Hearing what Shen Herong said, Monk Huijing hesitated for a moment, and then agreed: "Junior will take it back and ask the master to deal with it. No matter what, I will thank the senior first."
Shen Herong nodded, and then handed a scroll to Monk Huiming.
After the other party put it away, he bowed to Shen and Rong, then said goodbye and left.
Monk Huijing went all the way west, leaving the eastern border, crossing the deserted sea, and reaching the middle land.
On the ground of the Daning Dynasty of the Han family in the northeast of China, monk Huijing found his mentor, Master Kongru.
Master Kongru did not sweep around like a wildfire setting off a prairie fire, nor did he directly run to the Yan Sheng Mansion opposite to block the door.
Without any delay, he marched northward with Chang'an's army.
In addition to taking down some enemies along the way, he also went around to comfort the civilians affected by the war.
Master Kongru has cultivated the fifth realm of Buddhism, Dharmakaya, reached the peak of Dharmakaya realm, and obtained immeasurable pure land.
When he walks in the human world, to a certain extent, he is not much different from the incarnation of Buddha.
For ordinary people, the rain falls and the wounds of the war are relieved.
Although Master Kongru is slow to act because of the long road ahead, the impact it has caused is extremely far-reaching, and the news has spread in all directions early.
Having such an earthly Buddha walking around has largely downplayed the local hostility and confrontation against Chang'an.
For the Daning royal family, the Han family, and the people in Yansheng Mansion, Master Kongru brought them tremendous mental pressure.
The way he walked slowly and step by step almost made many people suffocate.
However, when Monk Huijing found Master Kongru and presented Shen Herong's gift, this eminent Buddhist monk remained silent for a long time.
When Monk Huijing saw this, his heart moved slightly: "Master, what on earth is that?"
Master Kongru sighed softly, and then handed the scroll back to his disciple.
After reading it, Monk Huijing was quite surprised: "This... is this the manuscript in which Master copied the scriptures?"
Master Kongru nodded slowly: "Yes, it is the original work of my master."
Monk Huijing looked at the appearance of his mentor. Although he was happy, he was also somewhat uncertain.
"Master, this is not a heavy treasure, and most of it was stolen by the Twelve Yamas when they attacked Leiyin Temple. Now it can be considered as returning to its original owner," said Monk Huijing.
Master Kongru nodded: "Everything in the past has long since passed away, so there is no need to be too obsessed."
When Monk Huijing heard this, his face changed slightly: "Master, are you saying that the other party sent this thing deliberately to put you in a dilemma and test your Zen mind?"
"That's not the case." Master Kongru laughed dumbly: "Not being obsessed does not mean forgetting everything, alienating everything, and resisting everything."
His eyes fell on the scroll in his apprentice's hand: "Master is naturally happy to be able to welcome back your master's authentic relics, but if other things are involved, then master will not be confused because of this. Since Donor Shen will When things are delivered, we just keep them."
"Yes, Master."
Monk Huijing responded, thoughtfully: "Since it can't disturb your Zen mind, then what's the purpose of sending Master's manuscript from Chang'an City?"
After a slight pause, he continued with some uncertainty: "Uh... could it be that it is really just a gift to thank you for blocking Headmaster Peng of the Taiqing Palace, or to congratulate you on your improvement in cultivation?"
Master Kongru smiled and said, "I am just thinking about this."
He clasped his palms together and laughed at himself: "Although I am willing to help Chang'an, I still have worries in my heart as a teacher. I am worried that under the rule of the Twelve Yamas, the benevolent government of Chang'an City will be short-lived, and I am worried that they have not truly repented."
The old monk sighed: "So what if I have cultivated the immeasurable Dharmakaya? I still have obsessions in my heart that I can't fully understand."
Monk Huijing clasped his palms together like his mentor: "Master is right, but I have traveled everywhere in and outside Chang'an these days. The implementation of various government decrees seems to be closely related and interlocking, often lasting for hundreds or thousands of years."
A big plan is not like a half-hearted effort."
Master Kongru smiled and nodded: "I hope that all benevolent policies can be passed down through the ages, continuously improved, further enhanced, and benefited the common people. In that case, it would be nothing for us, masters and disciples, to run errands in front of us."
Monk Huijing also smiled: "Disciple and master will go together next."
But Master Kongru shook his head: "You should travel lightly first and go to the coast of the North Sea in Middle-earth to have a look."
Monk Huijing understood: "Master is saying that there is news about great... Hui Xing?"
Master Kongru nodded: "We are not sure yet, so you go and check it out. I need to keep an eye on Master Kong of Yansheng Mansion for the time being. If you are sure that there are clues about Huixing there, I will go there in person."
