After observing the Dharma in the hall for half a month, Zhang Yu received a message from a lower level while sitting in meditation.
This is actually the avatar clone he sent out that found another supreme stone slab some time ago.
The stone slab was found in a basin surrounded by supernatural powers, surrounded by a large number of buildings from the previous era. Many dilapidated buildings are still floating in the air, and it is not difficult to imagine the splendor of that time.
Its origin may be even older, because the architectural style is very different from what he has seen before.
His clone spent a long time there to decipher the words on the stone slab, and at the same time found clues to the next stone slab.
Judging from this stone tablet, if you change yourself according to the supreme contract above, even if you have not reached the level of ancient gods, you are not far away.
He could feel that if he searched further down, it might involve higher-level secrets.
But this may also cause some trouble.
After thinking about it, he felt that he could stop it for the time being and wait until the matter of Shangchentian was completely resolved. If he had time, he could continue.
These slates are of little use to him now, but they are still helpful to ordinary people, because they can fundamentally reshape and change a person.
But what essentially caused all this was what the natives said was supreme, and language was just the supreme means of communication.
The first thing a cultivator cultivates is himself. No matter what the future path may be, it must start from me. Only with me can there be heaven and earth. However, humans are formed from heaven and earth, so this is a process of gradually reversing the position of subject and object.
The Supreme Contract first entrusts oneself to the Supreme. Although it can gain power from the beginning, if it relies entirely on this, then the future path will be fixed, and there will be no easy way for the host and the guest.
Of course, this is from his current level. If he were a mortal, I don’t know how many people would be willing to give up everything to get this opportunity.
Taoist Zhankong used stone slabs to complete the foundation of his disciples. He secretly guessed that it was just like the Ypar Protoss who used to tamper with stone slabs to remove the shortcomings of their own tribe. It was a method of "stealing" or "transforming"
One way of the supreme authority is to use the supreme authority purely as a tool, without any reverence at all.
In fact, he is also inclined to this, if it can be used for me, use it, and if it is not used for me, discard it. From a larger perspective, the supreme is also a part of the great road, and has the value of reference and inquiry.
After deciding to put the matter aside for the time being, he continued to sort himself out and slowly immersed himself in it.
After what seemed like a long time, he suddenly heard the sound of a bell above the sea of clouds. When his mind came out of concentration, he realized that unknowingly, more than half a year had passed, and now it was three hundred and eighty-six years ago.
It's mid-February, and what begins now is Xuan Ting's first court meeting at the beginning of the year.
And when he looked back on himself, after spending most of his life in seclusion, he had carefully sorted out his own Tao, making his path clearer and his mind more transparent.
At this point, he can already try to create magical powers suitable for his current level of practice.
This does not mean that it cannot be done in the past, but that before the Tao method is sorted out, even if the magical power is forcibly created, it will be difficult to exert the power and changes it should have.
This is like a person who doesn't know where his strength comes from or where it ends. He can only use part of it, but cannot use all his strength.
Among the magical powers he wants to create first, at least one must be a magical power that can win with one strike. This is undoubtedly based on the word seal, because this is the fundamental method for him to establish the foundation of the Tao.
At this time, in his rough deduction, he already had a prototype in his mind.
In addition, in view of those magical weapons and magical powers that can be powerful in defense, he also needs to have a powerful magical power that is specially used to destroy enemies and break strongholds. This is based on the entire visualization diagram. Fundamentally, we use the past magical powers as a guide to elucidate the changes in Taoism.
Before starting, since mid-February happened to be the time when the reports from various stations in the past year arrived, he called out the Xuntian Daozhang and looked at it carefully.
Inside, he discovered something worth noting.
That was a message from the Shouzheng Palace resident in Shangzhou, Youyuan. The resident officer Yan said that Shen Chengan, who had been protected by the previous resident, suddenly disappeared on his way back to Zhouzhong. It has been half a year now.
It's just that Zhou Zhong initially received a letter of petition from this person. In the letter, he claimed that he felt that his kung fu had reached a critical level recently, so he found a place to practice in hiding. Because the monk felt that his kung fu was about to advance, it was also the case that he suddenly wanted to practice in secret. It was common, and since the letters were printed, Zhou Zhong didn't ask any more questions.
However, since then, there has been no news from him. Only then did Zhou Zhong realize that something was wrong. After searching to no avail, he thought that the Shouzheng Palace resident had protected his person before and suspected that his disappearance was related to this matter, so he reported the news again. The resident was notified, but because Shen Chengan was under the care and protection of Zhang Yu, the resident did not dare to take charge of his own affairs, so he reported it again.
Zhang Yu recalled that after the incident in Yuandu, Zhankong had some vague worries. He also felt that the incident in Yuandu might not be over yet, and there were still some loose ends left.
