The words "Fellow Taoist, please stay" completely shocked Li Zhi who was about to leave.
"Watch the sunrise in the morning, turn to the Milky Way in the evening, summer disperses and winter condenses, the cycle begins again and again."
I recall that in the days when the Gods were conferred, Taigong Jiang Ziya was the one who presided over the Conferencing of Gods. Although his cultivation level was limited, he had the bonus of the Great Tribulation of the Conferred Gods, which could be regarded as turning misfortune into good luck and adversity into good fortune.
But in the view of Li Zhi, who came from a later generation, the one who made the greatest contribution to the canonization of gods was none other than Shen Gongbao.
After all, quite a few of the people on the "Fengshen List" were persuaded to come down by this Taoist priest.
What is ironic is that the "conscientious" Jiang Ziya failed to achieve a divine position in the end, but Shen Gongbao gave him a "neither fish nor fowl" position, general?
It's not a god, a star, a king, etc. As for Shen Gongbao's "ending", there are also different opinions.
Just between "death" and "not dead", no one has been able to understand clearly for thousands of years.
It stands to reason that everyone on the "God List" should be canonized after death, but Shen Gongbao is special.
One said that he was pressed under the "Qilin Cliff", and the other said that he filled in the Eye of the North Sea, but there was no "death", just a "trap" on the left and right, as Li Zhi sees now.
However, how can it be that only the "primordial spirit" exists here, and where is his physical body?
"It turns out that your Excellency is Taoist Master Shen Gongbao, disrespectful and disrespectful——"
Knowing that this person was Shen Gongbao, Li Zhi unconsciously became more vigilant, but also became somewhat interested in the news revealed in his words.
"Oh, my little friend, you actually know about Pindao? You shouldn't. Judging from your young age, you should be just a member of the human race. How could you know what happened back then? Weird, weird..."
Being directly exposed by Li Zhi, Shen Gongbao was a little puzzled and could not help but look at Li Zhi carefully.
Thousands of years ago, Shen Gongbao, a successful practitioner, "by chance" became a disciple of Kunlun's "Yuxu Palace" and became the second-generation disciple of Chanjiao, the envy of all living beings.
It's a pity that his body is a leopard that became a spirit. After the Lich War, the Witch Clan has withdrawn from the stage of prehistoric times, but the Monster Clan is also seriously injured?
The monsters walking in the world are often looked down upon by the world, just like what Shen Gongbao said back then.
"The prejudice in people's hearts is like a big mountain. No matter how hard you try, you can't move it."
Perhaps because he started late, he did not get the rank of "Twelve Golden Immortals", and among his fellow disciples, he was often discriminated against by other seniors.
Later, when the Tribulation of Conferring Gods occurred, Shen Gongbao wanted to ask his master for a tassel, and went down the mountain to preside over the matter of conferring gods and complete the alliance between the three religions.
It's a pity that the "good job" of becoming a god finally fell to the honest and humble Jiang Ziya.
In Shen Gongbao's opinion, he is far superior to Jiang Ziya in terms of talent, qualifications and cultivation, and he has thousands of years of Taoism.
If the master hadn't been reluctant to teach the core skills of Chanjiao, why would Shen Gongbao need to fight for the position of being the master of the gods and gain the merits of this great calamity to improve his own cultivation?
Is it just because you are a demon clan?
The world's discrimination against monsters can be seen everywhere, and Kunlun's "Yuxu Palace" is probably the most serious one. "Wetness gives birth to eggs, and they are covered with scales and armor" is a phrase they often talk about.
Therefore, Shen Gongbao went down the mountain angrily and joined the Yin Shang camp to fight against the Western Zhou Dynasty supported by Jiang Ziya.
Shen Gongbao is almost always the enemy of Jiang Ziya, which makes Jiang Ziya’s task of becoming a god go through many ups and downs!
But looking at it on the other hand, without Shen Gongbao, it would be impossible to have so many people on the "Fengshen List".
Because many people were brought here by Shen Gongbao through deception or instigation.
Some people even had doubts about Shen Gongbao's statement after meeting Jiang Ziya.
However, Jiang Ziya did not give them a chance to regret it. As long as it appeared, whether it was coming to him on his own initiative or instigated by Shen Gongbao, Jiang Ziya would accept all the orders and never let them go.
