Tao and Heaven

Chapter 132 The Birth of the Divine Beast
Second level golden elixir?

Jun Yan and Chi Yuzi looked astonished. They both felt the aura emitted by Gu Wen when he broke through.

Condensing the golden elixir overnight was not enough, he actually entered the second stage of golden elixir in one go!
You have to know that it took them several days to condense the golden elixir, and this was achieved in an environment where the laws of heaven and earth were extremely relaxed. This was already the top genius in the world, leaving countless old monsters dumbfounded.

They could accept Gu Wen's fast cultivation speed, because they could understand a genius. But when Gu Wen's conditions were not as good as theirs, he could still cultivate faster than them, which made people feel unbalanced.

Chi Yuzi asked: "How many days will it take for Sanqing Daozi to condense the golden elixir?"

"Half a year for the Golden Elixir, I don't know exactly how many days it takes." Jun Yan replied: "If we talk about the speed of cultivation, Sanqing Daozi is definitely better. After all, he has been cultivating for eight months and is much older. Now he is the number one on the Earth Ranking."

"I think Sanqing Daozi is not as good as Hongchen. This is the second-level golden elixir, and it was made using the method of the ninth-level golden elixir."

Akabane held a different opinion. In her opinion, what golden elixir could compare to the Nine-Revolution Golden Elixir?
Even if Sanqing Daozi is number one on the Earth Ranking, he is not as good as Gu Wen, because the latter is practicing the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill!
Jun Yan shook his head and said, "The Three Pure Ones are not that simple. You can't just look at the appearance. For example, if you don't use the Golden Light Curse at Tianquan Mountain, how can I know that you have mastered it?"

Only half a year of golden elixir was not enough to rank first on the Earth List. Now Gu Wen had mastered the true meaning of the sword and was only third, Chi Yuzi had mastered the Nine-Transformation Golden Elixir and was fourth, and Jun Yan was replaced in fifth place.

The Three Pure Ones must have hidden many tricks.

"What's the difference? If we only talk about talent, Hong Chen must be stronger." Chi Yuzi raised her head slightly. She didn't care about whether he was a Taoist or not. Anyone who could practice the Nine-Turn Golden Pill was a genius.

Because she also mastered it.

"You should pay attention to Daozi's title of Sanqing, which means that his identity is recognized by the three sects of Yuqing, Taiqing, and Shangqing."

Jun Yan explained, but seeing Chi Yuzi looked uninterested, he stopped explaining and heard some old devil's mumblings.

He could use guidance to get information from some old demons who had completely lost their minds. And because the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Demonism all lead to the same goal, there were many who came from Taoism.

The Three Pure Ones have the same origin and have split and reunited countless times, but there has never been a Three Pure Ones Taoist. The successor is usually called by a certain faction, such as Yun Miao, the successor of Taiqing, and Hua Yang, the successor of Shangqing.

Similarly, Gu Wen can also become the successor of Yuqing, but he cannot become a Taoist disciple of Sanqing.

Because it is almost impossible to get the three factions to agree on something, there must be some extremely special reasons.

But aren’t there too many geniuses in this generation of the Three Pure Ones?

Jun Yan suddenly reacted. He looked up at the Taoist goddess who was dozing off, and Gu Wen who was meditating with his eyes closed.

The Three Pure Ones who rarely made a move but ranked first on the Earth Ranking, the Taoist goddess who had the power of an immortal and ranked first on the Heaven Ranking, and Gu Wen who rose from humble beginnings and mastered the true meaning of swordsmanship. These three people have already departed from the standard of ordinary geniuses, and it is even impossible to quantify them.

If all of them grow up, plus the two Taoist masters who are comparable to semi-immortals, even if there are no immortals, it would be better to have immortals in the world.

The Three Pure Ones Taoist sect is not at a loss on either side.

"Why is this guy's stomach like a bottomless pit? All my medicine is about to be eaten up!"

When Akabane's complaining voice came, Jun Yan wanted to remind him that it was not necessary to keep his mana full, so he could save some pills.

After all, the current conditions are not in the sect, where there is a huge supply of elixirs, just to ensure that the sect's genius fails to break through. Perhaps all these elixirs can only play a 1% role, but the larger the sect, the less stingy it will be.

Chiyuzi probably hasn't left the sect to gain experience much, so he thinks that this is how a breakthrough should be.

After thinking again, Jun Yan decided not to say anything because he had no obligation to remind her.

Everyone has his own job and takes what he needs. He is not here to make friends.
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Gu Wen came out of his meditation and saw Chi Yuzi. She had a pill in her hand and had already put it to her mouth. Gu Wen ate it without hesitation.

【Tian Sui Sixty Years】

It turned out to be a pill worth ten years of Tiansui, and Jiumengzi was really willing to give it away without even considering the value of the things he gave.

"You bastard." Akabane's eyes widened slightly, and she wanted to kick him angrily, but considering that Gu Wen had just made a breakthrough, she could only stomp her feet on the ground.

Boom boom boom!
The ground shook slightly.

