The Lord of the Laws of Heaven

Chapter 249 A clever plan
Su Mu obtained information about a man named Xiao Jun directly from Meng Shenji.

Meng Shenji originally calculated Xiao Jun, but when he was traveling in the universe, he met Xiao Jun directly in the wilderness.

Xiao Jun was stirring up trouble in the wilderness, making a lot of noise, and had already caught the attention of those who cared. Meng Shenji was very spontaneous, and he went straight to Xiao Jun as soon as he saw him.

During the fight with Xiao Jun, both sides were not only competing with each other, but also trying to find out each other's background.

Meng Shenji relied on the Eternal Kingdom, the king of artifacts, to perform divination and spy on the past. He learned some of Xiao Jun's origins and discovered that Xiao Jun was an ordinary person studying, and then due to fate, his soul jumped out and became a six-tribulation ghost immortal.

He was completely unable to get a glimpse of more things, as they were vague. Meng Shenji had also tried to find out if Xiao Jun was the reincarnation of a ghost immortal, but he couldn't predict his past.

Everything between heaven and earth will leave traces, especially for Meng Shenji, who is now almost an eight-tribulation ghost immortal, it is easier to obtain traces. People in the world will leave traces in the way of heaven, and even ghost immortals cannot escape.

Those who can escape the way of heaven are already Yangshen celestial beings!

So Xiao Jun could be a person of great fortune who achieved enlightenment through a lifetime of study, and ascended to immortality in one step. Or perhaps he was the reincarnation of a Yang God, which was beyond Meng Shenji's calculations.

After Meng Shenji divined these vague information, he relied on his thoughts to comprehend time and space, and prepared to peek into Xiao Jun's future, but suddenly discovered that Xiao Jun's future seemed to be empty!

It is obvious that Xiao Jun is moving from the past to the present and to the future every moment.

In the next second, it was completely impossible to search for Xiao Jun's future. After this second, traces of Xiao Jun's past were clearly displayed in front of Meng Shenji again.

It seems like we are in different time rivers, and different time coordinates produce different results!

This is a completely incredible existence for Meng Shenji, and it does not conform to common sense.

This seems to represent that changes will occur over time, and this change has surpassed Meng Shenji's understanding!
Meng Shenji was about to attack Xiao Jun, but he discovered that Xiao Jun's understanding of the Dao of Time and Space was extremely high, perhaps not as good as the Second Universe Sutra left by the Supreme Daoist Master. However, Meng Shenji himself was not the Supreme Daoist Master! Even if he could use the Three Supreme Swords, it seemed that Xiao Jun would escape.

This was the first confrontation.

The second confrontation was a discussion on the Dao, ready to compete with each other on the Dao, ready to try to break Xiao Jun's Dao heart, but suddenly found that Xiao Jun seemed to have walked his own path, and his understanding of Tai Shang Wang Qing had reached an extremely deep level, which was a natural change.

How could he have developed a so-called Dao Heart, having already forgotten all emotions? It was simply like that. Even if his cultivation was lower than mine, his understanding of the Dao might even surpass mine. It was simply that his accumulation of knowledge was insufficient. Otherwise, he would have likely become a Nine Tribulations Ghost Immortal before him. He might even have the potential to reach the Yang God stage.

The third time, he considered recruiting him, but Xiao Jun had already forged his own path, possessing a profound understanding of the universe. So he left behind the "Taishang Dan Jing," allowing the Dao of the Supreme Daoist Master to imprint the mark of the Supreme Dao on Xiao Jun.

Then he directly designated Xiao Jun as the young master of the Supreme Dao. Perhaps Xiao Jun personally did not agree, but objectively speaking, he had become the successor of the Supreme Dao chosen by Meng Shenji.

Only by making a direct assessment can Meng Shenji not be bound by any so-called rules. Xiao Jun naturally understands the Supreme Forgetfulness of Love, and has extraordinary talent. He is born to inherit the Taoist arts of the Supreme Dao.

