Baili Ming was suspended on a giant bronze cauldron, surrounded by a white curtain of light.
The huge tripod has three legs and two ears. The four characters "Kaiyang Wuqu" are engraved on the back of the tripod, which is the Kaiyang tripod.
Although he had woken up, his mind was still a little dazed. He looked at the bowl-sized, shining night pearl in the center of the main hall's crown, and only then did he realize that he was in the Kaiyang Palace.
Then, an invisible force lifted it up and slowly placed it on the white jade floor of the main hall.
Bai Liming sat up straight and stared blankly at the short, fat Taoist priest in front of him. He was short in stature, with a square head and big ears, and his face was pockmarked and dotted with stars. His round eyes were half-squinted, seemingly lazy, but sparkling with energy.
He shook his head and finally recognized the person in front of him, it was Li Yitang, the leader of the Five Elements Hall.
Li Yitang looked at Bai Liming with a complicated expression. Because of Bian Zhangji's sneak attack on Bai Liming, he interceded on behalf of Bian Zhangji and was tricked by Yuan Jinsheng in the end, so he had a grudge against Bai Liming.
However, this time the Bailiming brothers made great achievements in Xijing. They first reported the news in time, and then turned the tide in times of crisis to save the founder and Wang Langxingjun. He did not dare to be too petty after such great achievements were made.
Bai Liming hurriedly stood up and saluted, thanking him with his mouth.
Li Yitang suddenly felt happy and asked with concern: "Just wake up. How do you feel?"
Bai Liming replied respectfully: "Thank you, Chief Li, for your concern. My disciple is fine. May I ask, Master, where is the Patriarch?"
Li Yitang said gently: "Recently, the Taoist sect has been in crisis, including the battle at Zhennan Pass, the rebellion in Xijing, the birth of the old devil, and the traitor Yuan betrayed the Taoist sect. All kinds of bad things are happening one after another. The founder has been discussing with the heads of the various palaces in the past few days to deal with them.
If you can't pull away, please order me to take care of you here and use the Kaiyang Cauldron to repair the injuries on your Dantian and meridians."
Bai Liming bowed again to express his thanks, and then asked, "Have the Patriarch and the Chiefs discussed a countermeasure?"
Li Yitang said sternly: "In order to fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside. Because the Youbi Ding is related to the integrity of the Beidou Demon Subduing Formation, Xijing is more important than Southern Xinjiang. Therefore, the Patriarch ordered the deployment of troops from Zhennan Pass to quell the rebellion.
Xijing, while Zhennanguan sticks to the city."
"My disciple is stupid, why don't you mobilize troops from the Northern Wilderness and the East China Sea? Put down the rebellion in Xijing, repel the demon barbarians in the southern Xinjiang, a two-pronged approach, a two-pronged approach." Bai Liming was confused and couldn't help but ask.
Li Yitang sighed: "Well, the Northern Wilderness and the East China Sea are not at peace now. Those monsters are ready to move, and they have to stay behind to defend themselves. The rebellion in Xijing broke out too suddenly, and the military strength was a little stretched for a while. But don't worry, now each Taoist sect has its own strength.
There were reinforcements in the palace, and the great earthquake sent troops and generals, so it was easy to pacify Xijing."
Then, he suddenly said with a serious expression: "There is one more thing you need to be careful about."
"Please speak first."
"The Patriarch was defeated in the Battle of Xijing. This matter cannot be publicized to the outside world."
Hearing this, Bai Liming was quite confused. Seeing his expression, Li Yitang thought that Bai Liming was worried that his achievements would be erased, so he comforted him:
"Now it is announced that the founder, together with two star kings Sheng Yang and Wang Lang, went deep into Xijing to fight against the demons, killing several big demons and seriously injuring the old demon Sui Xing and the traitor Yuan Jinsheng. Due to the overwhelming force of the enemy, they had no choice but to withdraw. But don't worry,
Your merits will not be buried, and the Patriarch will definitely reward you heavily."
