The first disciple of the Three Pure Ones, Little Sizi's immortal brother

"Hear the sermon?" Shi Ming looked up in surprise.

To be honest, he had never thought of listening to Hongjun preach, so the Three Pure Ones' decision surprised Shi Ming.

After all, the Three Pure Ones are not the all-powerful saints of later generations. At present, they are just "ordinary" late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortals.

It was already dangerous enough for a person to traverse the chaotic and fierce winds alone, so Shi Ming naturally did not expect the Three Pure Ones to take him to the Purple Cloud Palace.

Furthermore, this can also be seen as a test of whether the Dao Ancestor's attitude is correct.

After all, Shi Ming wasn't one of the people who went during the first sermon, so it's hard to guarantee that the Dao Ancestor wouldn't have any objections.

"That's right." Taiqing nodded and flicked his whisk lightly. "Although your cultivation is a little weaker, listening to the Dao is still a good thing for you."

Shi Ming nodded in understanding.

Hongjun's three sermons can be roughly divided into three parts: the first was about the initial path to becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal; the second was about the path to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm; and the last was about the path to becoming a Sage. It was also from the third sermon onwards that many Quasi-Sages appeared in the prehistoric world.

He's only a Taiyi Golden Immortal now, but listening to the lectures beforehand to lay a foundation for the future is still a good idea. Given his background, he shouldn't be unable to understand it.

Moreover, the benefits of a sage's teachings are not limited to these.

In the sacred grounds of sages, the presence of their divine aura makes both cultivation and enlightenment much easier.

Secondly, the Sage's Dojo is also a rare blessed land, and cultivating in the Sage's Dojo is a good opportunity. After all, cultivating in the Sage's Dojo has the effect of achieving twice the result with half the effort. If you really can't understand it, cultivation is also a good choice.

Taiqing revealed a kind smile.

"Then let us set off."

"good!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Taiqing carried Shiming directly into the sky, with Yuanshi and Tongtian following closely behind.

Shi Ming skillfully relaxed his body, allowing Tai Qing to relax a little more.

Zixiao Palace is located outside the Thirty-Three Heavens and the Chaos Realm, so saving every bit of effort is good.

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Fengyang Pavilion, the imperial harem of the Tang Dynasty—

"Um... Brother..."

Si Zi rubbed his eyes and sat up, muttering something under his breath.

Because she had so much fun yesterday, Sizi slept in very late today.

Xueyan, who was standing nearby, saw this and quickly went to take care of him, while also telling the maids outside to inform Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun.

Yesterday, Li Shimin specifically instructed that no matter when, as soon as Si Zi woke up, he should come to find him immediately.

Nearby, some maids also began to get restless and started to inform their masters.

Liangyi Hall —

Li Shimin, who had just finished the court assembly, was having a "small meeting" with Changsun Wuji and others to discuss how to stabilize the current empire.

Although the base of support has been stabilized, there are still many rebels in various places who intend to advance further by claiming that Li Shimin's ascension to the throne was illegitimate. In addition, the poor harvests in the past two years and the large number of famine people have further worsened the situation.

"Report—"

As soon as one of the eunuchs spoke, Li Shimin glanced at him sideways.

He had given the order just yesterday, and since it concerned his most beloved daughter, he naturally remembered it.

"Si...Jin Yang has woken up?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this news, Li Shimin began to feel uneasy.

It's now almost certain that the one who took the rhinoceros away yesterday was a deity. Even if not, he's someone he can't even imagine right now.

So, Li Shimin actually still had many questions for the other party.

Should he sit in the seat under my butt?

Is it really because of their own actions that the country has experienced so many natural disasters in recent years?

All of these thoughts had been lingering in Li Shimin's mind for a long time.

Even if the other party gives him an answer that is not what he wants, he will still not regret it.

After all, I had no choice back then!

Unless forced into a desperate situation, who would want to bear the infamy of killing their brother and imprisoning their father?

"Alright, my esteemed ministers, I have other important matters to attend to, so I will not discuss them with you any further. I hope you can provide me with a satisfactory solution to the matter I have discussed today."

"Yes! Respectfully seeing Your Majesty off!"

Regardless of the private relationship, appearances still need to be maintained.

Otherwise, where would the imperial dignity be?

Changsun Wuji and the others knew what Li Shimin was going to do, but none of them offered to follow him.

Firstly, that was the inner palace, and it was against etiquette for outsiders like them to go in.

Secondly, we're not going to see that deity today; we're just going to learn about that mysterious deity from Princess Jinyang.

Thirdly, presumably, when Li Shimin needs their advice, he will tell them.

When Li Shimin hurried to Fengyang Pavilion, Empress Zhangsun and Li Lizhi were already in the courtyard.

Empress Zhangsun was still holding Sizi, who was happily eating a piece of cake.

Li Chengqian and the others also received the news and rushed over early.

What puzzled Li Shimin was that Li Tai and the others were quite far away from Empress Zhangsun and the others. Even Li Chengqian, who usually relied on Empress Zhangsun, was not standing behind her at this moment, but was still quite a distance away from Empress Zhangsun and the prince.

Why don't you go over there?

"Father, this... is a bit difficult to explain." Before Li Chengqian could explain, Li Tai spoke first.

Li Shimin was somewhat puzzled, but he didn't say anything more and went directly to Empress Zhangsun.

Li Chengqian and the others stared wide-eyed as Li Shimin walked past, but to their surprise, nothing happened.

This directly overturned their previous conclusion that men should not approach the rhinoceros.

"What did they do wrong?" Li Shimin asked, approaching Empress Zhangsun. "Should I teach these brats a lesson?"

The reason why these people dared not approach Empress Zhangsun...

Li Shimin could only guess that they must have done something particularly outrageous to anger Empress Zhangsun. After all, Empress Zhangsun usually had a gentle demeanor, so it was unlikely that she would deter them from approaching.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood them," Empress Zhangsun smiled. "That immortal left something wonderful for the prince..."

"Immortal's methods?" Li Shimin was taken aback. "Could it be the same as that cloth? But that doesn't make sense, Tai'er and the others could touch that cloth too, couldn't they?"

"Hmph, Father, it must be that their concern for Si Zi is not pure!" Li Lizhi said angrily at this moment.

My sister just woke up, and they're already causing all this trouble. They don't care, and they're just making things worse.

"Oh? What makes you say that, Lizhi?" Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and looked at his sons behind him.

Not too far away, Li Chengqian and the others could hear Li Lizhi's words, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat under Li Shimin's gaze.