Chapter 333 Secret search, Taoist conditions

"Searching for treasures in the West? How far is the West from the Central Plains?"

Jin Bifeng asked.

Jin Bifeng was confused and suddenly thought that he had been tricked by the emperor.

It is estimated that the emperor did not want to destroy the Buddha at all, but just wanted to find an excuse to get out.

If you really want to destroy the Buddha, you don't have to wait until now.

"One hundred and eighty thousand miles."

Emperor Yongle said.

"I designate the two of you as the Celestial Master of the Ming Dynasty, the National Master of the Ming Dynasty, and Song Lin as the True Protector of the Ming Dynasty. You will set off immediately when the imperial court orders troops to recruit generals."

"As for the route being a waterway, both the National Master and the Celestial Master are people who have traveled across the four continents, so they must know the route to the West."

At this time, Zhang Tianshi took out a chart.

The route to the sea is outlined in a circle, and small characters are written inside the circle, marking a certain country or a certain terrain.

The painting style is simple, but it can be understood at a glance.

"The boarding point is the Yangzi River, and then passes through the mouth of the Hongjiang River and the Bailong River, and beyond is the ocean. Then we leave Nanfangbuzhou, go down to Ryukyu and Guangzhou, and pass through the 800-mile soft water ocean and the Suitie Ridge."

After a while, Song Lin and the others drafted the regulations for going to sea into a memorial, which was ordered to be sealed by the imperial court.

Song Lin recommended Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, to lead the team.

One generalissimo for the expedition to the west, one chief military officer, one deputy chief military officer, two vanguards on the left and right, five commanders of the fifth army, one hundred commanders, one hundred and fifty members from one thousand households, and five hundred members from one hundred households.

, thirty thousand soldiers.

One member of the Food and Grass Household Department, ten interpreters, one hundred medical officers, three hundred handymen, five hundred Taoist priests, two hundred craftsmen...

There are more than 30,000 people in total.

The treasure ship is being built in a hurry.

It is estimated that thirty-six treasure ships forty feet long and eighteen feet wide, one hundred and eighty warships eighteen feet long, three hundred sailing ships twenty-four feet long, seven hundred horse ships, and grain ships are needed.

Three hundred cargo ships.

This is a maritime armada of more than a thousand ships.

Emperor Yongle looked at the names of officials on the memorial, but did not see Song Lin or the other three.

"Don't the three masters fill in their names and hang their seals?"

"Old monk, don't live in vain, just make meritorious deeds."

Song and Lin also said they didn't need it.

In the main hall, the Three Treasures eunuch Zheng He looked at Song Lin in surprise.

God Xuantian entrusted him with important tasks because he valued his abilities.

Now seeing Song Lin, Zheng He immediately thought that it was Song Lin's contribution.

If you were not in the main hall, you would have to express your gratitude.

"It may take two years to prepare. This trip to the West may cost a year's worth of taxes from eighteen provinces."

Emperor Yongle thought.

"Two years? This is different from the history of the story. It seems that the world of the story has changed again."

Song Lin thought to himself.

Many things cannot be concluded directly from the story, and sometimes they will change due to their own arrival.

The preliminary preparations took so long and there were so many people that we probably wouldn’t be able to get there within a few decades.

Soon, Song Lin and others went back to their residence to rest.

"The art of friendship."

Zhang Yinhua smiled and said, not caring about the failure of Taoism just now.

In fact, he also saw that Song Lin was helping him. If Song Lin hadn't taken action, he would have defeated Jin Bifeng's men.

As the leader of Taoism in the world, Longhu Mountain will face many storms.

"Easy to do."

Song Lin said politely.

Zhang Tianshi is very powerful, but he doesn't know Jin Bifeng's skills.

If you knew it in advance, you might not be so passive.

Song Lin also relies on the power of magic, and in terms of realm, he may be a little worse than Jin Bifeng.

But in a life-and-death battle, Song Lin is confident that he can win.

The suppression in this kind of world realm is not that high.

It’s more about fighting skills, fighting magic weapons, and fighting formations.

This is true for Journey to the West, and it is also true for Chronicles of the West.

In this kind of world, it is difficult to see a person's strength, and you can only know the truth or falsehood after taking action.

And the division of cultivation can also be rough.

The Zi Mansion is called Sanxian, if there is an organization, it is Tianxian, Dujie is Taiyi Tianxian, if there is no organization, it is called Taiyi Sanxian.

The two chatted all the way.

Zhang Yinhua was a little curious about overseas orthodoxy.

When he learned that Song Lin had more than a dozen Taoist traditions and that there was no old heavenly master in heaven, he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Isn't it very hard for your disciples? It may take dozens or hundreds of years of practice to achieve success."

"almost."

"Oh, overseas is not the same as our Longhu Mountain."

It’s not that I look down on Song Lin.

As a thousand-year-old sect, Longhu Mountain has a lot of immortals who have ascended to heaven. The sect has extremely rich foundation. Coupled with the transmission and receiving system that matches the heaven, cultivation is much faster than ordinary sects without foundation.

