“Finally, another person has come to challenge!”
In the Taiyi Hall.
A crisp voice rang out.
Qin Li and the others’ hearts fluttered as they scanned around.
In the void, dots of glowing fire danced and coalesced into one piece, transforming into a humanoid form.
It was a young Taoist priest, wearing a pale-coloured cloud robe, with handsome features, a smile at the corner of his mouth, and long hair like a waterfall, carrying a gentle aura.
“Who are you?”
Qin Li looked defensive.
“I am Daofather Qingfeng, both a tower spirit and an array spirit.”
Daoist Master Qingfeng smiled faintly as if the rain had passed “At the same time, I am also a divine spirit birthed from the essence souls of Taiyi disciples.”
“There is a Long Hate Divine King on the eighth level, much like you.”Qin Li was puzzled.
“He is my younger brother.”
Daoist Qingfeng shook his head and sighed
“He is unable to understand the Holy Lord, much less let go of his past hatred.”
Qin Li’s eyes flickered as he asked “We want to go to the tenth floor, I heard that after we pass, we will be able to control the pagoda.”
Daoist Qingfeng nodded “As long as you can pass, not only will you be able to master the Taiyi Sacred Pagoda and control the crippled Qiankun Yiqi Taiyi Emperor Formation, but you will also be able to obtain the core inheritance of the Taiyi Sacred Ground, and I’m at your disposal.”
At those words!
The crowd was overjoyed.
“A crippled Emperor Formation is enough to threaten a Saint.”
“The nine worlds in the tower are capable of housing more living cultivators.”
If one could obtain the Taiyi Sacred Pagoda and use it as a base card, then it would be even easier to subdue the Sandy State, and saints wouldn’t be afraid to come.
“Sit down!”
Daoist Master Qingfeng raised his hand and guided
“Let go of your minds, and you will be able to accept the final examination questions.”
Qin Li and the others had no doubts and sat down to let go of their minds, waiting quietly.
“Floating Light, Dream Mirage.”
Daoist Qingfeng snapped his fingers.
There was a swoosh.
Dots of glowing fireflies danced and enveloped the crowd.
Qin Li and the others only felt their eyes blink as their thoughts drifted into the distance.
“Shaking eyes!”
Qin Li subconsciously rubbed his eyes.
However, he found that the scenery around him had changed drastically, coming to an unfamiliar room.
“Looks like we’ve entered the illusionary realm!”The Doktor Old Demon, the Fuzi, the Demon Monarch, and the Demon Buddha awoke one after another.
“Go out and take a look!”
Qin Li and the others left the room.
Finding themselves in a cluster of palaces.
The palaces were gorgeous, with pagodas standing on top of each other, but unfortunately, most of them had collapsed.
If one looked into the distance, one could see mountains and rivers shattered, and all the trees in the same autumn, without any semblance of greenery, only boundless yellow leaves slobbering under the air, which was exceptionally bleak.
There was also a cold and sluggish wind blowing in the air, as if heaven and earth were mourning, and all things were grieving together.
“Autumn?”
Qin Li raised an eyebrow.
“No, this is death!”
The Doktor Old Devil noticed that the soil and water were eroding, and the earth was sanding away.
At this moment!
A voice came from the distance.
“Don’t sleep, all of you get up!”
“Fellow disciples, the Sacred Lord has ordered us to head to the Broken Dragon Gorge!”
Two kings, both extraordinary heroes, flew across the sky, shouting and passing on the message.
Upon a closer look, weren’t they the Long Hate Divine King, Qingfeng Daolord?
Only nowadays, they were still human cultivators.
“Let’s follow the flow of people and go over to take a look.”Qin Li said.
A large number of Taiyi cultivators surged out from the surroundings.
Following them.
Once again, they arrived at the Broken Dragon Canyon.
Giant bird claws pierced through the land, leaving behind a hideously deep valley.
Taiyi pagodas stood in the valley, spreading out imperial formations to stop the magma from erupting, and dozens of kings sat around them.
And the leader was a saint, with a thick breath, wearing a Taiyi green robe, his green hair flying, only the lower half of his body was missing, and the holy blood flowed in rivulets, transforming into a haze of visions, nourishing this depleted and sandy land.
“It’s really too miserable!”
“The Hundred Saints attacked the Emperor, and only the Sacred Lord returned alive.”
“The Demon Emperor is dead, and Qian Yuan only has one remaining remnant Saint who will not live long!”
The Taiyi disciple’s face was pained as he cried in anguish.
“There is no need to grieve!”
Saint Master Taiyi smiled kindly, like a spring breeze
“Life and death is the number of heaven, saints are irreversible, before I die, I will sacrifice my self to renew the Cang Hua Dragon Vein and guard Hua Zhou.”
Qin Li sighed in his heart.
This was the image of a saint in his mind.
In life, he could conquer the Emperor and save all beings, and in death, he would also dedicate himself and feed the state.
“Sacred Lord, no!”The Long Hate Divine King flew out, heartbroken, “Now that those holy lands have fallen into a well and organised a coalition army in a bid to overthrow Taiyi in one fell swoop, we should wipe out the curfew and then renew the dragon vein.”
“There’s no time for that!”
