Maoshan Ancestral Court.
Night.
Buzz …
In the training room, Lu Yuanshan, who was dressed in a golden Daoist robe, sat on the futon with his eyes closed.
Above his head, a huge Tai Chi Eight Trigrams floated in the air and spun slowly.
The Tai Chi Eight Trigrams was nine feet in size. There were two Yin Yang fishes, one gold and one black. The golden Yang fish shone brightly, while the black Yin fish shone brightly.
Whoosh …
Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui.
Eight rays of golden light shone down from the Eight Trigrams outside the Tai Chi diagram, enveloping Lu Yuanshan who was sitting on the futon!
Ever since he obtained the corpse core of the thousand-year-old Savage Zombie King, his power had been increasing day by day.
The pure and yang Taoist cultivation method and the pure and yang Zombie King Evil Cultivation Method were perfectly fused together by him using the Tai Chi Eight Trigrams!
Right now, Lu Yuanshan had both the powers of good and evil. Compared to when he first obtained the corpse core, it was simply incomparable.
Knock … knock … knock …
Just as Lu Yuanshan was concentrating on his cultivation, there was a soft knock on the stone door.
"What's the matter?" Lu Yuanshan frowned and asked.
"Master, there's an important guest outside the door." The Savage Zombie King's voice came from outside the door.
"Didn't I say?" Lu Yuanshan said coldly. "When I'm cultivating, no one is to disturb me. I won't see him."
"Master, the visitor is from the imperial court." The Savage Zombie King, who had transformed into Dao Xian, said softly.
"The imperial court?" Hearing Dao Xian's words, Lu Yuanshan, who was in the Taiji light shield, slowly opened his eyes and asked.
"Yes." Dao Xian replied.
"Who is it from the imperial court?" Lu Yuanshan asked again.
"The visitor is holding an imperial edict and is followed by an old eunuch. I didn't dare to ask." Dao Xian replied.
"Okay, I understand." Lu Yuanshan closed his eyes. "Tell them that I'll be right there. Also, treat the guest well. Do not neglect him."
There was no one else other than Xuanji.
Lu Yuanshan thought to himself.
Ever since he failed to find the cauldron at the Sishui River, he had been staying in Mao Mountain to focus on cultivating and improving his cultivation.
During this time, Imperial Tutor Xuan Ji did not summon him to the palace.
It had been nearly three months since the incident, and he had always thought that the imperial court had given up on the search for the cauldron. Now, it seemed that the matter was not over yet.
"Yes, Master," Dao Xian replied and turned to leave.
Lu Yuanshan slowly retracted the Tai Chi Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Diagram above his head and returned it to his body.
He stood up from the futon and tidied up his gold-threaded Taoist robe. He walked out of the secret practice room with his hands behind his back and went to the tea room in the side hall.
At that moment, in the tea room of the side hall, a young man with the bearing of Bufan was looking at the map of Mao Mountain hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back.
This person looked to be in his twenties. He wore a golden dragon crown on his head and a black dragon robe. His face was like jade and his eyes were like stars. He had a dignified and dignified temperament. He was Bufan.
Beside him, an old eunuch stood respectfully beside the young man with a horsetail whisk in his hand and his head lowered.
Lu Yuanshan, who had already arrived at the entrance of the side chamber, frowned when he saw the two of them.
It was not Xuanji.
No matter how bold Xuanji was, he would not dare to wear a dragon robe here!
Judging from this person's attire, he was at least a prince!
Where's Xuanji? Why wasn't he here? Who was this distinguished guest? What business did he have with him?
Countless questions swirled in Lu Yuanshan's mind.
"May I know the purpose of your visit to Mao Mountain in the middle of the night?" Lu Yuanshan said as he slowly walked into the hall with his hands behind his back.
He did not care whether they were friend or foe.
With his current cultivation, he could easily deal with all the Daoist Sect's experts, let alone two ordinary people.
After hearing Lu Yuanshan's voice, the young man in the gold-threaded black dragon robe slowly turned around.
