Chapter 4 Snowstorms Fascinating Eyes

The four cities of the Imperial Capital, after the outer four cities, the inner eight districts, and the Imperial City, is the core palace city, which is the traditional imperial palace.

Today is New Year's Eve. His Majesty the Emperor is giving a banquet in the palace. It officially starts at the end of the twelfth month of the year and ends at the beginning of the second month of the year. The time is very short, only half an hour.

Using the Western timekeeping method, it starts at 23:00 and ends at 24:00, which is only one hour. It is very late in time. The reason for this arrangement is to allow ministers to have New Year's Eve dinner with their families and then come to the palace for the banquet, so that both will not be delayed.

Xie Linyuan, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, hurried over and was almost late, but he was not late after all.

After the "Owner" was exiled by Qi Niang, the "Inn" was completely defeated. The "Cook" alone could not stop Qi Niang's two three corpse incarnations. There was no way, and the "Shopkeeper" could only choose to support the "Cook", so Xie Linyuan was able to rush back to the Imperial Capital to participate in the banquet given by His Majesty the Emperor.

At this time, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu happened to meet the King of Liao.

Before the banquet began, there was a complicated blessing ceremony in the palace, so Li Ruoshui, the head of the Imperial Capital Dao Palace, and Shi Bingyun, the second deputy palace master, had to come first to participate in the blessing.

The Taoist blessing is divided into six levels. The highest is the Universal Grand Ceremony, which is presided over by the emperor himself and offers 3,600 seats. The second is the Zhoutian Grand Ceremony, which offers 2,400 seats. The third is the Luotian Grand Ceremony, which offers 1,200 seats. Then there are the Golden Sutra Grand Ceremony, the Jade Sutra Grand Ceremony, and the Yellow Sutra Grand Ceremony.

This blessing is the scale of the Luotian Grand Ceremony, but in line with the trend of Taoist reform, the time was shortened as early as the Xuansheng era. It was not as long as 49 days, but only seven hours. The original statement of the god position was also changed to the position of the star because of the ancient immortals. The gods were no longer emphasized, and they were summarized as "all the mighty spirits." The whole ceremony is more like worshipping ancestors or heaven, rather than praying to gods and Buddhas.

The most important affairs of the country are sacrifices and wars.

This Luotian Grand Ceremony was presided over by Pingzhang Dazhenren Jiang Hedao, and Li Ruoshui and Shi Bingyun served as assistants. Fourteen hours, from early morning to midnight.

There must be a reason for Pingzhang Dazhenren to come to the Imperial Capital from afar.

Then there is the banquet and the fireworks show after midnight.

As the Liao King Qin Quanxiao said, the fireworks in the Imperial Capital have been prepared long ago.

I just don’t know who the fireworks are for today.

Pingzhang Dazhenren Jiang Hedao did not attend the banquet, but went to Taiping Temple. It is the Taiping Temple located on the former site of the Silijian. As the name suggests, it has a great relationship with Taiping Dao. If the national teacher comes to the Imperial Capital, he will stay here and sit and discuss Taoism with His Majesty the Emperor.

On weekdays, Taiping Temple is managed by special Taiping Dao disciples, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter. However, Pingzhang Dazhenren is certainly not an ordinary person. Putting aside his position, he and the national teacher are both first-class innocent Taoist priests, so naturally no one will stop this great zhenren.

Speaking of which, the national teacher has not been in Beijing for a few years. The last time Taiping Temple was opened, it was Qingwei Zhenren who came to Beijing. It’s just that Qingwei Zhenren has been very low-key in the past year, but Donghua Zhenren has been in the limelight.

Jiang Hedao can choose not to attend the banquet, but Li Ruoshui and Shi Bingyun have to come. Both of them are familiar faces at such banquets, especially Shi Bingyun, who is an old acquaintance with many royal relatives and has a good relationship with them. Jin Wang Qin Quanyi is also famous for his good popularity. Many young juniors with a more lively temperament are almost calling him aunt in person.

The banquet was arranged in Fengtian Hall.

Time passed little by little.

When the pointer of the Western clock finally pointed directly upwards, the bell rang outside.

Then it was shocked.

It was like an earthquake.

