Chapter 217: The Black Wind’s Past: Liu Quan’s chapter, the Ming Dynasty shines upon countless people in the world!
Jiajing was really interested this time.
If it were before, he would at most think that this thing could be treated specially by Li Changqing, and even be contained in a spiritual weapon and collected.
Either it has an extraordinary origin or it has special meaning.
But until this moment, seeing that this almost identical piece of mortal spine was still treasured in the treasury of the Yellow Wind Valley, it was basically possible to rule out the possibility that it was Li Changqing's personal property.
This thing is obviously the spine of a mortal. According to common sense, there must be more than these two pieces in his hand.
Jiajing was not in a hurry to take out the piece of spine he got from Li Changqing for comparison, or expecting any connection between the two. As I said before, be cautious!
What if Li Changqing has some other tricks up his sleeve for this treasure? If I take it out now, wouldn't I be putting myself in danger?
Even a lion uses all its strength to fight a rabbit. Although Jiajing is confident that he is no worse than anyone else in the art of scheming and controlling subordinates, he always has a humble heart in this world where one can cultivate immortality.
Li Changqing's arrogance made him think that he could be controlled and arranged by him, but he couldn't.
Why does Li Changqing treat himself differently?
It can be said that Jiajing understood this mentality clearly from beginning to end.
It’s still those two words: arrogance!
Firstly, he was regarded as a useful person because of his excellent cultivation speed, business management, and wisdom.
Secondly, it is ultimately the desire of those in power to control the "ants".
On a whim, a child can take an ant from one place to another, and then let it crawl along the route he wants, and correct it immediately if it deviates from the track.
Just as I am like an ant to him, I am just interested in him and he happens to need such a tool, so everything about him is good.
As an emperor who was good at understanding people's hearts and ruling his people with power, Jiajing was very clear about this mentality.
When it comes to tools, use them when they are useful before you lose patience. If they are no longer useful or you have lost patience, you can discard them at any time. The most important thing is that such tools are no burden to discard.
Li Changqing had this mentality from the beginning to the end. As he said, he should be the leader of the Ming Immortal Sect. In order to prove to himself that he was supreme and could not be questioned, he eliminated the three Dugu brothers. But wasn't Jiajing taking advantage of this mentality?
In the final analysis, he is nothing more than a conceited person who has the power but does not use it, but instead uses his arrogant attitude to fool people.
Why was Yan Song able to survive under his command for so long, and even until the Ming Dynasty entered the Xian Dynasty, he did not touch him and still used him? There was no other reason, it was because Yan Song understood the psychology of the superiors, so he began to cater to him and do what he liked.
Most importantly, Yan Song knew that the emperor knew of his flattery. There was an open understanding between the emperor and his subjects, or in other words, there was a tacit understanding between the emperor and his subjects!
This truth was understood by all the powerful officials at the top of the Ming officialdom.
But Li Changqing didn't understand that he was trying to cater to him in order to achieve his own goals. There was arrogance, but it was mixed with a bit of stupidity.
As his mind turned, Jiajing suppressed these thoughts and put away the piece of spine in his hand.
Daming Immortal Sect, Resources Hall, above the attic of the rear hall.
"Big Liu, now that things have come to this, we who are still alive should still look forward." Song Xinchai sighed and poured Liu Quan a glass of spirit wine.
At this time, Liu Quan had unloaded all the burdens regarding the sect, and his entire temperament had changed drastically compared to his previous meticulous appearance as the sect's great elder.
He had unkempt hair, unshaven beard, casual clothes, and a dull look in his eyes. He exuded an air of decadence.
If the unkempt appearance of Liu Quan, the military advisor at Black Wind Village, was a sign of freedom, then Liu Quan at this moment just looked lifeless.
"Heh," Liu Quan chuckled when he heard Song Xinchai's words. He raised his eyelids while picking up the wine glass, and then said, "Old Song, have you ever seen despair?"
"Haha," Liu Quan suddenly laughed when he saw Song Xinchai was stunned, "How could an honest man like you experience despair?" As he spoke, he drank the wine in the glass, put it heavily on the table, and said, "Come on, fill it up!"
Seeing him like this, the honest man Song Xinchai could only pour the wine silently.
Watching Liu Quan drinking one cup after another, Song Xinchai sighed silently, "We are all very sad that the three heads are gone. But when we embarked on this road, we were all prepared, weren't we?"
"At least, the efforts of the three heads of the family have not been in vain. The Ming Dynasty is still here, and the brothers and their families are living a good life."
Song Xinchai said this with a smile in his voice.
