Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 485 Buddha Country
The Taiping Order has two duties, one of which is to examine the immortal officials.

Anyone who has been an official knows this.

Officials in the capital have their inspections, and officials outside the capital have their major plans.

These are the most important times for the imperial court to evaluate officials, which occur every six years.

Every time there was an imperial inspection or a major plan, no one knew how many officials were demoted, while many were promoted to high positions.

It is the most important thing for an official.

In addition to the imperial examinations and major plans, Prime Minister Zhang also established the Immortal Examination, which was to conduct separate examinations on the immortal cultivators who served as officials.

The official in charge of the Xiancha was the Taiping Ling.

As the chief official of the Immortal Inspection, it is his duty to supervise the immortal cultivators in the court on a daily basis.

of course.

Li Rui does not need to do daily affairs personally, as his subordinates in Xunshansi will take care of it.

He didn't show up very often, but his authority was growing.

All the officials in the court treated him with great courtesy.

Who said the power of promotion is in Li Rui's hands?

The Taiping Order is in charge of the Immortal Inspection, which means he is in charge of the power to promote and demote the immortal cultivators in the officialdom.

Even for those below the third rank.

It's almost like one person has the final say.

It is easy to imagine that this kind of power is extraordinary.

In addition, Taipingling has another responsibility, which is to preside over the fairy ceremony.

The most important thing in the country is to sacrifice to the army.

Sacrifice is related to fortune.

It is a top priority.

As the most important ceremony alongside the Grand Sacrifice, the status of the Immortal Ceremony is self-evident.

On weekdays, the official is responsible for monitoring fortune.

Most of the time at this time, we cooperated with the Imperial Observatory.

The Imperial Observatory was managed by Gu Changsheng and Jiang Linxian, and the two sides had frequent interactions. Perhaps for this reason, Gu Changsheng readily agreed.

This day.

As usual, Li Rui was browsing the information about the immortal cultivators in the court in the house.

Got promoted.

Of course, the mansion cannot be shabby.

He had moved to a new office space a long time ago. Not only was the room more spacious, it also had a small courtyard.

This is certainly not uncommon in other places.

Don't mention him.

Any county government office in Qinghe might be more magnificent than this one.

But if it were placed in Qianbu Gallery, it would be very rare.

At this time.

Someone outside the door whispered, "Sir, the Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom has sent a letter."

"come in."

As Li Rui opened his mouth, a young man from Xunshansi walked into the room respectfully and handed a gold-embossed document to Li Rui.

There is a neat and solemn "卍" character painted on it.

Li Rui opened it and took a look.

It turned out that it was the Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom that invited him to watch the ascension ceremony.

That is to say, sending disciples to the world of immortal cultivation.

"It's fast enough."

All immortal sects in the world with sufficient foundation are building large immortal gate formations, and the Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom became the first immortal sect to build a large formation.

The Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom is an extremely special existence in the world and is extremely powerful.

It is both a sect and a country.

Unlike the Wu Kingdom, the Buddha of the Buddhist Sect is also the ruler of the Buddhist Kingdom. Everyone in the Buddhist Kingdom respects monks, and everyone in the Buddhist Sect is a Buddhist practitioner.

Li Rui heard it.

This Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom is inherited from the Buddhist sect in the Immortal Cultivation World.

The foundation is extremely profound.

It is not inferior to the Qingwei Sect and the Beijixian Sect.

It is only natural to build the big formation first.

As for why he was invited.

Of course it’s because of his identity as Taiping Ling.

The Yu Kingdom's Immortal Ceremony will invite all the immortal sects in the world to watch the ceremony. Similarly, the immortal sects will also invite the Taiping Order to watch the ceremony. It will be a grand event for all the immortal cultivators in the world.

Li Rui was originally a formation master, so he was naturally very interested in the immortal sect's formation.

And he knew it.

It won't be long.

There will be many cultivators coming down from the immortal world, so it is not a bad thing to know more about the immortal gate in advance, and this is the responsibility of the Taiping Order.

January passed.

In a few days, it will be the day of the Buddha's ascension ceremony.

"Brother Li, are we ready to set off?"

Nie Siming looked at Li Rui.

Besides him, there are Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu.

Not bad.

The three of them are now Li Rui's subordinates.

Li Rui nodded and laughed: "It's getting late, let's go to the Western Desert to broaden our horizons."

I heard the word "Western Desert".

Nie Siming and the other two all looked very excited.

The Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom is extremely special, and since it has very little connection with Dayu, it appears extremely mysterious in the eyes of the people of Dayu.

"I heard that monks there can also marry, I wonder if it's true."

Tan Hu grinned.

In the Yu Kingdom, it is considered as a heinous crime for a monk to marry, but in the Buddhist Kingdom, it is said to be a common practice.

Mysterious. Too mysterious.

All along, they have only heard about it and have never seen it.

Ning Zhongtian showed disdain: "Those bald donkeys are the most abominable."

Used to be on the streets.

