Opening barriers
"mom!"
Wang Nanxing came in and saw a mess. In the dim light, the corpse on the ground was actually Jiang Liang. A young girl stood there holding a sword with a cold expression. His parents in the dungeon beside him had weathered faces and had aged a lot after not seeing them for many months.
"Xiaoxing!"
"child!"
"I'm back!"
The three of them cried bitterly across the cage, expressing their longing for each other for many days. The touching scene of the family of three reunited made Chi Zhao tearful, and a flame melted the cold cage.
The three of them finally hugged each other, tears in their eyes, hands clasped tightly, the parents caressed their son's dusty face, and the son looked at the scars on his parents' bodies with heartache.
He took out the rejuvenation pill given by the girl and said in a choked voice: "Here is the rejuvenation pill, you eat it..."
Wang Wenzhu nodded, but her eyes were reluctant to leave her son: "Okay, let's eat..."
A mother worries about her son even when he is far away. She hadn't seen her son for many days. She was imprisoned in the water dungeon day and night, relying on her husband's comfort and her longing for her son to get through it.
Chi Zhao sniffed: "So touching..."
Qianluo glanced at Chi Zhao, and with her sword sheath, she picked up the storage bag from the corpse. She came to pick up trash again. She would collect it first and see if there was anything good there...
When Qianluo picked up the storage bag, a white soul gathered above Jiang Liang's head. It turned out that his soul had left his body and wanted to escape!
Qian Luo's expression turned stern, and she flew away on her sword, "Jiang Liang!"
Chi Zhao stopped crying, galloped three or five miles, and caught up with Qian Luo: "Wait for me!"
Then, he dived into Qianluo's storage bag and fell into a deep sleep.
Qianluo: “…” She thought he was here to help.
As Chi Zhao entered the spirit beast bag, he saw a slender little snake inside. When it saw him approaching, it bared its teeth and roared at him. He was so scared that he was scared to death: "Why is there a snake in it!"
He was so frightened that he could barely stand and nearly fell from the sky. Qian Luo was quick to grab his neck and prevented tragedy. "The one inside is the Jade Blood Silver Anaconda. You should call her sister. She's not my spirit beast, but she's recovering in my spirit beast bag. When everything is over, I'll put her in the lake over by the mine in District 9. It's full of spiritual energy there, perfect for training and recovery."
Naturally, the Jade Blood Silver Anaconda heard these words and stopped attacking Chi Zhao. Her awkward voice came from the spirit beast bag: "Hmph, you still know how to repay a favor."
But Chi Zhao couldn't stand this expression. He crawled on Qian Luo with his limbs, his short legs tightly grasping the girl's clothes and refusing to let go. He looked worried and frightened: "No, no matter what, I don't want to be in the same spirit beast bag with this snake. I'm afraid of her! I hate cold, crawling animals the most!"
Qianluo weighed his lighter body and said, "Whatever you want. Jiang Liang is on the run. Come with me to catch him these days."
"Okay!" Chi Zhao climbed onto the girl's shoulders confidently, squatted down obediently, and looked forward with his round pupils, revealing his furry, round profile, which was extremely cute.
"You damned villain, I, Chi Zhao, will definitely bring you to justice!"
"Hmm, that's not right!" He changed his stance and frowned, "It was cut down by the sword!"
"That's not right. I don't know how to use a sword..."
Along the way, Chi Zhao chattered so much that Qian Luo felt dizzy. She perked up and stared at the direction where the white light disappeared. She flew across thousands of miles, passing by low houses, wide streets, lush forests, vast grasslands, and snow-capped mountains.
There were many times when the white light tried to shake them off, but Qianluo kept chasing it, which made the white light feel discouraged. He kept heading north, not knowing where his destination was. Is there any other way to escape?
At the moment he was killed, Jiang Liang really felt a blank in front of his eyes, and all the fragments of his life were playing in front of him like a kaleidoscope.
He cried at birth, began to speak, took his first steps, had his spiritual roots examined, practiced for years to draw Qi into his body, was bullied by cultivators of higher cultivation, but by chance, he successfully became a disciple of District Chief Wang Tongtian, practiced tirelessly, and made friends...
