When Chen Changsheng explored the world of "Underground World" before, he discovered some dilapidated ruins, but they were all left behind countless years ago.
Therefore, it has been speculated that there may be no living people in that world.
But this time, a living person was discovered, which aroused Li Xiuchang's curiosity even more, and he couldn't wait to know what happened in that world.
Chen Changsheng said, "I accidentally discovered a small village. The old people in the village told me some ancient legends, saying that their world has been invaded by monsters since ancient times, and the people are in dire straits.
"The monster is the strange monster that you named 'Demonic Fiend' before. There is no spiritual energy in them. Mortal bodies cannot cultivate and are unable to fight against the monster.
"Later, a saint came to the world, taught them how to read and write, and taught them the methods of Confucianism and Daoism. From then on, great Confucians emerged in their world, Confucianism and Daoism prospered, and they no longer feared monsters.
"At its peak, they established a dynasty, opened numerous academies, all people studied and practiced Confucianism.
"But until one day, Confucian Path's path of cultivation was cut off, and all Confucian cultivator's strength plummeted overnight, and they were no longer able to fight against the monsters. After that, the monsters counterattacked, the dynasty fell apart, and the people fled in all directions, causing countless casualties.
"After that, year after year, step by step, it has reduced to what it is now, and I don't know how many people are still alive in the whole world."
After listening to this, Li Xiuchang couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that the decline of Confucian Path would directly affect the destiny of the world."
Chen Changsheng also said helplessly, "There is no way, Confucian Path is the only inheritance that can practice without relying on spiritual energy. In a world without spiritual energy, this is their only choice."
"But why did Confucian Path suddenly cease..." Li Xiuchang couldn't understand that a spiritual lineage at its peak could decline in just one night.
Chen Changsheng is silent. This is an unsolved mystery in the world of immortality. It is a secret that Old Gui cannot even risk his life to figure out.
"Does the time when their Confucian Path was cut off coincide with the time when our Immortal Shade Realm Confucian Path declined? "Li Xiuchang asked.
Chen Changsheng nodded. "Basically consistent."
"Speaking of which, it seems that Confucian cultivator has not been seen in other worlds."
Li Xiuchang has been to many worlds, but he has never seen Confucian cultivator, and has never even heard of Confucian cultivator existing in any world.
Even Su Qingchun, although he is said to be a fellow practitioner of Ghost Confucianism, his power system still follows the path of Ghost Cultivator, but he also practices Confucianism.
He discovered that although the entire big world was divided into many layers, there might be hundreds of worlds. Each world was independent, but they had many things in common.
For example, all worlds speak the same language and use the same words.
For example, if Confucian Path is cut off, Confucian cultivator in all worlds will decline together.
All worlds are related.
However, Li Xiuchang soon thought of an exception.
"Buddhism and Daoism declined in the Immortal Shade Realm. Although it was not as miserable as Confucian Path, it also plummeted. But why is it still flourishing in other worlds?"
Why is Buddhist Cultivator not affected?
Chen Changsheng shook his head and explained, "Buddhism is only declining, but it is not as incapable of cultivation as Confucian Path. Moreover, the decline of Buddhism is only in the Immortal Shade Realm, just like the demonic path is extinct in the Immortal Shade Realm, but it does not mean that the inheritance of the demonic path is no longer viable."
"However, the decline of the demonic path in the Immortal Shade Realm was caused by human factors, while the Buddhist path declined smoothly, which is somewhat unreasonable. "Li Xiuchang disagrees.
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "There should indeed be hidden reasons for the decline of Buddhism. In addition, Buddhism in other worlds, even worlds dominated by Buddhist Cultivator like Zen Heart Realm and Pure Land Realm, are not as prosperous as you see. If I guessed correctly, Buddhism... there should be something wrong!"
Li Xiuchang was shocked. "What did senior brother find?"
"Have you not noticed that Pure Land Realm's strength seems to be a little lower than expected? "Chen Changsheng asked back.
"Pure Land Realm is very strong. "Li Xiuchang In my impression, those great monks were very powerful and there were quite a few strong men.
"It's not weak, but don't you think the top combat power is too little? From the beginning to the end, only two people, Fakong and Fahua, were seen. Even if there were others hiding, there were probably no more than five people."
