Chapter 132: Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao's speed...
The two walked at a brisk pace, reaching Yuxu Square as they spoke. The White Crane Boy paused and said to Fuli, "Senior Sister, Master has already instructed us to enter the palace directly upon your arrival. There's no need to notify us again."
Fu Li nodded, said "Goodbye, Junior Brother", and walked into the Yuxu Hall with her skirt lifted.
She didn't look up, but she could clearly sense that there was a powerful being sitting at the head, and that must be Yuanshi Tianzun.
"Disciple Dai Fuli pays homage to the Second Master. May the Saint live as long as the heavens, and the Great Dao flourish forever!"
"Get up." Yuanshi Tianzun's voice came from all directions. A gentle force lifted her up, making her stand up straight involuntarily.
"Thank you, Second Master."
No matter when, she would never allow herself to be rude in front of Yuanshi Tianzun.
Yuanshi Tianzun asked, "Do you know why I summoned you here this time?"
Fu Li said honestly, "I don't know. I asked Junior Brother Bai He on the way here, and he told me it might have something to do with the two who became my disciples today."
Yuanshi Tianzun smiled and said, "You are quite honest."
Fu Li said, "The sage's wisdom sees the three realms. Although I am foolish, I know my own limitations. How dare I play tricks in front of the sage?"
In the face of an irresistible existence, honesty is a truly wonderful virtue. While others may not like an honest person, they rarely dislike him.
Yuanshi Tianzun no longer kept the secret and said bluntly, "It is indeed related to those two people. Stretch out your hand."
Fu Li stretched out her hands obediently, raising them to the level of her eyebrows.
The next moment, she felt a weight on her palm, as if a cylindrical object had landed in it. She pulled her hand back and took a closer look, only to discover it was an ochre-yellow rhino horn scroll.
This scroll gave her a strange feeling, as if it contained endless power, yet it seemed like any mortal could hold it in their hands.
As a sincere young disciple, Fu Li completely understood what he was saying and asked, "Second Master, I wonder what kind of powerful magic weapon this scroll is? Why do I always feel like I can't see it clearly?"
Yuanshi Tianzun said: "Just bite your fingertip and drop a drop of your heart's blood on the rhino shaft, and you will naturally know what kind of magic weapon it is."
When given a treasure by his elders, Fu Li never acted pretentiously. He simply bit his index finger and smeared the blood on the rhino horn shaft.
An obscure message entered Fu Li's mind. Her eyes widened in shock, and she stared at the strange yet ordinary scroll in her hand in disbelief: "Is this the List of the Gods?"
"Yes, it is the Investiture of the Gods." Yuanshi Tianzun said, "The calamity of the Xuanmen is about to begin, and I want you to be the one to start it."
Fu Li was suddenly confused.
Honestly, she had no desire to get involved in the Conferred Gods Tribulation, but a saint never does useless work. Since Yuanshi Tianzun wanted to use her to start the tribulation, it meant that this was a predetermined destiny that could not be changed or escaped.
After pondering for a moment, she only sighed secretly and replied respectfully: "Disciple will obey the command."
Yuanshi Tianzun sat upright on the cloud bed. Suddenly, he raised his wise eyes, swept his gaze across the void, and said calmly, "Wait a little while. When those two have passed through the Secret Realm of Refining the Heart, you can choose one of them and hand over the List of Conferred Gods. The one who will be conferred the Gods on behalf of Heaven will be one of these two."
The one who was deified in that generation was the one who presided over this catastrophe.
"Yes," Fu Li replied, then sat down cross-legged on a cushion not far from her. The grandfather and grandson didn't disturb each other, each closing their eyes and concentrating.
I don't know how long it took, but ripples appeared in the air and a golden door suddenly appeared. It opened and closed suddenly, spitting out two embarrassed figures.
The next moment the door disappeared, and Fu Li opened her eyes, looking at the two panicked people with a gleam of lightning.
"Brother Shen Gong, are you okay?"
"It's okay, is Brother Jiang okay?"
"I am fine too."
The two men helped each other to stand up. One had gray hair and beard, while the other still had animal features.
That must be the golden leopard, a pair of round leopard ears faintly visible in his hair. It was obvious that his magic power was exhausted, but he still remembered that the saints of the Chan sect disliked the demon race, and was trying hard to hide his leopard ears.
Fuli already knew who they were.
——Jiang Ziya, Shen Gongbao.
Because Fu Li was sitting at the side of the hall, when the two men stood up, they faced each other. Naturally, the first person they saw was Fu Li.
Jiang Ziya was born into a human race, was older, and was from the royal capital. He had studied abroad for many years and was well-versed in etiquette, so he quickly calmed down.
He quietly nudged Shen Gongbao, signaling him to follow his lead. He straightened his clothes, stepped forward, and bowed, saying, "I, Jiang Ziya, pay my respects to the Fairy Lady."
Although Shen Gongbao was a leopard spirit born in the wilds and unacquainted with etiquette, he was very clever and, only a beat slower than Jiang Ziya, followed suit and saluted: "I am Shen Gongbao, paying my respects to the Fairy Lady."
In fact, he should have called himself "little demon", but although he was a wild demon, he had heard about Jade Purity True Man's hatred of demons, so he acted cunningly and pretended to be imitating Jiang Ziya.
Fu Li saw through his limited skills at a glance.
But she had no intention of exposing him. Instead, she smiled slightly and reminded him, "The Jade Purity Saint is here. Why don't you two pay your respects to him?"
