Immortality: Start with the Gourd Sword Art

Chapter 112 Forgot something

"Did I forget something?"

Just after returning to the Central Plains, Xu Li suddenly felt that he had forgotten something. After checking, he found that the magic weapons were all there, and the green jade animal was also working hard to sacrifice himself, and there seemed to be nothing missing.

"Forget it, it's probably not something important, so just throw it away!"

He muttered something in his mouth and put the matter behind him.

There are even more headaches waiting for him at this time.

It is easy to save the tens of thousands of people from the Izumo Kingdom, but the subsequent resettlement is a big problem.

These people have been held captive by the Dragon Demon King for hundreds of years and more than ten generations.

All traces of civilization have disappeared on these people, and even their wisdom has been lost. Except for some human figures, they are no different from livestock.

It is simply impossible to help them regain their wisdom, at least he himself does not have the ability.

On the other hand, those children under three years old, whose innate intelligence has not been lost, can still be saved.

As long as he can find a good home to adopt him, he will be no different from ordinary people when he grows up.

After a cursory glance at the number of children under three years old, there were about two thousand, and there were more than a thousand who were pregnant. This was because Xu Li had already separated his men and women. Otherwise, in the past few days, there would have been a few more. ten.

"It is absolutely impossible for me to find homes for these children by myself. Even if I can find an adoptable home in one day, it will take seven or eight years. Not to mention delaying my own practice, these children cannot wait for this. It’s a long time.”

After thinking about it, I still had to seek help from the government.

He made up his mind, figured out the direction a little bit, and headed straight for the county government together with the light.

During the tea time, Xu Li's escaping light fell directly on the Qingzhou government office. A group of officials made a fuss and shouted assassins. Instead, a dodge of light also came directly from the backyard of the government office towards Xu Li.

"I wonder who this fellow Taoist is?"

The visitor's golden elixir cultivation level is just mixed and impure, and there is no room for improvement. He must be a side sect monk who has taken refuge in the Li Tang royal family.

"Taibai Sword Sect Xu Li, please come out and see me, the Governor."

Xu Li was usually a polite person, but now he had no choice but to act like this domineering person.

After all, it is the responsibility of the officials of the Tang Dynasty to accommodate these children. If they don't have the momentum, there will be a lot of wrangling, and they won't do their job with all their heart.

Now that he was saved, Xu Li thought about arranging it as well as possible. Although some conflicts could still be avoided, which would lead to miserable lives for some children in the future, it was still better than staying in the belly of a Danyang boy, losing his spiritual wisdom and becoming a livestock.

When you are born and go through this world, no matter whether it is bitter or joyful, you have to experience something before it is considered to be in vain.

The overseas battle has not yet been reported back to the Central Plains, so the Taibai Sword Sect will not talk about it. Xu Li himself is now a famous figure in the world.

Hearing Xu Li announce himself, the Jindan Taoist's pupils shrank slightly, he cupped his hands and saluted:

"It turns out to be Taoist Taoist Duobao from Taibai Sword Sect. He invited Taoist Taoist to come in and serve tea. I will send someone to look for Li Jishi."

Although I don't like the name Duobao very much, I am afraid that I am really going to take the throne now. I went to sea and got two magic weapons from Kui Niu. Now the Danyang boy is trying to persuade him to surrender.

"No need, poor Taoist, just wait here! Fellow Taoist, please hurry up."

In order not to give him a chance to argue, Xu Li could only reject the man's kindness and pretend to be cold.

Not to mention, no matter how he pretends to be pure and good, he doesn't look the same, but he is pretending to be such a cold-faced little killer, but he has the charm of Zhong Shenxiu.

Seeing Xu Li's sincere attitude, the Taoist didn't bother to put his warm face on his cold buttocks. After nodding, he let all the officials perform their duties. Then he pulled one person aside and gave a few instructions in a low voice before standing in front of Xu Li. Stand not far away and wait with him for the arrival of the Qingzhou governor.

Not long after waiting, around tea time, a middle-aged man in his forties came in a hurry.

"I've been waiting for a long time. I wonder what's wrong with me, Chang Xun?"

"Pindao just rescued some children from demons and they need to be resettled, so he came to seek help from the governor."

