After the monks took Li Zhuo's flying boat back to Bianjing City, they each retreated to their residences to practice hard.
A few days later, Li Zhuo summoned six monks, Chenghuo, Nili, Boyazhi, Leiting, Zhongran and Wusheng, to the entrance of the Royal Palace in Bianjing City.
He said to everyone at the entrance: "I am calling you here this time to fulfill the promise made by the court before: the court will devote all its resources to cultivating monks who have obtained the sequence. So today, I am taking you to the court. Take a walk in the secret vault!"
"Secret vault?!"
Upon hearing the word 'secret storehouse', all the monks showed expressions of excitement and anticipation, including survival.
The secret treasury of the Daliang Kingdom has long been known to exist.
Not only did Le Zhengxunyi mention the secret warehouse in front of him, but also the diners in the tavern and teahouse often talked about it.
Rumor has it that there is an 'omniscient and omnipotent book' that can know everything in the world stored in the secret vault of the Liang Kingdom.
There are also rumors that there are still a large number of ancient books and documents recording information about unnameable creatures in the Daliang Kingdom's secret library.
In the secret vault, there are countless cultivation techniques, secret techniques, spells, and elixirs and treasures.
The treasures in that secret vault are all coveted by monks all over the world.
"But before entering the secret vault, there are a few rules that I have to explain to you in advance."
Li Zhuo continued: "First of all, and the most important point: all the documents about unspeakable creatures in the secret library have been listed as forbidden books by the imperial court, and are strictly prohibited from being read. Anyone who reads them privately will be punished by the Liang Dynasty court. Chase and kill until death!"
"Second, after you enter the secret vault, you can choose two treasures from the many treasures to take away."
"And if the treasure you choose is an ancient book on martial arts, you need to make a rubbing copy and take it away, and put the original back in its original place."
"Third, the secret vault contains the 'Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence' from our Daliang Kingdom. If you are not interested in treasures or techniques, you can also use the opportunity to select treasures and techniques in exchange for a chance to read the 'Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence'. "
After explaining the three points of attention, Li Zhuo led Cheng Shuo and his party into the palace.
On the way, Ni Li couldn't help but ask: "It is rumored that the imperial court has an 'omniscient and omnipotent book'. Is this true?"
He asked further: "It is said that a person who reads the 'Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence' can ask all the questions he can think of to that book, including how to practice, how to break through to a higher realm, and even indescribable creatures?"
"good!"
Li Zhuo replied as he walked: "Theoretically, you can know everything in the world by reading the 'Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence'."
"But actually doing so requires paying a certain price, and this price is to consume the reader's sanity."
"Ordinary people read the 'Book of Omniscience' and just ask a not too complicated question, then they will only be confused and crazy for half a month, or maybe a month or so."
"After this period of time, he will slowly recover."
"And if you ask some more complicated questions, or questions that ordinary people should not know, then at least you will lose your mind, lose your reason, and be confused and crazy for the rest of your life, or at worst, you will die suddenly on the spot."
Reading the 'Book of Omniscience and Omnipotence' requires one's 'reason' to be paid for, which is something that Chengsheng and other monks could not have imagined.
So when they heard Li Zhuo explain, everyone present looked fearful.
Chengshuo asked further: "So, what are the specific questions that blood-dan stage monks like us cannot ask?"
"a lot of."
Li Zhuo replied: "For example, questions about indescribable creatures, questions about ancient immortals, questions about the truth of this world, the source of life, and the end of the path of practice. Questions like this, the cost is even if we are deep dive period Even the monks can’t bear it.”
He emphasized to Chenghuo and others: "In short, if you don't have something you need to know, it's best not to read that book."
"It's very risky, and there are some problems in this world that we humans shouldn't know about."
"Sometimes, ignorance is actually a kind of happiness."
Li Zhuo continued: "And if you really have to read it, then try to make your questions as specific as possible, and don't be too empty, broad, or cover too much."
During the conversation, everyone had arrived outside the Tianhui Palace without knowing it.
This hall is taken from the word "Tianhui" in the name of the emperor of Daliang Kingdom, "Lezheng Tianhui".
The emperor and officials of the Liang Dynasty held court meetings in this 'Tianhui Hall'
"Pay attention, later, don't ask about things you shouldn't ask."
After saying these inexplicable words, Li Zhuo led Chengshuo and his party to a side hall on the east side of Tianhui Hall.
He said in a respectful tone: "Guan family, the six monks who have obtained the sequence have been brought to you."
"Um"
In the main hall.
Along with a burst of response, an unknown creature whose whole body was made of mist, half blood red and half black, suddenly appeared inexplicably in front of Cheng Sheng and the others.
