Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 597: The Law of the Spire of Li Tianwang
Time flies like an arrow.

Spring has gone and autumn has come, and several months have passed quietly.

A maple leaf outside looked like fire, painting the entire imperial capital red.

During this period of time, the medicinal power of Huashen Decoction has been mostly activated, and there are only two or three months left to use.

During this period, Chen Yun's strength became more and more powerful, approaching the late stage of Earth Immortal Realm, but his true realm remained unchanged.

In the sixth year of Huihe, on the morning of the fifth day of the ninth month.

Chen Yunduan was sitting in the garden, with his registered disciple Chang Wei standing beside him.

He closed his eyes and sensed himself, and vaguely realized that if he refined the medicinal power of the Shen Hua Tang once more, his strength level should be able to be raised to the late stage of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

After the investigation, Chen Yun slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Chang Wei, how has your practice been these days?"

Chang Wei said respectfully: "Teacher, the inner alchemy technique is extensive and profound. After so many years of practice, I have finally reached the edge of forming an elixir. I may become an immortal at any time."

Chen Yun nodded with satisfaction, "You originally had a good foundation, but unfortunately you have never obtained the authentic method, so your practice is slow, and you can only rely on incense to become a god. However, there are many halls of the horse-riding immortals, and countless immortals, all of whom have to share incense. Your godhood is not strong. If you can truly practice to become an immortal, you will no longer rely on incense. Moreover, the Khitan has recently dispatched troops and is about to attack the south. At that time, the horse-riding immortals and shamans will come out in full force to fight the sacred forces in the south. If your practice is too low, you are likely to fall on the battlefield. I hope you will practice diligently and become an immortal as soon as possible, and have a certain ability to protect yourself."

Chang Wei said: "Disciple will follow the teacher's teachings."

Chen Yun changed the subject and asked, "Have the King of Chicheng and the many sacred beings of Guanjiang Temple returned?"

Chang Wei said, "They have left the imperial capital since the beginning of spring, and no one has returned. However, I heard that the Southern Dynasty sent envoys a while ago, hoping to reconcile with the Khitan and restore the vassal relationship. I am afraid that this war will not be fought."

Chen Yun laughed, "This battle must begin."

Chang Wei was puzzled and asked, "The Jin Dynasty has returned to the throne. Why do you think there will be a fight?"

Chen Yun pointed to the south and said, "Your cultivation is still shallow, and you don't know the situation in the Southern Dynasty. I recently used Dafa to spy on the Southern Dynasty and found out that Jing Yanguang imprisoned and killed Khitan merchants in the Jin Dynasty. If you were the Khitan emperor, would you be able to bear this anger?"

Chang Wei was shocked and said, "Nan Chen actually acted like this, it's really a provocation."

"More than that." Chen Yun sighed, "That Jing Yanguang said arrogantly: The Jin Dynasty has 100,000 horizontally sharpened swords. If you want to fight, you should come earlier. If you don't stop your grandson one day, you will be laughed at by the world and regret it. This tone, not to mention the Khitan emperor, any Khitan minister can't help it, so I say this war will definitely start."

Chang Wei said with compassion: "The rise and fall of a dynasty brings suffering to the people. I really don't want war to happen."

After these words were spoken, Chen Yun fell silent.

Yes, the rise and fall of dynasties bring suffering to the people.

If it weren't for the historical trend, he really wouldn't want to encourage the Khitan emperor to march south.

To be honest, Chen Yun was not interested in being deified for his achievements in the Battle of the Gods.

The reason why he participated in this battle of conferring the gods was because he promised Ji Xin and a group of divine soldiers and generals to help them achieve merit and become a Yinchai.

Later, when his mentor became a disciple, Chen Yun became even more determined to gain enough credit to save people.

If it weren't for these two things, he would definitely not have participated in the Battle of the Gods.

After all, the art of inner alchemy is extremely mysterious, and he has already cultivated to the earthly immortal realm. With the help of the "Daluo Lingtang", the divine immortal realm, the celestial immortal realm, and even the true transcendence to become a Daluo immortal are all just around the corner. Why should he fight desperately on the battlefield?

The risk of falling on the battlefield was one of the reasons why he was unwilling to join the war, but it was not the most important reason.