"Do you still remember the first time we met?" Song Xinchai smiled on his slightly weathered and serious face, and imitated him in a strange tone: "I, Liu Quan, am a free and easy cultivator in this world. I live in this turbid world but am not tainted by the worldly affairs. I come and go freely. How could I associate with you bandits and hooligans? What happened in the end? Haha..."
"Haha," the silent Liu Quan also laughed, shook his head and said, "To be honest, I just saw that you guys are simple-minded and easy to deceive, so I wanted to find a few scapegoats."
"But you didn't expect that the boss treated you as his own brother from the moment you said you would live and die together." The smile on Song Xinchai's face disappeared, and his expression became serious.
"You never imagined that a group of bandits would risk their own lives in that secret place to save you..."
"You also didn't expect that Miss Bai, who has always been cold and indifferent to you, would give up her own escape at the critical moment and use the thunder and fire talisman to detonate the secret realm to help you escape..."
Liu Quan's eyes blurred. He suddenly turned his head to look out the window. He raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes. His vision gradually became blurred and the scene from one hundred and forty years ago reappeared in front of him.
Central Plains, Jingzhou land, Black Cloud Mountains.
This is where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converges, and it is also a holy place where countless wandering monks gather.
The Black Cloud Mountains are located on the northern border of Jingzhou, stretching hundreds of thousands of miles from west to east. It is covered with a thick layer of black clouds all year round. This cloud is not a cloud, and the fog is not a fog. It is rumored to be formed by the interweaving of countless immortal and demon auras since ancient times, and contains endless past.
During the day, the Black Cloud Mountains are always cloudy and rainy. Whenever the night is as dark as ink, the Black Cloud Mountains will emit a strange atmosphere, and faint lights can be seen flickering between the mountains and forests.
The mountains are full of towering ancient trees and huge rocks like swords, each of which is a work of nature. In this mysterious place, not only are there various rare treasures hidden, but there are also countless powerful ancient beasts and ancient formations guarding these treasures, which are daunting.
It is rumored that in the deepest part of the Black Cloud Mountains, there are many ancient and powerful sect relics and secret realms hidden. These relics and secret realms contain secret books and magic weapons that can make people ascend to heaven in one step.
Over the years, countless heroes have come here in the hope of finding a ray of hope and realizing their dream of becoming an immortal. However, the dangers of the Black Cloud Mountains are beyond imagination, and even the strongest monks find it difficult to escape unscathed.
However, the Black Cloud Mountains have existed since ancient times, and the Central Plains are extremely prosperous.
But there are a few secret places that even the academy has never set foot in, and has not even thought of opening them up.
The Black Cloud Mountains is one of them!
It can be seen how much horror is hidden deep in the Black Cloud Mountains.
Even the super sects in the Central Plains that have been passed down for thousands or tens of thousands of years do not dare to easily get involved and seek opportunities.
There are also rumors that if a sect opens up the Black Cloud Mountains, even if it is an ant-sized sect with only Qi training stage people in charge, it can grow into a giant comparable to the academy in an instant.
If there is a mortal who can walk from the westernmost end of the Black Cloud Mountains all the way to the easternmost end, then the moment he leaves the Black Cloud Mountains will be the day he becomes an immortal.
Even if you start from the west and don't reach the east, you may ascend to become an immortal just by walking halfway.
There are also rumors that there is a passage leading directly to the immortal world hidden in the Black Cloud Mountains. If people in the lower world have a good fortune, they can ascend to immortality as long as they enter the passage even if they have not practiced cultivation.
In short, there are too many secrets and too many adventures hidden in the depths of the Black Cloud Mountains. It is like an endless treasure house, waiting for countless practitioners to enter.
The Black Cloud Mountains are divided into twelve rings from west to east.
Even the ancestors of the Nascent Soul stage can only stop at the outer three rings, and the great masters of the Spiritualization stage can only reach the eighth ring at most. The Void Refining stage can only reach the edge of the seventh to sixth rings at most.
It is rumored that in the land of Jingzhou, the supreme elder of a super sect is about to die, so he went deep into the sixth ring to seek life.
Finally, the body was found by an elder of the academy on the edge of the fifth ring road, and his death was miserable.
As for the deeper places, only those who are about to ascend to the Mahayana stage, or those who are in charge of academies, or those who are the ancestors of super sects can enter, and there is no guarantee that they will come out safely.
Outside the twelfth ring of the Black Cloud Mountains, there are scattered forces of various sizes, as well as some cultivators wanted by the academy.
“…Boom boom boom.” In the Black Cloud Mountains, outside the twelfth ring, in a cave called “Immortal Palace” somewhere.
A copper cauldron that is half a person's height and requires three people to hold together stands there. At this time, a blazing blue-green flame is raging inside the cauldron, and in the flame, a fist-sized stone is suspended.
