Practicing from the Taoist
Chapter 487 Anomaly Interference
Chapter 487 Anomaly Interference
The sun was rising, and when the first ray of sunlight fell in the sky, a group of ministers of the Xu Kingdom had already lined up outside the Xu Palace. The number of people was tens of thousands. Dress formally, with a serious expression, because today is a very important day for Xu Guo.
Today, the state of Xu is going to hold a grand ceremony to officially announce that it has become the co-lord of the world. They, the people and officials of the state of Xu, are also honored.
The sunlight gradually spread from outside Xu Palace towards the gate of Xu Palace, as if a path formed by light had been paved. The moment the light extended to the gate, the gate of Xu Palace opened.
Everyone's expression straightened, and they all looked at the opened gate of Xu Palace, only to see that it was not their lord Xu Jin who walked out of the gate first, but a group of blood-futu Taoist soldiers.
This group of blood floating butcher Taoist soldiers walked out of the Xu Palace step by step, with their bodies like sculptures poured with fine iron, step by step. The more than 3000 blood floating butcher Taoist soldiers all have cultivation bases above the Tianxian realm, and their aura Like one body, everyone around them felt a sense of oppression in an instant.
Those who were not outside Xu Wang's palace, but watched this grand ceremony through magical means, looked at this group of blood floating butcher Taoist soldiers, and felt awe in their hearts.
Xu Guo became the co-lord of the world. At first, many practitioners thought that Xu Guo might be the one with the shallowest background among the previous co-lords of the world, but now it seems that this may not be the case. However, Xu Guo's background is definitely not shallow. Even Dasheng back then, I'm afraid he couldn't produce such a powerful army.
After a group of blood floating butcher Taoist soldiers walked out of the gate of Xu Palace, followed by Wang An and other blood owl Taoist soldiers, and among these blood owl Taoist soldiers, a gorgeous chariot appeared. It was Xu Jin who sat on the chariot.
At this moment, Xu Jin was rarely able to change into a gorgeous dress. She was more majestic and extravagant than usual, and her expression was so serious that people dare not look directly at her.
After Xu Jin's chariot appeared, all the ministers of Xu State bowed down together.
"Welcome Your Majesty!"
A deafening sound rang out. It was the voice of all the ministers of Xu State. Xu Jin, who was sitting on the chariot, just looked at the crowd very calmly, without any reaction. Those ministers of Xu State did not need Xu Jin. Jin ordered that after the chariot passed in front of them, they would stand up by themselves, then follow behind the chariot and walk towards the outside of King Xu's palace together.
After everyone left the Xu Palace, they turned around the street outside the Xu Palace and walked on a main street in the old city of Gu. Both sides of the street in front of them were already densely packed with people. Many of these people were practitioners, or Dao soldiers with magical powers, but on this occasion, no one dared to fly into the air, and they all stood obediently on both sides of the street, watching the procession pass by them.
Originally, some people wanted to cheer, but when the team passed by, they didn't make any noise, they just saluted respectfully forward to express their blessings.
The mighty team turned a few streets and arrived at the place where the grand ceremony will be held. The location is still in Gujiu City. It is a small semi-enclosed space, and a high platform has already been built in it.
The reason why the grand ceremony is held here is because this location is at the gate of the old city, and it is also the place where Xu Jin really had the idea of fighting for the world for the first time.
The team stopped after entering this semi-enclosed small space, and Xu Jin, who had been sitting on the chariot, also walked down slowly at this time.
"Woo, woo, woo!"
The sound of ritual and music sounded, and all the ministers of Xu State also walked to their positions. Tian Yu, Qi Yang, Han Huang, Nan Sui and others came out, each holding a tray in their hands, and came to Xu Jin's room. Standing still on the left, Bai Li, Zheng Hong, Qi Yi, Yan Jian and others also came out, also holding different things in their hands, and stood on Xu Jin's right.
"The grand ceremony begins, please invite Master Xu to come on stage!"
At this time, a majestic voice sounded, and at some point, the god of Kangshan had already stood beside the high platform, not only him, but several other gods at the conceptual level also stood in different directions of the high platform, Ready to watch the ceremony.