"Oh! So that's it. The Taoist is really cold-faced and warm-hearted. I helped you with this little thing, but I don't know how many people there are?"

Governor Li calmed down and heard that Xu Li only asked him to arrange a few small things to rescue the children, so he immediately agreed.

"It's not a few people, it's thousands of people." Xu Li also knew that there was something in trouble. How could there be so many families in this place that could adopt children, so he immediately added:

"There is no need for the governor to make all arrangements, as long as we can accommodate seven or eight hundred people."

"Seven or eight hundred? Taoist priest, please don't make fun of me." Li Qishi's eyes widened as he looked at Xu Li with an expression of disbelief.

Xu Li's expression turned cold and he pretended to be evil:

"Do you think Pindao is a joker?"

Li Jishi felt a chill on his neck and quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't be angry, Taoist Master. I will try my best to arrange it."

"Then thank you, Lord Governor. You are indeed a good official."

Faced with Xu Li's flattering words, Governor Li just smiled wryly and waved his hand.

After inviting Xu Li into the lobby for receiving subordinate officials and serving tea, Governor Li took his subordinates to check the files. After about an hour, he turned back.

"Taoist Master, it's not that I don't try my best, but these seven or eight hundred are actually too many. We can only accommodate a hundred at most in Qingzhou City."

Xu Li did not comment, but simply said: "It seems that the governor still did not try his best. He only talked about Qingzhou City, but Qingzhou has six counties and 47 counties."

Hearing what Xu Li said, Governor Li immediately called Qu Dao: "Taoist Master, it will take time to send out the official document now and wait for the reply below."

Xu Li did not listen to his explanation. He waved his hand and said: "Don't argue with Pindao. If you say eight hundred, it's eight hundred. Please ask the governor to find some wet nurses. Pindao also has to accommodate other children. As for how to issue official documents, How to go through the process is an adult's business, I only care about whether these children are properly placed."

"This"

Although Qingzhou City has a population of more than 100,000, there are not so many wet nurses at one time. It took several days of searching to find enough. Xu Li released 800 children, and got some treasures from the sea from Biyun Palace to keep, and then he used his sword to move to the next place.

After traveling to several states in this way, it took more than a month to finally relocate all the children under the age of three. As for the remaining people from Izumo Country, Xu Li had no choice.

"The hundreds of ghost babies that were rescued by killing Heichou were not able to deal with them because they were busy practicing. Why not go to Jinghu Lake to see if the old monk has returned, so that we can ask him for advice."

Xu Li actually came up with a way, which was to let these people from the Izumo Kingdom die naturally in the Danyang boy's womb.

He has separated the men and women of these Izumo Kingdom people. He only needs to raise them for a few decades. When they die, these people will disappear completely.

But this is only a last resort after all. After all, there are tens of thousands of people. If he can save them, Xu Li is still willing to save them.

After many years, he returned to the place where he first entered Taoism. Looking at the original Dragon King Temple and now the Dragon Subduing Arhat Temple, incense was flourishing and people came to offer incense in an endless stream. Xu Li couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Ever since the mirror lake was transformed by the old monk into a spiritual realm, the poisonous miasma at the bottom of the lake was removed. Ingenuity has gathered here. Not only have many practitioners lived in seclusion, but the population has gradually become more prosperous.

Compared to the time when there were only a few sparse villages for dozens of miles around the lake, it was already very different.

After entering the Dragon Subduing Temple, Xu Li took a look at the underground secret room where Master Fentuo meditated, but it was not opened. Apparently, the truth had not yet been discovered, the inner demons had been refined, and the golden body had been achieved.

After walking around for a while, he also offered a stick of incense to the old monk. As soon as he left Jianglong Temple, a familiar voice sounded in his ears:

"Why are you wandering around outside and why don't you come in?"

"It's great to be a good person! It scared me." He complained in a low voice. Xu Li was also happy in his heart. He released his sword light and disappeared, and went straight to the bottom of Jinghu Lake.

The spiritual realm opened by the old monk became more and more beautiful. Inside, countless water spirits were chanting scriptures. The Buddha's light was shining brightly, turning the entire Mirror Lake into a golden color.

