The Trick of Longevity, Paper-cutting Becomes a Spirit

Chapter 355: The National Preceptor’s Conspiracy

On September 18, the [-]th year of Tianqi, the observatory recorded:
At three o'clock in the morning, a red star suddenly appeared in the night sky in the north. It looked like a fire cloud, and then it fell, leaving a trail more than a hundred feet long.

At about four quarters of Hai hour, green clouds suddenly appeared in the north, in the shape of a belt, like a green dragon, with a green light falling to the ground.

At midnight, a white tiger flies into the sky in the north and turns into white light and falls.

The above three stars all fell at the same place.

It is estimated that the location of Samsung should be in Jinyang County, Hedong Road.

Details to be checked.

Si Tianjian said: "This strange star phenomenon is rare in thousands of years."

The recorder is Jian Hongchen, the young eunuch of Si Tianjian.

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Bianliang, the capital.

observatory.

The star observatory in Bianliang City belongs to Si Tianjian.

Sitianjian is located on the right side of the imperial city, facing Wentianjian across the imperial city.

This is the department of the DPRK that specializes in observing astronomical phenomena and calculating calendars.

The star observatory is built in the Si Tianjian compound. It is 33 feet high and has an open top, making it easy to observe the stars in the sky.

At this moment, under the dark night sky, there were two people standing on the stage.

These two people, one male and one female, one old and one young.

The old man has white beard and hair, and he looks like he must be 90 years old. He is wearing a crimson robe, which is covered with various simple patterns.

But the girl was only eighteen or nineteen years old. She was dressed in plain clothes and didn't look very impressive.

This old man was the current Imperial Master and one of the most favored people in the current Dali Dynasty.

The Imperial Master is so old, but his face is still somewhat rosy, and only his withered hands can show the true traces of his years.

In his hand, he held a Si Tianjian record book.

The record book is open to the last page.

It was a dark night without any stars or lights, but this did not seem to affect the Imperial Master's reading at all.

Just now, three alien stars, red, green, and white, suddenly appeared in the north and suddenly fell.

From the appearance of the alien star to its fall, it only lasted a few breaths.

Jian Hongchen, the junior supervisor of Si Tianjian who was on duty, happened to see this scene and recorded it.

The girl in plain clothes stood aside and also saw this record in the record book.

She asked: "Master, are these alien stars...a star?"

The national teacher shook his head.

The girl asked again: "Is that... something left behind by the divine court?"

The national teacher nodded.

When the girl saw him, her fair face suddenly turned rosy.

She said in surprise: "It seems like nothing has been left behind in Shenting for a long, long time?"

The Imperial Master nodded and said: "What the Divine Court left behind last time was the 'Character of Creation and God's Acting'."

After hearing this, the girl asked: "Master, we only got the second half of the 'God Acting Picture of Creation', and the first half of the 'Picture of Creation' has been missing. Now, that half of it' Isn’t there any news about the Creation Map?”

The national master said: "It's not like there is no news. According to the clues obtained so far, there is a god who should know the whereabouts of the 'Chart of Creation'."

The girl asked: "Who?"

The Imperial Master said: "The mountain god of Liangyin Mountain is Wang Xuan."

After hearing this, the girl immediately frowned and said: "I heard that this little mountain god is very cunning. Last time we locked him in the Kuisu space of Liangyin Mountain, thousands of people besieged him, but he actually escaped. "

"Little mountain god?"

The Imperial Master glanced at the girl, sneered, and said: "Lian'er, you are still too naive."

"Oh?"

The girl looked at her master in confusion.

The Imperial Master said: "This Wang Xuan may have a low priesthood, but his background is not small at all."

The girl wondered: "He is a little mountain god, almost a low-ranking god. What kind of background can he have? If he really has a background, why would the divine court make such an arrangement for him?"

The Imperial Master said: "I originally thought the same as you. The Divine Court is aloof and treats us mortals like ants. Of course, they will not be interested in us ant-like mortals.

However, I later learned that Shenting had a great purpose in placing him in Liangyin Mountain as a small mountain god. "

The girl asked: "What's the purpose?"

The Imperial Master said: "There is a small mountain village in Liangyin Mountain called 'Shenluo Village'. This Shenluo Village once produced a great man. This great man later became the Lord of God in Shenting."

The girl stuck out her tongue and said with a shocked look on her face: "My dear, if Master hadn't told me, Qinglian would never have thought that such a small mountain village could have such an origin!"

The National Master said: "I just learned about this not long ago. In fact, this Shenluo Village is said to be the descendant of the Lord God, but it is no longer known that it happened thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago. Such a god Luocun can actually continue to this day? Hehe..."

The girl Qinglian nodded and said: "Master is right. But, what does this Shenluo Village have to do with the mountain god Wang Xuan?"

