Eternal Night

Chapter 60 Emperor Daojun
"Have you left the city?"

Zhao Ji was flipping through the Taoist scriptures in his study, carefully trying to understand the true meaning of each word, especially the word "Chun Yang", which he read over and over again many times.

When the chief eunuch came in to report the whereabouts of the three immortal disciples, Zhao Ji said nothing and continued to look at Daodian with a calm expression.

After a long while, Zhao Ji suddenly asked, "My dear, do you know why I firmly believe that the person who came is a real immortal?"

The chief eunuch bowed his head slightly and said, "I dare not speculate on your intentions."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "You old slave, just tell me what you are talking about."

The chief eunuch was silent for a moment before he said, "But there is nothing sinister about it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ji sighed deeply, but did not speak for a while.

After a long time, Zhao Ji put down the Taoist scriptures and stood up. He walked slowly back and forth in the imperial study for a while, and then performed a set of slow Taoist boxing postures. Then he finished the exercise and said, "It is precisely because of this 'no evil'."

Zhao Ji recalled, thought, and spoke, "There are countless Taoist, evil, and demonic arts in this world, and there are many powerful ones, such as the Tianmen Formation. The Yang family was almost wiped out by it. The formation stretched for dozens of miles, with ghosts crying and wolves howling, and the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. It can be said to be the great power of heaven and earth. It is not weaker than the true immortals who refine swords into silk. However, the Tianmen Formation still does not belong to the power of immortals. The reason is that it is evil."

"All forces in the world are divided into yin and yang. Yang is in the body. That's why there are brave warriors who work hard to strengthen their bodies and gather their fighting spirit. From ancient times to the present, they have achieved countless legendary titles of being able to defeat hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people. However, their life spans do not increase, but decrease. The reason is that solitary yang cannot produce life."

While speaking, Zhao Ji actually rolled up his long sleeves, and his originally skinny arms suddenly began to bulge with muscles, forming a sharp contrast with his old and thin body. Then he stretched out his hand forward, and a circle of spiral energy actually broke the sound of the wind and spread three or four meters away before dissipating.

However, after one attack, Zhao Ji's face turned pale. He stood there and took dozens of deep breaths before his face became rosy again.

"Alas, I am old, really old."

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "Blood and courage are in the body. If you work hard to gather the military spirit, your body will have the power to destroy evil. However, once you practice blood and courage, your spirit and energy will merge into one, and your soul will never be able to leave the body. The more military spirit is gathered, the shorter your lifespan will be. From ancient times to now, how many brave generals can live to old age?"

The chief eunuch suddenly said, "Perhaps it was possible in ancient times, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."

Zhao Ji was stunned, pointed at the chief eunuch and laughed: "You old man, are you trying to make fun of me here?"

The chief eunuch bowed his head and said respectfully, "How dare you make fun of the emperor?"

Zhao Ji shook his head, and said with regret and longing: "You are not talking nonsense. From ancient times to the Middle Ages, there are still many people who have achieved enlightenment in the flesh in history books. The most famous one is Huangdi, who ascended to heaven in broad daylight. Even in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were old warriors like Lian Po. But since the Han Dynasty, they have gradually declined. What is the reason? It is because the wealth of heaven and earth is also drying up."

"To train your blood and courage and resist the evil spirits of soldiers, you need to eat blood and flesh every day. When you are facing a thousand enemies, you need three buckets of food for one meal. If you are facing ten thousand enemies, even eating an ox a day is not enough. But this is just to maintain the body's consumption. To repair the damage and go further, you need all kinds of tonics. Hundred-year-old and thousand-year-old ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum and Polygonum multiflorum are just ordinary. You also need red fruit, nine-leaf snow lotus, purple eggplant and other spiritual objects to resist the evil spirits of soldiers."

“If we go one step further, and have the thousand-year-old stone milk, the nine-colored spiritual flower, the Zhiren Zhima, then it will be possible to achieve enlightenment in the flesh.”

