Heart Survey

Chapter 2397 Lighting the Light
Gong Tianya of Yue sat down, and Erzhuhe of Li stood up.

One follows the other, and the country is full of vitality.

After Hong Junyan unified the northwest and established the Kingdom of Li, he had always made encouraging childbirth a national policy, and selected babies with excellent physiques across the country. The court funded and intensively trained them, selecting the best from the best, aiming for the Yellow River Meeting, and even the new term of Taixu Pavilion members.

He woke up from the "past". Although the State of Li is new, it has no lack of history. What needs to be proven again and again is the future of the country.

It was in this context that Erzhuhe was a genius cultivated with the whole country's efforts.

Compared to Xie Ai of the old snow, he is more "new" and can better represent the vitality of the Li Kingdom.

"Liguo Erzhuhe, respectfully asks the True Lord." Erzhuhe is only eleven years old, with a thick frame, as strong as a calf. He suddenly jumped up, as if he was competing with someone, with a momentum that roared over the mountains and rivers. "In today's world, a hundred flowers bloom and the world contends. Taoism is long-lasting, martial arts are newly developed, gods still exist, people ask about immortals - the True Lord said there are no immortals in heaven, is the road to immortality cut off?"

Yu Xianyu was surprised at this time that Hong Junyan, the founding emperor of the Li Kingdom, was also the inheritor of the Fairy Palace, and he had transcended the ages with the immortal method of longevity. The Winter Fairy Palace that he presided over later became the Frost Fairy Lord Xu Qiuci. But Hong Junyan is back now... Does it mean that the Longevity Palace has returned?

Looking at the world today, based on the known situation.

Xu Wang, Marquis Zhen of the Qin State, is in charge of the Yinyuan Fairy Palace, which is also the most complete fairy palace in the world.

Jiang Wang, the True Lord of Zhenhe, inherited part of the Yunding Fairy Palace, Ruyi Fairy Palace, and Wanxian Palace. He once replicated a semi-complete Yunding Fairy Palace in Tianjing City.

King Qin Guang, who has no gates to hell, has clearly obtained the inheritance of the Palace of Ten Thousand Immortals.

Even Huang Weizheng, a transcendent figure of the time, once controlled the Beast Taming Palace!
Plus Hong Junyan...

The influence of the Asgard era seems to have never been truly erased!

Not only has it not completely disappeared, but it has unknowingly become an important inheritance force in the world. In the era when the Immortal Palace dominated the world, can it be revived?
"Answer Erzhuhe, not Erzhuhe of Liguo." The celestial being said calmly, "I don't know much about immortals, so I can't talk about the path to immortality. But I know that there is always a way out."

Erzhuhe has his own path, but Erzhuhe of Li may have a path he has to take.

Erzhu He doesn't look like a child, he doesn't have any naivety, he looks like a real warrior from a bitter cold land, he seems ready to fight with someone at any time, looking at Jiang Wang at this moment: "True Lord, are you saying that God has mercy?"

"There is always a way out for everyone. It doesn't mean that the way of heaven is kind and will leave no way for anyone. It means that if people want to move forward, no one can stop them." Jiang Wang said: "There are only three paths in life. The first is to ask yourself what path you want to take; the second is to ask yourself what path you are good at; the third is to ask yourself what path you can take - the world is content with the road under your feet, and the blooming of a hundred flowers is spring!"

Erzhuhe seemed to be thinking about something and sat down with a rumble.

Compared with Jiang Wang’s current level, the young geniuses are really far behind.

Even for Gong Tianya, who has the highest level of cultivation, the road from the inner palace to the top is endless and the peak is endless.

Of course they could seek for skills, but with such a good opportunity, it would be a huge waste even if they asked Jiang Wang to teach them the sword skills that won the championship in the inner court.

The young geniuses come here more to seek guidance from the Tao.

But people like Zhuge Zuo believed that observation is better than asking, and that the details and answers people reveal unintentionally are far more real and specific than the deliberate answers given after careful consideration.

