Chapter 482: Dong Gaozi (Added for Alliance Leader Wu Shen Wu Di 1)

Thunder Root Sect—

This is a unique secret treasure of Yuchen, said to have been created by the founding ancestor of Yuchen, the Great Manifestation Immortal, and it is extremely rare even within Yuchen.

Throughout the generations, apart from the Sect Master Supreme who oversees the overall situation and controls heaven and earth, generally only the Daoist who sits in Xi Yi Mountain can obtain it.

Even the various true transmissions and the high-ranking Nine Hall Masters, unless they have made true great contributions or the sect has rarely opened a precedent, and have obtained the nods of two or more ruling ancestors, they would find it extremely difficult to touch this item!

However, the function of the Thunder Root Sect is not in killing enemies or breaking restrictions.

This is a rare life-protecting supreme treasure. Ghosts and spirits cannot offend it, weapons and poisons cannot hurt it, and it even has the wonderful effect of guarding against heavenly machine divination and witchcraft curses.

It can be said that if a cultivator possesses this treasure, their confidence in surviving will be increased several times, and they can generally be safe!

Even if they run into a great cultivator two or three great realms higher, they will definitely not be killed instantly in one encounter, but will be able to hold on for a period of time, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

For this supreme treasure of the Thunder Root Sect, Chen Hang is naturally no stranger given his current status. He also knows that the Thunder Root Sect belonging to him is now in the Imperial Heaven, being personally refined by Chen Yu.

Back then, after he achieved the First Grade Golden Core, among the three ruling ancestors of Yuchen, except for Shan Jian, because Tong Xuan and Wei Ling had nodded first, he was able to break the precedent and enjoy this treasure as a true transmission.

And among the six true transmissions of Yuchen today, apart from Chen Hang, the only one who can have a Thunder Root Sect by his side is Ji Fakai.

However, whether Ji Fakai really has a Thunder Root Sect, this matter is not yet conclusive; it is just hearsay, and it is difficult to distinguish true from false.

Some say that he was able to obtain it because he cultivated the supreme dharma image "Posterior Saint Hanging Radiance," which made Ancestor Shan Jian force his way through the opposition and break the precedent specifically. Others say that it was because he handed over an important secret artifact of the Le Cen Ji family, and the ruling ancestors bestowed the Thunder Root Sect out of the intention to reward merit and encourage the world.

However, there are also rumors that the reason Ji Fakai was valued by Ancestor Shan Jian was because he had long been accepted as a disciple by Shan Jian, but due to his status as a direct descendant of a noble family, it was not easy to make it public.

Since that is the case, it is naturally not a very bizarre matter for Ji Fakai to obtain the Thunder Root Sect with his cultivation.

As for the latter, although Chen Hang heard it at the time, he just smiled.

Not to mention Ancestor Shan Jian's status, if he wanted to accept a noble family member as a disciple, no one would dare to object.

And the Eight Sects and Six Schools' method of dealing with the Twelve Noble Families has never been to attack and kill, but to pull in a batch and hit a batch...

At this moment, Chen Hang tidied up his emotions and temporarily threw Ji Fakai's matter to the back of his mind.

He looked at the Thunder Root Sect artifact spirit who called himself Fu Lao, and there were indeed a few doubts in his heart.

Thunder Root Sect, All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom...

Just looking at the momentum Fu Lao revealed just now, which almost wanted to pierce through the extreme sky, he knew that he was by no means an ordinary Thunder Root Sect, and he was afraid he had ranked among the immortal artifacts.

By analogy, the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom that was qualified to compete with Fu Lao was also a rare Buddhist treasure, the town-sect object of the pure Zen forest!

Two heavy artifacts that could be considered extremely precious even in the vast universe were gathered in this Buddha Kingdom Pure Land.

And Fu Lao was even going to completely take away half of the true consciousness of the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom later...

