Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 293: Taoism will flourish, while Buddhism and demons will retreat

After Shi Zhixuan left, some time later, Chu Yuan and Li Tang joined forces and began to search for the location of "Yang Gong Treasure House" in Chang'an City.

Because Chu Yuan had the treasure map given by Lu Miaozi, the builder of "Yang Gong Treasure House".

For Chu Yuan and Li Tang, finding "Yang Gong Treasure House" was a very easy task.

The difficult part is how to take out the treasures from Yang Gong’s treasury.

After the news of Chu Yuan and Li Tang's cooperation in finding "Yang Gong's Treasure House" was leaked and spread throughout the world, a steady stream of masters poured into Chang'an City.

Shi Zhixuan was not the first person to set his sights on "Yang Gong's Treasure House", nor would he be the last.

A few days after Shi Zhixuan found Chu Yuan, many strange people wearing various clothes and carrying weapons appeared in Chang'an City. They were obviously here for "Yang Gong's Treasure House".

Although Li Tang's army maintained order in Chang'an City, the public security in Chang'an City continued to deteriorate.

People in the martial arts world are proud of their martial arts skills and most of them have unruly personalities. It is common for the two sides to fight and decide the winner over a disagreement.

Even in such a complicated situation, Chu Yuan had sent his senior brother Kunyang and the two disciples to Qingcheng Mountain and Jiangnan, but there was still no news. Instead, another disciple of his came back first.

"Master, I heard that you appeared in Chang'an City and wanted to take the "Yang Gong Treasure House", so I rushed back without stopping."

Li Shimin had just returned to Chang'an City and had not even had time to change his armor when he came to Chu Yuan's residence to pay a visit to Chu Yuan.

The house that Li Yuan temporarily arranged for Chu Yuan.

In a reception hall.

Chu Yuan sat in the main seat, looking at Li Shimin who was standing in front of him and walking towards him. He had not seen him for a long time and said, "Weren't you fighting in the war? Why are you back?"

Li Shimin said excitedly: "Xue Ju is very good at using troops. I have fought with him for several months, but still cannot defeat him. It seems that dragging it out for a long time is not a solution. In addition, I heard that Master, you want to take the "Yang Gong Treasure House". As your disciple, I should come back to help you, so I came back first."

Chu Yuan was suspicious: "You suddenly left the battlefield and returned to Chang'an. The war was critical. If you can't make a quick decision, it won't delay the outcome of the war between Li Tang and Xue Ju, right?"

His original intention of taking Yang Gong's treasure house was to help Li Tang. If the commander-in-chief Li Shimin returned to Chang'an and suffered a great defeat because of the "Yang Gong's treasure house" incident, it would be counterproductive.

Li Shimin explained: "Master, you don't know that according to the news from our Li Tang spies in Xue Ju's army, Xue Ju had a serious illness not long ago. It is said that his condition is critical. I am afraid that the two sides will not be able to fight a war in the short term. Otherwise, I would not have just returned to Chang'an City."

As the commander-in-chief of an army, Li Shimin was able to clearly distinguish the priorities of various matters.

Chu Yuan said: "That's more like it."

Chu Yuan, who was looking at Li Shimin, suddenly asked in surprise: "Shimin, have you mastered the Secret of Immortality?"

He hadn't seen her for a long time. Since Li Shimin had difficulty in practicing the "Eternal Life Secret" before, he thought that Li Shimin was practicing the "Eternal Life Secret" but still hadn't gotten started in the past two or three years.

He was thinking whether he could use the Heshi Bi and the evil emperor's relics to help Li Shimin enter the sect successfully.

Now it seems that Li Shimin actually did it himself.

only……

The "Secret of Immortality" that Li Shimin learned was not the Yin-Yang attribute that he had wanted Li Shimin to learn before, but the Five Elements attribute.

"Yes, the practice of the Art of Immortality is difficult. Half a year ago, I was lucky enough to get started, but it was not the Yin-Yang human body diagram that Master wanted me to practice, but the Five Elements human body diagram."

