嗡——

Crisis came quietly and suddenly, without the slightest warning.

The white-robed cultivator, who claimed to be from Shangqing, was suddenly targeted by a sword light from the sky. In the space of a finger snap, he hurriedly dispersed his form, but a crisp sound of a sword piercing metal still came from the void. The white-robed cultivator reappeared from the void in an instant, but at this time, he was already wounded between his eyebrows, his soul disappeared, and his body fell straight down into this world.

"A puppet?"

A surprised voice came from the void and quickly disappeared, but immediately after, the brilliance of the Great Sun Tathagata filled the entire continent. At this time, he was the sun in the sky above Chang Continent, illuminating the heavens and the ten directions!

Even if there was any feud, it should have waited until after he left. To dare to suddenly attack during the question of Tianxin (heaven's will) was simply disregarding him.

"Where did this flying immortal come from, killing people in front of me, is he looking down on this poor monk?"

He still had questions to ask.

However, there was something strange....

The Great Sun Tathagata's thoughts flowed. The millions of thoughts covering Chang Continent did not discover from which direction the attack came, as if the detection of these thoughts had been gently pushed aside, deliberately ignoring the approach of something.

A streak of crimson light drifted leisurely.

Wherever this person existed, all things in the universe retreated!

Under the bright sunlight, the other party's true form almost revealed itself, but the next moment, due to the cycle of cause and effect, the Great Sun Tathagata's brilliance stopped, and the Great Sun Tathagata also forgot what he was just doing in the space of a finger snap.

Just a finger snap.

In the space of a finger snap, sixty kshanas (moments) passed in the world, and in one kshana, there were nine hundred births and deaths.

"Tianxin!"

"Spiritual Immortal Red Chapter!"

The Great Sun Tathagata's eyes were full of doubt.

The Ling Xian Chi Zhang (Spiritual Immortal Red Chapter), also known as the Ling Xian Jue, was an ancient magic formula of the Tianshi (Celestial Master) Dao, retaining the ancient Taoism of witchcraft, with two types: Huang Zhang (Yellow Chapter) and Chi Zhang (Red Chapter). The former drove away all demons and ghosts, while the latter drove away all living beings.

However, although it was said to be Tianshi Dao.... it was somewhat different.

"The Ling Xian Jue, the orthodox Tianshi Dao wouldn't use it.... the demon celestial masters of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.... None of the Daoist sects stopped me, and now that he is acting here, no one is going to intercept him."

"So that's how it is.... that's what it means."

Letting the demon celestial masters act here was somewhat like driving away the tiger to devour the wolf while watching from the sidelines. The killers were not the orthodox Daoist sects but the demon Dao lineage, so the Daoist sects could still claim to be unrelated to this matter in the future.

Moreover... the Great Sun Tathagata thought, he had come here and inquired about the Daoist sects everywhere, which was already unreasonable. After all, the matter involved Biao Shanhe (Outer Mountains and Rivers), which violated the rules, and he naturally could not come here to act tough.

Now that the demon celestial masters had acted and killed people, the Daoist and Buddhist sects were still "harmonious on the surface" as in the past, acting as if nothing had happened.

".....Well, now that I know the news of the Primal Beginning incarnation, greed will only bring disaster. I'll talk about the rest if I have the chance....."

.........

Whoosh—

The fire talisman burned completely, and the red halo dissipated.

In the northeast sea of Jukuzhou, inside the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace hidden in the sea clouds, demon celestial master Sun En scattered the crimson light in his hand.

"A Tianxin Minor Vehicle confronting a Tianxin Major Vehicle is still a bit勉强 (mianqiang, inadequate) after all. It only managed to influence him for a finger snap. I thought I could control him for a kshana."

"This Esoteric Sect's Great Buddha is blatantly wandering around the Three Continents of the Daoist sects, yet no Tianxin (heaven's will) came forward to question him. These guys don't seem like bull-nosed old men, but like turtle bastards."

"Even if the Fire Dragon True Man kills indiscriminately, they shouldn't be so afraid! The Shangqing Sect is really powerful. The Zhu Huo Palace and the Liu Yun Palace are fighting among themselves, but they still want to give the Daoist sects' spirits to the Esoteric Sect?"

