The night was dark and the wind was strong. Li Changshou quietly returned to the Little Qiong Peak and walked around. He realized that everything was normal and returned to the Pill Chamber in peace. Although the power of the Taiji Painting that was protecting him had increased, Li Changshou’s main body had been hiding for the entire night. He had left enough clues behind before using his escape technique to return to the sect…
The first thing he did after returning to the mountain was to take a look at Ling’e.
He did not do anything, but he felt a little guilty…
He felt bad even though he was facing a candidate who actually did not like him as much as she claimed.
After returning to the secret underground chamber, Li Changshou raised his brush and drew a portrait. It was the moment Fairy Yun Xiao looked back while standing under the peach blossom tree.
He hung the portrait beside the desk and…
There were two lines of ‘steady’ on the side.
After thinking for a while, Li Changshou picked up his brush and drew a portrait of Lingle when she was barefoot and catching fish by the lake.
The young girl in the painting had her sleeves rolled up. She bent down and stared at the spiritual fish swimming under the lake. Her expression was especially serious. There were some water stains on her face, and her long hair hung by her side…
When she was 17 years old, Li Changshou had sealed her Dharma powers to train her reflexes and instructed her to catch the spiritual fish in the lake 100 times with her bare hands.
That was the first time Li Changshou realized that his little junior sister, whom he saw every day, was already grown up, beautiful and elegant.
However… Li Changshou looked at the two portraits and pursed his lips.
If that was all, it would not be enough to affect his judgment of the Great God-Conferment Tribulation.
He hung Ling’e’s portrait beside Yun Xiao and thought about how he should deal with the aftermath. He immediately felt troubled.
It was all because Fairy Yun Xiao was too powerful and intelligent. It was difficult for him to plot against her like he did with Ling’e.
Ling’e was too well protected by him. Moreover, she was lively and naive. Even though he kept teaching her how to be evil, she would still be unwary at times. Fairy Yun Xiao was simply too strong. Others did not dare to plot against her, so she was more innocent…
Looking at Yun Xiao’s gentle and smiling face in the portrait, Li Changshou realized that she was mostly indifferent.
In comparison, it was easier to deceive Ling’e.
Li Changshou took out the jade hairpin and thought about it. He decided to give it to Ling’e after she came out of seclusion. He would also give her some pressure. “Karma… Tribulation… There are too many things to do.”
There must be a deeper meaning behind the Saint’s actions. It was definitely not something that could be arranged on a whim.
Li Changshou sat on the round chair and stirred up a storm in his heart. He carefully tasted and analyzed.
The matter today had not reached the “worst” situation yet. When he could not change the framework, the situation would have been considered stable.
In fact, a portion of his attention had been on the ship of the South Continent. He led Long Ji and the three experts of the dragon race to organize two small tributaries in detail.
It was very likely that the Jie School had discovered the importance of the Heavenly Courts and wanted to influence the Great God-Conferment Tribulation by affecting him.
“Let’s assume that the Saint has already deduced the rough outline of the Great God-Conferment Tribulation.”
In that case, he would draw out two more branches. He could assume that the six saints have the ability to deduce like his saint or that the other saints were not as competent as the Grand Pure One…
Out of habit, Li Changshou took out a piece of paper and drew on it carefully. Unknowingly, he had been lying on the table for several days. He felt dizzy from writing.
Hence, a few months later…
Ding
Melodious bell chimes echoed throughout the Immortal Du Sect. Figures emerged from various peaks and gathered at the Heaven-Breaking Peak.
Li Changshou was also called out by his master. He followed behind his master and rushed to the Immortal Du Hall.
Most of the disciples would be returning today.
Li Changshou lowered his head and pondered. I can’t rule out the fact that the Grandmaster of Heaven knows about the bad luck of Jie School…
There is an 80% chance that the Grand Pure One does not want to see the Dao Sect weakening rapidly. He should be thinking of ways to change the script of the Great God-Conferment Tribulation. I have become a small nail in the coffin…
If I can make the Saints feel that I have to plan slowly, why is there a need for the script for the Great God-Conferment Tribulation, or the need for the Great God-Conferment Tribulation?
