Chapter 214: Planning a Grand Plan, the Martial Saint Enters the Capital
Chapter 214: Planning a Grand Plan, the Martial Saint Enters the Capital (Part 2)
Winter has gone and spring has come. Two months have passed. It is the end of the month.
Xu Qing had celebrated his birthday on the Lantern Festival this month, and he turned 18. The bronze mirror was estimated to have a lifespan of only one and a half years.
During this period, he had gained the aura of saintliness, but no matter what, after his current lifespan, it could not be increased at all.
He also received a letter from Xiong Chan, telling him about an important event.
“We must gather all the strength of the world’s masters to kill the Black Mountain Old Demon before the Seven Demons attack the Seven Evils on July 7 next year. Otherwise, the old demon will return to the realm of the creator of the seven thunder tribulations, and then he will become the nightmare of all the masters in the world.”
Xu Qing calculated the time and found that the day the bronze mirror estimated the end of his life would be the seventh day of the seventh month of the next year.
"I previously used the energy of saintly virtue to prolong my life, so it caused an effect, which was that the Black Mountain Old Demon came to Longhu Mountain to find me, resulting in the delay of the time of his real body being born? Is this the truth about how the energy of saintly virtue can prolong life?" Xu Qing secretly guessed.
Could it be that his destiny is really the Black Mountain Demon?
Is all this because he possesses the Xuantian Shenglong Daoist tradition?
Could it be that the bronze mirror is the inheritance of Xuantian Shenglong Dao?
Xu Qing had many guesses in his mind, but the day when the Heavenly Demon attacked the Seven Evils happened to be the day when the bronze mirror judged the end of his life.
For him, Xiong Chan's suggestion indeed coincided with his previous idea of seeking revenge on the Black Mountain Old Demon. Now he had even more reasons to kill the Black Mountain Old Demon.
At the level of Martial Saint, it is difficult to die. However, the existence of the Black Mountain Old Demon is undoubtedly the nightmare of all top masters.
The Martial Saint is the best in the world, and the Black Mountain Old Demon's original realm of the Creator with seven thunder tribulations is the best among the best.
To defeat the supreme existence at the level of the Creator, it would probably require Zhang Laita to be resurrected and Master Chongyang to be alive.
Once the Black Mountain Old Demon recovers the realm of the Creator, it will be an unstoppable nightmare for Xu Qing, who is seen as an obstacle to Xuantian Shenglong Dao by the other party.
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Chaotian Temple.
"Great uncle, you don't want the inheritance of Xuantian Shenglong Dao to be interrupted, right?" After Xu Qingzi's mansion was stabilized, he finally came to pay a visit to the master of Chaotian Temple.
He laid his cards on the table and confessed many things.
The master of Chaotian Temple sighed softly: "I didn't expect that the inheritance of the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Sword is in your hands."
He was somewhat relieved about this because he was the great uncle of Feng Wu's mother. The inheritance of Xuantian Shenglong Dao fell into Xu Qing's hands, which could be regarded as being given to his own family.
Then he couldn't help but break his defense and said, "You little bastard, do you know how precious the Xuantian Shenglong Pill is? You actually used it to break through to the martial arts master level."
He couldn't help but kick Xu Qing.
This is the foot-poking skill.
The old Taoist priest is still strong and can pierce a steel plate with one kick.
But when it landed on Xu Qing, he was pushed back half a step.
Xu Qing was a little embarrassed.
The old Taoist coughed, regained his composure, and said, "With your aptitude, you only need to endure for another two or three years to be promoted to a martial arts master. There is no need to be so anxious."
In his opinion, Xu Qing was still young. He could advance to the martial arts master level two or three years later, and then spend another ten years to reach the half-step martial arts saint level. Then, after taking the Xuantian Shenglong Pill, he could be promoted to a martial arts saint directly like Xiong Chan.
At that time, Xu Qing was only in his early thirties.
As a result, this little bastard wasted resources.
Xu Qing said faintly: "If I keep the Xuantian Shenglong Pill, can I keep it now?"
In fact, the fundamental reason is that Xu Qing simply cannot wait for a few years.
But his answer now is also the reason.
A common man is not guilty of carrying a jade.
