This book wasn't thick, and it didn't record any trivial matters. However, it was like a true biography, and it narrated the bits and pieces of Li Zhongkang's life that were worth recalling in the form of stories. If it was someone else reading this, their eyes would surely light up, and they would have a clear impression of Li Zhongkang and have a deep understanding of him.
However, as Li Zhongkang read it, his heart grew colder and colder. His limbs were cold and his whole body trembled. Sweat dripped down like raindrops. It was as if he was trapped in a nightmare that he could not escape from.
All his secrets, whether they were known or not, were presented here one by one. The last few pages were still stained with ink. It was obvious that the book had just been written and was not prepared in advance!
"Nonsense, nonsense …" Li Zhongkang refuted as if in a dream. He took a step back and leaned his back against the tree trunk. He felt cold and was soaked in sweat.
For a moment, he, who had gone through three Thunder Tribulations and could fly and summon lightning, could not control his body's reaction to sweating.
Zhenren Ji had already predicted that Li Zhongkang would come to steal the book, so he wrote the Biography of Li Zhongkang … Zhenren Ji looked like he was in a deep sleep, but it was only to give Wei Ji and Li Zhongkang a chance to steal the book … Li Zhongkang had already predicted everything that Zhenren Ji would do … Li Zhongkang was shocked and frightened, for the first time he felt that Zhenren Ji was unfathomable.
"Immortal? What is recorded in this book? "Wei Ji asked in a panic when he saw that Li Zhongkang's reaction was not right.
Hearing this, Li Zhongkang shuddered as if he had finally woken up from a dream. Without looking at Wei Ji, he flew over the courtyard wall with a gust of wind and stumbled to the outside of the wing room. He bowed deeply and said in a trembling voice,
"I have eyes but failed to see your greatness. Please forgive me for my suspicions and complaints."
He bowed without lifting his head, waiting for Mengqi's answer.
After a few breaths, an old and hoarse voice came from the wing room.
"Ignorance is not a crime. Immortal Li, please come in."
Li Zhongkang quietly exhaled, stood up, and straightened his clothes before pushing open the door and stepping inside.
Those who could survive the Thunder Tribulations were all outstanding people in the world. Li Zhongkang was not a fool. Even though he was blinded by greed and arrogance, he finally regained his rationality after suffering such a blow. He understood that in front of an unfathomable expert, it was far better to admit his mistakes and apologize sincerely than to play tricks and evade the problem.
When he entered the room, he saw that Mengqi was still sitting cross-legged on the bed, wearing a black Taoist robe. His face was thin, and his eyebrows and beard were not white, but there was an unconcealable feeling of age and decay. His bottomless eyes were looking at him with a faint smile.
Li Zhongkang could not help but shudder. He quickly paid his respects.
"Zhong Kang greets Senior Yun Yun."
"You don't have to be so polite, Immortal Li. You and I both have a heavy burden on our shoulders. There is no difference between us." Mengqi raised his right hand and motioned for Li Zhongkang to sit down.
Li Zhongkang first turned around and closed the door, asking Wei Ji to guard outside to prevent others from approaching. Then, he sat down tremblingly and said with difficulty, "It's the first time I've met a master like you who has all the secrets of heaven in his hands. Even Master Xu was far inferior. I couldn't believe it, so I was arrogant and rude. However, this is a blessing for Taoism. At the critical moment, you came out and supported the sky."
"We each have our own strengths," Mengqi said with a smile.
According to his further observation, this universe was magically isolated by the seal. In other words, even if he escaped and asked for help, they could only return to the seal, which would be useless. Of course, it would be completely different if he could ask Guang Chengzi, Manjushri Heavenly Lord, or even the Qing Emperor who had fully awakened.
Li Zhongkang felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He tried his best to think of a topic and said, "Xiao Xuan has already shed all pretense of cordiality and no longer has any scruples. How do you deal with it?"
