Chapter 96 The magical treasure that Tongtian used most often…
Tongtian's preferred magical weapon is the sword. He has the Qingping Sword, which he uses regularly, as well as the Four Swords of Zhuxian bestowed by the Dao Ancestor. However, he is still very curious about the Xuanyuan Sword and how it was forged.
Therefore, upon seeing Cang Li take out his sword, he immediately came over.
"Let me see!"
He reached out and took the sword, looked at it for a while, and nodded. The sword was no different from ten years ago; it was still a very fierce sword.
Tongtian clicked his tongue and asked with great curiosity:
"Cang Li, where did you get this sword? It's so strange."
Cang Li: "Don't worry about where it came from. Anyway, it's mine, and it's going to be left to every great leader of the human race in the future."
Yuanshi revealed a look of sudden realization: "This is your human race's innate magical artifact?"
Cang Li nodded, resting his chin on his hand: "I suppose so." How could something belonging to the Yellow Emperor not be an innate magical artifact?
Yuanshi nodded at first, but then became puzzled: "That's not right."
Cang Li looked at Yuan Shi nervously: "What's wrong?"
Tongtian tapped the blade of the Xuanyuan Sword and said:
"What do you mean by that? Humans didn't even exist before this sword. Where did the tens of thousands of human souls in this sword come from? Did so many of your human race die back then? If so many people had died, the human race would have been wiped out long ago."
It may sound harsh, but it's the truth.
Cang Li looked at the Xuanyuan Sword. Wasn't this sword a human's? Why were there human vengeful spirits on it?
"Not that many humans died. Is this sword truly filled with the wronged souls of humans?"
Taiqing nodded: "That's right, you didn't know?"
Cang Li shook his head: "I thought it was some kind of malevolent aura, not the wronged souls of humans."
Could it be that the Yellow Emperor used this sword to conquer all directions, thus causing so many wronged souls to attach themselves to it?
Yuan Shi frowned, thinking about more things: the vengeful spirits of the human race on the sword, and the reason why the Wu Clan was so determined to seize the sword. This sword was bound to be a scourge to the human race.
Cang Li sighed, "Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. I'll leave the sword here for now. Daoist, you can keep an eye on it for me. When I go back, I'll just pass by the Wu Clan and announce that I've given you the sword, so they won't bother me again."
Taiqing nodded slightly, but Tongtian said:
"Why are you so worried about this and that? I haven't tried the abilities of the Twelve Ancestral Witches yet. Come on, I'll take you to the Witch Clan to solve the problem completely."
Tongtian's implication was crystal clear: with the Wu tribe gone, there would be no more conflict, wouldn't there?
Taiqing scolded, "Stop fooling around."
Tongtian twitched the corner of his mouth. Since his elder brother disagreed, he had no choice but to give up. Tongtian winked at Cang Li:
"That's a shame, my older brother won't allow it. But since you're already here, why don't you come over and hang out with me for a while?"
Once Cang Li goes to his place, he can secretly lead Cang Li out.
Taiqing looked at Tongtian with a headache, then stood up and said to Cangli:
"I'll take you back."
If he doesn't personally escort Cang Li back, Tongtian will definitely cause trouble.
Tongtian: "...Big brother, you've changed. You don't trust me anymore, and you're even wary of me!"
Yuanshi, too lazy to look at Tongtian, said to Taiqing:
"Big brother, you go ahead. I'll keep an eye on Third Brother and make sure he doesn't go out."
Taiqing nodded, stood up and said to Cangli, "Let's go, it's been a long time since I've visited the human race."
Cang Li was quite happy: "Great! It would be even better if the Daoist was with me. I'll go to the Wu Clan later and give you the sword in front of Di Jiang."
Taiqing didn't speak, but simply followed Cangli and left Kunlun Mountain.
As soon as the two left, Xuandu arrived with the rest of the group. Seeing that Cangli was not there, the four of them were a little disappointed. Then, Tongtian pulled them aside and gave them a lesson in swordsmanship.
Cang Li and Tai Qing rode the clouds away from Kunlun Mountain and took a detour to Buzhou Mountain. As soon as they arrived, they discovered that the Wu Clan and the Yao Clan were engaged in a fierce battle.
Taiqing raised his hand to stop Cangli behind him and whispered, "Don't go forward. Wait until they're done fighting before you go over."
Cang Li nodded and quietly peeked out from behind Tai Qing to watch the battle.
Upon looking, Cang Li immediately noticed that the leader of the demon race was Er. Er was quite powerful, as he was unharmed. Cang Li was very relieved, but then became worried. As the saying goes, swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Cang Li sighed and tugged at Tai Qing's sleeve, saying:
"Daoist Master, Er is leading troops on the demon side."
Taiqing naturally knew about this, but he had no particular thoughts about it. Seeing Cangli's worry, he simply said:
"Don't worry, everyone has their own destiny. He has chosen this path and he has to bear whatever consequences he may face."
Cang Li was somewhat downcast: "Yeah, I know. It's like raising a child yourself; I really don't want to see him get hurt."
Taiqing hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand to cover Cangli's head and said gently:
“Injuries are inevitable. Even the most outstanding talents will get injured during the cultivation process. In the prehistoric world, injuries mean that your combat ability has improved. Your strength is quite good.”
Cang Li asked curiously, "Daoist, were you often injured before, I mean when you were first born?"
Taiqing was taken aback. Cangli was asking about a very distant memory. The primordial world had existed for hundreds of thousands of years since the creation of the world. At that time, there was nothing in the primordial world. All races had just appeared on the primordial land. He and his two younger brothers were born on Buzhou Mountain. They had inherited memories from birth and relied on these to cultivate.
