After the Skyfall

Chapter 567 Incense Spell
"In a world where incense can make one a god, the power of faith can help one achieve the true through falsehood. That's how it is."

"I never thought there was such a magical world. It turns out that Taiyi, you were appointed as the imperial teacher by the current emperor and enjoyed the power of the dynasty's incense and faith. No wonder I also got lucky and my soul flower bloomed ahead of time. I thought you had already broken through to the Three Flower Realm."

"Taiyi, you are too kind. How can the power of incense and faith of a national teacher be enough? When you meet the emperor, you should directly use the Great Law of Drawing Rivers into Land to kill him, and then use the Art of Subduing Dragons and Subduing Tigers to suppress the civil and military officials, and directly usurp the throne to become the new emperor. Then, all the incense and faith of the world will belong to you."

At this moment, Li Yi was sitting in a magnificent carriage. He closed his eyes and felt the huge power of incense and faith all around him. However, Xiang Xiangzi, whose spirit had revived, kept talking in his mind. It was normal at first, but later he actually encouraged him to kill the emperor and rebel.

But he didn't find it strange.

This is in line with Xiang Xiangzi's personality.

"Fairy, I will take care of the matter of incense and faith, but compared to that, Fairy should first consider how to use this power." Li Yi replied.

"That makes sense. No matter how much incense power you have, it's useless if you can't use it properly. Taiyi, please wait a moment and let me figure it out."

Xiang Xiangzi's soul was sitting cross-legged on a crystal clear flower at this moment. In just a short moment, the outline of her soul became much more condensed. The scent of incense enveloped her body, making her look like an elf in a flower, lifelike. When she heard Li Yi's question, she immediately supported her head and began to think.

Li Yi was not idle either. He used the huge power of incense and combined it with the power of his soul to perform the method of gathering energy from heaven and earth.

The range of the spell cast again was truly astonishing.

It was like a gathering net, capturing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of 500 miles. When this spiritual energy poured in, extremely clear lights instantly emerged around him. These clear lights formed haloes, spreading out to the surroundings with him as the center, round after round, which could be seen even by ordinary people with the naked eye.

At this moment, Li Yi seemed like a complete wonder, emitting an amazing energy field.

With such a terrifying gathering of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, the two golden-eyed guards responsible for driving the carriage instantly felt that every cell in their bodies was cheering for joy. Even though they were not practicing, their strength was constantly improving.

"How could this be?"

The two golden-eyed guards looked at each other at this moment, both of them were extremely shocked.

They looked back in disbelief. Under the light golden eyes, bright and clear rays of light emanated from the carriage. The surrounding area of ​​at least several hundred meters was covered by these twelve clearly layered light circles. Because they were close, they were the most affected by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

If they practiced in this environment, they would definitely be able to evolve and break through to the soul realm very quickly.

"It must be the method of Master Taiyi. It's incredible. It's really like an immortal."

"This is the energy of heaven and earth that Your Majesty mentioned. At this moment, it has all swarmed in and gathered here. Even without spiritual eyes, ordinary people can see it."

"Not good, the horses can't withstand such a strong energy of heaven and earth, their bodies are breaking down."

The two golden-eyed guards whispered, but soon discovered that the horses pulling the cart were neighing in pain, blood was constantly oozing from their bodies, their eyes were red, and they were struggling desperately, as if they wanted to throw off the reins and escape this place, because their cells were now being eroded by high-intensity energy, and they began to fail and die.

This is just like radiation. If your body is not strong enough, it will not be able to withstand the baptism of this energy.

Although the horses pulling the carts were of carefully selected species, they could not bear the pressure. If they did not leave the energy field, they would die.

Not only the horses in the carriage, but also the horses of the royal guards nearby were the same. They were neighing in pain, covered in blood, and extremely violent.

Because the horse lost control, the carriage behind him also began to shake violently.

Seeing this, the two golden-eyed guards had to rely on their own powerful strength to subdue them, to prevent the guard of honor from causing chaos and damaging the royal dignity.

"The incense combined with the power of the soul makes the spells more than ten times more powerful than before. This feeling is truly incredible, as if all the difficulties have been reduced countless times in an instant, giving me a feeling that is so powerful that it is unreal. And this is because we are near the imperial city and are suppressed by the dragon and tiger energy." Li Yi suddenly opened his eyes at this moment.

He immediately put away his Heaven and Earth Qi Gathering Technique, dissipated this majestic cosmic energy, and a look of disbelief appeared in his eyes.

After obtaining the position of National Master and the power of incense, Li Yi felt that both his cultivation and spellcasting had improved qualitatively. If his Wind Calling Technique could only cover an area of ​​a hundred miles before, now, he could truly be comparable to a Taoist master in the Three Flowers Realm, and could cover a thousand miles in an instant. It was extremely terrifying.

And as time goes by, the incense continues to gather, and this power continues to grow stronger.

All the diligent practice before seemed to be useless at this moment.

No wonder this world clearly has cosmic energy, but has not developed a way to practice cultivation.

Compared to the slow process of meditation, qigong training, and spiritual evolution, becoming a god through burning incense is the right way. If you have practiced for a hundred years but cannot defeat a god of burning incense in one year, then what is the point of practicing? That is why everyone wants to accumulate incense to become a god directly. It is no wonder that the world is distorted. The temptation to take shortcuts is really too great.

Li Yi took a few deep breaths and calmed himself down. He felt that he should not be fooled by this temporary strength. He should still insist on using the false to cultivate the true and not be bound by incense.

