Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1024 Dongli
The sky of Chongzhou was filled with rolling clouds and interweaving colors. The mottled stone gate was shaking, scattering wisps of dust.

"Mystical power is refined!"

The boundless ocean of the void emerged in his spiritual consciousness, and Cui Changfu was almost about to cry!

"How many years have passed! How many years have passed! My Cui family has been living under someone else's roof... Year after year we have to live by the faces of the passing supernatural powers. Even if one or two monsters pass by, we have to greet them respectfully..."

'Even if it's within the state, there is at least someone who can make the decision... I don't have to drag down Yang Ya's prestige every day and be despised by him!'

The old man closed his eyes, and like every new Purple Mansion, he curiously felt the Taixu recorded in ancient books. With infinite ecstasy in his heart, he took a step forward and stepped into Taixu!

Cui Changfu emerged from the bright skylight in an instant. Looking at the brilliance in the sky due to his breakthrough, he felt very proud. He stopped in front of the golden steps of the hall, but found that there was no one in front of the hall, as if everyone had already left.

"Ok?"

Doubts and uneasiness arose in his heart. He put his hand on the door and pushed it gently:
"crunch..."

A dull sound suddenly echoed in the hall. Cui Changfu took a step forward and the person he saw was none other than his clan brother Cui Changyan.

When Cui Changfu was in seclusion, he had made up his mind to die, and entrusted the clan affairs to Cui Xianye, and asked the old man Cui Changyan to assist him. But now the old man was sitting at the side, and there was even a young man who went up a step above him and stood respectfully on the other side.

"He should be the second brother of the Jue generation..."

Cui Changfu had a deep impression of Cui Jueyin. It was he who saw that the child was intelligent and asked Cui Xianye to train him well. Although several decades have passed, he still recognized him at a glance.

At the end of this bright hall, sitting on the main seat, was another young man, looking relaxed and casual, with his cuffs embroidered with gold patterns hanging down to the armrests, revealing his strong wrists holding the tea steadily.

The face was mighty and ferocious, appearing light and dark under the sunlight shining in from the side of the hall. A pair of golden eyes were looking straight at him from across the vast space, meeting the eyes of the newly promoted immortal!

Cui Changfu's mind suddenly went blank. The other party was obviously sitting casually, but the reflection in his pupils had already emerged with bright skylight and strong magical colors, converging into a golden and white color.

"Purple Mansion!"

"The Purple Palace of Mingyang Yidao!"

Cui Changyan on the side was already in tears, looking at him across the hall, but refused to speak in advance. Cui Jueyin moved down and made way so as not to block the sight of the two immortals.

“Ding-clang…”

The porcelain cup was gently placed on the table. The crisp sound of collision echoed in the hall. The young man nodded and said:
"Congratulations, fellow Taoist."

Logically speaking, even if Cui Changfu was still in the foundation-building stage the moment before, as long as he broke through the Purple Mansion and was the master of this place, other Purple Mansion guests who came to visit and sat in the main seat in advance should be greeted with a smile and the seat should be given to the host. However, the young man in front of him did not stand up, but calmly invited him in, which was undoubtedly not in line with etiquette.

But Cui Changfu was not unhappy at all. Instead, he stared at his golden eyes with fear and trepidation, with a bright idea in his mind:
"That Bai Lin is here..."

It was reasonable for Li Zhouwei to sit in this position. Cui Changfu did not show any abnormality. He bowed naturally and said in a hoarse voice:
"Master Cui Changfu of Chongzhou greets His Highness!"

He took a few steps forward, came to the young man's seat, lifted the hem of his robe, bowed and said:

"I didn't come to greet you, Your Highness, please forgive me!"

"Get up."

The young man with golden eyes asked him to sit down beside him. He seemed to be calm and said with a smile:

"When my master came to the nobles, he saw Cui Jueyin and liked him very much, so he took him away and trained him carefully. I never thought that your master Yang Ya would call him back. I came to the sea to do some things today, so I came to see him."

This sentence hit the old man like thunder. Cui Changfu was so old, how could he not understand what the other party meant? His heart was broken:

"Cui Yushan! You took away the orthodoxy, the spiritual objects, and the talents... It's not enough, you also want to use my family as a price to pave the way for you to stay out of this matter safely! You...you! "

Regardless of whether the Cui family wants to get rid of the relationship or not, how much autonomy do they have under the command of the Dragon Clan? Yang Ya obviously doesn't care about Chongzhou's life or death!

He was filled with anger and gnashed his teeth:
"That Yang Ya... Yang Ya is only concerned about himself. For the sake of his Xihai Cui Clan... he only uses every possible means to dig things out of Chongzhou! Forget about the Taoist tradition, genius, or spiritual objects. We dare not say a word... If ordinary people ask, I will still greet them with a smile and say that this is my own real person... But when others ask him... he doesn't even know where Chongzhou is... Now he is interfering!"

Cui Changfu lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and sighed:
"To be honest, when your highness's elders came to the island... to inquire about the Mingyang spiritual object, my family couldn't even get a single one!"

