Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 673: No Eternal Happiness
In Yongle Cave, the sun is setting.

The setting sun cast down flames like fire, lighting up the entire river, and a small boat sailed among the flames.

Fu Li stood at the bow of the boat. The snake-like beast shadow attached to the back of his hand had disappeared. Instead, a woman stood behind him, paddling the boat.

The woman has a pretty face. Although she is dressed in tight clothes, her eyes and eyebrows can't conceal her charm. She stands straight and looks around with interest.

This is the true appearance of Shentu, one of the Nine Lords of the Eastern Palace, who is honored with the title of 'Zhulong'.

The ship broke through the waves with a loud noise. Thick fog was all around the river, like a city wall built on the river, slowly moving as the line of sight approached.

Occasionally, through the gaps in the fog, you can see a corner of the mountain, with lush vegetation and a palace hidden among them.

"The headmaster's Yongle Cave is really a beautiful sight."

A woman's clear voice suddenly rang out on the boat.

"If you can't speak, shut up."

Shen Tu smiled and said, "Why are you so angry? This place has been stolen by Longhu Mountain for the time being, but when we leave, won't it be returned to you?"

"Return it to me? Humph, I'm afraid it will return to your East Palace!"

"If you say so, it's too polite. We are all family now. What difference does it make whether this authority belongs to the East Palace or the Yongle Palace?"

Shen Tu held a long pole in his hand and slowly traced it up the riverbed. The ripples were stirred up by fish that curiously followed the boat and poked their heads out.

"Before I came this time, Lord God specifically asked me to tell you that he is only borrowing this cave temporarily and will not damage its structure in the slightest. After this period of time, it will be returned to its original owner."

Shen Tu paused and blinked at the figure not far away: "If you want to use this opportunity to recover Yongle Palace, perhaps we can still help you."

Fu Li ignored the other party and was in a daze, with complex and indescribable emotions in his eyes.

He raised his hand in front of him, as if trying to catch the mist, but it just flowed through his fingers and his palm was still empty.

A trace of bitterness appeared on Fu Li's lips. After a long while, he finally spoke: "I have a few questions to ask you."

"Master, please tell me everything I know."

"You know that I have already lost my position as a Bing-level Celestial Immortal, so why are you still so sure that I can lead you into this cave?"

"The seat of the celestial being? You mean the authority of Huang Liang? Of course."

Shen Tu admitted straightforwardly: "Although the authority here was taken away by Zhang Xiji, it was built by Yongle Palace after all. It's not that there are no secret doors for entry and exit, right?"

Fu Li frowned slightly, seeming a little dissatisfied with Shen Tu calling the "immortal class seat" with "authority".

Although he knew that the two were essentially the same thing, he still felt very awkward.

"So you, the East Palace, have been plotting against Zhang Xiji from the very beginning?"

"He went too far."

Shen Tu sighed: "If he hadn't insisted on using Huang Liang as a shield and a scapegoat, we wouldn't want to offend this Daoxu Erye Tianjun."

Fu Li asked in a deep voice: "What is your purpose?"

"What do you mean?"

"You, Yin Yang Order, are so powerful, why did you choose to swallow your anger when faced with the division of Huangliang by other families? You didn't even put up a decent resistance?"

Shen Tu said softly: "Even if we fight back, what can we do? Two fists are no match for four hands. And given our special status as Huang Liang, others are destined not to allow us to have too much authority."

"So you actually knew from the beginning that after Huangliang was built, it would be squeezed out by other sequences?!"

"That's right." Shen Tu nodded.

Fu Li asked in confusion: "Then why did you participate in the construction of Huangliang?"

"Master, do you think that without these powers, Huang Liang has nothing to do with our Yin Yang Order?"

Shen Tu laughed and said, "Permissions only allow you to use them, not own them. This dark sea will always belong to Huang Liang. On the contrary, only by giving up these permissions can other sequences use the dreamland with peace of mind, and only then can Huang Liang grow faster."

"growing up?"

Fu Li snorted: "So your goal is to create a god?"

"Don't you think there's something missing from this world?"

Shen Tu smiled and said, "There are ancient government offices, new religions, Buddhists who don't recite scriptures but practice in their dreams, Confucian scholars who do nothing but get promoted by becoming officials, machines that have replaced flesh and blood, and flesh and blood that have surpassed steel."

Fu Li interrupted the other party impatiently and scolded coldly: "What on earth do you want to say?!"

"In our world, the old and the new coexist, the true and the false coexist, but the only thing missing is the most important thing, that is, order."

Shen Tu said loudly: "The root cause of all the chaos is that this world has no true ruler who can command all living beings!"

