The Book of Troubled Times

In fact, there are still a lot of things to do in the Four Symbol Cult ceremony. How can it end directly after the ceremony of establishing the leader?

The three women discussed it all afternoon while Zhao Changhe was copying books, and discussed many details of doctrinal modifications, as well as behavioral norms that are compatible with the state religion, which should be promulgated by the new leader in public.

This is the really important fact of this ceremony.

Naturally, the so-called retreat cannot be dismissed directly. Instead, the dozens of people underground moved to the ground, and everyone continued the ceremony outside. Xia Chichi replaced Suzaku as the host and presided over the conference.

The door that had been left open during this time in the secret realm of the Imperial Ancestral Temple suddenly closed, and it was no longer possible to see what was happening below.

During the meeting, Xia Chichi and Sanniang looked at each other from time to time, with strange expressions. It doesn’t matter if you can’t see, everyone can guess what’s going on down there.

Zhao Changhe didn't drive everyone away because he was in a hurry, but the flame he had just triggered must be absorbed and used immediately.

But objectively, it had the effect of asking the Venerable to stay and sleep with her in public, as if she was retaliating for letting her copy the book... but the Venerable didn't object.

The most important thing is not objecting.

At this moment, the congregants must have mixed feelings in their hearts...

"Are you taking revenge on me?" Underground Suzaku pouted and raised his head to ask.

Zhao Changhe pulled her up and held her in his arms: "Originally, I wanted to discuss how to operate it with you, but you refused to discuss it with me, so you just punished me for copying books. Then I can only cause the fire in public... …Since it’s been triggered, it can’t be stopped…”

"I don't care, you are just retaliating against me for making you copy the book!"

"Okay, okay, those who are punished for copying will always be copied."

Suzaku was angry and funny, so he tilted his head and didn't answer.

Zhao Changhe touched it with his hand: "So...are you allowed to copy it?"

Suzaku bit his lower lip: "First of all, how did you do this? In addition to the enlightenment of Nanming Lihuo you inexplicably gave me, I now realize that it should be the Book of Heaven... Where did this real source of fire fall from the sky come from?"

"This secret realm was created by Lao Xia with his ability to control the world. Heaven and earth are one, similar to a scaled-down world. As long as you control this artificial sky, you can reach anywhere and use the characteristics of any place for your own use. .So even though the source of the earth fire here is far away in the south, casting can still be called here."

"so?"

"I have roughly controlled the earth's veins in the process of forging the sword, and I mainly relied on this power to break through the three secrets." Zhao Changhe said: "I spent the entire afternoon copying books while sensing fire in the sky. It was hard to find the location of the source...otherwise why would I be squatting here copying books..."

Suzaku wanted to laugh a little.

"Of course, simply bringing out the source of fire may not be useful to you. You also said that you are not relying on absorbing flames... Most likely you need to go here in person to experience the birth of the source of fire up close." Zhao Changhe said: "It is thousands of miles away. It's so far away that you may not be able to walk away, and you may not be able to find the specific location if you go there. We can use the distance between us and use me as the medium to feel what I feel..."

Suzaku's cheeks began to heat up: "Why are you used as a medium?"

"Of course...it's something that Qing'er has always refused." Zhao Changhe raised her chin: "So, let me copy it?"

When faced with a similar question, Tang Wanzhuang, a shy person, was willing to say "give" shyly.

Looking at the much more unrestrained and enthusiastic Suzaku, everyone has done everything, but it is extremely difficult for her to say "give in", even if she bites the bullet and doesn't say anything.

Maybe she was willing to say it when she was not Suzaku, but once she was Suzaku, she couldn't say it.

On the contrary, Zhao Changhe found this kind of Suzaku particularly interesting, and slowly lowered his head and kissed her: "If you don't let me, I'll force you..."

Suzaku said angrily: "You are a malicious and frivolous subordinate!"

"Well, just like Lord Suzaku playing with fire, pigs, and pigs..."

"When did I play with you! Let go... uh uh uh..."

Under the starry sky, on the high platform, in front of the shorter ones.

Venerable Suzaku was pressed on a low table, with his back leaning on a pile of soft papers, on which were densely copied the teachings of the Four Symbols.

Above the secret realm, the new leader of the Four Elephants Sect was preaching new doctrines and new regulations. Countless Four Elephants believers kowtowed to listen and prayed in low voices.

At the bottom of the secret realm, Venerable Suzaku, the most respected and feared figure in the hearts of the Four Elephant Cults, was suppressed by his teachings. He wore a sacred mask but took off his solemn robes.

