There was a moment when Ji Yuan's Dharma body wanted to pick the star and take a look at it, but his hand reached out to the sky and stopped. Not only did he feel that it was out of reach, but he also didn't want to really grab the chess piece.
There were bright stars in the sky that represented mountains and rivers, and those representing chess pieces were particularly conspicuous to Ji Yuan, including the new strange chess piece.
What happened to this chess piece? Did it appear by itself, or is it held by someone else? If it appeared by itself, why? If not, does it mean that there is someone else holding the piece
Originally, Ji Yuan thought that he could hold both black and white pieces, and that the mountains and rivers in his artistic conception were implicitly in harmony with the heaven and earth. He could see the chessboard of heaven and earth in his artistic conception, so he must be the only one playing chess.
But now Ji Yuan suddenly felt that perhaps this might not be the case.
Ji Yuan’s Dharma image just shook his head and looked at the star representing the chess piece, sensing its composition, and trying to understand through perception when and where the chess piece fell.
At the same time, a faint feeling of anxiety also rose in Ji Yuan's heart.
'Why did this chess piece appear at this time? Is there any special reason?'
The Dharmakāya and the Divine Being were used simultaneously. In his artistic conception, he was looking at the chess pieces in the sky, while his outside eyes were looking at the baby babbling beside the unconscious Mrs. Li.
'Is it because of him?'
Ji Yuan quickly walked to the bedside, his eyes swept over the unconscious Mrs. Li and a maid lying beside the bed, and finally fell on the baby. The baby was very strong and energetic. When he saw Ji Yuan coming, he curiously reached out to grab Ji Yuan's air.
"Aa ...
Seeing that Ji Yuan's previous reaction was a little abnormal, the old monk Mo Yun behind Ji Yuan also asked nervously.
"Mr. Ji, what's wrong?"
Ji Yuan didn't turn around, but just answered.
"I'm afraid the matter of the young master of the Li family is even more difficult than I thought."
As he spoke, Ji Yuan had already taken out the wolf-hair brush, and held it in front of him without uttering a single word. With an imperial decree in his mouth, the tip of the brush in his hand was also gathering patches of dark yellow color.
After thinking for a while, Ji Yuan picked up his brush and wrote nine "匿" characters in a row with his wolf-hair brush one foot above the baby.
These nine characters formed a golden line running vertically downward from top to bottom. At this moment, Ji Yuan's wolf-hair brush lightly touched the topmost pen and uttered an imperial order.
"Imperial decree, move the stars and change the constellations."
The area in front of the baby suddenly became bright, and all the "An" characters merged into one and merged into the baby's body along with Ji Yuan's decree. The decree from Ji Yuan's mouth emitted a special halo, which spread throughout the Li Mansion, merged with the Li family's aura, and then quickly dissipated.
Monk Mo Yun behind Ji Yuan tensed up his whole body. Ji Yuan's voice just now was as mighty as the power of heaven, completely different from some of the imperial decrees he knew, and he couldn't even breathe.
However, after realizing that the real devil had been subdued by Mr. Ji, Monk Moyun believed that Ji Yuan's Taoism had reached a considerable level and was no longer surprised at any mysterious magical powers Ji Yuan used.
After receiving Ji Yuan's command, the baby's entire body now emits a faint fluorescent light, which gradually fades away after a while, and the baby has fallen into a deep sleep.
"I used the decree to conceal this child's special aura and also sealed off a considerable portion of his talent. It shouldn't be exposed in the short term."
As he spoke, Ji Yuan turned and looked at Monk Mo Yun.
"Master Moyun, from now on, try not to reveal the specialness of the young master of the Li family. You should also go and say hello to the emperor. You don't have to erase everything. Just say that the Li family gave birth to a spiritual child. That's all."
"Good, Great Ming Wang Buddha, I understand!"
Monk Mo Yun chanted the Buddha's name, indicating that he would do as Ji Yuan said, and his eyes carefully glanced at the baby beside the bed. The baby still had some spiritual light at this moment, but it no longer gave him an evil feeling, and it was not in a state of spontaneously attracting both evil and spiritual energy at the same time.