The Imperial Master said: "It is said that when Wang Xuan was in Shenting, he was the general of the Lord God. Therefore, on the surface, he is the mountain god of Liangyin Mountain; but in fact, he is the patron saint of Shenluo Village. What he really wants to protect is Shinra Village."

After hearing this, Qinglian stuck out her tongue again and said: "My dear, if that's the case, wouldn't this mountain god Wang Xuan be very powerful? In this mortal world of ours, how can anyone be his opponent?"

The Imperial Master turned to look at Qinglian, with a look of satisfaction on his face, and said: "Lian'er, although you are young, your knowledge is higher than those big shots."

Qinglian smiled "hee hee" and said: "I am always by your master's side, and my knowledge has certainly increased with each passing day."

The Imperial Master nodded and said: "You are right. If this Wang Xuan is really the general of the Lord God, then all he has to do is raise his hand in front of him and we will all turn into powder.

However, judging from how we chased him all the way, it seems that he is not as strong as we thought.Lian'er, in your opinion, what is the reason for this? "

Qinglian frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Is it because Shenting left us and He lost the source of his divine power, so he became weaker? After Shenting left, didn't all the gods here become weaker?"

The Imperial Master said: "Even if he loses the source of his divine power, as long as he is a little frugal, the remaining divine power will be enough to destroy our Wentian Prison, at least it will not be a problem."

When Qinglian heard this, she shook her head and said, "Master is right, what's the reason?"

The Imperial Master said: "There are only three explanations. First, because of certain things, He consumed a lot of divine power and became weaker; Second, He is actually still very strong, but he has been playing tricks on us. ;The third one..."

Speaking of "third", the Imperial Master suddenly fell silent, seeming to be thinking.

Seeing this, Qinglian raised her fingers and calculated: "Master, since Wang Xuan knows that he has lost the source of divine power in the Divine Court, as long as he is not a fool, it is impossible for him to do things that drain his divine power. These things After the gods lost the source of divine power in the Divine Court, weren't they all more stubborn than the other and would not take action easily? Therefore, the first point mentioned by the master, Lian'er thought, was unlikely.

The second thing...Master, what is the third thing you just said? "

The Imperial Master said: "The third thing is...Wang Xuan himself is lying. What he said was all made up by himself."

Qinglian was startled when she heard this, and said in surprise: "Gods can also lie? Oh... of course it is possible, but why would he do this? By the way, Master, where did you get this news? "

After hearing Qinglian's last question, a strange look suddenly appeared on the Imperial Master's face.

The Imperial Master paused for a moment before saying, "Our current gods-hunting operation has almost wiped out all the gods in Dali."

Qinglian nodded and said: "Yes, Master, I really didn't expect these gods to be so weak, much weaker than I thought."

Regarding Qinglian's words, the Imperial Master did not comment, but continued: "Among the gods we arrested, 23 gods all told this news.

Moreover, they all heard it from Wang Xuan. "

Qinglian was surprised again and said: "He... He actually told so many people such a big secret! Why did Wang Xuan... do this?"

The Imperial Master did not answer her question directly, but said: "These 23 gods are all mountain gods, water gods and the like similar to him, and their priesthoods are not high. It can be said that among the many gods, they are all low-level existences. . So, we really didn’t notice them at first.”

Qinglian said with doubts: "Yes, why?"

The national master said: "If there is a reason, then there may be only one reason. These 23 gods are all goddesses.

And they are all very beautiful goddesses. "

After Qinglian heard this, her big eyes suddenly widened.

She opened her small mouth, looked at the Imperial Master blankly, and said: "Master means... Wang Xuan made up such a story just for... for..."

After saying "for" twice in a row, Qinglian's face turned red and she couldn't continue.

Finally, Qinglian spat, her face flushed and she said, "Are these gods...also so random?"

The Imperial Master sighed softly and said: "Yes. Don't say you are surprised, even Master I am also very surprised."

After hearing this, Qinglian sighed and said, "So, even the news that he knows the whereabouts of the 'Chart of Creation' is false?"

Upon hearing these words, the Imperial Master's eyes flashed, and he glanced at Qinglian vaguely.

At this moment, a person suddenly walked up the long steps.

This person is wearing a moon-white robe, which is exactly what Wentian Prison wears.

He held a bamboo tube in his hand that was as thick as his thumb and as long as his middle finger. He bowed and raised the bamboo tube and said, "Master Imperial Master, a flying crow has brought a message."

Qinglian glanced at the Master's face, then stepped forward to take the bamboo tube and handed it to the Imperial Master respectfully.

The messenger immediately retreated.

The Imperial Master peeled off the cover of the bamboo tube and poured out a roll of paper. After only looking at it for a few times, he handed it to Qinglian.

