Xianye

Chapter 445: Twenty-four Emperors Succession

The light reflected on the clear sky, sparkling and brilliant, illuminating the entire hundred miles of wilderness with only this color.

Its dazzling appearance seemed to contain a majestic power, which made countless grasses and trees among the mountains bow down and the clouds and smoke slant!
This undisguised momentum not only attracted the attention of Xue Jing, Yang Kezhen and others from Yuchen's side, but also Jin Zongchun and Du Gui from Beiping Mountain across the Tongtuo River were moved and surprised.

"..."

Lu Shen, who was meditating, suddenly changed his mind.

He walked out of the quiet room, covered his eyebrows with his hand and looked into the distance, his eyes dim and thoughtful.

At this moment, above the wasteland, not long after the laughter, the strong wind in the sky suddenly parted, and three figures appeared.

The leader was a young man with sharp eyes and handsome eyebrows.

The man was wrapped in a green robe and had his hair tied up with a bamboo hairpin. There was nothing unusual about his clothes, except that around his waist hung a fist-sized stone lotus, which was green and lovely in appearance and one could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary thing.

Behind the man in green robe were an old man and a young boy.

The old man had clear features, a white beard, and a brilliant golden light surrounding him. Although it was hidden, it had a powerful aura, like heavy clouds and rain.

As for the little boy who looked about six or seven years old on the old man's left hand, he had an ordinary aura, as if he had just started practicing Taoism. Yuan Yangsheng felt something was wrong, but no matter how he opened his martial arts eyes, he could not tell who the boy was.

"My name is Ji Yan, nice to meet you fellow Taoists."

The young man bowed sincerely with a smile on his face and spoke in a very gentle and polite manner. It was easy for people to have a good impression of him at first sight.

"Surname Ji?"

Chen Heng's heart moved, and he was slightly surprised.

Although many thoughts flashed through his mind, he remained silent in the end and just bowed his head in return.

"The descendant of the contemporary Heavenly Emperor, the fifth prince of Daoting, Ji Yan..."

After the young man announced his name, Chen Heng immediately understood.

After hearing the name, Xu Zhi and Yuan Yangsheng had strange expressions on their faces, obviously they had heard of this person before.

However, the two were even more surprised that such a noble from the Taoist court would come to visit them in person, and it was inevitable that they found it a little unbelievable.

"Why does this energy look familiar..."

When returning the gift, Yuan Yangsheng suddenly remembered that just before entering Xiping Land, he used his martial arts heavenly eye to observe the void in all directions, and vaguely saw a golden and purple noble aura.

And at this moment, Ji Yan was in front of him, and the golden and purple noble aura he had at that time exactly matched the aura of this person!

"It turns out to be him!"

Yuan Yangsheng shouted secretly.

While he was lost in thought, after the greetings, Chen Heng waved his hand to summon the golden carriage and invited Ji Yan in to have a chat. Yuan Yangsheng shook his head and followed him in.

“As the saying goes, a tiger dies but its frame remains unchanged. I once heard from our head brother that although the Zhengxu Ji clan no longer has the might of the ancient times, it should not be underestimated.

"Master Taisu, Master Fire Dragon, Lord Shangluo, and the Great Xuanzun Yuanmu... With these great and virtuous people watching over us, even if the evil god Su Yu was reborn, it would be difficult for him to attack Zhengxutian openly and without hesitation!"

After the host and the guests were seated, the spirit of the Golden Chariot personally served tea.

Seeing that Ji Yan was not being aggressive and was chatting happily with everyone, Yuan Yangsheng picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a thousand thoughts running through his mind.

"It seems that this prince wants to win over Brother Chen and recruit him as his helper?"

Yuan Yangsheng said secretly.

……

……

It is said that emptiness gives birth to the universe, and the universe gives birth to vitality.

The clear and bright part is thin and becomes the sky, while the heavy and turbid part is stagnant and becomes the earth.

