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"So you came to Shenzhou this time just to get back at Tang Taizong?"

Upon hearing this, Tamamonomae rolled her eyes and said:

"Do I look that narrow-minded?"

As someone who had once merged with Tamamonomae's soul, Kocho Shinobu knew Tamamonomae very well and naturally knew that Tamamonomae was not a narrow-minded person and that what she said just now was just a joke. After the joke, Kocho Shinobu finally expressed her true guess:

"The reason you are looking for Li Shimin should be related to the current situation in Shenzhou!"

Tamamonomae nodded and said:

"Although Li Shimin was the emperor chosen by the Taiqing Sect, he himself did not like the Taiqing Sect's practice of choosing an emperor on behalf of heaven, and he did not say a word about my method of interfering in government affairs by possessing the women in the harem. According to him, the fate of Shenzhou should be decided by the people of Shenzhou themselves, and we outsiders should not interfere."

Hearing Li Shimin's opinion, Kochi Ren nodded and said:

"On this point, I agree with the Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. The development of human civilization should follow the trajectory of history. Excessive interference of abnormal factors is not a good thing."

"That does make sense, but the key also depends on the current situation!" Tamamonomae sighed.

"Now China is surrounded by powerful countries and is in a precarious situation. Churches are sharpening their swords in the private sector, and Japanese pirates are eager to devour us. In such a critical situation, are we still going to do nothing? Although prosperity and decline are all predestined, can we, the cultivators who were born in China, really watch the Chinese civilization be destroyed?"

Hearing this, Butterfly remained silent.

It is true that the development of civilization has its own laws. But when it comes to a life-or-death situation, one should do whatever it takes. If there are still masters who have achieved immortality through corpse transformation in Shenzhou at this time, they should come out to help the country. If Shenzhou is destroyed and people just stay away from the world and don't care about the secular world, it would be too cruel!

At this time, Liu Yuxuan sneered:

"You are wrong. The Great Tang Emperor Taizong was not a recluse. The reason why our country has prospered in recent years and even wanted to conquer our Shenzhou is inseparable from his help."

Hearing Liu Yuxuan's words, Shinobu Kocho and Tamamonomae were both shocked.

"How is this possible? After all, he is the emperor of Shenzhou. Even if he really became an immortal and forgot all emotions, he would not help you, right?" Tamamonomae asked puzzledly.

"Nothing is impossible!" Liu Yuxuan said:

"Over the years, Xiaorizi has been ambitious and coveting Shenzhou is well known. For this reason, our Shenzhou Dao sect's senior masters have often gone to trouble Xiaorizi's top leaders. But the result is that after these masters enter Xiaorizi's territory, they often encounter all kinds of inexplicable things, and then die before they can achieve their goals, and die in a foreign country for no reason."

Zhao Shixia on the side also said:

"It would be fine if one or two people encountered such a thing, but every time our Taoist elders took action, it always ended in such a hasty manner. Such a strange result naturally aroused suspicion, and people thought it might be the work of the Louguan Dao of the Taiqing Sect in the past. That's why Junior Sister Liu searched in Zhongnan Mountain, and then followed the clues to the Western Regions, and found the mastermind behind all this."

The Demon Slayer world is different from the real world. In this world, the military power held by individuals is enough to influence the course of history. Apart from other things, the Demon Slayer Corps in the Demon Slayer world is a powerful force that can influence the political situation if it is placed in the real world. If the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps really carry out assassinations, there are really few high-ranking officials in reality who can prevent them.

Since the Demon Slayer Corps can have such strength, the masters of Shenzhou Daomen, which is stronger than the Demon Slayer Corps, can also influence the current situation. The reason why the top leaders of Xiaorizi have not been assassinated by Shenzhou Daomen and there is no relevant news is naturally not because Shenzhou Daomen is bloodless, but because the person who became an immortal after his corpse transformation protected the top leaders of Xiaorizi in the dark, allowing this country to conquer Shenzhou without restraint.

