Tao and Heaven

Chapter 197: Immortality Elixir is about to become immortal

Amid the rainbow light in the sky, the immortal sword in Gu Wen's hand broke into pieces, his arm trembled due to the injury, and the golden light on his body also fell into pieces.

The exposed skin was covered in bruises and blackened areas, which was horrifying, but they were mostly flesh wounds.

Because Xi and Chanxi both held back.

The two incarnations of Sanqing Daozi were not much better off. Chanxi's robe was split open from the chest, and the front flapped in the wind, revealing a sword scar wider than a thumb, which ran diagonally from the right shoulder to the left side of the abdomen.
The wound could have gone towards the neck, but Gu Wen didn't.

Tianrenxi was not seriously injured, but his sleeve was cut off and fell off, and the magic sword might be able to cut off his arm.

The sect competition was to fight with gloves on, and most of the killing moves could not be used. Both sides fought very decently and awkwardly. At least Gu Wen thought that this kind of competition was much more difficult than a life-and-death fight.

A life-and-death fight only requires chopping someone to death, but a sect competition requires a lot of considerations.

But the strength of Sanqing Daozi is extremely strong, almost the strongest person of the same generation that Gu Wen has ever seen. If Chanxi also joins the battle, it is not certain who will win or lose in a one-on-three situation.

I'm afraid only someone of the same level can defeat Daozi in his prime.

"In terms of competition alone, we lost."

Tian Renxi admitted defeat very decisively, with no emotion showing on his cold face.

"If we continue to force the fight, it will not be just a flesh wound, and we may not be able to take you away in the end. This will only cause more injuries to Junior Brother, to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the opportunity to attack."

Chan Xi restrained his breath and thunder, and sighed, "Junior Brother Gu is indeed as Master said, he has the demeanor of Grandmaster Qing Cang. We are convinced of our defeat."

Losing is losing, and the two of them did not try to cheat or make excuses.

Gu Wen's expression relaxed, and he suddenly realized that a breath was approaching rapidly. He looked down and saw a ray of sword light flying towards them, which soon stopped ten meters away at the same level as them.

Looking closely, it was Xiao Yunyi. He had a grim expression, holding a broken arm in his hand, and his aura was full of aggressiveness.

"Brother Xiao, what do you mean?"

Gu Wen was puzzled, and the people below were also confused about the situation.

Why did Xiao Yunyi come here with a hostile look on his face, as if he wanted to join the battle?

Xiao Yunyi replied: "The sect's decree requires me to take you out of the immortal land."

"The Sword Sect is here to join in the fun?"

Gu Wen scratched his head. At this time, Jun Yan flew over from below and stopped in front of Xiao Yunyi. He said, "Old Xiao, my body has been a little stiff recently. How about you help me loosen up my muscles?"

"you"

Xiao Yunyi's pupils shrank slightly as he looked at his friend who looked half-dead.

Although I had expected it, it still added a bit of sadness to my mood.

He wanted to say something, but was ambushed by Jun Yan. Countless magic spells rained down on him, and he counterattacked subconsciously to avoid getting hurt.

Xiao Yunyi's body fell from a high altitude, and Jun Yan, wrapped in black air, pursued him, not giving the other party any chance to fight back.

Launching a sneak attack and taking advantage of someone's misfortune is the perfect display of the magic style.

The brief interlude was over, and the battle was now completely settled.

Chan Xi and the other two really wanted to take Gu Wen away. The other party's talent was beyond their expectations, so they should leave to avoid being surrounded and killed by the Twelve Demon Ancestors.

But they would not inflict further harm on the other side unless they were sure of their victory.

Chan Xi could only soften his voice and said in a gentle voice: "Brother Gu, come with us. As long as there is green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood."

"I have to leave if I lose, and I have to leave if I win, so isn't that a waste of my win?"

Gu Wen laughed as if he was joking, and then he lifted the golden light spell, restrained his breath, and regulated his meridians.

The atmosphere was no longer so tense, and people began to gather around. Except for Yu Hua who praised Gu Wen, everyone else stared at him as if he were a monster.

When talent is too high, praise can easily turn into flattery.

This inexplicable feeling enveloped everyone. They were all geniuses, and now they could only maintain this subtle reserve in front of Gu Wen.

Yu Hua naturally reached out to wipe the blood off Gu Wen's forehead and said with joy, "You are stronger than I thought. It seems that I am gradually unable to keep up with your pace."

"I haven't become an immortal yet, so how can I not keep up?"

Gu Wen suddenly thought of something and asked, "After Master was resurrected, did your power disappear?"