After Xu Jin heard the voice of the God of Kangshan, he directly raised his feet and walked towards the high platform. The moment he stepped on the high platform, the sound of ritual music around him instantly became louder, and there was an extra sense of majesty in it. feel.
And in this small space, some blurry pictures appeared in the void. They were scenes of large and small battles, all of which Xu Jin had experienced before. At the same time, these pictures are constantly changing, telling the story of Xu Jin's difficult journey.
All the people who watched from outside this semi-enclosed small space felt quite touched at this time. Even a person like Xu Jin who can become the co-lord of the world has gone through hardships. After going through all kinds of hardships and dangers, It's not easy to get to where I am today.
"Xuan, the words of the co-lord!"
After Xu Jin stepped onto the high platform, the voice of the God of Kangshan sounded again, and then Tian Yu stepped out, picked up the document on the tray in front of him, and read it aloud.
"Today, I, Xu State, have wiped out all the kingdoms of the earth, quelled the flames of war, established meritorious deeds, practiced kingship and enlightenment, and became the common master of the world. From now on, all the people in the world are the people of Xu State. Learn together, the gods in the universe will learn together!"
After reading a few short sentences, the hearts of all the ministers of the state of Xu present, as well as those who watched the ceremony from a distance, were filled with enthusiasm. Once such a declaration was made, it represented the future of state Xu. , has truly become the co-lord of the world!
However, just after the reading was over, and before the God of Kangshan announced the next ceremony, he suddenly heard the voice of the sky, and there was a roar.
Everyone looked up at the sky. The sky was still clear at this time, but in this clear sky, one could see flashes of thunder, and the sound of rolling thunder still echoed between the sky and the earth.
At such a solemn moment, such a vision suddenly appeared, which immediately affected everyone's good mood.
As the host of the ceremony, the god of Kangshan reacted very quickly. With a thought in his mind, he saw thunderbolts appearing in the sky, which suddenly turned into streaks of multi-colored rays of light, forming a rainbow across the sky. The vision of thunder turned into a beautiful auspicious scene.
"Present the Imperial Seal!"
Immediately afterwards, the voice of the God of Kangshan sounded again, and then Bai Li and the others quickly walked to the high platform holding trays one by one, and placed the national seals from those powerful vassal states on the high platform, Placed under Xu Guoxi.
All the ministers of the State of Xu who were watching the ceremony in front of the high platform bowed slightly at this time, and then watched Xu Jin step forward and raised the seal of the State of Xu high.
At this time, the mutation reappeared. The light of the rising sun suddenly became dim, and then under the gaze of everyone, a scene like a solar eclipse appeared, and the sun gradually disappeared. There was only a very dim light between the sky and the earth.
With such a change, the people of Xu State will inevitably feel panic in their hearts, and the faces of all the ministers of Xu State are also very ugly. Even the gods at the conceptual level who are observing are all expressionless at this moment. serious.
Xu Jin standing on the high platform narrowed his eyes slightly, and a powerful aura rose from him. The special rule power belonging to Xu Jin completely suppressed the original rules of the world at this moment. It was so bright that even without the sun shining, everything could be seen clearly.
Xu Jin turned her head and glanced at the God of Kangshan next to the high platform. The other party immediately understood, and then spoke loudly.
"Sacrifice to heaven and earth!"
As his words fell, Tian Yu and the others climbed onto the high platform again, lit the furnace on the high platform, offered the prepared sacrificial objects, and then stepped aside respectfully.
At this time, Xu Jin walked to the front of the burning stove top. Under the gaze of everyone, he produced a somewhat dirty cloth ball, and then slowly opened it. Inside the cloth ball was a A pinch of millet.
Xu Jin put the small handful of millet in the cloth group in front of her and controlled a tray, then looked around at the ministers of Xu State, and then said loudly.
"This is the first tribute I received. It was obtained from an old woman when I first arrived in Gujiu. I have carried it with me for many years. Now, I offer this tribute to heaven and earth. From today onwards, The widow is the co-lord of this world, and I should seek blessings for the people of Xu State, and protect the people of Xu State well!"
