I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 585: Compassionate Green Hand Tathagata
Zhuge Dan looked at the Dragon Priest and the Thunder Priest through a mirror of history and said casually, "If you two are not convinced, just come in and try again. If you lose, I, Zhuge Dan, will stay away from you in the future."

Zhuge Dan said it easily, but at the same time he entered the history that belonged to three hundred years ago. His own strength began to rise rapidly, from the second-grade strength at the beginning to the first-grade, and then the first-grade perfection, and even faintly touched the unspeakable holy way.

The scene behind Zhuge Dan also changed rapidly. Wolf smoke rose from both sides of the Luo River, covering the entire world for thousands of miles. Resentment, war, and death condensed in the terrifying haze, forming ominous thick clouds of three colors: bleak green, ink black, and dark red. Even the real gods and Buddhas were afraid and dared not set foot easily.

Therefore, the Dragon Priest and the Thunder Priest just watched. Outside the mirror, in Daxia three hundred years later, if the saint did not appear, they would be confident that they could protect themselves. But if they entered the mirror and entered the battle to kill Ren Tu three hundred years ago, there would be a chance that they would be calculated by Zhuge Dan and die. At that time, the Heluo Formation would be their burial place!
The Dragon Priest and the Thunder Priest did not move. Zhuge Dan turned to look at the Taisho Dragon God, who was frozen by Zhao Fuer's Dharma, with only fear in his eyes. He said with a compassionate look, "Since you betrayed Qi for profit in the past, then they can also betray you for profit today, but you didn't think clearly at that time."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and captured the Taisho Dragon God. The hundreds-foot-long black dragon was now just a larger black snake in Zhuge Dan's hand. He grabbed it and took out a fish basket and put it in.

Seeing Zhuge Dan capture the Taisho Dragon God, Priest Huan didn't say much. He nodded to Zhuge Dan, and then his figure disappeared like a dream.

This is the tacit understanding between him and Zhuge Dan. Their interests are unified in entering the Rentu Taoist sect. Their interests are also unified in Zhuge Dan seizing the Taisho Dragon Court and becoming the new Shinto god. However, they have different attitudes on how to deal with Jiang Taiyi, so what they can do afterwards depends entirely on their own means.

After the Phantom Priest disappeared, Zhuge Dan did not say much to the Dragon Priest and the Thunder Priest. Anyway, the other party could not interfere with the "history" of three hundred years ago.

The huge Bagua formation continued to sink with the few people, but in the eyes of Zhao Fuer and others, they were rising. When they surfaced, a morning glow just rose in the sky.

However, this morning glow was not brilliant, but rather like a sunset over a wasteland. Along the Luo River, large battle formations were lined up one after another, belonging to hundreds of families. Millions of troops gathered on both sides of the river. The wolf smoke rose with the army's vigorous blood, making the morning glow appear dark red, revealing something ominous.

In the siege of millions of troops, 300,000 soldiers in black armor were like a steel needle, just fixing the vital point of the army. It was a battlefield that had just been cleaned up. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the battlefield were beheaded directly, and the heads were piled into a tall building like a hill. On the top of the tall building, a man was looking around. He was tall and thin, but his spirit was indescribably powerful. Generally speaking, when describing a man's spirit, dragons, tigers, and lions are the best. But the man in front of him, standing on the bones of tens of thousands of people, was born to make all spirits submit to him.

If you are a dragon, you have to lie in front of him; if you are a tiger, you have to crouch in front of him!

Zhuge Dan's appearance allowed the man to spot him even from dozens of miles away. He laughed and said, "Su Wen Zhuge Wu Hou Bagua Formation won the world's top spot. Unfortunately, I have not seen it with my own eyes. I wonder if I can learn from him today?"

This call for battle spread like thunder across both sides of the Luo River.

Zhuge Dan looked at this old friend from three hundred years ago, raised his feather fan and saluted, saying, "Today at midnight, Dan will personally lead the army to break the Ruluo River formation!"

Jiang Taiyi was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Zhuge Dan, who always planned before taking action, to dare to end up so easily. However, he had just destroyed the first army of the Hundred Clan, so he naturally couldn't lose. He laughed and said, "Okay, I'll be in the camp. I want to see Wu Hou's Bagua formation when the time comes!"

After a brief conversation between Zhuge Dan and Jiang Taiyi, he controlled the Bagua Formation and landed in the military camp belonging to the State of Qi with ease. The camp had eight huge gates, and the blood and energy of the soldiers were used to build eight hundred-foot-high towers, solidifying the rules within the camp. It would be difficult for a first-grade practitioner to perform magic when he entered the camp without permission.

Zhuge Dan and his men landed at Qianmen, and immediately a general from Qi State came out to greet them, "The Prime Minister is back!"

