In the spring of the 20th year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty.
The first lunar month has just passed, the river has opened, and Chang'an City has spent another comfortable winter. Pedestrians in twos and threes began to go outside the city.
Today's Chang'an City has become the center of the entire Nanzhan Continent, with human races of all skin colors passing through it speaking poor Tang Dynasty Mandarin.
Of course, there are also some demon clans and witch clans among them, but those who can reach Chang'an City are naturally those with acceptable cultivation. They have long since shed their demon bodies and transformed into human forms.
Just imagine, if that ignorant wild monster really comes to ruin the scenery, I am afraid that even the gate of Chang'an City will not be able to enter.
Over the years, the two techniques of "Physical Art" and "Heart Dao" passed down by Li Zhi have become compulsory courses in the military. Although they have not cultivated people who are too heaven-defying, "celestial immortals" and "true immortals" are still There are many people there.
There are three city gates in the east, west and south of Chang'an City. The captain of each city gate must be at least a warrior in the realm of "true immortal".
Such a luxurious configuration is probably just a step behind the four heavenly gates in heaven.
Today, the overall defense of Chang'an City is handled by General Xue Rengui, but the two sons of the old Cheng family, Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang, are actually responsible for leading the army on the front line.
These two men had been stationed in northern Xinjiang for many years and were considered to be the real meritorious deeds of hard work. They were also Li Zhi's companions during his stay in Qiandi. After being transferred back to Chang'an, they took charge of the Longwu and Yulin armies.
Such an arrangement would never have happened if other emperors were in the court, and no one in power would place their own safety on the two brothers.
It's a pity that this is the Tang Dynasty, especially the Tang Dynasty where Li Zhi is on the throne.
The Cheng family brothers are a few years older than Li Zhi, and now they also have the peak cultivation level of "Golden Immortal". Taken individually, they may appear to be less powerful, but when placed in the entire line of Tang Dynasty warriors, they can still be ranked in the front row. Rear position.
The three-month time limit has expired, and today coincides with the day when the dragon raises its head and the day when Li Zhi's army sets out for battle.
In the past three months, Li Zhi has arranged everything in the Tang Dynasty. Prince Li Chenxiang will definitely stay and take charge of the overall situation. With Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Di Renjie and others assisting him, the Tang Dynasty will naturally not What's the hangup?
The person who really took charge in the "Da Ming Palace" was the "Three Holy Mothers" Yang Chan. She originally wanted to go to Xitianling Mountain with Li Zhi, but was persuaded by Li Zhi.
Of course, the words of Erlang Zhenjun Yang Jian also played a vital role.
Yang Jian and Nezha were the first to arrive. In order to support his brothers, Yang Jian even brought the "Six Saints of Meishan" and all 1,200 grass-headed gods.
After two years of fighting on the battlefield against the extraterrestrial demons, the murderous aura in these two people has become stronger, and Yang Jian is even more exaggerated, having already stepped into the realm of "quasi-sage".
"Third sister, with second brother here, are you still worried that Kuro will suffer a loss?——"
On this occasion, Yang Jian dared to say such things, so the "Three Holy Mothers" had no choice but to stay.
Although Yang Chan could not follow, three of the other four concubines were not persuaded.
The first one is the "Xianfei Empress" Wu Meiniang. This trip is to Lingshan, and Wu Meiniang is a disciple of the "Eastern Buddha". Having such a guide accompanying her can reduce some resistance.
The second person who asked to go was the eldest grandson Pingting who "came from behind". There was no way, among the four concubines in Li Zhi's harem, the eldest grandson Pingting really had the strongest combat power.
She has completely inherited the memory and cultivation of "Jingwei", and after two years of polishing, she has reached the peak state of "Da Luo Jinxian", even one level higher than Yang Chan who has returned from hard training in "Wa Palace" level.
Since Yang Chan, as the queen, would be in charge of the harem to assist the prince, then the eldest grandson Pingting, the number one fighting force in the harem, would naturally follow her.
The third place was Asura's little princess Luo Jia. Her reason for going with her was even simpler, because Li Liluo also went with the army.
Yes, Li Zhi now has two sons and three daughters. The youngest daughter is just over one year old. She is the daughter of the eldest grandson Pingting and was named "Li Baicao" by Li Shimin.
This great emperor of the Tang Dynasty was really quite capable. He just wanted to name his granddaughter, but he actually had such freedom?
Isn't it because on the day the little princess was born, the sky in Penglai Hall was filled with clouds, and she was accompanied by a scripture and a ruler?