At this point, Zhao Ji's face turned bitter and he said, "But nowadays, even a hundred-year-old ginseng is considered a rare commodity, and a thousand-year-old ginseng is hard to come by, not to mention the likes of Vermilion Fruit. As for the ten-thousand-year-old stone milk, the nine-color spirit flower, the Zhiren Zhima and so on, they are all legends. It is very difficult to achieve enlightenment in the flesh..."

The chief eunuch then said, "Sir, it is difficult to achieve enlightenment with a physical body, but one can also achieve enlightenment with a magical soul."

Zhao Ji's face turned even more bitter. He shook his head and said, "Since the ancient times, it has become increasingly difficult to achieve enlightenment through the physical body. Until the Jin Dynasty, the cultivators finally found another way... the corpse-transmigration immortality."

"The body is useless, only the soul is eternal. This has been the choice of the cultivators since the decline of the wealth and treasures in ancient and medieval times. They only train their souls and live forever with consciousness. It's a good idea, but the result is terrible."

Zhao Ji casually flipped open a Taoist book, pointed at the words on it and said: "All non-physical cultivation can be attributed to spiritual cultivation or Dharma cultivation. However, just as physical cultivation requires eating meat and spiritual objects, pure soul consciousness is like rootless duckweed. If you don't absorb external supplies, no matter how well you visualize the inner scene, it will dissipate directly after leaving the body for a while, without exception."

"But the soul consciousness absorbs the yin energy of Xi Yiwei and others. If this continues, the person will become neither a human nor a ghost, and will eventually turn into a monster. The so-called corpse reincarnation immortals, in the end, which one of them did not become a monster and then be abandoned and destroyed by the world?"

The chief eunuch was a qualified supporting actor. He spoke again at this time: "Sir, there is also a saying that Taoism can change qualitatively after a hundred years."

Zhao Ji's face became even more bitter as he said, "Indeed, there is such a saying. It has been confirmed by all dynasties. After practicing for a hundred years, the Yin attribute will have its first qualitative change. Part of the Yin evil in the aura will turn into pure Yin. Although it is pure Yin, it has a trace of Yang. After two hundred years, more Yin attributes will turn into pure Yin. After three hundred years, the Yin attributes will almost turn into pure Yin. This can be called a ghost fairy."

“But it is difficult for a Yin spirit to become a saint after ten thousand tribulations. Even a ghost immortal is still Yin, but it has been partially weakened by the restraint of the blood of the soldiers. If it leaves the physical body, it still needs to absorb a lot of Xi Yi Wei. Over time, it will still be polluted and deformed, and eventually turn into a terrifying ghost, which is still not itself... According to the analysis and summary of the great merits and virtues of the past dynasties, it takes nine hundred years of accumulated Taoism to be considered truly pure Yin, without any flaws, and then accumulate another hundred years. When it breaks through a thousand years of Taoism, the soul will have a trace of pure Yin turning into Yang. After that, it will suffer a thunder tribulation every thousand years, and it will take nine thousand years in a row before it can turn into pure Yang and become a true immortal!”

Zhao Ji shook his head repeatedly, his face looked so bitter that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. He sighed for a long time before saying, "Nine thousand years, nine thousand years... How can a mortal live for nine thousand years? I can't do it, I can't do it..." The chief eunuch said at the right time, "But a seventh-grade immortal can live for more than ten thousand years."

"Correct!"

Zhao Ji hurriedly took out a piece of white paper from the imperial desk. The paper recorded in detail the conversation between Wu Xianxiao and the other two and Zhao Gou, and even described each person's expressions and movements. He stared at the records of ordinary citizens being over a thousand years old and seventh-level citizens being over ten thousand years old.

"The reason why I determined that the person who came was an immortal was because his aura and his magic were pure and untainted, masculine and sharp. The Golden Dragon of the Song Dynasty can certainly suppress all magic practitioners, but its essence is actually to suppress Yin. If one has practiced Taoism for a hundred years, the suppression effect will be discounted. The higher the practice, the weaker the suppression. However, there is no suppression on the real immortals, and they are hurt instead, because the real immortals are not Yin, but completely Yang!"

