Blood Refined Golden Lotus
"Why is Fellow Daoist Chu laughing?" Tianjizi tilted his head in confusion.
Of course, I am laughing at your stupidity and ignorance.
Wu Ci raised his lips and made up a lie that the young Taoist believed without a doubt, "I just laugh at the dragon that brought disaster to Nanzhou, and made a sword to kill the emperor who granted it a title."
The young Taoist couldn't help but laugh, "Fellow Daoist Chu is right, it is indeed a little ridiculous."
He threw the long sword, "Take it. I have also integrated the dragon spine, dragon horns and dragon beads that represent the divine duty of making clouds and rain into it. Try this sword and see if it fits your hand!"
Wu Ci caught it with one hand, "Soft sword?"
"The Way of Heaven ultimately belongs to the Twelve Mysterious Spirits, and destiny and divine authority also belong to them.
The deity worshipped in this dynasty is the 12th Xuanling 'Sui Gu' who controls blood, flesh and reproduction. This is the evil Buddha worshipped in Tiande Temple. The fortune of the dynasty is entrusted to him, and the power of deification is also granted to the emperor by him...
We killed the gods that the emperor had pardoned, and re-enthroned those innocently killed girls as water gods of Nanzhou. This has easily attracted his attention... This dragon is water-based, and using its dragon spine and dragon horns, the soft sword can deceive him better than other weapons, making it easier to borrow the power of the water spirit of the god."
Wu Ci carefully looked at the soft sword in his hand, which was re-forged from dragon spine and dragon horn.
This is not the ornamental sword taken away from the General's Mansion, but the Dragon-Slaying Sword hanging under the Tongji Canal Bridge.
This ordinary iron sword has now transformed into a real sword.
The hilt of the sword is inlaid with the official seal dragon bead, and the blade retains the dark patterns of the dragon spine, rippling like water waves under the sunlight. Although it is a soft sword, it is not light, and the weight is just right. It implies the power of heaven and earth, the power of water is vast and embraces everything, and its bearing capacity should be very strong. If it is infused with spiritual power, it can be turned into a proper long sword at any time.
It seems... even if the blood and evil spirits from the killing of creatures in the previous round are added, the sword will not collapse directly, but will instead become more powerful.
Besides, it’s not like Wu Ci can’t use a soft sword… He learned everything when he was a fugitive wanted all over the world in his previous life. Tianji Dao also has related sword techniques, which were already tricked into the "Heavenly Scripture" in the previous round. Just take a look at it and you can barely know how to use it.
He pretended to "cover" his embarrassment and bowed sincerely, "I see, that's how it is. Fellow Daoist Tianji is thoughtful."
Tianjizi felt guilty and said, "I didn't inform Fellow Daoist Chu in advance...I wonder if it will be effective?"
"That's enough," Wu Ci said, wrapping the soft sword around his waist, and said in a hypocritical way, "I'm not good at using a heavy sword."
After coming back from offline, perhaps because the dragon-slaying incident was automatically recognized and punished by the Heavenly Dao even though it was covered up by an illusion, Wu Ci consumed some of his lifespan, and became older and taller.
He changed his clothes, but they were still the same as the one he wore before he went offline, a scholar's green robe.
The soft sword is tied around the waist like a belt, not noticeable at all, but makes the slender waistline more obvious, making the whole person look gentle and elegant, without any intimidation, but it can make people relax their guard.
However, the word "sickly" seems to be welded to the witch's words.
Tianjizi, who could only use his spiritual consciousness instead of vision to outline his figure, was speechless for a moment. Thinking of Wu Ci's pale and sickly appearance when he just met him among the refugees fleeing famine, he felt more and more guilty.
"It took you too long to figure out the mystery of your womb. Unlike other reincarnated people, your congenital impairment makes you unaccustomed to using a heavy sword... but it is rare for you to use a soft sword. Don't try to deceive me just to make me feel at ease. I will find a way... If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely train you another handy sword...
If there is no chance, when I rebel against Emperor Qian and successfully gain the fortune of this dynasty and make Tianzun the ruler of heaven, I will burn incense and inform Tianzun, asking him to personally bestow the sword on me!"
Ridiculous, naive idea.
The witch made malicious speculations: there are only a few ways of heaven, and the evil Buddha's flesh and blood vitality and reproductive way of heaven were robbed. According to Ying Yuan Jixing Tianzun's personality of looking at appearance, he probably wants to capture all good-looking people and breed even better-looking ones.
Moreover, when Tianzun takes control of the Heavenly Dao and ascends to the position of Xuanling, he will know what he has done and will probably kill him, or even go further and take him for breeding.
