The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 313: Healing, Underground Chamber

"I want Yang Gong's treasure house, Pegasus Ranch and you, and the Song clan also want it."

Lu Miaozi's eyes flickered slightly, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened. "Friend Su, to be honest, I don't have much time left, and it's difficult for me to help the Song family. Now, my only wish is to protect my daughter and the Pegasus Ranch."

Su Ming turned around and looked at him with a bit of pity in his eyes, "Lu Miaozi, you are old after all. Pegasus Ranch is certainly easy to defend but difficult to attack, but everyone has their own ambitions and wishes. Not everyone is willing to shrink in this paradise. You can protect it for a while, but not for a lifetime."

"I understand what you mean, I am just doing my best. I owe Xiuxun's mother so much, even she hates me. I, Lu Miaozi, think I am smart, but I have been trapped here for decades. There are some things that I cannot let go of."

“As long as you agree, I will immediately offer you Yang Gong’s treasure house.”

Su Ming looked into his eyes and said in a deep voice, "What if I can help you heal your wounds and keep you alive?"

"Really?" Lu Miaozi's eyes showed a glimmer of hope, and then turned dim. He sighed again, "I am terminally ill. The demon's true energy is like a maggot attached to my bones, deep into my marrow. I can't save myself. Daoist friends, don't waste your energy. I can't be cured."

"Just because others can't do it doesn't mean I can't. Even if I can't save you, there is still someone in this world who can. How about Yang Gong's treasure house in exchange for your life? As long as you are alive, Pegasus Ranch will have the qualifications to negotiate terms with the Song clan."

Su Ming was not exaggerating. Lu Miaozi's injuries were left by Zhu Yuyan. The devil's true energy was strange and sinister, and it was corroding his body all the time. However, his skills were shallow and he was unable to eliminate it. Day after day, his vitality was depleted, and he has reached the current point.

Su Ming was somewhat confident that he could treat injuries like his. Even if he couldn't, didn't he still have Shi Zhixuan? Shi Zhixuan's Immortal Seal could convert vitality and death energy, so it wouldn't be difficult to extend his life.

Lu Miaozi pondered for a long time, and a helpless look appeared on Pu Zhuo Guqi's face. "Okay, let's do as you said."

"Fellow Taoist, please follow me." Lu Miaozi went up to the second floor first. The room was divided into two rooms by a screen. One side had a round table and square chairs, and the other side was a bedroom.

There are two palace lanterns hanging on the roof. Apart from tables and chairs, there are only a few necessary pieces of furniture. It is very simple.

Lu Miaozi looked at the furniture in the house, nostalgia flashing in his eyes. "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by fellow Taoists. I left my hometown at the age of twelve and lived a wandering life until I was fifty. Only constant changes and excitement allowed me to enjoy the splendor of life. It was not until I was defeated miserably by Zhu Yuyan thirty years ago that I settled down. Although I still travel around from time to time, my state of mind is very different."

"After that, I was seriously injured and could not easily fight. Therefore, in the past thirty years, the only things that I could study were gardening, architecture, mechanical devices, weapons, history, geography, and numerology."

"But these are not things I am fond of. I lost a game of chess to Qingya, so I was forced to fulfill the bet and build the garden and forests here, and design the pavilions. That's how I got to know her, and that's how Xiuxun was born."

At this point, he sighed sadly, "If I hadn't been able to place my feelings here, I might have died of regret. If I hadn't met Qing Ya back then, I might have died a long time ago."

Su Ming did not respond, but asked, "I heard that before the Demon Emperor Xiang Yutian shattered the void, he gave you the Demon Emperor's relic, and gave Zhu Yuyan the method of absorbing essence. Do you think he expected that you two would fight to the death later?"

Hearing this, Lu Miaozi seemed to have aged several years, and said with a sigh: "Perhaps this was his purpose. The evil emperor's relic is a treasure of the Holy Sect, but it is also a disaster. He doesn't want it to harm the world. After I was injured, Zhu Yuyan personally hunted me down. I wanted to find Ning Daoqi to help, but he had gone far away. I had no choice but to hide in Pegasus Ranch. He also set up all kinds of confusing tactics to trick that witch into thinking I had fled overseas, otherwise I would have been killed by her long ago."

"This evil woman's evil power has reached the pinnacle of the devil sect, and she has unpredictable skills. Ning Daoqi has fought her three times, but was unable to do anything to her."

In an instant, Su Ming laughed out loud, "Lu Miaozi, ah Lu Miaozi, the ability of the Grandmaster is far more powerful than you think. If you say that Ning Daoqi can't do anything to Zhu Yuyan, I don't believe it at all."

