Chapter 1369: Aspiring for the throne (Part 2)

Chapter 1369: Aspiring for the throne (Part 2)

With a Yang God in front of him, Su Wu no longer used his Yuanshen to reflect the thoughts of the Taoists, and did not try to figure out their thoughts. He went straight to the point and asked directly.

Han Guangzi smiled faintly, raised his head when he heard the voice, and said loudly: "I want to be the 'leader of Xuanmen', the leader of the crowd. Now I heard that if I want to be the 'leader of Xuanmen', I must first win the 'No. 1 in the world' on the 'Xuanmen list'.

Daoyou is now fifth on the Xuanmen list, and there is a potential to enter the top three and compete with me.

So I came here specially to compete with you here."

At that moment, the bad people and monks who came with Su Wu gathered around Su Wu when Yang Huizhi secretly winked at them. When they heard what Han Guangzi said, their faces suddenly changed, and their eyes looking at Yang Huizhi were full of hostility.

And the Taoists behind Li Hanguang all lowered their eyebrows and kept silent, each with their own thoughts.

The two groups of people were clearly divided by the fading fire!

After Han Guangzi's words, Su Wu was silent for a moment, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face. He raised his head and looked at Li Han Guang, saying: "The saint in Chang'an Forbidden City first issued an edict to summon the world's capable people to gather in Chang'an to help the saint 'rule the world's tricks'.

However, the world's law veins were deeply afraid of the story of 'the cunning rabbit dies and the running dog is cooked', and few responded to the saint's edict.

Therefore, the saint also drafted the 'Xuanmen List', so that the heroes of the world gathered on the list to compete for the top spot of the Xuanmen List. The one who got the top spot of the Xuanmen List could be the 'Xuanmen Capital Leader' .

This position of ‘leader of Xuanmen’, after all, exists to ‘suppress the evil in the world’.

Daoist friend wants to compete for this position - I wonder if you have the ambition to ‘suppress the evil in the world and bring peace to the world’? ”

After Su Wu finished speaking, his eyes were full of light, staring at Li Hanguang. His nature was turning, and his soul seemed to be coiled into a big sun behind his head, illuminating all the subtle thoughts under the sky and the places where the sun shines - this is a question directly pointing to the heart, if there is any secret in the self, it will be exposed in front of Su Wu!

Li Hanguang faced Su Wu’s quiet and deep nature, still with a gentle and bright appearance.

He bowed to Su Wu again and said, "You are still strong when you are old. Would you rather change your mind when you are old? You are still strong when you are poor. You will never lose your ambition to rise to the top!"

Su Wu smiled and said, "Your master and I are old acquaintances. Such a free and unrestrained master cannot teach a disciple who is full of tricks.

Since you said it, I believe it!"

Hearing what Su Wu said, Li Hanguang's pupils trembled a few times.

He wanted to ask Su Wu about the situation related to his master, but he knew his current purpose better - to make him the 'leader of Xuanmen'. He felt that he was not competent and could not complete the grand plan of 'suppressing the evil in the world'. He really had no intention of competing for the 'top of Xuanmen'. He just wanted to see if this bad leader had the talent and character to take on the great responsibility!

Han Guangzi lowered his eyelids and suddenly asked Su Wu: "Daoyou are now ranked fifth on the Xuanmen list. Are you fighting for the ranking on the list? Daoyou have the ambition to 'suppress the evil and return peace to the world'?"

"That's what I wish for, but I dare not ask!"

As soon as Su Wu finished speaking, Li Hanguang's eyes suddenly lit up. He turned around and looked at the Taoists behind him.

Among the Taoists, in addition to his fellow junior brother Ye Fashan who came with him, there were also the head of the Miao Sect, Shang Yong, the leader of the Hualong Sect, Wang Ju, the leader of the Wukui Dao, Bai Sheng, the leader of the Mingfa Palace, Chen Guanchan, and so on. There are many sects under the Taoism, but only 27 of them have become powerful. Now there are 24 heads of the sects gathered here, and they all brought the seals of the heads of their sects!

Among the remaining three sects that have not arrived, two are completely Maoshan branches, and they all respect the head of Han Guangzi.

Only the head of the 'Tianshi Dao' is left, and he has not been seen yet.

