The fairy father

In the thatched house.

The thin old man in white robe was looking at the weak woman in front of him with a smile.

Hou Tu bowed and saluted. The old Taoist raised his hand and pointed to the seat next to him, and said slowly: "Long time no see."

"Teacher, why did you come here suddenly?"

Hou Tu poured tea beside him and held it in front of the old Taoist. The old Taoist took it with a smile, sipped the tea and nodded in appreciation.

Hou Tu was really a little strange at the moment.

She was only the teacher's registered disciple. When she attended the class in the Sea of ​​Chaos, she was the last to come and the first to leave. She barely spoke to the teacher.

"Sit down and chat," the old Taoist urged gently.

Hou Tu didn't dare to ask for help, so he bowed and bowed to the old Taoist, then went to sit on a wooden chair aside.

This old Taoist is the Taoist Hongjun who Li Ping'an and Huang Di are chatting about, the greatest master in the ancient world, Taoist Hongjun who killed the Demon Ancestor Luohu in ancient times.

Hou Tu asked softly: "Teacher, do you have anything to tell your disciples?"

The old Taoist shook his head slightly, looked at Houtu's appearance, and sighed: "Beizhou has suffered for tens of thousands of years, I really wronged you."

"Disciple does not feel aggrieved," Hou Tu pursed his lips slightly, "Disciple just feels that he is too useless and cannot even be protected by his clan members, alas."

"I know the things about the Witch Clan, and there are many causes and effects here."

The old Taoist said slowly:

"In order to prosper the Wu Clan, Xuan Ming gambled heavily on the fate of the Wu Clan, causing the Wu Clan to fall into dire straits.

"But you are the only one who has been protecting the Witch Clan and mediating the conflicts between the Witch Clan and the Human Clan. It is wrong for others to cause trouble and you to suffer.

"Now that you have led the Wu clan to defect to the new Emperor, it can be considered that all the hardships have been over."

Hou Tu said softly: "Of the twelve brothers and sisters, only one disciple is left now."

"Cause and effect are impermanent, and power is uncertain. The Twelve Ancestral Witches are innate gods, directly controlling the great principles and principles, and are difficult to associate with living beings."

Taoist Hongjun said warmly:

"I came here as a teacher today, firstly to preach, and secondly to give you a reminder.

"Houtu, your earth's great road has accompanying principles. Do you understand it now?"

Hou Tu thought carefully for a while and said slowly: "Teacher, my disciple's path of companionship seems to mean that fallen leaves return to their roots and flowers fall into mud. All living things on the earth will eventually return to the earth. Flowers, grass, insects and fish will return to nature, and the sky will turn around again." ."

"good."

Taoist Hongjun nodded with a smile, pointed out a round jade talisman with his fingertips, and pushed it in front of Hou Tu.

"The idea is correct, but it is not enough to enter the realm. Just continue to realize it like this.

"Here are some insights summarized by my teacher, which can help you understand this path as soon as possible."

"Thank you, teacher."

"No, it's the teacher who should thank you. You will know later."

Taoist Hongjun changed the topic and asked with a smile:

"You have been defecting to the New Heavenly Court for two years, and you have had some interactions with the New Heavenly Emperor.

"In your opinion, can Li Ping'an be able to shoulder the responsibility of the Emperor of Heaven?"

Hou Tu couldn't help but think carefully.

She certainly knew what the old man sitting in front of her was capable of.

The Demon Ancestor Luohu instigated a war between dragons and phoenixes, intending to collect the grievances of living beings in the world and seek a chance to achieve sainthood and transcendence, but he was killed by the teacher in front of him.

While all the innate beings were still confused and didn't know how to practice, the teacher had already cultivated Daluo, understood the true nature, and embarked on the road of killing three corpses and becoming a saint.

To this day, Hou Tu even doubts that this teacher, whom she still cannot understand at all, has become a saint.

This teacher is really too mysterious.

