With the help of Prince Zhu Chi, the palace was abuzz in the middle of the night. Many eunuchs and guards became Lin Xun's helpers. They dug into the palace to search for the strange object that could purify evil thoughts.

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But until daybreak, they still couldn't find it.

[Junior brother, do you think it is possible that Emperor Wu took that strange object with him when he went to sea? 】

[Senior Brother Bai Xiang led a large group of eunuchs to search until dawn but found nothing. He couldn't help but remind him. 】

Lin Xun thought carefully and shook his head. This possibility was indeed possible, but it was not very likely.

After Emperor Wu fell into extreme evil, he no longer needed this magical object. For Emperor Wu, continuing to hold the magical object that can purify evil thoughts is like a vampire holding silverware and garlic, and he will only avoid it.

Moreover, if the germination of the Glazed Pure Fire Seed depends on this rare object, then the rare object will definitely not be taken away by Emperor Wu.

Because Taozu said that when fighting against the real Emperor Wu, one needs to summon the friendly boss ‘Zhongtian Brahma Qi Zixu Yuanjun’, and summoning the friendly boss requires the germination of the Pure Fire Seed.

If the rare object has been taken away by Emperor Wu and needs to be killed before it can be dropped, then it is impossible for Dao Ancestor to arrange it like this and let him improve his cultivation as soon as possible to upgrade the Pure Fire Seed.

[The white elephant demon left with a group of eunuchs and started searching again...]

[When you arrive at the Palace of Supreme Harmony, Prince Zhu Chi has assembled a group of officials and craftsmen from the Ministry of Works. They have brought the drawings and records of the palace's renovations from Wenyuan Pavilion, and are looking for whether Emperor Wu secretly built a secret room.

Or something like an underground tunnel.]

[If any clues are found on the drawings, guards will be sent to check immediately.]

[Although the craftsmen found many clues that there might be a secret room, the guards dug into the walls and dug into the ground and found nothing after careful inspection.]

[A young craftsman pulled out a drawing record and suddenly pointed at the drawing and said loudly, Your Majesty, I noticed that there is something wrong with the repair drawings of Ningshou Palace.]

[Prince Zhu Chi was shocked and said seriously, tell me, if you find anything here, I will reward you generously! 】

[The role of Ningshou Palace is somewhat peculiar. It was the place of residence prepared by Emperor Wu for himself after his abdication. The layout of this area is modeled on the main axis of the Forbidden City, and it has complete functions, just like a small palace. 】

[However, Emperor Wu has an infinite life granted by Western gods and Buddhas, and his life span is endless. Unless he is tired of being an emperor, he will not live in Ningshou Palace.]

[Ningshou Palace has become the place where successive old queens take care of themselves. The previous queen died of illness in Ningshou Palace many years ago. Today’s queen is in her prime, so no one has settled in Ningshou Palace now. 】

[Each time after the death of the old empress, Emperor Wu would send craftsmen to renovate Ningshou Palace, so the renovation drawings from many years ago did not attract the attention of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry.]

[The young craftsman had never participated in that repair work. It was his father who participated in that repair work...]

[The young craftsman met the majestic gaze of ‘Emperor Wu’. He didn’t know where he got the courage. Years of doubts and speculations came to his mind, and he said loudly...]

[Your Majesty, my father participated in the renovation of Ningshou Palace many years ago. My father died of illness not long after the completion of the work.]

[Weichen looked at the drawings carefully and thought that there might be secret passages and chambers hidden in three locations in Ningshou Palace...]

【……】

[Dozens of guards went to Ningshou Palace under the order of the prince to investigate, and soon brought good news. 】

[Prince Zhu Chi immediately abandoned his ministers and took you to check...]

[The inner rooms of Ningshou Palace are in a mess, most of the furnishings have been removed by the guards, and even several walls have been chipped away.]

[In front of the original bed of the ‘Great Emperor’, the excavated masonry on the ground was pitted, revealing a dark tunnel leading underground...]

[You feel happy and immediately step into the tunnel to check.]

[Prince Zhu Chi consciously ordered the guards to guard the entrance of the tunnel, and no one was allowed to enter. 】

[You didn’t ask the guards to go down to the tunnel to check first, because you knew that if there was a trap set by Emperor Wu here, mortals would be absolutely unable to resist it. 】

[And you have the eternal level of divine strength, you can already be called an expert and bold. 】

[You successfully entered a secret room along the long tunnel without triggering the imaginary trap. 】

[The furnishings in the secret room are simple. A stack of papers filled with writings is quietly placed on the table, but there is no trace of anything similar to strange objects. 】

[You come to the desk and browse the paper full of pen and ink...]

[You discovered the ‘Emperor Wu’s Royal Notes’ (data props)]

【……】

[Today, Zhu Chi's entire country has fallen into the quagmire of divine warfare and is unable to extricate itself. Even though Zhu Chi's soldiers and generals are better than all the armies in the world, they can only retreat steadily. 】

[It is said that it is a war between gods and Zhu Chi’s soldiers are praised. Compared with the real war between gods, the war in Zhu Chi can only be called a ‘war of believers’. 】

[The soldiers sent by Naxin Germany are all descendants of Western gods and Buddhas. Each possesses magical powers that mortals cannot resist. Their ability to hold on so far has greatly exceeded my expectations. ]

[Perhaps the enemy's intention is not to defeat Zhu Chi at all, but to let the endless evil thoughts contaminate Zhu Chi's soldiers and turn Zhu Chi's country into an extremely evil place like Xinde. ]

[I know that the pure land of Xinde, as the descendant of the Western Gods and Buddhas, has been reduced to a place of extreme evil, and the blissful Western Heaven must have long been reduced to ghosts and ghosts. 】

[The current plan is to sail eastward to Penglai to seek help from the Taoist Immortal who has been away from the world for many years, so that Zhu Chi's Kingdom can be continued. 】

[Otherwise, when the believers are defeated in the battle, Zhu Chi Earth will become the next Sakura Fall! 】

[Zhu Chi is the only remaining pure land in the world. I have been in charge of this land for thousands of years, how can I let the beautiful mountains and rivers turn into a human purgatory! 】

[Whether those Taoist immortals have predicted this situation in advance, or they have escaped from the world because they cannot compete with the gods and Buddhas of the West, I have to go to Penglai.]

