Chapter 242 The Essence of the True Immortal Trial: Gu Cultivation and Gu Cultivation, Gu Cultivation First and Cultivation Later
Using the whole country as a bet, I make a bet with the immortals.
Even Cui Shouye and others who are well-informed were a little frightened by Zhao Zhongming's generosity.
After all, they had never thought of becoming enemies with the Bailu Academy before.
That’s the Bailu Academy. It might be a bit too much to say that eight out of ten third-level Gu cultivators in the Daying Dynasty have attended the academy.
But it is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that five out of ten are related to Bailu Academy.
Therefore, when Cui Shouye and others heard that Zhao Zhongming was going to break into the academy, their minds were in chaos.
Even though they are the rulers of the Daying Dynasty, they are still inferior to the Bailu Academy.
After all, at their level, the role that low-level cultivators can play has become smaller and smaller.
If the four major families followed Zhao Zhongming to break into the Bailu Academy, who knows how many people would die.
Therefore, even though what Zhao Zhongming said was very tempting, Cui Shouye and others were still a little hesitant to make a decision easily.
If Zhao Zhongming was gambling with the country, then they were gambling with the family's thousand-year fortune.
One wrong move and the whole game is lost.
"Your Majesty, the academy is a very special place. Not to mention how many people in our dynasty have close ties with the academy, just the several teachers in the academy and the mysterious Master Yun are not people we can deal with casually."
"Your Majesty, are you sure?"
Facing Cui Shouye's question, Zhao Zhongming said calmly: "You don't have to worry too much about the Master's affairs. As long as we don't take the initiative to attack him, he will not interfere in our battle no matter what happens."
Cui Shouye was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Why does your Majesty say that?"
Zhao Zhongming said expressionlessly: "The True Immortal Trial is a legacy set up by the immortals, and Master Yun, as the invigilator, is destined not to favor any party."
"Unless there are violators, or someone openly breaks the trial rules, Master Yun will just watch coldly. This has nothing to do with his personal will. It is the rule of the True Immortal, and no one can break it."
Cui Shouye and others were silent for a long time.
Everyone present was smart and it only took them a moment to figure out the reason.
The reason why Zhao Zhongming could be so confident was that he had experienced similar things personally.
Combined with what Zhao Zhongming had said to them before.
They speculated that a similar situation might have occurred when other demons besieged Miss Jiu.
After all, Zhao Zhongming also said that not all the demons back then wanted to capture Miss Jiu.
Among them, the demons from Qingyun Sect even participated in the battle to protect Miss Jiu.
It was only because of our weak strength and some special reasons that things ultimately failed.
Although they already knew that Master Yun would not intervene, Cui Shouye and others still could not be completely reassured.
Because another identity of Bailu Academy is the earthly force of Wentian Palace.
Although neither the Wentian Palace nor the Bailu Academy has ever admitted this.
But it is undeniable that many cultivators of Wentian Palace came from Bailu Academy.
This is another concern of Cui Shouye and others.
There are no four borders in the Daying Dynasty, and this is something everyone knows.
Wentian Palace has no shortage of fourth-level cultivators, and this is something everyone knows.
The gap between the third realm and the fourth realm is not something that ordinary people can imagine.
Even if they all attack together, they will most likely not be able to stop a fourth-level cultivator.
Once the Wentian Palace intervenes, they will never be able to enter the depths of the academy.
Hello, Patriarch of the Shanhe Xu Family. Xu Yuanrui looked at Zhao Zhongming and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I wonder if the attitude of Wentian Palace is the same as Master Yun's?"
"If that's the case, then there might be a lot of potential for entering the academy."
"But if the Heavenly Palace intervenes, then we will be forgiven for not obeying their orders. After all, we represent not only ourselves, but also the millions of clansmen behind us..."
Zhao Zhongming nodded and said, "I know what you are worried about."
"If it were in the past, I would not be able to clearly state the attitude of the Heavenly Palace."
"But after I talked with the current heir of the Heavenly Palace, Chang Jianqing Daozi, I can now give you a guarantee."
As he spoke, Zhao Zhongming looked around at everyone and said firmly, "I can guarantee here that the Heavenly Palace will not interfere in our affairs, because they, like Master Yun, are supervisors of the True Immortal Trial."
