Others follow advice and imitate celebrities, but you start by pretending to be a god?

Lin Nan returned to Sanqing Temple to practice and consolidate his golden elixir.

“If the three fellow Taoists can achieve success in their cultivation, it will be worth our acquaintance.” Lin Nan thought to himself.

This consolidation lasted for a hundred days. After a hundred days, Lin Nan's golden elixir was consolidated and he came out of retreat to observe the sound.

He called out to the God of Land: "God of Land, please take good care of this Sanqing Temple." "Go away, Immortal, I will take good care of it!" The God of Land promised solemnly.

Lin Nan nodded gently, and everything was settled. At this moment, he took advantage of the wind to soar into the sky, as if he was riding on the clouds and mist, soaring straight into the sky.

His destination was the lofty heaven, and the purpose of this trip was to pay a visit to Laozi, the Jade Emperor!

What was different from the past was that this time he was not traveling in spirit, but was actually setting foot on the road to heaven in his physical body.

Above Qingming, outside the Nantian Gate, Lin Nan, dressed in a Taoist robe, came gracefully.

"Master Lin Nan?" The Heavenly King Zhangzhang who was on duty and a group of heavenly soldiers and generals showed awe when they saw him.

The news that Lin Nan had become an immortal and achieved the status of "Nine-level Supreme Celestial Immortal" had already spread widely in the Heavenly Court, and almost everyone knew about it.

Therefore, the guards of Nantianmen were even more respectful to him.

Last time they treated Lin Nan with courtesy because of his identity, but now it is entirely because of his strength.

"Hello, everyone." Lin Nan smiled and bowed. His friendly attitude made the generals feel very cordial.

"This time I came to the Heavenly Palace to pay homage to the Supreme Patriarch." Lin Nan frankly explained his purpose.

Upon hearing this, both the Heavenly King Zhangzhang and other gods hurriedly stepped aside to make way.

Lin Nan stepped into the South Heaven Gate without any sense of unfamiliarity. He was already familiar with everything in the Heavenly Palace.

The last time he came here was in his spirit, but this time he came here in person.

However, he already knew the layout of the Heavenly Palace.

The location of the Tushita Palace was even more engraved in his mind, as Taibai Jinxing had specially guided him there last time.

Passing through the South Gate of Heaven, Lin Nan gazed at the heavenly palace floating in the distance. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to calm his inner excitement.

That heavenly palace was none other than the Tushita Palace.

The next moment, Lin Nan rushed towards the Tushita Palace, his heart full of admiration for Taishang Laojun.

Soon, Lin Nan arrived in front of the Tushita Palace. From a distance, he saw the two boys, Golden Horn and Silver Horn, already standing at the door waiting.

Seeing Lin Nan, the Golden Horn and Silver Horn boys were both surprised and said in unison: "Brother Lin Nan, the master ordered us to receive the guests. I didn't expect it to be you."

In Taoism, in addition to calling each other fellow Taoists and addressing each other according to seniority, there is also a way for people from different lineages to call each other brothers.

The ranking of the brothers was naturally determined by their cultivation or age. Therefore, it was not wrong for Jinjiao and Yinjiao to always call Lin Nan "brother".

Lin Nan smiled and nodded, calling them "Junior Brothers". He was not surprised that Taishang Laojun could predict his arrival.

On the contrary, it would be strange if Taishang Laojun was unaware of his arrival.

"Brother, please follow us." The boy with golden horn and silver horn led Lin Nan into the Tushita Palace.

The Tushita Palace is where Taishang Laojun made elixirs. When Lin Nan entered the Tushita Palace, the first thing that caught his eye was the Bagua furnace in the hall and the rows of gourds containing elixirs next to it.

"Brother, please wait a moment. We will go and report." After the boy with golden horn and silver horn said this, they went to report.

Soon, they brought Lin Nan to another hall. Lin Nan saw a familiar figure and could not help but be slightly stunned.

That figure was none other than the Taishang Laojun whom he worshipped every day in the Sanqing Temple.

At this moment, Taishang Laojun was wearing a Taoist robe, sitting cross-legged on a cushion, with a calm expression on his face, staring at Lin Nan quietly.

Seeing Taishang Laojun, Lin Nan seemed to have many new insights, as if Taishang Laojun was really sitting in front of him!
He saluted without hesitation and said, "Disciple Mingxuan, greetings to the Grand Master!"

It was not an exaggeration for Lin Nan to call him the Grandmaster at this moment. After all, as disciples of the Zhengyi School, they could all be considered disciples of the Supreme Lord Lao.

