Ascension Through Generations

"My three treasures, please pay homage to the temple priest!"

"Mr. Zeng, I have seen the temple priest."

"Well, Senior Brother Zeng, please step aside first! Sanbao and I will talk about old times alone."

"Yes, sir!"

When Zeng Lang bowed and left, only Zhao Sheng and Yushu were left in the room.

I haven't seen him for more than thirty years. Taoist Priest Yushu has lost a bit of his former gentleness and elegance, and his face is more majestic and cold, but his appearance is still about twenty years old.

"sit down!"

Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged without politeness after hearing this. Yushu on the opposite side couldn't help but admire this crisp move.

"I haven't seen you for thirty years. As expected, you succeeded in breaking through. I knew that Senior Brother Qiu had to have a purpose when he insisted on seeing you before he passed away. See you again today. You are indeed extremely talented."

"Your Excellency, you are exaggerating. It's just a fluke." Zhao Sheng pretended to be modest.

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly focused and he looked at the wall behind Yushu. The wall was empty except for a three-foot-long emerald sword that looked like jade but not jade.

At this moment, this seemingly ordinary long sword suddenly moved automatically without any wind, and there was a buzzing sound. At the same time, the sword gradually gave off an extremely terrifying aura, as if an unimaginable creature was awakening.

At the moment when there was almost a buzzing sound, the ear retributor who was originally lying behind Zhao Sheng's ear suddenly seemed to have encountered a natural enemy and became extremely panicked.

As soon as Zhao Sheng noticed something strange about the ear retribution god, he saw it instantly turned into a black light and fled for his life.

As the God of Ears escaped, the emerald-like long sword suddenly became quiet, and the terrifying creature also fell asleep again.

"this"

Zhao Sheng pretended to be surprised and wanted to ask, but was rudely interrupted. Yushu looked at him with sharp eyes and asked, "Have you been in contact with ghosts and gods recently?"

"No, I have been practicing in seclusion before I came down. After being promoted, I stayed in the document room on duty. I never ran around during this period." Zhao Sheng denied it.

"Hmph, don't follow Qiu Santong and go astray. It is said that it is easy to invite gods, but it is difficult to send them away! I hope you don't risk your own life for some weird tricks." Yushu's attitude was very strange, and he actually turned the page easily, It seemed like he had good intentions to remind him.

"What the adults said, this junior will definitely keep it in mind." Zhao Sheng responded vaguely after hearing this.

Since Yushu didn't expose him and expressed good intentions, he naturally wouldn't completely pretend not to understand.

Yushu nodded slightly, his eyes softened again, and he said: "You should be well aware of my purpose of coming to you today. Wu Yi is a kind-hearted person with a cold heart, and the city is very deep. Although you have joined his disciples, he They won't trust you. No matter how hard you try, you will always be an outsider.

In this case, you might as well switch to my service. For the sake of Senior Brother Qiu, I will treat you like a confidant. "

"This matter is important, how about you allow me to think about it for a few days?" Zhao Sheng said after hesitating for a moment.

"Hmph! You take this first."

When Yushu saw this, he snorted coldly and threw a jade slip to Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng took it in surprise, his consciousness scanned the new jade slip, and a miscellaneous note called "Records of Ghosts and Gods" suddenly came into his mind.

This "Record of Ghosts and Gods" is not a magic book, but is similar to a directory of ghosts and gods. It is arranged in chronological order and records the names and dates of the ghosts and gods in the world, and also records some general information related to them.

The earliest recorded ghost and god, whose name is eclipsed, and whose date of becoming a god is unknown, can be traced back to before the Tiandao calendar, at least more than 20,000 years ago.

Zhao Sheng's consciousness did not quickly scan the jade slip list.

"...in the abyss of the sea, there is a god named Huuri. It has been thirteen thousand years since he became a god. Six thousand years ago, he was killed by the God-killing Sword on the first day of the solar eclipse..."

"Under ancient wells, water gods are easily born. They are called well gods, and they have the magical power to control water and hold back the flow."

".In the former Zhonglie Temple, there were six martial gods named Jidu, Zeying, and Huai. Three hundred and sixty years ago, the body of the god was cut off by the God-killing Sword..."

Zhao Sheng glanced through it briefly and was surprised in his heart.

There are so many ghosts and gods in the world. There are more than 10,000 recorded in the Ghost and God Records alone, and half of them have been erased by the Tiandao Sect.

However, ghosts and gods are easy to kill and even easier to resurrect.

As long as someone remembers the name of the god and thinks about it in his heart, the ghosts and gods are likely to regroup from the netherworld.

"Sir, this... hmm!"

Zhao Sheng said half-finished words and immediately shut up.

When Yushu saw it, he smiled slightly: "Put this thing away carefully and don't let anyone else know about it. I won't recognize you when you walk out of this door."

"Yes, sir, this junior knows the importance." Zhao Sheng agreed with doubts.

After a while, he walked out of the room with a calm expression.

As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, he saw Zeng Lang coming forward with a smile, "Congratulations!"

Zhao Sheng cupped his hands and said, "May I ask Senior Brother Zeng, why are you so happy?"

