The elder Lei Xuan hid within the boundary of life and death, visible and audible only through the power of the Dharma Realm.
Within Shuntian, there were no longer any experts at the Nascent Soul stage.
No one could find him.
The Ji Xiang before him had used the power of the Dharma Realm to see himself within this boundary of life and death.
He also saw Ji Xiang. He had watched the entire battle from beginning to end, just like Old Zhang, and had seen Ji Xiang’s engagement with Zhao Xuanlang and their entry into a certain Dharma Realm.
Of course, he had also overheard the conversation between Ji Xiang and Old Zhang.
Thus, he finally understood everything and had witnessed the entire grand spectacle.
Of course, the origin of the black miasma was still unknown, but it was temporarily known that the Song Dynasty in the Netherworld had mastered a new spell capable of refining the black miasma. These things actually dared to contend with the "Jiajing Emperor" for this land of sun and moon?
The black miasma of the Qin and Han dynasties was different from that of the Ming dynasty. The black miasma incidents in the Ming dynasty were actually orchestrated by the Song Dynasty. The enemy on the other side of the teleportation array had finally become clear.
However, these matters were not as important as the two Ascended Realm experts who had now appeared.
Especially Ji Xiang.
"Senior Brother, do you find these Yin spirits detestable? Annoying?"
"In those days, the imperial offspring died one after another because of them. I had no choice but to use the Offspring Extension technique to preserve the bloodline of the Great Ming."
"They are empty in their hearts and wish to replace this land, to take away the blessings of our Yang world, and to contend with us for this heaven and earth. Not only that, but they also want to eat our flesh and drink our blood."
Elder Lei Xuan approached, his gaze, aided by this black and white world, fell upon the celestial officials in the Longevity Palace.
"They have killed countless people and committed heinous crimes. They should be torn apart and scattered into nothingness!"
Ji Xiang looked at the old man's attire, which Liu Mengyin had described.
Furthermore, corresponding text had appeared in the Inner Scenery Divine Tablet.
[Elder Lei Xuan (Nascent Soul Incarnation): Initiated the Human Chronicle, His Might Reaches the Utmost North! One of Emperor Jiajing's eighty-four thousand Nascent Soul incarnations!]
[Cultivation: Fifteenth Realm Pure Yang (This incarnation is one of the great elixirs refined by Emperor Jiajing himself, its heat is sufficient!)]
[Nine Revolutions Immortal Elixir (First Revolution): Gathers the wishes of the people of the world, using this Nascent Soul incarnation as the great medicine, refined into an immortal elixir. Nine revolutions of the elixir, transforming into red clouds, is the highest attainment in Daoist cultivation!].oΓg
[Consuming this person alive will immediately grant three thousand good deeds, capable of warding off a hundred tribulations!]
[Chanting "Selfless and selfless, vain thoughts do not arise," the wishes will be damaged within the great elixir, and this great elixir will simultaneously turn into a废丹 (waste elixir)!]
The main body refined the incarnation into a great elixir?
The meaning of this explanation was unclear, and Ji Xiang was highly vigilant, his gaze immediately sharpening:
"Should I call you Elder Lei Xuan, or Emperor Jiajing?"
Elder Lei Xuan smiled, "Senior Brother may call me whatever he wishes."
Ji Xiang felt something in his heart, "Did you allow these fiends to destroy Shuntian Prefecture?"
Elder Lei Xuan shook his head, "It cannot be called allowing; all of this is within my calculations. To lure out the mastermind behind the scenes, these are all necessary steps."
"The deaths and hardships of the people in Shuntian City, I did not intervene to help, because a tree that wishes to grow tall must endure the wind and rain. Moreover, I have already given Liu Mengyin the ability to go out and deliver messages. The foresight of the Nascent Soul is enough to attract the attention of the Wanli court."
"If that brat Wanli lacks this much initiative, then he deserves to die. If he dies, another emperor will naturally succeed him, just as I suddenly succeeded the throne when I was young."
"I cannot appear before Wanli, because two dragons do not meet."
"On the other hand, Senior Brother has shown me something different. It is Senior Brother's merit that Grandmaster Zhang arrived in Shuntian early. Senior Brother can actually guide others within the Fu Li, through the demonic trials?"
Ji Xiang certainly couldn't say that he had changed the exam papers, reducing the difficulty for Grandmaster Zhang. Moreover, even if the exam papers were changed, if the Dao heart was not strong in the final stage, the result would still be the death of the soul.
"Grandmaster Zhang's ascension was a coincidence, not that I told Grandmaster Zhang how to pass the demonic trial. All of this is due to his sufficient self-control and tenacious Dao heart."
"How can the trials of the Great Dao be entrusted to others!"
Ji Xiang asked, "So, what do you mean by Your Majesty asking me for the Great Dao?"
"Do you also wish to ascend, and need my guidance?"
If one continuously fails the trials of the Azure Heaven Great Demon, it indicates that their disposition is not up to par.
Elder Lei Xuan said, "Guidance in the Fu Li is indeed something many people eagerly anticipate."
"Senior Brother, if you possess such an ability and it is spread, even if many know that 'the trials of the Great Dao cannot be entrusted to others,' they will still hold onto a sliver of hope and come to seek you."
"However, what I seek here is not guidance in the Fu Li, nor do I need guidance."
"What I have seen is that Ascended Realm experts can interfere with the trials of demon kings. The implications of this are enormous! Coupled with the evil deeds committed by the Song Dynasty this time, it has given me great enlightenment."
"So, humans can indeed manipulate gods! Senior Brother interferes with the trials of demon kings, and the Song Dynasty possesses divine status spirit tablets. Their methods... although there are differences in skill, their essence... is almost the same!"
