Chapter 147: First on the Heavenly Ranking
Gu Mingchuan was mentally prepared for this.

Yesterday, Wang Haotian and his group came to demand an explanation, and finally completed the ceremony.

The same goes for Yu Huaiyi. When she came in, she must have been extremely vigilant and also completed the discussion. It can only be said that once you enter the Taoist temple, you will become helpless.

At this time, he held three incense sticks in his hands and bowed to the statue once, twice, and three times.

He raised his head slightly and saw from the corner of his eye that the statue seemed to come alive and turned into a living person.

Unfortunately, due to the angle, he couldn't see what the man looked like.

We can only judge from the clothes on the other person that this person is not Abbot Xuanfeng.

Of course, we don’t rule out the possibility that it was him. Maybe he would change his clothes after walking up to the altar?

This is not a difficult task.

After three bows, a grand voice sounded in my ears.

"What price are you willing to pay for power?"

Gu Mingchuan complained in his heart, I didn’t even make a wish to increase my strength.

It seems that this Red Dust Immortal assumes that everyone wants to become stronger and there is no other option.

The sword in Chu Zhi's hand flew out by itself and hovered in the air.

"Very good, I will give you strength."

The voice sounded again.

Gu Mingchuan felt a heart-pounding force descending, and Chu Zhi next to him underwent some strange changes.

Then, a strange wave spread from Chu Zhi.

This seems to be the will of heaven.

This means that she has crossed that threshold and may condense her own Dharma image at any time.

……

"What price are you willing to pay?"

The voice sounded again, and this time, it was obviously asking Gu Mingchuan.

He had already prepared something, the fragment of the bronze mirror, which he placed on his chest to exchange for strength.

During this period of time, he had already learned all the knife techniques on the bronze fragment, and this thing was no longer of much value to him.

Even if I lose it, I won't feel that sad.

Gu Mingchuan was thinking about it when he suddenly felt something was wrong.

The fire dragon seal in his sea of ​​consciousness began to move, vibrating and buzzing, as if being pulled by some force.

"Isn't it?"

Gu Mingchuan groaned in his heart; this was the scene he least wanted to see.

Unexpectedly, this mortal immortal could actually discover the Fire Dragon Seal hidden in his sea of ​​consciousness.

This thing was totally disobedient. After it entered his sea of ​​consciousness, he couldn't use it, let alone take it out.

As soon as his consciousness got close, it would be bounced away, obviously because he thought he was too weak.

This thing is able to compete with the Buddha, and its value is inestimable.

Moreover, it is also related to the Five Elements Sect, one of the legendary holy places.

He would be very sad if it was lost.

However, at this moment, Gu Mingchuan was completely powerless and could only watch the Fire Dragon Seal fly out of his sea of ​​consciousness and appear in reality.

There was a boom.

When the seal appeared, an indescribable wave of vibration spread out, and the fire dragon flew out from the seal, circled around him, and let out an angry roar, like an emperor whose majesty had been violated.

Suddenly, Gu Mingchuan felt that he could move again. He looked up and saw a young Taoist sitting on the altar, with a look of indifference and ruthlessness in his eyes, looking down on the world.

Then, he saw the joy on Chu Zhi's face beside him.

It dawned on him.

Damn it, she tricked me again.

The fact that Yan Qing of Tianxialou sent people to rescue him was itself quite bizarre.

Now it seems that this was all arranged by Chu Zhi, giving him the opportunity to obtain the Fire Dragon Seal, and her goal was this moment.

She already knew that the Fire Dragon Seal could resist the power of the Red Dust Immortal.

Therefore, she tried every possible means to get him to come to the Laojun Temple, even risking her life to come there in person.

No, maybe she was following him yesterday, but he just didn't notice it.

The more Gu Mingchuan thought about it, the more he felt that this was right, and he became even more wary of this woman.

"Is this, the Supreme Treasure?"

A trembling voice came from the side. It was the abbot Xuanfeng. He said in disbelief, "Who are you?"

As he spoke, an incomparably powerful aura burst out from him.

The peak of Dharma?

Gu Mingchuan was a little frightened. If it weren't for the power of the Fire Dragon Seal surrounding him, this aura alone would have been enough to seriously injure him and cause him to vomit blood.

This power is much more terrifying than Pei Bingqing's.

Unfortunately, he still couldn't feel Yu Huaiyi's presence, let alone borrow her power.

He said in a deep voice, "What should we do now?" Chu Zhi did not answer, but took out a whistle, put it to his mouth and blew hard.

An invisible whistle sounded.

The next second, a crack appeared in the sky, as if it was cut open by a sword, and a figure came in. It was a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, but he had an expression of deep hatred and bitterness on his face, and with that childish face, he gave people a feeling of pretending to be deep.

He held a long sword in his hand, which was completely white and was obviously not an ordinary item.

He stared at Taoist Xuanfeng, raised his chin and said, "Humph, you're hiding somewhere this time, right? Watch out for the sword!"

This sword turned into millions of sword techniques and sword intentions, like crystal ice crystals covering the sky, magnificent and dazzling.

"Humph!"

