Chapter 991

After the old man asked this, he did not look at him, but picked up another cup of tea that had already been poured on the table, signaling Li Li Zhouluo to take it and sit down to talk.

Li Li Zhouluo had been speechless, and at this moment he finally had time to catch his breath and think. He took the opportunity to stand up, take the tea, and sit down again beside the old man, sighing: "I don't know either... I went to Simin, and a Master came to see me, asking me to address him... to address him as Great-Uncle, named Yang Yang Ruiyi!"

Li Li Xuanxuan's expression slightly tightened, and he pondered to himself: Yang Yang Ruiyi... the Rui generation... he is of the same generation as Yang Yang Xiaoer's brothers... A look of realization appeared on his face, and he asked with a smile: "What kind of profound cultivator is he, that I have never seen him?"

Li Li Zhouluo appeared somewhat hesitant and replied: "The junior cannot be sure... His miraculous aspects are somewhat like my father's 'Do Not Investigate Me'. Just standing in front of him, there is no aura at all, just like an ordinary person..."

Li Li Xuanxuan sighed to himself and listened as he continued: "He discussed some matters with me and pointed out the situation in the north for me... In the wilderness, if our family still wants it, it is best to occupy it as soon as possible, after all, there is Brother Xuan Yue watching from the side..."

"If our family doesn't occupy it, someone else will come to guard it!"

Li Li Xuanxuan put down his teacup and asked sternly: "Regarding the affairs of the Yue State, the Yang family wants to be the master, so how should the various sects and schools be dealt with?"

Li Li Zhouluo shook his head and replied: "This probably has to be asked of Li Jiangliang. He is highly valued by the Master and is very clear about these matters.

Although I have climbed some kinship relations, I cannot be considered a person on the throne!"

"I only heard one thing..."

Li Li Xuanxuan raised his eyebrows and listened as the junior said: "A few days ago, that Great-Uncle went to the Xueji and Wanyu sects, and even more than once, arranging many affairs.

At least these two sects... should be fine!"

The old man said in surprise: "The Xueji Sect has been sealing its mountains for many years; they actually have a connection with the Yang family?"

Li Li Zhouluo's expression was grave, and he replied: "The junior does not know. I only heard that the former master of the Xueji Sect was called True Person Guan Xu, who seems... to have a close relationship with the Yang family!"

"Oh?"

Li Li Xuanxuan pondered for a while, and asked with some hesitation, raising his eyebrows: "Is there... any chance for Li Yuanqin to return?"

Li Li Zhouluo had clearly inquired about this long ago and was well-prepared, saying very naturally: "The numerous cultivators of Mount Qingchi, their rosters and soul lamps were not spared; they were all handed over by Si Sima Tongyi and recorded in the hands of the 【Immortal Ritual Department】. The elder is also among them.

It is just that the elder has not yet come out of seclusion and is still locked in Mount Mount Qingchi!"

Li Li Xuanxuan had expected this and raised his eyebrows: "Do you know what arrangements Li Li Quantao... has in Simin?"

Li Li Zhouluo was slightly stunned, not expecting the old man's topic to turn so quickly. He only replied: "I have met him! Perhaps because the Si family and Li Jiangliang both recommended him, he is also highly valued. He personally met the Master once, and I heard they talked secretly in the grand hall for a long time. The territory he obtained is also one of the best!"

Li Li Xuanxuan sighed to himself and stopped asking, instead inquiring about his cultivation and life. After chatting for a long while, he sighed: "You... since you have kinship, and the Yang family has also sought you out, what are your plans now?"

This sentence made Li Li Zhouluo stand up in a hurry, saying in a low voice: "The junior has no other intentions... It's just... I heard from that Great-Uncle that a Master wants to protect this lineage that has married into the Yang family... That is why he granted me land in Simin.

I do not want to stay in the Yang family for long, which is why I hurried back!"

