Chapter 210 Waiting for the Rabbit
Li Anran failed to scare Chi Jingzi in the end.
Although Chi Jing|zi did not know the principles of modern lie detectors, he quickly realized that the Heart-Questioning Pearl could not really peek into a person's heart, but could distinguish the truth from the false through words and expressions.
Except for some revealed emotions in the beginning, he calmed down later on, and his whole body seemed like stone and soil, without any emotional fluctuations.
Li Anran didn't show him any mercy, pretending he knew nothing and using .
Thousands of arrows piercing the heart, copper juice and iron balls, tendons being pulled out and bones being peeled off... and so on.
But, it's of no use!
The Golden Immortal of Great Luo can already fully control his own spirit, energy and soul. Chi Jingzi only needs to seal up his soul, and no matter what Li Anran does to his body, it will not affect him in the slightest.
After a lot of trouble, Li Anran became angry and put Chi Jingzi in a cell.
I returned to the quiet room, opened the biography of Chi Jing Zi, and began to listen to Yuan Shi Tian Zun's teachings.
Although both are saints, Yuanshi Tianzun’s preaching style is completely different from that of Tongtian Jiaozhu.
The Master of Tongtian preaches in a wild and imaginative way, talking about whatever comes to his mind, highlighting his free-wheeling teaching style, and the beginning and the end are often completely unrelated.
Yuanshi Tianzun was more targeted. Each time he gave a sermon, he targeted a certain disciple. Although other disciples could also listen, what they gained was far less than that of the one who gave the targeted teaching.
In terms of content, what the two said had many similarities, but also completely opposite aspects.
There is no right or wrong, or rather, both are right, as they all understand the Tao.
Li Anran was temporarily immersed in a state of happy distress, listening eagerly to the sermons of the two saints. The amount he gained from it was difficult to describe in words.
Just the experience points he gained were enough to raise his cultivation to the eighth level of Taiyi Golden Immortal.
The only thing that made Li Anran a little worried was that in order to avoid suspicion, Yang Jian had never appeared since the day he sent Chi Jing|zi to the Heavenly Prison.
Li Anran could only continue to keep the Monkey King and the father and son, Wude Xingjun, in the cell, blocking any news about them. He also sent a message to Xiaobailong, asking him to wait patiently and not to be anxious.
Fortunately, Chi Jingzi didn't delay for too long.
On the eighth day after he was imprisoned in the cell, which was also the fifth time Li Anran interrogated him, Chi Jingzi finally spoke.
"Prison God, even though you have taken Taiyi Tianzun as your master, with Nezha and Yang Jian in front of you, you are just an outsider! You will never be valued! If you are willing, I can ask Senior Sister Wu Dang to accept you as a disciple! You will be the first among the three generations of my Jiejiao disciples!"
"The Chaos Bell is the companion magic weapon of the ancient demon emperor Donghuang Taiyi, and it has infinite power. My Jie Sect has the Chaos Bell to suppress its luck, and it is still unknown who will be stronger between us! You humiliated me like this for the Chan Sect, aren't you afraid that the cause and effect will cycle and you will fall into the hands of my Jie Sect in the future?"
"Even if you don't want to join my Jie Sect, there's no need to work so hard! Isn't it better to bet on both sides than to put all your eggs in one basket?"
Li Anran: "..." You use these to test the cadres? Which cadre can't stand such a test?
Li Anran thought that the only test Chi Jing|zi could give was threats and temptations, but he didn't expect Chi Jing|zi to just make empty promises without any real results.
Not to mention that Li Anran knew that this was Chi Jingzi playing a role in testing him, even if he didn't know, he couldn't fall into such a trap!
Chi Jing|zi himself was also helpless.
Han Zhongli was able to test Lü Dongbin ten times because there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides, and Han Zhongli could easily pull Lü Dongbin into the illusion.
However, Li Anran has the cultivation level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and his strength is not weaker than that of the Golden Spirit Holy Mother. He also has a Tianguang Mirror on him, making it difficult for external evil to invade.