Li Shimin said to Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan looked at Li Shimin and said, "Whether it's Yin and Yang or the Five Elements, it's good enough to get started."

Now it seems that perhaps everyone has his or her own unique talents.

Just like in the original story, the two dragons who each practiced the Yin and Yang diagrams, even with the influence of the appearance of this time traveler, they still practiced the Yin and Yang human body diagrams of their respective origins.

In comparison, it was already quite remarkable that Li Shimin was able to successfully learn the Secret of Immortality and cultivate the Five Elements Human Body Diagram.

In addition, compared with the Yin-Yang Human Body Diagram, although the Five Elements Human Body Diagram and the Yin-Yang Human Body Diagram are the essence and core of the entire "The Secret of Immortality" and are extremely mysterious, the Five Elements Human Body Diagram represents the five qi and five internal organs in the human body. Once practiced successfully, it will possess all kinds of magical powers, and can even cultivate the "five qi in the chest" in Taoist legend, which is also not to be underestimated.

"The Secret of Immortality" is a rare book. If you practice the Five Elements Diagram in "The Secret of Immortality", you can also stand at the top of martial arts.

Seeing Chu Yuan's praise, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief: "I finally lived up to Master's expectations."

His master was the Taoist Qingyang, who had just reached adulthood and was already famous throughout the world. Although he himself was the second son of Li Yuan, the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and had a strong talent in leading troops in battle, he was also afraid that he would be criticized by others for his failure to pass on the "Eternal Life Secret".

In particular, he also received news that according to rumors in the martial arts world, his master had previously accepted two disciples in Yangzhou.

In his opinion, anyone who is favored by his master is definitely not an ordinary person.

Turns out, his guess was right.

The two junior brothers in Yangzhou are said to be named Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, known as the "Twin Dragons of Yangzhou". They have been very popular in the martial arts world recently.

It is said that he led the Taoist army of the Qingcheng Taoist Temple in Yangzhou, defeated Li Zitong, and captured Jiangdu. In addition, his martial arts skills were extraordinary, and many masters in Jiangnan were defeated by him.

People in the martial arts world now say that the two junior brothers are suspected to have inherited the true teachings of their master, Taoist Qingyang, and practiced Taoist Qingyang's famous "Secret of Immortality".

With two such outstanding junior brothers following him, Li Shimin, as the senior brother, was under a lot of pressure.

He was afraid that he would be overtaken by his two junior brothers and left far behind.

So he held his breath.

Fortunately, he also learned the secret of immortality.

Although it is the Five Elements diagram in "The Secret of Immortality" rather than the Yin-Yang diagram.

Seeing Li Shimin entering the "Eternal Life Secret", Chu Yuan said to Li Shimin: "It just so happens that I, your teacher, found a rare treasure for you. When your two junior brothers come, I will use this treasure to rebuild your foundation. Together with the treasure in the "Yang Gong Treasure House" that can enhance your power, you three brothers will become masters in the world."

Chu Yuan has accepted Shuanglong as his apprentice for a long time. Considering Li Shimin's intelligence and the power of Li Tang, he must have received the news long ago.

Li Shimin asked curiously: "Treasure?"

Chu Yuan was too lazy to explain to Li Shimin again what the "He Shi Bi" and the "Evil Emperor's Relics" were.

He said to Li Shimin: "Anyway, you will know when the time comes."

As the second son of the Li family, one of the four major clans, Li Shimin had heard that there were some rare treasures in the world that could help people strengthen their muscles and marrow, transform themselves, and increase their skills, but most of these treasures were priceless and he had only heard of them but never seen them.

According to what his master, Taoist Qingyang, said, not only had they already found one item, but there was also another one in the "Yang Gong Treasure House".

Li Shimin thought for a moment, a flash of realization flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Chu Yuan and said, "Master, you suddenly want to take the "Yang Gong Treasure House" this time. Could it be that your main purpose is to take the rare treasures inside, rather than the treasure inside?"

