Loan Wusheng

At the summit of Mount Taixu, the sea of ​​clouds surged, and the rosy clouds shone like ribbons.

Zheng Jun stood with his hands behind his back on the Cloud Sea Stone, his robes fluttering in the wind. Behind him, the light wheels of the ten Dharma images slowly rotated, weaving into a chaotic star map that reflected all the phenomena of the heavens.

Zheng Jun raised his eyes and looked at the Xuanqiong Yuxiao True Lord opposite him. He saw that the man was surrounded by pure energy, and the light of the glass sword was hidden in his sleeve, like a galaxy falling down, with its sharpness concealed.

Having reached a consensus, the two naturally engaged in some polite but insincere exchanges and a discussion.

They discussed how to break through to the 'Dao Master' realm.

"Fellow Daoist Yuxiao,"

Zheng Jun spoke, his voice like a clear spring striking a stone, unhurried and deliberate: "The realm of 'Dao Lord' transcends all laws, yet encompasses all laws. What is your opinion?"

Xuanqiong Yuxiao Zhenjun smiled slightly, lightly tapped the void with his fingertips, and instantly the clouds condensed, turning into countless Dao patterns. He said calmly, "The Dao Master is not one who stands above all Daos, but one who is in harmony with the Dao, like a river flowing into the sea, returning to one's original nature."

Zheng Jun nodded, his sleeves fluttering slightly. The sea of ​​clouds beneath his feet suddenly churned, transforming into yin and yang energies that swirled upwards. He opened his mouth and asked, "If that's the case, in the realm of Dao Lord, is there still a distinction between 'I' and 'Dao'?"

Xuanqiong Yuxiao Zhenjun's eyes flickered slightly, as if sword intent flowed within them, but then returned to calm. He raised his hand and drew out an invisible sword from the clouds, which hovered in front of him.

"The Dao Lord is without self, and without the Dao." True Lord Xuanqiong Yuxiao said slowly, "Just like this sword, its sharpness is hidden in the formless, yet it can cut through all the shackles of laws."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jun laughed loudly, and the star map behind him suddenly expanded, transforming into an endless galaxy, facing off against the sword intent of True Monarch Yuxiao.

"Wonderful!" Zheng Jun exclaimed. "It seems that our paths, though different, lead to the same destination."

Yu Xiao Zhenjun also revealed a slight smile, the light of the glass sword in his sleeve disappeared, and the sea of ​​clouds returned to calm.

At the summit, the two stood silently, with only the Daoist aura flowing between them, like the first gentle breeze at the beginning of time, silent yet all-encompassing.

Ten days later, the Taoist aura on Mount Taixu stretched out continuously, like a celestial river falling down, cleansing all directions.

The two most powerful cultivators in the Three Realms are discussing the Dao here, and every word and every method they use is in accordance with the Dao of Heaven.

At the foot of the mountain, thousands of cultivators held their breath and focused their minds. Even if they only caught a wisp of the aftershock of the Dao, it was as if they had been enlightened and their minds were clear.

In just over ten days, it was equivalent to the hard work of an ordinary cultivator for ten years.

More than ten days later, a streak of blue light suddenly appeared on the summit of Mount Taixu, like a shooting star streaking across the sea of ​​clouds, disappearing in an instant.

The streak of light, cold as frost, tore through the sky and vanished into the vast天地 (heaven and earth) beyond the boundary in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace.

Xuanqiong Yuxiao Zhenjun stood silently atop the sea of ​​clouds, his glazed sword robe fluttering without wind.

He watched the azure rainbow that pierced the heavens and earth gradually disappear into the distance, and a faint, elusive smile suddenly appeared on his lips. With a wave of his hand, the clouds that had just been torn apart by the escape light quietly healed.

This exchange was very fruitful.

but,
We can't believe everything we hear.

Who knows if Zheng Jun deliberately sabotaged this?
Just like when I was telling this story, I deliberately made a few minor mistakes in my insights...

Judging from his own experience, Zheng Jun must have done the same thing.

Therefore, you need to investigate carefully on your own.

I hope I'm just being cynical and judging others by my own standards.

"..."

For Zheng Jun, this trip was also very rewarding.

Zheng Jun's gains were even greater than those of Xuanqiong Yuxiao Zhenjun.

After all, compared to Zheng Jun's less than two hundred years of life, Xuanqiong Yuxiao Zhenjun is already over a thousand years old. Naturally, he has more cultivation experience than Zheng Jun and is relatively more experienced.

Zheng Jun, who possesses the 'Great Dao Martial Arts Manual,' also has the purest martial arts methods. The exchange between the two can be described as a mutually beneficial exchange.

Zheng Jun didn't take the small landmines planted by Xuanqiong Yuxiao Zhenjun seriously at all. After all, with the 'Great Dao Martial Book', he wouldn't step on any landmines. The 'Great Dao Martial Book' had already marked them for him, so Zheng Jun was already very familiar with the small problems set up by Xuanqiong Yuxiao Zhenjun.

Hopefully, True Lord Xuanqiong Yuxiao is also fully aware of the questions he set.