The mist that makes up this creature is constantly twisting and surging.
Perhaps it was caused by some kind of hallucination:
Cheng Huo and others just glanced at the mist, and countless thoughts such as pain, restlessness, hunger, thirst, and bloodlust could not help but emerge in their hearts.
It's as if the mist itself is composed of countless thoughts and emotions of countless people.
Although the mist can arouse people's desires, fortunately, all the monks have passed the floating island illusion formation assessment, and they all have blood elixir stage cultivation.
Therefore, if it is just aroused by desire, it will not bring too serious consequences.
In the side hall.
I only heard a voice coming from the mist: "The kings of the Daliang Kingdom will eventually become what I am now. However, although I am no longer human, I can still barely control myself, so you fellow Taoists don't need to panic."
Upon hearing this mist, he called himself 'I', and Li Zhuo showed great respect for this mist.
Among the monks, Ni Li, who was the most knowledgeable, immediately bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty Ni Li, I have seen the official family!"
When Ni Li and others entered the Immortal Guard, they were considered established, so they called themselves "ministers" in front of the emperor of Liang Kingdom, and called the emperor "guanjia".
Seeing Ni Li cup his hands in greeting, Cheng Huo and others also followed suit and cupped their hands toward the mist.
But I heard Wu Qi reply: "No gifts, no gifts. I won't say more. I don't have much time, so I just help all the beloved ladies open the door to the secret vault, and then go into the secret vault to select the treasures." , Li Aiqing will be with you all."
After saying that, there was a violent surge in the mist.
Not long after, a gate that looked like the entrance to the ruins of an ancient immortal appeared out of thin air in front of Chenghuo and the others.
Seeing that Li Zhuo was about to take the lead to enter the gate, the mist said again: "You must not mention my current appearance to the outside world. I shouldn't need to say more about this, right?"
'Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask', this was what Li Zhuo emphasized before leading Chenghuo and others into the side hall.
After being reminded, although Chengshuo and others were curious about the emperor's current appearance, they all resisted and did not go to the bottom of it.
They just said that they would never mention the emperor's current situation to others.
In the side hall.
Seeing the monks making a statement, the emperor made the mist disappear in place.
Afterwards, everyone entered the secret warehouse gate with Li Zhuo
…
At the same time.
Bianjing City, the residence of the third prince.
in the room.
The third prince glanced at Ju Rui, the leader of the Bamboo Shadow Gang, and his staff Hong An and other blood elixir and embryo-building stage monks in the room.
He said: "Calculating the time, my father has not been seen for more than half a year. As expected, he must have been poisoned by Yun Rusong, Xuansi and Li Zhuo."
"Nowadays, among the sixty-three princes inside and outside the palace, nearly twenty of them have raised a large number of monks. Among them, the ninth prince has some unclear relationship with the Ming Cult in the refugee area. relation."
"In short, all the princes in the city are taking precautions to support their power."
"If my father is really fine, then that's it. But if something unexpected happens to him, then everyone will have to go to Qing Jun's side if we can't save him."
"At that time, whoever enters and controls the Tianhui Palace first will become the next emperor of the Liang Kingdom."
Daliang has rich cultural heritage.
Especially the Lezheng clan, who is a member of the royal family, possesses a "big killer weapon" unknown to outsiders. Even the monks in the deep submergence stage have to give in to it.
It was precisely because of the existence of this 'big killer' that the Lezheng family was able to sit firmly on the throne of the Liang Kingdom for thousands of years.
And Lezheng family also has ancestral precepts:
Anyone who succeeds to the throne will not be allowed to step outside the palace for the rest of his life.
Therefore, some experts in the community inferred that the 'big killing weapon' controlled by the Le Zheng family was hidden in the Daliang Palace.
As long as the emperor of the Lezheng clan stayed in the palace, not to mention being an assassin, even the deep dive monks would be unable to do anything to the emperor.
That's why the third prince just said, 'Whoever enters the Tianhui Palace first will become the new Emperor of Liang Kingdom. '
in the room.
The third prince continued: "Although I, Le Zhengyun, have no intention of rebellion, I will fight for the throne no matter what, as long as my father does not personally appoint the heir apparent."
"It is precisely because of this that I called everyone over to breathe first, so that when we actually take action later, we won't be too busy."
After failing the assessment of the Floating Island Illusion Formation, Ju Rui didn't know it, but he himself had already focused on the fight for the imperial power of Bianjing City, instead of just practicing hard in seclusion.
