Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Jingtai sat with a calm expression, holding a book with a red cover in his hand, as if he was searching for something seriously. After a long time, he slowly put it down and let out a long breath.
Outside, after passing the reception, Cao Zhengxian walked into the imperial study with a solemn look. He saluted Jingtai, cupped his fists and said:
"I see you, Your Majesty."
"How's it going?"
"Back to your majesty, the governor of Shuzhou has sent a memorial. The monsters of the Wusheng Cult have launched another blood sacrifice, and nearly ten thousand people have lost their lives. I beg your majesty to send powerful men from the court to hunt down these monsters."
Jingtai frowned and scolded:
"Just ask for help. How did you become the governor of Shuzhou? How did you become the golden envoy of Shuzhou!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The whereabouts of those monsters from the Wusheng Sect are indeed too strange. According to the capabilities of the Shuzhou government, I am afraid it will be quite difficult to track them down."
Jingtai snorted coldly:
"I don't want to hear any excuses."
"yes."
"I have given you a verbal order to order the Tianxuan Division to dispatch two more masters to cooperate with the Shuzhou government in capturing the Wu Sheng Cult demon."
"Your Majesty, did you send an envoy to take charge?"
Jingtai raised his hand:
"This matter is not urgent. Several divine envoys from the Tianxian Division still have important responsibilities."
"Old minister, I obey."
"How is Chen Yuan?" Suddenly, Jingtai's voice changed and he asked.
"According to the information from the Imperial Supervisory Department, at noon today, Chen Yuan has left the capital and gone to Liangzhou to take office." Cao Zhengxian reported the information truthfully.
"Um."
"When I sent someone to deliver the oral message, I ordered the governor to come to the imperial garden. I have important matters to discuss with him."
"yes."
"Okay, step back, I'm tired."
"Old minister, please retire."
Cao Zhengxian bowed slightly and quickly exited the imperial study.
Jingtai looked at the red books on the table and narrowed his eyes.
Qingyun Temple.
The old patron was lying on a recliner with a leisurely expression and looking at a scroll of bamboo slips. He seemed to be very serious. However, if you look closer, you can see that the bamboo slips in his hands clearly have no words.
Suddenly, the old temple master frowned slightly, as if he felt something, and said calmly:
"Since His Royal Highness is here, why don't you show up?"
"Old guy, you are still so sharp. I think your cultivation has improved again."
In front of him, the void suddenly began to twist, and a nihilistic Mulu face slowly appeared. It was very abrupt, but at the same time it was very harmonious with the nearby void.
The old temple owner slowly put down the bamboo slip, stared at the face in front of him, his expression gradually became serious, and said in a deep voice:
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has improved a lot in his cultivation. He has reached this level after not seeing him for decades. I am ashamed of myself."
"snort."
The man snorted softly.
"How did His Royal Highness find this Qingyun Temple?"
The old viewer asked with a slight frown.
He had used some means to hide the secret, but he didn't expect to be found by this person.
"I have my own methods, so what does a little secret cover up mean?"
"Then why did His Highness the Crown Prince seek poverty? He risked his life and death and rashly entered the capital. If someone from the Sima family noticed it,
I'm afraid I can't leave even if I want to. "
The old temple leader asked curiously. He felt that he had nothing to do with the Xiang family. When he helped the Sima family dismember Qian Chu, Taixu Palace also stood aside.
"Heh... This sacred capital city originally belongs to the Xiang family. Are you afraid of anyone noticing when I come in?" the man replied, seemingly not afraid here.
The old patron just smiled and said nothing.
If the other party really wasn't afraid of the Sima family member, why not come in person? I'm afraid the aboveboard rebellion has already begun.
"Who would have thought that Taixu Palace, one of the top ten immortal sects, would now be reduced to such a state that even the supreme leader can only hide in the capital."
The old temple master was not angry and just said:
"His Royal Highness is here just to talk these useless nonsense?"
"I am here to ask you to help me refine a rare treasure."
"His Royal Highness, is this the attitude when asking for help? What if Pindao doesn't agree?" The old viewer stared blankly at Mohu's face in front of him.
"No, haha... There is nothing that I, Xiang Qianqiu, can't do. Mr. Tianxu, are you sure you want to reject my request?"
The Mohu face in the void chuckled, as if it was sure to kill him.