Chen Yun certainly knew that if the war broke out, many people would be displaced and the huge harm it would cause to people all over the world.

As a Taoist priest, he began to receive Taoist education at the age of sixteen and has always believed in the idea that life is precious. Naturally, he does not want war to cause suffering to millions of lives.

Therefore, not long after he arrived in Khitan, he asked Yelu Deguang whether he dared to take the Two-Heart Tea. This time he stated directly that he must not harass civilians when going south.

"I hope Yelu Deguang will not massacre the Han people as he did in history."

Chen Yun pondered, "If he really did that, Liang Xincha would definitely take his life!"

According to the laws of heaven, those who have attained immortality cannot attack mortals, but Chen Yun explained the specific effects of the two teas, and Yelu Deguang drank them voluntarily, so if Yelu Deguang really broke his promise and died suddenly in the future, it would not be his fault.

As he was thinking, Chen Yun suddenly noticed the vibration of spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

He suddenly raised his head and looked towards the sky.

I saw a flash of seven-colored light spreading between the blue sky and white clouds.

The next moment, all the strange phenomena disappeared.

Chang Wei’s cultivation level was relatively low, so he didn’t notice the situation at all.

Chen Yun had already stood up and said loudly: "Which holy one has descended? I hope you will show yourself to see me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a boy wearing tiger skin and a strange belt around his waist, who looked like a three or five-year-old child, suddenly appeared before him.

He looked very cute and chubby, like a lost child.

The boy spoke in a very mature manner, "You must be Brother Chen Pu, right? I am Nezha, a good friend of King Chicheng. I am invited here. If you are happy, you can call me Brother Nezha. If you are not happy, you can just call me by my full name."

Chen Yun was about to respond when he saw Chang Wei standing beside him with cold sweat on his forehead, and he was startled.

Nezha seemed to have noticed it as well, and slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot, this belt of mine is from the Naga Dragon Clan, one of the Eight Heavenly Dragons, and it can restrain your giant python."

As he said that, he patted his belt and said, "Stop making trouble. I'll eat you if you continue."

The next moment, Chang Wei returned to normal, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Chang Wei thanks the Third Prince."

Nezha waved his hand, "It's okay."

Chen Yun knew that Nezha had great magical powers and that he would have to rely on him in the next battle. He said generously, "Thank you, Brother Nezha, for coming to help me. I am very grateful."

We had just chatted for a few words when the sky flashed with golden light again.

Immediately, a middle-aged man wearing chain mail armor inlaid with turquoise in many places, chain mail combat boots, holding a treasure umbrella in one hand and a delicate and exquisite golden pagoda with relics in the other hand, with a treasure-spitting rat sleeping on his shoulder and riding a red-maned white lion appeared before his eyes out of thin air.

The moment this man appeared, Nezha obviously curled his lips, seeming to be a little displeased.

Chen Yun and Chang Wei looked at each other, secretly guessing who the visitor was.

Fortunately, the middle-aged man jumped off the red-maned white lion and introduced himself, "Master Chen, I am Li Jing, the Heavenly King of Vaisravana."

The moment Chen Yun saw the pagoda, he had already guessed that the person coming was Nezha's father, Vaisravana, but he did not expect that Vaisravana actually called himself Li Jing.

He asked with some doubt: "Heavenly King, could it be that you are the former Tang Dynasty military god Li Jing?"

Li Jing smiled and said, "That's right."

Chen Yun asked puzzledly: "I heard that the Heavenly King was once a meritorious official of the Tang Dynasty. Why did he become the Heavenly King of Buddhism?"

Li Jing was very gentle and polite, and explained in a very polite tone: "Li is the reincarnation of Vaisravana. Later, I recovered my wisdom and naturally returned to Buddhism to take up my original position."

Nezha didn't give Li Jing any face at all, and snorted: "I once hunted this fellow down and forced him to reincarnate. Later, my Buddha asked me to acknowledge him as my father, and only then did he dare to return to the Buddhist sect to serve."

Li Jing looked a little embarrassed.

Chen Yun and Chang Wei were sweating.

I really didn't expect that this father and son had such a rough story.

Chen Yun suddenly recalled a term called: The Law of the Top of the Tower.

What does this law mean?

