Tao and Heaven

Chapter 230 I Am a Little Saint
Lan Yongning's eyes were bright and a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

Many True Lords beside him were confused. The person who just flattered him said, "Immortal Qingcang is mighty. Without Immortal Qingcang, Taiyi City would be in great danger today."

"I heard that the Immortal was seriously injured and unable to move. Now it seems that it was all a rumor."

"It must be a trick of these evil beasts to attack my heart! I think we should write to the Dao Sect and severely punish those who spread the rumors!"

In an instant, the morale of the True Lords was greatly boosted, and Lan Yongning's casual words were like a shot of adrenaline to them.

Immortal Qingcang, the pillar of the human race, has rarely appeared since the truce between humans and demons. As a result, all kinds of speculations have emerged and people's hearts have become increasingly unstable.

The Three Pure Ones had clarified this more than once, but in a world where individuals have great power, only fists are the truth. As long as Qingcang doesn't take action, the rumors will increase day by day.

But if you attack too much, the injury will get worse.

The battle between humans and demons is a great struggle that does not tolerate rumors, and words cannot change who is weak and who is strong.

Therefore, in the past hundred years, most people knew that Immortal Qingcang was injured and unable to move, and the immortal has not taken any action in the past hundred years.

At a time when people’s hearts are in turmoil, immortals who are millions of miles away have the ability to rush to Taiyi City’s aid!
How can this not be exciting?

The city lord Kuang Zhili was the calmest. He knew who had made the move. It was that person who had trampled upon twelve demon ancestors and retrieved the elixir of immortality for the Immortal Qingcang.

It is normal to kill a demonic master today.

Suddenly, a pair of eyes fell on him. City Lord Kuang Zhili saw Lan Yongning looking at him with a smile, and was so scared that he talked to the people around him to hide the truth.

Lan Yongning did not expose him, and said: "City Lord, this demon saint's body is full of treasures. You will be responsible for dismembering it later and estimating its value. Then take 30% of it and distribute spirit stones to all the monks based on their military merits."

"Divide according to wartime merits, and avoid corruption. You can take some precious materials at a low price, but please don't break the rules."

As he spoke, the aura of the Heavenly Venerable pressed down upon everyone, and everyone immediately bowed their heads and said in unison:
"We swear with our hearts that we will not covet the rewards for our meritorious service."

Merit rewards are a crucial part of the human race's fight against the demon race. It can be said to be the core of the core and no mistakes can be allowed.

To obtain spiritual stones, low-level cultivators often do not need to fight alone, but only serve as part of the battle formation. To obtain treasures, middle-level cultivators need to frequently fight with demon kings on the battlefield. To obtain the body of a demon saint, high-level cultivators also need to contain the demon saint and distribute spiritual stones and treasures to those below them.

Only by fighting to support the war can one fight for hundreds of years. Many people regard war as an opportunity to make a fortune.

Otherwise, where would there be so much monster meat and spirit stones on a normal day, and where would there be the channels to exchange them for a large number of elixirs?

At night, only Lan Yongning and Kuang Zhili were left in the City Lord's Mansion.

The former sat in the main seat, sipped a sip of spiritual tea, and said: "Taiyi City is also rich. The Tianxuan Conference alone is enough to make a lot of money. Today, a demon saint was left behind. In the future, many true monarchs will surely appear."

Kuang Zhili blushed and said, "Wen Zun is overpraising me. It was Wen Zun who killed this demon saint."

"I am only a beheader. If it weren't for the Taiyi City formation and a certain hidden great power, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to save this mandrill."

Lan Yongning hinted at something and looked at Kuang Zhili in front of him with a smile.

This guy is so calm, he must know something.

"Do you know how many demon saints died in the human-demon war?"

Kuang Zhili replied, "There are thirty-two in total, half of which were killed by Immortal Qingcang."

"We have fought for three hundred years, if not ten thousand battles, at least three thousand, but the death rate is only one in a thousand." Lan Yongning asked curiously, "I am curious, the confinement method of this Taiyi City formation is so amazing that the Demon Saint has nowhere to escape."

Kuang Zhili replied: "The Dao Zong ordered it. If Your Majesty has the Three Pure Ones' decree, then you will naturally know something."

"The Sanqing Dao Sect is so far away from here, it will probably take an hour to go back and forth." Lan Yongning frowned, but he had no choice but to say, "Please ask the city lord for instructions for me."
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On the other side, Gu Wen was pulled away to drink by the monks who were on the same battlefield.

Qianfenglou, a very familiar name, is even more luxurious than Longqiao. Different sects have different livelihoods. A local restaurant is nothing to a sect, but a restaurant under the heaven is a big business.

Qianfeng Sect is the undisputed leader among restaurants.

The room is filled with auspicious pearls, the floor is made of colored glaze, and the golden hollow gem lamps illuminate the entire room with brilliant light.

Gu Wen sat down to drink and found that the taste was not as good as the one brewed by Jiu Zhenjun in his memory, and even worse than what he and Chi Yuzi drank.

The place where immortals live is not without good things.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the distance. Xie Yunnan was originally walking towards Gu Wen, but was surrounded by a large group of people on the way, and was caught in a dilemma.

She sent a telepathic message: "Senior, please help me."

Gu Wen glanced at the young men in the distance with burning eyes. Each of them was like a jealous little lion, treating the other as an opponent.

It's really popular. Akabaneko and Yuhua were the same at the beginning.

Excellent people always attract people around them, especially young people. They are full of vigor and express their love more directly and are more likely to develop admiration.