As soon as Xu Jin's words fell, a group of ministers of Xu State immediately bowed down, bowed to Xu Jin, and shouted in unison.
"We pay homage to His Majesty Xu Huang!"
The citizens of Xu State who were saluting outside the small space also bowed down together at this time, shouting loudly.
"We pay homage to His Majesty Xu Huang!"
When everyone shouted in unison, a vision of bright stars appeared in the sky. Stars appeared in the daytime, and a mighty coercion pressed down from the sky to the earth, as if to destroy the entire earth .
All the people of Xu State felt a sense of suffocation at this moment, as if the next moment, they would perish under this heavenly power, with no bones left, and the shouts in their mouths naturally stopped abruptly.
However, under Xu Jin's power, this coercion that seemed to destroy the earth disappeared in an instant, but the feeling at that moment just now interrupted everyone's emotions. Everyone looked up at the sky , Inevitably still have some heart palpitations.
Xu Jin looked up at the sky, the stars were still bright at this moment, Xu Jin's eyes seemed to be able to see figures in the starry sky, they were the gods under Yuan's command.
It's just that among these gods, Xu Jin didn't find Yuan's figure for a while, and didn't know what the other party's plan was, but he didn't show up until now.
"Li Cheng, pay homage to the co-lord!"
The God of Kangshan standing next to the high platform spoke again at this time, and at the same time that he spoke, all the sacrifices placed on the high platform flew into the furnace. This was not entirely controlled by the God of Kangshan, but belonged to The normal reaction of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.
In the original such sacrifices, sacrifices to the gods were also added, but now Xu Jin, as the lord of the Xu Kingdom, is a god at the conceptual level and has already stood at the top of the world's gods, so naturally there is no need for sacrifices Other gods, so I simplified the process of offering sacrifices.
Now that the God of Kangshan speaks, he actually simplifies the process of sacrificial offerings. Originally, there were some other processes in this grand ceremony, but depending on the current situation, it doesn't matter if these processes are not carried out.
And after the God of Kangshan announced the completion of the ceremony, his voice almost reached the ears of all the people in the entire Xu country. Most of the people in the Xu country who heard the voice chose to face the ancient direction, facing There is a great ceremony of worship.
As for the few remaining people who did not salute, most of these people were from other exterminated vassal states, some of them had not adapted to their own status for a while, and the other part was unwilling to recognize the state of Xu until now. Those who have become the co-lords of the world, even in their hearts, may not have the idea of returning the country.
For these people, Xu Guo didn't have much energy to deal with them for a while, and people's hearts were the most difficult thing to control. Xu Guo had just wiped out the vassal states on the earth. These people couldn't agree with Xu Guo, which was normal to a certain extent.
After the people of Xu State in No. [-] Middle School visited the shrine, the grand ceremony of Xu Guo declaring to be the co-lord of the world was basically completed. Although the process of the grand ceremony was omitted a lot, it seemed that the whole process was a bit rushed, but it was completed anyway.
And just after the ceremony was completed, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared in the center of the stars in the sky, and at the same time, a powerful conceptual force appeared, covering the entire world.
All living beings felt at this moment, what is the real co-ownership of heaven and earth, because that concept is the real concept of co-ownership, and all people who feel this concept have a heartfelt desire to surrender feel.
Needless to say, the person who released this concept is Yuan. Just when the grand ceremony of Xu Guo's announcement of becoming the co-lord of the world was just completed, the other party appeared at this time and released the concept of co-lord. This was aimed at Xu Jin The Lord of this world.
Compared with Xu Jin who declared to be the co-lord of the world, Yuan at this moment is more like a co-lord. The concept released from him is also conveying this to all living beings.
Feeling Yuan's concept of co-ownership, Xu Jin, who was standing on the high platform, did not change his face at this time. He knew that Yuan had the concept of co-ownership, and he also knew that the other party might make a move at any time. Naturally, he could imagine that the other party would choose to fight against him. He appeared when he announced that he would become the co-lord of the world, to give himself a blow, so Xu Jin was not surprised at what happened at this moment.