Chi Jing|zi had no way to pull Li Anran into the illusion to test him, so he could only go into the Heavenly Prison himself to test Li Anran. It was not easy to do this.
Li Anran rejected Chi Jingzi's temptation without any hesitation and then increased the severity of the punishment to show that he would never betray the Chan sect and join the Jie sect.
Li Anran had seen so many people's life experiences, so his acting skills were beyond words. He easily deceived Chi Jing|zi, the otaku.
It cannot be completely said that he was lying, he indeed never thought of betraying the orthodox sect and joining the unorthodox sect!
Although he is not very loyal to the Chan sect!
That night, Chi Jingzi returned to the cell and activated the Yin-Yang Mirror in his body, which unlocked the seal on his body. A wisp of his soul left his body and notified Yang Jian.
The next day, Yang Jian appeared outside the Heavenly Prison and took Chi Jingzi away in the name of interrogation.
As it concerns the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, Li Anran was unusually nervous and was not sure whether his performance had passed Chi Jingzi's assessment.
Not long after Yang Jian and Chi Jing|zi walked out, a system prompt popped up in Li Anran's field of vision.
[It is detected that the prisoner Honglinshan White Wolf Head is unable to continue to atone for his sins. You will receive an extra reward (click to draw).]
In addition to providing Li Anran with experience points every day, the prisoners imprisoned in the Tianlao will also give Li Anran a random additional reward when they die or are released.
Obviously, Chi Jingzi had been released by Yang Jian.
Li Anran didn't care and just clicked "Extract."
The images in the Book of Punishment for Evil began to flow, and the images and information recording Chi Jing|zi began to rotate continuously, and finally condensed into a line of text.
【You have obtained the Yin-Yang Mirror.】
Li Anran: “!!!”
Li Anran opened his eyes wide instantly
He has drawn many extra rewards over the years. The rewards are all-encompassing, including attributes such as sense of smell, physical strength, agility, as well as various magic weapons, instruments, talismans, and elixirs.
However, the magic weapons and instruments he had drawn in the past were all ordinary treasures refined after birth. This was the first time he had drawn an innate spiritual treasure like the Yin-Yang Mirror!
You must know that innate spiritual treasures are treasures that were born when the world was first created, and each one is unique!
But now, the system actually pulled out another one!
This method is really unbelievable!
Without saying a word, Li Anran turned around and went back to the quiet room. He cast a spell to isolate the quiet room from the outside world and took out the Yin-Yang Mirror.
His Yin-Yang Mirror is the size of a palm, divided into two sides, Yin and Yang, the Yin is white and the Yang is red, and is surrounded by a hazy glow, exactly the same as the Yin-Yang Mirror he had seen in Chi Jing|zi's life!
After using my spiritual sense to investigate, I found that it was indeed an innate spiritual treasure, and it should be the same as the one of Chi Jingzi!
Li Anran was somewhat happy but also somewhat worried.
Since the system can pull out the Yin-Yang Mirror, it can definitely pull out other innate spiritual treasures as well!
The problem is that all innate spiritual treasures are unique!
If he takes them out, he will instantly become the target of public criticism!
I’m afraid that all the powerful people in the three realms will come to our door!
"It seems that I still need to learn how to refine equipment." Li Anran thought secretly in his heart.
Before, because he had obtained the Treasure Bag, he could refine magic weapons by consuming his energy, so he had never put much effort into refining weapons.
Now, it is necessary to put this matter back on the agenda.
Li Anran put the Yin-Yang Mirror into his body. For a short period of time, no, it should be said that for a long period of time, this thing cannot be exposed to others.
Without Chi Jing|zi, Li Anran could only reopen the life story of the Golden Spirit Mother and listen to the teachings of Tongtian Jiaozhu.
It also includes content related to refining equipment.
However, it is not a specific method, but a way to coordinate the overall situation and take a bird's-eye view!
He must first comprehend the art of refining weapons, and then combine it with his own practice to form a method of refining weapons that suits him.
Time flies and another two days have passed.
Li Anran was listening to the sermon in the quiet room as usual, when suddenly something moved in his mind. He stood up and walked to the depths of the sky prison, outside an empty cell.