Presided over
Fu Li's heart was beating fast, as if there was a voice urging him to kneel down and kowtow.

The fog around was surging constantly, and horrifying scenes were played out in it.

"The Martial Order is rampant, the Confucian Order is divided into factions, the Taoist Order is betrayed by the old and the new, the Buddhist Order is in disarray, and the Mohist Order is divided. All these things happened because there was no master to preside over justice."

Fu Li, who was suddenly distracted, was completely unable to stop Shen Tu's words from entering his mind.

"You mentioned God just now. Yes, such a being with infinite power can only be described as 'God'."

Shen Tu shook his head slightly. "But in my opinion, the term 'God' is still too one-sided. He should be both heaven and earth, and also a parent, carrying all things and nurturing all things. Under His care, there will be no more intrigue and deception in the world. Our energy should be focused on exploring the sequence, and on the sequence itself."

"Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly is ultimately just an illusion!"

Veins bulged on Fu Li's forehead, as if he was struggling to get rid of the illusion that was entangled in his mind, and he squeezed out stiff words from between his teeth.

"When everyone abandons their physical bodies and ascends to Huangliang, will there still be people who think that the Huangliang world is just an illusion?"

The smile on Shen Tu's face was still bright.

“Is it Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly, or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou? The ancients were not able to figure it out, but we have the opportunity to see it clearly.”

Shen Tu's words seemed to have the power to clear the clouds and reveal the sun. The fog that filled the river surface suddenly dissipated at this moment, as if a curtain was drawn open, finally revealing the green mountains on both sides.

Pavilions, towers, flowing waterfalls, exotic flowers and rocks all come before your eyes.

In the middle, a winding mountain path leads directly to the top of the mountain. Along the way, there are layers of palaces and royal buildings, with incense burning and bells ringing.

Shen Tu drove the boat towards a small ferry on the shore. Fu Li got off the boat first and walked up the mountain with his head down. His face was ashen and he kept silent the whole time, as if nothing had happened just now.

Perhaps because of the wide range of opportunities for immortals opened up by Tianshi Mansion, there are now far more people practicing Taoism in this cave than when Yongle Palace was presided over.

In front of every Taoist temple, there are people coming and going, and it is bustling and lively.

These Daoists seemed to be unable to see Fu Li walking in front, and could only see Shen Tu following behind. They curiously looked up and down at the female nun, who was quite rare among the Daoists. Shen Tu was not afraid of the stage, and smiled and nodded in return.

Fu Li slowed down his pace and let his eyes wander between the Taoist temples lined up on both sides.

Behind these Taoist temples is a different dream world. He knows all about the world background, storyline, customs, how many people can be accommodated, how many years can be reincarnated, what tests are set, and what immortal fate is hidden. Some of them were even built by him himself.

Yongle Palace, formerly known as the Great Chunyang Wanshou Palace, has a history that far exceeds that of the Ming Empire.

These worlds were created by the accumulation of countless generations of people in Yongle Palace. But now they are exposed to outsiders without reservation, and people can enter and exit at will and choose freely.

Fu Li's fists were clenched so hard that they made crackling sounds, and the space around him was distorted and vibrating.

Some Taoist priests passing by seemed to have noticed something strange here and cast puzzled glances.

"Master Fu Li, a lack of patience can ruin a great plan. These people will pay the price for their blasphemous behavior sooner or later. Why are you getting angry now?"

Fu Li responded to Shen Tu's implicit warning with a cold snort. He did not linger any longer and strode straight to the Sanqing Hall on the top of the mountain.

There were not many Taoists who were capable of entering the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain. In addition, the area of ​​the Sanqing Temple was very large, so the appearance of Fu Li and Shen Tu was not noticeable at all and did not attract any special attention.

"This is the foundation of the entire Yongle Cave Heaven, the Chaoyuan Diagram."

Shen Tu looked at the wonderful mural that occupied the entire wall in front of him and couldn't help but be amazed.

There are 394 gods in the painting, including the Four Imperial Gods, Immortal Officials, Celestial Warriors, Hercules, and Stars, etc. Each god corresponds to a well-constructed reincarnation dream. This shows the vastness of the entire Yongle Cave Heaven and the profound heritage of the entire Yongle Dao Sect.

Even Shen Tu, the master of the three dreams of Yin and Yang, asked himself if he could overlap so many branch dreams in one Yonggu Cave Heaven.

In the center of such a vast and complex mural is Yuanshi Tianzun, one of the main gods in Taoism. He holds a flower and a seal in his left hand, while his right hand is empty.

It is precisely because of this gap that the statue's delicate eyebrows and eyes have lost their original spirit and charm, and the entire Chaoyuan mural has become rigid and stiff.