Therefore, Hou Tu had to worry that if she said the wrong thing, it would bring great trouble to Li Ping'an.

So she carefully considered her words and said softly:

"Although the new Heavenly Emperor has some shortcomings, they are all because he is still young, has quick thinking and extraordinary resourcefulness, and is also rare in having a benevolent heart and extremely concerned about living beings.

"If I let my disciples speak, there really is no more suitable candidate for Emperor of Heaven than him."

"oh?"

Taoist Hongjun smiled and said, "Do you really think so?"

"I dare not lie to the teacher," Hou Tu said seriously, "does the teacher have any dissatisfaction with the new Emperor?"

"No no no."

Taoist Hongjun waved his hand slightly:

"Whether the new Emperor can be a good Emperor has nothing to do with being a teacher.

"Whether the New Heavenly Court can exist for a long time has nothing to do with my master, and my master has no satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the new Heavenly Emperor.

"This is important."

Um? Hou Tu's expression was a little dazed.

Taoist Hongjun laughed dumbly: "There are many things here that I can't explain to you for the time being. It's probably... I have seen all the possibilities in the future, and since then I don't want to care about the affairs of the world. However, there are a few things... I couldn’t put it down, so I had to come back three more times, and this is the second time.”

Hou Tu thought for a moment and asked softly: "Teacher, since you know the future, can you give guidance to your disciples?"

Taoist Hongjun's eyes became much gentler, and he said slowly: "I don't want to personally promote anything... Although I will have cause and effect as long as I show up, I think these causes and effects are bearable and meaningful. of."

"Teacher is a great teacher."

Hou Tu responded softly and asked again:

"Then why don't you give some advice to the new Emperor?"

"Me, point him out? Hahaha!"

Taoist Hongjun stroked his beard and smiled:

"It is enough to have his father as his guide. Pindao is just a bystander now, and only by being a bystander can he be truly transcendent.

“All conditions in the world arise from greed, not seeking what you get, and not being trapped.

"The so-called detachment means, first, one has understood the secret of the origin of heaven and earth; second, one has no connection with heaven and earth; third, one has to find a way to leave this world."

Hou Tu was puzzled: "If you enter the sea of ​​chaos and remain unconfused for eternity, isn't it the same as escaping from this world?"

"No," Taoist Hongjun nodded slightly, "The creation of the world only opened up the prehistoric world from the sea of ​​chaos. The prehistoric world and the sea of ​​chaos where it is located have become one big world, and all tangible things are here. Relative to it is nothingness, this "being" is what I call heaven and earth, and the door to transcendence is between being and nothingness."

Hou Tu was slightly startled.

She sat there and thought carefully, and seemed to have some insights, but the insights were too complicated.

Taoist Hongjun sighed: "I can't change my habit of being a teacher, and something is involved again."

"Thank you teacher for teaching me the way to transcendence."

Hou Tu smiled and said:

"It's just that the Wu clan is in ruins and we don't know what the future holds. The disciples' hearts are full of worries and I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape."

Taoist Hongjun's eyes were still gentle.

It's just that there is a slight hint of loss behind the gentleness.

Hongjun said: "The first thing I have done in giving you the jade talisman, the second thing is to use your words to remind Li Ping'an."

"Teacher, please tell me," Hou Tu listened attentively.

Hongjun said slowly: "I have no intention of arguing with their father and son about the principles of heaven and earth. Their paths and ways are different. We can just live well, but we still have to have some respect for the way of heaven. The so-called way of heaven is not theirs." It’s so simple to understand.”

Hou Tu asked again: "Teacher, how should the Heavenly Court be established now? Why do the two leaders of the Western Sect insist on blocking the Heavenly Court?"

"This matter is related to the inner heaven and the outer heaven."

Hongjun pondered for a few times, as if hesitating whether to say more, but when he saw Hou Tu's somewhat concerned eyes, he shook his head with a smile.

