The news that Tang Emperor Li Zhi appeared outside Luoxue City spread like wildfire.
That night, the lord of Luoxe City rushed to "Wencheng Garden". Also arriving with him were Pei Xingjian, the governor of the "Western Tibet Road" and Song Jing, the deputy governor.
At the same time, the fastest scouting horses have been dispatched to report this great news to Tuyuhun and Chang'an City.
This time is different from the past. Li Zhi disappeared silently for several years or even longer. The problem is that he is now the lord of the Tang Dynasty, and his lack of news still arouses a lot of suspicion.
"Okay, haven't I come back safely? Haha, to be honest, looking at the entire Three Realms, there are really not many places where I can easily stay."
Looking at the crowd of people, Li Zhi still felt a little emotional, especially his own children. In the blink of an eye, even the youngest Li Aoting and Xiao Taiping had grown so big?
"Taiping, this is my father's new disciple named Shiji. He should be ranked behind you——"
Regarding Shi Ji's age, Li Zhi was really not sure. She didn't even know if she, the fourth disciple, had any causal relationship with the "Yue Youxing" in the heaven?
That was the disciple who was intercepted by the leader of the Tongtian Sect during the Battle of the Gods. He lived in the "White Bone Cave" in Skull Mountain. He was burnt back to his true body by Master Taiyi using the magic weapon "Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield" and died. He was listed on the list of Gods.
At this time, he realized that he was a little casual and even gave his little apprentice the name "Shiji".
In this way, even if there is no cause and effect, it seems that there is some artificial cause and effect?
Not to mention, he, a young disciple, also has "Tai'a Sword" and "Tai'a Sword Technique" in his hands.
Fortunately, Li Zhi taught her the "Great Wilderness Sutra" after the transformation. If she also practices the wonderful method of supreme purity, it is really hard to explain.
So far, Li Zhi has accepted a total of four disciples, namely Bai Suzhen, Xue Dingshan, Shangguan Wan'er and Shi Ji.
The ranking of the four of them is easy to say, as long as they are sorted strictly according to the entry time.
The key is that he has two sons and two daughters, and they usually treat each other as brothers and no one else disputes it. He has to make sure about this Shiji.
"Don't worry, Father, Taiping will definitely take good care of Sister Shiji——"
Ever since she was little, Xiao Taiping has always been the youngest one. Even when she finally met Li Aoting, he was more than two months older than her.
There is no way, just saying "Brother Ting" won't make him run away.
Now that a little junior sister appeared out of thin air, it was too late for Xiao Taiping to be happy.
"Dingshan's cultivation has reached the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal. It seems that you have not neglected your cultivation because you got married these years, hahaha——"
Tang Emperor Li Zhi, who was very happy, glanced at Xue Dingshan and Fan Lihua next to him, and couldn't help but joke.
They were so embarrassed that they didn't dare to reply, they just buried their heads lower.
"Ting'er, what's going on with you? 'Taiyi Golden Immortal Peak? No, there's something wrong with your kid's technique—"
Rutuolo, Indra, Bai Zhi, Luo Tong, Qin Huaiyu... After a round of greetings, Li Zhi focused on the second boy, Li Aoting.
"My lord, the second prince is extremely talented. He is the head of both the human race and the dragon race. He also had an adventure in the secret realm of the dragon race. For more than a year, Lao Lu has been personally supervising him. Is it inevitable that his cultivation will skyrocket?"
Rutuolo, who was on the side, was upright and quick-tongued. Seeing that Li Zhi was suspicious of Li Aoting's cultivation, he couldn't help but say something to the side.
"Lao Lu, that's not what I meant. This boy's talent is indeed good, but this should not happen. Ting'er, what kind of dragon technique are you practicing now? Show it to my father--"
Li Zhi had nothing to avoid when it came to his son. Although there were many people in the hall, except for Song Jing and Songtsan Gampo, who were meeting for the first time, everyone else could be regarded as Li Zhi's direct descendants.
"Um?--"
Naturally, Li Aoting could not violate his father's request.
He casually carved a jade talisman, and inside it was the "Ancestral Dragon Scripture" he obtained from the secret realm of the Dragon Clan.
"Ting'er, does anyone else know about this?"
Li Zhi put away the jade talisman without leaving a trace and asked lightly, without even a hint of surprise on his face.
"This is obtained from the secret realm of the Dragon Clan. Only my mother, uncle Lie, uncle Mo'ang, and senior Huanglong know about it. Ting'er also passed this technique on to her mother and uncle Lie. Father, we'll meet here. Any questions?"