His brow appeared somewhat melancholy, and he replied: "The lake is my clan's lineage. No matter what the Yang family is, they are only the grandmother's kin. Although there is an intention to be close, it is difficult to confide in them. In the end, it is different; how can there be any reason to live as a guest in Simin!"

Li Li Xuanxuan hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said: "Sometimes it is not up to anyone. You should cultivate on the lake first and wait and see how things change!"

Li Li Zhouluo nodded heavily, bowed slightly, and was just about to retreat from the pavilion when Li Li Xuanxuan suddenly asked: "Lin Hai Prefecture... is it a breakthrough or a fall?"

"Reporting to the Master, it is a breakthrough... Lin Gu Linggu Lanying!"

The junior responded and carefully closed the door, silently retreating.

At this moment, pieces of heavenly light fell, and a man dressed in white and gold Daoist robes appeared on the seat on the other side. Clearly, he had been sitting here for a long time, with a man dressed in black and gold clothes standing on the side—they were none other than the two True Persons of the lake.

"Ming'er..."

Li Li Xuanxuan stood up and listened as Li Li Ximing said thoughtfully: "Granted in Simin... The Yang family has the intention of keeping him for their use!"

"Indeed..."

The old man frowned, appearing very hesitant, and replied: "Not just Li Zhouluo, Li Quantao is also highly valued... Although Li Yuanqin is hiding well and has not yet come out of seclusion, in the future, it will likely be unavoidable.

The people in the south are watching very closely!"

Li Li Zhouwei paced in the hall, his heart full of doubts, and he raised his eyebrows: "Lin Gu Linggu Lanying... So the old Sword Immortal had expected this long ago! The Lin clan doesn't need others to worry about them!"

Li Li Ximing nodded thoughtfully, and the grand hall fell silent for a moment.

Li Li Zhouwei raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Que Que Liyu is indeed heading south under orders..."

The two looked at him together, only to see the golden-eyed youth's expression was gloomy: "Even if he is one of the Three Dao Robes and Armors, the reincarnation of the golden nature of the Heavenly Martial True Monarch, I am afraid he does not have the qualification to ascend to the throne step by step just by relying on cultivation.

Since everyone in the world hopes to facilitate this matter as soon as possible, naturally everyone wants to help him!"

"The divine mystery is clear within, the fierce power overflows on the surface, the righteous nature stops lewdness, benevolence and power are infinite, killing demons and monsters, holding the martial arts to preserve the truth..."

Li Li Zhouwei raised his eyebrows and said: "The righteous nature stops lewdness. If the Great Desire Dao does not head south, what is there to stop lewdness with? This matter does not need the Underworld or Master Yang to manage at all; the north will naturally give the Master the opportunity to stop lewdness with a righteous nature!"

Mount Mount Quanwu.

Mount Mount Quanwu is the northern barrier of Simin Prefecture, the largest prefecture in the hinterland of the Yue State.

Although it is a mountain forest with many monsters, it has always been the backyard of the immortal cultivators.

Fortunately, Mount Qingchi, which had been squeezing Mount Mount Quanwu the hardest for decades, had once declined, and the monsters of today have a more spirited atmosphere.

But this densely forested Mount Mount Quanwu is now shrouded in gray light, appearing dim and colorless, with patches of karmic fire circling in the air, descending countless black lights.

"Awoo..."

Patches of wailing rose and fell in the mountains. These monster kings who had been living in obscurity in the mountains in the past had clearly become fish on the chopping block of the Buddhist cultivators.

Patch after patch of brilliant light fell amidst the karmic fire, subduing them one by one.

"Crack!"

The colors under the mountain ridge were dark. A huge crow was huddled in the brilliance, retracting its wings and turning into a black-faced man, appearing very panicked, calling out in a low voice: "Fellow Daoist Yuan? Fellow Daoist Yuan!"

Then an old man hurried up from the side, his magic power turbid; he was nothing more than a miscellaneous-Qi cultivator, old beyond measure, his eyes filled with anxiety, asking: "This is... this is the sky changing!"

