Chapter 159 The Heavenly Audience

Jiang Chen had not yet reached Chang'an when he heard the news.

The Saint was going to enter the ancestral temple, pay respects to the Imperial Mausoleum, and report to the Heavenly Dao, presenting the Karma of everyone involved this time.

In truth, the Heavenly Dao would naturally sense the Karma of the group, so there was no need for Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to present it.

As for the details, Jiang Chen found out not long after.

About half an hour later.

Everyone in the Mysterious Sect who participated in praying for rain and subduing demons, regardless of their cultivation level, as long as they were within the Great Tang territory, felt something at the same time.

At this moment, a voice that seemed to command the seas and subdue the four barbarians rang in their ears—only they could hear it.

"The Emperor, your subject [Name], humbly invokes the High Ancestor, the Divine Yao Emperor, and the Taizong Emperor, Wenwu. Humbly, I, having received the mandate and risen with the times, quelled chaos and pacified the nation. I have spread the holy teachings to the six directions and sowed benevolence across the four seas..."

"Your subject respectfully follows the ancestral teachings, inheriting the grand plan, often fearing the calamity of disgrace, and failing to rectify the shortcomings in governance and law..."

"Now, there is the Maoshan Sect Daoist, Jiang Chen, who presided over rain and subdued demons, with manifest Karma, making the years bountiful and China peaceful. I hereby follow the spring sacrifice..."

"I respectfully use offerings, sacrificial animals, grain, and various goods, and command the Grand Marshal to perform the pious sacrifice. I only hope the gods will look upon it, graciously accept my humble heart, forever protect the nation and family, and extend blessings to descendants..."

The names in this voice were different for everyone, and the descriptions of Karma were also different.

For example, Jianzhen heard his own name, and his main Karma was described as healing the sick and saving victims from disaster.

"Did you hear that voice?" Jiang Chen asked.

Jianzhen and Yang Shu looked at each other and nodded.

"I fear it is Your Majesty reporting our Karma to the Heavens," Yang Shu said.

Jiang Chen was noncommittal, while Nvba widened her eyes and swallowed the duck leg, bone and all.

"What are you talking about? Did you hear some strange noise? Why didn't I hear anything?"

Nvba expressed great dissatisfaction and sternly condemned their behavior of playing secretly without her.

Jiang Chen had no time to deal with her. Not long after the voice finished, he suddenly felt something and looked up.

Jianzhen and Yang Shu followed half a beat behind, looking up with the same action.

They saw that the sky suddenly had an unusual light, though ordinary people could not distinguish it with the naked eye; only practitioners could faintly perceive it.

Several invisible streams of light flew toward the three of them almost simultaneously.

"Imperial Dynasty Luck!"

Seeing what the object was, Yang Shu exclaimed in surprise, as if it were something incredible.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, is there something special about this Imperial Dynasty Luck?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Imperial Dynasty Luck is the embodiment of a country's national strength. If one has the assistance of Imperial Dynasty Luck for Cultivate, one gets twice the result with half the effort, and it is beneficial to one's Aptitude. For example, the National Master, Zhang Guo, uses Imperial Dynasty Luck to assist his Cultivate."

"If this Imperial Dynasty Luck is shared with us, the Luck of the Great Tang will diminish somewhat."

"I didn't expect His Majesty to make such a grand gesture this time."

Jiang Chen frowned slightly after hearing this. This Imperial Dynasty Luck didn't seem to have any disadvantages.

While the two were talking, the three streams of light entered their bodies.

Among them, the second thickest stream flew into Jianzhen's body, and the last one entered Yang Shu's body.

As for the most abundant-looking stream of light, it flew into Jiang Chen's body.

Jianzhen and Yang Shu both sat down cross-legged on the spot without hesitation to start digesting this Imperial Dynasty Luck.

With their cultivation already at the Late Stage or even Peak of Mystic Light, digesting this Imperial Dynasty Luck might give them a chance to try to Breakthrough to the Life Wheel Realm.

Jiang Chen had originally planned to digest this Imperial Dynasty Luck, but after it entered his body, his expression changed slightly.

The entry of this Imperial Dynasty Luck felt like throwing a handful of sand into a sea of shells, giving him an extremely discordant feeling.

Immediately, a thought popped into Jiang Chen's mind: This Imperial Dynasty Luck was not suitable for him!

Jiang Chen's cultivation system was self-contained; the flow of Luck belonged to external objects and could not be integrated into his cultivation system at all.

Moreover, this so-called Imperial Dynasty Luck gave Jiang Chen an uncomfortable feeling, making him want to reject it subconsciously.

But when Jiang Chen tried to use his Qi to expel the Imperial Dynasty Luck, the originally docile Luck suddenly became ferocious.

It continuously bit and devoured the True Qi that approached it, and even his consciousness could not escape this result. For a moment, Jiang Chen was really at a loss.

He had already sensed that there might be something wrong with this so-called Imperial Dynasty Luck. It wouldn't show normally, but at a critical moment, it would cause inestimable trouble for the user.

However, at this moment, he had already been entangled by this Imperial Dynasty Luck. Seeing that it had begun to act like a maggot on a tarsal bone, autonomously wanting to fuse with Jiang Chen's True Qi.

At this moment, the red Talisman that had been floating quietly in Jiang Chen's inner landscape suddenly shone brightly.

It turned into a ball of red fire and rushed out of the inner landscape.

Outside, Nvba, who had been staring at Jiang Chen's slightly struggling face, leaning so close that there was only half a finger's distance, suddenly looked different.

"I recognize you! You are... Sure enough, I have slept for too long, and my brain is muddled from sleeping." She patted her forehead and stopped thinking about it.

It was just that the Dao rhyme and mystery emitted from Jiang Chen just now kept circling in her mind, and she couldn't forget it for a long time.

Inside Jiang Chen's body, the red Talisman descended like supreme Heavenly might. As soon as it appeared, the Imperial Dynasty Luck seemed to encounter its nemesis and began to melt rapidly.

The remaining large portion of Imperial Dynasty Luck did not dare to stay, but retreated madly, wanting to exit Jiang Chen's body.

The red Talisman did not chase it, but just wiped away the traces of Luck that were like maggots on a tarsal bone in the Meridians.

Outside, Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of crimson red at the bottom of his eyes.

This crimson was different from the red when using the Shangqing Image-Aspect Sword; it was an ancient, noble, and most fundamental red.

Just at this moment, a stream of Imperial Dynasty Luck instantly escaped from Jiang Chen's body, flying in the direction it came from.

Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with cold light, and he continued to mobilize the power of the True Martial Talisman, intentionally gathering his fist, and then threw a punch without hesitation!

Boom!

The red light exploded in the air, and a sonic boom suddenly sounded, startling Jianzhen and Yang Shu, who were still digesting the Luck.

They just happened to see Jiang Chen gathering his fist and shattering the Imperial Dynasty Luck with one punch.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang! Why are you doing this?" Yang Shu asked in surprise.

"My Dao should be stated to the Universe, but it cannot rely on external objects." Jiang Chen made up a reason casually.

He sighed in his heart. He originally wanted to remind Jianzhen and the other, but his mind was completely entangled by the Imperial Dynasty Luck, so he was a step late.

Now both of them had improved their cultivation; Yang Shu was only one step away from breaking through to the Life Wheel Realm, which he could achieve with a period of seclusion.