After all, the Imperial Capital was still some distance away from the Five Elements Mountain, so it was not as if the mountain was shaking and the earth was shaking. It was just that the tables and chairs shook for a moment, and the wine in the cup rippled with a little ripples.

In an instant, the huge Fengtian Hall became silent.

Those who knew were silent.

Those who did not know were in doubt.

Xie Linyuan's hand trembled slightly, and some wine spilled.

Is this successful?

This success, of course, is not the success of "heart monkey", but the success of "calming the heart monkey".

Many people wanted to sneak a peek at the emperor's expression, but found that the emperor had already stood up and left.

Many people looked out to see if there were any strange signs, such as purple air coming from the east.

It's a pity that there was no special strange sign tonight except that the stars were brighter.

Since it was already midnight, and the emperor had left, today's banquet would end here.

Shi Bingyun stood up and looked at Li Ruoshui beside him: "Taozu bless, peace and safety, another peaceful year."

Li Ruoshui had no expression on his face and did not speak.

Shi Bingyun said again: "Why, is Lord Li unhappy?"

Li Ruoshui then forced a smile: "It seems that the Luotian Grand Ceremony presided over by the Great Immortal himself is extraordinary, and now it has begun to work."

Shi Bingyun's mouth curled up slightly, and she walked towards Qin Quanyi who was waiting for her not far away, and then the two walked out together.

The fireworks show that had been prepared and waited for a long time began.

The royal fireworks were of course different. They were designed with various patterns and emphasized the word "big". Together with the fireworks set off by ordinary people, the sky above the entire Imperial Capital was "almost without a foot of pure land", as if it had become a gorgeous ocean of smoke and flames.

Qin Quanyi and Shi Bingyun stood on the Xumi throne of the Fengtian Hall, leaning on the railing to look out, not at the fireworks in the sky, but at the direction of the Five Elements Mountain.

Compared to the slight tremor of the Imperial Capital, the Five Elements Mountain was shaking.

Even if the "Mind Monkey" was at its most vulnerable moment, it was still comparable to an immortal. Even if the Purple Light True Lord descended to the human world, it was not his true body after all. If he wanted to destroy the "Mind Monkey", he had to rely on the violent earth energy of the Five Elements Mountain.

It was certainly possible to destroy the "Mind Monkey" with earth energy. Borrowing earth energy was much simpler than suppressing it, because the earth energy of the Five Elements Mountain was restless. Borrowing earth energy was going with the flow, while suppressing earth energy was going against the flow.

The ancestor of Xuanhuiyuan could not suppress earth energy and deal with Purple Light True Lord at the same time. This would fall into a situation where he was attacked from both sides by earth energy and Purple Light True Lord, and he might be drawn into the vortex of earth energy of the Five Elements Mountain, so the ancestor of Xuanhuiyuan directly gave up suppressing earth energy.

The earth energy was like boiling water, and Purple Light True Lord added fuel to the fire.

Although the "Mind Monkey" was powerful, it had not yet formed a mind. After all, people who cultivate the mind are different from those who cultivate the power. Their supernatural powers are all based on the word "heart". Their bodies are not strong, and they have no consciousness to resist the earth's energy. They soon dissolved in the increasingly turbulent earth's energy.

The aftermath of the death of "Xinyuan" once again aggravated the loss of control of the earth's energy.

The earth's energy is like river water, and the earth veins are like rivers. When the river water surges and overflows the embankment, it will cause floods. When the earth's energy surges, it will cause earthquakes.

So the huge Five Elements Mountain trembled continuously, the mountain collapsed and cracked, the mountain collapsed and cracked, and the rocks fell like rain. Fortunately, the Shenshu Imperial Guards had already blocked the Five Elements Mountain, and there were no other people waiting at this time.

The first to bear the brunt was the cave inside the Five Elements Mountain.

The formation is based on the earth's energy. When the earth's energy ran wild and out of control, the formation also began to collapse.

In other words, the entire small cave began to collapse.

Seeing that the situation was over, the ancestor of Xuanhuiyuan grabbed the Liao King Qin Quanxiao and left the place directly.