According to rumors, not long after the saints of the Dao Court descended from the void, separated heaven and earth, and corrected yin and yang.

Feeling that living beings were ignorant, a high and supreme Heavenly Emperor emerged from the depths of the chaotic universe, took over the power to rule the world from the hands of the saints, and personally enlightened the heaven and earth, operating yin and yang, in order to teach the most primitive and countless creatures in the universe.

And because that High Heavenly Emperor was the original ruler after the creation of the world.

Tai is the "greatest of the middle", and the beginning is the "end of all things" -

The immortals, Buddhas and saints of later generations also offered the title "Tai Shi" to refer to the great emperor who laid the foundation of the Taoist court, established the rules and regulations of the Dharma network, and promoted the orthodox teachings of all dharmas.

And after who knows how many epochs of peace, it was seen that order had been restored in the universe, and everything was in order.

The Taishi Emperor, whose origins were mysterious, also gave up his power as the Emperor of Heaven. He ignored the pleas of his ministers, passed the throne to his disciple Yuanyu Immortal Lord, and then disappeared. He once again hid in the depths of the universe, spending the entire year in contact with the chaotic energy, and being with the Three Lights.

Emperor Yuanyu passed the throne to Emperor Chongzhong, who passed the throne to Shangji, who passed the throne to Taihuan, who passed the throne to Zhouyu...

Until the sudden collapse of the ancient Dao Court, there had been a total of twenty-four emperors in the Dao Court.

From Taishi above to Dazhao below, he is the lord of all living gods and the supreme being of the universe!

Twenty-four emperors passed on their thrones——

This is what we call being surrounded by immortals and Buddhas, and being protected by divine auspiciousness!

Although the ancient times are long gone, the influence of the Dao Court is also declining.

However, a centipede is still alive even after death.

Those powerful giants with boundless magical powers could certainly look down on the Zhengxu Dao Court, and even gave it the name of "Ji's Small Court" to openly mock it.

But no matter how much they regarded the Dao Ting edict as a piece of useless paper, they still had some fear in their hearts about this behemoth that once suppressed all things.

And it is impossible to smash Zhengxu Daoting into pieces and destroy it completely...

After the end of the era of the twenty-four ancient emperors, Ji Mu, a descendant of Emperor Da Zhao, wanted to rebuild the Taoist court. He posthumously conferred the title of Crown Prince Chang Ming and called himself the Lord of All Heavens.

Although this man's ambitions were not fulfilled, and Ji Mu himself died early, the Daoting country was finally continued in Zhengxutian.

To this day, although the Zhengxu Daoting foundation has passed through the Ji, Yu, Xia, and Si families for several times and has caused many troubles, it was finally firmly grasped by the Ji family and never leaked out again.

Chen Heng heard that although the current Daoting Emperor Ji Huan had ascended the throne not long ago, he was not a wise and powerful ruler, and even his Taoist realm was unable to surpass Wan Tian.

With Ji Huan's cultivation level, if he were placed in ancient times.

It is likely that it would be extremely difficult for this person to even obtain the position of an important minister, let alone sit on the throne of the Emperor of Heaven to control yin and yang.

But even so, under Ji Huan's imperial edict, the Lord of Heaven, who had previously interfered in the selection of the Emperor of Heaven and even wanted to curse Ji Huan to death from a distance, still died miserably.

His head was even sent to Zhengxu Heaven as a congratulatory gift to Ji Huan after he ascended the throne.

Although Mingtian is just an ordinary sky, its background should not be underestimated.

There are hundreds of sects gathered in this sky. Among them are Wanxiang Palace, Baiting Sect and other real immortal sects with a long history!
And it is clear that Ming Zun was able to hold on to his throne amidst such a situation with many powerful opponents, and suppress the development momentum of Wanxiang Palace and Baiting Sect, making it difficult for these two to shake the foundation of his rule.

This level of cultivation is considered extraordinary even among the immortals!