"You're Lu Yuanshan?" The young man asked Lu Yuanshan slowly.
"Yes, I am. May I know who this distinguished guest is?" Lu Yuanshan asked the young man with a smile.
"How dare you!" The old eunuch saw Lu Yuanshan's slightly arrogant attitude and immediately scolded in a low voice, "Kneel and greet the Crown Prince!"
The Crown Prince!
It was the Crown Prince!
Lu Yuanshan was stunned when he heard the old eunuch's words, then his expression changed drastically!
"I didn't know the Crown Prince was coming to Mao Mountain. Please forgive me for not coming out to greet you!" Lu Yuanshan said as he stepped forward and knelt on the ground. He respectfully kowtowed to the young man.
He knew of the Crown Prince's reputation. Although this person was young, he was extremely intelligent and resourceful. It was said that when the Crown Prince was born, there was a vision of a golden dragon!
The Sect Leader of Mao Mountain, Lu Ji, was secretly invited into the palace by the current emperor to calculate the birth of his son. After Lu Ji saw the Crown Prince, he only said eight words.
The Qi of the Dragon was vast and mighty.
The True Dragon was the Son of Heaven. No matter how arrogant Lu Yuanshan was, he would not dare to go against the will of heaven!
No wonder when he was practicing just now, he vaguely felt a majestic Qi of the Dragon enveloping Mao Mountain. It was the Crown Prince!
"Rise." The Crown Prince in the gold-threaded black dragon robe looked at Lu Yuanshan kneeling in front of him and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Lu Yuanshan slowly stood up and stood in front of the Crown Prince with his hands by his side.
"When your disciple went to report to you, you must have thought it was Xuanji, right?" As the Crown Princess spoke slowly, she shook the black dragon robe on her body and slowly sat down on the master's armchair.
This sentence made Lu Yuanshan, who had lowered his head, shocked!
He suddenly had a feeling that something had happened to Xuanji.
"Your Highness, Your Highness," Lu Yuanshan lowered his head and replied respectfully. "To be honest, Your Highness, I did think it was the State Preceptor."
"I heard that you and the State Preceptor call each other brothers. Is that true?" The Crown Prince asked Lu Yuanshan with a smile.
"The State Preceptor is of high status and I am of low status. How could I dare call him my brother?" Lu Yuanshan replied wittily.
That was then and this is now. Now, he must draw a clear line between him and Xuanji.
"I heard that last time, your Daoist sect gathered all the sect masters and Sishui to use the Ten Thousand Ghost Formation to search for the divine cauldron in the river. Is that true?" The Crown Prince asked Lu Yuanshan with a smile.
"Your Highness, it is true." Lu Yuanshan replied.
"Did you find the divine cauldron?" The Crown Prince continued to ask.
"No." Lu Yuanshan replied. Lu Yuanshan replied, "When the Ten Thousand Ghost Great Array was activated halfway, people from the Myriad Immortal Tower suddenly appeared and stopped the activation of the array."
"Someone from the Ten Thousand Immortal Tower? That Bai Sheng? "The Crown Prince raised his eyebrows.
"One of his protectors." Lu Yuanshan replied.
"I heard that Sect Master Lu fought with that protector?" The Crown Prince asked with a smile. "Did you win or lose?"
"I wanted to stop it but I was worried that the ghosts would go on a rampage and disturb the people. So I could only let him go." Lu Yuanshan said against his will.
The famous Maoshan Sect Master actually lost to a ghost. If this news spread, wouldn't the Daoists laugh their heads off?
"Let me ask you. That bastard Xuanji put the current Emperor under house arrest, deceived his superiors and subordinates, passed down a fake imperial edict, betrayed his master for glory, and secretly contacted the traitor of Japan, Matsumoto Takeyoshi. Do you know anything about this matter?" The Crown Prince asked Lu Yuanshan with a smile as he lifted the fragrant tea on the table to his mouth and gently blew at it.
Lu Yuanshan's pupils constricted.
Something really happened to Xuanji!