The general who spoke looked to be no more than thirty years old, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. In his hand he held a snow-white phoenix-wing gilded spear. He was Zhao Heng, the second-rank general and the most valiant vanguard of the State of Qi.

Following behind Zhao Heng was a scholar who was no more than twenty years old. His name was Jiang Yan. He was not only Zhuge Dan's most outstanding disciple, but also one of the most important counselors of the State of Qi.

Three years ago, Emperor Lie of Qi led his troops to attack Wei, which coincided with the rise of Jiang Taiyi. Not only did he suffer heavy losses himself, but he also lost a top general of Qi. If it were not for Zhuge Dan's alliances and the defense of the Taihang Mountains and Chongshan Prefecture, Qi would have been wiped out long ago and became the biggest loser in the struggle for hegemony among the Five Kingdoms that lasted for hundreds of years.

"Teacher, how can you easily deal with the battle?"

Jiang Yan said bluntly.

Zhuge Dan looked at the two acquaintances in front of him silently, his eyes moistened, and then he said, "Let's talk after we get into the tent."

Once you enter the military camp, you'll find everything in perfect order. Every soldier, even the smallest one, is working like a precision part of the Mohist school. No one is lazy or slacking off.

Seeing this scene, Jialuo Luo Yuanqian exclaimed, "I've heard that Shenwu Hou is strict in managing his troops. Now that I see him, I know he's extraordinary!"

Jiang Yan and Zhao Heng looked at each other, both showing confusion.

Zhuge Dan was indeed named Marquis Shenwu, but that was a posthumous title given to him by the State of Qi after his death. When he was alive, he was still just Marquis Wu.

When Yuan Qian saw the expressions of Jiang Yan and Zhao Heng, he knew that he had said the wrong thing. He didn't know how to explain, so he just kept silent.

After entering the big tent, Zhuge Dan sat on the main seat. Zhao Heng clasped his fists and said, "But we need to tell the generals of each tent to come and listen to our orders."

Zhuge Dan put down the feather fan in his hand and waved his hand, "No need."

Then he pointed to the people he brought with him and said, "These are the extraordinary people I found."

He briefly explained the identities of Yuan Qian and his companions, and after they greeted each other, he instructed, "Jiang Yan, follow my orders and invite the sixteen armies to the camp to hold an alliance and discuss ways to defeat the massacre. Zhao Heng, you take these people to the tent to rest, and wait for the leaders of each army to come, then we will discuss ways to break the formation together." In the battle of Heluo, in order to kill Jiang Taiyi, the various schools of thought formed a total of sixteen armies, with a total of more than two million soldiers. However, in the early morning of 'this' day, Jiang Taiyi took advantage of the heavy fog in the Luo River and ambush with the power of the gods, so he just defeated one army.

Everyone knew that Zhuge Dan must have his own things to do, so they stood up and, under the leadership of Zhao Heng, chose a tent in the general's camp. While leading the way, Zhao Heng also tried to ask about the origins of several people in a roundabout way, but everyone had not figured out how to deal with the current situation, so they kept silent.

After entering the empty tent, Zhao Fuer chanted a Buddhist name, and the Buddha's light blocked out the inside and outside. He first looked at Hu Wenlang and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that today I would not only be able to fight side by side with the Marquis of Shenwu, but also have the honor of meeting Emperor Wu of Wei in person."

Zhao Fuer directly revealed Hu Wenlang's background, which shocked Yuan Qian and Li Jing, especially Li Jing. He already knew that Hu Wenlang was a big man who lived for hundreds of years, but he didn't expect it was Emperor Wu of Wei!

But after a brief shock, his eyes became firm again. If he wanted the supreme throne, he could cooperate even with Emperor Wu of Wei. Didn't he see that the Marquis of Shenwu Zhuge Dan had taught him a vivid lesson today? Zhuge Dan could even cooperate with the Phantom Priest and stir up conflicts within the lineage of the Nine Ancient Gods. So he might be able to do the same.

Hu Wenlang was not to be outdone and countered, "The Three Treasures of the Fahua Temple are world-renowned. I didn't expect to meet the 'Painting Buddha Monk', the founder of the [Palm Buddha Kingdom] today."

He looked at Shenxiu, who was still calm behind Zhao Fuer, and said, "No wonder you became his protector. It turns out that the cause and effect were already determined and the law of fate was born."

Seeing that Zhao F'er was his predecessor, especially the 'Painting Buddha Monk' who had comprehended the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm] four hundred years ago, Garuda was overjoyed, put his hands together and said, "Praise the Compassionate Green Hand Tathagata."

It is rumored that the 'Painting Buddha Monk' ventured into the core of the blood sea to observe the Buddha's Nirvana in order to comprehend the first-level Buddhist teachings. However, in the blood sea, the will of the Blood Sea Lord is immortal and can infect all things. In order to prevent himself from being infected by the Blood Sea Lord, the Painting Buddha Monk practiced hard in the Qinglian Temple for ten years and together with the abbot of the Qinglian Temple, he concocted a 'compassion poison for all living beings'.

