Chapter 156: True Lord Reincarnates

This statement is indeed true; although Zhuge Qing once said that he only needed two days to generate a Qi sensation, and anyone who failed to generate a Qi sensation within two weeks lacked talent, that was the worldview of "The Outcast."

Lin Yu has already verified that the world of "The Outcast" is simply easier to generate a Qi sensation than other worlds.

In other worlds, especially a non-magic world like the Three Kingdoms, the fact that Zhuge Kongming could successfully enter the door in merely seven days is enough to prove his terrifying talent.

Of course, his ability to achieve this was the result of the combined effects of favorable timing, geographical advantages, and human harmony.

Li Li Shimin gave him the most suitable Cultivation Technique—the Wuhou Qimen—planted a Spirit Seed for him, and even lent him one of the only two top-grade Spirit Stones in his possession, greatly improving his cultivation environment, which prompted him to cultivate a Qi sensation.

In comparison, the Zhuge Kongming of "The Outcast" is obviously even more terrifying.

According to information revealed in the original work, this fellow was likely at the Half-Step Ascension realm when he left the mountain at the age of twenty-seven.

However, this could also be a rumor passed from mouth to mouth; after all, the modern San Yi Sect and Zuo Zuo Ruotong were both exaggerated to an extreme degree, let alone the late Eastern Han Dynasty two thousand years ago!

Returning to the main topic, upon hearing Li Li Shimin's words, Zhuge Kongming smiled, neither denying Your Majesty's praise nor truly considering himself a genius born of heaven, but humbly said:

"Practice yields true knowledge; this is the saying I have loved most recently."

"Without examples and investigation, this old minister has no right to speak!"

Li Li Shimin laughed and said, "Prime Minister Father, do you blame me for slandering the ancestors?"

"This old minister dares not!" Zhuge Kongming smiled and bowed, then pondered for a moment before speaking in a low voice, "However, this old minister does have a question in mind that needs to be discussed with Your Majesty..."

"Prime Minister Father, please speak!"

"Is this Qimen art truly originating from ancient times?"

Zhuge Kongming slowly asked this question.

Li Li Shimin raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, "If it was not created in ancient times, could it be that I fabricated it?"

Zhuge Kongming shook his head and said, "This old minister does not doubt Your Majesty; it is just that this Qimen art coincides perfectly with my lifelong thoughts."

"The deeper I study it, the more I feel a mysterious resonance of spiritual communion, as if conversing across time and space with this old minister from a later generation..."

So sharp?

Li Li Shimin marveled inwardly, but still said with a smile on his face, "Prime Minister Father is overthinking; it is your superior intelligence that unconsciously aligns with the wisdom of predecessors, giving rise to such a mysterious feeling."

"As for whether it existed in ancient times, I myself am the greatest evidence!"

Oh?

Zhuge Kongming's expression shifted slightly, looking at Your Majesty as if somewhat surprised.

Li Li Shimin smiled slightly and said frankly, "Prime Minister Father, do not be alarmed; I specifically summoned you here today to explain this matter."

"With Prime Minister Father's wisdom, you must have already discovered that my temperament has changed greatly recently, my actions are unusual, as if I have become a different person, and I can occasionally produce miraculous objects that transcend the times to strengthen the royal army."

"Each of these matters, one by one, I have done openly and without concealment."

"Even the civil and military officials in the court, aside from Prime Minister Father, must have noticed long ago, right?"

Zhuge Kongming looked at him deeply, then stood up straight and bowed deeply, saying:

"This is the greatest doubt in this old minister's heart."

"I only seek to listen to Your Sacred Words personally to comfort the fear in this old minister's chest!"

"Prime Minister Father, please rise." Li Li Shimin stepped forward, helped Zhuge Kongming up, and then said seriously, "What I say today is all based on personal experience, absolutely not ordinary talk of ghosts and gods."

