Chapter 298, Stepping on the ladder on the sky, no longer the same as yesterday's feather-clothed man

From then on, no one in the harem could compete for favor with Concubine Wu. Li Longji wanted to make Wu the queen and was dissuaded by court officials. However, Concubine Wu was increasingly interested in getting power. She colluded with the powerful minister Li Linfu to exclude the court officials Zhang Jiuling and others, and falsely accused the Crown Prince Li Ying and two other princes, Prince E, Li Yao, and Prince Guang, Li Ju, to rebel, and wanted to make the Shou King Li Mao the crown prince. The palace was deposed and established affairs and took the opportunity to take charge of the power of the court. This was the same method as Wu Zetian back then.

Li Longji was suspicious of this, and it was difficult to investigate without any evidence. Concubine Wu Hui used another poisonous plan, sending people to recruit the prince and the two kings of E and Guang, and pretending that there were thieves in the palace and asked them to bring armored soldiers into the palace to assist in catching the thieves. The three princes were too careless and actually fell into the trap and brought armored soldiers into the palace. Concubine Wu Hui immediately sued the emperor and arrested the three of them.

Li Longji was furious and Zhao Li Linfu, who had already "remind" him to discuss the disposal. What good things could Li Linfu say? Li Longji immediately issued an order to demote the three sons to deposed people and commit suicide. After all, he was his own son, and he regretted it after being furious, but he could no longer be resurrected.

Concubine Wu Hui may have effectively imitated Wu Zetian's heart, but Wu Zetian was a hero after all, and there were too many aspects that Concubine Wu Hui could not reach. She was just a woman who was keen on palace fighting. At this point, Concubine Wu Hui had tried all her tricks, but unfortunately she had no chance to plan more, because the death date was up. After the third prince committed suicide, Concubine Wu Hui became ill.

The disease came very strange. He was crazy and had a high fever. He was talking nonsense. When he opened his eyes, he had hallucinations. Seeing the dead prince Li Ying and King E Li Yao, King Guang Li Ju, standing in front of the bed to seek his life. The palace maid and the imperial physician were afraid but did not dare to say much. Li Longji was shocked and suspicious when he heard about this. After Concubine Wu Hui died, he also became ill of heart. He was afraid of the sayings of ghosts and gods, and also yearned for the way of immortality.

Li Longji issued an order to bury his three sons again, and then buried Wu Huifei with the Queen's ceremony. Then he invited someone to go to the Mei family in Jinfen to enroll in the court. Before he ascended the throne, he had been to Wuzhou. He met Zhang Guo when he met Mei Zhenyi. Decades later, Mei Zhenyi came to Chang'an and resigned from the Duke of Southern Lu. He once asked Mei Zhenyi for advice on practicing the immortals.

Mei Zhenyi said at the time: "The art of health preservation and prolonging life has not been lacking in publicity since ancient times. If Your Majesty has any questions, he can order someone to summon Zhang Guo in the future. He will practice in Guanzhong very close to Chang'an. I can only advise Your Majesty not to be extravagant, and the spiritual platform is always clear. Don't be confused by the things of flattery." However, Zhang Guo was not clear about this matter. (Note: see Chapter 259 of this book for details.)

Zhang Guo has now become an immortal. Although his lover Xingyun has achieved great success, he has not ascended. In this life, the world has not ended, and his son has not grown up, so Zhang Guo still stayed in the Mei Family Yuan, but he no longer wanted to get involved in the unreasonable mundane things. The emperor had to do it on the surface, so he left with Pei Mi, but as soon as he boarded the carriage, he was so angry that he was so angry.

Pei Wu was frightened. He quickly sent Zhang Guo back to Wumei Villa. Zhang Guo was resurrected and regained his anger. He was still the same when he asked him out. As soon as he got on the car, he fell to the ground and his bloodline was gone. At that time, he seemed to be dead. The emperor asked Pei Wu to come to invite a master. If he forced him to death, he would be unable to complete the emperor's order. Pei Wu was also afraid and dared not urge him. He went back to Chang'an to report to Li Longji.