He said:

“There are many plans and reasons for both Jie Yin and Zhunti.

"The main reason is for their chance of sanctification. Their chance of sanctification lies in the matter of incense. As long as everyone in the human race believes in it, they can take a big step forward and reach the edge of sanctification. This is also their The method of practice.

“Therefore, many plans of Western religions will ultimately fall into the hands of the human race, because behind the incense is the human race’s own destiny.

"The second reason is much simpler. They vowed to overwhelm the Sanqing. This is because in ancient times, they were humiliated by the Taiqing... I don't say it was humiliated, they just couldn't beat them. If they couldn't beat them, they would say, 'The West is barren. ', meaning I have too few treasures to defeat you.

“In addition, there is another reason, and that is related to their master.

"I don't know much about this matter, and they won't tell me their specific plans."

Hou Tu nodded slightly: "In this way, Heaven wants to get the incense of the human race, and they also want to compete for the incense of the human race."

"Are you worried about the Witch Clan?"

"Well," Hou Tu said, "Since the fall of the ancient emperor Jun, many evil things in the world seem to be instigated by Western religions. The disciples naturally want to help the heaven."

Hongjun sighed: "You will help, and you will become the most critical help in Heaven, the kind of help that Li Ping'an will kowtow to you a few times."

"Teacher, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing, nothing, my teacher is gone."

Hongjun waved his hand, and there was a ball of clear and turbid air under his feet. This clear and turbid air slowly rose, and his figure slowly dissipated from bottom to top, as if he was being swallowed.

Before he left, he said:

"The way of heaven is divided into the inner and outer, the heaven is divided into the north and the south, the emperor of heaven is facing disaster, and the father of heaven is the source of blessing."

Houtu was slightly startled.

When she came back to her senses, she could no longer sense any aura from the white-robed old man, and could only stand there quietly in trance.

"Thank you teacher for reminding me."

…

at the same time.

Return to the huge scabbard of the Lord of Prehistoric Heaven and Earth.

Xuanyuan Huangdi, who was meditating cross-legged with his arms folded, Gui Lingling, who was sleeping on his stomach in the ravine behind the scabbard, and Huanglong Zhenren, who was a little tipsy, all looked at Li Ping'an, who was undergoing his fourth spiritual transformation.

Li Ping'an held his hands together, and under the colorful glow hovering in his palms, his whole person seemed to have a touch of the Taoist charm of the Immortal Family.

Having learned from the experience and lessons from being hacked last time, Li Ping'an used fewer Five Elements treasures to transform his spirit this time than last time.

Last time he enlightened in front of Taiqing Laozi, obtained the Tao Sutra, and also realized a little bit of the Yin and Yang Dao. Now he can also attract some Yin and Yang Qi and merge into the essence of the Fountain of Youth.

Tempering the essence of the Fountain of Youth has lasted for half a day, and now it has reached a critical moment.

Li Ping'an suddenly opened his eyes, with a golden light blooming in his eyes. The essence of the Fountain of Youth that almost returned to its original state and returned to a clear water droplet flew upwards in his palm. His soul rushed out from his chest and swallowed the Fountain of Youth in one gulp.

In an instant, there was a long spiritual light and bursts of rays of light.

A beam of golden light seemed to appear behind Li Ping'an. The golden light took away many impurities, and the power of his soul was weakened by 20%, but his soul was more condensed and solid.

The soul reflected all over his body, and Li Ping'an revealed his glazed treasure body.

He heard roars in his body again, and the power of the soul that had been removed before slowly rose, and his own aura increased slightly.

Four spiritual transformations, successfully completed!

Li Pingan opened his eyes and glanced at the sky with a guilty conscience.

No... divine punishment?

Just as he was about to smile, his Taoist heart skipped a beat, and a jet-black divine thunder streaked across the horizon and hit his forehead, making him tremble all over. His Taoist robes were torn, and his skin was stained with two layers of burnt black.

