Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 288 Reborn
Who else could this person be but Wuzhan? Yunchu opened her mouth, not daring to believe her eyes. Her thoughts were racing, and she couldn't understand how Wuzhan could have survived such an explosion, and seemingly unharmed.

Zhulang put Yunchu down and smiled rarely, "What you want to do now has nothing to do with me." After a few steps, he flew onto the horse.

Yunchu was stunned for a long while before she burst into tears of joy and said, "How is it possible, Master, how did you do it?" She felt that Wuzhan was a god, not a god in heaven, but the god in her inner world.

Wuzhan said: "It was just luck. We can't stay here for long. Let's leave here first!" He pulled the reins and turned the horse's head.

Yunchu responded and suddenly turned back into that gentle disciple. With a little shyness, she walked towards Wuzhan. She didn't actually need to know how Wuzhan did it. She just wanted her master to be alive in this world.

……

There was a bonfire flickering in the cave, with soft light flowing. Yunchu sat cross-legged in front of the bonfire, her beautiful eyes slightly closed, beads of sweat hanging on her forehead and cheeks, and a faint halo emanating from her whole body, making her look radiant.

The thin spiritual energy around her continuously flowed in from the pores all over her body, was absorbed by the meridians in her body, and as the meridians circulated, it was extracted into pure true qi and gathered in the qi sea.

However, in her qi sea there existed a yin-yang qi wheel that was different from that of ordinary people. The qi wheel absorbed the true qi and rotated silently, alternating between light and darkness, changing into eight colors of light, and then rushed to various meridians, burning every drop of blood, every bone, every inch of skin. The whole body seemed to become transparent.

This feeling was extremely painful, but Yunchu could endure it completely because she was being reborn. Most practitioners might not be able to get this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in their entire lives. Once successful, her physical body would transform into an immortal fetus, and she would continuously cross three realms from the realm of refining the spirit and be directly promoted to the realm of attaining the Tao. It was like reaching heaven in one step, and it was only a matter of time before she cultivated to become an immortal. If she failed, her physical body would disintegrate and her soul would be scattered.

This is undoubtedly a risk with one's life, but Yunchu believes that she will never fail. She just needs to endure it, because she believes that she will succeed by following the master's method. This is a belief that can be entrusted with one's life.

At first, when she was trying to assassinate Wuzhan, she couldn't understand why a cold and arrogant man like Zhulang would take Wuzhan, who was two years younger than him, as his master, not to mention Jinxingzi and Lingkongzi.

Now she understood more and more, because the master could help them realize whatever they wanted, but what the master wanted was a mystery. Although he was doing things for the Qin State, it was really unclear what the purpose of doing so was. But there must be a purpose, and perhaps it would only be known at the last moment.

Just like this opportunity, if Wuzhan had not given her a black and white finger bone that transformed her, she would never believe how Wuzhan could open the bronze coffin under such circumstances and take away the Taiyi finger bone that the two strongest forces were fighting for.

Mysterious things always happen around the Master, because the Master is a mysterious person. Mysterious people always have an irresistible attraction, which makes her stay by his side even though she knows there is danger. Now it seems that this idea is correct. Sometimes, choice is more important than hard work. She also needs to become stronger, at least not to become a burden to the Master.

With these thoughts, the pain is just physical pain.

On the other hand, Zhulang's situation was different from Yunchu's. His master also gave him a finger bone, which was light green in color. Wuzhan ground it into powder and asked him to take it. Since taking it, Zhulang has been sitting there motionless, even his breathing has stopped, like a statue.

This was also Zhulang's choice. He only cultivated sword intent and trained his muscles and bones. Therefore, he did not need to cultivate the Qi sea to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He only needed a tough and explosive body, and this finger bone was exactly what he needed. His body was undergoing a death-like tempering, and the pain made him lose consciousness.

Wuzhan leaned against the cave entrance and looked up at the starry sky. The cool breeze blew his hair and brushed through the woods. On his knees was a mottled jade slip. This jade slip was taken out of a bronze coffin. It was covered with densely packed ancient small characters. After pondering it, Wuzhan understood the general meaning. It briefly recorded the deeds of the God Emperor Taiyi and the war of gods when the world was first created.

The back of the jade slip records a magical skill called "Xuan Huang". Once it is cultivated, it can control the changes of the five elements, move mountains and fill the sea, open up space, and have magical powers that reach the sky. What controls this magical skill is not true qi, but soul power.

This shows how powerful Taiyi was. Just a finger bone after his death could transform the person who received it, cleanse his meridians and marrow, and greatly improve his skills, not to mention the level of magical powers he possessed during his lifetime.

Even such a powerful God Emperor would eventually fall in that epic war, so no one could become the eternal ruler of this world.

Wuzhan was secretly thankful that he had witnessed such a thing, so that the jade slip and the 19 finger bones did not fall into Xu Shi's hands. Otherwise, Xiandao Academy would be really difficult to deal with in the future, and their plan might have been realized. No wonder the two forces sent out their strongest lineups to fight for this. Presumably, this was one of the reasons why Xu Shi did not take action outside Kuaiji City.

