After Hu Long and his party returned to the "Blessed Land of Medicine Immortals", they held a banquet to celebrate.
At the banquet, Hu Long asked Xiaobai and Xiaoqing what their plans were.
Although Xiaobai was shy, she also implicitly expressed her hope that Hu Long and Cheng Lingsu would be able to make the decision to fulfill her fate with Xu Xuan.
After a slight hesitation, Xiao Qing prostrated himself in front of Hu Yuan and asked him to take him under his wing.
Hu Long had expected it, and he laughed and agreed readily.
Among them, Xiaobai was originally his favorite match for Xu Xuan, while Xiaoqing's straightforward personality with a clear distinction between love and hate inspired his hobby of being a teacher.
Speaking of which, Hu Long has left a legacy in every world he has experienced, and the disciples he has accepted are all amazingly talented people. If he is really destined to achieve the Great Law in the future, he will transcend the shackles of space and time and accept them. If you bring it to your side, then the "Tao Shang Dao" in name only has great potential.
Suddenly, Hu Long officially opened the mountain gate and accepted Xiaoqing as his disciple.
It turns out that Xiaoqing, like Xiaobai, practices the "Taiyin Returning Method" taught by the Snake Mother, which has great flaws. It is really troublesome to change to other methods.
However, Hu Long's "Gourd Heart Sutra" is so inclusive and all-encompassing that it can solve Xiaoqing's problem by reversing the technique and deducing a version of the "Beiming Magic" for cultivating immortals based on Xiaobai's situation.
He checked Xiaoqing's cultivation, and then combined the "Nine Yin Manual" method integrated into the "Gourd Heart Sutra" and the mysteries of the true dragon's body that he learned when he was refining the two incarnations, and deduced a "Nine Yin Transformation" "Dragon Secret" was passed on to Xiaoqing.
In Hu Yuan's vision, Xiaoqing will be able to transform and fuse his original cultivation by practicing this technique. When he reaches the level of Dacheng in the future, he will not only be able to form a golden elixir to save earthly immortals, but will also be able to transform into snakes. For a real dragon.
Among the snake monsters in the world, except for those like Xiaobai who have awakened the bloodline of the mythical beast and understood the direction of their own development, their greatest wish in practice is to transform from snakes into dragons and then from dragons into dragons.
Xiaoqing was just an ordinary green snake. Now that he knew that he had the opportunity to transform into a dragon with the skills taught by his master, he was really surprised beyond words.
For the next year, Hu Yuan lived a peaceful life that was rare since he came to this world. Every day he was either teaching the three juniors how to practice, or discussing the art of treating poisons with Cheng Lingsu, which was a real pleasure.
Another year later, Xiaobai received a thunder disaster on the day of the Waking of Insects.
Her body has become a golden elixir, but it has not been tempered by the thunder tribulation, so it lacks a bit of the charm of the great road. Even Xu Xuan, who has just entered the door of spiritual practice, knows that she will pass through the tribulation without any danger, so there is not much Worry.
After Xiaobai successfully survives the ninth level of thunder tribulation and a golden elixir becomes perfect, her marriage to Xu Xuan will be put on the agenda.
Hu Long and Cheng Lingsu chose an auspicious day and held a simple yet festive wedding, which could be regarded as consummating the marriage of the lovers five hundred years in advance.
Although Xiaoqing could not help but feel a little depressed during this period, she could only hide aside and feel sad for a while.
Seeing that Xu Xuan had already established a solid foundation and entered the threshold of cultivation, Hu Long sent him and Xiaobai back to Yongzhou to live without any further advice from Cheng Lingsu. Besides, Xiaobai, the newly promoted Earth Immortal, was still under the care of him. .
Xiaoqing hesitated again and again, but finally reported it to Hu Long and moved to Yongzhou with Xiaobai.
In Chang'an, the imperial capital, the current emperor Li Chun has become more and more anxious recently. This is because since the imperial master Taiyin Zhenren mysteriously disappeared when he went south to Yongzhou last year, the "Taiyin Tianbu Tian Dan" he relies on to maintain good health has finally run out.
