The young scholar couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at the book in his hand.
"As the saying goes, there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world."
"Tongfei, now you understand."
The young man shook his head and sighed: "You really can't underestimate the world."
"You, you still haven't read enough books."
The young man's eyes fell faintly on the list of "Golden Scale List".
First: Shasheng Temple, Lichen.
Second: Kunlun Mountain, Xiao Bandang.
Third: Jixia Academy, Yan Tongfei.
…
City of Gods, Xuanjing Division.
Sitting at the top is Pei Shangzhang, the director of hanging mirrors.
Below are a few of the camera bearers.
Pei Shangzhang looked at the "Golden Scale List" in his hand and couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Yi, this one named Li Chen, are you sure there is no problem?"
Recently, there have been several incidents in southern Xinjiang, which are too coincidental.
So when he saw this "Golden Scale List", he couldn't help but connect everything.
Hou Xiaoyi, who is not energetic, dozes off and yawns every day: "Master Jingzun, there must be nothing wrong with him."
"The evil-proofing mirror shows clearly and uprightly."
"Besides, he has already accepted Senior Qu as his teacher. In his words, a person's character is like wine."
"This monk's wine is pretty good."
"I'm not saying it, it's sloppy, it's indeed a bit sloppy."
"This person knows people but not their hearts. The wine is good, but the character is really not necessarily the same."
Hou Xiaoyi rarely said a few more words, which instantly attracted the attention of several other people.
"Hey, Xiao Yi talked a bit too much today."
"I'm afraid this monk is not that simple."
Hou Xiaoyi screamed inwardly, he said this because he wanted others not to be interested in Li Chen.
Unexpectedly, the effect was counterproductive.
"Ouch, I feel so sleepy."
"I haven't had much contact with this person, so I'm just guessing."
After saying that, he yawned again, tilted his head to one side, and fell asleep.
"Hahaha, Hou Xiaoyi looks so good at pretending."
"It might have been an act just now, but now it might be true."
"His mirror consumes too much. I don't know when he will get rid of his drowsiness."
"The audition will be held after the new year. Let's take a look at it in person."
"That makes sense~"
However, only Pei Shangzhang put away the "Golden Scale List" and his mind suddenly turned to the shadow he saw in the mirror that day when he used blood to see clearly.
A black light becomes a demon, a golden light becomes a saint.
Could this Li Chen be one of them?
…
The divine capital, the royal palace, and the study room.
A dignified middle-aged man was painting at his desk.
His paintings are vigorous, with just a few strokes, he has already sketched out a small building with intrigues.
Behind him, a young eunuch was holding the latest rubbing of the "Golden Scale List".
The middle-aged man chuckled while painting:
"Actually, there's nothing interesting to see in "Golden Scale List"."
"The top few are almost difficult to change."
"Kunlun Mountain and Jixia Academy have a profound foundation after all."
"It is difficult for other monks to shake their position."
The little eunuch was also flattering: "The emperor is right, unless Xiao Bantang and Yan Tongfei are promoted to the inner scene in this "Golden Scale List"..."
"Eh~"
"What's wrong?"
"Emperor...this rank has changed!"
Emperor Zhou was about to put pen to paper, but the ink he just dipped in was too full, and a drop of ink fell on the paper.
Right on the other side of the small building, there is a large blank space.
However, Emperor Zhou did not look back and said in a deep voice: "Has the ranking changed?"
The top twenty on the "Golden Scale List" are generally relatively stable and rarely change.
"Top ten? Or top twenty?"
Emperor Zhou asked this question, but his brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about how to deal with the drop of ink just now.
The little eunuch shook his head: "The emperor, neither."
"It's...the top three."
The emperor was stunned this time, and seemed to finally have some interest. He looked back at the little eunuch.
"O? Top three?"
"Who's coming up?"
"Ping'an Prefecture or Jinshui Prefecture?"
The young eunuch was also very surprised: "No, it's from southern Xinjiang."
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Zhou immediately put down the pen in his hand.
"Southern Xinjiang? Which southern Xinjiang?!"
After saying that, he directly took the "Golden Scale List" from the little eunuch's hand.
'First place, Lichen, South Xinjiang Killing Life Temple.'
Zhou Tianzi's hands trembled and he couldn't help but became speechless.
"First place!"
As he continued reading line by line, his eyes gradually became radiant.
"Sasshōji!"
"Sotapanna body!"
"Buddhist round light!"
"Five-character mantra!"
The one named Li Chen is on the top of the list, and he really deserves his name.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
"It's surprising that such a talented person appears in such a remote place in southern Xinjiang."
The world is divided into: Jiuzhou, Bahuang, and Four Seas.
Generally speaking, Kyushu naturally has the best resources, the most inheritance, and the most talented people.
There are mostly islands in the four seas, each with its own peculiarities. Mainly there are many casual cultivators and monsters in the sea.
As for the Eight Wastelands, it is relatively the poorest one.
It's either extremely hot or extremely cold.
It's either rainy or barren.
Moreover, resources are extremely scarce and inheritance is minimal.
In short, it is not suitable for monks to survive.
In a place like this, this monk named ‘Li Chen’ actually became the top one in the Golden Scale.
Not only that, he was born in the Sessho Temple.
When the Shasheng Temple was first built, Monk Fu Kong saved the building from falling and killed the demon emperor Chi Xiao who was causing harm to the world.
The plaque at Shasheng Temple was a gift from the Emperor Zhou at that time.
Unfortunately, the Sasho Temple suffered many hardships later on, and it was in a barren place like southern Xinjiang, so its strength declined year by year.
It was not until the fourth generation that he became a demon.
But it was in such an environment that Li Chen realized the Buddhist Perfect Light!
I suddenly understood the true sutra and received the words given by heaven.
Seventeen years old, the Five-Character Sutra.
Emperor Zhou excitedly paced back and forth in the study, murmuring: "You can be self-reliant in a remote place, and you can be strong in a dirty place."
"This is the mighty light of my Great Zhou Dynasty."
Suddenly his eyes were fixed on the drop of ink just now.
Don't hesitate now, just put pen to paper.
The scene suddenly faded into darkness.
In the long dark night, a small building stood alone.
Lonely, miserable, desolate.
But in the upper right corner of the small building, a full moon suddenly appeared.
The bright moon is not only not covered by darkness, but also illuminates the night.
Add a touch of compassion to the world.
…
At the same time, thousands of miles away in the northern wilderness.
In a deserted field, there is an irreversible mist, and in the mist stands a mountain villa.
There are four characters written on the plaque of the villa - Longevity Villa.
The highest point of the villa is a small attic.
In the attic, candlelight lit up slightly.
A concave and convex silhouette leans very elegantly in front of the window.
She held a small booklet in her slender fingers.
"Seshoji?!"
The woman snorted coldly, her voice in sharp contrast to her hot figure.