Chapter 272 Banquet for Guests

"boom!"

A sudden loud noise caused the entire forest to shake.

The avenue roared, and all the laws seemed to be collapsing.

Inside the Changshou Temple, Li Zhi, who was nurturing the incarnation of light and shadow, was awakened from the deepest state of enlightenment by the loud noise.

With a flash of his body, he appeared in the small square in front of the Taoist palace.

"Whizzing……"

A few streaks of light streaked across the sky, and the four maids who were in retreat and the little Qilin beast also appeared beside Li Zhi one after another.

Moreover, they seemed to be attacked by the myriad laws. Their breathing became unstable, and even the four maids had blood at the corners of their mouths. They were obviously attacked by the sudden tremor of the avenue.

On the contrary, the little Qilin, although its blood was boiling, was not injured.

"Master, is the world going to undergo another drastic change?" Feeling a heart-pounding force that seemed to be stirring up all the laws of heaven and earth, the four maids were extremely frightened.

Li Zhi waved his hand and released a divine light, which healed the injuries in the bodies of the four maids and sorted out the chaotic power of laws in their bodies, so that they no longer felt uncomfortable.

"There have been no drastic changes in the world. It's just that someone is using the imperial soldiers to attack the ancient forbidden area. The power has leaked and affected the Taoist temple." Li Zhi said calmly, looking in the direction of the ancient forbidden area.

"Who is attacking the forbidden zone of life? Did he eat the gall of an immortal?" The four girls shouted in shock.

The seven forbidden zones of life in the Eastern Wilderness are all places of death and the most terrifying places in the world. Since ancient times, few people have been able to come out alive, let alone attack the forbidden zones of life.

Six thousand years ago, the extremely prosperous Tianxuan Holy Land led a sect to attack the ancient forbidden area, but the whole sect was defeated and only two or three people survived.

It clearly gave the world a bloody practical lesson.

Once again, let the world know how dangerous the forbidden zone of life is.

Moreover, the ancient forbidden zone is different from other life forbidden zones. Not only does it lack the immortal aura, but it is filled with an omnipresent mysterious power that makes people age. It is inherently contrary to becoming an immortal. Not only can it not lead to longevity, but it makes people age and die quickly. This has frightened people since ancient times.

There are very few cultivators who go to the ancient forbidden area to try their luck.

When the Nine Dragons pulled the coffin and landed in the ancient forbidden area, it suppressed the power of Huang, and that's why people dared to set their sights on it.

However, ever since the Nine Dragons pulled the coffin out of the ancient forbidden area, the power of the wilderness has been restored and no outsider can set foot there anymore.

Li Zhi waved his hand, projecting what was happening in the ancient restricted area onto the sky above the small square.

The four maids and the little Qilin saw what happened in the forbidden zone of life.

Nine magnificent holy mountains stand in the center of the restricted area, like nine real dragons lurking, majestic and magnificent. They are connected together, with a terrifying momentum that can suppress people for eternity.

At this moment, the holy mountain was very uneasy.

Chains of divine order, the laws of heaven and earth, and wisps of divine light from the great way were dancing over the ancient forbidden land. Infinite divine light was rising into the sky, illuminating the sky.

The terrifying roar of the avenue continued to sound, making the four maids who were watching the scene feel depressed.

Wisps of immortal light burst out with supreme aura that can destroy the world and make people's scalp tingle.

Suddenly, a mysterious mist appeared in the abyss, and supreme energy escaped from the ancient abyss, causing the picture reflected by Li Zhi to shake.

Soon, the picture collapsed. Being inside the dojo, it was no longer possible to reflect the real-time battle scene in the ancient forbidden area.

At the same time, Li Zhi unexpectedly saw the figures of Ye Fan, Pang Bo, the Holy Prince, Hei Huang, Ji Ziyue and others at the edge of the ancient restricted area.

Then, he said to the four maids, "It would be harmful rather than beneficial for you to watch a battle of that level now. Go prepare the immortal banquet first. I have guests coming to visit later."

After the four maids calmed down, a trace of fear flashed across their eyes, and then they received the imperial decree and left.

The little Qilin jumped up and down, shouting at Li Zhi: "Boss Changshou, I want to see more."

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "If we want to see it, we have to get closer. Are you afraid?"

The little Qilin beast shouted happily: "There is nothing that this queen is afraid of."