The Taiyi Saint Lord shook his head and said
“If we don’t renew the dragon vein and catch the water vapour from Yuan Zhou, the Cang Hua dragon vein will be ignited by the earth fire and turn into a poisonous fire dragon vein, and when that happens, the water and soil will be lost, and Hua Zhou will turn into scorched earth, and eventually yellow sand will fill the sky.”
Daoist Master Qingfeng chimed in “Evergreen, put away your childish thoughts.”
The Everlasting Hate Divine King snorted coldly and did not speak.
Qin Li raised an eyebrow.
The name was incorrect.
So he asked the disciple next to him
“This senior brother, what kind of existence are these two?”
“You’re stupid!”That disciple was dismayed to the core “Senior Brother Evergreen and Senior Brother Qingfeng are the Qianyuan Dual Emperor Stars, the pride of Taiyi.”
Emperor Star!
This title had a great origin.
It indicated that this time was in the Emperor Struggle and a great emperor would be born in the future.
“That said, there are several Emperor Stars today.”Qin Li was curious, it looked like Evergreen and Qingfeng, in the end, had failed.
“Three!”
The disciple explained
“There’s also a Platinum Emperor Star.”
“A little person from the Dao Sect, only worthy of lifting Big Brother’s shoes.”
Qin Li’s heart jumped, the Platinum Emperor Star wouldn’t be the founder of the Platinum Sacred Land – the Platinum Emperor!
At this moment!
The Taiyi Sacred Lord spoke
“Qingfeng, Evergreen, lead your disciples and go out to defend against the enemy.”
“As you command!”
The two great Emperor Stars led the order.
Qin Li and the others left with the general flow.
The Devil Buddha said “Our mission is to stall for time.”
“Back then, Saint Lord Taiyi’s renewal of the dragon vein was a failure, which is why there is this layer of illusions as a test, in hopes of making up for the knot in his heart.”
Qin Li was puzzled
“Why has no one ever succeeded?”
The Devil Buddha shook his head “I don’t know about what happened a million years ago.”
They were discussing.
Result.
There was a quarrel in front of them.
“We should station here.”Daoist Qingfeng said.
“No, attack is the best defence!”Senior Evergreen said in a stern voice.
Daoist Qingfeng shook his head “The Holy Lord’s orders are to defend against foreign enemies, not to go into battle and kill them.”
Senior Brother Evergreen snorted coldly “People are good at being bullied, horses are good at being ridden, it’s because we are gentle in the Tai Yi Holy Land that those guys have a chance to take advantage of it, and now they are even falling down the well and bullying their way to the door.”
Soon!
The disciples in the room were divided into two factions.
The gentle defence faction, and the violent attack faction.
Obviously, this was an internal conflict in the Taiyi Holy Land that had been going on for a long time.
A portion of the disciples adhered to the True Righteousness of Taiyi, being strict with themselves and lenient with others; the other portion of the disciples, feeling that this was cowardice, needed to strike down their enemies with thunderous means.
“Embarrassing!”
Qin Li’s face changed slightly.
The left and right factions were clearly separated.
And their group of outsiders, standing in the centre, were particularly conspicuous.
“You guys say, attack, or defence!”Qingfeng, Evergreen, and indeed all Taiyi disciples, all looked over.
Qin Li and the others were confused.
The several seniors did not answer either, looking sideways.
Isn’t this making things difficult for me? Qin Li pondered for a moment and said “Struggle for peace, it’s better to attack.”
“Good!”
Elder Brother Evergreen laughed out loud.
“After dark, we’ll attack.”
Daoist Master Qingfeng sighed helplessly “Dividing the army is a big no-no, since you guys insist on attacking, we’ll follow you there as well.”
The plan was finalised.
Just waiting for the sunset.
“Several people, Senior Brother Evergreen has an invitation.”
Qin Li and the others were looked over and went to Senior Brother Evergreen’s palace.
“Many thanks to the several senior brothers for their help, if it weren’t for you, my rigid brother wouldn’t have agreed to the attack.”Senior Brother Evergreen arched his hand and smiled
“In the future, if you guys have requests, you can come to me.”
Qin Li glanced sideways.
Discovering a scripture on the tabletop.
The General Outline of the Tairen Sword Canon, shrouded in imperial might and scorching with divine difference.
“I’ve heard that Senior Brother Evergreen cultivates the Tairen Emperor Inheritance and must have reached the state of perfection, can you let us see it.”
“Yes!”
Senior Brother Evergreen was in a good mood.
Drawing out a wooden sword, he danced his sword with the wind, displaying spontaneity and nature.
“The creation of all things is fascinating to the eyes, but adhering to one’s own heart is close to the Dao, if you want to practise the Tai Ran Sword Code, you need to reach the realm of emotionlessness.”
“Emotionlessness, is a transcendent state of mind, let outsiders insult and spit on, or flattery, the heart of the ancient well without waves. Only then can one face all things and take it all in stride, not taking things for granted, not taking things for granted.”
“If you continue to refine, you will be able to reach the realm of ‘no self’, if you can achieve the forgetfulness of things and self, you will be able to glimpse ‘nothing’, neither increasing nor decreasing, this is eternity, this is the Great Dao. ”
As the sword danced, a gust of wind blew away the general outline of the Imperial Scriptures on the table.
Qin Li was struck by lightning.
A single thought was an epiphany.
“So that’s how it is… The end point of no-phase, no-permanence, and no-emotion is no-self!”
