Chapter 587: Kunlun's Promise, Changes in the Underworld
Zheng Fa and Tong Tian became more and more excited as they talked.
At the beginning, the content of their discussion was mainly about the gains from this sermon.
Zheng Fa relies on the 72 Earthly Transformations, but these four are the legendary people with great enlightenment.
They understood no less than he did. To say that was a bit immodest. They understood much more than he did - this made Zheng Fa deeply feel that his brain was not enough.
Of course, this is also related to the cultivation of these four saints: in terms of strength, these people are about to become saints. Looking at the various methods of cultivation, one naturally has a sense of commanding height.
Therefore, after just a short exchange, Zheng Fa felt that he had gained a lot.
"Wonderful!" Tongtian also looked very happy, "Your 72 Earthly Demon Transformations are really wonderful!"
Yuanshi beside him also nodded in agreement, saying, "This technique is very suitable for enlightenment, fighting, and hiding. Among the magical powers I have seen, it is also unique... I can even say that it is probably the top magical power in the world."
"Your current cultivation is still low, but you have been able to create such a remarkable feat, which is even more valuable."
Tongtian, look at her, how sweet her mouth is!
Yuanshi looked at Zheng Fa with admiration, "I will be holding a Three Pure Ones Dharma Assembly in Kunlun soon. I wonder if you are free?"
Upon hearing this, Tong Tianzhen looked at Yuan Shi with a strange look in his eyes: "Second brother, don't you always say that we shouldn't let outsiders disturb the tranquility of Kunlun?"
Yuanshi glanced at him and seemed unwilling to answer Tongtian's question.
"You don't know." Tongtian grinned and explained to Zheng Fa, "My second brother is the most arrogant. He looks down on two types of people the most in his life."
"Which two?"
"You look down on it, and he looks down on it too."
“…”
Tongtian, with honey on his lips, faced Yuanshi's cold gaze and quickly said:
"But Second Brother still values you. The Three Pure Ones Dharma Assembly has always been a discussion among our family, and we rarely invite outsiders."
After hearing this, not only did Zheng Fa feel honored, but the people who heard this reacted even more strongly than him.
Nuwa smiled and said, "So it seems that I, your younger sister, have never had such an opportunity."
"It's just a family affair." Yuanshi explained, then glared at Tongtian, "It's not that I'm arrogant."
He looked at Zheng Fa without saying a word, but just asked with his eyes - are you coming?
Zheng Fa bowed slightly and said respectfully, "It would be my honor. I will definitely go."
"Then it will be held in half a year." Tongtian Taoist said happily, "Don't blame me for not reminding you that the Three Pure Ones Dharma Assembly requires separate lectures."
This sounds quite similar to the seminar that Zheng Fa and others organized.
"Then I have no choice but to make a fool of myself."
Bai Lian and the others stood behind him, their faces somewhat distorted - they could also make a fool of themselves!
Not to mention Bai Lian, who received instruction from Zhunti and the other two, everyone else knew that discussing the Dao with the three sages in front of them was a great opportunity for anyone.
It can even be said that this is more precious than preaching in Zixiao Palace - especially since they did not gain much from the preaching.
Taoist Hongjun seems to have his own rules when preaching, unlike these three who can communicate.
But these three people invited Shi Nandang, but ignored them. Not only was their attitude very different, but it also made people feel jealous.
The others listened eagerly, but saw Yuanshi nod to Zheng Fa and walk out of the hall.
"Brother, please stay."
Yuanshi stopped and looked back at Nuwa with a questioning look in his eyes.
Nuwa called out to him, but then addressed Zheng Fa: "Have you figured out how to answer my question?"
Zheng Fa said honestly, "Your Majesty's question is too profound. I only have some superficial insights."
Nuwa nodded gently and said, "I have attained enlightenment and can no longer delay."
Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood what this meant - although Nuwa had her own will, it was only an illusion that existed in the past, and they had to act according to the memory of the Fusang tree.
It was inevitable that Nuwa would create human beings.
