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Chapter 290 The History of Ancient Monks

Can Lao Bangzi come to reality? How is this possible?

The sudden appearance of Sandaoshan Empress caught Zhang Yuanqing off guard. He felt his adrenaline surge and his emotions and nerves were tense to the extreme.

On the desk, the tune of the Elvis Presley speaker changed, and a deep male voice came out:

"I'm most afraid of sudden silence in the air, most afraid of sudden concern from friends, most afraid of memories. Most afraid of hearing news from you suddenly."

Empress Sandaoshan turned her eyes and glanced coldly at the Elvis speaker on the table.

In an instant, it was as if someone had pinched the Elvis speaker's throat, and the song suddenly stopped.

The air is really quiet.

Zhang Yuanqing responded quickly and bowed:

"I have met the empress. Congratulations to the empress for leaving the spiritual realm and coming to reality."

No matter what, let's show his attitude first. In addition, there is a small thought hidden in his words - to test the true state of the Empress of Sandao Mountain, whether she has really left the spiritual realm, and what state she is in at the moment.

Unexpectedly, Empress Sandaoshan did not accept this trick. Her jade face was frosted, her beautiful eyes were full of evil, and she repeated:

"Old Bangzi!"

This woman is not easy to fool. Zhang Yuanqing bared his teeth secretly, thoughts running rapidly in his mind.

He believed that if Empress Sandaoshan really wanted to do something to him, she would take action with anger when she showed up instead of questioning her repeatedly. Since she didn't take action, it meant that she had concerns.

What are the worries? Either she is worried about killing him, causing Fumochu to be unable to return to the spiritual realm; or maybe she has come to reality, but is restricted and unable to take action, or is unable to take action.

But he was not willing to let it go, and he was still angry, so he asked questions again and again.

The empress's figure, appearance, and cultivation, coupled with Yin Yang Sanren's secret love for Lao Bangzi, it seems that Lao Bangzi was also a beauty in the spiritual world who had countless suitors.

I am extremely confident in my own beauty.

For a woman with immortal beauty and unparalleled elegance, calling her "Lao Bangzi" is not very harmful, but it is indeed extremely insulting.

According to the experience of a life instructor, if I don't "coax" her, my favorability will be reduced. When I meet her in the spiritual realm, even if she doesn't kill me, she will secretly retaliate, just like in the killing dungeon, directly use

My body peeks into the blood pool demon's true form

Zhang Yuanqing simply admitted his impoliteness and shouted:

"This junior is arrogant and doesn't know the bounds of heaven and earth. His words have offended the queen. Please punish me."

Seeing that the cold fairy-like old Bangzi still had a straight face, he added without any trace:

"The empress's magnificence is peerless, better than a sinking fish and a geese falling, better than a flower that is ashamed of a closed moon. If we hadn't seen her at the top of a group of jade mountains, she would have seen her under the moonlight at Yaotai."

Empress Sandaoshan snorted coldly:

"Are you implying that I am Yang Yuhuan, a demon concubine who brings disaster to the country and the people?"

She also knew this allusion, and she was indeed a real person in history. Zhang Yuanqing immediately said:

"This junior is an honest person and doesn't know how to praise fairies, but the beauty of the empress is better than the best in the world."

Only then did Lao Bangzi's expression improve. At this moment, footsteps came from outside the door, and she and Zhang Yuanqing looked sideways at the same time.

The latter's heart sank, but he had no time to stop it. He could only watch the bedroom door being pushed open, and the gray-haired grandma said with an angry face:

"Let you be quiet. Be quiet."

Grandma's expression suddenly froze. She looked at her grandson who was prostrate on the ground and said in shock:

"Motoko, what are you doing lying on the ground?"

Oh, yes, Lao Bangzi is in the form of a soul, and grandma cannot see it. Zhang Yuanqing reacted quickly and said:

"Worship God!"

grandmother:".!?"

"Oh, grandma, please stop annoying me. Don't knock on the door when you enter the house. I will whisper. You can get out quickly." Zhang Yuanqing used the "impatient" trick commonly used by young people.

"Your brain is crazy, get up quickly." Grandma said a few words, then exited the bedroom and closed the door.

"boom!"

The door of the bedroom was closed, and Empress Sandaoshan withdrew her gaze and looked at Zhang Yuanqing, her delicate eyebrows furrowed:

"You bastard, you are so disrespectful to your elders."

Zhang Yuanqing was speechless for a moment, so he could only say: "This is what I taught you."

After a pause, he said:

"Can the empress come to reality?"