“Changshou…”
Qi Yuan shouted in front of Li Changshou. Li Changshou hurriedly calmed himself down. The paper effigy who was painting the hydrology diagram in the South Continent also trembled and dirtied a pen and ink.
“I’m here.”
“Is there anything troublesome?” Qi Yuan frowned and asked, “You look a little haggard. Did you encounter any problems during your cultivation recently?”
Then, Qi Yuan sent a voice transmission. “If you encounter any trouble in your cultivation, you should go and ask the Sect Leader or Grandmaster!”
Li Changshou smiled and said, “Master, don’t worry. I’ve been putting in too much effort recently. My cultivation is going smoothly, but it’s much slower than before I became an immortal.”
Everything was true, but there was no effective information.
Qi Yuan nodded in relief and smiled. “It’s not appropriate to worry about everything. Make more friends and get to know more powerful people. After discussing with them, your thoughts will be clear. Don’t be complacent but don’t be too worried either.”
“Yes, I will remember that.” Li Changshou felt warm in his heart and felt helpless.
Who else could he discuss with other than the Saint?
If he were to say anything about becoming a god, or even mention anything about the great calamity, he would probably attract the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, which was not a warning!
Before the God-Conferment Tribulation, karma was linked.
How could the Heavenly Courts resolve the situation?
Li Changshou pondered for a while and followed behind his master.
The matter regarding Fairy Yun Xiao had proven that she did not avoid the great calamity just because she wanted to. If she felt good about entering the Heavenly Courts in advance, she would probably really fall.
If dodging could not solve the problem, Li Changshou could only cooperate with his Saint on the basis of ensuring his safety.
Fortunately, he was still standing on the shore. There were still a few ways to break out of the situation.
It would be best if he could condense the Golden Body of Merit before the Great God-Conferment Tribulation. That would definitely become a trump card of his…
Li Changshou could not help but yawn. Qi Yuan asked him to go back and rest. Li Changshou refused with a smile and accompanied his master to attend the “graduation ceremony” of the disciples of the Immortal Du Sect.
More than seven hundred disciples stood in the open space in front of the Immortal Du Hall. They were dressed in all kinds of Daoist robes. Nearly half of them were in pairs. All of them had packed their luggage and looked forward to it with reluctance and longing…
They were about to embark on their journey to various places. Most of them would return to the trichiliocosm, while a small half would join a cultivation faction in the five continents. They would either return home to inherit a portion of their assets or become individual cultivators.
Among them, only those who had already become immortals had the first part of the Inaction Sutra of the Immortal Du Sect. They had to swear an oath not to teach it to outsiders.
Apart from the Inaction Sutra, most sutras and spells could be circulated outside. The second volume of the Inaction Sutra only taught Perfected Immortals or the batch of immortal seedlings who were ranked at the top. Most of the disciples who were ranked at the top and had better potential would continue to cultivate on the various peaks.
After the Sect Leader, the Deputy Sect Leader, and the Grand Elder each gave a speech that was neither touching nor encouraging, the disciples left the sect one after another. They rode a cloud and rode a crane to various places.
They were like the scattered stars in the sky.
The escorts gathered at the mountain gate. Many “masters” were filled with emotions. The slightly emotional female immortals’ eyes turned red with tears.
According to the rules of the Immortal Du Sect, the Perfected Immortals who took in disciples in the previous 200-year cycle could choose whether to take in disciples in the next cycle. It could also be considered a cultivation mission arranged by the sect.
It was also on that day that the Immortal Du Sect announced the date of the opening ceremony. The disciples who had graduated brought the news to all corners of the world.
Later, the sect would also arrange for the executives to go to some outstanding “sources of life” to promote and look for the next batch of good seedlings.
When will the ceremony be held?
It would be held in the month where spring turned into summer 18 years later.
Originally, the opening ceremony was supposed to be brought forward. However, due to external factors, many immortal sects chose a more concentrated opening ceremony. The Immortal Du Sect finally decided to push back the opening ceremony and avoid the peak period of accepting disciples.
Li Changshou did not feel much about the opening ceremony. He had already witnessed it once.
