Chapter 207

It was a hot summer day, but the room was not as hot as outside. The ice bricks collected in Liaodong had long dispelled the summer heat. Pang Jun was lying on the bed, and Tang Yuxian next to him had a flushed face, with a hint of afterglow from exercise. There was a lingering light in her eyes as she leaned on Pang Jun's shoulder. A strange atmosphere filled the room. In broad daylight, they did what men and women loved to do. Although this situation was sometimes criticized by moralists, only Pang Jun would not do it. Observing etiquette was quite painful for Pang Jun. There were countless women around him, and he always had to find a chance to enjoy them. More importantly, the women around him were all beautiful, and there was also a woman like Tang Yuxian who gave him the pleasure of incest.

　　"Jun'er, you seem to be a little strange today." After the passion, Tang Yuxian quickly felt that something was wrong with her son and bedmate, and couldn't help but ask.

　　Pang Jun sighed and nodded: "Someone from the Tianyi Sect that rebelled in Lianghe came to see me today."

　　"'Tianyi Divine Religion'? They want to harm you?" Tang Yuxian asked in surprise. She knew the "Tianyi Divine Religion". When Yang Shao was assassinated, it was the people of the "Tianyi Divine Religion" who cooperated with Li Shenji, the deputy governor of the Shenyi Guard, to cause chaos in the capital, so she was not unfamiliar with this.

　　Pang Jun shook his head and said, "No, it's just that their leader, who calls himself 'Xuanzhen Daohuang', wants to see me."

　　"You'd better not go. You are now responsible for the entire Liaodong, and you have us and Yue'er. If something happens to you, what do you want us to do?" Tang Yuxian persuaded.

　　"You have to go," Pang Jun said, taking out Tang Yulin's jade hairpin from the clothes beside him and handing it to Tang Yuxian, "Look what this is?"

　　Tang Yuxian took the jade hairpin, looked at it carefully, and her face changed drastically. "This, this, this is my sister's jade hairpin. Lin'er fell into their hands?! Then...what?"

　　Pang Jun sighed and said, "It's all my fault."

　　Tang Yuxian looked at Pang Jun carefully, as if she understood something, and said sourly: "I understand. I'm afraid that the relationship between you and Lin'er is the same as that between you and me, right?"

　　Pang Jun smiled bitterly and nodded: "Yes, my aunt was the same as you. It was during the period after the assassination of the late emperor. But I returned to Liaodong at that time. The situation was critical and it was not convenient for me to bring her back, so I hid her. Who knew that she would still be discovered by the Tianyi Sect."

　　"If Lin'er falls into those people's hands, I'm afraid..." Tang Yuxian couldn't imagine what kind of treatment Tang Yulin would suffer.

　　Pang Jun comforted her and said, "It's okay, she should be fine, otherwise the people from the Tianyi Sect wouldn't have rashly come to me. Don't worry, I will bring my aunt back this time, but I'll leave the family affairs to you."

　　Tang Yuxian nodded and said, "Well, I understand. You can go with peace of mind, but you must be careful. You are not alone. You have me and Yue'er and the others behind you. By the way, where are you going?"

　　Pang Jun was silent, looking at Tang Yuxian's jade-like face for a long time before he uttered three words: "Chixia Mountain."

　　When she heard the words "Chixia Mountain", the beautiful woman's rosy face immediately turned pale...

　　Pang Jun had previously thought that Emperor Xuanzhen chose Chixia Mountain as the meeting place by coincidence. Chixia Mountain was so long that it was normal to build several villas or even mansions here. However, when he was brought to the place where Emperor Xuanzhen was by the people of the "Tianyi Sect", this idea was completely shattered: because the place where the Emperor met him was a Taoist temple built on the original site of the "Xianyun Manor" that was burned to ashes! On the plaque of the Taoist temple, three large characters were written in the official script - "Taiyi Temple".

　　Under the plaque, Qin Jiuyuan, the "Red-tailed Fox King" of the "Tianyi Divine Religion", was standing at the door with a smile on his face. When he saw Pang Jun, he said, "Duke Qin is indeed a man of great skill and courage. I admire him. The Emperor of Dao has been waiting for you for a long time. Please follow me." After that, without paying attention to Pang Jun's reaction, he turned around and entered the "Taiyi Temple".