Ji Yuan calmed himself down for a moment, rubbed his forehead, and his thoughts kept wandering. It was certainly strange that Mrs. Li had been pregnant for three years, but it was still confined to the human world and had not even spread in the mainstream officialdom. Rumors in the human world were relatively not a big problem, and he was not hesitating to consume the Xuanhuang Qi and a lot of magic power to disrupt the secrets of heaven, so he should be able to hide the child to a large extent.
Judging from the current situation, the True Demon was not waiting at the Li family before, otherwise he would have bumped into Ji Yuan when he came. Even if the True Demon had been observing the Li family for a long time, this decree would still work. Besides, the True Demon was unlucky to meet Ji Yuan again this time, and was directly caught in a trap.
Ji Yuan silently offered blessings to this real demon in his heart, sincerely hoping that this real demon would die completely after being swallowed by the Xiezhi.
Monk Mo Yun chanted scriptures in a low voice, and soft spiritual energy swept through the inside and outside of the Li Mansion. The Li family members who had fainted also woke up one after another. However, after waking up this time, Monk Mo Yun directly said goodbye to the Li family members, and Ji Yuan had already disappeared.
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A month later, still in Kuinan County City, he temporarily stayed in an old temple called "Nichen Temple" in the city. The old abbot of the temple specially prepared a clean monk's room for Ji Yuan to stay in, and ordered his two disciples not to disturb Ji Yuan's peace.
The old abbot only told his disciple that Mr. Ji was an honored guest, but he did not tell his disciple that this gentleman was brought to the door personally by the national master, Master Mo Yun, and that the national master treated the gentleman with great courtesy, even to the point of being extremely respectful.
Although the temple was dilapidated, it was kept very tidy inside and out. There were only three monks in the whole temple, the old abbot and his two young disciples. The old abbot was not a true Buddhist or Taoist monk, but he was very proficient in Buddhism. Ji Yuan could hear the Zen meaning in the scriptures when they were chanting in the morning and evening.
At this moment, Ji Yuan was lying in the Zen room with his eyes closed, his mind immersed in the artistic conception of mountains and rivers. He didn't know how many times he had observed the chess pieces of unknown origin in the sky.
The chess piece was so bright at this moment that it was impossible to tell whether it was black or white, but it gave Ji Yuan a sense of solidity.
'If I can see this chess piece, if there is someone else playing chess, can he, or even them, see my chess piece?'
Suddenly, Ji Yuan had an idea. He opened his eyes and looked towards the window of the Zen room. He saw a faint stream of light passing through the sky. He counted with his fingers and sat up.
Not long after, an old man with white hair and long beard landed outside the temple. He looked up at the old plaque of the temple and the half-open temple door. After thinking for a moment, he pushed the door open and looked inside. He happened to see a young monk sweeping the floor.
The temple door made a slightly harsh creaking sound when it opened and closed, so the monk who was sweeping the floor naturally looked in the direction of the sound and saw the old man outside.
"Donor, what can I do for you? If you want to burn incense, please bring your own candles. This temple does not sell them."
Not only is it not sold in this temple, there are also few vendors around. The main reason is that this place is too remote and there are few pilgrims. Most vendors gather in the streets in front of a few large temples that are very popular.
"Oh, young master, is there a great master named Ji living in your temple? I am here to look for Mr. Ji."
The monk who was sweeping the floor scratched his head, looked the old man up and down, and nodded.
"There is a Mr. Ji living in the temple. Do you want me to take you there?"
"That couldn't be better!"
The old man stepped into the temple and thanked the monk. Although he already knew that Ji Yuan was in the temple, he could not determine where Mr. Ji was, and he could not feel anything when he got outside the temple.
Under the guidance of the monk, the old man quickly came to the monastery where Ji Yuan was temporarily staying. Ji Yuan was sitting on a small stool in front of the house waiting.
"Lian Baiping has met Mr. Ji."
