The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 659

"You lose."

When Xuanjue's primordial spirit escaped into the underworld, Zhao Guizhen, who was above the Daming Palace, also took a deep breath, returning all the thousands of sun gods inside and outside the city to himself.

"You just caught the one that escaped, but I grasped the general trend."

Above the clouds, Zhao Guizhen, who had regained his immortal appearance, said so.

On the opposite side of him, Huiji, whose golden body was broken and his Dharma appearance disappeared, could only sit on the lotus throne in desperation.

"The trend?"

After a long silence, the unwilling Huiji slowly raised his head.

"In a sense, you did successfully stop Xuanjue and me."

"But don't forget, we can lose countless times, but you can only win this time."

As if responding to Hui Ji's words, after Zhao Guizhen returned the thousands of sun gods to his body, his body aged rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Burning the fortune of the country and trying your best, your end will be even more miserable than that Xuanjue."

"At any rate, he can start all over again, but you may not be able to escape the final outcome of the 'Five Decays of Heaven and Man'."

Hui Ji could see clearly that Zhao Guizhen's fate had been firmly tied to Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty—Li Yan since Zhao Guizhen's re-cultivation of the national destiny and his footsteps in the divine way more than 20 years ago.

Now that luck is broken and Li Yan is dying, Zhao Guizhen will not live long.

"Who said the 'big trend' in my mouth refers to this?"

Staring at Huiji with a half-smile, Zhao Guizhen just shook his head lightly after hearing what the other person said.

"I joined the WTO to protect the incense of Taoism, so that the people of the world can have enough food and clothing, and not be afraid of evil spirits..."

"I did the first point, and I did half of the latter point."

Today, although the various schools of Taoism have not returned to the status of "state religion" in the early Tang Dynasty, they seem to be suppressed much more than before.

The establishment of the Qin Tianjian made those feudal towns and monsters dormant who wanted to take advantage of the troubled times, and no longer dared to treat the people as cattle and horses to squeeze and exploit.

To say that the only thing Zhao Guizhen failed to do is to bring the people of the world back to the state of peace and security.

But it wasn't that Zhao Gui really didn't want to, but it was beyond his ability.

After all, Zhao Guizhen is just a Taoist priest. He has the best cultivation base in the world and the determination to save the common people, but he does not have the knowledge and ability to really improve productivity.

Therefore, in the past 20 years, in addition to maintaining stability, Zhao Guizhen has been looking for heroes who can truly feed and clothe the people of the world.

"you?"

Keenly aware of something, Hui Ji looked at Zhao Guizhen again with shock in his eyes.

"You guessed it right. Over the years, I have been looking for a successor, a successor who can feed and clothe the world."

"No matter how I monitor Chang'an and patrol the world, I still haven't been able to find a man of insight who suits my wishes."

"Until your appearance gave me hope."

The calm tone revealed deep tiredness and relief, Zhao Gui really didn't know whether Huiji could realize his wish, but he had indeed achieved the greatest possible within his ability.

"So when you were preaching, I didn't stop you, and even deliberately let those scholars listen to your preaching."

"So when Your Majesty mistakenly believed the rumors and began to seek the method of longevity, although I was heartbroken, I also knew that this was a 'labor pain' that had to be paid."

"Even those wicked heretics who entered Chang'an to disturb Chao Gang were within my expectations."

When he said this, Zhao Guizhen's voice paused for a moment, and then he continued.

"If the world wants great order, it must first be in chaos..."

"The real 'big trend' is to eliminate all obstacles with the momentum of chaos, and finally break through and stand up."

"Now that the evil spirits have been eradicated and the heretics have receded, His Majesty will follow me. All that is left to you is 'Li'!"

"Establish power, establish prestige, legislate, establish everything that can be established, and let my Tang Dynasty return to a peaceful and prosperous age!"

"This is what I leave for you, and it is also the 'big trend' I am really pursuing."

Obviously there were no bold words, but Zhao Guizhen's words shocked Hui Ji.

"All you did was to test me from the very beginning?"

After realizing this, Huiji suddenly realized why Xuanjue and the others had such a fight, but Zhao Guizhen didn't choose to make a move until the end.

Hui Ji had no doubts at all that those leftist demons involved in tonight's incident must have been recorded and chased thousands of miles away by some demon hunters hiding in the dark.

After all, even a monster of Xuanjue's level was sent into reincarnation, and there was no reason for other heretics who wanted to fish in troubled waters to survive.

"It's not a test, it's just that I want to gamble for the last time."

Zhao Guizhen knew that time was running out, and he was unable and incapable of fulfilling his long-cherished wish of a prosperous country and a peaceful people, so he could only entrust that unfulfilled wish to Hui Ji, who was more suitable.

"The next is your era, and it's time for old guys like our generation to retire."

During this brief conversation, Zhao Guizhen, who was originally only gray at the temples, grew older, and his gorgeous hair completely turned into white silk.

Hui Ji, who has excellent eyesight, even saw very striking age spots on Zhao Guizhen's body.

"Why didn't you just tell me?"

There was another brief silence, and Hui Ji finally asked the last question in his mind.

"If you had been honest with me from the beginning, maybe we would not have ended up where we are today."

It's a pity that facing Huiji's remarks, Zhao Guizhen asked back indifferently.

"Your Majesty is kind to me after all, would you just abandon him?"

"No matter what the result is, I always have a ray of hope in my heart, that His Majesty will finally wake up and get back on track."

"Besides, if I had told you frankly from the very beginning, how could I have attracted Xuan Jue, a group of monsters who want to go against the sky?"

While speaking, Zhao Guizhen had already set his sights on the Nine Heavens Temple below.

He seemed to have noticed Zhao Guizhen's gaze, and Li Yan, who was pale and coughing up blood, immediately raised his head, but his eyes still showed the domineering aura of an emperor.

[Is this their tacit understanding? 】

Seeing Li Yan's expression, Huiji suddenly felt that Zhao Guizhen might not have hidden anything from him at all.

Zhao Guizhen is saving Datang in his own way, so why isn't Li Yan, the emperor of Datang, saving Datang in his own way?
Seeking the method of longevity in the body of an emperor has been a strict taboo since ancient times.

Smart as Li Yan risking the world's disgrace, maybe he also wants to gamble like Zhao Guizhen.

【Unfortunately, he lost the bet. 】

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(End of this chapter)