Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 362 It takes a lot of effort

After his apprentice's wedding, Xu Yuanchang almost never went out again.

He owns a mountain range covering an area of ​​more than 30 miles in the territory of Catching Monsters Mountain, named "Qingyan Mountain", which has pavilions, towers, corridors and courtyards. There are special monks on duty at the foot of the mountain to take care of the flower beds, medicinal gardens, and reception affairs.

Xu Shengtian led Xueli, Yuanbao, Huabei and Jinchan to occupy two valleys. Except for Yuanbao and Huabei, Xu Shengtian, Xueli and Jinchan often stayed away from home and wandered around.

Zeng Wanglou took on the identity of a guest protector of Monster Mountain so that he could easily enter and exit the Classics Building on the main peak of Monster Mountain.

"The altar, the bronze stele without words, and the small temple on the stone embankment all have one thing in common."

Zeng Wanglou has been reading books for several months, turning the note over and over to study it. He found Taoist Xu who was relaxing under a tree on the cliff in the back mountain, sat on the futon opposite him, and continued, "They are all related to 'gods'. I have specifically looked up books about three-eaved steles, which were a popular style of steles six or seven thousand years ago. According to records, I found a similar incomplete steles in Wuqiong Mountain, but there are inscriptions on the steles, so I guess that the clues revealed to us by Senior Ye are related to 'gods'."

He cares more about it than Taoist Xu.

Senior Ye would not do this without a purpose. He would specifically ask him to pass on the note. Perhaps it was an opportunity?
Xu Yuanchang put away the "Fan" Sutra in his hand and poured a cup of homemade iced juice for the man opposite him. In the hot summer, the bright juice gave off a chill. He said, "Your analysis makes sense. Let's go out and look for these things in three or two years."

“Why wait several years?”

Zeng Wanglou drank the ice drink in one gulp. It tasted great. Even though he didn't care about his appetite, he still felt it was a kind of enjoyment. He said, "You don't have anything else to do. Let's go around Dingzhou first, and then go out to sea to Juzhou, Hezhou, and Laizhou to search separately. After more than ten years, we will be able to get some clues."

Xu Yuanchang also drank a cup of iced spiritual fruit juice.

The smoothie made with magical ice and snow particles tastes much worse.

"I have gained some insights from studying the 'Fan' scripture given by Mr. Kou, but I need to spend a few more years to deepen my understanding. The diagrams given by Mr. Ye are vague and unseen, so I am afraid it will take decades to understand them."

"I will search for a few years in Dingzhou. If I find anything, I will send a message to you."

Zeng Wanglou said that he didn't want to waste time here.

He didn't want to waste his time on the same hill with lazy people. He wanted to find out the three things related to "gods" and the mystery of Mohua as soon as possible.

Xu Yuanchang poured another glass of iced juice for the impatient Zeng Lao, and said, "Excuse me, Zeng Lao, if you have any findings, please pass me a message."

After drinking the juice, Zeng Wanglou stood up and prepared to go out. Two beams of talisman light flew towards the two of them in almost the same direction.

Xu Yuanchang took one of the communication talismans, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and said, "There is a master who has transcended the tribulation and ascended to heaven near Fengsheng Mountain in Wuqiu Mountain Region. Could it be Ye Changmeng?"

"It must be Senior Ye. Let's go and take a look."

Zeng Wanglou took the lead in flying high into the sky and said to Xu Yuanchang who followed closely behind him: "As far as I know, no one from Dingzhou Continent has successfully ascended to the upper realm in the past two thousand years, with the exception of Gu Yunzhu, who you are familiar with."

He had never seen Gu Yunzhu, but he had heard Xu Shengtian talk about her so much that his ears were callused.

"What about the other three continents?"

"It's almost the same situation. Ascending to the upper realm is extremely dangerous. Even what the classics call a 'minor thunder tribulation' cuts off the chance of survival for 70% to 80% of the sixth-floor cultivators. So, unless you have reached the late stage of the sixth floor and are consummated, you dare not try it lightly, unless your life span is almost over and you have no choice but to take a slim chance."

Zeng Wanglou was filled with emotion.

After the Dark Realm Gate opened three thousand years ago, the Qianfang Realm ushered in a boom in the world of cultivation.

The predecessors had abundant resources to squander, and the thousand years that followed was a golden age of prosperity for overcoming tribulations and ascending to heaven. Whether in terms of cultivation or magical weapons, they were incomparable to the cultivators of the next two thousand years.

The two talked all the way about the darkest time in the cultivation world in the last two thousand years, when wars were caused by competition for resources.

By the time the two arrived at Fengsheng Mountain in the Wuqiu Mountain Area, it was already late at night and the moon was at its highest point in the sky.

Not many cultivators know that there is a master who is overcoming tribulation here.

Three monks from the Sitian Temple came forward to salute, then retreated silently.

Xu Yuanchang and Zeng Wanglou separated and carefully sensed and inspected the area within a hundred miles of the tribulation area. About half an hour later, the two met at Fengsheng Mountain, which was in ruins and charred by lightning.

"It's Senior Ye. His presence is still in the air. He has successfully passed the tribulation and ascended to the upper realm."

