The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 290 Tao Xuan's Divination

Last time we talked about Li Yi walking into the ruined temple and preparing to deal with Shenmu Yi, so let’s stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point.

Shenmu Yi smiled and said, "Hadir said that you are very skilled, how dare I take it lightly?"

"So, you are worse than Haldir?"

"Of course. After all, Haldir is the High Priest's personal disciple. He must be much stronger than the rest of us."

"Ah, I feel relieved when you say that. Hey, how many priests of your level are there in your Zoroastrianism?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"It's okay, I'm just curious."

"We in the Zoroastrianism have never been concerned about the affairs of the Central Plains. Even when the Qiang and Di tribes plundered the Central Plains, we in the Zoroastrianism never sent anyone to participate, so there is no conflict between you and me. We in the Zoroastrianism only want to manage the Western Regions peacefully and have no intention of interfering in the Central Plains."

Li Yi nodded and smiled: "That's great. I know the Confucian and Taoist people too well. They will do anything to achieve their goals. They will confuse right and wrong, lose all conscience, and dare to use any sinister and cunning schemes!"

"Yes, you people in the Central Plains are profit-seeking and greedy. It's really hard to get along with you. Well, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's get down to business."

"Business? What business? Ah, no hurry. By the way, did you know that Western Chu was going to attack the Western Regions?"

"Of course I know. I am not deaf or blind. I know all the dirty things that the Witchcraft Cult has done."

"Then why don't you guys take any action?"

Shenmu Yi waved his hand and said, "The great elder of the Wu Gu Cult came to Dunhuang before. That guy has extraordinary strength. What can I do with my strength?

As soon as he left, I told the high priest about Xichu's plan. Otherwise, why would Haldir come? But you took action before we did anything!"

Li Yi smiled and said, "So I have to thank the Wu Gu Cult. If they hadn't interfered, you would have definitely encouraged Liang Quyi to fight us to the death."

Shenmu Yi waved his hand and said, "That's hard to say. Liang Quyi is a traitor to the Zoroastrianism. We will have to deal with him sooner or later. Hey, didn't you ask me to meet you to cast the Divine Thunder Seal? Why are you just talking nonsense here instead of doing business?"

Li Yi said helplessly: "To delay time, if I don't block your retreat, how can I deal with you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yi summoned a 50-meter-tall Acala image, with its ten arms forming seals in pairs. Li Yi inside the image put his hands together and shouted, "Om Mani Padme Hum!"

But under his feet, a six-petal lotus seal appeared, with the six-character mantra in Sanskrit on the petals, namely red Om, white Ma, yellow Ni, green Ba, blue Mi and black Hum. Li Yi controlled the Acala to meditate on the lotus platform formed by the six-petal lotus seal, and the area around the ruined temple and the sand spring were sealed by a golden barrier.

Shenmu Yi looked around nervously and said, "Li Yi! How can you go back on your word? How can you be called a gentleman?"

Li Yi held a toothpick in his mouth, put on a rogue look, walked out of the Dharma image leisurely, and said with a smile: "Haha, what credibility can I have with an evil cultivator like you! Didn't I just say that Confucianists and Taoists will do anything to achieve their goals? I am also a Confucianist and Taoist, so it is natural for me to do the same! Of course, I am also a Buddhist. I wonder if you are willing to listen to my lectures!"

“Listen to shit! Humph!” Shenmu Yi jumped back two feet to create some distance, bent his hands, put his thumbs together, crossed them in front of him, then chanted a spell and shouted, “Wind, sand, water, and fire, listen to my command! Set up the formation!”

On the Mingsha Mountain, the wind blew up sand waves, about a hundred feet high, with a buzzing sound; the sand spring water gushed out, spraying into columns, heading straight for Li Yi; and under Li Yi's feet, a raging fire was burning, with red flames surging into the sky. In just a moment, it was no longer possible to see what was happening on Li Yi's side.

Shenmu Yi immediately transformed himself into a stream of water and tried to escape through the water channel he had reserved, but he was bounced back by the golden barrier of Acala's Dharma image and his true form was revealed by the wall.

