At the end of the ceremony, Venerable Weng Yuan asked all the guests to take a rest in the yellow bamboo forest.
The bamboo leaves were rustling, the breeze was blowing, and the faint fragrance lingered in the nose. All the venerables praised him again and handed over congratulatory gifts.
Zhan Changfeng also gave out the prepared gifts.
I couldn't find the gift and was reluctant to receive it, so I put aside my worries for the time being and busied myself in saying thank you.
Venerable Weng Yuan said, "Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend the promotion ceremony of my apprentice. I have prepared a return gift for you. Please don't dislike it."
Two rows of Yanhaitai disciples came in response, each holding a wooden plate in their hands and respectfully presenting it to the guests' desks. When everyone saw it, it was a set of the four treasures of the study.
Pens and paper made from thousand-year-old bamboo, ink made from thousand-year-old pine trees, and clear inkstones polished for hundreds of years. Although they are not precious tools, they are valuable enough. Those who love painting and writing will be most delighted.
"Venerable Weng Yuan is very thoughtful. Cheng Guan Stone is world-famous for its hard texture. It will take a lot of time to polish it into shape."
"This ink is specially made from the Songyan Spirit Ink. The words written and drawn with it will not fade for thousands of years."
"Papers made of ten thousand-year-old yellow bamboo are too wasteful to use for smearing, but they are also very suitable for use as a carrier for seals."
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The host and guest enjoyed themselves happily.
Until Qiu Bu came with the three venerables, the scene slowed down a bit.
"Something happened to the poor monk on the road. I came late. I hope I can't find fellow Taoist friends and Taoist friends Weng Yuan to forgive me." The person who came was wearing a white cassock, holding beads in his hands, and riding a white leopard. He was the Bodhisattva Xian Sheng Sheng.
Xian Sheng Bodhisattva is not a member of Beiluo Taoism, but he is a native Buddhist cultivator in Beiluo realm and is closely related to Beiluo Taoism.
Venerable Bu Xunjie and Weng Yuan hurriedly said, "The Bodhisattva has met. Who are these two?"
"These two are individual travelers that the poor monk met by chance. The poor monk thought that there were many people and brought them here without authorization. Fellow Taoist, don't be surprised."
The two venerables were dressed casually, but their bearing should not be underestimated. The sturdy venerable one with disheveled hair and beard said, "It's because Taoist fellow Qinghuan and I are so shameless. We heard that Xian Sheng Bodhisattva was here for a banquet, so we came to join in the fun." ."
Another venerable man in yellow clothes and a bun has bright red lips and bright eyebrows, and a faint smile in his eyes. He held a box in his hand and said, "I came in a hurry, so I prepared a gift to congratulate my lost Taoist friend on his new promotion to the void." "
"Look at me, I forgot about it." The strong and powerful venerable also took out something and offered it as a congratulatory gift.
When Venerable Weng Yuan heard the name Qing Huan, he suddenly realized and said to the Venerable Yellow Clothes, "Are you Emperor Qing Huan of Longci Realm?"
"Then you are..." He looked at the strong venerable man again, "Are you the Chaomu Emperor of the Dongwu Realm?"
"Hahaha, it's me, it's hard for anyone to remember me."
"Where are the words? Where are the words? You two are coming to enjoy the glory. Please come in quickly."
After hearing what the master said, Xun Nai accepted their gifts with peace of mind. After hearing the title of Emperor Qinghuan, all the monks from the Longci Realm also gathered to pay their respects and exchange greetings.
These two people understood the origin of the small world and became world masters. They lived alone and did not build any power. They belonged to the emperors in the wild.
Don't look at Venerable Weng Yuan pretending not to know him. In fact, he asked Bodhisattva Xian Sheng to invite some powerful people who are hidden in the three realms. But he didn't know who Bodhisattva Xian Sheng would invite.
Taking advantage of the crowd, he looked behind Xian Sheng Bodhisattva and was disappointed when he saw that only two people came.
Xian Sheng Bodhisattva was helpless. How could he find a powerful man hidden in the world in such a short period of time? It was a coincidence that he met Emperor Qinghuan.
Although Emperor Qinghuan left her own small world alone, this small world was located in the Longci Realm, which was also facing conquest by outside forces. What if she really didn't care about anything and it affected her?
When she heard that Yanhaitai sent invitations to powerful people in the three realms in the name of elder promotion, she guessed a little bit of the inside story, so she took advantage of the situation and agreed to the Bodhisattva Xian Sheng to come and have a look.
As for Emperor Chao Mu, it was purely because the two of them were discussing fighting skills at that time, and by chance, they came together.
Emperor Chaomu comes from the Dongwu Realm. The Dongwu Realm was originally regarded as a territory by Zongheng. He was the master of the realm, but he only commanded a small realm. Outside the small realm, he was no different from a casual cultivator, so Zongheng turned a blind eye to him. He closed his eyes and ignored him.
When Taichi took over Tobu and ruled Tobu, he did not plunder Tobu's resources and had no impact on him.
Just on the road, he secretly mocked Emperor Qinghuan for being too worried and meddling in things. So what if Long Ci was conquered by Taiyi? Those who were really affected were the big forces.