But even so, because of his arrogance in interfering in the throne of the Emperor of Heaven, it is clear that no matter how powerful the Heavenly Venerable is, he will eventually end up in a miserable end.

Although the Dao Court is in decline, its foundation is still there, as can be seen from this!

At this time, in the golden carriage, after three rounds of tea and some small talk.

Chen Heng put down the teacup, looked at Ji Yan who was sitting opposite him, and asked directly:

"I am honored to have your presence here, and I am honored to have you here. However, I don't know why the Fifth Prince mentioned that the star division has a flaw in it."

Ji Yan smiled upon hearing this, and also put down the teacup in his hand, gently placed it on the table, and said:

"The founder of your sect, Immortal Daxian, was once an important official of the Taoist court's thunder department and the master of the Thunder Department in Xiandu. He was known for raising clouds and rain, nourishing all things, punishing rebels and eliminating evil, and determining good and evil, disaster and fortune.

I have read many of this senior's deeds in exorcising demons in the scrolls when I was young."

After paying polite compliments to Master Yuchen, Ji Yan suddenly changed the subject and said calmly:
“As for the two founders of the Nine True Sects, they were both members of the Eight Sects and Six Schools. They also held prominent positions in the Former Ancient Dao Court and were Daode Zhenxian of the Dou Department.

However, the two great immortals of the Jiuzhen Sect had some conflicts with Mr. Mei Gongxing, and there was no shortage of quarrels between them. "

Mei Gongxing——

The former Grand Historian of Gudaoting, the one who offended countless sects and forces because he was ordered to compile the "Golden Chapter of Dique"?

Although Chen Heng had never met this great man, he was not unfamiliar with his name.

The "Tai Su Yu Shen" that he is practicing now was specially created by Tai Su Zhang in order to compete with Monk Long Zang for the ginseng fruit.

When Dao Ting was compiling the "Di Que Jin Zhang", this "Tai Su Yu Shen" was borrowed by Mei Gongxing, and it only received a "middle-low" rating from Mei Gongxing.

When Jun Yao was about to die due to his forced practice of the "Secret Spell of the Great Demon Curse of Baishui", it was also Mei Gongxing who spoke up.

It was Mei Gongxing who asked Jun Yao to go to the Taisuzhangren Taoist temple to find a way out for Jun Yao...

"Because of their different philosophies, Mr. Mei and the founder of the Jiuzhen Sect disliked each other, and Mr. Mei had the habit of being a naughty boy. It was rumored that whenever the founder of the Jiuzhen Sect created a magical power, he would put all his energy into it, even to the point of causing trouble for the government, and Mr. Mei would also create an opposite magical power to break it.

Because of this, their grudge became even deeper.”

Ji Yan's voice came slowly:

“And this dispute of arrogance also continued to the disciples of these two.

The Chanxing Fenyuan Formation was actually created by Yan Yu of the Jiuzhen Sect. This person had a very ancient origin and was a True Lord in the late ancient times. He died early because he was ambushed when he was ordered to exterminate the celestial demon, so he did not have much fame passed down to later generations.

After Yan Yu's death, out of consideration for the deceased's reputation, several of Mr. Mei's students worked together to deduce the flaw in the Chanxing Fenyuan formation, but they did not announce the broken formation to the world. Instead, they sealed it in the library and kept it secret.

Soon after, a great change occurred, the heaven and earth turned upside down, and the world became one.

Countless gods in the universe fell into calamity. One of the two founders of the Jiuzhen Sect died in the calamity, and even Dao Ting fell into the world, no longer able to suppress the heavens.

In this situation, who would care about a method of breaking the formation of stars and dividing the walls?"

After lightly telling the ancient secrets, Ji Yan took out a bronze book from his sleeve, pushed it in front of Chen Heng, and said simply:
"This is the method to break the formation of the Chanxing Fenyuan. I hope Master Chen will accept it. I will not bother you any more."