He left behind the "Taishang Dan Jing", a classic book on the way to immortality, and practiced Taishang Dao's martial arts and external alchemy.

Having achieved the spiritual state of Tai Shang Wang Qing, learned the Taoist arts of Tai Shang Dao, and inherited the martial arts and alchemy of Tai Shang Dao, this person is the successor of Tai Shang Dao!
"I've divined this person many times, and it seems he's moving from the past to the future, leaving traces of the past while leaving nothing in the future. It's incredibly strange. He seems to be the terrifying variable of this era."

"This variable... could it be the Yi of this era? However, due to the characteristics of this child in the long river of time, it is very likely that even the Changsheng Emperor cannot predict it. It is very likely that this is not the Yi that the Changsheng Emperor expounded."

"This child is the real variable in the long river of time!"

'Perhaps, this child can reach the wonderful realm of the other side!'

Meng Shenji's mind was so introverted that he couldn't kill Xiao Jun. During their discussion, Meng Shenji also discovered that Xiao Jun's supreme forgetfulness had even transcended the distinctions between inside and outside, between the self and the world, honor and disgrace, and entered a natural state. In such a state, the so-called breaking of the Dao heart was nothing but a joke.

For Xiao Jun, winning is winning, losing is natural, and it cannot shake his state of mind at all. The so-called method of destroying the heart is completely ineffective.

Not to mention that Xiao Jun's understanding of Taoism is suspected to have surpassed Meng Shenji himself, and the only thing missing is the accumulation of cultivation at the level of Taoism cultivation!
In the end, Meng Shenji chose to brand Xiao Jun with the mark of Tai Shang Dao.

Even if Xiao Jun really became the other shore, he would still possess the Taoism of the Supreme Dao and be influenced by the path of the Supreme Dao. Meng Shenji could use this influence from the Supreme Dao to peek into the realm of the other shore.

Even if Xiao Jun never became the other shore, Meng Shenji knew that Xiao Jun was a natural genius, possessed a state of mind that allowed him to forget all emotions, and had realized the Way of the Supreme Being. Becoming the leader of the Way of the Supreme Being was a good choice.

This is the plan that Meng Shenji came up with.

If Xiao Jun died young, so be it. After all, the world's heroes are as numerous as crucian carp swimming across the river, and the loss of a prodigy is nothing. It's a bit like letting nature take its course. Meng Shenji looked toward a place where an incomparably powerful energy and blood, a flame condensed from essence, seemed to the cultivator's eyes as if the very sky were burning red with that blood-red flame.

That was the Wu Wenhou Mansion in Yujing City. Meng Shenji had no intention of taking action now, even though Hong Xuanji had destroyed his human immortal body. If not for this, Meng Shenji would have been able to peek into the realm of the Nine-Layer Thunder Tribulation Ghost Immortal, which could be said to be a vengeance that blocked his path!
But at this moment, there was not a trace of hatred in Meng Shenji's eyes. Or rather, there was that kind of emotion but he was not obsessed with it and it could not interfere with his true nature.

"Hong Xuanji, you destroyed my physical body, but through this transformation, I have gained a deeper understanding of the cycle of life and death, and I now have the ability to become a Nine Tribulations Ghost Immortal."

"You are truly a person of great fortune, the son of destiny for the entire universe!"

"I've already observed the human trends in the Heaven Beyond Heaven, and despite some detours, I've now analyzed a hint of this trend!" A glimmer of wisdom shone in Meng Shenji's eyes. "I have to thank my young master, the Supreme Daoist Sect, for the inspiration..."

In Meng Shenji's mind, he began to analyze the various changes in private ownership, value, and labor. He analyzed humanity from the most basic principles and concepts of the Way of Heaven and matter, and felt the torrent of the general trend.

Human nature is transformed into the way of heaven.

"Heaven's ways are unkind, treating all living beings like straw dogs. Hong Xuanji, you are now nothing more than a straw dog transformed by Heaven's ways. You are already the condensation of the destiny of this universe, but your martial arts, your wisdom, and your ideals have all become a force that hinders this great trend of Heaven and Man! You have become the opposite force to humanity's motivation for progress!"

