Others follow advice and imitate celebrities, but you start by pretending to be a god?

In Chechi Kingdom, Lin Nan, as a highly respected Taoist leader on the ground, often calls himself "Benzuo", which is not only a symbol of identity, but also highlights his lofty status in Taoism.

"Okay, let's do as the national teacher says!" Upon hearing this, King Chechi gave the order without hesitation to invite the Taoists who came from afar into the palace.

After receiving the order, the eunuch quickly rushed to the palace gate to convey the king's will.

Outside the palace gate, a group of Taoists were waiting quietly. Among them were Li Chunfeng, Sun Simiao, Yin Xi, the tiger demon Zhang Lie and the old Taoist Zhang Guo, all of whom were the best in Taoism.

"I wonder if the emperor of Chechi Kingdom will receive us." Tiger demon Zhang Lie said with some concern.

Beside him, Yin Xi, the founder of Louguan Dao, was looking up at the sky, seemingly observing something.

"We arrived at the right time. It seems that several national masters of Chechi Kingdom are in the palace. The sky is filled with purple air, and it is obvious that there are masters present." Li Chunfeng said.

"There shouldn't be any problem. Chechi Kingdom respects Taoism, and we have come from afar, so we deserve to be received." Everyone nodded in agreement.

They talked and waited patiently.

Not long after, the eunuch walked out of the palace and announced loudly: "Dear Taoist priests, His Majesty invites you!" As he said that, he led the way for the group of Taoists.

Li Chunfeng asked, "Besides the king, is there any other imperial teacher in the palace?"

The eunuch smiled and replied, "You Taoist priests are very lucky. Recently, due to some monks, several imperial masters have gathered in the palace."

"In addition to the four great national masters, there are also some monks from the Tang Dynasty just like the Taoist priests!" The Huangmen official continued, "You will be able to meet them later!"

Hearing this, Li Chunfeng and others smiled at each other, with joy in their eyes. They did not expect that this trip would be so smooth.

In the palace hall, following the announcement of the herald, Taoists from the Tang Dynasty walked into the hall one after another.

King Chechi looked at these Taoists who came from afar with curiosity, and beside him, Lin Nan and the four national masters, namely, the Great Immortal Huli, the Great Immortal Luli, and the Great Immortal Yangli, were also looking down.

Lin Nan recognized the leader Li Chunfeng at a glance. He had seen this man beside the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

"I am Li Chunfeng, a Taoist priest from the Tang Dynasty in the East. I am honored to meet your Majesty." Li Chunfeng was the first to salute.

"I am a fierce Taoist."

"I am Sun Simiao."

"I am Yin Xi, the Taoist of Louguan."

"I am Zhang Guo."

Several Taoists gave their names one after another, appearing very polite.

"You Taoist priests have come from afar, and the Chechi Kingdom welcomes you very much." The attitude of the King of Chechi was very enthusiastic, which was obviously due to the culture of respecting Taoism in the Chechi Kingdom.

However, the civil and military officials in the hall, the four national masters, and even Tang Sanzang and his disciples who had not yet left, were not impressed by these names.

Only Tang Sanzang greeted Li Chunfeng: "Master Li, long time no see."

Tang Sanzang did not know the other Taoists, nor did he know their origins.

Only Lin Nan, after hearing their names, thought secretly in his heart and confirmed their identities.

"But is it Zhang Lie, the guardian deity of the ancestor Tianshi?" Lin Nan asked as he stood beside King Chechi.

"But the demon king Sun Simiao?"

"But is it Guan Ling Yinxi who personally received the emperor in the past?"

"But 'Master Tongxuan' Zhang Guo?"

Lin Nan asked again, revealing the true origins of these Tang Dynasty Taoist priests one by one.

Sun Simiao was revered as the King of Medicine, the tiger demon Zhang Lie was the guardian beast of Zu Tianshi, Yin Xi was once the commander of the pass, and Zhang Guo was also known as "Mr. Tongxuan".

Therefore, Lin Nan's question showed that he was not unfamiliar with the identities of these Taoists.

"Huh?" When Lin Nan asked, Li Chunfeng and others were very surprised.

The king and ministers of Chechi were also surprised.

The king asked, "Does the Grand Master know about them?"

"That's right." Lin Nan nodded, and then gave a detailed introduction to the life stories of these people.

Following Lin Nan's story, neither the King of Chechi nor his ministers dared to underestimate Li Chunfeng and his companions anymore.

Huli Daxian and others also returned the gift and revealed their own Taoist names.

Li Chunfeng even asked: "Grand Master, I have met you once before, so it is normal for you to know me, but why do you know so much about me, fellow Taoists?"

