When the Golden Horn Boy fell dead in front of him, Li Yan used the same method, deliberately reducing the merits to the extreme, slightly touched the Silver Horn Boy, and observed his reaction of immediately weakening, and finally got the answer.
Only now did he fully understand why the Queen Mother knew something was wrong in Pantaoyuan and still let the gods sleep without forcefully waking them up.
This is actually unreasonable.
Those who can become immortals, and there are a few weak ones, are all the best and should not sink like this.
But now it seems that there is really no alternative.
Not only is the heaven and earth filthy, but even merit has become poisonous.
This is a dilemma. There is really no other way out except to sever faith and sleep...
Unfortunately, sleeping is also a slow death.
Now that Pantaoyuan's weapon spirit has absorbed the power of the immortals to strengthen itself, it has finally come to an end and officially launched an attack.
"When the immortals were sleeping, the spirit clan must not have been exposed yet. The gods believed that what they were fighting against was the changes in the heaven and earth."
"The calm choice is to stay in heaven, solidify the vitality with the spiritual roots of the flat peach, and wait for the turn of events; the radical choice is to go eastward through Buddhism, depict the future with the ambitions of the other side, and strive for change."
"But in the end, both parties failed and were used by the weapon spirits hidden behind the scenes..."
"Let's do some phylogeography!"
Li Yan began to organize the timeline.
More than 900 years ago, Xuanzang traveled to the west to collect Buddhist scriptures. Mahayana Buddhism spread from Xiniuhezhou to Nanzhanbuzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and Buddhism flourished...
But the good times in the secular world did not last long. A hundred years after the glory of the Tang Dynasty, the Anshi Rebellion soon broke out. While the human dynasty faced drastic changes, the vitality of heaven and earth also changed...
In the process, the Jade Emperor disappeared, the Three Realms lost their supreme ruler, and the disasters caused by the changes in the world began to officially affect the gods and Buddhas who had been watching for a long time...
The gods and Buddhas were unable to find a solution, and gradually disappeared, no longer responding to sacrifices. Behind the scenes were the different choices made by Heaven and Lingshan:
The Queen Mother leads the immortals in heaven to sleep, the Supreme Laojun reincarnates, the Tathagata leads the Buddhas to the east, and their whereabouts are unknown. The gods and Buddhas are divided into two, and each of them is silent...
During this process, the weapon spirits began to awaken. They were afraid of being wiped out by gods and Buddhas, and were generally in a dormant state. They called themselves the spirit clan...
Seeing that the gods and Buddhas are weak, the spirit clan is exerting force behind the scenes, gradually making the situation of the gods and Buddhas even more unbearable...
Some people who are ready to move even want to occupy the magpie's nest and replace the original owner. For example, the spirit of Cuiyun Palace in the underworld wants to replace Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and become the leader of the Netherworld...
The reason for all this is that in the mysterious space above the Lingxiao Palace, a terrifying wave appears to be gradually awakening...
According to the consensus of the spirit clan, that is their ancestor, the spirituality of the world that Pangu wanted to erase when he created the world. It was precisely because of the resurrection of the ancestor that this drastic change in the Three Realms happened...
According to the information obtained so far, the major events in this world are basically like this.
Now there is another key point. The merits that the heaven and earth originally reflected on those who have made merits have now become powerful poisons that can kill the gods.
This can be linked to the awakening of the ancestors. After all, merit is the feedback given by the world. If the will of the world changes accordingly, and the good and evil in the past are reversed, it would not be surprising that merit in turn becomes a fatal force.
Xuanzang's use of sandalwood merits and virtues for Buddha to perform merits on behalf of heaven and earth should be to restore this point.
However, he successfully implemented it late, the gods and Buddhas had fallen into silence, and the blessings were mainly from a few former disciples.
This is also the reason why Bajie could still steal offerings before, and Xiao Bailong and Sha Seng were struggling, but at least they persevered in this chaotic world.
The master who used to protect them finally started to protect them.
Unfortunately, compared to the vast majority of the silent gods, the resistance of these few immortal gods is very weak.
But Wukong seems to have already made plans.
Is the primordial spirit who defeated the Buddha, Erlang Shen, Guanyin, Ksitigarbha and even Zhen Yuanzi planning a real counterattack together?
Li Yan has expectations for Brother Monkey, but he will not put his hopes on others and will still follow his own pace.
In such a dangerous situation, his idea of operating on the "ancestor" has not changed.
Of course, the plan has to be changed. It will be more difficult to rescue the immortals in Pantaoyuan who were originally there to help.
"Wait a minute!"
Looking at the sleeping immortals, and then glancing at Pan Tao who was always watching outside, Li Yan suddenly had a thought in his mind: "Is it possible that the spiritual tribe doesn't know that merit is poisonous to immortals?"
