Chapter 4067 A painting in history

Latest website: After confirming the existence of the Immortal and locking it on the Ancestor of Time and Space, the Ancestor of the Underworld and others, Zhang Ruochen realized that he was probably also a chess piece laid out by the Immortal.

Because he understood that behind the Heavenly Demon, the Second Confucian Patriarch, and the Great Master Fudo Mingwang, there were shadows of the immortal.

The Great Master actually discovered it back then, but it was too late. Although he has entered the ancestral realm, there is a shortcoming in the great path, and he cannot cultivate to the thirty-third level of heaven, and he will never be able to defeat the immortal.

Zhang Ruochen didn't know whether the reason why the Great Master's Taoism was lacking was related to the immortal. But this made him extremely alert. It was impossible for the immortal to allow him to successfully enter the ancestral realm, otherwise he would be out of control.

If you want to get out of the chessboard and escape the control of the immortal, you must first find the immortal.

There is not much time left for Zhang Ruochen.

Because Zhang Ruochen knew very well that he was the ultimate weapon cultivated by the immortals, and he was stronger than the Heavenly Demon, the Second Confucian Patriarch, and the Fudo Ming King. Therefore, when he steps into the realm of the Half-Ancestor, he will have the ability to compete with the First Ancestor.

This sword he made from the immortal can be used!

At that time, the immortal plan will definitely begin to be implemented.

Moreover, if Zhang Ruochen, who has entered the semi-ancestral realm, feels threatened by the immortal, he will most likely break his way and cause defects in his way in advance to ensure that he is not threatened.

In short, the period before entering the Half Ancestor Realm is Zhang Ruochen's only opportunity to plan ahead, and it is also the key to whether he can make a comeback in the future.

As early as 110,000 years ago, when he was aware of it, Zhang Ruochen asked Nalan Danqing to secretly collect information about the Heavenly Demon, the Second Confucian Patriarch, and the Fudo Ming King, including various folk legends.

In order not to attract the attention of the immortal, all this is done by low-level warriors.

I don’t know how many generations of efforts have been spent, but now there are finally clues.

After listening to Zhang Ruochen's story, Master Can Deng understood in his heart and sighed: "The pressure you are under is far greater than I imagined."

"If a chess piece wants to break away from the chess game and counterattack the player, it is a fantasy. If you want to create a miracle and break fate, you must be cautious and step by step. If you don't plan in advance, you will have no chance of winning." Zhang Ruochen said.

When Nalan Danqing heard this breathtaking secret, he could feel Zhang Ruochen's struggle and resistance against the extremely desperate future.

She was strong in her heart and relatively calm, and said: "The immortals chose different people in different eras. In ancient times, they were demons. After that, there was the second Confucian ancestor. After that, there was the great king Fudo Ming. Each one of them. Step into the ancestral realm, but every ending is disappointing."

"After the battle between the Heavenly Demon and the Great Demon God, he disappeared from heaven and earth."

"Shortly after the Second Confucian Patriarch broke through the realm of the First Ancestor, Heaven and Man also declined."

"As powerful as Fudo Mingwang, he was not immune and followed in his footsteps."

"The monks at that time only thought that they were really missing, or died in an unknown place and spent their old age. As the truth was revealed step by step, it was discovered that behind the disappearance of the ancestors, there were little-known tragedies hidden behind them. fighting."

"Di Chen's guess should be right. If we don't prepare in advance, the future will definitely end like the Heavenly Demon, the Second Confucian Patriarch, and the Fudo Ming King."

Zhang Ruochen did not tell the secret that the second Confucian ancestor might still be alive in the world, and asked: "Danqing, you just said that you found clues, what did you mean?"

Nalan Danqing's eyes were bright and contained infinite wisdom, and he said: "The Immortals have cleaned up all traces, and almost no records about them can be found. Even if there is relevant information, after final verification, it is all rumors. Until the book world spread A message came in that caught my attention."

Before the Middle Ages, the book world had always regarded the Kunlun Realm as a subordinate world of Confucianism and Taoism.

At the end of the Middle Ages, the Kunlun Realm suffered an unprecedented catastrophe. After the Holy Monk Xumi used up all his power to seal the realm, the Book Realm moved to the southern universe in order to protect itself and was protected by the Tianlong Realm.

As the Tianlong Realm moved to the Wuding Divine Sea and became attached to the Sword Realm, the Book Realm also moved over.

Nalan Danqing said: "In the book world, every monk is keen on collecting scriptures and loves books as much as his life. At first, I found a record about the devil from a jade book in the book world. The record said , the devil once came to the Qiming Sect in the book world, and asked Xu Zheyuan, the leader of the Qiming Sect at the time, to secretly search for a painting."

"Is there only one record?" Zhang Ruochen asked.