As soon as Pei Wu left, Zhang Guo resurrected himself in Wumei Villa and said, "It's really troublesome to get involved in the world!"

Xingyun hugged his son and said, "Do you think that our mother and son are the burden of your immortal family?"

Zhang Guo quickly explained: "Don't misunderstand, madam, I have no intention of this, it's too late to cherish it! But after all, I am a slave from the Mei family. The second young master Zhenting is still in Chang'an and is a Southern Lu Gong. It's not good to openly not obey the order... Come on, Xiao Sien let me hug."

As soon as Zhang Guo held his son in his hand, someone outside the door laughed and said, "Old Zhang, you don't bother to revive your soul for a few times. It's really rare to be a god and pretend to be dead to avoid things."

Zhang Guo returned his son to Xingyun again, turned around and bowed, "Why did the young master come suddenly? I don't want to mess with people, but I just don't want to enter the dirty palace." Although he has become an immortal, Zhang Guo's habit has not changed. He still calls Mei Zhenyi the young master and calls himself an old slave in front of him.

Mei Zhenyi greeted Xingyun and teased Sien again. Then she sat down and said to Zhang Guo: "The palace has been a dirty place since ancient times, but if you go, you will not be defiled by the conduct of the immortals. The responsibility for this matter is actually on me. In the early years, I told Li Longji that if you want to ask about practice, you can come to Guanzhong to issue Zhang Guo."

Zhang Guo slapped his forehead: "Why didn't the young master say it earlier?"

Mei Zhenyi smiled and said, "There will be an imperial edict to invite you. The etiquette will only be higher. You can go there. After several resurrections, the emperor will only want to see you more. Those who don't understand think you are using the martial arts to "lift the threshold" to retreat as a step forward."

Zhang Guo frowned and said, "The emperor just wants to ask about the magical arts. The old slave cannot deceive nonsense. How can Li Longji become an immortal? There is nothing to answer."

Mei Zhenyi also frowned and said, "I have been to Chang'an before coming to Wumei Villa. I looked for an opportunity to secretly scan Li Longji. If I talk about the monks worshipped in the court, there are many experts. They are just pretending to be the emperor's family to keep the Taoist throne on earth. The national teacher was wise and fearless at that time, and his cultivation was not inferior to you and me."

Zhang Guo asked, "So what about Li Long's basic person? When we met, we were also a talented man."

Mei Zhenyi sighed: "At that time, the talented man relied on his father's elegance and had meritorious officials and generals to assist him, and found the prosperous Kaiyuan era, but he was no longer the same as before. He was very happy with merit and gradually became obsessed with the desire for music and sex. Now the country's prosperity is endless, but the world's literary and military play has been playing for a long time, and the sign of prosperity and decline has been achieved. In fact, no matter who sits on his throne, it is inevitable that this will be the case."

Zhang Guo: "Young Master means to let me enter the palace and take the opportunity to advise me?"

Mei Zhenyi: "From Li Longji's situation and nature, I can't persuade him. I have already persuaded him back then. But in terms of doing his best, you should persuade him. If the emperor asks about the art of immortality, he will only talk about the way to calm the mind and nourish the energy... Go back quickly, and then rush to Fusheng Valley, and there is a rare opportunity to observe the Dharma."

As Mei Zhenyi expected, Li Longji immediately sent a second batch of envoys. This time, Xu Qiao, a member of the Secretariat, came to Meijiayuan with his seal and imperial gift carriage, and welcomed Zhang Guo into the court with his elegant carriage. Zhang Guo did not ride the carriage, followed the envoy on the back, waved to Xingyun, and went to Chang'an.

After Zhang Guo entered the capital, the emperor was treated with great courtesy and lived in Jixianyuan, Chang'an. The emperor summoned him to ask about the art of cultivating immortals and immortality. Zhang Guo replied: "The emperor's career strengthens the country and enriches the people, and prolongs his life and calms his mind and nourishes his energy. If the two can be in line with the actions, it is not only the way for Your Majesty to prolong his life, but also the blessing of people's livelihood." Then he talked about calming his mind and nourishing his energy in detail, and advised the emperor not to indulge in the extravagance of sound, color, flattery and flattery.

