Chapter 287 - Thank You, Senior! (1/2)
After wasting four hours on the mountain, Emperor Da Yu rushed over.
After temporarily resolving the disharmony within his family, Da Yu was in high spirits. He brought Li Changshou to a few immortal mountains to pay their respects three times. He visited the retired human emperors in the Fire Cloud Cave and gave each of them a small gift from the Heavenly Courts.
The true love and concern came from the junior’s meticulousness.
However, Li Changshou felt that it was a pity that he could not visit Emperor Huang Xuanyuan.
Big Boss Xuanyuan was already waiting in Big Boss f.u.xi’s Cave Abode. Li Changshou’s next stop would be to see f.u.xi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan all at once.
He had obviously made a profit!
Along the way, Da Yu praised Li Changshou non-stop. When he saw a senior Human Emperor, he complimented Li Changshou for being “very intelligent” and introduced him as “the most intelligent person in the Heavenly Courts”.
Li Changshou felt awkward being praised…
However, he could also tell that the Emperor Da Yu was really excited. If not for the fact that their seniority were too different and the karma of the human Emperor was too great, Da Yu would probably have put his arm around his shoulder and said, “Sea G.o.d, my brother!”
Li Changshou thought about it carefully. The only problem that Senior Da Yu had now was his relations.h.i.+p after retirement. It was a problem that Senior Da Yu had to solve every day.
With Li Changshou’s help, Da Yu would be able to live a long life in the future… As long as he could familiarize himself with the Sea G.o.d Sutra, his family would be harmonious in the future, and his wife would go along with his decisions. It would not be a distant dream!
From that perspective, Li Changshou felt that it was reasonable for Senior Da Yu to be that enthusiastic towards him.
On the way, Li Changshou asked Da Yu why he did not look for Emperor Huang Xuanyuan to obtain the scriptures.
Da Yu smiled bitterly. “How can that be the same? The situation on Senior Xuanyuan’s side is completely different from mine. It was said that apart from a small portion of the three-thousand-odd seniors who had high cultivation levels, most of them were from different factions. Every day, they would think about how to please Senior Xuanyuan. I really can’t learn to reach such a stage.”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
Fortunately, he did not go over. Otherwise, he would be in trouble since he had only prepared a gift and three immortal peaches.
When they arrived near f.u.xi’s Cave Abode, Yu the Great took the initiative to send a voice transmission.
“Senior f.u.xi knows the number of heavens and divination. His Dao of prediction and deduction is extremely profound. Don’t lie or brag in front of Senior later. You have to speak the truth about everything.” “I wouldn’t dare to deceive you, seniors.”
Li Changshou’s expression was solemn. He cupped his hands and thanked him.
Da Yu rode a cloud and landed in front of f.u.xi’s Cave Abode with Li Changshou.
The door of the Cave Abode was open. Laughter could be heard from inside. It seemed that there were immortals playing chess.
As they walked forward, he saw a winding path leading to a cave.
The stone slabs on the ground were engraved with complicated divination diagrams. The cave wall above his head flickered with the image of the stars, and the painting of mountains, rivers, and trees were hung on the walls on his left and right. Occasionally, he could see some unique diagrams. The spiritual energy in the Cave Abode carried a faint fragrance, making those in it feel an indescribable comfort.
Li Changshou did not release his immortal senses to investigate.
It would be rude if he released his immortal senses as experts like f.u.xi and Shennong might detect it.
He took another turn and got another eyeopener.
In front of him, there was a rather tall stone hall. On his left, there was an artificial mountain, stone steps, a pavilion, and on his right, there was a Treasure Pool, a koi, and a lazy little spiritual turtle.
There was a stream at the edge of the stone cave’s circular hall. The purpose of the overall arrangement was to gather the power of Yin and Yang
In the pavilion, there were two old men and a middle-aged man.
The most eye-catching one was an old man in a red robe.
That old senior had a clean face and no beard. Although his face looked old, he did not have any wrinkles. There was even a faint, moist l.u.s.ter…
The red-robed old man was playing chess with the middle-aged man in the light-yellow robe.
The middle-aged man looked ordinary at first. However, when he looked at him again, he felt that he was calm and steady. After looking at him for a while, he felt that he looked decent and righteous. He sat in front of the chessboard, and his tall figure gave off a sharp vibe.