"Senior Brother says that the trials of the Great Dao... cannot be entrusted to others, but how can the trials of the Great Dao... be entrusted to gods!"
"I have the Great Dao, why should I let those demon kings test me?"
Elder Lei Xuan's gaze was fervent, but Ji Xiang could not say that his interference with the gods was due to the blank divine tablet within his body and his own nature as an outer-realm celestial demon.
How to explain? Not registered in your Great Ming divine status system?
Why would I tell you this!
Ji Xiang smiled slightly and no longer addressed Elder Lei Xuan as Your Majesty, "You want to obtain from me the method to interfere with the gods of the Fu Li?"
Elder Lei Xuan nodded, "Indeed! I hope Senior Brother will bestow the Great Dao! Lend me a hand!"
"It's not that I cannot ascend, but that I am unwilling to ascend! After ascension, human wishes condense into gods, and this should be me who restrains the wishes of the common people, not the wishes of the common people who restrain me!"
"I also have a great wish that the common people cannot bear, so I am looking for a way to break through the bottleneck. Senior Brother's wish is that method."
Ji Xiang's gaze flickered at this moment, and he said coldly, "What if I say I have no Dao to bestow, what then?"
Elder Lei Xuan smiled, "Senior Brother, in the boundary of life and death, you just fought with Zhao Xuanlang. Your physical body is only at the Fifth Manifestation of Divinity. Even if you were once an Ascended expert, your strength is far from what it was. How much Dao cultivation do you have left?"
Ji Xiang let out a cold laugh, "I don't know how much Dao cultivation is left..."
"Why don't you come closer and try?"
In the black and white world, two colorful figures stood with a tense and extremely dangerous atmosphere.
Lei Xuan could not grasp the situation and dared not make a move, but Ji Xiang "voluntarily" abandoned the confrontation.
Wishes cannot be given. Ji Xiang was bound by the Jade Emperor's wish, and this brand was chilling. Wishes are strange things, and Ji Xiang was unwilling to give his wishes to someone he didn't know.
This was very dangerous, especially for an exceptionally overbearing old emperor.
However, with the reminder of the blank divine tablet, Ji Xiang decided to teach this old emperor a lesson.
Elder Lei Xuan spoke with sincerity, "If Senior Brother is willing to impart his wish and bestow the Great Dao, this great kindness will surely be repaid in the future."
Ji Xiang smiled faintly, "Since you want a wish, it's not impossible to give it to you, but you must have something to exchange for it."
Elder Lei Xuan chuckled and waved his hand, conjuring a pill.
"This pill is called the 'Valley Spirit Pill.' Senior Brother's physical body is weak, and his form and spirit cannot be unified. Taking this pill will gradually strengthen your physical body, allowing you to explore the roots of heaven and earth and draw upon the power of myriad transformations."
Ji Xiang took the pill. Since ancient times, pills have possessed mysterious and divine properties. The alchemists of the pre-Qin dynasty were passionate about them, and the King of Huainan of the Han dynasty was obsessed with them.
"Good, I accept this pill."
"As for the words, you, listen carefully..."
Ji Xiang moved his lips and uttered the "admonishing" words:
"Selfless and selfless, vain thoughts do not arise."
In the netherworld, a wisp of wish was sent out with Ji Xiang's words.
In Elder Lei Xuan's eyes, a trace of enlightenment flashed. He accepted this wish, his thoughts became clear, and he bowed sincerely to Ji Xiang:
"Thank you, Senior Brother, for your guidance. This great kindness of teaching will surely be repaid in the future."
Ji Xiang, however, was very indifferent, shaking his head and sighing, his words still ungracious:
"What repayment of kindness are you talking about."
"If Your Majesty obtains it in the future and does something bad, just don't reveal me."
Elder Lei Xuan's figure twisted and dissipated in the black and white world, his Nascent Soul thought returning to his main body.
...
This Nascent Soul thought came from the void and returned to beneath a large pine tree.
On this pine tree, the fruits were crystal clear, emitting light, like stars.
Outside this pine tree, the sky was high and the earth was vast, extending for an immeasurable distance!
A divine mountain floated, ten thousand feet above the ground; the fierce winds howled through the triple heavens.
A giant alchemical furnace was placed, within which the Liuding Divine Fire burned fiercely. Beside it were several transformed divine weapons, such as the Golden Rope, the Seven-Star Sword, the Banana Fan, and the Purple Gold Gourd!
Elder Lei Xuan's Nascent Soul thought had just returned and materialized. He was seized by a large hand and thrown into the alchemical furnace.
"Lei Xuan, a good elixir! Taking this elixir will cleanse my sinful blood and allow me to be reborn!"
The flames flickered, reflecting the true body of Emperor Jiajing, who had seized Lei Xuan and thrown him into the alchemical furnace.
"All the wishes of the world shall nourish only me. Upon completion, the land and rivers will be unified, and the Zhu heavens will be eternally firm!"
Emperor Jiajing thought this, but then, his eyes filled with shock and anger!
Subsequently, within the alchemical furnace, the great elixir transformed by Elder Lei Xuan suddenly shattered, crumbling inch by inch!
In this vast land, with the destruction of the great elixir, countless wishes flew through heaven and earth. In the distance, shouts could be heard, and countless streams of light were slowly rolling in, seemingly pointing directly at Emperor Jiajing.
But Jiajing ignored the distant voices. At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot. Trembling, he pried open the alchemical furnace and saw that the immortal elixir had been ruined. Even as he took a deep breath, he was still filled with rage:
"Ji Xiang, you old ghost..."
"You tricked me out of my divine elixir!"
"...and ruined my great plan!"