Chapter 22: Nine Heavens Mysterious Changes, Opening Incense
After successfully surviving the tribulation, Jiang Changsheng remained suspended in the air, consolidating his cultivation until sunset. The pilgrims dispersed, and Meng Qiushuang also dispersed her disciples, not daring to disturb him.
At dusk, Jiang Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, and the fine golden lines between his eyebrows disappeared. These were Taoist patterns, the marks of the fifth level of the Taoist Natural Power. They could store spiritual energy and might even have more magical uses, but he didn't understand them clearly as he had just come into contact with them.
Dao patterns can usually be hidden, which is very convenient.
Jiang Changsheng landed in the courtyard. His Taoist robe was not damaged. He looked calm and energetic.
Hua Jianxin came up and clasped his fists, saying, "Congratulations, Taoist, on your great improvement in martial arts."
Although she was not sure what happened with the previous tribulation, she felt it was related to Jiang Changsheng's growth in strength.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and nodded, saying: "It can't be considered a big increase, it's just that I have comprehended the true meaning of heaven and earth."
Hua Jianxin felt a sense of authority and admired Jiang Changsheng even more.
Jiang Changsheng didn't say much to her. He turned around and went back to the house. Bai Long followed him. The man and the snake entered the house. Hua Jianxin stood there in a daze for a while, and then practiced martial arts in the courtyard .
Inside the house.
Jiang Changsheng was sitting in meditation on the bed, and a line of words appeared in front of him:
[In the 21st year of Kaiyuan, you practice diligently, comprehend the true meaning of heaven and earth, survive the minor catastrophe, and obtain the survival reward - the secret method 'Nine Heavens Mysterious Change']
Secret method?
It was the first time that Jiang Changsheng obtained a secret technique and he was very interested in it. He immediately accepted the memory of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Changes and a large amount of memories flooded into his mind.
Jiu Tian Xuan Bian is the art of transformation, which can change into nine forms, from as small as a sparrow to as large as a mountain building.
Not bad, not bad, good stuff!
Just like the Phantom Eye, although it cannot bring about a qualitative improvement in strength, it has endless uses.
After Jiang Changsheng sorted out his memories, he began to practice the first level of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Transformation, the Transformation of Swallows and Sparrows!
That night, the disciples of Longqi Temple had trouble sleeping, and many people in the capital were also curious.
In the next five days, the news of the Taoist priest Changsheng of Longqi Temple overcoming the thunder tribulation spread, causing an uproar in the whole city, and even the concubines in the palace were discussing it.
When he was young, he killed the Ghost-Eyed Evil King, and when he grew up, he survived the thunder tribulation!
These two deeds of Taoist Priest Changsheng combined together are truly legendary and full of mystery.
More and more pilgrims came to Longqi Temple to burn incense, all wanting to catch a glimpse of Taoist Changsheng, but Jiang Changsheng avoided the temple and did not come out, leaving them empty-handed. They were not angry about this, but felt that it should be so.
How can it be so easy to see an immortal?
Inside the house.
After five days of practice, Jiang Changsheng finally learned the Swallow and Sparrow Transformation, but he could only maintain it for five minutes. The Nine Heavens Mysterious Transformation consumed too much spiritual energy and could not be used easily.
Jiang Changsheng returned to his original appearance, and Bai Long stared at him in shock.
at this time.
Three lines of words appeared in front of Jiang Changsheng's eyes.
[It is detected that you have obtained incense. Because your method of cultivation does not belong to the way of heaven and earth, you have two choices, and you can only choose one.]
[1. Give up cultivating immortality, your spiritual power will be transformed into the martial arts realm of this world - the realm of gods and men]
[Second, continue to cultivate immortality. Immortals are above all living beings and are revered by all things. The path to cultivating immortals is the path to pursuing the way of heaven. You can turn on the incense function.]
The realm of gods and men?
I have never heard of it, it must be a realm above Tongtian Realm!
Jiang Changsheng directly chose the second option and continued to practice.
When a cultivator attacks a warrior, it is simply a dimensionality reduction attack, and he must persevere.
