Chapter 467 Death of Taiyin
800 years in the Xian calendar, New Year, the first year.
Since it is the first day in a hundred years, it is called the first day, which means the beginning of a hundred years.
At this time, even the powerful monks who did not celebrate festivals in the past would buy a set of clothes for themselves and dress them up carefully. Not to mention mortals, for many people they are lucky to be able to live the first year, and it is the only time in their lives.
The city is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and every household hangs lanterns.
The White Jade Palace was also hung with red lanterns, which made the place less deserted and more festive.
And the powerful immortals were all gorgeous, wearing bright red and purple clothes, and some of them were even painted with rouge.
Instead of discussing world affairs as usual, we were discussing where to go to play later.
After all, even they don't often get to celebrate the New Year's Eve that happens once a century. Many people only live about 1,000 years old and can only celebrate it ten times in their lifetime. Therefore, even the mighty ones with life spans of thousands of years attach great importance to this New Year.
Even people who don’t think much about the holidays will be affected by the surrounding environment.
Relatives, friends and fellow Taoists of the same realm have all gone to celebrate the festival. Unless it is a matter of life and death, few people can ignore what is going on outside the window and focus on transcending the world of mortals. Furthermore, there are only 10 days of activities in the first year, which is just a short time for the monks. There is no harm in relaxing.
There are too many activities during the human New Year, including lantern festivals, operas, flower houses, cruises, and even driving a sightseeing boat to revisit Kyushu a thousand years ago.
The Lantern Festival is the choice of most people, and it is something suitable for everyone. Even old monks who are thousands of years old don't mind going to places like this to join in the fun and feel the atmosphere of the world.
Hualou Opera is more popular with ordinary people, and older monks are generally not interested.
There are two types of cruise ships: sky cruises and water cruises. The former is more expensive, while the latter is relatively cheaper. But monks are generally not interested in flying boats because they fly every day.
Monks prefer to swim in the water, which is more in line with nature.
“Yundong City is going to hold an extremely grand lantern festival. I wonder if any fellow Taoists are interested?”
"The Lantern Festival happens every year. If you ask me, it's better to revisit Kyushu. The world has become much more stable recently. We can look for the relics of our predecessors, such as the relics of the Sword Sect."
“If I want to revisit Kyushu, it will take me at least a few years. I was on duty for ten years after Yuanhui, so I won’t go there.”
“If we don’t go to the Lantern Festival and visit Kyushu again, why don’t we go to Hualou? We might as well go to Qingqiu together.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent and turned to look at the monk.
An alchemist with a goatee.
Going to Qingqiu? What a genius idea!
Someone said righteously: "I have always been a gentleman, and I am not interested in flower buildings. Brother Ke, if I want to go, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you. I just heard that Qingqiu has beautiful scenery, and I have no other intention."
“It’s the same with Pindao.”
“Qingqiu is rich in human geography and is really worth a visit.”
“I heard it, it was Brother Ke who suggested it.”
Everyone nodded, and the alchemist was a little confused. He quickly explained: "No, I don't have it. I'll just say it. I am a gentleman and I never go to Hualou."
However, no one listened to his explanation. He must go to Hualou, but going directly to spread the word would have a bad reputation.
They are respectable people anyway, how can they go out and have fun openly? Although he is not committing a crime, he still needs face.
“Brother Ke said he wanted to go to Qingqiu. What do you think?”
“Agree.”
“Go together and go together.”
On the high platform, Li Changsheng prepared a stack of red envelopes as in previous years, including a copper coin, which is lucky money.
Then they were distributed to a group of powerful monks below. They were not valuable items, just simple copper coins. But every year, many people still come to ask for it, and many of them were squatting here last night.
“A red envelope was given out.”
As soon as these words came out, the powerful people below who were discussing which flower house to go to in Qingqiu suddenly dispersed and a long queue formed in an instant.
A group of old men who started out at least 500 years ago took the red envelopes with both hands like children.
They compare immortals to children. In their understanding, immortals have always existed since they were born.
Looking back at Li Changsheng, he did grow up watching these people. People who can step into the White Jade Palace generally have at least the peak level of Golden Core cultivation, and most of these people are the geniuses praised by the society.
They have become famous since they were young, participating in various competitions and winning championships. The top prize is their achievement in their youth.
Li Changsheng cannot remember everyone, but the best children of an era can still remember them.
“I wish you good health, long life, and long live.”
“Haha, long life, then Pindao can be considered middle-aged now.”
“I wish you good fortune, no, I wish the immortal will have a son soon.”
“You have more than a dozen babies in your family, and you have more babies every year, so don’t get caught by the city management office.”
"Happy new year."
Master Feixing's blessings were the most concise, but his hand was also the fastest. Li Changsheng didn't even take out the red envelope, he had already grabbed it in his hand.
