Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 226 People are confused
Zhao Yifu spoke eloquently in front of everyone, and his heroic demeanor was extraordinary.

When Taoist Hongmei and others understood the cause and effect, they still did not forget to persuade Zhao Yifu to agree with their point of view.

He said, "My friend, you have explained it clearly. We understand the cause and effect of this change in the world, but we are in the world, so we need to be cautious in how to deal with such changes."

"So I want to advise you..."

Zhao Yifu interrupted, "I understand your perspective. Indeed, the bloodshed caused by war will cause more souls to wander the world, and will exacerbate the deterioration of unstable regions."

"For the local people, it was a devastating disaster."

Upon hearing this, Monk Puji nodded and said, "My friend, you are able to speak so truthfully, which shows that you have great compassion in your heart."

Zhao Yifu shook his head and said, "No, but I don't agree with your approach."

The stringless musician asked in confusion, "Why is that? Since you clearly know that war will only worsen the situation, why do you insist on helping the court start a war?"

Zhao Yifu said: "Because I want to help as many people as possible."

Everyone was puzzled, but Monk Puji was very interested and asked, "What does this mean?"

Zhao Yifu said calmly, "With the Danqing Sect at our disposal, there won't be any major chaos in Daxu. Even if there's trouble in a remote area, sending a sage there will be enough to resolve it."

"Of course, the people north of the Yangtze River are also Chinese. Even the Naliao people are descendants of Chinese blood. How can I sit idly by and watch them suffer?"

Everyone was bewildered. Taoist Hongmei asked in surprise, "What do you mean by that?"

"I thought the war would only make things worse!"

Zhao Yifu laughed and said, "That's because our predecessors only saw the chaos during the war, but didn't see the order after the war."

"Chaos will indeed make things worse, but subsequent governance can restore order and bring the people of the North under the protection of humane regulations."

"If we don't fight, then our Danqing Sect will be able to protect Daxu, but the people in the north will suffer."

"On the other hand, if war breaks out, the people of Daxu will remain unaffected, while the people of the north will have the same opportunity to be protected... Seniors, the pros and cons of this matter are clear at a glance. Isn't that wonderful?"

At this time, Gui Hezi finally came back while spitting blood. He said, "Aren't you afraid that all your hard work will be wasted if we, as cultivators, interfere in human affairs without permission?"

Zhao Yifu laughed heartily upon hearing this, seeming rather disdainful. He truly disdained to explain the relationship between the Way of Man and the Way of Heaven, nor did he bother to elaborate on the Dao of the Danqing Sect.

He felt that explaining his own teachings in front of such people was a very boring and disgusting act.

But seeing that everyone seemed to agree, he might as well add one more thing: "Do you know that the leader of Danqing Sect, Qiu Yuzi, could have ascended to heaven three years ago!"

"But he was still unwilling to give up, so he was determined to stay in the human world and finish his unfinished business."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

He laughed.

It sounds cheerful at first, but as you listen more slowly, you will feel that it contains infinite heroism.

If you listen more carefully, you can hear a strong sense of disdain.

This disdain is very interesting. Who is it directed at?
Taoist Hongmei took a deep breath and felt a little angry in his heart.

He finally realized that although Zhao Yifu appeared humble, he actually looked down on them in his heart.

Among the Yang Gods, this implicit expression is actually as clear as day.

Taoist Hongmei felt very aggrieved about this, but he couldn't show it at this time.

Because Zhao Yifu's description of Qiu Yuzi's performance had already attracted the astonishment of many cultivators. They were all amazed that Qiu Yuzi could ascend to heaven, and even more amazed that he had cut his own cultivation...

Gui Hezi snorted coldly and said, "Who knows if this is true or not? After all, it's just empty talk."

Zhao Yifu took a look over and then took action without any warning!

A Lingyun charcoal stone fell between his two fingers, and then he used the Lingxu Fingers to strike Gui Hezi!
Liu Ying was startled and vaguely remembered a scene that his subordinates had described to him before.

Gui Hezi's expression also changed drastically. He waved the whisk in his hand in front of him, trying to block the bullets shot by Zhao Yifu.