I have seen too many monks who appear to be kind and compassionate, but in fact they are doing things like enclosing land, seizing food, and bullying men and women.

He hated this the most.

Li Rui warned: "Fourth brother, you must be careful in what you say and do when you go to the Buddhist country."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and the magic boat flew out, swelled up in the wind and became more than three meters in size.

The four of them boarded the boat.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the horizon.

The desert, the wind and sand, and the dim sunlight.

Amid the endless yellow sand, there appeared a green lake and large areas of oasis.

Already reached the Buddha's kingdom.

"I heard that the Buddhist country governs the country through temples, and the abbot of the temple is the lord of the city. It is very interesting."

Nie Siming said.

Upon hearing this, Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu could not help but look at the magnificent cities built on the oasis and the majestic Golden-roofed Palace in the center of the city.

While talking.

The magic boat has crossed another thousand miles.

soon.

A city with no end in sight appeared before everyone's eyes.

Yes.

city.

The city was so exaggerated that it stretched for thousands of miles, and the capital of the State of Yu pales in comparison.

This city is called Buddha City.

It is also said to be the number one city in the world, with 3,600 Buddhist temples, making it a holy place in the hearts of Buddhist practitioners all over the world.

The magic boat stopped in front of a city wall that was hundreds of feet high.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes and looked at it carefully.

In addition to the mysterious formation, there is also a mysterious aura, which Buddhists call Buddha power.

The wall of Buddha City is impossible to penetrate even if a third-grade strong man uses all his strength.

Extremely strong defense.

There is a long queue of people waiting outside the city to enter.

Li Rui was not in a hurry. He followed quietly at the end of the team and waited for an hour before arriving at the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city were Buddhist monks.

The monk soldier took the document from Li Rui and his eyes became strange.

The distinguished Taiping Ling of Dayu was quite approachable and was willing to queue up with the common people.

In contrast.

The officials of the Wu Kingdom are much more arrogant.

Under the respectful gaze of the monk soldiers, Li Rui and his three companions walked into the Buddhist City.

The first thing I smell is the strong aroma of burning incense, and I can hear the faint sound of chanting.

"It is just as the rumors say. In the Buddhist land, everyone worships Buddha."

As Nie Siming spoke, he looked at a young monk who looked no more than three or five years old and was reciting scriptures devoutly on the street.

Li Rui smiled faintly and said nothing.

He seemed to have been to Buddha City before, and brought the three people to a simple house hidden in an alley in the city with ease.

dong dong dong.

Under the puzzled gazes of Nie Siming and the other two.

He knocked on the gate.

It was a full stick of incense time that passed before the door creaked open.

Standing behind the door was a skinny old monk.

When he saw the old monk appear, Nie Siming's expression changed slightly.

It was because the old monk in front of him was extremely famous. He was the Holy Monk Linglun of the Wanfa Temple, the junior brother of the Holy Monk Vajra Indestructible Lingshu, and had a very high seniority in Buddhism.

Eight hundred years ago, the State of Yu launched a vigorous anti-Buddhist movement.

So Buddhism did not flourish.

The Wanfa Temple is the only remaining Buddhist sect in the State of Yu.

The younger brother of the leader of the Buddhist sect of the Yu Kingdom unexpectedly appeared in the Buddhist city of the Western Desert Buddhist Kingdom.

The Holy Monk Linglun glanced at Li Rui, then at Nie Siming, and slowly said, "What's the matter, Lord Yuan?"

He lived in seclusion in Focheng for more than ten years.

Therefore, he did not know Li Rui, but he knew Nie Siming, who accompanied Yuan Dingting to the Wanfa Temple.

Li Rui smiled slightly: "I was not sent by the Marquis, I am the Taiping Commander of Dayu."

When he heard the three words "Taiping Ling", the face of the holy monk Linglun finally changed. A hint of doubt flashed across his face at first. What is the position of Taiping Ling?

But it soon returned to normal.

It is enough to know that he is an official of the State of Yu and of a high rank.

The Holy Monk Linglun laughed and said, "Then I wonder what the Master wants to see me about?"

Li Rui stared at the old monk in front of him and said, "Master Linglun has been in the Buddhist country for many years. I wonder if the debate on scriptures has any results?"

This time when he came to the Buddhist country, in addition to participating in the ascension ceremony, finding the Linglun Saint Monk in front of him was also an extremely important part.

The holy monk Linglun came to the Buddhist city to debate.

But on a deeper level, it is a fight for the Buddhist lineage.

Going further, it is related to the mysterious destiny of Dayu.

As the Taiping Order, he presided over the immortal ceremonies, which actually meant monitoring the destiny of heaven and earth. That was why he sought out the Holy Monk Linglun.

The Holy Monk Linglun clasped his hands together and shook his head: "My heart is not at peace, so I dare not speak."

Li Rui: "When will the master be able to be quiet?"

"Three days later, the Ascension Ceremony will begin."

Li Rui's mouth curled up slightly: "Then let me help you."

(End of this chapter)