As the cosmic energy gathered around dissipated, the commotion outside subsided.

The Golden Eye Guard who was in charge of driving the carriage heaved a sigh of relief, and then sped up the carriage, trying to send the immortal to the palace to meet the emperor as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.

Inside the Daming Palace of the imperial palace in the capital.

This is where the emperor holds court and receives officials.

At this moment, Li Jiye, the emperor, was wearing a black and gold robe and a crown on his head, sitting on the dragon throne. His face was serious and his aura was majestic. His pair of golden vertical pupils looked like dragon eyes, calmly scanning all the officials in the hall. Although he did not speak, he frightened all the officials and made them dare not speak.

Even though the emperor's power was too great, there were still some old ministers who stood up under the pressure.

"Your Majesty, I feel that it is inappropriate to hastily appoint a Taoist priest from the mountains as the imperial teacher. Regardless of whether the Taoist priest Taiyi has real abilities, I do not believe that he is an immortal. You must know that there has never been an immortal in the past dynasties. The Taoist priest Taiyi must be using the name of an immortal to deceive people and try to steal the country's fortune. Your Majesty must not be deceived."

The person who spoke was the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty, named Zuo Hanyuan. He was a veteran of three dynasties and had made great achievements in spiritual practice and the art of maintaining his youth. Although he looked only about fifty years old, he was actually over a hundred years old and was still full of energy, with sharp ears and eyes, and a brisk walk.

After Grand Tutor Zuo Hanyuan finished speaking, several officials immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, I also think that what the Grand Master said is right. The Taoist Taiyi is unknown. He just showed some small magic in the capital, and he was touted as an immortal. Moreover, he has only been in the capital for a few days, so how can he be famous in the capital? This Taoist Taiyi must have prepared in advance, secretly spreading rumors and misleading the people in order to deceive the court. I suggest that the title of Taiyi Zhenren should be stripped, and he should be quickly arrested and beheaded in public to serve as a warning to others."

"Your Majesty, I agree with what the Grand Master said. The Taoist Taiyi must have seized upon your Majesty's desire to seek the Tao and used it to deceive you. If such an evil Taoist is not killed quickly, he will surely bring chaos to the court in the future."

Officials stepped forward one after another.

They were filled with righteous indignation and regarded Li Yi as a demon and a villain, and they wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

For nothing else.

The appearance of Li Yi has affected the interests of too many people.

The officials would not allow a mountain Taoist priest to be suddenly appointed as the state teacher and ride on their heads.

Emperor Yin would not allow the emergence of a national master to divide the power of incense, so they would also ask people to advise the new monarch to get rid of this evil Taoist priest to prevent the loss of national fortune.

The Shenwu Emperor Li Jiye, sitting on the dragon throne, said nothing, but just looked at his ministers calmly.

He knew that he had been on the throne for a short time and had not accumulated enough experience. Although he had trained the Jinyi Guards and the Jintong Guards, it was still very difficult for him to completely control the court in a short period of time in this world where people become gods through worship. This time, he took a gamble and appointed Xiao Yi as the imperial teacher. It was normal for the ministers to be outraged.

However, if you want to overturn all this and start the journey of destroying mountains and temples, you will have to face difficulties sooner or later.

"Prince, do you have anything to say?" the emperor asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jing, the crown prince, immediately stood up and saluted, saying, "Father, I have only one thing to say. For the sake of peace in the world, please execute the evil Taoist Taiyi."

"Your Majesty, please kill the evil Taoist Taiyi." As soon as the prince stepped forward, dozens of officials, both big and small, immediately stood up and spoke.

Obviously, when the emperor lived in Yongchang Palace for a long time, Crown Prince Zhao Jing had unknowingly won over many ministers, forming a powerful force that could not be ignored.

The emperor did not respond, but continued to ask: "Besides this, what other suggestions does the prince have?"

"Father, your Majesty, my fourth brother, Prince Xin, came to the capital without following the imperial edict. He violated the imperial order and should be sent to the clan house for severe punishment." said Crown Prince Zhao Jing.

Prince Xin in the hall felt like a thorn in his side at the moment. He looked at his elder brother Zhao Jing in astonishment.

After not seeing each other for a few years, how come my brother has become so strange? He was not like this before.

The emperor smiled and said, "Prince Xin is your brother, why don't you plead for him?"

"Father, there are no brothers in the court, only the king's law." Crown Prince Zhao Jing said seriously: "It is precisely because I am the eldest brother that I cannot be partial to others. Otherwise, if the law is not strictly enforced, how can the people of the world be convinced?"

"Your Highness, what you said makes sense." As the emperor, Li Jiye could not help but nod slightly: "However, let's put Prince Xin's matter aside for now. Master Taiyi was conferred by me personally, and his identity as an immortal is genuine. If you don't believe it, you will know it later."

He did not get angry in the court, but secretly asked the Golden Eyed Guards to write down these people in a small notebook, and let them all fall into the water and die one by one later.

Upon hearing this, all the ministers fell silent, thinking that this was a delaying tactic by the emperor.

However, we just need to make the Taoist Taiyi reveal his flaws and cast doubt on his identity as an immortal. Then we can ask him to kill this evil Taoist. I guess His Majesty will have nothing to say.

Suddenly, everyone started thinking about ways to make things difficult for the Taiyi demon and reveal his true colors.

(End of this chapter)