This kind of magic pill that helps to break through to the Martial Saint level, not to mention the martial arts master will go crazy, even the Martial Saint will be unable to hold back. If he doesn't eat it quickly, once the news leaks out, will Xu Qing think his life is not short enough?
Does he believe the old Taoist priest, or does he believe Xiong Chan not to let the news leak out?
Not to mention anything else, if he still had the Xuantian Shenglong Pill now, I guess brother Xiong Chan would have snatched it away.
Friendship is friendship.
But never use a magic pill of this level to test a friendship.
The master of Chaotian Temple sighed and said, "You are right. However, the core inheritance of Xuantian Shenglong Dao is the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Knife. Only this magical power can cause fatal damage to the old demon. Back then, my master risked his life to use the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Knife to severely injure the old demon, bringing a hundred years of peace to the world."
“But it’s only a serious blow, and Master Xiong Chan said that the old demon will restore the realm of the Creator through next year’s Heavenly Demon Clash with the Seven Evils. Once successful, we will have no peace.” Xu Qing now wishes that all the masters in the world would unite with him to kill the Black Mountain Old Demon.
So the matter must be taken seriously.
He didn't distort the facts.
The head of Chaotian Temple rolled his eyes at him and said, "Only my master could use the Three Yin Demon Slaying Knife to severely injure him. Even if the old demon doesn't have the strength of seven thunder tribulations, you can't use the Three Yin Demon Slaying Knife to injure his true body. Unless you lure him into the palace."
Xu Qing's eyes lit up: "How about giving it a try?"
The master of Chaotian Temple's face darkened, "Don't mention this matter in front of His Majesty, kid."
He knew the old emperor very well and was most afraid of death.
What he really meant by what he said just now was that if the Black Mountain Old Demon was allowed to get near the Emperor, he would naturally be suppressed by the True Dragon's luck and could only retain his martial arts strength.
The question is, will the old emperor cooperate?
Even if the old emperor agreed, the Black Mountain Old Demon had supernatural powers that allowed him to see into the secrets of heaven, and he was no fool, so how could he possibly get near the emperor in his true form?
Xu Qing was thinking in his mind, if he rebelled now, he wondered if he would be able to unify the country and become emperor before July 7 next year?
Well, time is really tight.
Replace Prince Yu on the throne and become his puppet?
This also seems to be very difficult.
The key is to get the cooperation of the Black Mountain Demon.
He honestly put aside these unrealistic and absurd ideas and decided that the Righteous Alliance's gang attack was more reliable.
The master of Chaotian Temple, the two martial saints, Xiong Chan, the old heavenly master, Fang Ge Lao, plus him, and then a group of martial arts masters and spiritual masters like the Luojiao leader...
Well, this isn't the pure right way either.
But anyone with a sense of justice can be counted as a member of the Righteous Alliance.
As a person you still need to have a vision.
"What are you thinking about, kid?" The master of Chaotian Temple saw Xu Qing in deep thought.
Xu Qing coughed and told him his plan.
The master of Chaotian Temple did not expect that this guy really planned to beat up the Black Mountain Old Demon. He could not help but feel a headache. He said, "Stay in the capital. The Black Mountain Old Demon will not come."
He had been hiding in the capital for many years and had always been safe.
The key point is that if we really want to encircle and suppress the Black Mountain Demon, we have to leave the Dayu Dynasty and go outside the Great Wall, which is very risky.
When you get older, it’s better to seek stability.
"Refine another furnace of Xuantian Shenglong Pill?" Xu Qing continued to give advice.
The master of Chaotian Temple was a little embarrassed, "It's hard to gather the materials at the moment."
"The imperial court is not as good as the Great Zen Temple?" Xu Qing looked doubtful.
Even the big Zen temples can get enough of it, but you, an old Taoist priest, with the support of the richest man in the world, still can't get all the materials.
"Anyway, we can't get it together for now. We have to wait at least two years."
Could he say that there were indeed many treasures in the palace, but the old emperor was incompetent and playful, so he wasted too much?
Of course, he also wasted some of it himself and even took some kickbacks.
But the old emperor couldn't resist his addiction to food.
Moreover, he had a feeling that the old emperor was not just wasting money, but seemed to have really achieved something.
This was just his feeling, there was no concrete evidence.
