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Then came the bad news—

——After Liu Bowen died of illness, Master Zhang Daoye disappeared in the 26th year of Hongwu. The spiritual practice community in the Central Plains had not yet recovered from the script of the dragon vein being cut and the decline of spiritual energy. He encountered the Ming Taizong (changed to Chengzu during the Jiajing period) who took his nephew's position and ordered the compilation of the Yongle Encyclopedia with the purpose of "all the books of classics, history, and hundreds of schools of thought since the inscription of characters, as well as the words on astronomy, geography, yin and yang, medicine, divination, monks, and skills, to be compiled into one book."

"..."

Xia Yan was speechless.

Well, he could already figure out what would happen next.

"Should I say that Zhu Yuanzhang himself was ruthless, or should I say that his fourth son was even more ruthless than his father?"

Xia Yan recalled the abstract of Jiajing and suddenly felt a toothache. It turned out that in this "copy" world, Emperor Wanshou's desire to cultivate Taoism and become an immortal was not a fantasy, but a family tradition!

If the dragon vein of the Central Plains had not been cut, and in order to avoid a reversal in the future, no one knows the specific location of the formation ceremony that was suspected to have been jointly arranged by Zhang Laodao and Liu Bowen after the dragon vein was cut, and all the sects in the Central Plains, including the Ming Dynasty, have no relevant records left or have all been erased... It is possible that Emperor Wanshou can really make a name for himself by taking drugs and spending money.

After all, Zhu Laosi was too ruthless. His father, Zhu Yuanzhang, had left some hope for the various sects in the Central Plains. He directly eliminated the future troubles and dealt a more fatal blow to the extraordinary level of the entire Central Plains.

"When the Zhu family is an emperor, he is truly wise and powerful, but when he is not a human being, he is truly not a human being!"

Xia Yan sighed helplessly and let go of several Penglai elders who had lost their master's core inheritance and their ancestral magic weapons. They could only use their meager cultivation to refine some magic tools similar to magic rituals to support the situation.

Then, with the help of Irena, he searched the entire Penglai Pavilion thoroughly before he gave up.

But before leaving, Xia Yan found a "treasure" in Penglai Pavilion that the old Zhu emperor failed to take away.

After having Irena set up a barrier to drive away the intruders, he entered the Dragon King Palace in Penglai Pavilion. He looked at the golden statue of the East China Sea Dragon King on the shrine high on the palace platform, and the eight officials standing on each side: Patrol Yaksha, Clairvoyant, Lightning Mother, Thunder God, Fisherman, Wind Ear, Wind Po, and Rain God. He said to the spirit of the Great Holy Grail:

"how?"

"Master, as you expected, the information you can gather here is far greater than in your original world."

There was a hint of surprise in the voice of the weapon spirit, Yustisa.

"Furthermore, perhaps because it's only been over a century since the Age of Gods in this land, even though the ether concentration in the environment has dropped significantly, the function of the [Great Holy Grail] still retrieved a concept crystal similar to a phantom from the divine elephant before us."

"As expected, the divine entity known as the East Sea Dragon King has departed this world. However, the concept crystallization known as the 'East Sea Dragon King' has given rise to a corresponding fictional entity through the long-term transmission of myths and legends that served as its foundation..."

"Omitting those mystical terms, to put it simply, there's no real East Sea Dragon King in this 'copy' world, but the incense and mental power dedicated to the East Sea Dragon King have still created a conceptual crystallization of the 'East Sea Dragon King'..."

Xia Yan said quietly:

"...But the ether concentration in the Central Plains environment is no longer sufficient to support the materialization of such a concept. This 'copy' world also lacks a quantum recorder. This 'phantom spirit - the Dragon King of the East China Sea' can only be gathered in this clay puppet, unable to leave and without a self, right?!"

'Yes. ’

"Well, it seems that in this 'copy' world, there should be quite a few similar concept crystals. You should be able to save all these 'phantoms' into the [Great Holy Grail] in addition to recording the information?"

"It's a piece of cake, Master."