"As for whether to believe it or not, Prime Minister Father may judge for yourself."

Zhuge Kongming respectfully said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Li Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "Several months ago, when Prime Minister Father launched the Northern Expedition, I was worried in my heart, so I burned incense and reported to the temple to pray for Prime Minister Father; that night, I suddenly felt something in my dream, and my soul actually traveled a thousand years to become an emperor of the ancient Great Tang..."

This statement was half true and half false; Liu Shan did indeed burn incense and report to the temple for Zhuge Kongming during his Northern Expedition to pray for success, but the matter of the soul traveling backwards was a lie fabricated by Li Li Shimin, reversing cause and effect.

"This dream of mine lasted for decades; after waking from the dream, I felt as if I had lived a lifetime apart, and even developed a feeling of being unable to distinguish between myself and the butterfly."

"Whether it is Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou, I cannot distinguish, so I bathed, changed my clothes, burned incense, and reported to the temple, hoping that Heaven would give me an accurate answer."

"But unfortunately, I did not move Heaven; instead, I met a True Lord of the Lin surname who descended to the mortal world."

"This person had a spiritual communion with me in my dream, claimed to be my friend from a past life, told me about my past lives, and said that I am a True Lord from heaven who must experience nine mortal lives before returning to the Tiangong..."

When hearing the first part, Zhuge Kongming still had a look of shock on his face.

But upon hearing this, he frowned slightly, seeming to have some suspicion about this so-called True Lord of the Lin surname.

Li Li Shimin noticed the doubt in Zhuge Kongming's eyes, so he said with a smile, "Prime Minister Father, do not worry; I was already an emperor in two lives at that time; how could I be deceived by mere empty words?"

"..."

Zhuge Kongming was stunned upon hearing this, quickly reacted, and said in a deep voice, "Those miraculous objects of the Heavenly Crafts all come from the hand of this True Lord of the Lin surname?"

"Indeed!"

Li Li Shimin nodded with a smile and continued, "According to this True Lord of the Lin surname, the Later Ruler of Shu Han is my ninth mortal life; after surviving the tribulation of this life, I will be able to return to the heavens and take my position in the Tiangong."

"Now that the nine lives are almost successful, I have, due to realizing my past life memories, lived through another life in my dream."

"In this way, my nine mortal life tribulations have been completed ahead of schedule, and I have already reached the Half-Step position of a True Lord; however, I am trapped in a mortal body and cannot return to the Tiangong together with that True Lord of the Lin surname."

"I am conflicted in my heart; I want to reclaim the position of True Lord, yet I am unwilling to abandon Prime Minister Father and the great cause, so I sought help from this True Lord of the Lin surname."

"The True Lord believes that I have already completed the nine mortal life tribulations, and because of our close relationship in a past life, he bestowed various miraculous objects upon me and decided to break down the barrier between the two worlds so that I could travel between this world and the Tiangong in my mortal body..."

What?!

Zhuge Kongming's pupils trembled violently at first, then calmed down, and he understood clearly in his heart.

Your Majesty specifically summoned him to the palace today must be for the matter of connecting the two worlds!

If that is the case, are these ghost and god stories that sound like wild rumors in the marketplace actually true?!

Li Li Shimin's gaze swept over the dark chamber before him, and he asked with a light laugh, "How about opening this road to heaven right here?"

Zhuge Kongming came to his senses, bowed deeply, and said, "I leave it entirely to Your Majesty's sacred judgment!"

Li Li Shimin nodded with a smile and said, "Then please, Prime Minister Father, witness it with me!"

After speaking, he sent a message in the chat group, informing Lin Yu of the story about the True Lord's reincarnation just now, coordinated their testimony with him, and then explicitly stated that he was ready.

Lin Yu immediately activated his authority and opened a brand new teleportation gate in the Reincarnation Pavilion.

In an instant, silver light burst forth from nowhere, weaving into a silver door with gilded edges within the dark chamber.

