"Oh, seeing that dissuasion failed, he began to use threatening methods?" Zhao Xiao sneered twice: "I admire you, Lord Zuo, in order to sweep away the hidden rebels, connived at them to become bigger step by step, and even let them do things." Do you know how many innocent people have to be sacrificed in order to eradicate these rebels? ”

He Qingchen said in a calm tone: "You have also been in a high position in Huaxu Kingdom for a period of time, and you should understand that some people have obvious ill intentions, but they are still of great use to the country and what you do.

These people are not isolated, their relatives, friends, township parties, and fellow practitioners behind them are related to whether the government decrees and laws can be implemented, and whether they can defeat the enemy on the battlefield. No matter how much you don't like them, you can only tolerate them. Forcibly eradicating it regardless of the current situation is like cutting off one's hands and feet in the mountains and forests, and the next moment you will be bitten by a wild beast. ”

Zhao Xiao didn't speak, he suddenly thought that for a long time in the past, was Liang Tao in his eyes this kind of "anti-party" who had hidden huge hidden dangers and was not enough to trust at all? That's why he had to test himself again and again, until the last moment.

"Also, do you really think that there will be a great rebellion that will sweep through large swaths of the county?" He Qingchen raised his hand and pointed to the document that had formed a hill on the side: "Deng Feibao participated in the rebellion, I learned the news from an elder in the Thousand Machines Pavilion, do you think I will not have the slightest arrangement in other places?"

If the Rising Sun Divine Sect wants to coerce the flood and the people's livelihood, then I will set up a wide range of Anmintun to contain the displaced people, reorganize their household registration, and make them unable to start, and even let Xuantu Gong consume mana to resolve the next wave of floods...... Do you think I really want the Cult of the Rising Sun to rebel? ”

"If you want to rebel in such a situation, it is the source of chaos in the world." Zhao Huang said suddenly.

"Looks like you're reasonable." He Qingchen put away his anger: "I have given them enough opportunities, as long as I don't take that step, I can turn a blind eye." ”

"With all that, it seems that you already know everything about the Cult of the Rising Sun?" Zhao Huang asked, "What is the origin of this Divine Cult?" Why revive the Tianxia Dynasty? ”

He Qingchen had a strange smile on his face, stared at Zhao Xiao and said, "The leader of the Rising Sun God Sect is Cao Qingwei, the current Great Master of the Bear Country, and the Forbidden Master. ”

"Is it him?" Zhao Huang was a little surprised, he had heard of Cao Qingwei, and it was said that Liang Leopard's poisoning curse was cast by Cao Qingwei. Even a living immortal like Liang Tao could not refine a panacea that could eradicate evil spells, which shows his achievements in spell prohibition techniques.

As for the great priest's order, it is actually the old system of the Tianxia Dynasty. Just as the highest official rank of the Praise Rite has the title of Grand Priest, the Curse Forbidden Life is headed by the Great Priest.

"I received news that Cao Qingwei may have used a secret method to resurrect Emperor Ruiding." He Qingchen casually pulled out a spy report from the table next to him.

"Wait! Who? Zhao Xiao almost thought that he had misheard: "Emperor Ruiding? That day at the end of the summer? Resurrection? ”

"You're allowed to crawl out of the coffin, and you can't let someone else come back from the dead?" He Qingchen asked with a smile.

"I didn't die back then, I just entered a deep realm." Zhao Xiao explained.

"Legend has it that a hundred years ago, Emperor Ruiding set himself on fire in the palace city of the imperial capital, and no one found the remains." He Qingchen flipped through the spy reports and said: "The predecessor of the Rising Sun Divine Sect was the Rising Sun Division secretly established by Emperor Ruiding, which was mainly composed of some disciples of the Sect of Chengzong, aiming to plot to restore the territory when the Tianxia Dynasty could not be sustained. ”

"Rising Sun? I haven't heard of it. Zhao Yan said.

