Chapter 600: The Realm of the Ten Caves, the Evil Ghost Enters the Dao
Li Shimin did not stay in Longhu Mountain and rushed back to Chang'an that night.
As the Lantern Festival was approaching, envoys from various countries had already gone to Chang'an to participate in the Lantern Festival and offer congratulations to the "Heavenly Khan".
Li Shimin, the supreme ruler of the Tang Empire, must attend.
Two days later, the Lantern Festival.
As the layers of palace gates opened one after another like the nine gates to heaven, envoys from all nations entered one after another, bowed down in front of the emperor, and paid homage to him.
Li Shimin was wearing the imperial crown and robes. Although he was a little fat, his temperament was more majestic. He walked like a dragon and a tiger, and his majesty was as vast as the sea, making it difficult for people to look directly at him.
"The Persian envoy presented a pair of white jade rhinoceros horns!"
"The Arab envoy presented a three-foot-long red coral!"
"The Japanese envoy presented a precious sword that swallows the sun and reflects the shadow!"
"The Western Turkic envoys offer ten Ferghana horses!"
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The palace gates of the Nine Heavens were opened, and people from all nations dressed in formal attire to pay homage to the crown.
Li Shimin looked at the envoys from various countries kneeling below. There were as many as 147 countries that came to pay tribute this time. Across the vast ocean and thousands of miles of yellow sand, they all paid homage to the Tang Dynasty!
Whenever this happens, he can always find back the ambition he had when he was young.
The event proceeded in an orderly manner, and envoys from various countries praised the Tang Dynasty and expressed their admiration for it.
Less than a year after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, Li Jing led his troops to destroy the Tuyuhun, which thought its terrain was dangerous and had an arrogant attitude. It only took two months, shocking the world.
After this battle, the reputation of the Tang Dynasty's Black Armor Army spread far and wide, intimidating all nations.
Li Jing also completely became a god of war-like figure, and destroying a country was a piece of cake for him.
"Your Majesty, we have long heard of the great reputation of Li Daoxuan, the imperial master of the Tang Dynasty, and we admire his Taoist magic. Could you please let us meet the immortal Li?"
A little drunk, the Japanese envoy stepped forward and pleaded.
His words also resonated with envoys from many countries. If Li Jing was just the god of war in the Tang Dynasty army, then Li Daoxuan was the god of war of the Tang Dynasty.
That godlike figure was more feared by all the countries than the prestigious Black Armor Army.
Li Shimin shook his head and smiled, saying: "Tai Chong doesn't like crowds, and is now hiding in Xuandu Temple to practice meditation. If you want to see him, just go and visit him yourself."
When the envoys from various countries saw how confident and calm he was in his words, their guesses began to waver.
It is said that Li Daoxuan has resigned from the position of national teacher and no longer stays in Chang'an. Now it seems... it is just a rumor.
But no one noticed that the Japanese envoy lowered his head, the drunkenness in his eyes instantly dissipated, revealing a gleam of brilliance, and then quickly became drunk again.
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At this moment, Li Daoxuan, who was being cared for by envoys from all over the world, was in Langzhong City, thousands of miles away.
The Lantern Festival is the most lively festival in the Tang Dynasty, without a doubt, because on this day the curfew will be lifted and citizens of the city can stay up all night and have fun.
As night falls, the city of Langzhong is still brightly lit.
The streets and alleys were filled with lanterns, many small vendors were hawking their wares on the streets, and there were also strange people performing acrobatics. From time to time, flames could be seen rising into the sky, like a dragon, drawing cheers from the crowd.
This place is far less splendid and magnificent than the Taiji Palace, but the emperor has his Lantern Festival and the people have their own Lantern Festival.
Li Daoxuan was still wearing a green shirt that looked elegant and straightforward. His long hair was neatly combed and slanted with a wooden hairpin. A purple and green gourd was hung around his waist. Although he had no gold, silver or jade ornaments, he had an air of transcendence that even princes and nobles could not catch up with.
In addition, he had a tall and straight figure and a handsome face. When he walked, he attracted countless young women's attention. Even beautiful women with children couldn't help but look back.
When Li Daoxuan arrived at the Jialing River, more people were peeking at him.
At a glance, the river is full of drifting lanterns.
It is even more lively here than in the city, and most of the people here are young men and women, including rich young men and women and ordinary people.
Without exception, they would place a lantern in the river.
The reason why so many people flock to it is mainly due to the moral of lighting lanterns. These lanterns can sometimes bring about a marriage.
It is said that during the Sui Dynasty, a poor scholar released a lantern by the river, among which was a love poem he had written.
Later, the lantern floated down the river and was seen by a rich lady. She read a love poem to it and was moved. She also wrote a poem in reply, then left with the lantern.
As luck would have it, the lantern was picked up by the poor scholar again, and the two of them became married and lived a loving life together.
It is worth mentioning that with the financial support of the rich lady, the poor scholar finally succeeded in high school and became successful.
This story of a poor scholar's counterattack was the most attractive. Later, every Lantern Festival, many people would release lanterns by the Jialing River, and almost every lantern had a love poem attached to it.
The moon is at mid-sky.
Li Daoxuan waited here for a long time and even refused contact with several maids, who all came to gather information for their mistress.
