The Strongest Daoist in the Heavens

Chapter 237
"It was found in Chang'an City?" Li He couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this.

At this time, Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, can be said to be a gathering of powerful people. Not only is the headquarters of Tianshitang located here, Chen Xuanzang's master Tathagata also turned into a big fat monk to hang out at the vegetable market all day long, and even the Jade Emperor turned into "Yu Ritian" "Come here for a private visit on Weibo.

In this case, let alone locust demons, even if the three major demon gods come over, they will definitely be cool.

Then the monster transformed by Li Jiancheng's dead soul really has the courage to come to Chang'an to cause trouble?
"Yes, in the city of Chang'an, it was discovered by a one-money celestial master named Chen Xuanzang." Miss Duan said, "About three days ago, Chen Xuanzang, a fat monk who hadn't even been certified as a one-money celestial master, was found out because he stole After eating goose legs, he was chased and beaten by Caishikou's aunt, and ran into an old house in a panic. He hid for a day and a night before coming out. Afterwards, Chen Xuanzang found a residual evil spirit on him. After careful screening, he finally found himself in the old house. Found traces of the locust demon."

Speaking of this, she paused for a moment, and said again: "This time, Chen Xuanzang did not act recklessly, but pretended not to notice, retreated first, and then ran to Tianshitang to call for helpers, and surrounded the entire old house with a net!"

Hearing this, the expression on Li He's face was a little confused.

What Ms. Duan said about "stealing goose legs" is obviously a plot that appeared in the original novel. When Li He heard it, the classic "I don't have goose legs in my heart, so it's okay to eat it. And you obviously want to eat it, but you say you don’t want to eat it, it’s just a little short.”

Immediately, she was slapped on the back of the head by the vegetable market aunt, and the wig fell off.

In this scene in the original book, Tathagata deliberately found an opportunity to guide Chen Xuanzang, wanting him to go to Monkey King to catch the pig demon, but now, it is obvious that Tathagata is guiding Chen Xuanzang to find the locust demon.

It's all a lie to hide in the old house for a day and a night, and to be found by Chen Xuanzang after being contaminated with evil spirits.

Obviously, he was looking for an opportunity to gild his disciples.

"After you surrounded, did anyone go in to remove the demon?" Li He asked.

"No, that house is a bit special. It's the private house of former Prince Li Jiancheng. Although it's deserted, it's still a very sensitive place. Except for Mr. Kongkong who is clamoring to go in to get rid of demons, no one else dares to enter now." Duan said the lady.

As soon as these words came out, Li He's face immediately frowned.

After Li Jiancheng's death, the locust monster, which was transformed by the lingering resentment, showed its traces in his private house. Was it really exposed by accident or on purpose?
If it was intentional, what was it planning?

Did Tathagata participate in it?
In addition, although everyone has always known the identity of the locust demon, they have been tacitly aware of it and will not say it publicly.But this time, it has appeared in Chang'an, so can it hide its identity?
Once exposed, how will Li Shimin and Li Yuan react?
He was curious.

Yes, curious, not worried.

To him, the situation in the court hall was actually not a big deal at all: Why did so many people in the Tianshi hall surround the house and dare not enter to remove the demon, but Mr. Kongkong clamored to go in?

It's not that Young Master Kong has no brains and doesn't know the pros and cons, but that he is strong and doesn't care!

Wuxingquan was afraid of falling into court disputes, and Tiancanzu didn't dare to stab Louzi easily because of his love of fame and fortune, but Mr. Kongkong has no desires and desires, he only likes to pretend to be aggressive, and his strength is also alone, so he is not afraid of being caught in it and unable to extricate himself.

In the same way, Li He is the same.

He even met the Jade Emperor who was interviewed privately by Weibo, so why do you care about Li Jiancheng?
What order did Li Yuan have, he could not listen to it at all, after all Li Shimin was the emperor.As for Li Shimin, if there are many merits in eliminating Li Jiancheng, he will listen to Li Shimin himself;

It doesn't matter.

Anyway, Li Shimin is just a king who chooses to cooperate, not a master.

"Let's go and have a look." Li He said, leading Ms. Duan, to the private residence of the former prince Li Jiancheng surrounded by the crowd.

All the princes live in the East Palace, and generally they don't have private houses, but Li Jiancheng is quite special. It was a small manor built by Li Jiancheng when his family was an official in the Sui Dynasty before he was not a prince and Li Yuan was not proclaimed emperor.

For fun.

Later, the whole family left Beijing and abandoned it for some time. After Li Yuan ascended the throne, it was used again.

Not only for fun, but sometimes when dealing with official business and discussing things with followers that are not suitable for discussion in other places, this is Li Jiancheng's second residence.

He even said that because the crown prince was not stable, the East Palace made him feel insecure, and this was his real home.

The concubines in the East Palace are not as favored as the concubines who used to live in this private house.