Xiao Xuan was the name of the current emperor, the father of the Nine Kings. After two eras, he had now reached the peak of power. Li Zhongkang and the others originally thought that they were lucky. They thought that the other party was only suppressing and trimming the branches and leaves because of the power of Taoism. After this, they might be able to return to the original situation. Therefore, they had always called him the emperor or His Majesty. However, the previous capture of Nancheng and the destruction of the Taoist temple made Li Zhongkang completely recognize the reality. He really understood that he could not return to the past, so he began to call him by his name.
"We'll talk about the details tomorrow when everyone is here. However, the Daoist has something to ask you to do now." Mengqi held a horsetail whisk in one hand and put it on the crook of the other arm.
Li Zhongkang hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands. "Senior, please tell me."
Mengqi pointed to the table, where there was a piece of paper bathed in moonlight. "Follow what the Daoist wrote and buy all the items and give them to me."
Li Zhongkang picked up the palm-sized piece of paper and his eyes flashed with silver-white lightning. He looked at it in the night and saw the names of items such as "Thunder Wood", "Pure Yang Water", "Ghost Repelling Vine", "Divine Sun Stone" and so on.
Eh, these are all needed for the Thunder Tribulation, but they are only preliminary. With my current realm, they are useless. What is Senior Yunji going to do with them? Li Zhongkang looked at Mengqi in confusion, but he did not dare to ask.
Mengqi smiled. "For many years, the Daoist has been thinking about the nature of the Thunder Tribulation, trying to figure out the mystery of its improvement. Now that I have gained something, I want to give it a try."
Li Zhongkang was confused, but he understood what Senior Yunji was trying to do, so he did not say anything more. He gathered his courage and asked in a low voice, "Senior, I have a serious illness and it is difficult for me to have children. Is there a solution?"
He had always thought that he was thinking about having children because he had passed the Thunder Tribulation, but it turned out that his nature had changed. As a concubine of an ordinary cultivator, it was difficult for him to bear the rain and dew, so he could not succeed. Who knew that he had hurt his foundation when he was young and had a hidden illness. If Senior Yunji had not pointed it out, he would not have had children in this life.
Mengqi laughed. "There is a shop called" Immortal Destiny Pavilion "in the West of the city called" Falling Moon Lane ". There is a" Thousand Thunder Grass "there. Eat it directly and it will nourish your foundation."
"Thank you for your advice, Senior!" Li Zhongkang was overjoyed and felt full of motivation.
Watching Li Zhongkang's back disappear, Meng Qi could not help but shake his head and laugh. He had wanted to play a trick on Li Zhongkang and trick him into chanting "Guanyin Bodhisattva" a hundred times before eating the Thunder Grass of Thousand Transformations. But as a Taoist, such incantations did not seem right, so he could only give up.
…
The next morning, not sure if it was because of the intense battle in the South City last night, where all the Taoist temples were burned, the sky was filled with dark clouds, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. A storm was brewing.
Li Zhongkang was not stingy with the treasures of the Heaven-Hiding Temple and his own personal storage. He finally gathered all the items written on Mengqi's note, so he hurried back. He wanted to complete his task as soon as possible and buy the "Thousand Thunder Grass" at the Immortal Destiny Pavilion.
The guards in the dark all recognized Li Zhongkang and did not stop him. They allowed him to come to the door of the room and listen to the conversation inside.
Mengqi looked around at the Taoists and warriors, as well as the Ninth Lord Siao Kun, who had sneaked in again. He said slowly, "From the Daoist's point of view, you don't have to defend the capital city to death. The world is vast, and there are many things you can do. In this way, you can also attract the attention of the Emperor and Grand Tutor Pei. They might even let Grand Tutor Pei leave the capital city to personally take charge of the rebellion. By then, the capital city and the court will be empty, and the Ninth Lord Siao will have the chance to steal that extraordinary item.
"This item has allowed the Emperor and Grand Tutor Pei to improve by leaps and bounds. If they lose it, they will definitely stagnate, and we, who have it, will become stronger day by day."
