Chapter 737: Can the human race really be content to live forever under the shadow of immortals and Buddhas

Ending the chat, Sun Wukong looked at Li Shimin, who was gazing at him with eager eyes. Suddenly, two porcelain bottles and a bronze bell appeared in his hand.

"This bottle contains pills to increase cultivation; there are 45 in total. Every single one is an immortal pill. Even if you were to use them to raise yourself to the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm, they would be more than enough."

"This bottle contains healing pills, which are equally extraordinary in their effects."

"As for this bronze bell, it is called the Red Sun Bell. It is an Emperor Weapon and ranks among the top tier of Heavenly Immortal-grade magic treasures. As long as your strength reaches the Heavenly Immortal realm, combined with the destiny of the human race, you will have the qualifications to play a game of chess against Lingshan and the Heavenly Court."

Li Shimin frowned: "Just the qualifications to play a game of chess?"

"What else?" Sun Wukong sneered. "The Heavenly Court and Lingshan have Golden Immortals. Unless you reach the Golden Immortal realm, if you want to win, you can only take it slow."

"I understand." Li Shimin nodded, taking the pills and the Emperor Weapon. "Many thanks to the Immortal for asking the Founder to bestow such divine objects."

"It is all because that treasure of yours is good; otherwise, I wouldn't have such great face." Sun Wukong smiled and turned to leave.

Watching Sun Wukong depart, Li Shimin's expression was uncertain.

After a long while, he let out a long sigh and entered his seclusion chamber.

He took out one of the cultivation-increasing pills and swallowed it. The next moment, he felt a sun rise within his belly, radiating eternal brilliance.

This radiance seemed endless; even as he circulated his cultivation technique, he could not see the end of the pill's medicinal efficacy.

Refined by Zhang Taixuan, the medicinal properties of every quasi-Emperor-grade pill were quite astonishing.

The most precious aspect was their gentleness; even if an ordinary person swallowed one, they would not explode and die. The pill would only slowly dissipate within the body, improving it.

After cultivating for three consecutive months, under the operation of his powerful technique, a single Emperor Pill was finally refined.

At this moment, Li Shimin's strength had already reached the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Although he had only just entered the Heavenly Immortal realm, he could feel the power of this realm: a thousand changes, infinite vitality, and formidable combat strength—everything made him feel exhilarated.

"This is the feeling of having everything under control." Li Shimin sighed with emotion, looking at the Red Sun Bell, and began to refine it with his lifeblood.

Because Zhang Taixuan had fully unlocked the restrictions on the Emperor Weapons sold to the mall, Li Shimin found it exceptionally easy to refine. In just seven days, this Emperor Weapon was refined to the point of being as responsive as his own limbs.

"A single strike can shatter the galaxy; this Red Sun Bell is truly extraordinary!"

Holding the Red Sun Bell, Li Shimin felt even more confident.

Just at this moment, a eunuch came from outside to report: "Your Majesty, someone from the Lingshan Buddhist sect has arrived."

"I know!"

Li Shimin's expression turned cold. He casually opened a different dimension, threw the remaining pills into it, and stored the Red Sun Bell in his sea of consciousness before walking out of his place of seclusion.

Seeing the bright sun of the outside world again, Li Shimin felt comfortable all over. Facing the sunlight, he walked with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger toward the outside.

Taiji Hall.

The ministers were silent, their gazes occasionally darting toward a man in the hall wearing moon-white monk robes.

"His Majesty arrives!"

The next moment, the eunuch's soft voice rang out. A young man walked in with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger. Without even looking at the others, he strode up the steps and sat on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, may I ask why the Great Tang has disparaged Buddhism and promoted the Taixuan Sect?"

As soon as Li Shimin sat down, the monk questioned him on the spot.

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "What? Do I need to seek the opinion of your Lingshan for how I conduct affairs?"

As the words fell, the entire Taiji Hall fell into dead silence.

Has His Majesty gone mad?

The ministers looked at Li Er, feeling somewhat afraid.

In this world of gods and demons, the decrees of Lingshan and the Heavenly Court were absolutely not to be disobeyed.

For Li Shimin to directly retort to Lingshan like this was a wonder unheard of in all history.

"Your Majesty, do you know what you are saying?" The monk frowned.

Li Shimin sneered: "Of course I know. I also know many things that you do not!"

With a thought, the Red Sun Bell flew out and hovered above his head, radiating vast imperial might.

And Li Er, at this moment, also revealed his Heavenly Immortal cultivation base.

For a time, his lifeblood surged into the sky; his bright yellow lifeblood was like a sun, causing the demons within a radius of several thousand miles to cry out that they could not bear it.

Some minor demons were forced back into their original forms by the impact of the lifeblood, while some great demons fled into the sky, quickly leaving the vicinity of Chang'an.

"You actually have cultivation?" The monk was greatly shocked. He mobilized his magic power, a demon-subduing pestle appeared in his hand, and he charged toward Li Er.

Li Shimin's expression was indifferent: "Overestimating your own strength."

Clang!

The next moment, the Red Sun Bell rang.

The monk charging toward him was instantly turned into flying ash, without even the slightest power to resist.

"This..."

The ministers were stunned.

Since when was His Majesty so fierce? Without even moving his hands, he had directly killed the person sent by Lingshan.

"Your Majesty, disaster has struck!"

"Indeed, Your Majesty, if you act like this, Lingshan will certainly not let the Great Tang go. The nation is in danger!"

Many ministers' faces changed drastically, beating their chests and stamping their feet.

Li Shimin ignored them: "Even if I didn't take action, would the Great Tang last for ten thousand generations?"

"I think you all are not crying for the Great Tang, but for yourselves, right?"

"How about this: those who do not wish to serve as officials in the court may leave now. I will never pursue this."

As the words fell, the ministers looked at each other in dismay.

In the end, many people from noble families took off their official robes and left, leaving only the officials from humble backgrounds and the Longxi nobles.

These people were the core of the Li Tang.

"It is good that those people left." Li Shimin's expression was indifferent. "I want to say one thing now; do not be afraid."

He then told them about the god-slaying tribulation and the opportunities of heaven and earth.

"This matter is worth a gamble. If we succeed, we will become the immortals of the Heavenly Court; if we fail, then our souls will scatter. How do you choose?"

The ministers listened, their blood boiling, and then they calmed down.

After a while, a minister stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, tell us what to do, we will do it. It is just death, when has old Cheng ever been afraid?"

"Indeed, Your Majesty, we are all willing to follow!"

"Good." Li Shimin was overjoyed. He took out a pill, refined it with his lifeblood to disperse it, and infused it into everyone's bodies, then bestowed upon them cultivation techniques: "Go back and cultivate on your own; you will also be able to step into the immortal path very soon."

"In addition, Lingshan will certainly not let this rest, so we must also make preparations early. The Black Armor Soldiers of the past should also be activated. Li Jing, you will be responsible for the recruitment. I want thirty thousand Black Armor warriors, trained into Human Immortals, or even Heavenly Immortals."

"If the gods of heaven and earth can be masters, we humans can naturally do it too!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"What His Majesty said is correct. We humans are the head of all living things in heaven and earth; how can we be content to live forever under the shadow of immortals and Buddhas!"

"Overturn the Heavenly Court and Lingshan, and we will be the immortals and Buddhas ourselves!"