Chapter 267 Should I call you Xiao Zhenwu or Heng Chang Daozhu (Two in One)
With this palm strike from Gu Fangchen, Zhang Yi's lie that had lasted for hundreds of years was exposed.
The remaining practitioners around were all stunned, looking at the beautiful woman in the coffin who turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared with astonishment.
After a period of silence, they suddenly burst into an uproar, and many people broke down directly.
"Damn Zhang Yi! I used to sympathize with his situation and helped him out of his deep affection, but it turns out that it was all fake?!"
"Even before he 'attained enlightenment,' he was already carrying that coffin everywhere. Everyone praised him for his deep love and loyalty, and they praised him endlessly... He was so good at pretending!"
"Carrying an empty coffin for hundreds of years, what a Zhang Yi! You are the only one who calls yourself the Heavenly Lord! Bah!"
Before, when Zhang Yi tricked them into killing Yin Jin together and then turned against them and competed with them for the "Heavenly Mandate" seed, their reaction was not so big.
The reason is that the character design is good.
Many people have heard about Zhang Yi's story of resurrecting his wife, and most people have positive comments about this matter.
Even though he turned against us, it was understandable when we thought about the fact that he wanted to use this "heaven's destiny" seed to resurrect his wife.
At most, you can sigh at his stubbornness, or even admire him more and give up competing with him.
In the end, they were moved for nothing, as they were deceived by Zhang Yi and made wedding dresses for him in vain!
All the sympathy he had shown in the past was proof that he had been fooled by Zhang Yi, so naturally his defenses would break down!
De Yuanzi was also completely dumbfounded, with his mouth wide open:
"Turtle...I've been cheating and deceiving people for most of my life, but I've never been able to cheat like him."
"Luckily, he cultivates the Way of Dreams, not some Way of Deception. Otherwise, he would have become an immortal right away, right?"
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. If this was possible and he could even get people to help him for free, then why had he always been exposed and tricked like a rat in the past?
Gu Fangchen seemed to see through his doubts, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully:
"You're lying too directly. You need to learn how to tell a story and establish a persona first."
"If you make others believe your story, they will be willing to be deceived. Even after they find out they have been deceived, they will not fight you."
De Yuanzi nodded thoughtfully and murmured:
"That's the truth... When I accept disciples in the future, I will definitely ask them to tell more stories and establish their own personalities."
Gu Fangchen smiled, then looked at Zhang Yi, who was pale and shaking his head frantically as he backed away.
He glared at Gu Fangchen and shouted:
"No, no, no... Impossible! This is impossible!"
Although Zhang Yi was not "cheating" about Taoism, the coffin and wife that deceived the world were indeed the foundation of his Taoism.
This pipe dream he had woven for himself was the biggest dream he had ever woven, and it deceived himself.
Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly, or the butterfly dreamed of Zhuang Zhou.
The person in the dream cannot tell whether he is in a dream or not, and does not know whether he is dreaming of others or others are dreaming of him. This is the highest realm of "dream".
Now, the dream locked in the coffin was shattered by Gu Fangchen with a palm.
Zhang Yi's heart for Taoism was naturally shattered as well.
"This is impossible...Pfft!"
He muttered to himself and spat out another mouthful of blood, his aura instantly weakening.
Zhang Yi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes wild, and turned his head to fly outward, laughing at the same time:
"Hahahahaha, that's impossible! My Ying'er is real. I went to great lengths to preserve her last breath of energy, running around everywhere just to revive her!"
"This is something everyone knows, how could it be fake? It must be you! You must have killed Ying'er and pretended it was an illusion to frame me... Hahahaha, it must be like this!"
Zhang Yi flew out staggeringly for a hundred miles, and suddenly he screamed to the sky, covered his head, and fell straight down.
“Bang!”
He fell into a puddle of mud, and a golden thread emerged from his body.
Someone exclaimed:
"That's... the 'Dream' Dao Seed!"
The pupils of the practitioners around suddenly constricted, and they became restless.
Today, Yin Jin and Zhang Yi, two "enlightened ones", died together, leaving behind two extra Tao seeds.
There are seeds of the Tao of "life" and seeds of the Tao of "dreams".
At this moment, whoever can get it will be the next "enlightened person".
But although they were jealous, they did not dare to act rashly.
The practitioners looked at Gu Fangchen in the center, and thought about how he had just easily defeated Zhang Yi. They all swallowed their saliva and no one dared to come out.