"This won't work, and that won't work either. This Xuantian Shenglong Dao is really boring, and it's far inferior to Longhu Mountain." Xu Qing couldn't help but complain, and the old Taoist priest was almost mad with anger.
"Take it." The old Taoist threw out a manuscript.
When Xu Qing saw the manuscript, he actually smelled the scent of the saint's manuscript.
"This is?"
"This is the only copy of the Tai Chi Chuan Manual written by our sect's founder. Take it or not." The master of Chaotian Temple laughed angrily.
"Yes, yes. Thank you, great uncle. Is this the wedding gift you gave to my husband and me?" Xu Qing kowtowed quickly.
We are all elders, it’s not shameful to kowtow to them.
The main reason is that the old Taoist priest was too angry.
The master of Chaotian Temple waved his hand and said, "Go away. If you can't comprehend anything from this Tai Chi Quan Sutra, don't blame me for not giving you anything."
Xu Qing accepted the manuscript and left respectfully.
The master of Chaotian Temple watched the bad boy walk away and couldn't help but sigh. He had been begging for money all his life, and now when he was old, this little bastard actually begged him for money. Who could he complain to?
Afterwards, a young eunuch came over with instructions.
The old Taoist packed up and went to the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan to meet the old emperor.
The old emperor asked him with a smile, what did Xu Qing want to see him about?
The old Taoist priest talked about the important things that would not anger the old emperor, and also mentioned the fact that Xu Qing had extorted money from him in the end.
The old emperor said: "A hundred years ago, your master was a great help to our dynasty. Unfortunately, he was too seriously injured at the time and had no time to leave anything behind. He left the burden of Xuantian Shenglong Dao to you at the time. You worked really hard. Xu Qing is indeed a bit lawless, but he has good intentions. He has done a lot for me and he is still young. I will leave him to my son and grandson in the future."
The master of Chaotian Temple immediately bowed his hands in thanks, "This time the Jade Prince's Mansion must be pregnant with a dragon grandson. The old Taoist congratulates Your Majesty."
The old emperor smiled slightly: "You all said so. If it is not the case, I will hold you accountable."
He has few offspring, so every addition to the royal family is a blessing.
However, the master of Chaotian Temple felt that the old emperor was not as concerned about the number of offspring as before. It should be noted that when the first two grandchildren of the Jade Palace were born, the old emperor was very happy.
When the good news came from the Jade Prince's Palace this time, the old emperor actually showed a barely noticeable coldness in his attitude.
"Could it be that with the recent revival of the country, Your Majesty has made some progress in practicing the Hun Tian Bao Jian with the help of the dragon vein energy?" The master of Chaotian Temple speculated secretly.
For the true dragon emperor, due to the influence of the dynasty's luck, there are very few techniques that can be practiced. The Hun Tian Bao Jian is an ancient miraculous technique that only a few emperors can practice, and it is mainly practiced with the help of the dragon vein energy.
But the dragon vein energy is closely related to the country's destiny.
The most famous person who practiced the Hun Tian Bao Jian was the First Emperor, also known as Zulong, who once suppressed an era.
Even so, the First Emperor failed to achieve immortality, but was killed by the Qi-refining masters of the pre-Qin period and the strongest men in the world.
Although the abbot of Chaotian Temple guessed something, he did not reveal it at all, but kept complimenting the old emperor.
After chatting for a while, the old emperor said, "Master Xiong Chan from the Great Chan Temple is about to come to Beijing. What reward do you think would be best for him?"
The master of Chaotian Temple said: "I am willing to give up the position of national teacher."
The old emperor said without comment: "Forget it, since Prince Yu likes to worship Buddha, let Master Xiong Chan go to Prince Yu's mansion to practice for a while. When Emperor Chengzu was in his residence, wasn't Duke Rong a monk at that time? He was also Emperor Chengzu's strategist..."
The old emperor's tone was neither positive nor negative.
The master of Chaotian Temple felt a chill in his heart when he heard this.
You, the Prince of Jade, why are you making so much noise for no reason?
But he has no objection to the fact that a fellow Taoist would rather die than let himself die.
The abbot of Chaotian Temple shouted loudly: "The Holy One is wise."
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Prince Yu had received news from Mr. Dai early on and knew that today was the day that Master Xiong Chan would come to Beijing, so he was just about to find an opportunity to meet him privately.