Then, a auspicious cloud appeared under Li Zhi's feet, carrying him and the little Qilin beast towards the ancient forbidden area.

Arriving at a height of a thousand miles away from the Ancient Forbidden Zone, Li Zhi stopped and began to carefully comprehend the various great laws that appeared in the sky above the Ancient Forbidden Zone.

Within the restricted area, the aura of the ancient emperor was surging, and it seemed that the immortal laws of real dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, vermilion birds, etc. were fighting against the power of the ancient restricted area.

Li Zhi opened his eyes and soon saw the figure who was fighting with the slaves on the holy mountain beside the ancient abyss. He couldn't help but sighed: "The Princess of the Divine Silkworm is really a heroine."

Although the Princess of the Divine Silkworm was brave, what made Li Zhi more curious were those wild slaves.

Under the supreme magical power of Emperor Henren, these saints can actually live forever in the mortal world without the help of external forces. This is enough to show how far Emperor Henren has gone on the road to immortality in the mortal world.

This is not the so-called eternal existence sealed in the divine source, but the real living immortality. Even though those wild slaves have incomplete spiritual consciousness, the years have not left any traces on them.

This situation is enough to show that emperors are not the only ones who can pursue the path to immortality in the mortal world.

Now, although those wild slaves are immortal passively, as the ruthless emperor goes deeper and further on the road of immortality she has opened up, one day these wild slaves she protects will be no different from normal people.

Just like a strong man at the level of Immortal King, even if he is in the Dharma-Ending Age, he can evolve a supreme immortal land in the mortal world where cultivators can achieve immortality.

Li Zhi suddenly discovered that no matter it was the Henren Emperor or the Qing Emperor, the path to immortality in the mortal world they took seemed to be a mutated path to becoming an Immortal King in essence.

After carefully observing the conditions of those wild slaves, Li Zhi discovered that although their spiritual consciousness was damaged, their strength was intact.

Moreover, their strength seemed to have stopped at the moment they turned into wild slaves, and they could not continue to improve their strength through independent practice.

Perhaps this is the price of passive longevity.

The battle between the Princess of the Divine Silkworm and the wild slaves was very exciting. It gave Li Zhi an intuitive feeling of the battles above the level of saints, and the gain was considerable.

Although the Princess of the Divine Silkworm is powerful, she is only a Saint King after all, and the time she can revive the Ancient Imperial Soldiers is limited.

Not long after, the Princess of the Divine Silkworm fell into a disadvantage. When she was about to be defeated, the Fighting Buddha appeared with the Fighting Saint Emperor's immortal iron stick.

The immortal iron stick emanates a tremendous holy light, supreme power, dominating the heaven and earth, with a momentum that connects the past and the present and crushes the ages.

It was as if an immortal born for war had descended to the earth.

The Fighting Buddha wielded the Fighting Saint Emperor's immortal iron stick and smashed it directly at the holy mountain, as if he wanted to collapse all nine holy mountains.

Endless colorful clouds gushed out from the immortal iron stick, and lines of chaos hung down, turning into eternal fighting spirit. The fighting power was far greater than that of the Divine Silkworm Princess just now. This move directly led to the emergence of the great holy body from the ancient abyss.

A vague figure appeared in the vast black fog, and with just one hand stretched out, he transformed all the laws of heaven and earth into terrifying runes of the Great Dao, and rushed towards the immortal iron stick in the hand of the Fighting Buddha, which was filled with fighting spirit and brilliant light.

Seeing this, Li Zhi suddenly smiled.

Perhaps the Great Saints were wondering why they were resting peacefully in the abyss but their peace was disturbed by a silkworm and a monkey.

Although the revived ancient imperial soldiers cannot shake the ancient forbidden area, if they anger the ruthless emperor, I am afraid that neither the Divine Silkworm Princess nor the Fighting Buddha will survive.

Li Zhi shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind, held his breath and continued to pay attention to this rare battle in ancient and modern times. This was a great opportunity.

The imperial laws of the Fighting Saint Emperor and the fighting laws of the Great Saint Body collide with each other, and it is unknown what kind of sparks will be created.

Unfortunately, the grand scene that Li Zhi expected did not happen.

Although the Fighting Buddha has the strength of a great sage, he is still too weak compared to the Great Saint Body. Even the Fighting Saint Emperor's immortal iron stick is of no use.