Everything ended under the girl's sword.
A sword comes from the west, life and death are unpredictable.
However, he had followed Wang Tongtian for many years and had secretly seen Wang Tongtian's methods of consolidating the soul and some other secrets. He was even more proficient in them than Wang Tongtian.
Because Wang Tongtian, already a foundation-building cultivator, was still worried about his end of life, and as a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of Qi training, how could he not be worried? Why didn't he study hard?
The average person has a very small tolerance for error in life, and he absolutely will not tolerate any mistakes.
He had learned how to leave the body after death and hide his aura. As long as his soul remained, he could gain a glimmer of hope! Even if it meant starting over from scratch, he would do it at all costs!
A few months ago, Wang Tongtian applied to the higher authorities to close all passages. Districts 9, 8, and 7 were no longer connected to each other, causing many people to panic and flee from District 8.
It was at that time that he also became cautious, or rather, came up with a plan. He conspired with the First Elder and the Third Elder: "The District Chief's actions may lead to unexpected events. We might as well leave a small passage for ourselves to escape through, just in case."
The first elder and the third elder were both reckless people, so they naturally followed his lead. Therefore, the three of them worked together to leave two small holes when closing the passage, one from Area 8 to Area 7, and the other from Area 8 to Area 9.
Now his soul was leaving his body at an extremely fast speed so that he could reach the nearest escape passage nearby. He remembered that it was an escape passage between Area 9 and Area 8 on the cliffs of the snow-capped mountains.
He escaped to a cliff thousands of miles away and saw a small hole in the solid blue fluorescent barrier, which was only big enough for one person to pass through. He was just a soul now, and that was enough!
He saw hope, sped up, and rushed towards Area 9!
Even if the 9th district lacks spiritual energy and has nothing, he will accept it!
Qianluo chased him for three days and three nights, and finally saw a familiar place in front of her. Isn't this... he escaped to District 9?
She frowned in confusion: "How did this come to my door?"
Jiang Liang thought he had escaped death, and in his excitement he couldn't help but slow down his pace, admiring the unfamiliar snow-capped mountains and grasslands in front of him, looking for mortals with spiritual roots nearby. It would be even better if there were cultivators on the ground, so that he could take the opportunity to take over their bodies!
He was full of confidence and thought he had gotten rid of Qianluo.
But he hadn't expected Qianluo to follow him in. Seeing everything so familiar, Qianluo was overjoyed. She had previously struggled with how to get Liu Xiaoqing and the others to Area 8. While the Little Black Cauldron was useful, it was too magical. The system's appraisal value was 100 million points, indicating it was far superior to a magical or even spiritual treasure. She didn't dare show it to others.
She and Liu Xiaoqing and the others had a bond of life and death, and it wasn't that she didn't trust them, but she knew that even if a man was innocent, he would be guilty of possessing a treasure. The Black Cauldron would bring disaster to her or Liu Xiaoqing and the others, so she wanted to conceal the details of the Black Cauldron for the time being.
Furthermore, the Little Black Cauldron, as her secret weapon, should not be shared with others. The path to immortality is long and arduous. In the days ahead, she would encounter even more dangerous situations, and in those times, she would need the Little Black Cauldron to protect her. It was even more impossible for her to selflessly reveal all her possessions to the public.
The two kinds of strange fire, Netherworld Purple Flame and Blood Flame, were her means of preserving her life. She had made them public, but this had also brought her some unnecessary trouble in the lower three districts where there were few treasures.
Wang Tongtian was certain she had killed Yan Bufan, the District Chief of District 9, only after seeing her use the Blood Flame Fire. If she had used the Blood Flame Fire in District 7, it would surely have aroused suspicion and murderous intent.
However, she currently had no other magical weapons besides the Jade Blood Orchid Sword and the Void Tiger Tail Pen. The magical weapons she had looted from Wang Tongtian and his men were simply not suitable for her use.
The anger is too strong, the killing intent is too deep, how could she use such a thing? It is better to recharge the Immortal Simulator, after all, these points are getting more and more expensive.
Let’s not talk about the little black tripod for now.