He knew it!

Li Pingan showed a bit of a wry smile and sighed leisurely:

"It's okay this time, not too bad."

Xuanyuan Huangdi laughed and scolded: "No wonder you want to do such a thing of spiritual transformation here. The majestic Emperor of Heaven was condemned by God. If word spread, people will think that you are not in harmony with the way of heaven. The matter is really big!"

"Is spiritual transformation fun?"

The Holy Mother Turtle Spirit asked in a crisp voice and jumped over.

"Give me some from the Fountain of Youth to play with!"

"Here," Li Ping'an threw a pot of the Fountain of Youth over, "This is not the real Fountain of Youth, but it is 70% to 80% as effective as the real Fountain of Youth. It was obtained by one of my brothers in the human race's treasure house."

Xuanyuan Huangdi's face darkened: "In front of my emperor, you dare to say that you stole the treasure house!"

Li Ping'an could only sneer: "Your Majesty, you still care about this. There is a lot of water in the Fountain of Youth, but it is no longer used. Moreover, the Fountain of Youth should not have any effect on the masters of the Taiyi Realm. A golden immortal can do it if he wants to spiritually transform. Bankrupting my stored fountain of youth.”

Gui Lingling curiously pinched a drop of the Fountain of Youth and turned to look at Master Huang Long beside him.

Li Pingan is not easy to tease;

The weakest among the three is this true dragon.

Gui Lingling flicked her fingers, and a drop of the Fountain of Youth flew towards Huang Long; Huang Long waved a palm with a black face and scattered the water from the Fountain of Youth!

Huang Long said calmly: "Don't try it. This thing can allow ordinary masters to live another life when they are seriously injured and on the verge of death, but the price is that they need to absorb the spiritual power of other living beings. If you want to make a poor man embarrassed, one drop is far from enough."

"My hands were a bit slippery just now, hehe."

Gui Lingling threw the gourd back and said:

"Master nephew, how much does your spiritual transformation method weigh in total?"

"Well, I've only reached the sixth level of deduction at this time."

Li Pingan said seriously:

"Now I don't want to use the merits of heaven to improve my cultivation. I just want to complete the path of spiritual transformation before I become a golden immortal."

Xuanyuan Huangdi said in a deep voice: "The highest level of spiritual transformation should be the ninth level, and the treasures required at the later stages should be more demanding. If you want to complete this matter, you will need great perseverance and great effort."

“But there are a lot of benefits.”

Li Ping'an clenched his fists. It felt good to feel his strength improve in a short period of time.

Gui Lingling asked again: "Is your fountain of youth enough?"

"There isn't much left," Li Ping'an said sternly, "When I have time later, I will ask my senior brother who is the Human Emperor to borrow some more."

"Well, you, the thick-browed and big-eyed Li Tiandi, haven't separated from the human race yet, but you are just worried about the human race's heritage?"

Xuanyuan Huangdi laughed and cursed:

"Go find the Queen Mother of the West yourself!

"As long as you nod your head, you will get both people and wealth. The Queen Mother of the West has the real fountain of youth. I guess if you want to complete the sixth level of spiritual transformation, you will have to ask her.

"Wonderful! I thought Queen Mother Xi had no leverage, but I didn't expect that she also hid a treasure that would help you become enlightened."

Li Ping'an:...

"Now the benefits gained from spiritual transformation are not small."

Li Ping'an looked calmly in the direction of the main world and said slowly:

"Senior brother, I thought about it carefully. Fairy Ziyuan will arrange to become a full-time immortal official later.

"The position of the Immortal Official in Heaven should be occupied by capable and virtuous people, and it should not be determined by my own personal feelings."

Xuanyuan Huangdi nodded with a smile.

Gui Lingling murmured: "Hmph, that Zi Yao must have bad intentions, I want to be an immortal official too!"

"Um?"

Li Ping'an looked at Gui Lingling and couldn't help but have some reverie.