He even burned incense to report to Tianzun. I wonder if Tianjizi will listen to Tianzun or disobey Tianzun and openly defect from his master?
It turns out that there are no eternal companions in the world.
After a lifetime of being on the run around the world, he learned to maliciously speculate on the witchcraft of "human nature" and laughed in an ambiguous way.
If Tianzun had stayed in the later period and not been besieged to death by other mysterious spirits, would he have held a grudge and carried it into the reality hundreds of years later?
Forget it, never mind. What does Chu Ci's actions have to do with Wu Ci?
Wu Ci stopped his unrealistic thoughts and said, "Thank you very much for your kindness, Taoist Tianji."
The young Taoist raised his lips, "We are friends, right? Fellow Daoist Chu, there is no need to bother with me. Besides, as a divine favored one, Fellow Daoist Chu is favored by the Heavenly Venerable. Even if I didn't say anything, the Heavenly Venerable would not ignore it."
"Fellow Daoist Tianji, you are joking. When the Heavenly Lord takes charge of the Way of Heaven, the world will surely be united and there will be no need to use swords." Wu Ci waved his hand, "Then let it be so. Fellow Daoist, do you know how the hungry people we escorted before are doing?"
"Fellow Daoist introduced Uncle Chu to the governor and General Chen, and since then, it has been Uncle Chu and General Chen's daughter who have been handling the matter.
Miss Chen said that the long journey might lead to the spread of diseases, so the hungry people have been camping outside the city on Qinglu Mountain and have not entered the city or come into contact with other residents. It is time to arrange for them to enter the city. "
Wu Ci breathed a sigh of relief, "Does anyone else know anything about this group of hungry people?"
"Besides the Lord of Nanzhou, General Chen, my uncle, my aunt, and you and me, there is only Miss Chen who is in charge of arranging supplies.
That's right, fellow Taoist, you said that person has evil spirit, but... I didn't see it, I just saw that Miss Chen is as capable as any man, and she handled everything in an orderly manner."
It's strange... It has nothing to do with the Dragon King, and it has nothing to do with the water ghosts that drowned in the water. The evil spirit was not triggered, and the plague did not appear.
After so long, these hungry people are still fine?
Wu Ci frowned again, "Has their destiny changed?"
"It's still a fierce beast, but I can't tell why." Tianjizi said.
"Are you sure that only Miss Chen knows about this? The people who arranged the transportation of supplies don't even know about this group of hungry people?"
"Ms. Chen used the excuse of trade to arrange for the militia to transport supplies to the mountainside and then leave, and then arranged for the hungry people to pick them up themselves. The entire mountain range was fenced off with people, and the wall was twenty feet high. There was no way that the two sides would meet and get sick."
The entire mountain range is fenced off... twenty feet...
Wu Ci's heart skipped a beat. "Have you confirmed that the supplies have reached the hungry people?"
"I don't know... General Chen said Miss Chen will take care of it... Besides, uncle and aunt are also among the hungry people... I send messages to uncle on a regular basis every day, and he should tell me if there is any problem."
"Schedule?" Wu Ci looked grim, "Send a message to my father now..."
Tianjizi gradually realized something was wrong from his tone, and quickly took out a piece of talisman paper and folded a paper crane.
"Uncle Chu! Is there anything unusual on the mountain? Did you get the supplies today?"
He injected these few words into the paper crane and made a hand gesture. The paper crane flew up under the surge of spiritual power and turned into a stream of light. It passed over the reeds and the drainage canal and headed towards the mountain range whose outline was only in the distance.
After a while, Tianjizi's face also turned ugly.
"how?"
"The letter was destroyed. It must have been intercepted, but the person on the other end didn't have time to reply because it wasn't delivered at the original time."
"How long have they been up the mountain?"
"Six days... This is the seventh day..."
"Is there any water source on the mountain?"
"There are only wild beasts in the town, no water and no food. Because the new god has just been appointed, it has not rained since the rain seven days ago..."
It’s not good…Tens of millions of people are starving, without food or water, and now there’s no snow or rain, and even the water supply has been cut off.
Being trapped on the mountain for seven days... the dead must be filled with resentment...
This is to raise a snake as a sacrifice!
The eldest daughter of the Chen family wants to use these hungry people to refine her evil spirit!
This body's parents and sister are still inside!
Wu Ci hurriedly used the method of escaping that he had learned from Tianjizi in the "Heavenly Famine Scripture". After confirming that he could use it, he shouted sharply, "Save people!"
The Tianji Taoist technique of "Shrinking the Earth into an Inch" was passed down before this dynasty, and it still retains some of its magic, but it can only be activated by relying on Shou Yuan, just like the Yellow Turban Warrior and the Dragon Slayer used by Tianjizi in the previous round.