Not everyone has the opportunity to observe a contemporary legend up close.

In today's world, every genius who aspires to be the best in the world must see Jiang Wang standing in front of him.

As soon as Chaowen Daotian Palace was built, people flocked to it.

They come here to make a pilgrimage, to hear the truth, to see the highest mountain, and they must cross this mountain in this lifetime to reach the summit.

Who will usher in a new era?

Who is the next Jiang Wang?
Who will become the person who surpasses Jiang Wang like Jiang Wang surpassed Xiang Fengqi?
This is also one of the purposes of establishing Chao Wen Dao Palace, and it is the answer that Jiang Wang is looking for.

Without this ambition, you cannot be called a peerless person!

Of course, Zhuge Zuo also observed Gong Tianya. Jiang Wang was the scenery on the heights, and Gong Tianya was the traveler beside him.

The State of Yue is no longer a concern.

In the current public opinion environment, Wen Jingxiu's self-reform is generally not seen as the courage to break everything, but rather as a last struggle at the end of the road.

The prosperity of Yue land after its destruction and reconstruction was just like the spring of a vegetable garden.

The officials of Zhanghuatai often discussed this and called it "testing the fields".

All the problems exposed in the political reform of Yue State will serve as lessons for Chu State, and all the mistakes made in the political reform of Yue State will be solved in advance in the political reform of Chu State.

The Chu people would even "help" the Yue State openly or secretly. Of course, they would not help it become stronger, but rather to guard its fence so that no matter how much trouble it suffered, this vegetable garden would not collapse immediately.

In the first month, Senior Minister Zhang Zheng went on a mission to the State of Wei.

In February, Zhongli Yan ascended the Book Mountain.

National restructuring, political unrest, the death of the king and the death of his prime minister... Chu took on all the external storms that Yue was bound to face!
All the bold attempts in the political reform of Chu could be tried in Yue in advance. If you can, take big steps; if you can't, stop.

No matter how hard you try to cultivate a small vegetable garden in front of a door, the fruits it bears will eventually become food for the people of Chu. As Zhu Yuqing, a minister, said, "You can just watch the wind and rain, lie down and listen to the music, and eat slowly with chopsticks."

Zhuge Zuo disagreed with this - Yue had its advantages over Chu. First, the nobles were all dead, and the boat was small and easy to turn around. Second, the "test field" was bolder and the pace was faster. If it was well taken care of, it would be more fertile than the later ones.

The first wave of rich resources fed back by the flood of humanity is the hope of Yuedi. Enjoy the dividends of the reform and soar to the sky. This is probably the light of day that Gao Zheng sees.

In this matter, Huang Weizhen's attitude is also crucial. After all, even if he can really grab the light of the sky, he needs Feng Qiwu to show it.

In a sense, Gao Zheng might be Huang Weizhen's most sincere comrade. After all, he was dead and had nothing to ask for. He just wanted a prosperous Yue Kingdom, hoping that it could be realized in Huang Weizhen's previous ideal.

But whether Yue is a concern is for Chu. Gong Tianya is undoubtedly someone Zhuge Zuo needs to pay attention to - although there are Zuo Guangshu, Qu Shunhua, Xiang Bei, Dou Zhao, and Zhongli Yan before him, but the romantic Chu is not young, and the fifteen-year-old Gong Tianya should be Zhuge Zuo's opponent.

Gong Tianya's talent is not the most amazing. Compared with the peerless talents of Bao Xuanjing and Gong Weizhang, it is obviously a little bit inferior.

However, his danger does not lie in this.

In my grandfather's words, this is a man of faith.

Once people have faith, it is difficult to defeat them and they refuse to burn out.

The dignified Star Wizard did not regard him as a child, but as a person who needed to be taken seriously.

Zhuge Zuo didn't even feel that he had the qualifications to be disrespectful.

He was observing Gong Tianya, Yu Xianyu, Fan Zheng... observing every future opponent of his.