Empress Sandaoshan looked at him, as if she had seen through his thoughts, and said calmly:

"You can use the thought of the coming of Yang soul in the Demon-Fighting Pestle. If you take out the Demon-Fighting Pestle in this world, I will be able to sense it."

Sensing her own condition, she said:

"However, each arrival can only last for two days. If force is used, the energy consumption will increase and the spirit will soon return to the spiritual realm. It will take three days to arrive again."

Zhang Yuanqing cursed "f*ck" in his heart, saying that the vicious Sandaoshan Lao Bangzi could obviously come to reality with the help of the Demon-Conquering Pestle, but he never mentioned it in the copy.

On the contrary, she reminded me several times that I had to take out the Demon-Conquering Pestle from the copy so that she could sense it and deliberately lowered my vigilance.

Clearly trying to trick me!

It's over, now regardless of the reality or the copy, the Demon-Fighting Pestle can no longer be used, so I can only return her.

While he was thinking about it, Empress Sandaoshan's eyes flickered, and she scanned the room carefully and slowly, seeming to have a strong curiosity about the things here.

She looked at it very slowly, and everything here was attractive to her.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed that she spent the longest time on electronic products such as computers, mobile phones and televisions.

After looking at the items in the room, Empress Sandaoshan floated to the window, overlooking the scenery of the community and the rapid traffic on the street. She was in a daze for a long time and asked:

"How many years has passed since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty?"

More than six hundred years ago, Lao Bangzi. Zhang Yuanqing replied:

"Mother, there have been more than six hundred summers and colds."

Empress Sandaoshan was slightly silent and said sadly:

"Six hundred years in a blink of an eye"

At this moment, her eyebrows were a little soft, a little sad.

From this angle, Zhang Yuanqing could just see her profile. Lao Bangzi's facial features were very three-dimensional, her lips were plump and sexy, her jawline was smooth, and her natural eyelashes were curled and thick.

The details of her facial features and the lines of her cheeks all seemed to be carefully carved.

Her beauty is flawless. Regardless of her cold and powerful aura, just talking about her appearance, Lao Bangzi does have the "appearance of a fairy".

Unfortunately, the palace attire is too conservative, only the tall figure is visible, and no details are seen.

Zhang Yuanqing was just thinking about whether to say a few words of comfort when he heard Lao Bangzi say:

"I have entered several dungeons whose styles are close to reality, and I know that the outside world has undergone earth-shaking changes. In six hundred years, the changes in the current world are greater than those in the past thousands of years.

"I cannot understand such a huge change."

No wonder she focused on electronic products. She knew these things were signs of a new era.

Zhang Yuanqing immediately understood her sad mood. He had read the Yin Yang Sanren's monastic records and knew that Empress Sandaoshan was not from the Ming Dynasty, but earlier, possibly from the Song Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty.

Lao Bangzi has experienced hundreds of years of vicissitudes, but in the hundreds of years from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, human civilization has undergone limited changes, and it is still a feudal dynasty.

With a similar background of civilization, how could the system and environment change too much?

From the Tang and Song dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, one could at most lament the vicissitudes of life and the changes in dynasties. But from the Ming Dynasty to the New World, it was a shock to the three outlooks.

That's why Lao Bangzi had such emotion.

Zhang Yuanqing whispered:

"My dear, the people of the Yin and Shang dynasties view the Ming Dynasty the same way!

"The era you were in before and the Ming Dynasty were both dynasties under the same system, so you feel that despite the ups and downs of the world over hundreds of years, not much has changed.

"But in the past one or two hundred years in modern times, the world has undergone earth-shaking changes. This is a change that far exceeds the change of dynasties. Just like the Yin and Shang Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, what changed was the foundation of human civilization."

The background of human civilization. Empress of Sandao Mountain murmured to herself. When she looked at Zhang Yuanqing again, surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes:

"You are young, but your conversational skills are extraordinary, and you are also a scholar?"

Zhang Yuanqing said modestly:

"My dear, modern education is prevalent, and all young people are scholars."

Empress Sandaoshan suddenly realized and was about to ignore the matter when she saw this young man named "Yuanshi Tianzun" raising his head proudly:

"But the juniors are different from them. To use the words of the empress's time, the juniors are the Imperial Academy's students, and they already have an official position in the imperial court. They are the promising young people of the era and are the first assistants."

Lao Bangzi's eyes flashed with surprise, then he quickly restrained himself and said, neither salty nor cool:

“Face is indeed the most valuable asset.”

She suddenly frowned, stared intensely, and said:

"How do you know that I am not from the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhang Yuanqing answered truthfully:

"This junior once entered a spiritual realm called 'Yin Yang Town' and obtained the monastic records of Yin Yang Sanren from there. He once mentioned you in the monastic records."