[Perhaps in the eyes of those immortals, I am just a villain who wants to follow others' influence.]

[I became Emperor Zhuchi because of my attachment to Western gods and Buddhas. After the founding of the country and the title of emperor, I also respected the Buddha and suppressed Taoism because of the laws of the gods and Buddhas. I swept away the Taoist temples and temples in Zhuchi, built temples and temples in great numbers, drove out the spiritual practitioners, and burned Taoist scriptures.

...]

[Now that I have reached the end of my journey, I have to abandon the Western gods and Buddhas and go to Penglai to ask for help from the Taoist Immortal. What is this if not a villain with a head and a rat at both ends?]

[But what does my appearance mean compared to Zhu Chi’s country, and compared to the hundreds of millions of people? 】

【……】

[Fortunately, the immortals did not shut me out, nor did they share my understanding. It seems that the incense of Zhu Chi's whole country is not a precious thing to the Taoist immortals. 】

[The boy who received the invitation treated me with courtesy. Seeing the boy's expression, I even had an illusion: Whether it's the hundreds of millions of people or you, Emperor Zhuchi, if you believe it, you will believe it. If you don't believe it, leave quickly. Don't worry.

You want to disturb this boy’s desire to seek enlightenment and ascend.】

[Seeing the boy's behavior, I suddenly realized, how can the Western gods and Buddhas achieve great prajna and great freedom?]

[Real freedom is nothing more than this...]

[Penglai Island seemed like a fairy palace falling to the ground. I followed the boy and led him deep into the island, but I did not see many immortals recorded in the Taoist scriptures, nor was I received by the Taoist ancestors. 】

[The person I met was a female immortal Yuanjun whom I had never heard of. According to the boy, he was the new disciple of Taozu. 】

[‘Zixu Yuanjun’ looks like a celestial being, and his cultivation is as good as heaven and earth. But from looking at Yuanjun’s words and deeds, I vaguely feel that Yuanjun was not from China before he attained enlightenment and became an immortal? 】

['Zixu Yuanjun' conveyed the instructions of our Taoist ancestors, and the god of hell once left a kind, a bud, and a spring to be given to the attendants and assistants of the Lady Ziguang, 'Zhongtian Brahma Qi Dou Mu Yuanjun'.

】

[The attendants on the left and right are the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom and Endless Intent and the Bodhisattva of the Ten Great Wish Kings, Samantabhadra. They each hold one kind, one bud, and that spring is now in Penglai.]

[If Emperor Wu wants to find a chance of survival, he must ask the Bodhisattva for a kind or a bud. 】

[Just ask for any one of the buds, and Zhu Chi may continue to live...]

【……】

[After a detailed discussion, I left Penglai and returned to the palace with great concern.]

[Because Yuanjun told me that the attendants of the God of Hell are probably the same as the gods and Buddhas in the sky in the West. They are all haunted by evil spirits and unknowingly fell into extreme evil. 】

[If I want to call two Bodhisattvas to obtain a kind of bud, the risk is really too great. If I am not careful, I will be in a state of eternal disaster.]

[I have been thinking about it for a long time, and the bad news came from the front line that the army was defeated.]

【I finally made up my mind and decided to take the risk.】

[With my edict, the construction of the 'Qin'an Hall' was quickly completed, and the statue of Yuanjun was also carved by the best Ouchi craftsmen.]

[I decided to call upon the right attendant of the God of Yama, ‘Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the King of Ten Great Wishes’, at the opening prayer ceremony of Qin’an Hall.]

【……】

【……】

【I won the bet!】

[The 'Ten Great Wish-King Samantabhadra Bodhisattva' is different from those gods and Buddhas who have been haunted by evil spirits. As the right attendant of Yama God, he really has supreme supernatural powers in his body and has not yet fallen into extreme evil. 】

[The Great Bodhisattva handed over "Yi Ya" to me and told me to nourish "Yi Ya" with sweet springs. When the real time comes, we can go to Penglai again. The Taoist Immortal will tell me what to do next. 】

[And after the great Bodhisattva loses the protection of "Yi Ya", he will soon fall into extreme evil, and I can no longer call him to descend to earth to show his holiness. 】

[The Great Bodhisattva did not tell me when the real time was. I can only offer sacrifices to Yuanjun every month to nourish the ‘one bud’ and dispel the silent evil thoughts...]

【……】

[More than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, the frontline troops have been retreating steadily, the mountains and rivers of the Zhuchi land have been shattered, and corpses litter the fields.]

[Sinde's army has reached the capital with overwhelming force, and the army is approaching the city...]

【I...can't wait any longer!】

[I don’t know when the real opportunity is, but I know that if we keep waiting for the opportunity and don’t do anything, Zhu Chi’s country will be destroyed today!]

[I am determined to call Yama God Zuo Xiuxian and collect a kind of bud and spring!]
To be continued...