Chapter 290: Another Path, Heart as Fiery as Fire, Supreme Treasure, Aspiration Ball
Jiang Lan’s figure stepped down from the starry sky. In the Yingzhao Dojo, almost all the elders knelt down and kowtowed, calling him the Saint with great enthusiasm and respect.
At the same time, many figures appeared in the starry sky outside the domain, kneeling there, wanting to meet the saint.
These people are all old monsters from various sects in the four star fields. They can be regarded as the foundation of the clan. They have lived for at least thousands of years and have gained a lot of benefits from this return of luck and blessings.
However, Jiang Lan had no interest in meeting these people. After returning to Yingzhao Dojo, he summoned the Wanling Blood Puppet, transformed into Zhou Yuan's appearance, and went to deal with the people in Yingzhao Dojo.
At the same time, he issued an order to have many high-level officials of the Xiandao League cooperate with Murong Qiutang to coordinate the management of the four star fields.
After entering the ninth realm of Yuhua, Jiang Lan had a deeper understanding and understanding of the future path of cultivation. He also needed some time to digest it.
After the news of Jiang Lan's ascension to sainthood spread across the entire Four Directions Star Region, major earthquakes occurred one after another in the following few days.
With the assistance of the Immortal Dao League, Murong Qiutang of Mantuo Ancient Star took over the territory previously ruled by Luwu Mountain with thundering and ruthless means.
The Chongming Star Region and the Gouchen Star Region were also responding to the Immortal Dao Alliance's orders and cooperating with Murong Qiutang to allow her to spread her influence there. Everyone could see that she had a close relationship with Jiang Lan.
It can be said that she is now Jiang Lan’s spokesperson in the Four Directions Star Region.
Taoist sects and ethnic groups from all over wanted to come to the Yingzhao Taoist temple with gifts of congratulations to ask to see Jiang Lan, but they were all turned away and did not see Jiang Lan himself.
After appearing briefly outside the starry sky that day, Jiang Lan disappeared and went into a short period of seclusion, sorting out his gains in various aspects and at the same time building a solid foundation.
During this period, the natural environment of the entire Kyushu land was also undergoing amazing changes.
All living beings can clearly feel the changes in their cultivation and lifespan. The bottleneck seems to be easier to break through than before, and they can also feel the rules of heaven and earth more clearly and intuitively.
People with backgrounds who had been forgotten for a long time also came out one after another, wanting to fight for their fortunes and destiny.
Relics and caves from all over the place have reappeared, and fragments of small worlds buried deep in time and space have fallen to the human world, attracting scrambles from cultivators from all sides.
In some places, divine light soared into the sky, Buddhist chants resounded through the nine heavens, and those lost and discontinued traditions were also reappearing...
Everyone knows that this will be the beginning of a new and brilliant golden age.
As various ancient relics emerged, news about the outside world also quietly spread in secret. Even in some territories of the Kyushu land, people who claimed to be the spokespersons of a certain civilization or a great world began to appear, attracting discussion and attention from all sides.
Of course, the territory of Kyushu is also expanding all the time. The sea water recedes, the exposed trenches rise, and pieces of ancient and vast continents are pushed, slowly approaching Kyushu.
In the vast starry sky outside the domain, there are also ancient life stars that are being pulled by a supreme force. They are constantly approaching and may border the land of Kyushu at any time.
Yingzhao Dojo, an underground blackwater prison, the environment is damp and dark.
There were only a few kerosene lamps lit beside the corridor, and some scattered white bones in the corners, making it look eerie.
Qi Qingxuan, Shang Mingyu and others were detained here.
Everyone had a gloomy look on their faces. Qi Qingxuan, who used to be calm and confident of victory, now had disheveled hair and looked extremely embarrassed. It was obvious that during this period, he had been whipped and tortured by the disciples of Yingzhao Dojo because of some things. There was a deep whip mark on his face.
His old slave Wei Gong's cultivation was sealed, so he was unable to help him at this time. He could only watch him being whipped helplessly.
"I can feel the change in the atmosphere between heaven and earth. When the heaven and earth change drastically and the luck of the Lord of the Human Realm descends, I will be able to survive this crisis..."
"Why hasn't the Wushang Demon God escaped yet? He is such a cunning demon god, how could he be trapped in the Demon Suppression Well?"
