Chapter 427: Three Corpses, Nine Insects, Five Elements Escape
Taiji Palace, Yanjia Hall.
The banquet has been arranged . This time it is just a family dinner and not many people are invited, only some royal relatives. At the request of Empress Changsun, Princess Changle's birthday banquet is not luxurious, but rather very low-key.
Time passed by little by little, but the protagonist of today's banquet had not yet arrived.
Empress Changsun was six months pregnant. Her long hair was tied up high with a silver hairpin inserted diagonally. She was wearing a palace dress that was gorgeous but not coquettish. She was not adorned with any expensive jewelry, but it was difficult to conceal her luxurious, elegant, dignified and bright aura.
If Concubine Yang was a gorgeous rose, then Empress Chang Sun was a graceful and elegant peony.
Although Li Shimin had many beauties in his harem, they all paled in comparison to these two women.
"Queen, try this again. Don't you want something sour? This is the new black plum cake that I asked the imperial kitchen to develop."
Li Shimin personally brought the pastries to her mouth, his concern evident in his words.
Empress Changsun took a bite and smiled gently, "Your Majesty is very thoughtful. Please share some of the cakes with the concubines so that the sisters can enjoy the emperor's grace."
Li Shimin ordered Gao Quan to distribute the black plum cakes, but compared to him feeding them personally, everyone could see how much favor Empress Changsun showed.
"Speaking of cakes, I get a little angry. Queen, you should teach Changle a lesson. Last time, she made nectar cakes, and she gave half to you and half to Taichong. I didn't even get to eat a bite!"
Empress Changsun shook her head and smiled, saying, "Your Majesty said that he would punish her, but in his heart he felt very sad and happy. After all, Changle has already learned your Majesty's thirst for talent and respect for the wise and humble at a young age. It is true that a tiger father will have a dog daughter."
Li Shimin was overjoyed by these words. He couldn't stop smiling and said proudly, "Of course. Taichong is a Taoist genius and the contemporary leader of Zhelong. It's a blessing that Changle can win his favor."
Empress Changsun nodded and said, "I have lived in the palace for a long time and have never been involved in government affairs, but I have heard of the heroic deeds of Master Taichong at the Longmen Fairy Meeting. If he had not cast a spell to bring about heavy rain, I don't know how much suffering the people of Chang'an would have to endure."
"It was Master Taichong who protected the Tubo envoy some time ago and defeated the Tantric master. Otherwise, Changle would have married far away in Tubo, and today's birthday banquet would have become a farewell banquet."
Li Shimin nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, there is a rainbow! There is a rainbow!"
The eunuch outside the door reported to him in an excited voice.
"It's just a rainbow, what's the fuss?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, there is someone on the rainbow!"
Li Shimin looked surprised. He ordered people to open the palace door and helped the queen out. Everyone followed behind him. When they saw the scene in the sky clearly, they kept exclaiming.
"Look, there's really someone!"
“What a beautiful rainbow!”
"Eh? Isn't that Sister Changle?"
"It's really Sister Changle. The one next to her... seems to be Master Li!"
The other princesses and counties saw Changle walking slowly towards them on a rainbow, her light blue dress fluttering in the wind, with the sunset glowing on her body. She looked like a fairy in the sky.
Their eyes were suddenly filled with envy.
Li Shimin was a little worried when he saw his beloved daughter standing high in the sky, but when he saw Li Daoxuan was there, he breathed a sigh of relief. When the two of them walked down from the rainbow, he laughed loudly and said, "Taichong, you are finally out of seclusion. It seems that you have gained a lot this time!"
Li Daoxuan bowed to him and Empress Changsun, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the treasures Your Majesty sent me, I have gained a lot from this retreat."
During this retreat, he first used the Kunlun Jade Paste he had obtained from killing the evil Buddha's disciples. It was a jelly-like chalcedony that grew on the top of Kunlun Mountain. It took thousands of years to produce one or two ounces. It had a refreshing taste and had the miraculous effect of removing hair, cleansing marrow, and tempering the body. It was said that it was once the food of the Queen Mother of the West.
Such good things can no longer be found nowadays. Even if you chisel open the entire Kunlun Mountain, you may not be able to see them.
