist. He once suppressed the ancient witch in the Northern Wilderness with Shao Siming. This time, I was able to kill Taibai Xianlao with the help of this Taoist friend."

What Chu Tai said was very interesting, and his wording was rather vague, but neither Taoist Youkan nor Zen Master Kongtuo cared.

After the two of them exchanged greetings with Yun Zhongjun and Shao Siming, Taoist Youkan asked, "Daoist friend Taining, what are your plans next?"

"I saw that many fellow Taiyi sect members had gathered together this time, so I thought of reopening the mountain gate."

After these words came out, both Master Kongtuo and Taoist Youkan frowned slightly. The master said, "Daoyou Taining, this is not a small matter. If you act rashly in advance, it will easily cause problems."

Yun Zhongjun, who was obviously one with them, also spoke up: "It is not too much to consider this matter again and again, but if you want to take action, I will help you."

Taoist Youkan nodded repeatedly and said, "Master, what you said is very true. What Taoist Mizang said is also reasonable. Taoist Taining, if you really made the decision after careful consideration, as long as I can help, just tell me."

Chu Tai was very grateful for their concern. After all, Dongji Chenguang Datian was a top sect and it was not something that could be closed or reopened at will.

The difference between closed and open lies in the closeness of the connection between the cave heaven and the big heaven.

Most of the closed caves are only connected to the Thousand Light Layer and the Earth Veins. Their main job is to assist the Thousand Light Layer and the Earth Veins in stabilizing the peace of an area.

When the cave is opened, there are many more things to deal with.

The most important of these is to expand the scope of influence from the original second Thousand Lights Layer of the Nine Heavens to at least the fifth Divine Network Layer. The main function of this layer is to cooperate with the Cosmic River Layer to imprison the secret demons of the heavens. It is also one of the core areas of water circulation in the entire Great Heaven Three-Element System.

It should be specially stated that the water circulation system of the divine network layer is a conceptual water circulation system, which is different from the actual series of weather phenomena such as rain, snow, hail, frost, dew, clouds and fog in the first celestial layer. The more correct name should be the vital energy circulation system.

It is a higher-level circulation system, and is also used to suppress the destruction of the human world by many practitioners, as well as the erosion of the region by the practitioners' vitality, to prevent a certain practitioner from completely refining a certain area of ​​the Thousand Lights Layer and creating the so-called Taoist country on earth.

And when the connection between the cave and heaven rises to this level, the impact of the cave and heaven's collapse in the future will be mostly borne by the divine network layer, reducing the damage caused by the cave and heaven's collapse to the human world.

This is also the reason why the sect that possesses the cave heaven must at least raise the connection to the divine network level if it wants to open the mountain gate.

To put it bluntly, it is to prevent someone from hiding in the cave and not coming out, causing things to get out of control.

Secondly, for the sect that has the ability to ascend to Daluo Heaven, it is necessary to re-introduce the spiritual response of the ancestor. The concentration of Daluo Heaven light in everyone's local area is a way to improve the foundation of Daluo Heaven, and it is also a way to improve the luck of the sect.

After that, there are some changes in the fortunes between sects, changes in local responsibilities, etc. These are not big problems, but each one is more complicated than the other. However, these things must be dealt with. If they are not done well when opening the mountain gate, it may not be impossible to open it, but it will always make people laugh.

"Don't worry, I'm absolutely sure of what I'm saying. If there are any problems, there are indeed some details that I would like to do better."

"Oh? Any details? If I can, I'd be happy to help."

Taoist Youkan was the first to express his thoughts this time, and then Kongtuo and Yunzhongjun also said they would help.

"It's nothing, actually. I'm just a little worried about the follow-up issues of Emei and Wutai."

Hearing this, Taoist Youkan suddenly showed his anger and said in a scolding tone: "Taoist Wutai is doing evil things and trying to take advantage of the change in the fortune of Jinhua Sect to add insult to injury. He deserves death. It is already a mercy of heaven to let them escape this time and leave them a glimmer of hope. They still dare to cause trouble. Do you really think that we in Taiyi Immortal Sect are all vegetarians?"

After that, he continued with a disdainful tone: "The Emei Sect is hypocritical, not saying anything on the surface, but secretly making moves. I heard that Taoist Gu Shang from Yulou Pavilion, Taoist Jixue from Xianyun Sect and several other fellow Taoists originally wanted to come and help, but were stopped by the Emei Sect on the way, so that several Taoists were seriously injured when they arrived. I wonder how they are doing now?"