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The sun was rising, and when the first ray of sunlight fell in the sky, a group of ministers of the Xu Kingdom had already lined up outside the Xu Palace. The number of people was tens of thousands. Dress formally, with a serious expression, because today is a very important day for Xu Guo.
Today, the state of Xu is going to hold a grand ceremony to officially announce that it has become the co-lord of the world. They, the people and officials of the state of Xu, are also honored.
The sunlight gradually spread from outside Xu Palace towards the gate of Xu Palace, as if a path formed by light had been paved. The moment the light extended to the gate, the gate of Xu Palace opened.
Everyone's expression straightened, and they all looked at the opened gate of Xu Palace, only to see that it was not their lord Xu Jin who walked out of the gate first, but a group of blood-futu Taoist soldiers.
This group of blood floating butcher Taoist soldiers walked out of the Xu Palace step by step, with their bodies like sculptures poured with fine iron, step by step. The more than 3000 blood floating butcher Taoist soldiers all have cultivation bases above the Tianxian realm, and their aura Like one body, everyone around them felt a sense of oppression in an instant.
Those who were not outside Xu Wang's palace, but watched this grand ceremony through magical means, looked at this group of blood floating butcher Taoist soldiers, and felt awe in their hearts.
Xu Guo became the co-lord of the world. At first, many practitioners thought that Xu Guo might be the one with the shallowest background among the previous co-lords of the world, but now it seems that this may not be the case. However, Xu Guo's background is definitely not shallow. Even Dasheng back then, I'm afraid he couldn't produce such a powerful army.
After a group of blood floating butcher Taoist soldiers walked out of the gate of Xu Palace, followed by Wang An and other blood owl Taoist soldiers, and among these blood owl Taoist soldiers, a gorgeous chariot appeared. It was Xu Jin who sat on the chariot.
At this moment, Xu Jin was rarely able to change into a gorgeous dress. She was more majestic and extravagant than usual, and her expression was so serious that people dare not look directly at her.
After Xu Jin's chariot appeared, all the ministers of Xu State bowed down together.
"Welcome Your Majesty!"
A deafening sound rang out. It was the voice of all the ministers of Xu State. Xu Jin, who was sitting on the chariot, just looked at the crowd very calmly, without any reaction. Those ministers of Xu State did not need Xu Jin. Jin ordered that after the chariot passed in front of them, they would stand up by themselves, then follow behind the chariot and walk towards the outside of King Xu's palace together.
After everyone left the Xu Palace, they turned around the street outside the Xu Palace and walked on a main street in the old city of Gu. Both sides of the street in front of them were already densely packed with people. Many of these people were practitioners, or Dao soldiers with magical powers, but on this occasion, no one dared to fly into the air, and they all stood obediently on both sides of the street, watching the procession pass by them.
Originally, some people wanted to cheer, but when the team passed by, they didn't make any noise, they just saluted respectfully forward to express their blessings.
The mighty team turned a few streets and arrived at the place where the grand ceremony will be held. The location is still in Gujiu City. It is a small semi-enclosed space, and a high platform has already been built in it.
The reason why the grand ceremony is held here is because this location is at the gate of the old city, and it is also the place where Xu Jin really had the idea of fighting for the world for the first time.
The team stopped after entering this semi-enclosed small space, and Xu Jin, who had been sitting on the chariot, also walked down slowly at this time.
"Woo, woo, woo!"
The sound of ritual and music sounded, and all the ministers of Xu State also walked to their positions. Tian Yu, Qi Yang, Han Huang, Nan Sui and others came out, each holding a tray in their hands, and came to Xu Jin's room. Standing still on the left, Bai Li, Zheng Hong, Qi Yi, Yan Jian and others also came out, also holding different things in their hands, and stood on Xu Jin's right.
"The grand ceremony begins, please invite Master Xu to come on stage!"
At this time, a majestic voice sounded, and at some point, the god of Kangshan had already stood beside the high platform, not only him, but several other gods at the conceptual level also stood in different directions of the high platform, Ready to watch the ceremony.