Only then did the two realize that there was someone else in the hall. Shen Gongbao's face flashed with panic, and he hurried to see what Jiang Ziya would do.
When Jiang Ziya heard that the sage was here, he knew that the venerable must be in a high position, so he turned his head to face south and knelt down to pay homage to the sage above him: "I, Jiang Ziya, pay my respects to the Jade Purity Sage. May the sage live forever!"
Seeing that he really knew what to do, Shen Gongbao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed suit. His contempt for Jiang Ziya's mortal body also dissipated for the most part.
He thought to himself: No wonder the human race is favored by heaven and earth, they indeed have abilities that we demons don’t have.
Yuanshi Tianzun said: "No need to be polite."
Jiang Ziya demonstrated to Shen Gongbao again: "Thank you, Saint." He bowed again and then stood up.
Yuanshi Tianzun gestured for Fuli to come over and question him. Fuli stood up and walked to the side of the cloud bed, asking loudly, "Where are you two from, and why did you come to Kunlun Mountain?"
Jiang Ziya said, "I am from Chaoge, Central Plains. My surname is Jiang, my given name is Shang, and my courtesy name is Ziya. I have traveled a thousand miles to climb Mount Kunlun, seeking the guidance of a renowned teacher and the blessing of immortality."
Shen Gongbao hesitated for a moment before saying, "I am from Skull Mountain. My surname is Shen Gong, and my given name is Bao. I have come to Kunlun Mountain through untold hardships, hoping to find a famous teacher and achieve enlightenment."
Fu Li then asked, "What do you two think is a true fruit?"
One question confused both of them.
Yuanshi Tianzun glanced at her, shook his head slightly, but closed his eyes and smiled, without saying much.
Jiang Ziya hesitated for a moment and was about to speak when Fu Li raised her hand to stop him and called out directly, "Shen Gongbao, you speak first this time."
"This...this..." Shen Gongbao's mind suddenly went blank, and he felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
He is just a leopard that has become a spirit in the mountains. He only knows that if he can marry into a famous family and achieve good results, he will no longer be bullied or looked down upon.
As for what the positive result is, he has never thought about it.
Fu Li raised an eyebrow: "You don't know?"
"No, I... I..." Shen Gongbao retorted subconsciously, wanting to say that he knew, but he did not dare to lie in front of the saint.
Fu Li said sternly, "If you know, you know. If you don't know, you don't know. Even saints don't dare to claim to be omniscient and omnipotent, let alone you? Why are you hesitating?"
Shen Gongbao was stunned when he heard this, and then he felt like he had been enlightened. His mind, which had been confused by the question, suddenly became clear.
He took a deep breath, bowed again and said, "Reporting to the Fairy, I don't know."
He finally dared to admit his identity as a demon.
Jiang Ziya was startled, turned his head to look at him in surprise, and then quickly lowered his head.
The two of them walked together halfway and climbed up Kunlun Mountain together. Although they were not together in the secret realm, they still shared hardships. Jiang Ziya never expected that the other party was a demon.
But this surprise only lasted for a moment, and he soon stopped caring.
At his age, he had seen through many things and had become indifferent to them. Although the human race and the demon race were sworn enemies, Shen Gongbao had never hurt him during this journey, and instead helped him drive away wild beasts.
There are good and evil people in the human race, so how can all the demons be unforgivable?
Just as he was thinking about it, Fu Li asked him, "Jiang Shang, you speak."
Jiang Ziya quickly gathered his thoughts and said solemnly, "Seek immortality and save the world."
"That's too general." Fu Li shook her head, clearly dissatisfied. "Let me ask more specifically. Are you seeking the path to immortality, the path to the gods, or the path to humanity?"
"The Way of Immortality, the Way of Gods, and the Way of Man?" Jiang Ziya asked. "May I ask, Fairy, what is the Way of Immortality? What is the Way of Gods? What is the Way of Man?"
Shen Gongbao pricked up his ears and waited to listen.
Fu Li said: "The immortal way saves oneself, the divine way saves others, and the human way is to teach people to save themselves."
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun took a deep look at him, and rarely showed an expression of appreciation.
What Fu Li had just said was completely different from the teachings of any of the three sects of the Xuanmen sect. Yuanshi Tianzun was deeply pleased that his disciples could transcend the teachings of their teachers and forge their own path.
He recalled the first lesson the Daoist ancestor had taught the three brothers when they first entered the Xuan Sect: The Dao is never static. Only when the Dao of the world changes in a thousand ways can the Dao of Heaven be more perfect.
"Teaching people to save themselves?" Jiang Ziya suddenly had an idea. Thinking of what he had seen and heard during his travels in Shu, he suddenly raised his head and asked excitedly, "May I ask your name, Fairy?"
Fu Li smiled and said, "My last name is Dai, and my Taoist name is Fu Li."
Jiang Ziya looked at me with a look of "as expected" and knelt down in great joy: "I didn't know if my behavior was disrespectful, Your Majesty. Please forgive me."
Fu Li was slightly startled. "Aren't you from Chaoge? Why are you bowing to me?"
"Yes, I am indeed from Chaoge." Jiang Ziya was very excited, "but I have traveled in Shu for several years and have studied the national policies left by the Sage King. I admire them very much and only regret that I was not born in Shu.
Oh, by the way, the reason I sought immortality was because I learned that the Holy King had ascended to heaven. I only thought that if I could become an immortal, I would have the opportunity to meet the Holy King."
Fu Li really didn't expect to meet a follower in Kunlun Mountain. And the reason why Jiang Ziya sought immortality was to see her.
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