Qinglian took the note, looked at it, and said, "It turns out that Senior Brother Wu and the others also saw three alien stars... Hey, these three alien stars actually fell in Lone Wolf Ridge."

Having said this, Qinglian looked up at the Imperial Master in surprise and said: "Master, Senior Brother Wu and the others are responsible for hunting down the mountain god Wang Xuan. Could it be that this Wang Xuan also went to Lone Wolf Ridge?"

The Imperial Master nodded and asked, "What do you think?"

Qinglian thought for a while and said: "To the north of Lone Wolf Ridge, you enter the Wuqin Grassland. Is this Wang Xuan trying to escape into the Wuqin Grassland?"

The Imperial Master said: "I think that's the case too."

Qinglian frowned, with a thoughtful look on her face, as if she had something difficult to say.When the imperial master saw him, he called out: "Lian'er..."

Qinglian quickly bowed and said: "Lian'er is here."

The Imperial Master paused and said, "Although you are my youngest disciple, among all the disciples, you are the smartest. If you have any ideas, just say them directly."

Qinglian turned her eyes and said: "Yes, Master. Lian'er believes that these three alien stars are extremely unusual, and we should go and check them out. Then Wang Xuan... um..."

"Speak boldly."

After hearing this, Qinglian's expression straightened and she said, "Disciple believes that Senior Brother Wu and others should be allowed to allocate half of their manpower to go to Lone Wolf Ridge to thoroughly investigate the situation of the three alien stars. The remaining half of the people should continue to track Wang Xuan. Can.

From the disciple's point of view, Wang Xuan may not be as important as we think; but these three alien stars are extremely important. "

The Imperial Master nodded and said, "You can arrange it yourself."

After hearing this, Qinglian's face suddenly showed a hint of joy and said: "Yes, Master, disciple, please leave."

After that, Qinglian walked to the edge of the high platform and walked down the long stairs.

The Imperial Master looked at the retreating figure of his little apprentice, and a look of regret suddenly appeared on his face.

After watching for a while, the Imperial Master sighed softly and shook his head.

"Why, you can't bear to lie to your little apprentice like this?"

A majestic voice suddenly appeared from the other end of the observatory.

The Imperial Master looked back and saw a man in a yellow robe walking out of the shadows in a corner of the high platform.

This man is of medium build, in his 50s, and is wearing a bright yellow robe with a five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on it.

In this world, only dragon robes can be embroidered with five-clawed golden dragons.

There is only one person who can wear the dragon robe, and that is His Majesty.

The person who came was actually the current emperor, Emperor Heng!

He was in shadow just now, like dust, almost non-existent.

With this appearance, as an emperor, the majestic aura spread out immediately.

When the imperial master saw him, he immediately bowed and said, "See your majesty."

Emperor Heng waved his hand to show his displeasure.

He paced up and down to the edge of the high platform, where Qinglian had just left, and looked down for a while, then turned back to look at the Imperial Master and asked: "You little apprentice, you are so clever. Will she believe that you just hinted that she and Wang Xuan lied?"

The Imperial Master said: "Although Qinglian is shrewd, she is still young after all. She has always believed in my words. And..."

Emperor Heng took over his words and said: "Moreover, all the gods are now monopolized in our hands. Those guys in Xuan Qing Guan have no other source of information, so even if they don't believe it, they will still murmur in their hearts. "

The Imperial Master nodded and said, "Yes. Your Majesty is arbitrary and has decided to eradicate the gods in one fell swoop. I have already understood the profound meaning of this."

When Emperor Heng heard the compliment from the Imperial Master, he couldn't help but reveal a smile on his square face.

He said: "It's not that I'm wise. It's just that those guys from Taoism and Buddhism have accumulated too much respect for the gods and didn't dare to make this decision for a while, so we took advantage of it. Now, they have also reacted, Tianbao Didn’t the old monk Kongyin of the temple go to Quyang Town in person?"

Having said this, Emperor Heng put his hands behind his back, looked up at the night sky slightly, and said proudly: "It's a pity that they realized it now. It's already too late, and they can only desperately pursue those few remaining gods who slipped through the net, hum. …”

The Imperial Master said: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because of this that they are determined to win the mountain god Wang Xuan. There are quite a lot of masters gathered in Quyang Town right now."

After hearing this, Emperor Heng suddenly had a smile on his face and said: "Thanks to the quick wit of the Imperial Master, he was able to pass through these three occasional alien stars and come up with this plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain in such a short period of time. .

I think that when your young disciple Qinglian spreads this news to Qingxuan Temple, they will definitely pay attention to it.

As long as they allocate their strength to Lone Wolf Ridge, then our pressure on the Mountain God will be greatly reduced. "

The Imperial Master nodded and said: "Your Majesty is so complimentary. This is also... a last resort."

Seeing this, Emperor Heng smiled and said, "Why, do you think you have lost your status as a national master by deceiving a little girl?"