The monster's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth: "You, Yuan Yuan Huzhong, aren't you some Yuan family member? How come there is no news about such a big event! How can we escape now!"

"What Yuan family is left... Sigh!"

Mentioning the Yuan family, the old man Yuan Yuan Huzhong raised his eyebrows, not daring to say more, and looked at the numerous lights in the mountain ridge at his feet, appearing terrified: "The Buddhist cultivators have attacked... There are a full twenty thousand people in the mountain forest; there is no way to hide!"

"Go save your own life!"

The monster cursed, but did not dare to ride the wind to fly up, and said viciously: "At least you are not a monster; you won't attract much attention. If you go out through the small mountain paths, there is a great chance of survival!"

The old man, however, shook his head.

When Yuan Yuan Huzhong was young, he passed through this place and saved the commoners from the hands of the monsters. From then on, he protected the commoners in this place, guarding them for one hundred and thirty years without the slightest wavering.

Now that his lifespan was running out, how could he have any thoughts of surviving? Even though his lips were white with fear, he still said in a low voice: "They are Buddhist cultivators after all, not demonic cultivators. I will persuade them here and ask them a question; perhaps there will be a good result..."

Before he finished speaking, there was already movement in the mountains. Vaguely, someone was stumbling in the mountains, scaring Yuan Yuan Huzhong to turn his head to look, only to see children walking out from all over the mountain forest.

"You... you all..."

Yuan Yuan Huzhong's life's work was all in these commoners, so he naturally recognized that these children were all from under the mountain, and he was very familiar with each one. He could even call out their parents' names. For a moment, he was greatly nervous, hurriedly stepping down, lowering his voice and saying: "It was agreed that you were not allowed to go out! What are you doing up the mountain! Why don't you go back quickly!"

These children were only three or five years old, walking with difficulty in the pitch-black forest, their appearances different, but their faces all wore the same joyful smile, walking blankly up the mountain, gradually passing the man and the monster.

Yuan Yuan Huzhong was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do, and grabbed two of them nearby, but it was difficult to stop them. More and more children were walking up the mountain. Cold sweat broke out, but he heard a thud behind him.

That monster, Daoist Wu, had already knelt respectfully on the ground, not daring to move.

Yuan Yuan Huzhong looked in the direction he was bowing, only to find that at some point, a monk had already stood in the mountain forest, tall in stature, with extremely narrow eyes, pupils pale red, and a green silk tied around his waist, faintly emitting light.

This monk stood quietly in the shadows of the jungle, looking straight at him.

"Thud!"

Yuan Yuan Huzhong was not a bold person; he was chilled to the bone with fear, his feet went soft, and he immediately knelt down, trembling and saying: "Great... Great Master!"

The monk took a step forward, looking at him quietly. The sound of branches being snapped by cloth shoes echoed in the forest. Yuan Yuan Huzhong trembled: "Great Master... they are all children... please show mercy..."

"It is precisely because they are children that it is good..."

The monk smiled and stopped in the mountains, saying faintly: "The world is full of stubbornness and delusion; they eat meat and sleep in skins, not knowing the fundamental law, and their sins cultivate the moral code... This person is born without sin. Once they enter the moral code and step into the red dust, those who are masters oppress others, and those who are slaves become accomplices. Even the most persecuted tenant farmer has a wife and children at home to oppress. This is the inferior root of your red dust!"

"Ordinary people have to suffer all kinds of pain to wash away their sins, and only then do they have the fortune to enter the Desire Mountain. These children are ignorant and have not yet fallen into the moral code of the red dust. There is no sin on their bodies. Once they go up the mountain, they enter the fundamental law. Under the Golden Lotus, all people are equal, studying the classics, in supreme bliss without suffering... Isn't that better than staying in this mountain?"

He raised his hand, pointed at Yuan Yuan Huzhong, and smiled: "Let them go up the mountain; this is their blessing, and also your merit!"