Outside the furnace, a handsome young man wearing a black Taoist robe and a hair crown, at this moment, pointed one hand like a sword at the furnace, and pressed the other hand on the crook of his arm.
The handsome face was now covered with sweat, and his expression was full of effort.
Of course, the most peculiar thing is a brown dead wood bracelet on his wrist, and on the edge of the bracelet, there are mysterious golden runes floating around.
"Buzz buzz buzz!" As time passed, the jade in the furnace, which was made of unknown material, began to buzz, and at the same time, layers of spiritual energy fluctuations were generated.
A mysterious and invisible force burst out from the young man's fingertips, entered the furnace, and enveloped the buzzing jade.
If there were a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage here at this moment, he would be able to tell at a glance that this invisible force is none other than spiritual consciousness!
At this moment, the young man is using his spiritual consciousness to refine the jade in the furnace. Spiritual consciousness is essential for refining tools.
However, the young man was obviously not a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
The reason why he could use his spiritual sense was entirely because of the brown wooden bracelet on his wrist.
This item is not a rare thing. It is a must-have item for most Qi Refining stage cultivators at home and when traveling. It is called "Spiritual Consciousness Grafting Device". As the name suggests, it has the function of grafting spiritual consciousness.
The world of cultivating immortals is vast and boundless, and geniuses and devils naturally emerge in large numbers with the development of generations.
Many people know that if a cultivator wants to possess spiritual consciousness, he can only break through to the foundation-building stage.
Then someone had a brilliant idea and raised a question: Is it possible to possess spiritual consciousness during the Qi Refining Stage?
As we all know, spiritual consciousness is the product of the primordial spirit, and is a materialized manifestation of a cultivator's essence, energy, and spirit.
A cultivator's spiritual consciousness must be his own!
Therefore, it is impossible to possess spiritual consciousness through external forces.
However, people always come up with solutions.
The world of cultivating immortals has developed into a world of many strange and bizarre things. There are naturally factions that specialize in cultivating spiritual consciousness and using spiritual consciousness as a means of attack, and these have led to sects that specialize in cultivating spiritual consciousness.
Unfortunately, even in the vast Central Plains, there are only a dozen or so sects that focus on spiritual cultivation, and they are all small and medium-sized sects.
The main reason is that this way of cultivation is too niche and somewhat useless, and is regarded as a side path by most cultivators. Some large sects, for example, simply look down on this kind of cultivation sect.
The reason is simple. It is common knowledge that any cultivator who breaks through the foundation-building stage will possess spiritual consciousness. And as the level of cultivation improves, the spiritual consciousness will become stronger and stronger.
Moreover, everyone has a destiny, and this destiny also has innate magical powers.
Even if you train a divine messenger through special techniques and make him reach the level of divine power, what can that do?
In battle, what matters most is the level of one’s cultivation!
Suppose, a cultivator in the foundation-building stage mainly practices the method of spiritual consciousness, which enables him to possess powerful spiritual consciousness attacks. However, if his opponent is a cultivator in the golden elixir stage, then if the two fight each other, this so-called spiritual consciousness attack will appear very ridiculous.
It is no exaggeration to describe it as vulnerable!
Because as the realm deepens, the cultivator's improvement is all-round, and the power of spiritual consciousness will naturally deepen as well.
Those sects that focus on cultivating spiritual consciousness are naturally aware of this, so they keep improving it. After generations of people pass it on, they have actually researched a lot of things.
One of its uses is to separate one's own spiritual consciousness and store it in some talismans or scrolls.
If that were all, it wouldn't be a big deal, because any cultivator who has reached the foundation-building stage can attach his consciousness to other objects and remain there for a long time.
However, there is an obvious difference between the two.
That is, if the former directly cuts off his own spiritual consciousness and stores it into talismans or some space scrolls.
This wisp of spiritual consciousness is completely separated from its master!
No matter how this ray of divine consciousness is obtained by others, how it is used, what it does, and what it sees, the divine consciousness will not transmit the information back to its master, the divine messenger.
But the latter is different. If a cultivator in the foundation-building stage attaches his spiritual consciousness to other objects, then if someone else approaches the spiritual consciousness, everything the spiritual consciousness sees will be transmitted to the owner of the spiritual consciousness.
Unless the owner of the spiritual consciousness is dead or refuses to receive messages, but if he refuses, privacy becomes a problem.
Who can guarantee that you will really refuse? And whether you refuse or not, your consciousness will transmit back what you see and hear.
To put it bluntly, in the former case, once the spiritual consciousness is severed, it is really severed and there is no connection between it and the master anymore; in the latter case, the spiritual consciousness and the master are inseparable.
