Chapter 482: The Nation is About to Fall, Snakes Rise

The capital of Great Zhao.

Inside the palace.

Emperor Ren De is on his deathbed. In this world, an emperor can only live for two hundred years at most, and that's the result of a Taoist's magical powers combined with natural treasures.

"National Master."

"My greatest wish in this life is to fulfill the last wishes of my ancestors of the Great Zhao. I originally thought that I would be able to do so in the years since I ascended the throne and become the greatest emperor of all time. Unfortunately, it was all in vain. After so many years, I still haven't accomplished it."

"So I hope you can continue to assist the next king."

The Imperial Master bowed and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will do my best to assist the successor."

He also didn't expect that with the support of powerful Taoist veins such as Tianshan and Kunlun, it would be so difficult to reduce the number of Taoists. It has been unsuccessful for nearly two hundred years. Instead, the national strength of Da Zhao has declined sharply in recent years. There are demons and monsters everywhere among the people. Sometimes he wonders if he has done something wrong.

"well."

"I am worthy of my ancestors."

After saying that, he smiled and took his last breath.

Emperor Ren De passed away.

The whole court wept.

During the Guochang period, alcohol and entertainment were banned throughout the country for half a year.

With the new king ascending the throne.

The policy of reducing the number of Taoist priests continued to be implemented, but Emperor Jingren was very respectful to the imperial teacher at the beginning. However, five years after he ascended the throne, his lustful temperament gradually exposed. He neglected state affairs every day and indulged in wine and sex.

To this.

The Imperial Master had advised the emperor countless times, but to no avail. In the end, he could only let it go. Anyway, it was a good thing that Emperor Jingren ignored state affairs. At least he wouldn't be influenced by other ministers and the issue of reducing the number of Taoist priests would be repeated over and over again.

However, after the Taoist sects throughout the world knew the character of Emperor Jingren, they directly sent women into the palace to let them influence the government. In just three years, the government affairs that had been reduced by Taoist priests became meaningless.

"The Great Zhao is going to perish!"

The national teacher sighed.

He could see that the fortunes of the Great Zhao would decline from Jingren's generation, but the reduction of the number of Taoists was ordered by the immortals, so he had to continue even if it was against his will.

As a result, under this repeated situation, the people are suffering terribly, and in some remote counties, only one in ten people remains.

Mount Emei, Shuzhou.

Inside the Taoist temple.

The incense is very popular.

Many Emei Taoists resumed their previous practice.

Inside the paradise.

The Emei Celestial Fairy laughed and said, "Those two guys, Tianshan and Kunlun, have completely miscalculated. Humph, they want to use the imperial court as a chessboard to destroy the foundation of our Emei. It's wishful thinking. Even if a mortal emperor has the dragon vein and dragon luck, he is still just a mortal body after all and cannot transcend the limit of life span. As long as he survives one term, there will be light at the end of the tunnel."

Other earthly immortals echoed.

"Now that the government has been completely abandoned by the reduction of Taoist priests, even if the national teacher forces it, it will not affect us in Emei. Instead, it will cause the national fortune of Da Zhao to continue to decline, and eventually the country will collapse and perish."

"From the perspective of the dragon vein energy, Great Zhao is not far from being destroyed. I am afraid that the new dynasty will continue to reduce the number of Taoist priests. I think this time we in Emei must send a Taoist priest to deal with it."

"Ah... If we rashly participate in the battle for the dragon vein, it will have a huge impact on our Dao vein. Once we fail, the dragon energy will backfire and our Emei will be in danger of being overturned."

"What are you afraid of? We have a blessed land here. At worst, we can close the mountain for a thousand years!"

Listen to the advice of the earthly immortals.

The Emei fairy pondered and thought, when a country is about to perish, dragons and snakes will arise, and if the dragons and snakes are supported successfully, the benefits to the fortune of the entire Taoist vein will be obvious. For example, Tianshan has gone through several battles before it has become the strongest Taoist vein in the world.

Although there are risks involved, they may be able to fight for one or two in this situation. After all, Futu Mountain has become a thing of the past. If they compete with Emei, they still have a great chance.

Of course, she had made the decision in her heart, but the Emei Fairy did not say it out loud. Now that the Great Zhao still had hundreds of years of national fortune, there was no need to rush.

…

Jianzhou.

Wuming Mountain was renamed Changling Mountain a hundred years ago. The entire mountain range has continuously absorbed the vitality and spiritual energy of heaven and earth over the years, and after being transformed by Shen Ping's magic array, it can now be compared with some famous mountains and rivers.

The scale of the Taoist temple has also expanded rapidly. Up to now, there are more than 300 Taoists, among whom there are ten who have reached the level of immortals. Although it is still not as good as the Lingyin Temple, it is much stronger than the former Changling Temple. What's more, with a real immortal sitting in charge, the Taoist temple will sooner or later become a world-famous Taoist sect.

now.

In one of the secluded Taoist temples.