When the Imperial Master heard this, he said seriously: "For your Majesty's great cause, what does this little face mean to me?"

Emperor Heng was overjoyed when he heard this. He took two steps forward, patted the Imperial Master's shoulder gently, and said, "With the Imperial Master's generous help, there is no need to worry about failure to achieve great things!"

The Imperial Master still frowned and said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty, although I have not seen these three alien stars with my own eyes, according to Si Tianjian's records, they are quite miraculous. Let's just give up, right..."

Emperor Heng waved his hand and said categorically: "Compared with the sect, our strength is not that big. Therefore, we need to concentrate our strength and hit it hard first, so that we can gain an advantage."

After Emperor Heng said this, he walked gently and said, "Even if these three alien stars are treasures dropped by the divine court, how can they be better than the Map of Creation? We still focus on the Map of Creation."

After saying that, Emperor Heng exhaled softly and said: "When acting as a true man, you should grasp the big and let go of the small, and gain as much as you lose. If you try to hold on to everything, you will get nothing in the end."

After hearing this, the Imperial Master nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Emperor Heng took a few steps forward and came to the edge of the observatory, looking up at the stars.

A look of perseverance gradually appeared on his face, and he said, "It took too long for us to prepare."

After saying that, Emperor Heng suddenly turned around, looked at the Imperial Master, and said: "This time, from this day on, let us eradicate these disobedient sect forces in one fell swoop!"

After hearing this, the Imperial Master frowned slightly. He was silent for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, I still...want to say one more thing. According to calculations, the time for the red moon to come is probably only half a year. Let's follow this at this time. The sect is going to war, right?"

Emperor Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a flick of his sleeves: "The more we are in such a critical moment, the more the world needs only one voice.

If we are so far away and so many billions of people are scattered, how can we withstand the red moon disaster?

On the contrary, if I can bring all the people in the world together and twist them into a rope——"

Having said this, Emperor Heng clenched his right hand tightly, so hard that his fingertips turned a little white.

He put his right hand on his chest, and his arm was shaking slightly.

He raised his eyes and looked into the void in front of him, a ferocious look gradually appearing on his face.

That is, in despair, unwilling and ferocious.

A humble citizen would probably not want to die meaninglessly in the Red Moon Catastrophe.

What's more, he is an emperor with such great ambitions as Emperor Heng.

Emperor Heng said with a ferocious expression: "Even if it is the red moon, I will fight it!"

After hearing this, the Imperial Master nodded and said: "Your Majesty, I... obey your order!"

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Lone Wolf Ridge.

Langya Mountain.

inside the cave.

Lu Qian sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

His consciousness entered his mind.

Unfold the mysterious scroll again.

Lu Qian's tenth-level mental strength was concentrated on the scroll, and he looked at the front and back of the scroll, inside and out, carefully.

Why is there one less paper spirit included with the eighth-level paper-cutting technique?

Sudden--

The entire mysterious scroll suddenly glowed with golden light.

Lu Qian's consciousness was suddenly "blind" by the sudden release of golden light.

His eyes were closed tightly subconsciously.

His entire consciousness was completely covered by golden light.

Except for the golden light, he could see almost nothing at this moment.

Just when Lu Qian was about to gather all his spiritual power and enter his mind to suppress the wanton golden light.

These golden lights suddenly converged and were all included in the mysterious scroll.

Then, Lu Qian saw that his mysterious scroll seemed to have undergone some changes inadvertently.

The appearance of the mysterious scroll has actually not changed much.

If there is any change compared to before, it may be that there is a faint golden luster on its surface.

Although Lu Qian had thought that something would change when his mental power level reached level ten.

However, what he didn't expect was that this "change" came from the mysterious scroll in his mind.

For a long time, the mysterious scroll in his mind had no other function except to add dots and display the style of the paper spirit.

For a long time, this mysterious scroll that came from nowhere has been silent without any change.

Now, Lu Qian's mental power level has risen to level ten.

Perhaps, this mysterious scroll felt the change in his mental power and finally "came alive".

Lu Qian suddenly opened his eyes and looked forward.

His breathing suddenly became inexplicably rapid.

The girls were all startled when they saw the change in Lu Qian's expression.

All six heads came up to him and looked at him.

Lu Qian looked at the six beautiful faces in front of him. His rapid breathing suddenly calmed down.

Then, Lu Qian closed his eyes again.

His consciousness entered his mind and unfolded the mysterious scroll again.

After unfolding this time, the mysterious scroll has not changed much except that it has a faint golden luster throughout.

When Lu Qian turned the scroll over and looked at the back, he suddenly discovered that there were three more golden characters on the back of the originally empty scroll:
Picture of creation!
　The information in this chapter is a little denser and requires a little more brainpower.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)