As long as Little Qiong Peak did not take in disciples, there would not be any strange karma. He had already reminded his Grandmaster and Master several times about that. Logically speaking, there should not be any major mistakes.
To be safe, he felt that he should go to the Hundred Mortal Hall later and ask the elders not to distribute any disciple spots to the Little Qiong Peak…
Otherwise, he could only settle that matter with the Sect Leader.
After sending off his fellow disciples whom he did not know, Li Changshou followed his master back to the Little Qiong Peak and began the long journey of seclusion.
Due to the fact that Ling’e had been in seclusion for too long this time, Li Changshou was worried that something would happen to her during her cultivation. Therefore, he returned to the straw hut and took out a blank scroll. He began to seclude himself and plot against the Great God-Conferment Tribulation.
There were too many living beings involved in the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth. It was impossible for everything to be trivial.
Li Changshou could only analyze from different perspectives, based on the wishes of the core figures, the Saints, and the influence of the Heavenly Courts and the Western Sect.
He continued to deduce the positions of important figures like “If I’m the Jade Emperor”, “If I’m an orchid plant”, “If I’m a shameless slingshot”…
He even specially reopened the memory that he had sealed and took a look. This time, he did not seal it again. He had revealed his cards! If he was destined to be Taibai Jinxing, he would make this Taibai Jinxing look different from what he knew!
Yes, I should stabilize it first. I will continue to be suspicious about Taibai Jinxing.
That actually opened up a new train of thought.
Li Changshou summarized what he knew. He could either deduce the Great God-Conferment Tribulation from the current situation or reverse the Great God-Conferment Tribulation from what he knew about the situation of the conflict between the Western Sect and the Heavenly Courts.
There were more clues in the fog…
Qi Yuan could often see that after Li Changshou returned to the straw hut to enter seclusion, there would be the light of Dharma treasures and lamps in the straw hut no matter day or night. There would be no end of days and months.
Apart from being worried, Qi Yuan was really… unable to help. Gradually, the portrait was filled with straw huts. Li Changshou had become much thinner. Hard work paid off. He had finally deduced the most stable path!
On this path, he saw the certainty of the Great God-Conferment Tribulation. He saw the various actions that the Western Sect took the opportunity to take, and he also saw the role played by the Heavenly Courts.
He did not know if it was destined but the key to unlocking the tragedy of the God-Conferment was already beside Li Changshou.
The key was Princess Long Ji of the Heavenly Courts.
Princess Long Ji’s special status, outstanding aptitude, and her symbolic meaning in the Great God-Conferment Tribulation had all given her a great significance.
Before Li Changshou was certain about the nature of the Great God-Conferment Tribulation, he would not attack easily.
However, as long as he attacked, all plans would involve Long Ji.
Eleven and a half years passed in a hurry.
In theory, there was still about 488 years before he could meet Fairy Yun Xiao again.
Thanks to the increase in his strength after the Golden Immortal Tribulation, Li Changshou had actually only maintained half of his attention to calculate the Great God-Conferment Tribulation.
The investigation of the waterways of the South Continent could not be neglected. The matters of the dragon race of the Four four seas often required him to be distracted.
Although the resistance of the dragon race had been reduced by more than half after the East Ocean Dragon Palace had sworn allegiance to the Heavenly Courts, the internal conflict within the dragon race would not be reduced because of this matter. Instead, it would become more prominent.
After the Western Sect suffered a loss in the Sea God Temple, they did not take any further action. Ox-head and Horse-face had already brought the Battle Magi back to the Netherworld.
It had to be said that the battle tactics of the Magi were indeed unique. The strength of the Divine Envoys of the Sea God Sect soared, and the Sea God Sect’s ability to protect themselves increased.
Of course, he would still be slaughtered if he encountered an expert.
Li Changshou closed his eyes. There seemed to be doors in front of him, waiting for him to push them open… Conquering the Dragon Palace, looking at the Netherworld, and plotting against the three thousand worlds.
Enhancing the Heavenly Courts, eliminating the demons, separating the immortals and mortals of the South Continent.
Not all of the immortals of the three sects could be saved. The experts of the three sects could not be destroyed.