Da Yu sent a voice transmission. “Sea G.o.d, don’t be mistaken. The one in the red robe is Senior Shennong. The one in the yellow robe is Senior Xuanyuan. The one in the green robe is Senior f.u.xi.”
Li Changshou agreed via voice transmission. Then, he looked at the old man in green who was wearing a straw hoop. He was full of respect for the three retired human emperors.
At that moment, the three people in the pavilion stopped moving.
As the owner of this place, f.u.xi was the first to move forward. He stood in front of the pavilion and stroked his beard while smiling. Although his voice was light, it had a sense of intimacy.
“Little friend, it’s been hard on you. Come and rest here.”
Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, who was behind him, stood up and fiddled with the chessboard. The black and white positions on the chessboard were in a mess. He smiled and said, “Is this the Sea G.o.d whom Fellow Daoist f.u.xi mentioned a few days ago?”
Shennong frowned and said, “Why are you acting shamelessly again!?!” “Ahaha, hahahaha!”
Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan raised his head and laughed. “Fellow Daoist, although you didn’t win, I didn’t lose either. It’s a draw. Let’s end it in a draw. Hahaha!”
Shennong immediately looked helpless. Then, he smiled and sighed. He cast his gaze outside the pavilion and looked at Li Changshou.
Putting everything else aside, Li Changshou was already quite satisfied today. Seeing so many people living in the legends of the human race, he, who was used to flipping through ancient books, felt as if they had jumped out of the books.
Under the lead of Emperor Da Yu, Li Changshou walked to the pavilion and bowed.
“I am the Sea G.o.d of the Heavenly Courts, and a disciple of Ren School. Greetings, seniors.”
“Okay.”
“Yes.”
“Come in quickly.”
f.u.xi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan all responded. They accepted the greetings in the pavilion and smiled at Li Changshou.
Although Li Changshou’s Sea G.o.d paper effigy looked the oldest at that moment…
However, his seniority was really low.
He entered the pavilion and presented the gifts.
Emperor Xuanyuan waved his hand, and a stone stool appeared beside him, allowing Li Changshou to take a seat.
Then, the four retired human emperors, including Da Yu, looked at Li Changshou and clicked their tongues in wonder.
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
He was about to collect money if they looked for a second longer!
f.u.xi stroked his beard and smiled.
“The concept of this incarnation is rather ingenious. It actually uses the Man-Forming Paper Cutouts technique to bind multiple paper effigies together. It also utilizes the Forging Restrictions and the calcining technique of alchemy…”
“There seems to also be a secret book of the Magi. You must have used a profound essence soul transformation technique. Tsk, it’s not easy for you to have such an ingenious idea.” Li Changshou felt a little sad when he heard Senior f.u.xi’s words.
He felt that his mystical ability was a low-level incarnation that he had “acc.u.mulated”…
That was indeed the case.
When he did not have the technique to create incarnations, he had indeed put all his effort into creating the paper effigy incarnation so that his main body would not have to appear! After the Great Daoist Master had given him the incarnation technique, the paper effigy, which was cost-effective, did not hurt his body, and did not require him to entrust a portion of his essence soul to it while allowing him to operate multiple paper effigies simultaneously, made Li Changshou stay firm on his path to modifying paper effigies.
Up till this day, the paper effigy and the Little Qiong Peak tree had helped him too much.
Although the latter had been exposed… that was not important.
Senior f.u.xi could tell the background of the paper effigy at a glance.
His cultivation level and knowledge had really… made Li Changshou exclaim!
He was probably the big boss.
The seniors commented on Li Changshou’s paper effigy for a while before f.u.xi brought the topic to “serious business”.
f.u.xi said, “Little friend, you must have come for the human race’s sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. You are very thoughtful.”
Li Changshou said slowly, “The Jade Emperor is very respectful to the seniors in the Fire Cloud Cave. Logically speaking, I have to ask the seniors for their opinions before I can be at ease and promote the authority of the Heavenly Courts in the South Continent.”
Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan smiled and said, “In that case, let’s put on an act and agree.”
“Hey, Fellow Daoist, we can’t look down on the Heavenly Emperor!” f.u.xi said seriously.
Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan nodded obediently and agreed, feeling a little awkward.
“Little friend, what do you think?”