If he practices martial arts, even if he becomes the best in the world , he can never suppress all the warriors in the world. After all, they are the same path of practice, but the cultivation of immortals is different, and the upper limit is unknown.
[Turn on the incense function. The incense luck can weaken the power of the heavenly tribulation. For more functions and how to obtain incense, please explore it yourself]
[Current incense value: 2]
Weaken the power of the heavenly calamity?
Jiang Changsheng was still frightened when he thought of the thunder tribulation a few days ago.
In his previous life, he had indeed set up an incense function in the game. To cultivate immortals and become gods, one naturally had to enjoy the incense of the mortal world. Incense was linked to the fortune of immortals and gods. He did not expect that the survival system would actually bring other game functions to this world. The incense function was not just for overcoming tribulations!
Two incense points represent that two people have erected statues and monuments for him, and then burned incense to worship him. To be able to do this means that they have regarded him as a belief.
Wait, even the incense function has appeared, what about the other functions...
Jiang Changsheng's heart was burning with excitement. He was a game developer. The system seemed mysterious, but he knew it clearly.
All functions in the game need to be triggered by players during their cultivation, rather than being given directly.
In addition, judging from the previous hints, cultivating immortals is not the way of this world, and he is very likely the only one who cultivates immortals.
"Incense is indeed valuable, but I can't do anything reckless. I can create some strange phenomena in the Taoist temple to increase the popularity, and the incense value should increase. Even if someone is unhappy with me, it's just right to give me a survival reward."
Jiang Changsheng thought silently. He didn’t know whether there were any gods in the Da Jing Dynasty, so he still had to be careful. Not entering the world was also for safety reasons. What if there was a more prosperous martial arts civilization outside the Da Jing Dynasty?
It is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not!
He has to practice hard in the early stage of his life. Anyway, his life span is unlimited, and he can rule the world after he is strong enough.
Of course, before that, you still have to go to the palace!
Jiang Changsheng's eyes flickered and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
…
A month later, Jiang Changsheng completely mastered the Nine Heavens Mysterious Changes. One day, Jiang Yuan came to visit him again. In addition to asking for elixirs, he was also curious about his tribulation. Jiang Changsheng did not say that it was a breakthrough in cultivation, but said that the immortals were guiding him. Jiang Yuan was stunned when he heard this.
After Jiang Yuan left, that night, Jiang Changsheng put on a wooden mask, changed into a tattered black Taoist robe, and set off for the palace.
He stepped on the Taihang Sword and flew on the sword, directly flying from the top of Longqi Temple into the palace.
His senses were far superior to those of ordinary people, and he could see the imperial guards patrolling outside the palace from afar. He found a corner where no one noticed him and flew in. After landing, he gently put the Taihang Sword into the scabbard and began to move forward in the palace.
Late at night, the palace was deserted, with the sound of frogs croaking and eunuchs patrolling with lanterns from time to time.
Relying on the Nine-following Heavenly Dragon Step, Jiang Changsheng easily avoided the eyes of the eunuchs. He traced the fluctuations of his true energy all the way and found that there were quite a few masters in the palace. There were at least fifty top masters alone, including concubines, palace maids, and eunuchs.
The Dajing Palace is full of hidden talents.
Jiang Changsheng sighed as he walked.
As he passed by a garden, he heard a sound. He listened carefully and found that the sound came from the depths of the garden.
"Hate."
"My dear, go down a little further..."
"There are too many mosquitoes here. Can't you go somewhere else, you bastard?"
"Well, we'll just have to make do with the place we have. Hurry up, I'm so anxious..."
…
Jiang Changsheng was speechless. Is the palace so chaotic?
So disgusting!
Jiang Changsheng stopped and listened carefully. After a while, he figured out the identities of the two people. The woman was a palace maid and the man was a eunuch.
Can eunuchs do such things?
Jiang Changsheng thought that castration in some dynasties in previous lives was not completely eradicated.
He shook his head. Since it wasn't his father who was cheated on, he didn't bother to care and continued on his way.
