Chapter 455 There are still many good people in the world

In Sanyuan Prefecture, Kaiyang felt for the first time that the deserted Sanyuan Nine Prefectures was not a good thing.

For example, he has been sitting here for half a day and hasn't even had a cup of tea.

His boy was running around, being ordered around by Taiyi Star Lord and was so busy that he was sweating profusely, and that magical treasure was just hanging in the air without even a decorative frame. Some of the tables were shaking and about to fall down. The spiritual spiders were frightened by the cleaning power and fled all over the floor, some even climbed onto his robes.

Not to mention the stale, strange, sealed smell that comes from not having been opened for a long time.

At least a broken temple can leak some air. But the Three Yuans and Nine Prefectures that Lin Du is in charge of now is even worse than a broken temple!

There was only one immortal official like him, and he didn't seem to have any tact. He didn't communicate with him the whole time. He was even worse than Lin Du!

Kaiyang is feeling a bit bored right now, and even wants to take a nap.

But he couldn't, he had to stare and see what Lin Du, who had entered the illusion of life, could figure out.

"Hey, move aside and lift your feet. This is so tactless."

Chu Guanmeng arrogantly ordered the little boy to wipe the floor, and at the same time scolded the person who was sitting there motionless.

Kaiyang swallowed his anger and lifted his feet.

"Pack up quickly. I'll find some witnesses. Otherwise you won't have a place to stay."

Although Lin Du was young and had little experience, he just didn't believe that Lin Du was truly without fault.

When the time comes, will the new officials of the Three Yuans and Nine Prefectures take the blame and set an example, or will they pretend nothing happened?

There was only endless flying snow on the fan of floating life, and he could not see any change at all, which made his eyes hurt from staring at it.

Most people in the Heavenly Palace had only heard of the Floating Life Fan, but the whereabouts of the Floating Life Fan had been unknown as early as the time when the Three Yuans and Nine Palaces were in decline. People thought that this ancient magical treasure would never appear again, and who would have thought that Lingwei Daojun would bring it back.

Isn't it said that the illusory world will trace a person's life, judge his merits and demerits, and impose guilt? Why can Lin Du only see endless snow after entering it?

Kaiyang kept looking at it and finally saw the words emerging on it: He was born in the Lesser Cold, his parents froze to death in the wilderness, he was weak by nature, had a short life and suffered from many illnesses.

He was stunned for a moment. Someone from the lower world...

The snow is still endless, and a few scattered sentences summarize this man's childhood. He grew up by working for hundreds of families to make a living. He is kind-hearted and does no evil, with no merits or faults.

The heavy snow gradually slowed down, and the snow began to thaw vaguely, followed by continuous green mountains.

The words on the fan have generated several new sentences: walked thousands of miles, became a disciple of the Supreme Sect, was kind to others, was quick to learn, specialized in the art of formations, was knowledgeable and well-remembered, and became a teacher at a young age.

Kaiyang raised his eyebrows. What the hell? How can you be a teacher at such a young age?

Are all children in the underworld mature so early?

But at this moment, the Fu Sheng Fan began to vibrate violently.

Kaiyang sat up straight. Oh wow, such a big reaction, it must be a big deal.

However, the Floating Life Fan was covered with ice cracks, without any words or images.

Kaiyang turned around in bewilderment and looked at the only immortal official in Sanyuan Palace, "What does this mean?"

Xuan Ying looked at the cracks on the fan and thought for a moment, "Is my health not good? Didn't you see that I have been weak since I was a child? I may be dying, but I am not completely dead."

Kaiyang suddenly felt a little guilty, "Oh, can she survive?"

Xuan Ying was speechless, "Then how did Ling Wei Dao Jun get up here?"

Kaiyang: ...That’s the truth.

He touched his neck and turned his head, "Well, it seems Yaoguang and the others have arrived. I'll go pick them up."

The moment he turned around, the broken ice on the fan suddenly shattered and cracked, and heavy snow fell again, followed by flashing words that changed rapidly.

