Chapter 304 Magical Weapon
"Li Anran, have you taken out the magic weapon?" Seeing Li Anran nod, the Immortal of Nan Ji once again activated his magic power and stared at the palm of Li Anran, but still found nothing.
The other great men of the Chan Sect also used their own methods, either mobilizing their spirits, using their divine eyes, or summoning magical instruments of investigation, but the results were no different.
"Master, uncle, uncle, can't you see it? I really have taken it out! It's right here!"
Li Anran pretended to be shocked and anxious, gritted his teeth, and swore to the sky: "I can swear to the heavens that if I say even a single word of falsehood, let me be struck by lightning, and I will be doomed forever, and I will never be reborn!"
Nezha: “…” Li Anran also learned from his second brother to use the laws of nature to deceive people!
Nezha couldn't help but roll his eyes.
When Yang Jian swore by the Heaven's Way to deceive Patriarch Hongyun, he had already confirmed that the Heaven's Way and the Human's Way were now in conflict, and the Heaven's Way's influence on the Human's Way had become extremely weak.
The force of Li Anran's oath to Heaven was not much different from that of a mortal swearing to Heaven.
Nan Ji Xian Weng and the others were unaware of this, and upon seeing this, they hurriedly said, "Li Anran, you don't have to be like this, we naturally trust you."
The reason they said this was not entirely because of the Heavenly Oath, but also largely because they did not think that Li Anran was lying to them.
One reason is that Li Anran's cultivation level has improved so rapidly in recent years that it is hard to believe that this is the only explanation that can be given.
Secondly, it is because this lie is too easy to expose.
If the Book of Punishment of Evil is really as Li Anran said, it only requires locking people in the Heavenly Prison to continuously improve their cultivation, and even allow them to attain sainthood within three thousand years. Then his cultivation will surely increase rapidly within these three thousand years, and he will not encounter any bottlenecks.
They only need to wait a few hundred years to see whether what Li Anran said is true or false.
A few hundred years is a huge change for mortals, but for gods, it is just a blink of an eye.
If Li Anran deceived them in order to help Yang Jian change the world and ascend the throne of Heavenly Emperor, once they knew they had been deceived, they would surely be furious and kill him.
Li Anran and Yang Jian are both intelligent people and will definitely not do anything that would not be worth the loss.
The most likely possibility is that the treasure is self-hidden, and only the owner Li Anran can see the Book of Punishment, while no one else can see it.
There are precedents for this kind of thing in the Three Realms.
For example, innate treasures like the Chaos Bell, the Book of Heaven and the Book of Earth were all hidden by the Heaven before they came into the world, and others could not discover them at all.
The Book of Punishment for Evil can enable people to attain sainthood. Its level should be higher than that of the Chaos Bell, River Map and Luo Shu. It is reasonable that it can block the perception and detection of outsiders.
Taiyi Tianzun also thought so and asked, "Fellow brothers, what do you think?"
"We'll have to wait and see!" Chi Jingzi said without hesitation, "It'll only take three thousand years. We can afford to wait."
"Brother Chi Jing|zi is right."
Daoxing Tianzun said: "If Junior Brother Li Anran can attain enlightenment and become a saint within three thousand years, my Xuanmen will have the only saint in the Three Realms. What can the Shamen use to compete with us then?"
Qingxu Daode Zhenjun also nodded in agreement.
However , he did not think that Li Anran would be able to attain sainthood as he said, but Xuanmen did not necessarily require Li Anran to attain sainthood.
Qingxu Daode Zhenjun said: "Even if Li Anran cannot achieve enlightenment and become a saint, he only needs to kill the three corpses, and he can use the Zhuxian Formation in his hand to suppress the entire Three Realms. The prosperity of our Xuanmen is just around the corner!"
The Three Realms today seem to be more orderly than in the ancient times, but at its core it is still the law of the jungle.
The reason why Buddhism was able to flourish was because of the internal strife in the Xuanmen sect during the Conferred God Disaster, which severely damaged the two sects of Chan and Jie. Buddhism took the opportunity to poach a large number of people and surpassed them in strength.
If Li Anran could kill the three corpses, his cultivation would not be weaker than Tathagata in any way. Combined with the Zhuxian Formation, it would be enough for Xuanmen to gain an overwhelming advantage over Lingshan and Tianting in strength.
By then, Xuanmen will be able to return to its original dominant position.
Jade Ding Zhenren was indifferent and didn't say anything, but he nodded slightly to show his agreement.
Huang Long Zhenren's status, position and strength were the lowest among the Twelve Golden Immortals. Seeing that four of his senior brothers had expressed their agreement, he also said, "Senior brothers, you are right! I think so too!"
As he spoke, True Man Huanglong turned his gaze towards the Immortal of the South Pole, and Chi Jingzi and others were no exception.
