sbdcsierra Chapter 969 is here? Do you want to be food? (4)
Chapter 969 is here? Do you want to be food? (4)
Although the Luo bird left, the emperor still established an important ancestral precept for it: the country's name must not be changed, and the Taoist priest closest to the divine bird must be appointed as the country's national teacher.
The one closest to the divine bird is the Taoist who has already achieved semi-immortality.
This ancestral precept has been followed by successive emperors of the Luo Kingdom and has become an important tradition of the country.
The current abbot of Yunshen Monastery is none other than the most accomplished Taoist priest, widely considered a semi-immortal. He was appointed the Imperial Preceptor of the Luo Kingdom. He shoulders the heavy responsibility of carrying on the spirit of the Luo Bird and represents the special connection between the Luo Kingdom and the mythical bird.
However, unexpectedly, one day, the Imperial Master passed away suddenly in his own room without any warning. His face looked very peaceful, as if he had just passed away peacefully in his sleep.
This sudden news shocked the entire Luo Kingdom.
The emperor, Zhongli Yue, reacted quickly. He immediately ordered the abbot's junior brother, Lao Rui, to be summoned to the palace, hoping that he could find out the cause of the imperial teacher's death.
After Lao Rui entered the palace, he carefully examined the abbot's body, then announced in a pretentious and gratified manner, "The Imperial Master has ascended to heaven."
Upon hearing the news, Zhongli Yue was overjoyed. He felt that this was great news, indicating that ascension to immortality really existed.
So, he announced on the spot without hesitation that Lao Rui would take over the position of abbot and become the new national teacher of Luo State.
All these things seem to be going smoothly, but they are full of conspiracy. No one knows what secrets and calculations are hidden behind them.
After Lao Rui became the national teacher, he immediately took a series of actions.
He first replaced all the people who had been following the abbot, isolating them from the outside world. Then he secretly eliminated these people one by one to ensure the stability of his position.
Not only that, except for a few ordinary palace maids and eunuchs who were responsible for serving daily affairs, everyone else in the National Master's Palace was driven away by Lao Rui.
Moreover, except for Emperor Zhongli Yue, no one was allowed to enter the National Master's Hall without his permission.
From that day on, Zhongli Yue began to constantly encourage the emperor to cultivate immortality, telling him that as long as he persisted in practicing, he would one day be able to enter the immortal gate like his senior brother.
The emperor believed Lao Rui's words without a doubt. After all, the Luo Kingdom has believed in divine birds and immortals since ancient times, and the status of Taoism has always been very high.
He began to immerse himself in Lao Rui's cultivation arrangements and insisted on taking the elixirs he made. Even when his body became weak, he believed what Lao Rui said about the physical endurance test that must be experienced in order to cultivate immortality.
Not only the emperor, but also his princes and princesses were forced to practice cultivation. Anyone who dared to resist or express doubt was assassinated without mercy.
The emperor began to completely ignore the affairs of the court. The officials had no choice but to come and ask for instructions from the highly respected and omnipotent imperial teacher.
As time went on, imperial power was gradually transferred, people began to no longer obey the emperor's orders, and the imperial teacher became the de facto supreme ruler.
Just when Zhongli Yue felt that he was about to collapse, he anxiously asked Lao Rui if there was a better way to restore his health and ascend to immortality faster.
Lao Rui seemed to have anticipated all this. He looked at Zhong Liyue expressionlessly and said slowly, "Recovering your health and quickly ascending to immortality is actually not difficult. All you need to do is find fifty boys born at noon with pure yang bodies, and fifty girls born at midnight with pure yin bodies, and refine them into an elixir. Once you take this elixir, you will be able to ascend to immortality immediately."
Zhongli Yue believed in this matter without a doubt, and without hesitation, he ordered his men to do everything they could to find a boy and girl who met the requirements.
Although the original owner herself did not meet the requirements, her younger brothers and sisters happened to be suitable candidates.
The original owner's family background was relatively ordinary. Her father was just an ordinary businessman, and her mother was the daughter of a businessman. The family originally lived a simple and happy life.
But the younger brother and sister's birth dates were quite unique. According to a fortune teller, the younger sister was destined to not live past the age of eight, and the younger brother would hardly survive past the age of two.