However, the head Taoist priest Zhang Dazhou has also accepted Li Hanguang's invitation. He will not break the appointment, but he has not arrived yet.

In this way, it is equivalent to all 27 sects of Taoism gathering here!

Wherever Hanguangzi's eyes passed, the heads of all sects lowered their eyebrows. He turned around and said to Su Wu: "If I am the leader of Xuanmen, I can gather all the Taoists in the world to run around and offer suggestions for the great plan of suppressing evil and saving the people.

In addition to this -

With my practice, I can suppress all the horrors on this shore and below."

His voice was flat, but when the words "suppress all the horrors on this shore and below" fell, the breathing of the Taoists behind him became much heavier!

Some of the heads of small sects who had previously rejected and opposed Hanguangzi's proposal even turned pale and their eyes were blank!

There was silence in the field for a while, with only the breeze passing by.

Li Hanguang looked at Su Wu and asked, "What about you?"

Su Wu's face was calm. He held down Tao Zu with one hand and touched the extinguishing fire in front of him with the other hand. The firewood flowing like golden liquid suddenly ignited the ashes again. In the golden firewood, there was a huge furnace fire that made Li Gui tremble and shudder!

The flames were blazing.

Su Wu said: "Can I use this fire to make all the Kitchen God disciples in the world bow down?"

Li Hanguang looked up at the huge furnace fire that rushed straight into the sky, his eyes shining: "Yes! Such a big fire can suppress the 'Ghost King'."

In today's Tang Dynasty, the evil spirits are divided into four levels, namely 'evil spirits', 'evil spirits', 'ghost king', and 'sky spirits'. Among them, the ghost king level corresponds to the evil spirits above the wild level in reality, and even close to the disaster level. The so-called 'sky spirits' sometimes refer to the evil spirits that cause huge disasters, comparable to natural disasters, and sometimes also refer to the great gods and evil ghosts in myths and legends.

"But the Kitchen God's inheritance was left in the countryside, and its momentum is sluggish. We can only gather the Kitchen God's disciples, but it is actually weak in promoting the great cause of solving the mystery." Han Guangzi lowered his head and spoke again.

Su Wu did not comment. He moved his finger, and the huge fire that reached the ceiling suddenly closed in, followed closely -

A vigorous and sinister charm suddenly appeared in Li Hanguang's divine perception!

He suddenly frowned and saw a 'fire hole' suddenly appeared in the darkening void behind Su Wu's head. The fire hole really existed in the void there, as if someone had used fire to burn a hole in the void. Likewise, as soon as the fire hole appeared, the shadows of the snarling trees filled the void behind Su Wu!

Twelve main branches spread in the sky, and one main branch goes straight to the zenith!

The rolling magma is wrapped around the huge tree projection that seems to cover the world!

"Can this Nuo God make the Nuo people and Duangong Dharma in the world bow their heads?"

Li Hanguang lowered his eyes and said solemnly, "Okay."

The Dongwang Gongnuo god who appeared behind Su Wu suddenly returned to the fire hole, and the fire hole dissipated in the dark void. He sat cross-legged, holding the "Zhi Fist Seal" with his hand - his nature suddenly turned into a blazing fire. The light of the fire was so bright that the already darkened world suddenly became as bright as day!

In the market town next to the Wei River, the people who were already lying on their beds suddenly saw bright sunlight leaking out of the windows, and thought it was already dawn - but they had just laid down in bed, so they all put on their clothes and got up and went out the window. Visit.

On a high hill.

Su Wu stayed in the sky for a moment. At this moment, his Dharma nature made all the monks present bow and worship!

Yin Zhi looked at the light that illuminated all the worlds and even made him see his own 'Bodhicitta'. An impulse suddenly surged in his heart, and tears could not help but flow from his eyes: "If a hot iron wheel were to hit me, If you spin up, you will no longer suffer from this and lose your bodhicitta...

In the end, I will not suffer this pain and lose my bodhicitta..."

In the boundless light, the endless Buddha's singing voice came out: "World Honored One! The sun and moon wheel can make them fall, and the wonderful mountain king can make them tilt. It is no different from what the World Honored One said!

There is nothing different from what the World Honored One said! "

Jianzhen, who was sitting alone in the carriage in the distance, looked at the sexual light leaking into the carriage through the curtains. A reassuring smile suddenly appeared on his gloomy and dry face: "Disciples will go through fire and water, and they will die..."

