Chapter 948: Old friends reunited! Three families become one
After Chu Chen handed over the "Secret True Transmission of the Great Sun Tathagata" in exchange for the "Secret Edict", he immediately sent a letter to the Fengdu underworld, requesting the recruitment of troops. (Due to caching reasons, please visit directly with the browser.
\nCOM website, watch the fastest chapter updates)
In his opinion, this matter is a sure thing.
After all, this was not the first time that he went to Fengdu Prefecture to recruit soldiers and horses. With his experience last time and being connected with Master Guan's general Zhou Cang, recruiting soldiers and horses was much easier than the first time.
However, things went against expectations. Situation arose in Fengdu Prefecture, which was supposed to be the smoothest.
"Can't recruit, why?"
Chu Chen couldn't help but frown slightly.
In the world of Dachang, there are five sacred talismans of the Five Mountains and imperial palaces in various states. There are countless ghost soldiers and ghost generals under their command. It is easy to recruit soldiers and horses below the seventh grade. As long as you have the "recruiting qualifications", you can recruit as many soldiers and horses as you want.
However, it is difficult to recruit elite soldiers and horses above level six.
It is difficult to recruit 10,000 soldiers and horses, let alone 100,000. Moreover, you have to beg your grandfather and grandma, and you owe countless favors.
Chu Chen's current minimum requirements are sixth-grade soldiers and horses. It would be a waste of time to cultivate soldiers and horses below seventh-grade. He has the "Qingchen Cave Sky" pressing on his head, so he can't make it. Sixth-grade soldiers and horses are his bottom line.
In this way, Fengdu Prefecture is the best source of troops.
"Brother, I was wrong."
On the other side, the little kid saw his senior brother frowning and looking worried. He felt aggrieved and handed over the storage bag in his hand, as if he admitted his mistake and accepted punishment.
"Hehehe~"
Seeing the pitiful look of the little ghost boy, Chu Chen couldn't help but smile, and his mood improved a lot.
Although he always called the kid "crow's mouth", he never complained.
After all, you can't put the cart before the horse. It's not that bad things happened because of the little ghost boy's words, but that bad things happened. The little ghost boy had a vague premonition, and then he spoke. It was his innate magical power of "Ear Reporting Fairy Boy".
"Okay, senior brother, I won't punish you anymore, just keep the incense."
The little ghost was so flattered that he thought his senior brother was going to take away his soul again. When he heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on his face:
"Senior brother is still nice to me, hehehehe!"
Chu Chen smiled, ignored it, and murmured:
"You still have to go to the underworld in person."
Chu Chen had nothing to do at the moment, so without any delay, he pinched the magic formula with his hand and summoned the magic weapon [Earth Letter Seal].
When I came to the Jinglu Dharma Altar, I stepped on the steps and pinched the magic formula with my hands. After doing some exercises, the gate of the earth appeared out of thin air.
In a blink of an eye, Chu Chen and the little ghost disappeared into Qingchen Cave.
His eyes went dark, and when he opened them again, he was in darkness and silence.
This was not the first time for Chu Chen to go to the Netherworld Underworld. He was familiar with the road and relied on the gate of the underworld to teleport directly to Fengdu Mountain.
He was planning to release his spiritual consciousness as usual, looking for the Fengdu patrol officers to inform him of the Marshal's Mansion. At this moment, his spiritual consciousness swept away and he keenly noticed a ray of light in the sky heading in his direction.
"Come to see me."
Chu Chen vaguely noticed that the other party's spirit locked onto him and came straight towards him.
Immediately, he was curious, and his consciousness was released, trying to identify the other party's origin.
"Senior brother, the smell is a bit familiar."
Chu Chen smiled, it was more than a little familiar.
As he spoke, a golden light fell to the ground and turned into a human form.
The person who came was none other than Dog Brother Laoliu.
A few years ago, Chu Chen used the [Earth Letter Seal] to take Lao Liu into the netherworld. Through the path of Emperor Guan, he helped Lao Liu find his former master. While he tied the knot with him for many years, his "heart"
The devil also broke out.