He transmitted his thoughts, "I think you don't need my help, but you need to learn to say no. I have a close friend who is very beautiful and talented, and she is generous and often pursued by others, but she never feels distressed."

Xie Yunan hurriedly asked: "Please give me some advice, senior."

She really just wanted to practice swordplay!
Gu Wen replied: "Just beat them all up. Young people are often very competitive. They won't be able to hold their heads up after being beaten by you."

"Ah? This is not good. There is no grudge between us."

"You are so gentle, young men all like this. I have a word that can make you break up with your marriage." Xie Yunnan was a little hesitant after hearing Gu Wen's true words, and then she felt the eyes around her sticking to her, and she became angry.

She drew the magic sword from her waist, jumped onto the center of the stage, looked around, and her sword intent soared into the sky.

He shouted loudly: "Everyone, I'm not targeting anyone, everyone here is garbage!"

Once a word is spoken, everything becomes quiet.

Gu Wen could not help laughing. He held the wine in his hand and watched Xie Yunnan fighting with those angry teenagers. He also taught her to add a sentence "I don't accept disciples" every time she defeated someone.

Thus, a young generation of sword maniacs was born.

After defeating more than a dozen people in succession, no one dared to look at Xie Yunnan anymore, and all that was left was warm applause and awe-filled gazes.

The happiest ones were the group of young boys and girls from the Sword Sect. They were so excited to see their senior sister being so powerful that their faces flushed.

When Xie Yunnan defeated all the suitors and went to look for Gu Wen, there was a scholar in a white robe beside him. The people around him were affected by an unknown force and did not notice them.

If it weren’t for his innate sword bone, Xie Yunnan wouldn’t be able to see it.

Under the bright lights of the brothel, the two seemed to be isolated from the world and not in this mortal realm.

"Brother Gu, long time no see."

The scholar in white smiled, took out a white jade wine pot from his sleeve, poured a small cup, and said, "You haven't had the wine of Master Jiu for a long time."

Gu Wen took a sip and leaned back slightly. The aroma of the wine in his memory made him breathe a sigh of relief. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he said, "It's been eight hundred years since we last met. How have you been?"

"It's not bad. I became a celestial being, killed some monsters, and saved many people. How about you?"

"I can't do that. I crawled for eight hundred years before I finally got out. Now you are all gods, but I am still a commoner."

"It's not easy for you to become the Heavenly Venerable. Now the position of Jade Purity Heavenly Venerable is still hanging in the balance."

"What about the others? They are all still alive, right?"

"Except for the goddess who is missing, everyone else is alive, but not as lucky as me."

Lan Yongning poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. He seemed to have something to say, and complained: "The war between humans and demons lasted for three hundred years. At the beginning, the human race was trapped both internally and externally, and we were not fully grown up at that time, so we could only see many elders die in the war. Later, we grew up, and the older generation also died. Generally speaking, there are fewer Tianzuns now than eight hundred years ago."

"Chi Yuzi lost his five senses, Lu Chan was disfigured by a poisonous insect, He Huan was trying to break through and became a celestial being, Xiao Yunyi lost an arm, and later wielded the immortal sword. As for me, my foundation is a little damaged, so I'm afraid I won't be able to become a semi-immortal in this lifetime."

Having said that, Lan Yongning also poured a glass for Gu Wen, and said with a carefree smile: "But they are all still alive, and they lived until you came out."

Gu Wen sighed slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I came out a little late."

"Let's not talk about these old stories. What do you think of the younger generation in this field?"

Lan Yongning changed the subject, and Gu Wen looked towards the stage in the center of the restaurant, which had now become a fighting arena.

Gu Wen replied: "Your apprentice is not very good, Xiao Yunyi's apprentice is good, but the others are not good enough for now."

"The bad apprentice is indeed not very good and needs some training." Lan Yongning agreed, "In the early years, I was busy with the war and neglected my education. Now that I have grown up, it is difficult to make up for it."

"Brother Gu, you are traveling with him. What do you think of him?"

Gu Wen thought for a moment and said, "He is a little arrogant, but he has no intention of harming anyone."

Although they had some conflicts, Gu Wen would not argue with a child. Many times, a person's character cannot be determined from pure goodness or pure evil. Most people are neutral.

"I feel relieved after hearing what you said." Lan Yongning said in a rather open-minded way: "I don't ask my descendants to be like me, as long as they don't do evil."

In his opinion, among the younger generation today, the only one who can keep up with them when they were young is probably Xie Yunnan.

"By the way, these little guys probably don't know your identity yet, right?"

Gu Wen smiled and said, "The children of Xiao Yunyi's family mistook me for Chi Yuzi."

"Do you want them to come and see it?"

"You'll know later."

Gu Wen stood up and left, and Lan Yongning followed him. The two walked out of the restaurant and walked along Taiyi Inner City Avenue.

When they reached the bridge, the river left a bright moon at their feet.

Gu Wen took the empty wine jug and filled it up, blew into it gently, handed it to Lan Yongning, and said, "Yuexian, please drink. Brother Lan, drink it all in one gulp, don't delay."

Lan Yongning smiled, did not refuse, and drank it all in one gulp.

The cold water went down the throat, but it became warm when it flowed into the stomach, and the dry and cracked roots healed in an instant, like spring rain.

He looked up suddenly and saw the Taoist in plain clothes with regular features, shining brightly under the bright moonlight, and a breath different from the myriad ways of heaven and earth was revealed.

The aura that only appeared on Immortal Qingcang is now more obvious on Gu Wen.

"I have become a saint, and I have nothing to worry about from now on."

(End of this chapter)