At this time, seeing that Taoist Zhiyuan did not have any good ideas, Yuan Tiangang did not continue to ask. After all, what he learned was not in this area.

Many Taoists came along the way.

You can clearly feel the atmosphere of Chang'an, which has undergone many significant changes compared to before.

The most obvious ones are the scholars.

Many of them gathered in groups of three or four, and some even started discussing on the street. The lowly servants and common people walked on the street very carefully, for fear of bumping into these students. Many people could be seen bowing respectfully in the direction of the Fairy Palace with extremely sincere expressions.

Several people also truly felt the changes brought about by the advent of the immortal.

Along the way, they came to a mansion, which turned out to be a government office called Sitianjian.

The Sitianjian was an official agency in charge of observing astronomy, calculating the calendar, and weather conditions. At the same time, it was also a reward from Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty to Taoism.

"At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there were countless sects in the world, but now, only Taoism and Buddhism are able to continue to prosper." Taoist Zhiyuan stood at the door of the Sitianjian, recalling the past and sighing.

In the past, the underworld was full of all kinds of monsters and demons, and there was everything.

But now, most of them have gone into seclusion.

At the very least, on the surface, only Taoism and Buddhism are still active in various places.

"Of course, the conflict between Taoism and Buddhism is becoming more and more obvious." Yuan Tiangang stroked his beard and smiled, "Uncle Zhiyuan, have you noticed that we haven't seen any monks along the way?"

Taoist Zhiyuan thought about it for a moment and was a little surprised.

"It is true."

There are temples in the city of Chang'an. The temples are quite large. In the past, when people came to Chang'an, they could often see monks entering and leaving the mansions of the wealthy families.

But I didn't see any of them as I walked along the way just now.

"When the world was in disaster, the True Immortals came to save it, but we didn't see the Buddha." Yuan Tiangang even laughed out loud, "Besides, he is below the True Immortals, so how dare those monks show up again?"

Upon hearing this, Taoist Zhiyuan's expression became somewhat solemn.

In fact, the Taoist sect does not have much desire for disputes. However, when it comes to inheritance, sometimes you have to fight even if you don’t want to.

Otherwise, this will be the fate of those sects that have disappeared.

And now, it seems to be an opportunity, but it concerns immortals and the path to immortality, so who dares to speak nonsense?

"Master." A voice suddenly came, it was Li Chunfeng who came out from the Sitianjian, with a look of surprise on his face, and bowed and said, "Disciple greets Master, greets Uncle Miaoying, greets Senior Brother Tiangang. Since Master has come to Chang'an, why is he standing in front of the door and not entering?"

"It's just a brief feeling." Taoist Zhiyuan looked at his disciple with a smile.

This disciple was indeed his most proud disciple. Not only did he excel in Taoist knowledge, he also possessed extraordinary talent in cultivation and great wisdom. That was why he could rest assured in letting him represent the entire Taoist sect and serve as an official in the court.

So, under the welcome of Li Chunfeng, the group entered the Sitianjian through the main gate.

I don’t know how many people saw this scene.

Li Chunfeng welcomed his master and a group of uncles and brothers into the Sitianjian. After settling them down for a while, he immediately went to a side room with his master and Yuan Tiangang. It was obvious that they had something to discuss. Sun Simiao thought for a moment and followed them. He was devoted to medicine and basically didn't care about the affairs of Taoism. Now he just wanted to know something about the immortals.

"I've been waiting so long." Li Chunfeng couldn't help but complain as soon as he sat down. "It's hard for me to handle the current situation in Chang'an alone. I'm just waiting for Master and the other seniors to take charge of the situation."

"Has it come to this?" Taoist Zhiyuan looked solemn.

"Yesterday alone, more than 3,000 people came to Chang'an." Li Chunfeng looked helpless, "All of them came in the name of paying homage to the Immortal Lord. Among them were common people, aristocratic families, and countless people from the martial arts world hiding among them. Just from what my disciples have noticed, there are no less than four hermit sects, and among them there are even traces of Gongshujia."

"Gongshu?" Zhiyuan was also shocked. "Gongshu hasn't been born for a hundred years. Are you sure?"

"A few days ago, the Immortal King used a treasure to send Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde to the north to exorcise ghosts. The magic treasure was black in color and could fly without wings at an extremely fast speed. It soared into the clouds in just a moment. The immortal said that this treasure was not a magic treasure, but was made with mortal techniques. As long as mortals understood the principles of the mortal world, they could also make it." Li Chunfeng was a little shaken when he talked about the scene that day.

The others also understood what he meant.

"It is rumored that Gongshu's ancestor Lu Ban had a thing that could fly to the sky, which is similar to the treasure of the immortal." Yuan Tiangang shook his head. "So, it is reasonable for Gongshu to come to Chang'an, but it will only be a few days. I am afraid that Gongshu is hiding in the city."

"Not only that." Li Chunfeng continued, "The fairy said that the ultimate truth in the mortal world is not about morality, but strength. Gongshujia is good at tricks and has similarities with this ultimate truth in the mortal world."

When he said this, his expression was already solemn.

"This is an age of great contention, an age of great contention!" Taoist Zhiyuan sighed several times.

The era of great contention has begun to emerge, and there will inevitably be strong forces and weak forces.

Although the situation in Buddhism is not good, they cannot sit back and relax.

"It is not only a time of great strife, but also a time of great disaster." Sun Simiao couldn't help but interrupt, "Don't forget why the immortals came here. The den of ghosts is wide open, and countless people will die."

This sentence also drew the attention of several people.

He looked at Li Chunfeng again.

Taoist Zhiyuan asked, "What should we do in this world full of ghosts?"

"That's what I want to say now." Li Chunfeng was refreshed. "Master, the emperor has established the Ghost Control Department under the order of the Immortal Lord to deal with ghosts and monsters, and the one who governs this Ghost Control Department is an immortal!"

"Immortal!?"

This time, not to mention Taoist Zhiyuan and Sun Simiao, even Yuan Tiangang, who had always looked calm, was shocked.

They all thought that immortals were in the immortal palace, overlooking the world.

But no one would have thought that there would be immortals personally governing the mortal government.

"That's right. He is a disciple of the Immortal Lord. His name is Gu Yan. We all call him Gu the Immortal." Li Chunfeng nodded solemnly. "Gu the Immortal selects suitable people and bestows magic on the Immortal Lord to control evil ghosts. He then teaches the ghost controllers how to exorcise ghosts. Currently, there are eight ghost controllers in the Ghost Control Department. Generals such as Li Jing, Cheng Zhijie, and Qin Qiong are all here. Every day, they follow Gu the Immortal on the fairy treasure to various places to exorcise ghosts. Occasionally, they come back and select people. They are all people with profound cultivation, courage and strategy."

(End of this chapter)