The biggest advantage of practicing Shinto is that you don’t need to practice step by step. As long as someone believes in it and wishes power to come out of thin air, they can immediately obtain massive mana!
It's like a person who started his own business with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan and suddenly received 100 million yuan in his account! It's like a cheating life. No need to work hard to practice. You can become a god in one step!
Liang Xingyang obtained a large amount of magic power out of thin air, and it continued to increase every day. He originally had to practice hard, regulate his heart and practice his Qi, and then he could control the thunder method after a lot of detailed practice.
Fortunately, he has now refined the golden elixir, otherwise, he would be like a child dancing with a giant axe, and one bad move will trigger thunder and lightning.
He was sitting cross-legged on the highest floor of the Jindeng Academy pagoda in Quyang City, holding the Thunder Technique in his hand. His thoughts moved slightly, and the blood and energy in his body boiled. The sky also sensed it, as the evil spirits grinded against each other, and the thunder fainted.
"Boom... boom..." Rolling thunderclouds gathered over Quyang City. There were not a large number of them, just patches of lead-gray clouds overlapping each other. Occasionally, a flash of lightning flashed through them, and a series of muffled thunder sounded.
After a long time, the thunderclouds dispersed and Liang Xingyang opened his eyes.
This feeling is really good, it is like having a mine at home, and huge sums of money will pour in while sitting on the kang, and you can spend it as you like.
It's just that he also felt the hidden worries in it. His Dan, Thunder, and Sword Techniques are of the same line, which requires the human heart to die and retain the Heavenly Heart. The Heavenly Heart will be revealed and the Great Way will be realized. He uses the power of will to activate the Thunder Method, which does not require the Heavenly Heart to appear. It is completely It is the power of great power that produces miracles. Although the power is powerful, it is ultimately incomprehensible. It is mixed with the will of countless believers, and what is done is not called Tianxin Zhengfa.
He pondered for a long time, then modified this thunder method and called it "Holy Ancestor Thunder Method".
He was in conflict with this lightning method in his heart. He knew that Taoism was not natural, so he still had to calm down his mind. His heart was like a mirror, reflecting back the light. It had to be pure and flawless, so that he could be his true self.
He arranged the affairs of the church in a general direction and left the rest to An Luoyi.
An Luoyi is also really smart and capable. He himself finds it very interesting and full of energy. He takes great pleasure in becoming a holy son and manages all kinds of academic affairs in an orderly manner. The most rare thing is that he has not fallen behind in his own practice and uses the fastest method. He quickly became familiar with the Nine Seals of the Golden Lantern and practiced sword practice every day.
But it was said that on this day, Our Lady of the Golden Lantern, who had been responsible for the negotiations, came again with great fanfare. She opened the ceremonial guard when she came out of Liangzhou, and sat in a lotus chariot with a canopy of holy light on top and a necklace hanging below. Along the way, she directed her purpose to the believers. They said: "Overseas cults are coming to invade China. The leader of the Golden Lantern Cult leads the crowd to meet the enemy, but is outnumbered. He specially came to invite the Holy Son of the Golden Lantern to go south and summon the help of the Holy Ancestor to fight against the foreign enemies!"
This reason was fair and aboveboard, and the believers also felt that the Holy Son should help. Many people excitedly said: "The leader and the Holy Ancestor are indeed the same family. The previous rumors are all false! The leader has great magical powers, and the Holy Ancestor has even more magical power." Infinitely, if the two of you join forces, overseas cults will surely be killed like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves!"
Our Lady of the Golden Lamp can travel very fast in a chariot, but she enters slowly, leaving public opinion fermented.
When the news reached Quzhou, An Luoyi hurriedly came to ask Liang Xingyang for advice.
"Has the situation in the south reached this level?" Liang Xingyang was quite surprised after hearing this. "No wonder they were so weak during the negotiations. They agreed to everything and urged us to quickly complete the compilation of the new war. It turned out that they wanted to borrow our strength. To deal with overseas cults."
An Luoyi said worriedly: "Then shall we go or not?"
"You definitely can't go." Liang Xingyang's main purpose for going out this time was to eliminate the Golden Lantern Sect. Now that he was going to be destroyed, how could he go to rescue him? "It's just that they have laid the groundwork before, and now it's like this Come and invite me with great fanfare, otherwise you have to find an appropriate excuse."
The two of them studied it for a while, and after much deliberation, they couldn't think of a suitable reason.
The Holy Son cannot be sick or injured, otherwise his "divineness" will be gone and he will "lose fans". It is still impossible to find other excuses to leave. There is no reason to fight against the overseas cult. If they run away now, they will definitely be punished by the believers. Even if you despise it, you still have to "lose fans".
"If it doesn't work out, I'll go south and have a look.
I heard that those divine envoys have no bodies and are summoned by barbarian sacrifices. In my opinion, they are just ghosts blessed by faith. I would like to test how advanced they are! If they can show their holiness in front of others, they can attract more believers. Moreover, the Golden Lantern Sect should be killed, and overseas cults cannot allow them to set foot on China at will. "
Liang Xingyang prepared to go south in advance, but suddenly he got another news: Lianshan Sect had invaded the capital!
