Chapter 318: Times Have Changed

Tonight, the leader of the men in black has been shocked again and again.

But when he heard Master Pang say that he was practicing, he still couldn't believe it.

"Even if you have the talent for cultivation, I have never heard that the way of being an official can become the way of cultivation."

It's just that Master Pang is unwilling to solve the confusion of the leader of the man in black anymore, and being able to confess his identity as a cultivator is already the limit, how can he tell him the details.

The leader of the man in black looked at Dao Ran, and in his opinion, it must be this holy monk who can achieve this miracle that is almost against the sky.

It's just that I don't know what means he used to make a person like Pang Taishi, who has been playing with scheming and balance for decades, suddenly be able to turn the table for the illusory court law.

Dao Ran saw the eyes of the leader of the men in black, and explained with a smile, "Actually, it's not Master Pang who is cultivating, but the Gu worm in his body is cultivating."

Master Pang glared at Dao Ran angrily, but Dao Ran said indifferently, "Monks don't talk nonsense."

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"Gu worms?"

In the bewildered eyes of the leader of the men in black, Dao Ran slowly explained everything clearly.

Master Pang's so-called cultivation is actually a bit deviant.

After all, Master Pang has no talent for cultivation, and no matter how much he eats heavenly treasures, he will only prolong his life, and it is difficult to achieve anything in cultivation. Of course, Taishang Laojun specially refined the elixir for him, so that's another story.

All in all, with Master Pang's original state, it is impossible to become a cultivator.

But when he fell into the Gu, the situation changed.

When the national teacher had not yet been killed by Dao Ran, this demon Dao who had brought disaster to the country and the people was best at refining Gu. Not only did he give Gu to his apprentices, but he also refined Gu worms with people to create a strange existence like Human Gu. Xuan Jizi showed a very high talent for divination, just because she was a human Gu and had some of the characteristics of a cicada. Before the autumn wind moves the cicada, this insect already has a strong ability to predict.

The understanding of Gu worms has reached this level, and if the national teacher wants to go down to Gu, who can stop it?

The hundred officials of the imperial court have been tricked by the national teacher many years ago, but this Gu worm will not harm the host, but will slowly change the host's nature and help them strengthen their bodies. It's just that in addition to this benefit, the bug will slowly affect the host's personality.

This influence, of course, is under the control of the national teacher.

He can make people brave, cowardly, greedy, and ruthless...... It only takes a little patience to transform a person into the character he needs. It can be said that this kind of Gu worm is an upgraded version of the Seven Emotions Gu, the Seven Emotions Gu is to absorb emotions, and this kind of Gu worm is to release emotions and control people's hearts.

This method is much more clever than coercion with life. Subtly, no one can find out at all that Da Zhou will be in his pocket sooner or later.

It's a pity that the appearance of Dao Ran made the national teacher's wishful thinking unable to work, and he also went to hell.

Then, when Kaifeng Mansion Yin was supervising Zhou Yuan, the young head of the Kunlun faction, he accidentally inhaled a special sleeping powder. This powder is harmless to ordinary people, and it can sleep at most, but it will stimulate the Gu worms in the body, and as a result, Kaifeng Mansion Yin died.

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Probably because the Gu insects sensed each other, after the death of Kaifeng Mansion Yin, the mutation speed of these insects began to accelerate, and they gradually lost control.

In the year when Pang Taishi went to hell in the national teacher, his personality became more and more irritable, and it was difficult to suppress his anger, and the family didn't know how many they were killed, and even the family was demolished several times, which was affected by the Gu worms in the body.

With the passage of time, it became more and more difficult for Pang Taishi to control the insects in his body, and the same was true for the hundred officials of the imperial court, and there had been many fights in the court.

It can only be said that the last old emperor died so soon, and half of them were angry with the court.

At this time, Dao Ran found Master Pang.

After the death of the national teacher, the most familiar with Gu worms is Xuanjizi. Dao Ran had learned some Gu refining techniques from Xuan Jizi, and it was not difficult to appease the Gu worms.

But Dao Ran didn't help Master Pang

Take out the Gu worms, because Pang Taishi's body is now as strong as a cow is completely because of the worms in his body. Once removed, he ages quickly and has a high probability of dying outright.

Dao Ran gave Master Pang a suggestion, he could guide the Gu worm cultivation in Master Pang's body.

This Gu worm can be regarded as the proud work of the national teacher, if Xuan Jizi is a human Gu in human form, then the Gu worm in the body of a hundred civil and military officials is a human Gu in the form of an insect.

