I want to embrace the moon for nine days

Su Hanshan knew very well that the Dragon Emperor and Patriarch Buzhou were targeting him. If he returned to the human world in the Abyss Realm at this time, he was afraid that there would be another dispute as soon as he got close.

Even if he succeeds in returning, he will certainly be under strict guard and face many constraints. It would be better for him to show his abilities in these three realms, comprehend the great Dao, and see if he can make some further progress.

Moreover, Patriarch Buzhou acts in a mysterious and secretive manner in this world. Unlike the Dragon Emperor, he is not as flamboyant as others, which makes him look very suspicious.

After Su Hanshan came to this world, he communicated with many people. Following the traces of the three realms, he learned that there was a Buzhou Mountain God who appeared in the world more than ten thousand years ago. He had unfathomable magical powers and was highly respected.

But apart from knowing that this God of Buzhou Mountain once tried to stop the Guixu Dragon Emperor from causing chaos, there are very few records of his other deeds.

This ancestor once ruled the Buzhou Palace and joined forces with the Qin Dynasty to subdue the Eight Wildernesses and plunder countless ancient Taoist traditions from the human world. He even wanted to counterattack the Abyss Realm, use the demons as the crystal hub of the mechanism, and use the blood of the Yuyuan dragon to create a new dragon clan. How domineering and unrestrained he was.

He was acting out of character in the Three Realms, like a hermit, detached from the world and seemingly without any desires or ambitions. This could only mean that there was a 99% chance that he had a more violent plan in secret, which he had been planning and operating all along.

Is it worth planning for ten thousand years just for a clone? These things will definitely be related to the original body of Buzhou Patriarch in the end, which means they will be involved with the human world in the Abyss Realm. How can we not be on guard?

While Su Hanshan was thinking about this, the green immortals had already separated and returned to the state of the Eight Immortals.

However, the auras of the eight people are still interconnected and can be combined into one at any time.

The immortals from Dongsheng Continent are rushing here.

Sun Wukong arrived the fastest, and when he arrived, his hands were still raised backwards.

He held the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand. The part close to his hand looked as thick as chopsticks, while the part farther away was as thin as a hair. It was unknown how long it extended.

The next moment, the golden hoop suddenly shortened, and it appeared nearby, grabbing several people at the other end.

It turned out to be Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.

"Ouch, this wind hurts my face."

Zhu Bajie held down his messed-up hair, looked towards Su Hanshan in the air, and immediately bowed, marveling in amazement.

"God, even the Dragon King could be driven away by this guy. I, Old Pig, said, the fight is over here, there is no need to use the golden hoop to pull it away. You are in such a hurry, Master, you must not believe it."

Tang Monk was quite far-sighted. He had already taken off the Five Buddha Lotus Crown on his head and put it in front of his chest. His hairstyle was not afraid of the wind blowing. At this moment, he was putting on the Dharma crown and looking around.

Lan Caihe was originally looking up into the sky with a look of deep emotion on his face. He smiled and said, "Not only was the Dragon Emperor successfully driven away, but even the Four Seas Dragon Kings and others were also moved away by the Dragon Emperor's magic before he left. They are no longer here."

When Zhu Bajie saw him, he hurried over to pay his respects.

“It’s the Immortal!”

Zhu Bajie was lazy by nature, so it was rare for him to be so respectful and polite. He bowed to Lan Caihe again and again, "Great Immortal has finally escaped. This is really a cause for celebration. I, Old Pig, have been worried about you all these days."

Lan Caihe returned the greeting with a smile: "Marshal Tianpeng, it's been a long time since we last met."

It turned out that Lan Caihe had cultivated for hundreds of lifetimes and had achieved immortality for seven consecutive lifetimes. He was named the Barefoot Immortal by the Jade Emperor and walked around in the Heavenly Palace.

Back then, Zhu Bajie was a golden pig in the Douniu Palace. He cultivated and became a spirit. Because he was influenced by the old yang and young yang energy of the Niu and Dou constellations, he was not afraid of the erosion of the weak water of the Tianhe River. His Taoism grew day by day and he was named the commander-in-chief of the Tianhe Navy, also known as the Marshal Tianpeng.

