Chapter 739

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

"This bottle contains power-enhancing pills, 45 in total. Each one is an immortal pill; even if it raises you to the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm, it is more than enough."

"This bottle contains healing pills, which also have extraordinary efficacy."

"As for this bronze bell, it is called the Red Sun Bell. It is an emperor weapon and belongs to the first-class among treasures of the Heavenly Immortal tier. As long as your strength reaches the Heavenly Immortal realm, combined with the human race's destiny, you will have the qualifications to play against Spirit Mountain and the Heavenly Court."

Li Shimin frowned: "Only the qualifications to play against them?"

"Otherwise?" Sun Wukong sneered, "The Heavenly Court and Spirit Mountain have Golden Immortals. Unless you reach the Golden Immortal realm, you can only take it slowly if you want to win."

"I understand." Li Shimin nodded and took the elixirs and the emperor weapon, "Thank you, Immortal, for asking the Founder to bestow such divine objects."

"It's 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 leave, Li Shimin's eyes flickered with uncertainty.

After a long time, he sighed deeply and entered the seclusion chamber.

He took out a power-enhancing pill and swallowed it. The next moment, he felt a sun rise in his belly, radiating eternal brilliance.

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

After being refined by Zhang Taixuan, the medicinal properties of each quasi-emperor-grade pill were quite astonishing.

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

After practicing for three consecutive months, under the operation of his powerful cultivation technique, one emperor pill was finally refined.

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

Although he had only just entered the Heavenly Immortal realm, he could feel the power of this realm: thousands of changes, infinite vitality, and formidable combat power. Everything made him feel excited.

"This is the feeling of having everything under control." Li Shimin sighed with emotion and looked at the Red Sun Bell, refining it with his blood and energy.

Because Zhang Taixuan had fully opened the restrictions on the emperor weapons sold to the mall, Li Shimin found it extremely easy to refine. In just seven days, this emperor weapon was refined to be as sentient and compliant as he wished.

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

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

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

"I know!"

Li Shimin's expression turned cold. He casually opened an alien space, threw the remaining elixirs 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 outside again, Li Shimin felt comfortable all over. Facing the sunlight, he walked out with the stride of a dragon and a tiger.

Taiji Hall.

The officials were silent, their eyes glancing from time to time at a man in a moon-white monk's robe in the hall.

"His Majesty has arrived!"

The next moment, the eunuch's feminine voice rang out. A young man walked in with the stride of a dragon and 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 demoted Buddhism and promoted the Profound Heaven Sect?"

Li Shimin had just sat down when the monk questioned him on the spot.

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

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Taiji Hall was silent.

Has His Majesty gone mad?

The officials looked at Li Er, feeling somewhat afraid.

In this world of gods and demons, the decrees of Spirit Mountain and the Heavenly Court were absolutely not to be violated.

For Li Shimin to directly retort to Spirit Mountain like this was an unprecedented wonder in 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 don't!"

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

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

For a time, blood and energy surged into the sky. The bright yellow blood and energy were like a sun, causing the demons within a radius of thousands of miles to cry out that they could not bear it.

Some small demons were forced back into their original forms under the impact of the blood and energy, while some great demons fled into the sky, quickly leaving the vicinity of Chang'an.

"You actually have cultivation?" The monk was shocked. He mobilized his magic power, and a demon-subduing pestle appeared in his hand as 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 who was charging at him directly turned into fly ash, without even the slightest power to resist.

"This…"

The officials were stunned.

Since when was His Majesty so fierce? He didn't even move his hands and directly killed the person sent by Spirit Mountain.

"Your Majesty, this is a disaster!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, if you act like this, Spirit Mountain will definitely not let the Great Tang go. The country is in danger!"

Many officials' faces changed drastically, and they beat their chests and stamped their feet.

Li Shimin ignored them: "Even if I don't take action, can the Great Tang last for thousands of generations?"

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

"How about this, those who do not want to serve as officials in the court can leave now, and I will never pursue it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the officials looked at each other.

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

These people were the core of the Li Tang.

"It's good that those people left." Li Shimin's expression was indifferent, "I want to say one thing now, don't be afraid."

So he told them about the divine tribulation of the immortals 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 be scattered. How do you choose?"

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

After a while, an official stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, tell us what to do, we'll do it. Isn't it just death? When has Old Cheng ever been afraid?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, we are all willing to follow!"

"Good." Li Shimin was overjoyed. He took out an elixir, refined it with his blood and energy, dispersed it, and injected it into everyone's bodies, then bestowed them with cultivation techniques, "Go back and practice on your own, you will also be able to step into the immortal path very soon."

"In addition, Spirit Mountain will definitely not give up. 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 30,000 Black Armor warriors, and I want you to train them into Human Immortals, or even Heavenly Immortals."

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

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"What His Majesty said is right. We humans are the head of all spirits in heaven and earth, how can we live under the immortals and Buddhas for long!"

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