Before Lin Nan could answer, the six-eared macaque said proudly: "Don't talk about these things. Master can predict the future a thousand years ahead!"

As Lin Nan spoke, Li Chunfeng and others became more and more shocked.

Immortal Hu Li and others also nodded in agreement: "This is the ability of Daoist Fellow Lin Nan."

When Li Chunfeng heard Lin Nan's question and heard about his miraculous qualities, he dared not hide anything and said honestly, "To be honest, the reason is that the Emperor of Tang heard that Chechi Country has a magical item that can fill the stomachs of the people of the world, so he wanted to find someone to come here to obtain it."

Lin Nan said to himself: "All of you Taoist friends are great talents in Taoism, I naturally know that. But it is surprising that all of you Taoist friends would come here late."

"I was entrusted by the Emperor of Tang, and most of you fellow Taoists have heard about the strangeness of Che Chi, so you came here together." Li Chunfeng continued.

"This Emperor Tang is quite interesting." Among the Tang Sanzang and his disciples who had not yet left, Sun Wukong could not help but speak up, "He sent Master to the West to obtain the scriptures, and then sent you to Chechi to seek the truth. He really had a plan in mind, and he didn't lose out on either side!"

But when everyone thought about it, they couldn't help but feel the same way.

"Haha." King Chechi also laughed, "For a human emperor, this move seems to be not unacceptable, but I don't know if his heart is in the Tao or the Buddha."

Civil and military officials also echoed this, and for a time, people had some subjective impressions of the "Tang Emperor".

Neither Tang Sanzang, the emperor's younger brother, nor Li Chunfeng, the minister of the Tang Dynasty, had anything to say.

Because of the Tang Emperor's action, he was really trying to please both sides and was a fence-sitter.

"Is this the Emperor of Tang? He is indeed good at calculating." The Great Immortal Huli shook his head with disdain.

"No problem." Lin Nan waved his hand and did not comment on Emperor Tang. He just said to Li Chunfeng and the others, "No matter what the reason is, you all came here to seek the truth."

"Since you have come to Chechi, I cannot let you go back empty-handed." "Fellow Taoists, you can stay in Chechi for a while and discuss Taoism with the Taoists in Chechi."

Upon hearing this, Li Chunfeng, Sun Simiao and others all said, "That's what we've been asking for!"

"Your Majesty, I'm taking my leave." Tang Sanzang bowed to King Chechi.

The king just waved his hand nonchalantly and didn't take them seriously.

At this time, he paid more attention to the Taoists from the Tang Dynasty.

After Lin Nan's introduction, King Chechi also realized the excellence of these Taoists.

Sun Simiao, in particular, practiced medicine for many years and saved countless lives, and was called the King of Medicine.

When King Chechi heard about Sun Simiao's abilities, his eyes lit up and he realized something, so he became very enthusiastic.

As for Tang Sanzang and his disciples... they are completely useless to Che Chi.

Therefore, Tang Sanzang and his disciples left the palace in shame and continued to head west.

After leaving Chechi Palace, they looked back.

Zhu Bajie said with emotion: "In this Chechi country, the Dao has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is not a one-day achievement."

"Moreover..." Zhu Bajie continued, "The reason why those great masters gained a foothold in Chechi Kingdom was not simply because of their magical powers."

Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong were silent. In this Chechi Kingdom, although Zhu Bajie seemed lazy and not very smart on weekdays, he had been well behaved in the past few days and did not participate in those battles. Instead, he saw it very clearly.

"The second, third, and fourth national masters of Chechi Kingdom are not human beings." Sun Wukong said suddenly. His flaming eyes had already seen through their true forms: a tiger, a white deer, and a goat.

Tang Sanzang was shocked when he heard this, and asked hesitantly, "Then, isn't this Chechi Kingdom controlled by evil spirits? And who is the great master?"

Sun Wukong shook his head and explained, "The Grand Master is a human being. As for the other three Masters, although they are different species, they are also Taoist immortals."

"Oh." After hearing this, Tang Sanzang remained silent.

Zhu Bajie interrupted and said, "So what if we are aliens? Aren't we also aliens? I think those national masters have a very high reputation. Even if the people of Chechi Kingdom know their background, I am afraid that they will not change and will still respect the Tao."

"You idiot, you always chatter, and now you're still talking so much." Sun Wukong couldn't help but stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Bajie's ear to tell him to shut up.

Tang Sanzang also glared at Zhu Bajie, which was a rare occasion. It was obvious that Zhu Bajie's words touched their sore spot.

"Amitabha." Tang Sanzang chanted the Buddha's name and said, "I'd better wait until I return from the Western Paradise and obtain the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, and then ask the Buddha how to save this Chechi Kingdom."

