Chapter 189 The Secret of the Three-Story Tower
When Xu Chuchu mentioned Chen Zhaozhi, her ears pricked up again. Chen Zhaozhi told her that he would come back soon to seize the throne, but she didn't know when.
She no longer wants to get involved in this mess and hopes to leave the capital as soon as possible.
"Mr. Shen's side has been arranged according to the request of the Grand Master." The young monk said, "There are people to take care of him along the way. When he reaches the southernmost land, someone will immediately replace him with a substitute. He won't suffer."
"Very good, very good." The Grand Master nodded repeatedly. "There are many mosquitoes in the extreme south. One slap can kill several. The exiles also have to do hard labor. If they are not replaced, Zhao Zhi will not be able to bear it."
The young monk looked hesitant, as if he hesitated for a moment before he said, "So from now on... are you really going to just ignore him?"
"He has arms and legs, and a fourth-level cultivation. How could he starve to death?" The Grand Master paused. "I know what you mean. I raised Zhaozhi since he was a child, and I can't bear to leave him in the south. But he's too ambitious and wants too much, which goes against my plan. There's nothing I can do, nothing I can do."
"I understand, sir." The young monk responded quickly.
Xu Chuchu was shocked again when he heard this.
What this means is that he is not planning to bring Shen Zhaozhi back, let alone support him as emperor?
Was Chen Zhaozhi deceiving her, or was he himself deceived by the Grand Master? If it was the latter, it would be too "tragic", as he was still dreaming of becoming an emperor.
Isn't the Grand Master's ideal to promote Buddhism? If he doesn't support Chen Zhaozhi as emperor, how can he promote it? If not for profit, what is the purpose of collecting this energy?
Is he cultivating for himself? His current cultivation level is already unrivaled.
Xu Chuchu had a lot of doubts, but now was not the time to think about them.
"Is that all? Then let's go and go home early. We've been busy late today, so you can come later tomorrow." said the Grand Master.
"Thank you, Grand Master."
The Grand Master stood up and walked out, then turned back and asked, "By the way, have you checked the third floor? Do you want to go up and confirm it again?"
Xu Chuchu became nervous again. She was standing near the stairs. If they were going to the third floor, they would definitely find her!
"I've just checked and everything is fine." The young monk replied.
"That's fine, let's go." With that, the two of them walked out of the tower together and locked the door from the outside.
Hearing the click of the door locking, Xu Chuchu felt relieved. She didn't move immediately, but waited until the people outside had gone far away and were sure that they hadn't discovered Daju. Only then did she feel relieved.
It was a real close call. It seemed the Grand Master was very confident in his own territory and didn't have the habit of constantly using his spiritual power to check the surroundings.
Although she didn't either.
She quietly climbed the stairs to the second floor.
The space on the second floor is smaller than that on the first floor, but it is no longer divided into several rooms like the first floor. Instead, it is a whole enclosed room with Taoist talismans pasted all around and formations painted on the walls and doors. It is obvious that there are extraordinary things inside.
Xu Chuchu carefully checked and found all the formations, and carefully moved the objects placed in the formations to make them temporarily ineffective.
She knew that there were some for protection and some for alarm. If any one of them was missed, it would immediately attract the attention of the tower owner, who might very well be the Grand Master.
After confirming again and again, Xu Chuchu finally pushed open the door to the second floor.
As soon as she pushed the door open, a dazzling light shone out from inside. She immediately slipped in and closed the door, hoping that the bright light would not attract any attention from outside.
However, the situation before her was too much for her to care about.
She could hardly believe her eyes... In the wide and spacious room, a huge, tumbling ball of solid energy floated in the air.
There are four bronze pillars with dragon heads in the east, south, west and north directions, which are also engraved with carvings to maintain the suspension of the energy ball.
...She had never seen so much power gathered out of thin air. It was more than, no, far more than, even several times the power of a seventh-level physiognomist.
This power cannot be absorbed completely by humans. The human body cannot bear it, and the consequence of absorption will only be explosion.
She had doubted before how big a container would be needed to hold such a powerful force, but now she truly admired the ability of the Grand Master, who could actually gather the power directly into a physical entity for control.
This is indeed not something that an ordinary physiognomist can do casually, not even her at the peak of her powers.
Several magical instruments are placed at different heights around the area, gathering together to form a complete space.
There was even an altar set up on the periphery that Xu Chuchu had never seen before. At a glance, she could only guess that it was used to suppress the wronged souls that had not been completely refined.
The souls of countless innocent people who died tragically were collected, refined, and then converted into energy. All that remained of each living person was a dazzling light.
Time did not allow Xu Chuchu to sigh any more. She found a relatively open and safe place, took out the small bowl given to her by her master, and tried to transfer some of the power in the energy ball into the bowl.
This process was difficult. The energy balls were too tightly packed together, and since her cultivation was only at the fourth level, it was difficult to mobilize them. She could only peel off the outermost layer at a time.
She exhausted all her strength and tried four or five times before she finally filled the small bowl.
Fortunately, it is enough. This pure power is enough to help the master to adjust his body.
She looked at the energy ball carefully again and confirmed that the sphere had hardly shrunk. She thought it would not attract the attention of the Grand Master, so she felt relieved.
How ridiculous! Just taking such a small amount of power can save a fifth-level physiognomist... I really don't know what the Grand Master wants to do with this power, destroy the earth?
She quickly came out of the room and waited in the corridor for a while. After making sure there was no other movement, she began to repair the magic circle that she had just destroyed bit by bit until it was restored to its original state.
Things were going smoothly. It was still a long time before dawn, enough time for her and Daju to escape from the capital before dawn.
When he reached the stairs and saw the long staircase going up, Xu Chuchu suddenly remembered what the Grand Master said about the third floor.
After struggling, she decided to take a look.
To her surprise, there were no partitioned rooms on the third floor, nor were there any protective runes.
The entire space was empty, with only bottles and incense placed on the ground.
The only thing that attracted her was a high-backed wooden chair placed in the middle, like a throne for a noble person, with the back of the chair facing the direction of the stairs.
She slowly walked around to the side of the wooden chair and was surprised to find that there was a person sitting on it with his head down.
A figure she was extremely familiar with.
Xiao, Xiao Yu?
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