The old man bowed to Ji Yuan, and the latter patted a small stool beside him.
"Please take a seat, Fellow Daoist Lian. Thank you, young master."
"You're welcome. Please enjoy your conversation. I still have to clean the temple so I'll leave first. Let me know if you need anything."
The monk left after leaving these words. The temple was large and had few staff, so there was a lot of room to clean.
As soon as the monk left, Lian Baiping walked to Ji Yuan, sat on a small stool, and then went straight to the point.
"Mr. Ji, a month ago, we followed your instructions and cast a spell to ask the Wheel of Heaven to predict the sky. We cast a spell to assist... But the sky was dark and chaotic, and it seemed very bad. My senior brother asked me to come and explain the result to you personally."
"Um."
Ji Yuan had expected this, but then Lian Baiping said something else.
"By the way, Mr. Ji, half a month ago, the Qianyuan Sect sent a message to our Tianji Pavilion, hoping that the Tianji Pavilion cave would reopen, and that they could ask you to help them calculate the heavenly secrets and determine the position of the universe. They seem to be fighting with some evil heretics, and the Qianyuan Sect's Nine-Ming Bell has already rung, and all the Qianyuan Sect disciples who were away have been recalled, and the monks from the nine sects, thirteen caves, and twenty-two islands under its command have also all returned to their positions. This is by no means a trivial matter."
"Um?"
Ji Yuan frowned and looked at Lian Baiping.
"Where is Qianyuan Sect located?"
"Located in Yuyuan Mountain in the sea, on the edge of Tianyuzhou, the sect's monks prefer tranquility and rarely care about external affairs, and there are not many disputes with the outside world..."
Lian Baiping spoke in great detail, and Ji Yuan listened while tapping his knees lightly with his fingers.
After a while, Ji Yuan felt a slight pain in his temple. He focused his mind and looked inward, but he saw nothing wrong with his body. When he regained his consciousness, he looked up and saw the "foreign chess piece" in the bright light.
'Someone's taking action!'
A thought flashed through Ji Yuan's mind, and at this moment he was extremely sure that there was definitely a person behind this chess piece!
"Hiss..."
The more he looked, the more Ji Yuan's headache became, and he even started to hiss slightly. However, Ji Yuan did not stop observing the chess pieces. Instead, he cut off all external perception and devoted all his mental energy to the state of mind.
"Law of Heaven and Earth—"
In the artistic conception of mountains and rivers, Ji Yuan made a sound that shook the sky. His Dharma image continued to stretch, as if standing upright. His body became more and more solid. The sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers and lakes seemed to converge on the Dharma image. Clouds and mysterious yellow energy surrounded it, and together with the mountains and rivers, they became the Dharma robe.
At this moment, Ji Yuan’s face seemed to be level with the stars. His Dharma eyes, which had been half-open, suddenly opened, and his spiritual thoughts penetrated the dim light of the chess pieces.
'Mind... wandering...'
In a trance, Ji Yuan felt as if he had traveled through infinite distance and endless time. He didn't know whether he was inside or outside the heaven and earth. He only felt flowing light and chaos everywhere, and various pictures flashed by, like someone's thoughts and memories.
At the moment when Ji Yuan almost had a splitting headache, he vaguely heard a vague voice, which was a laugh filled with excitement.
“Hahahahahahaha… How many years have passed, how many years have passed… This damn world is finally starting to become unstable… I thought I would fall into a deep sleep forever…”
"Don't worry, just give it a try."
"I have only a few spare pieces in my hand, how can I take it lightly?"
"There are still some remnants left over from that time, it's worth a try! Shuyi."
The voices were a little vague and intermittent, and it could be vaguely heard that more than one person was speaking. When the word "Shuyi" came out, Ji Yuan seemed to see a faint light gathering in the blur, and a star appeared in the twisting light and shadow.
"Hiss...ah..."
The severe headache finally made Ji Yuan unable to bear it any longer. He held his head and opened his eyes, which scared Lian Baiping who was standing beside him.
"Mr. Ji, what's wrong with you?"