Just last month, the Lianshan Sect bypassed Wanquan Pass, made a long and roundabout way, broke through the Kanyuan Mountain path in the north, broke through Fuling Pass and took the cloud plank road directly into the hinterland of the Central Plains, and directly took the hinterland of the capital. .
The emperor was sitting in the capital. The enemy bypassed the gate and appeared directly in the courtyard, about to enter the room.
He hurriedly summoned the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty and began to prevent the defense of Yujing. He also sent a decree ordering all the troops from all over the country to come to Beijing to serve the king.
Jiangnan also received the imperial edict of King Qin, but only two general soldiers were sent, with a total of less than 30,000 people. They walked slowly and leisurely north, and the rest were still singing and dancing, as if nothing had happened!
Liang Xingyang was shocked when he heard the news. The evil cult in the south has not been eliminated yet, but the evil cult in the north has turned upside down again!
He hurriedly found An Luoyi. That afternoon, An Luoyi summoned all the masters who taught the Dharma and said that the capital was trapped and that he would go to the capital to Qinwang.
These masters and warriors thought they were going to take him with them, but they all looked embarrassed and even more puzzled.
In their opinion, what does the life and death of the emperor in the capital have to do with them? To put it bluntly, if the emperor is gone, they can still preach better and recruit more believers. As long as they have the support of the people, even if they change dynasties, they will still have a foothold for the Golden Lantern Sect, and the world will be in chaos. They can choose to support the princes all the way. In order to stabilize the people's hearts, the new dynasty has to rely more on them. It is the time to reap the benefits. If it is done, the emperor of the new dynasty can convert to the Golden Lantern Sect and directly become the state religion. That will be even better. How wonderful!
An Luoyi also saw what they meant. He didn't want to take them there originally, as long as they took care of their family with peace of mind: "I'm going to the capital to see the rise and fall of Dragon Qi and make long-term plans for our sect."
When these masters who taught the Dharma heard this reason, they agreed very much: "The Holy Son has a far-sighted vision, and we are far behind!"
After the explanation, Liang Xingyang used his escape method and took An Luoyi away from Quyang City, flew across the Huangting River, and rushed to Yujing City.
He does not have a sword to fly. Although the sword is faster, it is inconvenient to carry people, and the light of the sword is too eye-catching in the night sky, so the escape method is more low-key.
It was a long journey from Quyang to Yujing, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. The two set out in the evening and did not arrive in the capital until the early morning of the next day.
Liang Xingyang had excellent eyesight and could see the situation below from the sky. After arriving at the outskirts of the capital, he saw that the ground below was devastated. Villages and towns were destroyed, houses collapsed, smoke curled up, and burned ruins were everywhere. , corpses of common people can be seen everywhere, some were burned in the ruins, some were chopped up in the wilderness, and some were trampled to pieces on the ground... The closer we are to the capital, the more serious this situation is. It is simply miserable. Natural disasters are even more terrifying!
They did not encounter the bandits of the Lianshan Sect in the south of the city, but the sky above the capital was under full martial law. Golden talisman crossbows were set up on the city walls, and the thunder towers on the city towers were also flashing. The imperial guards and the ghost servants of the City God's Temple were everywhere with weapons in their hands. Patrol.
The two could not fly directly into the city, so they had to wait until dawn. While waiting, Liang Xingyang circled around Yujing City and found that all the counties and even towns in the suburbs of Beijing had been destroyed!
There were basically no living people to be seen. Not only were all the people gone, men, the elderly and children were killed, women and property were robbed, and even the cattle, horses, chickens and ducks raised at home were all looted. Nothing left!
After daybreak, the city gate opened. Liang Xingyang took An Luoyi into the city after his identity was verified. He went straight to the palace gate and received a reply saying that the emperor was very busy. He was currently receiving ministers of civil and military affairs, and there was a long queue. team.
He registered as the "Head of the Tianxin Sect" and then took An Luoyi home to wait in his big house in the capital.
He thought it would take a few days for the emperor to see him. After all, there were too many people taking pictures in front of him, but he didn't expect that in the afternoon, the emperor came to see him.
Send someone to deliver a message asking him to come to the palace immediately to see you.
After more than a year, Liang Xingyang met Emperor Xia Cunhao again. He looked exhausted, leaning on a chair and drinking a bowl of porridge. He didn't know what it was made of, but it had a special aroma.
"You can come back in a hurry, which is a sign of sincerity."
Liang Xingyang said: "I am in Jiangnan. I learned the news yesterday morning and came back this morning."
He came back with a lot of energy. He wanted to know how powerful the legendary Five Gods of Lianshan were, and they were able to attack the capital. He heard that even the Nascent Soul monks from a certain famous sect were killed. After killing and falling, he had just obtained a lot of wish power and refined it into the Holy Ancestor Divine Thunder, so it was time to give it a try.
"You knew it was too late! The bandits had already left. This morning there was a report from the north that they had passed Fuling Pass and were about to leave Kanyuan Mountain."