"Why did he do this?" Butterfly Shinobu asked puzzledly.

"We don't know this either." Zhao Shixia shook his head.

"Originally, after visiting the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, I was going to go to Kunlun Tianchi with Junior Sister Liu to ask this Taoist elder for clarification. But who would have thought that just as we were about to move forward, we encountered the church's attack on our Shenzhou Taoist sect. As a disciple of Maoshan, I had no choice but to give up the journey west and head south instead."

"So I had no choice but to draw a Zhuxian talisman for Sister Liu to use for self-defense before parting with her. Although this talisman is better than nothing for a person who has become an immortal through corpse transformation, it is also a token of my appreciation. I just hope that person will not make things too difficult for Sister Liu because of her status as a Taoist senior."

Liu Yuxuan, who was standing by, heard the worry in Zhao Shixia's words and comforted him:

"Brother Zhao, I am still facing my own emperor on this journey to the west, so there is no need to worry about my safety. You are going south this time, and you are facing the vampires of the church. Those monsters who call themselves apostles have sucked the blood of no less than a million people, and their magic power is incredible. Even if you are known as invincible, you still have to be careful."

The two of them comforted each other in this way, and then Master Zhao left the place and headed towards Tiannan.

Fushigawa Saneya, Beimingyu Xingmei, Zhang Taihua and Zhao Shixia left together, and they still had to travel together for a while. With them was Arisugawa Shusui, who was possessed by Tamamonomae and had no idea what had happened recently, so she cried and made a fuss after she recovered. It was only after Beimingyu Xingmei comforted her for a long time that she slowly recovered.

As for Tamamonomae himself, he possessed Shinobu Kocho and prepared to go with Liu Yuxuan to find the Emperor Taizong who became an immortal through his corpse transformation to find out the truth. Also from Shenzhou, Tamamonomae was very dissatisfied with what Li Shimin did. Even though he knew that he might not be Li Shimin's opponent, he was still ready to fight the only immortal in the world in Kunlun Mountain.

Shinobu Kocho was also very interested in the Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in Kunlun Tianchi. In addition, Tamamonomae also needed Shinobu Kocho's body to exert her full strength, so Shinobu Kocho bid farewell to Beimingyu Xingmei and others in Guanzhong, and together with Tamamonomae and Liu Yuxuan, she set out for the Western Regions.

The infrastructure of Shenzhou in this era was in a mess, not to mention the Western Region. In addition, the Western Region was already covered with yellow sand, extremely hot, with high mountains and long roads. It could be said to be one of the harshest areas in the world. Traveling in such an area naturally would not be fast.

In addition, the Western Regions were sparsely populated, and there were many bandits and horse thieves, making it extremely unstable. It took Shinobu Kou and Liu Yuxuan more than 20 days to reach the foot of the Tianchi Lake in the Kunlun Mountains. When they reached their destination, Shinobu Kou's clothes were already torn and tattered, and her originally smooth skin was also much drier.

But Hu Die Ren didn't really care about this. What really attracted her at the moment was the magnificent scenery of the Western Regions, especially the Kunlun Mountains that seemed like a fairyland.

Standing at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, Kochi Shinobu saw the distant peaks covered with snow and clouds, with the sky behind them. Pale snow gathered on the barren loess, and there were faint ripples in the heights. There was a howling of the wind in her ears, and the sound was like the screaming of a condor. As she got closer, she saw a clear and cold stream flowing down the mountain stream, like a white ribbon surrounding it, extending infinitely to the yellow sand in the distance.

Noticing that there seemed to be a lake formed by a volcanic eruption high up on the mountain, Kochi Ninja said:

"Is that where Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, is?"

Tamamonomae in Kocho Shinobu's body sensed the surroundings with the help of Kocho Shinobu's vision and said:

"Kunlun is located at a very high altitude, and the stars and sky here are much cleaner than anywhere else in the world. If Taiqing Sect disciples want to practice meditation, there is no better place than here. At least a thousand years ago, disciples of Louguan Sect came here to practice from time to time."