"As long as everything is still within the scope of the trial, the Heavenly Palace will not interfere."
Hearing this, Cui Shouye and the others looked at each other and saw strange looks in each other's eyes.
"Your Majesty, so what you mean is that as long as we don't do anything to disrupt the trial, such as attacking people other than those who are not trial participants, then we don't have to worry about the existence of Tiangong and Master Yun?"
"Even the teachers in the academy, do we not need to worry too much?"
Zhao Zhongming nodded and said, "Of course it is, because in the eyes of the immortals... we and the demons are both part of the trial, and there is nothing special about them."
"Understood."
At this point, Cui Shouye and others also completely understood where Zhao Zhongming's confidence came from to break into the academy.
Because he has thoroughly understood the rules of the True Immortal Trial.
As long as everything complies with the rules, they won't be in much danger.
The only people we need to deal with are the demons from outside the domain.
It was only after understanding these things that Cui Shouye and others gained a clear understanding of Zhao Zhongming's policies over the past hundreds of years.
Before, they were still wondering why Zhao Zhongming was so hostile to the extraterritorial demons, even to the point of fighting them to the death.
You have to know that the demons from outside the domain are just passers-by to them.
As long as they can survive until the end of the trial, these demons will generally not have much impact on the Daying Dynasty.
There's no need to fight to the death with them.
But now they understood that Zhao Zhongming's move was to facilitate the gathering of all the forces that could be gathered within the Daying Dynasty.
Second, the situation can be controlled within the scope of "trial".
Because if they are only targeting the demons, then it is essentially a struggle between trial-takers and will not attract intervention from the Heavenly Palace or immortals.
Thinking of this, Cui Shouye and others looked at Zhao Zhongming with extremely complicated eyes.
To be able to accomplish this, Zhao Zhongming had obviously been planning this a long time ago.
Because many things here cannot be proven by mere conjecture.
Zhao Zhongming must have verified it in some way, or he might have directly asked someone from the Heavenly Palace.
No matter which one it is, it shows that Zhao Zhongming has been planning for this matter for hundreds of years.
At this point, they have nothing more to say.
Among the four major families, the Haoran Cui family was the first to express its stance.
"Your Majesty also knows that my beloved son died at the hands of the demon not long ago. Therefore, even if I cannot let the entire family participate in this matter for the sake of the safety of the family, I will personally participate in your majesty's plan."
"I do not want anything else but four words...blood debt must be paid with blood."
"Now, after listening to all of your majesty's plans, I can help your majesty on behalf of the Cui family."
After getting Cui Shouye's support, Zhao Zhongming immediately looked at the other three families.
After pondering for a moment, the other three families also decided to join in this plan.
Of course, they want to take their family to a higher level.
They were also worried that if they refused, in order to prevent the matter from being leaked, Zhao Zhongming and other families might take action against them before taking action against the demon.
Therefore, whether for the future of the family or the current safety of the family, they have no choice.
From the moment they stepped into the imperial study, they were actually tied to Zhao Zhongming's boat.
And this is a ship that can only move forward, not backward.
"Your Majesty, please tell us how and when to do it."
"Um……"
In the following period of time, Zhao Zhongming began to talk about his specific plan and how they should act so that they could better enter the academy, and even use the academy to leave this palm world and go to the larger world outside.
At the same time, in Bailu Academy.
"What's the matter, Brother Lu? What's the matter that brings you to see me?"
Yun Zhonglu looked at Lu Chen who suddenly came to him, his eyes full of confusion.
You should know that since Lu Chen came to Bailu Academy, he has been locking himself in the training room and has never gone out.
Everyone else, whether they were cultivators from Zhongzhou or disciples from the academy of the Daying Dynasty, had more or less been traveling outside during these three years.
Among them, Zhao Liuhuo and Ye Hao are the most eye-catching.
Because after these two people entered the academy, their strength improved by leaps and bounds.
There is already a sign that he is catching up with top geniuses like Xing Li.
But even though Ye Hao and others have made considerable progress, in Yun Zhonglu's eyes, the one who deserves the most attention is still Lu Chen.
Therefore, Yun Zhonglu was very curious about Lu Chen's sudden visit.
"Master Yun, I want to ask three questions during this visit."
"Oh? You tell me, as long as I can tell you, I will try my best to answer you."