However, at this time, the divine power given by the Taoist sect was about to be exhausted. As a lesson from the past, Zi Guang Zhenjun once sneaked into Yujing, plotted evil, and even almost took control of the Great Zhenren Mansion. The Taoist sect did not dare to be unprepared, so the divine power given by the Taoist sect was just enough for Zi Guang Zhenjun to destroy the "heart monkey", but not to let Zi Guang Zhenjun have spare energy to do some "private affairs".

"What a good container, I really don't want to give it up." Zi Guang Zhenjun said to himself, "What a pity, what a pity."

There is an observatory in Taiping Temple. At this time, Pingzhang Da Zhenren Jiang Hedao was standing on the observatory, with his hands behind his back, looking through the heavy smoke and fog, and looking at the Five Elements Mountain.

Generally speaking, the Great Zhenren does not like to oppress others with his eyes, unless he wants to remind others, such as at this time. Jiang Hedao's eyes that seemed to be substantial passed through the mountain of the Five Elements Mountain, through many obstacles, and fell on Zi Guang Zhenjun.

Of course, his eyes could not do anything to Zi Guang Zhenjun, he just reminded Zi Guang Zhenjun-I am watching you.

Before the "heart monkey" was destroyed, Jiang Hedao was mainly on guard against the court. After the "heart monkey" was destroyed, Jiang Hedao no longer guarded against the court, but ensured that Zi Guang Zhenjun fulfilled the agreement.

Under Jiang Hedao's gaze, countless flowing flowers emerged from Qi Xuansu's body, separated from Qi Xuansu's body, passed through the mountain of Wuxing Mountain, and rushed to the unpredictable kingdom of God in the night sky.

Jiang Hedao then retracted his sight.

At this time, Wuxing Mountain had no restrictions at all, and people were free to enter and exit.

Lin Yuanmiao and Zhou Jiaoxian appeared here one after another.

Zhou Jiaoxian did not recognize Lin Yuanmiao, but there were too many non-Taoists who appeared tonight, and seeing that Zhang Yuelu seemed to recognize Lin Yuanmiao, he did not care, just thinking that he was a master of Qingping Society or Ziguang Society.

At this time, the cave was broken, and the situation inside became complicated. It was no longer a smooth road. This was the deepest part of the entire cave, and the road was long and obstructed. Although the ancestor of Xuanhuiyuan brought Qin Quanxiao to and from the cave freely, Zhang Yuelu alone might not be able to take the unconscious Qi Xuansu away smoothly.

Although Lin Yuanmiao was in the infinite stage of cultivation, he had the foundation of an immortal. Facing this situation, he was not panicked. He directly carried Qi Xuansu on his back and signaled Zhang Yuelu to follow him to leave.

Originally, the arrangement of the Taoist sect was that Zhou Jiaoxian was responsible for the final cleanup, rescuing Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu while ensuring that the "heart monkey" was dead. It was just unknown whether Zi Guang Zhenjun deliberately used too much force, or Zi Guang Zhenjun had other plans. The degree and speed of the collapse of the cave far exceeded the Taoist sect's expectations. If Zhou Jiaoxian chose to save people, it would be difficult to make the final confirmation.

At this time, Lin Yuanmiao took Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu away, which made Zhou Jiaoxian feel relieved. He no longer made things difficult. He threw a talisman that he had prepared long ago into the rolling earth air, and took out a compass and aimed it at the original location of the "heart monkey".

On the other side, Qi Niang and Wu Guangbi also entered the Five Elements Mountain.

Qi Niang took over from Zi Guang Zhenjun and held Yao Pei in her hand, just like holding a kitten.

Wu Guangbi didn't dare to be so presumptuous. The key was that Li Changge was the only one among the young people who was intact and moved freely, so he just stood beside Li Changge.

Li Changge put his hands behind his back, holding the "human world" that had turned back to three feet long horizontally, and looked at Qi Niang deeply.

Qi Niang glared back at Li Changge unceremoniously, as if to say, what are you looking at, if you look again, I'll dig your eyeballs out.

There is no doubt that Qi Niang can do such a thing.

"Mr. Li, let's go." Wu Guangbi stepped forward unnoticed and stood in front of Li Changge.

Li Changge nodded and bowed to Qi Niang: "Senior Yao, see you later."