Chapter 148: Enlightenment
Li Anran had no idea what happened in the mortal world and Lingshan.
That day, the monkey went to the Lingxiao Palace and asked the Jade Emperor about the affairs of the Chechi Kingdom.
He waited for a while, but the monkey didn't come back, so he went back to the quiet room to continue practicing.
Time passed quickly during the practice, and in a blink of an eye it was the day of the Xianming Conference.
Nezha arrived at the Tianlao Palace early and led Li Anran to fly to the Jinguan Cave on Qianyuan Mountain.
Qianyuan Mountain is located in the southwest of Dongsheng Shenzhou and is one of the branches of West Kunlun. The mountain is extremely high and steep, with majestic terrain, beautiful scenery and graceful features. It is one of the most beautiful paradises in the world and is no worse than Wanshou Mountain.
When the two arrived above Qianyuan Mountain, the sun was rising and purple air was coming from the east.
"Li Anran, look!" Nezha pulled Li Anran happily.
Li Anran looked in the direction of his finger.
I saw purple mist rising above Qianyuan Mountain and a half red sun in front of me about to rise, reflecting ever-changing colorful lights on the clouds.
As the sun slowly rose, the clouds gradually dissipated. A ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone into the Golden Light Cave. It looked as if the Golden Light Cave was projecting golden light outward, illuminating the clouds.
"No wonder Taiyi Tianzun's Taoist temple is called Jinguan Cave!" Li Anran suddenly realized.
Nezha laughed and said, "My master traveled to Qianyuan Mountain and saw the golden clouds, so he built this Golden Light Cave. It has been tens of thousands of years since then."
As they spoke, the two of them pressed down the clouds to show their respect to Taiyi Tianzun, and walked along the mountain road towards the Jinguan Cave.
"Look over there. That lotus pond is called the Five Lotus Pond. My master loves lotus the most. He found these lotuses from the five directions: east, south, west, north and center."
Nezha has been practicing with Taiyi Zhenren since he was young, and the time he spent in the Jinguan Cave on Qianyuan Mountain is second only to that in the Yunlou Palace in Heaven.
Returning to Qianyuan Mountain is like going home for him.
With a somewhat boastful tone, he introduced to Li Anran the various scenic spots in Qianyuan Mountain.
After the saints left during the Conferred God Catastrophe, Taiyi Zhenren became the head of the Xuanmen Sect and the Great Qinghua Emperor of the Eastern Pole of Heaven, and he had temples and palaces in various places in the Three Realms.
Therefore, Qianyuan Mountain has always maintained its most primitive .
Rare flowers and fruits, magical herbs, Ganoderma lucidum, dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, and white apes, which are rarely seen elsewhere, can be seen everywhere here.
Traveling through it is like going back tens of thousands of years. The spiritual energy is so rich that it turns into mist, which is even more exaggerated than that of heaven.
Soon, the two arrived at the mountain gate.
There is a stele on the left side of the mountain gate with six big characters on it, which are "Jinguan Cave in Qianyuan Mountain".
There were more than a dozen Taoist children standing at the gate, welcoming the guests.
The leader looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, with red lips, white teeth, delicate features, and was wearing a light blue Taoist robe embroidered with cloud patterns and colorful clouds, and holding a whisk in his hand.
"Senior brother, the prison god!" The leading Taoist boy walked up quickly and bowed to the two of them.
The other boys followed suit and came forward to greet him: "Brother, the Prison God!"
Nezha first introduced them to Li Anran one by one: "This is my junior brother Jinxia, this is junior brother Qingyun..." Then he asked the leading Jinxia boy: "Junior brother, is the Xianming Conference still held on the Wendao Terrace?"
The Jinxia boy nodded.
Nezha said, "I will take the Prison God with me, you stay here to entertain the other guests."
"Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother."
Jinxia Tongzi had long known that Li Anran and Nezha had a close relationship, so he did not refuse, but could not help but look at Li Anran a few more times.