As a result, some talented weapon refiners took advantage of this point and stored the spiritual consciousness that was completely separated from the owner into a certain object, and then preserved it with the help of various formations.
Then, through this artifact, a Qi Refining cultivator who has not broken through the Foundation Establishment stage can activate the formation in the artifact solely by relying on his own spiritual energy, thereby connecting it with his own consciousness and achieving the purpose of using spiritual awareness.
Afterwards, this device was forged, refined, and innovated by generation after generation of device refiners, and then the current "Spiritual Grafting Device" came into being.
Through the "Spiritual Grafting Device", many sects that specialize in spiritual consciousness have also ushered in a great development. They have cooperated with weapon-refining sects and launched many items, such as combat weapons!
Bind a spiritual weapon to the "Spiritual Grafting Device", then place a "timing talisman", set the time, and then it can be detonated.
(Main: Time symbol, see Chapter 74 for details.)
In this way, many monks can avoid suicide attacks, such as detonating spiritual weapons and hurting themselves.
Even for some desperate criminals, they use the "spiritual consciousness grafter" and "timing symbol" to combine into a "timed detonator" to achieve the purpose of certain terrorist acts.
"Buzz!"
With the intervention and refining of divine consciousness, the fluctuations of the mysterious jade in the furnace became stronger and stronger.
Finally, with a violent fluctuation, the jade changed from its initial fist shape to a disc the size of a human face.
"Ha, it's done!" The young man couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene, and the expression on his face relaxed.
As soon as he finished speaking, his face turned pale, and the next moment his legs went limp and he sat down limply.
However, as he looked at the jade plate that was slowly floating in the furnace, like a mirror, the smile on his face grew stronger.
After sitting on the ground for a while, the young man slapped the storage bag on his waist, took out the jade bottle containing "Qi Gathering Powder", poured it into his mouth, and then began to sit cross-legged and regulate his breathing.
After a while, the spiritual energy that had been drained from the body was restored.
The furnace had cooled down at this time, but the formation inside was still running, so that the jade plate was also rotating.
"Bang!" He tapped the furnace lid and it opened. A jade plate flew out of it. After catching it steadily, the young man couldn't help but grinned at his own reflection on the jade plate. "The only thing missing is the last ingredient, the 'Cold Pond Spirit Wood'. The magic weapon can be made!"
"By then, I, Lord Quan, will have my natal object!" Liu Quan said with a grin. After putting the jade plate into the storage bag, he collected the remaining spiritual objects in his temporary "immortal palace".
"According to the time, it's time to meet that group of stupid bandits with smart brains but simple limbs." Liu Quan raised his hand, took out a timing talisman, injected spiritual energy into it, and suddenly a magic circle floated.
Then I saw the record of the time he had been in seclusion here, refining equipment, which was exactly half a year.
He put away the timekeeping talisman, then searched his temporary "immortal residence" and took away everything that could be used, then strode away.
Half a month later.
In the far north of the twelfth ring of the Black Cloud Mountains, there is the Yufeng Snow Mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, snow suddenly swept in. Then, in the wind and snow, the dusty figure of a young Taoist appeared.
"Bang!" Looking at the "Wind Control Talisman" in his hand that turned into a puff of flying ash, Liu Quan shook his head and sighed, "What a pity, where is the eighth-grade talisman? If it weren't for the rush, it could have lasted for more than a month."
"But fortunately, this time I enter the 'Hantan Water Palace Secret Realm', which should be enough for me to plunder everything. However, that place is dangerous, and I need some people to help explore the way..."
"The three leaders of the Black Wind Village and several gang elders are all experts in the Qi training stage. I heard that this group of stupid bandits have always been righteous, and their leader Dugu Ying is even more stupid."
"It's worth it that I deliberately made friends with him before and even became sworn brothers with him. Haha, stupid bandits are stupid bandits. Instead of being good bandits, they learned the style of other sects and robbed the rich to help the poor..."
“It is hard to imagine that in this world of immortal cultivation where people are eaten without leaving any bones, such a fool could actually live for so long… Forget it, forget it. This time, Master Quan will teach you what the world of immortal cultivation is, what the path to immortality is like, and what it means that people’s hearts are no longer the same as before, hehehe…”
"Tsk, Lord Quan, I'm already here, so this group of bandits won't come, right?" Suddenly, Liu Quan became worried again.
"My dear brother!" Just as Liu Quan was thinking about it, he heard a hearty laugh suddenly from the sky.
Five black shadows were seen flying towards them from afar.
"These three big guys have grown stronger. What did they eat to grow up? It's a pity that they only grow in height but not in brains..." Liu Quan thought to himself, but showed a kind smile on his face and said:
"Big brother! Two fellow Taoists!" After greeting the three Dugu Ying brothers, he looked at the honest and kind Song Xinchai standing beside him, smiled and bowed, saying, "Brother Song."