The rise of the Heavenly Courts was unstoppable!
It was safe, but it did not mean that he could only dodge. Dodging was only because the risk was the lowest. However, when there was no place to hide and the risk assessment changed, Li Changshou would naturally formulate a plan that was more suitable for his own safety.
“I feel more confident now that I’m thinking about these things.”
Li Changshou muttered and looked at Ling’e, who was still meditating next door. The corners of his mouth twitched.
Fortunately, the immortal peaches could stay fresh for 1,000 years! Does this girl really want to go to heaven? It’s fine if she’s stable at the Heaven Immortal realm and it won’t let her sever her Dao base nine times!
Shaking his head, Li Changshou was about to continue writing when he heard a voice in his heart.
“Brother? Brother?”
He turned around with his spiritual will and saw that a regular visitor from the Sea God Sect of the South Ocean had arrived.
Zhao Gongming, Master Zhao. Li Changshou’s paper effigy emerged from the ground. After greeting Zhao Gongming, he invited him to take a seat in the rear hall. Seeing that Zhao Gongming was frowning, he could not help but ask, “Brother, what’s wrong?”
“Ah, how do you think we should resolve this matter?”
Zhao Gongming sighed and said, “The words that you said when you met Second Sister the last time have been spreading crazily in Jie School for the past decade or so! Now, these guys are all shouting and saying that they are in the Favorable stage. They are trying to see if they can enter the Attraction stage. At the same time, they are also trying to build a budding romance. Everything is in a mess!” Li Changshou frowned and stopped himself from laughing Karma was mostly linked.
When a group of immortals from Jie School held a knife against him, they should have thought that the little Daoist Master of Ren School was not someone to be trifled with.
Of course, he could not mention that.
Li Changshou said, “Everyone is too lonely when cultivating. If that’s all, you wouldn’t be so worried, Senior.”
“That’s true.” Zhao Gongming stroked his beard and subconsciously looked outside the hall. He whispered, “The Goddess of Golden Light… do you know her?” Li Changshou smiled and said, “I naturally know the Goddess of Golden Light.”
“Is there any way to make her give up on me?”
Zhao Gongming said worriedly, “This matter is really making things difficult for me. If there are any powerful enemies, I can lie on the ground and naturally resolve them. However, I feel that… If I lie on the ground, she will probably lie beside me.”
Li Changshou was amused by Master Zhao. He shook his head and said, “Who can say for sure about relationships? If you don’t have any thoughts about her, just reject her directly.”
“We’re all from the same sect. We still have to worry about our pride!” Zhao Gongming pondered for a while and felt depressed.
Li Changshou was about to give Zhao Gongming an idea when he suddenly had an idea. He said seriously, “Brother, I have a friend who is an expert in such matters.” “Oh? Who is he?”
“He’s naturally the Elder Moon of the Hall of Marriage of the Heavenly Courts, the person who controls the marriage of all living beings.” Li Changshou smiled and said, “It’s most appropriate to ask him about this. Why don’t you come with me to the Heavenly Courts?”
Zhao Gongming’s eyes lit up. “That’s good. When are we going?” “According to the rules of the Heavenly Courts, those who are not immortals of the Heavenly Courts are not allowed to enter easily, but they will naturally not dare to stop us if we barge in forcefully. However, it will ruin your reputation.”
Li Changshou looked troubled. “I’m just a small Sea God. I can’t say much. How about this? In less than half a month, the Heavenly Courts will be holding an Immortal Peach Banquet. I’ll think of a way to get an invitation card. At that time, we’ll go to the Jade Pool to eat peaches before going to the Hall of Marriage to ask for a solution. What do you think?”
“Amazing!”
Zhao Gongming slapped his thigh and smiled. “I’ll go and call my three sisters to come along!” “Hey, hey, Brother, don’t be anxious.” Li Changshou hurriedly said, “It’s not appropriate to publicize this matter, especially… since Heavenly Courts still have to do something major this time. If too many people from Jie School are there, things will get more complicated.” Zhao Gongming nodded when he heard that. Although he felt that what Brother Sea God said made sense, he felt that the latter had made arrangements for him.
Yes, it was an illusion.