After saying this, Ji Yan stood up and said goodbye without staying for a moment.

After everyone escorted him out of the golden carriage, Ji Yan suddenly stopped, looked up at the blue sky, and said inexplicably:
"In Master Chen's opinion, how does the present universe compare to the ancient times?"

Chen Heng stopped and smiled, saying, "This is my first time seeing the scenery outside the universe. It is difficult for me to speak out in front of the Fifth Prince."

"Blades and weapons are raging, flags are flying in disorder, the Yang world is ruling its own empire, and the underworld is filled with endless sounds of killing..." Ji Yan remained calm, only gave Chen Heng a deep look and said:
"I'm sure Master Chen is also aware of my intention, but now is not the time to reveal my true feelings. In my opinion, all the heavens and the universe must eventually be unified.

As for my sincerity, Master Chen will know it in the future!"

After saying this, Ji Yan bowed solemnly.

As the old man flicked his sleeves, a crystal rainbow bridge suddenly flew over from tens of millions of miles, holding up the bodies of several people. Then, looking up into the sky, it gently parted the sky above their heads, and they disappeared immediately, leaving only an empty space in their place.

"Oh, the universe..."

Behind Chen Heng, Yuan Yangsheng opened his martial arts eyes and looked up into the sky. After a while, he shook his head and put it away:

"If it was during the time of the Twenty-Four Ancient Emperors, a Dao Ting prince had personally come out to recruit him, even if he would be involved in a storm, it would have been a great blessing. But now, this..."

Yuan Yangsheng's throat moved, and finally he just said:
“But this fifth prince seems to be a man of character, doing things promptly and without dragging his feet.

But why does this person seem to be not very enthusiastic towards Yuan? Does this mean that Yuan's martial arts eyes are not worth recruiting?"

Xu Zhi smiled when he heard this: "When Brother Yuan can defeat me one day, it won't be too late to be angry."

"..."

Yuan Yangsheng's expression froze, and he was speechless for a moment.

During the past few days of competition, although they both tacitly held back, it was not difficult for them to see that Chen Heng was at ease.

"Fu Yubo couldn't beat Brother Chen back then, so how come he still can't beat him even after he came to Kui Yu Mansion and became a true disciple?"

Yuan Yangsheng felt helpless and scratched his head.

Xu Zhi looked at Chen Heng with a serious expression and asked:

"I wonder what Junior Brother thinks about this Dao Court recruitment?"

Chen Heng smiled slightly:
"Now that I am a member of Yuchen, my actions will inevitably make people think of the sect, not to mention such a big thing as being involved with the Zhengxu Ji clan.

The fifth prince was a smart man and should have known the pros and cons of this matter, so he didn't say much.

But for this universe..."

Chen Heng paused at this time.

He suddenly raised his head to look at the sky, his eyes gleaming with a brilliant light, as bright as a candle, making it difficult to look directly at him. After a moment, he said with emotion:
"The ancient saints, the twenty-four emperors, the living world and the underworld, the myriad righteous laws—

In such a glorious era, we are fortunate enough to be here and witness this universe.

I am so delighted, you two!"

Although the voice was not very loud, it revealed a sense of generosity and excitement that seemed to be able to shake the sky. It also infected Xu Zhi and Yuan Yangsheng, and a sense of heroism arose in their hearts.

"The three energies are in chaos, and nature is born from nothingness. The mystery of this universe is truly inestimable."

Chen Heng picked up the bronze book given by Ji Yan, stared at it for a while, and then he had the answer in his heart, thinking:
"Let's not talk about the future, but with this method to break the formation, the mountain defense formation on Beiping Mountain is no longer an obstacle for me. It can be broken in ten days!"

at the same time.

Outside the Xiping Land, a faint light suddenly appeared in the deep galaxy, and then a bright rainbow bridge flew across the sky, entwining itself from beginning to end and turning into a huge palace that stretched for who knows how many thousands of miles. The bright light illuminated the entire void, as if a star suddenly lit up in the darkness, dazzling.

