Celestial Immortal

Chapter 1045 Confrontation between the Emperor and His Ministers

The [Kyushu Boundary Map] is the highest-level secret of the Celestial Court. As Chu Chen is now the elder of the Immortal Court, and as a second-grade immortal official, he is not qualified to know it.

Even among the "important ministers of the country", only a few have access to these secrets.

Mr. Ming Jing personally coordinated and directed the development of the eight southwest states in the early years. The "Kiuzhou Boundary" in the eight southwest states was created by Mr. Ming Jing and the "Ziwei Sect".

 With such a big mess happening now, "Chongxu Zhenren" is the first to bear the brunt of his dereliction of duty.

Mr. Ming Jing naturally suffered huge criticism, and was questioned and even suspected by all parties in the imperial family and the court. All public opinion turned to point the sword at "Mr. Ming Jing" and challenged Mr. Ming Jing's authority. The intention was vicious.

 “Ying’er, don’t listen to the wind, it’s the rain.”

Chu Chen shook his head and didn't pay attention to the rumors.

Mr. Mingjing is in charge of the sacred weapon of the country, and the luck of the country is in charge. The golden dragon of luck protects the body, making it difficult for external evil to invade.

Even if the "Luo Guizhen Demon", whose moral conduct is comparable to that of a true immortal, would be asking for trouble by forcibly invading Mr. Ming Jing, not only would he not be able to succeed, but he would suffer a huge loss, and the gain would not be worth the loss.

Of course, Emperor Dachang is not "without the birth of all demons".

 The devil is born from the heart.

Let alone the Emperor Dachang, even true immortals, gods, and Buddhas may breed inner demons and fall into demonic obstacles when their Taoist hearts are shaken or broken, giving external demons an opportunity to take advantage of them.

However, since Mr. Ming Jing came to the throne, he has not encountered any major events that have "shaken his Taoist heart" or "broken his Taoist heart". Basically, he has not revealed any major flaws. With the destiny of the country and the country to protect him, it is impossible to do it casually and quietly. Invaded by Luo Guizhen Demon.

"Erlang, I know, I will just talk to you casually."

Qingying rolled her eyes at Chu Chen: "Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going to do my work."

 After saying that, Qingying didn't stay long, turned into a breeze, and hurriedly went to deal with matters related to the relocation of the Diyuan Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing Qingying leave, Chu Chen calmed down and immediately burned incense and sacrificed the [Golden Dragon Order], which transformed into a projection for more than 100,000 miles.

 Not long.

 The imperial capital, the mountain behind Yulinyuan.

 The waterfall splashes and the crane dances.

On the waterside pavilion, a man wearing a white robe stood alone with his hands behind his hands, watching the waterfall without saying a word. It was lonely, no one was around, and the autumn wind was bleak.

When Chu Chen saw this, he immediately raised his hands and saluted:

"gentlemen!"

Mr. Mingjing turned around and saw Chu Chen, nodded slightly, pointed to the stone bench in the pavilion, and said:

"sit down!"

"yes!"

Chu Chen sat down in response, but kept looking at Mr. Ming Jing from the corner of his eye.

To his surprise, although Mr. Ming Jing was frustrated now, he was not depressed, his expression was calm, and he was more restrained and deeper than before.

Mr. Ming Jing was so alert. He noticed Chu Chen’s “bold move” and raised his eyebrows:

"Ling Xiao, what, are you afraid that I will be hit? That I will be unable to recover?"

 “Hehehe~”

Chu Chen smiled sheepishly. He was indeed worried about this before, but now that he saw that Mr. Ming Jing was not impetuous, he calmed down and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Sir, you are joking. You have a lot of talent in your mind. How can this small setback not frustrate you? This natural disaster [Demon Qi Tide] is unstoppable. If the future is extremely peaceful, our heavenly court will surely be able to sweep through it all over again.”

 “This is what I want.”

Mr. Mirror nodded slightly, his eyes firm. He still has more than thirty years left in office. He is determined to get up from where he fell.

 This belief has never wavered in his heart.