Liu Yuxuan also said:

"Not only thousands of years ago, but even now there are still many Taoist elders who are practicing in Kunlun Mountain. I have been traveling in the Western Regions for these years, thanks to the care of these elders."

"Then the cultivation of these seniors must be extraordinary!"

Feeling the harshness of the surrounding environment, Shinobu Kocho felt that anyone who could persist in practicing here for one or two years could be called a master.

"Of course it is amazing. In fact, I was able to detect Li Shimin's whereabouts thanks to the help of these seniors." Liu Yuxuan nodded and said:

"It's a pity that these seniors, in addition to practicing, also need to defend Shenzhou from the invasion of pagans. Otherwise, with the help of these seniors, our Taoist sect's chances of winning the battle with the church this time would be at least 30% higher."

Hearing that the Taoist masters who practiced here were actually fighting, Kocho Shinobu sighed again about the difficulties of the Shenzhou Taoist sect, and then asked in confusion:

"In addition to Taoism, isn't there also a Buddhist master in Shenzhou? Where are they?"

Hearing about Shenzhou Buddhism, Liu Yuxuan smiled disdainfully. Tamamonomae in Kocho Shinobu's body said with ridicule:

"The Buddhist sects in Shenzhou are all a bunch of monks who only care about food and drink. In addition to renting and collecting loans, they also bully men and women, rob houses, and so on. In addition, Buddhism is originally a foreign religion, and the country and the world have no weight in their hearts. So no matter how critical the situation in Shenzhou is, you will not see the figures of these monks. If not, why did Shenzhou repeatedly destroy Buddhism in history?"

After hearing Tamamonomae's disparaging remarks about monks, Shinobu Kocho finally understood what kind of people the Buddhist sect in Shenzhou was.

Obviously, the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism in the Demon Slayer world is like that between the frontier troops and the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River in the late Ming Dynasty. The frontier troops defended their country with their lives, but the result of their persistence was that they could not even meet the most basic military pay. The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were well-dressed and well-fed, but they were unwilling to do even such a small thing as paying taxes to the court.

As she said this, Kochi Ren and Liu Yuxuan first found a sheltered place at the foot of Kunlun Mountain to rest for a while. When the sun set into the Changhe River and the red clouds filled the sky, the two began to climb Kunlun Mountain.

According to Tamamonomae, the disciples of the Taiqing School like to climb the mountain at night to watch the stars, so it is most likely to find Li Shimin at Tianchi at night. So Kocho Shinobu followed Liu Yuxuan and walked towards the top of Kunlun Mountain.

As they walked, Liu Yuxuan introduced to Shinobu Kocho:

"The area around Kunlun Lake looks empty, but in fact, it is covered with a very mysterious formation. If you want to find that person, you need to find a way to break the formation in advance. However, this formation is based on the stars in the sky, combined with the celestial phenomena and topography. There are thousands of changes every day, which is really mysterious."

"I have been dealing with this formation for half a year, but I have not yet comprehended its mysteries. I thought that Senior Brother Zhao's cultivation was far superior to mine, and he should be able to break this formation. I didn't expect that Senior Brother Zhao didn't come with us this time, and I don't know if we can break the mystery of this formation."

Hearing the doubt in Liu Yuxuan's words, Tamamonomae in Kocho Shinobu smiled and said:

"If it were someone else, they would naturally not be able to break this formation. But I, Tamamonomae, have been dealing with Louguan Dao for countless years, and I have even possessed someone else to practice in Louguan Dao. No matter how mysterious Li Shimin's formation is, it can't be difficult for me!"

Hearing Tamamonomae's confidence in breaking the formation, Liu Yuxuan nodded slightly. He obviously felt that this formation could stop others, but it could not stop Tamamonomae who had thousands of years of cultivation.