The time when Shen Chengan disappeared happened to be not long after the Yuandu incident. Could there be any involvement in this?
He thought about it and decided that he needed to ask more questions.
It's just that there are not many capable people in the guard station in Youyuan Shangzhou. To find out this matter, we still need to hand it over to the right people.
After thinking about it, he sent an order to Xu Chengtong, gave him a talisman, and asked him to be responsible for handling the matter, and then continued the practice at hand.
Where Yiluo Shangzhou was stationed attentively, a huge light fell from the sky, which immediately alarmed everyone in the station.
After Xu Chengtong found out, he was very excited and hurried to the top of the platform. After hearing the explanation and receiving the talisman, he respectfully bowed to the tablet above the altar.
He came down from the stage, called his two disciples, and said solemnly: "I will go with you as my master."
The two disciples responded quickly.
A disciple whispered quietly: "Brother, is this an order from above?"
Another disciple replied very confidently: "It must be so. Look at the teacher's unusually energetic look. He must have received the order from Shouzheng."
After Xu Chengtong made some preparations, he took these two close disciples and several Xuanxiu on a flying boat, left Yiluo Shangzhou, looked north, crossed Jikong Shangzhou, and then headed to Youyuan Shangzhou.
After arriving in Youyuan, I first had a conversation with the monks who were stationed here, and then carefully inspected the area for a few days. Then I arrived at the Xuan Mansion in Youyuan Shangzhou and asked the monks in charge of this matter. Made some inquiries.
A monk surnamed Wang in the Xuan Palace took a letter and handed it to Xu Chengtong: "This is the original petition letter from Shen Chengan."
Xu Chengtong took it in his hand, took a look at it, sneered, and handed it to a disciple standing next to him, saying, "Disciple, come and see."
The disciple took a look at it, raised his head, and said with great certainty: "Master, it must be a fake."
The monk surnamed Wang said in surprise: "Oh? How can you determine that this is a fake book?"
Although they now suspect that this petition letter may have been forged by someone, both the printing ink and the handwriting on it are the same as those used by Shen Chengan in the past. And these two people may not even know Shen Chengan himself. I have been in contact with him before, so why do I think so as soon as I come up with it?
Xu Chengtong sat still, snorted and said, "Disciple, tell me."
The disciple said: "Everyone, judging from Shen Chengan's life history, he is a very lazy person. He has made many excuses to avoid the affairs assigned by Xuan Palace."
"good."
The monk surnamed Wang nodded. It was also because of this that they did not react at first, because they were already accustomed to this.
However, Shen Chengan only avoided trivial matters, and was never vague about major matters, nor did he shy away from fighting. In addition, his skills were not weak, so the Xuan Palace treated him more tolerantly.
The disciple said: "It is precisely because Fellow Daoist Shen made so many excuses in the past that you probably think he is lazy again, and the so-called retreat practice is just an excuse."
Everyone in Xuanfu nodded, that’s what they thought.
The disciple said very confidently: "But since it's just laziness, it's wrong."
Under everyone's puzzled gazes, he explained: "If I were lazy, I would have to mention how difficult this practice is and how difficult it is to make progress. However, this letter does not describe the hardships at all, as if it must be able to do so. He was able to cultivate without even making excuses like this. This is very unlike the way Shen Chengan behaves."
Upon hearing this, the monks present had to admit that this was reasonable. Such an explanation was indeed very unlike Shen Chengan's behavior, and there was indeed a lot of doubt in it.
At this time, everyone had some admiration for Xu Chengtong and his disciples. They were indeed people dispatched from outside by Shouzheng Palace, and they were indeed very capable.
Someone asked: "So Fellow Daoist Xu, where do you think Fellow Daoist Shen is now? Is he still... is he still there?"
Xu Chengtong looked very confident and said: "Xu thinks that Fellow Daoist Shen should be in danger of his life."
"Oh, how can this be seen?"
Xu Chengtong judged: "Xu just went to see the area near the camp. There were some traces of fighting there, but the process was very complicated, and it didn't last long, and it was not far from a sparring session. So Taoist Shen might know the person here." , he left with the visitor under some kind of coercion or for some reason. In this case, his life is probably not in danger."
The disciple's expression changed and he said: "Teacher, I speculate that this Shen Daoxiu himself may have known this reason. Fortunately, he took advantage of this opportunity to be lazy, and the resistance was not so resolute. He also did not take the initiative to leave any clues."
The monks present looked at each other and nodded: "That makes sense."
The monk surnamed Wang sincerely asked for advice: "Fellow Daoist Xu, I wonder if you can use this to find out where Daoist Fellow Shen has gone?"
Xu Chengtong glanced at him and said slightly reservedly: "This is not difficult."