Nalan Danqing nodded and said: "This jade book is Xu Zheyuan's life autobiography, that's why there is such a record. After many years of verification, I found that this jade book was unearthed about five million years ago. Someone I dug up Xu Zheyuan’s grave and brought him out.”

Zhang Ruochen asked: "How was Xu Zheyuan's cultivation when he was alive?"

"Higher god level." Nalan Danqing said.

Zhang Ruochen somewhat understood why this record attracted Nalan Danqing's attention!

How could someone like the Demon allow a monk from the book world to do something for him without any reason?

Moreover, this monk in the book world is only a high-ranking god.

Even if the demon was just a clone projection at that time, it could already explain the abnormality of this matter. Abnormal, there must be some extraordinary secret.

Zhang Ruochen muttered to himself: "With the Demon's cultivation and identity, there are countless monks who want to do things for him. Why did they choose Xu Zheyuan? Or maybe he actually gave this secret order to many monks? In In that era, apart from the Great Demon God, the only thing that could make the Demon fearful was the Immortal. Could it be that the Demon was also aware of the existence of the Immortal in advance?"

Nalan Danqing said: "I have analyzed this matter, and the reason is that the demon saved Xu Zheyuan's life, so he chose him. Now that I have learned more secrets from Di Chen, I have a bold guess, maybe, The person the demon is afraid of is in the Kunlun realm, so he doesn’t dare to let the monks from the Kunlun realm do this.”

Zhang Ruochen nodded slightly and said, "What kind of painting did the demon ask Xu Zheyuan to look for?"

"There is no record in the jade book." Nalan Danqing said.

Zhang Ruochen said: "The clue is broken?"

"of course not."

Nalan Danqing smiled as if he were holding a pearl of wisdom, and said: "Monks in the book world all have the habit of writing autobiographies. If Xu Zheyuan finds the painting, he will definitely write it down in the jade book. This is a big deal for him. A huge achievement. Since it hasn’t been written down, it means it hasn’t been found.”

"I then speculated whether what he did was just like what Di Chen asked me to do today. If he can't find it, the next generation will continue to look for it. The next generation will pass it on from generation to generation, and the search will continue."

"Following this line of thinking, the people I sent out searched for Xu Zheyuan's descendants in the book world."

Zhang Ruochen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Xu Zheyuan has been dead for more than 10 million years. With his level as a superior god, his descendants will definitely be counted in the hundreds of millions. How can I find this?"

Nalan Danqing said: "As long as you have perseverance and as long as there are enough monks involved, you can always find something from hundreds of millions of people. About two thousand years ago, I finally learned something from one of Xu Zheyuan's descendants. information."

"Did you ask in person?" Zhang Ruochen asked.

Nalan Danqing said: "Of course not! It was a disciple of the Book Alliance in the Fish and Dragon Realm who made friends with him and got the information. Xu Zheyuan's descendant obviously didn't know the purpose of looking for the painting. He only said that an elder in his family believed in Buddhism. , looking for a portrait of Kassapa Buddha.”

Zhang Ruochen was greatly moved and asked, "What kind of portrait?"

Ordinary paintings of Kassapa Buddha can be purchased in many places, so why look for them?

Nalan Danqing said: "Su Zilian's authentic work will do."

"Su Zilian, such a familiar name." Zhang Ruochen said.

Nalan Danqing said: "Su Zilian was born in the White Fox Clan, and she lived in a very ancient era. Her talent for painting is so high that she is almost a Taoist. If she becomes a Taoist through painting, the Fourth Confucian Patriarch may not be able to claim the title of ancestor in future generations."

"When you said that, I remembered that she and Empress Shiji were monks of the same era." Zhang Ruochen said.

The portrait of Empress Shiji that Zhang Ruochen had been wearing for protection before was signed "Su Zi Lian".

Zhang Ruochen had even greater doubts in his heart: "Su Zilian and Kasyapa Buddha were not monks of the same era. Even if she painted a Buddha statue, it wouldn't be a big deal! Could the painting be just a coincidence?"

Nalan Danqing said: "At first, I thought so too. However, that descendant of Xu Zheyuan is only at the Fish and Dragon Realm. How can he know Su Zilian's name? This is so strange!"

"Since the establishment of Shumeng, a large amount of information has been collected every day. Now that there is a breakthrough, I began to analyze the previously ignored information about paintings, Su Zilian, and Kasyapa Buddha. Unexpectedly, the results were too great Shocking."

She handed Zhang Ruochen an information book she had compiled personally from her sleeve.

After Zhang Ruochen took it, he began to read through it.

The first chapter of the book records a folk legend from the Kunlun realm. Legend has it that the Second Confucian Patriarch loved Su Zilian's paintings for a while and sent his Confucian and Taoist disciples to search for them from all walks of life.

The second chapter records the entanglement between Fudo Mingwang and Buddhism, including the allusion of "Mingwang lost his jade pearl while sitting in meditation" that Zhang Ruochen had known for a long time.