But in the same way, after the change of Xuanwu Gate, this place was also one of the places with the heaviest massacres in Chang'an City.Many of Li Jiancheng's favorite concubines, his sons and daughters, died here.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, this place was basically a taboo place that no one dared to touch.

Located on the edge of the busy city, but desolate and dilapidated, even beggars and refugees dare not enter!
At this time, a large group of people surrounded the desolate house. Not only the surrounding area, but also the sky was filled with Kongming lanterns with spells painted on them. They were arranged in an orderly manner and turned into a formation to prevent the locust demon from escaping.

The same is true for the underground, which was filled with special cinnabar mercury and special copper coins for suppression to prevent locusts from escaping.

The heavenly and earth nets that have been laid down are not enough to describe, it should be said that even gods cannot escape.

You know, Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, who also sit in Tianshitang, don't have any scruples. As the heroes of the Xuanwu Gate, these two dared to kill Li Jiancheng even if they were alive. Would they be afraid of death?
"National teacher, you are finally here." After Yu Chigong saw Li He, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

In fact, according to his personality, he had long wanted to enter and eliminate the demon, but because Li He was not around, he had no idea, and he didn't dare to act rashly-the headless general who was also one of the "Four Demon Kings" before was very difficult. He is not afraid of being involved in anything, but he doesn't want to let the locust demon get involved.

Beside, Qin Qiong did the same. After seeing Li He, he asked directly: "How sure is the national teacher of eliminating demons?"

"There is a poor Taoist, a mere demon king, nothing to worry about." Li He embraced Fuchen, and said with a smile: "It's just that this place involves some common things in the world of mortals, and the poor Taoist is not good at handling them. I wonder what you two think? "

What he said was actually procrastinating for time. In fact, he had already used his mana and started to investigate the locust demon's heel.

This follow-up does not refer to status, but merits and demerits during life.

As the monster transformed by Li Jiancheng's dead soul, killing him with one blow is not the best result: based on what it did during the drought, the monster body must be exterminated, and the crime is unforgivable.

However, simply destroying the demon body is not the same as disintegrating the soul.

For Taoist priests to subdue demons and eliminate demons, killing is not the goal, but eliminating "demons" is the key point. If Li Jiancheng was originally good-natured, but turned into demons and disasters only because of his tragic death, it can be converted, and it does not have to be exterminated.

Conversely, if one commits many evils during life and after death, one must be beaten to death.

Leaving a sliver of life to reincarnate, on the contrary, will not eliminate evil, and will damage merit.

"Since it's a common thing in the world of mortals, how does the Taoist priest think about it? It's just about eliminating demons." Qin Qiong said.

His meaning is obvious, that is to pretend that he doesn't know anything, and get rid of the demon directly.

There is no identity in life, the locust demon is the locust demon, just kill it.

"That's right, it's just about exorcising demons." Li He smiled and walked into the house.

Seeing this, no matter whether it was Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, or Kongkong Gongzi Tiancanjiao and others, they all followed.Chen Xuanzang also followed. Not only that, the fat monk who was eating meat buns at Caishikou in the distance, and the Jade Emperor who was doing Tai Chi at the headquarters of Tianshitang, all turned their gazes here.

Everyone was very curious about what magical power Li He would use to deal with the locust demon.

Contrary to Li He's expectations, there were no overwhelming locusts in the house, nor was there any dilapidated and messy demon lairs. There were only carefully cared for flowers and plants, and a white-robed scholar who was quietly sweeping fallen leaves in the courtyard.

Chuchen, calm, not at all like a monster, but more like a fairy.

"Be careful, this is the illusion of a demon. His real body is hidden in a place we cannot see." Ms. Duan said.

However, when she tried to find a way to break the illusion, she found that there was no flaw at all.

It was even impossible to find the real body of the locust demon.

"There is a kind of illusion, which uses false illusions to transform real things. The two are combined into one, and there is no flaw on the outside." Li He shook his head and said, "There is only one flaw in this illusion, that is, after all, the false is It is used to deceive, as long as you can find out the difference between the illusion and the reality, you can break the illusion."

The highest state of lies is that lies are contained in truth, and the same is true for illusions.

Use real flowers, real grass, and real fallen leaves to cover up the only unreality, so that people can't see through the fake.

"That's right, there are some people who understand in your Heavenly Master Hall." The white-robed scholar smiled slightly, and said, "But have you ever thought about it, our entire three realms of heaven, earth and human have long been shrouded in this kind of illusion, some Some things are true, and some things are not.”

"What do you mean?" Li He asked.

"It's up to you to comprehend it yourself. You can't say enough, otherwise 'it' will know." The white-robed scholar said, and a huge locust head suddenly appeared in his mouth, biting towards Li He.

Li He immediately pulled out the Xianyun sword and stabbed at it, but it only pierced through the teeth, but failed to hurt the vitals.

This is the first time that the Xianyun Sword has failed.