The scripture is the "Baicao Jing", which was naturally passed down by Emperor Shennong of the Earth. Sun Pingting is no stranger to that ruler. It is the "Baicao Ruler of Merit" used by Shennong Emperor. It is a proper piece of "acquired merit". "Lingbao".
Ao Ling, the Dragon Girl Empress, did stay. She was the busiest among all the concubines of Li Zhi. After all, Ao Ling was now in charge of the entire water system of Nanzhan Continent.
Among the five daughters-in-law of Li Zhi, the one with the weakest fighting ability is Wu Meiniang, but she also has the early cultivation level of "Daluo Jinxian".
Among the younger generation, Li Liluo must be brought with him. This person has the peak cultivation level of "Daluo Golden Immortal", and in his hand is the "Qingping Sword", the object of enlightenment of the Sage of the Supreme Purity.
Li Liluo's actual combat power is quite terrifying, especially with the "Qingping Sword" in her hand. Even the two Asura Demon Generals who often follow her don't dare to say that they can definitely defeat each other.
His Second Highness Li Aoting and his eldest disciple Bai Suzhen are also accompanying him. These two people have now reached the peak of "Taiyi Golden Immortal", but they have not yet found an opportunity to break through Da Luo.
With Yang Jian's 1,200 grass-headed gods, Li Zhi did not bring too many guards. He selected "Xuanxian" or above combat power from the "Li Jingmen" and the Tang army, and formed a 300-man army. "Xuanxian" level escort team.
Naturally, the leader of the guard was still Bai Zhi, while the second disciples Xue Dingshan and Fan Lihua acted as Bai Zhi's deputies temporarily. Heishan and Wu Hai had no choice but to move two more people back.
As for the three guardians under Li Zhi, Indra, Rutuolo and Xiaobailong Ao Lie, they are also accompanying him.
After the Four Seas Dragon Clan heard about this, the four dragon kings personally led the team, and each led more than a thousand elite sea clansmen to Lingshan to help in the battle.
Dragon clans from all over the world can come. Songtsen Gampo, the great shaman from the snowy region in the southwest, and Yuwen Jue and his son from Luzhou in the north, naturally can't pretend not to know.
...
Three months ago, the Great Heavenly Lord announced it throughout the Three Realms. On the one hand, it did bring a certain amount of pressure to Li Zhi, but at the same time, it also attracted a lot of help to Li Zhi.
For example, among the two people in front of me, one of them, Li Zhi, was not a stranger. He was Changsun Pingting's "master" and the "master fairy" in Li Shimin's mouth.
Not seen for decades, this person is now a late-stage cultivator of "Taiyi Golden Immortal", and his Buddhist aura is no less than those of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas that Li Zhi has seen.
Unfortunately, the eldest grandson Pingting has awakened her past life memories, and the master and apprentice meet again. Although they are still enthusiastic on the surface, they can no longer return to the past in their hearts.
What deserves Li Zhi's attention is the person standing behind "Shi Xianzi", who is also a member of the Buddhist sect and also wears hair and practices.
Most women who become monks and cultivate themselves have their heads shaved. Only by shaving their heads can they be given the full ordination and become a bhikshuni.
Monasteries and nunneries also lead people to become monks, but without shaving their heads, they cannot be given full ordination to become bhikshunis. They can only uphold the eight precepts, and are also called "eight precepts female pure people".
Obviously, these two people in front of me are.
That "Teacher Fairy", Li Zhi could still see the later cultivation level of the other party's "Taiyi Golden Immortal", but the person following behind her, under the "Breaking Illusion Golden Eyes", Li Zhi actually saw nothingness?
"Master Fairy is here. Could it be that he is here to see the Supreme Emperor?"
Li Zhi immediately thought of the scene when his father met this person. After an "in-depth communication", the two of them both broke through the realm of "celestial beings".
At that time, Li Zhi felt a little suspicious, and he asked his father about it afterwards. Unfortunately, Li Shimin really "lost" that memory.
This made Li Zhi feel even more suspicious. He was too familiar with this kind of scene. Wasn't this what happened to him in the Asura Clan's "Demon Palace"?
"Amitabha, the poor monk heard that the emperor was ordered by the Great Heavenly Lord to conquer Lingshan Mountain in the west. As a disciple of Buddhism, the poor monk should do his best to eliminate evil and promote good."
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Fang ignored Li Zhi's "joking", put his palms together and chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice.
"Master Fairy"'s answer surprised Li Zhi.
In the past few days, there have been quite a few practitioners who have come to help. Many of them were invaded by demons when they were rampaging across the three realms. When they heard that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had been named the "Grand Marshal of Demons of the Three Realms" by the Great Heavenly Lord, they all came to help him.