Of course, Mr. Ming Jing is not a person with empty ambitions and high ambitions but low abilities. He has always been pragmatic and quickly shook his head:

“I really suffered a big loss this time, a bunch of little kids were having fun.”

Chu Chen was not surprised.

Even Qingying, who has always been neutral, heard the rumors, and one can imagine the turmoil in the imperial capital.

 It is inevitable that Mr. Der Spiegel is now being questioned and his authority is challenged.

Chu Chen’s expression condensed and he asked:

“Sir, how is the investigation going on with Master Qingwei? That devil fetus.”

 “Not fellow Taoist Qingxu!”

Mr. Mirror shook his head and said:

"In order to prove his innocence, fellow Taoist Qingxu took the initiative to accept the nine-level trial of the [Taoist Mother Monument]. Although he was guilty of dereliction of duty and made some mistakes in the past, he did not fall into the evil heretic. The devil's fetus has other others."

 Zhenwei Qingwei is so courageous!

Chu Chen was slightly surprised when he heard this.

The [Artifact Mother Monument] is an artifact-level treasure. It has the ability to refine one's mind and identify evil spirits. After accepting the nine-level trial of the Artifact Mother Monument, even if a real demon has planted a demon fetus, there will be no way to escape.

 It’s just that most people are not willing to accept the “nine-level trial”.

 Because under this trial, no matter how high your Taoist cultivation is, you will still be able to be seen by others, and many secrets deep in your heart will be exposed, with basically no privacy at all.

Taking Chu Chen as an example, he would not accept the "Ninth Level Trial" at all.

It can be seen that Qingwei Zhenren is an upright, open and honest man, which is admirable.

"Pity."

Chu Chen sighed secretly. Although Master Qingwei had gotten rid of the suspicion, he could not escape due to dereliction of duty.

Originally, Master Qingwei was expected to succeed "Master Gutong" and become the next "Celestial Master of Immortal Court". After this incident, he might not be able to convince the public and sit on the throne of Heavenly Master.

As the leader of the "Ziwei Sect", this is not only a pity for Qingwei Zhenren, but also a blow to the entire "Ziwei Sect".

Chu Chen sighed in his heart, but he did not make any arrogant comments about the "Celestial Master candidate". He pondered and said:

“Sir, since it is not Zhenwei Qingwei, there are only four people left who are most likely to be suspected of having a demon fetus, Zhenren Yulou, Governor Yu Xuzi, Elder Chongxu, and Zhenren Gutong.”

Needless to say, Yu Xuzi and Taoist Chongxu are the actual controllers of the eight southwest states and have a very good understanding of the [Kyushu Boundary];

Yuzhenren Yulou participated in the layout of the [Kyushu Barrier] in the eight states in the southwest twenty years ago. He was also the last Xianting Celestial Master. He also knows the [Kyushu Barrier] very well;

As for Master Gutong, as the current Heavenly Master of Immortal Court, he is also qualified to know the secrets of [Kyushu Boundary].

 All four of them have the ability to leak secrets, and everyone is a suspect.

"Um!"

Mr. Mingjing nodded slightly and quite agreed with Chu Chen’s guess.

However, this time he was silent.

These four are all top peerless experts and the pillars of the Celestial Empire. Even if he is the Emperor of Dachang, he cannot force the four of them to accept the nine-level trial of the [Dao Mu Monument].

And it is not easy to tempt at will. If one is not good, the monarch and his ministers will be alienated, creating a gap, which will easily make things more chaotic.

 “That’s all, let’s not mention this matter.”

Mr. Mingjing waved his hand and immediately looked at Chu Chen with a solemn expression:

"Ling Xiao, I have been investigating the Demon Realm this year. In your opinion, how likely is it that the eight southwest states will become a permanent Demon Realm?" Speaking of which, this is the top priority right now.

As long as the eight southwest states do not turn into a permanent demonic realm, after a few years, when the "tide of evil Qi" ends and the source of demonic Qi disappears, the Celestial Court of Heaven will immediately blow the horn of counterattack and repel the demon army of the Demonic Court. Exorcise evil spirits, destroy the demonic atmosphere, and recapture the eight southwest states.

