Chapter 1: Dragon Falls to the Mortal World, the Murderer is You
[In the first year of Kaiyuan, your father Jiang Yuan founded a country named Jing. You, who were born in the same year, were made the crown prince. Unfortunately, you were kidnapped by a villain. Fortunately, you were rescued by a master and escaped. You received a survival reward - the immortal cultivation technique 'Taoism Natural Gong']
[In the second year of Kaiyuan, you were taken to Longqi Temple by the Taoist master Qingxu. You happened to meet the eldest brother practicing martial arts and were nearly beaten to death. Fortunately, you were saved by the second brother and escaped. You received the survival reward - the martial arts 'Divine Shadow Leg']
[In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, the capital was hit by an earthquake, and Longqi Temple collapsed. You were nearly crushed to death by the beams of the house, but fortunately you were saved by your senior brother and escaped. You received the survival reward - martial arts 'Nine-seeking Heavenly Dragon Steps']
[In the fifth year of Kaiyuan, a severe cold weather hit the capital, and influenza ravaged the capital. You unfortunately contracted the disease, but fortunately, the third sister collected herbs to treat you, and you escaped. You received the survival reward - Miscellaneous Art 'Spring and Autumn Medical Classics']
[In the sixth year of Kaiyuan, the founding general Cao Hubao rebelled and was suppressed. He hid in Longqi Temple, and you ran into him. Cao Hubao attacked you, but you were saved by your master and escaped. You received the survival reward - the magic weapon 'Qilin Whisk']
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In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight broke through the green hills, driving away the darkness, and shone on the top floor of an attic. An ancient bronze bell was hanging in the air, and next to it was a young Taoist priest who was in a daze.
It was the twelve-year-old Jiang Changsheng. Before ringing the bell every morning, he would review the experiences of the first half of his life to cheer himself up.
Practicing martial arts all night made him sleepy, but fortunately his duty was simple, which was to ring the bell on time every day to remind everyone in the Taoist temple to get up and recite Taoist scriptures. Since he took on this task at the age of six, he has not encountered any hardships and his days have become leisurely. However, relying on the skills, martial arts , his life will not be boring.
Jiang Changsheng's survival system comes from his previous life. In his previous life, he was a game developer. He developed a game whose gimmick was "If you could live forever, how long could you live in the world of immortals?"
The player's lifespan is unlimited, but he will be killed. He will encounter various hardships and temptations on the road of cultivation. Jiang Changsheng has tried it himself and lived for a maximum of more than 10,000 years, which is very challenging.
This game is not a simple selection game, it requires actual operation and exploration. Even if you hide in one place all the time, you may encounter natural disasters. In a word, it is hard to predict the fortunes and disasters in life.
The game became popular in a short time after it was released. Jiang Changsheng, who had been staying up late for a long time, died suddenly in front of the computer due to being too excited when looking at the background data, and was then reincarnated in this life.
In this life, he couldn't guarantee whether he could really live forever. It would take decades to know. Before that, he had to rely on the rewards of survival to become stronger, strong enough to face the calamities of life.
His Taoism skill was stuck at the second level, but he had already fully mastered the Divine Shadow Leg and the Nine-Seeking Sky Dragon Step. The Spring and Autumn Classic was profound and he had only memorized its contents but had not used them yet. As for the magic weapon, he had not yet cultivated his spiritual power and could not use it. This treasure was kept deep in his mind until he cultivated to the fourth level of Taoism skill and cultivated his spiritual power, then he would be able to master it. Now he only had true energy in his body, and true energy could make martial arts more powerful.
The sun shone on his body. Jiang Changsheng yawned, held the wooden stake hanging beside him with both hands, and began to ring the bell.
Boom——
The sound of the bell echoes in the mountains, long and lingering, as if it is driving the flow of time. Combined with the green mountains and clear waters between heaven and earth, it demonstrates a pleasant atmosphere of peace and tranquility.
He knocked once, paused for five breaths, and knocked ten times in a row before Jiang Changsheng let go.
"Today's slacking life has begun again."
Jiang Changsheng hummed a little tune and started to go downstairs. He was wearing a gray-blue Taoist robe. The hem of his robe fluttered in the wind under the sunlight, giving it a unique fairy-like charm.