Chu Yuan said: "There are reasons."

Li Shimin said: "I see."

He knew he had guessed it. In this way, choosing to take Qingyang Taoist as his master, who was younger than him, as his master was a very correct decision.

Not only did the other party pass on to him "The Secret of Immortality", one of the four great books in the world, he also found treasures for him and the other two disciples to rebuild their foundations and improve their skills. This is already better than most masters in the world.

Shortly after Li Shimin returned to Chang'an City, Chu Yuan's senior brother, Taoist Kunyang, and his Turkic apprentice Tuo Fenghan also rushed to Chang'an City.

A few days later, Chu Yuan's other two disciples, Shuanglong Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, also arrived in Chang'an City.

At the same time, various forces from all over the world began to appear in Chang'an City.

There are rumors that someone has seen traces of "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan and Nanhai School elder "Chao Gongcuo" in Chang'an City.

In addition, there are rumors that the evil spirits of the Great Ming Sect have appeared in Chang'an City.

At the same time, Shi Feixuan, the successor of Cihang Jingzhai, Song Zhi, the master of the Lingnan Song clan, and Song Shidao, the son of Song Que, and the four great monks of Buddhism also appeared in Chang'an City, and even the Turks appeared!
DTZ's national teacher Zhao Deyan and Western Turkic's national teacher Yun Shuai also appeared in Chang'an City one after another.

These are not unknown masters, many people in the world know them.

And these are still the masters with names and surnames. There are countless masters hiding in the dark and never showing up.

……

Tai Chi Palace.

In the Tai Chi Hall.

Chu Yuan, his senior brother Taoist Kunyang who had just arrived in Chang'an City, and his Turkic disciple Tuo Fenghan, plus his two disciples Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, as well as Shi Qingxuan, and the sisters Fu Junyu and Fu Jun'er were all here.

At the same time, the core members of the Li Tang Dynasty, Liu Wenjing, Chai Shao, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Xiuning, as well as Li Yuan’s three sons Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji were also here.

"Master, we have followed your instructions and have made all the necessary arrangements in Chang'an City. In addition, according to the drawings you provided, the location of the "Yang Gong Treasure House" has been determined. Just as the rumors say, it is under the Yuema Bridge. The entrance to the treasure house is in a room of the "Wuluo Temple" not far from the Yuema Bridge. However, this "Yang Gong Treasure House" is too dangerous. It is full of traps and is extremely dangerous. Without the map of the "Yang Gong Treasure House" provided by Master, even the top masters in the world would die if they rashly entered."

Li Shimin said to Chu Yuan who was standing in the front.

After returning from this period, he followed Chu Yuan's instructions and sent some of his trusted troops to defend the city.

In addition, he also commanded Li Tang's army to search the city for the location and entrance of "Yang Gong's Treasure House".

Thanks to the map of "Yang Gong Treasure House" provided by Chu Yuan, it was found without any surprise.

"Master Qingyang, it is said that Chang'an City is not peaceful these days. Both good and evil forces, and even Turkic masters have gathered in Chang'an City. How about we try our best to seize this "Yang Gong Treasure House", but if we can't take it, we can just forget about it, right?"

Li Yuan was wearing a royal robe. He was about fifty years old, but looked like he was in his early forties. He had fair skin and looked a little worried.

He originally thought that the location of "Yang Gong Treasure House" happened to be in Chang'an City. Li Tang took advantage of the geographical location and could obtain "Yang Gong Treasure House" quietly.

Who knew that the news would be leaked and become known to the world.

Now that all the masters in the world have gathered in Chang'an City, he is actually feeling a little unsure.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. During this treasure hunt, Chang'an City is full of people of all kinds. My senior brother will protect you."

Chu Yuan said to Li Yuan.

"Your Majesty, rest assured that I will protect you."

As soon as Chu Yuan finished speaking, Kunyang, who was seven feet tall, much taller than an ordinary person, like an iron tower, and wearing a tight black Taoist robe, spoke behind Chu Yuan.