If this is the case, wouldn't he be stronger than Yu Hua by then and achieve a leap in status?

With this thought in mind, he couldn't help but take a deep breath. This was more exciting than being number one on the list.

Then the slight pain on his face brought Gu Wen back to reality. Yu Hua pulled his face longer and longer, smiling fakely and asking, "What are you thinking about?"

Gu Wen knew that once he was a king, he would always be a king, so he said sincerely, "I was thinking that if you lose the power of your master in the future, I can protect you."

"good."

After the battle between Jun Yan and Xiao Yunyi ended, Gu Wen and his group, along with Chan Xi and the other two, landed on the ground and found a place to stay on a mountain outside the battlefield.

Chan Xi got straight to the point and said, "We are powerless to take you away now, so we can only tell you some of the situation. Before we came to find you, we encountered a fox fairy and had a conflict with it."

Tian Renxi said: "We repelled her, it should be her clone."

"These powerful people really like to use clones."

Gu Wen complained that Jianmu had tens of millions of clones, the Demon Ancestor also had clones, and some of the previous Demon Saints were also clones.

On the other hand, our Yuqing lineage doesn't seem to like playing with clones, and even the human-immortal form will make it impossible to practice clone methods like the Three Pure Ones.

The uniqueness of existence is the fundamental reason why the human and immortal Dharma is unparalleled in the world.

"So this fox fairy is hiding in the dark, ready to come out and trick me at any time? Then when will the Twelve Demon Ancestors come?"

Chan Xi replied: "It is still unknown, but Master Qingcang severely injured them back then, and now only the fox fairy can move freely."

One against more than ten, killing three and crippling the rest?
Gu Wen secretly smacked his lips in amazement, thinking that his master was truly amazing.

"Fox demons are good at changing themselves. You'd better be careful. We will leave the immortal land soon." Chan Xi warned, then turned to look at Chan Xi, a woman who looked three-quarters similar to him.

"I swear on my heart that you and I are both human beings, not incarnations. Are you willing to come with us?"

According to the original plan, they were the last spark of Dao Sect, but Gu Wen's talent surpassed theirs, and the spotlight shifted to him.

If he doesn't leave now, Sanqing Daozi will also have to leave. Chanxi shook her head slightly and said, "I will help Junior Brother Gu to the last step. When the matter of becoming an immortal is over, I will come to find you."
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In the evening, Luoshui was broken and the Nanchun army won a great victory.

Jiang Jucai entered the city and used his usual tricks to make the gentry pay a large amount of protection fees as military pay. Then he found that for the gentry of Luoshui, his protection fees were actually less than the taxes.

Then he added a small sum, another 30% as protection fee.

The gentry of Luoshui still paid the full amount, because in addition to taxes, other bribes for officials of all ranks also required a lot of money.

How could the country people from Nanshui know how prosperous the Luoshui is?
Jiang Jucai took the account book to show Gu Wen, who was helping Chi Yuzi comb her hair.

This period of time has been much longer. Having lost her five senses, she is unable to take care of herself and has no such idea.

In the blink of an eye, she turned into a wild girl.

"Master Wen, this is the account book. A total of three million taels of silver were seized, which is enough to pay the Nanchun Army two months' salary!"

Jiang Jucai was delighted and gesticulated as he described the prosperity of the Luo River.

The reason why they were invincible was because of their military merits and titles. Now that the world had not been conquered, most people were not interested in titles, but rather in tangible silver.

Jiang Jucai also gradually felt the rise in his status, and the prominent families who had previously looked down upon him were all polite to him.

"Three million taels? When I went to rob the treasury, Luoshui collected hundreds of thousands of taels of tax every month, and that was just the tolls for many businesses."

Gu Wen said without raising his head, and the Zhanxia sword in his hand slowly cut off the white hair. Chiyuzi swayed like a tumbler, allowing people to manipulate him.

"You need another five million taels. If they can't come up with it, bring their heads to me."

"Yes."

Jiang Jucai's expression suddenly turned gloomy. How happy he was before, now he was angry.

He is kind to others, yet these people treat him as a weakling.

"By the way, how many spiritual medicines did they hand in?"

Gu Wen suddenly asked again, this was what he cared about most.

Unlike the border areas of Nanshui, many families in Luoshui are related to the immortal gate and will take the initiative to search for spiritual objects.

Jiang Jucai replied, "We are still waiting for it. They said they need to discuss it and it will be delivered the next day."

"Then they won't have to see the sun tomorrow."