Sun En exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, feeling uncomfortable all over.

The white-robed man who claimed to be from Shangqing was just a puppet. That attack was like hammering into mud. Killing a puppet could never have the satisfaction of killing a real person.

This Ji Xiang was originally a target he wanted to kill, but now, he had reached a good deal with Zhang Tianshi (Celestial Master) of Biao Shanhe (Outer Mountains and Rivers), so he naturally had to reverse his previous attitude and protect him.

For this reason, his disciple, Cao Taixu, who was a Jin person, was very dissatisfied with this, after all, Ji Xiang had previously killed the "heir to the Later Jin" whom he valued. However, based on the principle that the enemy of an enemy is a friend, if Ji Xiang, or rather the Ming Court, was to stand against the Song Court, then it would be reasonable for the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace to help them.

It wasn't for any past relationship in the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, but just a pure exchange of benefits.

嗡——

That sword light disappeared outside the sky. Another person in the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace opened his eyes. His face was slightly pale, and half of his face had traces of being burned by flames.

"The Great Sun Tathagata's fierce sunlight still touched me. Thank you, Lord."

"Mm...."

Sun En nodded slightly, his tone still a bit apologetic: "This Ling Xian Jue is really difficult to use. The Red Chapter is incomplete, and since he is a Tianxin Major Vehicle, my influence is further weakened."

"Longyu, your cultivation has also improved."

"Yes, this little injury is not a problem, I can recover after a few years of recuperation."

This Daoist in the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace wore a gold crown with Jin inscriptions and a white silk robe, which was the attire worn during Liao Dynasty sacrifices.

A Khitan outfit, Yelu Longyu, the third prince of Emperor Jingzong of Liao, was one of the few members of the Liao Dynasty's imperial clan who practiced Daoism.

The characters gathered by the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace were extremely mixed, mostly unorthodox cultivators from the Daoist sects. Their thoughts were mixed and inconsistent, and only Sun En, this demon celestial master, could accommodate them. The gathering of this group of people was also an extremely strong force. Among the Sixteen Great Heavenly Palaces, the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace was also among them.

"Lord, the Ling Xian Jue is not smooth to use because it is the art of Zhang Xiu, the ancient Five Pecks of Rice Sect's witchcraft Daoist art, not the later orthodox Tianshi Daoist art. I recently heard a big thing, and I am about to report it to you."

"Oh, what is it?"

Sun En's control over his subordinates was not strict, advocating that everyone has their own opportunities. If someone wanted to take his place, he would also welcome it, but if he wanted to be the lord of the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace, he had to consider the Daoist sects' encirclement and suppression that he would face next.

He was in the Tianxin realm, had the means to hide the Heavenly Palace, and also had a bit of friendship with the orthodox Tianshi Dao, and also had good personal relations with the Five Yang Emperors of the Quanzhen Dao, so his existence was considered a "latent rule" among the Daoist sects.

If someone wanted to replace him, then they had to carefully consider the "Heavenly Palace's development" that followed.

Therefore, Sun En generally would not ask about his subordinates' situation, but would only call a few people to help when there were major issues to deal with.

The Third Prince said: "There are clues about Zhang Xiu's Qingcheng Ghost Capital."

Sun En raised his eyebrows: "Oh? News of the lost witchcraft Daoist inheritance? If it's true, it's indeed a big thing."

The Five Pecks of Rice Sect and the Tianshi Dao were often confused by later generations, but this confusion began when Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu.

This was a merger and fusion of Daoist sects.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Uprising was something that many people knew, but "In the Xiping era, there was a great uprising of demon thieves, including Luo Yao in the Three Assistants. In the Guanghe and early Zhongping eras, there was Zhang Jiao in the east and Zhang Xiu in Hanzhong."

Luo Yao taught the people the art of invisibility, Jiao was for the Way of Great Peace, and Xiu cultivated the Way of Five Pecks of Rice.