Shen Ping closed his eyes and used the great Dao of heaven and earth to cleanse the blessed land. During these one hundred years, he had finally broken through the Yin and Yang energies and the reincarnation Dao bones to the level of earth immortals, allowing the scope of the blessed land to expand from hundreds of feet to thousands of feet, which was larger than any blessed land of earth immortals.

Therefore, washing is very time-consuming.

Even if he had comprehended many great principles and had a very high cleansing efficiency, it would still take him half a year of energy. However, with this kind of cleansing, the growth rate of the blessed land would be far ahead. According to his estimation, it would only take a thousand years for the blessed land to transform into a cave heaven.

You should know that the immortal Xue Jing once said that the transformation of the blessed land is a long process, and many earthly immortals have survived until their lifespans are exhausted without being able to transform.

"Once the blessed land transforms into the cave heaven, the speed of comprehending the five elements, reincarnation, yin and yang and other great ways of heaven and earth will accelerate. At that time, perhaps I can try to integrate the mixed cave avenue and condense the prototype of a small world!"

After finishing washing.

He pondered, if he could condense the prototype of a small world, would he be considered to have truly comprehended the Great Dao of the Chaos World? This was the top Great Dao of the World, and the other great Daos it integrated also contained powerful Great Daos of the World. He couldn't imagine how powerful it was.

"Once you comprehend the great Dao of the Chaos World, you will officially ascend!"

Suppress the thoughts.

He walked out of the Taoist temple.

After more than a hundred years of seclusion, it's time to go out and relax.

Step out of the palace.

The magical power of the earth immortal covered the entire Changling Mountain in the blink of an eye. Looking at the terrain and spiritual vitality of the earth veins, a hint of satisfaction appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I have seen the immortal Ling Zhen."

When Uncle Lingwu saw Shen Ping taking a walk, he hurried forward to salute.

Shen Ping smiled and said, "Lingwu, is there anything wrong with the Dao vein recently?"

During this hundred years or so, thanks to the rich vitality of Changling Mountain, Master Lingwu also broke through to the Taoist level.

Ling Wu said, "The incense is flourishing, and the Dao vein is steadily improving. The ancestors all praised it and said that at this speed of development, my Changling Dao vein will definitely be among the most powerful Dao veins in the world."

Shen Ping burst out laughing. The ancestor of the Changling lineage was quite confident.

"Spiritual Immortal, the imperial court has been unstable recently. Many Daoist sects have deduced the secrets of heaven and said that the national fortune of the Great Zhao court is declining and there is a sign of national destruction. Every time there is such a period, it is a huge opportunity for the Daoist sects. If you can support the new dynasty, the Daoist sects will be blessed by the dragon energy for a thousand years. During this thousand years, the development of the Daoist sects will increase rapidly."

Listen to this.

Shen Ping shook his head. "My Changling lineage doesn't need to participate in this kind of competition. Even without the blessing of dragon energy, a thousand years is enough for us to grow up."

Ling Wu said hurriedly: "Yes, Ling Zhen Di Xian."

After the two separated.

Shen Ping came to Yin Shu's Taoist temple. In these years, Yin Shu had never left the house. She was in seclusion for a long time just like him. She only came to the blessed land to have sex with him every night.

"Junior brother."

Sensing Shen Ping's aura.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Yin Shu opened her eyes and shouted.

Shen Ping stepped forward, put his arm around her waist and said, "Sister, you have already reached the level of a True Lord. No matter how hard you practice, you won't make much progress. Only by traveling around the world and accumulating knowledge and experience can you gain a new understanding of the world."

Yinshu is different from him.

With the talent for devouring and his true spirit, he naturally does not need to travel around the world. Even with the guidance of the Emei Immortal, it is difficult for Yin Shu to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth on her own, unless she gives up her own consciousness and chooses to merge with the consciousness of the Emei Immortal.

Seeing Yinshu didn't say anything.

Shen Ping continued, "Look at your senior sister. She went to Lingyin Temple the moment she became a True Lord. I heard that she went to the East China Sea to make trouble recently."

Yin Shu said quietly, "I just can't bear to leave my junior brother. If my junior brother wants to travel with me, I will go out."

Shen Ping was speechless. In fact, he knew that the reason why Yin Shu was like this was because she was influenced by the words of the earthly immortal she had heard before, which made her feel disgusted with the world. She just wanted to hide in the quietness of Changling Mountain.

The Emei Immortal revealed this to him when she was controlling his body.

After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll travel with you."

Even if his true spirit is strong, he will feel tired after using the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to cleanse the blessed land for a long time. This time he will relax for three years at the shortest and five years at the longest. It will be a pleasure to take Yin Shu with him to travel and see the changes in the world today.

Yin Shu showed a delighted expression, "Thank you, Junior Brother."

A few days later.

Shen Ping set out from Jianzhou and went up Yunjiang River. In addition to Yin Shu, Gui Ji was also accompanying him. Originally, Ghost King Youyue also wanted to go, but there were many things that needed to be dealt with in the Taoist temple's underworld, so she had to stay.