In the end, the so-called 365 righteous gods will appear on the "List of Conferred Gods". It can be seen that Shen Gongbao contributed a lot in the Conferred Gods War.
In other words, without Shen Gongbao's hard instigation, Jiang Ziya would not have been able to successfully complete the task of becoming a god entrusted to him by Yuanshi Tianzun.
"Daozhang Shen's prestige is far and wide. It's not surprising for me to hear about it. It's just that I didn't expect that Daozhang Shen, who is on the 'list of gods', actually still has a complete soul? Is it really like what the outside rumors say?
The Taoist priest is not dead?"
Now that he has met him, Li Zhi also wants to find out, and a little gossip is clearly revealed.
"Hmph, if you want to kill Pindao, do you just rely on those Yuxu disciples?"
Sure enough, even though nearly two thousand years have passed, Shen Gongbao still can't suppress his anger when he mentions what happened back then.
"If Yuan Shi hadn't taken action himself, do you think those Yuxu sect members could really take down Pindao?"
Shen Gongbao was originally from the demon clan. When he came to Kunlun's "Yuxu Palace", he was regarded as an art master.
After decades of practice, due to the dispute with Jiang Ziya for the title of god, his practice philosophy gradually drifted away from the Chanjiao sect, and eventually he even joined the sect of the Tongtian leader of Jiejiao.
How could Shen Gongbao be able to wander among the masters of Jiejiao just by his sharp tongue? Back then, his cultivation level was second only to the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chanjiao.
In the twenty-eighth year of the Battle of the Gods, Shen Gongbao's other abilities could only be regarded as improving moderately, but the method of escaping and preserving life could be regarded as a temporary choice.
This led Yuanshi Tianzun to take off the saint's face and personally deal with his former disciple.
Even so, Shen Gongbao was not killed, but was forcibly stripped of his soul and body.
As for the physical body of the Eye of Beihai, which is the eternal town of Yuanshen, no one in the Three Realms knows where it has gone.
Even Shen Gongbao himself, or Li Zhi from later generations, didn't have the slightest clue.
"I naturally know the reputation of Master Shen Gong. Now that the single-unit god is here, he is actually in the middle stage of the 'Great Luo Golden Immortal'. It is really enviable."
Li Zhi is not complimenting Shen Gongbao. After losing his physical body, it is extremely difficult to cultivate the pure spirit. Unless there is a technique like "Heart Dao" in Li Zhi, it is really not easy to do.
"Hehehe, I know what you are thinking about, but unfortunately, I am going to let you down."
"Back then, Pindao Yuanshen was just sent here, and only the realm of the 'celestial immortal' was left. Pindao didn't have any special skills to practice Yuanshen."
"It's a coincidence that the Eye of the North Sea, although it looks like a dangerous place on the surface, only when you are actually in it do you realize its beauty, hahaha——"
It turns out that when Yuanshi Tianzun filled the Eye of Beihai with Shen Gongbao, it was not just because of Shen Gongbao’s oath.
"If this disciple wants to make the Xian family stop Jiang Shang again, he will block Beihai Eye himself!"
What's more, the Eye of the North Sea is a place that even saints are afraid of. It is the place where all the negative emotions of all living beings gather and disperse.
When this kind of negative emotion accumulates to a certain extent, it will unconsciously vent to the entire prehistoric world, and then the world will be overthrown and start again.
After Shen Gongbao was stuffed into the Eye of the North Sea, he discovered that this place turned out to be the location of a spiritual vein, but this spiritual vein was a bit weird. Apart from the slow fluctuations of the spiritual vein, it didn't seem to belong to the prehistoric world?
However, this spiritual vein also has a benefit. It does not require Shen Gongbao to absorb or breathe it in. It can nourish Shen Gongbao's soul on its own, so that it can be continuously cultivated, strengthened, and improved.
Two thousand years have passed, and Shen Gongbao's soul has been cultivated from the early stage of "Celestial Immortal" to the middle stage of "Daluo Golden Immortal".
This experience seems to be the envy of countless people. If Sun Wukong, who has also been trapped for five hundred years, knew about it, he would definitely be envious.
Everything is like a person knowing whether he is warm or cold when drinking water. When Shen Gongbao's realm reached the "Daluo Golden Immortal", he even far surpassed himself during the Conferred God period.