Chen Changsheng glanced at Li Xiuchang, "This strength is already very powerful in the ordinary fourth-level world, but Pure Land Realm cannot be treated as an ordinary fourth-level world. You must know that Pure Land Realm cannot ascend!"
When Senior Brother Chen said this, Li Xiuchang also felt that it was a bit unreasonable.
Pure Land Realm cannot ascend, and the meat is rotten in the pot.
Moreover, Pure Land Realm is a peaceful group, with no disputes and almost no strong men dying in battle.
There is no way that eminent monks like Fakong Fahua will die of old age.
It stands to reason that after years of accumulation, Pure Land Realm's strength will be very terrifying!
At least it can't be worse than a fifth-level world.
But the actual situation is that whether it is Dark Heaven Realm or Immortal Shade Realm, the number of top experts born is far greater than Pure Land Realm!
"Pure Land Realm There are many strong people, but the number of top combat power is unreasonably small."
Li Xiuchang roughly understands what the problem Senior Brother Chen said is.
Confucian Path If something went wrong, it would be completely impossible to practice.
And when there is a problem with Buddhism, it seems that it is becoming more and more difficult to reach the top level in cultivation.
"Buddhism, Confucian Path all have problems, the only ones that have no problems are the immortal way and the demonic way. But someday the immortal way also has problems, then we can only switch to the demonic way. "Li Xiuchang said half-jokingly.
Chen Changsheng said with a slightly teasing smile, "That shouldn't have much impact on you."
It really doesn't have much impact. If Li Xiuchang wants to switch to the magic path, he will be very smooth. He has all the skills and resources, and he is not lacking in talent.
Li Xiuchang asked again, "What else does senior brother plan to explore in the world of 'Underground World'?"
From what Chen Changsheng said, there seemed to be no other dangers in that world except monsters, and all the monsters were asleep. As long as you didn't set foot in the territory of those monsters, you wouldn't provoke them.
Chen Changsheng said, "That world is beyond imagination. I can't explore the boundary at all. Maybe the place I passed is just the tip of the iceberg of that world. There may not be unknown dangers somewhere.
"I even doubt that the whole world you call 'Underground World' is only that one world!"
Li Xiuchang stared. "If this is true, then the world of 'Underground World' should be at least several times larger than Immortal Shade Realm!"
Li Xiuchang thought for a while, and then said, "It's not difficult to confirm this. Go to a few more first-level worlds, find the passage to 'Underground World', go down and see if it's the same world and you can roughly draw a conclusion."
Chen Changsheng nodded. "I have arranged for some clones to do this. Also, you don't need to call it 'Underground World World', that world also has a name."
"What's it called?"
"The locals say that their world is called 'Demon Suppressing Realm'!"
"Demon Suppressing Realm?" Li Xiuchang thought thoughtfully, feeling that the name revealed some information.
"Suppressing demons probably means suppressing monsters."
Li Xiuchang shook his head and stopped thinking about these inconclusive things. After chatting with Senior Brother Chen until now, he almost forgot about the real thing.
This time I came here mainly to ask about stable matters...
"Senior Brother Chen, Wenwen has been urging me to ask the monk from the Pure Land Realm to go to the Divine Turtle Realm to help it out, wait and see..."
"Divine Turtle Realm?" Chen Changsheng frowned.
"Ahem, it's the world of demonic cultivators that Wenwen went to, and it was renamed by it."
"Nonsense!" Chen Changsheng was helpless. Wenwen didn't listen at all to the Daoist thoughts he instilled in Wenwen, and he was so high-profile.
He thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible. Please invite a few monks over and let them spend more time in the Divine Turtle Realm. I will go to the lower realm to find a few demonic cultivation worlds. After they finish cleaning up Divine Turtle Realm, I will lead Wenwen to other demonic cultivation worlds."
This is to keep Wenwen as a free coolie to help eliminate the evil cultivators...Li Xiuchang mourns for Wenwen from the bottom of his heart. He thought that it would be enough to escape from the Divine Turtle Realm cage, but little did he know that Chen Changsheng had already found the next cage for it.
Li Xiuchang already knows what Senior Brother Chen Changsheng means. Senior Brother Chen has no time to take care of Wenwen now, so he hopes to delay it as much as possible.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to go to the Pure Land Realm to help Wenwen move reinforcements.