Zeng Lang rolled his eyes when he heard this and said with a smile: "Junior brother, you are the first prison guard to be promoted to the foundation of the Divine Prison in the past hundred years. Now you have been favored by the temple priests and the three elders one after another. You will definitely have a bright future in the future!"

"Where there."

Zhao Sheng smiled and said: "Senior Brother Zeng is even more extraordinary. I heard that Senior Brother is deeply trusted by Master Ducha. The name that is mentioned most often among adults is Senior Brother..."

Zeng Lang's expression froze, and he quickly interrupted Zhao Sheng's speech, saying that he had something to do and left.

"Haha! You dare to play tricks on me, little brat!"

Zhao Sheng didn't mean to tease Zeng Lang. In fact, this man lost his ability to speak after drinking and dared to say anything.

…

Chengyin Mansion, Jingyue Palace

The soul-fixing incense rises into curls of green smoke.

City Yin Deng Jingyuan was wearing a green-gray Taoist robe and had a volume in his hand.

"Journey to the East"!

"Hmph, a group of evil beasts can still condense the bodies of ghosts and gods with incense, and they can live hundreds of years. I work hard to govern and work conscientiously for decades. Under the rule, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but I am trapped in longevity!"

"How unfair God is!"

Deng Jingyuan looked through it expressionlessly, muttering to himself from time to time.

The old servant Deng Bo was waiting on the side. At this time, the Jingyue Palace was empty except for the master and the servant.

Deng Jingyuan put the Journey to the East aside and picked up the book on the table. It was the "On the Five Virtues" written by Zhao Sheng in the name of the ancients.

"The five virtues come to an end, and merit comes first. The ancients said that when the emperor makes meritorious service, the second is to make words, and the last is to make books. I don't know who wrote this "On the Five Virtues", but it can be said that every word is a subtle statement. It's a pity why it wasn't written earlier. It has only been ten years since I appeared, and my time is running out, alas!"

After sighing secretly, Deng Jingyuan had a thought and the book in his hand immediately turned into ashes.

Uncle Deng stood aside quietly, silent.

Everyone in the world thinks that the master is an incorruptible official, upright and selfless, handling government affairs day and night, and managing the city of Nuo Da Chu in an orderly manner.

Only he knew how angry his master was. In fact, he already knew that it would be impossible to obtain the imperial title after death.

How unfair the court is to the master!

"Uncle Deng!" Deng Jingyuan shouted at this time.

"What are your orders, sir?" Uncle Deng stepped forward immediately.

"The order is passed down. The words in the two books "Journey to the East" and "The Theory of Five Virtues" are strange and deceptive. I immediately order the Liufang Mansion to recover and ban these books and burn them all. In the future, no one is allowed to circulate or discuss these banned books."

"As commanded."

Regardless of the reason, Deng Bo bowed and accepted the order, then turned into light and left. This person is clearly an expert in foundation building.

…

A few days later, on the third floor of Yaoyue Building

A middle-aged man in brocade clothes with gray hair was sitting in front of a table full of delicacies, drinking and drinking alone with a melancholy look on his face.

This man has a handsome face and a refined temperament. He is actually the thirteenth master of the Gu family, Gu Yu, who has achieved great perfection in Qi refining.

Gu Yu had many things on his mind. He had not been seen since his sudden appearance years ago.

Although his senior had already left a message that he needed to practice hard in seclusion to condense the golden elixir, Gu Yu was always uneasy, fearing that his efforts would be in vain.

Tens of thousands of spiritual stones were the next best thing, and what he feared most was losing the opportunity to advance to foundation building.

In addition, before leaving, Senior Wuying had told him one thing many times.

For this matter, Gu Yu and others tried their best, even resorting to the help of their family.

The situation was originally very good. The stories recorded in "Journey to the East" had spread throughout the streets and alleys, and almost everyone knew it.

Moreover, in recent months, countless booksellers have taken notice of the news, and millions of copies of "Journey to the East" have been printed and quickly sold to the lower counties.

But who would have expected that a book ban order suddenly announced by the Congcheng Yin Mansion made the situation take a turn for the worse. "Journey to the East" was directly banned. All books on the market were confiscated and burned, and from then on they were not allowed to be printed and disseminated.

It is not that Gu Yu and others did not have a smooth relationship, but the city official Deng Jingyuan did not even meet him and only said that the book must be banned without discussion!

Although the city Yin Deng Jingyuan is an ordinary man, he has an official seal to protect him. The official seal represents the power of the court, and the Gu family and other major monastic families cannot openly disobey official orders.

"Storyteller Lao Xu, you have violated the law by publicizing banned stories in public. Now come with us!"

"My lord, my lord, I know I was wrong! Please spare me this time! I will never dare to do it again in the future."

"Do you know you were wrong now? It's too late! If you don't leave, don't blame the arrester for cuffing you with the iron chain. Leave quickly!"

Gu Yu woke up from his reverie and looked up out of the window, just in time to see two detectives in black pushing an old man with a goatee out of Yaoyue Building and then towards the end of the street.

"Alas!" Gu Yu couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene.