Of course, he would not forget the most important thing his grandfather said before he left -

That is what Yuanye asked about, the "Heavenly Immortal" that all the seekers here are very concerned about!
Yes, the Star Shaman of the Chu State also asked about the “immortals in heaven”.

It seemed that those true wise men, or people who had some degree of understanding of this world, were all certain that Jiang Wang had insight into something in the deep sea of ​​the Heavenly Dao.

Before entering the Nine-Grid Assessment, his grandfather told him that there were thirty-six seats in the Discussion Hall and it was better to arrive late rather than early.

If no one mentioned "immortal matters" before the halfway point of the discussion, Zhuge Zuo would need to stand up and ask Jiang Zhenjun if there were any immortals in heaven! Bring Jiang Wang's answer back to Zhanghuatai.

If others have asked first, he will not mention it at all and carefully observe the reactions of all parties.

If it was a Jing countryman who asked the immortal in heaven first, then he could find an opportunity to ask about the path he wanted to ask in the future - the Star Witch naturally had a plan, and someone as precocious as Zhuge Zuo also had self-knowledge, but today the name Jiang Wang, even if placed next to the Star Witch, would still shine brightly and reveal the jade.

If the person who first asked about the immortal in heaven was not a Jing citizen, he would keep silent and not let anyone know that he was asking about the immortal.

Grandpa's planning style was like this. Every choice and every detail had to be considered carefully. Even if he was just a 12-year-old kid who came to Chaowendao Palace to seek the truth, Grandpa would consider every aspect for him, such as A, B, C, and D, and explain clearly how to choose each one. Even if he sent a fool, as long as he followed the orders, it would not go wrong - he was just afraid that he would be a little smart and have his own ideas.

Sitting in charge of Zhanghuatai, he had to do everything himself, and everything was complicated and detailed. It was inevitable to be exhausted in such a life, and it was especially exhausting to serve the country.

Even if twelve more officials were added to share the pressure on Zhanghuatai, Grandpa's situation was not optimistic. Zhu Yuqing, Li Henghua and the others were more like a handover...

Zhuge Zuo didn't want to think about it.

He naturally believed in his grandfather's wisdom and carefully thought about the meaning behind every choice his grandfather made.

When Yuan Ye asked the fairy in heaven, Yu Xianyu was touched - although she concealed it well, it could not escape Zhuge Zuo's eyes.

It is obvious that Yu Xianyu is the person my grandfather guessed, the one from Jingguo who is probably going to ask the immortal in heaven.

This is where things get interesting!
The age of immortals has become smoke, and there is no immortal in the world - Jiang Zhenjun has his own way, and the inheritance of the Immortal Palace is just a tool he controls, not the root. Just like Xu Wang of Qin State is Zhenhou, not an immortal of fate.

In the age without immortals, people everywhere asked about immortals. Who were they asking about?
Zhuge Zuo of Chu, Yu Xianyu of Jing, and Yuan Ye of He all asked the same question. But they all had their own plans and their goals were different. But the vague web of weaving made Zhuge Zuo feel magnificent!
Zhuge Zuo knew that his grandfather would not give him an answer. If he wanted to know, he would have to explore it himself.

This is a game between grandfather and grandson.

The world is a chess game, with all the players in the world taking turns to take action.

The joy of life lies therein.

Just as Zhuge Zuo himself was not told the reason before being asked such a question, he guessed that Yu Xianyu was also not told the reason when he was given a similar task. Because after hearing Jiang Wang's answer, Yu Xianyu was obviously confused, just like him.

Compared to Yuan Ye, who was directly descended by the gods, he and Yu Xianyu obviously did not have the power to keep secrets.

So regarding the question about the "immortals in heaven", the level involved in the plans of various parties is most likely the level of the original gods?
Zhuge Zuo characterized it in his mind as "restricted transcendence."