　　After entering the hall, I found that the left and right ends of the hall were filled with statues of various shapes and sizes, in all kinds of poses, sitting, standing, lying or sideways. There were all kinds of flying fairies and birds and beasts, which were both real and illusory, as if you were in the hall of the gods!

　　In the center of the hall, Qin Jiuyuan had gone somewhere unknown. There was only a man wearing an old gray Taoist robe that didn't fit in with the place, sitting on a cushion. He had his back to Pang Jun, holding a whisk in his hand, but an ethereal aura surrounded him. He sat there motionless, as if an old monk in meditation.

　　Pang Jun asked tentatively: "Sir, are you the Xuanzhen Dao Emperor?"

　　Hearing the sound of Pang Jun coming in, his eyelids lifted slightly, as if waking up from a trance, and he uttered, "Are you here?" The Taoist stood up, turned around, and said with a smile, "It's been several years since we last met. How have you been?" The Taoist's eyes were calm and gentle, and he stood there calmly, looking like an immortal.

　　But when Pang Jun saw the Taoist's appearance at this time, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, and he cried out: "Master Taoist, is it you?!" This person was none other than the old Taoist who had taught Pang Jun martial arts under the nose of Gong Qinxue in Qinzhou. The identity of this old Taoist was mysterious, and even Gong Qinxue did not know his origins. She only knew that he recommended himself and came to ask to teach Pang Jun martial arts. At that time, the "Thousand Poison Swordsman" Fu Yuanhao fought with him and was defeated in just thirty rounds. His whereabouts were erratic. After teaching Pang Jun in Qinzhou for three years, he suddenly disappeared. No matter how the "Exiled Immortal Sect" and Pang Jun investigated, they could not find any trace of his whereabouts. Unexpectedly, he was the Taoist Emperor Xuanzhen of the "Tianyi Divine Sect"!

　　Emperor Xuanzhen Dao nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I am the 'Xuanzhen Demon Dao' that you all mentioned, the one who does all kinds of evil and digs out people's hearts."

　　"No wonder, no wonder," Pang Jun said with a look of sudden enlightenment, and smiled bitterly, "No wonder when I was in Xichuan, there was a lot of chaos, but the goddess didn't kill me. I'm afraid she recognized the martial arts you taught me during the fight, right?"

　　"Hahahahaha," Dao Emperor Xuanzhen laughed, clapping his hands. "You're right. She did discover your martial arts skills and then reported them to me, the old Taoist. So from then on, they didn't actively bother you, right?"

　　"Didn't the 'Red-tailed Fox King' under your command also attack me when he was trying to assassinate the emperor at Quyang Mountain?"

　　"Hehehe, this old Taoist told the Fox King to act according to the circumstances, but who knew that the Fox King would use this method to force you to cooperate." Taoist Emperor Xuanzhen said happily, with no guilt in his tone.

　　At this time, Pang Jun asked sternly, "Excuse me, Master, why did you ask me to come here this time?"

　　When Emperor Xuanzhen heard Pang Jun's question, he stopped smiling and asked, "Do you know the name of the inner strength method I taught you back then?"

　　Pang Jun shook his head to express his confusion.

　　"Judging from your appearance, you should have learned the martial arts from those books of the Lankavatara Sutra, right?" Taoist Emperor Xuanzhen asked Pang Jun with a burning gaze.

　　"The Lankavatara Sutra? Doesn't the Taoist mean that the internal power and mental methods you taught to your disciples also come from the martial arts in the Lankavatara Sutra?" Pang Jun asked in surprise.