The strength of the locust demon is too strong, it is close to the Xuanxian, and it is impossible to pierce it without using the "Tianyan Dun Yijian" and relying on the sharpness of the Xianyun sword itself.

In fact, at this time, as long as Li He shot with all his strength, the locust monster, which was not at the level of Xuanxian, could be suppressed with a backhand.

But what the locust demon said before made him feel unusual.

If it is said that the entire Three Realms is shrouded in illusion, or it is synchronized with reality, and only the key part of the illusion is hidden, then what exactly is the illusion trying to hide?And who is it that arranged that illusion?

It can be said that this world is much more complicated than any world he has been to.

In line with the principle of always keeping one hand, he didn't use Tian Yandun's sword, but used the "Sword 23" he learned from Fengyun World to fight against the locust demon.At the same time, they greeted Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong and others, and besieged together.

Including Tian Canjiao and Young Master Kongkong, a group of people besieged a locust demon. Although they had a slight upper hand, they couldn't win for a while.

In the process, Li He kept intercepting information from the locust demon, and gradually discovered a lot of things.

For example, Li Jiancheng had a very good relationship with Li Shimin and Li Yuanji when he was a child, but it was only later that he couldn't help himself and turned against each other.In addition, he is not as bad as the history describes, maybe not as good as Li Shimin, but he is still a very charming person.

Otherwise, there would not be so many people willing to follow him.

In addition, and more importantly, after he turned into a locust demon, he was unconscious at the beginning, so he ravaged the Central Plains, causing the largest famine in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

But after regaining consciousness, he deliberately gathered the locusts, and did not do any more evil things.

This is completely opposite to what Tianshitang originally thought.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Poor Dao understands that those Taoist masters in the history of the Maoist world like to be alone. There are many things that you take care of. It may not be a good thing!" Li He muttered in his heart, increasing his hands , together with the crowd captured the locust demon.

Then they tried to kill, and Qin and Qiong found that even Mr. Kong's flying sword couldn't pierce the defense.

The "hard shell" ability of insects has been brought to the extreme by the locust demon.

"What should we do? Send him back?" Yu Chigong asked Li He.

"No, the locust demon is too dangerous and can only be executed on the spot. We need the most powerful exorcist in the world to use the most powerful exorcism method in the Three Realms to completely eliminate it!" Li He said, turning his head to look To Chen Xuanzang.

In this regard, everyone has black question marks on their faces.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Chen Xuanzang said.

……

"Master, I want an explanation!" Li Shimin said in the study, suppressing his anger.

Just now, Li He captured the locust demon, and asked "the most powerful exorcist in the world" Chen Xuanzang to use "the most powerful exorcism method in the Three Realms" three hundred nursery rhymes, with full firepower... and successfully let go of the locust demon .

Young Master Kongkong and the others were all dumbfounded at the time, while Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong also looked dumbfounded.

Li Shimin didn't understand what happened at all. After hearing the report, he was silent for a long time, and then he was so angry that someone called Li He over.

As for Li Yuan, he was very happy, and rewarded Li He with a delicious tomato tribute from Fanbang.

Although the things are bad, the part about Li Yuan in "Human Robbery" is over. Li Yuan will not let him do anything. Even if the locust demon is killed, it will no longer have anything to do with him, because he has already saved it once. .

And as long as he passes Li Shimin's level again, the human calamity will be completed and he will become a fairy.

"Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Li He asked with a smile without panicking.

"There is no one on the wall, I want to know why you let go of the locust monster on purpose!" Li Shimin said.

Regarding this, Li He smiled and said: "Actually, Pindao didn't want to let him go, but because he was entrusted by the Supreme Emperor, he couldn't do it himself, so he found the most powerful exorcist in the world and wanted to borrow his Hand, using the most powerful exorcism method in the Three Realms to kill it, pretending to want to let it go but failed. It's just that I never thought that because of a miscalculation, I really let go of the locust demon."

He really wanted to let go of the locust monster on purpose, but different sayings would have different results.

This time, he wanted to blame Chen Xuanzang.

"Only that money Tianshi, and that three hundred nursery rhymes? Do you know that now, people outside say that you are fooling a fool, and I am that fool!" Li Shimin said angrily.

If possible, he really wanted to slap Li He.

It's just that Li He is considered a high-ranking figure now, and he is also the pillar figure of Datang in the world of exorcism, so he can't move easily.

But no matter whether it can move or not, there must always be an explanation.

Otherwise, what Li He did would be an insult to people's IQ.

"That is the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, whose true identity is the eldest disciple of the 'Tathagata Buddha' in the Western Paradise, a person who ranks among the gods." Li He said: "The three hundred nursery rhymes in his hand are more Unusual, it is the legendary "Dari Tathagata Sutra", the headless general fell into his hands before... Pindao originally thought that if he killed the locust demon, he would be able to get rid of the scapegoat, no I offended the Supreme Emperor, but I didn't expect that they didn't work hard in the Buddhist sect, but instead cheated the poor."

(End of this chapter)