 Mr. Mingjing has this kind of confidence.

However, once the "Eight Southwest States" become a permanent demonic realm, it will not be easy to take them back.

The Celestial Immortal Court's pace of expanding territory in the "southwestern border" was completely stopped.

Chu Chen also knew the seriousness of the matter. He looked stunned and said truthfully:

"If Yunzhou, Cangzhou and other four states had not fallen, there would be little chance of turning into a permanent demonic realm. But now the eight southwest states have completely fallen. This place has outstanding people and has a great impact on the situation. In addition, the southwest countries have also become As a demonic realm, this demonic realm spreads over nearly twenty states. It is huge in scale, the demonic energy gathers, the demonic path flourishes, and one party's luck becomes easier, and the possibility of turning it into a permanent demonic realm is not small."

"this"

Mr. Mirror looked solemn.

Chu Chen’s judgment is similar to the result of Xianting Gao Gong’s deduction.

 If this happens, things will get into trouble.

Back then, the Celestial Immortal Court spent manpower and material resources to expand the territory, which was a gamble on the fate of the country. Now the temporary defeat of the eight southwest states is nothing. As long as they can regain the eight southwest states in the future, all parties can at most tighten their belts. , lived a hard life for several years.

However, once the eight southwest states are turned into a permanent demonic realm, it means that the Celestial Empire will be forced to "cut off its flesh" and leave, and all the previous investment will be in vain.

Suffering a huge loss, not to mention affecting the national destiny, without the territory of the eight southwest states, under the "expansion" of the immortal court, the military, and the imperial court, the subsequent distribution of benefits for the "flying into the sky and into the earth" became the god. Problems, conflicts are bound to arise within the Chinese dynasty.

 In other words, the eight southwest states cannot be recaptured, which will have a great impact on the overall situation of the Celestial Empire.

For a moment, Mr. Ming Jing fell into silence. After a long time, he regained his energy and looked at Chu Chen:

“Ling Xiao, I intend to transfer you to the northwest border. What do you think?”

Chu Chen was startled when he heard this.

 Previously, the eight southwest states and even the far southwest wilderness were favored by the fate of heaven and earth, with convergence of spiritual veins and rich products. The development of the southwest has always been the strategic focus of Mr. Ming Jing, and he has always attached great importance to the eight southwest states.

The tide of magic swept across, turning the eight states in the southwest into a demonic territory. After encountering setbacks in expanding territory in the southwest, Mr. Ming Jing’s strategic focus shifted.

Especially after further deducing the "Demon Realm" and understanding that the situation in the Demon Realm has worsened, Mr. Spiegel's idea became more and more firm.

 After all, time in the Celestial Court is precious and cannot be delayed, let alone hanging from a tree.

Although the northwest wilderness is relatively barren compared to the southwest wilderness, as long as a large area can be conquered, the Celestial Court can also be strengthened. After thirty years, the distribution of the benefits of becoming a **** will not be a problem.

On the contrary, it would be the most foolish behavior to cling to the "Eight Southwest States" and try to get the best of the situation.

 From this perspective, Chu Chen supported Mr. Mingjing in changing the strategic focus and changing the direction of attack to the northwest.

 This is an extremely pragmatic choice.

 In fact, if there were no other reasons, Chu Chen also wanted to go to the northwest frontier.

After all, his younger brother Pengju has been practicing in the northwest frontier and is now the governor of a county. His younger brother's master is also the envoy of six northwest states. When he is transferred to the northwest, the two brothers who have not seen each other for many years can reunite.

only

Chu Chen shook his head and bowed his hands:

 “Sir, I want to stay in the eight southwest states.”

Mr. Ming Jing was stunned when he heard this, a little surprised.

In these days, many senior generals and monks from the Eight Southwest Prefectures and Immortal Court Masters heard about the news in the court. After learning that the court's focus had shifted, they all wanted to transfer to the "Six Northwest Prefectures" where it was easier to perform meritorious deeds.