After Xu Jin heard the voice of the God of Kangshan, he directly raised his feet and walked towards the high platform. The moment he stepped on the high platform, the sound of ritual music around him instantly became louder, and there was an extra sense of majesty in it. feel.
And in this small space, some blurry pictures appeared in the void. They were scenes of large and small battles, all of which Xu Jin had experienced before. At the same time, these pictures are constantly changing, telling the story of Xu Jin's difficult journey.
All the people who watched from outside this semi-enclosed small space felt quite touched at this time. Even a person like Xu Jin who can become the co-lord of the world has gone through hardships. After going through all kinds of hardships and dangers, It's not easy to get to where I am today.
"Xuan, the words of the co-lord!"
After Xu Jin stepped onto the high platform, the voice of the God of Kangshan sounded again, and then Tian Yu stepped out, picked up the document on the tray in front of him, and read it aloud.
"Today, I, Xu State, have wiped out all the kingdoms of the earth, quelled the flames of war, established meritorious deeds, practiced kingship and enlightenment, and became the common master of the world. From now on, all the people in the world are the people of Xu State. Learn together, the gods in the universe will learn together!"
After reading a few short sentences, the hearts of all the ministers of the state of Xu present, as well as those who watched the ceremony from a distance, were filled with enthusiasm. Once such a declaration was made, it represented the future of state Xu. , has truly become the co-lord of the world!
However, just after the reading was over, and before the God of Kangshan announced the next ceremony, he suddenly heard the voice of the sky, and there was a roar.
Everyone looked up at the sky. The sky was still clear at this time, but in this clear sky, one could see flashes of thunder, and the sound of rolling thunder still echoed between the sky and the earth.
At such a solemn moment, such a vision suddenly appeared, which immediately affected everyone's good mood.
As the host of the ceremony, the god of Kangshan reacted very quickly. With a thought in his mind, he saw thunderbolts appearing in the sky, which suddenly turned into streaks of multi-colored rays of light, forming a rainbow across the sky. The vision of thunder turned into a beautiful auspicious scene.
"Present the Imperial Seal!"
Immediately afterwards, the voice of the God of Kangshan sounded again, and then Bai Li and the others quickly walked to the high platform holding trays one by one, and placed the national seals from those powerful vassal states on the high platform, Placed under Xu Guoxi.
All the ministers of the State of Xu who were watching the ceremony in front of the high platform bowed slightly at this time, and then watched Xu Jin step forward and raised the seal of the State of Xu high.
At this time, the mutation reappeared. The light of the rising sun suddenly became dim, and then under the gaze of everyone, a scene like a solar eclipse appeared, and the sun gradually disappeared. There was only a very dim light between the sky and the earth.
With such a change, the people of Xu State will inevitably feel panic in their hearts, and the faces of all the ministers of Xu State are also very ugly. Even the gods at the conceptual level who are observing are all expressionless at this moment. serious.
Xu Jin standing on the high platform narrowed his eyes slightly, and a powerful aura rose from him. The special rule power belonging to Xu Jin completely suppressed the original rules of the world at this moment. It was so bright that even without the sun shining, everything could be seen clearly.
Xu Jin turned her head and glanced at the God of Kangshan next to the high platform. The other party immediately understood, and then spoke loudly.
"Sacrifice to heaven and earth!"
As his words fell, Tian Yu and the others climbed onto the high platform again, lit the furnace on the high platform, offered the prepared sacrificial objects, and then stepped aside respectfully.
At this time, Xu Jin walked to the front of the burning stove top. Under the gaze of everyone, he produced a somewhat dirty cloth ball, and then slowly opened it. Inside the cloth ball was a A pinch of millet.
Xu Jin put the small handful of millet in the cloth group in front of her and controlled a tray, then looked around at the ministers of Xu State, and then said loudly.
"This is the first tribute I received. It was obtained from an old woman when I first arrived in Gujiu. I have carried it with me for many years. Now, I offer this tribute to heaven and earth. From today onwards, The widow is the co-lord of this world, and I should seek blessings for the people of Xu State, and protect the people of Xu State well!"