“Feixing, how do you plan to celebrate the festival this year?”
"There are no festivals in the Shipping Department, and I will maintain order for you. Even if it is a festival, no one can violate the laws of the Immortal Palace!"
Master Feixing said righteously. Li Changsheng was very satisfied with this and patted the other party on the shoulder.
“Very good, you have been suspended. You will go back to work after the New Year.”
Master Feixing was confused, but he did not refute or argue, and nodded to accept the suspension.
It is the bounden duty of the Ship Division to obey orders, and to refute them is also a form of disloyalty
There were three hundred red envelopes in total, and they were all distributed quickly.
If red envelopes are given out every year, Li Changsheng feels that he has been paid a salary. Otherwise, the meager wealth will be exhausted in a few years.
This money was all earned when Qingxuan was still traveling in the clouds. Nowadays, the human race has fully used the spiritual crystals refined from spiritual energy as trading currency. Copper coins were eliminated, or used as collectibles and lucky money issued in the New Year.
“We have worked hard these past 100 years, so please go back and have a good rest.”
Li Changsheng waved everyone away, and the dazzlingly dressed powerful men dispersed in droves, leaving the White Jade Palace in small groups.
After that, he finished handling the last bit of business and simply wiped the desk. The magic weapon-level documents on the table were arranged one after another, and then the confinement was placed.
These documents are equivalent to a summary of the world's information. If you want to describe it, it is like a server in your long-term memory, which stores all the data. As long as you master these data and apply them properly, you can achieve omniscience about the world.
Under the strict record-keeping system in the Asgard, everything is traceable.
Even if you want to engage in some illegal activities, the secrets may be leaked due to the circulation of large amounts of spiritual crystals. Many major cases today are solved because of this reason.
Spiritual crystals can be refined by any monk, it’s just a question of whether it’s fast or slow, how much or how little.
Maintaining large-scale consumption means that a large amount of currency is circulating, and it also means that it is very likely to enter the eyes of the Immortal Palace.
Li Changsheng cannot make the world free of thieves in the true sense, but he can guarantee that most people will not be able to escape his own eyes. And when things get serious enough, or when a certain part becomes rotten, he will raise his butcher knife. The issue of being greedy for Mo was repeatedly banned. He could only ensure that Tan Mo would not become a matter of course, and ensure that Tan Mo would be confident when he was discovered.
Li Changsheng has no regrets in his eyes, only society that has been truly harmed.
People are responsible for everything they do, and so am I.
This prosperous age is started by me, and it will never end.
Arrange the paperwork and close the box.
Li Changsheng sighed sincerely and said: "This 100 years of work has come to an end. See you next year."
He stood up and walked down the high platform, stepping on the white jade steps. Every step he took down felt that the weight on his body was getting lighter. Walking down the high platform, leaving the Amyrlin Seat, and passing by the avenue of the Vermilion and White Jade Palace, which is coveted by the world, your eyes instantly opened up.
The sunset is floating, and the rays of light illuminate the Immortal Palace. Looking down from the Immortal Palace, you can see Yundong, the largest city of the human race.
The bustling city is filled with lanterns and colorful lights, and thousands of houses are lit up.
It’s the Lantern Festival again, and nothing seems to have changed, it’s the same as before.
Human lamps are made of thin bamboo strips as bones, paper and gauze as skins, with oil inside. They are white for funerals and red for happy events. Only those with a red sign can come to eat at your door. Strangers with a white sign are not allowed to go there casually.
Don't go to have a feast when you see people hanging lanterns, do you understand? Dong girl.
"仙长."
The crisp voice brought him back to reality. Li Changsheng turned around and saw the white-haired woman standing under the moonlight with a smile on her face and said, "Do you miss the Sword Immortal again?"
"Um."
Li Changsheng did not deny it, and then said with some self-deprecation: "Although I have not yet felt the five declines of heaven and man, in a sense, I am old. Every time I see some scenes, I always think of my old friends."
“When I see the lanterns, I think of Yun Shu; when I see the three-foot green front, I think of an old friend; when I see the Shangqing Palace, I think of Xiaoqi; when I see the bald head, I think of the monk.”
Taiyin Xingjun asked: "Is the immortal lonely?"
“Of course I will.” Li Changsheng nodded, his plain face full of the wind and frost of the years, making people unable to believe how many years had passed before his eyes became quiet and clear.
“The dead are like this, just like the Yangtze River that cannot flow back, and I will not force it. They have their own life and end point, they are not my vassals, Li Changsheng, they will stop when they are tired.”
"Why are you worried that I will be devastated by your death?"
ˆ “.”
Taiyin Xingjun was speechless. She was indeed worried about this, and it became more and more intense as her life span gradually decreased.