For those big forces, it's nothing more than an extra party to exploit unowned resources, and it's nothing more than the possibility that the Taoist scriptures will be listed under the Taiming name.
It didn't matter that they were alone, Taiyi didn't forcefully recruit them and make them work for Taiyi.
Seeing the sudden enthusiasm of the Longci Realm monks towards Emperor Qinghuan, he couldn't help but laugh. These monks probably wanted to drag Emperor Qinghuan along to "deal with" Taiyi.
Oh, not only Taiyi, but Shendu Yangtang is also here. In comparison, Taiyi is just a little more powerful here.
But who knows in the future, wouldn’t Tobu fall from Zongheng’s hands to Taiyi’s? Maybe one day he will be taken away by someone else again.
Emperor Chaomu found an empty seat and sat down. He nodded to the venerable man on his right who was looking at him. The venerable man returned the greeting in a friendly manner but did not say a word.
He understood the suspicion behind his friendliness, and felt aggrieved. He was from Tobu, and he didn't sell himself to Taiyi Imperial Court. Could he still suspect that he was a spy sent by Taiyi?
Emperor Chaomu was too lazy to pay attention to this venerable man. He turned to the white-robed Taoist on the left and said, "Fellow Taoist, how long have you been here? What are you going to do now?"
"The ceremony is over, come here and have a rest." Zhan Changfeng picked up the wine bottle on the table and lifted it towards him.
Emperor Chaomu happily took the wine bottle and drank it in one gulp. Then, as if he remembered something, he asked in a low voice, "Is there no one sitting in this seat?"
"unmanned."
"Hey, I was shocked. Suddenly there was a vacancy between the two of them. I thought someone had left the table first." He thought that the venerables on his left and right had a grudge and disliked each other, so he finally made a vacancy and said considerately. Without mentioning this again, he asked, "Fellow Taoist, what do you call me?"
She said politely, "Zhan Changfeng, I have heard of Taoist fellow Taoist names. Seeing them is better than hearing them a hundred times."
"Hahaha, I'm sorry, I haven't been out for a long time."
Emperor Qinghuan also entered the table over there, sitting between Shengzi Jitang and General Youguang.
The two new emperors looked blankly at the increasingly silent scene, and they were suspicious. Why, they are not welcome?
Venerable Weng Yuan felt strange in his heart, as if there were a group of cows, ghosts, gods and snakes sitting on the table, and he had to secretly discuss with some of them to deal with others.
But after all, he was well-informed and experienced, and said calmly, "Thank you again for your blessings to my disciple. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality."
"Why is this ceremony over? No one told me." A man burst in smelling of alcohol and interrupted Venerable Weng Yuan's words.
I can’t ask for it: It’s over, I’ve run out of wine.
If this person is not Venerable Luo Liang, who is it?
The venerable Tianjun of Beiluo Taoism looked away, his disgust palpable.
The two Kongwu sages stood up and took him to the empty seat. Who knew that this man was their fellow disciple.
Luo Liang did not cooperate, "Wait, don't, don't touch me. The ceremony is over. What am I going to do here? You guys are just talking about the same thing again. It's boring."
Venerable Weng Yuan interjected, "Fellow Daoist Luo is right. We can't let outsiders think that when we, the Venerable Heavenly Lords, gather together, there is nothing else to do except discuss Tao and fight."
A venerable person from the White Fang Realm immediately asked, "Do you have any ingenious ideas, fellow Taoist?"
"It's not really original." Venerable Weng Yuan said with a smile, "Some fellow Taoists may know that the most famous features of Wujiu Taoist Temple are one bamboo, one water, and one cave. Bamboo is the ten thousand-year-old yellow bamboo forest. The pen and paper in your hands are The water made from it is Tianyi True Water, which has a miraculous effect on repairing the soul. It is extremely rare. No one in Beiluo Taoism has even dropped a drop of it. The cave is the Langhuan Water Cave. Under the circulation of the earth's veins, every seven hundred years, It will erupt once and bring the treasures buried underground."
"I discussed with the Beiluo Taoists that we should not allow everyone to come all the way back with only a set of the Four Treasures of the Study Room, so I thought of a small game for fun. The first twenty people can get a place in the Langhuan Water Cave. The first place , in addition to being removed from the list, you can also get a drop of Tianyi Zhen water."
Ji Tang Shengzi suddenly turned his attention to him. The opportunity came so soon?
He originally wanted to use Yu Shi as evidence and ask them to give him a quota on the grounds that the former wind collector of Shendu was killed in Beiluo Realm. Although this is the last resort.
Zhan Changfeng was thinking about the deep meaning behind Beiluo Taoism's move, and indirectly attracted allies? Or should he show his kindness to her, Saint Ji Tang, and Emperor Youguang?
There were thirty-three venerables and forty-two heavenly kings present. With the abilities of her and the two gods, Yangtang, it was almost certain that they would get the spot.
"You didn't tell me! What kind of game is it!" Venerable Luo Liang frowned. Tianyi Zhenshui and Langhuan Water Cave belong to various sects of Beiluo Taoism. Why didn't he know?