After Ji Yan entered the main hall and sat down, and ordered the maids and musicians to leave, the old man hesitated for a few seconds, and finally felt puzzled. He bowed and asked:

"If the Lord wants to recruit Chen Heng, why not——"

"If I don't go there in person, how can I show my sincerity? Even if I don't show up, they will definitely break the formation. So I have to do it myself to add icing on the cake."

As if seeing what the old man was thinking, Ji Yan shook his head slightly and interrupted:

"Such a young first-grade golden elixir is an outstanding person even in ancient times. It is not excessive for me to come here in person.

And in that land, the one with the most promising future, or the one who is most likely to become friends with me, is only Master Chen!"

Although there are billions of living beings in Xiping Land, the only five people who deserve Ji Yan's special attention are Chen Heng, Lu Shen, Cui Ju, Yuan Yangsheng, and Xu Zhi.

Among them, Lu Shen and Yuan Yangsheng were born in Shaokang Mountain and Kuiyu Prefecture respectively.

The relationship between these two families and Zhengxu Daoting is very cold. Unlike the Eight Sects and Six Clan, they have always been too lazy to even deal with the superficial efforts. Ji Yan would not waste extra effort and make himself bored.

The Wusheng Sword Sect behind Xu Zhi involves too many things, and Ji Yan was too lazy to get involved unless it was absolutely necessary.

As for Cui Ju.

The venerable man behind him was on good terms with Ji Yan's third brother.

Regardless of other factors, this one point alone determined that Ji Yan and Cui Ju were definitely not the same kind of people.

After looking around, the only person worthy of Ji Yan's attention is Chen Heng!

"The top ten, personally taught by the Taoist, a first-grade golden elixir, and even defeated Chen Yushu's incarnation in the same realm. It's interesting to say that the name of that magician is far away from Zhengxu, but I have also heard of him..."

At this time Ji Yan sighed with emotion.

Following his gaze, I saw a round pearl embedded in the top of the hall, emitting light. In that light, I could clearly see the entire scene in the Xiping land.

“I thought I had taken Master Chen seriously enough, but after seeing him with my own eyes, I still underestimated his ability. To be able to use such a powerful sword technique at the sixth level, he is truly a contemporary genius!
Mr. Mei is right. It is worthwhile for me to come here for this person!"

"Mr. Mei?"

The old man was startled when he heard this, and he raised his head suddenly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Mei Gongxing, the Grand Historian, was a loyal supporter of the Daoting. In order to avoid being killed by his ancient enemies, he had always been elusive, so much so that there were rumors that Mei Gongxing had already died.

Only people like them in the Daoting knew clearly that Mei Gongxing was not only alive and well, but also had been working secretly for the cause of the Daoting.

But a big shot like Mei Gongxing would actually give special advice to Ji Yan, and even ask Ji Yan to recruit Chen Heng to strengthen his power?

Considering that the position of Crown Prince Daoting is still undecided, Ji Huan's sons are all secretly competing with each other.

The old man felt that he had guessed something, his blood boiled, his face flushed and his heart beat fast.

"No wonder, no wonder! I said that the master was clearly planning to pay homage to the mountain Zhenwu, but why did he change his mind and come to this small land halfway. It turns out that Mei Gongxing had suggested it, so this makes sense!"

The old man lowered his head and quickly hid his burning eyes:
"Mei Gongxing came forward, he must have seen that Chen Heng is extraordinary!

And such a big man actually did this, maybe he wanted to help the fifth prince ascend to the throne. As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, everyone else will succeed, maybe I can hold an important position in the court and become a minister in the future!"

When the old man was in a state of agitation, the boy who had never spoken a word since he appeared suddenly looked at Ji Yan and said calmly:

"Not only that."

Ji Yan thought highly of this boy. When he saw him speak, he stood up from his seat to show his seriousness and asked in a gentle voice:

"What does Mr. Zhong mean?"