Zhao Ji said with absolute certainty: "This must be the Pure Yang Immortal!"

The chief eunuch lowered his head and said again: "Perhaps, this ten thousand years of life does not refer to the immortals? But to the relatives of the immortals?"

Zhao Ji carefully put down the paper, pointed at the eunuch and laughed, "You old slave, you only know how to say nice things to scare me."

The eunuch chief lowered his head and whispered, "I dare not, but I think of what has been written in every dynasty, that immortals live forever, rise with the sun and the moon, and are immortal. How could it be that they only live for ten thousand years? And since immortals have relatives and children who are similar to mortals, could it be that the so-called ten thousand years does not refer to the immortals themselves, but to their relatives?"

Zhao Ji nodded vigorously and said, "I think so too. Moreover, level seven, no, grade seven, isn't this the Nine-Grade System? It's just that nine is the maximum number, so the ninth grade is the highest, and the True Immortal who came here is the seventh grade. Maybe there is a ninth-grade Supreme True Immortal in Penglai?"

The eunuch chief stopped talking at this time. He knew exactly what to say and when to say it. It was his instinct.

Zhao Ji did not expect the chief eunuch to speak at this time. He immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, no, it is too blasphemous to think like this. The seventh rank is enough, the seventh rank is enough, and I can live for ten thousand years. I can also slowly practice Taoism to enter Chunyang..."

Zhao Ji was daydreaming constantly in this imperial study. He would read Taoist scriptures from time to time, talk about immortals with the eunuch chief, and ask about the affairs of Princess Yongfu Zhao Fobao and Wu Xianxiao.

Time passed slowly. Suddenly, a young eunuch came to the door of the imperial study. The chief eunuch walked over quietly. After a while, the chief eunuch returned to the imperial study and said to Zhao Ji, "My lord, they have returned to the city."

Zhao Ji was contemplating with his eyes closed at the moment. He opened his eyes after hearing this and said, "If they really came back, I would say that even if the disciples of the immortal family were still weak, they would not be so cowardly to run away... Did they bring back anything, or were they followed by anyone?"

The chief eunuch shook his head and said, "No, it's still the three of them."

Zhao Ji nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "In that case, tomorrow we will send the three great priests of the Temple of Heaven and Earth to secretly protect them. They must not reveal their whereabouts easily. They are here to practice in the mortal world and perfect their Dao Heart. This cannot be taken lightly. We need to let them practice and ensure their safety. If they want to go, they can go. The master of Guifan Tower has made an oath with the Golden Dragon of the Song Dynasty, and he knows the importance of this."

The chief eunuch nodded in agreement, but after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Sir, what if the disciple of the immortal family used his trump card?"

Zhao Ji smiled softly and said, "If you want to use it, use it. If you don't, I won't be able to make any arrangements. Besides, the trump card is expected to be very powerful, but how many can it be? How many times can it be used? What big things can happen? It's a good opportunity to see the immortals' methods. You don't have to worry about it."

The chief eunuch immediately bowed his head and said, "I will obey your command."

There was no words to say that night.

On the second day, Wu Xianxiao and the other two got up early and practiced cultivation without mentioning meals. Around two o'clock in the afternoon, a pale light began to appear on the human skin invitation, and a path appeared on the invitation. Obviously, this was the guide to Guifan Tower.

The three of them looked at each other, and smiles appeared on their faces... ferocious smiles.

"Unfortunately, the power of the N5 bomb has been weakened too much. It can only destroy an area of ​​ square meters." Xu Shilan sighed.

Wu Xianxiao was speechless and said, "No, big sister, twenty square meters means completely blown up, not spreading everywhere, okay? And if it really is five thousand square meters, then wouldn't we be blown up too?"

Yamade said nothing as she began to hand out N5 bombs to the two men. They were thumb-sized metal beads, one, two, three... ten, twenty, thirty... one hundred, two hundred, three hundred...

In the end, each person had 5 bombs, a total of N bombs!

then……

"set off!"

(End of this chapter)