Lao Bangzi thought for a few seconds before he remembered who the "Yin Yang Sanren" was, and said calmly:

"He is also trapped in the spiritual realm?"

"No, he is dead." Zhang Yuanqing shook his head.

Empress Sandaoshan was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

The atmosphere in the room was silent for a few seconds. Old Bangzi opened his red lips and said:

"I came here this time to see the changes in this world and to get to know you."

After saying that, his bright eyes, as black as black paint, stared silently.

Zhang Yuanqing understood it from his heart, "The younger generation knows everything and can tell you everything!"

At that moment, I told Lao Bangzi the number of professions, my understanding of the spiritual realm, the settings of the dungeon, the settings of props, the teams of the lawful camp and the evil camp, and the organizational structure of the spiritual realm in the real world.

We talked for half an hour.

Empress Sandaoshan frowned when she heard this. She didn't speak for a long time and had no expression.

She has learned some information from practitioners who have entered the spiritual realm, knows about the existence of copies, and knows that practitioners in this world all rely on character cards and the so-called spiritual realm.

But after completing the information from Yuanshi Tianzun, her doubts were not eliminated, but more questions emerged.

She didn't speak, and Zhang Yuanqing didn't dare to disturb her. He looked at this ancient beauty calmly.

Also dressed in gorgeous ancient attire, the Master of the Palace of Killing gave him the impression that he was a little witch from the ancient demon sect, quirky and charming, sometimes affectionate and sometimes ruthless.

But they are still peers.

Although Lao Bangzi was a powerful figure in the country, he still had an aloof and celestial spirit, like a goddess placed on a altar for the world to worship.

Since Zhang Yuanqing became a famous person, in the real world, no matter whether she is a strong woman with wealth or a wealthy lady married to a good husband, she cannot awe him.

Lao Bangzi is one of the rare women whose aura is so strong that it reminds him of his elementary school English teacher.

When he was in elementary school, his English teacher was very young and beautiful, but very strict and always had a cold face. If anyone deserted and did not pay attention to the class, she would slap the palm of his hand with a ruler.

All the boys in the class are afraid of her, and Zhang Yuanqing is no exception.

To put it in more fashionable terms, on this day, Zhang Yuanqing once again recalled the fear of being dominated by the English teacher and the shame of being imprisoned in front of the desk and slapping his palms.

After a long time, Lao Bangzi nodded slightly:

"I'm done asking questions."

Then it’s my turn to ask. Zhang Yuanqing immediately asked:

"Mother, I have never understood whether you are a fictitious existence in the spiritual realm or a real existence?"

The Empress of Sandao Mountain said:

"I am in deep sleep and trapped in the spiritual realm."

Sure enough, Zhang Yuanqing's guess was verified and he asked again:

"How many people like the empress are there in the spiritual realm?"

Lao Bangzi’s answer to this question is:

“A handful of them!”

That is, there is more. Zhang Yuanqing flattered:

"The empress is indeed a rare person in history. Well, I still have one thing that I don't understand. Why is there no spiritual realm in your era?"

Empress Sandaoshan pondered for a few seconds and replied:

"The theory of spiritual realm has been around since ancient times, but it refers to the blessed land of cave heaven, not this spiritual realm. The ancient ascetics practiced by absorbing the spiritual power of heaven and earth, meditating to gain enlightenment, and refining elixirs and medicines. Their practice methods are completely different from yours.

"Professions have been preserved, but before the Ming Dynasty, including the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as a profession. We classified famous sects, the righteous way, and the devil's sect by the way of practice.

"The bewitching monsters, witch masters and illusionists you mentioned have cruel and vicious practice methods that are despised by the righteous people in the world. They are evil ways."

Zhang Yuanqing had already learned this information from the monastic records of Yin Yang Sanren, "Moreover, the Demon Sect and the Righteous Way are not incompatible?"

Empress Sandaoshan nodded:

"If we have different ideas, fighting and killing are inevitable, but there is no forced hostility."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhang Yuanqing:

"At your age, you have reached the level of sainthood. No matter which sect you are in, you are a first-class genius. However, cultivation is difficult and progress is slow. Moreover, every step of improvement is a matter of life and death. There are gains and losses. But

There is no analogy."

It means that the ancient ascetics practiced hard and slow, but the victory was safe. However, they were forced to enter the spiritual realm and improved very quickly. There were many cases of reaching the master realm or even the demigod realm at a young age, but the mortality rate was very high.