Seeing his father's serious question, Li Aoting hurriedly sat upright and answered truthfully.
"Ting'er doesn't need to worry. This is the dragon clan's technique. If your mother and uncle lie practice it, you will get twice the result with half the effort."
"It's just that what my father didn't expect was that the real Huanglong would actually have such a big change?"
No one knows more about Huanglong than Li Zhi.
It's just that time has changed, and Master Huanglong, who has survived for so many years in the wilderness, actually started to love the dragon clan again?
Is it true that the prodigal son has returned, or is there something fishy about it?
Of course, Li Zhi really wouldn't take him to heart anymore if he was a real person named Huanglong who was at the peak of "Daluo Jinxian".
If he sincerely returns to the Dragon Clan, Li Zhi will also welcome him. His own relationship with the Dragon Clan is now considered deep-rooted.
Among the four seas, there is only one place, Nanhai Dragon Palace, and Li Zhi is just a little unfamiliar.
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"Your Majesty, Emperor Tang, may I ask Your Highness the Princess why she didn't come back with you?——"
Songtsen Gampo, who had been waiting aside, saw that Li Zhi had finished greeting all his subordinates and relatives, so he took a step forward and stepped forward.
The "Her Royal Highness" in Songtsan Gambo's mouth naturally refers to Princess Wencheng.
In fact, Songtsen Gampo has been calling her this since she married Princess Wencheng Li Xueyan and moved to Luoche City.
Even though they had princesses in Tubo, among Songtsan Gampo's wives and concubines, there were several princesses from neighboring countries, but only Princess Wencheng could be called such by Songtsen Gampo.
"Zamp, this is what happened..."
Although the Tubo Kingdom no longer exists, and Songtsen Gampo has changed from the lord of a country to the lord of Luoxue City, Li Zhi is still willing to call him "Zanpu" in front of everyone.
Li Zhi told the story of how they entered the secret realm. Of course, he said what should be said and what should not be said, but he also skillfully covered up the past.
It's not that I don't believe these people in the hall, it's just that some things are known now, which may not be a good thing for everyone.
"Your Majesty, what you are saying is that the princess has gone to find a place to practice cultivation. When she comes back, she may have become an 'ancestral witch'?"
Songtsen Gampo doesn't care about other things, but how can it be just one step to change from "great witch" to "ancestral witch"?
Just like there were many "quasi-sages" in the ancient world and the Three Realms, but no saints appeared anymore.
Even more desperate than the move from "quasi-saint" to "saint".
It is said that the "Saint" still has a glimmer of hope. As long as his cultivation, realm and enlightenment are reached, and he can find the last "Hongmeng Purple Qi", he may become the eighth "Saint" in the world.
However, this is not the case with this "ancestral witch". Except for the uniqueness of Princess Wencheng, Jiufeng, the "great witch", all other "great witches" cannot cultivate the soul at all.
Li Zhi's affirmative answer made Songtsen Gampo completely excited.
That's the "ancestral witch"!
Hou Yi, Xing Tian, Kua Fu, Chi You...
Each of these powerful wizards who have made their names in history are only at the peak level of "great wizard". Any "ancestral wizard" can easily suppress them completely.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Tang, I am not very talented. I have done something in the past few years. I hope Your Majesty will not blame you!"
After being excited for a long time, Songtsen Gampo suddenly became serious.
The atmosphere in the hall also changed.
"Oh, I wonder what amazing thing Zamp did? How can I blame you?"
Li Zhi accidentally looked at Pei Xingjian and Song Jing on the side, always feeling that what these two people should know in advance?
"Although Tubo only has one city left, it still has the 'Guang Army' and the 'Lang Cong' 30,000-strong army under its command. With the relationship over the past many years, there are still many small states that are willing to listen to Xiao Wang's opinion."
"In the past three years since His Majesty's trip to the secret realm, Xiao Wang has successively convinced seven heads of state and is willing to honor His Majesty the Tang Dynasty as the co-lord of the Nanzhan Tribe and Continent. I also ask Your Majesty to accept it——"
After Songtsen Gampo finished speaking, he lifted up his clothes and knelt down in front of Li Zhi.
"This...Shuai Pei, do you know about this?"
Li Zhi did not stop Songtsen Gampo's behavior, nor did he help him up immediately. Instead, he looked at Pei Xingjian aside.
"Your Majesty, what Zanpu said is indeed true. In addition to the eight southwest countries, there are more than 30 countries in the north, west, east island, and south. They have also sent similar memorials, which have been placed in your majesty's Ming Dynasty. In the palace."