"Hmph!" Just then, a delicate snort was heard from the side. Liu Quan immediately smiled and bowed to the cold-faced woman in front of him, who was wearing a red cotton dress and folded her arms. He said:
"Sister Bai!" "Hmph, pretty boy!" However, the woman snorted coldly and glanced away proudly.
"Fourth sister, don't be rude! My dear brother and I have sworn brotherhood. Logically speaking, you and he are also siblings." Dugu Ying spoke immediately.
"That's you," the woman in the red cotton skirt pouted, "I, my second brother and my third brother haven't sworn brotherhood, so I don't recognize this brother and sister!" After saying that, she glared at Liu Quan, who was smiling all the time, and said:
"Hey, everyone is here, why don't you lead the way?"
Liu Quan kept smiling despite the cold words from the woman in the red cotton skirt, but he was rolling his eyes in his heart.
"Compared to the three Dugu brothers who are only tall but not smart, this little girl is actually a complete bandit!" However, Liu Quan didn't dare to say this and just smiled.
"...Fourth sister!" Just as Dugu Yi frowned and wanted to scold the woman in the red cotton skirt, Liu Quan smiled and said, "Brother, it's okay. Sister Bai just doesn't know me well enough."
"Tsk, this little bitch, I didn't offend her, but she tried to please me everywhere. It's been a few years, but she still treats me like this..."
"Forget it, there's no need to waste time here..." Thinking of this, Liu Quan stopped Dugu Ying who was about to say something, looked around at the icebergs and snow all around him, and then took out a pre-folded talisman paper crane from the storage bag and raised his hand to inject spiritual energy into it.
"The Guiding Immortal Talisman?" Dugu Ying looked at Liu Quan in surprise and said, "This thing is not cheap. I'm sorry to have spent so much money on it, brother."
Seeing the talisman and paper crane, the other people also showed surprise. Even the woman in the red cotton skirt who looked at Liu Quan coldly was surprised, and then muttered in a low voice, "What a rich man."
"Buzz!" With the infusion of spiritual energy, a small blue magic circle suddenly appeared above the paper crane.
The next moment, the paper crane seemed to come alive, flapping its wings, circling above everyone's heads, and then flew away in a certain direction.
"Everyone," Liu Quan looked at everyone and said solemnly, "This 'Hantan Water Palace Secret Realm' was obtained from a torn record when I was exploring other secret realms before."
“Although it is a ninth-grade small secret realm that will not be targeted by those medium-sized and large sects, there are many independent cultivators in the Black Cloud Mountains, and some powerful independent cultivator forces are entrenched here.”
"There are also casual cultivators who pass by Yufeng Snow Mountain from time to time to look for treasures, so we need to make a quick decision on this trip. I hope that you can follow my instructions for the next action."
As he spoke, Liu Quan's expression became extremely solemn.
"My dear brother, just go ahead and do what you want. We will all listen to you!" Dugu Ying waved his hand as big as a palm leaf fan and showed Liu Quan a simple smile. Dugu Xiong and Dugu Han beside him also nodded.
Looking at the "iron towers" standing in the wind and snow, like three abnormal human beings, and thinking of the years of getting along with them, Liu Quan's eyes were dazed for a moment, but it was quickly replaced by determination.
"This world of immortal cultivation is extremely cruel. Even if I don't harm them, sooner or later these three people will be eaten by others without leaving any bones or residue. At worst, I will get the opportunity and become a great cultivator, and then I will take better care of their families."
"Okay," Liu Quan said, looking at Song Xinchai, and said, "Brother Song, we will all enter the water palace, but the shore cannot be completely empty to prevent other wandering cultivators from ambushing us."
"It's up to you. After we all enter the Water Palace, you will set up the enigmatic formation to protect us and provide support." He then looked at the woman in the red cotton skirt and said:
"Sister Bai, your spiritual energy is of water attribute, which is advantageous in the Water Palace. You will lead the charge and explore the restrictions ahead!" After saying that, Liu Quan ignored the woman in the red cotton skirt and turned to look at the three people with the strongest cultivation, Dugu Ying, and said, "Brother, you cover the rear!"
"Letting Big Brother cover us is to be prepared for any eventuality," Liu Quan raised his hand to interrupt Dugu Ying's words, "in case Brother Song's defense line is breached and someone from the outside world enters the Water Palace and attacks us."
"Big brother will cover our retreat and ensure that we are safe."
"If the enemy is too powerful and we can't do anything, Big Brother can hold out for a while so that we can get as many spiritual resources as possible and not return empty-handed!"