Gu Fangchen doesn't look like a "sage", but his strength far exceeds that of a "sage".
At this time, they were all at the end of their strength, but Gu Fangchen was in good spirits and did not dare to take any risks.
Besides... there is only the old Taoist priest by Gu Fangchen's side anyway. Even if they each have a Taoist seed, there will still be one left, right?
By then, it would be safer to find a way to surrender...
Gu Fangchen was very clear about the thoughts of the people around him, and he had no intention of taking the Tao seed away.
The reason why he was able to kill Zhang Yi so easily was actually because of his special attack against illusions.
Everything true or false has no meaning in front of him.
If it were someone else, it would actually take some effort...
Gu Fangchen looked at De Yuanzi next to him. The old Taoist priest was very obedient and immediately showed his lackey qualities. He nodded and bowed, extended his hand to make a "please" gesture, and smiled flatteringly:
"Senior, that 'Heaven's Destiny' Dao Seed is in Yin Jin. You have unparalleled magical powers. If you can obtain this 'Heaven's Destiny', you will surely be even more powerful and invincible!"
Gu Fangchen laughed:
"Then there are two Dao seeds left. Which one do you prefer?"
De Yuanzi was delighted and just rubbed his hands to speak, but when he saw his half-smile, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately shrank his neck and said awkwardly:
"Senior, you just love to joke around. How dare I pick on this... These three Dao seeds are all yours, Senior. You can give them to whoever you want."
Gu Fangchen was so happy that he couldn't help laughing out loud.
If the Imperial Master knew that the founder of his sect was so shameless, I wonder how depressed he would be!
The face of Tianming Dao was completely lost by the founder.
He flew down and landed next to Yin Jin's body. He took two steps forward and stretched out his hand.
Two golden threads emerged from it and fell into the void above Gu Fangchen's palm.
Gu Fangchen narrowed his eyes and looked at the Tao Seed in his hand.
This was the first time he truly saw the appearance of this so-called Tao seed.
"These are the things that are devouring the entire world..."
Gu Fangchen looked at the golden thread in his hand that was emitting a strange and mysterious light, and suddenly reached out to grasp the piece of golden thread.
In a trance, he actually heard an extremely sharp, terrifying, almost indescribable scream coming from his ears.
“——!!!”
Gu Fangchen was shocked and looked at his hand again, only to see the golden thread twisting and wriggling wildly.
At this moment, he saw that the outer layer of the golden thread was wrapped in something transparent, which was wriggling and struggling.
Like a disgusting maggot.
The so-called golden threads were actually some golden lights without a fixed shape that were swallowed by it.
Gu Fangchen understood clearly.
"The Great Dao is invisible...it's just the laws of nature. How can it be controlled by humans?"
"It was an external will that swallowed up the fragments of the Tao and seized these fragments of the Tao. Then, it disguised itself as the Tao and used practitioners to spread itself like a virus."
In just a moment, as Gu Fangchen let go of his hand, the golden thread stopped struggling and returned to its original state.
But the next moment, it disappeared with a "whoosh", appeared in front of De Yuanzi, and then sank into his body.
De Yuanzi was stunned for a moment, unable to react, and then immediately turned pale with fear:
"Senior, this is none of my business. It flew here on its own!"
Gu Fangchen raised his eyebrows:
"I know……"
"Perhaps this is your 'destiny'."
De Yuanzi touched his entire body and pointed at himself:
"Have I attained enlightenment now?"
Gu Fangchen nodded.
De Yuanzi scratched his head in confusion:
“It seems there is nothing different…”
Gu Fangchen couldn't help laughing:
"There will be plenty of time for you to feel it later."
"Now... it seems someone wants to decide who will own the other two Dao seeds."
He turned his head and saw an armored soldier standing in mid-air.
The soldier was startled when he heard this and said cautiously:
"Mr. Gu, the general has no such intention. Since you have obtained this seed, it naturally belongs to you. You can give it to whoever you wish."
"So what are you doing here?"
"The general values talent and would like to invite you to Human Emperor City to celebrate your enlightenment."
Gu Fangchen stood with his hands behind his back, smiling and saying:
"Do you know what happened when the last person wanted to hold a banquet for me in the Imperial City?"
The soldier was stunned.
Isn’t this Gu Fangchen a casual cultivator who suddenly appeared?
There are only a few people who can host banquets in the imperial city. I have never heard of anyone having any connection with this person?