Such miraculous methods, not to mention immortal path dharma artifacts like the Escape Realm Shuttle or the Five Qi Qian Kun Circle, did not possess them.

I am afraid that even those Dao artifacts that were only below immortal artifacts could not do the work of taking away the true consciousness of similar Dao artifacts.

Was this the unique mystery of immortal artifacts, or did Fu Lao have other methods?

What exactly was the intention of acting like this?

However, the most crucial thing was what role Daoist Master Kongkong played in this.

What kind of connection did he have with the Thunder Root Sect and the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom...

As if seeing the various doubts in Chen Hang's heart, Fu Lao smiled slightly. He just pointed at the ground, and fragrant flowers and plants grew upward, forming tables, chairs, and various objects. Then he beckoned, signaling Chen Hang to come over for a chat.

"When going out, it is appropriate to be cautious. You don't know, the reason the old man can take away the true consciousness of that lamp..."

Fu Lao reached out and supported the void, and a green vine naturally hung down. When it touched Fu Lao's palm, the green vine changed into a lacquer-gold brocade plate.

On the plate were various delicacies, elixir herbs, and vegetables. The wind sent the fragrance of wine, making people involuntarily salivate.

He picked up a pill as white as jade and snow and put it in his mouth, smiled contentedly, and said:

"That is because the old man is by no means an ordinary artifact spirit! As early as ancient times, the master spent great effort, using his own Great Heaven Merit to seek a 'Cave-Clear Dongqing Yubao Ling Mystery Pill' from the Dao Court for the old man, helping the old man shed his fetus and transform, breaking the innate barrier of the artifact spirit.

Now that I am the artifact spirit of the Thunder Root Sect, I can enjoy the long lifespan of an artifact spirit, free from disasters and tribulations, and I can also, like all flesh-and-blood creatures in the world, happily contemplate the Great Dao and increase my cultivation and practice.

And the reason I want to swallow and take the true consciousness of the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom is because I have learned a left-handed secret method, which can use the true consciousness of the artifact spirit to nourish my own origin.

Since receiving this method, because it hurts heaven and human sentiment, I haven't tried the power of this method yet... But the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji and the master are enemies of the Great Dao, and the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom happened to bump into my hands, so don't blame the old man for using his true consciousness to heal my own injuries!"

"The Cave-Clear Dongqing Yubao Ling Mystery Pill of the ancient Dao Court? Can such pills actually help artifact spirits break the innate limit?" Chen Hang was surprised.

He took the jade plate pushed by Fu Lao and also picked up a pill the size of a dragon eye. The pill qi was fragrant,

lingering on his fingertips for a long time, neither musk nor orchid.

This was not a deceptive method, but a real creation.

And such methods...

Chen Hang pondered in his heart, and had a few more realizations about the profound foundation of the ancient Dao Court.

The so-called "craftsmen are clumsy in their own homes"—artifact spirits like the Escape Realm Shuttle and the Five Qi Qian Kun Ring, although they are born with all sorts of formidable abilities and have incomparably long lifespans, even surpassing innate spirits and monsters, they are generally free from disasters and tribulations.

But the skills of these artifact spirits are also firmly limited by nature.

If they want to grow and improve, they can only rely on others, or have the artifact spirit master personally take action or entrust a refining master to perform refining and strike in restrictions for the magic treasure, so as to improve the magic treasure's grade.

Apart from this, if the artifact spirit wants to rely on its own breathing of heaven and earth spiritual energy to break open the barriers in front and increase its skills, that is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

In this way, there is gain, and there must be loss.

But the ancient Cave-Clear Dongqing Yubao Ling Mystery Pill can break this restriction, allowing artifact spirits to breathe qi and practice like living people. This is truly...

At this time, Chen Hang temporarily suppressed his thoughts. After drinking and chatting with Fu Lao for a few rounds, he also stated the doubts in his heart.