In the second year of Emperor Ling of Han's reign, a man named Luo Yao taught people the five elements illusion technique of invisibility in the Three Assistants area, and founded a religion and uprising with it, which was the prelude to the Yellow Turban Uprising. In the Zhongping era, Zhang Jiao shouted the famous slogan that the heavens were dead, and in the same year, the Yao witch Zhang Xiu of Bajun rebelled, and the Bashan Five Pecks of Rice Sect, which practiced the art of witchcraft, began from then on.

Zhang Xiu occupied Qingcheng Mountain and created the Ghost Capital.

Sun En sighed: "In the past, I have also sent many proxies to the Shu region to search, but none of them found any trace of the Ghost Capital in Qingcheng Mountain. I expected that when Zhang Xiu fought with Zhang Lu, he must have dragged the Ghost Capital into a certain dharma realm to prevent it from being snatched by the Tianshi Dao, but there are so many dharma realms in the heavens, if you don't know the correct location and incantation, it is impossible to communicate with the correct dharma realm."

"If the Ling Xian Jue can be completed, I will not be afraid of encountering a Tianxin Major Vehicle figure like the Great Sun Tathagata again."

But the Third Prince said to Sun En: "Yes, but...."

"But what?" Sun En asked in confusion: "Didn't you say there were clues? Could it be that you don't know the location of the dharma realm, or do you have a place where your strength can't reach? Could it be that even I, in the Tianxin realm, can't touch it."

The Third Prince nodded slowly, his tone slightly bitter: "The Ghost Capital seems to.... be placed in Mount Wawu."

Sun En was greatly surprised when he heard this, and then his face gradually became gloomy.

Mount Wawu was a terrifying place, the ancestral court of all Daos, a place where Lao Tzu and Yin Xi had been. The mountain contained a maze formation; those who were not sages would be lost in the formation upon entering, and would not be able to escape until death. Therefore, it was also known as the Demon Mountain.

The situation of Mount Wawu was a mystery. No one who had entered it in the past had returned alive. In the era when immortals could still manifest in the world, many immortals had entered Mount Wawu, but all died unexpectedly. The soul incense they left outside all turned into ashes in an instant from a great blaze of light.

"No wonder, no wonder..... I didn't expect that he would place the Ghost Capital in Mount Wawu. Zhang Xiu really has unfathomable means. How could a mere immortal be able to enter and leave Wawu without getting lost? Zhang Lu doesn't have this ability, so naturally he doesn't dare to look for it."

The Third Prince also said: "Another clue is that Mount Wawu seems to be connected to all the dharma realms. This news is considered reliable."

"Where did the news come from?"

Sun En asked.

The Third Prince replied: "Zhu Houcong. He said that when he was the emperor, he once approached it and peeked at it."

"He wants to exchange this condition for the protection of the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace."

Sun En's face changed slightly.

Everyone else was easy to talk to.

But he really didn't dare to protect this guy who robbed the Taishang Laojun (Lord Lao) !

"No."

Sun En said so, and rejected it after a little thought. The Third Prince looked surprised: "Lord, if we don't accept him, wouldn't it..... damage our reputation?"

The Eternal Life Heavenly Palace was the destination for all kinds of unorthodox people, and now there was another troublemaker, so in principle they should welcome his joining. However, Zhu Houcong acted too arrogantly, wanting to control everything, and even robbed the Taishang Laojun's position. The loss of this position even caused people from the other two religions to come out to chase and kill him, with the aim of obtaining the position of Taishang Laojun.

With this divine position, there would be a steady stream of immortal pills.

This was a hot potato, and Sun En didn't dare to take it at this time, otherwise he was afraid that the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace would not be able to keep it.

"Zhu Houcong wants to take refuge in a great sect in exchange for a temporary respite. I understand his thoughts, and I understand his feelings even more. I also understand why he came to my Eternal Life Heavenly Palace, but it's really not good to accept him now."

"But I also have a way to save him. Come closer and listen, and convey it to him. Consider it as a reward for this news."

The Third Prince looked puzzled.

Sun En recited a section of the incantation. The Third Prince asked: "What kind of method is this?"

"This is Luo Yao's Mian Ni Fa (Hidden Art), the Five Elements Illusion Technique, which belongs to the art of the Fangshi (Alchemists). After the failure of the Great Virtuous Teacher's attempt to change the world, its method has not been passed down in this world, and only I know it."