The old patron frowned, feeling something was wrong:
"what you up to?"
"It's what you want me to do, Tianxu, refining this rare treasure is nothing to you. I will remember your favor. When Dachu returns to the country in the future, I can allow you Taixu Palace to become the state religion." .”
"Your Highness, please save your words. You can ask Pindao to help you, but you also have to do Pindao a small favor."
"explain."
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The words were divided into two parts. After Chen Yuan left Shenjing City, he headed towards Liangzhou without any delay on the way. Of course, the main reason was that there was nothing to delay.
With his strength, he can avoid a lot of trouble by casually releasing some aura. Except for those who directly target him, no ordinary warrior would look for a Dan Realm master to die.
This is the first time Chen Yuan has come to the northern part of the Central Plains. Although it is almost March, there is still a slightly cold atmosphere, and the people here generally wear more clothes than the people in the south.
Compared with several rivers in the south, which are rich in water resources, the north is much poorer. At least along the way to Chen Yuan, we only saw one large-scale river named Huangsha River.
As the name suggests, there is quicksand in the river...
The only way Chen Yuan goes to Liangzhou is through Bingzhou. This can be regarded as a barrier that separates Zhongzhou from Youliang and is the guarantee of Zhongzhou.
As mentioned before, Zhongzhou is not big, with a total area of only about five prefectures, while Yangzhou, Yunzhou and Bingzhou surrounding Zhongzhou are very large.
Compared with the prosperity of martial arts in the south, although the folk customs in the north are sturdy, they are actually somewhat inferior, perhaps due to the threat of the northern barbarians for thousands of years.
In short, as far as Chen Yuan knew, there was only one celestial sect in the north, Wudang Mountain!
This fairy gate is located in Liangzhou and has a great reputation.
After crossing the Bingzhou territory, Chen Yuan originally wanted to go directly to Liangzhou City to take office first, but Senior Moro, who had been silent for a while, woke up directly and his first words were:
"Let's go to Wudang Mountain first."
Chen Yuan paused, staying in the void, frowning slightly, and asked:
"Senior, are you going to Wudang Mountain?"
"right."
"What to do?"
He was a little puzzled, because if Wudang Mountain were divided into categories, it should be regarded as a Taoist sect. Everyone in the world knew that the founder of Wudang Mountain was the Zhenwu Emperor who was so powerful in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
Being called the 'Emperor' is enough to prove the terror of the Zhenwu Emperor. Although he has long since passed away, his sword Zhenwu Sword is still the Zongzong Divine Sword of Wudang Mountain.
He didn't know how strong it was. After all, Dengxian Tower didn't list any divine weapons. He only knew that it must be extremely terrifying if it could be passed down for thousands of years.
Senior Moro is a former Buddhist strongman, and logically speaking, he should have nothing to do with Wudang Mountain.
"Go and meet Master Zhang Tianshi of Wudang Mountain."
Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he knew that the 'Zhang Tianshi' that Senior Moro was referring to was the old lunatic who was famous in the world and feared by countless people.
This person is truly terrifying. Although he has not been included in the list of immortals, he has already been recognized as the best in the world. Even Ye Xiangnan, the Lord of Emperor Wu City, can only condescend to second place and dare not claim to be the first.
"But what happened?"
"Nothing, I just happened to be passing by and wanted to see it."
Moro spoke.
"Can senior's identity be exposed?"
Chen Yuan didn't really believe Moro's statement. After all, in his understanding, the news of Moro's escape was still a secret and could not be leaked.
The other party has also been very careful.
"It doesn't matter."
Moro's ethereal voice came out slowly.
Chen Yuan had no choice but to nod. Since Moro had already reached this point, he would naturally not persuade him any more, and he just took this opportunity to meet Zuo Chengzong.
He really wanted to thank the other party for the compliment before!
Just as he was told, Chen Yuan's direction of travel deviated a little and started heading straight towards Wudang Mountain, which is known as the blessed land of immortal mountains.
Liangzhou is a relatively large area. Even at Chen Yuan's speed, it took him a full day to cross half of Liangzhou and almost reach the middle.
And arrived at the foot of Wudang Mountain.
He did not rush in rashly, but found a property in Wudang Mountain in a city near the foot of Wudang Mountain, reported his home, and said he wanted to meet Zuo Chengzong.