"My two fellow Taoists, you and I will stay in the middle. Once Sister Bai has figured out the restriction, the three of us will be responsible for breaking it!"
At this moment, Liu Quan had a tense face and began to give orders to everyone, arranging all the advance and retreat routes.
"Are there any objections to the throne?" Liu Quan looked around at everyone.
Seeing this, everyone, including the woman in the red cotton skirt, shook their heads to indicate that they had no objection.
"Okay!" Seeing this, Liu Quan waved his hand and said, "Let's go!" After that, he raised his hand and cast a wind-controlling talisman on himself, and then turned into a hurricane, rolling up the heavy snow, and following the spiritual power left by the "Guiding Immortal Talisman", he rushed towards the distance.
Seeing this, others followed suit.
"Later I found out that all of you knew about the little plan in my heart..." The scene in front of him gradually blurred, and Liu Quan's hoarse voice sounded, and he turned around to look at Song Xinchai.
"Haha," Song Xinchai, whose face also showed vicissitudes, laughed heartily after hearing Liu Quan's words, shook his head and chuckled, saying, "You underestimate Miss Bai too much."
"Before you entered the village, she was the village's military advisor. Miss Bai has been working at the bottom for many years and has her own connections in the casual cultivator circle."
"Your Master Quan's reputation has long been well-known in your original place. You can find out everything with a little inquiry."
"Cowardly, weak, cold-blooded, um..." Song Xinchai said with a teasing look on his face, "And too kind!"
"You want to harm others, but every time you go into the secret ruins with others, you are always the one who suffers and is bullied. When the enemy who bullies you begs for mercy, can you still let him go?"
"He can be said to be the 'good guy' who is most suitable for bullying in the local casual cultivator circle, and is also the most suitable to be taken into the secret realm together!"
"You laugh at the big boss, saying that it's incredible that he survived for so long in the cruel world of immortal cultivation without being eaten, but you don't know that you and he are the same kind of people?"
"A good guy? Ha!" Liu Quan shook his head and laughed, "More like a coward."
"The boss said," Song Xinchai took a deep breath and said, "You have seen a lot of darkness in the world of immortal cultivation, but you still have light and kindness in your heart. You are on the same path as us."
"Being a bandit is not a way out for you brothers. You brothers should live in the sunshine like the disciples of the righteous sects."
"A righteous monk? Living in the sunshine?" Liu Quan laughed at himself.
Seeing this, Song Xinchai also fell silent.
Later, with the joining of Liu Quan, the power of the mountain stronghold grew stronger and stronger. The orthodox sects they came into contact with had a darker style of doing things. The reason they had not come into contact with them before was because their status was not high enough and the scenery they saw was limited.
"But no matter what others think, our Black Wind Village has at least never done anything that is against the will of heaven and earth, and under the leadership of the leader, we have always upheld the right path from beginning to end!"
Song Xinchai's mood suddenly became a little excited.
"If it weren't for the insistence of the Great Master, when the war started, the academy would have investigated all the independent cultivators who participated. We would not have been allowed in just because we were bandits!"
"There were so many bandits back then, even more powerful than our Black Wind Village. How many are left now?"
"As for the Yellow Wind Valley?" Song Xinchai said with a slightly arrogant look, "That was just the result of old Huang Feng selling his children! Now the Yellow Wind Valley has become a thing of the past, and has been confiscated by our Ming Dynasty."
"It can be seen that although the boss is gone, it is precisely because of his persistence that the current Ming Dynasty exists."
"So," Song Xinchai took a deep breath, looked at Liu Quan, and said seriously, "For the sake of Ming Dynasty and for the hard work of the boss to be lived up to, you should cheer up!"
"Join us and make the Ming Dynasty flourish and become a true super giant that can rival the great sects in the Central Plains."
"Become a ray of righteous light in this turbid world and make the long-cherished wish of the boss come true!"
Having said that, Song Xinchai revealed the real purpose of asking Liu Quan to come here for a drink today.
It is to enlighten Liu Quan and help him untie his knot!
"Haha, the light of righteousness?" However, upon hearing this, Liu Quan sneered, stood up shakily, and said, "You are indeed a group of naive bandits. You guys..."
“It has never changed!”
"Sister Bai was so naive. She believed me and died in the Water Palace in order to save a useless person like me."
"The eldest master is so naive that he helped the academy capture the demon monks on his way to the Central Plains to seek medical treatment? Ridiculous, ridiculous bandit, a man who is hundreds of years old, is learning to be chivalrous?"
"So, he died, died..." Liu Quan muttered to himself, "It's unclear..."
"The second in command died at the last moment of his breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage. Isn't that ridiculous? And the third in command died in an even more miserable way. His life was taken away by someone..."