He has heard the name Li Anran many times over the years.
From Nezha’s mouth, from other immortals’ mouths, and even from Taiyi Tianzun’s mouth .
In just three hundred years, Li Anran, the prison god, went from being a despised villain to being famous and known as one of the three great war gods in heaven, and now he is invited to the Taiyi Tianzun Xiantea Conference.
The magnitude of the reversal is unprecedented in the past thousand years.
He was very curious about Li Anran.
I wanted to meet Li Anran when I sent the invitation earlier, but I got the wrong invitation and didn't get to meet him until today.
"No wonder this Prison God is as famous as Nezha and Yang Jian, his appearance and demeanor are truly extraordinary!"
"I wonder if those people were blind at first? How could they think he was a lucky guy?"
Jinxia Boy thought secretly in his heart.
Li Anran almost instantly sensed the admiration and love in Jinxia Tongzi's emotions.
In fact, there is no need to perceive it, you can know it just by taking a look!
It's obvious at first glance that this Jinxia boy has rarely left Taiyi Zhenren's side. He has a simple mind without any scheming, and his emotional changes are almost written on his face!
He first looked at Li Anran curiously, and then the smile on his face grew much bigger.
The rest of the boys were similar.
Li Anran could even guess that if today was not the Xian Tea Conference, if he was not in front of the guest, these children might have rushed to Nezha and started playing with him.
After passing the mountain gate and going through two doors, the Golden Light Cave suddenly appeared before our eyes.
Different from today's gods and monsters who like to transform their own caves and temples into palaces and attics, the Jinguan Cave still retains its ancient appearance, with a rugged style from the inside out.
At first glance, it seems a bit simple, but the more you look at it, the more you can feel its extraordinaryness.
Every stone, tree, flower and grass in the cave are naturally formed and seem ordinary, but they are in line with the numbers of the great Dao and the mystery of the formation. It's just that they are hidden very deeply, and people without a certain level of cultivation cannot see any clues at all.
Li Anran walked along the way with his eyes shining, and from time to time he felt as if he had suddenly been enlightened.
His formation was learned from those sinful immortals in the Heavenly Prison. It originated from this ancient formation, but there are many differences.
Now tracing back to the origin, we can see the evolution and improvement of the formation over countless years. The harvest is so great that it is hard to describe.
Li Anran stopped walking unconsciously, staring blankly ahead, as if he was lost in thought or in a trance.
"Hmm? Li..."
Nezha was originally introducing the various sights in the Golden Light Cave to Li Anran, when he suddenly found that Li Anran was motionless. When he was about to call him, he noticed that Li Anran seemed to be having an epiphany.
Epiphany?!
What the hell is this?
The Immortal Tea Conference hasn't started yet, and the Enlightenment Tea hasn't been drunk yet, so how come he had a sudden enlightenment?
Nezha was a little confused, but he quickly covered his mouth, fearing that he would alarm Li Anran and ruin his chance.
For those who practice cultivation, every sudden enlightenment is a huge improvement, even for those who have reached the level of Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, or Daluo Golden Immortal.
"There are so many people coming and going here, it's easy to be disturbed."
Nezha thought for a moment, took out the Qiankun Circle, drew a circle on the ground, and surrounded Li Anran inside.
Afterwards, he made a magical gesture, and a golden light surged from his fingertips, transforming into a crane the size of a palm.
"Go!" Nezha shouted softly.
The crane seemed to come alive and flapped its wings to fly towards the depths of the Golden Cave.
Jinguan Cave is the Taoist temple of Taiyi Zhenren. Although Nezha is Taiyi Zhenren's disciple, he also needs to report what happened here to Taiyi Zhenren to avoid any misunderstanding.
After doing all this, Nezha stood aside and protected Li Anran.
At this time, Li Anran had long forgotten everything about the outside world, even forgot where he was, and was completely immersed in the understanding of the battle formation.
