Chapter 224 The Time Has Come
Li Anran, Yang Jian and Nezha drank for two days and one night at a banquet, and as expected, Nezha ended up being drunk again.
The situation on Taishang Laojun's side was just as they expected. After going to Dongji Miaoyan Palace, he never came back.
It was obvious that Taiyi Tianzun rejected his request to allow Yang Jian and Li Anran to take a vacation and travel the world.
As the god of justice, Yang Jian was busy with official duties, so after Nezha got drunk, he returned to the Temple of the God of Justice to handle official business.
Li Anran took Nezha back to the Jinguan Cave on Qianyuan Mountain and reported everything that happened to Taiyi Tianzun. He also told Taiyi Tianzun that Yang Jian did not want Nezha to know that it was he who saved Nezha with the Precious Lotus Lantern.
"I predicted that Nezha would face a great disaster, and only you and Yang Jian could help him escape danger together. I never thought that you would save Nezha in this way in the end."
Taiyi Tianzun pondered for a moment, took out the Wuji Xinghuang Flag from his bosom, and said, "Give this to Yang Jian, and say that it is a thank-you gift from me, his master, on behalf of Nezha."
"Yes." Li Anran took it respectfully.
After saying this, Taiyi Tianzun did not keep Li Anran any longer and let him return to the Heavenly Prison.
Li Anran's Four Swords of Zhu Xian have been initially practiced successfully, and he has mastered the art of self-defense. The rest is just some slow practice that can be done anywhere, so there is naturally no need to stay in seclusion in the Golden Light Cave anymore.
After Li Anran returned, he gave the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag to Yang Jian.
Yang Jian immediately handed it to the Three Holy Mothers.
The Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag is one of the five innate flags and is also a top-grade innate spiritual treasure that can make all evils retreat and is immune to all invasions.
It is no less precious than the Precious Lotus Lantern, and its protective effect is even greater!
With the help of the Third Holy Mother Yao Ji to protect herself, Yang Jian can feel more at ease.
After Li Anran returned to the Heavenly Prison, he began to practice "Xuantian Nine Changes".
The Book of Punishment for Evil upgraded his skills to the maximum level, but it only improved his understanding of the skills. If he wanted to use the Tao Seed, he would need to practice the Nine Changes of Xuantian to a certain degree first.
It took Li Anran a month to cultivate the Xuantian Nine Changes to the seventh change.
It’s not high, but it’s enough!
Li Anran did not waste any more time on the Nine Changes of Xuantian. He immediately cast a spell to create an avatar and stayed in the quiet room. He then sneaked into the No. A cell.
After all, using Taoist seeds to absorb the essence of prisoners is not something that can be allowed in public, so it's better not to let anyone know about it.
Li Anran's chosen target was an ancient demon sage named Subo.
The original form of this Great Sage Su Bo is a water demon, and he also has the cultivation level of a Daluo Jinxian. Because he caused chaos during the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and tried to rebuild the demon clan's heaven, he was captured by the Jade Emperor and the then Human Emperor Yan Emperor, and was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.
Because he likes to eat human souls and is greedy and unrestrained, Su Bo has the highest sin value among the many demon saints imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, which has reached three and a half stars!
Li Anran targeted him so that he could draw a better extra reward afterwards.
The whole process went very smoothly.
Ever since Yang Jian rescued Yao Ji, who was imprisoned on the bottom floor of Cell A, the defense of Cell A has become much lax.
The two generals, the tortoise and the snake, under the command of the Great Emperor Zhenwu had been transferred away, leaving only some ordinary heavenly soldiers and generals and the Sky-supporting Hercules to guard the place.
Li Anran avoided their patrols without much effort and entered cell No. 7 where Su Bo was imprisoned.
Su Bo was already seriously injured when he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. After enduring so many years of hardship, the three flowers on his head and the five energies in his chest were almost exhausted. He had no power to resist Li Anran at all.
Although Su Bo is almost exhausted, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it is enough for Li Anran to improve his cultivation to the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal!
This is different from the fake Tongtian Demon seed, which will transform all of the person's energy into demonic energy after being planted.
After the Tao seeds rewarded by the system were planted, they began to take root and sprout like real seeds, spreading their roots and tentacles into Subo's body and soul, rapidly absorbing them.
Su Bo's aura was rapidly declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He seemed to be aware that death was approaching, and his body, with its five senses and six consciousnesses sealed, twitched and struggled desperately, trying to break free from the seals.
But, it's of no use!
When he was first captured and imprisoned in the prison, he couldn't break free, let alone now!
The whole process lasted for 49 days!
Su Bo's body and soul gradually became transparent.
By the forty-ninth day, he looked like a phantom and could no longer be seen unless one looked carefully.
Correspondingly, the Tao seed has blossomed and produced a Tao fruit, which is dazzling, surrounded by auspicious air, and the sound of the Tao can be faintly heard.