Taishang Laojun nodded slightly and motioned for him to sit down.

Lin Nan got up obediently and sat on the cushion beside him, facing Taishang Laojun.

“You are very good to be able to form the innate true qi pill and cultivate into a ninth-level supreme celestial immortal.” Taishang Laojun spoke first and praised Lin Nan.

Lin Nan quickly said humbly: "I would also like to thank the ancestors for their support and the gift of the elixir."

“No need to be modest. This achievement is all yours. Others are just icing on the cake.” Taishang Laojun stared at Lin Nan, as if he saw through him. “There won’t be another person like you in thousands of years.”

"Even the Buddhist disciple Xuanzang in recent years is not as good as you." Taishang Laojun said slowly, "Originally, you should not have appeared."

Hearing this, Lin Nan was shocked. Before he could speak, Taishang Laojun continued, "However, there are fifty great ways and forty-nine heavenly evolutions. There will always be a possibility of an unexpected event. You are that possibility, a possibility that even the heavenly way cannot calculate and record."

These words shocked Lin Nan, but he also got some information from them. He couldn't help but think to himself: "Doesn't the Grand Master know that I come from the modern era? The Way of Heaven doesn't exist... Could it be that even a saint like this can't deduce it? Then why do this world and the modern world have so many similarities?"

While thinking about it, Lin Nan said solemnly: "Disciple Mingxuan will always be a disciple of Taoism."

Taishang Laojun nodded slightly: "Although Zhang Daoling searched through the inheritance and could not find any record of you, Lin Nan, you have practiced cultivation and cannot be fake. Therefore, Zhang Daoling wanted to find you to ask the truth, but I stopped him."

When Lin Nan heard this, he realized that there was such a hidden story. The Grand Master Zhang Daoling had actually noticed him and almost came looking for him.

At this moment, Lin Nan didn't know whether to be thankful or what to do.

The Lord of Heaven continued, "No matter what your origins are, you are a disciple of Taoism, this is an indisputable fact. And looking at what you have done along the way, it is also in line with Taoism. So far, your origin is no longer important. At best, you are just from another world in the vast universe." The Lord of Heaven's words were like thunder exploding in Lin Nan's heart, making him unable to think for a moment. All of this was unexpected, but also seemed to be expected.

Although Lin Nan's existence in this world was not known to heaven, there were many signs on that day that indicated that Taishang Laojun was able to know all this, and it seemed that he was no exception.

However, this still couldn't help but shock Lin Nan's heart and made it difficult for him to calm down.

However, Taishang Laojun did not pay attention to Lin Nan's thoughts and continued, "No matter what your origins are, you are the key to breaking the situation now."

"Break the impasse?" Lin Nan couldn't help but ask.

"That's right." Taishang Laojun was calm and inactive, and seemed to have no emotional fluctuations, but he said, "The situation is destined by heaven, and Buddhism and Taoism will flourish. But once Buddhism flourishes, my Taoism will naturally decline. The many immortals and gods in this world are all in the situation, and are under the will of heaven. But you are not. Therefore, you can be the key to breaking the situation, and you can break this situation."

"Break the situation..." Lin Nan muttered to himself again. It took him a while to accept the information and react. "Grandmaster...do you need me to do anything?"

Taishang Laojun glanced at Lin Nan. Lin Nan didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that there seemed to be a hint of "teachable" in this glance.

But the next moment, what he saw was still the quiet and inactive Taishang Laojun.

"Just act according to your own ideas, and do it boldly." Taishang Laojun said, "The Buddhist Xuanzang is a contemporary Buddhist, shouldering the important task of promoting Buddhism... Then, you will be my Taoist disciple. Go and compete with the Buddhists for the orthodoxy of Taoism, and promote the prestige of my Taoism."

"Xuanzang is a Buddhist, and you should be my Taoist! Act boldly!" The words of Laozi echoed in Lin Nan's mind.

Lin Nan walked out of the Tushita Palace slowly, the two words of Taishang Laojun still echoed in his mind, and he remembered the two words of Taishang Laojun deeply in his heart.

At the same time, the long-standing hidden pressure on Lin Nan also disappeared and no longer existed.

During the journey to the West, Lin Nan was always worried about his own "existence" and about being an enemy of Buddhism.

But now, all these no longer exist, because he got those two words from Taishang Laojun.

Taishang Laojun's words did not bring him any substantial benefits, but they made Lin Nan feel at ease and gave him confidence.

"In that case, I won't have any scruples anymore." Lin Nan murmured to himself, feeling extremely relaxed.