Gu Wen's voice was slightly cold. He turned his head and glanced at Jun Yan who was sitting in the shadow in the corner. He said, "Old Master, I think your evil nature can no longer be suppressed. It's a good time to deal with it. Remember not to eat people."

The shadow covered the upper half of Jun Yan's face. He grinned and said, "I know, but I won't leave anyone alive. Hehehe, no matter if they are from Buddhism, Taoism, or Demonic Sects, I will kill them all."

"Kill with my sword."

Gu Wen threw the Zhanxia Sword to Jun Yan.
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Among the rocks by the stream and the reflections of the dripping water, the fox fairy stood barefoot in the stream, bending down to pick up the fallen branches and leaves.

He used branches as pens and leaves as paper to draw a Taoist monk in plain clothes standing above the mountains and seas.

"Your calligraphy is wonderful, and you can even depict some of Qingcang's style."

A man in a gorgeous red robe appeared behind her at some point, shook his head and commented:

"It's just a little less tender, it's too cruel. You don't seem to be painting people, but more like expressing your emotions, expressing your fear."

The fox fairy paused for a moment, then continued to use water as ink, painting while asking, "Three thousand years ago, I admired her talent and worked with her for ten years. When she knew I was a fox demon, she cut off her relationship with me without hesitation. How could I not be cruel?"

"You, Jianmu, had been slaughtering humans for five hundred years. Do you think she shouldn't have done that?"

"Her talent should not be restricted by her ethnicity. A transcendent person should be independent of heaven and earth."

"But you haven't escaped from Jianmu either. I don't know how many of the Twelve Demon Ancestors escaped with the help of Jianmu. You are just the second Immortal Palace and the Underworld. You will all die when Jianmu becomes a saint."

"What do you want to say?"

"Whether it's heaven, earth, or spirit, at least I don't want a saint to appear in the world of cultivation."

The Lord of Wukong City uttered some words that were a bit self-deprecating. The fox fairy was stunned at first, and then smiled charmingly.

"If we can influence the saints, why should we be afraid? On the contrary, what ability do you have to interfere with the matter of sainthood?"

The mere awakening of the being in the underworld represented the arrival of the life span calamity among the three calamities and nine calamities, causing the death of half of the powerful beings in the world. This completely changed the number of powerful beings in the entire world. It can be said that with a single thought, all living beings died.

Immortals cannot decide the life and death of countless powerful people with just a thought.

Wukong City Lord said: "If Qingcang is resurrected, she can compete with Jianmu, or even defeat Jianmu."

"Then we will all die." The fox fairy said firmly, "She will not allow creatures other than humans to exist, at least they cannot master power. Does that mean the saints of the human race are no longer saints?"

The Lord of Wukong City also asked: "What does the tribe have to do with us? Didn't you just say transcendence?"

The two were silent for a moment, and the Lord of Wukong City said straight to the point: "Whether Qingcang can become a saint is still unknown, but Jianmu's path to becoming a saint is clear. If Jianmu dies, it will be good for both you and me."

He once wanted to help the human race, but Qingcang was too stubborn, which was tantamount to seeking death at the time. Wukong did not want to become a direct enemy of Jianmu and thus sacrifice himself.

The fox fairy was speechless, for she knew what the other party wanted to do.

It was nothing more than winning over and planting spies, and she should have been prepared to choose herself, because she did have this idea herself.

There are three sects within the human race, and there are so many factions within the demon race that the twelve demon ancestors can give rise to twenty-four opinions.

But Jianmu's semi-saint body can suppress everything, just like Qingcang was able to suppress the three religions of the human race back then.

The Lord of Wukong City increased his efforts and said, "We don't need to intervene directly. We just need to provide some help to the human race. For example, we can send a certain demon saint, or even a demon ancestor, to pass on the news that they are going to attack Gu Wen to Dao Sect."

The fox fairy's erect fox ears twitched for a moment, and without changing his expression, he tilted his head and asked, "Is this true?"

"Of course." Wukong City Lord smiled without saying anything, and said: "We two share information. If it is inconvenient for you to do it, I can help you. If the human race is defeated, we will not be exposed."

The fox fairy pursed her red lips, and after a long while, she transmitted her voice: "A few days ago, the immortal medicine contacted Jianmu. After becoming an immortal, it will fall into a short sleep and needs our protection."

"It is actually trying to become an immortal? Where is the elixir of immortality now?"

"I don't know, but it must be in the human territory."

In the demon territory, Jianmu's clones are everywhere. If one enters the realm without becoming an immortal, the elixir of immortality will most likely be swallowed up.

(End of this chapter)