If Li Anran had not been observing and studying the changes in the Dao Seed, and had not noticed the unusual phenomenon early on and cast a spell to cover it up, the noise would have alarmed the guards outside.
Time passed by bit by bit, and when the forty-ninth day was over, Su Bo's body and soul completely disappeared, leaving only a dazzling Taoist fruit floating in the air.
Li Anran reached out to take it and looked at it carefully.
This fruit is light green in color, the size of a baby's fist, smooth, round, and crystal clear. It looks a bit like a larger lotus seed. There are lines of Tao patterns faintly visible on the outside, and the sound of the Tao emitted from it is also clearer.
"It almost completely absorbed all of Su Bo's energy! If a mortal ate it, he would be able to break through to Taiyi Jinxian immediately!"
Li Anran took a breath.
But on second thought, this Dao Fruit cost a Daluo Jinxian!
Even if he is just a Daluo Jinxian who is about to run out of energy, he cannot be compared with Taiyi Jinxian!
It doesn't seem surprising that it can allow mortals to break through to the level of Taiyi Jinxian...
No way!
If Taiyi Jinxian were in the period of Conferred Gods, he would have been one of the most powerful figures. Now, he is even more of a hegemon!
If the big forces like Tianting, Xuanmen and Lingshan knew that there were such magical things in the world, they would probably capture all the Golden Immortals with no background and no magic weapons and use them as nourishment!
Li Anran carefully put away the Dao Fruit, and took out a stone that he had prepared long ago and transformed it into the shape of a wave. He left it in the cell to hide it from others, and he quietly returned to the quiet room for practice.
"I have some insights recently and need to practice in seclusion. If you don't have anything else, don't disturb me."
Li Anran went out and gave instructions to his subordinates, the divine officials, and then returned to the quiet room and swallowed the Taoist fruit.
In an instant, Li Anran felt a heat wave rising from his abdomen and instantly spreading to his whole body. Countless insights into the Tao flooded into his mind.
The aura emanating from Li Anran became visibly stronger, and his cultivation level was also improving rapidly!
In just half a day, Li Anran's cultivation had reached the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal!
However, his magic power was still increasing, his body and soul were also slowly improving, but his cultivation level was stagnant.
This process lasted for three days. The magic power in Li Anran's body had far exceeded that of an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal, but his cultivation level remained unchanged.
This was also the state that Jia Tongtian was in before.
The difference is that Li Anran has a system!
"Improve your cultivation to the level of Daluo Jinxian!"
Daoguo has no way to help Li Anran break through the bottleneck, but the system can!
In just a moment, three flowers appeared on Li Anran's head and five energies converged in his chest. He had already broken through to the realm of Daluo Jinxian!
The whole process was as easy as drinking a sip of water!
It was at this moment that Li Anran realized that the heaven and earth seemed to be celebrating for him, so he quickly thought about it and stopped this from happening.
Flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses sprang up from the ground, auspicious clouds and auspicious mists appeared, and purple air came from the east...
This scene is grand, but it is unnecessary!
He would rather play the pig and eat the tiger, and make a fortune in silence!
However, someone obviously doesn't think so!
Just ten days after Li Anran broke through to the Golden Immortal, purple air came from the east for three thousand miles above the Golden Light Cave in Qianyuan Mountain. Countless flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses emerged from the ground, immortal music sounded, and fragrance filled the sky.
Nezha broke through!
With the help of Taiyi Tianzun, Nezha took only one and a half months to eliminate the evil spirit remaining in his body and break through to the Daluo Jinxian realm!
This is also the only cultivator in the past thousand years who has made a big breakthrough to the Golden Immortal level!
The last person who did this was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who made a great vow that “I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty!”
Further ahead is the Great Emperor Zhenwu who guards the Beitian Gate!
For a moment, the three realms were shaken.
The power of Xuanmen increased greatly, and the name of Nezha the Third Prince spread throughout the world again.
When some people are happy, naturally some people are worried.
Heaven, Yunlou Palace.
Li Jing learned from his subordinates that the previous strange phenomenon was actually the news that Nezha had broken through to the Golden Immortal level. His face turned pale and he was stunned.
When he came to his senses, his first reaction was to clench the Seven Treasures Pagoda tightly in his hand, but he couldn't feel at ease.
After pacing back and forth several times, Li Jing rode a piece of auspicious cloud and flew to the dojo of the ancient Buddha Randeng in Yuanjue Cave on Lingjiu Mountain.
At the same time, in Lingshan, the Great Hall.
Tathagata stopped preaching, stared at the direction of the Golden Light Cave on Qianyuan Mountain for a moment, then retracted his gaze and said, "I see that in the three realms, cause and effect are entangled, and karma is lingering. If I only pass down the Three Treasures, it may not be enough to eliminate the karma of sentient beings and persuade people to do good."
