Chapter 634: Emperor Taizu's Triple Door
Binhaidao, Daluo Island.
Guhuo Zhenren rowed a small boat and quietly landed at a remote wild pier.
Then he impatiently disguised himself and quickly headed towards Yutou Mountain. He was worried all the way, always feeling that something was not going well.
"I wonder if that Zhao guy has left..." muttered Guhuo Zhenren, feeling unhappy.
After he was resurrected, he hurried all the way, but unfortunately the road was long and he was a step late when he arrived.
On the way, he heard the news that the gangsters from Binhaidao blocked the imperial ship, and then Zuo Tang was defeated and escaped.
At that time, the nerves of Guhuo Zhenren were tense, and he had a bad premonition.
Originally, for safety reasons, the old Taoist priest planned to hide away and avoid the limelight. After all, if he died again this time, he might never be able to be resurrected.
But after learning that Zhao Duan was leading a fleet towards Daluo Island, he could no longer sit still.
The tragedy of Baihua Village came to mind. The old Taoist gritted his teeth and took a huge risk to sneak into Daluo Island.
However, he did not risk going directly to his own treasure house. Instead, he first found a snack stall in the market to inquire about the news.
"You mean the big event on the island? Oh, sir, you don't know yet? Something big has happened..."
The snack stand owner was talking excitedly as he explained to the old Taoist priest the battle between gods and immortals that took place in Dongxuan Lake yesterday.
But he didn't notice that the old Taoist's face was getting uglier and uglier.
Prince Jing died... Prince Chen surrendered... Wu Xiankui had one arm cut off... Guhuo Zhenren almost wanted to run away, but after learning that the empress and Zhao Duan had left yesterday, he sat down again.
Well... since the old enemy is gone, it means it's safe...
After dinner.
Guhuo Zhenren hurriedly climbed up Yutou Mountain and stealthily arrived at the top of a mountain that looked like a tomb.
Then he silently made a hand gesture, and thick fog appeared in the forest, and then a secret passage leading to the interior of the mountain was revealed.
"Hey hey... babies, here I come..."
Guhuo Zhenren rubbed his hands and walked in with a lewd smile.
A moment later.
A shrill, heart-wrenching wail came from Yutou Mountain:
"Who touched the Taoist's treasure house again?!!!"
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Western Regions.
The ancestral home of Buddhism is located on a sunny mountain and originated from a magnificent temple building.
This building is named "Jinshan Fa Temple".
The Dharma Kings of all generations practiced in the temple, and the masters of various branches, who were actually above the royal power of the Western Regions, obeyed the orders of the Dharma Kings.
At this moment, behind the Jinshan Temple is a bare mountain with no grass or trees, only bathed in sunlight.
Master Bian Ji, holding up his monk's robe, walked step by step along the rugged mountain path to the top of the mountain and looked at Monk Xuan Yin who was sitting cross-legged there.
"Abbot, you have been meditating here for a day and a night." Bian Ji said seriously.
The slightly hunched Master Xuanyin clasped his hands together, his eyes tightly closed. Upon hearing this, he slowly raised his eyes and sighed:
"Prince Jing is dead, Wu Xiankui was defeated, and the Empress has returned to the capital."
Bian Ji was shocked and his expression changed:
"Could it be that when the abbot climbed the mountain and looked east yesterday, he sensed the turmoil in heaven and earth?"
Xuan Hua's white eyebrows trembled in the wind: "Yes."
Bian Ji's expression was solemn: "Why would the empress leave the capital? Could it be that Zhang Yanyi covered for her?"
Xuan Yin said in an enigmatic manner, "Is it important? Not important."
Bian Ji said in confusion:
"Abbot, I don't understand. You've been planning this for so many years, finally seizing the opportunity of a major rebellion in the Yu Kingdom. This gave our Buddhist sect the chance to re-enter the Yu Kingdom and avenge the humiliation of Tianshou's destruction of Buddhism six hundred years ago. Now that the Yu Kingdom has stabilized first, I'm afraid it will go all out against us. Aren't you anxious?"
Xuan Yin suddenly turned his head and looked down at Bian Ji meaningfully, with a slight smile on his lips:
"Why do you think that I have been planning for years just to find an opportunity to invade the State of Yu? Why do you think that this is all I have in mind?"
Bian Ji was startled, with confusion in his eyes:
"Abbot, if this isn't what you're doing, then why have you been so busy all these years..."
Xuan Yin did not explain, but said calmly:
"The Yu Kingdom is not my enemy, nor is the Buddhist sect in the Western Regions. Zhao Duan is even less worthy. Among those in this world who I can take seriously, only Zhang Yan counts half."
These words were extremely outrageous, as if he was not a "stray dog" who escaped from the State of Yu at all, but that the world had been moving according to his expectations from the beginning to the end.
"Back off."
Xuan Yin waved his hand: "Also, remember to send a message to the front line, saying that the Liao people are about to be born, so as to stabilize the morale of the front line."
The Liao people who have been in seclusion for many years are also going to show up?