What made Shinobu Kocho speechless was that when they just stepped into the formation, Tamamonomae whispered to Shinobu Kocho:

"Oh no, let's merge quickly! This formation has some tricks. Without Uchiha Izumi's computing power, I really can't break it!"

Chapter 156 The Root of China's Backwardness

Shinobu Kocho never expected that Tamamonomae would be slapped in the face so quickly. She was just boasting that the formation was not difficult for her, but she collapsed as soon as she entered the formation.

"You have practiced for thousands of years, but you can't even break a formation?"

Shinobu Kocho muttered this in her heart while observing the situation around her.

At this moment, she and Liu Yuxuan were standing on the Kunlun Mountain, surrounded by white snow and howling winds. Under the stars in the dark night, a few firefly-like spots of light were flying around, echoing with the stars in the sky, while also distorting time and space. Shinobu Kocho, who was in the second place, felt that everything she saw was distorted and abnormal.

"Do you think this formation is easy to break? Let me tell you, Li Shimin relied on the supreme power of the Corpse Reincarnation Immortal and his own thousand years of practice to not only distort time and space, but also change the rules of the surrounding world in a small range. Now this formation not only evolves the Zhoutian constellations, but also connects with the stars in the sky and the destiny of the world. It can have at least 72 changes in a breath."

"To break this formation, besides the simplest way of overcoming cleverness with force, the only way is to rely on powerful computing power to deduce the operation rules of the formation, calculate the 10 possible changes within 43200 minutes, and then find the only way up the mountain among more than changes."

At this point, Tamamonomae also sighed:

"This Li Shimin is indeed the destined wise ruler of the Louguan Dao in the past, and the most capable person among the hundreds of emperors in Shenzhou. I remember that a thousand years ago, his Taoism was not to this extent. Now that a thousand years have passed, I am afraid I am far from being his opponent!"

After hearing Tamamonomae's explanation, Kocho Shinobu also realized how difficult this formation was. She turned to follow the method of beheading the three corpses taught by Tamamonomae and merged Tamamonomae's soul with her again. After the fusion, Tamamonomae's memory and personality became inseparable from Kocho Shinobu's. Kocho Shinobu also used this to truly understand how profound and unfathomable the formation set up by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was in Tamamonomae's eyes.

Shinobu Kocho's eyes glowed pink, and the originally indifferent distortion around her instantly became obvious. In Shinobu Kocho's eyes at this moment, this formation was like the surging river surface, with many complex and changeable undercurrents inside. But at this moment, Shinobu Kocho and Liu Yuxuan were not riding a huge ship that could ride the wind and waves, but just a thin bamboo pole.

What Butterfly Shinobu had to do now was to calculate and figure out the changing tides of the river in the next ten minutes, so as to take advantage of the situation and avoid harm, and use a bamboo pole to send herself and Liu Yuxuan to the other side of the river. The difficulty was no less than crossing the Pacific Ocean with a washing machine, and one wrong step would lead to a complete failure.

However, this is a difficult problem for Tamamonomae and Kocho Shinobu, but it is not worth mentioning for Uchiha Izumi. At this time, the number of clones that Uchiha Izumi has merged has exceeded one million, and her own computing power can be said to be level 6 in the Magical Index world. With such computing power, it is not difficult to simulate the ecosystem of the earth, and this mere formation is not difficult for her at all.

In addition, Uchiha Izumi is an expert in time and space, and now Kocho Shinobu has obtained Tamamonomae's vast memories, so it is even easier for her to comprehend this formation. So Liu Yuxuan saw Kocho Shinobu looking around, then closed her eyes and thought for a while, and then said to herself:

"Follow me."

Liu Yuxuan did not question what she said, but just followed Shinobu Kocho obediently.

So, on the shining snow mountain, Kochi Ninja was seen stepping on strange steps, moving back and forth on the mountain. Liu Yuxuan, a Taoist disciple, followed Kochi Ninja's steps and began to analyze the mystery of Kochi Ninja's steps. She saw Kochi Ninja first take a Big Dipper Step, then a Tai Chi Yuzhen Step, and then a Wenwang Bagua Step...