Now that Jiang Liang has opened the barrier, they can go from District 8 to District 9, which means she can let Liu Xiaoqing and others come to District 8 openly.
District 8 had been oppressed by the district chief for a long time. She had thought of rescuing Sun Rushuang first and then going back to rescue District 8 and reorganize the lower three districts.
After contemplating this, Qianluo watched the spirit fleeing in panic. A thought struck her: Jiang Liang might be searching for a new host, attempting to emulate Wang Tongtian's scheme. Wang Tongtian had gone through such a long detour to ensure absolute safety. But someone like Jiang Liang, driven to the brink of despair, would inevitably seek quick success.
Unfortunately, his calculations were wrong, as there were practically no cultivators at the border of District 9. They were all concentrated on the Daodao Mountain, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and diligently cultivating. How could they have ended up in such a desolate place like the border of District 9?
Qianluo's thinking was correct. After searching for a whole day and night, Jiang Liang felt as if his soul was about to dissipate, but he still couldn't find a single person.
"Damn it! They say that District 9 is short of spiritual energy, but I can't even find a mortal or a cultivator. Am I really going to die here?"
Jiang Liang shouted and cursed, but unfortunately, no one could hear him except Qian Luo, who was following him. There was only the snow on the ground and the howling north wind, and his words were drowned out by the cold wind.
Qian Luo looked at Jiang Liang's soul which was about to be destroyed, and her brows relaxed. She thought that even if she did not take action, this soul would not be able to stay in this heavy snow for three days and three nights.
"It's you. Since you have been following me, why don't you come out? You just want to see my ugly appearance!" Jiang Liang saw the girl appear and felt angry. When he saw her, he wanted to express all the anger and resentment in his heart. He was going to die anyway, so what else did he care about?
He looked at the pale girl in front of him and suddenly laughed: "With your strength, you shouldn't have chased me for days and nights before appearing in front of me. In the secret realm, you were attacked by magic like Wang Tongtian. If you don't take the best elixir, you will die soon. I want to see who dies first, you or me, in this heavy snow?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Liang's prediction proved correct. Qian Luo was indeed seriously injured. The spiritual wine and rejuvenation pills she had taken could only mask her fatigue, but could not truly heal her injuries. As a result, her flying speed was getting slower and slower. If she continued to waste time, they would only end up in a mutual destruction.
She wiped the blood from her mouth, her eyes shining. She raised her sword, its gleam as cold as ice and snow. "It's too early to say that. You don't even have a physical body anymore, yet you still mock me. With this strike of my sword, you will surely die."
Jiang Liang smiled instead of getting angry: "I was doomed to die anyway, but you're different! You killed me and Wang Tongtian, and you thought you saved District 8 and acted like a good guy, but without a powerful cultivator to unify the situation, the unruly people in Districts 8 and 9 will riot. Don't you think the higher-ups will send someone to deal with it? I'm sure rivers of blood will flow and corpses will be everywhere."
"Then don't worry, you die first before that."
Heavy snow falls on the mountains.
The girl smiled slightly, her amber eyes were extremely clear, and the brighter her eyes were, the more she believed that Liu Xiaoqing and others would not let her down. Besides, it would not be that easy to kill her!
The long sword whistled, shocking the snow-capped mountains. The extremely light and thin long sword was unsheathed, and the rich spiritual energy covered the sword light. The green light increased greatly. The sword swept across, and the sword energy rustled the white snow. Snowflakes flew like the sword. After a moment of white light, there was no sound around.
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Ask Mountain
Liu Xiaoqing raised her head thoughtfully. It was bustling outside. There were already small stalls selling animal skins and bones at the foot of the mountain, and some food was also being sold. Many cultivators, tired of the food in the cafeteria, would go down the mountain to eat in restaurants. A small commercial street for cultivating immortals had been initially formed at the foot of the mountain.
Jiang Shuyu covered her head and collapsed. "Is the food in our cafeteria really that bad? We've only been open for less than a month, and so many people are going down the mountain!"