Over there, Li Yi waved his hand and the wind, sand, water and fire all dissipated. Shenmu Yi looked at him nervously. Li Yi casually released his talent, and music sounded in the temple. He used his talent as a speaker to play Jay Chou's "Dragon Fist".

Li Yi moved his wrists and ankles and smiled, "You have four and a half minutes to think about what to say. If you don't say anything useful, or if the time limit is exceeded, you will have to pay the price for threatening my sister."

"What do you want to do?"

Li Yi stepped on the beat and said with a smile: "I'll beat you in one song! How about the rhythm of this song? Is it very exciting? Whether you are ready or not, I'm here!" As he said this, Li Yi transformed the Dharma into Qi and gave Shen Mu Yi a set of combined punches. Whenever the background music came to the chorus, he would hum along with the music:

I opened the sky with my right fist and transformed into a dragon

Move the mountains and rivers again and fill the cracks

Adjust the time and space of the sunrise in the east

Return to the wilderness to dominate and manipulate

I opened the sky with my right fist and transformed into a dragon

The heart of the earth is beating restlessly

The whole world has only one expression left

Waiting for the hero, I am the dragon

Li Yi practiced the Hundred Beasts Fist again. Compared with the last time he fought with Liang Quyi and Tiema, he was obviously more skilled this time. The mobilization and use of Qi base was more natural and smooth. After a set of card point combination punches, Shenmu Yi couldn't even stand up.

The background music stopped, Li Yi retracted his energy, stood in front of Shenmu Yi and said with a smile: "In terms of physical skills, you are far behind Haldir. It's no wonder, you are a magician. So, can you tell the truth now?"

Shenmu Yi laughed, and suddenly black flames ignited around him. A voice full of vicissitudes came out of his mouth: "Li Yi, it seems that you are not going to let it go peacefully this time! Then come on, I'll wait for you in Tianshan!"

Li Yi quickly clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "I never thought that the high priest would pay so much attention to me. I am so lucky."

"Humph, how can you, a soul that has been reborn through a corpse, have three lives? Don't think you can be fearless of death just because you have the protection of heaven? Let me tell you, if you die, you are truly dead. You do not belong to this world and cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation. You can only wander in hell!"

Li Yi was surprised and said, "Oh, it seems that the high priest knows a lot. Knowing that I have the protection of heaven, the high priest still dares to act like this. It seems that the high priest's backing is also very strong."

"Humph, of course! You have Lord Tiandao above you, and I have Empress Tai'an behind me! Do you think I would be afraid of you?"

"Then I'm wondering, if you're not afraid, why don't you want me to set foot in the Western Regions?"

"Even if you have the protection of the heaven, do you dare to trouble the heaven for everything? The same goes for me. I would rather have less trouble than more! Li Yi, I can take a step back. I can give Gaochang Kingdom to you! But don't be greedy and try to move west again!"

Li Yi waved his hand and smiled, "The high priest should know that as a disciple of Tiandao, how can I have the final say on his advancement and retreat? If the high priest has the ability, you might as well ask Queen Tai'an to help you and ask Master Tiandao to spare me this mission. I don't want to travel all the way to Tianshan to meddle in the high priest's affairs."

"Since we can't come to an agreement, let's each use our own means. You have to survive until you pass Xingxing Gorge!"

The black flames burned Shenmu Yi until not even a bone was left. Li Yi knew that this was the spell that severely injured his master, the Laughing Lion Arhat. If he wanted to deal with this high priest, he certainly couldn't do it alone.

Li Yi dispersed the surrounding barrier and looked around. He saw a broken Buddha statue on the pagoda in the courtyard. He immediately stepped forward and broke the pagoda, took down the Buddha statue and placed it in front of the black fire. He chanted scriptures and concentrated the Buddhist Dharma on the Buddha statue. The Buddha statue turned into a golden body, emitting Buddha's light.

Li Yi bowed and said, "Disciple Li Yi asks me, Buddha Tathagata, how can this fire be so powerful that even Master's Arhat Golden Body cannot defend against it?"