Zhang Yuanqing frowned and said:

"Does your Majesty know the reason for the birth of the spiritual realm?"

His question went straight to the core.

"This is exactly what I am confused about. In the era I am living in, the spiritual power of heaven and earth is gradually drying up. It is becoming more and more difficult for monks to be born. The changes in heaven and earth are beyond the reach of manpower. However, the spiritual realm has reversed all this." Sandao Mountain

The empress said in a deep voice:

"Spiritual realm is definitely not created by manpower. It is difficult to imagine what kind of cultivation existence it is that can actually accomplish such a feat. And if such a existence really exists in the world, why has it not appeared for thousands of years?"

Zhang Yuanqing thought and opened his mind, saying:

"Perhaps the reason for the birth of the spiritual realm is related to the depletion of the spiritual power of heaven and earth?"

For example, it was someone who slowly detached the spiritual power of heaven and earth and formed a spiritual realm, so ancient ascetics were unable to practice.

The smart old Bangzi looked at him and said, "What's the purpose?"

This was out of line. Zhang Yuanqing could not answer.

The Empress of Sandao Mountain said:

"However, I have traveled through many spiritual realms and found that the higher the spiritual realm, the greater the secrets it contains. Unfortunately, I am limited to the spiritual realm and can only affect low-level copies. After the saint realm, I can only watch.

It cannot be explored, otherwise you will suffer divine punishment.

"If you have a chance in the future, you can investigate it."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded and followed the topic and asked:

"What was the monastic world like in ancient times? When did the spiritual power of heaven and earth begin to dry up?"

Empress Sandaoshan is very elegant and answers all questions:

"In the era when I was born, there were many immortal sects and demonic paths. Practitioners could fly into the sky and escape from the earth, move mountains and fill the sea. Then every time the dynasty changed, the spiritual power was depleted. Since the early Ming Dynasty, the power of good and evil has declined, and countless powerful

When the longevity is exhausted, it turns into loess.

"Before me, the world worshiped the past and despised the present, saying that ancient powerful men were like clouds, far superior to the current world. I only thought it was the bad roots of human beings. After many years, I realized that spiritual power has begun to decline since ancient times. The practitioners of Taoism

One generation is worse than the other.”

From this point of view, spiritual exhaustion did not start on a certain day. Perhaps the entire human history is a history of spiritual exhaustion? Zhang Yuanqing had an idea:

"Mother, in your era, has anyone ever explored the root cause?"

"Of course there is. However, the spiritual realm did not appear at that time. How can we spy on the changes in the heaven and earth? We can only glimpse a corner of ancient times in the myths and legends that have been passed down since ancient times."

Peering into the past from myths is a good angle. Zhang Yuanqing turned to ask another question:

"Yesterday, what kind of existence did your Majesty see using me as a medium?"

Empress Sandaoshan said coldly and calmly:

"If you knew this, you would be targeted by that person next time you enter the spiritual realm."

"Juniors suddenly stopped being curious."

The corners of Empress Sandaoshan's mouth were slightly raised. When she saw this ignorant young man staring at her mouth, she immediately pursed her lips and snorted coldly.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly looked away and changed the topic and said:

"Empress, when I entered the mountain temple that day to worship the statue of the Empress, I accidentally learned that your disciple Miao Zhu was killing the disciples in the temple for the sake of immortality?"

Lao Bangzi's beautiful face showed a hint of anger:

"That unscrupulous descendant fell into the devil's way in order to live forever. It was difficult to absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth, so he took up the idea of ​​​​disciple and refined the disciple into a spiritual elixir. Then he regarded me as an elixir furnace and used the divine power of the sun in my body to purify it.

The impurities in the elixir promote cultivation.

"After his disciple died, he abandoned his body and merged with the tree demon to survive. For such an evil disciple, I would like to thank you for cleaning up the family."

Having said this, Lao Bangzi sighed:

"At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were many leaders and elders of Jianghu sects who fell into the devil's way for the sake of immortality. The world changed drastically, their spiritual power was exhausted, and all living beings were struggling to survive. It was like people changing their sons to eat. It was not uncommon."

Her words helped Zhang Yuanqing clear up many doubts.

Firstly, Miao Zhu’s motive for killing his disciples was found. Secondly, why there were spirit crystals in Lao Bangzi’s mouth was also given a reasonable explanation.

As we all know, swallowing a spiritual body will lead to corresponding mental pollution.

However, the divine power of the sun can purify pollution, so the temple blessing stored the spirit crystal in Lao Bangzi's mouth. Therefore, when he first saw the tree demon, its roots wrapped tightly around the sarcophagus as if it were protecting food.