Once they reached a certain level of cultivation, the three brothers went down the mountain to train, search for treasures, and seize cultivation resources. At that time, the Dragon and Phoenix clans in the primordial world were extremely powerful and were top-level cultivators. In addition, the Demon Ancestor was instigating things, making it much more dangerous than it is now.
Injuries were common, especially since Yuanshi and Tongtian's cultivation was not yet advanced. Tongtian was belligerent and often caused trouble, while Yuanshi had a sharp tongue and could settle scores without lifting a finger. Taiqing was the one who dealt with these enemies, so naturally, injuries were inevitable.
However, Taiqing's strength also grew stronger as a result, and he even comprehended his own Dao. When Yuanshi and Tongtian were able to stand on their own and travel alone, Taiqing rarely left Kunlun Mountain. He would only occasionally go down the mountain to look for gourds that he was destined to meet. This is how he got the purple-gold gourd that caused his injury.
Later, he listened to the Dao at Zixiao Palace, went into seclusion to cultivate, and then went to the human race where he met Cang Li.
The year I spent living among humans seemed more enjoyable than ever before.
Taiqing's memories flashed through her mind, and only when she came to her senses and saw Cang Li's curious gaze did she answer:
"Of course, I wasn't born this powerful. We were born from the primordial spirit of Pangu, possessed innate magical treasures, and inherited memories. Later, we spent tens of thousands of years training in the prehistoric world and made a name for ourselves. Injuries were inevitable."
Cang Li was somewhat surprised; so even the Three Pure Ones could get injured?
Taiqing seemed to have seen through Cangli's thoughts and shook his head with amusement: "No one is born omnipotent."
Cang Li thought about it and realized it made sense. Indeed, no one is born omnipotent, and no one is born a big shot.
Her mother, Nuwa, and the Three Pure Ones all fought their way up from the beginning of the primordial world to the present day; no one is born a saint.
Cang Li seemed to have some understanding. She had been here since the beginning of her life and had witnessed the birth of the human race. She had never suffered any hardship. According to the ancient saying, this was because she was favored by the heavens. Taiqing had a saying that was true: follow nature in all things and do not interfere forcibly.
Because who can know whether the outcome of intervention will be good or bad?
Taiqing frowned slightly, and seeing that Cangli seemed to understand something, he immediately said to Cangli, "Let's go back to Kunlun Mountain first. You seem to have made a breakthrough. This place is not suitable."
Cang Li was a little at a loss; she felt as if something was about to split out of her spiritual palace.
The war between the Lich and Demon races has ended, and the Demon race has retreated.
Cang Li instinctively grabbed Tai Qing's hand: "I..."
He had only uttered one word when another conflict broke out on the witch clan's side. Fire and towering water columns collided, creating a terrifying commotion. It seemed to be a dispute among the ancestral witches.
Taiqing comforted Cangli: "It's alright, let's go back to Kunlun Mountain first. You've been unable to sever your three corpses for so long, now is the time."
Cang Li nodded: "Then I'll go back to Kunlun Mountain with you..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud bang suddenly came from Mount Buzhou, and the sky and earth changed color in an instant.
Before Cang Li could react, Tai Qing's usually calm expression immediately changed, and he grabbed Cang Li's hand tightly, saying:
"not good!"
Cang Li: "Huh?"
Cang Li belatedly followed Tai Qing's gaze and saw a blue light crashing into Buzhou Mountain, once, twice, three times... repeating this many times.
Mount Buzhou began to collapse, rocks fell, the earth shook violently, and all kinds of beasts fled.
The sky darkened, dark clouds gathered in one place, and countless cracks spread outwards from the sky above Buzhou Mountain. Fireballs fell from the sky to the earth.
None of the fleeing beasts and tribes survived being struck by the fireballs and falling rocks; they all perished.
Cang Li stared wide-eyed; this was an apocalyptic scene she could hardly have imagined.
"Gonggong...angrily struck Mount Buzhou..."
"The pillar of heaven has collapsed, and the earth's defenses have crumbled..."
Cang Li murmured these words.
Taiqing disregarded everything, reached out and put his arm around Cangli's waist, while waving his hand to block the falling heavenly fire, trying to bring him back to Buzhou Mountain, as the primordial land was facing a disaster.
Cang Li, having been dragged a hundred feet away, instantly regained his senses and pushed Tai Qing away:
"No! I have to go back! Mount Buzhou is about to collapse! I have to go save my people!"
This was the first time Taiqing spoke to Cangli in a less-than-friendly tone:
"What use would you be if you went? The collapse of Mount Buzhou is the will of Heaven. Heaven will break, and you will not be able to save humanity."
Cang Li looked at Tai Qing with unwavering eyes:
"I can do it!" Her shop had a map showing the distribution of the five-colored stones. She had overlooked this before. Nuwa used the five-colored stones to repair the sky and save all people!
Unable to resist Cang Li's gaze, Tai Qing slowly loosened his grip, finally letting out a sigh:
"I'll go with you."
Cang Li nodded vigorously. She was actually very flustered. She only knew that Nuwa could mend the sky, but she didn't know how to do it. With Taiqing there, she felt like she had a pillar of support and held Taiqing's hand tightly.
Yuanshi and Tongtian also flew over anxiously from behind:
"Big brother! What happened!?"
Taiqing said, "Mount Buzhou has been knocked down."
Yuanshi/Tongtian: ? ? ?
Mount Buzhou has been knocked down!?
The two opened their eyes wide at the same time. Mount Buzhou was formed from the spine of Pangu, supporting the heavens and the earth. The beings of the primordial world never imagined that Mount Buzhou would one day collapse.
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