Zheng Jun thought to himself: Under these circumstances, how could Zheng Jun not secretly sabotage things?

We're all in the same boat.

Suppressing his thoughts, Zheng Jun activated his true essence and sped rapidly towards the Yanfu Realm.

Zheng Jun transformed into a streak of azure light, speeding through the vast and boundless outer heavens.

The once brilliant starlight around us was now dim and covered in dust. The turbulent void that had flowed quietly since time immemorial was now stirred up by an invisible hand, surging with unnatural ripples.

Zheng Jun's brows furrowed suddenly, and a bluish light flashed between his eyebrows.

In an instant, a vast divine thought surged forth like a bursting dam, instantly enveloping the entire void within a radius of ten thousand miles.

After probing with his divine sense, the speeding azure escape light suddenly froze, Zheng Jun abruptly stopped, and the azure light in his eyes surged.

Zheng Jun's gaze was like lightning, piercing through layers of void and mist. He saw countless black shadows writhing and surging in the boundless darkness ahead, densely packed together, like a boiling black ocean.

These dark figures intertwined and surged, causing even the void to tremble wherever they passed, actually carving out a twisted passage in the chaos!

The creatures were bizarre, twisted and ferocious in appearance. Some resembled giant whales, others centipedes, and there were also many humanoid void creatures that Zheng Jun had seen before.

Without exception, all of these beings are comparable to a Core Formation Martial Saint.

Although they appear numerous, like a vast ocean, their actual number is only a little over a thousand.

But that's scary enough.

Even if all the Yuan Dan-level combat forces currently existing in the Three Realms were combined, they would still be no more than this.

In fact, it is even worse.

Among them were several void creatures comparable to Dharma forms, wandering aimlessly.

"Something's not right."

Zheng Jun muttered to himself, a wisp of blue light gathering at his fingertips, silently intercepting a lone void worm.

The insect-beast struggled and hissed, its mind filled with fear and madness, vaguely conveying a cryptic message.

“Escape…we must escape…He has awakened…”

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jun was surprised.

What woke up?
Why run away?
What could possibly be the source of such terror in these void creatures?
Faced with this situation, Zheng Jun also took it quite seriously.

After all, the outer void is the most mysterious existence.

Even a powerful Dao Lord, possessing endless years, will perish in this outer void.

If something really does awaken, wouldn't our current situation be very bad?

"Why do I always seem to run into all sorts of troubles?"

Zheng Jun sighed, genuinely feeling somewhat annoyed, and then wanted to continue investigating.

However, these void creatures are all of low intelligence. Even the void creatures that are comparable to the Dharma Aspect are only slightly more intelligent than these void worms.

However, Zheng Jun still managed to capture a void creature comparable to a Dharma Aspect and used it for investigation.

The results were not many.

They only learned more details, discovering that an extremely terrifying being had awakened from a great distance. These void creatures wandering around sensed this aura and instinctively began to scatter and flee. "This is truly a momentous event."

Zheng Jun casually parted the void creature, and the always warlike void creature did not continue to breathe on Zheng Jun, but continued to plunge into the black torrent, swimming with the other void creatures.

They had no intention of invading the three realms of Yanfu, Luotian, and Xuanhuang, and Zheng Jun naturally had no intention of stopping them.

"A storm is coming."

Zheng Jun let out a breath; he didn't have much energy left to care about what was happening in the outermost realms.

After all, this is unavoidable no matter what, unless one is willing to abandon the world of mortals and become a void creature wandering in the void.

What I need to do now is to do my best to repay the demands of the 'All Beings Endure' Dharma Image, to make the ten Dharma Images merge into one, and then break through to the 'Dao Lord' realm, and then strike Xuanqiong Yuxiao True Monarch.

what?
Isn't it about signing a peace agreement and going through the 'non-aggression' phase with True Lord Xuanqiong Yuxiao?

Just kidding, buddy, this is the Daoist Master Competition.

Let's see who breaks through to the 'Dao Lord' level first.

The winner takes all, the slow ones die.

This Dharma image of 'forbearance for all beings' is quite interesting.

The repayment requirement of this Dharma image is that Zheng Jun must walk among the mortals without using any true essence or great power, like an ascetic monk, overcoming hardships and dangers, and witnessing all aspects of the mortal world before he can repay the debt.

Zheng Jun felt quite relieved about this, but he needed to deal with the events that had occurred in the Yama Realm during the decades he had been missing.

Zheng Jun transformed into a blue beam of light, traversed the void, and finally descended upon the Yama Realm.

He concealed his Daoist aura and stepped into the capital like an ordinary person, without alerting any martial artists.

However, news of the emperor's return spread like wildfire throughout the court and the country.

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty!"

"..."

The ministers were filled with trepidation upon Zheng Jun's return and rushed to pay their respects, especially the Grand Secretary Lu Chengbi.

Lu Chengbi, now with graying temples, is a martial artist at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Realm. He has served as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet for many years and looks refined and gentle, showing none of the charisma he had when he fought alongside the army. When he met Zheng Jun, he shouted "Long live the Emperor!" and prostrated himself to beg for forgiveness.