Su Wu's face appeared in the sexual light that shone through the world.

Su Wu looked at Li Hanguang, who was still far away in the horizon despite being overwhelmed by his own Dharma nature, and still maintained his divine form. He asked, "With this Dharma nature, can more than half of the Buddhist disciples in the world make sincere obeisances?"

Han Guangzi shook his head in shame and said, "Okay.

Taoist friends have penetrated all kinds of practice, which is enough to make more than half of the world's Dharma lineage available to Taoist friends, but I can't do it. "

He turned sideways, stretched out his hand and pointed to the twenty-four sect leaders behind him, and said: "I claim that I can gather all the Taoists in the world and make the Taoist disciples be used in the great plan to suppress evil - in fact, my words are a bit exaggerated.

With me as the leader of Xuanmen City, and the Taoist disciples following me on the surface, I wonder what kind of conspiracy might be brewing behind the scenes? "

The twenty-four sect leaders who were pointed at by Han Guangzi all looked embarrassed and could not sit still.

Han Guangzi withdrew his hand at this time, looked at Su Wu, and continued: "The ability of fellow Taoists is enough to gather 70% of the world's talents for the purpose of suppressing evil.

The other 30% belong to Taoist disciples.

This time I came to see my fellow Taoist to find out if he is a hero worthy of being entrusted to the Taoist sect. I have no doubts about his ambition and ability! "

After Li Hanguang said something to Su Wu, he stood up, turned around and bowed to the crowd behind him to salute.

Upon seeing this, the group of Taoists became even more embarrassed and stood up one after another, returning the favor with more noble etiquette.

The more Han Guangzi behaves like this, the darker the opponent's next move will be - could he want to join forces with outsiders to attack his fellow Taoists?

The heads of various sects were worried in their hearts, with cold sweat breaking out from behind.

At this time, Li Hanguang said to his fellow Taoists: "Everyone, I invited you to come together to see the bad commander's character and talents. If the bad commander is really talented, the Taoist sect will help him. But if this person is really useless, , then I can replace it!

Now, what do you think is the character of a bad handsome guy?

You can just express your feelings without any pretense, Pili Yangqiu! "

After Han Guangzi finished speaking, he made a finger. At this moment, his figure glowed with divine light, and suddenly seemed to turn into a mirror.

That mirror directly reflected the true inner thoughts of the twenty-four sect leaders. Even if they wanted to lie to cover it up, they couldn't!

Among the current twenty-four sects, seven or eight sects have been convinced by Su Wu's practice, and their thoughts are exactly the same as what they expressed in front of Ye Fashan before.

But the remaining sects all have different ideas.

Li Hanguang first turned his attention to the eight sect leaders who had similar views to his own, bowed to them and said, "Fellow Taoists, can you bring the seal of the leader?

You all appear to be the same on the outside, and you are the same Taoist as me. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you carry a seal or not, but at the moment we need to set a ritual and establish a charter - so let’s start with you fellow Taoists! "

The eight sect leaders smiled when they heard this and nodded one after another.

Among them, Bai Sheng, the master of Wukuidao, laughed and looked around, then turned to Li Hanguang and said, "I had known that Han Guangzi was planning a big plan, and I also had the heart to kill the evil spirits and suppress the demons, so I naturally followed Han Guangzi and brought the seal of the master - —What rules and regulations should Han Guangzi establish? "

"Please use your seal on this spiritual seal deed to share three-thirds of the power in the Run Sect with the bad commander. If the bad commander has any arrangements, please cooperate fully." Li Hanguang waved his hand and wrote a spiritual seal deed on the purple talisman. superior.

After the eight sect leaders understood that the spiritual text on the talisman was exactly what Li Hanguang said, they no longer hesitated and used seals on the purple talisman one after another.

Han Guangzi also took out the Maoshan Headmaster's golden seal and used it on the spell. He then looked at Su Wu: "Please use the seal on this talisman so that the disciples of the Nine Sects will not be harmed secretly and can make the best use of the disciples of the Nine Sects. I also ask the Bad Commander to take more care of and give more guidance to the juniors of the Nine Sects." !”

"good!"