"Old monk, are you already a Bodhisattva?"

When Xu Li had not yet entered Taoism, when he looked at the old monk, as long as he did not use his magical powers, he was just like a mortal old monk.

Now that he has cultivated the golden elixir, he has had close contact with Taoist Taoists from the Hedao level and Beiming Taoist. His vision is extraordinary, but when he looks at the old monk again, he still looks like a mortal white-browed old monk.

"It's nonsense. How can a Bodhisattva be so easy to achieve? But you, in just a few years, have cultivated a first-class golden elixir, and your foundation is extremely strong. You are indeed suitable for the Taibai Sword Sect."

The old monk was still the same as before. While talking, he flicked Xu Li's forehead.

It wasn't fast, it didn't hurt, and it didn't use any magic power. It seemed like it was just a normal flick, but it was just like that. With Xu Li's innate perception, he didn't even react and was hit by the flick.

I knew in my heart that the old monk was using this method to answer him.

He was overjoyed in his heart, but on his face he was rubbing his forehead and complaining:

"It hurts."

"Haha. I just want to make you, a skinny monkey, feel the pain, so that you can understand what the sky is and how high the earth is, so that you don't dare to provoke even the ancestors of the Hedao level."

"That's nonsense. You know me. I cultivate myself. If they didn't provoke me, how could I provoke them?"

The old monk did not comment, but gave him another brain teaser before saying:

"Now is the time for you to practice. When you come to the old monk, you don't come to see him. Tell me! Have you encountered something that can't be solved?"

Speaking of which, since he entered the spiritual practice, he has basically had no leisure time, running around, and even visited other worlds. Even if he wanted to come and visit, he really had no chance. Now that he heard the old monk say this, even though he knew he was joking myself, but I still feel a little sorry.

"I've wanted to come and visit for a long time, but I haven't had the time to practice."

'Okay, the old monk won't accept this trick and will talk about business. ’ The old monk interrupted him with a smile.

Just as he was brewing some feelings, he was interrupted. Xu Li was also furious. He rolled his eyes and said, "If you don't want to eat, I won't eat. I won't do this either."

Say it! Then he took out the evil flag that Heichou used to imprison the baby's soul and said:

"This is what I got from killing a demon. I want to ask you to transform it. There is something more difficult that I want to ask you for advice."

Zen Master Zhi Gong took the evil flag, nodded and said:

"What's the difficult matter? Let me see if the old monk can give you some advice."

Xu Li immediately told the story of rescuing tens of thousands of people from the Izumo Kingdom from the Jiao Demon King.

After listening, the old monk also looked at the people of Izumo Kingdom, and immediately frowned. He first threw the evil flag that imprisoned the ghost baby into the Buddha's light and then said:

"These people have lost all their wisdom. If they want to regain their wisdom, it is basically impossible to use ordinary methods. Although the old monk has magical powers and can instill Buddha consciousness into them, that is not the right way."

Hearing that the old monk had no choice, Xu Li gave up his thoughts and said: "Then we can only let them fend for themselves."

"The old monk can't do anything, but it doesn't mean that others can't do anything. The Peacock Daming King has mastered all the magical powers in Buddhism. Among them is a magical power called Enlightenment in Dreams. He can make up his own dreams and simulate reincarnation. In the blink of an eye, thousands of Eternity.”

After hearing the Peacock Daming King, Xu Li immediately felt his teeth sore and said bitterly:

"You just told me not to be ignorant of the sky and the earth, and now you want me to provoke Chunyang. I think it's better to forget about it. Although I want to save people, I don't want to involve myself in it."

"Now you know you're afraid?" The old monk chuckled, gave him another blow, and then said:

"Although King Peacock Ming has immeasurable magical powers and is one of the best figures among Chunyang, he is the most disciplined. As long as you don't violate his laws, he will not take action."

"What's more, he still owes the old monk a favor."

"Are you still friends with Peacock King Ming?" Xu Li was a little surprised.

The old monk smiled and said, "I did him a small favor."

Xu Li suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his heart and whispered: "Brother Shang Quezi?"

The old monk smiled and did not answer.

Xu Li knew it in his heart, and that was all.

(End of this chapter)