Li Longji seemed to understand it on the surface, but he might have understood it in his heart, but he couldn't do it. This did not prevent him from treating Zhang Guo more preferentially. Zhang Guo stayed in Jixian Courtyard without eating, and only drank the imperial wine every day, and often slept soundly for several days.

After Wu Huifei's death, many magicians were invited to the court, which were mixed with real and fake. Xuanzong sent two people to investigate secretly. One of them was Xing Hepu, who claimed to be able to calculate a person's life span, but could not calculate Zhang Guo. Another one was called Shi Yeguang, who claimed to be able to identify ghosts and gods, but could not see through Zhang Guo's behavior at all.

Li Longji was amazed and issued an edict to Zhang Guo as an immortal, wanting to be a princess to be a royal relative. The envoy came to Jixianyuan to report, and Zhang Guo shook his head repeatedly and said, "Since you talk about worldly affairs in the world, don't call it an immortal. It's just Zhang Guo! Your Majesty calls me an immortal, but what I do is not a fairy family matter, why should I force me to keep me in the court? From then on, please give me a repost."

Li Longji still wanted to keep him. Zhang Guo repeatedly begged to return to the mountain, so he issued an order to give Mr. Tongxuan a name, 300 pieces of silk and two beauties, and sent an envoy to send Zhang Guo back to the mountain. Zhang Guo took all his things and people, took them back to Wumei Villa and greeted Xingyun, and handed them all over to Meiwu Middle School for disposal. He flew to Fusheng Valley and also went to observe the Qingdi cutting of the mountain into steps.

It took more than three years for the Qing Emperor to drill the mountain. He waved the blade of order in one day and cut it into nine steps. The high hill where the Nine Heavens Xuannv Palace is now rising up and becoming a huge peak of thousands of feet high. Just south of the peak, there was a line of stone steps straight into the clouds like a ladder. There was a dazzling silver light flying around dozens of feet from the top of the peak.

When Zhang Guo came to the sky above Fusheng Valley, Mei Zhenyi also came back. Liu Hai asked to go back to the mountain because Yang Yuhuan was at the entrance of cultivation. He wanted to personally protect the Taoist couple. Mei Zhenyi ordered Liu Hai to go back. He also called the wishes left by Qingyi Sanshan to observe the Dharma. There were already disciples of the Earth Immortal cultivation in Qingyi Sanshan. None of them were left behind.

Mei Zhenyi looked at Qingdi above the clouds, and was indescribable in her heart. The Qingdi had cut the mountain nearly ten thousand steps, and stepped up step by step. The invisible power turned into this huge mountain was pressing on Qingdi more and more heavily. Such cultivation really shocked the fairy world. When it reached the 9,900 levels, Qingdi's movements gradually slowed down, but there was no pause for a moment.

Judging from his posture, even Mei Zhenyi couldn't tell whether it was Qingfeng's temper or Qingdi's nature. When Qingdi's movements slowed down, the huge mountain stopped growing taller, and the blade of order cut into the last hundred levels. Qingdi finally climbed to the plain at the top of the peak. He stood with his hands behind his back and flew with silver hair, looking at the Jiutian Xuannv Palace in the distance, although it was not moving, an unspeakable power spread invisibly between the heaven and earth.

As long as he reaches the top of the peak, the Qing Emperor will win. He can still win such a fighting technique. His cultivation is high and his magic power is enough to look down on the fairy world. However, his opponent, Jiutian Xuannv, has never appeared. The top of the peak is quiet, and only clouds and mists are floating in the wind.

A ball of silver light flew into the sky, and the Qing Emperor returned the Blade of Order to Gabriel, and said lightly in his divine mind: "Thank you!" Then he looked up at the sky and glanced at it.

There was no divine thought in the golden eyes, but when I glanced over this cold look, everyone naturally understood what the Qing Emperor meant - after watching the fun, you should leave, and the rest were my private affairs. Do you still want to watch?