It’s not that she thinks too highly of herself, she can be the property of an immortal. But there is no one around Li Changsheng anymore. There used to be monk Qingxuan and a group of familiar juniors, but now even the youngest Yang Cang is dead.
Seven of the eight wonders of the Immortal Way have become legends.
The immortals who named them still exist in the world.
She didn't know what would happen to Li Changsheng after she left. She just saw it through her own eyes. The suffocating feeling was almost dizzying.
“Don’t you think of the rabbit?”
"Of course. After you die, whatever I want to eat will remind me of you. I will probably think of you often in the future. This dish is not as delicious as your cooking, this dance is not as beautiful as you, and all women in the world are not as good as you. .”
"But I will not be depressed because of this. The old people have left, but the new people are still there. When they die, I will cherish you more, and after you die, I will cherish the people who are still alive."
“Rabbit, are you afraid of death?”
Li Changsheng held Taiyin Xingjun's hand. Her soft and delicate skin was a bit colder. This was a symptom of the five degenerations of heaven and man. Insufficient qi and blood led to low body temperature.
Taiyin thought about using some means to maintain body temperature on weekdays, if not for other reasons, at least to cover up the signs of his own degeneration. She had deceived everyone, including Zhu Xue who had been raised by one hand, but she could not deceive Li Changsheng.
In Li Changsheng's eyes, her lifespan was marked, passing by every minute like an hourglass.
Taiyin Xingjun once took various life-extending pills, and Li Changsheng also found various precious medicines for her. Now she has reached her limit, the true limit of the peak of divine transformation.
Looking into those clear and deep eyes, she suddenly realized that the immortal had always known about it and had been prepared for it.
Taiyin Xingjun wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, shook his head and said: "Rabbit is not afraid, but he is worried about the immortal. What will you do after I die?"
Just as Feixing said, the biggest difference between the hundreds of powerful men in the White Jade Palace and her, Qingxuan, monks and even the former Eight Jue is that the immortals are kings and they are ministers.
The Immortal is no longer the mortal fairy who played with the world, but a king and father who wants to establish peace for all eternity.
Li Changsheng replied: "I will continue to practice. As an old friend said, a monk should not stop for anyone. I value you and practice, and you should do the same."
"I?"
“That’s right, was it just for me that you started practicing?”
Facing Li Changsheng's question, Taiyin Xingjun shook her head. Her initial practice was just for self-protection and she just wanted to survive. It didn't matter whether she was hiding from XZ in the East of the Ancient God Mountain or seeking revenge in the Nine States of the Human Race.
Just want to live, live safely and freely.
“So don’t follow the devil’s path, okay?”
Li Changsheng's tone was soft, and his gentle and powerful magic power enveloped Taiyin Star Lord, entering the opponent's heaven and dispelling all evil spirits.
The two have practiced dual cultivation for many years, and their magic powers are no different.
Taiyin Star Lord did not feel reassured by the familiar warmth. Instead, his body trembled slightly, and a sinister aura floated out of his nose.
“Zombies are very ugly. You can’t stay sane, and you can’t guarantee whether the corpse has your memory or whether you have become a corpse. The soul also has a lifespan, and there is no point in living the body.”
“But.But”
Taiyin Xingjun's voice had a hint of crying unknowingly. She had obviously told herself not to cry countless times. After all, she was also an incarnation of a **** who had lived for thousands of years. I have never seen any big winds or waves, and I have long been pessimistic about life and death.
But when she saw Li Changsheng and his ordinary face, she was scared to death.
It turns out that what we need to fear is not death itself, but the courage to say goodbye.
The immortal was already prepared, but she was not.
"Rabbit, that's enough, no need, no need." Li Changsheng stretched out his hand to hold Taiyin Xingjun in his arms, and gently patted her graceful back, which not only comforted her, but also removed the last evil spirit.
As the last trace of Yin Qi was extracted, the psychological defense line built by Taiyin Star Lord for thousands of years completely collapsed. Tears flowed out uncontrollably. He hugged Li Changsheng tightly with both hands and cried with all his strength. There was no trace of the past. The image of Xingjun.
"But I really want to continue to follow the immortal! I want to travel around the world with you, go to the lantern festival with you, and see the beautiful flowers. One thousand, two thousand, three thousand years. Why can't I get enlightenment? It's all This **** world, this **** calamity!"
“Wow, I don’t want to live in the memory of the immortal, the immortal, the rabbit doesn’t want to die!!”
Eight hundred years in the Immortal Calendar, after the New Year, Feixing will rule.
Thirty-eight years later, a great disaster struck, and the immortal returned to the White Jade Palace, and everything was as usual.
Forty years, the Lord of the Taiyin Star emerged.
At this point, the human race has no more gods, and there are no more fireworks on the stove in the White Jade Palace.
(End of this chapter)