Taoist Xuanfeng snorted coldly, and a black magic power burst out. The ice-crystal-like sword intent pierced on it and shattered one after another.

He said arrogantly, "The number one on the Heavenly Ranking is nothing but this! I have been honing my sword for thirty years, and today I am going to sacrifice you, the number one on the Heavenly Ranking, and I will remove you from the list today!"

As he spoke, the magic power that surged to the extreme submerged the young man in the sky.

……

Number one on the Heavenly Ranking?

When Gu Mingchuan heard what Taoist Xuanfeng said and then looked at the young man, he was stunned.

The world-famous Chen Pingan is actually a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old?

He couldn't help but ask Chu Zhi beside him, "Is he really Chen Pingan?"

Chu Zhi saw his reaction, with a hint of smile in her eyes, "Yes, very surprised?"

Ever since the young man came, she felt relieved and obviously had great confidence in him.

Gu Mingchuan asked, "How old is he this year?"

Some people take good care of themselves, or have some kind of beauty-fixing pills, so it is normal for them to look like they are fifteen or sixteen years old.

Chu Zhi pretended to think and said, "I'll be seventeen soon."

Seventeen?

The peak of Dharma!

Number one on the Heavenly Ranking.

real or fake?

Gu Mingchuan seriously suspected that she was lying to him. He looked up, but could not see the two people fighting because his view was completely blocked by the black magic power.

He was a little worried. "I feel like this Taoist Xuanfeng is much stronger than him. What should we do if he loses?"

Chu Zhi seemed to have blind confidence in Chen Pingan and said, "Don't worry, no one in this world can beat him."

After saying that, she looked at the young Taoist on the altar and said, "We have to get everything back."

Gu Mingchuan asked, "How do I get it?"

Chu Zhi said, "This Red Dust Immortal, there used to be a legend among the people that he was the original body of the Great Emperor Zhenwu. According to the legend, as long as you offer him a magic weapon or various treasures, you will be granted power."

“I don’t know how this Laojun Temple managed to keep this Red Dust Immortal in this Taoist temple. After several generations of efforts, by the time of Xuanfeng’s generation, he had finally established some kind of connection with the Great Emperor Zhenwu and obtained some inheritance. This is how he was able to cultivate to the peak of the Dharma Image in forty years.”

"If he is given another ten years, he will be able to take that step, and no one will be able to rule him anymore. There will be another Laojun Temple in the world, and after another hundred years, there will be another Tiandao League."

When Gu Mingchuan heard this, his mind moved, "You mean, the founder of the Tiandao League also founded it in this way?"

Chu Zhi's eyes flashed with cunningness, and she said, "I didn't say anything."

That's it.

Gu Mingchuan thought again about the purpose of the Tiandao League, its behavior of publishing the list, and all the unreasonable aspects of it.

Yu Huaiyi also said that the people of the Tiandao League are all puppets of Heaven.

The answer is already there.

The Tiandao League, like the Laojun Temple, also relied on a mortal immortal to inherit its legacy and was able to develop to this day.

Therefore, the disciples of the Tiandao League were influenced by the Red Dust Immortal and believed that they must uphold justice on behalf of heaven and eliminate demons. That is why they acted so extreme and without any humanity. When their own disciples made mistakes, they did not even protect them but directly sent them to jail.

No wonder Xu Changlin dared to frame Shangguan Yu like this. He should be very familiar with the style of the Tiandao League and is not worried at all that the Tiandao League would come to him.

No wonder the imperial court has never suppressed the Tiandao League for so many years, but has instead supported it in various ways. How useful is this tool?
Even if he were the emperor, he would not suppress this sect. It is an excellent tool to maintain his rule.

Gu Mingchuan immediately thought of what Chu Zhi said, that Xuanfeng obtained the inheritance from "Zhenwu Emperor".

How could the Hongchen Immortal have inherited the martial arts?
Does this mean that the Red Dust Immortal is not an immortal from the Immortal Realm at all? Instead, he was originally a warrior.

Thinking back to the realm of martial arts, there is a realm called the Sea of ​​Sinking. Someone once said that ascetics are destined to sink into the sea of ​​suffering...

It's really scary.

At this time, Chu Zhi continued, "I have read in an ancient book that there is a way to take back the sacrificed magic weapons and treasures from the Zhenwu Emperor. First use a supreme treasure to freeze him, and then sacrifice a treasure to him, so that he can open the treasure house. Each person can take out two things from the treasure house."

The supreme treasure?

Gu Mingchuan took a look at the Fire Dragon Seal floating in front of him. This must be the thing he was talking about.

Without saying anything, he took out the bronze mirror fragment from his arms and said, "Emperor Zhenwu, I am willing to offer this treasure to you in exchange for power."

Sure enough, the young Taoist on the altar was attracted to the bronze mirror fragment. He opened his mouth slightly and uttered a word, "Yes!"

Suddenly, a huge palace seemed to appear above the young Taoist's head. The door of the palace opened, and inside was a dazzling array of various magical weapons and treasures.

At the same time, Gu Mingchuan felt that the true energy in his body was surging, and on the panel, the proficiency of the three skills was rapidly improving.

(End of this chapter)