The reason is simple:
Ju Rui has now reached the late stage of blood elixir cultivation, and his cultivation has reached a bottleneck. It is almost impossible to continue to make breakthroughs simply by relying on hard work.
In addition, he didn't get the sequence of 'Wu Chou'
Therefore, in order to cultivate to a higher level, he must be attached to the third prince, not to the imperial power.
Once the third prince really wins the throne, he will be able to enter the Daliang Kingdom's secret treasury based on his merits.
The secret treasury of the Liang Kingdom, not to mention the countless techniques and elixirs that can help monks break through.
Just the 'omniscient and omnipotent book' that claimed to know everything was enough to make Ju Rui willing to work for the third prince.
At that moment, he took the lead to express his position to the third prince: "Don't worry, sir, I will stay in Bianjing City for the next period of time. When the day comes to take action, I will definitely help you, enter the Tianhui Palace and seize the throne." Get the throne!"
In fact, it’s not just Ju Rui.
The leader of the Bamboo Shadow Gang, who had also taken refuge with the third prince, also had this plan in mind and immediately expressed his loyalty to the third prince.
Under the leadership of these two people, the other blood elixir stage monks, as well as all the embryo-building stage monks, also spoke out in agreement.
…
Outside Bianjing City, in the refugee area.
In a remote and inconspicuous alley.
A dwarf, no more than four feet tall but with the same appearance as an adult man, followed an old man with a white face and no beard, slowly arriving in front of a wooden house.
The dwarf man looked around and saw no one in the alley, so he immediately waved his hand and shot a 'power of pain' towards the wooden house.
Under the influence of this force, the door of the wooden house appeared to be distorted, and soon a gap appeared.
Seeing this gap, the old man and the dwarf man entered it one after another.
As soon as the two entered the house, they heard lewd sounds coming from their ears, and smelled the smell of food and humans mixed in the air.
The smell is not bad.
But it is.
It just makes people feel weird.
Seeing the Ninth Prince and Eunuch Qin entering the house, a young eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"No need to be polite." The Ninth Prince waved his hand and said straight to the point: "How is the maintenance of the Wu Mi statue?"
"Sir, the statue is nearly 80% transformed from rotten wood into flesh and blood." The little eunuch replied.
"good!"
Hearing this, the Ninth Prince looked happy and looked at Eunuch Qin: "Brother Qin, your judgment is indeed good."
"The statue of Master 'Wu Si' can really absorb human desires and transform the entire body into flesh and blood!"
"Congratulations, sir!" Eunuch Qin was not seen speaking in the room.
His left arm only shook slightly, and then he saw the puppet in his hand saying: "In this way, when the day comes to take action, you will be able to sit firmly on the dragon chair in Tianhui Palace!"
"Um"
After a brief excitement, the Ninth Prince calmed down again and said: "We can't put all our treasures on the 'Wu Si' statue. We still have to make two preparations."
With that said, he asked the young eunuch about his 'other preparation': "Where are Yuntianyang and Zhuying?"
The little eunuch lowered his head and said respectfully: "They are alive and well inside! Do you want me to call them out?"
"never mind."
Because of his short stature, he was often looked down upon by women, so the Ninth Prince had always disliked things between men and women.
And Eunuch Qin is a eunuch, so naturally he is not interested in women.
So after the two briefly inquired about the situation in the house and the statue of "Woo Si", they hurriedly left the house.
…
at the same time.
In the secret vault of the Daliang Palace.
After a moment of spinning, Cheng Huo emerged from the door of the side hall and entered a dark, sealed space.
Not surprisingly, this space is the legendary secret vault of the Liang Kingdom.
Out of fear for the Liang Kingdom's court and the royal family, Cheng Huo and others did not dare to move around after entering the secret vault, for fear of encountering some traps or restrictions, or things that should not be touched.
Everyone just looked around and silently observed the surrounding environment:
But the walls around this secret vault are inlaid with countless wooden cabinets and hidden compartments, presumably used to store elixirs, ancient books and treasures.
In the center of the secret vault, there is a book that is as tall as half a person.
The book has a regular shape.
But it is neither a square nor a rectangle, nor is it a circle, an ellipse, or any other shape that I have ever seen in my life.
The shape of this book is both regular and weird, symmetrical and asymmetrical, tangible and intangible.
When people see it, they feel an indescribable strange feeling in their hearts.
After everyone observed it for a long time, they saw that Lei Lei couldn't help but ask: "Li Zhuo, may I ask what the book is?"
"Actually, you guys should have already guessed it."
Li Zhuo explained from the side: "The book placed in the center of the secret library is the 'book of omniscience and omnipotence' that can know everything in the world!"
(End of chapter)