"The light of righteousness? The sky above our heads is dark, can you shine it?" Liu Quan, who knew more than Song Xinchai, looked up like this because he had already guessed who his enemy was.
"...Big Liu!" Looking at Liu Quan's shadow staggering out of the door and climbing onto the flying carpet to leave, Song Xinchai shouted, and in the end he could only open his mouth, not knowing what to say.
After a while, Song Xinchai sighed, stood up and walked to the side hall. He bowed to the seat at the top, then stood up and said, "Master, Da Liu..."
Hearing this, Jiajing, who was sitting at the head of the table sipping tea, raised his eyes, but his face showed no excessive expression. After putting down the teacup in his hand, he motioned Song Xinchai to take a seat, and said slowly, "Give him some time."
"The master of the Xianyin Pavilion is still his..."
Hearing Jiajing's words, Song Xinchai was overjoyed. He immediately stood up, bowed, and said, "Thank you, Master!"
"Well," nodded, Jiajing stood up and said, "I came to you this time to get a few things from the Resources Hall."
Jiajing had no intention of listening to Song Xinchai and Liu Quan reminiscing about the past. It was just a sudden visit for him, and he didn't expect Song Xinchai to have an appointment with Liu Quan, so he simply waited in the side hall.
Hearing what Jiajing said, Song Xinchai was stunned, but he immediately said: "If the master needs it, just take it..." However, before he could finish his words, Jiajing raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Do you remember what I said?" Jiajing raised his finger, "Rules cannot be broken, and the head of the sect is no exception."
"Remember, the Resource Hall is in charge of the sect's resource expenditures and income, and even the disciples' household registration and sect trade! There must be no mistakes in any account, and it must be clear."
Hearing Jiajing's words, Song Xinchai was slightly startled, then his expression became serious and he said, "Yes, I will obey the order of the headmaster!"
"Well," Jiajing's face was slightly relaxed, and he said, "From the seizure of the sect, I took ten stones of ninth-grade spiritual medicine seeds."
"In addition, for the refining materials, the gold essence stone, wood spirit jade, mercury sand, fire cloud stone and earth element crystal, the five elements refining materials, give me one thousand stones each." After saying that, Jiajing stood up and said, "Put the resources I withdraw today in a separate account and count it as my private account."
When Song Xinchai heard the word "private account", he was stunned, but he immediately understood the meaning and bowed to show his obedience.
"I will follow the master's instructions and send these resources to the main peak later." Hearing this, Jiajing nodded and walked away slowly. "After sending them to the main peak, I will hand them over to Shi Xing."
"Master..." But just when Jiajing was about to go out, Song Xinchai's hesitant voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"What's the matter?" At the door, Jiajing turned around and looked at Song Xinchai. His face remained calm as he waited for Song Xinchai to speak.
"Regarding the death of Dadang...the former leader and the left protector, is there any hidden story?" Finally, Song Xinchai asked.
After saying this, he stared at Jiajing.
"This is not what you really want to ask, right?" Looking at Song Xinchai's nervous expression, Jiajing's face broadened slightly, he turned around and asked with a smile.
For some reason, looking at Jiajing's tolerant face, Song Xinchai's tension suddenly relaxed and his breathing became regular again.
He didn't know when it started, but whenever he faced Jiajing, he always felt an unprecedented pressure.
This pressure was not a suppression of his realm. It was hard to explain and couldn't be understood. Anyway, it made him subconsciously humble.
"Yes." Song Xinchai nodded and said, "The left protector died when he was about to break through the Jindan stage, but the cause of his death was greed and recklessness, which led to the collapse of his soul. And the former leader..."
"Based on my understanding of him, if he saw the academy arresting demon monks, he would most likely help them."
"But there are still too many puzzles about this matter," Song Xinchai frowned and thought: "With the power of the academy, if they really want to capture a late Jindan demon cultivator, they will definitely make full preparations."
"How could it be possible for him to escape?"
"Also, regarding the cultivation level of Zhao Yijian, who claimed to be an inner court disciple of the academy, the letter and the academy never revealed it."
"I'm afraid the inner court disciples of the White Horse Academy are not at the Golden Core stage, so I wonder if there is something hidden in this..." After saying that, Song Xinchai looked at Jiajing, "You have a close relationship with Li Changqing of the academy, can you find out something?"
"From what Liu Da said, he has doubts about the death of the headmaster." Song Xinchai said with hope in his eyes.
"I think if I could know more about the headmaster's death, maybe I could help Liu resolve his emotional problems."
"First, Master, the left protector," Jiajing looked at Song Xinchai and said in a submissive tone, "including the death of the right protector, there is indeed another hidden story."
