In the Sea God Temple, two Heaven Immortal guards stood in the corner of the backyard, holding the Mountain and Water Spirit Painting.
If one could stare at the Mountain and Water Spirit Painting carefully for a while, they would be able to see that the two figures inside were like living creatures. They raised their hands and cupped their hands.
Those two figures were naturally Li Changshou's paper effigy and Dong Mu Gong.
The two of them exchanged a few pleasantries and set up a few isolation array formations outside the Sea God Temple. They entered the treasure map that could deceive immortal senses and heavenly secrets.
The origin of the painting was not simple. It was a replica of the Connate numinous treasure, the Mountain and River Painting.
In the painting, the two of them exchanged a few pleasantries. Dong Mu Gong briefly explained his purpose for coming.
"The Jade Emperor benefited a lot from talking to the Sea God the last time.
A few days ago, the immortals gathered in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. His Majesty has already appointed the Sea God of the South Ocean. In a few days, a decree will arrive here.
Fellow Daoist, from now on, we will be ministers of the same hall. "
Li Changshou frowned slightly and said, "In a few days, it can be more or less.
Fellow Daoist, please tell me how long it will take for the decree to arrive. "
"If it's fast, it'll take a hundred years.
Dong Mu Gong stroked his beard and chuckled. There was a hint of awkwardness on his thin face.
"Fellow Daoist, you should know the current situation of the Celestial Court.
Due to the fact that most of the positions of the righteous gods in the Celestial Court are empty, the operation of the Heavenly Dao is almost maintained by His Majesty alone. It will take at least a hundred years for the Heavenly Dao to respond to a decree that will bestow an official Deity Position. "
Li Changshou smiled in his heart and said, "There's no need to be anxious about this. It doesn't matter even if it takes a thousand years.
Moreover, I have to ask Dong Mu Gong to go back and report to His Majesty. Even if I obtain the Deity Position, I will not be able to go to the Celestial Court immediately.
I can't let a paper effigy ascend to heaven. That would be a joke.
When the time is right, I will naturally enter the Heaven Gate and worship Lingxiao. I will do my best for His Majesty. "
"Fellow Daoist, you're not anxious or impatient. You really have a good temperament."
Dong Mu Gong sighed in admiration. Clearly, he had expected Li Changshou to say that.
After all, during their last meeting, Li Changshou had mentioned that it was temporarily inconvenient for him to go to the Celestial Court.
When the Calm Ocean God's decree was passed down, Li Changshou obtained the Deity Position of the Celestial Court.
After that, he only needed to order the oracles to add the portrait of the Jade Emperor to the few big temples that had the most incense, and hang it behind the statues of himself and Ao Yi, announcing that the Sea God Sect had already belonged to the Celestial Court.
At that time, the merit from incense offerings would still be the merit from incense offerings, and it would not change at all.
The Heavenly Dao would also bestow Heavenly Dao merit to him, the Sea God, which was similar to a salary …
However, the Heavenly Dao merit was not that easy to obtain. Dong Mu Gong's visit this time brought six questions.
The first five were things that the Jade Emperor could not make up his mind on and wanted to hear the Sea God's opinion. In fact, he wanted to further confirm his value as a strategist.
Li Changshou was not in a hurry this time. After careful consideration, he gave his "humble opinion" one by one.
To be safe, he restricted his "vision" and gave the opinions that the Jade Emperor could see.
That was obviously different from the previous twelve advice that Li Changshou had summarized based on the events of the future …
However, the last question that Dong Mu Gong asked about the difficult matter regarding Dong Mu Gong himself gave Li Changshou a headache.
A Saint was involved in this.
Li Changshou had a rough guess about Dong Mu Gong's identity, lifeline, and even his story the last time they met.
Today, after listening to Dong Mu Gong's detailed explanation, Li Changshou could not help but feel emotional.
The old man in front of him …
It was not easy.
The so-called Dong Mu Gong was actually the Duke of the East, the previous incarnation of the famous Itinerant Immortal of the Celestial Court, Lu Dongbin.
When the Celestial Court was first established, the Lord Sage established a Duke of the East in order to restrain the Jade Emperor's power. He was in charge of the male immortals of the Celestial Court.
That was not a big deal. Although there was an overlap of authority with the Jade Emperor, the Duke of the East was the Jade Emperor's subordinate.
The problem was that the position of the Duke of the East corresponded to the Queen Mother of the West, who was in charge of the female immortals of the Celestial Court.
The Queen Mother of the West and the future Queen Mother were the same person!
She and the Jade Emperor were both children who had followed the Dao Ancestor in the Purple Cloud Palace back then. The two of them were biological brothers and sisters.
According to Dong Mu Gong's secret observation, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were still childhood sweethearts. They were in charge of their respective positions in the Celestial Court.
However, Dong Mu Gong often saw the Jade Emperor enter and exit the Jade Pool of the Celestial Court. Sometimes, the two of them would go to the Jade Pool of West Kunlun together …
Now, the Duke of the East and the Queen Mother of the West had become the immortal leaders of the male and female immortals of the Celestial Court. They were often placed together by the immortals of the Celestial Court …
How could the Jade Emperor not be able to endure it?