The weapon spirit, Justissa, smiled and said:

"Referring to the Holy Grail War you participated in previously, the [Great Holy Grail] can not only preserve and record these conceptual crystals, but can also simultaneously maintain the presence of 14 Phantom Servants... The only drawback may be that without the Throne of Heroes, the summoned Phantom Servants cannot possess true selves and personalities."

“But that’s not really a bad thing.”

As Xia Yan spoke, he concentrated his attention and opened the magic weapon page with his mind. His eyes fell on the pattern of a magic weapon, and then he summoned the magic weapon.

[Magic Weapon: Conceptual Gift-God Whip]

The next moment, a hard whip with twenty-one sections and a wooden brown color, with red silk, green tassels and golden bells tied to the handle, appeared in his hand.

After injecting magic power, Xia Yan immediately sensed that something special had become active inside the wooden whip and established a connection channel with his spirit, intention and thoughts.

Then he looked up at the golden statue of the East China Sea Dragon King in front of him.

"In that case, no matter what happens next, I will go to see the Wanshou Emperor..."

Xia Yan suddenly laughed.

"...My request isn't very good either. I don't dare to expect the same treatment as Jiang Taigong. At least I need a position and status as a Daoluo official."

After the [Great Holy Grail] collected all the information about the East China Sea Dragon King and saved and recorded the concept crystallization of 'Phantom-East China Sea Dragon King' in the [Great Holy Grail], Xia Yan turned around and walked out of the Dragon King Palace, and visited the other halls in Penglai Pavilion one after another. Only then did he let Irena remove the barrier and left Penglai Pavilion on his sword.

Afterwards, Xia Yan flew towards Shuntian Prefecture (Beijing). Along the way, whenever he passed a county town large enough, he would stop at the local Taoist temple. He walked and stopped like this until he reached the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Then, after looking down at the Forbidden City from the air for a while, he flew down on his sword and landed in the palace west of the inner court of the Forbidden City. In front of many imperial guards, palace maids, eunuchs and some palace masters, he walked into the Yongshou Palace as if no one was around... Oh, it should be called the Yude Palace at that time.

In short, Xia Yan arrived in front of Emperor Wanshou's residence, calmly removed the illusion that concealed his figure, raised his hand and knocked on the door of the main hall.

Then, to the astonishment of the master, servants, and eunuchs in the house, he smiled kindly, clasped his hands together, and said:

"I am from the Great Tang of the East, ahem... Taoist Qingyun Wuming. I have come to visit Taoist Fellow Zhu Houcong, the True Lord of the Thunder Yuanyang Miaoyi Feixuan of the Lingxiao Shangqing Sect, and ask to borrow the official seal of the Daolu Division."

Then, without saying any more nonsense, before the surrounding palace guards could react, he summoned the [Sword of Promised Victory] and performed the [Thousand Edges of the Universe] sword technique. In an instant, hundreds of green sword shadows appeared and blocked the entire main hall. Except for Zhu Yuanyu, who had not yet conferred the Taoist title of Emperor Wanshou on himself, everyone in the room, whether they were eunuchs, palace maids, or palace guards, were blocked in front of them by the flying sword shadows condensed by magic power.

Then, under the threat of the sharp sword energy and the cold sword intent, everyone in the room froze in place. Even Zhu Yuanyu, who was obsessed with seeking immortality and practicing Taoism, was sweating profusely. He looked like Ye Gong, who was so scared that he actually saw a dragon.

Xia Yan didn't take this seriously and walked past the eunuchs, palace maids, and palace guards. He approached the future Wanshou Emperor, now Feixuan Zhenjun, and asked in a calm tone:

"Fellow Daoist, could you please do me a favor?!"

"I, I, I..."

Zhu Yuanyu's eyes widened, his mouth opened in sweat, and his gaze swept across the hundreds of green sword shadows. The expression on his face changed from pale with fear to a rosy red with enthusiasm, and he said incoherently:

“…You, you, no, you, you are…”

"Fellow Daoist, I only wish to borrow the official seal of the Daolu Division. It won't be long, just three years. If you can allow me to be in charge of conferring titles upon all the gods within the Daming realm, that would be even better."