Although she is now half-disabled, her physical strength still exists. She just can't cast the Golden Light Spell to go to heaven or earth.

"I'm so pissed! I should have let you fail in your breakthrough last night."

Gu Wen used his favor and said, "I owe you a favor."

"You really think you are an immortal. Why are you so arrogant?" Akabane didn't fall for it. He sighed and suppressed the impatience in his heart that was difficult to control due to the Angri True Fire.

"Just consider it as my compensation to you. I was inconsiderate and didn't expect you to break through to the Golden Core stage in one night. No, why should I bear the responsibility? If you want to blame someone, just blame your high talent. That's not right either."

Akabane scratched his head in annoyance, then left the camp without looking back and jumped into the gorge. The sound of falling into the water could be heard from a distance.

Gu Wen looked puzzled. He found that Chiyuzi was becoming more and more impatient.

Jun Yan explained: "She absorbed the Angri True Fire and has begun to refine it. Under its influence, her heart fire suddenly increased and became uncontrollable."

Even impatience is coming.

Gu Wen has gotten used to it, so it wouldn't be surprising if another one of them had bipolar disorder.

This is not the previous life. If you really have depression and affect others, you will be beaten and kicked out of the team. Jun Yan and Chi Yuzi are both strong and have not caused trouble to others so far.

Gu Wen took out the heirloom jade pendant. The outer shell of the stone had completely faded away. The round, translucent jade was the size of a palm, with a lifelike exotic beast engraved in the middle.

It was a little more lively, with a subtle breath coming from it.

Holy, powerful, noble.

Jun Yan looked surprised, but didn't say much. He just stood aside and watched quietly.

“It’s getting ready to come out.”

Yu Hua didn't know when she woke up. She reached out and took the jade pendant, saying, "It will probably take a few days. During this time, you need to sacrifice your blood and essence day and night, so that it will be considered a blood relative after it is born."

At this time, Jun Yan reminded: "This will also pollute the bloodline of the innate divine beast."

"Bloodline is not important above the Dao realm. Without the Dao realm, it won't be of much help to you." Yu Hua said without a doubt: "What you need is a completely loyal helper, not a proud and complacent beast. If it doesn't submit to you, just kill it."

Training an innate divine beast like a dog? That's too overbearing.

Jun Yan secretly clicked his tongue, but he chose to keep his mouth shut and give advice instead of teaching people how to do things, otherwise it would easily annoy people.

"How to conceive with blood and essence?"

Gu Wen asked, he also felt that loyalty was more important, and he didn't want to invite a living father back.

Yu Hua replied: "Just drop some blood essence mixed with mana on it. It really needs mana."

Gu Wen tried it, and the blood dripping onto the jade pendant disappeared instantly. Then, a subtle divine thought came from the jade pendant, craving for more magic power.

The function of blood is to lure it into refining, but mana is what it needs.

Would it be a bit sinister to do this? Gu Wen hesitated for two seconds, then increased the dosage without hesitation and poured in his blood and essence crazily.

Let me practice!
A total of ten drops of blood essence were dripped. The heirloom stopped swallowing and the divine consciousness of the divine beast began to weaken, but it had established a preliminary connection with Gu Wen.

Gu Wen probed his mind a little deeper and found that the inside of the jade pendant was gray and a vague shape could be vaguely seen moving.

Hairy.

That was the only thing he could be sure of.
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The next day.

After using some simple spells to disguise themselves, Gu Wen and his companions came to a nearby town to inquire about the direction of the ferry.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round, so Gu Wen first went to the pawn shop and took out some gold to exchange for 100 taels of silver. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to use, and ordinary people would not dare to take it.

Then Gu Wen and his group were robbed. Not long after they left the pawn shop, a dozen thugs surrounded them.

"The world is dangerous."

Gu Wen shook his head helplessly, then signaled to Jun Yan with his eyes that his method should be able to solve the problem silently.

Jun Yan understood what he meant and snapped his fingers, and the hooligans immediately dispersed.

In Gu Wen's spiritual investigation, the ruffians seemed to return to normal after leaving a hundred feet away.

"Kill them." Gu Wen said calmly. "You can't kill all the bad guys, but if you don't kill them, they will only harm the good people. There's no need to hold back if you meet them."

As soon as he finished speaking, an illusory ghost in white appeared behind the gangster, holding an iron needle against the top of his head.

Jun Yan explained: "They will die in three days, so we can prevent the news from leaking out."

Very good and cautious.

Then the group walked into the downtown area. Nanshui was obviously more prosperous and peaceful than the north where Bianjing was located. At least the people were no longer lifeless.

But the situation was not much better in troubled times, with countless people selling their children. Along the way, several people asked them if they wanted child brides.

Although it is easier to sell in brothels, people with a conscience would definitely not choose brothels first, just like a boy would not go to a brothel.

If you go to a wealthy family, there is at least a possibility of getting out, but if you go to a place surrounded by willows and smoke, it is basically impossible to get out.

The owner of the teahouse was a sixty-year-old man. He didn't want to talk to Gu Wen and his group at first, but he became enthusiastic when he saw the silver.

