Chapter 906: The mirror is high, it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil
Master Yulou invites you?!
Taoist Changfeng was a little surprised. He thought of something. He looked at Chu Chen and asked curiously:
"Brother Ling Xiao, are you familiar with Taoist fellow Yulou?"
Chu Chen smiled. Taoist Changfeng was a sweetheart. The two of them had been chatting happily these past two days. He did not hide it and said with a smile:
"When I was in Guangping County, I lent Daoist fellow Han Chen a treasure of the Five Elements to help him break through the great supernatural powers at a critical moment, and then I met Brother Han, Senior Yulou, and maybe he saw that I was a material that could be made.
He took good care of me."
"I see!"
Taoist Changfeng showed a look of sudden realization:
"It's no wonder that the Heavenly Master spoke for you many times during the court meeting at the Central Council of Elders and favored you very much. It's also strange that, with your talents, Taoist fellow Yulou doesn't cherish your talents."
The speaker has no intention but the listener has the intention.
Chu Chen's expression changed slightly, and he felt quite emotional.
Previously, he had cracked a case in the Moon Lake Demon Cave in the Blue You Demon Realm, and the Immortal Court's reward for him was beyond the standard. At that time, he had a vague guess, but now, Taoist Changfeng's words suddenly confirmed his guess that day.
Sure enough, it was Master Yulou who was secretly taking care of him.
As the saying goes, there are people in the court who are good at serving as officials.
Practicing martial arts in a fairy court is different from practicing hard in the deep mountains and old forests. Only with the care of noble people can the path of spiritual practice go smoothly. Otherwise, no matter how talented you are, you will easily become depressed and unable to show your ambitions and practice extensively.
Seeing Chu Chen thinking, Taoist Changfeng smiled and patted Chu Chen and said:
"Brother Ling Xiao, it will be easy for you if you have this path. In the second half of the year, you will study the Three Cave Scriptures carefully, and you will be sure to enter the Central Elders' House next year."
"Then Brother Lao Changfeng can help."
"It's easy to talk about."
Chu Chen smiled, understanding the meaning of Taoist Changfeng's words.
The power of the Celestial Master of Xianting is so great that it is almost equal to the officials of Dachang Celestial Dynasty. Therefore, the position of Celestial Master rotates every five years and can be re-elected for at most two terms.
Unknowingly, Master Yulou has been serving as the Heavenly Master of Xianting for nine and a half years, and he is still half a year away from completing his term.
In the next Xianting High Gong Conference, Master Yulou will step down from the position of Heavenly Master.
However, as long as they do not do too badly or resign from the immortal position for personal reasons, under normal circumstances, after the incoming Celestial Master retires as the "Celestial Master" and "Chief Elder", he will remain as the "Grand Elder" of the Central Elders' House and transfer to another position.
Errands.
Either taking charge of the Imperial Taoist Academy, or appointing a party to take charge of the overall situation like the Great Elder Chongxu, there are many more. This is the so-called "rotation".
In other words, after Master Yulou stepped down from the position of "Heavenly Master" at the end of this year, he did not step down, but the scope of his jurisdiction changed slightly, and he was still one of the "important ministers supporting the country."
Master Yulou still has a great say in whether Chu Chen can enter the "Xianting Central Elder's House".
Of course, if there is a rising star in the Immortal Court, and there is a "former Celestial Master" whose merits are perfect enough to be promoted to a god, according to the rules, they will usually abdicate in favor of a worthy person, and take up the empty post of "Great Elder", and only take action in times of crisis. On weekdays, they will take action
Li Qianxiu...
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Not long after, under the leadership of the Golden Armored Divine General, Chu Chen and Taoist Changfeng quickly came to a large garden not far from the imperial capital Diyuan and met the real person of Yulou.
Taoist Changfeng was quite discerning and knew that the person Yu Lou Zhenren really invited was not him. After greeting each other, he immediately took the initiative to excuse himself that he had not been in the Taoist temple for a few days and had too many chores to do, so he left in a hurry.
The mountain gardens are filled with exotic flowers and plants, cranes are flying in the sky, and auspicious animals are playing, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
Master Yulou looked Chu Chen up and down with a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Ling Xiao, I haven't seen you for a few years. You really impressed me. My useless little disciple is far behind you."