Unfortunately, because he drank too much at the Peach Banquet and lost his temper, he used his strength to knock down the Douniu Palace, ate the Ganoderma lucidum in the Queen Mother's garden, and tried to break into the Taiyin Palace. He was captured and brought to the Lingxiao Palace to be punished.

At that time, it was the barefoot immortal who interceded for him, beat him with two thousand hammers, and banished him to the mortal world. After he went through many tribulations in his life, he still retained his immortal spirit.

If not for this, I'm afraid he would be punished even more severely.

Because of this incident, Zhu Bajie was very respectful to Lan Caihe.

As soon as they finished speaking, another group of immortals arrived.

In the vast Three Realms, anyone who can cultivate to the realm of primordial spirit can be called an immortal.

The foundation of the Three Realms has been continuously expanding for more than ten thousand years, and more and more people have become immortals in the Three Realms. As a well-known gathering place for immortals, Dongsheng Shenzhou has extraordinary appeal.

Anyone who did not serve as an official in heaven basically lived in the Dongsheng Divine Continent. Therefore, in just a short while, hundreds of immortals had arrived.

Among them there are also masters who have cultivated immortal magical powers.

The first thing they did when they arrived was to pay their respects to Su Hanshan and the Eight Immortals, thanking them for expelling the Dragon King and lifting the siege of Dongsheng Shenzhou.

It seems that the Four Seas Dragon Clan's use of seven true water formations to besiege the Dongsheng Shenzhou was aimed at the Eight Immortals, and everyone else was implicated.

But could it be that the Four Seas Dragon Clan’s arrogance and dominance are only directed towards the Eight Immortals and not towards others?
Not to mention how many connections the Eight Immortals have accumulated after hundreds of lifetimes of cultivation, just the fact that the enemy is the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas, eight out of ten immortals in Dongsheng Shenzhou are willing to help openly or secretly.

The sincere and deep respect expressed by the immortals directly caused auspicious clouds to appear between heaven and earth, red auspicious mists to appear, mountains to bloom in profusion, and cranes to offer fruits.

A handsome immortal with a shrewd look in his eyes came out and said with a smile, "Sun Dasheng seems to know this senior. Can you tell me his name?"

Sun Wukong glanced at him and said, "You little thief are the most discerning. I do think that person looks familiar, but I only recognize half of him at most."

This person was also a colleague of Sun Wukong, named Dongfang Shuo, who was one of the people who stole the fairy peaches from the Queen Mother's Peach Garden.

However, he was not as bold and reckless as Sun Wukong. He only stole a few things. He also had a connection with Lu Dongbin in his previous life, so Lu Dongbin came forward to help him compensate some of the money. Therefore, he did not suffer any serious crime. After a slight punishment, he was demoted back to the human world.

Su Hanshan smiled and said his real name, "I have some old grudges with the Dragon Emperor. I used the name of Emperor Mu to guard against them."

"It's not that I'm not sincere, it's all the Dragon Emperor's fault, you should blame them!"

Dongfang Shuo couldn't help but smile when he heard his humorous words, and then said, "However, what you did today is indeed worthy of the immortals' remembrance in the future. I'm afraid it's not in accordance with etiquette to only remember your real name. If you don't have a suitable name, why don't I dare to help you come up with one?"

Lan Caihe shouted, "You tell me first. Don't do anything too long. If you do it, you will end up like Lu Dongbin, and your temperament will not show at all."

After hearing this, Lu Dongbin smiled slightly, obviously agreeing with it.

He did have a title in the Heavenly Palace. Its full name was "Emperor of Donghua Zifu Chunyang Yanzheng Jinghua Fuyou". It was really too long and he usually did not use it.

"Among the three realms of heaven, earth and man, Guixu was originally one with the underworld in the ancient times, known as the Demon Abyss. Although the demons later surrendered, the Dragon Emperor was still causing trouble. The abyss was dark and evil, turning demons into dragons. The sea tribe was arrogant and frightening."

Dongfang Shuo was confident and said, "Now that the Dragon King has been expelled, the Demon Abyss can finally be peaceful for a while."

"How about calling you the Great Immortal Zhenyuan?"