Bian Ji was shocked, but he found it increasingly difficult to understand the old monk in front of him.
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Capital city, Taimiao!
"His Majesty!"
When Zhao Duan followed the empress to the outside of the Taimiao, the imperial guards stationed and patrolling nearby immediately saluted.
The Taimiao is an important place for the royal family, and there are special soldiers responsible for its defense.
"Zhao Qing and I will go into the Taimiao to worship our ancestors. No outsiders are allowed to disturb us." Xu Zhenguan ordered calmly.
"As you wish!" the officer clasped his fists in response, then watched the emperor and his minister enter the gate of the Taimiao with envy in his eyes.
"Boss, outsiders are not allowed to enter the Taimiao. Why is Your Majesty..." a soldier asked in a low voice.
The officer gave him a big slap on the backhand:
"Shut up! How dare you criticize His Majesty?"
After a pause, and after confirming that the empress had gone far away, he sighed in a low voice:
"What do you know? This is to meet the parents."
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The Taimiao is huge!
But the main hall where many spirit tablets were placed was deep inside. The king and his minister left all the servants behind and pushed open the door of the main hall.
“Squeak—”
The heavy door opened, the sunlight passed by the threshold, and Zhao Duan finally saw the layout of the hall clearly.
The overall atmosphere is solemn and majestic. On the high altar, emperors of all dynasties are arranged in a certain order of height.
The sword case containing the Taia sword is placed in the center of the altar, with incense burners on both sides.
Next to the pillars on both sides of the temple, there are candlesticks standing on the ground. The room is a little dim, but fortunately it is morning and there is no need to light candles.
"Xu's descendants have been in Zhenguan, please refer to the ancestors of all generations."
Xu Zhenguan looked solemn and bowed respectfully.
Zhao Duan followed suit: "Xu's Emperor's Consort, see the history... uh."
He was stuck, not knowing whether to call him ancestors.
On the one hand, they haven't officially gotten married yet, and on the other hand, he is a little embarrassed to call her name... Mr. Zhao doesn't have the habit of randomly recognizing his ancestors.
"..." Xu Zhenguan glared at him speechlessly, then stood up, grabbed a few incense sticks and handed them to him, motioning him to light them.
"It's good to have a thoughtful thought."
"oh……"
After the king and his ministers finished offering incense, Zhao Duan couldn't help but ask, "Where is the secret room?"
Xu Zhenguan flipped her hand and took out the "Taizu Notes" she had copied by hand, turned to the corresponding page, carefully compared the buildings, and said:
"According to the notes, the entrance is right under the altar, but it's sealed with magic. If you don't know the correct way to open it, even a celestial cultivator wouldn't be able to sense it."
As she spoke, she put away her notes, clasped her hands together, and muttered something.
“Woo!”
A sudden breeze blew in the room, and the curtains hanging from the huge pillars of the entire hall began to shake.
Zhao Duan felt a chill on his back, and was then surprised to see clouds of white mist rising out of thin air in the hall.
For a moment, the two of them seemed to be in the heavenly palace, and under the huge altar, a downward staircase appeared out of thin air on the base that was originally empty.
"Let's go." The empress said softly, her eyes shining. This was also the first time she saw another space hidden in the palace.
"Your Majesty, please..."
Zhao Duan timidly hid behind and followed the empress's buttocks down.
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Strangely enough, as the two of them gradually sank to the bottom, the wall lamps hanging on the walls on both sides of the stairs lit up one by one.
"The wall lamp contains the fat of the giant whale in the East China Sea. It has also been used as eternal lamps in the tombs of emperors of all dynasties. I didn't expect there would be so much here." Xu Zhenguan showed surprise on his beautiful face.
It sounds very expensive... Zhao Duan's Adam's apple rolled, and he continued to move forward with the empress, and found that the stairs were extremely long and deep.
As the entrance behind him gradually moved away and turned into a glowing "block", Zhao Duan felt that the surroundings had become completely quiet. He and the empress seemed to have entered the deep underground and lost contact with the outside world.
"How deep is this? The secret room under the Yuanzu Temple is only a few feet below, this one must be almost a hundred feet deep, right?" Zhao Duan marveled.
The Empress said softly:
"It's hard to say. I doubt that this space even exists. My consciousness is completely blocked and cannot extend."
The divine consciousness of the celestial realm cannot spread out?
What exactly did Old Xu hide under the palace?
Zhao Duan's curiosity was aroused, and at this moment, the two finally reached the end of the stairs.
Suddenly, the view in front of me opened up, and I found a space like an underground palace, or perhaps a structure similar to a mausoleum.
Huge stone pillars support an area, and the wall lamps illuminate every detail of the place.
I saw three huge doors embedded in the stone wall in front of me, placed side by side.
The central door panel was golden, likely cast in gold. On the door was a strange disc-like object that reminded Zhao Duan of the combination lock on a safe. To the left and right of the disc were two keyholes...
On the left and right of the golden gate stand a green gate and a blue gate respectively, and it is unknown what "paint" they are painted with.