It's a pity that most of the people who come are "Golden Immortals", "Xuan Immortals" and even "True Immortals". It's okay to stand and cheer or beat the minions. If you really encounter the demons, it's obviously not enough. .
However, since the other party came here because of his reputation, Li Zhi couldn't just close the door and accept him, right?
So he pushed his second son Li Aoting out, and asked his second disciple Xue Dingshan to assist him, forming a temporary army of those who came to defect.
Regardless of combat prowess, this is a symbol of "righteousness" anyway. Li Zhi's trip is not to report personal grudges, but to truly "do justice for heaven"!
And the "Taiyi Golden Immortal" level like "Shi Xianzi" is definitely the only one these days, not to mention that there is a person behind her who can't see clearly.
"I've only called you 'Master Fairy' all this time. I haven't had time to ask Pingting about your origins. There don't seem to be many Buddhist disciples dressed like the two of you in the entire Three Realms, right?" "
When people of this level arrived, Li Zhi naturally had to receive them personally, and the "Three Emperors Hall" in the south of Chang'an City became the place to receive these people.
Even though the other party's cultivation level was far inferior to that of Li Zhi, Li Zhi still gave the other party enough respect for Changsun Pingting's sake.
Besides, it seems that his father... is still unclear to others, and the little flame of gossip has never been erased from Li Zhi's heart.
"Given the emperor's age, I'm afraid he won't know the name of the poor monk. Moreover, the sect of the poor monk has been hidden for many years, so the emperor may not have heard of it."
Seeing Li Zhi's "abrupt" question, "Shi Xianzi" raised his eyebrows slightly, but still spoke slowly.
"Since you and I have a master-disciple relationship, the master and the emperor are not outsiders. It's better to talk about some things."
"Emperor, during the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty, my master actually helped the Supreme Emperor. His name was 'Shi Fei Xuan'. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he found a place to cultivate in hiding, so..."
The eldest grandson Pingting, who has recovered her memory, is now unconsciously influenced by the "Jingwei" in her words and deeds, and her father secretly helps her from afar. The eldest grandson Pingting's status has also been invisibly fulfilled. Some improvements.
"Shifeixuan? Cihang Jingzhai?——"
How could Li Zhi not know the name of "Shifeixuan"? No wonder my father would treat this person...
Li Zhi's mind was completely opened. It turned out that he was not "gossip" for no reason.
"Amitabha, I didn't expect that the emperor actually knew the name of the poor monk? Have you ever heard of 'Cihang Jingzhai'?" You learned this from...the Supreme Emperor, right? "
Even Li Zhi felt a little awkward hearing this "Tai Shang Huang" call. Back then, he called people "Shimin" when they met, but now he calls him "Tai Shang Huang"?
Li Zhi did not answer, but stared blankly at the person sitting next to Shi Feixuan.
There are only three possibilities to avoid his own "Delusion-breaking Golden Eyes".
Either the opponent's cultivation level is too high, at least at the "quasi-sage" level, or this person has a strange treasure in his body, which interferes with his judgment.
The third type is that a powerful and powerful person ends up covering this person's aura.
However, when Li Zhi heard the name "Shi Fei Xuan", the identity of this mysterious Buddhist guest was naturally revealed!
"It turns out that the Lord of Cihang Jingzhai is here. You... look like this, I really didn't recognize you, hahaha——"
This time Li Zhi stood up and even raised his hand towards that person. This move not only puzzled Changsun Pingting, but also Shi Feixuan who was opposite him was stunned.
...
Where did Shi Feixuan come from?
Naturally, he comes from his own school.
It is rumored that the master of "Cihang Jingzhai" is located at the "Emperor's Peak" of Zhongnan Mountain. Unfortunately, after the mountain was closed many years ago, countless interested people searched Zhongnan Mountain but could not find any trace of "Emperor's Peak" .
Back then, after Shi Feixuan broke through to the realm of "Celestial Immortal" in the north, she returned to her master's sect and was granted permission by the contemporary master of "Cihang Jingzhai" to enter the secret realm of the back mountain.
Once entering the secret realm, Shi Feixuan entered an ethereal and elegant world.
Looking around, there are high and low hills. Although the hills here are also tall, they reveal their elegance and beauty. They are different from the majestic and majestic peaks on the desert and plateau, giving people a sense of magnificence. Feel.
Walking along the mountain road toward the southeast, you can see a large lush bamboo forest, standing on the mountain in an orderly manner. In the bamboo forest, you can faintly hear Sanskrit chanting?
Further forward, Shi Feixuan saw a Buddhist elder who wore his hair and practiced Buddhism.