The mouth refused to say "give", but when they became one, Suzaku still consciously started the dual cultivation technique.

——She studied it secretly and knew that sooner or later she would use it with her piggy.

It's a pity that Yuan Yin has been lost, and it's a bit of a waste... Suzaku gasped in a low voice, feeling a little guilty for no reason in his heart. If he didn't have to hide his face, he could have been given more. But now not only do I have nothing to give him, but I am actually accepting his gifts.

"Don't think nonsense... Connect mentally and feel the sky." Zhao Changhe's voice came to her ears, and he kissed her ear beads.

Suzaku's whole body trembled and tensed up.

The spirit lingered, as if flying into the starry sky, with the whole earth in sight.

The perspective stretches and shifts, all the way south.

Then I discovered that the south is also a vast sea with countless islands. The climate is getting hotter and hotter. It is obviously the cold winter season, but the closer to the south, the warmer it becomes like spring, and in the end it is almost like summer.

It is said that this world is a small world with a round sky and a small square. It looks small on the surface, but is actually not small at all. For example, in the Far East, if you go straight, you won't be able to fly to the end of Tianya Island. That depends on the transfer of the blue dragon's will. It can be said that the end of the sky is endless, and it is impossible to reach the end by human power.

The same goes to the south. No matter how you move, it will always be an endless sea and a vast island.

But this time is different from the time when I went to the sea in the far east. That time I went there physically, but this time I went there with consciousness.

Consciousness is infinite and unhindered, and can be seen as long as there is knowledge.

As long as the place has been explored and recorded on this sky, you can see it.

So Suzaku saw an extremely strange place. It was either a volcano or lava, or a flame burning on the sea but never extinguished.

This is a scene that normal people can hardly understand. How can fire burn on water, and how can it keep burning forever?

The trace of fire that had been introduced into the body before began to respond when it saw the flames, and it ignited in the body. Even with Suzaku's understanding and control of the flames, it could not suppress it.

He received the response from the Dual Cultivation Technique, and the fiery power entered his body, consumed part of it in his body, and then circulated back. So it softened a little and became a force that Suzaku could handle.

She took a deep breath, and her entire consciousness rushed into the flames.

Their practice does not rely on absorbing flames, but on understanding and application. When you control it, the fire is yours and does not need to be absorbed. As the master who gave Xia Chichi some training, Xia Chichi didn't learn the meaning of Suzaku at all, because Xia Chichi was really stupid about flames and couldn't understand it at all.

Everyone has what they are good at.

Suzaku's expertise in flames is unparalleled in the world, and with the help of the Heavenly Book's analysis, it is no longer a problem.

As early as when the effect of burning Maitreya was not good, Suzaku was thinking about whether there was something wrong with his own flame. Theoretically, as long as the temperature of the flame is high enough, it can burn everything. If it cannot burn, it is because it is not strong enough. However, with Maitreya's half-corpse demon body, he should not be able to withstand the temperature of his own flames. It was understandable that he was challenged for the first time.

Thinking about it afterwards, it was not Maitreya's level, but the corpse demon's death energy and the flame's death conflict. This is a very mysterious understanding, surpassing the flame itself.

But there's more to fire than death.

It forges and reshapes the sword, is it death or life? That is living toward death.

Suzaku is a very special constellation. Among the stars, Jingsu, which is the eye of Suzaku, represents the astrology of death. If Suzaku knew the culture of this world, he would know that the understanding of Jingsu in Eastern and Western cultures is all about death and the netherworld. The East is called Corpse Well. , in the West, Cancer is called to accumulate corpse energy. But this star, which represents death in many cultures, is within the category of the Suzaku, which symbolizes life and enthusiasm, flame and rebirth. This is a philosophy unique to the East, the unity of life and death, and the interaction of yin and yang.

Fire not only burns and destroys, it also enlivens and shapes.

Only when this is understood can there be Nanming Lihuo, the immortal flame.

If we had understood earlier, then in the battle of Maitreya, if Xue Wu had not fought, everyone from Maitreya to the other monk soldiers would have turned into Suzaku's puppets.

She is the master of life and death.

Suzaku opened his eyes.

A wave of heat is injected into the body, rushing into the limbs and bones, rushing into the soul, and turning into endless vitality.

The Four Symbol cultists above felt a phoenix cry at the same time. Among the stars obscured by clouds in the sky, the appearance of a red bird shone in the sky, and a huge firebird soared in the sky, circling non-stop.