Initially, the Duke of the East had thought that he had the appointment given by the Lord Sage. Even the Jade Emperor could not touch him.
However, soon, he …
He was trained by the Jade Emperor to be loyal!
He also knew the methods of the Jade Emperor. Now, he was proud to be able to assist the Lord of the Three Realms!
Although the Jade Emperor had never mentioned the matter of the Duke of the East and the Queen Mother of the West, the Duke of the East did not dare to be careless.
Hence, the Duke of the East changed his name to Dong Mu Gong. He was usually cautious and would never use the authority of the "male immortal godhood" in his hands. He would do whatever the Jade Emperor said.
However, the Jade Emperor had yet to rise. He did not have anyone he could use.
If the Jade Emperor was fully fledged, regardless of whether he wanted to take over power or for the sake of his reputation, Dong Mu Gong would definitely …
Definitely …
Dong Mu Gong had been worried for many years and had no one to discuss it with. Recently, he saw that the Jade Emperor was rather impressed by the Sea God of the South Ocean. He had no choice but to seek help.
"Fellow Daoist, you are wise and resourceful. Can you point out a bright path for I?"
Li Changshou pondered for a while. There was a hint of awkwardness on the face of the old immortal that the paper effigy had transformed into.
Dong Mu Gong stood up and bowed. He took out two storage Dharma treasures from his sleeve and whispered,
"If you can give me some pointers, I will definitely thank you!"
Li Changshou was not someone who would be moved by external things. However, Dong Mu Gong had given him too much …
Ahem, I can't give him too much for this matter!
Even if Li Changshou knew the best solution to that difficult problem.
However, if he helped Dong Mu Gong, he would be undermining the Lord Sage.
No matter which Lord Sage had set up the Duke of the East to disgust the Jade Emperor, it was not a karma that Li Changshou could provoke at that moment.
Li Changshou naturally knew the difference between life and wealth.
Li Changshou sighed and said, "I can't help you with anything, Fellow Daoist. This matter mainly depends on how far you can retreat."
Dong Mu Gong hurriedly said, "If I don't have to worry about my life in the future, the Dao Fruit of Longevity can be protected. I don't dare to ask for more!"
Li Changshou thought for a while and could only say, "Don't be anxious. You can retreat in three steps."
"May I ask, what are the three steps?"
"I really don't dare to say." Li Changshou smiled and shook his head. He pushed the two storage Dharma treasures back.
He did not want to get involved in that karma, nor could he.
However, Dong Mu Gong was the Jade Emperor's messenger. Li Changshou knew that he could not offend him.
He could only give Dong Mu Gong an idea for free on the basis that he did not bear any karma …
…
"Why are they all rushing to give us precious materials recently?"
In the Pill Chamber of Xiao Qiong Mount, Li Changshou muttered. He had already secretly asked the paper effigy outside the sect to rush to the edge of the South Ocean.
Dong Mu Gong insisted on keeping the two storage Dharma treasures and was grateful to Li Changshou.
Clearly, Li Changshou had only given him a temporary solution. However, Dong Mu Gong seemed to have opened the door to a new world …
Li Changshou calculated in his heart. The treasures that he had obtained were enough for him to be busy for a few years.
After the Competition in the sect ended, the various peaks of the Duxian Gate quickly quietened down. The young disciples resumed their daily cultivation.
Ling 'e, Jiujiu, and Youqin Genya, who had just arrived an hour ago, were drinking and having fun in the straw hut.
It was their little fairy's gathering. It was not the right time for Li Changshou to appear, so he decided not to go over.
Li Changshou took out a bamboo slip and engraved the many things that he had to do from that day onwards until the Three Sects' Meet.
Firstly, he had to refine the array foundation, fill the array formation, and construct the core array foundation of the Xiao Qiong Mount array system.
Secondly, he had to continue improving the Qi-Calming Turtle Breathing Mantra to deal with the situation if he could not avoid the "calamity".
Regarding the Three Sects' Meet, Li Changshou had already decided not to go because he was sick and had gone astray during his cultivation. As long as the two Golden Immortals in the sect did not come to treat him, he would be able to deal with it.
However, Li Changshou had a vague feeling that things were not that simple …
After those two matters, he would have to refine pills and make a fortune.
There were two other things that he had to do that were not written on the bamboo slip — monitor the movements of the Xianlin Mount and encourage his master to come out of seclusion.
Just like that, after the Competition in the sect, his cultivation life returned to its usual fullness.
Li Changshou spent three years before he managed to turn the treasures that the sect had rewarded him, as well as a portion of the gifts that Dong Mu Gong had given him, into the "defense" of the Xiao Qiong Mount.
Li Changshou was worried that the two storage Dharma treasures that Dong Mu Gong had given him would have the effect of "tracking", so he destroyed them.
