At the beginning, you will meet a fox demon and be taught the art of immortality

In a courtyard of Lanyuefang in Shenjing, Su Rui sat cross-legged quietly on a cushion, listening attentively to Su Qingshan's story.

"The prince has been on the throne for sixty years, from his youth to old age. On the surface, he seems to be submissive to the emperor and obeys everything. He never makes trouble, and his temper is excellent. Even if you slap him in the face, he probably won't get angry." Su Qingshan said in a serious tone, as if revealing an unknown secret.

Su Rui frowned slightly, thinking to himself: "How could this prince be so secretive?"

Then, Su Qingshan continued, "But in my opinion, this man is incredibly cunning. There is a Buddhist behind him. Although on the surface he is just a Buddhist layman, it is well known that he has always coveted the throne and wants to become a Buddhist and destroy the gods, turning this world of Western Tang into a Buddhist Pure Land!"

Hearing this, Suri couldn't help but take a breath.

"And the Emperor's younger brother, Prince Ning, also has ambitions to seize the throne. He acts without scruples, and has five hundred followers under his name. All of them are arrogant and domineering, and their methods are brutal, like demons."

"It is said that the force behind him is a demon cult..." Su Qingshan added in a low voice, as if the whole situation was becoming more and more complicated.

"The harem is not peaceful either. Recently, there have been many comments outside the court, attacking the harem mistress, Queen Yan, as a demon cult witch. I don't know which force is behind this!"

"The emperor has been on the throne for a hundred years, but now he has become more indifferent. Almost all the important affairs of the court have been handed over to the Ministry of Shangshu for handling. He hides in the harem and secludes himself all day long!"

Hearing this, everyone could not help but frown. The emperor's inaction, allowing the court to fall into chaos, was really worrying. And the fact that Prince Ning was colluding with the Demon Cult, made people even more vigilant.

"In this chaotic world, I wonder when things will finally settle down!"

Su Qingshan kept on talking and sighing.

Now Su Qingshan, as an eighth-rank official, worked as a proofreader in the Shangshu Province. Although he was at the core of power, he was actually marginalized. This situation made him feel frustrated and lost because he could not really participate in important affairs.

As for Su Rui, he came here with a special mission, he needed to understand the true situation of Xitang and prevent the evil people from causing unrest and harvesting the destiny of humanity. Therefore, he had to find out the current situation of Shenjing City as soon as possible.

Initially, Su Rui thought that the problem only existed with the emperor, but now it seems that it is not that simple. It seems that not only the emperor has problems, but also several other people at the center of power may be affected. After listening to Su Qingshan's analysis of the current situation, combined with the intelligence obtained from the nun Mai Yi, Su Rui gradually figured out the current situation of Shenjing.

Although the current Western Tang emperor is both a human and a god, his human body is probably coming to an end, and even his humanity is almost wiped out. This is why he is becoming more and more indifferent to human affairs.

The Crown Prince, Prince Ning and Queen Yan all hope that the Emperor will die, so that they can compete for the position of Emperor! The Crown Prince has the support of Buddhism, Prince Ning has the support of the Demon Sect, and Queen Yan has a relationship with the Naked Sect. In addition, there are some forces hidden in the dark.

Faced with such a complicated situation, Su Rui couldn't help but feel a headache.

At present, various forces have gathered in Shenjing City, making it like a powder keg that may explode at any time. As long as any party exerts a little pressure, this powder keg will explode instantly, and most of the people in the entire Shenjing City will die.

Although the situation was grim, Su Rui was not so anxious after he learned about the distribution of the forces of all parties. At worst, he could take Su Qingshan away from this shaky "broken house" - Shenjing City.

Time flies, day and night. A few days passed quickly, and Su Rui was sitting in the yard, practicing the mysterious skills silently, and refining the vajra he got from Dalin Temple.

It is rumored that this magic weapon was also left behind by the evil monk. Back then, the vajra was not only a handy weapon of the evil monk, but he also integrated a trace of national destiny into it and turned it into a scepter.

In addition, he also obtained the "Six Divine Powers" from Dalin Temple. Now, with the impact of a large number of large and small sandalwood Buddha lights, he has successfully cultivated four of the "Six Divine Powers": divine eye, divine ear, divine foot and divine mind. Even the fate-knowing ability has condensed into a magical power seed, but it has not yet been fully cultivated. Only the ability to eliminate all defilements has never been achieved.

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate. It turned out to be Su Qingshan's servant. He walked to Su Rui in a panic with an anxious look on his face, knelt down and said, "Erlang, the palace gate is closed, and Dalang is also locked up in the palace. I heard that it is rumored... It is rumored that the one above is about to die!"

As he spoke, Su Rui also sensed that the originally peaceful Shenjing seemed to become lively all of a sudden. From the powerful auras rising from the surroundings, one could imagine how many people of both good and evil were hidden in this Shenjing.

Most of these rising powerful auras headed towards the direction of the imperial palace, and only a few were still lingering in place, seemingly hesitating as to whether or not to join in this carnival of power.

Su Rui was very worried about Su Qingshan's safety, so he left the yard without hesitation and fled towards the palace.

Su Rui used the Five Elements Escape Technique to escape through the halls and houses, over mountains and rivers, and escaped non-stop in the direction of the palace. However, just as he was concentrating on his journey, something strange in the sky made him look up.

The originally clear sky suddenly became strange, the sunlight seemed to be blocked by something, and the whole world became dim. What was even more surprising was that at some point, a golden sun appeared in the sky! This sun emitted a dazzling light, which obscured the brilliance of the sun that was originally hanging high in the sky.

With the appearance of the golden sun, golden pillars of light suddenly rose up in the city of Shenjing. Some of these pillars were thick and some were thin, some were as thick as pillars, and some were only as thick as fingers, but they all shone with brilliant golden light, as if they were gushing out from the ground.

Su Rui stared at the strange sight in front of him with wide eyes, his heart full of doubts.

These golden light pillars seemed to have no end. They continued to rise and quickly spread to every corner of Shenjing. Moreover, these light pillars were connected to each other, forming a huge network. Soon, these golden light pillars connected into one, with the golden sun in the sky as the center, forming a huge formation that enveloped the entire Shenjing.

This formation was like a gigantic cage, trapping all the living beings in the entire Shenjing inside.

When Su Rui saw this, he thought to himself: "It seems that the message sent by the servant is true. Are we going to start a fight right away?" His brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

He remembered that his father, Magistrate Su, had specifically told him to protect Su Qingshan before he went to the capital. If Su Qingshan was hurt in any way, even just a little bit, he would be hard-pressed to explain.

As a result, the light under Su Rui's feet couldn't help but speed up a bit and flew towards the palace.