On the altar, the image of Acala said, "This fire comes from hell and is called Mojiu. It is a magic spell passed down by Lady Tai'an to Lu Sheng, the chief priest of the Zoroastrianism. It is the ultimate fire. Neither the Red Lotus Karma Fire of our Buddhism nor the Samadhi True Fire of Taoism can compare to it."

"Ah? So fierce? Shit, I thought he was just trying to scare me when he said he was the Queen of Tai'an, but it turned out to be true. Buddha, what should we do?" Li Yi suddenly realized and asked, "Hey, Buddha, you know this guy, you even know his name, what's going on?"

"Lu Sheng's priests instigated the Qiang and Di tribes to occupy Dunhuang, harming my monks, burning my scriptures, destroying my Buddha statues, and burning my temples. How could I not know about this? Previously, due to the favor of Empress Tai'an, it was inconvenient to argue with him. This time, the Heavenly Dao sent you to the Western Regions to eradicate his Zoroastrianism, which is just the right time to end this cause and effect."

Li Yi was surprised and asked, "Buddha, you mean you will take action?"

"Don't worry about that. I will send people to help you. However, after we wipe out Zoroastrianism..."

"Disciple, I understand. Isn't Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva on his way? The tribes in the Western Regions have lost their backbone, which is just right for Bodhisattva to spread his Dharma! I will find a way for the Taoist sect, but if the Confucianists and Taoists want to join in the fun in the Western Regions, I can't stop them. They have too many people."

"It takes time for Confucianism to spread its teachings. After we spread our teachings and build temples, we can also join in with Buddhism."

"Disciple understands. Thank you Buddha for clearing up my doubts." Li Yi's consciousness returned to reality. The Buddha statue in front of him lit up with golden light and sucked the black flame into its body, and then suddenly shattered into black ash.

Li Yi shook his head and sighed, "It seems that this high priest is indeed difficult to deal with! Hey, since he is such a difficult character, the Heavenly Dao Master will definitely not send me alone! The Taoist sect will definitely take some action, who will they send? Wait, didn't Xiao Xia encounter a Taoist who was fortune-telling before?

So, Li Yi flew back to Dunhuang, and when he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, he learned that Xiao Daxia was in Yuehua's room. Li Yi came to Yuehua's room with a surprised look on his face. He did not rush to knock on the door, but hid in the corner and used the bat sound skill to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two.

Xiao: "Hey, do you have any feelings for Quinn?"

Yuehua: "We've only known each other for a few days? How can you have such a feeling?"

Xiao: "You are wrong. It feels like this thing only takes a moment."

Yuehua: "So when did you develop feelings for my brother?"

Xiao: "This, this is hard to say."

Yuehua: "Look, you and my brother are like that, and you can't say it's good, so how can I say it's good!"

Xiao: "The matter between your brother and I is too complicated, it's really hard to explain."

Yuehua: "I heard him say that you are a princess, and if he marries you, the two sisters-in-law will not be able to stay in the Li Mansion."

“So that’s what he’s worried about.”

"Otherwise! You also know that my brother talks nonsense every day, and sometimes I can't understand what he says. Yesterday he told me that he is a Sagittarius. He is a playboy, but he takes every relationship very seriously, so he must not let down the two sisters-in-law Bailing and Hanfeng, and he also asked me to test your opinion."

"Alas, I have thought about this before, but I couldn't come up with a solution. After all, I am the princess of Wei, and I can't go to the Li family to be a concubine!

What's more, Bailing and Zhao Hanfeng are both younger than me, so it's impossible for me to call them sisters! Hey, just two days ago, a Taoist priest came to Dunhuang to tell fortunes, and I asked him about my marriage!"

"A fortune-teller asking about marriage? What is that?"

"Oh, I forgot that you believe in Buddhism and don't understand these things. This fortune-telling is just writing a few words at random and letting the Taoist fortune-teller use these words to predict your fate."

"Can this be calculated accurately?"

"Hey, don't disbelieve me. The old Taoist priest who read my fortune was very accurate!"

"Is it true? How accurate can it be?"

"I didn't believe it at first, but the old Taoist must be an expert! Listen to me, it's so mysterious! It was the time when Quinn was captured, and on the way back with Quinn..." Xiao Ziyi began to describe the process of her fortune-telling.