Let the Jie Jiao Immortal be an immortal official... How can you confer this Immortal Jie Jiao with the Immortal Tribulation, that is, the Great God Conferring Catastrophe?

Does this mean that there is no need to die to enter the list of gods?

But then again, is there such a thing as a list of gods? If Taoist Hongjun doesn't agree with Taoism, who will give him the list of gods?

Was the list of gods formed out of thin air? Even Li Ping'an wouldn't believe it if he beat the top ten disciples to death.

Li Ping'an felt like he knew the future, but he didn't know how it would be realized. He was looking at flowers in the mist, looking at the moon across the sea...

"W-why do you look at me like that?"

Gui Lingling puffed up her mouth and looked away, her cute and cute face seemed to have a blush.

Only then did Li Ping'an realize that he was a little rude, and hurriedly said: "I was thinking about something just now, and I offended you."

Xuanyuan Huangdi looked at Gui Lingling and then at Li Ping'an, a question mark appeared on his forehead.

Master Huang Long chuckled: "Ping'an, why don't you give me an immortal official position for my uncle? You can't favor one over the other!"

"This, we will study it later, we will study it later."

Li Pingan said seriously:

"I can make the decision on the merits of heaven to a certain extent. As long as you make some contribution, uncle, I can give you as much as possible.

"But the position of Immortal Official, especially now that Heavenly Court has not yet been established, I really don't know how to give it to you, and I don't dare to agree randomly."

"Understood, understood."

Master Huanglong smiled and said:

"I'm just joking with you. Is Pindao the kind of person who is greedy for power? He's just trying to find a way to befriend Heavenly Dao."

Xuanyuan Huangdi smiled and said: "Let's walk slowly and change into decent clothes later. When the gongs and drums are beaten at the Notre Dame Palace Assembly, we will show up together."

"Why?"

Gui Lingling asked absently.

Xuanyuan Huangdi stood with his hands behind his back and said proudly: "This is called Fan'er. When you reach my fame and status, you will understand."

"Hey, cousin, do your ministers know that you're like this? I'm going to sleep!"

Gui Lingling made a face, floated to the middle of the scabbard and continued to sleep.

Li Ping'an looked at her nimble back and thought of the slight abnormality in her expression before, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

Has he become too close to his uncle recently?

Pay attention later, pay attention later.

"By the way, Ping'an," Xuanyuan Huangdi said, "Before leaving, the Dragon Clan asked me what kind of woman you like. They wanted to give you a few dragon eggs."

"Senior brother, is there any logical connection between the two things you mentioned?"

"Of course!"

Xuanyuan Huangdi said seriously:

"Today's dragon girls, only a very small number are virgins. They all have arrogant temperaments, and you can't tame them.

"If the Dragon Clan wants to marry you, it can only start cultivating it from the dragon egg. The Dragon Clan has a secret method, and you can see the future dragon body and innate Tao body appearance, as well as personality of the dragon egg.

"As long as you become more famous in the world, next time you go there, they will probably give you a dragon egg. As long as the dragon egg becomes your concubine, and you give her some heavenly merit, it will definitely hatch. .

"My own daughter-in-law hatched her own eggs, what a wonderful story!"

Li Ping'an's forehead was covered with black lines.

"Senior brother, if I attack you in the realm of the human race, is it considered treason?"

"It should be calculated."

"Don't worry about me when you have nothing to do! Why am I hatching dragon eggs? Why don't you spend more time on your three thousand sisters-in-law every day? After the heaven is established, I will first organize a personal royal dating conference for you to match them. You make peace with the hundreds of tribes!"

"You brat are so brave! Eat my kick!"

"The Heavenly Emperor's Zhuangyan Fist!"

"The Human Emperor crouched on the tiger's palm!"

Master Huang Long looked at the two 'young men' who were fighting in front of him without any expression with an expressionless face, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.

Ah, childish devil.