Fu Lao gently placed the wine cup on the table and smiled:

"You want to know why the Buddha Kingdom is in this state, why I am trapped here, the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji, the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom, and Daoist Master Kongkong...

Speaking of these things, it's a long story. Let the old man sort out his thoughts. Right."

Fu Lao nodded suddenly and asked inexplicably:

"With your current Dao karma, you should be a Yuchen Daoist, right?"

"Senior is joking. I haven't been able to enter Xi Yi Mountain yet. Now I am just a true transmission disciple." Chen Hang shook his head when he heard this.

Fu Lao was surprised when he heard this. He looked at Chen Hang for a few times and said solemnly:

"I haven't returned to Xiao Ming Xiao Daze for a long time. I didn't expect Yuchen's main sect to be so prosperous! I have seen many talents who were bestowed with golden flowers and fire dates and were summoned to the sky in ancient times. Compared with them, you are by no means inferior.

Such a figure as you is still a true transmission disciple?

Is it that the current Daoist is pressing you, with stronger methods, or is there a true transmission of the same generation who can compete with you, and the two of you cannot distinguish a winner?"

Since Fu Lao asked about the thunder art he used earlier and did not recognize that it was the Purple Clear Qing Shen Lei, Chen Hang knew that this person should be from before the ancient years. It is said that he is the portable treasure of some ancestor.

And when Fu Lao later mentioned the ancient Dao Court, it confirmed Chen Hang's guess.

At this moment, facing this inquiry, he was not surprised, just picked some key points to say, making Fu Lao nod in agreement from time to time, and wave his hand and sigh from time to time.

"Actually like this? Jun Yao, Ji Fakai... Two supreme dharma images, they are indeed rare. That makes sense.

Although Ji Fakai is a noble family member, if you want to become a Daoist, I am afraid you will still have to pass his level in the Primordial Spirit realm in the future.

It's just that the Daoist's residence has been changed to Xi Yi Mountain. Wasn't it Hu Qiu Island before? Who changed the rules? According to me, it should have been like this long ago!"

After listening to Chen Hang's words, Fu Lao muttered, and then added some displeasure on his face, sneering coldly:

"And the so-called Twelve Noble Families, I knew that leaving this group of Xie Gongzai's blood descendants was not a good thing! Sure enough, aren't they having different hearts now?

The master wanted to drive them all away from Xu Du and end the future troubles, but the Great Immortals of several other families were thinking of old feelings and were hesitant in their hearts, so this matter was not done in the end. A pity, a pity!

As for that Xu Du Heaven Venerable Xie Gongzai, this one—"

Fu Lao still wanted to continue, but suddenly remembered that he was already a bit off-topic, shook his head slightly, and forcibly changed the subject:

"Fine, fine, a minor ailment, why talk more! As for the various things you asked about earlier, the real root cause is still inseparable from my master. With your status, although you haven't become a Daoist, you must have heard of him."

"Master?" Chen Hang thought secretly.

He looked in the direction of Fu Lao's gaze, and his eyes also fell on the blurry and hazy Daoist in the east.

"This place is the Buddha Kingdom of the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji. It was originally a boundless Glazed Pure Land world. The reason it presents this withered and decaying appearance is because the owner of the Buddha Kingdom, the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji, was personally killed by the master in ancient years."

Fu Lao first bowed solemnly to the Daoist phantom, and then looked at the old monk in the west, saying slowly:

"And after sending the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji into extinction, the master also left this place, leaving only a strand of magic power to suppress the Buddha Kingdom, so what you see now is just a virtual image."

"I wonder who this senior is?"

Chen Hang distinguished for a long time, but could not find the corresponding one from the portraits of the ancestors in his memory, so he asked.

"The world calls the master Dong Gaozi." Fu Lao smiled.

Dong Gaozi...

Chen Hang just thought for a moment, and his face changed, secretly shocked.

