Central Province. Hearing this name, one could tell that it was a vast piece of land located in the center of the Da Qian Sky Province.
In the thirteen provinces of the Central Province, other than the governors of each province, there was also a governor of the Central Province. He was in charge of the affairs of the vast land of the entire province. However, the governor could control the governors, but could not casually appoint or dismiss them.
All officials at the level of governors were directly appointed and dismissed by the imperial court.
But even so, the governor of a province still had great authority. He was a true governor of a province.
The situation of the Central Province was similar to that of the Southern Province. However, the entire land of the Central Province was too vast, and the situation was much more complicated than that of the Southern Province.
The governor's office of the Central Province was located in the "Tai Kang Province", which was located a bit north of the Central Province.
The provincial capital of the "Tai Kang Province" was a household name in the entire Da Qian Sky Province. Everyone knew of it. There was only one reason, and that was that the Great Zen Temple, which had been famous for thousands of years and had flourishing incense offerings, was located in Taikang Province, on Mount Taishi.
Although the Daizen Temple was located in the Tai Kang Province, its name far surpassed this province, and even the entire Central Province. When the Central Province was mentioned, people from outside the region knew of the Central Province's Daizen Temple.
However, the current Daizen Temple had already been destroyed, and only ruins remained.
The governor's office of the Central Province of the "Tai Kang Province" was located in the center of the provincial capital. Tall walls were built along the streets, and there were dozens of tall official buildings. They were majestic, and they were not inferior to the official residences of the rich southern provinces.
At this time, the governor of the Tai Kang Province, Xue Huanzhen, was drinking tea in his study while looking at the snowy scenery and the distant Taishi Mountain Range through the sparkling glass inlaid in the window. Within the Taishi Mountain Range, the ruins of the temple could faintly be seen.
The governor's study was extremely tall, and it was made of silver-threaded nanmu. It was stable and sturdy, and one could overlook the entire city with a single glance. It was as if one was looking into the distance from a high place.
Admiring the snow on a tall building, burning incense, cultivating one's mind, cultivating one's temperament, drinking tea, and discussing Dao were all great pleasures in life. It was also something that many scholars and officials loved to do.
However, the powerful Governor of Central Province, Xue Huanzhen, was not in the mood to admire the snow. He was flipping through court bulletins and the documents sent by Wu Yuansheng.
At the same time, sitting opposite him was a tall and straight Taoist priest with a fly-whisk in his hand. He had a round face, a jade hairpin in his hair, and a jade ring on his finger.
This Daoist priest had an aura of wealth all over his body. Anyone with sharp eyes could see that this Daoist priest came from the Daoist temple in the capital.
If he wasn't a Daoist priest from the Daoist temple in the capital and had been in contact with the nobility for a long time, it would be impossible for him to have such a rich temperament.
However, this Daoist priest did not have any bandages wrapped around his body. Since he wasn't from the Righteous Sect or Fang Xiandao, no one could tell which Daoist sect he came from.
"This crystal glass is really as pure as water, but it's too brittle. Lord Xue, it must be a gift from the champion Marquis. This is a rare item." This rich Daoist priest looked at the crystal glass inlaid on the window. He touched it with his hand and wiped away the mist on it. He clicked his tongue in wonder.
"Mr. Lan, didn't the Marquis Champion send it to the crown prince?" Xue Huanzhen's eyes flashed.
"Hmph, he sent 3,000 cubes to the emperor and some to the governors of the provinces, but he didn't send any to the crown prince of the Eastern Palace. His intentions should be punished." The Daoist priest called Mr. Lan snorted coldly. Then, he seemed unwilling to talk about the Marquis Champion. He said, "What's wrong, Lord Xue? Did something happen to Wu Yuansheng? I saw a lot of secret letters from Wu Yuansheng. "
"That's right. Wu Yuansheng's Hou Qingchen is stirring up trouble again," Xue Huanzhen said.
"That damned thing. It seems like we should kill him," Mr. Lan said through gritted teeth.