　　Emperor Xuanzhen nodded and continued, "That's right. These five volumes of the Lankavatara Sutra came from the previous dynasty. They contain a kind of martial arts hidden in them. The martial arts are divided into five chapters, which are recorded between the lines of the five sutras. They were originally collected in the treasury of the royal family of the previous dynasty. After the fall of the previous dynasty, these five sutras were scattered around the world. One is in Shaolin, one is in Japan, and one is in Huangjue Temple. The last two are in the hands of the old Taoist. The martial arts that the old Taoist taught you when you were a child are the martial arts mentioned above. This martial arts has a name, called Xuanji Secret Classic, which is the unique martial arts of the royal family of the previous dynasty!"

　　"The unique martial arts of the royal family of the previous dynasty!" Pang Jun was shocked when he heard what Emperor Xuanzhen Daohuang said.

　　The royal family of the previous dynasty, with the surname Murong, rose in the Central Plains hundreds of years ago. Starting from the founding emperor Murong Jing, they established an unprecedentedly powerful empire called "Yan" for more than two hundred years. After sixteen generations, it perished at the hands of Emperor Suzong Murong Xing. The founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Yang Tuo, was Murong Xing's nephew, and Yang Tuo's aunt was Murong Xing's empress.

　　Emperor Xuanzhen Dao looked at Pang Jun and told the story: "Back then, Emperor Suzong Murongxing discovered that Yang Tuo had an affair with his aunt Yang Qingyi, and in a rage wanted to kill Yang Tuo. Who knew that Yang Tuo was already the commander of the imperial guards at the time, and when he saw the affair exposed, he became evil-minded, and joined forces with Yang Qingyi to kill Emperor Suzong, and kept the death a secret, instigating several princes to fight for the throne. In the end, he took advantage of the situation, defeated the Murong princes, and usurped the throne. Yang Qingyi, the evil queen, was also secretly taken into the harem by Yang Tuo to bear children for him, thinking that he would have no worries. Who knew that when Yang Qingyi was still the crown princess, Emperor Zhenzong had already seen the rebellion of the Yang family, and in addition to secretly weakening the power of the Yang family, he also kept another trick up his sleeve."

　　"You're holding something back?"

　　"That's right. There is a trick up his sleeve. Do you remember the big tomb of the previous dynasty that the tomb robber found? That big tomb was Zhenzong's backup plan. Emperor Zhenzong secretly buried a large amount of gold, silver, and martial arts secrets in a place, disguised as an ancient tomb. The upper layer is the ancient tomb, which buried the martial arts books of some sects, and the lower layer is the wealth accumulated by the Great Yan Dynasty for hundreds of years! Before his death, Emperor Zhenzong informed Suzong of this news, but the news eventually leaked out and let the Yang family know. Fortunately, they only knew that these treasures were related to those copies of the "Lankavatara Sutra", but they didn't know how to use these copies of the "Lankavatara Sutra" to obtain those treasures." Taoist Emperor Xuanzhen told Pang Jun the secret of the "Lankavatara Sutra".

　　Seeing that Pang Jun didn't say anything, he continued, "These copies of the Lankavatara Sutra were placed in the hands of the five most loyal guards under Emperor Suzong. These guards were all orphans who were trained by the guard house since childhood and were loyal to His Majesty. After Emperor Suzong passed away, the five guards followed the instructions and went their separate ways and hid, hoping that one day they would be able to find the descendants of the Great Yan royal family, collect these five scriptures, find the buried wealth, and regain the world. Who knew that man's plans are not as good as God's plans? Yang Tuo was a great hero after all. He eventually found one of the guards and took away a scripture. One of the guards was forced to cross to Japan, and after his death, the scripture belonged to the Golden Pavilion. Another guard was hunted down and seriously injured. He was treated by a monk at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, but he was still powerless. On his deathbed, he entrusted the scripture to Shaolin."

　　After hearing what Emperor Xuanzhen said, Pang Jun felt frightened when he thought about his own situation. He asked, "Master, why do you know so much about the past dynasties? And why did you teach me the martial arts of the past dynasties? Who are you?"

　　Emperor Xuanzhen smiled calmly and said something earth-shattering: "Who am I? I know so many things about the past dynasties because my surname is Murong and my given name is Yingtian. I am a descendant of Emperor Suzong and his favorite concubine Pang. Therefore, I have another name, Pang, Ying, Tian!"