Perhaps because of his body shape, his voice was low but like a bronze bell. Although it was not loud, it made everyone's eardrums uncomfortable.

Seeing Kunyang speak up, Li Yuan felt a little safer: "Then I'll trouble Taoist Kunyang this time."

Although he has a eunuch named Wei Lianxiang who is extremely skilled in martial arts by his side, he no longer trusts the people around him as much after the news was leaked. Now, another great master of the Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Kunyang, the senior brother of Taoist Qingyang, comes to protect him, and he is happy about it.

Kunyang said: "It's not a problem."

Chu Yuan was not surprised by Li Yuan's actions.

Li Yuan was a good person in every way except that he was a little indecisive and hesitated at critical moments.

It must be said that the reason why Li Tang was able to conquer the world was full of coincidences.

His son, daughter, and son-in-law were all powerful supporters, helping him make the right choices at critical moments.

Li Yuan thought about Chu Yuan's actions and the relationship between the Qingcheng Sect and his son Li Shimin. As the emperor of Li Tang, he could not remain silent.

Li Yuan immediately promised: "Master Qingyang, Master Kunyang, if the Qingcheng Sect and you can help Li Tang seize the "Yang Gong Treasure House", it will be a great contribution to our Li Tang. I will appoint the Taoist Qingyang as the Li Tang State Master, the Taoist Kunyang as the Demon Subduing and Dao Protecting Immortal, establish Taoism as the Li Tang State Religion, and the Qingcheng Sect as the Taoist ancestral land."

When Li Yuan said this, Eunuch Wei, who was standing next to Li Yuan with his head lowered, couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly.

If this is true, once Li Tang conquers the world, Taoism will be considered to have won the battle for the Taoist orthodoxy in the world.

In the future, Taoism will prosper, and Buddhism and demons will have to retreat.

Who could have thought that the fierce competition and endless fighting between Buddhism and Demons resulted in nothing, but that the Taoist sect, which had always kept a low profile, would gain the orthodoxy?
Eunuch Wei's eyes turned cold, and he thought to himself: "No, this cannot be done. We must spread this news as soon as possible!"

However, the last time he risked leaking the news, Li Yuan and Qingyang Taoist had already begun to doubt him. If he leaked it again this time, he would be at risk of being exposed.

Without mentioning the hesitation in Eunuch Wei's mind, Chu Yuan thanked him: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

He knew that this was both Li Yuan's attempt to win over him and the Qingcheng Sect and a test of him.

Test whether he could hand over Shu, which was controlled by the Qingcheng Sect, as well as Jiangnan and other places to Li Tang.

Chang'an City is adjacent to Shu. If the Shu controlled by himself and the Shu Alliance led by the Qingcheng Sect are willing to completely surrender to Li Tang, then Li Tang will surpass Wagangzhai and become the rebel king with the largest sphere of influence in the world, and the probability of taking over the world will be greatly increased.

Chu Yuan controlled Shu, Jiangnan and other places, and he had no intention of fighting for the world.

Using sects to fight for the world is not very reliable.

Even if it is won, if it is not well governed, it will eventually collapse, the people will experience war again, and the only ones who will suffer are the people of the world.

But the reason why he was so slow to take control of Shu and Jiangnan was that he had no intention of handing them over, even though his relationship with the Qingcheng Sect and Li Tang was very close, was simply because he kept them as bargaining chips and prepared to find an opportunity to negotiate with Li Yuan later.

Seeing that Chu Yuan seemed not to understand the implicit meaning of his words and had no response to his test, a trace of disappointment flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

Li Shimin said at this time: "I'll have to trouble Master and Uncle Master to help this time."

"Yang Gong Treasure House" is extremely important to both him and the entire Li Tang Dynasty and must not be lost.

Chu Yuan turned around after hearing that. He put his hands behind his back and looked outside the palace. He looked calm and confident. "Later, the four of you brothers will take people to the treasury to get the treasures. Leave the masters in Chang'an City to me. I will not let anyone enter the treasury."

(End of this chapter)