On the first day of the twelfth month of the eighth year of Longqing's reign, the Zhenshi Hall urgently summoned monks above Lianxu to go to the Golden Rooster Peak Cave in Lushan Mountain to announce a piece of news that shocked the entire Taoist sect's upper echelons.
Jiuda Hedao, Duanmu Chongqing, Tieguan Taoist, Tao Zhongwen, Fenglingdu, Zhang Yunyi, Wang Changyu, Jiao Fengzhen, Pan Ruizhu, Pan Hengyue, all arrived. All the true masters from the True Master Hall brought sixty-five
Lianxu, who was able to be present, followed Zhonghedao to welcome the immortal boy from the upper realm to the world.
During the Zhaijiao ceremony hosted by Zhang Yuanji himself, Nazhen Fairy Boy himself appeared in front of the monks and prayed for peace and prosperity in the Taoist world.
This is the first immortal deity from the lower realm since Suzong of the Middle Tang Dynasty. It marks that the door of isolation between immortals and mortals that has been closed for eight hundred years has finally been opened!
After praying, Nazhen Fairy Boy designated on the spot that Zhang Yuanji would be the one who would invite him to the next realm. After making the designation, he returned.
Afterwards, Zhenshitang immediately held a major meeting and agreed to two suggestions put forward by Zhang Yuanji. One was to give the fairy boy the title of "Nazhen Tianzun", build a new Tianzun Hall in front of Zhenshitang, and erect a statue of Nazhen Tianzun.
, if conditions permit, all the palaces and pavilions will follow this procedure. If conditions are not met, new statues of gods must be erected, or the original statues must be moved out and erected separately.
The second is to immediately discuss the matter of troops entering Yingzhou, order the joint meeting to urge the inspection fleet, speed up the attack, and limit the capture of Yingzhou to three years.
This is a decision made by Zhenshitang, and the joint meeting must be handled. Chen Shandao traveled thousands of miles and rushed back from the East China Sea. Instead of going to Yingtian, he rushed directly to Gezao Mountain - Zhao Ran was on Gezao Mountain at the moment, Zhenghe
My ancestor-in-law and father-in-law discussed the matter of adopting a treasured fairy boy.
Chen Shandao did not have time to attend the ceremony at the Zhenshi Hall to reveal the deity of the Fairy Tong, so Duanmu Changzhen narrated it to him. After listening, Chen Shandao, who looked tired, was silent for a moment and said: "What the Fairy Tong meant,
He must be heading towards Yinshan Mountain in Yingzhou."
Duanmu Changzhen nodded: "The meaning of the fairy boy is known to everyone on the road. It is an anecdote through the ages to go to the immortal world and go down to the lower world just to seek wealth."
It is indeed an anecdote for the ages, but he is a god with a job in the upper world, so he speaks without hesitation, so what can you do? They haven't directly asked you to contribute money from the people, which is already good, otherwise it will be even more difficult.
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Nazhen Fairy Boy suddenly appeared as a saint, catching the Duanmu family and Zhao Ran off guard, and their plan to observe Nazhen Fairy Boy was put on hold for the time being - let's see what this fairy boy's path is like first.
"The three-year attack on Yingzhou was originally planned by Zhiran and I. It doesn't matter. The inspection fleet has also established a supply base outside the east island of Yingzhou. In five months, we can almost attack.
. But now there is a problem. There is a very powerful pirate group, which is said to be the fleet of the Lord of Qingqiu. They are also attacking Yingzhou and have already occupied the South Island. Before entering the army, we must come up with a charter with them.
Come, otherwise this battle cannot be fought."
At that moment, Chen Shandao introduced the matter about the Lord of Qingqiu. In Chen Shandao's opinion, the goal of the Lord of Qingqiu is probably also for Yinshan in Yingzhou. If not discussed well, Yingzhou's
The situation will evolve into a three-legged confrontation, and the price the Taoist sect will have to pay will be extremely high.
Zhao Ran asked: "Have you contacted the Lord of Qingqiu?"