Facing Zhu Yuanyu's excited expression, Xia Yan said with a smile:

"Of course, I wouldn't borrow your things for no reason... I know exactly what you want... I can also offer you an opportunity... Fellow Taoist Zhu Houcong, the True Lord Feixuan, what do you think?"

(PS: I haven't sent it yet, it's just that my personal condition is not very good. I can only say that once I am dead, I will always be dead... (＞人＜；) I'm sorry... There shouldn't be any problems after this. The update has been adjusted back to before 12 o'clock. I have finally passed this stage where I was a little stuck. I should be able to update normally tomorrow, probably~orz)

The third instance: 93. The Taoist priest’s job is to rebel and trick the emperor into committing suicide (4k+)

Anyone who has watched the TV series "The Ming Dynasty 1566" should be impressed by Mr. Chen's role as Jiajing, especially those classic lines and famous scenes. In addition, the series of imperial schemes and political tactics displayed throughout the play have made the image of the longest-serving emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty vivid and complex.

However, the Jiajing in the play is ultimately an emperor who is about to reach the end of his reign. The whole play focuses on describing the political struggles and social changes in the late Ming Dynasty Jiajing period from beginning to end. As for the absurd fact that Jiajing is obsessed with cultivating immortals and seeking the Tao, it is just the introduction and farce of the story.

No matter the actors or the screenwriter, it is impossible to really portray the Jiajing Emperor - Zhu Houcong, also known as Yuanyu, who was unwilling to give up the power in his hands but wanted to cultivate immortality and become an immortal.

After all, if you have never sat in that position, have never experienced the feeling of holding great power, having a single word decide the livelihoods of thousands of ordinary people, and having a single thought make all civil and military officials terrified and fearful, it is impossible to imagine how obsessed an emperor who holds real power can be in pursuing the illusory goal of cultivating immortality.

What's more, at this time, it is not yet the 39th to 45th year of Jiajing in the plot of "The Ming Dynasty 1566". It has not been long since the Renyin Palace Change, and it has not been long since Zhu Yuanyu neglected his duties and indulged in cultivating immortals and stopped attending court for a few years.

Moreover, in this "copy" world, cultivating immortality is not completely unrealistic.

Even if the dragon veins were cut and the spiritual energy was exhausted, powerful cultivators and big monsters disappeared or left, and the entire Central Plains quickly transitioned from cultivating immortals to the low-level martial arts world, considering that the extraordinary people in the Inuyasha world had already become extinct in 1996, if the general trend remains unchanged in the future, even the martial arts world may disappear and make way for the era of mortals.

But Zhu Yuanyu had no idea of ​​the future trend, just like the entire Ming Dynasty did not think that a hundred years later, the Ming Dynasty would eventually perish due to the Jurchens invading the Pass... In fact, Nurhaci had to wait until the Wanli period to unify the Jurchen tribes, and at this point in the Jiajing period, the Jurchen tribes outside the Pass were still in a tribal melee stage where they fought each other to the death and killed each other's families. At this time, saying that the Jurchens would go south and seize the pass to rule the Central Plains a hundred years later would probably be regarded as madness by others.

Therefore, with the "family teachings" left by Zhu Laosi in the book, Zhu Yuanyu really knew that in this world one could cultivate immortality and become a god, and he was really obsessed with it.

How crazy is it?

The entire Ming Dynasty was just a tool for him to make money.

The reason for accumulating wealth is to cultivate immortality.

The more difficult it is to cultivate immortality, the more he will try to make money. As long as there is no chaos in the world that affects his cultivation, he will never stop. In any case, the blame will be borne by the ministers and factions in the court.

Or when there is no possibility.

And when there is hope of cultivating immortality through cultivation.

Xia Yan witnessed with his own eyes just how crazy an emperor who held real power could be.

No matter how you look at it, his previous behavior was a threat of force and a contempt for the imperial power.

But when Zhu Yuanyu realized that the methods Xia Yan displayed were not some tricks of the underworld, nor some martial arts techniques, but the genuine methods of the sword immortal.

"Master, you, you can really make me, I... no, I..."