Lu Miaozi was shocked. "Ning Daoqi is obviously my good friend, why him?" He suddenly realized, "He also wants the evil emperor's relics?" After saying that, he shook his head again, "No, he is already a grandmaster, the evil emperor's relics are useless to him, what does he mean?"

Speaking of Ning Daoqi, a sneer appeared on Su Ming's lips. He himself was not a kind-hearted person. In the original novel, Ning Daoqi had the support of Buddhism and attacked Kou Zhong, but he let him go and even taught Kou Zhong the secret of longevity, which was clearly an attempt to trip up Buddhism.

As for not killing Zhu Yuyan, it is understandable. Yinkui Sect is the most powerful sect in the Demon Sect. If Zhu Yuyan dies, how can Yinkui Sect fight against Cihang Jingzhai without a leader? How can he get enough benefits?
"Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. I'm going to take action."

"it is good."

Lu Miaozi turned around and walked to the couch and sat cross-legged. Su Ming came behind him and placed one hand on the Baihui point on the top of his head. Strands of pure innate true qi poured into his body, moistening him silently, and after traveling through his meridians for a few times, it turned into the same properties as the true qi in Lu Miaozi's body.

How can it be?

Instantly, he was shocked. Is this the method of a grandmaster? Or is this his unique method?
Just as his thoughts were racing, Su Ming's voice rang out, "Calm your mind and concentrate, and refine this true energy."

As the true energy flowed through Lu Miaozi's meridians, Su Ming only felt that the other party's body was like a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any time. The remaining demonic true energy lingered in his meridians, corroding his body, not only consuming his vitality, but also causing his meridians to shrink.

The most troublesome thing is that this demonic energy has merged with him and is difficult to remove. If it weren't for Lu Miaozi's strong foundation and the six-fruit wine to nourish his body, he might have died long ago.

Now the first thing Su Ming needs to do is to strengthen his true Qi and improve his skills, otherwise his body might not be able to support it before he can refine his true Qi.

At the same time, Shang Xiuxun, who was waiting outside the building, was looking at the attic anxiously, only to hear a gentle voice, "You go out first, I'm healing him, come back in seven days."

Healing?

Shang Xiuxun was still brooding over her mother's death and had no choice but to look for Lu Miaozi. Now when she heard that Su Ming wanted to heal his wounds, she felt complicated. She sighed softly, gritted her teeth, and turned away.

Come back in seven days!
……

Inside the Zen room, Venerable Emperor Xin and Master Zhihui sat opposite each other, each with their eyes closed in deep thought.

"Dong dong dong..."

The bronze bell in the temple rang on time, and the sound was melodious and could be heard from far away.

The wise master slowly opened his eyes, as if waking up from a dream, and sighed: "The evening drum and the morning bell, how ethereal, it's a pity that the two of us are confused and headache about the mundane world!"

Emperor Xin also opened his eyes, but they were shining brightly, as sharp as a knife, and his voice was colder than ever before, "The evil thoughts of the Jade Taoist are in his heart, and his crimes are grave. The Song clan has slandered and destroyed Buddhism in Bashu. If they cannot repent in time and abandon evil and do good, I can only do what the angry Vajra does to subdue the demons!"

The news sent back from Bashu emerged in Master Wisdom's mind, and he sighed. The Song clan chose to cooperate with the Taoist sect, and the Buddhist sect could only be hostile to them.

After a while, Monk Daoxin walked in from outside, sat down and sighed, "Master Fanzhai sent a message that Master Yijian has set off and will arrive in Central Plains soon. The Yuwen clan has also agreed to cooperate." Venerable Dixin showed a fascinating light in his eyes and praised, "Great! With the combined strength of the three of us, we will definitely destroy this evil demon and bring peace to the world. Now that we have settled the matter here, I think we should give the treasure to the Li clan to help them succeed. What do you think?"

"Can!"

Master Zhihui and Monk Daoxin put their hands together and said in unison.

Hedong Taiyuan.

Li Yuan sat in the main seat, with a group of generals sitting below him.

"Jiancheng, how is the mobilization of troops going?"

Li Jiancheng stood up and replied, "Father, we have already mobilized 16,000 elite infantry and cavalry, but the Turkic tribes are fighting and the trade routes are blocked, so the war horses cannot be sent over."

At this time, Li Shimin hurriedly asked, "Brother, how many war horses are still missing?"

Li Jiancheng's eyes widened, "Second brother, do you want to laugh at me?"

Li Shimin showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, "Brother, that's not what I meant. I meant that if the difference in the share of war horses is not big, I have a way to make up for it."

Li Jiancheng's face became even more angry. "What are you going to use to make up for it? Thousands of war horses are not a small amount."