He continued to practice behind closed doors, enlightening himself and practicing his skills at the same time.
He used the Dharma to enter Origin World, and his progress in enlightenment was rapid.
This speed of enlightenment may be normal in Void Refinement Stage, but in Nascent Soul Stage it is cheating.
If Nascent Soul Stage catches Tao Yun everywhere, it is almost equivalent to looking for food in the trash can.
Then entering Origin World enlightenment is equivalent to a buffet. All the food is placed in front of you, and it depends on how much you can eat.
Li Xiuchang had been in seclusion for half a month, and suddenly learned the good news. His master Zhao Yuansi Cultivation Level had a breakthrough, and along with it Dao of Alchemy had a breakthrough in his skills, and he had entered the Sixth Tier Dao of Alchemy master realm!
Zhao Yuansi was only the fifth-level master Dao of Alchemy before, but he has actually reached the level of master Sixth Tier. The main reason is that Cultivation Level is not enough and he has been unable to independently refine the sixth-level elixir.
Zhao Yuansi's Cultivation Level was trapped in the Nascent Soul Realm for many years. Now he finally broke through to Nascent Soul Stage and immediately became a Sixth Tier Dao of Alchemy master.
This is also a happy event for the entire Immortal Dust Sect.
Not to mention Zhao Yuansi himself, whether it is the improvement of Cultivation Level or the improvement of Dao of Alchemy's skill level, they are all worthy of celebration.
Li Xiuchang As a disciple, you should go to congratulate and send congratulatory gifts no matter what.
Li Xiuchang is not short of spiritual stones now, so naturally he cannot be stingy with this gift. He immediately ordered Pig Demon Little Zhu to help him prepare the gift.
Although Zhu Peiyao is only Pig Demon, her IQ and EQ are not low, and she is reliable and measured in her work. Let her take care of things without Li Xiuchang having to worry too much.
However, when Su Qingchun heard about this, he felt that he should also send a congratulatory gift.
He and Zhao Yuansi have a close friendship and share the same interests. Although Su Qingchun is quite critical of Zhao Yuansi's poetry level, their friendship is also real.
When Su Qingchun was in charge of the ghost factory, Zhao Yuansi often visited him and sent him various Confucian Classics and authentic works of great Confucian scholars.
But Su Qingchun is worried about what should he give?
Speaking of which, his Cultivation Level is not low, he is already a fifth-level ghost.
But the sad thing is that I can't even get out a spiritual stone from my body!
Working for Li Xiuchang, all kinds of resources are never lacking for them. Cultivation Level is also rising rapidly, but the wages are really not worth a dime.
Su Qingchun is short of money and has no spiritual stones to buy gifts.
I was too embarrassed to open my mouth and ask Li Xiuchang for the spirit stone.
It's also a bit weird to use other people's money to buy gifts as a favor.
Moreover, I am still grateful to Li Xiuchang and Su Qingchun. I have always felt that I cannot repay Li Xiuchang's kindness, let alone ask for anything from Li Xiuchang.
After thinking about it, he felt that Zhao Yuansi was not bad for spiritual stones. Since giving a gift, it didn't matter whether it was expensive or not. The main thing was to do what he wanted and to be sincere.
So, Su Qingchun asked for a leave of absence from Li Xiuchang, and asked Little Zhu to help him buy pen and paper, and prepare to handwrite a book of poems and give it to Zhao Yuansi.
The contents of this collection of poems are naturally the poems Li Xiuchang once gave him.
He also knew that Zhao Yuansi was jealous, so he emphasized on the title page of the collection of poems that these poems were all taken from ancient books.
Li Xiuchang also knew about this, but he acquiesced to this behavior. Anyway, he said that the poems were all taken from ancient books and had nothing to do with him.
Li Xiuchang also specifically warned, "Indicate the author of each poem."
Su Qingchun was stunned. "Do you want to write your name, boss?"
"Why write my name?" Li Xiuchang stepped forward and pointed, "Let me teach you. The author of this poem is Li Bai, as well as this one, this one, that one, and the dozens of poems that follow, all of which are Li Bai."