Otherwise, how would the Crown Prince know so much?
This Xuanji even confessed to Matsumoto Takeyoshi to the Crown Prince. Didn't that mean that he also told the Crown Prince about his collusion with him?
Cold sweat began to form on Lu Yuanshan's forehead.
Aiding a villain, not reporting what he knew, colluding with him, colluding with him to commit treason. Once these crimes were confirmed, he would be punished with death.
Lu Yuanshan was indeed worthy of being the head of a sect. At this critical moment, he held a divination hand in his sleeve and performed a divination.
This divination was performed by none other than Xuanji.
Chirp … Chirp … Chirp …
As his fingers moved back and forth, a few tiny golden dots flickered on his fingertips.
"The Crown Prince is asking you a question, hurry up and answer!" The old eunuch shouted at Lu Yuanshan.
"Replying to the Crown Prince, this lowly Daoist does not know anything about this matter!" Lu Yuanshan pretended to be innocent and said with a shocked face, "How could this lowly Daoist do such a disgraceful and heinous thing!"
"Then why are you sweating? En? "The Crown Prince looked at the fine beads of sweat on Lu Yuanshan's forehead and asked with a smile.
"This lowly Daoist does not dare to believe that the State Teacher would do such a heinous thing. Is the Crown Prince mistaken?" Lu Yuanshan frowned and continued to pretend that he did not know anything.
"How dare you!" The old eunuch shouted again, "That Xuanji personally admitted that you are in cahoots with him and are loyal to the traitor of Dongying, Matsumoto Takeyoshi. You still dare to deny it!"
The Crown Prince lowered his head and drank his tea, waiting for Lu Yuanshan's explanation.
"If Your Highness does not believe me, you can bring this lowly Daoist to see Xuanji. This lowly Daoist will confront him face to face!" Lu Yuanshan said righteously.
He dared to say this because he had already divined that Xuanji Sutra was no longer in this world.
As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. With Xuanji dead, there was no evidence left.
"That Xuanji consumed Matsumoto Takeyoshi's special poison and has died." The Crown Prince put aside the teacup in his hand and said to Lu Yuanshan.
"The State Teacher is dead?" Lu Yuanshan continued to act and asked in shock.
"I don't care if what you said is true or not, and I don't care what you did before." The Crown Prince said to Lu Yuanshan, "From now on, I want you to be loyal to me. Are you willing?"
When the Crown Prince said this, Lu Yuanshan was overjoyed.
The Crown Prince came here in the middle of the night to recruit him!
"This lowly Daoist is worthy of the Crown Prince's favor!" Lu Yuanshan said as he prostrated himself on the ground again. He lowered his body and stuck out his butt, bowing to the Crown Prince.
Despite his superb acting skills, he still shed tears.
The old eunuch looked at the kneeling Lu Yuanshan with disdain.
He had clearly heard the secret conversation between Lu Yuanshan and Xuanji in the Imperial Palace's teahouse. Now that Xuanji was dead, not only did this fellow avoid a calamity, he even profited from a disaster and received the Crown Prince's decree.
"Stand up." The Crown Prince waved his sleeves and said.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Lu Yuanshan said as he pretended to wipe his tears and stood up.
"Fulin, announce the decree." The Crown Prince said to the old eunuch.
"Yes, Your Highness." The old eunuch said as he took out a yellow scroll from his sleeve and held it with both hands.
"Lu Yuanshan receives the decree!"
"This lowly Daoist receives the decree!" Lu Yuanshan flung his Daoist robe and knelt again.
"By the will of the heavens, the Emperor decrees that the Maoshan Sect Leader, Lu Yuanshan, is extremely benevolent and righteous. He is hereby conferred the title of State Teacher of the Great Ming." The old eunuch loudly read the decree.
Lu Yuanshan was overjoyed.
He had become the State Teacher of the Great Ming.
He did not expect that Xuanji's death would be a blessing in disguise.
"This lowly Daoist thanks the Emperor for his grace!" Lu Yuanshan received the decree with both hands.
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