He stood up from the seat and said solemnly:

"It's actually this one? Isn't it said that Ancestor Dong Gaozi was sent by Crown Prince Chang Ming to sweep away the remnants of the Shao Yuan evil party in the Return Ruins shortly before the collapse of the Dao Court, and then perished together with the evil party's main affairs Shang Ni and Mei Shou Tai Mu.

Ancestor Great Manifestation personally took action afterward, but could not find Ancestor Dong Gaozi's Dao fruit.

In this way, even the records of the sect are not true?"

"You haven't become a Daoist, and there are some secrets you don't know yet. This is why I asked a question just now.

At that time, the ancient Dao Court had not yet changed, and it was in its peak and prosperous time. Under the instruction of Emperor Da Zhao, Crown Prince Chang Ming remotely led the immortals, Buddhas, and gods of the Thunder and Fire departments to sweep away evil atmosphere and clear the universe. The Shao Yuan evil party was almost wiped out, and its strength was greatly damaged.

Even the so-called Nine Holy Lords who led them only had Shang Ni and Mei Shou Tai Mu left. The remaining remnants who barely escaped to the depths of the Return Ruins to hide, what kind of climate could they become?"

Fu Lao shook his head, as if thinking of old things from ten thousand years ago, sighed, and continued:

"In those years, the master was the head of the Thunder Department's Heaven-Gang Response Transformation Mansion. He led three million heavenly soldiers, carrying unparalleled momentum, and almost wiped out all the remnants of the Shao Yuan evil party. Although Shang Ni and Mei Shou Tai Mu came out to block him later, it was of no avail.

I saw with my own eyes that the master led these two to another place and then defeated them with great divine abilities.

Shang Ni died on the spot. Although Mei Shou Tai Mu finally escaped into the Gate of All Wonders to hide, her Dao fruit was severely injured, and in such a dangerous place, she was probably difficult to survive.

And why the master borrowed this matter to fake his death and escape, even Ancestor Great Manifestation deliberately covered it up, so that you junior disciples of the sect were all kept in the dark, it was because these two had vague premonitions at the time..."

Fu Lao reached out and pointed upward, saying softly:

"The heavenly number is about to change!"

Fu Lao's voice was heavy, but it was like a thunderbolt exploding on the spot, making Chen Hang feel a chill in his heart.

On the other side, Fu Lao's voice continued to sound.

According to him, since faking his death and escaping from the Return Ruins battle, Dong Gaozi had been hiding behind the scenes.

Even in the final decisive battle of the Tai Chang Dragon Court, he only took action from afar and never revealed his true body.

After that battle, only a few close friends recognized Dong Gaozi's identity.

As for why this Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji confronted Dong Gaozi, who had been in seclusion for many years—

According to Fu Lao's account, these two actually had no great enmity before. The reason the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji painstakingly found Dong Gaozi and launched a fierce attack on him was just about the struggle of the Great Dao.

But unfortunately, he was a move behind, and this ancient Buddha was finally defeated by Dong Gaozi and had no choice but to sit and pass away, and even the portable All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom could not escape and was left in the Buddha Kingdom.

And after Fu Lao finished this sentence, Chen Hang bowed and asked puzzledly:

"Since Ancestor Dong Gaozi finally won, why was Senior trapped in the Buddha Kingdom, and even suffered damage? What connection does Daoist Master Kongkong have with these?"

Fu Lao sighed and said helplessly:

"On the day he defeated the Buddha Jing Cang Jingcang Bianji, the master also stayed here for nearly a thousand years, one to make up for the damage and recover his injuries, and two, to refine the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom.

However, just as everything was about to be completed, a strange old Daoist riding a six-tusked white elephant suddenly killed his way in. The master only had time to leave a strand of magic power in the Buddha Kingdom before going to a battle outside the universe with that old Daoist.

And I was already injured in the previous battle, and was solidly slashed by the old Daoist, so naturally, I was difficult to bear..."