These details have been verified one by one.

"If this junior's prediction is correct, after the spiritual power of heaven and earth was exhausted, the empress had no choice but to fall into deep sleep in order to survive. Since deep sleep can effectively extend life span, why doesn't he follow your example?" Zhang Yuanqing said.

The Empress of Sandao Mountain stood with her hands behind her back:

"This method requires the Golden Crow."

Seeing the confused faces of the students in the Imperial College, she added:

"He is the Japanese travel god you call him."

The name of the Sun Traveling God in ancient times was Golden Crow? Zhang Yuanqing understood, and he immediately thought of Princess Yin Yao, the beautiful and evil Yin Corpse Princess, who had the cultivation level of a saint.

But the way to survive is to transform yourself into an intelligent inferi.

Saints can't do it, let alone perform temple blessings in the realm of gods at night.

When it comes to Princess Yin Yao, Zhang Yuanqing sympathizes with Lao Bangzi.

One of her disciples regarded her as an alchemy furnace to purify impurities in the spiritual body, while the other was more extreme and directly stole the jade coffin and replaced her with a stone coffin.

One is more filial than the other.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart moved and he asked:

"Does the empress have a lay disciple named Princess Yinyao?"

As soon as he said these words, he clearly saw Lao Bangzi's pretty face sinking, and his delicate jade-like face and bright eyes as bright as paint quickly turned cold.

She stared at Zhang Yuanqing: "How did you know."

"Junior has seen her in the dungeon. She turned herself into an inferi and is still alive today. She almost killed this junior a while ago." Zhang Yuanqing immediately betrayed Princess Yinyao and complained to her teacher.

Empress Sandaoshan took a deep breath:

"Which copy? What's the number?"

I'm sorry, Princess, just be a little aggrieved and become my tool to increase my favorability. Zhang Yuanqing said loudly:

"Aphasia Village, number: 1018."

"Aphasia Village" Lao Bangzi thought for a few seconds, nodded and said:

"Very good! She is still alive, that's very good. Yuanshi Tianzun, you have made great achievements, and I will be rewarded in the future."

"It is an honor for me as a junior to serve my empress," Zhang Yuanqing said happily.

Empress Sandaoshan nodded with satisfaction, her eyes moved, and she suddenly said:

"Where is your infernal corpse? I have returned to the human world for the first time and want to wander around. It would be best if I had a physical body to accommodate my soul."

Do you still want to go out to play? Zhang Yuanqing said hurriedly:

"The junior's inferi is damaged and is being kept in the official warehouse. He is not taken with him."

Hearing this, Lao Bangzi was a little disappointed and said:

"Call out Bai Lan. I need to be accompanied by my maid when traveling."

It doesn't matter if you don't have the physical body, the body of the soul can still walk in the world.

How could Zhang Yuanqing dare to refuse? He breathed out a breath of Taiyin energy to his side. In the cold air, a figure wearing a bright red wedding dress appeared.

"I've met my empress."

Before the ghost bride had time to call her husband, she saw the most beautiful lady standing in the house, and she immediately knelt down with a snap.

As the master, Zhang Yuanqing sensed the ghost bride's thoughts through the brand:

How did she escape from the spiritual realm?

She seems to have no intention of harming her husband. What does she want to do? Steal my husband?

Sad, angry and helpless.

Madam, you have a lot of inner drama. Zhang Yuanqing coughed and said proactively:

"Madam, it's great to congratulate you that your mother's soul has arrived and has initially escaped from the spiritual realm. She wants to see the outside world. You must take good care of her."

The ghost bride felt even sadder and said softly:

"Bai Lan understands."

Immediately, two shadows floated out of the window and disappeared.

"Zizzi~" Elvis Presley's speaker came to life again, and a shout came from the speaker:

"The jackal is gone, folks, come out quickly~ The jackal is gone, folks"

"Shut up, you want to recruit her back again?" Zhang Yuanqing scolded.

The audio of Elvis Presley speaker changed and sang soulful music:

"You are so beautiful, you are so beautiful, you are so beautiful, beautiful, beautiful"

Zhang Yuanqing lay down on the bed amidst the singing of "Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful" and thought about the content of his conversation with Lao Bangzi.

Time passed by quietly. He didn't know how long it had passed before he heard the "bang" of the security door, and then his aunt's silver bell-like voice came:

"Mom, has your evil beast come back today?"

PS: I went swimming to treat my cervical vertebra. I was typing while I was being treated, so I can be considered physically disabled and mentally strong. When a normal person hears someone shouting from behind, they turn their head flexibly. I am like a zombie, turning my head little by little.

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