This cafeteria cost a fortune to build, so is the food really that bad? While the restaurants at the foot of the mountain are certainly mouth-watering, a cafeteria is just a cafeteria. Isn't it enough to just fill your stomach? Why bother with the taste?
Shi Xiaoxiao walked into the office carrying a pile of documents. Upon hearing her words, she silently put her packaged hot and sour noodles in the back and said in agreement, "Exactly! I also think that immortal cultivators shouldn't have to live outdoors. Building a cafeteria is already difficult enough, so why do we have to worry about taste?"
Seeing Shi Xiaoxiao's approval, Jiang Shuyu grew even more excited. She started complaining with her about how many cultivators came to Daoshan to cultivate, and how many parents had to bring them food even in the freezing weather. To ease the burden on the cultivators' parents and ensure the cultivators had enough food and clothing, they had built a dining hall.
Han Tong sniffed: "What smells so good?"
Yang Ruxuan paused her work and sniffed carefully. "I smell something, too. It's a bit like hot and sour noodles. I remember there's a shop at the foot of the mountain. Their hot and sour noodles are especially delicious. I also like to add cilantro and green onions. Their secret chili is delicious!"
Shi Xiaoxiao was silent: Silence is golden, she decided to go first!
Jiang Shuyu was stunned when she saw Shi Xiaoxiao running away. "Shi Xiaoxiao, stop right there! I didn't expect you to have two faces! You appear to agree with me, but in reality, you're actually betraying me!"
Shi Xiaoxiao ran away without even looking back, not forgetting to explain: "I didn't want to eat it! Xiaoran and Xiaohe kept pestering me, so I bought it. It's definitely not because I'm greedy!"
Xiaoran and Xiaohe are Chen Hong's children, Chen Anran and Chen Anhe. Under the care of the five of them, the brother and sister have walked out of the shadows and gradually become lively again.
"You're such a grown-up! And you're still using a child as a shield? Aren't you ashamed? And look at your cultivation level, yet you still have the nerve to be greedy!" Jiang Shuyu was so angry that he smashed the book and chased Shi Xiaoxiao, "How many times have I told you that we cultivators shouldn't be greedy for these things? Cultivating well is the right path!"
Shi Xiaoxiao paused, frowning, "You're not right! I have a feeling that everyone will build their foundation, and we will all become good cultivators in the future!"
Jiang Shuyu was so angry that she laughed: "Don't use these things to fool me! How can I know whether what you said is true or not? I let you say everything!"
The two of them were playing and joking in the stairwell. Liu Xiaoqing shook her head and smiled, "It would be nice if Miss Qianluo was here. I haven't seen her for a long time."
Han Tong and Yang Ruxuan heard this and exchanged a glance, "This guy is about to become a Miss Teacher Stone. He misses Miss Qianluo every day. He's only been gone for about a month."
Liu Xiaoqing blushed: "You don't understand. In the past, Miss Qianluo and I have always been together through thick and thin. Now that she is not by my side, I always feel that I can't take on this responsibility."
"Ah, look quickly, isn't this Miss Qianluo!"
Shi Xiaoxiao covered the precarious packing box with her hands, her eyes fixed on the outside.
Jiang Shuyu retorted without even turning around: "Are you trying to divert attention again, or is this just your intuition?"
"I really didn't lie to you. She is really outside and seems to be injured!" Shi Xiaoxiao threw down the box and ran outside. The soup spilled all over the floor, but she didn't care and ran outside immediately.
That movement drew the attention of the other four people, who all stood up and looked outside. Indeed, a young girl lay outside the cave. She was dressed in a turquoise dress, standing out against the heavy snow. Her black hair reached her waist, and her features were elegant and beautiful. However, she was unconscious, her eyes tightly closed, her brows slightly furrowed. She must have been suffering in her sleep.
Blood kept oozing out of his body, which was really scary.
Liu Xiaoqing was shocked and, without caring about etiquette, she jumped out of the window and came to her side, like a young bird, shouting loudly: "Miss Qianluo!"
The other four people came to the girl one after another. Their sky-blue Taoist robes were blown up by the wind. The thin gauze spread out everywhere, bringing some color to the snow-white earth and waking up the other monks on the Taoist Mountain.
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