"Hmm, don't be in such a hurry. It seems that he has changed his direction. He actually sent four battalions of troops to the various counties to provide disaster relief. He even got the county magistrates to cooperate with the leaders of Wu Sheng and Zhen Kong Dao to provide disaster relief together. This is really puzzling … Could it be that he has learned his lesson and intends to side with the crown prince?" Xue Huanzhen was puzzled. He patted the secret letter in his hand and flicked it lightly. The secret letter flew up like a dart and spun towards the rich Daoist priest.
Mr. Lan stretched out two fingers and caught the letter between his fingers. His wrist shook and his expression changed slightly. Then, he shouted, "Good!"
"Good. Among all the governors in the world, in terms of real ability, the Sacred Hand, Lord Wei Taicang is the best. However, I think Lord Xue's martial strength is probably second."
"Mister Lan is too kind. How can this little bit of martial strength of mine compare to Lord Wei Taicang? Even when compared to the Governor Lords of the Crimson Prefecture, Jin Prefecture, Yin Prefecture, Yun Prefecture, Yan Prefecture, Snow Prefecture, Yin Prefecture, Man Prefecture, Sand Prefecture, Qing Prefecture, Nian Prefecture, and Qing Prefecture, I'm ranked last …"
Xue Huanzhen smiled modestly, but the corners of his mouth gave off a chilling feeling.
"Lord Xue is too modest. But then again, since Wu Yuansheng didn't cause any trouble, let's not bother about him. However, it's better to let the crown prince know," Mr. Lan said.
"I'm afraid the crown prince already knows about this. After all, everything in the Central Province must be known by the crown prince first," Xue Huanzhen said.
"Of course, the crown prince's power is not something you and I can imagine. He can summon clouds and rain with a flip of his hand! Moreover, the crown prince will eventually ascend to the throne. Lord Xue, you should come to a conclusion soon. "
Mr. Lan said.
"How should I conclude this conclusion? Am I not obedient to the crown prince now? "Xue Huanzhen glanced at him.
"Hahahaha, Lord Xue, although you are obedient to the crown prince, you haven't made up your mind yet. Let me ask you, if one day there is a change in the capital, what will you do as the governor of the Central Province near the capital? Will you control the provincial governors, control the troops, and send troops to rescue the king? "
Mr. Lan suddenly said.
"Of course! If there is a change in the capital, all the governors will send troops to protect the king. This is the righteousness of all the ministers in the past dynasties, "Xue Huanzhen said.
"Then, Lord Xue, whose king are you protecting? Which king are you protecting? "Mr. Lan asked in a pressing manner.
"Of course I'm protecting the crown prince," Xue Huanzhen said.
"Good, you're on the right side." Mr. Lan nodded slightly and was very satisfied with the answer. "To tell you the truth, besides Zhongzhou State, the governor of Snow State in the north, Nian State in the west, and Yinzhou and Lord Xue in the east all gave the same answer."
"What does the crown prince want me to do now?" Xue Huanzhen asked.
"I don't want you to do anything. Just control the provincial governors and control them. You should know that the world is changing. Even the governor of a big province like the Central Province can't control the provincial governors. Also, you should do your best to provide convenience for the Wusheng and Yuankong religious altars in the Central Province. Let them recruit more followers, the more the better. "Mr. Lan smiled sinisterly.
"But the Wusheng and Yuankong religious altars are evil sects. If it gets out of hand and the imperial court finds out, I will definitely be impeached. You should know that Ji Changyue, the head of the Zhengyi Sect, came to the Central Province to give a lecture. He might have received a secret order from the emperor. Moreover, in the imperial court, Senior Tutor Hong hates Taoism and evil sects the most. If he starts to fight … "
Xue Huanzhen pondered.
"The crown prince knows what to do in the imperial court. Senior Tutor Hong is the crown prince's teacher. Although he is extremely loyal to the emperor, he can't even take care of himself recently. The saintess of the Supreme Path, Su Mu, is already in the Jade Capital. She is secretly restraining him. If he doesn't resolve the Supreme Path's matter, he won't be able to move."
Mr. Lan smiled.