"What?!" Hearing Jiajing's words, Song Xinchai's eyes widened and he subconsciously exclaimed, "Right Protector?"
"I didn't want to talk about some things because I took Liu Quan's thoughts into consideration." Jiajing said, his tone slowed down, and said: "Liu Quan didn't tell you because he didn't want to cause trouble."
"But you are the master of the Resource Hall of my Daming Immortal Sect, and a member of the 'cabinet'. You are a high-ranking member of the sect, and you asked me in person. I think it is better to let you know."
"Do you still remember what Liu Quan said when he left just now?" Jiajing said, "The sky of this world of immortal cultivation is dark. How long can the light of righteousness shine?"
"...This." Hearing this, Song Xinchai opened his mouth, and at this moment he seemed to have thought of something.
Before this, he thought that Liu Quan was just complaining about the difficulties of the world and the difficult experiences of the previous leader.
"The top of the world of immortal cultivation on Arcturus is undoubtedly the Academy, and the deaths of the three brothers of the former head were all arranged by Li Changqing," Jiajing said, and he raised his hand and took out a "Photo Stone", handed it to Song Xinchai, and said:
"This is the result of my using my spiritual sense to track down the murderer after I rushed to the place where the Left Protector was in seclusion and realized that there was something strange about his death."
"Swish!" A curtain of light burst out from the Shadow Stone in Song Xinchai's hand, and then the scene that Jiajing saw with his spiritual consciousness appeared.
That’s right, Jiajing engraved what happened to his consciousness that day on the “Photo Stone” and preserved it.
Jiajing had always been open to Liu Quan about Li Changqing's attempt to win him over, and the deceased Dugu Ying also knew this.
(Note: See Chapter 139 for details.)
Therefore, Jiajing had no obligation to help the murderer Li Changqing and had no obligation to conceal anything.
From the beginning to the end, it was Li Changqing's arrogance that made him want to fool people, treat everyone in the Daming Immortal Sect as playthings, and make everyone do things according to his wishes.
Because Jiajing did not agree to be the head of the Ming Immortal Sect, he used his own way to force Jiajing to take the position of head.
In Li Changqing's eyes, Jiajing was his puppet, a plaything that he could manipulate at will.
Everyone, including Jiajing... is a victim!
If Jiajing continued to resist Li Changqing by refusing the position of the head, he would be the next to die. And everyone in the Ming Xianzong, as well as the Dugu family, would die.
After reading the contents on the "Photo Stone", Song Xinchai stood there in a daze, shaking all over.
However, he was not afraid, but hated!
After reading the contents of the "Photo Stone", no matter how slow his reaction was, he now understood that from beginning to end, the deaths of the three heads of the family were all done by Li Changqing.
The reason why Li Changqing did this was simply because he wanted Mr. Zhu Cong to become the head of the sect.
And the reason? No reason!
Just because he thinks it is right, then it must be, it's that simple.
As for the three Dugu brothers?
What does it have to do with you if I destroy you?
Destroying you is based on my own interests and has nothing to do with you.
No matter you are a good person or a bad person.
Whether you fight bravely or surrender cowardly, whether you are pure or guilty, my interest in destroying you continues.
It's that simple!
"Just as Liu Quan said," Jiajing looked at Song Xinchai, who was standing there in a daze, his eyes red and full of hatred, and said calmly, "The sky of this world of immortal cultivation is dark. An ant trying to shake a tree, after the tragedy, there is nothing left."
"This is Liu Quan's knot. He knows the truth and his enemies, but he can't do anything. This powerlessness is his knot..." Before Jiajing finished speaking, the emotional Song Xinchai immediately said, "Is it just like that?"
Song Xinchai looked at Jiajing with complicated eyes.
He was grateful to Jiajing, because it was because of Jiajing that the Ming Dynasty had its current development, and it was also because of Jiajing that the Ming Dynasty was saved. However, it was also because of Jiajing that the head of the sect suffered an unprovoked disaster.
But he understood that this could not be blamed on Jiajing!
Jiajing was just a lucky guy that the other party favored.
This is also Jiajing’s sadness and helplessness!
"Of course it doesn't count," Jiajing said calmly, but there was an unquestionable tone in his voice, which made Song Xinchai hopeful. "Do you still remember the Great Ming Yazhang?"
"The greatness of the Ming Dynasty is unparalleled throughout the ages; the brightness of the Ming Dynasty is indestructible throughout the ages!"
"The light of the Great Light shines upon countless worlds, and even the darkest places are always filled with the Great Light."
"The darkness of the world of immortal cultivation will be illuminated by the Ming Dynasty!"
"..."
(End of this chapter)