"Father, Tuyuhun is not only willing to respect you as the co-master, but also willing to merge the entire Tuyuhun into the Tang Dynasty and become the 'Qinghai Road' of the Tang Dynasty territory."
Well, Pei Xingjian had just finished speaking, and Xiao Taiping simply handed over the map of Tuyuhun and the household list.
Princess Taiping, who was just eleven years old, had begun to grow taller due to years of practice, and was taller than Ao Ting by a head.
"Haha, you little girl, don't just join in the fun here. Please get up quickly, Zanpu. Let's go to Chang'an to discuss this matter together after spring next year——"
Although he said this, Li Zhi still helped Songtsen Gampo up with one hand, and took the things from Xiao Taiping's hands honestly and politely with the other hand.
"Agarwood, on the third day of March next year, on Master Xuanyuan's birthday, I will offer sacrifices to heaven outside Chang'an City. You and Dingshan and his wife should rush back first and arrange everything yourself."
Today, Li Zhi no longer needs to be secretive.
Next year will be the 18th year of Yonghui, and the comprehensive national power of the Tang Dynasty has already far exceeded that of other countries.
In fact, in the demon-slaying wars in the past few years, almost all the countries in the Nanzhan continent received help from the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, there are already more than ten small states that have been managed by the garrison of the Tang Dynasty in recent years because the Miao people were completely wiped out by the demons.
These more than a dozen small countries were scattered all over the place, forming the southeast, northwest and northwest of Nanzhan continent. There were dragon flags and garrisons of the Tang Dynasty everywhere.
Of course, in order to better promote the development of these dozen small countries, the Tang regime headed by Fang Xuanling had long formulated a series of favorable policies.
At the same time, capable officials and officials were dispatched to manage the situation, followed naturally by Datang's huge business group.
At this time, Kong Yingda, the literary leader of the Tang Dynasty, also became active. Throughout the Tang Dynasty, as a Confucian leader, he called on young scholars to travel and teach in more than a dozen small countries.
Of course, the required schools were naturally established by the Tang Dynasty. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites worked together, and a grand project to spread Tang Dynasty civilization to the world was in full swing in the past three years.
Seeing this, dozens of other countries in Nanzhan continent were not anxious and sent envoys to Chang'an to pay a visit.
In the past, they would at most send "envoys to the Tang Dynasty" to the Tang Dynasty, or only the noble children of the country would have the opportunity to study abroad in Chang'an and learn Han culture.
However, in those dozen or so once-weak city-states, almost all the people now have the opportunity to learn Han culture, and they can do so at their own doorstep, without having to travel thousands of miles to the Tang Dynasty.
Who would want to miss such a good thing?
You have to know that the schools established in various places in the Tang Dynasty not only taught Confucian classics, but also involved hundreds of craftsmanship, laws and mathematics.
After several years of systematic study, each of these dozen city-states has a certain
If you have a quota, you can be recommended to Chang'an City to participate in the autumn period, and enjoy the same treatment as the scholars of the Tang Dynasty in scientific examinations and official positions.
That is to say, the kings of those countries were ancestral and had been accustomed to being pampered and arrogant for so many years. If only the demands of the people were taken into consideration, there would be no telling how many countries wanted to merge with the Tang Dynasty.
Even so, these countries also retreated to the next best thing and wanted to follow the example of the "Khan of Heaven" in the past and worship the Tang Dynasty together.
Of course, today's Tang Emperor Li Zhi's influence in the entire Nanzhan continent is far from comparable to that of the "Khan of Heaven" Li Shimin.
Although almost all the kings of the country have never seen the face of Emperor Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty, they have all seen the power of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, especially the leading generals, the elusive "Li Jingmen".
When they think of those ferocious demons, how they collapsed under the swords of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, many of those warriors who are still like gods in their eyes were actually taught by the Tang Emperor.
Such a huge contrast, coupled with the secret layout of the Tang Dynasty's military and political affairs in Nanzhan Buzhou, Tang Emperor Li Zhi has been completely mythologized.
Before you see it, the number of "Tangjun Temples" is increasing everywhere. Li Zhi is stepping on the corpses of the demons and gradually spreading his faith to the entire Nanzhan continent.
As for the people of "Li Jingmen", they would perform "miracles" all over Nanzhan Buzhou from time to time, or fulfill the small wishes of some people when they prayed at "Tang Jun Temple".
In this way, using both hard and soft methods at the same time, the name "Tang Jun" has surpassed most other gods.