As soon as Xu Jin's words fell, a group of ministers of Xu State immediately bowed down, bowed to Xu Jin, and shouted in unison.
"We pay homage to His Majesty Xu Huang!"
The citizens of Xu State who were saluting outside the small space also bowed down together at this time, shouting loudly.
"We pay homage to His Majesty Xu Huang!"
When everyone shouted in unison, a vision of bright stars appeared in the sky. Stars appeared in the daytime, and a mighty coercion pressed down from the sky to the earth, as if to destroy the entire earth .
All the people of Xu State felt a sense of suffocation at this moment, as if the next moment, they would perish under this heavenly power, with no bones left, and the shouts in their mouths naturally stopped abruptly.
However, under Xu Jin's power, this coercion that seemed to destroy the earth disappeared in an instant, but the feeling at that moment just now interrupted everyone's emotions. Everyone looked up at the sky , Inevitably still have some heart palpitations.
Xu Jin looked up at the sky, the stars were still bright at this moment, Xu Jin's eyes seemed to be able to see figures in the starry sky, they were the gods under Yuan's command.
It's just that among these gods, Xu Jin didn't find Yuan's figure for a while, and didn't know what the other party's plan was, but he didn't show up until now.
"Li Cheng, pay homage to the co-lord!"
The God of Kangshan standing next to the high platform spoke again at this time, and at the same time that he spoke, all the sacrifices placed on the high platform flew into the furnace. This was not entirely controlled by the God of Kangshan, but belonged to The normal reaction of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.
In the original such sacrifices, sacrifices to the gods were also added, but now Xu Jin, as the lord of the Xu Kingdom, is a god at the conceptual level and has already stood at the top of the world's gods, so naturally there is no need for sacrifices Other gods, so I simplified the process of offering sacrifices.
Now that the God of Kangshan speaks, he actually simplifies the process of sacrificial offerings. Originally, there were some other processes in this grand ceremony, but depending on the current situation, it doesn't matter if these processes are not carried out.
And after the God of Kangshan announced the completion of the ceremony, his voice almost reached the ears of all the people in the entire Xu country. Most of the people in the Xu country who heard the voice chose to face the ancient direction, facing There is a great ceremony of worship.
As for the few remaining people who did not salute, most of these people were from other exterminated vassal states, some of them had not adapted to their own status for a while, and the other part was unwilling to recognize the state of Xu until now. Those who have become the co-lords of the world, even in their hearts, may not have the idea of returning the country.
For these people, Xu Guo didn't have much energy to deal with them for a while, and people's hearts were the most difficult thing to control. Xu Guo had just wiped out the vassal states on the earth. These people couldn't agree with Xu Guo, which was normal to a certain extent.
After the people of Xu State in No. [-] Middle School visited the shrine, the grand ceremony of Xu Guo declaring to be the co-lord of the world was basically completed. Although the process of the grand ceremony was omitted a lot, it seemed that the whole process was a bit rushed, but it was completed anyway.
And just after the ceremony was completed, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared in the center of the stars in the sky, and at the same time, a powerful conceptual force appeared, covering the entire world.
All living beings felt at this moment, what is the real co-ownership of heaven and earth, because that concept is the real concept of co-ownership, and all people who feel this concept have a heartfelt desire to surrender feel.
Needless to say, the person who released this concept is Yuan. Just when the grand ceremony of Xu Guo's announcement of becoming the co-lord of the world was just completed, the other party appeared at this time and released the concept of co-lord. This was aimed at Xu Jin The Lord of this world.
Compared with Xu Jin who declared to be the co-lord of the world, Yuan at this moment is more like a co-lord. The concept released from him is also conveying this to all living beings.
Feeling Yuan's concept of co-ownership, Xu Jin, who was standing on the high platform, did not change his face at this time. He knew that Yuan had the concept of co-ownership, and he also knew that the other party might make a move at any time. Naturally, he could imagine that the other party would choose to fight against him. He appeared when he announced that he would become the co-lord of the world, to give himself a blow, so Xu Jin was not surprised at what happened at this moment.
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(End of this chapter)
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