Su Qingchun thought to himself that you were making up lies and you made it look a bit like it. Are these poems co-authored by Li Bai?
Co-author Li Bai is your pen name?
Li Bai, Li Xiuchang, both have the surname Li. Can it be more obvious?
Li Xiuchang doesn't know what Su Qingchun is thinking, otherwise he would definitely feel wronged. These are really written by Li Bai!
Who made that old man so talented and write so many poems?
"This song is Li Shangyin, this song is Li Yu, this song is Li Qingzhao..."
Su Qingchun continued to slander: I finally decided to change my name, but my surname is still Li. It's so fake!
"The next few songs are written by Wang Wei, followed by Meng Haoran, Bai Juyi, Lu You..."
Seeing Li Xiuchang naming all kinds of names, Su Qingchun thought to himself that this made-up is somewhat credible!
After finishing the poem, the words came next. Li Xiuchang stretched out his hand and pointed. "The author of the next dozen or so poems is all Su Shi."
Here we go again...Su Qingchun doesn't believe it at all. It was Li Bai before, and now it's Su Shi.
Li Bai and Li Xiuchang have the same surname.
This Su Shi has the same surname as his Su Qingchun.
How can it be such a coincidence? It must be a made-up name!
However, Su Qingchun didn't have anything to say, so he obediently followed Li Xiuchang's instructions and wrote the author's name.
Soon, these poems were matched with the real author names by Li Xiuchang.
There are only three or five songs that Li Xiuchang can't remember. It's just that I didn't memorize the author's name in my previous life, so I don't know who the author is.
"Boss, who is the author of these poems?" Su Qingchun asked.
"I can't remember." Li Xiuchang scratched his head.
"How about writing Li Bai?" Su Qingchun asked tentatively.
In his opinion, no matter who writes the name, it is always the pen name of Li Xiuchang.
"Forget it, just write Lu Xun." Li Xiuchang said.
I don't know who said it, but it must be Lu Xun.
A few days later, Zhao Yuansi entertained guests at the Zhao Manor to celebrate his double breakthroughs of Cultivation Level and Dao of Alchemy.
Li Xiuchang came to congratulate Little Zhu.
After all, Su Qingchun is a ghost body, and it is not convenient for him to be exposed, so he is temporarily hiding in Rainbow Soul Banner.
"Congratulations, Master, I wish you a steady and steady road to immortality, and I wish you Dao of Alchemy to soar like clouds."
Li Xiuchang offers congratulatory gifts with both hands.
It was an exquisite box, containing precious spirit medicine purchased by Little Zhu. Li Xiuchang also added some of his own treasured spirit medicine into it.
There are also two poems written in large gilded characters on the box: A thousand-mile horse with frost hoofs, and a peng with nine peaks in the wind.
The poet is also specially marked in the lower right corner: Du Fu.
This is the "jealousy prevention sign."
Zhao Yuansi laughed heartily and didn't care much about what the gift was. Just the two poems on the box made him like it more and more.
"Why have I never heard of these two poems? Which poet is Du Fu?" Zhao Yuansi asked with a smile.
"I know that Dao Master, my father, is obsessed with poetry, and specifically ordered Four Immortals Merchant Association to search for ancient poetry among the people. I also learned these two sentences by accident."
"You are thoughtful." Zhao Yuansi said happily.
He looked at Li Xiuchang, the plump girl Little Zhu next to him. He thought Li Xiuchang had found someone to talk to, so he lowered his voice and said, "Which family is this girl from?"
Little Zhu borrowed a treasure to take form, and ordinary people can't see her true form at all.
Li Xiuchang Transsion introduced the origin of Little Zhu.
"It turns out it was the... ahem, that girl that Lao Su raised back then."
Zhao Yuansi knows about Su Qingchun and Little Zhu, and he also admires this affectionate and intelligent Pig Demon.
"Good boy, come and play often when you have nothing to do."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao." Little Zhu said obediently.
Li Xiuchang hasn't been to the Zhao Manor for quite some time. Zhao Yuansi also knows that Li Xiuchang's business is so big now that he might not have time to come over. But now that we have met, we naturally want to pay attention to Li Xiuchang's Dao of Alchemy progress.
"How is the progress on Dao of Alchemy? Have you encountered any problems?"