Yuan Yuan Huzhong was sweating profusely, vaguely feeling that he wanted to take these children into the Buddhist land, and said in a low voice: "I am afraid, I am afraid they have to choose for themselves..."

The monk's expression gradually turned cold, and he said faintly: "This is the way of kindness, joy, and compassion... Since a child is innocent from birth, why let them enter the red dust to commit sins, be blinded by the moral code, and wait until their fortune arrives to wake up and redeem their sins? That is the sin of us practitioners! Isn't it better to enter our sect's human Buddhist land directly?"

Yuan Yuan Huzhong saw his lips moving, and there was already confusion in his pupils. The monk laughed: "You say you want to let them choose for themselves, but in reality... is there any room for them to choose in your moral code? You don't take it seriously, which shows that the moral code of heaven and earth has poisoned people to this day, making it difficult to distinguish!"

"Since you want to let them choose for themselves, then I will give you a chance. The commoners under the mountain are burdened with sins and have the suffering of the rest of their lives to endure. I cannot interfere; I will just let them leave. You take these children up the mountain together!"

He smiled: "If after seeing my human Buddhist land, you still feel it is not right, I will let you all leave!"

He raised his hand, and a point of golden light shook out from his sleeve. The small mountain under his feet suddenly rose, and the top of the mountain shone with ten thousand rays of light, blooming with countless golden flowers. Thousands of silver water currents descended from the sky, flowing along the mountain range, and wonderful music rose.

"You are a great good person. I observed the four realms with techniques, and there is no one more suitable for my human Buddhist land path than you. One hundred and thirty years of merit, originating from your original heart, one hundred and thirty years of construction... you have long since formed a bond with my Dao!"

Yuan Yuan Huzhong's eyes remained gentle and kind as he looked at the children around him, but a look of sudden realization appeared on his face, and he muttered: "I understand..."

Thus, brilliant light shone, and a golden body as large as a mountain emerged amidst the raging fire, leading him up all the way, drowning him in the thick golden light.

Que Que Liyu stood smiling on the ground. The six-armed, four-footed golden body fell from the sky and turned into the size of an ordinary person beside him. It was none other than Maha Nuzi Mahasattva, his expression quite respectful: "Congratulations to the Master!"

Que Que Liyu nodded with a smile, listening as Maha Nuzi envied: "Is he a descendant of the Yanyan Temple?"

"Indeed!"

Que Que Liyu's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a look of pride: "Although his cultivation is not high, he can be considered a direct descendant. What is rare is that his merit is outstanding, and he is quite compatible with my Dao!"

Maha Nuzi sighed endlessly: "The orthodox descendant of the 【Great Zen Heaven Can Yan】, the identity that can sit under Mount Mount Dayang... and having such great merit, he must be a formidable figure. The Master's fortune and methods are difficult for us to fathom! We can only envy and admire!"

"【Great Zen Heaven Can Yan】... truly a great power!"

Que Que Liyu's pupils revealed a touch of emotion, listening as Maha Nuzi shook his head: "After all, he is the master of 【Heavenly Awakening Su Su Xikong】. It is precisely because of Him... that 【Heavenly Awakening】 has the possibility of proving the throne, and at the same time, he is a Dao-embryo disciple. His karma... only someone with the Master's status, coupled with the current situation, could possibly touch it...!"

The greatest harvest of this secret plot had already been pocketed. Que Que Liyu stood with his hands behind his back, appearing ambitious, and said faintly: "You say... his karmic connection is good... or is 【Lord Lord Guangchan】's karmic connection better?"

Maha Nuzi only flattered: "Master, 【Lord Lord Guangchan】 is merely of the Wei Li bloodline, occupying some of the advantages of cultivation, and achieving the Dao earlier.

Given time, he will inevitably be stepped under the feet of this one..."

The monk laughed as he heard this and raised his chin.

"Let's go, let's go and learn about the power of Master Yang!"