But he felt an inexplicable fear, as if if he stayed here any longer, something bad would happen.
As for what happened, Shen Gongbao didn't know.
Therefore, he began to hope that someone would come here to release him. Shen Gongbao was not afraid of the boredom of being imprisoned, but purely because of the inexplicable fear in his heart.
It's a pity that more than three hundred years have passed. Even if some sea beasts occasionally pass by, they either have not developed their intelligence or died miserably in the layers of traps.
Until the arrival of Li Zhi, who not only had the body of a powerful witch, but also had the cultivation level of the "Golden Immortal", Shen Gongbao's words of "meeting by fate" were not all lies.
"Since Chief Shen Gong seems to be happy and unwilling to miss Shu, why do you still call me to stop him? In my opinion, the Eye of Beihai here is probably not that simple, right?"
"And the pressure on the three spiritual talismans on the opposite side is so great. Even if I can remove it, I am expected to be seriously injured. Or does Master Shen Gong want to take the opportunity to 'replace the tree with others'?"
Apart from anything else, Li Zhi has been on guard since he guessed the other party's identity.
There is nothing too shocking about the cultivation of "Daluo Jinxian" in the middle stage, but Shen Gongbao's "Smooth Talking Skill", which is unfavorable.
"Haha, we have been chatting for so long, why do you want to reject someone thousands of miles away? I have been imprisoned here for many years, and I have already..."
"Stop it - Dao Zhang Shen, since you are asking for help from me now, you need to follow my request, tell me that you know the treasures here, and see if it is worthy of my help to save you.
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Shen Gongbao wanted to continue, but Li Zhi did not give him another chance.
Only those who commit a thousand days are thieves, and there is no one who can guard against thieves. You know clearly that this person is a big liar, but who knows where you might accidentally fall into his trap?
Therefore, Li Zhi decided to decide the direction of his speech. As for whether the other party's answer would satisfy him, he would have to ask before he knew.
"Haha, it seems that little friend still has some misunderstandings about Pindao. Anyway, Pindao will give this opportunity to little friend first. After he gets it, it won't be too late to come to help Pindao."
Seeing that Li Zhi was really at a loss for words, he talked a lot in circles, but in the end he was stunned and came back to the starting point, which made Shen Gongbao a little uncomfortable.
Could it be that I have not had any use for two thousand years, and today I thought of trying my best, but now I am going to fail?
"Then I'll ask Chief Shen Gong to give you some advice——"
At this time, Li Zhi gave a deep salute in the direction of Shen Gongbao. After all, he was now going to recommend a treasure to him, right?
"My little friend from Pindao Temple has a lot of knowledge. Do you know the four sticks made by Saint Taiqing back then? One is gold, one is purple, one is white, and one is black. Each stick weighs 13,500 kilograms."<
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"At that time, the ancient times were turbulent and the four seas were uncertain, so these four sticks were scattered out to stabilize the waters of the four seas. There was such a stick in the North Sea, and it was the purple stick."
When Shen Gongbao said this, he deliberately stopped again. He wanted to repeat his old trick to attract Li Zhi's attention, and then try to launch a new round of lobbying.
After all, he said that the four sticks were in the hands of "Sage Taiqing". In fact, Shen Gongbao made a small ambush here.
In fact, it was not made by the Taiqing Saint. It was clearly a masterpiece of his "good corpse".
The product produced by Taishang must be a high-quality product. The Taishang Laojun who is hanging around in heaven is the "good corpse" killed by the saint Taiqing.
It's a pity that he just said these two sentences, and Li Zhi's heart was like a turbulent sea.
"It turns out that those absurd legends from later generations are actually true?"
As early as more than a year ago, when Sun Wukong was tricked by the one from the West and another monkey was used to replace Sun Wukong, Li Zhi thought of this matter.
With Sun Wukong's "Ling Ming Stone Monkey" completely attached to his origin, and the "Nine Transformations Golden Pill" contributed by Li Zhi, other cultivation bases and techniques can be slowly restarted, but Sun Wukong recalled himself immediately
"Ruyi Golden Cudgel".
According to Sun Wukong, the other monkey not only has the same level of cultivation and magic power as him, but also wields a stick of the same weight as him.