Wei Zhi walked over calmly carrying a better rack, just in time to block the fan.

In the illusion, Lin Du was not having an easy time.

She knew that she had to go through this process. If she didn't go in, it would be inappropriate and she would not be setting a good example.

The Fan of Floating Life is not like the Way of Heaven. It uses the cultivator's true self as a reference. Lin Du can deceive the world but cannot deceive himself.

She should bear the responsibility for this sin.

The wind and frost were like swords, leaving her body covered with wounds and blood. Lin Du still kept moving forward, walking alone in the long snow, with no end in sight.

But she knew that this was a sin that was sent down upon her. She went against the will of heaven and tried to restore order, but in the end she still violated the will of heaven.

Lin Du suddenly found herself back in the winter days when she was young and had little to eat and wear. The cold wind froze her body to numbness. Since she started practicing, she had not felt the cold so directly for a long time.

The blood from the wound continued to flow out. She went from walking against the wind to walking slowly with her back bent, and finally had to crawl through this punishment.

The sound of Xihe knocking on the sun glass, the ashes of the catastrophe flew away and the past and present were peaceful. [Note 1]

The ice and snow crackled with a sound, as if the entire frozen world collapsed in an instant, making a sound almost like glass. When the biting cold wind and the sharp ice blades stopped scraping her skin, Lin Du felt relieved, thinking that the sin was finally punished.

Everything went back to the past, and a bunch of people came to the mansion.

"Master Lingwei is chopping off his own head before taking office, and the judge hasn't even judged his own merits and demerits yet." An immortal was feeling a little emotional when he looked at the fan held up by a rosewood frame.

"That's right." Another star official looked at the scene above. It was still snowing heavily, but the words above were shocking one after another.

"Find out all the escaped souls in the collapsed small world, expose the conspiracy of the fallen angel remnants, retrieve tens of thousands of souls from the Dongming Realm whose whereabouts are unknown, send them to the underworld, and build a defense line that benefits tens of millions of people... and... completely eliminate the evil spirits, teach and answer questions, and pass on the legacy... in bits and pieces, hundreds of small merits, and six big merits!"

An immortal couldn't help but sigh, "Just one great achievement is enough to receive an imperial decree from the Heavenly Palace, and there's no need to rely on cultivation to win."

In the fairyland's heavenly palace, the seventh-class immortal monarchs, the sixth-class star monarchs or true monarchs, the fifth-class palace monarchs are mostly the lords of the territories of various races in the upper realm, mostly the demon race, the fourth-class are mostly the commanders of the small thousand worlds, or the Taoist monarchs with great magical powers, the third-class are the Yuan monarchs, the second-class are the emperor monarchs, and the first-class are the heavenly masters. The higher you go, the more it is not possible to get there by relying on cultivation and qualifications.

With a total of six great achievements, he should have been conferred the title of Yuanjun all at once. However, Lingwei Daojun's qualifications were too shallow, and his great achievements were only performed in the lower world, so he was given a discount and became Daojun.

"Master Lingwei... you really are wronged." One person weighed his words carefully.

"The merits of the lower realm are only one realm after all. It is already good enough to reach the Dao Lord." Yi Yuan Lord saw through it, "However, this boy's future is limitless."

The Floating Life Fan was covered with floating clouds and rainbow light, and then the divine light penetrated the glazed roof. A cyan figure with a smell of blood jumped out. The responsibility for the crime had been taken, and the reward would be given for the merit.

The rules of the world bestow blessings upon Lin Du, who is suspended in the air, bathed in divine light and in a state of meditation.

The wounds healed in an instant, and divine power poured into his head, just like bathing in a hot spring. All the bones and muscles in his body relaxed, and the meridians and Dantian absorbed the power, which was constantly circulating and absorbing.

In the divine palace, irrigated by the power, the endless river converged into the sea mouth in an instant, washing out an ocean of consciousness. The final sea realm of the Tianchi Shenlian Jue was completed. The divine talismans were arranged in the mind and dispersed into golden light, once again giving him an epiphany.

