Chapter 204: A Generation's Piano Demon Li Taibai

"How to kill An Lushan?"

Qian Chen carefully asked Sima Chengzhen about An Lushan's cultivation base, magic treasures, supernatural powers, and even the physical characteristics of his cultivation techniques.

Only then did he roughly organize the relevant information and said: "Being able to grow two arms from the back should be the 'Heaven-Swallowing Divine Demon Undying Body' of the demonic path. This demonic art swallows heaven and earth, and is best at swallowing and absorbing bone, flesh, essence, blood, soul, and true qi. As long as there is a trace of essence and blood qi available for absorption, the demon lord will never die."

"If we besiege and kill him in a place with many people, I fear that before An Lushan is beaten to death, all living beings within a hundred miles will be sucked dry by him!"

"An Lushan practicing such a vicious demonic art... it is indeed suitable for his identity as a military general." Sima Chengzhen frowned: "If two armies are at war, with the blood and soul of the great army available for him to absorb, wouldn't he be unkillable on the battlefield?"

"The Heaven-Swallowing Earth-Devouring Demonic Art has flaws to be found before achieving the Undying Divine Demon body. But after achieving the Undying Divine Demon body, unless we find a way to isolate him from any living beings, or slaughter and burn all living beings around him to create a thousand miles of white land, it is extremely difficult to kill him!"

Qian Chen said firmly.

Sima Chengzhen heard the inexplicable confidence in Qian Chen's words, as if no one in this world understood this demonic art better than him.

For a Daoist disciple to say this was originally somewhat inappropriate. If it were Sima Chengzhen's disciple, he would have to scold him severely, scolding him for being tempted by the demonic path and being more familiar with the various techniques of the demonic path than with the true teachings of the Daoist sect—this was too much!

It was simply the performance of a Daoist sect traitor.

But Sima Chengzhen vaguely knew Qian Chen's identity, so he could only shut his mouth obediently.

Could anyone refute this person saying that no one understood the demonic path better than him? Even if the Demon Lord of the Nine Nethers came, he would have to ponder for a moment! And then frankly admit it!

"No wonder An Lushan is invincible in every battle, and even if he is defeated, he can escape with his life... This demonic art combined with the array path of the military strategist's secret arts, isn't it that as long as the great army is still there, he can be immortal? The demon lord has roamed the northern frontier for many years and killed countless people, and no one has been able to kill him... He must have real ability!"

Sima Chengzhen recalled the secret methods of military strategists to command military formations, which could gather the blood qi of the entire army and add it to the commander. The entire army was like one person. Not to mention whether he could suck the blood qi and essence of the enemy, bringing the army out like this, wasn't it equivalent to bringing one hundred thousand blood bags that could be extracted at any time?

Who could catch him?

And he could extract the blood qi and essence of the enemy, without needing other supernatural power output. On the battlefield, he could just suck as much as he wanted!

This demonic art combined with the military strategist's secret arts was truly becoming stronger with every battle, supporting the battle with the battle. The more people he killed, the faster the progress of the demonic art. As long as he could collect the Asura demon heart in his heart and not be controlled by the demon lord, the progress of his cultivation could be called divine speed.

Qian Chen nodded: "Such a demon lord who commands a great army and slaughters all living beings is also known as a 'War Demon' in the demonic path! He is the origin of military disasters in every demon calamity! The most terrifying thing is that after the demon calamity is launched, the world is in chaos, and once this kind of demonic art spreads, it is endless. Killing one War Demon will only create more War Demons. As long as there is war and weapons, such demon lords will emerge one after another, endlessly."

"Kill one, and there will be ten..."

"Of the nine disasters of the demon calamity, the military disaster is the most fierce!"

"Which Zhang Tian Shi does not know about the miserable scene of such demon lords ravaging?" Sima Chengzhen said with lingering fear: "There are often hidden moves in demonic arts. The superior can kill the inferior, and An Lushan will definitely teach this demonic art extensively in the army of the three towns of Hebei."

"If he is really allowed to launch a war, even if he is killed alone, it will only create more War Demons!"

This was the terror of the demon calamity.

War and military disasters create military demons and war demons, and military demons and war demons, because of their cultivation methods and Asura nature, will launch more wars and military disasters, making the moral hearts of the world completely collapse.

At that time, the War Demons themselves would be unable to stop such cruel slaughter, turning the world into an Asura field!