Perhaps it was because of the huge difference in status in the past, and whatever Yang Ya did was right, but now as the master of Zifu, many of his actions seem abominable. The anger on Cui Changfu's face was so real that Cui Changyan, who was standing beside him, was slightly stunned and at a loss:
"So that's what my brother has been thinking all along... He is the one who is bearing the humiliation and we are the only ones who are not thinking clearly..."

Cui Changyan then took over the conversation:

"Later, Master Zhao Jing came to Chongzhou again and asked about spiritual objects and spiritual resources, but my family didn't have any... It's right here!"

"These things were handed over to the Dragon King long ago, and the remaining scraps were also taken away by Yangya Zhenren in the name of safekeeping... There is nothing left on the island!"

Li Zhouwei was not surprised to hear his words. He had seen Yang Ya in the cave and knew who he was. He did not respond to his words but suddenly asked:

"The restoration of Wei Zuo shows the loyalty of the nobles. I wonder what the origin of Dongli is?"

Cui Changfu kept silent while drinking tea. Cui Changyan did not hesitate and said respectfully:
"The Dongli Sect was founded by two masters of the Cui family, Dongli and Donghuo. The master of the sect is named Mu... This master... once practiced in the Immortal Palace, and later became a tutor in the court. His status and position are so high... unrivaled in the dynasty!"

"Ok?"

Li Zhouwei murmured:

“Cui Mu?!”

The Li family was very familiar with this name. The first book they got, "Golden Palace Brilliant Yuan Jue", was written by this cultivator! At that time, it was marked as Zhaoyuan Immortal Mansion... That is, this cultivator wrote it before he left the mountain and entered the court!

And the "Golden Palace Brilliant Secret" was bestowed by Jianzhong!
In more than a hundred years, this is the first time that we have found the trace of Mingyang Fa given by Jianzhong! Li Zhouwei suddenly became alert, and his vigilance was instantly raised. He frowned slightly and asked:

"That's not right. If the leader of Dongli Sect was a figure from the Wei Dynasty, how could he have survived such a long period of time and become the leader of Dongli? Could he be a True Lord?"

"What level of cultivation does Dongli Cuimu have?"

After hearing this, Cui Changyan looked at the real person with some embarrassment, and Cui Changfu said:

"If your Highness asks this... then the throne is a fake one before the country is destroyed, and the throne is a real one after the country is destroyed."

Li Zhouwei raised his head slightly, his pupils dilated. He had heard the description of the dragon before, and understood what the other party meant. He asked:

"The law of the Immortal Kingdom... can be used to support the True Lord?!"

Cui Changfu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"The Sect Master is a rare genius in the Cui family for a hundred years. He was promoted to the palace to practice. By the time he entered the court, his supernatural powers had already been perfected."

"The Wei Dynasty, at its peak, had two positions of power. Each emperor had a different position... but their functions were similar. During the reign of Emperor Gong of Wei, one was [Zhenxing Chongwen Shuguan], and the other was [Shouyi Chamo Mo Luanjiang]. With the power and position added to them, when governing internally, they were the Shuguan with a fake golden position, and when going out to fight, they were the Luanjiang with a fake golden position... They all had the power of a true monarch..."

Li Zhouwei frowned as he listened. Cui Changfu said:
"The last chief official of the Wei Dynasty was the sect master. It was because he once possessed the power of a true lord that he was able to live a long life and move to Yue State to establish the sect."

"These two positions are precious, but they have many cumbersome restrictions. Not only must one first cultivate to perfection in magical powers before attempting to ascend to the position, but once ascending to the position, the path to the Tao is over, and there is no longer a chance to truly become a true monarch. One's life and property are bound to a country..."

"At that time, the Wei Dynasty collapsed, and the Luan General fell in Mobei. Although the sect master relied on the Cui family's blood oath and Taoism to survive, and since then he has acquired some side skills that are higher than the perfection of supernatural powers, his vitality has been severely damaged. He is living a life worse than death. He can't walk around the world at will, and he is no match for the peak of the Purple Mansion in a fight."

Cui Changfu's old face showed some bitterness:
"I only found out about this later... When Dongli founded the sect, he was so powerful that everyone in the world thought he had broken through and then established the sect, and that he had obtained a certain position in Mingyang..."

Li Zhouwei did not comment:
"Who knows how much water is in this world? Maybe the North is deliberately letting it go, and three strikes will catch all the people in the world who are loyal to Wei and Li... Fortunately, the matter of herding Mingyang will be carried out later..."

Cui Changfu said quietly:

"Now that Dongli has fallen, everything has been annihilated in the dust... After all, only the caves that have never fallen and the inheritances that can be explored will attract people's attention..."

Li Zhouwei began to think:

'East Li...'

he asked:
"How did this gentleman fold it?"

Cui Changfu's face was solemn for a moment, and he replied:

"We don't have any detailed records... but the elders of Chongzhou have combined many ancient books of the Wei Kingdom and have made some speculations. This lord... must have been seriously injured and eventually passed away!"