 He personally recruited him, and no one else wanted him, but Chu Chen simply refused.

Mr. Mirror was a little surprised:

  “Why?”

Chu Chen looked calm, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and said: "I have made a great wish to promote the great road, save the common people, cleanse the demon realm, and ensure that the demon realm is not broken. I don't plan to go to other places to practice!"

"What!"

Mr. Mingjing was not too surprised when he heard that the eight southwest states might turn into a "permanent demonic realm", but after hearing Chu Chen's words, he was surprised:

“Ling Xiao, when did you make your ambition to become enlightened?”

Chu Chen said truthfully: "When the Demon Realm was born a year ago, I made a promise."

"you"

Mr. Ming Jing was furious, then shook his head repeatedly and sighed:

"How can such a grand wish be made casually? You have outstanding talent in cultivation. You are a second-grade peerless cultivation in less than a sixty years. Your path to immortality is limitless. If you practice step by step, your subsequent fortune will definitely not be small. Why do you have to set up any grand wish for enlightenment so early? It’s not a bad idea to make great ambitions after two years!”

 Hundred years of time are good for practice.

Before the age of two Jiazi, one hundred and twenty years old, no matter what level of cultivation a person in Taoism has reached, there will be no suppression by the heavenly way in the world. As long as the innate understanding and opportunity are enough, it is no problem to keep improving in Taoism. , there is no regression in Taoism and cultivation, there is no need to worry at all.

 Under normal circumstances, many people in Taoism encounter a big bottleneck, unable to make progress, facing disaster, and unable to retreat, so they choose the method of "promising Taoism and great aspirations" to seek opportunities for breakthroughs.

Chu Chen is less than a year old, so there is no need to rush into this kind of start.

Not to mention, the "promising ambition" that Chu Chen has set up right now is not a small ambition, but "going against the will of heaven". Fighting against the "tide of demonic energy" transformed by the calamity of heaven and earth is an extremely difficult grand ambition. .

Even if it’s Mr. Mingjing, I can’t help but feel sorry for Chu Chen now.

If the Eight Southwest States had not failed completely, Chu Chen still had great hope of fulfilling his "ambition" and obtaining a rare opportunity.

  It can be done at the moment.

 “You are too impulsive!”

Mr. Ming Jing was filled with regret:

"This ambitious project will probably waste time and ruin your good situation of cultivating Taoism. You are confused! You are really confused."

Mr. Mirror scolded me repeatedly.

Chu Chen on the side felt slightly warm in his heart.

 Speaking of which, since he advanced to the realm of great supernatural powers, Mr. Ming Jing has been quite polite to him and has never reprimanded him face to face. However, now he is mercilessly scolding him.

 He is not a ungrateful person.

Mr. Ming Jing is also a temperamental person, and his reaction is simply to feel sorry for him and to worry about his future as a monk.

"gentlemen!"

Chu Chen bowed his hands in a salute, just like he did when he was in the imperial capital as a "disciple of the emperor":

"I know it well in my heart. In my practice, I pay attention to the word "condition". I made a great wish that day. This is my "condition". Even if I end up wasting years, it is the only way to pursue the path. I can't hide."

Mr. Ming Jing nodded slightly and felt that it made sense. He waved his hand and said no more:

"It doesn't matter, sometimes you have your destiny and you have to have it. When your destiny is not there, don't force it. Your talent in cultivation is better than mine, so I won't say more."

After finishing speaking, Mr. Ming Jing quickly thought of something and said:

“Ling Xiao, I heard that you fought against the Demon Lord of East Ji a few days ago, and he used the artifact [Nine Dragons Crown of Heaven]? How did you escape?”

Chu Chen blinked:

“Sir, it’s very simple, I killed the Demon Lord of Dongji!”

 “Oh~”

Mr. Ming Jing responded casually, but soon he came back to his senses with a look of astonishment:

 “You killed the Demon Lord Dongji?!”

 (End of this chapter)