Seeing the questioning look in Taoist Youkan's eyes, Chu Tai said, "Senior Brother Shi has already settled several fellow Taoists and sent them healing pills. I think it won't take long for them to recover."

"However, as Daoist friend said, since the Emei Sect has already taken action, I am afraid that there will be no shortage of covert means in the future. When the mountain gate is opened this time, I am a little worried whether this sect will take action to stop it."

After saying that, Chu Tai said to Taoist Youkan with emotion: "As for the Wutai lineage, I'm afraid it's not simple either. Previously, with the help of the spiritual responses of the ancestors, I suppressed the changes of Taiyi Hunyuan Zhidao Xuanying Tianxian Miaolu. One of the ancestors told me through spiritual responses that the Wutai sect has a big problem and asked me to pay attention to the subsequent changes of Grandma Xuansang and Taoist Heishui."

"I'll ask the Taoist friend Mi Zang who arrived later to pay attention to Grandma Xuansang and Taoist Heishui while he kills Grandma Taibai's escaping soul."

Hearing this, Taoist Youkan and Zen Master Kongtuo couldn't help but look at Yun Zhongjun.

Yun Zhongjun thought for a moment, repackaged the information he knew, and then slowly told it: "Regarding these two, I have always had a remote perception. When they were escaping, they were heading in two different directions, but later it seemed that there was a brief overlap, and during the overlap, the Black Water Taoist's aura dissipated for a moment."

"Dissipated in an instant? Did you feel any other changes, fellow Daoist?" Taoist Youkan's expression changed slightly as he continued to ask. Zen Master Kongtuo clasped his hands together and listened attentively. Both of them guessed a certain possibility.

They knew that there must be alliances and contracts within Wutai, and they must not fight each other. After a brief contact between Grandma Xuansang and Taoist Heishui, Taoist Heishui's aura dissipated for a moment. So did Grandma Xuansang find a way to bypass the alliances and contracts, or did something go wrong with Grandma Xuansang?

If it is the former, it is still easy to deal with, at most it is an internal conflict within Wutai. If it is the latter, then the problem is serious.

"After they fled, they were like frightened birds. I could only sense them from a distance using mystical techniques. By the time they came into contact, I had just killed Taibai Xianlao. I couldn't get there quietly, and I didn't gain anything else."

After hearing this, Youkan and Kongtuo were silent for a while and said that they would also help keep an eye on the changes in Wutai.

Afterwards, they discussed some other matters and then returned to the residence arranged by Jinhua Sect.

On the second day, Chu Tai and his fellow Taoists who came to help expressed that Jinhua Sect planned to reopen the mountain gate.

Most people tried to persuade him, but after Chu Tai said that he had already made preparations, he didn't say anything more. Many cultivators with stable auras even congratulated him one after another, which made Taoist Youkan sneer.

After that, it took several days of preparation. The gate of Jinhua Dongtian Mountain was decorated with lights and the lights were brilliant. The many palaces inside were opened one by one, spiritual light shot up into the sky, and a lot of information was transmitted to the outside.

When the day of the celebration of reopening the mountain gate came, many disciples of the Chutai Jinhua Sect stood in the main hall.

On the left and right were many fellow practitioners of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, as well as Master Tianque who had arrived early, Zen Master Kongtuo who had stayed here, and other fourth-grade celestial beings of Buddhism.

After a while, Shi Huajin, who was also connected to the cave, felt a breath of air. He looked outside and saw a very obvious cloud of light. He hurriedly said to Chu Tai, "Master, people from the imperial court are here."

"Then let's play music to welcome the guests!"

Chu Tai waved his sleeves lightly, and wisps of auspicious clouds rose up, several stunning rainbows flew out, and dozens of musical instruments floated in the air. Behind them came the phantom of a celestial maiden, who gently plucked the strings and played bursts of celestial music.

"Is this a Taoist soldier? Does the Jinhua Sect have such a method?"

"Using Taoist soldiers as ritual music, the Jinhua Sect's background seems to be far better than we imagined!"

Some representatives of sects who were not aware of the capabilities of Jinhua Sect showed some surprise and annoyance, while others lamented that Jinhua Sect was worthy of being the first sect to prosper and gather fortune after the decline of Taiyi Xianmen a hundred years ago.