Qi Qingxuan grasped the black iron lock post in the prison with both hands, looking at the dim corridor, still holding on to the last hope in his heart.
At this moment, as if in response to what he was thinking, a figure suddenly appeared in the corridor which had been very silent and dark for a while.
Qi Qingxuan was startled at first, his eyes widened a little, and then he slowly saw the figure approaching. He was suddenly stunned on the spot, like a wooden chicken.
"How is it possible..." He muttered, his eyes full of disbelief.
Jiang Lan?
How did he end up here?
This was the first time that Qi Qingxuan had truly met Jiang Lan. Before that, he had only seen his figure through the portraits of his subordinates.
"I forgot to tell you that the Wushang Demon God has already been killed. You can't count on him anymore."
Jiang Lan walked over slowly, and his tone seemed nonchalant.
With his current level of cultivation, when the Fruit of the Heart has matured to the second stage, he only needs to look at Qi Qingxuan to know what he is thinking.
For him, there are not many secrets in the world that can be hidden from him.
"What?"
Upon hearing this news, Qi Qingxuan was stunned again and could not believe his ears.
Shang Mingyu, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed in the corner, also opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Lan with a hint of complexity in his expression.
The last time she and Jiang Lan met was in the imperial capital of Daxia. Some misunderstandings arose because of the auction of a rare stone from overseas. Jiang Lan invited her to a banquet, and she stood up to attend. After a conversation, the grudge was resolved.
Today, when we meet again, the situation is like this.
"You don't believe it, right?" Jiang Lan walked to the front of the dungeon.
At this time, Qi Qingxuan noticed that there was a black shadow following Jiang Lan silently, it was "Zhou Yuan".
However, "Zhou Yuan" at this moment looked a little strange, with an empty and numb expression, without any agility, just like a puppet.
Qi Qingxuan was suddenly horrified, his back was covered with cold sweat, and he asked in a trembling voice, "You... you killed him?"
"No, I just gave him a new life. He will live forever with me and watch me reach the pinnacle. He will be proud of it."
Jiang Lan smiled faintly, then threw a piece of torn bloodstained robe in front of Qi Qingxuan.
"This is?"
"Is this the imperial master's robe?"
When Qi Qingxuan saw this thing, he felt dizzy again, and the last glimmer of hope in his heart was shattered.
He had always hoped that the National Master Shang Yuanji and the Demon God Wushang would come and rescue him, so he endured the ridicule and torture from the disciples guarding the prison in the Yingzhao Dojo.
Who knew it would end like this.
Shang Mingyu was also shocked. She was very smart and had already reacted. Since "Zhou Yuan" had fallen into Jiang Lan's hands, it was estimated that the Demon God Wushang and Shang Yuanji would not have a good end.
"Catching a turtle in a jar, who becomes the turtle in the end..." She felt a chill on her back.
Jiang Lan didn't come here for Qi Qingxuan. When he was consolidating his state, he discovered more benefits of the Ball of Mind.
There are three stages in the Nine Realms of Yuhua, which actually correspond to the three levels of transformation and transition of the small world.
Generally speaking, it means to comprehend the laws of space and time, the laws of time, as well as to create things out of nothing.
Once you understand the laws of time and space, you can easily manipulate and change the time and space within the small world and master the power of time and space. After you understand the laws of time, it will also be easy to manipulate the flow of time.
When one can truly turn stones into gold and create things out of nothing, he will become what the world calls the most perfect great sage with the most extraordinary wisdom and knowledge of everything. At the same time, he will also have the opportunity to make the small world leap to the middle thousand worlds, with power vast and infinite, beyond imagination.
Of course, after becoming a saint, Jiang Lan also knew that these methods were relative. To influence the space and time of the outside world was simply not something that could be done in the Yuhua realm.
After all, the levels of the world are fundamentally different.
Jiang Lan, who possesses the Dao Fruit of Realms and the Dao Fruit of Years, has already mastered the power of all realms and the power of years. Both are actually derivatives of the laws of space and time and the laws of time, and are essentially the same.
Therefore, as long as Jiang Lan manages his own small world step by step and allows the Dao Fruit of the Realm and the Dao Fruit of the Year to continue to mature, his cultivation will also transform and rise accordingly.