The general meaning is that the closer Li Jing's tower is to him, the farther the tip of Nezha's Fire Spear is from him; if he is farther away from the tower, the closer the tip of Nezha's Fire Spear is to him.

Li Jing pretended not to hear Nezha's words and changed the subject, "I heard that King Chicheng invited me to come and help Mr. Chen, so I followed him for fear that something might happen to you. I hope I can lend a hand." Chen Yun thought, you are afraid that Nezha will be too far away from you and turn around to launch a sneak attack, so you followed him, right?
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said to someone's face.

He responded politely: "It would be great if we have the help of the king."

Nezha still didn't give Li Jing face, and sneered: "Who can you help with your little magical power?"

Li Jing was not angry at all, and said with a smile: "Although my magical power is low, I have the exquisite and transparent relic Ruyi Golden Pagoda given by the Buddha, so it is no problem to deal with ordinary immortals and celestial immortals."

Upon hearing this, Nezha's face changed, and he became angry and stopped talking.

Chen Yun knew that the father and son were just sulking each other, not that Li Jing’s cultivation level was really low.

The other party, as Vaiśravaṇa, is himself the Buddhist King of the Temple and possesses incredible supernatural powers, but he may be weaker than Nezha.

What is worth mentioning here is that Li Jing and Nezha were both sacred Buddhist figures in the beginning, and later they were worshipped in national ceremonies and revered by Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

For example, Nezha is the Victorious Boy, the Marshal of the Central Altar, the Supreme Master of All-knowing, the Mighty and Great General in the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, etc.

In addition, in myths and legends, Nezha subdued ninety-six caves of demons, including the Bull Demon King, the Lion Demon King, the Elephant Demon King, the Horse-Head Demon King, the World-Swallowing Demon King, the Ksitigarbha Demon King, the Nine-Headed Demon King, the Doli Demon King, the Fantian Demon King, five hundred Yakshas, ​​and seventy-two Fire Crows. He even defeated the red monkey and subdued the evil dragon.

The red monkey mentioned here is the prototype of the Monkey King Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.

The story of Nezha subduing the Bull Demon King in "Journey to the West" was not originally created by Wu Cheng'en, but the legend of Nezha subduing the Bull Demon King had existed for a long time.

In the Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Li Jing is called the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, the Inspirational Heavenly King, the Vaiśravaṇa Heavenly King, the Spiritual Manifestation King, etc.

Seeing that the father and son were angry, Chen Yun took the initiative to act as a peacemaker and change the subject. "Thank you for your help, Chen is very grateful. I wonder when Brother Erlang can return to Khitan?"

Nezha said: "Brother Erlang said before that he would come back after inviting some helpers, so don't worry."

Of course Chen Yun knew that Erlang Shen would come back after finishing his work, so he was deliberately changing the subject.

Now that he had succeeded, he pretended to know nothing and asked, "Which other gods will my second brother invite to help?"

Nezha said, "He should be going to Fengdu to look for the Nine-Headed Bull Demon King and the Golden-Eyed Ghost. I remember when Brother Erlang shot the Locking Magic Mirror while drunk and drove away the two demon kings, he called me to help him subdue them. Later, the Nine-Headed Bull Demon King and the Golden-Eyed Ghost were captured and brought to the Heavenly Palace. Brother Erlang begged for mercy for the two demons, and the Emperor of Heaven showed mercy and did not sentence them to death. He just suppressed them in Fengdu, saying that one day they would achieve great deeds and wash away their sins. Now that the Conferred God Battle has begun, Brother Erlang wants these two repentant demons to achieve great deeds and wash away their sins, so he went to invite them specially."

Chen Yun seemed to have heard of this story, called "Erlang Shen Drunkenly Shoots the Magic Mirror".

Among them, the Nine-Headed Bull Demon King is the prototype of the Bull Demon King in Journey to the West.

As for whether the Golden-Eyed Hundred-Eyed Ghost is the prototype of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, he didn't know.

Chang Wei seemed to have heard of these two demons before, and was shocked and said, "Third Prince, the Nine-Headed Bull Demon King and the Golden-Eyed Hundred-Eyed Demon King are extremely powerful and cruel. If they come to the human world, they will not cause trouble, right?"

Chen Yun also had the same worry and looked at Nezha's face.