After six full days, Lin Du finally opened his eyes and met many pairs of eyes.

"Oh, you're all here. I'm sorry for not entertaining you well. We don't even have a boy to serve tea and water in Sanyuan Mansion. I'm really sorry." Lin Du jumped down quickly. "I'm so rude."

"Now that I have been judged by the Floating Life Fan, my merits and demerits are clear. Now, it's your turn," Lin Du looked at a person in the crowd accurately, "Kaiyang Xingjun."

Kaiyang inexplicably sensed a sense of schadenfreude in the voice, but then he changed his mind and realized that Lin Du was less than two thousand years old, yet he had so many skills. He was so much older than her, how could they be that far behind?

He admitted that Lin Du had something. He had no background and was worried about his life span, but he still managed to get here. He was very strong, but it didn't stop him from disliking her.

He stepped forward boldly and said, "Come on."

Lin Du nodded, "Kaiyang Star Lord, please open the Divine Palace."

She raised her hand to infuse the Fu Sheng fan with immortal power, then picked up the pen, infused it with spiritual consciousness, and wrote down Kaiyang's name, birth date, and the place where he was born, and then began to simulate Kaiyang's fantasy world of Fu Sheng.

Kaiyang quickly disappeared in the hall, and the heavy iron folding fan was suddenly opened. The thick and cold immortal power pushed the fan onto the wooden rack, placed it there, and then the dream pen floated on it.

A seedling slowly breaks through the soil.

Lin Du put his hands together and said, "Now that everyone is here, may I ask where the quotas for the various departments of the Heavenly Palace can be found? Where can I get the boys who sweep the floor and serve tea? I am new here, and I am so sorry that everyone can only stand and cannot even drink tea."

Chu Guanmeng had already told Lin Du that these people were brought here by Kaiyang.

Lin Du sighed, there are still many good people in the world, otherwise Sanyuan Mansion might not be cleaned up today. Now, everything that needs to be got will be there immediately.

Kaiyang's illusion was obviously much longer than hers. Lin Du waited calmly for the people from various departments in the Heavenly Palace to send in the boy, the allowances, and new utensils.

The Sanyuan Palace also changed from being empty and decaying and covered with cobwebs to being bright and clean with bright windows and precious halls.

When everything was settled, Lin Du turned around and raised his eyebrows at Xuanying, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

Xuanying lowered his head helplessly.

You're right, you're really right, this new boss is so efficient that it seems we won't be able to go out for fun in the future.

As he watched the sapling on the fan gradually grow into a towering tree, the verdict was also constantly consuming Lin Du's consciousness and immortal power.

Lin Du held his head up and sat at the side of the uppermost seat. He seemed nonchalant, but in fact his attention was spread throughout the entire mansion.

"Master Lingwei, you are so young and you are in charge of an entire government by yourself. If you still have difficulties, you can ask us. After all, you cannot do it alone." Master Yixing said.

Lin Du leaned forward slightly upon hearing this, "How do you know that I really can't do it? To be honest, according to the rules of heaven, I'm short of people here!

We are short of five or six people. Do you have enough people in the Fire Palace? Can you give me a young man?"

Xia Tianwu was carrying a strange fire and obtained the inheritance of Nvqing in a secret realm. After he ascended to heaven, he was snatched away by the Fire Tribe. However, Nvqing was supposed to be her disciple, but she was an ancient god and few people know about her now.

Upon hearing this, Huo De Xingjun's face froze. "Ah, about this matter you mentioned, I'm not saying it's not possible, but this depends on personal willingness... Besides, when new people ascend in the future, we can take them away. We will definitely not compete with you Sanyuan Mansion for it."

"No one has ascended yet, so what we need now is someone who can use strange fire to suppress ghosts." Lin Du smiled, "Why not ask now?"

He couldn't reject so quickly what the Lord of Fire had just said, so he gritted his teeth and nodded.

No one on Xia Tian's side responded. The transfer order had not yet arrived, but the person had already arrived.