The Lightning Trial experts nodded slightly, feeling that taking a step back was indeed a good thing.
"But I'm afraid it's impossible to steal such an important treasure from Xiao Xuan with just the Ninth Lord Siao Kun." Bi Zhongde raised a question.
The Ninth Lord Siao Kun was embarrassed when he heard someone call his father's name.
Mengqi smiled and said, "That's why we have to leave a few of you to hide and wait for an opportunity. We'll work together …"
Before he finished speaking, he looked outside the door. "Fellow Li, you're back. The Daoist will have to delay for a while."
Delay for a while? Everyone looked over, not knowing what was going on.
Meng Qi opened the door and took the bag containing the items. He stepped into the courtyard and said as he walked,
As he walked, he said, "Thank you, Fellow Li, but I'll have to trouble you to help me set it up."
Li Zhongkang was also confused. He took the Thunder Calamity Wood, Pure Yang Water, and other items and began to set it up under Mengqi's meticulous instructions. Not long after, there was an array in the courtyard that did not look flashy.
Mengqi walked to the center of the array and sat down. He smiled and said, "Don't bother two people for the same thing. Fellow Li, please activate it."
Everyone looked at him in confusion. Li Zhongkang was also confused, but he still activated the array with lightning flashing on his hands.
Rays of light rose up, and the lines of the magic formation became crystal clear. The Thunderbolt Wood, Pure-Yang Water, and the others shattered with a puff, turning into a mixture of silver and cyan thunderbolts. They twisted into vague magic characters, emitting the aura of Pure-Yang.
The runes shrank and drilled into Mengqi's body. His face was slightly distorted, as if he was suffering a lot of pain. But soon, his whole body was covered in lightning, causing lightning to fall from all over the capital.
"This is …" Li Zhongkang seemed to have understood something.
Bi Zhongde even blurted out, "He's going through the Thunder Calamity!"
Mengqi smiled and retracted all the lightning. The array broke inch by inch, and the cyan thunderbolts gathered in the sky and struck down.
In the current astronomical phenomenon, such a situation was quite normal.
As the God of Creation, he had mastered almost all the information in the past of the universe. How could he not understand the martial arts and Taoist techniques here, as well as the nine Thunder Calamities?
After a night of analysis and comparison, with the help of the accumulation of understanding the Invincible Blade and the Thunder Technique, Mengqi had figured out the essence and touched the source of the power here.
So what if there was no power that could seep in?
Knowledge and information were power!
As a Six Tribulation Venerable, his physical body was quite strong, which was why he did not rot after death. It was just that the Yin Qi filled the air and suppressed his power. He had to use the array to first neutralize the Death Qi before he could unleash his power. In addition, the Legendary essence consciousness could inscribe thunder patterns, and Mengqi's own mastery of the essence of power. If he could not quickly pass through the first Thunder Calamity, he would be letting down his hometown elders! Letting down his title as a mighty person!
Boom!
The cyan thunderbolts struck down and shrouded Mengqi, and the crackling sound was endless.
After a few breaths, everything dissipated. The black-robed Daoist Yunji appeared in front of everyone again. His body was damaged in many places, as if he was a ghost of Yin energy that had been injured by the purest Yang energy.
Mengqi was prepared for this situation. He formed a seal with both hands, and the black and white light flowed. The Seal of Yin and Yang, which had advanced by leaps and bounds, operated slightly. The Death Qi was eliminated, and the vitality was overflowing. The damaged body squirmed and grew crazily. It did not take long for him to be as good as new!
"Sorry for the delay, everyone. Let's continue to discuss the countermeasures." Mengqi smiled and looked at the stunned crowd.
Li Zhongkang, Bi Zhongde, Nine Lords, and Shiao Kun only had a few thoughts in their minds:
It was really only a delay …
While they were discussing and resting, he passed through the Thunder Calamity …
Is this the Thunder Calamity that everyone is so serious about …
For a moment, they all forgot an important question. Why would Yunji Venerable pass through the first Thunder Calamity?
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