Ignoring the eunuchs, palace maids and palace guards who were being pointed at by the flying sword phantoms, Zhu Yuanyu took a step forward with his face flushed with excitement, looking at Xia Yan with fanatical eyes, as if he would not mind selling his dick as long as Xia Yan nodded.

"Fellow Daoist, you should know that ever since Liu Bowen cut the dragon vein, the Central Plains has been doomed to be depleted of spiritual energy. In the past, great cultivators and great demons who did not leave Shenzhou and travel far away were doomed to die. However, everything has its ups and downs. The current inability to cultivate and achieve immortality is only due to the depletion of spiritual energy. The main reason is that the mainstream cultivation methods in Shenzhou in the past were mostly human immortals and earth immortals."

Xia Yan used a meaningful tone to keep Zhu Yuanyu in suspense.

"Fellow Daoist, you should know about the Five Immortals of Taoism?"

"I know, I, no, I know."

"Then, fellow Daoist, do you know that the depletion of spiritual energy is a major trend? The reason Liu Bowen was able to sever the dragon vein was because he somehow complied with the Way of Heaven. Therefore, Heaven was using Liu Bowen to ban all methods and sever immortality. However, there are fifty great ways, forty-nine of which are derived from Heaven, and one of which is hidden from human beings. The ways of celestial and divine immortals cannot but manifest themselves in the human world, while the ways of human and earthly immortals have been abandoned by Heaven... But there is still one immortal way that still has a glimmer of hope."

In Xia Yan's view, whether it was Liu Bowen severing the dragon vein and cutting off the spiritual energy, causing the extraordinary level of the entire Central Plains to plummet to the bottom, or the extinction of the extraordinary in 1996 hundreds of years later, it was equivalent to the departure of the Age of Gods in the Type-Moon world, causing the mystery of the Age of Gods and the magic built on this basis to be completely invalidated.

Liu Bowen's severing of the dragon vein only allowed the Central Plains to enter the next version ahead of time. As long as the various schools and sects in the Central Plains do not cling to the ancestral secrets that can no longer be practiced, and work hard to innovate and adapt to the new era, just like the modern magicians in the Type-Moon world, not everyone is obsessed with the glory of the distant past. Although there is a group of rubbish like the Clock Tower, the innovative Atlas Academy can still be very capable.

Similarly, when the global ether (spiritual energy) concentration also declines in line with the historical trend, the Chinese cultivation world, which has already created and popularized new methods, will naturally be able to rise again.

But it doesn't mean that the old law has come to an end. Just like the mystery of the Age of Gods in the Type-Moon world, the clock tower is useless and cannot be preserved, but it can be practiced in the Wandering Sea. And in this "copy" world, as long as you refer to the clay puppets and statues in Penglai Pavilion, they can rely on incense and mental power to gather the concept of gods, you can guess why the old law has a glimmer of hope in the new era.

Of course, if the old laws cannot seize this glimmer of hope, and the various schools and factions in China stubbornly cling to the immutability of their ancestors' laws and are unwilling to innovate and adapt to the next era by creating and popularizing new laws in advance... then they will regrettably be ruthlessly crushed by the wheels of history, and those who originally escaped will only become "the swallows in the courtyard of the Wang and Xie families in the old days will fly into the homes of ordinary people."

"Therefore, in this world and in the future, either generations will continue to create new laws, or there will only be one choice left, and that is—"

Xia Yan stretched out his voice, and while Zhu Yuanyu was impatient, he said slowly:

"—Practicing the way of ghost immortals, one must keep their consciousness within, their single-minded focus unwavering. Within this state of concentration, a Yin spirit emerges. With this single-minded Yin spirit unwavering, one transforms into a ghost immortal, consuming sacrificial offerings. Complete preparations are made during one's lifetime, seeking immortality a hundred years later."

"Ghost, ghost fairy?"

Zhu Yuanyu opened his mouth wide.

"Yes, this is the only ray of hope for the old law... Master Feixuan, don't underestimate this path. Consider that among those who have been deified after death throughout history, those who have achieved the highest level of achievement in mortal worship can be called emperors."

Xia Yan said patiently:

"You must know that the most important affairs of a nation lie in sacrifice and war... and fellow Daoist possesses advantages in these areas that others cannot match."