After Dong Gaozi hurriedly left the Buddha Kingdom, Fu Lao also fell into a deep sleep.

During this period, seeing that Dong Gaozi had not returned for a long time, the All-Knowing Lamp of Wisdom also had thoughts.

The lamp spirit took the opportunity to trigger the remaining great pure power of the Buddha Kingdom, locking the inner and outer heaven and earth, wanting to first trap Fu Lao to death, and then call for reinforcements to slowly carry out the process.

Under such circumstances, the two magic treasures naturally continued their struggle.

Entangled with each other, Fu Lao could not leave the Buddha Kingdom to ask Yuchen for help, and the lamp spirit did not successfully send out a dharma signal and wait for his helpers as wished.

The two sides entangled for endless years. During this period, because they encountered external great enemies, they even rarely joined forces for a few rounds, but in the end, Fu Lao won by a notch due to the Cave-Clear Dongqing Yubao Ling Mystery Pill.

Now Fu Lao has suppressed the lamp spirit and will be able to completely take away half of his true consciousness in a few days to restore his strength and break the Buddha Kingdom's trap.

But as for why Daoist Master Kongkong appeared in the situation and specifically guided Chen Hang to come here...

Now that Fu Lao has suppressed the Lamp Spirit, in a few days he will be able to completely seize half of his true consciousness to restore his strength and break the Buddha Kingdom's confinement.

After all, as early as ancient times, this person was famous in the Heavens and was a real giant.

If Daoist Master Kongkong had intentions, even if Fu Lao and the lamp spirit abandoned their old grudges, it would be of no use, just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

Who would have expected that Daoist Master Kongkong, who seemed to be searching for something, just took a look at this place, pondered for a long time, reached out and took a strand of aura, used this as a basis to connect the inside and outside heaven and earth.

Then he scanned the two magic treasures, suddenly turned around, and disappeared again.

At this time, Fu Lao said to Chen Hang:

"I think the reason this person didn't take me and the lamp spirit away might be for other purposes, but more or less, it's also because he didn't want to cause trouble.

After all, the master's magic power mark is still intact, which means that although the master has not returned for a long time, at least his life is safe, and the Zen temple behind the lamp spirit is not easy to deal with."

Seeing Chen Hang pondering silently, Fu Lao smiled and said:

"Thinking more is useless. Actually, regardless of whether you came here this time, the lamp spirit was destined to suffer a great loss. Daoist Master Kongkong pointing you out was just a matter of a sentence. This kind of favor that costs nothing, if it were me, I would also do it."

"Creation, human sentiment, these are the words Daoist Master Kongkong once said to me..."

Chen Hang's gaze flickered slightly, and he sighed:

"The so-called creation is taking advantage of the lamp spirit's damaged true consciousness to try to master the Tai Yi Qing Shen Lei with the power of this lamp. As for the human sentiment given to Yuchen, is it the news that Ancestor Dong Gaozi is fine?"

Fu

Lao's old eyebrows moved when he heard this. He thought for a while, and finally said:

"This statement also makes sense. The master left in a hurry, and he didn't leave any life tablets or the like in Xiao Ming Xiao Daze. So much time has passed, it is hard to guarantee that Yuchen people would mistakenly think the master has passed away.

However, it is not too late to discuss this matter later. Since you have come here, you should also see what the lamp spirit looks like."

After speaking, Fu Lao pinched a dharma seal, and with the bright light flaring, the sound of heavenly dragon Zen chanting rang in Chen Hang's ears, shaking his heart.

Not long after, a ball of flame slowly floated out from behind Dong Gaozi's phantom. ===== CHAPTER 483 =====

After finishing, Fu Lao pinched a magic seal, and with a sudden burst of bright light, the sound of Heavenly Dragon Zen chanting instantly rang out in Chen Heng's ears, shaking his heart-field.

Not long after, a cluster of flames slowly emerged from behind the phantom of Dong Gaozi.