He clearly felt that the vitality in his body that had been filled with continuous consumption of "Taiyin Butian Dan" began to drain away because the elixir was unable to continue, and his physical condition also deteriorated. He felt great panic and unwillingness in his heart.
As early as he learned about the disappearance of Taiyin Master, he had made the worst plan. While searching for the whereabouts of Taiyin Master, he recruited other alchemists who could refine the life-extending elixir.
It's a pity that in the past year, there has been no news about Master Taiyin, and the few alchemists he recruited are also swindlers, and they have been beheaded by him after seeing through the truth.
"Could it be that...God really no longer protects me?"
As soon as this idea emerged in his heart, he was decisively dismissed.
"It's never like this. Since I succeeded to the throne, I have worked hard and worked hard day and night, and the Tang Dynasty, which has been prosperous but has already declined, has done a great service to the country and the people. If God knew it, wouldn't it be a blessing?"
Just as the expression on his face changed, and he was thinking about how to find a truly capable alchemist like Taiyin Zhenren, the eunuch Du Yingqi who was waiting beside him cautiously said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Li Chun glanced at him and said calmly: "We are not in the court now, so there is no need to be too formal. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Du Yingqi bowed and said: "When I saw His Majesty sighing in sorrow all night, I felt uneasy. After many days of tossing and turning, I finally got something..."
When Li Chun saw him talking about his concerns, he became a little concerned and asked, "What do you think?"
Du Yingqi knew that after saying these words today, he would either have a great career or be in disaster, but there was no way out after the words had been spoken. He immediately made up his mind and told the whole story that he had been preparing for many days: "Your Majesty, I see clearly, Since ancient times, Taoism has been mysterious and Buddhism has been exquisite. Since Taoism has no way, why not try the door of Buddhism?"
Li Chun worshiped Taoism only to seek longevity, but he did not believe in it, and he did not reject Buddhism. After hearing the words, he looked thoughtful, as if he had some thoughts.
Du Yingqi felt secretly happy when he saw this, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "As I know, the pagoda at Famen Temple in Fufeng County contains a relic that was transformed from the finger bone of the Buddha. The pagoda is opened every thirty years, and the relic is taken out and offered to others. If you pay homage and pay homage, you will surely be prosperous and prosperous that year. Next year will be the year when the pagoda is opened. If Your Majesty can send envoys to welcome the Buddha's relics into the palace, and invite eminent monks to pray for blessings, it will be a blessing for Your Majesty to live forever and rule the country forever. "
Li Chun pondered for a long time and finally said: "Draft the decree..."
The next day, there was an uproar in the court because of a fresh decree - the emperor decided to send an envoy carrying incense flowers to Fufeng Famen Temple in the first month of the next year to welcome the Buddha's bones and relics into the palace, and invite the Buddha's son, Zen Master Fahai, to host a dharma ceremony. Pray for blessings and eliminate disasters for all people in the world.
Previously, Li Chun had emptied the national treasury in order to refine the longevity elixir, and the people were in dire straits. Many knowledgeable people in the court were already dissatisfied. Now that the Buddha's bones are being welcomed with great fanfare, it is bound to waste the people and money again.
At that time, Han Yu, who was serving as the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, wrote a letter to dissuade him. He believed that Buddhism originated from the barbarians and did not know the meaning of kings and ministers, and the relationship between father and son. He also said that the Buddha was dead and the so-called "relics" were just decayed bones. They were evil and filthy and should not be used. Welcoming him into the palace, he even asked the emperor to order him to be thrown into the fire and water, so that he could never get rid of his roots, end the doubts of the world, and eliminate the confusion of future generations. The fierce words shocked the court.
Li Chunlan was furious after the memorial and wanted to execute Han Yu severely. Fortunately, Pei Du, Cui Qun and others jointly submitted the memorial, and Han Yu was finally saved. However, he could not escape the death penalty and was demoted to Chaozhou thousands of miles away. A wild place.