Unexpectedly, just as I was about to go out, I met Mr. Dai coming back in a hurry.
"what happened?"
"Your Highness, listen to my advice. You must not go to see Master Xiong Chan." Mr. Dai smiled bitterly and then explained the reason. It turned out that on the way, Xiong Chan received an imperial edict, saying that the imperial edict summoned him to go to Prince Yu's mansion to practice.
That sounds like a good thing.
But Mr. Dai immediately realized something was wrong, and privately paid a high price to ask the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, and only then did he find out the origin of the imperial edict.
"Your Majesty compared Master Xiong Chan to the black-robed prime minister of Emperor Chengzu. That was a pointer to you, Your Majesty. At this time, Your Majesty must not show any intention of getting close to Master Xiong Chan."
Emperor Chengzu was the only vassal king who successfully rebelled.
When Prince Yu heard the reason, his face turned pale.
He knew what kind of person his father was.
"Hey, Mr. Dai, just say that the king is ill and ask Master Xiongchan to go somewhere else."
"Your Majesty, this won't work. That would be disobeying an imperial order."
"What should I do?"
"Your Majesty's intention is probably to let Master Xiong Chan live in the palace, but you cannot get close to him."
Prince Yu was disheartened and waved his hand, "Leave these matters to you, sir."
He was numbed by the old emperor's trick. Returning to Feng Cai's courtyard, he touched her belly and said bitterly, "My dear child, when you grow up, I will give you the best and never bully you."
Prince Yu had truly given up on his father. The old emperor did not have any father-son affection for him at all.
Is it so difficult to get a little fatherly love from the old emperor?
Xu Qing bullied him, but the old emperor still supported Xu Qing; the Prime Minister also didn't respect him and always did what he wanted. He, the crown prince, didn't even have a title.
In which dynasty was the prince so aggrieved?
At least no matter how bad their situation is, they still have a status.
What does he have?
"Your Highness." Feng Cai carefully massaged Prince Yu's head. Prince Yu couldn't help but feel tender in his heart and slowly fell asleep.
Feng Cai sighed secretly, "My child, you have such a miserable life."
She felt that Prince Yu was not manly and might not be able to protect her and her daughter in the future.
Thinking of what Mr. Song said about her being an unlucky husband, she couldn't help feeling a little strange.
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Nanzhili Guild Hall.
Recently, Xu Qing has been studying Zhang Laita's handwritten Tai Chi Chuan Sutra. In his spare time, he has been instructing members who are about to take part in the examination at the Nanzhili Guild Hall.
With his current state as a master of the soul, it would be easier for him to write essays for the imperial examination than for the provincial examination.
Of course, I haven’t spent much time on the article in the past two years, so it’s inevitable that my skills are a little rusty.
Giving guidance to members is also a way to review what has been learned and learn new things.
At his current level, when he reads the works of sages, he can more easily grasp the main points of their profound meanings and has a deeper understanding of the universe and nature.
Studying is also a way to attain enlightenment.
Every move Xu Qing makes now has the grace of ancient sages, which makes people fall in love with him.
When we were discussing the main points of an article, a soft, firm and very pleasant male voice was heard in the guild hall. Every word he spoke hit the main point of the article and explained the truth. It was like the mysterious sound of heaven and earth, giving people a feeling of enlightenment.
Everyone looked towards the entrance of the hall.
He is a tall monk who walks like a dragon and a tiger, with deep and unfathomable eyes. He has an admirable charm that makes people subconsciously judge that he is definitely an extraordinary person.
This kind of demeanor is extremely rare among monks today.
"Xu Qing meets Master Xiong Chan." Xu Qing revealed the identity of the monk in one sentence. All the members were well-known figures, so they naturally knew who Xiong Chan was.
What was even more unexpected was that this top figure who had just broken through to the level of Martial Saint and shocked the world, came to the capital and immediately came to pay a visit to the master.
The seat also has to be presentable.
The members are proud of it.
The reason why they concluded that Xiong Chan came here immediately was that the whereabouts of such an important figure would definitely affect the capital. If he had already entered the capital, they would not be unaware of it, and there would be someone who would come to report it.
Everyone greeted and invited Xiong Chan to take the seat.
At this moment, among the people in the hall, only Xu Qing was sitting, and everyone else was standing.
