togophonebook Chapter 871 The Summoning of the Three Immortals
Chapter 871 The Summoning of the Three Immortals
Chapter 871 The Three Immortals Summon
Its ethereal beauty is like smoke and clouds.
The roots of the wishing tree are embedded in the spiritual altar like dragons, and its branches and leaves are as lush as piled-up green clouds. Only when you get close can you see the jade leaves with their distinct veins.
The Sun Wheel Golden Elixir nestled in the tree, clearly regarding itself as a divine bird, revealing a touch of red light amidst the green leaves.
Gong Mengbi looked up at the precious scrolls hanging from the wishing tree. Because the tree had grown, the scrolls had grown taller than he could reach by hand.
Since he began his spiritual practice, he has been involved in countless karmic connections, both good and bad, which have nurtured this precious tree to become very strong.
But to this day, he still hasn't figured out what the wishing tree really is.
This precious tree forms a karmic connection, and the Dharma arises from causes and conditions. Praying according to one's wishes aligns perfectly with the path of a fox's spiritual practice.
But he had no idea how the precious tree came to be or how it came to be. At least with his current level of cultivation, he was not able to fathom the origin of the precious tree.
However, one thing is certain: the higher his cultivation level, the deeper his understanding of the precious tree will be, and the closer he will get to the source of the precious tree. This is also Gong Mengbi's own path of cultivation.
Using the three-tiered structure of Tao, Dharma, and Technique as an analogy, the Treasure Tree, or rather the Dharma corresponding to the Treasure Tree, is the path that Gong Mengbi is walking, and it is also the root of his Taoist practice; as for the Taiyin Dharma, the Nine-Tailed Dharma, the Tongtian Dharma, etc., they are all Dharmas that arise from causes and conditions; while the Heart Fire Playing with Emotions, Taiyin Divine Illusion, Moving Clouds and Spreading Rain, Eight Winds Generating Thunder, the Horned Divine Sword, etc., are Techniques that arise from Dharma.
The light shone from the precious tree, which made Gong Mengbi's spirit clear. With the help of the precious tree, Gong Mengbi used the Void Weaving Net technique that the Great Immortal Jinting had learned from his godmother.
Threads hung down from the precious tree, densely packed like a spider's nest.
But these were not spider silk, but threads of fate. These intricate threads connected countless precious tablets and jade leaves, turning the entire precious tree into a tangled mess. But under the manipulation of the ethereal web, sometimes concealing, sometimes dismantling, sometimes combing, sometimes cutting, Gong Mengbi, with Juxia Si at the center, rewove the web of fate.
The Heavenly Fox Academy has three functions: first, to educate; second, to govern; and third, to recommend.
Education is jointly managed by the Chief Priest and the Director of Studies, which is also the only area where the fox spirits have intervened. First, Chief Priest Xun paved the way for the fox spirits, and later, Gong Mengbi built the Fox Clan Academy to ensure that education took root.
Secondly, there is jurisdiction, with the Hu family as the main body and the four major families as secondary bodies. This was also the responsibility given to them by the Jade Fairy when she enlightened the fox spirits, including registering all the fox spirits in the world, managing the daily affairs of the Heavenly Fox Academy, and hunting down and judging criminal foxes.
Thirdly, there is the role of recommendation, which involves assessing and recommending fox spirits willing to be under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Fox Academy to serve and develop in broader areas. This is also an extremely important function of the Heavenly Fox Academy. Without this function, the Heavenly Fox Academy would simply be an even larger demon king's cave.
Now, the Juxia Division is in charge of recommending people for ascension to immortality. It is jointly managed by the Su, Chun, and Hu families. Gong Mengbi's Demon Examiner's recommendation of the three immortals was made with the recommendation of the three division chiefs, Su, Chun, and Hu.
What Gong Mengbi is doing now is precisely to sort out the connections, weave a net, and find a breakthrough, with Juxia Division as the center. Unfortunately, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
Before Gong Mengbi had even emerged from seclusion, the three immortals' interrogation had already reached the Demon Trial Hall.
Two armored fox spirits, shackled and chained, arrived at the Demon Examination Hall, startling the fox spirits inside who cried out, "Who summoned these two evil stars?"
Seeing that they weren't coming for the inner quarters, they quickly closed the doors, but couldn't resist the urge to watch the spectacle, so they all secretly peeked out through the cracks in the doors.
Seeing that the two menacing figures had gone to the outer office, he whispered, "They're heading for Gong Mingfu."
"He just got back, so how did he get the Criminal Investigation Department to come knocking on his door to arrest him?"