He sighed:
"Although Donghuo Dongtian had many talented people, its relationship with the various sects on the sea was tense at the time, and at one point it even reached the point of attacking the mountain gate. This lord also delayed showing up, allowing the overseas sects to get more aggressive... Another sect, the Sun Sect, also established itself in the south of the Yangtze River and grew its wings, facing internal and external difficulties."

"At this time, the Eastern Fire Immortal who had been guarding the sea died near the Suzhu Reefs. This Immortal practiced the Way of Fire and had amazing magical powers. He once reached the state of perfect magical powers... The strange phenomenon at that time was earth-shattering. The nearby sea area was boiling and endless fire fell... To this day, the fire is still strong in that place, and there are countless salt reefs."

"Once Master Donghuo was defeated, the predicament of Dongli Sect could no longer be suppressed. The cultivators stationed in Chongzhou withdrew one after another. Several ancestors sent by my family also died one after another, and there has been no news since then..."

After listening to this, Li Zhouwei felt a little emotional:
"It's really not easy for the nobles to be stationed in the East China Sea for many years!"

Cui Changyan misunderstood and said hurriedly:
"The Chongzhou lineage originally came from Zhaoyuan, but when the national disaster came, the Zhaoyuan Immortal Mansion had lost contact, [Wei Huangtian] was closed... Even the Wei cultivators in the country could not be contacted, so we naturally lost contact..."

"Later... Qi... Qi rebelled and founded the country, and cholera broke out in the north. It's not that we couldn't go back... We just didn't dare to go back!"

Li Zhouwei took a sip of tea, his eyes showing some doubt, and replied:

"Let's talk about Qi Zuo before and after."

Cui Changyan paused for a moment and was about to speak, but Cui Changfu coughed and replied:

"He is only at the foundation-building stage, so it is not appropriate to talk about ancient things. I will talk to Your Highness..."

He sighed:
"Qi Emperor Qi Ji Tan Luo, whose Chinese name is Shi Chang, was born in Mobei and served as a general under Wei. He was good at riding and shooting, and was brave and good at fighting. My predecessor pacified Mobei, and Lord Shi made outstanding contributions and was named General Dingbei... He once guarded Hetao."

"The Helian family at that time... was just a small Xiongnu tribe. It was because he promoted the Helian family's ancestor Helian Bo when he was guarding the Hetao area... that the Tiele royal family came into being."

Cui Changfu looked at his face, hesitated for a while, and then continued:

"At that time, one of my ancestors... served under him. He was very obedient and humble, because the commander was also surnamed Cui. He wanted to please my ancestor. Whenever a carriage went out, he would serve with a whip. Sometimes he would even call him a slave..."

Li Zhouwei raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise:

"I wonder who it is?"

Cui Changfu was slightly embarrassed, but revealed a look of realization that things were different and people were different, and replied:
"He is unknown... He hasn't even surpassed the supernatural power... He used to hold the whip in front and called himself a slave, but now he has become an emperor. This shows how unpredictable the world is!"

Li Zhouwei remained silent, and Cui Changfu quickly said:

"So my family has some understanding... At that time... there was a young man who often came in and out of his tent. His cultivation was not high, only at the first foundation building stage, but he was very elegant. His name was Taoist Shanqing."

"Later, when Qi established the Empire, he became the national teacher of the country, and his cultivation reached the pinnacle of supernatural powers. When the Qi collapsed, he disappeared and never showed any trace again..."

"Taoist Shanqing..."

Li Zhouwei pondered for a while, then listened to Cui Changfu:

"That's right... this person's methods are extremely terrifying!"

The old man showed some hatred on his face and replied:
"The old country is extremely strict in local supervision. Not only are the powers separated, but there are also immortal masters from the immortal palaces to supervise the local areas. Although the sun lost its brilliance overnight and the officers and soldiers suffered defeat, the large number of cultivators stationed in various places in the immortal palace quickly took over the position and suppressed the riots as cultivators. There is already a trend of stability..."

"But this Taoist Shanqing drove the people like cattle and sheep, broke through three passes, opened up Guanlong, gathered the Wei people, and asked the Emperor of Qi to kill them. After breaking into the palace, he gathered the Li people and used magic to cover the sky, allowing the Emperor of Qi to humiliate Mingyang calmly... The descendants of the emperor were either killed by cattle and sheep or cooked in a pot, and their cries moved the sky."

"Even if he uses magic to cover it up, Mingyang is ultimately the way to reveal the world. Whenever a great man dies, the sky will be bright for three breaths, then bright and dark again, dark and bright again, the number of times it happens is countless..."

Li Zhouwei listened carefully, the cup in his hand stopped in mid-air, and suddenly said:
"What kind of Taoism does this national teacher practice?"

Cui Changfu whispered:

"Exchange for gold!"

Main characters in this chapter
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Li Zhouwei [Early Purple Mansion]

Cui Changfu [Early Purple Mansion Period]