Chapter 690: The fifth transformation of the mysterious skill, Vajra indestructible!
Zhang Zongchang jumped down and ended his painful life.
But he did something that was difficult for everyone to understand. Before he died, he cut open his chest, revealing his beating heart, and declared that Wu Zetian's doomsday was approaching.
If Di Renjie were here, he would definitely be keenly reminded of the heart-breaking case that happened in Pengze County.
But Li Daoxuan could be sure that the murderer in the Shixin case was not Zhang Zongchang, because he used his right hand instead of his left hand when he cut out the heart.
Wu Zetian stood at the foot of the tower, her face extremely pale, and for the first time, her majestic phoenix eyes showed a look of confusion.
The secret she had kept for many years was revealed in one day. At that moment, she knew that she was finished.
The prestige that she had worked so hard to build up was all destroyed in an instant. The most important thing was that as the queen of heaven, all her power came from the Li Tang royal family. If this matter got out, how would she survive?
Suddenly, an idea came to her mind.
Kill everyone here!
Unfortunately, looking at the man in white standing tall above her, Wu Zetian felt despair in her heart. She knew that even if she could kill everyone in the world, she could not do anything to him.
"Immortal Venerable, can we talk alone?"
There was a pleading look in her eyes, and she wanted to make a final effort.
As long as she can get Li Daoxuan's support, she will be able to make a comeback and even go further!
Li Daoxuan shook his head and sighed, "Those involved are confused. Wu Ruyi, you are a smart person, don't you realize that something is wrong?"
Wu Zetian was stunned for a moment, but then quickly reacted and looked at Zhang Zongchang's body.
In an instant, her expression changed.
No blood!
When Zhang Zongchang landed just now, there was blood splattered and flesh all over the ground. But now there is no blood on the ground, only a pile of minced meat.
What’s even more bizarre is that the fresh heart he dissected out disappeared without a trace.
An inexplicable chill surged into Wu Zetian's heart. She recalled the resentful look in Zhang Zongchang's eyes before his death. She seemed to understand something. She stared at the ground in horror and took a few steps back.
Others were a little puzzled. What could have happened to make the queen lose her composure like this?
Soon they all knew.
Under the moonlight, the towering Wanxiang Palace suddenly trembled, and bricks and tiles kept falling and shattered on the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…
Thunderous drumbeats seemed to be heard deep in the earth beneath their feet, and each beat made the ground tremble. Everyone's feet were unstable and they hurriedly supported each other in panic.
That's the sound of a beating heart.
The golden phoenix on the Vientiane Temple seemed increasingly restless. Li Daoxuan glanced at it, then floated down and stood on the top of the tower, continuing to drink as if watching a play.
Jin Feng still didn't dare to move, obviously she was scared of being beaten.
"Go ahead, I won't interfere."
After hearing this, it could not wait to fly out of the Iron Phoenix. With a cry of a phoenix, it rushed towards the ground with flames burning on its wings.
But not long after, it rushed out from underground again, its golden feathers flying everywhere, its body covered with wounds, its size almost shrunk by half, and it fled back to the Iron Phoenix in a panic, never daring to come out again.
It was obvious that the thing underground was very powerful, far beyond its capabilities.
Snap!
Cracks spread one after another, and then the ground split open, revealing a long staircase. A figure stepped up the stairs. Looking frail, he had a terrifying aura, as if a ferocious beast from ancient times had descended upon the world.
The thick corpse gas rushed up into the sky, blocking the bright moon and making the sky and the earth dark.
In the Daming Palace, a hot wind suddenly blew up. The rolling heat waves turned the leaves of the sycamore trees scorched yellow, and the wells and streams in the palace quickly dried up.
As soon as the drought demon comes out, the red land will be thousands of miles away!
He was wearing a Ming Dynasty yellow imperial robe. Due to its age, the robe had begun to rot, revealing the bronze and muscular muscles underneath.
Her long hair was flying, her eyes were like lightning, revealing a hint of excitement and passion.
He clenched his fists, feeling his body returning to youth. No more rheumatism, no more headaches, all the ailments that had accompanied him since childhood disappeared one by one.
The extremely powerful force made a hint of intoxication appear in his eyes.
Is this... an immortal?
After planning for so long, he finally broke the curse that imprisoned the emperor and gained invincible power and endless life!
“Your Majesty!”
When Wu Zetian saw him, her pupils shocked and she felt as if struck by lightning. She couldn't believe it for a long time.
Not only her, but also the soldiers, the bad guys and the Zhelong, as well as the palace maids and eunuchs were all shocked, as if they were in a dream.
It really is His Majesty, and he looks so young, just like when he first ascended the throne.
No, it's not just that she looks younger, but that terrifying aura is enough to terrify people at first sight.
"Mei Niang, I'm back."
Li Zhi looked at Wu Zetian, smiled slightly, and said: "I actually arranged for you to bury me under the tower, so I don't blame you."
Wu Zetian was shocked. She was silent for a moment, as if she understood something.
"Your Majesty, Ming Chongyan... is your man?"
Li Zhi nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, he is my man. Do you still remember the Fengshan ceremony we held at Mount Tai in the second year of Linde?"
"Ming Chongyan is the expert I invited from Mount Tai at that time, but I have always kept him in the dark, leading the Plum Blossom Inner Guard."
Wu Zetian swayed slightly and said, "Your Majesty is very calculating."
As smart as she is, she has already figured it all out.
Li Daoxuan at the top of the tower just shook his head and sneered without saying anything, as if he had seen through everything already.
After the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the emperor was not allowed to practice cultivation. In order to get rid of this restriction, Li Zhi took a desperate measure to survive.
The emperor cannot practice cultivation because he has the good fortune of humanity. Although he is immune to all kinds of attacks, his path to immortality is also cut off. Since this is the case, Li Zhi did the opposite.
He no longer forced himself to practice, but let himself die naturally. In this way, the good fortune of humanity would dissipate from him, and after the restraints were gone, Ming Chongyan would use Taoist magic to refine his corpse.
He possesses dragon energy, and Ming Chongyan collects the hearts of strange people from everywhere as the main medicine for nourishing corpses, so he can quickly evolve from an ordinary zombie into a drought demon.
Of course, the price was also high. In recent years, natural disasters have occurred frequently in the Tang Dynasty, and droughts and ground cracks have occurred in various places. This is largely due to this incident.
As for Liu Banxian from Pengze County, he was noticed by Ming Chongyan because he had a legendary experience of meeting an immortal, drank the immortal's wine, and was still strong and healthy at the age of seventy.
The heart essence and blood of such an extraordinary person are top-quality treasures used to nourish corpses.
In the past, Li Daoxuan encountered Yang Guang who had turned into a flying zombie in Longyou County. There was only a small amount of dragon energy left in Yang Guang's body, and he almost became a drought demon.
It can be seen that the dragon energy of the emperor is a great tonic for zombies. Legend has it that the first drought demon in ancient times was the daughter of Emperor Huangdi.
The dragon energy in Li Zhi must be far stronger than that of the king who lost his country, Yang Guang. Coupled with the nourishment of countless hearts of extraordinary people, he had great power as soon as he was born, and was also a leader among the drought demons.
He stood with his hands behind his back and said to Wu Zetian calmly, "Mei Niang doesn't seem to want to see me alive?"
"Or are you worried that I will punish you?"
After a pause, he smiled and said, "Don't worry. Since I planned this matter myself, I won't hold you responsible."
He and Ming Chongyan formulated this plan together. In order to prevent the new emperor from succeeding to the throne and taking power, so as to avoid being forgotten, he chose Wu Zetian.
This is also the reason why he acquiesced to the two saints ruling the country, and even when he was seriously ill, he did not let the crown prince govern the country, but instead handed over power to Wu Zetian.
He wanted to personally help Wu Zetian reach a high position, let her feel the temptation of power, and thus continue to check and balance the prince after his death.
After decades of companionship, he knew his wife too well. Once she became a queen, she would never be willing to come down.
So she would definitely follow Ming Chongyan's advice, keep the death a secret, and then follow the path he had planned step by step.
The facts were exactly as he had planned, which made him feel a little proud.
Even if he becomes dead temporarily and falls into deep sleep, the giant ship of the Tang Dynasty will still sail according to the route he has planned.
"Mei Niang, don't be afraid. From now on, you will still be the Queen of Heaven. I will even make you a drought demon. Together, we will rule the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years!"
He was full of ambition, and this powerful body gave him unlimited confidence.
But unfortunately, Wu Zetian did not move for a long time. Instead, she sighed and said, "Your Majesty, in this way, we are even."
The look in Li Zhi's eyes suddenly froze.
At this moment , a voice sounded above his head.
"Li Zhi, do you admit your guilt?"
Hearing this voice, Li Zhi's pupils condensed, and memories from decades ago quickly flooded into his mind. That white dress that was like a nightmare had kept him tossing and turning for countless nights.
Li Daoxuan!
Li Zhi looked up suddenly, and suddenly realized that on the top of the tower of Wanxiang Temple, a person in white clothes was dancing in the wind, holding a purple wine gourd, drinking alone under the moon.
Li Zhi subconsciously clenched his fists and narrowed his eyes.
He had finally ascended the throne by hiding his incompetence and trying to be clever. However, after he came to power, what he heard most was not "Long live the Majesty" but "How great is the imperial teacher".
The rules set by the imperial teacher cannot be changed even by the emperor himself.
When he was on a secret visit, the people in Chang'an were all talking about the imperial teacher. When they mentioned that man, they could hardly suppress the admiration and worship on their faces.
Even his elder sister Changle, who was born of the same mother, only knew that she had a master but not her royal brother.
Li Zhi always felt that he was very frustrated as an emperor, as he had lived under the shadow of one person for so many years.
"So it's the Imperial Master who's here. I'm so sorry."
Facing Li Daoxuan, Li Zhi was not as nervous as he was when he was young. Instead, he seemed very relaxed, even pretending to be contemptuous.
For example, he said disrespectful words but stood with his hands behind his back with an indifferent expression.
Obviously, he is no longer the same as before, and he thinks he is equal to the national teacher.
There used to be four Dharma Kings under the Holy Buddha. One of them was named Fentian, who was the evil god of drought and died at the hands of Li Daoxuan.
Li Zhi knew about this, but he looked down on Fentian.
Fentian is the resurrected evil god. His magic power has not been fully restored, but he is different. He is the real Hanba, the zombie god in peak state, so he is very confident.
"Although the Imperial Master is highly respected and has made contributions to the country, I am the Son of Heaven, the supreme ruler. Who in the world can punish me?"
He laughed loudly and said, "It is the Imperial Master, as a subject, who is disrespectful to the emperor and speaks out against him. Don't you know the laws of heaven and etiquette, that the emperor is the leader of the subjects?"
After a pause, he exhaled like thunder and said, "The late emperor could tolerate your insolence, but I cannot!"
He had been holding these words in his heart for decades, and now that he finally said them out, he felt so refreshed and refreshed that every pore of his body was excited.
Everyone around was stunned.
Your Majesty...are you so tough?
Even Wu Zetian looked at him with a strange look, not understanding why her husband, who was very good at forbearance, would suddenly say such shocking words at this moment.
Li Daoxuan smiled slightly, but he was not very angry. He just looked at Li Zhi with pity in his eyes.
This silly child doesn't even realize that disaster is imminent.
In fact, it is understandable if you think about it. He has been holding this anger in his heart for too long. In addition, he suddenly gained powerful strength, but he did not have the mental state to match it, so it was inevitable that he would become a little carried away.
Of course, the main reason is the invisible calamity.
That was a catastrophe for the Tang Dynasty. The first person to be affected was Emperor Li Zhi, who became confused and mentally deranged, and his behavior became extremely unsound.
What a disaster for the Tang Dynasty.
Li Daoxuan sneered, lowered his eyes to look at Li Zhi, and said lightly: "Li Zhi, you have three major sins."
"First, in order to become a drought demon, you have been ordering people to search people's hearts for decades, taking their essence and blood as nutrients, and harming countless people."
Di Renjie, who once served as the Secretary of the Dali Temple, was the first to discover this matter after reading through the sealed files.
Over the past few decades, heart-breaking cases have occurred in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, with victims ranging from centenarians to infants.
These deceased people all have one thing in common, that is, they had more or less legendary experiences.
For example, some people have a fragrant smell when they are just born, some people live to be over a hundred years old and still have sharp ears and eyes, and can walk as fast as the wind, and some people are born with supernatural powers, strong bones and muscles, and are braver than ten thousand men.
When their hearts were cruelly dug out, they could never have imagined that the mastermind behind all this was none other than the emperor of their Tang Dynasty.
"Second, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you have degenerated into a drought demon, causing the country's fortune to suffer, natural disasters to occur frequently, and countless people to die and be injured."
Li Zhi was different from Li Shimin. Li Shimin was a horse-riding emperor who had witnessed firsthand the hardships and difficulties faced by the lower-class people. However, Li Zhi grew up in the deep palace, enjoying a life of luxury.
Li Shimin did not expect him to become emperor at first. After all, he was the youngest among his legitimate sons, so he did not spend much time on his education.
To Li Zhi, those people who died in natural disasters were really just a number.
"Third, you—"
"shut up!"
Li Zhi suddenly roared like thunder, revealing two sharp teeth. The rolling corpse gas covered the night sky, causing a howling wind and murderous aura.
Obviously, Li Daoxuan's attitude of being a minister but convicting the emperor deeply angered him.
As he stepped on the ground, it shook violently and cracks spread rapidly.
Li Zhi rushed towards the annoying white clothes like a cannonball. His nails became long and black, extremely sharp, flashing cold light in the night.
Hanba can fight against dragons and challenge immortals. The daughter of Emperor Huangdi, Nüba, even directly affected the situation of the war between humans and witches.
His physical body is the most powerful magic weapon in the world, and the corpse poison contained in his nails and teeth can kill a true immortal.
Li Zhi is confident that he will avenge his previous shame tonight, completely end the era of Li Daoxuan, and establish his own supreme prestige!
In an instant, his nails pierced Li Daoxuan's body, and the other party seemed to have no reaction.
There was a hint of extreme satisfaction in Li Zhi's eyes.
But the next moment——
clang!!!
A heart-wrenching pain came, and Li Zhi's nails turned into pieces in the collision, and his blood splattered, melting the tower like magma.
The fifth level of profound skills, indestructible!
Li Daoxuan brushed the dust off his clothes and looked at him quietly with deep eyes.
"Is this your full strength?"
"In that case, I will take action."