After all, he is the Martial Saint of the time and a treasure of the country. Even if they rank among the top three in the exam, they cannot compare with the Martial Saint in terms of status and position.
After all, Confucianism pursues sainthood.
The fact that the Martial Saint has the word "Saint" in his name shows his status.
Xiong Chan laughed and said, "Just now Gongming said 'to follow one's conscience'. May I ask where does one's conscience come from?"
Xu Qing smiled and pointed at a member, "You answer Master Xiongchan."
The member had never expected that the boss would pick him, and he was quite nervous and excited. However, he was chosen by Xu Qing, so he must have some outstanding qualities. He said, "Conscience comes from nature."
He went on to mention that a person’s inner world should be in harmony with the principles of nature. The heart is the principles of nature, the norm of personal behavior, and the standard of what is right and wrong, good and evil…
Xiong Chan: "The Buddha's compassion and the theory of nature are actually consistent with the philosophy of my Zen Buddhism."
He then proposed the idea of the unity of Buddha nature and Brahman and the self, finding a common point with Xu Qing's philosophy of mind. Everyone listened to him using Zen to explain the philosophy of mind, and they listened with great interest.
Xu Qing did not interrupt or stop him. He waited until Xiong Chan had finished speaking before he said to the members, "The ancients said that what is learned from books is shallow, and one must practice to fully understand. I have also told you that practice is the only way to test the truth, but please also remember another saying. The premise of practice is to understand what our position is and practice from this position. This is exactly in line with what the master said about nature."
The members were a little confused after hearing this.
The nature that Xiong Chan talked about is obviously higher than the stance, but the master said that the stance and nature are interconnected.
Xu Qing did not explain and asked all the members to leave. When the hall was empty, he said to Xiong Chan, "Master is really a bully. He wanted to mess with my sutra as soon as he came."
Xiong Chan laughed and said, "Don't you think that your philosophy of mind has a profound influence? Once it spreads, I don't know how many people will find excuses from their hearts to reduce their sense of guilt for the evil they have done."
Xu Qing: "Master, we are all wise people. All knowledge is used. The key is not the principle, but the fist. Can the Confucianism of today and the doctrine created by Confucius have the same meaning? Even if the words are the same, many of them have been misinterpreted and are not Confucius' original intention. In the final analysis, it is inevitable that the Six Classics comment on me and I comment on the Six Classics. Solving the suffering in the world does not rely on theories, but on practical teaching. So I personally think that right or wrong is not important, learning to think is important. If a member refutes me with real examples, will I be unhappy?"
Xiong Chan couldn't help but ponder when he heard this.
He had seen many great people, but this was the first time he had seen a genius like Xu Qing who didn't care about the right to speak on Confucian classics.
He actually didn't know that Xu Qing felt that he had not comprehended any true knowledge at all, and was just adopting what was available according to local conditions. In this case, there was no need to worry about right or wrong, but only whether it was useful or not.
Whether it is useful or not naturally depends on one's personal standpoint.
Seeing Xiong Chan in deep thought, Xu Qing was very happy, because being able to engage in a battle of Tao with a Martial Saint was an experience even more rare than direct combat.
On the other hand, he would not lose anything if he lost, and would make a lot of money if he won, and he would not have to worry about getting injured in hand-to-hand combat.
Xiong Chan pondered for a while, then naturally reacted, "Gong Ming, if you want to ask me for the experience of the Martial Saint, just say it directly, why beat around the bush."
Xu Qing smiled: "I want to get the pleasure of defeating the master, not the experience of being a martial saint."
Could it be that the experience and insights of the Martial Saint, and the great principles he pointed to, are better than the subtle words and profound principles of the ancient philosophers? That is not necessarily the case.
Since he opened up the Purple Palace and comprehended the way of the primordial spirit, he has only focused on two things.
The first is to stick to the path; the second is to be firm in one's heart.
These two things are the key to whether the way of the soul can be achieved.
The original mind is not illusory, but real, based on the world and starting from oneself. The original mind without a standpoint is no different from a stone.
Hearing this, Xiong Chan couldn't help but feel relieved and said, "Gong Ming has such courage, which shows that he is a person who can really plan with me to kill the Black Mountain Old Demon."
(End of this chapter)