As he spoke, Master Yulou shook his head repeatedly and put on a look of hatred for iron.
Chu Chen couldn't laugh or cry. No wonder Lao Han looked at him with a resentful look a few days ago. He originally thought he was jealous of him marrying the Dragon Girl and having a happy life. He didn't expect that the source came from the imperial capital thousands of miles away.
"Senior Yulou, Brother Han's improvement in Taoist cultivation is quite gratifying. It will take less than half a year to reach the late stage of the fourth rank. If you work steadily, you will be on a steady path."
Master Yulou smiled noncommittally and did not answer. He called Chu Chen and turned into a ray of light and rushed towards the depths of the flower garden.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them arrived at the waterfall viewing pavilion.
Chu Chen originally thought that it was Master Yulou who invited him to talk to him, but when he finally arrived at his destination, he discovered that it was someone else.
"Disciple has met Mr. Ming Jing!"
As soon as Chu Chen landed, he immediately bowed his hands to the gentleman in white sitting on the pavilion.
"Fellow Taoist Lingxiao, you and I are both fellow Taoists of the third grade, so the title of disciple is unnecessary."
Chu Chen smiled and said: "Sir, Pindao is a disciple of the emperor, how can we avoid this?"
As a third-grade great supernatural power, apart from Heaven and Earth, direct lineage disciples, immortals, true gods, and others, no one is qualified to be regarded as a disciple of Chu Chen.
Of course, Mr. Mirror also counts.
After all, when Chu Chen entered the Taoist Academy, Mr. Mingjing was the head of the Imperial Taoist Academy, so he was considered a "disciple of the Emperor."
"Hahaha~ That's true."
Mr. Ming Jing laughed loudly when he heard this and was quite satisfied.
At that time, Chu Chen, the county governor of the "Du Guan Festival", after more than ten years of practice and development, now, the highest level is the fifth level of Dzogchen, and is stuck at the bottleneck of impacting the realm of great supernatural powers.
A county is in charge of the administrative level, entrusted with important responsibilities and vigorously cultivated.
The mainstream is the fifth-grade immortal officials, who are the mainstay of the Dachang Dynasty, laying the foundation for him to control the artifacts of the Dachang Dynasty.
Chu Chen, on the other hand, was the first to break through the realm of great supernatural power. He was now ranked among the upper third ranks, reaching the top, and was expected to become his right-hand man.
Generally speaking, it was only in the later stages of Dachang Dynasty officials taking charge of magical weapons that they would cultivate and promote a large number of powerful people with great magical powers, and their power would reach its peak.
Chu Chen is an alternative among alternatives, a big one among those who have missed out. How can people not be surprised?
"As long as you have this intention, you can just call me sir on weekdays. No need to be polite."
Mr. Ming Jing was quite free and easy and greeted:
"Fellow Taoist Yulou, Ling Xiao, come on, sit down, don't stand."
"Thank you sir!"
There were many smart people in the Taoist sect, Chu Chen showed his attitude, and then he was not polite and sat down with Master Yulou.
After everyone sat down, Mr. Ming Jing said with a smile:
"Fellow Daoist Chu, where is your little fairy boy? Why don't you see it coming out to beg for fragrance?"
"Sir, do you still remember the little devil?"
Chu Chen secretly sighed that the little ghost boy was really cute, and said with a smile:
"It has gained enlightenment recently and has been practicing in seclusion in my Dharma jar."
"That's a pity. I have collected a lot of good fragrances for it."
Mr. Ming Jing smiled and said again:
"Ling Xiao, I heard that you went to Dongyue Mansion a few days ago and made a lot of noise?"
"I ask Mr. Dongyue Mansion to help me refine a magic weapon."
After entering the capital, Chu Chen concealed the aura of the [Master Seal of Dutian Master] so as not to disturb the local underworld, but obviously this matter could not be hidden from the Celestial Court.
Chu Chen didn't hide anything, he said it openly.
"No wonder there is an edict from the upper world to congratulate our world on the prosperity of the Qingtianxin Taoist system!"
Master Yulou showed a look of sudden realization, and then he praised him again and said:
"This [Master Seal of Master Dutian] is the seal worn by the Ancestral Master. It is no small matter. If it is refined well, it is not only expected to be promoted to the top magic weapon, but also to be ranked among the divine weapons. It can suppress the luck of a group. The fate is not small!"