During this process, Jiang Lan also discovered the wonders of the Dao Fruit of the Heart. The energies provided by the condensed ball of mind could help all the Dao Fruits mature.
This is a complementary process. As long as he has enough mental power, his speed of practice will even exceed before.
However, if he relied on himself to condense the ball of mind, it would waste a lot of time, and he did not have that much energy.
This reminded Jiang Lan of the precious treasure, the Ball of Ambition, in Shang Mingyu's hand.
This ball was a treasure that was once refined by the entire Shang Dynasty. It could sense the people's aspirations, absorb their faith, and thus guide the direction of the country's destiny.
After all, only when the people are united can we better consolidate the country's destiny.
The founding emperor of the Shang Dynasty once learned the method of mind sacrifice, and it was with the help of this method of practice that he was able to finally refine the Ball of Aspirations.
In Shang Mingyu's hands, the many magical features of this ball could not be brought into play at all, and it could only be said that a pearl was covered in dust.
Jiang Lan planned to refine this treasure again through the Fruit of the Heart, so as to extract the power of thoughts between heaven and earth and condense the ball of thoughts to help him practice.
After becoming a saint this time, he took advantage of the good fortune and luck to give back to others and share the creation, which naturally won the hearts of the people and his reputation continued to rise.
All kinds of mental powers such as gratitude, respect, admiration, and adoration for him are surging in my heart every moment.
This is different from the power of faith, which requires a pious heart and firm belief.
The power of the mind is just a mysterious power that is thought of him. Even hatred, hostility, and anger can provide him with the power of the mind.
In other words, from the moment he became a saint, Jiang Lan had another way to go besides reaping the power of luck.
Right now, his influence is only within the scope of Kyushu. When it spreads to all realms in the heavens, the power of his thoughts that it brings will be beyond imagination.
"Miss Mingyu, long time no see. I hope you are well."
Jiang Lan came back to his senses, smiled, and no longer cared about Qi Qingxuan, but looked at Shang Mingyu in the cage.
He always liked to use courtesy before force. Shang Yuanji was already dead, so the remnants of the Shang Dynasty naturally had Shang Mingyu as their leader.
And appeasing the remnants of the Shang Dynasty would naturally bring him a lot of mental power. Once fame spreads, its influence is absolutely unquestionable.
Word of this would spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In the near future, the entire world would be filled with Jiang Lan's gentle, magnanimous, kind, and modest voice.
Of course, if he were to do something drastic, such as slaughtering people everywhere and causing a huge uproar, he would naturally gain notoriety and acquire the power of the mind.
However, the power of the mind brought about by this will be mixed with some karma, and will backfire on you in the future.
If not necessary, Jiang Lan still wants to portray himself as a good person.
"I have met Saint Jiang Lan..."
Shang Mingyu didn't expect Jiang Lan to greet him. After a slight pause, he stood up and greeted him politely.
However, the way he addressed her had completely changed from before, and even she didn't realize the awe in his tone.
"Miss Mingyu and I were secretly against each other. Logically, I should have dealt with you as a remnant of the Shang Dynasty. But last time at Yunlan Terrace in Daxia, you and I had a very pleasant conversation and the misunderstanding was resolved."
"I always thought that you and I could be friends, but who knew that things are unpredictable and you would secretly assist this guy and go against me." Jiang Lan said with regret.
Shang Mingyu was silent for a moment, with a hint of gloom in his clear eyes.
She was shouldering the responsibility of restoring her country, so naturally it was impossible for her to cooperate with Jiang Lan. After all, he was on the side of the Queen of Daxia.
So her only way was to secretly support Qi Qingxuan, but who knew that Qi Qingxuan had bad luck and met Jiang Lan, and fell into such a state.
I can only say that it is fate.
"Although Miss Mingyu is against me, I am a magnanimous and generous person. I will let bygones be bygones."
"I can even arrange territory and territories for you, the remnants of the Shang Dynasty, and help you establish a country, but from now on, you must respect Daxia." Jiang Lan said again.
"What?"
Shang Mingyu's eyes widened and he almost suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Even the many masters from hundreds of overseas sects behind her widened their eyes in shock and disbelief.