From the very beginning, there was no suspense about the creation of human beings. The suspense was whether Zheng Fa could take advantage of this great merit.
Nuwa looked at Yuanshi and said, "Brother, I wonder if I can attend the Three Pure Ones Dharma Assembly?"
Yuanshi looked back at her with a look of surprise, then turned to look at Tai Shang, as if asking a question.
The Taoist Taishang gazed deeply at Nuwa and asked, "Of course you can."
Over there, Zhunti and Jieyin looked at each other and actually interrupted, "I wonder if we can join in this great event?"
The Supreme One thought for a moment and said: "Since this is the case, why not call it a Kunlun Dharma Assembly?"
"good."
Everyone nodded, with anticipation in their eyes.
Zheng Fa was watching from the side, feeling very surprised. He didn't know if these people had ever discussed the Dao together, but this was the first time he had heard of such a Kunlun Dharma Assembly.
Yuanshi Taoist invited himself first, then Nuwa inexplicably wanted to come, and Zhunti and Jie Yin joined in the fun.
Bai Lian and the others were even more anxious after hearing this. It was already a rare opportunity to discuss Taoism with the Three Pure Ones, and now that these six were gathered together, it was an incredible opportunity. Who wouldn't want to go?
Zhunti seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly pointed at Bai Lian: "Although I am not a good person, I can still do the job of serving tea and water..."
Bai Lian's eyes showed some gratitude, as her ancestor still valued her.
Yuanshi looked at Bai Lian and suddenly asked:
"Does he also have a technique as miraculous as the Seventy-Two Transformations?"
“…”
Seeing Bai Lian silent, Yuanshi shook his head slightly.
Although he had no expression on his face, Zheng Fa had been chatting with him for so long that he could already interpret his eyes.
Simply put, these three words still need practice.
Tongtian didn't seem surprised at all. Apparently, what he said before about Yuanshi being too picky and not liking too many people in Kunlun Mountain was probably true.
Even Bai Lian, who had a strong backer, was turned away, so people like Taoist Zaohua naturally had no hope.
After agreeing to gather in Kunlun in half a year, they left one after another.
Bai Lian and the others watched Zheng Fa say goodbye to everyone one by one, with complicated expressions on their faces, but Zheng Fa was not in a very happy mood.
Before she left, Nuwa gave him another deep look, and he knew what that look meant:
If his answer six months later fails to satisfy Nuwa, he will probably miss out on the merit of creating human beings.
This not only concerns the Hongmeng Purple Qi, but also the usage of the Qiankun Ding.
Zheng Fa and the others left Zixiao Palace and returned to Wuzang Temple. On the one hand, they were consolidating what they had learned from listening to the teachings, and on the other hand, they were still pondering the questions raised by Nuwa.
Outside the Nine Lights Heaven, outside the Three Palaces on Haori Mountain, a disciple suddenly pointed to the east and shouted, "Look over there!"
The other disciples looked in the direction of his finger and opened their mouths wide.
To the east of Haori Mountain was originally the territory of the Tianhe Sect, but now it is occupied by Emperor Jiuyou and has become the underworld.
The underworld is very different from other places in Xuanwei. It is shrouded in a thick black fog all year round. Looking towards the underworld from Haori Mountain, you will see a high wall. The wall is pitch black and penetrates the sky and the earth, separating Haori Mountain and the underworld.
No one dared to go there.
After so many years, they have become accustomed to the standing black wall and even regard it as the end of the world.
But today, a dazzling door of light suddenly opened on the wall.
The black fog opened to both sides, like two doors, and figures walked out of the doors one by one.
"Ancestor Yun?" A sharp-eyed disciple shouted, "Has Ancestor Yun escaped from the underworld?"
Yun Zhenxian walked out of the underworld, facing the bright skylight, squinting his eyes, and felt as if he was in another world.
Not to mention him, even the people from the other four sects had expressions of joy or sadness.
He looked at Nishang Yuanjun beside him and asked, "Where are you going, Yuanjun?"