Also surprised by Chu Tai's methods was the person coming from the clouds above. The person representing the imperial court this time was an acquaintance of Chu Tai's. He was the Immortal Qianyue who had prevented Wutai and Emei from fighting.

The Immortal was surrounded by layers of moon-like precious light all around him. He looked at the goddess who was welcoming him. After his initial surprise, he realized that this method was not the method of Jinhua Sect, but the "Three Hundred and Sixty-five Yuanlu of the Mysterious Way of the Hunyuan Supreme Spirit Jade Emperor" of the Hunyuan lineage. Therefore, his surprise was soon replaced by worry that Chu Tai, the leader of Jinhua Sect, actually knew the superior immortal method of the Hunyuan lineage.

He didn't want the Jinhua Sect to become too powerful or Chu Tai to take a tough stance during his management. If that happened, many things would be difficult to handle.

Thinking of this, Master Qianyue tightened his hands in his sleeves, but before he could figure out some details, as soon as he landed, he saw Chu Tai approaching and saying with a smile: "Master Qianyue, it is a great honor for our Jinhua Sect that you can come here to watch the ceremony!"

Although he knew it was just a polite remark, Zhenren Qianyue still found it quite useful coming from the mouth of Chu Tai, a fourth-grade celestial being and the head of a sect.

He said cheerfully, "The Taiyi Jinhua Sect is the orthodox sect of the Xuanmen sect, a great sect of the immortal way, and has always been in charge of a place, stabilizing the mountains and rivers, and sorting out all things. In the past hundred years, the sect had to close its gates because of external demons, which was a loss to the court. Today, your sect's gates are open again, and the court will naturally make a statement."

As he said this, he called the strong men behind him, brought out many treasures, and took out an imperial edict from his sleeve, indicating that this was a grace from the court based on the great immortal sect, and it was an appointment of a Taoist official.

To put it bluntly, this thing is a monitor that is used to supervise the location of the sect's cave and the rough changes in its aura, to prevent the immortal sects that have opened their gates from causing trouble. Compared with the amount of luck it provides, it is hard to say whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

Chu Tai took a glance at it and found nothing wrong with the content. It was very common stuff. After taking it with both hands, he bowed slightly towards the Central Plains.

In an instant, Chu Tai could feel a flow of luck coming down from the direction of the Central Plains and merging into the Jinhua Cave Heaven, stimulating the changes in the two energies of heaven and earth within the cave heaven, making the three elements move more agile. He also understood why the elders of the sect had not chosen to refuse the imperial court's canonization in the past. It turned out that this luck was not used to strengthen the cave heaven, but to assist in its further improvement.

Understanding this, Chu Tai immediately handed the imperial edict in his hand to Shi Huajin beside him and asked him to deliver it to the corresponding palace.

Chu Tai himself brought Zhenren Qianyue into the main hall, and after briefly introducing everyone present, he invited him to take a seat.

As soon as Taoist Qianyue sat down, he asked Chu Tai about his opinions on Emei and Wutai.

Upon hearing this, Chu Tai immediately understood the other party's thoughts and pretended to be helpless, "It's not that I don't want to stop, it's just that the Wutai Sect has gone too far. You can't be unaware that before Yu Guifang died, the Wutai Sect had taken away a lot of my Taiyi Sect's luck. Many of the fellow sects present have suffered losses from the Wutai Sect. After Yu Guifang died, the Wutai Taoist went even further and even attacked me a while ago. If I don't fight back, won't I be laughed at?"

"What about the Emei Sect?"

Qianyue also knew that the feud between Jinhua Sect and Wutai Sect would never be resolved, so she asked Chu Tai about his attitude towards Emei.

"Although Emei's reputation is better than Wutai, it has also bullied our Taiyi Immortal Sect many times. Many of my fellow Taoists present have also suffered losses at the hands of Emei."

Chu Tai was halfway through his words when Taoist Gu Shang from the Jade Tower next to him couldn't help but say, "Compared to the Wutai Sect, the Emei Sect is not much better. They like to regard themselves as the orthodox sect of the Xuan Sect, and think that we, the Taiyi Immortal Sect cultivators, have been invaded by foreign doctrines and can be classified as a side sect. When dealing with us, they mostly like to use the name of exorcising demons. If we fight back, they will classify us as evil demons and heretics, saying that they deserve to kill us! It's really infuriating!"

(End of this chapter)