Chu Chen was stunned when he heard this and immediately became interested.
He is very confident that [Dutian Master Seal] will be promoted to the top magic weapon. With the innate qualifications of [Taishi Xuanhuang Stone] given by Qingying, coupled with his diligence and understanding of Tianxin Dharma, it will not be difficult to break through.
However, he never dared to think about an artifact-level magic weapon.
After all, the artifact-level magic weapons he knew were the [Shanhe Sheji Sword] and [Nine Dragon Jade Seal], as well as the [Ten Thousand Magic Suppressing Demon Tower] and the [Dao Dao Monument Mother Monument] that he had seen in the Imperial City Taoist Temple, which could suppress
The destiny of a country depends on being able to compete with immortals and true demons.
"Senior Yulou, I wonder how [Dutian Master Seal] can be promoted to a divine weapon?"
"It's very simple. Your Lingshan sect unites the Tianxin lineage, carries it forward, revitalizes the Taoism, and unites the energy and luck of the lineage. As the new ancestor of Tianxin in this world, the Taoism is transcendent, and the divine seal can naturally be ranked among the divine weapons and become the Zhensect sect.
Treasure!"
The person who answered Chu Chen was not Master Yulou, but Mr. Mingjing on the side. At this moment, he looked helpless, shook his head, and said in a serious tone:
"Ling Xiao, in the dispute over the orthodoxy, it is not convenient for the Celestial Court to intervene. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. It all depends on your own destiny. However, you must not use real fire to hurt your harmony. Otherwise, you will be severely punished and will not be lenient."
"Yes, sir."
Chu Chen solemnly raised his hands and said yes, but he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.
Although Mr. Ming Jing reprimanded him in words, he actually expressed his attitude and tacitly approved his orthodox dispute with the Tianxin North and South factions.
On the surface, these words are fair and impartial, and there is nothing wrong with them. However, upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to see that Mr. Ming Jing still favors him in his heart.
After all, at present, the two factions of Tianxin North and South are more powerful. Mr. Ming Jing came out to reprimand him, and he must have also reprimanded the two factions of Tianxin North and South in the same way.
This is undoubtedly beneficial to him.
If they don't fight violently, use real firepower, and develop quietly, the Lingshan sect will definitely take advantage. In a few years, the momentum will be reversed.
Mr. Ming Jing nodded slightly, and then looked at Chu Chen meaningfully:
"Manage the sect well and pass on the superior Dharma lineage. The Lingshan sect has a bright future and can soar in the clear sky. Don't imitate moths."
Chu Chen was sipping the top-quality spiritual tea produced in the royal garden. He was slightly startled when he saw Mr. Ming Jing's meaningful smile and the fact that there seemed to be something in his words.
Immediately, he showed an awkward smile.
Laolingshan is indeed a bit unorthodox and cannot be visited in an elegant place.
Previously, Chu Chen thought that the Celestial Court did not know the true details of the Qingzhou Lingshan Sect. However, in the past few years, he had been in charge of the Supervision Department of a state for a long time, and was especially responsible for the development of the Supervision Department in the Kaijiang Tutu District. Did he know?
Keep things secret.
The Supervisory Department is the emperor's eyes and ears, and has considerable secret power.
The Supervision Department will secretly pay attention to the source of the inheritance of sects, the characteristics of the practice methods, etc. of sects in various places, especially the sects that have newly opened sects, and record them in the eucalyptus, so as to avoid the temptation of evil spirits and heretics to seduce them and cause disasters.
Among them, there is a fairly strict system.
In other words, the Lingshan Sect may have been under surveillance back then.
However, since everyone in the Lingshan sect was quite decent-minded and had the courage to cut off one's wrist, the superiors did not respond.
He even accepted Xinlingshan into the Immortal Court as an Immortal Official.
"Sir, I plan to re-establish the Lingshan Mountain Gate in the eight southwest states in the future, and spread the Hunyuan Tianxin Dharma. Following the unique teachings of the founder of the Three Qing Dynasty, Lingshan will be carried forward."
"Great kindness."
Mr. Mingjing and Mr. Yulou nodded with satisfaction.