"Are you here? The poor monk has been waiting for you for a long time——"
Before arriving, Shi Feixuan had received instructions from the current master of "Cihang Jingzhai" that she could not look back when entering the secret realm. There would be seniors from her sect who would teach her to continue practicing.
So, Shi Feixuan performed the ritual of being a disciple.
"Disciple Shi Fei Xuan was lucky enough to be promoted to the realm of 'Celestial Immortal'. He was favored by the Lord and came here to practice with his seniors. "
Shi Feixuan was only about two feet away from that person, but she didn't seem to feel that the other person had any cultivation level?
That hazy feeling made Concubine Shi Xuan want to worship her unconsciously.
"Yes, I didn't expect that my disciples of 'Cihang Jingzhai' could actually be infected with the aura of a true dragon in the world?" You just sit here in meditation for ten months, and when the baby is born, the poor monk will officially accept you as a disciple——"
The other party's words shocked the master's concubine.
Could it be said that the real and illusory scene before turned out to be a real existence?...
From then on, Shi Feixuan stayed in the dense forest full of bamboos and practiced with the Buddhist elder.
Pregnancy lasts ten months and gives birth once.
A fat and white son. Unfortunately, when he was born, the Buddhist elder had someone take him away.
"Dependent origination and cessation are all in one thought, the cause of the past life and the result of this life. This son is also a person with great opportunities. The poor monk will personally train him. You should also start practicing——"
A flash of Buddha's light flashed, and she saw three drops of holy water sinking into the top door of Shifeixuan. She felt as if her body had been refined again.
As the three drops of holy water submerged, the Buddha's light became even stronger.
At first, it was just hovering above Shi Feixuan's head. Then bursts of Sanskrit sounds sounded in her sea of consciousness, and a golden Buddha sat cross-legged in the void.
Immediately afterwards, Shi Feixuan also started singing, her eyes slightly closed, but she could see more deeply into her own heart.
Is she in samadhi?
From the outside, Shi Feixuan was surrounded by a golden Buddha aura, and gradually her figure disappeared.
...
The eldest grandson Pingting had met the Lord of "Cihang Jingzhai". When she was very young, she also practiced at "Emperor's Peak" for a period of time.
Shi Feixuan had a close relationship with that lord, but why did the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty call the senior "Cihang Jingzhai" in front of him his lord?
Although Shi Feixuan has been practicing with this senior disciple for many years, she still doesn't know what to call him, and they haven't even met each other a few times.
Because, since Concubine Shi Xuan entered concentration that time, her soul had entered another world, and when she woke up again, she was already in the late stage of "Taiyi Golden Immortal".
Unconsciously, more than ten years had passed, and the Buddhist elder appeared again.
Concubine Shi Xuan wanted to ask about her son's whereabouts, but the other party refused to answer and instead brought him to Chang'an City.
"Amitabha, the poor monk has dressed up like this, but I didn't expect that the emperor could still recognize the poor monk? It seems that the emperor's cultivation has reached a very terrifying level in the past few decades -
—"
Seeing the confident but playful look in Li Zhi's eyes, the senior of "Cihang Jingzhai" knew that his identity was probably recognized by Li Zhi.
However, this trip has a lot to do with it, but she has no intention of returning to her true form.
Anyway, looking at the entire Three Realms, it seems that she has the most incarnations. She can hide it for a while.
"Haha, I also had a flash of inspiration in my heart. It's not that... there is any flaw in the Lord's transformation technique."
Seeing that the other party still maintained his previous behavior, Li Zhi understood that the other party was unwilling to be completely exposed.
However, since he could tell the truth to him and was willing to take a trip to Lingshan with him, why wouldn't Li Zhi do it?
With such a powerful person, as long as the other party does not betray him and deal with the mysterious "Wutian Buddha" of the demon clan, Li Zhi has one more chance of winning.
...
Not long after, people from heaven also arrived one after another.
The thirty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals were too dazzling, so Li Jing simply let the four heavenly kings lead him and temporarily hid in the clouds to wait while he, accompanied by his second son Mu Zha, landed at the "Three Emperors Square".
"Haha, if King Li Tianwang can come here, my city of Chang'an will be full of glory——"
This person represents the Great Heavenly Lord, and Li Zhi still needs to give him the respect he deserves, but it is just a little respect, and it will not be exaggerated to the point of groveling.
Nezha didn't want to meet Li Jing. Compared with this deity, he was not as good as Li Yaoshi in Chang'an City.