If nothing else, this "Tang Jun" can really fulfill people's wishes. This is the real "god". Even if no one has really seen the face of "Tang Jun", isn't it true that the entire Tang Dynasty Are you there?
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"Ting'er, you said you can transform into a silver dragon? Let me show you how to transform into a silver dragon."
It was late at night, and in a secret room in "Wencheng Garden", Li Zhi and his son Ao Ting sat opposite each other.
"good--"
After saying hello, Ao Ting disappeared. Instead, a "seven-clawed silver dragon" that was more than ten feet long appeared in the secret room.
"As expected, he looks like an ancestor dragon, Ting'er, please relax your spirit and let your father take a good look at it——"
The sky and the earth are infinite, breaking through the void——
Li Zhi used the "Destroying Golden Eyes" to the extreme. A pair of golden eyes directly penetrated Ao Ting's body and landed on his soul.
Sure enough, Ao Ting's soul has a mark that is exactly the same as the "Seven-clawed Silver Dragon" he has transformed into now. And as the soul fluctuates, the silver dragon mark lights up and disappears, always revealing a little bit of it. Weird?
"Ting'er, don't resist, I'll try to see if I can remove this mark on your soul——"
Li Zhi thought for a while, but used his already accomplished "Heart Dao" to control his thoughts and shape them into a translucent thread of light.
That ray of light also invaded Ao Ting's soul and circled around the silver dragon mark, seeming to be thinking about how to proceed?
Later, this ray of light suddenly turned into a translucent dagger, and it gently scratched Ao Ting's soul.
"Ah——, Father, it hurts——"
Good guy, just such a gentle blow, little Ao Ting can't stand it.
The Yuan Shen is the second life of the practitioner, and it is also the most sensitive place.
Many practitioners, after being killed, can still practice again even if their physical bodies are blown to pieces as long as their souls can escape.
And those who are stuck in a predicament and cannot escape, often choose to self-destruct their souls when the situation is really unsolvable, and the power is even ten times more than their actual combat power.
Like Ao Ting, if he opens his soul without any protection and allows others to invade and scratch him, he is facing his father.
"Hey, your situation is too special, and there is nothing you can do as a father——"
Seeing the pain on his son's face, Li Zhi finally stopped his movements and said:
At that time, he asked about the "Twelfth Grade Pure World White Lotus" in the sea of consciousness.
Decades have passed, and Li Zhi has become accustomed to asking this big boss for advice whenever he encounters difficult problems, and this time is no exception.
Unfortunately, the result still disappointed him.
In fact, the "Twelfth-grade Purifying White Lotus" only said one sentence. If you want to remove this mark, unless it is the "Twelfth-grade Karma Fire Red Lotus".
This answer made Li Zhi helpless, but he could understand it.
If it were replaced by the "Twelfth Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus" and Ao Ting's soul was burned in the "Red Lotus Karma Fire", the mark would definitely be removed.
It's a pity that that thing is in the hands of the notorious "Ancestor of Styx". Not to mention that Li Zhi has never seen that person before. Even if he has, they seem to be enemies of each other, right?
His concubine, Princess Luojia, took her eldest daughter Liluo and left with the big boss. It has been more than ten years since she left, right?
Without Princess Luojia by his side, Li Zhi seemed to have forgotten about the "Tianmo Palace" in the Great Freedom, and Indra and Rutolo did not dare to remind Li Zhi easily.
These two people have communicated in private countless times. They know the "Netherworld Blood Sea" best and the "Ancestor Styx" best. Even Demon King Bo Xun was captured without any effort. Can Emperor Tang go there?
After more than ten years of getting along, people always have feelings, no matter whether they are the Asura clan or the human clan. What's more, their little princess Luo Jia is already a noble concubine of the Tang Dynasty, and she also gave birth to a Princess Liluo.
Even with the "Twelfth Grade Fire Red Lotus" in hand, it seems like a narrow escape?
Two light scratches with the knife of thought caused such a big reaction. If the "Red Lotus Karmic Fire" was really put into it and burned, Li Zhi couldn't even imagine what the scene would be like.
"Ting'er, you are practicing the Ancestral Dragon Sutra, but you cannot let go of the inner principles that your father taught you."
"It seems that this mark on your soul should be the masterpiece of the Ancestral Dragon. Since he is a ten-clawed silver dragon, there should be no danger before you are promoted to Quasi-Saint."
This is Li Zhi's final judgment, the "quasi-sage" realm, isn't that something that can be achieved earlier?
If Ao Ting really wants to be promoted to "quasi-sage" one day, Li Zhi will personally protect him and kill a corpse with an innate thing, and along with it, he will remove the silver dragon mark.