Just as he went downstairs, a Taoist priest of about fifteen or sixteen ran over and stopped in front of him, breathing heavily and sweating profusely. He said anxiously, "Junior Brother Changsheng, something terrible has happened... A guest died in the temple last night. Master has ordered you to go to Mingxin Hall..."
dead?
Jiang Changsheng frowned. He knew that some court officials would come to visit recently, but he didn't expect that someone would die. Judging from the posture of this senior brother, the deceased was of a high status.
He was used to practicing martial arts secretly every night, and Longqi Temple was not small, so he didn't notice anything unusual last night.
He didn't think much about it and followed his senior brother to Mingxin Hall.
"Brother Changsheng, you don't know that the number one scholar is so amazing that he was able to calculate the time of death, cause of death, and the activities of the deceased before death just by looking at the corpse..."
"The deceased was an official of the Ministry of Personnel. It is said that he had considerable power. How could someone dare to assassinate an official in the capital? Tsk tsk, this is really outrageous..."
Jiang Changsheng almost rolled his eyes after hearing what his senior brother said.
Is this outrageous?
I am the first crown prince of the Jing Dynasty, but I was replaced by someone else. The most important thing is that it has not been discovered. The fake one is still sitting on the crown prince's throne and is famous all over the world.
Is my experience outrageous?
Jiang Changsheng sighed inwardly.
This is a strange world similar to the ancient China. Jiang Changsheng could hear the sounds from outside while he was in his mother's womb. This world spoke Chinese. He was very excited to learn that he was born into a royal family. Moreover, it was the early days of the founding of the country. When his father told his mother that he would be appointed the crown prince in the womb, he felt that his life was about to reach its peak.
His mother and his father were married at first sight. They accompanied his father in rising from the grassroots, going through hardships, conquering the world, and establishing a new dynasty. Against such a background, as long as he ascended the throne, he should be able to have a happy life.
Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned, and the villains are so hateful!
The past is past, and Jiang Changsheng no longer thinks about it. The name he gave himself, Changsheng, is enough to show his current ambition.
Half an incense stick of time later, Jiang Changsheng followed his senior brother to the Mingxin Hall. The Mingxin Hall was not too big. The courtyard was filled with disciples from the temple. Hundreds of people surrounded the place, and there were also twenty or thirty servants of the guests guarding the hall door.
Seeing Jiang Changsheng coming, the disciples all cast their eyes on him. Although he was very low-key in Longqi Temple, his presence was not low due to his handsome appearance.
"Brother, come in, Master is looking for you."
A female disciple said that Longqi Temple is not a traditional Taoist sect, but more like a martial arts sect with both male and female members.
Jiang Changsheng nodded and walked into the hall.
He immediately saw a corpse covered with a white cloth lying on the ground. On the right stood Taoist Qingxu and three senior disciples. On the left stood six guests visiting Longqi Temple. Standing in the front was a man dressed as a scholar, the top scholar that Jiang Changsheng had heard of on the road, Chen Li.
As soon as he entered the hall, Chen Li was looking him over.
Jiang Changsheng came to Taoist Qingxu, bowed and said, "Master."
Taoist Master Qingxu was the person who saved him when he was a child. He has always respected him. Although Taoist Master Qingxu looks serious, there are not many rules in the temple. Everyone in the temple is his disciple. There is no difference in generation between the disciples and they get along very harmoniously.
Taoist Qingxu was holding a whisk in his hand, with white hair and an immortal look. He nodded slightly and said, "Changsheng, tell Mr. Chen where you went last night?"
Jiang Changsheng turned to look at Chen Li and said, "I went to practice last night. My fellow junior brothers and master know that I have this habit."
How could he hide for six years? He had been practicing martial arts since he was six years old. At the end of that year, he was caught by Taoist Qingxu. He just said that he had figured it out. Anyway, his moves were not coherent when he first practiced. Taoist Qingxu didn't think much about it and even gave him some pointers. In the following years, the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third sister also discovered this one after another, but they did not reveal it to other disciples and allowed him to practice martial arts late at night.
In the eyes of ordinary disciples, Jiang Changsheng is just a low-key fellow disciple.