Zheng Jun simply grunted in response before asking, "How has the Liu family been dealt with?"

The Liu family of Pingzhou were the main force behind this rebellion.

Naturally, we should handle this with peace of mind.

Upon hearing this, Lu Chengbi pressed his forehead to the ground, his voice respectful and cautious: "Your Majesty, although the Liu family of Pingzhou was the mastermind, after my thorough investigation, I have found that several collateral branches of their clan did not participate in the rebellion."

"The factions of Liu Wenhuan and Liu Mingyuan were particularly noteworthy. Not only did they not collude with the rebels, but they also secretly sent secret messages to the court when the incident occurred, helping our army to deploy defenses in advance and intercept the rebels' supplies at three locations."

After speaking, Lu Chengbi paused briefly, then took out a scroll of silk from his sleeve and held it high above his head: "The original copies of the 'Memorial to the Throne' written by these two men, along with their secret letters, are all here. Every word is written in blood and tears..."

“He shall be pardoned and, according to his merits, be granted a noble title and rewarded accordingly.”

Before Lu Chengbi could finish speaking, Zheng Jun interrupted him.

For Zheng Jun, this was not a big deal; he only needed to show his face to prove that he was not dead.

"His Majesty."

Seeing Zheng Jun's calm expression, Lu Chengbi changed the subject and lowered his voice, saying, "According to the Liu clan members, the rebel leader Liu An has been living in seclusion on the summit of the snow-capped mountains for many years. Just before the uprising, he left a secret message for the core members of the clan: if they were to fail this time, they could climb the snow-capped peak. The revival of the Liu Xia dynasty will begin from here."

"Oh?"

Zheng Jun was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, then nodded and said, "I will go and take a look. Your cabinet can continue to assist in governing. If there is anything, let Zhuohuang handle it."

After saying that, Zheng Jun disappeared from Lu Chengbi's sight.

Come in a hurry, go in a hurry.

From the moment this great Han emperor returned to his loyal capital to his departure, only a few incense sticks' worth of time passed.

Lu Chengbi opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

Because the person has already left.

……

Zheng Jun's figure solidified on the snow-capped peak, his boots shattering millennia-old ice crystals. He stood with his hands behind his back, his divine sense flowing like an invisible tide across the continuous snow-capped mountains, every bit of cold air between the rock crevices appearing clearly in his sea of ​​consciousness.

The Liu family of Pingzhou are descendants of the ancient Xia dynasty royal family.

Previously, it was kept secret and not very clear.

After becoming emperor, Zheng Jun was naturally able to mobilize the entire country. Of course, he knew that the Liu family of Pingzhou were descendants of the eldest son of Emperor Xia Shizu, the King of Jin, and that Liu An was also a genius who had advanced to the Yuan Dan realm in less than a hundred years of cultivation. Before starting his rebellion, he left behind this sentence.

This suggests that there may indeed be treasures from the ancient Xia dynasty hidden within these snow-capped mountains.

Zheng Jun is now free of any taboos, so if there are any treasures from the ancient Xia Dynasty, it would naturally be worthwhile for him to come here to see them.

"They certainly know how to pick a location."

Zheng Jun let out a breath. Deep within this snow-capped mountain, known locally as 'Tianzhan Peak,' lay a twisted node that even his divine sense had to deliberately search for to discover.

It's like a passage torn open by void creatures in chaos, only a million times smaller.

Zheng Jun pointed his fingers together like a sword, activated the 'Sword Divine Power' technique, and blue light burst forth from his fingertips.

The snow curtain three zhang in front of them suddenly caved in, revealing a constantly rotating, dark blue vortex.

A patch of snow drifted at the center of the vortex, yet defied logic and remained motionless amidst the blizzard.

"Void interlayer?"

Zheng Jun raised an eyebrow.

This ingenious structure was not something Liu An could have arranged; it seemed more like the method of a Dharma Image, and one that was proficient in the art of emptiness.

As Zheng Jun stepped into the vortex, the halo of ten Dharma images automatically appeared behind him the instant he entered.

However, the spatial turbulence that Zheng Jun had anticipated did not appear. Instead, it felt like stepping into a mirror chamber meticulously prepared by some powerful being.

The surrounding ice walls were as smooth as a mirror, reflecting countless figures of Zheng Jun, stretching layer upon layer into the depths of darkness.

At the far end of the mirror room, a sheet of paper shimmering with an ethereal light floats in mid-air.

The light was not static, but flowed like a living thing, projecting ever-changing patterns and revealing runes on the ice surface.

Upon seeing this thing, Zheng Jun was taken aback.

I was incredibly surprised!

The object before him was extremely similar to the 'Great Dao Martial Book' in his Qi Sea!
They are extremely similar, but their core is completely different, just like the yin and yang sides of the same thing.

The Great Dao Martial Arts Manual belongs to the Yang aspect.

The page in front of them, radiating a void-like black light, was the yin side! (End of Chapter)