"Taiyi Divine Thunder."

"Taiyi Divine Thunder?" Ji Yan's expression was truly moved for the first time.

"The Qi Palace in Chen Heng's body is full of Yang Qian Qi, and the orifices are glowing, brilliant and magnificent, anger rising, true water descending, extreme Yang stimulating Shao Yin, and the internal energy coming down from the Purple Palace, shaking his heart, like a flash of lightning..."

Although the voice of the boy whom Ji Yan called "Mr. Zhong" was still calm, Ji Yan couldn't help but feel a great uproar in his heart when he heard it:
“This is exactly the phenomenon that occurs when practicing the Taiyi Divine Thunder. Chen Heng can hide it from others, but he cannot hide it from me. Ten thousand years ago in the underworld, I have experienced this thunder method many times, so I remember it very clearly.” Old Zhong said meaningfully.

After he finished speaking, the place seemed to become cold and silent for a moment.

"He dares to practice Taiyi Divine Thunder at the Jindan stage... That Taoist Master Tongxuan is so confident. Does he really think highly of his disciple?"

It was not until a long while later that Ji Yan shook his head to break the silence, and a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his lips, and he was in a very good mood.

"It seems that the Fifth Prince regards Chen Heng as someone like Bai Qiancheng and Chunyu Tanyao?"

Elder Zhong glanced at Ji Yan and couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him:
"But how rare are people like Bai Qiancheng and Chunyu Tanyao? Chen Heng is a rare talent among men. It is not easy to ask him to die for the Dao Court."

Since the end of the ancient times, Ji Mu has declared herself the Lord of All Heavens and the Queen.

Up to now, counting Ji Huan's ascension to the throne, there are a total of ninety-two emperors in Zhengxu Daoting, which can be said to be an extremely long-lasting country!

Ninety-two emperors ruled the world, you finish your song and I will take the stage.

During this period, disasters and calamities were not to be mentioned, and even things that shook the foundation of the Dao Court and the country happened more than three or five times.

And Bai Qiancheng and Chunyu Tan mentioned by Mr. Zhong just now are important.

These two were both Taoist disciples from prominent sects and were famous for a time, but they both chose to be loyal to the Taoist court. Even after they achieved the ultimate Tao, they still devoted themselves to the cause of Zhengxu, regardless of life and death.

In the eyes of the world, what Bai Qiancheng and Chunyu Tan Yao did was really too bizarre and difficult to understand.

After hearing Mr. Zhong's questioning, Ji Yan's face did not show any trace of anger.

He just smiled warmly and passed over the topic.

"With the bronze book, I believe that Master Chen will break the formation soon. There is nothing else to do, so you might as well wait a while and see the result before leaving." Ji Yan said.

The old man seemed to want to say something when he heard the voice, and finally bowed without saying anything more.

Mr. Zhong said nothing more, just nodded casually, and his expression became serious again, as usual.

In the blink of an eye, a day has passed.

On this day, Ji Yan suddenly stopped practicing his profound skills and looked at the pearl on the top of the palace.

With a long and clear sound, the pearl's brilliance spread out, and inside, there were mountains collapsing, rocks falling, thunder roaring, wind howling, and all kinds of colorful lights rising up and dancing into a ball!

Among them, the most eye-catching one is a red sword rainbow, which is extremely dazzling.

It was fighting with a golden roc at the time. The battle was extremely fierce. Wherever it passed, people from both sides avoided it from afar and did not dare to interfere.

"It seems that Cui Ju is finally lacking a step."

After looking for a long time, Ji Yan withdrew his gaze and said.

And at the same moment.

Xiping land, Gelu.

Thick smoke rose up and the sound of killing shook the fields.

Under the dim sky, Chen Heng put away his sword and stood, looking down at Cui Ju who was looking unwilling, and said:
"Brother Cui, you lost."

(End of this chapter)