Liang Xingyang was about to tell the emperor what he had done in dealing with the Golden Lantern Sect during this period, but the emperor was not interested; "Since the Golden Lantern Sect has been entrusted to you, just go ahead and do it. Your family is deeply affected by the Golden Lantern Sect." It’s harmful, and you still have your innocent heart, so I can rest assured.”
He nodded gently, put down the porridge bowl, took out something, and gently handed it over from the air: "Look at this thing, do you recognize it?"
Liang Xingyang took it over and took a look: "I know this. This is called Guangming Jade Coin, which is very popular in Jiangnan!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor raised his eyebrows and looked angry: "Is it really popular in Jiangnan? Everyone uses it?"
"Not everyone uses it. One piece of this thing can be exchanged for a hundred taels of gold. Ordinary people can't afford it. They are used by rich and powerful people from aristocratic families and major sects. But this thing will depreciate. Now I can only exchange it for more than eighty taels of gold."
"As expected!" The emperor's face turned pale, he closed his eyes, and sighed, his words choked with sobs, "As expected! As expected..."
Liang Xingyang was puzzled and asked what was the reason.
The emperor was silent for another moment, and then said: "Jiangnan's power is intertwined, and each family joined forces to cast this bright jade coin to replace the gold, silver, and copper coins used by this dynasty. In recent years, the taxes collected from Jiangnan have become less and less! Jiangnan This is a land of plenty, with rice being harvested three times a year, but taxes cannot be collected. It costs money to exterminate the Bone Bandits in the northwest, and it costs money to exterminate the Mountain Bandits in the Northeast. The treasury is empty, so we can only increase wages. I have clearly calculated that, although the people It’s difficult, but we can barely make ends meet, but all the people have ruined their families, lost their jobs, died of hunger and cold, and died in the countryside!”
Only then did Liang Xingyang realize the power of this jade coin: "This jade coin...can't the country abolish it?"
The emperor shook his head weakly, his eyes were empty and his face was bitter: "Do you still remember that you and the prince accidentally entered Ni Huanwen's mansion and snatched a piece of evidence from him and Liuyu Taoist, which could be moved to Yue Longpan? ?」
Liang Xingyang nodded.
"You really didn't look at what was in the box. What was in it at that time was this kind of jade coin."
"Is Mr. Yue Lu also involved?"
"It's hard to say whether he participated or not, and it doesn't really matter. The key is that he is the leader of the Mirror Party, and the Mirror Party is the main force behind this jade coin!" The emperor sighed, "Back then, before his death, the late brother confessed again and again, To say that Zhang Tianxi is trivial, it only takes one thought to get rid of him, but for the sake of the country of the Great Xia court, he must be kept... At that time, alas, I always thought that the Acupuncture Party was the culprit who disrupted the imperial court, Zhang Tianxi It is even more of a source of disaster. As long as Zhang Tianxi is eliminated and the needle parties are wiped out, there will be peace between the government and the opposition."
There were still some things he kept in his heart that he didn't say. When he was the prince, he saw the late emperor's brother favoring Zhang Tianxi and letting him cover the sky with one hand, build a large prison, and torture the ministers. He was deceived and even felt that his elder brother was very poor and not qualified to be an emperor at all. As soon as he came to power, he asked Zhang Tianxi to bury his elder brother with him and bury him alive in the late emperor's mausoleum. He felt a little happy in his heart: Since you, the monarch and his ministers, get along well with each other, then be good friends. Let’s go to the underworld to keep company!
As a result, he never expected that the Needle Party was gone, and the Mirror Party was showing its fangs day by day, and he had no method at all... The whole court was full of Mirror Party members, and he could only look inside the Mirror Party, the Southeastern Faction In the fight against the northwest faction, he used all his imperial tricks to get out of the middle
It's extremely difficult to strike a balance. All those people are as smart as ghosts...
Jiangnan could not collect taxes, and the northwest was still connected to foreign countries. Various resources of the Great Xia Dynasty were smuggled across the Kanyuan Mountains and sold to the Lianshan Sect.
The emperor wished he could take a sword and cut off all the ministers in the court and kill them all!
Neither of them knew what to say, and the atmosphere became awkward.
The emperor looked at him: "You are too young, otherwise I would give you an official title and go to the south of the Yangtze River... What a pity, if I remember correctly, you are only eleven years old this year, right? No, you have to be sixteen anyway It’s better to be an adult.”
Liang Xingyang asked: "How about I go to the Northeast to have a look?"
"No!" The emperor objected flatly, "I saw all the five gods of Lianshan just outside the city wall that day. It is absolutely impossible for one person to resist. Don't be dissatisfied. The Liluo Zhenren of the Dongyang Sect, the Shenlu Sect, Master Hanzhang, a total of five Nascent Soul masters, plus a hundred thousand Taoist soldiers in the capital, still ended up in a complete defeat! How good can you, a little kid, be? You... go see the prince, He missed you very much, and then he went back to Jiangnan. According to what you said, he will destroy the Golden Lantern Sect first. In a few years, when you grow up, I will make you an official and do something for me."