Lin Du was satisfied. If Xia Tianwu entered the Tianyi Department, she would choose to respect him. But since she entered the Huo Mansion, it would be better for her to come to their Sanyuan Mansion. She could exorcise ghosts when she had something to do, make pills when she wanted, or take a vacation when she wanted.

She looked at the people in the fighting department again, scanning them one by one, and finally retracted her gaze to the fan.

The trees were infested with insects, struck by thunder and lightning, and after the flood came the drought.

It seems that Kaiyang Star Lord has made a lot of mistakes.

Lin Du crossed his arms, read for a while, and noticed the following words in the verdict: "He is of strong, brave, and straightforward character. Although he has some flaws, he has committed hundreds of minor offenses, but none of them are serious. They are not enough to convict him, so he is given a light punishment. Although he has not made any great achievements, he is diligent and resolute, so he can be slightly praised."

She narrowed her eyes, and it seemed that Kaiyang was not a very evil person.

Lin Du leaned on the back of his chair, deep in thought. He didn't know when he could get off work. He had to go back and study what he had said to her during the confrontation today.

Now, when Sanyuanfu is judging merits and demerits, it can only focus on the one who voluntarily offers himself up. But there are not many people as stupid as Kaiyang. How many people can voluntarily accept punishment?

Lin Du raised his hand and pressed his brow, just as Kaiyang struggled out.

He looked much more frail than her, his clothes were tattered, covered with dried mud and burn marks, and had holes eaten by insects. Even his tall and strong body now looked miserable and pitiful.

The divine light descended, but after a short while, it was taken back again, leaving only enough to repair Kaiyang and suffer the offense.

Lin Du stood up and said, "Kaiyang Star Lord is so righteous! He is so supportive of the work of our Sanyuan Palace. He is indeed the most responsible, righteous and overall-minded Star Lord in the Heavenly Palace!"

In front of so many people, Kaiyang, who had not yet woken up from the long dream, was immediately accused of a huge crime by Lin Du.

He even said subconsciously, "It should be."

Lin Du led the applause, signaled the little boy to present a fresh big red flower, and patted Kaiyang on the shoulder, "Thank you for your cooperation, thank you for your justice."

"If there are other celestial officials willing to support our work, we would be grateful." She stepped forward and asked, "How does it feel to be bathed in divine light? Very good, right? Are all your serious illnesses gone?"

Kaiyang nodded consciously, nodded again, and then was sent out with a big red flower on his chest, holding his head high and walking with a grand step.

After Lin Du withdrew his gaze, he looked at the immortal officials around him, "Are there any others coming? We at Sanyuan Palace are always waiting for you."

A bunch of immortal officials stood up and laughed, looking at the sky, the ground and the outside, "It's time to disperse, it's time to disperse."

Lin Du sent a group of people away with regret. There are still few fools in the world.

"Let's go and rest for today." Lin Du put away the fan and pen, glanced at Wei Zhi, and returned to the Saint Disciple's residence in heaven.

Today is just the first step. The Sanyuan Palace has been opened and someone has judged the merits and demerits. If there are one and two, there will definitely be a third.

Of course, she did not believe in Lin Tuan and Hou Tu unconditionally. She had to slowly dig into the truth about what had happened before, what the Emperor of Heaven was hiding, and why Yin Huaitian died.

Yin Huaitian forged this red rope in order to find out the monk with the three poison seals in his body, but she couldn't control it. The result went against her wishes and she thought the refining had failed. But in fact it didn't fail, and this red rope could be identified.

Today she touched Kaiyang, but he didn't react, which meant he was not.

But she couldn't go around Tian Palace to make trouble. Her best chance was still the inheritance left by Yin Huaitian before his death.

Once we have a clue and evidence, cleaning up the entire Tiangong Palace will be a piece of cake.

Lin Du lowered his eyes and thought, then walked around the yard and finally stopped under the precious tree.

In Yuqing Realm where Daozu resides, there are many such precious trees, with white jade as branches and trunks, shining with gorgeous precious light and colorful divine light.