Just as Li Shimin wanted to continue his discussion, Li Yuan, who was sitting at the top, frowned and said, "Enough!"

"Shimin, how can you make up for it?"

Li Shimin calmed down and replied, "Father, all the war horses in the north are under the control of the Turks. The war is imminent, and distant water cannot quench the thirst. It will take at least half a year to transport the war horses from the grassland."

"But there is a place in the south that also produces war horses. Although they are not as good as the grassland war horses, they are also rare and good horses."

At this time, the beautiful woman in military uniform next to him spoke, "Second brother, are you talking about Pegasus Ranch?" She was Li Xiuning, the third daughter of Li Yuan, and also Kou Zhong's first love in the original novel. A considerable part of the reason why he wanted to dominate the world was because of him.

Li Shimin nodded, "Yes, it is Pegasus Ranch. Our family has bought it before, but we didn't buy much."

Li Yuan did not say anything and directly handed the matter over to him, "Okay, since you have the connections, I'll leave the warhorse matter to you. If you can buy the warhorse back in time, I'll allow you to form a cavalry."

In an instant, Li Jiancheng's eyes turned red. He had always dreamed of getting his hands on the military power and forming his own lineage, but he didn't expect his father to give him power like this. He was about to say something when he suddenly received a warning look from above. The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he could only swallow them back unwillingly.

"Father, I will go with my second brother, so that I can have someone to look after me on the way."

"Okay, you guys come together."

As soon as he came out of the hall, Li Jiancheng's voice came from the side, "Second brother, there are bandits rampant in the south, you have to be careful."

Li Shimin smiled and replied politely, "Thank you for your reminder, brother. I will keep it in mind."

Seeing the other person's smiling face, Li Jiancheng's face turned pale and blue. He glared at him fiercely and left with a flick of his sleeves.

……

As the innate true energy flowed through Lu Miaozi's body, his once dry and shrunken meridians gradually became moistened, and bits of vitality slowly merged into his body, nourishing his spirit. After just half a day, the wrinkles on his face actually decreased a lot.

A faint white mist rose from his head, and the warm true energy protected his heart meridians. His skills continued to grow in the process, but Lu Miaozi did not feel any discomfort. Instead, he felt relieved, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

In his dantian, groups of pitch-black demonic true qi were lurking there, constantly eroding his qi sea. Originally, his qi sea was almost dry, but with Su Ming's continuous input of true qi, these demonic true qi were suppressed and no longer expanded.

Lu Miaozi himself is a master, but his skills are not high and he has just entered the master level. With such a foundation, his injuries are much easier to deal with than he thought. At the very least, his life is not in danger for the time being.

"call……"

An unknown amount of time had passed before Su Ming let out a long breath and slowly finished his training. Sweat was faintly seeping out of his forehead. “Your injuries are temporarily stable and will not flare up in the short term.”

Lu Miaozi opened his eyes, feeling the comfort in his whole body, and couldn't help but admire, "Fellow Daoist, you have profound skills. I have never seen anyone who can surpass you in my life. Xiang Yutian may be at a higher level than you, but in terms of skills, he is still not as good as you. Thank you for suppressing my injuries for me. This old man can live for a while longer."

Su Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead and said softly, "Don't thank me, it's just a deal. Your injury has been delayed for too long. If Ning Daoqi could have helped you heal your injury thirty years ago, you wouldn't have ended up like this today. It's a pity that the Heavenly Demon Qi has already merged into your essence and has become one with you. If you want to remove it, you will definitely suffer a backlash and your life may be in danger."

"It doesn't matter. This amount of time is enough." Lu Miaozi stood up from the bed and bowed to Su Ming. "Now is the time for me to fulfill my promise. Fellow Daoist, please follow me."

Then, he stood up, came to the hall on the first floor, walked to a bookcase, triggered the mechanism, and with the sound of "rolling", a three-foot square stone slab in the center of the hall sank. It turned out that this place was hollow, and the sunken stone slab just became the top step leading to the stone steps below.

If Lu Miaozi hadn't opened it, who would have thought that the bottom floor of this bamboo building was hollowed out to make a secret room.

After activating the mechanism, he led the way down the stone steps, and Su Ming followed behind him, walking down the two-meter-long stairs.

Below was a spacious basement about three meters square, with two large camphorwood boxes on one side and ten exquisite wooden boxes placed on a long table on the other.

There were seven or eight strangely shaped things that looked like weapons hanging on the walls on all four sides. The air in the basement was only slightly more stuffy than above, but there was no dull and rotten smell. It was obvious that there were ventilation holes.

(End of this chapter)