"Master, does this trial also include people from the Daying Dynasty? As long as they can fulfill the requirements of the immortals, they can also obtain the immortal inheritance?"
"yes."
"Master, besides asking you to take action, there should be other ways to leave the trial, right?"
"yes."
"I understand. Then I have one last question. The cultivators of the Daying Dynasty... are not human, right? Or rather, they just think they are human."
“…”
Yun Zhonglu, who had previously known everything, was now completely silent.
Although he didn't say anything, sometimes keeping silent is also a kind of answer.
Lu Chen has already obtained the answer he wanted from Yun Zhonglu.
He also knew that it was almost time for him to end this True Immortal Trial.
Because the following trials were meaningless to him.
"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Master. I no longer have any doubts."
Yun Zhonglu looked at Lu Chen's departing back, his eyes becoming extremely complicated.
Because he didn't expect that Lu Chen had been staying in the academy for the past three years and had deduced more information than anyone else.
He even saw through the essence of the Daying Dynasty and the True Immortal Trial.
"Your Majesty is right. This boy is not only extremely intelligent, but his thoughts and ideas are far beyond those of ordinary people. I can't see through him. I really can't see through him..."
"Junior Brother Lu, are you looking for us?"
King Wumiao, Yi Hanqing, Shangguan Yunmeng, and even some other Qingyun Sect disciples who appeared in the imperial city were all called back to the academy by Lu Chen.
Although Wu Miao Wang and others didn't know what Lu Chen wanted to do.
But they instinctively felt that Lu Chen might want to tell them something important.
After everyone arrived, Lu Chen spoke.
"Brother Wu Miao, Brother Yi Hanqing, if you believe in me, then don't participate in the next True Immortal Trial, because it will not be of any benefit to you."
"Why do you say that, Junior Brother Lu?"
King Meow looked puzzled, not quite understanding why Lu Chen said that.
Yi Hanqing on the side seemed to have thought of something and said, "Junior Brother Lu, do you think that this path of Gu cultivation was not prepared for us from the beginning?"
"If we want to obtain this inheritance, perhaps we need to give up our human bodies, otherwise we won't be able to practice this way at all?"
Lu Chen nodded, and explained to the others who were still confused, "I was wondering why the Gu cultivators of the Daying Dynasty could borrow the power of Gu insects but not be attacked by them."
"If these poisonous insects cannot survive outside the human body, then this matter can still be explained by symbiosis."
"But the poisonous insects are still alive and well after leaving the body, which undoubtedly speaks volumes."
"So I changed my perspective. The so-called 'Gu Xiu' may not be a school, but a group."
As soon as these words were spoken, a flash of lightning passed through everyone's mind, and then they exploded.
Because the information contained in this passage is so shocking.
If Gu Xiu is not a school but a race, doesn't that mean that they seem to be in a human dynasty, but in fact they are in a Gu insect base? Not only those cultivators who possess extraordinary powers, but even those ordinary people may contain some kind of danger.
Thinking of this, everyone's expressions became increasingly ugly.
Except for a few extremely lucky ones, most of the people who can reach this stage in the True Immortal Trial are people with certain scheming.
If they hadn't thought about it in this direction before, they might not have noticed the usual abnormalities.
But when Lu Chen pointed this out, they quickly thought of many strange things about the Gu cultivator.
For example, why do people in the Daying Dynasty have a congenital poisonous insect called "Xianzhong" in their bodies when they are born?
And why, even though the Gu worm can still survive after leaving the Gu Cultivator's body, they are willing to be controlled by the Gu Cultivator?
All of this has an answer at this moment.
For Gu practitioners, what they need to cultivate from the very beginning is not the layer of human skin outside, but the Gu worms in their bodies.
This is like the metamorphosis of insects in nature.
Once a certain realm is reached, the Gu worm in the Gu cultivator's body will undergo a complete transformation.
It is still unknown whether it will be a human or a Gu that appears at that time.
The immortal inheritance left by the immortal Gu Yue is also a similar method.
Then this magic is indeed harmful rather than helpful to them.
Besides, they thought of another problem.
That is, no one has ever said that Gu Yue Zhenxian...was a human cultivator who ascended to become an immortal.
At this moment, everyone felt that the fog that had originally shrouded the True Immortal Trial had completely dissipated.
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(End of this chapter)
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