He Qingchen smiled contemptuously: "Of course you haven't heard of it, because this bullshit Rising Sun Division was the first to fall into civil strife after the Tianxia Dynasty fell. Relying on the property and armor looted in the past, he raised soldiers and horses, and soon became a few grass-headed kings in the troubled times, and there was no revival of the Tianxia Dynasty at all. After several generations of ups and downs, it is ridiculous to come up with such a Rising Sun God Cult. ”

"What is the resurrection of Emperor Ruiding?" Zhao Xiao didn't figure it out anyway.

"Because Emperor Ruiding didn't die by self-immolation at all, he caused a thunderstorm when he forcibly broke through the cultivation level, and the thunder and fire hit the palace, causing the palace to catch fire." He Qingchen said:

"At that time, there were already people in the emperor's capital who were plotting to abolish the old emperor and establish a new monarch, and when they saw the palace ban on fire, they took advantage of the chaos to raise troops and rushed into the palace to kill and slaughter, completely shattering the already troubled Tianxia Dynasty. As for the disappearance of Emperor Ruiding himself, it is claimed that he died by self-immolation. ”

Zhao Xiao was speechless, the fall of the Tianxia Dynasty was so sparse, even almost child's play.

"The words of Lord Zuo Xiang seem to be witnessing the chaos of the emperor back then." Zhao Xiao said with a subtle smile on his face.

"My third senior brother was the one who experienced this back then, if you were lucky enough to meet him on Tiancheng Mountain, you can go and ask for clarification." He Qingchen replied: "And the master saved the life of the third senior brother under the emperor, ignited him in the pile of ruins and corpses, and then entered the door." ”

Zhao Xiao was not interested in the origin of the people of the Shangjing Sect, so he asked, "What is the intention of Lord Zuo Xiang to say this?" To put it bluntly. ”

"I suspect you have something to do with Emperor Ruiding's resurrection." He Qingchen said.

"This has something to do with me, too?" It was the first time that Zhao Xiao had experienced the feeling of being wronged.

"At the beginning, the drastic changes in Dongshengdu caused the number of earth veins and qi to be disordered, and the mountains and rivers of Kunlun Continent were also induced, as far as the depths of the snowy region of the Western Wilderness, there were also mountains shaking, river sources agitating, and there were endless floods in the bear country, and you also saw it with your own eyes."

He Qingchen said: "But the chaotic number of qi and the frequent occurrence of disasters have become a turning point for some people. As far as I know, Emperor Ruiding was greatly assisted by the praise officials back then, trying to bless the discipline and law in his body. Do you know about this? ”

Zhao Xiao shook his head silently, the Xuanwu Zhao clan also once flourished in the ranks of the Tianxia Dynasty's praise officials, but after three or five generations, it gradually fell apart. Although there was a large collection of books handed down by his ancestors, Zhao Xiao's ancestors had long since left the court, did not participate in the battles in the late Tianxia years, and had little contact with other praise officials.

In the past, Zhao Huang didn't understand the reason, but now he can roughly guess that the Xuanwu Zhao clan should be a lineage of praise officials who remain in the people.

Predecessors may have also considered that if the Tianxia Dynasty overturned and declined one day, the Zanli Guan, as a practitioner worshiped by the imperial court, was likely to fall together. In order to preserve the continuity of the inheritance, someone must take the initiative to stay away from the court and continue the ritual and ritual of the salute official among the people.

The ancestors of the Xuanwu Zhao family also had the great priest of the Tianxia Dynasty, but by the time of Zhao Huang's grandfather, it had already declined to become a mediocre shrine temple guard, which was very different from the rich collection of books in his family.

If Zhao Xiao guessed correctly, the Xuanwu Zhao clan may have taken on the responsibility of continuing the inheritance of the praise officials from the beginning.

It's just a pity that after the drastic changes in Dongshengdu, the ritual rituals of the Praise Officer did not really benefit the public, and even became a hidden danger that was highly suspicious.