These two doors do not have "key holes" and are smooth, as if embedded in the wall.
The three heavy doors were all closed, as if they had not been opened for many years.
"The dust is accumulated very evenly. It seems no one has been here for a very long time."
Zhao Duan stared at the ground and found only two footprints and no other traces.
The empress walked to the three gates, stretched out her slender jade hands, and gently stroked the golden gates with her fingertips. Her spiritual consciousness radiated out, but was bounced back.
"You are right. Perhaps this place has not been opened for six hundred years." The empress said solemnly.
Emperors of all dynasties have known some secrets, but it seems that even emperors of all dynasties have never known about this secret passage.
"So, Old Xu... uh, Emperor Taizu went to so much trouble to leave three doors beneath the Taimiao? What's behind these doors? Could it be a treasure trove?"
Zhao Duan was curious.
He originally came here to solve the mystery of his time travel, but things developed beyond his expectations.
The Empress shook her head and said in a deep voice:
"I don't know, but I have a feeling that there is extremely powerful magic behind these three doors."
Zhao Duan asked curiously, "How powerful is it?"
The empress thought for a moment, her face flickering in the light:
"Maybe... God-level."
God-level...
Zhao Duan's heart sank inexplicably. He knew that celestial beings were still a long way from becoming gods. If converted, the god level might be equivalent to the "human immortal" realm.
"Don't tell anyone, there are three gods hiding behind these three doors."
Zhao Duan took a breath and started telling a hell joke.
The empress ignored him and frowned in thought. Her premonition as a celestial being reminded her not to rashly force open the three doors. But if she didn't open them, how could she know the secrets inside?
Just when the king and his minister were at a loss, Zhao Duan suddenly cried out in pain and covered his eyes.
Then, illusory red threads extended out from his body, weaving a blurry figure in the air!
A bright red wedding dress, embroidered shoes, a golden scale... a dark golden ancient mask...
At this moment, Pei Niannu suddenly appeared uncontrollably without Zhao Duan actively summoning her!
"Senior Pei?!" Zhao Duan was shocked and confused.
"Pei Niannu!" The empress's eyes turned cold, and her aura surged almost instinctively, as if if this ghost hidden in the God of War map made any abnormal move, she would kill it without mercy.
However, as soon as Pei Niannu appeared in the illusory state, she changed her usual cold attitude and just stared blankly at the three doors in front of her. She suddenly dropped the scale and hugged her head in pain.
"So familiar... so familiar... He brought me here before... When? A long time ago... A long time ago... He said... I forgot, I can't remember..."
The king and his minister looked at each other and saw each other's astonishment.
"Pei Niannu, what did you say? Who brought you here?"
The empress's eyes were fierce, and she had no respect for this number one female sorceress in the world six hundred years ago.
Pei Niannu slowly lowered her hands, her eyes gradually clearing up, as if she had recalled some of her lost memories. She glanced at the empress and frowned.
"Descendants of Xu Manzi?"
Come to think of it, it seems that this is the first time the two girls have met officially?
Xu Manzi... This was one of the many nicknames of Emperor Taizu back then. The word "manzi" was used to describe Old Xu as being vulgar.
Xu Zhenguan raised his eyebrows, thinking that Pei Niannu was also a friend of his ancestor, he suppressed his displeasure and said:
"You've been here? What do you know?"
Pei Niannu was suspended in mid-air, and the scale beside her slowly rose again and fell into her hands. The sorceress glanced at the empress coldly with disdain, and suddenly looked at Zhao Duan:
"Is this the empress you licked? Ha, you don't know much about etiquette, and as her husband, you have no right to speak for her?"
Zhao Duan's scalp was tingling!
Faced with the confrontation between his "master" and "wife", even with his wisdom, he was a little at a loss and could only subconsciously refute:
"Senior Pei, His Majesty and I are in love, how can you say that?"
Then, he looked at the empress again, put on airs, and "scolded":
"Madam, Senior Pei was also a friend of our ancestor back then, so we should treat him with courtesy."
As he spoke, he winked at the empress madly:
This Pei Niannu is an old-fashioned person, extremely feudal. You better cooperate with me!
“…” The empress was both angry and amused, but she pinched her nose and remained silent, motioning for her “husband” to speak.
Zhao Duan was very satisfied, turned to Pei Niannu and said with a smile:
"Senior, I wonder why you suddenly came here just now?"
Pei Niannu didn't seem to have any intention of hiding anything, and shook her head when she heard this.
"I don't know how I came out, but I remembered some things."
She pointed the scale bar at the three doors ahead and said calmly:
"I remember that Xu Manzi brought me here and told me where these three doors led to."
After a pause, she pointed to the green gate on the left and said shockingly:
"This door leads to the southwest, the territory of the Great Laba God."
She pointed to the blue door on the right:
"This door leads to the Thousand Islands of the East China Sea, the domain of the Sea God."
Finally, she pointed to the golden gate in the center and said calmly:
"As for this door, it leads to the depths of the Mubei Forest."
(End of this chapter)
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