However, with a sharp whistling sound, the projectile made of Lingyun charcoal quickly tore through the threads of the whisk, and then the charcoal hit the protective qi in front of Gui Hezi, and suddenly exploded into a shining spiritual light.

Gui Hezi took three steps back before he could steady himself. He looked at Zhao Yifu in horror, then at Hongmei Taoist and the other three, meaning: You're just going to watch me get beaten?
Zhao Yifu did not indulge him. Lingxu's finger snap was just an appetizer to let him know his own strengths and weaknesses.

And Zhao Yifu himself had already rushed up.

His body was extremely strong, and with just a step he came to Gui Hezi like a tiger.

At this moment, Gui Hezi realized how tall Zhao Yifu was in his Confucian robe, and how small he was in front of him.

"Stop it, little friend!"

Taoist Hongmei once again released the Yin and Yang Qi, wanting to create a Tai Chi diagram in front of Zhao Yifu to defend Gui Hezi.

But this time, Zhao Yifu's arm suddenly accelerated and inserted itself between the two energies before they came into contact, forcibly blocking the process of "the two energies colliding and harmonizing".

The pure Yin and Yang energies had no killing effect on Zhao Yifu's arm.

Taoist Hongmei was shocked. He had never thought that the secret method he practiced would be broken in such a simple way.

At this moment, he couldn't think too much and could only look to the side...

Monk Puji chanted the Buddha's name, and then a circle of golden wheels appeared behind him.

And this golden wheel, in the illusory light, plunged into Zhao Yifu's body, as if to lock him up.

This is the secret method of Buddhism: Avici Hell, or it can be said to be an extremely powerful mental illusion.

Zhao Yifu actually had a good talent in illusion, but because he had a martial arts holy body, he was used to using his physical body to solve problems more simply and directly, which gradually buried this talent.

The Avici Hell he encountered at this time was also very real... No, it could be said that it was an evolution of the real world.

Everything is based on reality, but it is deduced in Zhao Yifu's mind in the most cruel way.

What Zhao Yifu saw now were the armies of both sides fighting each other, as well as the corpses scattered across the field caused by the fighting between the two armies.

Looking up, there were corpses everywhere, and blood was like thick paste, covering the ground.

"How did it get like this?"

Zhao Yifu muttered in disbelief.

Beside him, in the swirling wind, a voice seemed to be heard, faint and indistinct: "This is the consequence of war, turning the world into hell."

Zhao Yifu suddenly realized, "Yes, this is war... But it's a little too fake."

A voice in the wind: "What is false? What is reality?"

"How do you know that the emptiness of this moment won't become reality at another moment?"

Zhao Yifu laughed heartily and said, "That's right, that's right. Then let me make this false reality closer to reality."

His eyes began to turn slightly red, and it was obvious that he had unconsciously put all his emotions into it.

He walked on the battlefield, and the illusion was not full of dead bodies. Some people were seriously injured, and some survived.

Zhao Yifu said calmly as someone walked by: "Anyone who can lift a knife, follow me."

The most important point about the fact that this Avici Hell could affect Zhao Yifu's Yangshen-level soul was that it cleverly utilized the recipient's own power to jointly construct this illusion.

But in this case, although the illusion is controlled by the caster, it will also undergo some changes due to the will of the recipient... These changes are related to the original positioning of the illusion itself.

The illusion that Zhao Yifu is facing now is actually the 'possible reality in the future'.

Then, under this tone of deduction from reality, the things that Zhao Yifu himself believes to be true will naturally take effect.

And now, after the initial slight instability, this illusion immediately slipped towards the reality that Zhao Yifu believed in.

What does he believe is the truth?
It has nothing to do with others, but only with himself.

He believed that he would never sit idly by and watch such a cruel war happen.

He believed that even if the war had reached such a cruel situation, his body should not be so clean.

he……

It's time for my hands to be stained with blood!
"Are all the generals dead?"

He shouted angrily on the battlefield in that illusion.

No one responded.

Perhaps according to the reality he believes in, someone should still respond.

At this time, there was a hint of disharmony in the environment, which was caused by the forced intervention of Monk Pu Ji.

Zhao Yifu didn't care that he didn't get a response. He looked ahead and it seemed that there seemed to be an enemy army coming this way.