"The general trend cannot be changed. The more you do now, Hong Xuanji, the closer you will be to your demise! The counterattack of the general trend cannot be stopped by anyone!"

After Meng Shenji and Xiao Jun discussed Taoism, Meng Shenji himself was greatly inspired. By integrating his own wisdom and understanding, he had a more thorough understanding of many things between heaven and earth. After careful thinking and deduction, he also discovered traces of the Yi Dao.

The causes of Yi Dao have been laid long ago, and now this era has made Yi Dao close to maturity.

Meng Shenji saw that Hong Xuanji was the opposite force to the development of humanity, and would definitely block the development of humanity and even block the development of "Yidao".

However, "Yi Dao" is the surging trend formed by the causes laid by the Changsheng Emperor, Pan Huang and countless Holy Emperor Yang Gods, plus the various schools of thought. The existence of someone like Hong Xuanji will inevitably hinder the birth of "Yi Dao".

"How can Hong Xuanji stop this great trend? The more Hong Xuanji suppresses it, the more it will backfire...Yi Dao will emerge faster! This is the counterattack of the great trend."

Meng Shenji directly observed this thread and understood that Yi Dao was most likely the product of a force or person suppressed by Hong Xuanji. If he could find the thing or person that Hong Xuanji was suppressing, and that thing or person would develop more rapidly the more Hong Xuanji suppressed it, then it would likely develop faster.

Relying on this context, Meng Shenji knew that he had a good chance of finding the real Yi!
Moreover, that Yi must be one aspect of the general trend of human development. Meng Shenji has realized the changes in the general trend of humanity through communication with Xiao Jun. "Yi" is to conform to the trend of humanity.

Meng Shenji is prepared to use the way of heaven to lead the way of humanity, and he must be extremely concerned about the trend of humanity. If he can find "Yi", he can incorporate "Yi" into the Supreme Way.

It is equivalent to the Supreme Dao leading the development of humanity. With such great merit in leading humanity, Meng Shenji must have a deeper understanding of the principles of the changes of heaven and man, and even have the hope of peeping into the other side!
"Hong Xuanji! You stole my Supreme Dao's 'Second Classic of the Universe', and now you have become a tool for me to find 'Yi'! You are just a straw dog! Every peck and every drink is destiny."

The so-called straw dog is a dog made of straw used in sacrifices.

When sacrifices were needed, straw dogs were respectfully placed on the altar for people to worship. But once the sacrifices were over, the straw dogs were casually discarded and became just a pile of weeds.

This is what the so-called "child of destiny" is like. When the Way of Heaven is of use, they are blessed with good fortune. When the Way of Heaven is not of use, they are just ordinary people. All existence is just weeds, only occasionally treated as straw dogs!

"Hong Xuanji suppressed, first, Taoism, second, the Confucian school of mind, and third, people of low status."

Hong Xuanji's Neo-Confucian ritual system is itself a product of the distortion of nature, establishing hierarchy and preventing those of lower status from ever getting ahead, no matter how hard they work or how talented they are. But Hong Xuanji's Neo-Confucian approach is to suppress!

In Meng Shenji's mind, he already had an outline of the origin of "Yi". First, he was most likely a person who practiced Taoism. Second, he was most likely related to the Confucian school of mind. Third, he was a person in a low position who was suppressed by Hong Xuanji.

Moreover, "Yi" is very likely a person with extraordinary talent and great luck, which can be seen from his bones and face!

Meng Shenji's wisdom was endless, and he began to make calculations.

"Two months from now, the spring imperial examination will be held in Yujing City, and the examiner will be Li Shenguang, a master of the School of Mind. Those who pass the examination are those with great luck in the human world. Perhaps in the spring examination next year, there may be some talented people related to the 'Yi'!"

With the Dream God's Wisdom Pearl in hand, he could feel that his thoughts were flowing more smoothly, and the way of heaven seemed clearer.

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