"It would take someone with magical powers, sincerity, and perseverance to reincarnate in the Southern Continent to spread the Buddha's righteous Dharma and teach the world with words and deeds. But it would be a great blessing and a great fortune. Who would be willing to take this trip?"
The main hall suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.
If they just go to Jambudvīpa to spread Buddhism, with Tang Monk and his disciples having achieved enlightenment and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva having great merits, there must be many Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Arhats who are willing to go!
But reincarnation is another matter!
This is almost like giving up everything now and starting over again!
Even with the great blessings and good fortunes guaranteed by Tathagata, it still makes people hesitate!
At this time, Xuanzang stood up and walked to the lotus platform. He bowed to the Buddha three times and said respectfully: "I am an incompetent disciple. I wish to go to Jambudvīpa to reincarnate again."
After a pause, he continued, "I do not ask for good fortune or good luck, I only beg the Buddha to give Fighting Buddha another chance to reform."
After becoming a Buddha, Xuanzang awakened his wisdom from nine lifetimes and became completely different from the pedantic Tang Monk on the journey to the West.
Tathagata did not comment, but just looked at Venerable Kashyapa beside him.
Kasyapa was stunned for a moment, but soon realized what Tathagata meant. Even though he was reluctant, he gritted his teeth and walked forward, saying, "Disciple is willing to give it a try."
"Good ." Tathagata nodded slightly and said, "Venerable Kasyapa, you have been in my Lingshan for a long time and you know the meaning of the Tripitaka Sutra very well. It is most appropriate for you to go to Jambudvīpa."
Kasyapa said: "I will try my best to live up to the trust of the Buddha."
The Tathagata said, "You should go to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. I have sixteen words for you: No destruction, no establishment; destruction and then establishment. With the Buddha in my heart, I can act without fear."
Although Kasyapa did not quite understand what he heard, he kept it in mind and bowed respectfully to Tathagata. Then he left the Main Hall and flew to the Netherworld to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Seeing that Xuanzang was unwilling to retreat and was even trying to plead for the Monkey King, Tathagata said, "Xuanzang, good fortune and happiness are all determined by events. How can they be the conditions of your deal with me? Can you say no and then no? Can you say give and then give?"
Xuanzang knelt down hurriedly and confessed: "I dare not. I just can't bear to see Wukong go astray, and I want him to change his ways and reform."
The Tathagata said, "Fighting Buddha has achieved the right result through meritorious deeds, but his evil nature has not yet been eliminated. He has violated the Heavenly Law. I have not expelled him from the monkhood because of his merit in spreading the Dharma. How can I plead with the Jade Emperor for him? Let him reflect on himself in the Heavenly Prison to avoid making any more serious mistakes in the future."
Xuanzang hesitated to speak, and finally bowed his head and said, "Disciple, I understand." Then he returned to his seat.
On the other hand, the Jade Emperor also learned that Nezha had broken through to the Golden Immortal, and immediately sent Taibai Jinxing to invite Nezha back to Heaven, and to enthrone Nezha as Heaven's Great Demon-Slaying General.
However, Nezha declined the offer, saying that his realm was not stable yet and he needed to continue practicing.
The Jade Emperor had no choice but to give up, and then issued an edict to the Bull Demon King.
"There is a demon named Jiao Demon King in the North Sea. He is causing trouble to the people and his crimes are unforgivable . I order the General Niu Mowang, the Left Commander of the Thunder Chariot of the Thunder Department, and Red Boy to lead 5,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to the earth to capture him."
At the same time, Li Anran also received an imperial edict.
The content of the imperial edict was to ask him to go to Hulu Mountain overseas to invite Patriarch Hongyun to come to the Heavenly Palace to participate in the Jade Emperor 's Danyuan Conference.
The Jade Emperor is about to take action against the Demon Master’s Mansion!
Li Anran immediately sensed the hidden meaning in this, and thought of the karma of the Northern Continent, which was the responsibility of the Heavenly Court!
It is obvious that the Heavenly Court is preparing to use the Demon Master's Mansion to deal with the disaster!
Letting Bull Demon King deal with Jiao Demon King is Bull Demon King's token of allegiance, and it can even be said to be the token of allegiance of Jie Religion!
The Demon King Jiao is the disciple of Demon Master Kunpeng, and the Demon Master's Mansion will definitely not sit idly by.
And once the Demon Master's Mansion intervenes, the Bull Demon King and his son will definitely not be able to cope with it, and this requires the Jie Religion behind the Bull Demon King to get involved!
This is a test of whether Jiejiao has really surrendered to the Heavenly Palace or is just talking!
The reason why he was asked to find Patriarch Hongyun to come to the Heavenly Palace was because Patriarch Hongyun and Kunpeng had a blood feud, and the Heavenly Palace wanted to join forces with Patriarch Hongyun to deal with the Demon Master's Mansion!
Yang Jian learned the news earlier than Li Anran.
The first thought that flashed through his mind was: "The time has come!"