There were many rumors from the outside world, but the two of them knew that Chu Chen was the one who created superior immortal skills on his own, and that innovating and promoting his sect was just a matter of raising his hand, not a boast.
After not seeing each other for many years, the three of them had a good chat.
During this period, Chu Chen mainly reported on his work, introduced the situation in the eight southwest states in the past few years, as well as his encounters, insights, and reports on "Guo Liang, the God of Plague" in these years.
Of course, the group talked about the harmony, and Mr. Mingjing and Master Yulou also mentioned the current situation and difficulties in the Celestial Court.
Over the years, the Celestial Court of Heaven has been actively developing, opening up territory in frontier areas, fighting back and forth with the Demon Court, steadily deepening its advantages, and acquiring a large amount of cultivation resources, natural resources, and large numbers of immigrants in the wilderness, thus easing the pressure on the Central Plains.
The local people are under pressure to survive, but businesses in various places are doing well, and the situation is excellent.
However, there are also a lot of secret troubles in the Celestial Court.
The infiltration of the devil into the Dachang Dynasty is not a simple territorial dispute, but the most terrifying thing is the "infiltration of people's hearts."
Although the Dachang Celestial Dynasty has the artifact "Tao Dao Monument" to suppress it, it can purify officials, immortals, ghosts and gods, so as to prevent the demon doves from occupying the magpie's nest and polluting the Dachang Celestial Dynasty.
However, as the saying goes, the devil is as high as the Tao.
External demons are easy enemies, but inner demons are hard to stop.
The devil in the dark will not simply and crudely occupy the magpie's nest and seize the body of the heavenly master. Instead, he will stir up delusional "desires" and lurk in the dark, subtly affecting a person's will and pursuit, and cultivating one's sex in the "Tao Heart".
Sea beasts, even six inner demons,
At the critical moment, it affects the trend of Dachang Dynasty and shakes the good situation.
People's hearts are unpredictable and impossible to guard against.
Even if there is a bright mirror hanging high, it is difficult to distinguish between loyal and traitorous. In a good situation, the rapids are surging, and if you are not careful, you will run into danger and be overturned.
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"It's not easy to be the emperor."
After returning to the royal garden, Chu Chen sighed secretly.
During the conversation just now, Mr. Ming Jing said more than once that the most relaxing days since he came out to take charge of the artifact were the days when he was an ordinary monk, managing and developing the eight states in the southwest. That was called high-spirited and guiding the country.
After a hundred years of rest, Chu Chen returned to the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy.
Taoist Changfeng, who had just said that he was busy with chores, was leisurely waiting for his arrival in Shan Zhang's study. As soon as he came back, without saying a word, he led Chu Chen to choose an elegant and unique cave to stay.
The selection of caves has not changed. It is still a place rich in yin energy and suitable for ghosts to hide and cultivate.
Coincidentally, shortly after Taoist Changfeng left in a hurry, Chu Chen was planning to use the Summoning Technique to summon soldiers and horses to clean up the cave. It was at this time that he felt something and his face showed joy.
The next moment, he pinched the magic formula with his hand, and a stream of clear energy flew out of his body.
In the blink of an eye, the energy of the clear spirit turned into a black cloud, and a little ghost lay on his side with his hands on his hands. He exuded an obscure and terrifying aura. There were faint thunder flashes, and strange phenomena occurred frequently.
Perhaps feeling Chu Chen's gaze, the little ghost woke up leisurely, looked at Chu Chen with a pair of sleepy eyes, looked around for a long time, touched his head, and said:
"Senior brother, I just felt that someone was looking for me and planned to give me countless high-quality spiritual incense. I didn't have time to have a sweet dream, so I tried to wake up. Now that I'm awake, why is the person missing?"
Chu Chen was stunned for a moment, secretly amazed by the little ghost's "magical plan", and secretly guessing at the transformation of the little ghost.
However, at this moment, he did not rush to ask, but laughed unceremoniously:
"Senior Brother Cai, I just paid a visit to Mr. Ming Jing. He asked about you and why you didn't come out to kowtow to ask for incense. He also specially collected a large number of high-grade spiritual incense that are rare in the world for you."
The little kid opened his mouth and was stunned: "Ah~"