Each step was a Taoist practice, with the distance and angle of each step just right. At the same time, as she stepped, Shinobu Kocho's breathing began to match her steps, and the stars in the sky seemed to gather around her because of Shinobu Kocho's steps and breathing.

Seeing this, both Liu Yuxuan and Kocho Shinobu felt something.

Especially since Kocho Shinobu had integrated Tamamonomae's memories at this time, she already had some understanding of the cultivation methods of Shenzhou Dao Sect. At this moment, combined with her own footwork and the breathing method she used subconsciously, Kocho Shinobu immediately understood:

It seems that this formation was not only used by Li Shimin to embarrass people, but he might also use it to select his successors and disciples.

Anyone who can pass the test of this formation will be able to achieve success in astrology, formation steps, breathing, etc. For example, Shinobu Kocho used this formation to reverse the practice of the Taiqing School, and restored the breathing method modified by Xu Fu from the Shenzhou breathing method to the Taiqing School's practice method.

Although this does not mean that her strength has greatly increased, there is obviously a lot of room for improvement for Shinobu Kocho in the future. In addition to Shinobu Kocho's original research, Shinobu Kocho is confident that she can transform the breathing method to be even more powerful. By then, not to mention herself, even the other pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps should be able to kill the upper ranks alone.

Thinking of this, Shinobu Kocho had already taken Liu Yuxuan through the cage and stepped into Lingxiao.

The air on the top of Kunlun Mountain was thin and the climate was extremely cold. Even the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps who had mastered the breathing technique would feel a little uncomfortable. There was also a clear spring on the top of the mountain, as smooth as a mirror. It was a volcano that erupted thousands of years ago in the Kunlun Mountains. After the volcano went out, the lava in the mountain was still boiling hot, so that the snow on the mountain had just melted into a lake.

The water of Tianchi Lake was cold and clear, reflecting the stars and the bright moon, blending in with the night. There was also a figure of about fifty years old beside Tianchi Lake. His hair and beard were half gray, and he was wearing coarse linen clothes. He looked extremely down and out. But this man had a handsome face and a cold temperament, which gave people a sense of immortality.

When they saw this person, Shinobu Kocho and Liu Yuxuan knew that this person should be the Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, who had become an immortal after his corpse was reincarnated.

Thinking of this, the two slowly walked towards the lake. They saw that the old man who looked like Li Shimin had a fishing rod in his hand. A silver-white silk line hung from the fishing rod. It did not sway under the strong wind of the snow mountain and fell straight into the water of Tianchi Lake. There were also thousands of stars rising and falling in the water of the lake touched by the dropped line. The surging starlight showed the various aspects of human life and the ups and downs of worldly affairs.

When Shinobu Kocho looked carefully, she saw that the reflection in one of the starlight fragments was exactly her own ending in the original work.

Looking at the fragments of herself injecting poison all over the body, and then allowing herself to be killed by Douma in a way of mutual destruction, thus greatly weakening the Upper Rank Two Douma, and finally being killed by Kanao Kurika and Inosuke Hashibira, Shinobu Kocho was shocked at the same time with emotion and Li Shimin's ability.

As the only corpse-released immortal in Shenzhou, he can actually deduce different parallel worlds and calculate the past and future like Uchiha Izumi. It should be noted that such a method is amazing even in many fantasy worlds. And Li Shimin in the Demon Slayer world can do this, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his cultivation is the best in the world.

Like Kocho Ren, Liu Yuxuan beside him also saw his past and future in the sparkling starlight. When the two of them shifted their attention from the tide of starlight fragments, it should be the figure of Li Shimin who said:

"Do you know why Shenzhou has fallen into its current situation?"

After hearing Li Shimin's question, Kohei Ren did not answer. After all, she was not from Shenzhou, and this question should be answered by Liu Yuxuan, who was from Shenzhou. So, Liu Yuxuan said:

"Because we ignored science and stuck in our ways."