In the eyes of his three major disciples, he was a martial arts prodigy who was able to create his own martial arts at a young age.
Senior Brother Li Chang created a kind of boxing when he was a teenager, and now he promotes it to young disciples.
Chen Li asked, "May I ask where the young Taoist priest practices?"
Jiang Changsheng replied: "In front of the Taoist bell tower, I am used to going upstairs to ring the bell after practicing, and then touching it during the day...listening to the Taoist teachings."
He was very natural and not nervous at all. After all, he didn't kill the person and he didn't know the deceased at all.
A middle-aged man next to Chen Li said, "I see that you have delicate skin and smooth hands without calluses. You don't look like a martial artist. I wonder what kind of martial arts you practice?"
The tone was aggressive and a bit harsh to Jiang Changsheng's ears.
Chen Li smiled and said, "Don't mind, young Taoist priest. We have been investigating for an hour. Everyone around me has proven their innocence. They are all ordinary people who don't know martial arts. We can only search inside your temple. Of course, we are not suspecting your temple. There may be thieves who disguised themselves as your temple disciples."
Disguise?
Jiang Changsheng had never left the capital since he was a child, and had never left the Taoist temple after entering it, so he had no idea about the level of disguise skills in the outside world.
He replied: "I am practicing inner strength."
All disciples who are six years old or older can give themselves a name and learn the internal skills of Longqi Temple. Jiang Changsheng pretends to learn, but he is actually practicing the Taoist natural skills.
Why practice martial arts when you can practice immortality?
The reason why he calls it internal strength is because all of his martial arts are about using his legs and feet. If the deceased died from this kind of martial arts, then it would be an accident, right?
Chen Li asked with a burning gaze, "It is said that the True Heart Sutra of Longqi Temple is unique in the martial arts world. When the emperor's dragon power was still weak, Taoist Qingxu used the True Heart Sutra to save the emperor from danger. Once the True Heart Sutra is activated, the eyes will become unusually bright, like pearls in the dark night. Young Taoist has been practicing for several years, and should have made the progress. I wonder if you can show it to me?"
Second Senior Brother Meng Qiuhe said with a smile: "My Junior Brother is extremely talented, his internal strength has naturally started, and perhaps even reached a small level, Changsheng, show them."
Jiang Changsheng was embarrassed.
He didn't practice the True Heart Sutra at all, and Taoist Qingxu didn't know how to check on his disciples' practice.
Does the True Heart Sutra have any special effects?
I do not know how?
Jiang Changsheng began brainstorming.
After hearing what Meng Qiuhe said, the disciples outside the hall began to talk about it. To be praised by the second senior brother, could it be that Jiang Changsheng is really a martial arts genius?
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiang Changsheng could only confess: "Sorry, I'm not practicing the True Heart Sutra. I like to create my own martial arts. I'm still exploring my internal strength. As for martial arts..."
Chen Li interrupted, "You just happen to be practicing footwork, right?"
Jiang Changsheng was stunned and looked at Chen Li in surprise.
Chen Li bent down and lifted the cloth, only to see that the deceased was a young and strong man with a jade ring on his finger, indicating that it was not a robbery, but a revenge killing.
Chen Li pulled open his chest and found that his sternum was collapsed and the wound was long, as if he had been stepped on heavily by someone.
Is it such a coincidence?
Jiang Changsheng finally realized that he was in trouble. After six years of peace, misfortune finally came.
The deceased is an official. Once he is caught, Taoist Qingxu will not be able to protect him, and that will be a big trouble.
When Taoist Qingxu saved him, those villains had seen Taoist Qingxu's appearance, which meant that the group of people knew where he was.
During the period when Jiang Changsheng was abducted by the villain, he also heard about their identities. There were both civil and military officials, and even some founding heroes. This was a very deep and shocking conspiracy, and they must be waiting for Jiang Changsheng to leave the Taoist temple.
Taoist Qingxu was rewarded by the emperor for having saved Emperor Jiang Yuan in the past, so Longqi Temple is the only martial arts sect in the capital. The government offices are not allowed to investigate and the army is not allowed to enter without permission.
"Young Taoist priest, why are you silent? Are you the murderer?" Chen Li stared at Jiang Changsheng with burning eyes.