Seeing that the loyal dog Lao Liu was affectionate and righteous, Emperor Guan cherished his talent and kept him by his side to train him and help him survive the evil calamity.
After not seeing each other for so many years, Lao Liu seems to have become a different person. The ignorance and wildness of his former "animal" origin have disappeared without a trace. His eyes are as calm as water, as if he can see through everything, gentle and elegant yet without losing his sharpness.
The most important thing is that today's Lao Liu is no longer a fifth-grade Taoist cultivation level, but has jumped into the realm of great supernatural powers. Moreover, it can be seen that he has made a breakthrough for a long time and practiced quietly for many days. His magic power cultivation level is strong and solid, revealing a
A sacred, natural scent.
Seeing this scene, Chu Chen was extremely happy. Lao Liu finally broke through the shackles of his thoughts and survived the evil calamity.
"Lao Liu, congratulations! Congratulations!"
Lao Liu pursed his lips and his face was full of emotion. However, he did not resort to words, but fell on Chu Chen:
"Brother Chu, congratulations. On your wedding day, you broke through to the third level. I was in retreat at the most critical moment. I only learned about your flying talisman letter afterwards. I missed it. Please forgive me, Brother Chu!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as it comes to your mind."
Chu Chen smiled. On his wedding day two years ago, Emperor Guan sent people to congratulate him. During this period, he mentioned that Lao Liu was in retreat.
The two had not seen each other for many years, and they reunited as old friends. They were in high spirits and had a great conversation.
After some conversation, Chu Chen found out.
Lao Liu broke through the realm of great supernatural powers two years ago. He may have been "fully enlightened". He had clear ideas and was trained by the Emperor Guan. His Taoist practice has improved very quickly, and his Taoist magical powers are also extremely impressive.
Later, Lao Liu was called into Marshal Guan's Mansion and became a fourth-grade general of the Fengdu Army - a well-organized and regular Fengdu Hades God.
"What! Lao Liu, you have become a god!"
The little kid was surprised, opened his mouth, and was a little speechless.
Lao Liu smiled: "That's right, the marshal respects him."
Chu Chen was stunned for a moment, and he was also greatly surprised. He called out "good guy" in his heart.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Lao Liu's fortune has "soared into the sky".
Ordinary practitioners, in addition to practicing hard in the Dharma, must also accumulate merit and do good deeds everywhere, practice extensively, squeeze their heads with a group of fellow practitioners, and roll them into twists, so that they can have the opportunity to compete for the "place of becoming a god" and fly to the sky and enter the earth.
God, become a god of heaven and earth.
But now, Lao Liu casually became a god in the underworld and became the well-organized god of the underworld in Fengdu.
How can one not be envious of such an opportunity?
If word spread outside, I don’t know how many people would be envious, jealous, and hate it to the point of itching their teeth.
Of course, Chu Chen was surprised, but he soon felt relieved.
In fact, he had already guessed the outcome.
Once Lao Liu can break away from the shackles of "foolish loyalty and petty righteousness" and understand the true "way of loyalty and righteousness", he will have a connection with the lineage of Emperor Guandi.
Even if Emperor Guan doesn't accept him as his disciple, he will take him into his lineage and train him.
After becoming a "direct disciple of Emperor Guan", becoming a god in the underworld was no longer a big problem. The only thing that surprised him was that Lao Liu became a god earlier than he expected.
Originally, Chu Chen planned to take Lao Liu back to the world of Dachang to practice martial arts after he survived the tribulation and broke through the realm of great supernatural powers.
Right now, it was hard for him to speak.
He is well organized, immortal, and carefree, so there is no reason to deceive others into following him back to Dachang.
While everyone was talking, clouds were flying under their feet, and they arrived at Guanshuai Divine Mansion in a short time.
Lao Liu was familiar with the road and took Chu Chen to a side hall to wait.
After about a stick of incense.