At this time, Lin Nan was also a little confused. Unfortunately, he still had some questions that were not answered.

That is about the inexplicable connection between the modern world and the world of Journey to the West, and what the situation is like in the Dharma Ending Age in the modern world.

Lin Nan still hadn't figured out these mysteries. However, he had gained a lot from this trip to Tushita Palace.

As for questions such as the connection between the modern world and the world of Journey to the West, Lin Nan can leave it for later exploration.

Now... Lin Nan left the Tushita Palace step by step and slowly walked to the South Heaven Gate. Facing the "polite" gods and kings on the South Heaven Gate, Lin Nan also smiled slightly.

"Did Master Mingxuan have a smooth trip?" King Zhangzhang looked at Lin Nan's smile and asked.

"Only by meeting the Great Patriarch can one understand the depth of his Taoism." Lin Nan replied, his heart full of admiration and gratitude for Taishang Laojun.

Lin Nan responded softly, then stepped out of the South Heaven Gate. His figure turned into a cloud and flew straight to the lower world.

While speeding, his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the scene in the Tushita Palace.

Taishang Laojun not only gave him earnest instructions, but also taught him a supreme method - the method of transforming one qi into another.

This spell is profound and mysterious, and Lin Nan has now memorized it firmly in his mind.

Once he can master and apply this method of Qi transformation into Hunyuan, then entering the realm of Golden Immortal will no longer be an unattainable dream for him.

At that time, fighting against Sun Wukong and overwhelm all the immortals with magic would be just a piece of cake.

More importantly, a vast and boundless Taoist practice path appeared before Lin Nan's eyes. This path seemed to have no end and was full of infinite possibilities.

In comparison, the path of Buddhist practice is much narrower. It is as difficult for an Arhat to be promoted to a Bodhisattva, and it is even more difficult for a Bodhisattva to attain the status of Buddha. They always preach transcendence, but they themselves cannot break free from the shackles and are instead tightly shackled by the Buddhist rules and regulations.

Lin Nan pondered in his heart and couldn't help muttering to himself: "Because of this, I must not let She Tianxing and his gang succeed."

"Otherwise, won't the people of this world suffer endless suffering?" Lin Nan had already made up his mind. He was determined to act according to the guidance of Taishang Laojun and no longer have any reservations, but to give it a try.

After coming down from heaven to earth, Lin Nan did not stay in Chechi Country for too long, but directly embarked on a journey eastward. He calculated that it was the critical moment when the Journey to the West was about to begin and Guanyin Bodhisattva was about to start planning. Therefore, he rushed towards the east without hesitation.

Along the way, Lin Nan was not in a hurry to turn into a stream of light and fly forward quickly, but leisurely appreciated the magnificent scenery of this Journey to the West world.

For him, this was the first time he truly left Chechi Kingdom and set foot on this vast land of the world.

Although he had traveled to heaven, the underworld, the lunar star region, and even went to heaven in person before, he had never set foot outside of Chechi Kingdom in this human world.

Now, he finally had the opportunity to travel around this world in person. The scenery before him intoxicated him and made him feel unprecedented novelty and shock. He looked out at this magnificent world, and endless emotion and understanding surged in his heart.

In this way, Lin Nan walked along and unknowingly came to a strange place. In front of him appeared a river as huge as the Tongtian River. It connected to the sand dunes in the east, reached the tribes in the west, reached Wugo in the south, and connected to Tatar in the north. The river was winding and twisted, and the place where it passed was as long as 800 miles, and it extended thousands of miles up and down.

However, the wonder of this river lies not in its length and width, but in the quicksand in its water.

There is no floating object on the river surface. Even the light lotus leaves cannot float up, and even the grass in the field sinks to the bottom of the river.

There stood a stone tablet by the river, on which were engraved a few lines of text: "Eight hundred worlds of quicksand, three thousand deep waters. Goose feathers cannot float, and reed catkins will sink to the bottom."

When Lin Nan saw these words, his heart was moved, and he slowly landed on the Quicksand River.

Surprisingly, he stepped on the quicksand but his body did not sink to the bottom. He looked down, his Dharma eyes flashing with light, penetrating the turbid quicksand and seeing the piles of bones at the bottom of the river.

I wonder how long these bones have been piling up, and how many innocent lives have been lost!
Just as Lin Nan was staring at the white bones at the bottom of the river, a "crackling" sound suddenly came from the Quicksand River.

Along with the rippling water, an ugly monster jumped out of the river. This river monster was half demon and half devil, with an extremely ugly face. (End of this chapter)