Lan Caihe pondered and said, "With your cultivation level, why not call me Zhenyuan Tianzun?"

Su Hanshan shook his head. He didn't really care about those titles.

Compared to those, he still prefers his identity as the "founder of the Hundred Industries Martial Alliance".

Tieguai Li said: "Everyone, now that the Eight Immortals have gathered, we should also carry out the mission we have long undertaken and fight against Master Tongtian. It just so happens that Master Tongtian is now on Lingshan Mountain, so it shouldn't be difficult to find him."

Su Hanshan nodded: "The disciples of Tongtian Sect have a lot of exchanges with the disciples of Dragon King. All the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas have been moved to Lingshan. I also want to go and see what kind of person this leader is."

When Tang Seng heard this, he was refreshed: "That's right, Lingshan has been occupied for quite some time. If we delay for another day, Tongtian Sect Master may have mastered more Black Lotus power. We should go now without delay."

Just as everyone was about to set off, suddenly a golden light shone down from the sky and landed on the sea.

I saw an immortal in a purple robe, wearing a feather cloak, holding a whisk in his hand, with white hair and a childlike face, descending with an immortal air.

Behind the purple-robed immortal, there were two rows of sixteen golden-armored warriors, carrying a huge treasure covered with bright yellow silk cloth painted with cinnabar runes.

"Everyone, please slow down. I am here to convey the order of His Majesty the Jade Emperor!"

Tieguai Li looked up into the sky: "It's someone from Heaven."

Dongfang Shuo was somewhat puzzled: "Who is this messenger? He is not the common immortal official who delivers orders in the heavenly court."

The expressions on the faces of the immortals were somewhat strange.

When Dongsheng Shenzhou was besieged before, the Heavenly Court seemed to be indifferent.

Now Lan Caihe has been rescued, the formation of the Four Seas Dragon Kings has been broken, the Five Clouds Patriarch has been repelled, and the Dragon Emperor has been exiled.

The person who delivered the imperial edict from Heaven arrived at a very timely moment.

"It turns out to be the Immortal of the Golden Summit."

Tang Seng recognized him and said happily, "This is the Golden Peak Immortal from the Jade True Temple at the foot of Lingshan Mountain. I heard that something terrible happened at Lingshan Mountain and thought that the Immortal had also met with misfortune. It turns out that the Immortal has gone to heaven. Good luck, good luck, it's a blessing."

Although this Golden Summit Immortal is not very famous in the Three Realms, he has a unique status and has been practicing at the foot of Lingshan Mountain a long time ago.

At that time, the Buddha wanted to spread the Tripitaka Sutra to the place ruled by the gods in the southern continent, so he sent Guanyin Bodhisattva to find someone to obtain the scriptures. While Guanyin Bodhisattva was at his feet, he was stopped by the Immortal Jinding, who asked him for tea and inquired about the matter.

Later, when Tang Seng and his companions went through the 81 difficulties on the journey to Lingshan, it was the Immortal Jinding who sent a Taoist child to lead the way for them and held a banquet in Yuzhen Temple to entertain them on their last journey. "Thank you for your concern, Elder Tang. I am not a Buddhist. If the Void Black Lotus wanted to cause trouble, it would not fall on me first, so I was able to escape the disaster."

The Immortal Jinding smiled and said, "Besides, the word 'Yuzhen' in the name of my Yuzhen Temple means to follow the true command of the Jade Emperor."

"I was originally practicing at the foot of Lingshan Mountain under the order of the Jade Emperor. Now that Lingshan Mountain is in trouble, I have no choice but to return to Heaven."

Tang Seng heard something wrong and was about to say something when Sun Wukong quietly pulled him back.

Han Zhongli said quickly, "We are about to go to Lingshan. I wonder what the Jade Emperor wants to tell us at this time?"

"It is precisely to advise you not to rush to Lingshan."

When Jinding Daxian said this, his eyes were mainly on Su Hanshan. He bowed and said, "Zhenyuan Tianzun, you are a visitor from outer space. I guess you don't know what kind of person Tongtian Jiaozhu is, right?"

Su Hanshan chuckled and said, "I really don't know much."

