Chapter 149 Fate
"Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun has arrived!"
"The Supreme Spiritual Treasure has arrived!"
"The Five Qi Master has arrived!"
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There are a total of eighty-one seats on the Wen Dao Terrace, which adds up to the number of ninety-nine. They are arranged according to the eight trigrams and in order of seniority.
The more noble one's status, the closer one is to the enlightenment tea tree.
Li Anran's seat was not at the end, but it was very far back.
The things placed on the table were all the same, including dragon liver and phoenix marrow, fairy fruit and Ganoderma lucidum. Judging from the aura emanating from them, they were all fruits grown on innate spiritual roots, and were tainted with a hint of innate aura.
This event is even more grand than the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet.
When Li Anran sat down, there were still many empty seats in front of him.
But soon, guests came in one by one and took their seats.
They have a noble status, such as Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun.
Taiyi Zhenren went out personally to greet them, and Wudang Shengmu and the others followed closely behind, with a respectful attitude and the etiquette of a disciple.
However, this disciple ceremony is not to respect them, but to respect the Three Pure Ones they represent.
The two parties do not call each other master and disciple, but fellow Taoists.
Those with relatively low status, such as Wuqi Zhenjun, are just like Li Anran.
Led by the Taoist child, he came in on his own, greeted Taiyi Zhenren, Taishang Laojun and others, and then sat in his seat, waiting for the Xianming Conference to begin.
Is he the Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun?
Li Anran's gaze lingered on Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun for a few more seconds.
Unlike Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun stay in their respective Taoist temples all year round and rarely participate in the affairs of the Three Realms.
Li Anran has been in heaven for hundreds of years, and this is the first time he has seen these two.
Lingbao Tianzun and the fake Tongtian are exactly the same in shape and appearance, but no one would mistake them for the same person.
The fake Tongtian was filled with murderous aura and hostility, with a look of rebelliousness and hatred between his brows, and the words "I am a villain" were just short of being written on his face.
Lingbao Tianzun has an immortal appearance and the demeanor of a phoenix. He is calm and confident, yet carries a noble and majestic air that makes people dare not look directly at him.
Although the Three Pure Ones in front of him are not the real Three Pure Ones saints, they are also the incarnations of the Three Pure Ones saints left in the Three Realms. They have the most honorable status and sit in the front, in the same row as Taiyi Zhenren, the master of the house.
A little later came the Holy Mother Wu Dang, the Immortal of the South Pole, the Holy Mother Jin Ling, the Heavenly Venerable Daoxing, the True Lord Qingxu Daode... these disciples of the two sects of Chan and Jie.
"Have the two sects of Chan and Jie made peace with each other?" Li Anran muttered to himself.
He had never participated in the Xianming Conference before, so he didn't know whether this scene was normal or whether the two sects of Chen and Jie had reconciled after the reveal of the List of Gods.
Suddenly, Li Anran felt a malicious gaze falling on him.
Turning around, I saw that the man was wearing a fishtail crown, his face was as red as a date, he had red hair and beard under his chin, he had three eyes, and he was wearing a bright red Bagua suit. His whole body was red. It was none other than the former Fire Star God Luo Xuan!
Realizing that Li Anran was looking at him, Luo Xuan did not avert his gaze at all, but just glared at Li Anran fiercely with a murderous look in his eyes.
Li Anran frowned slightly.
He had no grudge against Luo Xuan, but Luo Xuan and Qiu Yin had a deep friendship.
Back in the Heavenly Palace, Nezha stood up for him and stopped Qiu Yin, while Luo Xuan fought with Nezha for Qiu Yin.
Later, he taught Qiu Yin all the fire spells and methods of refining fire magic weapons that he was good at, to help Qiu Yin deal with him.
But in the end, Qiu Yin still died at his hands, with his soul torn to pieces.
It was understandable that Luo Xuan hated him to the core.
However, Li Anran didn't care too much.
At the beginning, Holy Mother Wu Dang promised Master Taiyi that the feud between Qiu Yin, him and Nezha was a personal one. They could fight each other, but no matter what the result was, it must not be expanded to the two sects of Chan and Jie.
No matter how much Luo Xuan hated him, he couldn't cause trouble for him in Qiu Yin's name, so he could only endure it.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
At this moment, a melodious bell rang, and the hour of Chen had arrived, and the Xianming Conference officially began.
Li Anran no longer paid attention to Na Luoxuan and shifted his gaze to the center of Wen Daotai.
"My fellow Taoists, I am honored to be here."
Taiyi Zhenren stood up and bowed to everyone, then pointed at the Wudao tea tree and said, "The saints said: The treasures of heaven and earth belong to those with virtue. This Wudao tea tree was created by heaven and earth, and I dare not enjoy it alone. Therefore, every time the tea leaves are ripe, I will invite the Taoist Quanzhen from the Three Realms to taste the immortal tea and discuss the great Dao together."
