Chapter 170 opens [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

In the Dragon and Tiger Hall, the sound of chimes rang out.

National Master Li Long was sitting behind a green gauze tent. Outside the tent, three disciples were meditating. At this moment, they all slowly opened their eyes.

"Although I have many disciples, you three are still the most powerful ones." Li Longchan said leisurely: "Du Jian entered the sect the earliest and has enough talent, but what limits you from taking a step forward is your Zen heart. Only I can achieve true Zen, but you have only cultivated I, and have not yet fully realized the Zen heart."

"Disciple is willing to learn." Du Jian, who was tall and thin with dark complexion outside the tent, nodded slightly and listened respectfully.

"Lei Zhen is too strong but lacks wisdom, so I teach you to combine martial arts into the law and practice the Zen that combines the north and the south. But if you want to make further progress, you still need to improve your wisdom and open your enlightenment." Li Longchan continued.

The bald Lei Zhen on the other side scratched his head, listened for a moment, and finally asked, "What do you mean?"

Liu Deng'er beside him smiled softly, while Du Jian whispered, "Master said you are stupid and need to grow in wisdom."

"Ah?" Lei Zhen frowned in surprise.

Then, Li Longchan said, "Deng'er's situation is exactly the opposite of Lei Zhen's. He needs to think more, and you need to think less. You are very wise, but you are easily burdened by it. You think too much and your Zen mind is not firm."

Liu Deng'er, with her hair tied up in a bun and a demure demeanor, nodded gently, "Disciple, I will teach you."

Li Longchan added: "The Lotus Incense will soon be promoted outside the Divine Capital. You three should work harder these days and run around for me. When the Tower of Heaven is built and the incense is concentrated, the mission will be accomplished. The Dragon and Tiger Hall will be honored for the next hundred years."

"Master." Liu Deng'er suddenly asked, "There is one thing I don't understand."

"What's the matter?" Li Longchan looked at her.

Liu Deng'er asked, "Master, you have obtained the incense and fire method, and you can clearly become a god on your own. Why do you want to offer this method to Your Majesty?"

It was a bit disrespectful for her to ask this question, but in this quiet room, no one who heard it found it strange.

Li Longchan was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Do you know why His Majesty trusts me?"

"Master presented the immortal seeds to Your Majesty, which prolonged his life. This is a life-saving grace, so Your Majesty will naturally trust you." This time it was Du Jian who answered.

Li Longchan slowly recounted, "In my early years, I was not tolerated by the old school of Buddhism. It was only by creating my own Zen that I was able to open up a new path. After becoming the national teacher, the world worshipped Buddhism, and I was not tolerated by the Taoists. As for the Confucian scholars, they regarded me as a great threat to the world because of the Dragon Tiger Hall's so-called money-making behavior."

"The only people rejected by the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, excluding the Demon Sect, are our lineage."

"But it is precisely because of this that, in the eyes of His Majesty, I am a trustworthy person. If I had relied on any of these sects, I would not have been able to achieve my current position, because His Majesty knows that I have no other backers besides him."

"Otherwise, how can you earn the emperor's respect for you for more than ten years just by saving your life?"

"This is called a lone minister in the court, which is the emperor's favorite type of minister. And I can also be considered a lone cultivator in this Jiuzhou Jianghu. I have no fellow teachers, and there are no top-notch disciples to accompany me. That's why I can be the state teacher and have the respect I have today. But this also shows my situation, I am isolated and helpless."

"Master, what you mean is..." Liu Deng'er guessed, "Your Majesty values ​​us because the three religions are enemies of Dragon and Tiger Hall. If you try to become a god through incense, will the practitioners of the three religions stop you?"

"That's right." Li Longchan nodded and said, "There will be a new immortal realm in the world. It is really difficult to hide this from the three above. No one can do it without the support of one of them. Otherwise, as long as any one of them makes a move, the new god will be strangled on the eve of his promotion."

"And for me, it's almost impossible."

"It seems that this method is to make a wedding dress for Your Majesty, but in fact, this dress will become a mourning dress when worn on me."

Wisps of green smoke rose from the beast-mouth copper furnace, and Li Longchan's loose hair fluttered.

He had a clear understanding of his own situation. If Chen Su was the knife that Liang Fuguo invited down the mountain, then wasn't his Longhutang also a knife that Mu Beidi brought up?

He preaches in the world and exists to fight against the Qi-cultivators of the three religions.

The power of the Dragon and Tiger Hall has grown rapidly in recent years, and it seems to have millions of followers in Kyushu, but this is all the result of support from the imperial court, which can be withdrawn at any time.

As for the real core strength, he knew that the Drinking Horse Supervisor had always been keeping a close eye on him, so he had never recruited a subordinate even at the Grandmaster level.

Over the years, he has become familiar with Emperor Mu Bei's methods. This emperor never restricts anyone when he orders them to do things. You can do whatever you are asked to do. Therefore, all of his important ministers seem to be in power.

But once someone crosses the line, the thunder will strike instantly, leaving no room for recovery.

Because the court is full of powerful officials, no one can cover the sky with one hand. As long as Emperor Mu Bei nods, anyone can die.

If he wanted to secretly gather the power of incense and vows without telling Emperor Mu Bei, once the truth was revealed, he would be isolated and helpless and would lose the only shelter above his head. The best outcome would be that he would be suppressed instantly by Master Zhan Xuan.

but……

Li Longchan restrained his desires and dedicated this incense and vows to Emperor Mu Beidi.

From then on, he was invincible in the Yin Dynasty.