Su Wu promised loudly that he would take the bad handsome seal and use it on the talisman.

The purple talisman covered with the seal suddenly glowed with golden light, burning into a ball of fire in the golden light, rising into the sky, and disappearing without a trace in an instant!

The spiritual seal contract is completed!

Su Wu formed an alliance with nine Taoist sects, including Maoshan Sect, Wukui Taoism, and Tianren Taoism!

Li Hanguang then retreated behind Su Wu, looked at the remaining sixteen sect leaders with a smile, and said, "Since you don't agree with my proposal, I can't compromise with you.

In this case, let's part ways here.

You wait for the sixteen sects to become one door, and I wait for the nine sects to become one door, it doesn't matter anymore!

In the future, there will inevitably be fights and conflicts between the various sects. Each of you will rely on your own strength. The Maoshan Sect will no longer mediate between the various sects. "

The heads of the sixteen sects changed their expressions upon hearing this!

They never expected that Li Hanguang would be so decisive!

If the Taoist sect is divided into two, even if the nine sects merged into one, there will only be one major sect, Maoshan Sect, but this one major sect is enough to overwhelm the sixteen sects led by Tianshi Dao and Zhongmiao Sect. !

Especially after the two sides separated, they couldn't help but fight among themselves.

With Han Guangzi now firmly committed to the practice of 'Yang Shen', which sect does he want to annihilate, and which sect can resist it? !

This was generally the case at the time. If someone wanted to open a window in a wall, they would be blocked in every possible way. However, if someone said that they wanted to tear down a wall, the people in the room would agree to open a window.

Alarm bells rang in the hearts of the sixteen masters. The leader of the Miao Sect, Shang Yong, bravely bowed to Li Hanguang and then said: "I am not unwilling to form an alliance with the bad commander, and I really admire the bad commander's practice in my heart, but After all, he is not from my Taoist sect...

If Han Guangzi is willing to be the leader of the Taoist sect, all the wonderful sects would like Han Guangzi to be the leader..."

When Han Guangzi heard Shang Yong's words, he just smiled and said nothing, without making any response.

Su Wu, who was standing in front of him, looked at Shang Yong and said loudly: "I have already shown the talisman I was awarded before, why do you think I am not a member of the Taoist sect?

If a fundamental talisman is not enough to prove my identity as a Taoist sect, let’s see—can this practice be enough to prove that I am indeed a member of the Taoist sect? "

As Su Wu spoke, magical talismans floated out from his fingertips and shot straight to the ceiling.

All the talismans disappeared without a trace in the sky, but in the sky, there was a sudden gust of wind, dark clouds, and thunder rolling and roaring without end!

God is so powerful!

Red thunder filling!

Being exposed to such violent thunder, Shang Yong would inevitably feel fear in his heart - their Miao Sect is best at exploring the breath of the sky, has practiced all celestial phenomena, and has also made great achievements in the thunder method, but now we see The thunder that Su Wu attracted with his wave of his hand, Shang Yong felt that the power of his sect's thunder method could not be compared with it!

Even the 'Supreme Pure Divine Thunder' can't compare to this thunder method!

This kind of thunder technique seems to be transformed into commanding the heavens, commanding the ghosts and gods, frightening the sneaky, and protecting all living beings!

Li Hanguang looked up at the thunder and lightning flying in the sky with the same emotion in his eyes. He became even more curious about the real practice of this bad handsome man, and he was more interested in competing with him.

"This method of commanding thunder and moving clouds and spreading rain, is this the true method of Taoism?" Su Wu waved his hand casually, and the clouds in the sky closed with raindrops. He lowered his eyes to Shang Yong, who could not lift his head, and asked him again. .

Shang Yong did not dare to look at Su Wu, and secretly cursed Tianshi Dao Master Tianshi for being too slow to help. Could it be that Zhang Dazhou got wind of the news and escaped from the battle?

Today, out of the eighteen sects of the Taoist sect, only his Zhongmiao sect is taking the lead.

But he had to face a Yang God and a bad handsome man who was no worse than Han Guangzi!

"This method of moving clouds and spreading rain is indeed the correct method of Taoism, but, it's just..." Shang Yong smiled on his face and racked his brains to think of the right words.