"Return to Yaochi," Nishang Yuanjun replied, "I have deeply failed the sect's trust this time. I must return to the sect to apologize."
Yun Zhenxian was also speechless when he heard this. Thinking back to the time when the four sects besieged the Tianhe Sect and vowed to kill the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, how powerful was that?
Now what?
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestors are already powerful and difficult to control, and they have been trapped in the underworld for many years, making them a target of Xuan Xiao's wrath.
The two Taishang Daoists were also anxious to return to the mountain.
Because the Supreme Dao is in the south, Yun Zhenxian and Nishang Yuanjun went east together until they reached the foot of Haori Mountain.
"Why don't you rest up in the mountains for a while, Yuanjun, and let me show my hospitality?"
Although there are still conflicts within the sect, the two of them can now be said to have shared hardships, and Yun Zhenxian's tone was quite sincere.
"Thank you for your kindness, Daoist friend, but I don't know what's happening in Yaochi right now, and I'm dying to go home." Yaochi Nishang Yuanjun also nodded and said, "I want to pass through the Hundred Immortals Alliance and ask about Xuanwei's situation."
Seeing that he really had no intention of staying, Yun Zhenxian bowed and said goodbye to Yuanjun.
There were still some surviving Leiyin disciples, and they all followed Yuanjun away. Only one young monk stayed behind and approached Yun Zhenxian, saying in a voice transmission, "Yun Shangxian?"
"Who are you?"
The monk didn't answer but asked, "The Grand Master has passed down a decree asking if you remember the last time the underworld cave opened?"
Yun Zhenxian's expression grew a bit more serious: "Of course I remember. I often regret that I missed the opportunity."
"There seemed to be something strange about the opening of the underworld that time."
"Strange?"
"According to the ancestor, the Nine Nether Emperor's strength in the underworld is unfathomable. The fact that the underworld's barrier was broken that time was truly... bizarre."
Yun Zhenxian was slightly stunned, a thought flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded slightly to the young monk calmly.
After watching the monk walk away with Nishang Yuanjun, Yun Zhenxian said to the Haori Mountain disciples behind him, "Follow me... home."
The Haori disciples behind him shouted, "Go home!"
Home...home is going to be gone!
Yun Zhenxian sat in the third palace, looking at the empty hall with a blank look in his eyes.
"You mean, the Hundred Immortals Alliance is attacking?"
"They've already occupied most of our territory!" a Yun Clan elder said with a mournful look on his face. "Our disciples are still losing ground, and those smaller sects and families are also facing uncertainty."
Yun Zhenxian closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said angrily: "It doesn't matter. They are just bullying me because I don't have Dao Fruit in Haori Mountain and taking advantage of my misfortune. Now that I'm back, I will naturally not let them get away with it... After I rest for two days, I will take you to flatten the Hundred Immortals Alliance!"
Unexpectedly, after hearing his bold words, these gods under his seat were not excited at all. Instead, they all looked at each other, seemed to be hesitant to speak, and were extremely reluctant.
"what else?"
"We have Daoguo to help us."
Yun Zhenxian frowned, and suddenly understood: "But Jiuyaotian?"
"Yes, the Gu God went out specifically to resist the Hundred Immortals Alliance."
Yun Zhenxian's expression eased slightly, and then he heard the elder say, "And then he returned seriously injured."
"..." Yun Zhenxian's eyelids jumped, and he suppressed the shock in his heart and asked, "Is the Gu God injured?"
"Yes, now we don't know whether he is dead or alive."
Yun Zhenxian pursed her lips and was speechless for a long time.
"The Hundred Immortals Alliance is so powerful?"
The gods of Haori Mountain nodded one after another, their faces showing lingering fear: "Over the years, we haven't gained any advantage."
Seeing the timid expressions on their faces, Yun Zhenxian became even angrier. These people were actually scared by the Hundred Immortals Alliance!
He glanced at everyone, then suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Why are so many people missing?"