The breeze transformed from the Kingdom of Queen Mother of the West had already arrived quietly. Kinnara Bodhisattva and Pangolin left the Kingdom of Queen Mother of the West and mingled among the group of immortals.

After hearing this question, Kinnara said, "Ten thousand years ago, I met Master Tongtian several times. I can tell what kind of person he is in just a few words. He always has a wild and boundless desire to explore."

"If someone who is not strong enough and ambitious enough meets him, they may even feel burned by his fighting spirit and ambition. It is too dazzling and they cannot help but yearn for it. They will follow him and act like him."

"Unfortunately, from the day he proposed the 84,000 evil stars, his ambition was destined to cause unrest in the Three Realms."

The Immortal of the Golden Summit looked over and said, "So it is Kinnara Bodhisattva. With your experience, your evaluation of Tongtian Jiaozhu is naturally of great value, but I am afraid that many people will have different evaluations."

He pointed with his whisk, "It's like the monster beside the Bodhisattva."

Pangolin looked at everyone, his face a little hesitant: "Tongtian Jiaozhu is the most powerful demon. All the demons with Taoism in the Three Realms have more or less met him in their dreams, right?"

He Xiangu asked worriedly, "You have seen Tongtian Sect Master, why didn't you tell us?"

Lü Dongbin took a closer look and said, "Fortunately, the pangolin is fine. It seems that Tongtian Cult has not done anything to it."

"After you found me, I learned immortal arts from you. It took me a long time to cultivate my primordial spirit. It was at that time that I dreamed of Master Tongtian."

The pangolin said, "He was fishing by the stream. I saw a very kind old man. He told me many interesting stories about the human world. He also told me that the old alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun fell into the human world. A gourd rolled out from the furnace and turned into a mountain, which locked up two thousand-year-old monsters."

"The cultivation of the two old monsters has been wiped out to only one ten-thousandth of it, but it is still a test. Those who can pass the test can become one of the Upper Cave Immortals, and a candidate for the Eight Immortals."

"I said that I also contributed a lot at that time. If I make achievements in the next few lives, I can also become a candidate for the Eight Immortals."

Pangolin fell into memories.

"He showed me his identity and advised me that I should leave your cave and fight for what I deserve."

"But I said the Eight Immortals were always dying and coming back to life, would I have to do the same if I went out to fight? He said that was indeed the case, but I thought it was too troublesome, so he said he would rather be a demon fairy."

"He seemed quite helpless at the time, and pushed me to the ground, and I woke up from the dream."

Kinnara Bodhisattva was speechless and asked, "Kind old man?"

"It was only later that I learned about the specific deeds of Master Tongtian."

Pangolin said, "From my impression in the dream, he seemed like an old man who had a bit of bad intentions but would not force anything."

Lu Dongbin also frowned now.

"I also met Tongtian Jiaozhu once, and it should be around the same time as what Pangolin said. But in my impression, he was an extremely dark demon, cold and evil. He seemed to want to shroud the three realms in shadow and toy with all living beings for fun."

"He had clearly appeared in the underworld, and his shadow covered the Ten Palaces of Hell, but King Yama and all the ghosts and gods were unaware of his presence. I only caught a glimpse of him at the time, and was almost taken away by his eyes."

"If it weren't for the Blue Ox under Laojun's seat who rescued me with the Diamond Bracelet, I would have fallen into the hands of Master Tongtian in my next reincarnation."

Han Xiangzi was surprised and said, "You said that was Master Tongtian. In one of my lives, my name was Fei Changfang. I was a messenger in the underworld. At that time, I also saw the black robe covering the underworld. I reported it to the judges, and they all said that I might have been infected by miasma. Then one day, I saw the black robe again, but he was drinking tea next to Meng Po."

Speaking of this, Han Xiangzi looked a little scared.

"He also chatted with me at that time, saying that he was a foodie who liked to taste delicious food in strange places in the Three Realms. I actually believed it. Fortunately, I was not identified as one of the Eight Immortals at that time, otherwise I might have..."

After Han Xiangzi said this, all the immortals understood.

Everyone has a different impression of Master Tongtian.

What kind of person is Tongtian Jiaozhu?

After hearing these words, Su Hanshan had more clues to deduce. As the Taiyi Wheel was running, he already had an outline in his mind.