Zeng Wanglou said while looking up at the starry sky.

Xu Yuanchang thought to himself that Lao Li's secret ascension was just the beginning, and the road ahead would be even more dangerous and difficult.

He wondered, could the four pictures left behind by Lao Li be related to Lao Li's road to revenge in the upper realm?

Two figures flew from the northwest.

"Zongshan, Qiuyan, this way."

Xu Yuanchang greeted them, and when they turned the corner and landed on the top of the mountain, he asked, "What urgent matter do you have that is worth traveling all night?"

Bian Qiuyan and Zhu Zongshan performed the ceremony meticulously; they did not dare to neglect Mr. Mu.

"I am following the orders of Grandmaster Meng to escort Grandmaster Zhu back to the mountain."

Bian Qiuyan said with a smile without any shame.

She had been stuck at the late stage of the fourth floor for decades, and her cultivation was far behind Zhu Zongshan's.

She looked around and sniffed the remaining thunder and lightning in the air. She was an expert in thunder magic and exclaimed, "This place...did someone undergo a tribulation not long ago? Such an active thunder and lightning aura."

Zhu Zongshan said with a smile: "Did you just discover it? The rocks nearby were severely damaged by the thunderbolts, leaving fresh traces everywhere. The senior who survived the thunderbolt has successfully ascended to the upper realm."

He had Chang Wuhui's careful teaching, and his knowledge and experience were much better than Bian Qiuyan, who had practiced for a longer time.

"Is this true? How did you know that Senior Dujie...successfully ascended to heaven? Teach me."

"I'm going to make a fool of myself in front of Mr. Mu."

Zhu Zongshan knew Zeng Wanglou's true identity. The ancestor had told him about it and said with a smile, "If you can't survive the thunder tribulation, there will be residual evil energy in the vicinity for two days. If you feel it carefully, you can find that it is mixed with the thunder tribulation aura. At present, there is only the positive energy of the thunder tribulation here. Based on this, we can judge that the senior who survived the thunder tribulation has successfully ascended to heaven."

"I see, I learned it."

Bian Qiuyan suddenly realized, and immediately answered Junior Uncle's question, saying, "When Uncle Zhu led the army to fight, many Third and Fourth Floor monks were killed. Now that the world is peaceful and there are no more wars, Uncle Zhu has been hated by many sects and monks."

"The original forces of the Budai Mountain Military Holy Land banded together to exclude him. Uncle Meng was so angry that he asked Uncle Zhu to resign from the position of deputy mountain master of Budai Mountain, not to be bullied, and return to Dengxian Temple to concentrate on training and strive to advance to the sixth floor as soon as possible. Who would dare to give him a hard time then?"

She felt very sorry for Master Zhu. In the decisive battle, Master Zhu fought bravely, commanded the elite troops with exquisite tactics to hold back the multi-eyed monster, and made great contributions to killing the multi-eyed monster. Later, he led thousands of troops to sweep away the black spirit army and expelled the black spirit from the dark world.

He led the army to patrol the four pass cities for more than 20 years without any regrets, and rushed into battle wherever there was danger.

Apart from his contributions, he also worked hard. Now, Master Zhu is no longer needed and is discarded like a worn-out shoe.

This is simply outrageous and so infuriating.

Zhu Zongshan was more open-minded. He smiled bitterly and said, "Being a military practitioner is a thankless job. I am already very satisfied to be able to survive and continue to pursue my own path."

He was very glad that he followed Xu Yuanchang to become a disciple of Dengxian Temple, where he could enjoy the shade of a big tree.

Otherwise, you would offend too many forces, be hated by others, and die without knowing how.

The painful lessons learned by our ancestors back then serve as a warning to us.

Xu Yuanchang sighed and said, "It has been less than twenty years since the Dark World War. 'Peace is decided by the generals, and the generals are not allowed to see peace.'"

Zeng Wanglou chuckled and said, "Zhu Zongshan, you make a living from this, so you must be able to endure the backlash from the heavens caused by killing. Just think of it as a kind of tempering, which may not be a bad thing."

For the sake of Old Ghost Chang, he spoke frankly.

The reason why Old Ghost Chang fell into misfortune was actually because of his excessive killing.

In the dark, the laws of nature have their own means of checks and balances.

Zhu Zongshan bowed and said: "Zongshan accepts your teachings. From now on, Zongshan will concentrate on cultivation and not care about worldly affairs."

Xu Yuanchang took out a piece of paper, spread it in the air, used his finger as a pen, used spiritual power as ink to write a few lines on the paper, stamped it with his Si Tian Temple Great Protector Seal, folded it up and handed it to Zhu Zongshan, saying:
"Take my warrant and find the deputy hall master Xie Hongen who is in charge of the Sitian Hall. Go to Liushan, fifty miles west of Fengxian City, and live there for six months. Practice at Buyuntai for an hour every day. Use the luck of the Daning Dynasty to cleanse the invisible karma on your body and enjoy the baptism of the dynasty's luck."

When he encounters injustice, of course he has to intervene.

Lan Ying'er has always disliked Zhu Zongshan because of Yin Quan's death, but she would not try to trip him up in secret.