"If that's the case, I'm relieved. Mr. Lan, go back and report to the crown prince. Tell him that I will restrain all the provincial governors of the Central Province as soon as possible. Although there are a few provincial governors who are not under my control because of Prince Yu and Prince Hefei's influence, since the crown prince has made up his mind, it will be easier for me to act! It will be best if the crown prince causes some disturbance in the imperial court and causes the emperor to reprimand the two princes. Then, when the imperial bulletin comes, the people will panic and the provincial governors will waver. This will be even easier to handle. "
Xue Huanzhen stood up and continued to look at the snowy scenery through the window.
"I will naturally send a message to the crown prince."
Mr. Lan took out a piece of paper and folded it into a paper crane. Then, he shook his arm and said, "Fly."
The paper crane actually danced and flew into the air. With a flap of its wings, it flew out of the door and into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.
"Good Taoist technique," Xue Huanzhen said.
"It's just a small trick." Mr. Lan smiled.
"The acupoint cultivation method of the eight gods of the Shang Jing is indeed marvelous! The Supreme Alchemy Scripture, the Supreme Alchemy Scripture! No wonder it's the secret scripture of the number one Taoist sect in the world! These are the eight gods of the Shang Jing. One should know that ancient Taoist books vaguely mention them. The term '24 gods of the Interior Realm' means that in addition to the eight gods of the Shang Jing, there are eight gods of the middle and eight gods of the lower. But I don't know what these acupoints look like. If I can successfully cultivate them one by one, I don't even want to cultivate the Ghost Immortal Dao. I want to walk the path of the Human Immortal Martial Dao and break through the vacuum. "
In the Qiankun Bag.
Chan Yinsha and Hong Yi's spirits were exchanging moves with each other.
The two of them moved back and forth, alternating their fists, palms, and fingers. Their postures were elegant and without the slightest hint of violence. It was obvious that they were exchanging insights in martial arts and not fighting in actual combat.
In fact, although Chan Yinsha's martial arts cultivation was not as good as that of the Enduring Monk, Wei Taicang, or Wu Housekeeper, who had merged their spirit and body, he could defeat any Peak Great Grandmaster of martial arts who had merged their spirit and body.
In other words, in terms of martial arts, no matter how brilliant a martial arts cultivator was, as long as he was not a Wu Sheng, he would not be a match for Chan Yinsha.
At this moment, the two of them were studying the power of the eight acupoints of the Shang Jing Eight Gods and how to use their Qi and blood to cultivate.
There was no doubt that obtaining the cultivation method of the Shang Jing Eight Gods was a huge gain for Hong Yi and Chan Yinsha. Even if the two of them cultivated Taoist techniques instead of martial arts, the huge increase in the potential of their bodies could also greatly increase the power of their spirits.
"When I met the White Ape King Hakuziyue, I asked him how to transcend. He said that martial arts could shatter the vacuum, and Taoist techniques could achieve the Yang Spirit. Then, he would have to practice the methods of the Lifeless Future Scripture and gather the faith of countless people in order to gather endless power and transcend the Nirvana Realm. I think his words are a little mysterious. It's difficult to achieve the Yang Spirit, and it's also extremely difficult to shatter the vacuum at the peak of Human Immortal Realm, let alone to combine the two. "
Hong Yi stopped and said.
"The physical body and the spirit have a great relationship. I'm guessing that to achieve the Yang Spirit, one would need the assistance of the physical body. Only after one's physical body has cultivated to become a Human Immortal can one suddenly transform the huge amount of Qi and blood in the physical body into the power of the spirit, and then combine the two to achieve the Yang Spirit. Otherwise, one would still not be able to achieve the Yang Spirit even after going through nine Thunder Tribulations."
Chan Yinsha suddenly said to Hong Yi.
"Among the eight great Demonic Immortals of the world, the Peacock King and the Heavenly Snake King are very old and have been cultivating for many years. But the White Ape King is much younger than me, and yet he is ranked third. What he said makes a lot of sense. His cultivation is also higher than mine, and he is now reincarnated in the Yuantu Bai family. The Yuantu Bai family is very influential in the True Dipper Sect, and the current sect master is Bai Fengxian, who is also the White Ape King's great-uncle. "
"Oh, the Yuantu Bai family actually controls the True Dipper Sect, which is one of the six great holy lands in the world. No wonder Hakuziyue reincarnated into the Bai family after his death." Hong Yi was shocked. "But you just said that to achieve the Yang Spirit, one needs to cultivate the physical body to the Human Immortal Realm. Is this the instruction of the Divine Cloud Path?"