In Li Zhi's opinion, the worst outcome is that Ao Ting will lose a "good corpse" or an "evil corpse." I'm afraid this is also the "ancestral dragon"'s final plan, right?
...
Li Zhi did not stay in Luoche City for long, and did not even go to the city. He stayed in "Wencheng Garden" in the south of the city to test the cultivation of his youngest son and daughter.
Not to mention, when Li Zhi was not completely lethargic, the little brother and sister were able to fight Li Zhi for 200 rounds together.
"Ting'er, you have to make good use of this Qingyun Sword. I didn't expect this sword to be so powerful in your hands."
At first, Li Zhi won the "Qingyun Sword" from the hands of the demon Li Qing among the four heavenly kings, and gave it to Ao Ling without even taking a good look at it.
Or, in Li Zhi's opinion, people like the four generals of the Demon Family would have such powerful magic weapons in their hands, but he didn't expect that he was really blind.
"Hmph, my father is partial and gave Brother Ting such a powerful spiritual treasure, but Taiping didn't-"
This little girl is really delicious.
Ao Ting has a "Qingyun Sword" in his hand, and Shi Ji beside him also has a "Tai'a Sword". She also has a sword, but it is far inferior to these two swords.
Seeing his little daughter looking like this, Li Zhi could only smile bitterly and remain silent.
He does have good swords, and there are three floating in the sea of consciousness, "Xuanyuan Sword", "Extreme Immortal Sword" and "Slaying Immortal Sword".
The problem is, it seems that these three swords cannot be given away casually, right?
"Okay, I promise you as a father, I will definitely find one that is no worse than these two in the future.
The sword is for you——"
In the end, the superior Tang Emperor compromised. Li Zhi was able to be tough when facing his eldest son Li Chenxiang and his second son Li Aoting, but not Xiao Taiping.
Everyone who needed to be met was met, and everything that needed to be arranged was explained. After only staying in "Wencheng Garden" for three days, Li Zhi left with Ao Ting, Xiao Taiping and Shi Ji.
With Li Zhi's personal protection, Rutoluo and Indra were left idle.
However, the two of them are not really idle. There are only more than three months until the third day of March next year. Many things still need to be done by the two of them, the two peak "Da Luo Jinxian", in order to receive more information. Great miraculous effect.
Li Zhi really wanted to show off his sacrifice to heaven next year.
It would not only be a grand event for the human race, but at the same time, he would also invite the dragon races from all over the world to come and watch the ceremony.
Among the demon clan, there is the ancient demon saint Bai Ze as the representative, and there are also the "Tianlang Mountain" group in Beiju Luzhou, which can be considered small in scale.
As for the Wu clan, they are naturally represented by Songtsen Gampo. It would be better if Princess Wencheng could come back by then.
An extra "ancestral shaman" appeared out of thin air, and it was the famous ancient Nine Phoenixes. It is expected that the impact would be far greater than that of Songtsen Gampo.
Li Zhi also thought of the high heaven, especially the powerful Heavenly Lord. Li Zhi didn't know how to deal with it for the time being.
However, Erlang Zhenjun Yang Jian and Nezha, the great god of the Santanhaihui, will definitely send invitations.
These two are his brothers-in-law, and Yang Jian is his uncle. Li Zhi has reason to believe that even if he makes more troubles, these two will stand on his side.
"Father, do we need to go to Tuyuhun first?"
A quick calculation shows that it has been almost two years since Xiao Taiping left Tuyuhun Palace.
On weekdays, he would travel around the mountains and rivers, or practice with Ao Ting in the "Wencheng Garden" while waiting for his father to feel nothing.
After leaving the "Tibet Road" and entering Tuyuhun territory, Xiao Taiping actually felt homesick and missed his mother.
"Of course, since you have already decided to dedicate Tuyuhun to the Tang Dynasty, there is no need for your mother to stay in Fuqi City anymore."
"The entire Tuyuhun is your fiefdom, and the palace of Tuyuhun will be your princess's residence from now on."
Together with Li Zhi, he walked around in a circle. Are you here to take Wu Meiniang back to Chang'an?
I feel even more timid when I'm close to my hometown and don't dare to ask anyone.
Not to mention Princess Taiping, even Li Zhi felt emotional when he saw the gate of "Fuqi City" again.
Tuyuhun, which can be regarded as a big country in the southwest border, has now become a party of the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Meiniang's methods can be seen.
Sometimes, Li Zhi even wonders, will there be something missing in this world without the Queen "Wu Zetian"?
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