Chen Shandao shook his head: "We are still collecting information about them and have not contacted them rashly. But they should also know about the inspection fleet's arrival in Yingzhou."
Zhao Ran suddenly asked: "The two demon cultivators from the East China Sea, I heard they went to the demon hell sea, have they surrendered to the Lord of Qingqiu?"
Chen Shandao replied: "Fairy Caiwei and Taoist Skeleton, they were originally practicing in the sea of demon hell. In the past two years, I heard that they were also helping the Lord of Qingqiu to attack Yingzhou."
Zhao Ran said: "I remember Lord Hongze once mentioned to me that the two demon cultivators had friendship with him, and he wanted to make peace on his behalf. I didn't pay much attention at the time. Now it seems that it is also a channel of communication. Yuezu,
Father-in-law, what do you two think?"
Duanmu Changzhen asked Chen Shandao: "Chen Tianshi, according to what you just said, the Lord of Qingqiu should be the great demon in the second form. He has Old Man Hu, Hu Chunniang, Hu Balang, Fairy Caiwei, and Skeleton Taoist to help him.
With such strength, we have been able to defeat Yingzhou for many years. Why is this? Yingzhou is so difficult to defeat?"
Chen Shandao thought for a moment and carefully weighed his words: "The news is not yet confirmed, so I dare not make any comments. I just heard that a big demon appeared in Yingzhou and blocked the Lord of Qingqiu many times, but most of them were just trying to catch wind. I don't know if it is true. More
I don’t know what’s going on.”
Duanmu Changzhen nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Duanmu Chongqing suddenly said: "Even if rumors are based on wind and shadow, there must be wind and shadow. If this is the case, we can take action. One is to wipe out Yingzhou, and the other is to
Shock Qingqiu."
The meaning of this sentence is to show that Duanmu Chongqing is willing to take action to seize Yingzhou, which makes Chen Shandao more confident: "I will go to Yingtian tomorrow to discuss with all parties in the joint meeting, and this matter is definitely confirmed
Those who want to take action can no longer remain idle like this."
Duanmu Changzhen said: "Chen Tianshi, I think that even if Zhiran serves, this moment is not the time to hold an important position. Firstly, he has retired for less than four years, and it is too early to come back now. Secondly, what does Nazhen Xiantong want to do?
, what Zhang Yuanji will do is still undecided, so it is not suitable to go out now."
Chen Shandao sighed. He knew what Duanmu Changzhen meant, indicating that the Duanmu family had some doubts about the birth of Nazhen Fairy Boy.
An old aristocratic family like the Duanmu family must consider the comparison of risks and benefits in everything they do.
Nazhen Fairy Boy suddenly came into the world in a bright and upright manner. The Duanmu family needed to continue to observe and did not want to rush in hastily. They needed to wait for the situation to continue to become clearer.
Zhao Ran has earned enough reputation and has enough capital in the Taoist sect. He is no longer suitable to fight like a stupid young man. Fighting is risky. Before the situation is truly clear, there is no need to charge into battle - there is no need to gamble.
If you rush forward at this time, the risks outweigh the benefits.
What's more, the person designated by Nazhen Xiantong to start the class is Zhang Yuanji!
Although this is not the same as Chen Shandao's philosophy of doing things, Chen Shandao still fully understood: "Okay, then I won't take this name, but I still hope that Zhiran can help me, and I can ask Zhiran to serve as an inspection fleet.
General Counsel.”
Zhao Ran agreed: "Okay."
Chen Shandao returned to Yingtian, and after a long talk with the joint meeting, he submitted a plan to capture Yingzhou to the Zhenshi Hall in the name of the joint meeting, and it was quickly approved by the Zhenshi Hall.
Before the Zhenshitang meeting, Zhou Yunzhi and Huang Bingyue both flew to Zhao Ran and asked him if he intended to go out. Zhao Ran said that he could come out to help, such as serving as a consultant to the inspection fleet, but he would not be the abbot of Jiming Temple.
The two expressed regret for this.
In the first month of the ninth year of Longqing, Zhao Ran rushed to Hongze Lake after celebrating the New Year in Dajun Mountain.