He has extended the emperor's life twice, and from now on he will be in charge of the Tower of Babel, the most central place for gathering incense. In this dynasty, no one can shake him.

That's right.

The original purpose of building the Tower of Babel was to pray for Emperor Mu Bei and to gather the wishes of all people.

He didn't deceive anyone, it's just that many people didn't believe him or understand his ways.

"Only I am the true Zen. I do it for myself and for all living beings. I do it for others and for myself." Li Longchan finally murmured, "Now that this skill is accomplished, only I will be invincible."

…After a while, the three disciples walked out of the meditation room side by side.

After leaving the courtyard, Lei Zhen asked, "What do you think of what Master just said?"

Du Jian replied: "Master's calculations are far-reaching, and we cannot match him. We can only follow his orders."

Liu Deng'er nodded and said, "Master has been in the court for more than ten years. He has his own plans. As disciples, how can we see through them all?"

"No." Lei Zhen touched his head and asked, "I want to ask, do you think I'm stupid too?"

"..."Du Jian and Liu Deng'er both fell silent.

Then, Du Jian suddenly asked, "Today is the first day of the Colorful Clothes Festival. Third Junior Sister, do you want to go shopping?"

Liu Denger readily agreed: "Okay."

Lei Zhen was stunned, "No, you guys?"

……

"Old Deng, when did you come?" Wang Rulin came to greet him loudly, and said to Deng Yunzi with a grin, "Why didn't you tell me you came to Longyuan City to chat with me?"

"Humph." Deng Yunzi flicked his sleeves and half turned around, "I have nothing to say to you."

"What's the matter?" Wang Rulin moved to the front of him again, grinning, "Is it because of the last time I asked you to take me to see Master Zhanxuan, saying that you wanted to return to Xuanmen, and you picked up two golden orchids on the way and ran away?"

Deng Yunzi glared, "How dare you bring that up?"

"Hi." Wang Rulin said, "I want to see Master Zhang Xuan, and I also want to make friends with him. Then I'll get it directly. It will save us the effort and won't waste his time. What a good thing."

"You..." Deng Yunzi pointed at him, and after a long pause, he said, "It is unfortunate for our sect to have such a shameless person. Don't call me Senior Brother from now on!"

"I didn't call you either. Didn't I call you Lao Deng?" Wang Rulin spread his hands in confusion.

Deng Yunzi was too lazy to pay attention to him, turned around and glanced at Wen Yifan, "Let's go."

"Lao Deng!" Wang Rulin called out, "I came here to look for my apprentice to go to the Colorful Clothes Festival. Do you want to join us? It's rare for the orthodox members of our Yujian Sect to gather together."

Deng Yunzi ignored him and just said to Wen Yifan: "The streets are full of people of all kinds these days, so you should stay at home and rest, especially avoid interacting with them."

Liang Yue blinked, "Huh?"

Why do I have anything to do with it?

Wen Yifan quietly turned around and looked at him, and there was a hint of helplessness in both of their eyes.

After Deng Yunzi and Wen Yifan left, Wang Rulin shook his head and sighed, "Old Deng is just too rigid. I stole some gold orchids to cultivate talents for the Yu Jian lineage, so why do you still hate me?"

Liang Yue said weakly, "You can't blame it all on Master..."

"Of course, it's also my responsibility." Wang Rulin said, "The problem is that I used to have a bad reputation. If he hadn't led me, I might not have been able to go to Sanqing Mountain. That's why I asked him for help."

You speak as if you already have a good reputation now.

Liang Yue smiled awkwardly and said, "So are we going to the Colorful Clothes Festival now?"

"That's right, business is more important." Wang Rulin turned his head and suddenly caught a glimpse of Xue Baizhi sitting in the hall. He immediately rushed over and shouted, "Senior Xue! I'm Xiao Wang. Do you remember? The spiritual plant I asked you for last time..."

Xue Baizhi did not reply, but rolled up her sleeves, a ball of colorful mist burst out, and the whole person disappeared in an instant.

Liang Yue now understood that in the orthodox Xuanmen, Chen Su was not so disciplined and could still hang out with his master. The other orthodox Xuanmen practitioners really didn't dare to let him get close.

The title of "Shame of Xuanmen" is really not wrong.

"Hey." Wang Rulin rolled up his sleeves in dismay, "Senior Xue has something to do too, so let's get going."

It was almost evening, and some girls who couldn't wait had already dressed in colorful clothes and carried lanterns to go out for fun. The parade team jointly invited by the merchants had not yet set off, but there were already many people waiting on both sides of Tianjie.

The flying flowers in the shops would not be put up until after midnight, that is, the next day, so it was not time to fight for them yet. However, the young warriors on the street were already rubbing their hands, and couldn't wait to show off their skills.

The master and his disciple had not walked far after leaving the Zhuxie Yamen when they suddenly heard a cannon shot.

Bang!
A tall cart pulled by several horses and carrying various acrobatic performances started from the north city and passed through Tianjie with flames burning.

The Colorful Clothes Festival celebration has begun!

　Good morning.

　　Waking up this morning was a bit scary because my parents lost their car keys yesterday and couldn't find them after searching everywhere.

　　I went to the car this morning and found it had been turned upside down. There wasn't much in it to begin with, so it wasn't a big deal, but there was a knife inside, which was a bit scary.

　　The key should have been left near the car, and someone picked it up. Then they came back to open the door, but they left a knife there, and I don't know what they were doing. I have called the police, but they just took the knife away and didn't check anything else. I don't know if there will be any results.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)