The "Book of Exorcising Demons" rewarded him with half a pound of jade paste. Li Daoxuan swallowed most of it, which made his body undergo a complete transformation.
Taoists believe that there are three corpses and nine insects hidden in the human body. The three corpses are Peng Ju, Peng Zan and Peng Jiao, and the nine insects are crescent worms, roundworms, inch worms, flesh worms, lung worms, stomach worms, stomach worms, red worms and dung worms.
The Three Corpses and Nine Worms are hidden deep in the human bone marrow and brain, making it easy for people to be controlled by all kinds of distracting thoughts and desires. They will also cause the body to decay and degenerate, affecting lifespan, and often need to be eliminated through medication .
After taking the Kunlun Jade Paste this time, Li Daoxuan felt refreshed, as if some chronic illness in his flesh and blood was swept away, and the potential of his body was greatly enhanced. Therefore, he was able to cultivate the sixth level of "Five Thunders Nourishing Essence"!
The thunders that landed on the Xuandu courtyard became nutrients for the advancement of his physical body.
The Five Thunders Nourishing Essence Technique is a combination of two unique skills from Mount Longhu. Li Daoxuan has cultivated the sixth level, and his Five Thunders Orthodox Method has also made rapid progress. His understanding of thunder magic has now reached a new level, and when thunder strikes his body, it not only does not hurt, but it makes him feel like a fish in water and extremely comfortable.
This showed that his body was undergoing some kind of profound transformation, beginning to transform into the legendary innate divine spirit. Thunder and lightning seemed to have become his innate power.
As for the improvement of the Great Five Elements Escape Technique, it was an unexpected surprise, thanks to the rare treasures given by Li Shimin.
After he agreed to become the leader of the Sleeping Dragons, Li Shimin sent all the rare treasures in the national treasury to the Xuandu Courtyard and let Li Daoxuan choose at will.
He discovered rare treasures containing the five elements, such as the earth dragon stone transformed from the corpse of an earth dragon, as well as phoenix blood grass, Taibai gold liquid and other items, all of which are very rare treasures from heaven and earth.
Li Daoxuan absorbed the power of the five elements and took the Great Five Elements Escape Technique to a new level, cultivating the five-colored divine light and already having some of the charm of a goddess.
If one goes one step further, the Great Five Elements Escape Technique will be perfected, and one will obtain the Tiangang magical power of "Great Five Elements Escape"!
Li Daoxuan's path is now very clear. After achieving the Yang God, he focused on the great magical power of moving stars and changing constellations. At the same time, he worked hard to cultivate the Five Elements Great Escape and master the Five Thunders. In addition to subduing dragons and taming tigers, he alone possessed four great magical powers of Tiangang, and had the trump card Fantian Seal. It was exciting just to think about it.
By then, as long as he is still alive, he will be able to wipe out all the demons and suppress an entire era!
It can be said that it has lived up to the reputation of the two words "Demon-Slaying" in "The Book of Demon-Slaying".
"Master Li, please accept my greetings!"
At this moment, Empress Changsun, who was pregnant and had difficulty moving, suddenly bowed to Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan was stunned, and lifted her up with his magic power, saying: "My Queen, you are embarrassing me. Get up quickly and be careful of your body!"
Empress Changsun glanced at Little Changle and said, "If it weren't for Master Li's help, this palace and Changle would have been separated. How can I not thank you for such a great favor?"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. In fact, even if I hadn't helped, His Majesty would not have married Changle to him."
In history, it was Princess Wencheng who married into Tubo, and she was not the daughter of Li Shimin, but a princess of the royal family who was temporarily canonized.
Empress Changsun shook her head, a trace of sympathy in her eyes, and said, "No matter whose daughter it is, even if it is a poor family, no one would want their child to marry in a bitter and cold place. As the empress, I really don't want to see the women of our Tang Dynasty wandering around all their lives, only able to wash their faces in tears and look back at their hometown from afar."
It seemed that the words touched upon an emotional point, and Empress Chang Sun became so sad that she inadvertently aroused the fetal qi in her womb.
She frowned, let out a soft cry, covered her stomach, and a trace of pain appeared in her eyes.