"No, I just vaguely comprehended it." Chan Yinsha said, "After all, the Yang Spirit realm is unfathomable. Even the ancestors of the Divine Cloud Path did not manage to cultivate it. I just combined the experiences of the ancestors of the Divine Cloud Path. Why did they create the Dazzling Lightning Body Technique? Also, the Enduring Monk said that the Monogatari spent 60 years refining the Tianyuan Shen Pill and pushed his physical body to the Human Immortal Realm. Why did he do that? Also, the Essence Temple's theory of the soul and the theory of the soul, as well as the mnemonics passed down from ancient Taoist techniques. To cultivate one's nature, one needs to cultivate one's life, and to cultivate one's soul, one needs to cultivate one's spirit. If I'm not wrong, to achieve the Yang Spirit and pass through the Nine Heavenly Tribulations, one needs to go through a checkpoint, a supporting power, and that is the power of the Human Immortal Body. "
"To achieve the Yang Spirit, one needs to cultivate the Human Immortal Realm?" Hong Yi's voice trembled slightly as he listened to what Chan Yinsha had comprehended. Based on his intuition, he felt that Chan Yinsha's guess was correct.
But if that was the case, then the path of the Yang Spirit would be even longer.
"If the Monogatari's Human Immortal body was destroyed, doesn't that mean that he has no hope of achieving the Yang Spirit?" Hong Yi asked again.
"That's right. As long as the Monogatari doesn't achieve the Yang Spirit, I'm afraid that there will be all kinds of means to deal with him. He can't be truly invincible in the world. This must be the means that the Da Qian imperial court used after all kinds of plans." Chan Yinsha said, and then a trace of worry flashed between his eyebrows. "But Wu Housekeeper said that there are 360 acupoints in the All Heaven Death Wheel, which is really shocking. If that's the case, your father, Hong Xuanji, is probably several times more terrifying than the monk Yin Yue. You should know that the monk Yin Yue only cultivated 108 acupoints."
"The combination of the Supreme Alchemy Scripture and the Creation Scripture is naturally powerful, but I'm not afraid of him. What's more, I now know the relationship between the Lifeless Path, the True Void Path, and the Crown Prince. I also know that although he is the Crown Prince's master, he is also a thorn in the Crown Prince's side. Now I've alerted the enemy and exposed the two big secrets of the Lifeless Path and the True Void Path, which are also four words: Driving the tiger to swallow the wolf! "
"Driving the tiger to swallow the wolf?" Chan Yinsha asked. "Yes, it's exactly driving the tiger to swallow the wolf. Let them consume their strength first. Now that we know the eight acupoints of the Shangjing Eight Gods, after condensing them, our martial arts will advance further. Now that spring has arrived, and as soon as the spring thunder sounds, we will immediately go through the Thunder Tribulation! Although after passing through the Thunder Tribulation, there will be a long period of weakness in the spirit, we have practiced the Past Sutra and taken the Blood of the Evil God. We can also use the Essence of the body to restore the spirit, so I think we will recover very quickly. "
Hong Yi said resolutely.
"You stay in the Qiankun Pouch and cultivate. My spirit will go out and cultivate according to the experience we discussed just now. I'm afraid there will be a good fight in the next few days."
As Hong Yi spoke, his spirit had already gone out and returned to his physical body.
His body sat on the bed. His surroundings were pitch black. It was obviously late at night.
Circulating his qi and blood, Hong Yi guarded the eight acupoints of the Shangjing Eight Gods and the one acupoint of the Goddess of Grains. These nine acupoints, one by one, moved, and his body once again entered the state of Thoughtless Tranquility.
The instant Hong Yi entered the state of Thoughtless Tranquility, he suddenly sensed that his nine acupoints had an extremely subtle, indistinct connection with a certain star far away in the deep sky.
However, this feeling disappeared in a flash.
Then, Hong Yi made a sound of surprise and opened his eyes. He searched and entered the state of Thoughtless Tranquility again, but he could not find the connection anymore. It was as if the connection was a dream.
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