Gradually, fewer and fewer people came to release lanterns, and the lanterns in the river became increasingly scarce.
Senior sister still hasn't come.
Li Daoxuan felt a little disappointed, then he smiled. He was really something. He actually believed what Cha Cha said. Can that little guy be trusted?
But since he was already there, he might as well buy a lantern in the shape of a carp.
"Sir, I can tell you are a scholar. Would you like to write a poem and put it in the lantern? We have paper and pen here!"
The lantern vendor kindly reminded.
Li Daoxuan nodded and said, "In that case, I will follow the local customs and write a song."
After a while, he rolled up the poem he had written and put it into a lantern, then threw it into the river, letting it drift with the wind and the waves.
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In the upper reaches of the Jialing River, a figure surrounded by flames whizzed past. If anyone saw it, they would be shocked, because this thing turned out to be a wheel!
It is shaped like an oxcart wheel, but is surrounded by flames. The strangest thing is that in the very center of the wheel is a human head!
The man had no hair or beard, and his face was hideous, like a demon. His eyes emitted a terrifying light that seemed to be able to suck the soul away.
The wheel flew over the Jialing River with a sinister smile.
"Hahaha, I can finally taste human blood!"
"I'm really suffocating!"
"But that guy only allowed me to eat one. Hum, I have to pick a delicious one!"
"Is this the Tang Dynasty? I've never eaten Tang people before, haha, I must have a good meal this time!"
The terrifying laughter echoed all around, and the sound was like silver needles piercing into the soul, causing dead fish to float in the river.
Fortunately, this place is relatively remote and there is no one around, otherwise this kind of unearthly sound alone would be enough to cause mental damage to many people.
Just as the monster was laughing wildly, the Jialing River suddenly became turbulent and huge waves were raised.
A gigantic dragon poked its head out of the water. Its horns were as crystal clear as glass, and its eyes were not even open, as if it was still immersed in sleep.
The wheel monster surrounded by flames suddenly felt a huge fear. Before it could turn its head, it was shrouded in darkness. The flames jumped for a moment and then quickly dissipated.
The white dragon swallowed the buzzing fly and sank into the water to continue sleeping. Half an hour later, it felt a little uncomfortable in its stomach, as if it had eaten some garbage.
So it stuck its head out of the water and spit into the sky. A broken wheel that was almost completely dissolved by stomach acid fell into the water. As for the human head in the middle, it had already turned into a pool of thick water.
The white dragon still felt a little uncomfortable. It felt a heat in its stomach, and there were so many impurities that it was too lazy to even refine them, and it spit them out with disgust.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Rays of fire shot up into the sky, then exploded with a loud bang, filling the entire sky like fireworks.
After an unknown amount of time, the white dragon finally felt that its body was unblocked. It swung its tail, creating waves several feet high, and then sank to the bottom of the water and went to sleep contentedly.
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In the mountains outside Langzhong City.
Three figures were meditating in the cave, all men, one old and two young, all short in stature and with strange temperaments. Although they were wearing Tang Dynasty costumes, there was always a feeling of being mistaken for someone else's.
The old man had a white beard and a long breath. As he breathed, nine monster shadows appeared on the stone wall. Some looked like spiders, some like foxes, some like children, and some like female ghosts with disheveled hair...
These monster-like shadows took away most of the old man's spiritual energy, leaving only a pitiful 10%.
Even so, an ugly young man next to him still looked at the old man with envy.
It is worthy of being the legendary realm of Ten Caves and Heavens. A master figure who travels all over Japan can not only subdue the ten evil ghosts, but also get 10% of the spiritual energy from their mouths. It is really amazing!
Judging from the time, it’s time for Lunrudao to come back.
With Lun Rudao's ability, even if he couldn't be invincible in the Tang Dynasty, he could at least easily defeat the so-called Yin Shen realm. Longzhou is remote and there are not many masters. Wouldn't Lun Rudao just kill people indiscriminately?
Just don't reveal your identity.
I'm so envious. When will I be able to subdue an evil spirit as powerful as Lunrudao?
Just as he was marveling at the power of Lunru Dao, he saw the old man suddenly open his eyes and then spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Master Abe, what's wrong with you?"
The young man said with concern, and then he saw smoke coming out of Master Abe's left arm and a burning smell. The old man clenched his teeth with a look of pain.
He quickly pulled off his clothes and saw that the wheel tattoo on his left arm had turned into a bloody mess.
"Rinneru... is dead."
The old man's voice was bitter and a little dazed.
"What? That's impossible, that's a demon that can devour hundreds of people!"
The young man shouted loudly, his face full of disbelief.
"It seems that there are masters in Langzhong City. We were right not to rush into the city."
Another young man with a fairer complexion spoke calmly, appearing to be relatively calm.
The old man nodded and said, "We must be more careful in our future actions."
Although his tone was light, he was actually extremely painful in his heart, as if his heart was bleeding. Back then, it took him seventeen years to subdue the Wheel of Life!
Among the ten evil spirits that Lunrudao had subdued, his strength was ranked in the top five, and he was an important fighting force. It is really heartbreaking that he was gone in such an unclear manner!
At this moment, fireworks suddenly bloomed in the distant sky, brilliant and dazzling.
The old man looked at the fireworks and felt for some reason that they were familiar.