Sun Wukong also nodded and agreed: "This Chechi Kingdom is not far from the Western Paradise."

"The Chechi Kingdom respects Taoism and disparages Buddhism so much, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on Mount Lingshan will certainly not sit idly by." Sun Wukong continued, but he didn't know that Mount Lingshan had already taken actions before, but those actions had not worked.

The four of them walked and chatted. Gradually, they noticed something strange. At this time, they had changed into monks' clothes and walked on the street. The people on both sides looked at them with a bit of weirdness.

Zhu Bajie shuddered and said, "Master, Big Brother, let's leave this city quickly. The people in this city are all trying to catch us and make us move bricks. It's too scary."

Hearing this, Tang Sanzang nodded in agreement and quickened his pace. Even Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, also quickened his pace silently.

"It would be great if the King of Medicine could stay in Chechi Kingdom for a longer time. Chechi Kingdom is vigorously developing agricultural planting and trying ecological and diversified planting..." Lin Nan extended an invitation to Sun Simiao.

"Obedience is worse than respect..." Sun Simiao agreed readily.

They had a conversation with Lin Nan, which was also a discussion. After this exchange, Sun Simiao had a deep understanding of Lin Nan's "erudition" and was quite pleased.

In addition, Lin Nan also invited other Taoist priests from the Tang Dynasty. Among them, Yin Xi, the founder of Louguan Dao, came here with the intention of settling down in Chechi Kingdom.

Yin Xi was a wonderful person who was well aware of the time and knew how to follow the steps of the "Taoist Ancestor". Therefore, he did not hesitate to welcome and follow the Supreme Master and inherited the "Tao Te Ching". After that, he practiced in Zhongnan Mountain until now.

Now, he heard that there was a "Taoist son" in Chechi Kingdom, and that he was a Taoist son recognized by the Taoist ancestor himself, so he did not hesitate and brought almost most of the disciples of Louguan Dao to Chechi Kingdom, intending to take root here.

Lin Nan naturally welcomed him warmly: "There is another mountain in Chechi Country, named Shu Mountain. Louguan Dao can take root in Shu Mountain and recruit disciples in Chechi Country."

In addition to them, Lin Nan also invited other Taoists one by one. His purpose was simple and pure, which was to retain talents for Chechi Country. All of these Taoists were figures who could leave a mark in the history of Taoism.

Therefore, with their joining, the Taoist court of Chechi Kingdom naturally grew stronger.

"What the Grand Master said is absolutely right." The King of Chechi was also not idle. He had been cooperating with Lin Nan, Huang Ying and other Taoists. On one hand, he said that he would build a palace for Louguan Dao, and on the other hand, he said that all kinds of planting and medical treatment in Chechi would be open to Sun Simiao. He also said that he would issue identities to all Taoists so that they could travel freely in Chechi.

After all this, whether it was Li Chunfeng or the tiger demon Zhang Lie, they could all feel the importance that Chechi Kingdom attached to Taoism. This made them feel strange, as this was a treatment they could not get in the Tang Dynasty.

So, naturally, their mentality was shaken and changed.

Although this group of Taoists were of high status, it was the first time for them to experience such an atmosphere. From the king and nobles to the common people, the whole country of Chechi was filled with respect for Taoists.

Moreover, this respect comes from the heart and is not fake.

These feelings made this group of Taoists from the Tang Dynasty feel strange and unprecedented.

Therefore, in response to Lin Nan's invitation, they all temporarily agreed.

Li Chunfeng couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this, thinking to himself: "If this continues, we will be fine when we come here, with many like-minded people, but when we return, we may not have many like-minded people left."

Li Chunfeng sighed inwardly, knowing the situation clearly and having no hope.

Some of them were sent by the Tang Emperor, such as Li Chunfeng. Li Chunfeng also had some followers who were soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Apart from this, most of the Taoists who came here were alone, wandering freely between heaven and earth.

Just like Sun Simiao, he had long been a loner, living a carefree life on his own. He had been practicing in seclusion in Mount Zhongnan and never came out.

At this time, Lin Nan was inviting Sun Simiao: "The King of Medicine can stay in Chechi Country for a while. Chechi Country is vigorously developing agricultural planting and trying ecological and diversified planting..."

Sun Simiao readily agreed: "It is better to obey than to be respectful..."

They had already discussed it with Lin Nan, and it could be considered as a discussion of philosophy.

After this, Sun Simiao had enough understanding of Lin Nan's "erudition" and was very happy.

In addition, Lin Nan also invited other Taoist priests from the Tang Dynasty one by one.

Among them, Yin Xi, the founder of Louguan Dao, went on this trip directly to settle down in Chechi. (End of this chapter)