Li Xiuchang feels a little guilty, Dao of Alchemy has always been the skill with the slowest progress for him.
As one of the first two skills he mastered, it is only at the second level now.
It was even about to be overtaken by the last Corpse Driving Skill.
The reason is that, firstly, Senior Sister Xia Siyun has been busy and has no time to teach him properly, and secondly, he is not very diligent in his own practice.
Li Xiuchang answered truthfully, "Currently, Dao of Alchemy's skills are at the second level level, probably in the middle of the second level."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuansi was shocked. "It's progressing so fast!"
This speed of improvement is extremely slow for Li Xiuchang, but compared with others, it is already ridiculously fast.
Less than ten years after starting the game, the Lian Alchemist is already in the middle of the second level, which is quite impressive.
"Work hard. If you have any problems with Dao of Alchemy, you can come to me at any time and strive to achieve Third-tier Alchemist as soon as possible and become an outer sect worshiper." Zhao Yuansi encouraged.
"Thank you, Master."
Zhao Yuansi nodded. "Don't leave in a hurry after the banquet is over. I have something to discuss with you."
Li Xiuchang naturally agreed. He originally planned to transfer Su Qingchun's congratulatory gift to Zhao Yuansi on his behalf, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it.
Since I have to stay in the end, why not let Su Qingchun personally give the gift to Zhao Yuansi at that time.
Zhao Yuansi's banquet guests, Immortal Dust Sect, almost all the prominent people came. From Li Xiuchang's senior brothers and sisters, to Zhao Lineage, to the elders of the sect, they all gathered at the Zhao Manor. It was so lively.
Grand Elder No one came to congratulate, this little thing wouldn't alarm them.
Li Xiuchang is used to Senior Brother Lu Yang's craftsmanship, and he drinks the fairy wine brewed by Senior Brother Lu Yang on weekdays. He can't stand the magical food and fairy wine at the banquet.
He casually found a seat at the children's table and ate a token meal.
However, this banquet is really not short. It is different from the banquet of ordinary people. The belly of ordinary people is only that big. After eating and drinking, it is almost over.
But these cultivators, especially those sect elders, can't let down the immortal brew at all.
In the end, there were only two tables left, and they were still fighting for drinks.
The guests haven't finished drinking yet, so naturally Zhao Yuansi, as the host, cannot leave.
Li Xiuchang was impatient to wait, so he had to take out two bottles of strong spirits from Storage Bag and have them delivered before knocking down the elders.
But in the end, Zhao Yuansi was also brought down...
Li Xiuchang sighed helplessly, carried Zhao Yuansi to the study, put him on a chair, and fed him some hangover elixirs, and Zhao Yuansi finally woke up.
"Your wine is so strong!" He said with a blushing face, "If it weren't for your wine, those old guys wouldn't know how long they would be able to drink."
Li Xiuchang said, "The rare spirits I purchased deliberately, I didn't expect to come in handy today."
With that said, he released Su Qingchun from Rainbow Soul Banner.
Su Qingchun also deliberately used Dharma Treasure to hide Cultivation Level. Seeing Zhao Yuansi, he smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, congratulations!"
Zhao Yuansi saw him and also smiled and said, "Old Su, it's been a long time since you came to sit with me. I have recently collected a few authentic works of great Confucian scholars. Come and take a look when you have time."
Su Qingchun took out the poetry book wrapped in paper and handed it to Zhao Yuansi: "I also prepared a gift for you."
Zhao Yuansi didn't open it in person, but put it on the table aside. He and Su Qingchun reminisced about old times for a while, like old friends they hadn't seen for many years.
In fact, the two of them have not seen each other for several years. In the past few years, it is almost like taking a nap for practitioners.
Li Xiuchang waited for the two of them to catch up with each other, and when he saw that Zhao Yuansi's condition had almost recovered, he didn't mince words and asked directly, "Master, what do you want from me?"
Zhao Yuansi said, "I wonder if you intend to take over Danxiang Tower?"
Li Xiuchang was stunned. "Master is going to take action Danxiang Tower?"
He couldn't believe it, who would sell the hen that laid the golden eggs?
Danxiang Tower If you put it there, you can always earn a lot of spiritual stones. Even if you rent out the storefront, you can still collect a lot of rent.