At this time, Su Wu said again: "If the power is to suppress you now, even if you give in for a moment, you will not be willing to accept it. If you and I compete against each other and leave a profit in the competition, what do you think?"

"Your Excellency is practicing Tao Xuan. You are not as good as a poor Taoist, but you can't compare..." Shang Yong responded subconsciously. He was only halfway through what he said when Su Wu followed up:

"You and I don't need to compete in the art of fighting and killing, nor do we compete in the cultivation of creation. How about we try the 'exploring the breath of the sky' that your Zhongmiao Sect is good at?

If you win this competition, the Taoist sect will still be as integrated as before.

You and other sects will each benefit from it.

Today's events are treated as if they have never happened.

If you lose this contest——"

Having said this, Su Wu paused and then said: "If you are defeated, you must respect me as the 'Master of Louguan Taoism' of the Miao Sect and give me five points of authority of the Miao Sect."

"Taoist Louguan?!"

Shang Yong was already tempted when he heard that Su Wu wanted to take the question "Questioning the Breath of Heaven". As the master of the Zhongmiao Sect, his practice in "Questioning the Breath of Heaven" can be regarded as the best in the world today. First, even if Li Hanguang was face to face, he would not feel inferior to him in this way!

Today, I heard that Su Wu was betting on his Miao Sect's 'Louguan Taoist Master'. Even though Shang Yong was hesitant before, he couldn't help but feel his blood rush to his head, his face turned red, and he looked at Su Wu angrily.

Zhongmiao Sect takes the "Louguan Tao" as its orthodox inheritance.

The building made of grass was used to observe the stars and the aura, so it was called "Lou Guan". This great religion in the Wei and Jin Dynasties declined for a while in the Tang Dynasty. Fortunately, the Taoist master of Lou Guan at that time learned from the strengths of others and "taken the wonders of various methods and combined them with the gods of Zhou Xing". It is called "Zhongmiao Sect", but the foundation of Zhongmiao Sect is still "Lou Guan Tao".

Therefore, most of the masters of the Zhongmiao Sect can be given the title of "Master of Louguan Taoism" after they have succeeded in 'exploring the breath of the sky', or after they have successfully guessed a change in the general trend of the world through changes in the stars. The disciples of the sect have surpassed all the masters of the Miao Sect in their practice of exploring the breath of the heavens, and are also respected as the "Tao Master of Louguan". However, such examples are really rare. Every time they appear, they are to the masters of the Miao Sect. A great humiliation for a real person.

So now Su Wu directly bets on the title of 'Taoist Lord of Louguan', which makes Shang Yong so angry!

Shang Yong said coldly: "The honor of being the Taoist Master of Louguan can only be decided by a real Taoist leader. Such a title is given by Taoists all over the world to those who can use the stars to detect changes in the general situation!"

Even if you can temporarily defeat me in exploring the breath of the sky, it only means that you can clearly see the current celestial phenomena. But the celestial phenomena are changing rapidly, how can you always detect it? ! "

Shang Yong's words have not yet finished.

A ray of golden light suddenly appeared from the sky - the golden light shone from the distant sky, causing the bank of the Wei River to instantly appear like a 'yellow sky and black earth'.

After the yellow sky and black earth suddenly fell silent, a white-browed middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a crane cloak and Taoist robe appeared behind Shang Yong.

Shang Yong saw the white-browed Taoist priest and his eyes were calm, and he felt a little more confident.

All the Taoists around him bowed their heads to the broad-faced middle-aged Taoist priest and called him "Old Heavenly Master".

——This middle-aged Taoist with white eyebrows is none other than Zhang Dazhou, the master of Tianshi Tao!

Although Zhang Dazhou arrived suddenly, he seemed to know the situation well. With a smile on his face, he first greeted Li Hanguang, who was beside Su Wu, then turned to Shang Yong, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Shang Yong said Youyu's cultivation on the path of exploring Tianxi is unparalleled in the world.

You have long been qualified to be given the title of 'Taoist Lord of Louguan', but it just didn't happen the day before yesterday.

Now that you have defeated another opponent, you can choose an auspicious day in the zodiac, hold a fasting ritual ceremony, honor your ancestors, sects, and gods, and add the title of "Taoist Lord of Louguan".

——Since he doesn’t know about your painstaking practice in this way, he insists on trying to ‘explore the breath of heaven’ to compete with you. You don’t have to endure the humiliation for the sake of the overall situation, just compete with him.