As long as a gap is torn open, the calamity will spread endlessly, causing infinite disaster!

"At the Thousand-Autumn Banquet, the princes, nobles, imperial officials, and even musicians and dancers all have cultivation bases, and their essence and blood qi are abundant. Once An Lushan displays his demonic art, not to mention how many innocent people will be harmed, just his continuous swallowing of essence, blood, and soul—how can he be killed?" Sima Chengzhen had a headache.

Qian Chen laughed: "But this is exactly An Lushan's weakness. The terror of a War Demon lies in the slaughter on the battlefield. Swallowing countless living beings, with the demon army surrounding him, the blood qi and essence of hundreds of thousands of demon heads in the demon army are condensed into one, and it is common for the Yang Spirit to fight the Primordial Spirit."

"Even if you go to duel this demon alone, he can treat the demons around him as blood bottles and spirit pills. You must exhaust every soldier and every general around him, and trap him firmly, before you have a chance to behead him."

"But because of this, such a demon lord is more than one level weaker once he leaves the demon army under his command. He is the easiest to behead among all the demon lords!"

"An Lushan attending the banquet alone is the best opportunity to kill him!"

Sima Chengzhen suddenly realized: "As long as he is isolated and trapped in an array, making him unable to swallow the blood qi and essence of living beings to recover, it will be fine!"

"In my Daoist sect, the Lingbao Dao is the most skilled in arrays. But the other two lineages cannot be underestimated... I will go back and prepare the 'Zhengyi Dragon-Tiger Summoning Gods and Impeaching Ghosts Profound Altar Array'!"

Qian Chen shook his head: "We should use the 'True Martial Demon-Slaying Array'; this kind of array specifically designed to restrain demon lords is the best!"

Sima Chengzhen smiled bitterly: "The Xuan Tiangong has not seen its inheritance appear for hundreds of years! Where would the True Martial Demon-Slaying Array come from? Do you want to activate the Zhang Tian Shi Dharma Seal and launch the Divine Capital Array?"

"The Divine Capital Array protects Chang'an and cannot be moved lightly!" Qian Chen shook his head firmly: "Otherwise, wouldn't all our hard work before be in vain?"

"Now, not only is there a marvelous array in Chang'an, but it is also an inheritance from the Heavenly Realm, originating from the Heavenly Court. Its restraint on demon lords is enough to abolish most of An Lushan's demonic arts." Qian Chen said confidently.

Sima Chengzhen vaguely guessed something!

Qian Chen and Sima Chengzhen returned to the Princess Princess Yuzhen Temple all the way. To lock in the most important link to kill An Lushan, they still needed the help of Princess Princess Princess Yuzhen.

Sima Chengzhen saw Si Qingguo. Relying on the blood connection, looking at that face that was somewhat similar to his own, he became more and more cautious. Si Qingguo, however, looked at him for a long time and shook her head: "I didn't expect the Sima family to be able to produce a Zhang Tian Shi; it's really a cross-breed!"

"I thought the men of the Sima family were all useless people who had no responsibility and only knew how to plot and scheme!"

Si Qingguo was truly merciless when scolding her own family.

Sima Chengzhen was speechless and could only remain silent.

Hearing Qian Chen's plan, Si Qingguo frowned: "I can take you to the Pear Garden; Senior Sister Ning has been there before, and her sword dance even conquered many palace maids in the North Courtyard of Yichun in the Pear Garden. The Xuan Emperor almost appointed her as a Music Camp General!"

"But in the Pear Garden, the cultivation bases of most of the music officials, musicians, and dancers are not high. Can that 'Rainbow Feather and Feather Garment Song' you mentioned really restrain an Undying Divine Demon of the Yang Spirit level?"

"The 'Rainbow Feather and Feather Garment Song' is known as the dual walls of literature and martial arts of the Tang Palace, along with the 'Prince of Qin Breaks the Array Music.' It is a dance music that must appear during palace sacrifices and singing and dancing. Moreover, this song is not ordinary music. In the past, Zhang Tian Shi Ye Fashan carried the Xuan Emperor's soul out of his body, entered the Heavenly Realm's Jade Emperor Heavenly Court, and attended a banquet of Donghua Dijun. During the banquet, the Xuan Emperor remembered the singing and dancing, and after returning to the mortal world, he repeatedly revised it, finally becoming this 'Rainbow Feather and Feather Garment Song'!"