Theoretically, this insect can also practice human methods.

And with the improvement of Gu worm's cultivation, Pang Taishi's body will get better and better, which can be regarded as a win-win situation.

But there is an effect, if Dao Ran lets this insect cultivate Buddha, Master Pang will be affected and become a monk.

In the same way, if the insect falls into the demonic path, Pang Taishi will also become a cruel and murderous madman.

In the end, after discussing for a long time, Dao Ran found Xuanjizi to study for a period of time, and then came up with a compromise method to teach the insect to practice Haoran righteousness.

This is considered a method of Confucian practice, but it has been lost for a long time, and there are only scholars in the world, and there are no Confucian scholars who can practice for a long time.

Thanks to Dao Ran's wide connections, he asked for the Confucian mind method from the Heavenly King of the New Summoned Beast Holding Kingdom.

The effect is very good, these Gu worms are really talented, and the cultivation speed is not slow.

But in this way, Master Pang will be affected by Haoran's righteousness, and slowly transform from an old woman who is a cunning minister to an iron-faced and selfless lord of the sky.

Although this is not the nature of Pang Taishi, under the temptation of immortality and fame, Pang Taishi still made a choice.

Then, holding the idea that he should be a good person and others should not want to be a bad person, Pang Taishi introduced Dao Ran to the hundred officials of the imperial court.

Only a very small number of young officials would rather lose some vitality and take out the worms, and most of the other officials chose the same path as Pang Taishi.

"In other words, all the civil and military officials will become the great lord of the blue sky?" The leader of the men in black said in shock.

Dao Ran shook his head and said, "No, there are also people who have fallen into the demonic path when cultivating Buddhas, and how can the Confucian mind be avoided." But he immediately added: "But now it seems that these bugs have not gone crooked for the time being, and it is estimated that there will be no problems in the next ten years."

It took a long time for the leader of the men in black to digest the news, but as if he had thought of something, he asked Dao Ran a crucial question, "Why did the holy monk tell me this?"

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Dao Ran clasped his hands together and said with great reverence, "Amitabha, I am telling you this to let you know what the future holds for the Great Zhou. I hope that the donor can put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot."

"We won't betray the Kunlun faction." The leader of the men in black said firmly.

Dao Ran smiled: "I didn't let you betray, I told you the truth, I just want you to go back and tell the Kunlun faction." This time, it is not a personal grudge, but I hope that the Kunlun faction will understand that the Great Zhou is about to change. Whether it's a cultivator or a bureaucrat, the time of looking down on mortals from above is coming to an end."

After sending all the men in black away, Master Pang said angrily, "You don't need to sell my bottom at all!"

Dao Ran said disapprerovantly, "I'm helping you practice, the most important thing for Haoran righteousness is to be open, a gentleman is open, and nothing can be said to others."

Pang Taishi looked at Dao Ran's face and couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth or a lie.

This little monk looks solemn and completely looks like a monk, but Master Pang always feels that this little monk is ten times more cunning than him. No matter how upright and upright he is, there must be some conspiracy behind the scenes.

"Master, you say, what if you don't explain these things clearly, but just put them back?" Daoran asked.

Master Pang pondered for a moment, and then said, "I'm afraid the assassinations will be endless."

Dao Ran nodded and said, "Yes, don't say anything, the Kunlun faction will only think that you and I are colluding, and if you are killed, you can still be wiped out." The Kunlun faction will try their best to divert the tiger from the mountain, let me leave the capital, and then the assassination will continue until you are killed.

"But now, the Kunlun faction will be taken aback, because they will find that it is not you, Pang Taishi, who will deal with the Kunlun faction, but all the subordinates

The civil and military officials of the Gu worm. Unless they want to destroy the entire court, they will never solve the problem."

Master Pang frowned and said, "You say, will they take risks against the entire imperial court?"

Dao Ran shook his head and said, "No, the Kunlun faction can't afford the backlash of the entire Great Zhou Qi Luck. But they wouldn't be tied up obediently, after all, they were cultivators, and mortals didn't pose any threat to them at all. So they will act as if nothing happened, and if you really want to send someone to the Kunlun faction to arrest people, you will only be beaten back, and maybe some people will be injured, but in the end, the result will still be over."

Master Pang said strangely, "Then what are you doing so much for?"

Dao Ran said, "If you want to ask this, it's a little complicated to explain."