Seeing this, even though he had predicted it, Zhuge Liang could not help but show shock in his eyes.

The next second, a tall figure stepped out of the door, landing solidly on the floor of the dark chamber.

Li Li Shimin smiled slightly and immediately bowed to this figure, saying:

"Little brother Tianli respectfully welcomes my elder brother!"

Tianli was the Daoist title Li Li Shimin had chosen for himself during previous discussions in the group chat.

The group members had originally suggested some Daoist titles that better fit his persona, such as 'Jade Sky', representing the highest heaven of the thirty-three heavens of Taoism, and 'Purple Micro', the star of emperors, and so on.

But after Li Li Shimin discovered that the myriad worlds of the heavens might truly have an Immortal Realm, he suddenly became humble.

He was unwilling to parade around with such an excessively lofty title, so he chose a low-key Daoist title for himself.

Of course, a low-key Daoist title could not be chosen arbitrarily.

As the saying goes, the Li trigram represents fire; fire and Li together form the phoenix.

The Daoist title Tianli actually means Heavenly Phoenix, fitting Li Li Shimin's self-proclaimed persona as a phoenix.

However, the two characters 'Heavenly Phoenix' did not sound masculine enough, so he discarded them and changed it to Tianli True Lord.

Lin Yu, having already agreed on the story with him, immediately understood and knew he should appear in the guise of the Universal True Lord!

"No need for such formalities."

Lin Yu quickly got into character, calmly helped Li Li Shimin to his feet, then turned his head and glanced at the handsome middle-aged man standing nearby, who was eight feet tall and wore a feather fan and a silk cap, saying:

"Is your excellency Zhuge Kongming?"

"Kongming is terrified; I cannot bear the honorific 'True Lord'."

Zhuge Liang reacted quickly; his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, yet sufficiently respectful, losing no propriety.

Li Li Shimin beside him laughed and said, "Father Xiang need not be modest; if my elder brother says you are worthy, then you are certainly worthy!"

Lin Yu looked at Zhuge Liang appreciatively and praised, "In this age of declining magic, to cultivate even a sense of Qi with such talent, if born before the great transformation of heaven and earth, one would surely have ascended and transformed."

"..."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang was stunned, then could not help but ask, "Can the arts of the Odd and Even also reach the heavens?"

Lin Yu nodded and said, "Of course!"

Having finished speaking, he turned to look at Li Li Shimin and said, "The affairs of the Tiangong are busy; your elder brother has no time to linger in this realm. Please come with me!"

"Very well... Father Xiang, wait a moment!"

Li Li Shimin nodded, gave a word of instruction to Zhuge Liang, then followed Lin Yu into the teleportation gate.

After the two figures disappeared into the silver ripples, Zhuge Liang came to his senses, frowned tightly, and took a step, circling the silver teleportation gate once, discovering indeed there were no mechanical tricks.

"Could it be... that immortals and gods truly exist in this world?"

"If this is truly so, why do those strange objects contain various contradictory schools of thought?"

Recalling contents such as the materialist conception of history, deep confusion flowed in his eyes.

At the same time, Li Li Shimin followed Lin Yu into the internal universe.

The internal universe at this moment differed greatly from before.

Stepping out of the Reincarnation Pavilion, pure energy clouds and mist spread across the platform below the stairs, layered like gauze curtains, surrounding the mountain peak and palaces to form a white sea of clouds.

Between the sea of clouds were continuous mountain ranges of varying heights and a vast, magnificent complex of palaces.

The place with the greatest height difference was several thousand meters, and the Reincarnation Pavilion sat atop the highest main peak.

Looking down from above, one could take in the boundless sea of clouds and the palace complex among the mountains.

Gazing at the fairyland-like scene between the sea of clouds and the mountains, Li Li Shimin could not help but show shock on his face.

"Is this the Daoist field of Brother Lin?"

(End of this chapter)