After inspecting all the treasures and Spirit Stones in detail, he sealed them one by one with the Magi's Secret Tome and kept them in his treasure pouch.
The few Dharma treasures inside had been arranged by Li Changshou to be given to the paper effigy who was on guard duty. It was impossible for him to bring them to his side …
Then, Li Changshou calculated the path and trajectory of the paper effigy home. He made the paper effigy circle a few times before returning to the vicinity of the Duxian Gate. His master went out and brought him back to the Xiao Qiong Mount.
His current identity could not be exposed in front of the Jade Emperor.
That would destroy the image of a "resourceful old immortal" that he had painstakingly established …
After settling that portion of the array foundation, Li Changshou refined some pills. He calculated that Little Aunt-Master's wine was almost finished, so he brewed a batch of good wine for him.
He had completely eliminated Beauty's Charm. After all, there was some karma.
That day …
After being busy for a few years, everything was stable. Li Changshou wanted to relax a little.
Cultivation was like that. He needed to relax. If he was constantly tense, he would only tire himself out.
At that moment, taking a walk in the Xiao Qiong Mount and strolling around was a rare rest. Moreover, it was easy for him to feel something from the bottom of his heart and gain an epiphany.
He strolled in the forest and breathed in the fresh air. Wisps of emotions flowed in his heart.
As he strolled, he arrived at the spiritual beast enclosure that he had painstakingly set up back then.
Li Changshou raised spiritual beasts mainly for their "medicinal value". Some pills required the blood of spiritual beasts. Apart from that, there were also exotic beasts like the Three-headed Double-Pupil Spider that could be used.
At that moment, when he looked at the spiritual beast enclosure again, most of the spiritual beasts were already useless.
However, Li Changshou still had some feelings for them. When he had nothing to do, he would tease the "Erpang" in the west and the "Hua" in the east. He was happy and content.
Today, Li Changshou habitually walked to Erpang's spiritual circle. The faint smile on his lips gradually disappeared.
Huh?
Where's Erpang?
The spiritual circle was still intact. It did not seem like it had run out.
He scanned with his immortal senses …
Eh?
Why are there less than half of the spiritual beasts in my spiritual beast enclosure?
Li Changshou immediately checked on his junior sister, master, and Little Aunt-Master, who was sleeping soundly on Ling 'e's bed. He realized that there was nothing wrong with the Xiao Qiong Mount.
Usually, when he refined the array foundation and cultivated, he would scatter his immortal senses on the Xiao Qiong Mount. If anything abnormal happened, he would naturally be awakened.
If nothing abnormal happened, those scenes would turn into a part of his memories and be stored in his heart without going through his mind.
Cultivators could cultivate for thousands of years. Such "spells" were a necessity for everyone.
At that moment, Li Changshou pinched his fingers to deduce and search his memories. Soon, he saw the daily scenes that he had subconsciously ignored previously …
About three years ago, three beautiful girls appeared in the spiritual beast enclosure one afternoon.
Ling 'e was vexed as she looked at a young beast that she had forgotten to feed. She felt helpless.
Youqin Genya sighed and said, "Junior Sister, I'm sorry for your loss."
"It's fine. Previously, because of the Competition in the sect, I neglected this matter. At most, I would be scolded by Senior Brother."
Ling 'e shook her head gently and smiled. "Today, I'll show off my skills again. Let's go to the stream at the back of the mountain and roast it. How about that?"
Jiujiu immediately cheered. Although Youqin Genya frowned slightly, she did not stop her.
Hence, half a month later …
"Little Ling 'e, look at this. Does it look sick?"
"Yes … It should be sick."
"Roast it or what?"
"This kind of thing needs to be stewed into soup. The taste is the best."
"Yes!"
Hence, another ten days later …
"It's rare for Xiaoya to come here today. Why aren't there any cute spiritual beasts? Did it crash into a tree?"
A certain Aunt-Master secretly raised his hand and pointed. Erhua ran away and crashed into a big tree. It died on the spot. It was very fresh.
Another seven days later …
"This one looks like it's suffering from heatstroke!"
Another three days later …
"Wow, this one looks like it definitely has an inner demon! Xiaoya, don't you think so? "
"Yes!" Youqin Genya nodded vigorously.
"You … can tell?" Little Ling 'e shouted guiltily.
Again … again …
Li Changshou stopped checking and raised his hand to hold his forehead.
No, he felt a little dizzy.
If he had come out of seclusion a year later, the entire spiritual beast enclosure would have been eaten by those three female Qi Refinement cultivators!
"Lan Ling 'e!"
The young girl who was copying the Steadiness Sutra under the willow tree trembled and raised her hand to cover her eyes.
It's over. It's a crime …
Ling 'e heard a voice that sounded like the cold wind from the depths of hell entering her ears from behind.
"Go and invite your Senior Sister Youqin here. I have a few words to say to her."
"Ah … Ah!"
Ling 'e's little hand trembled. She lifted the hem of her dress and hurriedly flew in the direction of the Heaven-Breaking Peak.
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