When the managers of Wudang Mountain heard that it was Chen Yuan, a well-known demon swordsman in the world, they immediately made a decision. After verifying his identity, they immediately sent someone to Wudang Mountain to inform him of the news.
The Wudang Mountain disciples who received Chen Yuan solemnly invited Chen Yuan upstairs to drink tea.
When Chen Yuan closed his eyes and breathed out, about a moment later, a loud cry alarmed him, not only him, but also half of the people in the city.
They all looked at the movement in the void.
"Then...that's the crane from Wudang Mountain?"
"Yes, yes...it's the crane. I saw it a few years ago."
"Why is it that a crane descended after everything went smoothly?"
"It must be a distinguished guest who wants to climb the mountain."
This is the custom of Wudang Mountain. Any distinguished guest will be welcomed by a Wudang Mountain disciple riding a crane.
"This is not an ordinary distinguished guest, I'm afraid he is Master Huayang." Someone said with a shocked expression as he looked at the six cranes hovering in the sky.
The martial artists who are near Wudang Mountain all know the rules of Wudang Mountain. Ordinary distinguished guests greet them with three cranes, while higher-level Huayang Masters greet them with six cranes.
As for the top one, there is none other than Zhenjun. When he was greeted, nine cranes appeared in the sky.
It's just that such a scene will not happen for many years. Most often, three cranes open the way, and it is rare for six cranes to greet each other.
Chen Yuan opened his eyes when he heard the loud roar of cranes outside. Before he could speak, a familiar voice came from outside: "I heard that Brother Chen is here, and Zuo is here to greet you!"
"It's Zuo Chengzong!"
"It's him?"
"How is it possible? With Zuo Chengzong's status, it seems that he shouldn't welcome him in person, right? Who is this Brother Chen in his mouth? What is his origin?"
There was more discussion below.
The appearance of Zuo Chengzong can't help but make people think a lot. After all, although Zuo Chengzong has not yet become an elder of Wudang, he has always been the only candidate for the sect leader.
Known as a peerless genius who appears only once every 500 years in Wudang Mountain, Zuo Chengzong would definitely have been the most powerful genius in the world if Chen Yuan hadn't emerged from nowhere.
Countless people consider him to be the future Heavenly Master of Wudang Mountain.
Generally, those who ride cranes to welcome distinguished guests are the Danjing elders from Wudang Mountain and several disciples. Zuo Chengzong personally greeted the distinguished guests. For many people, it was definitely the first time in their lives for a young lady to get on a sedan chair.
Chen Yuan waved his hand, and a huge invisible force blew open the doors and windows. Chen Yuan smiled and said:
"Brother Zuo, long time no see!"
Zuo Chengzong jumped down from the crane, one step at a time. He was dressed in a black Taoist robe, with long hair tied up, and a calm temperament. He really looked like an immortal coming down. He bowed his head towards Chen Yuan with a smile. road:
"We haven't seen each other for several months since we parted ways in the East China Sea. Brother Chen is even more charming than before."
"Brother Zuo is the same."
Chen Yuan looked at the familiar figure in front of him and said:
"I didn't expect that it would be Brother Zuo who greeted me personally."
"If you don't greet a distinguished guest like Brother Chen in person, wouldn't it look like Zuo is being disrespectful?" Zuo Chengzong smiled indifferently. This was of course a polite comment.
In fact, it was a coincidence that Chen Yuan came here this time. He was originally planning to go down the mountain to travel around the world in the near future. If Chen Yuan was one day later, he would not have a chance to welcome him even if he wanted to.
After saying that, Zuo Chengzong entered the room directly. Just as he was about to continue chatting, he suddenly felt the faint breath coming from Chen Yuan's body. His eyes suddenly condensed, and he quickly noticed the changes around Chen Yuan, and asked :
"Brother Chen, you...have you entered Tiandan?"
"We had a lucky break some time ago."
Listening to Chen Yuan's definite answer, Zuo Chengzong couldn't help but clicked his tongue. He still remembered what he had said to Chen Yuan before, that the two would compete again in the Dan Realm.
But now, there is no need to compete. Chen Yuan's combat power and cultivation level can definitely crush him.
It's...terrible!
Previously, Chen Yuan killed Tang Xianzhuo, the master of Tiandan, and climbed to the 21st place on the list, which was enough to frighten him. This is why he was planning to travel this time.