This kind of speculation sounds unreasonable at first glance. The Eldar now assumes the responsibility of being the mastermind behind the scenes, so there is no reason for not knowing the enemy's situation.
But judging from the current situation, the possibility is really high.
The reason why the Eldar have always shrunk is because they are afraid of the Immortals.
Even if the gods are silent, they were still the masters of these magical instruments in the past. Their innate repressiveness prevents them from confronting them head-on. They can only do things behind their backs and silently hope that the spirits of the ancestors will wake up soon.
This long wait, not to mention the night march in brocade robes, and the sense of frustration are also the reasons why Li Yan built a holy land in the name of Zhenwu and staged a drama of learning scriptures, attracting the attention of more and more spiritual people.
Xuanzang's study of Buddhist scriptures can be regarded as a powerful Buddhist manifesting its majesty to the three realms;
Hai Rui's study was the first time that the Spirit Race participated in major events in the world and showed its existence.
Make a decision.
What the two have in common is that they work within the rules. The latter doesn't even dare to let the clan spirit come directly, and has to cover up Hai Rui's skin, which seems cautious.
But if the Spiritual Race knew that the current immortals and gods were just paper tigers when they woke up, and would die at the first touch with a little guidance, would they still endure it?
I am afraid that the treasures from Tushita Palace have long since swarmed out, the flat peaches have long since swallowed up all the immortals, and the thunder sound of Dongsheng Shenzhou will have transformed into a new Tathagata Buddha.
Why should I take the scriptures, go around in a big circle, directly kill the gods and seize the bird's position!
When the death of Kuimu Lang was mentioned before, the spirits clan were also confused, thinking that someone was secretly obstructing...
From various reactions, Li Yan speculated that the Spirit Clan had a very limited understanding of the situation in the world and had made a major misjudgment.
That being the case, he called out: "Let the flat peach come in."
King Kong and Guanghan, who were protecting the Dharma outside, stepped aside to clear a path.
Pantao became a little nervous when he saw it, but this was his lair, so there was no reason to show weakness. He walked in slowly and with a cane.
As soon as he entered, what stood out in his eyes was the face of a Taoist boy with the same strange smile but not a smile. It was the Golden Horn boy who was poisoned by merit.
Pantao was shocked and gritted her teeth: "You killed another one?"
Li Yan said: "Are you worried about the Queen Mother's counterattack?"
Pantao's chest rose and fell violently, and she said sternly: "Of course I'm worried!"
"Unlike you who can enjoy the blessings in Tusita Palace or travel in the three realms, I have been living under the Queen Mother for hundreds of years. Do you know how much suffering it is?"
"Not only did you not help me this time, but you made a lot of demands and acted recklessly, disrupting the situation that I have worked so hard to create. If you fall short of the success, who can bear the responsibility!"
Facing this storm of rebuke, Li Yan looked at it calmly and replied with three simple words: "Are you done?"
The pressure brought by the short rhetorical question made Pantao's breath stagnant.
At this moment, it suddenly understood why the seven diamonds and other treasures under Laojun's seat would willingly call him the Holy Lord.
Not only did the other party dare to steal the position of Zhenwu openly and openly, this clan spirit with unpredictable origins also had a majesty that was not inferior to that of gods and Buddhas, and was completely different from the momentum of other spirit clans.
The atmosphere became more and more depressing until Li Yan spoke again.
Li Yan was not polite at all about Pantao's avoidance of the important things, not mentioning that it refused help from its fellow clansmen in the past and greedily wanted to monopolize the power of the immortals. Now it is full of complaints. Li Yan said: "The clan spirits are scattered in the three realms and have not been integrated.
God has a good time to declare war, but you can't wait to start it. This is a sin;"
"You deliberately concealed the existence of Zhen Yuanzi's physical body. Naturally, you coveted the power of the ancestor of the Earth Immortal. But in the end, you had no choice but to throw this hot potato to us, and you also called it taking into account the overall situation. This two crimes
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"As for the third crime, the death of Kui Mulang, do you really have no responsibility at all?"
After hearing the first two points, Pantao's face became ugly, obviously she was hit with a painful point, but the third point made her directly defend: "I did not do anything to Kuimu Lang, and his death has nothing to do with me!"
Li Yan's face became serious: "If Kuimulang's death has nothing to do with us, that is definitely not a good thing! Can't you think of the real murderer?"
Pantao was startled at first. If Kui Mulang had been sleeping in Pantao Garden instead of this Zhenwu and herself, who else could it be? Then she realized the answer: "The Queen Mother? How could the Queen Mother kill the star official of the Heavenly Court?"
Li Yandao: "For the overall situation, sacrifice is inevitable. As the head of the female immortals, the Queen Mother, the current ruler of the heaven, will never sit back and wait for death."
Pantao looked at the Golden Horn boy again and said nervously: "So you killed this old gentleman, Taoist boy, to find out what the Queen Mother did? Is there any result?"