The color of this poison is indigo, which is the condensed Buddha nature of all living beings. Anyone who is contaminated by it will lose all their emotions and desires, leaving only supreme compassion, like a clay sculpture in a temple. Unless one can transform oneself into a Buddhist glass body when contaminated, leaving only emptiness, one will be able to resist it. Otherwise, even if one is a first-grade "co-born" in the Taoist school, one cannot bear the cause and effect by using the method of substitutional death.

At that time, there was only a second-rank Buddhist painter. He took the "Poison of Compassion for All Living Beings", held it in his palm, and stepped into the sea of ​​blood to seek the true meaning of Buddhism. If he did not understand, he was willing to turn into a Buddha statue, suppressed in the sea of ​​blood, and only when he understood Buddhism could he be liberated.

With such great perseverance, the Buddhist painter finally achieved the status of a first-class "Pratyekabuddha" and attained liberation. However, the "poison of compassion for sentient beings" would not disappear, so it remained in the palm of his hand. When he transformed into emptiness, only a blue palm remained, like a blooming lotus, hence the Buddhist name "Compassionate Green-Handed Tathagata".

Zhao Fuer took another look at Garuda, then smiled at Hu Wenlang and said, "Why don't you inherit the title of Emperor Wu of Wei?"

Hu Wenlang was well aware of Zhao Fuer's temptation. "Isn't it obvious? Zhuge Dan is Zhuge Dan and has always been. It is the two of us who are poor and struggling between this life and the past life. If we inherit our past life identities here, then our present life and past life will be completely reversed, and we will no longer be who we are today."

Zhao Fuer nodded slightly. The reason why he asked this question was to determine where Hu Wenlang's bottom line was. The identity of Emperor Wu of Wei was much more useful than his identity as a Buddhist painter. Although he was going to unite with Hu Wenlang next, he was also afraid of Hu Wenlang's plot.

"Then in this case, since we are not from our previous lives, we can unite."

Zhao Fuer looked at Shenxiu. Shenxiu started thinking after he knew Hu Wenlang's identity. Although they entered this period of history together, it seems that his and Zhao Fuer's purpose is still unclear now.

Zhuge Dan came here with the intention of obtaining the second- and third-rank Taoist traditions of Qi, and then using the Shinto method of granting amnesty to make them gods. While opening this historical loop, he also allowed Qi's counselors and generals to be deified after their death, and in conjunction with the Taisho Dragon Court he had just seized, he immediately had the foundation to support Qi.

This plan was not in vain for the Marquis Shenwu to personally respect the wise and make plans.

As for Hu Wenlang and Li Jing, judging from Li Jing's expression, he probably didn't know Hu Wenlang's identity before. However, Hu Wenlang's reincarnation of Emperor Wu of Wei gave him the opportunity to plan for the 300,000 sealed soldiers!

You have to know that these are the elite among the elite of the Wei State. Unlike the other people in history who are all 'dead', they are all between life and death and have a chance to come back to life!
Once it is confirmed that Jiang Taiyi is dead, Hu Wenlang will be able to legitimately obtain the 300,000 Heluo Army. These soldiers and generals are more powerful than any army in Daxia today, and can truly change the situation in the world.

Looking back at himself and Zhao Fuer, although Zhao Fuer is the Compassionate Green-Handed Tathagata, he is not important in this period of history and naturally cannot obtain the most obvious benefits.

Shenxiu was about to speak when Hu Wenlang interrupted him and said, "I am willing to exchange the Heluo formation for your help."

Shenxiu and the other two looked at Hu Wenlang, who continued slowly, "You three came in by chance. There are many good things here, including the second-grade Taoist sect that fell in the Heluo Formation. We have our own ways to get these, but the Heluo Formation, the sub-sage formation, will definitely be useful to you three or the Fahua Temple. I am willing to help you three obtain the Heluo Formation."

"What's the price?"

Shenxiu asked.

Hu Wenlang chuckled, "Everyone says you are a genius, so why are you asking such a stupid question? The price is that the three of you swear to help me save as many Wei soldiers as possible. Although Zhuge Dan has the same goal as us, which is to ensure the death of the butcher Jiang Taiyi, Zhuge Dan and I have different ideas about the Wei soldiers, and there is no conflict with the core interests of the three of you."

"What do you think? Using a sub-saint formation to save hundreds of thousands of mortals is also in line with your Buddhist practice."

Shenxiu gave a bitter smile. It was not as easy as Hu Wenlang said. These were not 300,000 ordinary "mortals", but 300,000 soldiers under his command. No one knew how much chaos would be caused if they suddenly lived in the present era.

(End of this chapter)