As a result, it was only a short period of time before the other party had such a change, which was really unbelievable.
"Brother Chen's talents are unparalleled in the world. Living in the same era as you is both lucky and unfortunate." Zuo Chengzong sighed.
"Brother Zuo is being humbled. Haven't you already achieved a breakthrough in real elixirs and made it to the top list?" Chen Yuan smiled. His family knew about his affairs.
Although his current status is inseparable from his diligent practice, the opportunities guided by the Luck Altar have also helped him a lot. If he had practiced hard, he might not be able to break through the real elixir now.
From this we can also see how strong Zuo Chengzong's talent is.
"Brother Chen is embarrassing Zuo." Zuo Chengzong felt a little unnatural. He did not rely solely on hard work to achieve breakthroughs. Now facing Chen Yuan, he would inevitably be inferior.
"Okay, let's forget about these flattering words. You and I should be happy to be able to make such progress."
"That's what Brother Chen said."
Among the martial artists of Zuo Chengzong's generation, there were quite a few who caught his eye. Chen Yuan was the only one who might deserve his attention, or even feel inferior.
The rest is not allowed.
In the same way, the same is true for Chen Yuan.
He still attaches great importance to such peerless geniuses. Although the two parties have not known each other for a long time and have not interacted with each other much, they still have a sense of sympathy for each other.
After chatting for a while, Zuo Chengzong asked:
"Brother Chen has always stayed in the south or the capital, why did he suddenly come to Liangzhou today?"
He was still a little curious about this. He didn't believe that Chen Yuan came to him specifically. Although he felt a little sympathy for each other, the friendship had obviously not reached that stage yet.
"Chen came here to take office this time." Chen Yuan said.
"Liangzhou Golden Envoy?"
Zuo Chengzong raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise.
"Exactly."
"That's really a high promotion. Congratulations to Brother Chen. He has reached the high position of a state's golden envoy at such an age. His future prospects are limitless." Zuo Chengzong said sincerely.
In the Tianxun Division, if you want to rise to the top, you must have experience in a foreign town. The four great envoys also have these qualifications.
Like Zhang Xuan, even if he has Zhang Yantong as his backer, he still needs to accumulate qualifications in another town so that he can be promoted better, and someone with connections like him does not need to start from the deputy envoy step by step.
As long as you break through the Dan realm, you can serve in the capital. When the time comes, you will basically be a gold envoy.
"They are all doing their duty for the imperial court." Chen Yuan smiled.
"Then Brother Chen came to Wudang today not just to see Zuo, right?" Zuo Chengzong quickly thought of some key points. When Chen Yuan took up the post of Jin envoy to lead Liangzhou, he must not be able to avoid Wudang Mountain.
"To be honest, in addition to wanting to catch up with Brother Zuo, Chen also wanted to pay homage to the Heavenly Master." Chen Yuan directly stated the purpose of his visit without any nonsense.
"Want to see the Heavenly Master?"
Zuo Chengzong frowned. He, Chen Yuan, wanted to meet the leader of this generation of Wudang. Unexpectedly, he wanted to meet the founder, which was really a bit tricky.
"I wonder if Brother Zuo can recommend me?"
Chen Yuan looked at him and said.
Zuo Chengzong pondered for a moment, but did not agree immediately, but asked:
"Zuo wanted to boldly ask, why did Brother Chen see the Heavenly Master?"
Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, knowing that if he didn't say something, Zuo Chengzong might not agree. After all, the gap between Chen Yuan and Lao Tianshi was too big, and it would be inappropriate to introduce him rashly.
Immediately he said:
"Actually, Chen was entrusted by a senior master to give something to the Heavenly Master."
"oh?"
"I wonder if that's okay?"
Zuo Chengzong smiled and nodded slightly:
"Since it is what Brother Chen is asking for, Zuo should do his best to help."
"Then thank you so much, Brother Zuo."
"It doesn't matter. It's okay to make friends. Brother Chen...please." Zuo Chengzong stood up and extended his hand.
"please."
Then Zuo Chengzong came to the window, his lips moved slightly, as if he was transmitting something.
Afterwards, the Wudang Mountain disciples who were driving the cranes in the void raised their hands in unison and said:
"We sincerely welcome Envoy Chen Qing to Wudang, please come up to the mountain!"
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