Master Pang said, "There are still several hours before dawn, and I have enough time to listen slowly. Now that I've become your tool, let me die."

Dao Ran smiled and said to Master Pang, "Although this insect can't make you immortal, you have at least fifty years to live, and if this insect works hard, it won't be difficult to live past two hundred years."

"No matter how old I am, I'm already tied to the same boat as you, what do you want to do? You don't seek fame, you don't seek profit, what you do is not like saving the country and helping the people, but more like fearing that the world will not be chaotic, is it really like they say, you have fallen into the devil, and you want to lead the people of the world into hell together?" Master Pang asked with some excitement.

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Daoran clasped his hands together and said firmly, "Amitabha, Master don't talk nonsense, I am the Buddha's designated Buddha to propagate the Dharma. It's just that my way of promoting the Dharma is a little different from the traditional way. If you want to know, I can tell you......."

Dao Ran said slowly, as time passed, Master Pang's face gradually turned pale, his hands trembled unconsciously, and he felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

"Say no more! Crazy, you're a madman!"

Master Pang clutched his chest and gasped for breath, feeling that he was almost scared to death.

Daoran said expressionlessly, "You yourself said that you would die."

Master Pang roared and said, "How could the old man know what you are thinking as a madman, if I had known that this was the case, I should have been deaf in both ears just now."

Seeing Master Pang's reaction, Dao Ran said very seriously, "To implement this matter, there must be no coercion, otherwise it will only fall short in the end. Master Pang, if you don't want to participate, it's still too late to quit, and I promise to send you to a safe place so that you can enjoy your old age in peace."

Master Pang was silent for a moment, and then said, "The old man has never seen anyone like you, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are bold. But this kind of big thing, without the help of the old man, how sure are you?"

"Originally, there was only a fifty percent chance of success, but if there was a Taishi to help, then one more could be grasped." Daoran said.

"You look up to the old man." Pang Taishi said.

"To tell you the truth, although you are greedy, hateful, and ignorant, you are a capable minister who governs the world, and the Great Zhou Dynasty has experienced the scourge of national teachers for decades, and you can still stand, Taishi, you account for most of the credit.

"In my plan, the greatest power does not come from the gods and Buddhas, but from the people of the world. But no matter how high my mana is, in the hearts of the people, the court is orthodox, which is a rule imprinted for thousands of years.

"If you want to use the power of the people, you can only borrow the power of the imperial court first. Master Pang, now in the imperial court, no one can compare with you in terms of seniority and ability. I could have completely concealed your Gu worm and deceived you into cultivating Haoran righteousness. But I choose to confess because I want you and me to work together."

Pang Taishi laughed happily a few times, he had been completely defeated in the hands of Dao Ran, and being able to hear Dao Ran's praise made Pang Taishi very useful.

"The old man has lived for decades, and he once thought that his biggest goal was to dominate the world and learn from Huo Guang. Unexpectedly, your little monk's heart is higher than the sky, but it seems that the old man is short-sighted. The court is like a pool of stagnant water for me, there is no challenge for the old man, and what he asks for is nothing but fame in history, in this case, why don't I help you once? Regardless of success or failure, the old man's name will not only be recorded in the history books of mortals, but even the gods and Buddhas of the heavens will remember me."

Master Pang walked to Dao Ran's side and said to Dao Ran very seriously, "To be honest, I hope you can succeed, but even if you win, I'm afraid it won't end well."

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid, I've already prepared the means to guarantee the bottom." Daoran said.

"Okay, in that case, the old man will help you in the court early tomorrow morning." Pang Taishi said.

[In view of the general environment,

He said, "Thank you."

After deciding on the matter of cooperation, Master Pang asked again, "The old man can help you with mortal affairs. But practitioners, how do you deal with it? Beidouwei's identity is now embarrassing, and it is very likely to be a stumbling block for you."

Dao Ran said confidently, "It's okay, since Sha Lishu planted the Kunlun faction into the Beidou Guard, this Beidou Guard has lost its meaning. I don't even need to do anything, and in half a month, the Beidou Guard will collapse on its own. The real problem is in the Liao State, and when the plan begins, the Liao State will definitely attack in a big way, and this is not a simple mortal war. Perhaps, it will be a repeat of the old things of the gods."

"Old things about the gods? What's that?" Master Pang asked curiously.

He was just a mortal who had just come into contact with the cultivation world, and he really didn't know much about these strange stories.

Dao Ran said very casually: "Immortals fight, you get ready, I estimate that this battle will start in half a year at most."

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