Buzz!
Li Anran's mind moved, and golden ripples swept out, unlocking the formation in the cell, revealing the Monkey King, Wude Xingjun and his son, and their heavenly soldiers and generals who were imprisoned inside with their souls, magic powers, five senses and six consciousnesses sealed.
Li Anran stretched out his hand, and the Monkey King and others turned into the size of sesame seeds and fell into his palm. Then they left the Heavenly Prison and walked into a side hall of the Heavenly Prison Palace.
A familiar figure was standing at the window of the side hall.
It’s Yang Jian!
Yang Jian noticed that Li Anran had arrived, turned around, and smiled: "Brother Li Anran, Master Chi Jing|zi is very satisfied with you, and has agreed that Master Taiyi will pass on the Four Swords of Zhu Xian to you."
Li Anran and Yang Jian were close friends and knew a lot of each other's secrets. He didn't pretend to have just learned about this. He smiled frankly and said, "Thanks to my second brother's reminder, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
Although even if Yang Jian didn't remind him, he would be able to know Chi Jingzi's intention through the Book of Punishment, but this kindness was real.
Yang Jian waved his hand and said, "Don't flatter me! Even without me, you won't have any problems!"
Yang Jian did not know the specific effect of the Book of Punishing Evil. He only inferred Li Anran's opportunity from the situation in recent years, that is, the Book of Punishing Evil could detect the secrets of the prisoners and learn their skills and magic weapons.
He was worried that Li Anran didn't know the whole story, so he told Li Anran everything that happened in the Jinguan Cave on Qianyuan Mountain.
He then warned, "Master Taiyi wants to use the Immortal Execution Formation to counter the Chaos Bell. It will probably take a few days before he summons you to the Golden Light Cave and passes on the Four Swords of Immortal Execution to you."
"You don't need to feel too stressed. Jiejiao has not yet obtained the method to sacrifice the Chaos Bell. Even if it did, it would not be successful in a short period of time. The Immortal Execution Formation is the greatest killing formation in the prehistoric world. It is harmful to the harmony of nature. You must not be impatient when practicing, lest you go astray and suffer the consequences."
Li Anran nodded and said with a smile: "Second brother, don't you know what I do? I would rather retreat a hundred steps than take a single risk! Nothing will happen!"
Yang Jian naturally believed Li Anran. Without saying anything more, he asked about the Dragon King of Jinghe River.
"Brother, I have brought all the evidence."
Li Anran waved his hand and threw the Monkey King and others in his palm to the open space in the middle of the hall, saying: "The other day, my third sister came to the Heavenly Prison to find me..."
Li Anran told the story one by one about everything that had happened to him after he followed the Third Holy Mother down to the mortal world, including what he had learned from the Book of Punishment of Evil, without hiding anything.
Yang Jian already knew about the frame-up of the Jinghe Dragon King by the God of War and the God of Water, and he was not surprised.
However, Yang Jian's expectation was really exceeded that the Monkey King would get involved in such matters just for some Buddhist treasures and gold and silver!
He couldn't help but shook his head and said with emotion: "This Fighting Buddha is much worse than the Monkey King!"
Li Anran laughed out loud and said, "Second brother, if the Monkey King heard what you said, he would make a big fuss!" He then told him about the Monkey King's hatred towards monkeys and how he took his anger out on him.
Yang Jian shook his head upon hearing this, and his opinion of the Monkey King dropped to a lower level again.
Yang Jian said, "The day after tomorrow is the day for the morning court in heaven. Leave the father and son of Wude Xingjun, Dousheng Buddha, and the heavenly soldiers and generals to me. I will report this to the Jade Emperor together with the matter of the unusual movement of the stars."
The unusual movement of the stars in the sky is related to Emperor Liujiang, that is, the salary and finances of the Heavenly Court, and also involves the previous dynasty, so the Jade Emperor attaches great importance to it.
With the unusual movement of the stars in the sky as a prelude, the Jade Emperor will definitely give him face, and the matter of the Dragon King of Jinghe River will be much easier to deal with.