As for what is missing, it is naturally the purpose of their trip.

The Bing celestial being mentioned by Fu Li and the Huangliang authority mentioned by Shen Tu.

"I have done what I should do. Whether you can lock in the seat that Zhang Xiji has taken away depends on your ability."

Fu Li said in a cold and hard tone.

"Master, rest assured. It won't take too long before this Chao Yuan Diagram is complete again and returns to your sect's hands."

Shen Tu was talking and laughing, and when he raised his hand, a strong gust of wind rushed in from outside the hall, blowing up the banners and incense in the hall.

Fu Li suddenly had an idea, turned around and walked out of the hall, looking around.

The lush green of the mountain turned yellow at a speed visible to the naked eye. Dead leaves fluttered to the ground, piled up and rotted. In the miasma, green things began to grow rapidly, blooming branches and leaves, and then withered again, repeating the cycle over and over again.

The long river at the foot of the mountain was frozen by harsh frost at one moment and blown open by the warm spring breeze the next. Birds landed and flew up again, and fish became fat and then became thin.

The seasons change with the ever-changing weather.

The time in the entire cave is constantly going backwards.

"Dream Master's Rule [Time flies]."

Fu Li muttered to himself, his eyes looking into the distance towards the Taoist temple in the mountains.

All that can be seen are walls, archways, pavilions, and courtyard houses. These features that have been around for thousands of years remain unchanged as time goes by.

However, the Dao sequences connecting the cave heaven could not escape this sudden disaster.

The one who was in reincarnation was forcibly pulled out of the dream world, and before he could even recover from the severe pain, his consciousness was completely wiped out.

Those who were still choosing their favorite dreams noticed the shocking changes happening around them, but no matter how they struggled, they could not disconnect from this cave.

He could only stand as a bystander, watching in horror and despair as his body, like a puppet, replayed all his experiences in the cave from near to far, and finally exploded into a pile of foam.

"Master..is that you?"

Fu Li heard the surprised call from behind him, but he turned a deaf ear to it, staring at the strange figures that suddenly appeared in the Taoist temple.

'They' stood up straight from the ground, and the blood under their feet flowed back into the wound.

'They' stepped over the high threshold backwards, the paleness on their faces covered by redness.

'They' put the magic weapon back into their sleeves, and the resentment in their eyes was replaced by joy.

'Their' faces were so familiar, so kind, they were all his former disciples.

But what emerged in Fu Li's mind at this moment was the scene of their tragic death in front of him.

"Yongle disciples, hello to the master!"

The shouts were thunderous, but Fu Li closed his eyes in pain.

He knew very well that 'they' in front of him were not his disciples, but a bunch of yellow beam ghosts.

This place is no longer the Yongle Cave Paradise of the past, but a demon's nest in the underworld that swallows up Huangliang demons and ghosts.

"Yongle Fu Li, I am ashamed of my ancestors, but I really have no choice."

Fu Li felt lonely and gloomy, but his mind was extremely firm.

"Only in this way can I avenge myself on Longhu Mountain and Zhang Xiji! If the ancestors want to punish me, I will accept it sincerely and am willing to fall into the cycle of reincarnation forever and never be a human again!"

Every sound is sonorous and every word echoes.

Suddenly, Fu Li's eyes opened wide, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he turned to look into the hall behind him.

In the center of the Chaoyuan diagram, there was a precious pearl in the hand of Yuanshi Tianzun, who was worshipped by all the gods, and it was shining with golden light.

The images on the wall are so vivid that they seem to be falling off the wall.

"Yongle foundation, Bingzi immortal class"

At this moment, Fu Li could no longer control the emotions surging in his heart, and his eyebrows and eyes trembled.

If there was no such seat, Yongle Palace would not have attracted Zhang Xiji's covetousness.

But in the same way, Yongle Palace would not have had the glorious past of being listed among the 'Four Mountains and One Palace'.

"Good fortune is closely related to misfortune, and misfortune is closely related to fortune"

Pfft!

The sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh interrupted Fu Li's mumbling.

He looked down and saw a sword tip piercing his heart.

This injury was not fatal in the dream, but Fu Li could clearly feel that his body in the real world was decaying and drying up, and his life was dying.

"Thank you for your help. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely spread your deeds today to the world. As for the Yongle Taoist lineage, I will also pass it on for you."

Fu Li tried his best to turn his neck, and finally, before he ran out of strength, he caught a glimpse of the person behind him with the corner of his eye.

"So it's you."

Fu Li slowly raised the corner of his mouth into an extremely contemptuous smile.

"Longhu Mountain is really ridiculous!"

(End of this chapter)