Although on the surface, the stick looks exactly like the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel", unfortunately, the Monkey King in this world has practiced the "Destroy the Illusion Golden Eyes" passed on to him by Li Zhi.
It is easy to see that the monkey's "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" is actually a black stick, and there are five ancient characters engraved on it "Xixin Iron Soldier".
When Sun Wukong told Li Zhi this detail, he thought of a legend he had read in later generations. There were originally four sticks between heaven and earth.
Now that the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" and "Xixin Iron Soldier" have appeared, Shen Gongbao now said that there is also a stick in the North Sea, and it is also purple.
Then it is obvious that it can only be the "purple golden beam that bridges the sea".
As far as Li Zhi knew, although these four sticks were all made by the Supreme Being, and although they were all used to stabilize the sea, their specific functions were slightly different.
For example, the "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" is mainly used as a "scale", but when used, it is inserted into the water up and down to record.
And if this one in the North Sea is really the "Purple Golden Beam that bridges the sea," it can really take people across the North Sea and safely reach Beiju Luzhou further north.
"Sea-Building Purple Gold Beam", as the name suggests, this thing is purple, but it is used horizontally. It has the ability to "bridge the sea" when building bridges across water.
If you can completely refine it and let it recognize you as the master, then if it is small, it can be turned into a boat and can cross all the vast rivers. If it is large, it can be directly crossed into a bridge, and the natural chasm can be turned into a thoroughfare.
This "purple golden beam that bridges the sea" was originally used in the Beihai. In fact, it means looking at Buzhou in the south and Luzhou in the north.
But later, Qi, the son of Dayu, changed the abdication mechanism in the ethnic group without authorization and turned it into a "family world". Even his father was implicated.
After Dayu regained his divine power, the four sea-fixing rods that had been placed in the four seas were completely uncontrollable.
"Master Shen Gong, I'm not very interested in the stick you mentioned. My weapon is either a sword or a gun. As for the stick, I'd better leave it to others. Farewell -"
After thinking clearly about the reason, Li Zhi suddenly turned around and left, not even giving Shen Gongbao a chance to stay?
"Hey, little friend, listen to Pindao and continue talking! Pindao still has something to say, little friend -"
No matter how Shen Gongbao summoned him, Li Zhi never looked back. With the power of "breaking golden eyes", he easily walked out of the layers of traps and disappeared into the vast sea...
"Is there...is there something wrong with this person? Do all young people today not know how to respect their elders? I haven't finished what I said yet."
"Human Race Tang Dynasty Li Zhi, right? Your boy is waiting for Pindao. I hope you can live longer. When one day Pindao can leave this place, he will definitely go to you to settle the score——"
"Don't think you can take away the stick if you know it is there. Not to mention the people from Beihai Dragon Palace guarding it, even the people from the Demon Master Palace want to get a piece of the pie."
"Hey, what should I do? I finally waited for a suitable boy. How suitable it would be for him to block the Eye of the North Sea for me -"
"What should I do? What should I do? The feeling of fear is becoming more and more obvious. It seems that I can't wait for a few more years, right?..."
In fact, Li Zhi did not leave, or in other words, after he left, he came back again.
However, with the "seventy-two transformations" he learned from Sun Wukong, Li Zhi had already hidden his figure. Fortunately, Shen Gongbao was in a state of great "frustration", and his mid-stage cultivation of "Daluo Jinxian" was temporarily unavailable.
Failed to notice Li Zhi's approach.
"Hahaha, Shen Gongbao, it turns out that you really don't have any good intentions? Don't you want to settle a score with me? I, the human race's Tang Dynasty Li Zhi, will welcome Daoist Master Shen at any time——"
Li Zhi did not show up, but laughed three times and walked away.
……
Li Zhi still can't figure out the direction, which may be his biggest shortcoming.
This problem is not inherited from his physical body, and has nothing to do with his level of cultivation. It is purely because he is also an out-and-out "road fool" in later generations.
With the "water-avoiding beads" here, walking in the water is no different from the outside world, and with the Eye of the North Sea as a reference, I guess if I go in the opposite direction, I will always encounter "creatures".