Nearly a thousand masters in the sky showed their magical powers, and in a moment they all left the sky above the Fusheng Valley. Zhongli Quan and his disciples also left. When they left, they patted Mei Zhenyi on the shoulder with a fan and signaled him to stay. Even if Zhongli Quan did not remind him, Mei Zhenyi would not leave. He was accompanying Qingfeng, and he would accompany him to the end. At this time, he was the only one who could stay in the empty clouds.

Mei Zhenyi floated down the clouds and stood beside Qingdi. Qingdi asked without looking back, "Mei Zhenyi, have you not left yet?"

Mei Zhenyi replied, "I'm here with the fairy boy. You haven't gone back, so why can I leave alone?"

The Qing Emperor stopped talking, just stood there quietly watching the Nine Heavens Xuannv Palace. The leader of Fuchen and his more than ten disciples were at a loss in the Fusheng Valley. At this moment, the nine gates of the Nine Heavens Xuannv Palace opened in the distance, and the nine fairies floated out with nine magical artifacts in the palace. The Jinxian Zhenyang, holding the Sun-Attacked Magpie made by Qingfeng, came to the Qing Emperor with his bow: "Senior, are you finally here?"

Qingdi did not say anything or return the tribute. His eyes did not look at Zhenyang and still looked into the distance. The scene was a little stiff. Mei Zhenyi coughed gently to break the embarrassment and interrupted, "Zhenyang Palace Master, how could you know Qingdi?"

The ancient Qing Emperor was no longer here, and Zhenyang could not have seen it. When fighting outside the palace, Zhenyang was holding a ritual meeting in the palace and was not disturbed. How could he speak to Qing Emperor like this as soon as he appeared? It seemed that Zhenyang had known that Qing Emperor would come for a long time, and Mei Zhenyi was also a little surprised.

Zhenyang replied: "Before the ancestor of this sect left, there was a lasting word. If the big hills in the temple form a peak, it would be the arrival of the Qing Emperor."

"Last Word? Where is the Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl?" The Qing Emperor suddenly withdrew his eyes and looked at Zhenyang. The power of this glance actually made the nine people on the opposite side float up with long hair without wind, and their bodies were dazed for a moment and then clear again.

In the face of the power of the Qing Emperor, Zhenyang did not retreat and still saluted and replied: "When the ancestor left, there was still a last word, and there was no Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl in the world."

As the successor, it is disrespectful to speak like this for no reason. The Nine Heavens Xuannv has become a golden immortal, how could it be gone? Zhenyang's words are not accompanied by the magical words of the immortals. It's just this sentence. The Qing Emperor's golden eyes were shrinking, staring at Zhenyang and asked, "Who is the one who fights with me?"

Zhenyang: "It is the magic power left by the ancestors, scattered in the Valley of Fusheng. Only when the Qing Emperor comes here will he activate it."

Qingdi stepped forward and said, "The Nine Heavens Xuannv is waiting for me to come, but she is no longer here when I come. Since I am waiting for me, why do you have to block the road with the magic circle of mountains? Are you waiting for me or stopping me?"

Zhenyang lowered his head and replied, "The ancestor did not give me any explanation. Let me say that the person she was waiting for was you and not you, so she waited for you and stopped you. Senior Qingdi had a superb cultivation and had reached the extreme of the Golden Immortal Realm, and he could actually climb this peak."

These words were full of contradictions. Mei Zhenyi was a little confused when she heard it. Emperor Qing took another step forward, and almost touched Zhenyang's eyebrows. He lowered his head and asked slowly, "Does Nine Heavens Xuannv think I can't get up?"

Qingdidi was pressing in front of him, and Zhenyang couldn't even raise his head. The magpie in his hand almost reached Qingdidi's chest, and his feet still had not retreated, and he replied in a low voice: "Disciple doesn't know."

Seeing that the two of them were almost colliding together in this stance, the other eight disciples of the Jiutian Xuannv Palace looked very serious. Although they all held magic weapons, they were still on guard. Mei Zhenyi didn't want to make any more troubles, so she quickly stepped forward and reminded her: "Fairy boy, have you forgotten your purpose?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing took a step back and waved his hand slightly and said, "Forget it, I won't force you to ask you, where is Mingyue? I'm here to pick her up."
Chapter completed!