At this moment, a hoarse old voice suddenly came from his ear: "Little friend Gu, why are you sighing for no reason?"

"Senior Wuying!" Gu Yu was ecstatic when he heard this and looked around quickly.

At this time, Zhao Sheng slowly appeared and sat down opposite him with a calm expression.

"Senior, are you...are you...are you?"

"Not yet! What? Are you impatient to wait?" Zhao Sheng teased.

"No, no, this junior is too impatient." Gu Yu was a little incoherent for a moment.

At the same time, he quietly injected a ray of spiritual power into the corner of his clothes. News was sent out in an instant.

Seeing Senior Wuying looking at him with a smile but without saying a word, Gu Yu's expression changed and he quickly changed the subject, "Senior, do you know? "Journey to the East" has been sealed as a banned book by the government."

"I know. But this is exactly what I want!" Zhao Sheng said calmly.

"That's...right!" Gu Yu's tone paused, then he suddenly realized something and a smile appeared on his face.

"Journey to the East" is different from other obscene and absurd banned books. The alchemy and martial arts recorded in the book are very practical. Such "useful" banned books often become more popular the more banned they are.

The more widely the book spreads, the more deeply the story becomes popular. Zhao Sheng's goals will also be exceeded in a subtle way.

"Um?!"

At this time, Zhao Sheng's expression suddenly changed and he was about to leave immediately.

But the next second, his expression suddenly calmed down.

Because at this moment, opposite Zhao Sheng, there was an old man in Taoist robes with childish face and heavy hair, who was as imposing as a mountain.

As soon as he saw the person coming, Gu Yu immediately knelt down and said, "Gu's little thirteen, come to see the big sacrifice!"

"You did a good job, go down." Taoist Que Yue ordered calmly.

Gu Yuru didn't dare to look at Zhao Sheng and ran downstairs in a hurry.

When Zhao Sheng saw this, he immediately bowed his head and bowed down, saying respectfully: "Junior, I have no trace, please attend the Queyue Great Sacrifice."

"Oh, do you know Lao Tao?"

"Juniors have never seen it, but they have heard about the power of seniors. When I saw it today, I realized that the rumors are far inferior to the real person."

"Haha! You have such a sweet mouth! Get up and talk." Que Yue chuckled, waved his hand and sent out a burst of potential, and helped Zhao Sheng up.

Zhao Sheng looked reserved and nervous on the surface, but secretly he was extremely calm.

His thoughts were racing, and he tried his best to guess the purpose of the sudden appearance of the Nascent Soul High Priest.

"You were actually able to sense the fluctuations of spiritual thoughts just now. It's very rare to have such sharp spiritual consciousness!" Que Yue suddenly said: "What's even more rare is that you have reached foundation building perfection at a young age. You are so talented. , we can look forward to Nascent Soul in the future!”

"Senior, I have given you too much praise. How can I be as good as the great priest with my humble skills? It will be a blessing for me to reach the realm of golden elixir in the future." Zhao Sheng was not surprised at all that the other party could see through his disguise.

On the contrary, it is really strange for a Nascent Soul Ancestor not to be able to see the depth of Foundation Establishment Xiaoxiu.

However, Taoist Que Yue can sense his age and cultivation level, but may not be able to see through his true appearance.

Because the concealment spell is easy to see through, the physical facial muscles twist and move, but it is difficult to identify the true face.

Zhao Sheng felt something was wrong and always felt that there was something in the other person's words.

"Could it be..." His heart trembled. Looking at the enigmatic Queyue Grand Priest, he suddenly thought of a possibility.

Just as he thought, the other person's next words directly exposed the secret he tried so hard to hide.

"Old Taoist, you won't be wrong. With your incredible teleportation skills, I dare to say that you will definitely have a place among the many Nascent Soul seats in the Nether God Realm."

Zhao Sheng was shocked after hearing this. He calmed down in an instant, but on the surface his face changed wildly, showing a faint look of fear.

"Senior, what do you mean by this? Why can't this junior understand?"

"Haha, interesting, you kid is still pretending to be confused with me, you should be beaten!"

As the words fell, the overwhelming majestic spiritual thoughts instantly enveloped Zhao Sheng's body.

However, long before that, Zhao Sheng had disappeared out of thin air.

The next moment, the person appeared in an alley thirty miles away.

But at this moment, Taoist Que Yue's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Boy, I don't mean any harm, why are you running away."

Although Zhao Sheng did not sense anything strange around him, he knew that the entire Chu State City had been enveloped by Taoist Que Yue's spiritual thoughts.

The range of Nascent Soul's spiritual thoughts can reach at least a hundred miles, and a single phase shift cannot get out of the circle.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zhao Sheng's figure turned into nothingness again.

He showed up again, already in a farmland more than sixty miles away.

However, as soon as he appeared, an invisible electric light evolved from divine thoughts instantly hit his head.

"Hey, you've been branded with spiritual thoughts by me, and you still want to run away?!"

Zhao Sheng's vision went dark, and he faintly heard a sentence before he fainted.

There is a huge difference in strength between Yuanying and Zhuji. Even if they have magical skills, they can't withstand a blow from others' divine thoughts.