It is hard to say about other forces. At present, there are no more rare fifth-floor monks in the dynasties of Dingzhou Continent. There are as many as seven or eight hundred of them, and there are many people who take advantage of others' misfortunes. Zhu Zongshan is good at military tactics and battle formations, but his personal strength is not outstanding.

Zhu Zongshan took the warrant with both hands and said gratefully, "I am grateful for your kindness."

He had two sixth-floor masters as his backers, which gave him infinite comfort and kept people at ease.

After talking for a while, he bowed and said goodbye.

Xu Yuanchang watched Bian Qiuyan and Zhu Zongshan fly towards Daning until they disappeared into the horizon, and said, "I will ask Wei Zhizuo of Bushi Mountain later, does he know that Zhu Zongshan has been ostracized like this?"

"Forget it, don't ask. Asking will only make you feel worse. As the lord of the Budai Mountain Holy Land, how could Wei Zhizuo not know about the major events that happened on his territory?"

Zeng Wanglou sneered, "If you are not envied, you are a mediocre person. Zhu Zongshan performed too well in those decades, overshadowing all the military practitioners, making them look incompetent. So soon after the war ended, they used Zhu Zongshan as a scapegoat. Just think of it as Zhu Zongshan's tribulation as a military practitioner. Old Ghost Chang should have taught Zhu Zongshan how to deal with it."

The two flew into the air and headed towards Xiyuan.

"Zhu Zongshan went from being in the limelight to being pushed down by everyone, which was a good thing for his mental cultivation."

Zeng Wanglou didn't have back pain when he was standing and talking, so he turned to the main topic and said, "The four maps that Senior Ye left for us are urgent matters. I will start looking for them in Dingzhou first, so don't delay too long."

Raising his hand, he flew straight to the north.

After observing the traces left by Senior Ye when he transcended the tribulation in Fengsheng Mountain, he decided not to consider transcending the tribulation for the next few decades. It was too dangerous. He had to improve his strength and make better preparations.

He firmly believed that Senior Ye had left them an opportunity, which might be related to overcoming the tribulation.

Xu Yuanchang returned to the Monster-Catching Mountain. He sent a message, intending to capture the idle Xu Shengtian and bring him back to help him share some of the task of finding clues.

Some things don't need to be made too obvious, nor do they need to be done personally.

Xu Shengtian has friends all over the world, maybe a dead cat will meet a blind mouse and be of great help?

The next morning, Xu Shengtian brought Xueli Hulala back from Tuofeng Island overseas. The place had been built on a large scale. He left Jin Chan and more than ten disciples of Dengxianguan to guard the island, and many of his friends came and went.

Chief Xu Yuan gave instructions in person and told Xu Shengtian to look for a stone dam in the bay. If found, he should inform him immediately as the matter was of great importance and it should be regarded as a clue to the treasure.

"Treasure? Okay, nephew, I understand."

Xu Shengtian immediately got ready to try. The stone dam that was valued by his uncle and called a treasure was such an obvious clue that he had to search the entire world to find it.

After sending his nephew away, Xu Yuanchang had some free time again. He pondered the "Fan" calligraphy scripture given to him by Master Kou every day, comparing and integrating it with the illusions he had comprehended. During the eight years he and Master Kou had guarded the fortress together in the dark world, he had learned a lot of techniques from calligraphers.

Continue to feed the Phantom Fire Spirit, but the two little guys are like a bottomless pit.

He planned to use up the remaining resources in the current space and leave the materials in the warehouse untouched.

There is no time in the mountains, only three cycles of withering and flourishing in autumn.

Xu Yuanchang sat cross-legged under an ancient tree in the back mountain, and used his spiritual consciousness to engrave various mortal and illusory characters on the surface of the magic glass mirror that had turned into silver liquid. His state of mind and understanding of the treasure became more profound, and he figured out the purpose of integrating the Mortal Character Sutra into the magic glass mirror.

A ray of talisman light flew closer, floating and swaying up and down.

After finishing the work at hand, Xu Yuanchang took the communication talisman slowly, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and smiled: "Shengtian is lucky to find the seawall stone dam first. It's strange that the stone dam is at the northeast end of the Da Cang Dynasty east of Dingzhou. Why didn't Mr. Zeng find it?"

He immediately put away his magic weapon, said hello to Senior Brother Wu, jumped into the sky, and flew towards the northeast at lightning speed.

A message was sent to Mr. Zeng on the way.

We rushed to the place, looking for Xu Shengtian and the wagging Xueli, and it was almost dawn.

"Uncle San, this place is a bit strange. The stone dam is usually hidden in the sea. I was passing by here yesterday when the tide receded. I accidentally discovered a strange dark shadow on the stone dam. I dived underwater and found it. The ruined temple is also there."

Xu Shengtian was very proud of his luck and inspiration. He almost missed it. He had searched along the Dingzhou coast no less than five times. Who could have expected that the dam was hidden underwater?
"I even asked some old fishermen more than ten miles away. They said that according to legend, this place is called 'Shigong Dike' and it will appear for a short time every full moon night."

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(End of this chapter)