Could it be that Gu Fangchen is joking...it doesn't seem like it.
The soldiers were confused and didn't understand what Gu Fangchen meant, so they could only ask cautiously:
"I don't know... I'd like to ask Mr. Gu for advice."
Gu Fangchen smiled and said:
"I killed him four times, and in the end, his body was torn to pieces."
He spoke of the terrible thing in a very calm tone, and the soldier immediately fell silent and dared not respond.
Gu Fangchen sighed:
"But the last one is the last one after all. General Li might be different, right?"
The soldier twitched his lips, feeling that if he continued talking, his life would be in danger.
Then he quickly said:
"Mr. Gu, if you don't want to go, the general won't force you..."
"Who said I don't want to go? I'm very willing to go. That's why I want to talk to you a little more so that you, the general, can make more preparations."
Soldiers: “…”
Could it be that this was a crime warning?!
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead:
"If you are willing, sir, that would be great... then please."
"And this Taoist priest, the general has also invited him."
De Yuanzi's heart skipped a beat, and then he naturally had a premonition - there was no danger on this trip.
He felt relieved and nodded in agreement.
…
Shortly after several people left.
On this devastated battlefield, the surviving monks each looked for companions or left alone, and scattered, leaving only a few young monks who wanted to take advantage of the situation.
One of the monks was touching the corpse when he suddenly heard a young girl's voice behind him:
"Who was that person who just left?"
The monk was startled and turned around, only to see a beautiful girl in a green skirt and barefoot with a sword. But after a little perception, he found that the girl actually exuded the aura of a "sage"!
His expression changed and he said quickly:
"Reporting to the senior, that person is a wandering cultivator who has only recently revealed his whereabouts. His name is unknown, but we only know his last name is Gu. He just took away three Dao seeds from this place..."
Gu Fangchen appeared for too short a time, and these people didn't know much, so they could only tell what they knew.
The girl listened carefully and told the monk to do his own thing.
The girl in green skirt had just left Baidi City and traveled here. She heard that there were two "enlightened people" fighting here, so she wanted to take a look.
But he didn't expect that he was too late and both of them were already dead.
She only had time to catch a glimpse of the man who killed the two "enlightened people". It was just his back, but she suddenly felt extremely familiar with him.
The girl looked at the direction where Gu Fangchen disappeared in the distance and murmured doubtfully:
"strangeness……"
She thought for a long time, but couldn't remember where she had seen such a person. She shook her head, stopped worrying about it, sat cross-legged on the spot, and began to observe the battlefield ruins.
I just watched for a while, but I still couldn't calm down.
The girl raised her hand and touched her heart in confusion. She had been pampered since she was a child in Baidi City, and her sword heart was clear and she had never had any obstacles.
When did I become unable to calm down?
…
With the pace of Gu Fangchen and others, it would only take a few hours to reach the Human Emperor City.
When Gu Fangchen first entered the "Tianmen", the first place he arrived at was the White Horse Temple, which was not far from the imperial city.
However, he heard about the female sword fairy in Jiange from De Yuanzi and mistakenly thought it was Ning Caiyong, so he went to the southwest first.
Now, after going around in circles, I'm back again.
"The general is already waiting at the mansion..."
As soon as the soldier made a gesture of invitation, Gu Fangchen shook his head:
"Once we enter the Imperial City, we must first meet the Emperor. Let General Li wait."
"this……"
The soldier was about to stop him when he saw a eunuch riding a horse galloping over. When he got to the front, he knelt down in front of Gu Fangchen and said respectfully:
"Your Majesty invites you into the palace for a chat."
The soldier was speechless.
Gu Fangchen nodded and followed the eunuch to the main hall of the imperial city.
Along the way, he looked at the roads and decorations within the imperial city. The more he looked, the more he felt that they were almost exactly the same as the Imperial City.
"Your Majesty will only allow you to enter alone. Taoist Priest, please come here and rest."
The eunuch led De Yuanzi away, leaving Gu Fangchen to climb the stairs alone.
In the center of the majestic and spacious hall, sitting on the dragon throne was a tall, majestic and silent man.
Gu Fangchen had never seen his face, but from Su Najia's description, he knew who this person was.
The man on the dragon throne looked at him and said with a smile:
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Gu Fangchen looked at him, nodded, and said:
"It's been a while since we last met—should I call you Xiao Zhenwu, or Taoist Master Hengchang?"
(End of this chapter)
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