Nezha laughed and said, "They did commit many evil things in the past, but now they have repented and dare not do any more evil. Besides, with me and Brother Erlang here, they can't cause any trouble."

Li Jing interrupted and said, "Well, I have the exquisite and transparent Ruyi Golden Pagoda of Relics given by the Buddha. Just don't make trouble with these two demons. If they do, I can subdue them by offering the pagoda."

Nezha sneered again: "You really are relying on the power of the tower!"

Li Jing said with a wry smile: "Why not rely on the pagoda when you have it? It's a pity that you don't have a pagoda."

The corner of Nezha's mouth twitched and he stopped responding to his father's words.

Chen Yun could see that the father and son really didn't like each other.

If the two of them were allowed to continue chatting, they might end up fighting soon.

He said quickly: "You two must be a little tired after coming from a long distance. I will find someone to arrange for you to stay."

After saying that, he asked Chang Wei to take Li Jing to the west wing, while he took Nezha to the east wing.

……

The next day.

Chen Yun originally thought that Erlang Shen would not return to Laojun Temple until the medicinal effect of the Chujiu Huashen Decoction was released.

Unexpectedly, in the morning, he saw Erlang Shen, the Seven Saints of Meishan and a group of gods from the Erlang Temple in Guanjiang returning together.

Among this group of sacred beings, two demons stood out.

The demon on the left is fifteen feet tall and has nine different bull heads.

If nothing unexpected happens, it must be the Nine-Headed Bull Demon King, the prototype of the Bull Demon King.

The demon on the right was covered in golden light.

Chen Yun could clearly see that all the golden light was emitted from the vertical eyes that covered the demon's body.

The identity of the demon is obvious, it is the golden-eyed ghost.

Chen Yun heard from Nezha yesterday that the two demon kings were no less powerful than Erlang Shen and Nezha, and were first-rate powerful forces.

He was just about to go up and say a few words.

Erlang Shen had already walked forward and laughed, "Brother Chen, I'm glad you have fulfilled my mission. You have almost completed everything I asked you to do."

Chen Yun knew that Erlang Shen was talking about setting up a formation in the south.

He smiled and said, "Thank you, second brother and all the brothers for your help this time."

Erlang Shen said: "No problem. Oh, by the way, let me introduce two people to you."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the Nine-Headed Bull Demon King and the Golden-Eyed Hundred-Eyed Ghost and introduced them, "Although these two brothers of mine are demons, they have great magical powers. This one is called Niu Pingtian, and the other one is called Jin Duomu."

Chen Yun bowed and said, "King Niu and King Jin are honored."

The Nine-Headed Bull Demon King did not have the slightest demonic attitude and politely replied, "Mr. Chen, you are polite."

The same is true for the Golden-Eyed Ghost.

After getting to know each other, Erlang Shen casually said, "This time, I have invited Brother Nezha, Brother Niu, and Brother Jin to come and stay with us. Some friends have also agreed to come and help us if we encounter any danger."

Chen Yun said: "Very good."

As he said this, he couldn't help but look at the Nine-Headed Bull Demon King a few more times.

After all, this is the prototype of the famous Bull Demon King, so he was naturally very interested.

Chen Yun felt a little emotional in his heart. Erlang Shen's network of contacts was really wide. He could invite all the people, whether they were from Buddhism, demons, or other gods who had not yet appeared.

It can be said that with so many powerful helpers, the possibility of winning this epic war will become very great.

It is autumn now, and the war will start in a month or two.

Chen Yun knew that he must take advantage of this time to improve his strength to the late stage of Earth Immortal Realm as soon as possible.

When he really goes to the battlefield, the first person he will kill with his own hands is Taoist Gou Teng!

Although with his current strength, even without using the power of the "killing" and "trapping" laws, the possibility of killing Taoist Gou Teng is very high, but who knows whether the other party has had any adventures in the past year that increased his strength?

Therefore, to be on the safe side, the stronger your own strength is, the better.

Chen Yun naturally wanted to refine more of the medicinal power of the Shenhua Decoction to strengthen himself and ensure that he could kill Taoist Gou Teng.

He thought secretly in his heart that the medicinal effect of the Shen Hua Tang would take effect in two days, so he decided to see if he could raise his strength to the late stage of the Earthly Immortal Realm as he expected.

(End of this chapter)