A burst of black energy rolled in, and the clone of Emperor Guan Sheng, "Marshal Fengdulang Lingguan" appeared on the marshal's throne and smiled loudly:
"Little friend Chu, long time no see. See you and be safe!"
Chu Chen bowed his hands and said, "I have met the emperor!"
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan nodded slightly, and then his eyes fell on Chu Chen, with a slightly surprised look on his face:
"When did you switch to Buddhism?"
Chu Chen was stunned, and immediately understood what the emperor was referring to, and explained:
"In recent days, I have indeed had a connection with Buddhism, but I have never switched to Buddhism."
Guan Shuai is interested:
"Can you show me, my commander? Your fate seems not to be simple."
Chu Chen still trusted Mr. Guan, and immediately his mind sank into the sea of sex.
In an instant, the True Spirit of the Sea of Nature [the Compassionate and Wisdom Appearance of the Great Sun Tathagata] emits golden light and soars into the sky, making Chu Chen's whole body radiate endless Buddha light, showing great mercy and compassion, just like the Buddha coming to the world.
"The secret true biography of Tathagata!"
Guan Shuai saw the origin of Yuanfa at a glance and was quite surprised:
"Little friend Chu, how about you really turn to Buddhism? With the Buddha's enlightenment, you can hope to become a Buddha one day."
When Chu Chen heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This disciple is a disciple of the Sanqing Dynasty, how can he just switch to another family casually?"
"I am not joking."
Guan Shuai changed his joking and looked serious, saying: "If you have mediocre qualifications, I won't say anything. But you have great potential, immortal roots, spiritual wisdom, and the top inheritance of Buddhism and Taoism. Sooner or later, you will face
On the day of decision-making, if you don’t think clearly about the path, it will be a troublesome thing in the future.”
Chu Chen was stunned for a moment and understood what Guan Di meant.
In other words, Emperor Guan was very optimistic about his enlightenment, but once he became enlightened in the future, he would have to face the problem of "taking sides".
Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism are both righteous paths, and the core of their teachings are all toward goodness, but the paths are different.
The paths are different, which gives rise to factions.
There is no right or wrong in this, but a very simple and simple truth. If you agree with one party's line, it will be easier for you to be reused by that party, and your path to immortality will be bright.
Should I completely turn to Taoism or seek refuge in Buddhism?
Based on Chu Chen's situation, deep down in his heart he is leaning towards the Taoist sect. After all, he has the mysterious opportunity of the Heart Temple, and he has many Taoist sect inheritances in his body. He has a large number of Taoist ancestors, Taoist immortals and true gods. If he really has to choose
, it must be a mindless move towards Taoism.
However, he was not in a hurry to speak at this moment.
There is no other reason. The Emperor Guan in front of him is a man of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and he has an extremely respected position among the three families.
Emperor Guan was the real expert in dealing with this kind of matter.
So, he immediately bowed his hands and asked sincerely:
"I also ask the emperor to give me some guidance and show me a clear path."
"Hahaha~"
Guan Shuai smiled with satisfaction:
"I practice the way of loyalty and righteousness. Three families belong to one family. I have no party or faction, no left or right, no front and no back. I am my own sect."
Having said this, Guan Shuai did not continue.
How could Chu Chen, a man of two generations, not be able to understand this? He immediately understood the underlying meaning of Guan Di's words.
On the one hand, it showed him how to stick to his true nature and balance the teachings of various schools; on the other hand, he had a vague intention of recruiting him.
Guandi straddles the three religions and has a respected status. He has raised his flag and joined Guandi's camp. He does not need to consider choosing a side. He can practice how he wants to practice.
Guandi was the elder of the three realms whom he had truly met, and he was his nobleman. To a certain extent, he was closer than the ancestors at the source of the Dharma lineage. He immediately bowed his hand and bowed his hand without thinking.
"Thank you, Emperor, for taking care of me!"
"The boy is teachable!"
Guan Shuai nodded with satisfaction and looked at Chu Chen with an increasingly kind look, as if he was looking at his own people:
"I heard that you are planning to recruit soldiers again?"