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The old monk warned: "Proceed with caution and don't conflict with it."
Monk Huijing nodded: "Master, don't worry, I understand."
To be honest, it doesn't matter if you don't understand.
Among the Six Fierce Beihai, there are three masters of the Thirteenth Realm and three people of the Twelfth Realm.
Now coupled with his senior brother, monk Hui Xing, there are four twelfth realms in total.
Any one of them is enough for Huijing to drink a pot.
Although Monk Huijing has always been as brave as the angry-eyed King Kong of Buddhism, he is never afraid of sacrifice if necessary.
But now the situation is unclear. We need to find out the situation first and know ourselves and the enemy.
Unless absolutely necessary, he would not be stupid enough to fight with others head-on.
However, Monk Huijing felt uncomfortable in every possible way when he thought that his senior brother, who used to study in the same discipline and share the same brotherhood, was now associated with evil spirits and heretics and might become his enemy.
I have gained a lot during these days in Chang'an, and I have had the opportunity to improve my Buddhist realm.
But these new gains may all fall on my senior brother...
Watching his apprentice leave, he could feel the other's depressed mood. Master Kongru could see it at a glance, but there was nothing he could do about it.
The Dharmakaya of Buddhism is immeasurable, and the Pure Land seems infinite. Walking in the human world, he is like a Buddha on earth.
But even so, there were still some things in this world that made him feel helpless.
The old monk meditated cross-legged and slowly closed his eyes.
In Chang'an City, Shen Herong returned to Daming Palace after seeing off monk Huijing.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, he bumped into Ao Ying, the daughter of Ao Kong.
When the two parties met, Ao Ying subconsciously wanted to speak, but paused when the words came to her lips.
The next moment, she came back to her senses and saluted Shen Herong, who looked like a girl in front of her: "Aunt Twelve."
Shen Herong stepped forward and took her hand: "I was wrong to hide it from you before, so don't take it to heart."
Compared to others, Ao Ying knew earlier.
Of course, it's not too early.
On the way to Middle-earth with Shen Herong and Ao Kong, Shen Herong told her personally.
Ao Ying's mind at that time was naturally completely blank.
I regard you as a sister, but you have become my aunt...
At this moment, facing the soft-spoken Shen Herong, Ao Ying smiled bitterly: "Twelve aunts, I know, you hid it from me and others, you and dad had your own considerations, I just suddenly found out about it, and for a while I still can’t get back to myself.”
Shen and Rong said: "These words are still too foreign."
Ao Ying smiled helplessly.
"Let's start with the title first." Shen Herong said bluntly: "Change to something more intimate."
Ao Ying opened her mouth, but no sound came out for the first time.
After a long while, she tentatively called out: "Then...little aunt?"
"This is good."
Shen Herong nodded: "That's it, bark a few more times to hear it."
Ao Ying couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay, okay..."
Although she felt a little bit dumbfounded in her heart, Ao Ying felt a little relaxed.
She guessed that Shen Herong probably did it on purpose. In front of her, they seemed a little more childish for their age, but this still relieved her a lot of pressure.
Getting along with this little aunt gradually made her feel relaxed.
"Are you going to be able to cultivate your true form of the devil soon?" Shen Herong suddenly asked.
Ao Ying heard this and said seriously: "There is still a long way to go. I will definitely work harder to cultivate the true form of the devil as soon as possible."
Shen Herong nodded as he walked away: "Brother Eleven now has a way to refine more demon blood, but it still requires practitioners to have a certain foundation. You are gifted with excellent understanding, but in order to be more stable and have fewer side effects, it is best to be like Eleven Just like my brother, after reshaping the true form of the demonic path, then practice the third kind of demon blood."
Ao Ying replied: "Yes, I understand."
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun looked at all this with a smile.
It was a bit of a bad taste, which made him feel particularly interesting when watching Shen Herong take off his waistcoat in front of Ao Ying.
As for Ao Ying's cultivation strength, the current progress is indeed rapid.
To a certain extent, because Ao Kong himself was in a bad state earlier and often lost control, Ao Ying who followed him was somewhat delayed in his practice.
Without special opportunities, her final achievements in this life may be lower than expected.
But fortunately, she had a special opportunity.
And it's the best in the world.
She practiced within the Invincible City system, and with the blessing of the superior environment and magic skills, she quickly made up for her lessons.
Now Ao Kong taught her the method of refining various demon bloods, which made her cultivation strength continue to improve by leaps and bounds.
"By the way, where is your junior brother?" Shen Herong asked.