Lingbao Tianzun originally symbolized the moment when the life of the three realms ended, but the Lingbao Tianzun that Tongtian Jiaozhu wanted to achieve was probably different from the original Lingbao Tianzun.

What he wants to symbolize should be the sum of the three realms.

It is not destruction, but like all rivers returning to the sea, all traces of the Three Realms that have ever existed, all the sprouts of possibilities, all converge on Lingbao Tianzun.

If he really reaches that step, he will be like the Tathagata Buddha who was once at his peak, the Jade Emperor who sits high in the Golden Palace of Heaven, and the Taishang Laojun who possesses the spirit of morality.

Even the magical powers of Guixu Dragon Emperor, the Taoism of Buzhou Mountain God, and traces from outside the realm will become a part of him.

That should not be a simple confluence of power, but a more comprehensive and thorough confluence of all the meanings of existence.

Therefore, in the process of getting closer to his ideal Lingbao Tianzun, what Tongtian Jiaozhu grew was not only his strength, but also his personality.

Judging from the number of sentient beings in the three realms, as well as the various traces brought by outsiders.

Even though he was still influenced and restricted by many ninth-level strongmen.

The outline of the character of this Master Tongtian has probably reached the point where 4,000 words can be updated every day.

Su Hanshan's eyebrows twitched. This kind of practice route was a bit too crazy.

If this continues, when Tongtian Jiaozhu finally reaches that step, it is really hard to say what kind of existence will be born.

Moreover, can those who take this path still maintain their Taoism in the end?
It is undeniable that Su Hanshan was a little moved and curious at this moment. He was curious about what it would be like if he took that path and reached that state.

But... I already have my own path.

Su Hanshan's Dao heart is warm and bright, and the key is the word "control". Only when all things are kept separate can there be any "control". If one really tries to force things to have no boundaries, how can he experience the joy of the Six Controls?

"I understand."

Su Hanshan said, "Since Master Tongtian has chosen this path, his degree of adaptation to the Void Black Lotus should be far beyond imagination. There is no suppression or confrontation, only tolerance and application."

For Master Tongtian, who possesses the Black Lotus of Nothingness, the speed of updating his character outline will experience a surge.

Six thousand words a day, eight thousand words a day, ten thousand words a day, maybe it will eventually reach the terrifying level of twenty thousand words a day.

He was not unable to take action outside in order to suppress the Black Lotus of Nothingness, but he was immersed in the state of enlightenment for a while and did not take action outside personally.

Even so, the previous state of enlightenment of Master Tongtian should have caused unpredictable changes in the area around Lingshan.

Su Hanshan looked towards Xiniu Hezhou, staring at the Buddhist holy land that seemed to be changing from sacred and peaceful to ordinary and simple.

"What Zhenyuan Tianzun said is absolutely right."

Seeing Su Hanshan's transformation, the Immortal Jinding was even more awed and said respectfully, "His Majesty the Jade Emperor sent this mirror, hoping that you can observe Lingshan from this mirror and take action when you have a plan."

“Otherwise, even if Zhenyuan Tianzun and the Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave can protect themselves, they may still be trapped there for who knows how long.”

The yellow silk flew up, and what the sixteen strong men in golden armor were carrying turned out to be a precious mirror.

There are many precious mirrors in the Heavenly Palace, such as the magic mirror hanging on the South Gate of Heaven, the demon-locking mirror left in the hands of the City God of the Southern Continent, the evil mirror platform bestowed on the underworld, and so on.

But those were just sub-mirrors, and the precious mirror that the Immortal Jinding sent now was the mother mirror that was refined together with Haotian Jinque back then, and it was also named "Haotian".

Sixteen golden-armored warriors, originally manifestations of the spirits in the mirror, suddenly merged into it, causing the huge mirror to stand upright.

The light from the Haotian Mirror was soft but not intense, as if it was colorless, but it made the vast ocean and Shenzhou and all the scenery more colorful.

The scene of Lingshan appeared on the mirror, penetrating from the surface to the depths, gradually revealing the true appearance of the surrounding area of ​​Lingshan at this moment.

(End of this chapter)