"So why did I ignore science and stick to my old ways?"

"Because the Qing Dynasty took control of the Central Plains and closed the country to the outside world."

"If there had been no Qing dynasty, would we have ignored science and remained closed-minded?"

Hearing this question, Liu Yuxuan was stunned. After all, Liu Yuxuan was a Wudang disciple. When it came to Taoist cultivation methods, she naturally knew a lot about them. But when it came to the rise and fall of history, the reasons for prosperity and decline, she only knew a little bit.

At this time, Shinobu Kocho said:

"As far as I know, the attitude towards science and technology in the late Ming Dynasty was very open. Xu Guangqi, a minister of the Ming Dynasty, not only translated the Elements of Geometry, but also wrote many scientific books. The Ming emperor was also supportive of this. If the Manchus had not entered the country, and the Han people continued to dominate China, China's technology would not have been too backward."

After hearing Kocho Ren's explanation, Liu Yuxuan nodded slightly. In response, Li Shimin said disdainfully:

"Can Xu Guangqi prove that the Ming Dynasty was more open than the Qing Dynasty? It is important to know that it was not only the Ming Dynasty that had Xu Guangqi. The Qing Dynasty also had great mathematicians like Mei Wendi and Dai Zhen, and even female scientists like Wang Zhenyi. Which of these people was not the top figure of their time? Did they really change the Qing Dynasty's disdain for science?"

Not to mention Liu Yuxuan, even Shinobu Kocho was confused at this moment.

Although Shinobu Kocho now possesses the memories of Uchiha Izumi, Tamamonomae and many others, her understanding of Shenzhou's history is only superficial. It's OK for her to know Xu Guangqi, but she has never heard of Mei Wending and Dai Zhen.

Especially when she heard that there was a female scientist like Wang Zhenyi in the dark and corrupt Qing Dynasty, Hudie Shinobu subconsciously looked at Liu Yuxuan beside her. They both saw surprise in each other's eyes, because this was too different from the conservative and backward Qing Dynasty in their minds.

"The rulers of the Qing Dynasty did reject science, but no matter how much they rejected it, the Qing Dynasty was just a feudal dynasty with very limited control over the grassroots. Especially in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, when the Qing Dynasty's rule gradually became corrupt, various scientific researches among the people of the Qing Dynasty never stopped. It was not as closed-door and self-contained as people imagined."

On the quiet mountain peak, the smooth surface of Tianchi Lake reflects Li Shimin's stern face.

He looked at the ups and downs of the world in the pool and analyzed calmly:

"What really hinders China's development and puts China in danger of extinction today is never the rulers of one or two dynasties. In the early days of a dynasty, it was able to rely on cruel means to maintain high-pressure rule, but once a dynasty lasts for a hundred years, the power of the people will once again become the mainstream of the times."

"In the final analysis, Shenzhou's biggest problem has never been at the top, but at the people. Not in the court, but in the underworld!"

As he spoke, Li Shimin swung the fishing rod in his hand, and a shabby school appeared in front of them. This is a private primary school in a rural area of Shenzhou, and all the students there are poor children. The idealistic teacher wore shabby clothes and wrote words on the podium with limestone, and the children below were eager to learn.

Although everything was very simple, Shinobu Kocho and Liu Yuxuan saw the future of Shenzhou from it.

Just as the two were thinking this, a pile of stones and garbage suddenly fell into the already dilapidated classroom. Then, a group of well-dressed country gentlemen rushed in and beat up the poor teacher. Afterwards, regardless of the teacher's dissuasion, they forced the children back home and let them continue to work on the farm with their parents for a living.

"Now that the Qing dynasty has been destroyed for many years, the importance of scientific knowledge is well known in China. But even so, such incidents of smashing and destroying new-style schools still happen from time to time in China. Even after the demise of the feudal monarchy, it is conceivable how terrible the suppression of scientific knowledge by various gentry in China was before the demise." Li Shimin said: