Chapter 337 Big Harvest [Subscribe]

"I want luck in order to live."

Taoist Nanhua held his chest with one hand and sat on the ground.

Xu Chu almost broke his chest, and he was seriously injured.

Thanks to his practice, he did not die on the spot.

These Taoist people have reached a very high level of cultivation.

But when it comes to fighting methods, they are weaker.

If they encounter Xu Chu and Dian Wei who are leading troops, the suppression of their battle will be more obvious with the help of their troops.

Taoist Nanhua: "Zuo Ci and I have lived for many years. Since we touched the mythical realm, we want to make further progress in our cultivation to prolong our lives. Relying on absorbing the energy of heaven and earth is too slow.

We have discovered that things that bring luck can nourish the soul and promote spiritual practice."

"Among all the luck, the kingly luck is the most precious, which is invaluable and beneficial to obtain."

Shui Jing interrupted, "If you arbitrarily seize the great fortune of humanity, the heaven and earth will go against you, your cultivation will decline day by day, and the gain will outweigh the loss. Don't you know that?"

Taoist Nanhua: "Of course I know. It is because I have concerns that I do not steal other people's luck.

But Shi Zimiao and the others, somehow, avoided the backlash and tried to steal the luck."

Cao Cao: "You don't dare to steal the luck directly, so you change another way and want to raise a king yourself. Become a vassal by his side and feed on his luck for a long time."

"Back then, Zhang Jue obtained the Book of Heaven, established the Way of Great Peace, and gathered thousands of people to form an army.

It is said among the people that his cultivation was taught by an immortal, and the person who taught him the divine book was called Nanhua, but is it you?"

"Yes."

Taoist Nanhua: "It is true that I was the one who passed down Zhang Jiao's Heavenly Book. The people are suffering, and I also want to accumulate luck, for myself and for others."

"With the wisdom of King Wei, you should know that the world is in chaos and the people are suffering. The Yellow Turban Rebellion itself is not wrong."

"It's time for someone to step up. If we don't take the initiative to ease the conflict, it will only get more chaotic."

Cao Cao was not here to judge whether the Yellow Turban Rebellion was right or wrong, so he did not respond.

He pushed forward his ability to listen to his inner voice and was able to confirm that Taoist Nanhua was not lying.

"As for the question King Wei asked, who is this middle-aged Taoist..."

Taoist Nanhua recalled, "About five years ago, I received a secret letter, which was sent to me via the Taoist sword.

That is a special technique that few people in my sect have mastered."

“A secret letter from Daojian summoned us to meet.

It was during that encounter that I met the Dao Zun."

"He gathered us together to explore a secret that has been passed down in our Taoist sect since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It is to pursue the path of the Taoist ancestor and seek the end of the Tao in the hope of making a breakthrough."

“To be honest with King Wei, I have been stuck at my current state for many years without making any progress.

The Taoist Master's proposal is very attractive to me, and I can't help but be tempted."

"I responded to the letter and went to meet them at Mount Tai."

“Who went with you to the gathering?”

"I, Zuo Ci, Yu Ji, and Shi Zimiao."

Nanhua Taoist said: "The initiator is the Taoist Master."

"After that, we formed a hidden alliance. We didn't have much contact during normal times and mostly acted independently. We would gather together when there were special events.

I have met them four times in the past few years, all of which were to explore the strange places in the world that the Taoist Ancestor had visited.

Two of them are tombs, both of which have yielded considerable gains.”

“About a year ago, Dao Zun sent me another message, saying that he had obtained one of the Three Emperors’ coffins and was sure to return to a large tomb.”

"'Return' to a big tomb, that tomb he had been to before?" Cao Cao asked.

Taoist Nanhua nodded and said, “In the message he sent to us, he used the word ‘return’.

Whether he has been there or not, I don’t know.”

"He also said that the tomb is dangerous and if we don't hear from him within two years, our alliance will disband."

"It wasn't until a few months ago that I received another message from Dao Zun, asking me to meet him."

Taoist Nanhua smiled bitterly: "King Wei should know what happened next. You have obviously been eyeing us for a long time."

"We worked hard for several months and survived the danger of death to bring back everything you have."

"You control most of the world, you have many powerful soldiers and generals, I have seen it."

“I will not hide it from you. This Yellow River Tomb is too mysterious. What I took out was a Taoist secret scroll, and Zuo Ci took a golden elixir and an ancient Taoist scroll on how to cultivate the golden elixir to achieve enlightenment.

He is the leader of my Taoist Golden Elixir lineage.

The Taoist master used a special tool to take out a black bird coffin. "

"If he hadn't been stabbed in the middle of his forehead by the black bird when he was taking the coffin, injuring his divine palace, you might have had to go through more trouble to keep him."

After Taoist Nanhua finished speaking, he looked at the Chixiao Sword again.

Chi Xiao transformed into a red dragon and swam around Cao Cao, which was a spectacular sight.

"This is all I know about Dao Zun, and there is absolutely no falsehood in what I said."

Cao Cao turned around to look at the dead middle-aged Taoist priest.

Shui Jing also walked up to Dao Zun's body, took out a small mirror, and shone it between his eyebrows.

"What have you found?" Cao Cao asked.

Shui Jing pondered for a moment and said:

"About half a year ago, a foreign sutra preacher came to me and said something similar to what the Taoist Nanhua just said. He also said that he wanted to organize an alliance to help all living beings and help unify the world as soon as possible, and invited me to participate."

"It's a bit strange for a foreigner to help China unify as soon as possible.

Plus, I was used to being idle, so I rejected the invitation."

Shui Jing said: "After that, the man who preached the scriptures came to me twice and persuaded me to participate. He also showed me a scripture.

I remember very clearly that the scripture mentioned the six-armed and three-eyed figure, saying it was a kind of magic to exorcise demons.

He also said that this technique was profound and that some people had already achieved the Mahayana Dharma.”

"The Taoist priest who died just now used his multi-armed form and formed hand seals to trigger the light wheel to collide with you."

"The seals formed on his hands are very similar to the contents of the scriptures that the sutra preacher showed me."

Cao Cao: "Do you suspect that this Taoist master has connections with foreigners, or that he is a foreigner who is using his Taoist identity to fool the people in my land?"

Shui Jing was quite impressed by Cao Cao's quick thinking: "That's right." Cao Cao glanced at the dead Taoist again and thought without saying anything.

"You used a mirror to shine between his brows, trying to confirm his identity?"

"Yes, but he committed suicide and his soul and consciousness were scattered, so there was nothing to gain."

"You said that when the foreign preacher came to you, he mentioned the Mahayana Dharma..."

"Yeah." Shui Jing nodded.

Combining what Taoist Nanhua and Mr. Shuijing said, Cao Cao vaguely felt that he seemed to have grasped something.

He turned around and asked Nanhua Taoist: "The Taoist Master first summoned you to meet at Mount Tai. Where exactly is that place?"

"There are three Taoist temples deep in Mount Tai, and one of them is the Five Colors Temple, which is the most important. If the King of Wei needs it, I can take his people there."

Cao Cao glanced at the sky.

Now that he has discovered the ambush set by the Taoist sect, he will launch a series of relentless pursuits to avoid leaving any future troubles for himself.

Release Zuo Ci and then track him down.

Cao Cao was preparing to concentrate his forces to eliminate all the Taoists lurking in the dark.

This is his way of dealing with things, to avoid being taken advantage of by anyone who might be secretly plotting against him.

That night, Cao Cao came down from the cliff along the Yellow River and settled down in a nearby city.

But he immediately sent a team to Mount Tai day and night.

His team included Li Wufang, Ling Jin, Wang Yue, Zhang Huai, Tong Yuan, and all the best players recruited by Cao's camp.

Shui Jing also volunteered to go and take a look.

These people took Taoist Nanhua away with them.

Cao Cao also gave them a handwritten note, stating that if necessary, they could mobilize the garrison troops in Taishan County to help eliminate the remnants of Taoism.

Night is falling.

In the city where Cao Cao settled, there was a temporary study room where Jia Xu, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were all present.

Director Jia also participated in the entire incident of robbing three Taoist priests today.

But he was nowhere to be seen the whole time, just hiding in the dark and watching.

Cao Cao planned to sort out the spoils.

There are too many things, so I will sort out some of them first.

The loot included Zuo Ci, Nanhua Taoist, Taoist Master Daoist's personal belongings, and a bronze box.

These three people each have one of these rare treasures used for storing things.

Considering the long tradition of Taoism and the fact that these three are all big names in Taoism, it is normal that they each have their own belongings and can store things there.

The first thing Cao Cao checked was Dao Zun’s things.

He took out the Qilin Danzhu.

This pill bead is like a golden amber, with a Qilin lying inside it, curled up like a baby.

When Cao Cao looked at it, the Qilin actually moved and rolled inside, as if it was sleeping soundly.

This thing is so magical that it does not belong to the category of ordinary things.

Cao Cao put down the Qilin Pearl and picked up a jade slip of the Taoist Master and started looking through it.

Its content is a Buddhist scripture brought to China from the Western Regions by a Buddhist missionary, divided into two volumes.

The upper part is the scripture, and the lower part is the method of practice.

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, Buddhism had its initial contact through the Western Regions and Central China.

By the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were already people who traveled thousands of miles from the Western Regions to the Central Plains to spread the meaning of the scriptures.

What Cao Cao was holding in his hand was a Buddhist scripture. It was made of jade slips and had a smooth surface, as if it had been read frequently.

The Taoist priest carries a Buddhist scripture with him and studies it day and night?
Cao Cao picked up the second half of the scroll, which recorded the method of visualization in which six arms appeared and vertical eyes appeared on the forehead.

There are four other methods of visualization.

The scriptures describe the method of visualization in which one develops six arms and three eyes, called the Holy Appearance of Subduing Karma, which has the power to subdue all evil spirits.

Looking at this method, the Taoist not only carried the scriptures with him, but also practiced what was in the scriptures.

Taoism's own heritage is profound and extensive. Is it necessary to practice foreign Buddhist guardian forms?

Cao Cao tapped the low mat in front of him with his fingers, thought for a moment, and then picked up the third scroll left by the Taoist priest.

This time it was a leather scroll, which actually marked the locations of some of the most mysterious tombs in China, including the Qinling Tomb, the Yellow River Tomb, the Emperor Wu's Tomb, the Qin Emperor's Tomb, and so on.

In addition, detailed distinctions were made to some areas of individual tombs.

Some of the tombs seemed to have been explored by the Taoist Master, and the descriptions were extremely detailed.

Cao Cao felt as if he had discovered some secret that the Daoist Master was planning.

In the study, the lights flickered.

Cao Cao opened the last bronze box.

The copper box is not locked, so it is not difficult to open.

The moment he opened the bronze box, a bronze coffin floated out of the box and suddenly enlarged.

The bronze coffin is old, covered with rust and green in color.

On the wall of the coffin, the black bird pattern carved for sacrifice is flowing and glowing.

After the coffin appeared, the black bird pattern floated around as if it came alive.

The textures on the pupil of the black bird on the coffin were intertwined and actually turned into a bird's eye, which looked grimly at Cao Cao, Jia Xu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu.

At some point, Jia Xu had a small shield and a small bronze sword in his hand, allowing him to use them for both offense and defense.

The clothes on his chest were bulging out, as if he was wearing armor underneath.

Jia Wenhe noticed that the other three people didn't look at the black bird, but focused their eyes on him. He said without any embarrassment, "I'll be on guard. In case of any changes, I can also protect the King of Wei."

Dian Wei: "You stand behind me and protect the King of Wei?"

Jia Xu said as a matter of course: "If anything happens, you and Zhongkang go first, I am the last line of defense."

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