When he heard that he had to go to the ferry, he was immediately shocked and said, "We can't go! We can't go! The ferry has been occupied by rebels. I heard that the rebels are all cannibals."

"A chaotic army?"

Gu Wen thought to himself that this was not good. Jiangjia Village was near the ferry, and if a rebellion broke out, it would inevitably be accompanied by war.

"Boss, do you know what the situation is like over there? Who is causing the chaos?"

"Half a year ago, the imperial court increased taxes, and the local tyrants in Yuanding County united to rebel, calling on hundreds of thousands of people to capture the ferry."

The teahouse owner began to describe in vivid detail how the rebels captured the ferry and fought against the imperial army, and there was even a duel between generals on the battlefield like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Gu Wen suspected that if he gave the old man more silver, he would roll up his sleeves and go to the battlefield to fight.

He could understand this kind of exaggeration, and he had seen it a lot. In the ancient society where information was blocked, most people's news was hearsay, and everyone would process it artistically.

A person who escaped from the ferry may not have seen the rebels from the beginning to the end, but when telling others about it, he will definitely try his best to describe the danger he suffered. Then it will be a classic situation of "I have a friend", and the story will change as it is passed on.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians are estimated to be only tens of thousands, and cannibalism is probably not guaranteed.

Gu Wen was able to extract a lot of useful information from it and roughly restore the intelligence.

The local tyrants in Ding County rebelled because the imperial court levied too much tax, and if they did not rebel, they would go bankrupt. Today's Daqian is so magical that the Emperor Daojun has cut off the heads of the literati and landlords.

However, the powerful people generally do not burn, kill or loot when they rebel, because they only mobilize the local people.

Now, half a year has passed, and the rebels are still not eliminated. It seems that the governor of Nanshui County has given up and is waiting for the court to deal with him.

". This is why we have to mention a young general named Jiang who was armed with a silver spear. He defeated hundreds of people with his own horse and spear! It's a pity that he didn't want to serve the court and instead joined the rebel army."

The Young General Jiang with Silver Spear
Could it be Jiang Fugui who is rebelling?

Gu Wen immediately felt that it was impossible, because he knew Jiang Fugui's character.

They are smart but lack courage. Such people are comfortable to be subordinates. They are efficient but not self-willed.

It is very likely that his son Jiang Ju secretly ran away and joined the rebels. This kid has never liked studying since he was a child. Before leaving, Gu Wen taught him the Xuanming Spear.

Gu Wen and his group stayed in the inn for one night. That night, Jun Yan left for an hour, saying that he was going to deal with the shop owner and the entire family of his boss.

Everything is done to avoid attracting attention. As long as anyone who notices them is dead, they will be safe.

The next day they left the town and headed for the ferry. They were not in a hurry, but looked for opportunities along the way.

On the ninth day of the ninth month, he encountered a strange fish on the road and obtained the Eight Years of Heavenly Marrow by eating it.

On the 10th, a place where Ganoderma lucidum grew was discovered. Ganoderma lucidum was obtained and eaten for twelve years.

On the 11th, the friendship fee of the sacred tree arrived, and he used favors to get the Junyan spiritual fruit. He used a Taoist sword to exchange for Chiyuzi's ten spiritual fruits in the future and obtained the fifty-year heavenly marrow.

Remember that the little nun owes the Taoist a spiritual fruit.

On the 12th, Yu Hua sensed a place where the elixir of immortality once stayed, discovered a treasure cave, killed a giant bear, and obtained the Emperor's juice for thirty years.

No. 13, found three ginseng roots, three top-grade spiritual medicines, and several low-grade spiritual medicines, a total of twenty years of heavenly marrow.

On the 14th, only one Ganoderma lucidum was found and Ten Years of Heavenly Marrow was obtained. However, he and Jun Yan quietly stole a medicine ship from the Dog Emperor and obtained Ten Years of Heavenly Marrow through dividends.

The land of immortals is full of treasures and opportunities, and Gu Wen wanted to hoe the whole world. Especially after his soul left his body, Gu Wen could sweep a hundred miles in half a day.

Then let Chiyuzi and Jun Yan go to collect the opportunity. Such cooperation is simply plucking feathers from passing geese.

After all the busy work, Gu Wen obtained a total of 110 years of Heavenly Marrow and 30 years of Emperor's Juice.

[One Hundred and Seventy Years of Heavenly Marrow] [Sixty Years of Imperial Marrow]
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At this time, because of their concealment, all forces also calmed down and gathered near the Fire Cloud Cave.

Ao Tang arrived near Huoyun Cave early, sometimes he transformed into jackals, tigers, leopards, insects, fish, birds and beasts to search for spiritual medicine in the mountains and forests, swallowed it and refined it into pills as logistical supplies. Sometimes he transformed into a black-faced man and approached Huoyun Cave to inquire about the news.

Many days passed like this, and even he had no news of Yu Hua, it was as if they had disappeared from the face of the earth.

All the forces and Ao Tang were becoming more and more impatient at this moment.

Where are the people? Where are you? Didn’t you say you would come to Huoyun Cave?
(End of this chapter)