Buzz!
A golden pattern appeared on Li Anran's forehead, and he unconsciously displayed his divine power of clairvoyance. A series of Taoist pattern formations invisible to the naked eye appeared in his field of vision.
His sudden realization was not groundless or without reason.
Li Anran had previously upgraded the Zhu Xian Formation to its maximum level, and his understanding of the formation had reached a critical point.
During this period, he has been practicing "Shangqing Fuqi Jue", and his own understanding has been greatly improved.
In this way, a breakthrough in the formation will become a natural thing.
The formation in the Golden Light Cave was just a trigger, which broke through this layer of membrane, this bottleneck.
In a trance, he saw the golden light gather into nine golden dragons, with fangs and claws bared, rising into the air, and emitting bursts of dragon roars.
His sight also continued to rise as the golden dragon soared into the sky, reaching the sky and overlooking the Qianyuan Mountain below.
roar!
Nine golden dragons entangled together in mid-air, and then swooped down with their heads facing downward.
Strands of golden light flowed, forming a cover that turned the entire Qianyuan Mountain upside down.
There was a bright light in Li Anran's eyes.
Everything in his field of vision began to rotate and shrink, flying into his eyes little by little and merging into his mind.
Buzz!
Li Anran suddenly came back to his senses, all the strange visions disappeared, and he also understood everything about the formation.
However, there was not much joy on Li Anran's face , instead there was a hint of helplessness.
Nezha, who was standing by, didn't notice any of this. Seeing Li Anran wake up from his epiphany, he asked curiously, "Li Anran, how did you suddenly become enlightened? What did you realize?"
Li Anran smiled helplessly, not knowing how to answer.
Glancing at the Book of Punishment, he saw a new formation on his personal panel.
Nine Dragon Formation: A seventh-level formation. The formation that guards the Jinguan Cave in Qianyuan Mountain can be combined with the Yin-Yang and Five Elements to form the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Formation, the Nine Dragons Divine Water Formation, the Nine Dragons Divine Thunder Formation, etc.
...What the hell!
The corner of Li Anran's eye twitched.
Is this Nine Dragon Formation powerful?
It’s amazing!
Seventh-level formation!
It is already on the same level as the Hehuan technique created by the Fox Ancestor!
It is second only to the Zhuxian Formation he learned from the fake Master Tongtian!
In all likelihood, it was created by a saint or improved with the guidance of a saint!
However, this formation is the cave-suppressing formation of the Jinguan Cave in Qianyuan Mountain!
Moreover, he realized it in the Jinguan Cave of Qianyuan Mountain, right under the nose of Taiyi Zhenren, which is a bit unbelievable!
How should this cause and effect be resolved?
Li Anran had a headache.
If he had a choice, he would rather not have realized it!
"Li Anran, what's wrong with you? Speak?" Nezha stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Li Anran.
"I……"
Just as Li Anran was about to speak, he saw a palm-sized crane flying over and landing in front of the two of them.
"Nezha, I already know what's going on. The Xian Tea Festival is about to begin, please bring the Prison God in first."
The voice of Taiyi Zhenren came from the crane.
"Yes." Nezha responded respectfully, reached out to take the crane back, and led Li Anran to Wen Dao Tai.
On the way, Li Anran also told Nezha about his understanding of the Nine Dragon Formation.
"What?! You have comprehended the Nine Dragon Formation?"
Nezha was stunned, with a look as if he had seen a ghost.
He has never liked complicated things like formations, but he also knows that the Nine Dragon Formation is the formation of the Golden Light Cave!
Li Anran learned this cave-suppressing formation on his first visit? !
Nezha couldn't help but give a thumbs up and exclaimed: "Li Anran, you are so amazing! It's only been a short time, but you can already comprehend the Nine Dragon Formation! It's amazing!"
Li Anran: “…” I don’t want to either!