"Hey, who are you, the important place of Beihai Dragon Palace, how dare you to wander in at will?——"
Li Zhi didn't know how far he had gone. Along the way on the seabed, he saw countless strange rocks and strange grasses, as well as countless sea creatures that had not yet opened their minds.
Anyone who has turned on their spiritual intelligence will stay far away, even if they cannot recognize Li Zhi's realm. When they see a "humanoid monster" walking on the bottom of the sea at such a speed, and the surrounding seawater automatically moves away, who is in their hearts?
Why don’t you go muttering?
As soon as Li Zhi approached a palace, a shrimp soldier appeared from behind a rockery.
This man is really a real shrimp soldier, with two long beards still hanging down on his head, two bulging eyes that are chattering around, and that weird little mouth that opens and closes, can it actually make a human voice?
Seeing this shrimp soldier, Li Zhi felt a little greedy for no reason...
"Go and report to your Dragon King of the North Sea that Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty of the human race is visiting, and please take the time to see the Dragon King of the North Sea."
Since Li Zhi himself could not bring the three companions across Beihai, and he was still thinking about his "Purple Golden Beam", he still had to meet the Dragon King of Beihai first.
After all, over the years, Li Zhi, a member of the Sihai Dragon Palace, has had a lot of contact.
Whether it is Ao Mo'ang, the eldest prince of the West Sea, Ao Lie, the third prince, or Ao Ling, the little princess of the East China Sea, they are all Li Zhi's good friends.
Although he did not have any good old friends in Beihai, after all, he is a family all over the world. If something unpleasant happens, Li Zhi has nothing to be afraid of, but it will inevitably be a little embarrassing when they meet in the future.
While speaking, Li Zhi was already looking at the Dragon Palace in front of him. He had never been to any Dragon Palace in the world. The only one he had been to was the Crystal Palace where Little White Dragon Eagle Choujian lived.
However, compared with the Dragon Palace in front of us, its scale is not even a little bit different.
"Beihai Dragon Palace", the four gilded characters are vigorous and powerful, but the plaque seems to be new?
Li Zhi wanted to be heard, so he didn't cover up his voice very much, and even amplified the volume, intending to attract the attention of people in the Dragon Palace.
Although this dragon palace still has its protective formation, Li Zhi can also feel several strong auras in it, and even one aura is very familiar?
"Hahaha, it turns out that His Highness King Jin of the Tang Dynasty from the human race has arrived. What a rare visitor! Please allow Laolong to greet you personally——"
Before the shrimp soldier standing at the door could react, someone inside the "Beihai Dragon Palace" spoke, and Li Zhi felt the thick water aura rushing towards him.
Not long after, the door of the "Beihai Dragon Palace" opened automatically, and three people walked out of it, or in other words, three dragons walked out of it.
The leader is dressed in royal robes, with a dragon horn on his head. This dragon is obviously a white dragon, but he prefers to wear gray and black.
Behind him, one on the left and one on the right, were two young men, who seemed to be the nephews of the old dragon who led them.
What surprised Li Zhi was that the two young people looked exactly the same. With Li Zhi's eyes, he could naturally see that they were not phantoms.
In other words, these are actually a pair of "twin" dragons?
This can be regarded as opening Li Zhi's eyes. Dragons are inherently huge things, and each pregnancy takes much longer than the human race.
She was actually pregnant with a pair of "twin" dragons. Li Zhi couldn't even imagine the scene back then.
"Haha, you must be King Li Zhi of the Jin Dynasty. I have admired your name for a long time. Today, Old Long finally meets me——"
When the leader of the dragon saw Li Zhi's appearance, he burst out laughing. He even walked forward excitedly and grabbed Li Zhi's hands. This closeness seemed a bit too much, right?
"Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea, is your honor? Human Li Zhi is so polite——"
Since the other party was so enthusiastic, even though Li Zhi didn't understand what was going on, he hurriedly bowed and returned the courtesy.
"The old dragon is Ao Shun. In front of King Jin, the word "Dragon King" is better to be put away. Hahaha, this is not the place to speak. His Highness King Jin, please come in quickly——"
Unable to resist the other party's enthusiasm, Li Zhi had no choice but to follow the three of them inside.
Along the way, Ao Shun did not let go of Li Zhi's hand, and even looked at Li Zhi unscrupulously, nodding frequently with a smile on his face.