He unbuttoned his Confucian robe and let it flutter in the wind. Then he casually picked up a steel knife from the ground. His muscles bulged, and he looked like a god of war bathed in blood!
He did not ask the people behind him to charge with him, but just rushed forward alone and started slashing with his knife.

He didn't think about anything else and just aimed at the most conspicuous person on the battlefield.

No one could stand up to his blade, no matter if they were ordinary soldiers or highly skilled generals.

Just kill, kill till the sky turns dark.

He fought his way through the battlefield and reached the heart of Liao State.

When faced with the corpses that were wreaking havoc in the village, he would kill them all, tearing everything to pieces with one blow of his sword. There was no need to worry about the dead being able to stand up again.

He killed everything that stood in his way, whether it was a human, a ghost, a demon or a monster.

And more and more people are following him because he is a strong man. In the real world, strong people are always surrounded by followers.

When he killed his way through the entire north and reached the imperial palace in Shengjing of Liao State, the killing seemed to have stopped.

"Do you think killing can solve all problems?"

The sound in the wind was a little trembling.

Zhao Yifu stood in front of the dragon throne and said silently: "This is the Avici Hell, isn't it?"

As soon as he said this, the world in front of him turned into pieces and fell to the ground.

And the figure of Gui Hezi appeared in front of him again.

On the other side, Monk Pu Ji's face changed and he leaned back.

He was not injured, but his originally stable spirit and energy showed a slight wavering.

This was caused by a shake in cognition, and the other Yang Shens immediately sensed it.

But it was too late to do anything now.

The stringless musician stretched out his hand and gently plucked the stringless zither in his hand, resulting in the appearance of five colored silk threads: white, green, blue, red, and yellow. Following this, the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth were activated at the same time and swept towards Zhao Yifu's body.

It was obviously too late to rescue Gui Hezi at this time, but the stringless musician chose the method of "besieging Wei to save Zhao".

It is to attack Zhao Yifu's real body so that he will give up attacking Gui Hezi.

However, the stringless musician obviously underestimated Zhao Yifu's determination.

He first grabbed Gui Hezi's neck and then pulled him towards himself...

The next moment, his body was engulfed by the spiritual light of the Five Elements Taoism.

"Second brother!"

Zhao Yian exclaimed.

He was extremely worried.

Liu Ying said beside him, "The scourge lasts for a thousand years. I don't think your second brother will get into trouble that easily."

Liu Ying really understands Zhao Yifu.

The explosion caused by the five elements of Taoism dissipated. The power of the explosion did not spread far, but it blew a three-meter-deep pit in the scene.

But the pit was in the shape of a crescent, because in the middle of the pit, on the rock and soil that had not collapsed, Zhao Yifu was standing there safely.

His clothes were slightly dirty and wrinkled, but apparently in good condition.

But what about Gui Hezi?

There was nothing left, only a charred piece of spine in Zhao Yifu's hand.

He looked at the stringless musician and said calmly, "What a domineering Five Elements technique."

The stringless musician's expression turned grim. He took a deep breath and said, "Your body protection skills are still more powerful."

Zhao Yifu curled his lips, turned his head to look at his brother and Liu Ying, and said, "If you are envious, go back to the mountain and go to the Dharma Grotto to find the 'Shou Ren Dharma' and practice it yourself."

Zhao Yian said "Oh".

Liu Ying asked in surprise, "Is this kind of protective magic also kept in our sect's grotto?"

Zhao Yifu said, "In principle, none of you should be sent down the mountain unless you have mastered this skill."

"Don't worry, this skill is not that magical. It depends on the person."

Liu Ying felt that this was right. She thought that perhaps Zhao Yifu had some unique tricks.

Taoist Hongmei sighed at the broken bone in Zhao Yifu's hand and said, "It's a pity that Daoist Gui Hezi has achieved so much."

Zhao Yifu also nodded and said, "What a pity."

The stringless musician's expression became even uglier, because strictly speaking, Gui Hezi was killed by his magic.

On the other hand, although Puji Monk was saddened by this, he was not surprised. He said, "Donor, do you think that in order to achieve your goal, even if it means the suffering of many people, you don't care?"

But he didn't even call me "little friend".