Of course, he could not understand the great power of transcendence, but if Huang Weizhen and Ying Yunnian were to come to the Heavenly Palace to pay homage to the Dao, they would never use the method of descending gods to drive the bodies of the temple priests like the original gods. Even if the power of the Taoist Taixu was covering them, Huang Weizhen and Ying Yunnian would not dare or be unable to come in person.

The original gods simply lack the freedom of a truly transcendent person!

I asked about the "celestial being" because it was Grandpa's idea. Who was the one standing behind Yu Xianyu from Jing State? If we could know who the mastermind was, and compare it with the original god, we might be able to infer his plan. And accordingly, we could also infer Grandpa's plan...

At this time, Zhuge Zuo heard the voice of the nun with a special temperament in Xiyue Temple.

"Today there are people who ask about immortals, gods, Taoism, and swords. I am a simple nun by nature, stupid and biased, but I want to ask Buddha."

The nun in plain clothes stood up in the front row. She had been waiting for a long time, but it seemed like everything had just begun. She looked at the stage and said, "I wonder if Mr. Jiang would mind. I came out of the bamboo forest in the north and came here to see the mountains. The journey was rough."

Jiang Wang had to look at her at this time.

In this Chao Wen Dao Palace, people preach, teach, and answer questions. And as seekers of the truth, they must face their own hearts.

But his face was expressionless, his eyes were like still water. The already calm emotions of the celestial being were even calmer.

He said: "Today, all the guests in the Heavenly Palace are seekers of the Tao. Regardless of identity, status, entanglements, or past, nothing matters, only the word Tao."

Again, screening is the job of the Legalists, and his job is just to preach.

Whether he is willing to see it or not, whether he is willing to spread it or not, whether he can face it.

Just like he did not agree that the original god descending from heaven to kill people was an act worthy of the title of transcendence, but he still answered truthfully, "There are no immortals in heaven."

Hearing in the morning that the palace of heaven is open to the world, he must have the heart to face the world.

If not like this, it cannot be passed down to the world and cannot last for ten thousand years.

Yu Zhen of Xiyue Temple looked at Zhenhe Zhenjun who was in charge of Chaowendao Palace.

The nun who had entered the monastery looked at the indifferent and heartless appearance of the gods.

"I am in Xiyue Temple, and the name I worship is the Buddha of the past, the Buddha of Burning Lamp. I didn't know it before the bamboo forest gradually disappeared, and it's too late to share my hard work." The nun Yuzhen looked at me with a scorching gaze: "I am not unskilled, nor have I not experienced hardships, nor am I without talent, but I am struggling and in trouble because I can't get past it. May I ask the True Lord to explain?"

The celestial being looked down and said, "The past has already happened, it cannot be changed. This is why it is beautiful, and this is why it is painful. I don't know Buddha, I think the lamp was lit in the past to illuminate the present path, and it is all looking to the future."

Yu Zhen put her hands together in front of her, her slender jade fingers clasped together. Behind her monk's hat, a burning lamp slowly rose, emitting warm light.

There was light in front of her, except for her own shadow, which dimmed her face. The shadow in front of her was Jiang Wang, who was sitting opposite her.

She said: "The lamp is burning behind me, there is infinite light in front of me, and the only shadow is myself. Mr. Jiang, please teach me how to kill me."

"Your shadow is not you." The sun and moon seal between the eyebrows of the celestial being lit up, and he stood up and walked to the side. The shadow cast by his body in the light also followed him: "Master. There is infinite light in front of you."

"Your Majesty has enjoyed a great reputation, achieved great merit, and experienced countless disasters. You have received the reward for your virtue and you deserve to be at ease!"

The nun of Xiyue Temple had a calm expression on her face, and her eyes were filled with deep thought: "You are already the most powerful person in the world, with no worries and no causal connection. Why are you trapped here, like a prisoner? What good is the world to you, and what harm are you to the world?"

The celestial being stood there and said calmly, "My answer to Erzhu He's life path just now is not complete. In addition to what I want to do, what I am good at, and what I can do, there is another question - what should I do. Master, I am doing what I should do."