Li Yan shook his head: "Unfortunately, I don't have a clue yet, so I called you here. In addition to warning you, I will also help you."
After saying that, he raised his right hand, and the spiritual radiance overflowed from his eyebrows, turning into rays of light that shuttled back and forth, and finally condensed into the shape of a book in his palm, and handed it over.
Pantao stared at the heavenly book, feeling the magnificent power on it, and widened her eyes: "Could this be your true body... Are you willing to help me with this?"
"This divine power of the Heavenly Book is indeed closely related to my body."
Li Yan said: "The overall situation of heaven lies here. If the gods wake up and suddenly counterattack, the good situation we are waiting for will be gone. You are the first line of defense, so of course we must help."
Pantao was moved by this and hurriedly saluted: "I have been offended before, but you are able to retaliate with kindness. I am really ashamed!"
"No need to say this..."
Li Yan waved his hand and started to care again: "Although I have left behind the divine power of the Heavenly Book, you still have to find a way to counter the Queen Mother. As you said, these hundreds of years of hard work are an unparalleled advantage..."
Pantao repeatedly handed over his hand: "Don't worry, I will do my best!"
The expression of shame and excitement on its face quickly dissipated until the backs of Li Yan and the others disappeared outside the peach garden. It stared at the shadow of the Book of Heaven, showing doubts, and quickly came to the foot of the peach tree, whispering: "Zhenwu enters the garden.
Will I have secret contact with you after that?"
The target of Pantao's inquiry was the Queen Mother, whose eyes were slightly closed.
But the person who answered was not the real Queen Mother.
A vague outline protruded from the Queen Mother's chest, and a small mouth appeared, and she responded: "There is no contact..."
At the same time, the hairpin on the Queen Mother's bun also shook slightly: "They have not touched the Queen Mother..."
Another person spoke: "No! No!"
Soon, there were more than a dozen voices chirping from head to toe, all of which were objects transformed into spirits.
These are the inspirations of the flat peach, which are used to closely monitor the Queen Mother. Any tiny breath from the outside that is connected to it will be received by it immediately.
Now that it was verified that the other party was not acting as a match, Pantao felt relieved and stared at the Queen Mother's body with a complex look on her face: "Do you still want to resist? It would be great if you obediently hand over everything..."
There was both fear and greed in his tone.
The Jade Emperor disappeared, and the Queen Mother became the Lord of Heaven, ruling the three realms. As the Queen Mother's favorite peach garden, how could she not inherit this supreme status?
Thinking of this, the corners of Pantao's mouth rose, revealing an ambitious smile: "Zhenwu is indeed amazing, but after all, caring about it will lead to chaos, and it will be bound by the so-called overall situation. This volume of heavenly book is so powerful, and I want to help each other, I smile to myself.
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"As for the clan rule that all beings are equal regardless of superiority or inferiority...it's really childish!"
"When my clan takes over the three realms and rewards are given for merit, I will be the first, and I should be the co-lord of the three realms!"
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"I didn't expect that Kui Mulang would be killed like this. The Queen Mother must be on guard, but Pantao is ambitious and cannot be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility!"
After leaving Pantaoyuan and before entering the realm, Guang Han suddenly spoke.
King Kong picked it up and said coldly: "Who can't see its thoughts? Isn't it just relying on the water tower to swallow the power of all the immortals and become the new Lord of Heaven?"
"Not only Pantao, but Leiyin and Cuiyun are also the same. They all want to replace the original owner..."
"I don't like this the most. We used to be the Jade Emperor, Laojun and Buddha, but now they have become personal objects. How will the three realms change?"
Guanghan agreed: "Old habits and bad customs should be changed!"
Li Yan listened and was not surprised.
Whether it is a group of dragons without a leader or a snake without a head, once the number of intelligent creatures reaches a large scale, without a single leader, they will end up with a loose structure, conflicting beliefs, and eventually falling apart.
This is the case with the Spirit Clan. Since they couldn't even figure out the situation of the Immortals and Gods, Li Yan knew about this group of weapon spirits, but he didn't know where he learned the existence of the ancestor spirits, and he couldn't directly and effectively interact with the aura.
s contact.
In other words, this group has no actual leader.
The Eldar had been hiding before, and the differences were not serious, but now they are quickly manifesting themselves, and no one is convinced by the other.
In this case, Li Yan started the most fair rescue: "Pan Tao's ambition will make it lose its calm judgment. Once the immortals wake up, the good situation will be gone. If necessary, I will bring the immortals from heaven into the human body."
Realm, take it into Xuanyue and suppress it personally!"
In the past, bringing the immortals out of the Peach Garden would have been a bold act that would never be attempted. However, after experiencing this, King Kong and Guanghan thought about it for a while and felt that it was natural. They nodded repeatedly and said: "Holy Lord