Nan Ji Xian Weng was the first disciple to join Yuan Shi Tian Zun's sect, and his status and position were not lower than Tai Yi Tian Zun, the head of Xuanmen.
Ever since the saint left the Three Realms, most of the affairs of Xuanmen have been decided by the two of them. Only major events like today would they gather all the brothers in the School of Expounding on the Dao to discuss together.
Nan Ji Xian Weng said: "At that time, the Jade Emperor went to Zixiao Palace to ask Daozu to grant the Conferred God List, which led to the Conferred God Disaster, which caused great damage to our Xuanmen. Then the Western Religion took advantage of the situation and added insult to injury. First, it forcibly converted a large number of Jiejiao disciples, and then bewitched Dipankara, Guanyin, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and Kuangluo to become its Buddha and Bodhisattva, which made my Xuanmen almost desperate."
"Thanks to the concerted efforts of all my fellow disciples, my Xuan Sect has just survived this disaster, but it is no longer as prosperous as it was in the past. Until now, we have been pressed step by step by that tiny Western sect, and are slightly suppressed."
Chi Jing|zi, Daoxing Tianzun and others all had cold eyes and gnashed teeth when they heard this.
During the Conferred Gods catastrophe, there was internal strife in the Xuan Sect, and the two sects of Chan and Jie killed each other.
What Jiejiao hated most was Chenjiao, which colluded with the Western Sect and almost destroyed their orthodoxy, while what Chenjiao hated most was the Western Sect, which instigated them to profit from it.
Especially after the Western Church converted Guanyin, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and Kuangluo, the four former Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, the title of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect and even the entire Chan Sect lost face and became a laughing stock in the Three Realms.
Chi Jing|zi and his men were so eager to storm Lingshan to clear out the sect and demand an explanation from the Western Church.
It just so happened that Yuanshi Tianzun owed a cause and effect to the Western Church because he asked Jie Yin Zhunti to help him break the Zhuxian Formation.
And Jie Yin and Zhunti used this cause and effect to exchange for Yuan Shi Tian Zun's decision not to pursue the matter.
Even though Chi Jing|zi and the others were so angry that they were fuming, they had no choice but to endure it.
Therefore, Chi Jing|zi and others felt ashamed to walk in the Three Realms, and after the situation in Xuanmen stabilized, they all went into seclusion and refused to come out.
So much so that by the time of Journey to the West, the only two second-generation disciples of the orthodox school active in the Three Realms were Taiyi Tianzun and Nanji Xianweng; the rest were like mysterious dragons that were rarely seen, and became legendary figures.
However, this does not mean that Chi Jing|zi and others have given up their hatred for Western religions.
It can also be said to be cause and effect!
Sooner or later they will have to fight with Western religions before their thoughts can be clear and their cultivation can be further improved.
It’s just that because the Western religion is stronger than the Xuanmen, they have never found an opportunity, so they have been taking it off.
Nan Ji Xian Weng continued, "Now, Tathagata is arrogant and the Jade Emperor is greedy. They have handed over the Three Realms to Wu Tian and treated the people of the Three Realms as a joke. Since Yang Jian and Li Anran want to teach them a lesson, we don't support it, but we shouldn't oppose it. With us here, even if they fail to succeed, they can still withdraw and protect themselves."
"As for whether Li Anran can achieve enlightenment and become a saint... If he can, that would be the best. If not, there is no need to worry. Li Anran is now able to set up the Immortal Execution Formation. He just needs to practice step by step. Sooner or later, my Xuan Sect will be able to defeat the Western Sect again. When the time comes, we will fight with the Western Sect again and settle the cause and effect of the past."
"Brother Nan Ji is absolutely right!" Chi Jing|zi and others nodded in agreement.
Taiyi Tianzun turned to look at Li Anran and the other two and said, "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you come and thank the uncle masters?"
Li Anran and the other two hurried forward to bow and express their gratitude.
Nan Ji Xian Weng raised his hand to help the three people up, and said: "Right now, Tathagata is busy fighting with Wu Tian. You'd better not alarm him. You should find a way to get rid of Jiejiao first. Your master and uncle cannot take action directly, so you can use these magic weapons first."
After saying that, the Immortal of the South Pole took out a colorful feather fan and handed it to Yang Jian.
It was his magic weapon, the Five Fires and Seven Feathers Fan, which protected the cave!
Chi Jing|zi and others followed suit and taught Li Anran and the other two their respective magic weapons and the techniques for using them.
They were not afraid that the Jade Emperor would know that they were secretly helping Li Anran and the other two. As long as they were not caught in public, the Jade Emperor would not be able to do anything to them.
Li Anran and the other two were again full of gratitude.
Afterwards, Taiyi Tianzun and others transformed themselves into fake black lotuses and placed them on their heads, pretending that their souls and magical powers were sealed, and followed Li Anran and the other two into the Heavenly Prison.