"My cultivation is shallow, and I don't understand some things very well, but I only understand it after the master and the four immortals mentioned it." He Qingchen did not hide his skills: "They all said that after the drastic changes in Dongshengdu, the imperial capital and the Kunlun Continent Middle Earth area, the discipline and law left by the previous dynasty did not disintegrate and dissipate, but were pulled and instigated by some force.

This is somewhat similar to Liang Tao's original actions in the Earth Lung Mountain, trying to dominate the Heaven and Earth Qi alone. But the process was very slow, and it took almost a decade to complete. Therefore, in the early days, disasters occurred frequently in various places, and no one noticed anything unusual. Therefore, when I received a secret report and learned that the Rising Sun God Cult had resurrected Emperor Ruiding, I decided that it was the official of the Praise Ceremony. ”

The praise official made trouble, this statement was absurd to the extreme, and Zhao Xiao was also a little helpless, he relied on his own strength to completely make the inheritance of the praise official disgusted.

Nowadays, in people's minds, the celebrant is no longer a virtuous person who prays for the blessing of the country and the people, eliminates disasters, and eliminates evil. Even though Zhao Xiao has achieved extremely high achievements in scientific and ritual affairs, the inheritance of the praise official can almost be regarded as severe. At least Zhao Xiao didn't dare to let those disciples of Yunyan Peak study the ritual of the Praise Ceremony, so as not to delay the disaster for future generations.

"Emperor Ruiding's resurrection from the dead is too bizarre, and I really don't see any inevitable connection between this and the rituals." Zhao Xiao said: "Didn't Lord Zuo just say it? The leader of the Cult of the Rising Sun is a curse forbidden to give birth to the great priest, you have found the wrong person. ”

He Qingchen took out a book, opened one of the pages and handed it to Zhao Xiao: "How many problems can you see on this list?" ”

Zhao Xiao was too lazy to care about the other party's casual calling, picked up the book and glanced at it a few times, and his brows gradually wrinkled: "Yang Shenzhi, Guquan Jade Paste, Water Spirit Kunwu Stone, Interrupted Mud, and ...... Rejuvenating incense? ”

Looking at the precious and very precious treasures, Zhao Xiao quickly pieced together the approximate uses in his mind.

"How? Can Emperor Ruiding come back from the dead? He Qingchen asked.

Zhao Xiao's expression was slightly solemn: "I don't dare to judge lightly, but judging from the current consumption of these spiritual materials, the previous situation of Emperor Ruiding may be similar to that after the autopsy, the soul left the body, and only one body remained." The Cult of the Rising Sun may have performed some kind of ritual to restore the soul of Emperor Ruiding and bring the relics back to life. To ordinary people, this is not much different from coming back from the dead. ”

He Qingchen chuckled: "It's consistent with what the master said. ”

Compared with Emperor Ruiding's resurrection from the dead, Zhao Huang was even more surprised that he was able to cultivate to the point of autopsy and metamorphosis.

In the whole Tianxia Dynasty, although there was no shortage of emperors who admired the immortal way, none of them could cultivate Dacheng, and Zhao Xiao could not find out what was the reason for this.

However, if you think about it carefully, there are only dozens of emperors in the Tianxia Dynasty, and their mental qualifications are uneven, even if you find dozens of people on the road at random and teach them the wonderful methods of the Immortal Family, there may not be one person who has achieved great cultivation.

As the last emperor of the Tianxia Dynasty, Emperor Ruiding cultivated to the point where he could perform autopsy and metamorphosis, which was already very rare.

If the immortal cultivator is at the end of his life, and there is no hope of ascending, he can try to condense the soul, give up the body, turn yang into yin, become the master of the underground, and take charge of the underworld, which is the time to go down to the immortals.