Si Qingguo widened her eyes and said: "This song actually originated from the Heavenly Court; that's worth something!"

Sima Chengzhen smiled bitterly: "It's more than worth something; this song was originally the ritual music used by the Heavenly Court Emperor—the 'Purple Cloud Song.' If it weren't for the fact that the human emperor has the status of the Son of Heaven, almost equivalent to the Emperor, he wouldn't be able to use this music!"

Si Qingguo was shocked when she heard this and shouted: "Purple Cloud Song?"

"Has the Great Tang Emperor already reached the status of the Emperor? One continent is called Great, nine continents are called Immortal. If the Earth Immortal is supreme, it is called the Heavenly Dynasty. Our Jin Kingdom even beautified calling itself Great Jin, and this Great Tang is almost called the Immortal Tang?"

She widened her delicate eyes, her tone unbelievable. Although the Great Tang had an extraordinary atmosphere, the prosperity of cultivation and the territory seemed not much better than the two countries of Wei and Jin combined, especially the Zhang Tian Shi who had not attained the Primordial Spirit, which left a deep impression on Si Qingguo. Seeing Sima Chengzhen's embarrassed face, it was clear that the situation was somewhat special and not easy to explain. They came from the past and could not ask too much. Sometimes knowing too much was not a good thing.

The weight of karma was not something everyone could bear.

Just like Qian Chen and the others, they knew too much about Chang'an and were forced to face the Great Heavenly Demon An Lushan?

Si Qingguo nodded slightly: "Since it is the 'Purple Cloud Song,' suppressing and restraining a mere Undying Divine Demon shouldn't be too difficult."

Sima Chengzhen nodded: "And there is a complete inheritance of the 'Purple Cloud Song' in the Daoist sect. As long as we persuade the musicians and dancers of the Pear Garden, the music played and danced at tonight's Thousand-Autumn Grand Banquet will be the true Tiangong Music—the 'Purple Cloud Song.' It is enough to suppress An Lushan to the point of extreme weakness!"

Si Qingguo frowned, her beautiful willow eyebrows curved, and said: "After successfully assassinating An Lushan, we can walk away. But what about the musicians and dancers who helped us? Helping us assassinate a frontier general in front of the Xuan Emperor is a capital crime that is unforgivable in any dynasty?"

"Even if they are willing to help us, we cannot harm them like this!"

Sima Chengzhen frowned: "We can't care about that much now! A moment later, and it's the life and death of tens of millions of people in Chang'an and Luoyang. If the Xuan Emperor pursues it, I, Sima Chengzhen, can only offer this head and ask him to calm his anger, and not implicate the group of Pear Garden dancers and musicians!"

"Whether we can persuade the group of music-playing heavenly women in the Pear Garden is another matter!" Qian Chen whispered: "Go to the Pear Garden first!"

This time, Si Qingguo, Ning Qingchen, Yan Shu, and even Phoenix Master set off for the Pear Garden. The matter of assassinating the demon only had a 40% chance of success so far. Qian Chen had to use every bit of power he could use.

At this time, even Phoenix Master had an important task.

It might have to be wronged to dress up as a fighting cock to assassinate a wave!

Going to the Pear Garden was not difficult. With the identities of Sima Chengzhen and Princess Princess Princess Yuzhen, they could both invite the Pear Garden. The music officials, musicians, and dancers of the Pear Garden were also usually happy to accept invitations from princes, nobles, and even temples and Daoist shrines to go out and perform.

Especially the current editor of the Pear Garden, Li Guinian, who had a great reputation among the nobles of Chang'an.

He was often invited to play the pipa, bili, and lead the music with the jie drum.

Especially the current Xuan Emperor, who was a senior dance and music enthusiast and favored the music officials of the Pear Garden very much! Now that Consort Taizhen could be favored, it was also thanks to the two of them sharing a love for music and singing and dancing. Taizhen was good at dancing, and the Xuan Emperor was proficient in music theory. The two of them were also in harmony, both being music friends!

And the Pear Garden was the institution established by the Xuan Emperor to train musicians.

Qian Chen, as a music enthusiast who was not very feverish, had long been full of curiosity about this place that gathered the music cultivators of the Great Tang and was the base camp of the music family among the hundred schools of cultivation. If the task of saving Chang'an hadn't been so urgent, making him unable to even care about a mortal enemy like Miaokong.

He would have really liked to find the Pear Garden and exchange some piano skills. ===== CHAPTER 205 =====