Zhu Yuanyu was stunned for a moment, and then he was enlightened. He shuddered and became extremely excited. Regardless of his status as the emperor, he suddenly bowed to Xia Yan.

"Please teach me, Immortal."

"Don't worry, don't worry, Fellow Daoist Zhu Houcong, the True Lord Feixuan, you are simply blinded by a single leaf and don't realize that you have already reached this point. Let me explain slowly..."

Xia Yan smiled brilliantly and glanced at Irena, who had used illusion to hide her figure, without having to continue using mental suggestion magic in secret. He took the initiative and took the crazy person who was obsessed with cultivating immortals in front of him to sit down at the kang table and have a long talk with him.

During this process, he did not remove the flying sword phantom created by [Thousand Swords of the Universe], and released the eunuchs, palace maids and palace guards in the house. Zhu Yuanyu seemed not to have seen this scene and did not care about the safety and life of his slaves and guards at all.

We talked like this for several hours.

Xia Yan pretended to remember something slowly and waved his hand to disperse the sword technique of [Thousand Swords of the Universe]. When the hundreds of flying sword shadows disappeared, the eunuchs and palace maids with the weakest physical strength almost all collapsed to the ground at once. Only the palace guards who had practiced martial arts and had internal strength could still stand.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanyu, who had listened to Xia Yan's explanation of the ways of ghost immortals and how to eat sacrificial incense for several hours, looked a little dissatisfied. He suddenly felt embarrassed in front of the "immortal master" who called him a Taoist friend, and his face immediately turned cold.

"A bunch of rubbish, get out of here!"

After sending away the eunuchs, palace maids and palace guards, he asked other eunuchs, palace maids and palace guards who had been waiting outside the house for a long time to take over their shift, and continued to ask Xia Yan for advice on the practice of ghost immortals with undiminished interest.

Until the dawn of the next day.

Zhu Yuanyu, who had been excited for a whole day and night at the prospect of cultivating immortality and seeking the truth, finally couldn't bear the fatigue of his mortal body.

Before leaving Yude Palace, Xia Yan received the Daoluo Division's official seal and official seal from Zhu Yuanyu, who had issued an overnight decree to confer the title on him. He also politely declined the plan of the madman who was obsessed with cultivating immortals to confer him the title of Imperial Master.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be so. As long as you succeed in your cultivation and achieve longevity, the wealth, status, and position in this secular world will all be fleeting."

"But this is in no way comparable to the grace of the Immortal Master in teaching, imparting knowledge, and resolving doubts!"

"No problem, no problem. I want to follow the example of Zhang Tianshi, who cut down mountains and destroyed temples to exorcise the six heavenly ghosts. I want to achieve enlightenment by reorganizing the sacrifices in various parts of the Central Plains. This is also the opportunity for fellow Taoists to learn the path of ghost immortals. The Daoluosi Seal is enough."

Xia Yan compiled the Ghost Immortal cultivation method and key points into a book and handed it to Zhu Yuanyu, while pretending to be unable to bear the other party's enthusiasm and said:

"If you still feel you owe me something, could you allow me to observe the remaining ancient methods of the various schools and sects of the Divine Land, as recorded in the Yongle Encyclopedia compiled by Emperor Chengzu?"

"Some obsolete scriptures that can no longer be practiced. Since the Immortal Master is interested, it doesn't matter when you go to observe them."

"Then I would like to thank you in advance."

……

……

"Do you really intend to help this emperor achieve success in his cultivation?"

After leaving Yude Palace and settling into the mansion Zhu Yuanyu had given her, and the surroundings had become quiet, Irena, who had been using illusions to conceal her form and even cast an invisibility effect on the humanoid monkey, finally couldn't help but reveal herself and asked:

"I don't think that would be a good thing."

"Of course not. I haven't become an immortal myself, let alone achieved immortality. I'm still only at the upper Qing realm of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao. I haven't perfected my Ghost Immortal cultivation and Monkey King visualization methods using bugs. How could I possibly make a mortal emperor immortal and achieve immortality?"

Xia Yan shrugged.