Zhao Yifu looked at the monk Puji and said, "You cast Avici Hell on me, so you should understand my intentions."

Monk Puji shook his head and said, "I only see a demon who is willing to slaughter the world for his own selfish desires."

Zhao Yifu laughed heartily upon hearing this and said, "Demon? Well, then treat me as a demon!"

He was too lazy to explain any more. In the eyes of others, his behavior and state at this moment were not much different from that of a demon.

He sneered and said, "Well, since this Gui Hezi has this Taoist name, he must have a connection with my Shenhe Villa."

As soon as he finished speaking, under the moved gaze of all the masters present, a huge and deep vortex appeared behind him...the passage to the underworld!

Even in the distance in this passage to the underworld, a huge city can be vaguely seen, Fengdu Ghost City!
Suddenly, two ghosts, one black and one white, appeared in the passage to the underworld. They made way for the center of the passage and walked out from both sides. Then, they bowed respectfully to Zhao Yifu and said, "Sir, what do you want to see us for?"

Zhao Yian and Liu Ying were both confused because they found out that Zhao Yifu was really the "Prince of Ghosts and Gods", and the mask that Qiu Yuzi gave them might really be called the "Mask of the Prince of Ghosts and Gods".

Zhao Yifu was unfazed in front of the Black and White Impermanence. He bowed humbly and said, "Greetings to the two gods. I have something to tell you."

Bai Wuchang said gently, "Sir, please tell me that the Emperor has specially instructed that seeing you is like seeing Him."

Zhao Yifu didn't keep the secret. He stretched out his hand and pulled out a soul from the spine... It was Gui Hezi's soul.

He said, "I want to take him back to my Shenhe Villa to be a temporary city god. I'd like to ask the two gods to tell the ghost messengers not to take him away as an ordinary ghost."

Hei Wuchang responded readily, "This is a simple matter. Is it just temporary? With your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to arrange for him to become the official City God, right?"

Zhao Yifu nodded, then continued, "Because he offended me, wouldn't it be too easy for him to be given the official position of City God?"

"Let him be a temporary employee first and see if he works hard. If so, we'll give him a chance to become a permanent employee."

Upon hearing this, the Black and White Impermanence looked at Gui Hezi's soul in surprise, as if to say: How dare you mess with this person? No wonder he can't rest in peace even after death.

Bai Wuchang said, "Okay, I'll take him to Shenhe Villa for you, and I'll also tell the ghost messenger there to avoid any misunderstandings."

Zhao Yifu smiled and said, "That's the best."

After this was finalized, the Black and White Impermanence grabbed Gui Hezi's soul and disappeared, and the passage to the underworld was also closed.

Zhao Yifu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the crowd and said, "Now, I want to launch a northern expedition. The nineteen provinces, two hundred prefectures, and over a thousand counties of Liao Kingdom are still in need of city gods."

He paused, then added, "The formal kind."

My goodness, this immediately made all the cultivators present at the meeting helpless.

They were in an uproar and no longer cared about the seriousness of the meeting, and began to talk to each other fiercely.

Even the three Yang Gods had complicated expressions.

Because they knew that Zhao Yifu could really do it!

There is no need for any additional connections, the worldly power that Danqingmen currently holds can be used to accomplish this.

It was not until this moment that they deeply realized what kind of power the Danqing Sect, which they had previously ignored, actually possessed.

God!

Even if he is just the emperor of the earth, he is still a real god!
How attractive is this to cultivators?
This is enough to attract all cultivators who have no confidence in becoming immortals in this life!
Being a City God, even if it is only for a few hundred years or even a few decades, can help them accumulate merits and eliminate karma for their next life.

How can this not be concerning?

Looking at the lively scene around him, the corners of Zhao Yifu's mouth slowly curled up.

He knew that he had already won.

However, when Pu Ji monk saw Zhao Yi Fu's smile, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He felt as if he had seen a living devil in the human world!
“People’s hearts…are in chaos!”

Monk Puji said this sadly.

Zhao Yifu just glanced at him indifferently without responding.

What does it have to do with him whether people’s hearts are in chaos or not?
What's more, these people can't sit still and have to walk around because of the changes in spiritual energy, so their minds are already in chaos.

(End of this chapter)