Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 772: Monument of Divine Merit and Virtue

"The late emperor once borrowed my name to guide you in your cultivation..."

He Yiqun's voice was like the echoing sound of a bell, lingering in Li Yun's mind for a long time, making him unable to calm down for a long time.

In Li Yun's impression, the late emperor has always been a god-like figure.

He has a profound cultivation and great strength. Sitting in the Golden Throne Palace, he can control everything in the wilderness.

People like him should immerse themselves in understanding the great principles of heaven and earth every day and focus on handling national affairs.

How could he have the time to chat with the young monks of the Purple Mansion Army?
It is even more impossible for him to pretend to be He Yiqun and boast in the "Discussion Room" that "Your Majesty is a wise and enlightened monarch who is benevolent, respectful to the wise, and has a broad mind."

How could the late emperor be such a... narcissistic person?
However, looking at He Yiqun's serious expression and Wang Jian's complicated expression beside him, it was clear that what He Yiqun said was true.

Unconsciously, Li Yun recalled what "Senior He" - no, what the late emperor had said to him in "Qingdu Order".

"The sword technique you're practicing has too many flaws. I'll take it and help you fix it."

"Little Li, when you learn any martial arts or magic from now on, please use your brain and think about the principles and rules behind them. Don't just swallow them all up and apply them mechanically without understanding them thoroughly."

"If you can think more about this kind of question, it will be of great benefit to your promotion to the sixth realm or even the saint realm in the future."

"As a member of the Purple Mansion Army, you will shoulder the responsibility of defending your country in the future. You must not relax your requirements on yourself in your cultivation..."

"..."

At the same time, pictures emerged in Li Yun's mind.

He recalled the first time he entered the palace on a snowy morning. He saw the emperor's overly young but majestic face in the magnificent hall and heard him say, "He who enjoys the benefits of the world bears the world's troubles; he who enjoys the happiness of the world shares the world's worries."

He recalled that when he met the emperor in Changchun Garden, he performed the "Thunder Sound Sword Technique" at the emperor's command. At that time, he only felt that the tone of the emperor's instructions on swordsmanship was quite similar to that of "Senior He" in "Qingdu Ling", but he never studied it in depth.

He remembered that he had waited for the late emperor at the foot of Kunlun Mountain two years ago and saw him use blazing flames to destroy the "Tower of Babel" set up by the gods under Taishang Haotian.

He recalled the time when Xuan Dan Tianzun invaded. The previous emperor stood in the sky with his green robes fluttering, and fought off the foreign enemies with his own strength. However, he himself fell helplessly like a bird with broken wings under the gaze of everyone...

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"The late emperor..."

Li Yun's heart was filled with waves, his nose felt sore, and tears flowed out of his eyes involuntarily.

In his heart, the image of the late emperor gradually changed from a god who was high in the clouds and out of reach, to a vivid person, a teacher who gave him teachings and also joked with him.

It’s like walking from heaven to earth.

But Li Yun's respect for the late emperor did not diminish in the slightest.

On the contrary, when he thought of the late emperor using the name "He Yiqun" to have harmonious conversations with the Purple Mansion Army in the "Discussion Room" without any airs, he felt more and more the greatness and personal charm of the late emperor.

"No wonder he doesn't want to accept me as his disciple," Li Yun reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, thinking silently in his heart, "I heard that Prince Wang and Senior He both called the late emperor 'Grandmaster'. If I become the late emperor's disciple, wouldn't I become their uncle-master?" "Commander Li, are you okay?" He Yiqun saw that Li Yun was stunned for a moment with slightly red eyes, and asked with concern.

"I'm fine," Li Yun immediately forced a smile and said, "I just remembered the advice the late emperor gave me in the Qingdu Order.

"I didn't expect that as the king of a country, he would be so concerned about the practice of an ordinary cultivator like me. He took time out of his busy schedule to guide me in improving my skills and lead me to comprehend the great Dao of heaven and earth..."

At this point, he paused, lowered his eyes, and sighed: "Now that I think about it, not only did I receive his life-saving grace like everyone else in the world, but I also received a lot of his...teaching grace.

"But I will never have the chance to repay him."

Hearing Li Yun's words, Wang Jian patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "The late emperor sacrificed himself to save the Great Wilderness. If you can live up to his expectations, grow up, and protect this Great Wilderness world for him, it will be the best reward for him."

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The next morning, the sky was still dark and silent.

The upper reaches of the Luo River were shrouded in fog and the cold wind was howling.

Li Yun came alone to the previous emperor's mausoleum built on the mountain - now named "Zhaoling".

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The cemetery is surrounded by a towering wall, and a heavy bronze gate stands quietly, separating the inside and outside of the cemetery. Surrounded by dense pine and cypress trees with lush and tall branches and leaves, the entire cemetery is filled with a solemn and majestic atmosphere.

Generally speaking, the imperial mausoleum is guarded by special personnel and no outsiders are allowed to enter.

But Li Yun, the commander of the Purple Palace Army, was now an important figure in the Great Xia court. When the officials and soldiers guarding the mausoleum saw him coming, they did not stop him, but slowly pushed open the bronze gate to let him pass.

After passing through the gate, you will see a straight sacred road leading to the depths of the cemetery.

There are stone statues lined up on both sides of the sacred road. The stone men, stone horses, stone tigers and other statues are lifelike, like a group of guards silently protecting the cemetery.

In the center of the shrine stands the Monument Tower of Divine Merit and Sacred Virtue, inside which is placed a stone stele several meters high, carried steadily on the back of a stone-carved Xixi.

The stone tablet is densely engraved with the great achievements of Emperor Taizu of Daxia. The handwriting is vigorous and powerful, and it seems that this huge stone tablet cannot fully record his legendary deeds.

Li Yun stood in front of the stone tablet for a moment, and saw that the previous emperor rose from obscurity and served as an official in Yishui. When he was in the third realm, he stopped Kong Xuan Sanren from sacrificing 100,000 souls to become a ghost king.
He also created the fire character in Luojing to drive away ghosts and bring benefits to the people;

In Tongjun County, he went to jail to save the people who were sacrificed to the "River God";

Afterwards, he even took up his sword and executed the Prime Minister and removed the Shangshu, thus ridding the people of harm.

Later, he raised an army in Liangzhou City in the northwest, overthrew the Great Qi Dynasty, established a new dynasty, abolished the old system, weakened the power of the aristocratic families, and selected only the virtuous and capable;

Drive away the nine evil spirits and create a great spiritual energy conversion formation;
Establish the Purple Mansion Army, promote the "Qingdu Order", and break the old monopoly of the aristocratic families and sects on Taoism;
He even used his clone to break into the Lingxiao Realm alone, destroyed the "Melting Furnace", and seized a "Haotian Ship" from Taishang Haotian.

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"When the late emperor passed away, he was not even 25 years old," Li Yun thought silently, "but he had already accomplished such great achievements that have never been achieved before or since... Alas, it seems that even the heavens are jealous of such a person in the world!"