Basically, after two or three years of inspection and acceptance, you can use powerful spells or recruit troops.

This is the difference between orthodox Taoist priests and overseas casual cultivators.

An orthodox Taoist priest cannot just look at his realm. God knows where he moved people from.

"I admire you very much. I will definitely pay you a visit some other day."

Song Lin said sincerely.

The Longhu Mountain tradition in this world is a bit lacking, but the system is still good.

It’s easy to practice and the spells are powerful.

The first few years of practice are basically about tempering one's character. Only when one's character is passed must one be able to practice.

There are also experts to protect you, and rescue troops can be mobilized anytime and anywhere.

It’s much better than starting from scratch and practicing hard.

Others are in easy mode, while Donghua Jungle is in hell hard mode.

Of course, it's easy for them to become exclusive.

Unable to accept new Dharma lines, because there is no support from experts at the top, they need to take the initiative to explore on their own. Over time, an exclusive system has been formed.

If Song Lin wants to copy it, he must consider this.

"Taoist priest, wait a moment!"

Jin Bifeng suddenly stopped Song Lin.

"Can Taoist Master return the water spirit to the old monk?"

"..." Song Lin looked a little embarrassed, thinking he could get through it.

Wow!

A transparent jade bracelet appeared in his palm.

This object is the Tianhe just now, and it turns out to be an acquired magic weapon.

I originally thought I could get greedy.

"Thank you, Taoist Master."

Jin Bifeng smiled.

"Elders don't need to be polite. How can I take away someone's favor from something that is not mine?"

Jin Bifeng couldn't help but secretly nodded. This man was upright and had an open and elegant personality. He was much better than Zhang Yinhua.

Song Lin and Jin Bifeng were chatting happily.

This is an ancient Buddha of Buddhism. Although he is only an incarnation, his understanding of the Great Dao is different from ordinary people.

Even if it is not a system, it can still be understood by analogy.

…

The real world, the secret room of the world in the pot.

Song Lin's eyebrows bloomed with purple light, there were two flowers on top of his head, and a wisp of clouds floated in the position of the third flower.

It seems to be about to condense into flowers.

In front of you is Laojun's Bagua furnace, which contains elixirs for body refining and three-flower gathering.

If there is a breakthrough, with the perfect gathering of three flowers and the six-turn and nine-turn indestructible body, the combat effectiveness will be no less than that in the early stage of transcending the tribulation.

This process is very fast.

At least half a year and at most three years.

There are plenty of them in three years.

No need to worry about running out of time.

At this time, the person from the exorcism altar sent a message that the sword guard had already brought someone back and was waiting outside the hall.

With a thought in Song Lin's mind, the world in the pot opened, and a figure leaped over.

"Tao Master!"

The sword guard half knelt and said.

"How is the situation with Mingxing Peak?"

"There is no one at Mingxing Peak, and Master Zhixin is not present, but I found the cipher text left by Master Zhixin around."

The cipher text is unique to Donghua Jungle and cannot be deciphered by anyone except the people from Donghua Jungle.

The cipher text is messy, sometimes on tree trunks, sometimes on pebbles under the water, or carved in the corners of walls.

It took Sword Guard a long time to arrange and combine them.

"What did Master Zhixin say?"

"He said that he didn't need to worry about the retreat. He made his own decision on everything. At the same time, he hid a box underground."

After saying that, the sword guard presented a box.

Song Lin opened the box and found a map inside.

The map is located on the southeast coast, seemingly near the Yuzhen Dao Gate. There is an island in the center of the map.

The island is not big, equivalent to half of Shanyin County.

Song Lin knew this place. It was Hidden Island, the place where Donghua Hidden Vein people practiced.

Various valuable islands are marked around the island, as well as mineral veins on the seabed, and the areas of demonic influence involved.

According to the resources on the map, there is no problem in supporting three or five jungles.

What does Master Zhixin want to do?

Do you want him to move there? Song Lin thought in his mind.

If you break up with Daomen, this place is really a good hiding place.

Moreover, the island is shrouded in clouds and fog, and ordinary monsters cannot enter here.

"Isn't Master Zhixin in retreat at Mingxing Peak?"

Song Lin asked.

"It's not here, and I can't find out where it is."

Through this information, Song Lin was able to judge that Zhi Xin must be in trouble.

wrong!

He was thinking of someone.

"Did Wu Qingxuan also go into seclusion?"

Song Lin asked.

"Exactly."

"I see."

Song Lin understood everything immediately.

This retreat was probably for Wu Qingxuan's change of fate, and it was a third chance.

Judging from their behavior during this period, Wu Qingxuan's temperament must have changed drastically after his resurrection, causing the two to part ways.

Even if Wu Qingxuan takes refuge with the Heavenly Master, it is not certain.

Wu Qingxuan was usually in Xuanyu City during this period.

In this way, Zhi Xin is not willing to use the third chance to change his destiny, after all, it will threaten his life.

"What should we do..."

Song Lin wanted to help, but Zhixin had no such intention at all, and he didn't even tell him where he was.