The palace was very large, and Jiang Changsheng used his spiritual sense to explore the whole way . He was looking for the fluctuations of true energy, so he didn't need to enter the houses of concubines and palace maids, and he didn't have that kind of bad taste.
There are many fluctuations of true Qi, but none of them can reach the level of reaching the sky.
Going north all the way, Jiang Changsheng arrived at the northern area of the imperial palace and suddenly stopped. His eyes fell on an extremely deserted palace. There were no palace maids or eunuchs coming and going, and the entire palace was left to one person.
Could this be the legendary cold palace?
No way!
A master of Tongtian realm was banished to the cold palace by the emperor?
Is Jiang Yuan so domineering?
Jiang Changsheng was wearing a wooden mask and was not afraid of exposing his identity. He walked straight towards the palace.
Entering the courtyard, he noticed that the yard was overgrown with weeds and had obviously not been taken care of for a long time. However, there were many shocking palm prints on the wall of the side hall.
Jiang Changsheng walked straight towards the main hall without fear of disturbing the other party.
Coming here, he could already judge the other party's level of true Qi.
It is only about ten times that of the Demon Lord.
Jiang Changsheng came to the door and pushed it open gently.
As soon as they pushed it open, a strong wind blew, causing the two doors to clang against the wall. Jiang Changsheng's tattered Taoist robe rustled, but his body was as heavy as Mount Tai and did not move at all.
"Why did you enter the palace so late at night?"
A cold and hoarse female voice sounded, her tone full of murderous intent.
Jiang Changsheng used his spiritual power to stimulate the meridians in his throat, and uttered a hoarse and dull voice: "I heard that there is a master of Tongtian Realm in the palace, unparalleled in the world, I want to come and see him. Your Excellency has such profound skills, but you are willing to stay in this cold palace where no one cares about you?"
A cold female voice snorted, "What does it have to do with you? Now that you're here, don't leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong wind blew again in the darkness. Jiang Changsheng lightly moved his right foot, and his spiritual power burst out, which blew away the attacking figure. Then there was a heavy sound of crashing into the wall.
"You...how is it possible...you are not Tongtian...you are in a higher realm!"
A cold female voice screamed in horror, who could resist such a strong man breaking into the palace?
Jiang Changsheng sighed in his heart: "I am really too strong ."
He asked, "What is your relationship with the emperor? Tell me. If you can explain it clearly, I can spare your life and not disturb everyone in the palace. If you can't explain it clearly, after tonight, Dajing will change its owner."
The other party's breathing echoed in the dim hall. Jiang Changsheng squinted his eyes and could only see that the other party had disheveled hair and was dirty all over. He could not see the other party's true face clearly.
"Haha...you are threatening me with my life...you are threatening me with him..."
The cold female voice gradually became crazy and hysterical.
Jiang Changsheng frowned under the mask. Could this guy be a lunatic?
No wonder she was banished to the cold palace!
Jiang Changsheng was just guessing and didn't believe it. If she wasn't afraid of death and didn't care about the emperor, why would she have to linger in the cold palace until now?
He suddenly disappeared from the spot, and appeared in front of the other person the next second, pressing a palm on his forehead. The terrifying murderous aura made the other person unable to move.
"This skill..."
The other person opened his eyes wide, and through the gaps in his messy hair, he could see his eyes clearly, full of bloodshot, like a ghost in the world.
Jiang Changsheng looked down at him and said, "Twenty-one years ago, the queen gave birth to a child, and Eunuch Li switched the child. Do you know about this?"
The other person's pupils were visibly dilated, and he was obviously very uneasy.
She gritted her teeth and said, "I know!"
"Why did the emperor do this? Is it to suppress the Yang family?"
"I don't know... but that's not the case..."
Jiang Changsheng frowned even more tightly and asked, "What is the true identity of the fake prince?"
The other party was silent.
"How dare you break into my palace? I will make sure you never come back!"
A domineering shout came from outside the hall, but Jiang Changsheng remained indifferent. He had sensed Jiang Yuan's arrival a long time ago, and he just happened to have something to ask Jiang Yuan.