Things have come to this point, and Jiang Lan not only forgives them for the past, but is even willing to let them go and help Da Shang establish a country? Is there really such a good thing in the world? "What do I need to do?"
Shang Mingyu was very clear-headed and quickly realized that there was no such thing as a free lunch. What else could Jiang Lan do to these prisoners? With Jiang Lan's current strength, it would only take a moment to destroy the hundreds of overseas sects and the remnants of the Shang Dynasty.
Although Jiang Lan has always been a playboy, Shang Mingyu does not think that he is after her body and beauty.
The only possibility is probably the Shang Dynasty's treasure, the Ball of Ambition, in her hand.
"Ms. Mingyu is very smart. I'm sure she has expected this."
"You and I are old acquaintances, there's no need to be so polite." Jiang Lan still had a smile on his face.
Shang Mingyu was silent for a moment. Jiang Lan did not directly snatch it away, but instead gave them preferential treatment and generous conditions. What else could they not be satisfied with?
Conditions? They were not qualified to negotiate with Jiang Lan.
"I understand. Thank you for your forgiveness, Master Jiang Lan."
Shang Mingyu did not hesitate. A burst of light surged in his slender palm, accompanied by a sacred aura, and a round sphere like the bright moon rolled out from there.
There is a torrent of light flowing on the surface, and all sorts of miracles are constantly being performed inside. One can even hear the sounds of ancient sacrifices and aspirations.
"This is the Ball of Aspirations, but I have already refined it. It will probably take a few more days to dissolve it." Shang Mingyu told the truth.
"The Great Aspiration Technique..."
Jiang Lan looked at the ball. He knew that it contained a supreme magical power and a great aspiration technique. Even the founding emperor of the Shang Dynasty had failed to practice it successfully. The royal family members of later generations did not even know this secret.
There is no doubt that the Great Aspiration Technique is powerful. According to records and traditions, it was created by a world master when he ascended to the other shore. The sound of his aspiration can still echo through the long river of time to this day.
When he becomes an immortal, all living beings will live forever with him, enjoying freedom and ease...
Once this technique is performed, the power of great aspirations will emerge, illuminating the heavens, manifesting the past and present, and no one can stop it.
Jiang Lan thought of the four pages of the wordless heavenly book he had obtained before. After entering the ninth realm, he could then begin to comprehend the innate immortal patterns in it and practice the immortal arts recorded in it.
With the mysterious ancient vine here, these four innate fairy patterns were not difficult for him to comprehend at all.
"Shang Mingyu, you betrayed me too..."
Qi Qingxuan felt unwilling and twisted when he saw Shang Mingyu handing over the Ambition Ball that he had coveted for so long.
He is the direct descendant of the Great Xia royal family, the first-line heir to the throne left by the late emperor himself, the future emperor, the master of the human world...
"Master Jiang Lan, do you still want to keep this person?"
Shang Mingyu's expression became indifferent. She was not an indecisive person. After choosing to accept Jiang Lan's conditions, Qi Qingxuan no longer had any value in her eyes.
"You bitch." Qi Qingxuan stared at her, his face twisted and hideous.
"He is still useful. I want to use him to lure out some big fish." Jiang Lan glanced at Qi Qingxuan.
Qi Qingxuan looked at him with hatred, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't even think about making me submit to you. I am the future emperor, who can order me around?"
Jiang Lan could clearly feel that Qi Qingxuan's heart had undergone significant changes after experiencing several ups and downs. It was permeated with a dark and gloomy aura and evil spirits were growing.
Even though the Demon God Wushang gave him many benefits and opened up the wisdom of all directions for him, it did not have much effect.
But this is also just right for him, as it can attract the attention of those guys living in the dark devil realm.
"That's not up to you..."
Jiang Lan smiled faintly and raised his hand. Qi Qingxuan suddenly began to tremble uncontrollably. He felt that there was some kind of aura in his body that was raging and was about to rush out of him.
The next moment, a ray of brilliant light, like the breath of Hou Tu Huang Tian, burst out from between his eyebrows, then circled for a while, and rushed towards his sea of consciousness again, trying to permeate his soul.
Qi Qingxuan was horrified, his face full of fear.
"Have you forgotten who gave you that spirit of the country?" Jiang Lan asked.
(End of this chapter)
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