What happened in the shrine can prove that everything is related to the Three Poison Seals, but as for what else happened, no one remembered it when the stall was set up. There is no record of it in the library of Yuqing Realm, and Wei Zhi was unable to find any clues in the books in the Heavenly Palace.

The story of Hou Tu happened at least tens of thousands of years ago, and Yin Huaitian has been gone for more than 6,000 years.

She frowned. These young star gods are still not good enough.

Wei Zhi couldn't bear to watch it any longer, "If you keep wandering around, you'll hit the tree."

Lin Du came back to his senses and said, "Sorry, I'll sort it out."

She held the Floating Life Fan, which could be used to view the life history of the person recorded in it. Perhaps there would be experiences related to Yin Huaitian, but she always felt that there was something wrong with Kai Yang's own experience.

"Lin Du," Wei Zhi suddenly spoke.

Lin Du raised his head, "Hmm?"

"I'm going to Guixu now."

Wei Zhi looked at her intently, "Don't send me off."

Lin Du put away his fan and turned to look at the scene behind the mansion. "Come on, it's just a matter of a few steps."

Wei Zhi couldn't help laughing and could only follow her steps.

The two of them walked one after the other to the front of Guixu.

"Let's go." Wei Zhi said lightly and turned into a huge silver dragon.

Lin Du raised her hand suddenly, and the dragon circled around her hand, then slowly lowered its head.

The monk in pale robes lowered his head slightly and lightly touched the dragon's head. The equality contract on their foreheads glowed faintly.

"Be careful. Also, trust my strength. It's easy to catch a dragon. Don't give up so easily."

As Lin Du finished speaking, the Silver Dragon let out a long roar, turned around and suddenly jumped into the bottomless ruins.

The water was so deep and blue that the light seemed unable to penetrate. The silver dragon's body also disappeared in an instant.

Lin Du stood at the edge of Guixu for a long time before turning around and starting to set up his formation.

When she returned to the mansion, she found someone standing under the precious tree. The precious light fell on that person, and they became one with him.

She subconsciously used her immortal power and tightly grasped the Fu Sheng Fan. She remained calm and smiled, "I am Lingwei, the younger generation, and I have met the Emperor."

"Don't be nervous. I am only here to apologize to you on behalf of my naughty disciple. I failed to discipline you properly and you were assigned to such a place. It is my fault."

Fusang turned around slowly, his eyes sincere, "I also saw his merits and demerits from afar, and then I knew what he did. I will discipline him more when I go back, and punish him to sweep the courtyard for three years. It's a small punishment, but this place is not a good place after all. If Daojun is willing to move, I can choose another place for you, so that you won't have to live in such a bad place."

He was born with a stern look, but at this moment his expression was gentle and his body was slightly bent, so he did not look arrogant.

Lin Du smiled and said, "I don't dare to take responsibility for this. I like this place very much. Thank you, Emperor, for protecting me."

Fusang was a little surprised. "I can find you a central residence so that you can practice better. You don't have to be nervous or afraid of trouble, and you don't have to think that I am compensating you. This is what a talent like you deserves."

Lin Du bowed and said, "Thank you for your care, Your Majesty. I just think this place can remind me to work hard in my cultivation. Only in such a bitter and cold place can I condense stronger fruits, right?"

Upon hearing this, Fusang exclaimed in praise, "You have such a superior character. Many of my disciples are not as good as you. I wish you were my disciple. You are worthy of being a disciple recognized by Daozu."

After Lin Du repeatedly refused, Fuso gave up the compensation and had to strengthen the defense and suppression forces of the mansion before turning around and leaving.

Chu Guanmeng climbed up from Lin Du's shoulder and said, "Hey, such a good master, how come Kaiyang is such a heavyweight?"

Lin Du suddenly looked up at the treasure tree in the courtyard, "Chu Guanmeng, do you want to see what is sealed under this treasure tree?"

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Note: 1. From "The King of Qin Drinking" by Li He of the Tang Dynasty