"This time I went to Lingshan on the order of the Great Heavenly Lord. Li was only responsible for standing up and cheering, waving the flag and shouting. When I came, the Great Heavenly Lord also explained that the 30,000 heavenly soldiers and generals under Li's command are all at the emperor's disposal—"
The situation is stronger than the person. The former aloof King Tota, but now when he meets Li Zhi again, the gap between the two has long been beyond calculation.
"I hope King Li will keep his word and really arrive at Lingshan. Don't neglect your duties!"
Li Zhi didn't want to say anything, but Yang Jian, the true master of Erlang who was accompanying him, had to type a few words.
Regardless of Yang Jian's friendship with Nezha, he can be considered Li Jing's junior. Unfortunately, even Nezha doesn't recognize him as his father, so how can Yang Jian look down upon him?
"Haha, that's natural. Erlang Zhenjun came in a hurry, and the Great Heavenly Lord also said that all the soldiers and generals from our heavenly court, including Li, must only obey Erlang Zhenjun——"
This King Li is really versatile. The question is, are his inconsistent words really the instructions of the Great Heavenly Lord?
Mu Zha followed Li Jing without saying a word. For Yang Jian, he used to fight alongside Pao Ze, but unfortunately he is now a stranger.
Back then, even for Li Zhi, Yang Jian beat Muzha severely outside the "Beitianmen" and even took away his famous weapon.
Li Zhi just ignored him and just exchanged polite words with Li Jing. In his eyes, Mu Zha could barely be regarded as a follower brought by the other party.
"Hahaha, Kuro, Kuimulang and his brothers have come to report -"
At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and more than a hundred warriors with advanced cultivation appeared. At the front, who else could it be if it wasn't Lord Kuimulang of the Twenty-Eight Constellations?
This guy is also exaggerating. It seems that in order to "get close" to Li Zhi, he actually transformed into the appearance he had when he was a demon in Wanzi Mountain's "Bo Yue Cave".
What if life was just like the first time we met?
"Haha, I'm so happy that Brother Li can come. All Taoist brothers have invited me -"
Li Zhi behaved much better towards Kui Mulang and the twenty-eight stars behind him than he did towards Li Jing and his son.
Not only because Kui Mulang is an old acquaintance, but the combat effectiveness of these twenty-eight men is not comparable to that of Li Jing and his 30,000 heavenly soldiers and generals.
"The emperor is courteous. On the order of the Great Heavenly Lord, I have brought all the 'God-given Guards'. All actions and actions will be awaited by the emperor's orders——"
After the twenty-eight constellations, there is the "Tianci Guard" with outstanding overall combat power.
Anyway, these three
The world-famous guard has absolutely unrivaled overall combat power, at least it has a "Golden Immortal" cultivation base!
In fact, there are very few people who are truly just "Golden Immortal". "Taiyi Xuanxian" and "Taiyi Golden Immortal" have always been the main components of this guard.
Li Zhi didn't understand why it was not the "Rolling Curtain General" King Yu Tao who came, but Wang Lingguan led the team?
Of course, Wang Lingguan's combat power is even more extraordinary. Although he is not as famous as Yang Jian and Nezha, Nezha may not be able to get a better deal than if he were in the same place.
"Haha, Wang Lingguan is too polite. We both work for the Great Heavenly Lord. You and I should work together to slay the devil—"
The sedan chair was carried by everyone. Li Zhi still respected these truly capable people from the bottom of his heart.
"Emperor, all the troops have arrived. I don't know when the troops will be sent to Lingshan?——"
As soon as the troops from Heaven arrived, it was heralded that it was time to set off for Lingshan. Xiao Bailong came to Li Zhi to ask for instructions.
Li Zhi looked around, as if he was looking for someone?
"Kuroro, it's almost time. Let's go first. I think the third child will definitely come!"
Others didn't know what Li Zhi was looking for, but Yang Jian knew it.
Did Li Zhi really want to "do justice for heaven" by questioning Lingshan in such a big way?
They were about to set off, but the "rightful master" hadn't arrived yet, which made Li Zhi feel somewhat uncomfortable.
The reason why he "encouraged" the Great Heavenly Lord to make such a big fuss was because he wanted the entire Three Realms to know about it. In this way, the Supreme Treasure would naturally receive the news.
However, after waiting for so many days, there was no sign of the Supreme Treasure.
"Okay, Senior Brother Ao Lie, you are responsible for passing on the order, and the demon-suppressing army can set off and march to Lingshan—"
Can't wait any longer.
Now that everything is ready, Li Zhi thought that he could go to Lingshan with Zhizunbao, but it seemed that things went counterproductive.
"Hey, junior brother, why don't you call me in Dalingshan? Here comes the old pig——"