The third article is about Kasyapa Buddha.

Legend has it that Kassapa Buddha only left five portraits, which were made by the painter in person, namely "Picture of Guiding the Way", "Picture of Enlightenment of White Stone", "Seated Statue of Great Mercy and Great Compassion", "Looking for Leaves in Cold Mountain", and "Colored Painting in the Clouds".

All subsequent paintings of Kassapa Buddha are derived from these five paintings.

Unfortunately, all five initial portraits were destroyed and none have been handed down.

Everyone knows that the current portrait of Kassapa Buddha must have been distorted and cannot restore the true appearance of the Buddha, which is a great regret for Buddhism.

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After reading all the articles, Zhang Ruochen finally understood why Nalan Danqing was shocked. According to the information collected, the Demon, the Second Confucian Patriarch, and the Fudo Ming King were all looking for paintings during their lifetimes, and they mostly interacted with Su. Self-pity is associated with Kasyapa Buddha.

Master Candeng is not very interested in various people, things, and things in the universe and knows very little about them, so he just listens quietly.

He stared into Zhang Ruochen's eyes and said with a smile, "Di Chen seems to have a clue?"

Zhang Ruochen did not hide it from them and said: "Even if this matter has nothing to do with Human Ancestor, it must be related to Mingzu. Because, according to the secrets I learned, Mingzu's previous life was probably Kasyapa Buddha. Danqing, you The information collected is so important and is of great help to me. By the way, why is the information related to Xu Zheyuan not recorded on it?"

When Nalan Danqing learned that he could help Zhang Ruochen, he felt as sweet as eating candy, and said: "I think the information related to Xu Zheyuan is crucial, and may be the most critical breakthrough. I dare not record it on paper, maybe It will be understood by those with strong cultivation."

Master Can Deng's face was full of admiration and he said: "With such a mind, you can rule the world."

"Back then, when I was with Yaoyao, Danqing was no different from the female prime minister." Zhang Ruochen said with a smile.

Master Can Deng saw Zhang Ruochen in a good mood and said, "It seems you already have a strategy?"

Zhang Ruochen touched his chin and said, "How about drinking first? Senior Sister Luo is also in the academy. Please invite her out to drink with us."

Master Candeng didn't know what kind of medicine Zhang Ruochen was selling in the gourd, but he followed his guests and walked with him deep into the bamboo forest until they came to the north cliff.

Here, you can overlook the boundless sea of ​​​​learning below and the clouds on the horizon.

Not only wine, but also food.

The dishes are cooked by Qing Mo himself.

Compared with before, her cooking skills have improved to a higher level. Even Can Deng, a Buddhist master, is not afraid of meat and vegetables and eats very happily.

Zhang Ruochen took the Hunyuan pen from Luo Shuihan and examined it carefully.

The bristles of the Hunyuan Brush are indeed very mysterious. There is a huge inner space inside each one, and there are countless words flying in the space.

It is really possible that it was made from the beard and hair of the second Confucian ancestor.

Zhang Ruochen secretly pulled out one and put it away before returning the Hunyuan pen to Luo Shuihan.

After drinking for three rounds, I asked Tianjun to come to Shushan and appear in Tianren Academy.

His face was extremely ugly and he was worried. When he saw Zhang Ruochen and Master Can Deng laughing and changing glasses, Nalan Danqing and Luo Shuihan were drinking with them, he suddenly sighed: "You are really in the mood to drink. ?”

Obviously, the previous conversation between Zhang Ruochen and Master Can Deng in the Qiankun Realm did not escape Wentianjun's perception.

This is normal. Zhang Ruochen and Master Can Deng did not arrange isolation measures at that time. When Zhang Ruochen went to the Temple of Death and saw the broken lanterns, it would attract the attention of many people.

"Since we overheard our conversation and knew that we came to Tianren Academy to drink, we should have come earlier. You came so late and the food was cold!" Master Can Deng spoke to Wentian Jun very casually and without any sense of Buddhism. The attitude of the eminent monk is that of a joke between true friends.

Wen Tianjun said: "I heard, Ruochen, you have two questions to ask him, and you have something else to ask of him. Can you also let me know?"

Zhang Ruochen and Master Can Deng looked at each other, shook their heads in unison, and said, "Secret!"

Wen Tianjun said: "You can't even believe me?"

"It's not that I can't believe it."

Of course, Zhang Ruochen would not tell Wentianjun that the reason why he brought Master Candeng to Tianren Academy was not to drink. It was all to deceive others and see Nalan Danqing for the real thing.

When Wentianjun thought the two of them were conspiring, they achieved their goal.

Zhang Ruochen asked in return: "Is there anything you can gain from asking Tianjun to meet the Fourth Confucian Patriarch?"