Hearing that the other party had misunderstood him, Bai Liming hurriedly explained: "This disciple is not greedy for vanity, but he just thinks that telling the truth to the world will arouse the Taoist disciples and the secular people to share the same hatred and unite as one. Wouldn't that be better?"
Li Yitang laughed dryly, shook his head and said: "You think too simply. The people can let it go, but they cannot know it. The people are ignorant and only care about their own survival. If the truth is told, it will definitely cause panic and turmoil. For
To stabilize the morale of the military and the people, we can only report good news but not bad news."
Bailiming had mixed feelings in his heart. In the eyes of the superiors, he was still a chess piece, while ordinary beings could not even get on the chessboard. This was the established rule of reality.
He suddenly remembered what Yuan Jinsheng said: "I want to create an era where all living beings are equal, there is no distinction between saints and mortals, and an era where the world is unified."
At this moment, Bai Liming actually recognized this.
He adjusted his mentality, and for the sake of the overall situation, he solemnly promised: "Disciple understands, please rest assured, Chief Master and Patriarch, I will never publicize it to the outside world."
Li Yitang breathed a sigh of relief and was about to end the conversation when Bai Liming suddenly asked, "Disciple, I have something to ask."
"But it doesn't matter."
"I wonder if I can condense the elixir again?" Bai Liming asked anxiously.
Li Yitang was stunned at first, but when he was treating Bailiming's injury, he had already noticed something strange in his Dantian. He frowned and thought for a moment, and then said in deep thought:
"Difficult! Although your physical body is now intact, the power contained in the spiritual seeds in your body is different from the five elements of Taoism. What you absorb and transform from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is the power of spiritual seeds, not the five elements of magic power anymore. So
It is difficult to re-condensate the elixir."
Hearing this, Bai Liming suddenly looked disappointed and felt depressed.
Seeing this, Li Yitang comforted him warmly: "Since the end is done, it is better for you to adapt to the power of the spiritual seed as soon as possible. In three days, it will be the incarnation ceremony of Shengyang Xingjun, and the Patriarch will summon you. At that time, you can ask the Patriarch for advice.
The method of practice.”
Bailiming thanked him and left Kaiyang Palace.
As soon as I left Xingjun's mansion, I saw a man squatting in front of the door. He was tall and strong. If you look carefully, it turned out to be an ox and a tiger.
At this time, Niu Erhu also heard the footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw Baili Ming. He jumped up from the ground happily, gave him a big hug, and said happily: "Brother Ming, you are finally here."
You're out, have your injuries healed?"
His friend hadn't seen him for many days, and Bai Liming was very happy: "I'm fine, Erhu, why are you here?"
It turned out that after the founder, Wang Lang, Bai Liming and their party escaped from Xijing, the news spread on Kaiyang Island not long after.
After Niu Erhu learned about it, he hurriedly came to look for Bailiming, but was told that he was still recovering from his injuries and would need a few days to recover.
So Niu Erhu came to Xingjun's mansion every day to wait for the rabbit, and finally waited for Bailiming for three days in a row.
The two of them talked while walking to their residence.
Suddenly, Niu Erhu slapped his head and screamed: "Oh, look at my pig head. I almost forgot something important. Everyone is still waiting for me to tell you the news."
With that said, he took out two copper coins flying letters from his arms, cast a spell and sent them out.
Bai Liming smiled and asked, "Oh? Who are you sending messages to?"
Niu Erhu smiled honestly and didn't show off: "It's for Cui Bingwen and Zuo Sisi."
"Zuo Sisi came back from southern Xinjiang? I thought he stayed in southern Xinjiang to guard the pass." Bai Liming said a little surprised.
"He just arrived yesterday, and I don't know the specific situation. He will not be the only one coming later. Tan Zhenzhen heard that you were back, and he was also anxious and thinking about it day and night. I have arranged for Cui Bingwen to pick her up, hehehehe."
Niu Erhu's honest face actually had a hint of cunning.
Bailiming smiled and scolded: "I didn't expect that you, a simple and honest person with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also learn bad things and actually tease me."
Having said that, when I heard that Tan Zhenzhen could come, I was naturally elated and thought about it deeply.