"Who knows?"
As they were whispering among themselves, the two armored soldiers arrived at the inner chamber and demanded, "Gong Mingfu, you've been caught! Go to the Criminal Investigation Department immediately!"
Upon hearing the name of the Criminal Investigation Department, Chun Minwen and Chun Jingshu practically tumbled and crawled out of the case file archive.
"Your Excellencies are wise. Envoy Mingfu is currently in seclusion. We are aware of your purpose in coming here. Once he emerges from seclusion, we will report the truth to him and request that he be brought to the Ministry of Justice for a joint trial." Chun Minwen's lips trembled slightly, but she still immediately stepped forward.
"Seclusion? The Criminal Investigation Department can't arrest someone just by seclusion. Does he think he can escape forever if he doesn't come out of seclusion?" one of the soldiers said.
Chun Jing Shu gritted her teeth and stepped forward, saying, "Guan Jiu, Ji Xiu, I know you are also acting under orders. Envoy Ming Fu knew you would come before he went into seclusion. He specifically instructed that everything should wait until he comes out of seclusion. Please inform your superiors and show leniency."
Guan Jiu has a scar on his face, and Ji Xiu has long arms and legs; they are both somewhat infamous in the Tianhu Academy.
Guan Jiu chuckled, the scar on his face twitching slightly, and said, "It's not that we want to make things difficult for you, it's just that the three immortals of Juxia Division are all in the Criminal Investigation Division, and they won't let you off just because of a few words from you."
Chun Jingshu's eyelids twitched, and she was momentarily at a loss for how to react.
Chun Minwen's face also turned pale, and she asked, "What crime is it that requires arresting someone at this moment?"
Seeing that he seemed completely unaware of the inside story, Ji Xiu became impatient with arguing with him and asked, "Are you going to knock on the gate, or are we going to knock on the gate ourselves?"
"If you want to try to break through the barrier, go ahead and try. But let me make this clear: Envoy Mingfu is a fourth-rank cultivator. If you disturb his cultivation, you'll be the ones who suffer!"
Guan Jiu's eyes suddenly widened, his eyelids twitching. He glanced at Ji Xiu, but couldn't utter a string of vulgarities.
Ji Xiu's expression mirrored his, and the two exchanged glances. Then Guan Jiu said in a deep voice, "In that case, let's wait here for Envoy Mingfu to come out of the pass."
The two immediately plopped down on the chairs in the Demon Examination Hall, closed their eyes, and remained focused and unmoved.
"Serve the tea!" Chun Jing Shu instructed Chun Min Wen.
Chun Minwen was still in shock at the fact that Gong Mengbi was a fourth-rank cultivator. She was stunned for a moment before she hurriedly went to make tea to entertain him.
Guan Jiu and Ji Xiu didn't touch their teacups. Guan Jiu said, "Don't be too happy yet. We've been gone for a long time, and I'm afraid other people will come soon, or even the Three Immortals might come in person."
Chun Jing Shu was so anxious that she paced back and forth in the side room with Chun Min Wen.
Then, five clerks dressed in long robes with five-colored half-sleeved shirts came out of the archives. Only then did the two men seem to have found their leader and hurriedly stepped forward to ask questions.
Mr. Chi chuckled and said to the others, "Hurry up and invite our lord. If we wait any longer, these two foxes will be anxious to death."
The five ghosts transformed into five beams of light and moved from the side room into the main room. They slowly passed in front of Guan Jiu and Ji Xiu, startling them so much that they froze and gripped their magical artifacts tightly.
Then the five beams of light entered through the side door, vanished into the rear hall, and disappeared before the two. Moments later, the side door was opened by a strong servant wearing a red turban, revealing the Cloud and Mist Screen.
Five strong servants lined up on either side, and Guan Jiu and Ji Xiu finally met the legendary Gong Mingfu.
Guan Jiu and Ji Xiu stepped forward and bowed, saying, "We have disturbed the envoy's seclusion."
“I have heard about your purpose in coming. Please lead the way so I can meet the Three Immortals and see what their insights are.”
Guan Jiu and Ji Xiu quickly led the way, not daring to actually use shackles to take him away. Looking at the five strong servants following behind him, it didn't seem like they were going to confess their crimes and accept punishment, but rather like they were going to have a duel.
However, they dared not speak or ask. Both of them were fifth-rank cultivators, which was considered quite advanced in the Heavenly Fox Academy, but in front of a fourth-rank master cultivator, it was better to keep their mouths shut.
Let the higher-ups worry about it.