Although such an immortal family has the name of ghosts and immortals, it is a last resort, in addition to the condensation of the soul, it is also necessary to rely on the spiritual material to maintain it to ensure that the yin spirit does not disperse and the life expectancy is extended. There are also many ghosts and immortals who simply turn into the Divine Dao and nourish their souls with the power of incense and fire, which is more and more distant from the Immortal Dao.

However, according to Ling Xiao, the method of high-grade autopsy, the monk's soul enters the netherworld without being stained with turbidity, refining the true spirit, accumulating merit and making sufficient preparations, and when the soul returns to the body, the flesh and blood can be reborn, and the original flesh and mortal fetus can also be changed in one fell swoop, and from then on, it will soar and exalt.

If Zhao Huang is willing, with his current cultivation, he can still be autopsied. Even in the past, many monks ascended to the deed, that is, they were enlightened by the Taoist immortal family, and the soul was freed from the shackles of the physical body and lifted up to the heavens, which was also regarded as autopsy.

"But if Emperor Ruiding is really a corpse deformation, then where has his soul stayed in the past hundred years?" Zhao Xiao whispered: "The emperor's capital is that kind of place, the qi is unpredictable, and the underground master there is more than the emperor of the world.

In fact, according to the pattern of the ritual and ritual of the praise officials, the underground master of the emperor's capital can only be the lord of Houtu, but ...... It is impossible, the emperor and the queen of heaven and the kings of the five directions are all innate gods who are selfless, selfless, and desireless. ”

Zhao Xiao couldn't help but think, could it be that what Emperor Ruiding wanted to do back then was similar to what Liang Tao wanted? It is also hoped that it will be integrated with the discipline and law, so as to dominate the qi of heaven and earth?

"Do you think Emperor Ruiding can't do it?" He Qingchen said with a smile: "It is said that at that time, the palace city of the emperor's capital suffered a thunderstorm, and half of the palaces were on fire. Although I don't want to talk about the number of days, but Emperor Ruiding suffered this catastrophe, which just shows that his actions have brought disaster to the country and the people, and caused the wrath of the heavens. Even if he can become enlightened, he is still evil and crooked! ”

Zhao Xiao had experienced the things on the Lung Mountain, and he also deeply felt that Emperor Ruiding was ridiculous. In fact, since the Tianxia Dynasty Praise Ceremony established the law pattern of the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven and the Five Directions and Five Virtues, all the immortal demons and demons will not come to the emperor's capital if they are not necessary.

The five directions of heaven and earth here are gathered, and the weather is the most mysterious and unpredictable, and the magic of the fairy and demon is also three or five points weaker so far.

However, it can also be seen from this that the Tianxia Dynasty was so chaotic at that time that even the emperor himself had to take such a big risk to try to master the boundless power to reverse the situation.

But the result is undoubted, the heavenly thunder tribulation is a clear show, if it is not for the disorder of qi and the confusion of yin and yang, where will such calamities be invited?

Zhao Huang guessed that the reason why Emperor Ruiding failed back then was that his cultivation realm was not as good as Liang Tao's, and he couldn't withstand the oncoming creation of Vientiane, and secondly, the emperor was the foundation of the discipline and law, and if the Tianxia Dynasty was chaotic and killed everywhere, it would also be reflected in the emperor.

Looking at the list of spiritual materials in the book in his hand, Zhao Xiao had some thoughts in his heart, and asked, "Lord Zuo Xiang told me such secrets, I don't know what to do?" ”

"Although the remnants of the Tianxia Dynasty's discipline and law have long since completely collapsed, even if Emperor Ruiding comes back from the dead, it is not much of a threat." He Qingchen said: "However, considering that his person is closely related to the ritual and ritual affairs of the Praise Officer, I hope you can assist us in killing the person who is already worthy of death." ”

Zhao Xiao was silent for a long time and asked, "Is Lord Zuo Xiang worried that I will turn to the Rising Sun Divine Sect to help revive the Tianxia Dynasty in order to revive the inheritance of the Praise Official?" ”