Nezha saw Li Anran's worry and comforted him, "Don't worry! My master has always been the most generous and will not blame you for this!"
Li Anran: "..." Dadu? Taiyi Zhenren? Are you kidding?
Li Anran was even more speechless.
But, think about it.
What Nezha said is not entirely wrong!
Taiyi Zhenren is vindictive and ruthless to outsiders, but to his own people, it's the opposite!
No matter how big a mess Nezha gets into, he will always protect his family and not his friends. Nezha would think it is reasonable for him to be magnanimous!
Our own people...
Li Anran pondered these three words carefully.
The two of them walked all the way inside, and after a few turns, they soon arrived at Wendaotai.
Wen Dao Terrace is located at the back cave of Jinguan Cave. It is made of a whole piece of huge bluestone with stone tables and stone chairs placed on it. In the center is a emerald green and crystal tea tree emitting boundless light. It is the tea tree with innate spiritual roots for enlightenment.
Because of the delay on the road, when Li Anran and his friends arrived, many gods were already sitting on the Wen Dao Terrace.
At a glance, all they saw were people from the Xuanmen sect, including the Jade Emperor, the Three Immortals of Fortune, Longevity and Prosperity, the Five Great Emperors of the Mountains, as well as the Holy Mother Wu Dang and the Holy Mother Jin Ling of the Jiejiao sect.
All of them had seats, and beside them stood many disciples.
Taiyi Tianzun was sitting on the main seat, talking to Taishang Laojun and Wudang Shengmu. When he saw the two people come in, he stopped.
"Disciple Nezha pays homage to Master." Nezha walked up and saluted.
Taiyi Zhenren nodded slightly and said, "Why don't you greet your uncles and aunts?"
In the Heavenly Palace, strength and position are what counts. When Nezha met Taishang Laojun and Wu Dang Shengmu, he just greeted them with ordinary greetings.
But here, seniority becomes of paramount importance!
Nezha became much more obedient in front of Taiyi Zhenren, and respectfully paid his respects to Wu Dang Sheng Mu, Taishang Laojun and others as instructed.
However, Wu Dang Sheng Mu and the others' attention was all on Li Anran.
Li Anran had just gained enlightenment about the formation in the Golden Light Cave, causing quite a noise, and they all noticed it at the first moment.
Not to mention, Nezha also sent a message via flying crane to report the matter to Taiyi Zhenren.
Li Anran walked forward under everyone's gaze: "Li Anran has met the Qinghua Emperor and the Supreme Dao Ancestor..."
In front of these big guys, he didn't dare to be arrogant. He regarded himself as Nezha's friend and performed the etiquette of a junior.
Taiyi Zhenren nodded slightly. The more he looked at Li Anran, the more satisfied he was. He praised: "Are you Li Anran, the prison god? You are truly a young talent, extraordinary! No wonder Nezha has been praising you in my ear!"
Although he had often heard about Li Anran's extraordinary abilities from Nezha and Yang Jian before, he had not paid much attention to it.
There are so many amazing geniuses in this world!
Among these innate creatures, which one of them is not favored by heaven, has an extraordinary background and great luck?
But today, he realized that he had underestimated Li Anran!
Putting aside other things, just Li Anran's understanding and attainments in formations, let alone among the younger generations, would be ranked among the best even since the beginning of the world!
Taiyi Zhenren thought of how Yang Jian had suggested that he take Li Anran as his disciple.
At that time, because Li Anran had just rejected Old Ancestor Hongyun, he put the matter aside for the sake of Old Ancestor Hongyun's face.
This time, he really wanted to take Li Anran under his wing.
However, there is no rush to accept a disciple.
"The Xianming Conference is about to begin, so please go and take a seat first." Taiyi Zhenren said.
At that moment, a fairy boy came forward and led Li Anran to sit in his seat.
Nezha stood behind Taiyi Zhenren.