Moreover, the Fighting Buddha came to save people, so the battle had not really begun. After rescuing the Princess of the Divine Silkworm, the battle was considered over. Afterwards, the Holy Prince and the Black Emperor successively offered the decree of the Fighting Saint Emperor and the decree of the Great Emperor Wu Shi, directly ending this meaningless battle.

The Great Saint Body gave enough face to Emperor Wu Shi and Emperor Fighting, and returned to the ancient abyss.

After a moment, the ancient forbidden area returned to its former tranquility, and there was no sign of the horrific battle that had just taken place.

If not for the numerous lives lost in the surrounding ancient forests, no one would believe that a battle had taken place here.

This kind of magical power of creation is extremely amazing.

In the sky, the little Qilin saw that Fighting Buddha had mastered three imperial weapons by himself, so he asked Li Zhi curiously: "Boss Changshou, do you have any imperial weapons?"

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "I don't have an imperial soldier."

The Qilin beast asked again: "Do you have that kind of decree? Can you give me a few?"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "I will write ten for you in the future."

The Qilin beast said happily, "That's great. You must never forget. Boss Changshou, is that big black dog the puppy that was lucky enough to follow the Great Emperor Wu Shi? I will definitely surpass him in the future."

Li Zhi reached out and touched the head of the Qilin beast, saying, "What a great ambition! You must work hard to cultivate. The cultivation level of that big black dog is much higher than yours."

The Qilin beast nodded and said, "Then I will go back to practice."

After saying this, it turned into a stream of light and returned to the dojo.

Seeing that the Fighting Buddha in the distance had said a few simple words to Ye Fan and others and then left, Li Zhi flew over.

"Everyone, long time no see."

Li Zhi's voice suddenly rang in their ears, startling everyone and they almost attacked Li Zhi.

It was a terrifying thing to be so close to someone and not notice anything unusual.

"Boss Li, why is it you?" After seeing Li Zhi's appearance clearly, Pang Bo asked in surprise.

"I live nearby. Since such a large-scale battle has just taken place in the ancient restricted area, I naturally had to come and see it. I just didn't expect that you were here too." Li Zhi said with a smile.

After greeting each other, Ye Fan asked directly: "Li Zhi, do you know what exists in the ancient restricted area?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I know, but I can't tell you."

Everyone was speechless for a while.

Then, Ji Ziyue, who was holding a golden Lightning Phoenix baby bird, asked curiously, "Master Li, why did you place the dojo so close to the Ancient Forbidden Zone? Aren't you afraid of being affected by the Forbidden Zone?"

Not only was she curious, in fact many major forces in the Southern Region were curious about Li Zhi's choice to open a temple here.

"Can't I choose this place as the dojo?" Li Zhi did not answer Ji Ziyue, but asked back.

Everyone suddenly realized that in terms of who is closer to the ancient forbidden area, the six blessed places of Yan State are actually the sects closest to the forbidden area of ​​life.

Moreover, there are countless people in Yan State living so close to the ancient forbidden area, and they have not been affected by the forbidden area.

Then Li Zhi said, "If you don't mind, why don't you go to my dojo and take a rest? The battle just now must have made everyone uneasy. It just so happens that someone just sent a batch of high-quality ingredients to my dojo not long ago. You are in for a treat."

Hei Huang drooled and asked curiously, "What ingredients?"

"These ancient delicacies will satisfy you. It's a pity that little girl left, otherwise she would definitely like the food I prepared." Li Zhi said.

Hearing Li Zhi mention Xiao Nannan, Ye Fan hurriedly asked: "Li Zhi, do you know where Xiao Nannan went?"

"She must be traveling in the universe." Li Zhi shrugged. He really didn't know where Xiao Nannan was at the moment, so he could only comfort Ye Fan, "Don't worry, no one in this universe can hurt her."

Everyone soon arrived at Li Zhi's dojo.

Everyone was shocked to see the four maids successively serving delicacies made from the flesh and blood of ancient creatures.

"Master Changshou, you are not being hunted by those ancient kings because of your greed, right?" Heihuang looked at Li Zhi with a strange expression and asked curiously.

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "They came to me on their own initiative. I didn't force them."

No one believed Li Zhi's words at all, thinking that he was just trying to fool everyone. However, the delicacies cooked with the flesh and blood of ancient creatures tasted really good and whetted their appetites.

After three rounds of drinking, the Holy Prince suddenly asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist Changshou, do you have a conflict with the Heavenly Prince?"