Taiyi Zhenren did not say too much. He simply talked about the origin of the Immortal Tea Conference and then talked about the function of the Enlightenment Tea.
"This enlightenment tea is born from the great Dao of heaven and earth. It matures once every thousand years, and 108 leaves can be obtained each time. It has the effect of helping people to attain enlightenment. It is best to soak it in the Nine Heavens Mysterious Water."
As he spoke, Taiyi Zhenren took a pair of jade scissors from Jinxia Tongzi, chanted a spell, and shouted, "Go!"
The jade scissors flew into the sky, shining brightly, and transformed into a pair of phoenixes in mid-air, scattering rays of light. Using their phoenix beaks as scissors, they cut the ripe tea leaves from the Wudao tea tree one by one and put them into the jade dish that had been prepared long ago.
The phoenix will not roost except on the Wutong tree, will not eat except on bamboo fruits, and will not drink except on sweet springs. It is the most noble and pure being. Only in this way can the Wudao tea be guaranteed not to be contaminated.
Soon, one hundred and eight leaves of tea were removed.
Taiyi Zhenren nodded to Nezha .
Nezha was a little surprised.
In the past, the task of serving tea was always done by the boy Jinxia. Why is he doing it this time?
However, Nezha did not dare to question Taiyi Zhenren. He could only suppress his doubts, stand up and walk forward, holding the jade plate, and make tea and water for the guests in order of their seats.
Eighty-one seats, which means eighty-one pieces of tea.
The remaining twenty-seven tea leaves were placed in a teapot.
This time, Nezha doesn't need to pour tea.
He handed the teapot to the Taoist boy beside him, who poured a cup for each of the attendants and disciples who had no seats, and finished the tea just in time.
"Please." said Taiyi Zhenren.
Everyone picked up their teacups and started tasting the tea.
Although it is called tasting, everyone knows that this Wudao tea tree is an innate spiritual root, and Wudao tea is naturally the well-deserved king of tea in the world.
The taste is secondary. The key is its effect of helping people to gain enlightenment. It is still useful for quasi-saints.
Sure enough, as soon as the tea was taken, all the immortals praised it in unison: "What a great enlightenment tea! It is truly unparalleled in the three realms and the best in the world!"
Li Anran didn't know much about tea, but he knew that this tea was indeed delicious, a million times better than nectar, and he couldn't help but drink a few more sips.
Luo Xuan, who was watching from a distance, showed a bit more contempt and disdain on his face.
"Sure enough, there are no casual cultivators who are not up to par with the crowd!"
"Tasting tea is like drinking from a cow. It's ridiculous!"
However, he had completely forgotten how the Chan sect had once called them "people born from eggs in moisture."
Enlightenment tea can help people gain enlightenment, but the effect will fade with time.
After the first cup of tea was finished, the preaching session naturally began.
As the host, Taiyi Zhenren was the first to step onto the platform and began to preach.
Taiyi Zhenren said that he was just "throwing a brick to attract jade", but as the head of the Xuanmen, his understanding of the great Dao had long surpassed that of countless people in his past, and what he said was simple and incisive.
In an instant, flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses emerged from the ground, fairy music sounded, and countless strange phenomena appeared.
But as Li Anran listened, he felt something was wrong.
because--
What Taiyi Zhenren was talking about was the Nine Dragon Formation!
Is he telling this specifically to me?
Show me your affection?
Li Anran raised his head somewhat stiffly and met Taiyi Zhenren's admiring gaze.
Li Anran: “…”
What does this mean?
I really don’t need it!
Two thoughts arose at the same time.
Li Anran felt like crying but had no tears.
Taiyi Zhenren has a deep understanding of the Nine Dragon Formation, but he had just upgraded the Nine Dragon Formation to the maximum level on the way!
In terms of his comprehension of the Nine Dragon Formation alone, he is even better than Taiyi Zhenren!
What Taiyi Zhenren said was of no use to him at all!
But it is a huge favor!
But soon, Li Anran realized Taiyi Zhenren's intention.
Does he want to take me in as his apprentice? !
Li Anran felt annoyed.
If he had known that this would happen, he would have pestered Nezha to come to the Golden Light Cave long ago!
Taiyi Zhenren is the head of Xuanmen. If you become his disciple, you will be a direct descendant of the Three Pure Ones and your status will be greatly improved!
Moreover, Taiyi Zhenren is extremely protective of his people. With such a master around, there is someone to take the blame if something goes wrong!
The only downside might be getting involved in the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism!
But now, the gods and Buddhas of the three realms have reached a tacit understanding and will not really fight each other, so the risk factor of the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is not high!
Li Anran doesn't mind having more supporters at all.
The only thing that made him hesitate was whether he should come directly from here?
Or should I be reserved and follow through?
There were quite a few people present who noticed Taiyi Zhenren's thoughts.
In other words, the purpose of Taiyi Zhenren doing this was to declare that he wanted Li Anran!