Ao Ying replied: "Junior brother He has been practicing diligently and successfully broke through to the seventh realm recently and started feeding demons. However, he still refuses to relax. He has been practicing hard to prepare for the eighth realm."
Shen and Rong, together with Zhang Dongyun in the Daming Palace, nodded slightly.
He Sanyang was captured by Yang Li before and suffered a lot.
Although he was rescued and now has more hardships and joys, and he has the blood of the two demon clans, Huantianlong and Tianlang, the scar-faced boy still remembers the experience of his life in human hands.
As soon as I set foot on the path of spiritual practice, it seemed like I was about to say goodbye to the days of precarious life, wandering around and making random plans for life.
As a result, he was directly crushed to pieces by people whose cultivation strength was far superior to his, and he narrowly escaped death.
This experience made He Sanyang go crazy and work hard to practice and seek improvement.
“Haste makes waste, and being too hasty will do more harm than good.”
Shen and Rong said: "This is the case for other cultivation paths, let alone the demonic path. He is now in Chang'an, so he is free from the demon blood and the pain of losing control of his mind. Does he plan to stay in the city for the rest of his life? It depends on his character. When dealing with things, there will eventually come a time when you can’t stand it any longer.”
Ao Ying nodded: "I will remind him."
The two said goodbye, Ao Ying left the Daming Palace, while Shen and Rong went to the main hall to meet Zhang Dongyun.
"Is there any new method?" Zhang Dongyun asked.
Shen Herong nodded: "We should be able to find Seventh Brother, but if we repeat the same trick and use the scabbard to lure him into the urn, it may really anger him, fill him with murderous intent, and destroy the world."
Zhang Dongyun said calmly: "It doesn't matter, let's find the person first and then talk about it."
Shen Herong nodded: "Brother, please rest assured, my little sister will deal with it as soon as possible."
"I'm always at ease when you do things." Zhang Dongyun said.
After Shen Herong left, Zhang Dongyun stretched and then closed his eyes.
He did not close his eyes to rest, but began to focus his attention on searching the world covered by the expansion of Invincible City again.
With this expansion, Invincible City covers an area of more than 6.4 billion square kilometers.
Not only is the entire Eastern Border covered, not only does it bring along part of the territory east of China, but it also basically includes the vast sea areas in all directions of Eastern Border, as well as the corresponding sky and underground.
Although throughout the ages, countless people throughout the dynasties have unearthed the relics of their predecessors or the treasures of heaven and earth.
But in such a vast area, it is inevitable that some fish will slip through the net.
Zhang Dongyun is now casting a wide net to catch more fish.
His mind suddenly moved slightly.
He really found something good.
Zhang Dongyun opened his eyes.
The direction is slightly off, not around Dongjiang, but in the area between Zhongtu and Beimang.
There is a continuous land in the eastern part of Middle-earth, all covered by Invincible City.
This middle-earth area continues to extend to the sea from south to north, and is also within the scope of Invincible City.
However, the two seas in the north and south of Middle-earth are wider, and the distance between Middle-earth and Southern Wilderness, and Northern Wilderness, is even greater than that between Middle-earth and Eastern Border. Therefore, the scope of the system has not succeeded in covering even a corner of the land of Northern Wilderness and Southern Wilderness.
But the sea area southeast of Beimang and the sea area northeast of Nanhuang are basically covered by Invincible City.
Anyone who dares to enter the water will be caught.
What Zhang Dongyun found at this moment was located in the west of the sea between Zhongtu and Beimang.
He was about to take out the things as soon as he thought about it.
At this time, a Taoist priest suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
As long as it is within the coverage of Invincible City, everything will be within Zhang Dongyun's field of vision.
So, under the watchful eye of City Lord Zhang, the Taoist priest dived into the deep sea, even submerged into the rocks on the seabed, and continued all the way down, heading towards the rare treasure.
This treasure is called Dragon Pattern Coral, and it is of great use to Taoist practitioners. It is not surprising that it is being targeted by Taoists at this moment.
However, what interested Zhang Dongyun was that the Taoist priest was not from the Middle-earth inheritance.
Apparently, he is from Beimang.
Kong Qing, a high-ranking official of Yansheng Mansion captured by Chang'an, was telling some things about Beimang, which made City Lord Zhang somewhat concerned.
"You're buying one and getting one free?" Zhang Dongyun laughed dumbly. He sat in the Daming Palace and stretched out his hand in the air.
Tens of thousands of miles away, under the rock formations of the deep sea, Taoist Minghai, the elder of the Canghai Sect, a famous Taoist family in Beimang, was preparing to pick dragon-patterned corals when he suddenly noticed a flower in front of his eyes and the scene changed.