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "I am only interested in the bloodline of the Immortal Emperor, and I have no conflicts with the Prince of Heaven. I even planned to keep a phoenix bird for my enjoyment. The Prince of Heaven actually chose to transform into a human form, which is a waste of the Immortal Phoenix bloodline passed down to him by his father."

"Master Li, your taste is really unique." Li Heishui said with a strange smile.

"Master Li, you are the person with the boldest ideas I have ever seen. You actually want to raise the Emperor's son as a bird. I, the Taoist Renyu, support this." Li Tian also said.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Who doesn't have a hobby of raising a pet? The lightning phoenix beside Miss Ziyue looks like it has an extraordinary bloodline and excellent bones. It may have the potential to become a demon emperor."

The little lightning phoenix seemed to be a little afraid of Li Zhi. It was originally happily eating meat on the table, but it immediately flew behind Ji Ziyue and hid.

This made everyone laugh.

When the banquet was about to end, Ye Fan asked: "Li Zhi, Pangbo and I are going back to Earth, do you want to go back with us?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "My real body will not leave Beidou, but my avatar will go back. I am about to look for you, please help me take my avatar back."

Afterwards, Li Zhi handed the stone dragon pendant that carried his light and shadow incarnation to Ye Fan, and asked him to pass it on after he returned.

After Ye Fan took the stone dragon pendant, he asked Li Zhi: "Li Zhi, was there a fierce ghost who followed us to Beidou in the Nine Dragons Coffin?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "It should be a fierce ghost transformed by the thoughts of a great saint. It seems that it wants to take over your holy body. I'm afraid you have been targeted by it for a long time. It's better to be careful."

After feasting in Li Zhi's temple for half a day, everyone said goodbye and left.

After leaving Li Zhi's dojo, Pang Bo whispered to Ye Fan, "Ye Zi, is Boss Li hiding something from us? This time when I met him, he seemed to be more distant from everyone, and he didn't seem to be as easy to deal with as before."

Not only Pangbo had this feeling, but everyone else who had dealt with Li Zhi had this feeling.

Ye Fan thought for a moment and said, "Li Zhi and we are not on the same path, we have different ways of thinking and different styles of doing things. Besides, we haven't dealt with each other for so many years, so it's inevitable that he feels unfamiliar. But don't worry, he has no ill will towards you."

Li Heishui also muttered: "This Taoist Priest Li is really becoming more and more mysterious. And his cultivation level is increasing so fast, it is actually much higher than that of Monkey Brother."

The Holy Prince also spoke up, "Several years ago, I discussed Dao with Taoist Changshou for three months. At that time, he did not give me the same special feeling as he does now. The Dao he cut seemed to be different from others."

At this time, Hei Huang suddenly said, "This emperor understands. Li Changshou is just like Fatty Duan. They are not following the normal path of becoming an emperor."

"Heihuang, what do you mean?" Everyone looked at Heihuang curiously.

After Black Emperor sorted out his thoughts, he said, "I also heard the Great Emperor mention this by chance. The path to enlightenment in this world is not limited to the path of becoming an emperor. There are other Dao fruits that can rival the Dao fruit of the Great Emperor. For example, the Dao fruit of the Great Emperor of the Chaos Body, the Dao fruit of the Source Emperor of the Source Heavenly Master's lineage, and other special Dao fruits of the Great Emperor. They are not normal Great Emperor fruits, but they are not weaker than the Dao fruits of any contemporary Great Emperor. Moreover, the Dao fruits of the Great Emperor that do not follow the ordinary path are the most mysterious and seem to be very different from the normal Dao fruits of the Great Emperor."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this, but when they wanted to ask for details, Black Emperor said helplessly: "Do you really think that I am the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor? This is related to the realm of the Great Emperor, and only the Great Emperor himself knows. Outsiders can't figure it out at all."

Then, Ji Ziyue asked: "Ye Fan, Taoist Li is very powerful. You have to deal with the potential threat next. Do you want to ask him for help?"

After thinking about it, Ye Fan shook his head and said, "No need to trouble Li Zhi, we are strong enough to deal with the next threat."

Ye Fan had already vaguely felt that Li Zhi didn't seem to want to get too close to him, which reminded him of what they had said in Uncle Jiang's tavern.

The great way is to walk alone and stick to one path to the end. No one can help you achieve the Tao with help. It is best to use your own strength to clear all obstacles on the path to success.

　Finally I can go to bed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)