The immortals were surprised at first, but then they found it reasonable.
The talent and understanding displayed by Li Anran are enough to make Taiyi Zhenren's heart moved!
And his sudden enlightenment of the Nine Dragon Formation in the Golden Light Cave gave Taiyi Zhenren a perfect reason why "they were destined to be together".
"how so!"
Only Luo Xuan gnashed his teeth in hatred, with anger mixed with anxiety surging in his heart.
Luo Xuan knew about it when Qiu Yin ambushed Li Anran in Xiniu Hezhou.
However, because he was concerned about the agreement between Mother Wu Dang and Taiyi Zhenren, and because Qiu Yin said that killing Li Anran was as easy as crushing an ant, he did not lend the magic weapon he had refined to Qiu Yin.
As a result, Qiu Yin died at the hands of Li Anran.
Luo Xuan hated Li Anran so much and regretted his actions very much. He tried to seek revenge on Li Anran several times.
However, due to the agreement between Taiyi Zhenren and Wudang Shengmu, they had to give up.
Now, Taiyi Zhenren actually wants to accept Li Anran as his disciple!
In this way, wouldn't he never be able to avenge Qiu Yin?
The more Luo Xuan thought about it, the angrier he became. He clenched his hands tightly into a ball and looked at Li Anran with a look that almost spitted fire.
At this moment, Luo Xuan noticed a pair of eyes looking towards him.
Looking up, it was the Holy Mother Wu Dang!
Luo Xuan was startled, thinking that Holy Mother Wu Dang was blaming him for not knowing the seriousness of the situation and not understanding the overall situation. However, when his eyes met with hers, he read a different meaning.
"Hmm? Senior Sister Wu Dang is not blaming me, she is... encouraging me? She agrees with me to go and cause trouble for that guy Li Anran?"
Luo Xuan suspected that he was dazzled, so he looked a few more times to confirm that he was not mistaken. He was suddenly overjoyed: "Brother Qiu Yin, I finally have a chance to avenge you!"
Luo Xuan didn't know why Holy Mother Wu Dang suddenly changed her mind , but he didn't care.
After the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, Holy Mother Wu Dang had become the leader of the Jie Religion. All the disciples of the Jie Religion had to obey her orders!
Not to mention, this can also avenge Qiu Yin!
However, Luo Xuan also knew that now was not the right time, so he suppressed the excitement and eagerness in his heart and waited for the opportunity.
On the other side, after Taiyi Zhenren finished his preaching, the others began to go on stage in order according to their status.
Taishang Laojun had the highest status and position. He walked to the stage leisurely, sat cross-legged, gently waved his whisk, and began to preach.
"I have heard that there is no such thing as heaven and earth, and beyond the great purity, it is beyond measure, within the void, loneliness is without form, there is no heaven and no earth..."
Laozi did not talk about the art of alchemy or the theory of yin and yang, but started from the beginning of the world.
It talks about "clear qi rising to become the sky, turbid qi descending to become the earth", and talks about Hong Yuan, Hun Yuan, Tai Chu, Tai Shi, Tai Su... and many other mysteries.
The strange phenomenon that had just disappeared appeared again.
Although Taishang Laojun is only the incarnation left by the Supreme Sage, he has also gained a lot of the Supreme Sage's understanding of the Tao. His level of preaching is no worse than that of Taiyi Zhenren, and is even better.
Li Anran had also heard the things he said elsewhere.
However, there has never been an explanation as easy to understand, detailed and clear as that given by Laozi, which points out all the changes from the beginning of the world to the present.
Although the story was only told from a general perspective and general context, Li Anran was immersed in it and completely forgot the passage of time.
It was not until Taishang Laojun stopped that he woke up from this state.
Next up are Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, Nanji Xianweng, Wudang Shengmu...
These powerful people are good at different things, and they talk about different principles. They even have different understandings of the same thing.
Li Anran just listened with his eyes lighting up, sometimes nodding, sometimes suddenly realizing, sometimes frowning, sometimes showing joy , completely immersed in it.
And this also gave Luo Xuan an opportunity!
Luo Xuan did not rush to attack, but waited until it was his turn to go on stage to preach before he spoke: "My fellow Taoists, what you have said is truly all-encompassing and extremely subtle. It's a pity that I am too stupid to understand the basics but not the whole thing."
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the approval of many disciples and immortal children, and even some people with lower cultivation but noble status, such as the Five Great Emperors.
Even with the help of the Enlightenment Tea, they only understood a very small part of it.
For more content, you can only remember it in your heart and slowly comprehend it after you return.
At this time, Luo Xuan suddenly changed the subject and said, "However, there is one person present who is an exception. I saw him nodding his head in thought from beginning to end, so I think he must have understood everything."
In an instant, everyone's expression became subtle.
The hostility in Luo Xuan's words is too obvious!
Some smart ones even looked directly at Li Anran!