“…”
There was silence again in the Three Palaces, and everyone lowered their heads.
"Were they killed by the Hundred Immortals Alliance? Did they kill you so much that you lost all your courage?"
"No, that's not it." Someone whispered, "He was fed to the Gu God. No, he was sent to be fed to the Gu God by the Lu Clan!"
After hearing this, Yun Zhenxian realized that he felt that there were fewer people. On the one hand, the Yun and Luo tribes were missing a lot of gods, and on the other hand, none of the Lu tribe members came, making the three palaces seem even more empty.
The crowd in the hall was filled with excitement. Someone shouted, "Now that the Grandmaster has returned, he can take charge of our affairs! We ask the Grandmaster to annihilate the Lu clan and avenge them!"
"Eradicate the Lu Clan!"
Yun Zhenxian's face grew increasingly gloomy as he listened, and he roared, "Enough!"
"You were timid when you said you were going to attack the Hundred Immortals Alliance, but you're so eager to deal with your fellow disciples! How disgraceful!"
Everyone was silent, but someone still whispered in disbelief, "The Hundred Immortals Alliance isn't as ruthless as our fellow disciples."
Yun Zhenxian urged, "Tell me in detail, start from the beginning, what exactly happened?"
The elder of the Yun clan said, "Report to the Holy Ancestor, since you were trapped in the underworld, the situation in Xuanwei has changed drastically..."
Yun Zhenxian listened carefully.
The elder started with the changes in heaven and earth, and talked about the meteor shower caused by Dao Guo's death, plus some rumors about Beizhou and the sea.
"Beizhou? How much do you know about Beizhou?"
The elder said in a bitter voice, "Not much. We in Haori Mountain are not strong enough... No one dares to go to the sea, let alone Beizhou. We only know some vague legends."
Yun Zhenxian sighed inwardly. He had been away from Haori Mountain for so many years, and this group of people had already lost the pride of being the top sect in Xuanwei.
But to be honest, even if he came back, the current Xuanwei situation was not something he, a True Immortal, could control.
He glanced at the sparse crowds of people in the three palaces, and for the first time felt that Haori Mountain had fallen into decline.
Then the clan elder talked about the sea battle between Jiushan Sect and Cangming Dragon King.
"Golden-winged Dapeng, Cangming Dragon Palace, so many Dao Fruits in total..." Yun Zhenxian's face twitched, "The Jiushan Sect actually won?"
"A complete victory. The two, the Golden Winged Peng and the Great Peng, fled in dismay, barely escaping with their lives."
The elder of the Yun Clan whispered, "If not, why are we so afraid of the Hundred Immortals Alliance?"
Yun Zhenxian closed his eyes. Haori Mountain was gradually withering, but Jiushan Sect was like the rising sun, and now it was at its peak.
"Go on."
"Later, the Jiushan Sect attacked our sect. The Lu Clan summoned the Gu God, but he needed blood to feed on." The clan elder recalled, "They first captured independent cultivators, but when that wasn't enough, they captured some of the smaller factions affiliated with us."
"That would be fine, but the Gu God was severely injured by Zheng Fa and his men, and needs more blood food to recuperate. There aren't enough people, and the Lu tribe has actually started to capture people from the Yun and Luo tribes!"
Yun Zhenxian frowned upon hearing this, and finally understood why the sect was on the verge of falling apart.
"Fortunately, Shi Zu returned and restored order, thus stopping the Lu Clan from committing atrocities."
"Wait, Shizu?"
"It's hard for a stone to be a patriarch."
Yun Zhenxian asked in surprise, "He's still alive?"
Shi Nandang was not among the disciples of Hao Ri Mountain who escaped this time, and he thought that the other party had fallen into the underworld.
"Alive!" the Yun clan elder laughed, "Last time, the underworld was breached by the masters of Leiyin Temple, and Shizu took the opportunity to escape."
Yun Zhenxian's eyes suddenly became much deeper: "Last time?"
(End of this chapter)
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