Taoist friends do not need to look forward and backward.

Why not bet this round with him? "

Zhang Dazhou's eyes were shining brightly, and he was calm and calm. When Shang Yong heard what Zhang Dazhou said, he immediately knew that in the "Immortal Relics" obtained by Tianshi Tao, there must be some solutions to deal with the current situation that is not conducive to the Eighteen Sects. Sharp weapon!

His mind was determined, and just as he was about to speak, a young Taoist suddenly squeezed into the ranks of famous Taoist disciples. The young Taoist who was famous for his "divine vision" grabbed Shang Yong's sleeve and looked at Shang Yong eagerly. Yong said: "Master, don't be fooled by someone's words!

You are the one fighting with Master Su, and the bets are our own things - if you win, everyone will benefit, but if you lose, we have to bear the consequences!

You will never win this test, so you should admit defeat to Zhenren Su and lose less——"

He looked at Su Wu with a quick glance and said repeatedly: "Senior Su, can you surrender and lose half of the money?!"

Shang Yong was so angry at Shen Shi's words that he waved his sleeves fiercely, shaking off Shen Shi's hand that was tugging on his sleeve, and then raised his hand to slap Shen Shi - the slap was about to fall. When he was looking at God, Shang Yong finally couldn't bear it and took back his hand bitterly: "I've really spoiled you for talking nonsense at this moment!

I will never neglect you again, lest you become the next bright light!

You think about the past, and when you go back, you will face the wall for three months! "

Shang Yong accidentally mentioned the name of Hualong Sect's "Ming Deng Taoist", which made Wang Zhi among the Taoists look a little gloomy. At that moment, Shang Yong heard what Zhang Dazhou said and felt more confident. He didn't take his disciple's advice to heart. He turned to Su Wu and said: "Your Excellency, you have decided that you will use 'Inquiry of Heaven's Breath' For a test?”

"Um."

Su Wu nodded, looked at the divine vision in the group, and said to Shang Yong in a blink of an eye: "If you lose this test, how about I only take four points of the authority from the Miao Sect, and add one more divine vision?"

He originally wanted to take over 50% of the power of all the wonderful sects, but now that he saw the divine vision, he suddenly changed his mind.

However, after hearing what Su Wu said, Shang Yong hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head and refused: "I can't agree and use my own disciples as a bet."

In this case, Su Wu didn't force it anymore.

Shang Yong continued: "I have been practicing the path of 'Asking for Heaven's Breath' for many years, and my practice has become increasingly sophisticated. However, you are not a disciple of Zhongmiao Sect, or you do not know the wonder of 'Asking for Heaven's Breath'.

Therefore, I would like to ask you to take a look at the sky first.

If you can detect accurately, you will win this test. "

"No need." Su Wu refused, "Just ask your Excellency to 'ask about the breath of the sky' first."

Su Wu's words made Shang Yong secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

He was not sure how much Su Wu knew about the celestial phenomena. If he asked the other party to inquire about the celestial atmosphere first, and the other party could do it right away, he would have no chance to take action and would be defeated immediately.

But now the other party rejected his humility and asked him to take action first - now that he has taken action, he must seize this opportunity and not give the other party any possibility to reverse the situation!

The changes in the current celestial phenomena and power are not complicated. It is not difficult at all to grasp the context of the sky and explore the breath of the sky!

"In that case, I will give it a try first and use it as a starting point." Shang Yong smiled and spoke in a calm tone, with strong support in his words.

The eyes in the crowd looked at his master, and then at the quiet Senior Su. He suddenly felt a strong sense of despair in his heart, and couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, not daring to look at the expression on his master's face.

"Please." Su Wu nodded in response.

Shang Yong raised his head and looked at the sky where there were few stars.

At this moment, a breeze passed by, and his consciousness floated out of his body. With that breeze, he climbed directly into the sky——

His sexual desire sensed the changes in the stars in the sky and the movement traces of catastrophes, all of which formed a clearly visible thread in his beliefs - Shang Yong's mind was suddenly touched at this moment, and he quickly counted with his fingers. It's like pinching the 'pulse of heaven'!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The strong and majestic 'pulse' kept echoing in his mind.