Crash.

The river was rough, and in some dangerous places the water splashed up layers of waves. However, after passing the narrowest section, the river became wider, the water flow became gentler, and gradually some cruise ships appeared.

Wait until you enter Jiangzhou.

The number of cruise ships on the Yunjiang River has increased dramatically, creating a prosperous scene similar to that of the Qinhuai River.

Gui Ji said, "Yunjiang has been well governed in recent years. The people on both sides of the river have enjoyed good weather and good harvests. However, this is limited to the nearby areas. In places further away, it is not so good. Bandits are rampant and demons and ghosts are prevalent... This has lasted for nearly a hundred years."

"Those Taoists didn't care and only focused on fighting against the imperial court."

Shen Ping's face was calm. The world was bustling with profits. The court wanted to reduce the number of Taoists. The Taoists could hardly protect themselves, so how could they care about the people? It could only be said that the starting point of the court was good, but the means used were too harsh.

But there was actually no way to deal with this kind of thing. Successive emperors of the Great Zhao wanted to push it forward, but unfortunately they failed to come up with a method that would have the best of both worlds. During the reign of Emperor Ren De, drastic measures were taken, and the backlash was naturally severe.

He pinched his fingers.

Calculating the direction of the dragon energy and the future national fortune of Great Zhao, it can be seen that the national fortune is indeed declining severely. However, matters such as national fortune can only speculate on the general direction. As for the specific situation, no one can predict it. This is also the main reason why he did not allow Changling Daomai to participate in the dragon vein dispute.

After all, this matter is not of much use to the Changling Taoist lineage. With the blessing of his spell formation, Changling Mountain will prosper sooner or later.

"Let's go to Yunjiang Dragon Palace as guests."

No matter what, Yunjiang Dragon God has done a good job over the years, and it is reasonable for him to go there for his sake.

…

The tour is over.

Senior sister Yinshu's heart knot has eased a lot. At least she is no longer just secluded herself from her husband and wife like before. She returned to the Taoist temple, started to take care of the vegetable garden, and cultivate her body and mind.

Things like this, which are close to life and nature, can help a true lord understand the world.

Shen Ping went into seclusion again to practice.

Time goes by year after year.

Emperor Jingren reigned for less than fifty years before he died of exhaustion. The throne was passed to his successor, who was just as licentious and immoral as Jingren. It seemed that the descendants of the Great Zhao who inherited Jingren's dynasty became worse and worse. After three emperors and a period of 170 years, the state of Great Zhao became extremely bad. Bandits were everywhere in all states, and the people revolted, and the country gradually began to show signs of chaos.

However, just when the various Taoist sects were preparing to support the dragons and snakes in their fight for the dragon veins, the fourth emperor of Great Zhao since Jingren was a ruler of revival. On the first day of his accession to the throne, he abolished the policy of reducing the number of Taoists, showed favor to the various Taoist sects, and provided various tax exemptions, which immediately eased the crisis in the court.

Many Taoist sects continued to wait and see, and at the same time began to help the court rebuild the City God and the Underworld, slay demons and protect the people.

In just thirty years, the imperial court was completely transformed. Although there were still many bandits in various provinces, the number of demons and monsters decreased dramatically.

After the imperial court had gathered its strength, it sent a large army to suppress bandits in various places.

Just as the Great Zhao was recovering its national strength and the people were living and working in peace and contentment, in the 40th year, this king of revival fell seriously ill and died.

The next emperor was tyrannical and bloodthirsty. His true nature was revealed only two years after he ascended the throne. He built large-scale gardens, which drained the national treasury that had accumulated some wealth with great difficulty. However, he increased taxes arbitrarily, plunging the people of the world into poverty again.

Some Taoist sects could not bear to see this and wanted to secretly get rid of the emperor. Unfortunately, he was blessed with dragon energy and ordinary Taoists could not get close to him at all. In addition, there were powerful forces behind the scenes, which led to repeated assassination failures.

Finally, in the 52nd year of his reign, various states and prefectures rose up in rebellion and started a dispute over dragon veins in the name of clearing the court of evil officials. For a time, the world seemed to have entered a period of chaos.

But the emperor didn't care at all and continued to enjoy himself as he pleased. He even built pools of wine and meat in the palace to entertain his concubines.

"The fate of the Great Zhao Kingdom is about to collapse."

A Taoist sighed.

In fact, any Taoist with a little bit of Taoism could see that the last glimmer of hope for the Great Zhao had been snuffed out by this emperor. Even if another ruler of revival appeared, it would be powerless to save the country. At this time, the Taoists in the world no longer waited and watched, but directly participated in the battle for the dragon veins.

Every battle for dragon veins is extremely brutal. It is both an opportunity and the root of destruction. However, even though they know the risks, many Taoists still join in without hesitation. After all, this is a chance to become a true lord in one leap, or even to condense a blessed land and break through to become an earthly immortal.

(End of this chapter)