If you really rely on this to travel long distances, after walking a few thousand miles, your life span will be completely exhausted.
But the situation was urgent at the moment, and neither of them cared. They used up their life force and quickly rushed to Qinglu Mountain.
The Qinglu Mountain Range is covered in lush greenery and looks like a giant bronze tripod.
Tianjizi, feeling guilty for his dereliction of duty, went up the mountain first. Suddenly, a barrier filled with black fog appeared on the outer layer of the wall surrounding the mountain and the entire sky!
Wu Cijing stretched out his hand and grabbed his collar, "Don't touch it, it's evil spirit!"
Tianjizi subconsciously took a step back and bumped into Wuci. His eyes, covered by a white cloth, "looked" at the black mist that could not be detected by his spiritual sense, his face full of surviving a disaster and anger.
"How come there is so much demonic energy all of a sudden?!"
"I'm wondering too..." Wu Ci suddenly stopped talking, and without leaving a trace, he blocked Tianjizi in front of him, and pretended to be vigilant as if he was supporting Tianjizi from behind.
Tianjizi noticed his actions and asked in confusion, "What...what happened?"
"I'm wondering what's going on." A clear female voice suddenly rang out.
Miss Chen, who had not been seen for a long time, changed into a red dress as gorgeous as a flame, holding a red cherry spear, standing on the suspended golden lotus platform, looking down from above, with a stern look on her face and a slight smile, "Is it Taoist Tianjizi and Mr. Chu? I was wondering why you couldn't find anyone before, so what are you doing here now?"
"Miss Chen? I haven't asked you why you are here? What did you do to these hungry people?" Tianjizi questioned.
"Didn't you see it? Oh, I forgot you were blind... Then didn't you figure it out? Taoist Tianji?" Miss Chen sneered, "As for why I'm here, what does it have to do with you?"
Tianjizi threw a handful of copper coins, and the compass needle in his hand kept spinning. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he asked angrily in complete confusion, "You want to refine these hungry people to help you refine the devil? What good will this do for you?!"
"Don't look so incredulous. Just practice the technique. If you can practice, why can't I?"
Miss Chen curled her lips and said, "I am really fed up with you practitioners who hide your cultivation methods and act superior based on the power you have gained from cultivation!"
Tianjizi denied it subconsciously, "No, that's not the case... I don't make the technique public because the power gained through practice has a price. If you are not a talented person, forcing yourself to practice will not only cost you twice as much, but will also shorten your lifespan...
What's more, refining demons is an act of destroying humanity! Killing these innocent hungry people and using their resentment to practice demonic skills, once the demonic energy invades your body, Miss Chen, your life span will quickly disappear... Moreover, sooner or later, the demonic energy will explode and turn you into an evil demon..."
"You said that cultivation has a price, so why can't I accept my price? I can cultivate faster than you..."
Miss Chen sneered, "You men are always so troublesome. You talk about saving the world and starting an uprising, but I don't know how long it takes!
You don't have the guts, well, I'll do it! When this chaotic world is over, I'll be the emperor! If you still have some sense of justice in your hearts, surrender now!"
Wu Ci held Tianjizi's shoulders and raised his head to ask, "Do your father and the governor know what you did?"
Miss Chen tucked her hair behind her ears, revealing a pair of charming eyes with a hint of blue. "Them? If you can convince them, why can't I? After you left, I had a candlelit talk with them at night, and they agreed."
Wu Ci then discovered that this Miss Chen had a pretty face similar in style to his, Tianjizi, and the Lord of Nanzhou, a pretty face that would become extremely rich when paired with bright colors.
This is what Tianjizi said. It has a very high recognition rate and can be seen at a glance.
——The one favored by the Heavenly Lord
The ruler of Nanzhou is not a favored one of Tianzun, but merely a disciple who believes in Tianzun.
Miss Chen is the true favorite of Ying Yuan Jixing Tianzun!
Tianjizi was wrong. The followers and disciples of Tianzun were not as rare as he thought. There were always more than one or two followers and disciples of Tianzun...
No wonder... No wonder Tianjizi couldn’t figure out the secrets of heaven.
It turns out that it was not only because of the evil spirit from outer space, but also because of the tacit approval of the Heavenly Lord...
"I am the one whom the Heavenly Lord loves the most and has the highest expectations for. I can bear the evil spirit and pollute the followers of the Heavenly Lord... just to help him obtain the fortune of the dynasty and create an opportunity to seize the Heavenly Dao. He also promised to make me the emperor."
Wu Ci smiled wickedly at Miss Chen and uttered a term from a Western mythology that was totally out of place in the fantasy world of cultivating immortals: "I will be the first to find Him and become His most beloved child. I will be His 'Noah'."
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