Only a chart is left.

What is certain is that Zhixin was not sure about this retreat. He left the sea chart in order to transfer part of the jungle power to himself.

"Do not divide your troops."

Song Lin decided.

Let the hidden vein develop on its own, but people from Donghua cannot transfer it.

One is the fear of exposing hidden veins, and the other is the inability to concentrate when a big event occurs and requires manpower.

Zhi Xin may be arranging the funeral arrangements, but Song Lin also feels that it is impossible to let Zhi Xin be in danger in vain.

Not to mention the relationship between the two of them sharing weal and woe, one should also take action based on their past friendship.

Thinking of this, Song Lin looked at the others.

"How do you master the Black Law of Northern Emperor?"

"Seven of us know how to do it, and the remaining ones have to be carefully selected."

Jianwei and others did not disappoint. Except for Xiang Ling, who was originally a god and demon, the seven of them almost mastered the Black Law of the North Emperor.

In other words, you can summon gods and demons anytime and anywhere just like a horse fairy.

"If it were two thunder tribulation gods and demons, how long can you hold on?"

"Half a moment!"

"Very well, I need you to do something."

"Master Tao, please speak."

"You must find out all the information about all Taoist masters and above in the entire Shengwei Taoist sect."

"Strictly divide the factions, who are the Shengwei faction, who are the benefactors, and what are the conflicts between them. Focus on studying Ziyun, Yunhai, King Yin, and Chu Yuying. Find out their enemies and neutral factions...

…”

"You can put other things aside, but you must think clearly about this."

"yes!"

The figure of the sword guard quietly disappeared.

At the same time, he wrote to Xiang Ling and asked her to help find some desperadoes in the ghost market.

Song Lin looked into the distance, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

"In that case, I'll take action first."

The current situation is too dull and there are no major conflicts at all.

Since there is no conflict, create a conflict.

Internal conflicts in Yongdao Sect intensified.

For example, inciting a fight between two factions, or framing the situation, assassination, etc.

Of course, Song Lin did not focus on assassinating high-level officials.

If the top management is powerful, assassination may not be effective and can be easily exposed.

If it were really that easy to assassinate, I'm afraid the demons would have already started.

The target is still the middle and lower classes who have too many enemies.

From small to large, gradually stirring up disputes, it is best to involve those who are neutral.

In addition, Song Lin personally maintains the relationship with Master Zhixin's friends such as Meihua, Disha and Tiansha.

Outside the Taoist gate, layman Long, Taoist Langxiao, etc. also took care of themselves.

It may be useful in the future.

No matter what happens in the future, Song Lin will make arrangements first.

Respond to all changes by remaining unchanged.

The next day.

The sky above Donghua Jungle is covered with dark clouds.

The clouds were dark and low, as if they were about to overwhelm the entire jungle.

The jungle monks felt their chests were tight and breathless.

Everyone in the Yinquan Palace in the world in the pot noticed the aura.

The middle prince opened his golden eyes, and nine yang and one yin gods and demons faintly appeared in the sky.

"Someone wants to show off, Dao Master! Do you need me to take action personally?"

"Need not!"

Song Lin refused.

Just kidding, the people from Yinquan Palace are okay as trump cards, but if Shengwei finds out, I'm afraid they will be hunted down immediately.

Thinking of this, Song Lin walked out.

I saw a man in black robes with three eyes standing above the black clouds. The bloody eyes between the man's eyebrows looked shocking, as if he had some kind of magical power.

The moment he saw this person, Song Lin bowed with neither humility nor arrogance and said: "Greetings to the city lord!"

This person is Yun Hai, one of the Taoist Thunder Tribulation masters.

Yun Hai put away his magical power, looked at Song Lin gently, and said with a smile: "Song Lin, I have a good thing coming here this time."

"May I ask what is a good thing?"

Song Lin didn't believe that pie could fall from the sky without going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.

"In view of your superb Taoist attainments, the Taoist sect is going to focus on cultivating you. I have informed the Heavenly Master that I am going to grant you the position of Chief of the Lanhe River in the Jiuhe Origin Palace. I wonder if you are willing?"

"Then what conditions must be achieved?"

Song Lin was still vigilant.

"It's very simple. The Celestial Master appreciates your talent. Let's forget the past things. He can teach you personally without you having to do anything. The Taoist sect doesn't covet anything from you."

Yunhai said sincerely.

According to his character, he must kill Song Lin.

The Heavenly Master really loves talent and does not want to waste Song Lin's talent.

In his opinion, the price Song Lin paid was already very small, even negligible.

Thinking of this, Yunhai stated the conditions.

"The Heavenly Master doesn't like Donghua's precepts. It conflicts with Taoist laws. As long as you abandon this law, you can do it."

To be precise, they wanted Song Lin to integrate into them.

If you really integrate, then you can really ignore the past things.

From a profit perspective, the dead cannot be resurrected anyway, and Song Lin is a much better talent than Zhengji after all.

It doesn’t even cost anything, just a few commandments.

Others would have been excited to accept it, but...
Chapter completed!