Thinking of this, a hint of sarcasm flashed in Yang Jian's eyes.
The murder of the Dragon King of Jinghe River was undoubtedly an injustice, but as a god of justice, he had to rely on the unusual movement of the stars to redress his wrongdoing. It was really absurd!
Li Anran was a little surprised: "Second brother, are you going to report the matter of the Chaos Bell to the Jade Emperor?"
Yang Jian nodded and explained, "I have discussed this with Uncle Taiyi and the others. We are not the only ones who covet the Chaos Bell and do not want to see Jiejiao refine it. Reporting this to the Jade Emperor will cause a lot of trouble for Jiejiao."
What Yang Jian said was already very conservative. There is nothing wrong with changing "It's definitely not just my family of Chan Sect" to "Everyone except those of Jie Sect".
The Three Realms are so small that Heaven, Lingshan, and Xuanmen all feel that it is not enough to divide them up, and no one wants to have another competitor!
Once the news of Jiejiao obtaining the Chaos Bell gets out, it will inevitably cause vigilance and suppression from all parties. It will be almost impossible to have the best of both worlds as before!
but……
This is in line with the teachings of Jiejiao "seizing a glimmer of hope"!
If the Holy Mother Wu Dang could really lead Jie Religion to emerge as a dark horse amidst the siege and blockade of various forces, Jie Religion might really be able to return to its peak and dominate the world!
Li Anran said, "Second brother, I have one more thing to tell you. You told me and Nezha before that this catastrophe is likely not a struggle between Buddhism and Taoism, but a struggle between humanity and heaven. I think it makes sense and is very likely."
"I have been wondering for some time whether Tathagata and the Jade Emperor have also guessed this matter. Many of the things they have done over the years, from Sun Wukong's journey to the West to obtain the scriptures to joining forces to eliminate the calamity and even Na Wu Tian, all seem very impatient, as if something is chasing them, forcing speed up."
Yang Jian was stunned.
He never thought that he was the only smart person in the Three Realms, so naturally he would not think that he was the only one in the Three Realms who could guess that this catastrophe was a struggle between humanity and the laws of nature.
The Jade Emperor and Tathagata were both innate creatures born at the beginning of the world. They had also listened to Hongjun Daozu's teachings in the Zixiao Palace. It was very likely that they had guessed the truth of this catastrophe.
Yang Jian said: "Do you suspect that all this is a conspiracy between Tathagata and the Jade Emperor?"
Li Anran nodded and said, "I always feel that Tathagata and the Jade Emperor are not that simple. Today, the heavenly way and the human way are still in a relatively balanced state. When one side wins, the entire three realms will be completely different."
"I wonder if this catastrophe will be the last chance to become a saint? Tathagata and the Jade Emperor realized this, so they couldn't wait to make moves in the Three Realms one after another, and even offered the position of the Buddha to fight Wu Tian."
Yang Jian pondered for a moment before saying, "Although I am now a Golden Immortal, I am still far from becoming a saint. I don't even have the slightest clue. I can't be sure whether this catastrophe is the last chance to become a saint."
"However, I will pay more attention to what you said. No matter what the truth is, it will eventually be exposed."
Li Anran nodded.
It might be a bit stupid to sit back and wait for something to happen, but that's all they can do now!
This time, Yang Jian returned to heaven and once again served as the god of justice. His every move was watched by everyone.
This time, when I came to see Li Anran, I left an avatar in the Temple of Justice and came here secretly.
After Yang Jian finished his business, he did not stay any longer. He took the Monkey King, whose soul, magic power, five senses and six consciousnesses were sealed by Li Anran, the father and son of Wude Star Lord, and those heavenly soldiers and generals back to the Temple of the God of Justice, just waiting for the morning court the next day.
Li Anran returned to the Heavenly Prison and continued to read the sermons of saints in the life of the Golden Spirit Mother while waiting for the call from Taiyi Tianzun.
However, before he could receive the order from Taiyi Tianzun, Wu Dang Sheng Mu had already shown up!