"Don't be impatient. This is a temporary decision. Fellow Taoist, you were drunk and didn't have time to inform you." Venerable Weng Yuan continued, "There are death places outside Wujiu Dojo. The environment is dangerous, but it doesn't have much impact on powerful people like us." s damage."
"This game is also simple. Our sect will circle the entire world and plant ninety-nine flags to compete with who can get the most flags within the specified time."
The guests were whispering to each other, as if it was quite simple.
Venerable Weng Yuan pressed his hand and said, "You can play whatever you want to play. If you don't want to, you can just stay and discuss the Tao."
He took the lead and looked at the two rows of seats on the left and right, "Emperor Changsheng, Holy Son Ji Tang, and General Youguang, what do you think?"
Emperor Chaomu, who listened with great interest, smiled and looked back and forth between Zhan Changfeng and Venerable Weng Yuan... Emperor Changsheng?
What did he just say? Why didn't this girl sign up for a number?
Little did he know that her real name was Zhan Changfeng.
Hey, when the Immortal Emperor sees him coming to attend this ceremony that seems to have ulterior motives, will he suspect that he also has ulterior motives?
If I had known better, I wouldn't have come to join in the fun, it's so free!
"The host and guest do as they please." Zhan Changfeng decided to see what tricks they could come up with, "Then let's have some fun."
Holy Son Ji Tang: "I have no objections."
"Don't be too simple. After sitting here for so long, I still want to move my body." General Youguang was on guard against Zhan Changfeng and Shengzi Ji Tang. He wished he could keep staring at them and take in all their actions. Naturally, Follow their lead.
Venerable Weng Yuan nodded and asked Emperor Qinghuan and Emperor Chaomu, "You two emperors are also here to play?"
Tianyi Zhenshui and Langhuan Water Cave were no small temptations. They were surprised to see the top figures of the Three Dynasties sitting next to them, but they would not resist the opportunity and accepted them.
None of the other venerables refused, and there was nothing to refuse.
"Okay, since everyone has agreed, please wait here for a moment. When the decoration outside is ready, I will come and notify you." After saying this, he did not forget to stay and asked for hospitality, and led the other elders out to prepare.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he took Bu Xun to a palace room and said, "Take them out quickly."
After hearing this, he poured out all the congratulatory gifts he received, "Master, do you want to open them?"
"Nonsense, open it quickly!" In fact, the invitation sent out also included a cryptic question, so that the monks who received the invitation could leave their attitude in the gift.
This move is quite dangerous. If the monk who receives the invitation has secretly defected to an outside force, the news may leak out.
But then again, he was just asking about their plans for the future, and he didn't discuss anything confidential, so it didn't hurt if someone found out.
Unable to find Obedient, he opened the gifts one by one. Venerable Weng Yuan first looked at the gifts of Zhan Changfeng and Holy Son Ji Tang.
Appropriate, no special meaning.
He breathed a sigh of relief. The invitations to Taiyi, Shendu, and Yangtang naturally did not include any obscure questions, but he was afraid that these outside forces would use congratulatory gifts to warn Beiluo Taoism.
"Master!" Xunyou suddenly handed a jade slip to Weng Yuan, "This is a congratulatory gift from General Guangtang."
"Him?" Weng Yuan opened the jade slip and his expression gradually became serious.
"What's wrong?"
"...Yangtang wants us to surrender."
"Surrender?" Xun Nao almost laughed, "We have been guarding against Taiyi, but it turned out that Yangtang made us surrender. It doesn't even occupy a single territory in Zhutian, right?"
"He said that as long as Beiluo Taoism surrenders, everything in Beiluo can remain the same and get help from Yangtang. The condition is that he must help Yangtang resist Taiyi and win the other two realms."
Venerable Weng Yuan's hair has turned gray due to worry. What can we do? Yangtang is about to intervene.
"Let's take a look at the other gifts first?"
Some of them are simply congratulatory gifts, which shows that they do not want to express their stance, or they express their stance in a hurry.
Some left hints that they could discuss it, but did not say specific attitudes.
Some believe that they can belong to Taiyi and strive for more benefits.
Some feel that it is a shame for Zhu Tian's forces to allow outside forces to come to Zhu Tian to dominate, and they should contact the forces in the entire Tian Territory to expel them all.
Weng Yuan discarded the last category first. Among the three celestial dynasties, which one did not have a quasi-sage sitting in command, which one did not have a group of venerables to be dispatched, and which one did not have millions or tens of millions of troops ready to fight them, I don’t know how. dead.
Beiluo Taoism has actually not decided what to do in the future. Just like the hexagram of the "seven-day repetition" situation, they are now repeatedly testing the attitudes of all parties, taking two steps, taking one step back, taking two steps, and taking one step back. Practice the best option.
If within several realms, the voices against those outside the realm are extremely loud, they may share the same hatred.
If the conditions given by the external forces are favorable to them, or if they have to surrender, they may immediately surrender to the external forces.
Venerable Weng Yuan sighed, "Yangtang's attitude is so tough... It is useless to ask other forces. In the end, we have to take sides in the three-party celestial dynasty."