When Chu Chen saw Emperor Guan taking the initiative to bring up this matter, he felt happy. Sure enough, the benefits would come after joining the elder.
"Exactly, it's just that General Zhou said that this matter is difficult to handle."
"This matter is indeed difficult to handle."
Chu Chen's heart sank, and there was something slightly wrong.
Even Emperor Guan said it was difficult to handle, so the matter was really difficult to handle.
"Emperor, I don't know what happened. Last time I recruited soldiers and horses."
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan shook his head and said with emotion:
"This matter has a lot to do with you. Last time, the plague ghost Guo Liang escaped into Dachang World and brazenly launched a plague, causing a catastrophe. Now he has not been caught. Heaven is furious, and Fengdu has tightened its control over Dachang World.
Supervision has been strengthened on the transmission channel, prohibiting heaven and earth from intervening in Dachang's human affairs. My Marshal's Mansion can help you recruit troops, but I can't issue you with customs clearance documents."
"this"
Chu Chen was stunned for a moment, and when he suddenly realized this, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Last time, the plague god Guo Liang was able to escape from the underworld into the world of Dachang. This was partly due to the corruption and bribery of the gatekeepers at the gate of hell, but in essence, it was also caused by the lax supervision of the transmission channels of the world of Dachang by the Fengdu underworld.
At present, it is appropriate for heaven and earth to tighten channels and strengthen supervision.
However, this pair of Chu Chen was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, disrupting all his plans.
Do you want to go back to Dachang World to recruit seventh-grade soldiers and train them slowly?
Chu Chen shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.
He starts training from the seventh level, and when he develops into the fifth level heavenly soldiers, and the fourth level heavenly soldiers, the cucumbers and vegetables are already cold, and the sixth level soldiers are his lowest bottom line.
Just when Chu Chen was worried, Lao Liu, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke:
"Brother Chu, you need to tie the bell to untie it. Our Guan Shuai Mansion can't help, but Zhao Caishen's Qiuwen Mansion can issue you a customs clearance document."
"Oh~"
Chu Chen was overjoyed when he heard this and soon understood something.
The God of Plague Mansion has the priesthood of Plague Practitioner. Even in the "Jedi Tiantong" world of Dachang, it still has the right to pass. In addition, the God of Plague Guo Liang was born in the God of Qiuwen Mansion and has not wiped his butt clean. Therefore, the God of Plague God Mansion still has the "right to pass".
What a surprise.
After thinking about this, Chu Chen raised his head and looked at Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan with expectation.
Just now, he was confused for a while, but now he suddenly realized that Emperor Guan took the initiative to bring up this matter, so naturally there was a reason for it.
"Please give me your advice, Emperor!"
Emperor Guan smiled, quite satisfied with Chu Chen's point:
"The plague ghost Guo Liang has not been captured and brought back, and it may cause a catastrophe at any time. These days, Brother Gongming is quite depressed and has trouble sleeping and eating. If you can capture the plague god, let alone recruit troops and pass the customs ultimatum,
It won’t be a problem for him to give you these hundred thousand heavenly soldiers for free.”
When Chu Chen heard this, his mind moved slightly.
At that time, he only had a fourth-level Taoist cultivation level, and he had no way to face the plague god Guo Liang. He was no match at all. But now, he has reached the third-level Taoist level, and has the top magic weapon [Swallowing Heaven Demonic Gourd] in his hand. He has the ability to fight with him.
qualified.
only
Chu Chen gave a bitter smile: "Emperor, the God of Plague Guo Liang is not easy to capture. Countless powerful people in Dachang World are searching for him but there are no clues. Wait until I catch him before recruiting troops. By then, I may not have the need to recruit troops."
He didn't finish his words, but he felt a little depressed inside.
If Guo Liang, the god of plague, is not caught for a long time, the day lily will be cold.
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud voice from the divine consciousness came from the hall, faintly mixed with the roar of a tiger.
"Little friend Chu, please help me, I will not treat you badly."