However, Wuzhan knew that this matter could not end like this. After all, he was still alive, and he could not avoid showing up in public. Xu Shi was definitely not the kind of person who could be easily deceived. Therefore, he now had to improve Zhulang and even Yunchu's strength. Only with strong enough strength would he be qualified to argue with those people.

A cool breeze blew by, and the horse tied to a tree at the foot of the mountain neighed and bounced its hooves. Wuzhan slowly put away the jade slip. At this time, Zhulang in the cave exhaled, opened his eyes, stretched his muscles, stood up and walked to the cave entrance, whispering to Wuzhan: "Master, go and rest. I will stay here to watch over you."

Wuzhan slowly stood up, glanced down the mountain, and said calmly: "Just keep an eye on the horse, don't let it run away, and you should rest early too."

Zhulang sat leaning against a rock with his sword in his arms. He did not tell Wuzhan whether he succeeded or not, and Wuzhan did not ask either. It seemed that neither of them took the matter as an important matter. They treated it as normal, very calmly.

……

In the early morning, the bonfire in the cave had long been extinguished. Gentle sunlight shone in from outside the cave and shone on Yunchu's knees. Yunchu slowly opened her eyes, exhaled lightly, stretched her waist, and felt more relaxed than ever before. Although her movements were graceful, she could not hide the excitement in her heart. Her eyes immediately looked for the figure of her master, wanting to inform him of her breakthrough.

Wuzhan was not in the cave. Only Zhulang was guarding the cave entrance with his sword and eyes closed. Yunchu stood up, walked to Zhulang and asked, "Where is the master?"

Zhulang didn't even open his eyes, and said expressionlessly: "Get out!"

"Where have you gone?"

"I didn't ask, he just told us to wait for him here." Yunchu thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find Master."

Zhu Lang said: "There is no need to say those words of gratitude. The only way to repay him is to become strong enough?"

Yunchu calmed down, sat on the other side of the cave entrance, and whispered, "Thank you!"

Zhulang opened his eyes and said, "Thank me, why should you thank me?"

Yunchu said: "If you hadn't stopped me, maybe I would have done something stupid, and maybe... I would have really left."

"Then you should go and thank the master. I took you away according to his wishes."

"When did Master tell you? I don't know."

"A look."

Yunchu muttered: "One look,..., it seems that I really don't understand Master."

Zhu Lang snorted coldly and said, "No one can understand him. I advise you to give up this idea. Otherwise, you will have a headache."

As they were talking, Yunchu saw the person she wanted to see. He was dressed in white, and although he was wearing a mask, it could not conceal his detached demeanor. His hair was slightly wet, and it was obvious that he had just taken a shower at the foot of the mountain.

Wuzhan was overjoyed when he saw Yunchu standing up. He smiled and did not go back to the cave. Instead, he climbed onto the horse, pulled the reins, and said to the two of them, "It's time for us to go."

Yunchu was thinking of what to say, but it ended up being, "Master, you haven't had breakfast yet!"

Wuzhan said: "Eat while walking."

Yunchu had no choice but to go back to the cave to pack her bag, walked out of the cave, and jumped casually. She unexpectedly jumped more than ten feet away from the cave. She was shocked and screamed. She almost fell down. Fortunately, when she landed, she touched her toes and flew up again. After a few ups and downs, she landed lightly in front of the horse. She looked down at her toes with wide eyes and exclaimed: "It's so magical, I can jump so far with one step!"

Wuzhan smiled and said, "You are not yet able to fully control the two energies in the sea of ​​​​energy. You need to study them more in the future so that you can do it with ease and at will. On the way, I will teach you the method of combining with the Tao."

Yunchu said excitedly: "Thank you, Master!" After mounting their horses, the three of them rode out of the forest and headed west.

……

In the territory of Zhuang County, there are continuous mountains, rugged roads and sparsely populated areas. Another hundred miles away is Huangshan Mountain. The three men finally found a roadside inn and were about to dismount to rest.

At this time, a burst of laughter was heard from the second floor of the inn, "Sir, we have been waiting for you here for a long time!"

In a flash, dozens of people appeared behind the three men, drew their weapons and surrounded the three men. Wuzhan looked up and saw Xu Shi, who was standing in front of the window, looking at him with a slight smile.

Lie Feng beside Xu Shi stared at Wuzhan and exclaimed, "I never thought this kid could survive. My junior brother really guessed it right!"

Xu Shi laughed and said, "I was wondering, how could such a great and meritorious official of the Qin Dynasty die in such a confused state?" He turned to Wuzhan and said, "Sir, I think you will also need to take a rest. I have prepared a banquet here. It is a rare opportunity for us to meet again. Would you please do me the honor of coming upstairs to chat with me?"

Wuzhan glanced around and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Is the Imperial Master's display an invitation?"

Xu Shi hurriedly laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid that the gentleman will not show his favor and lose face?"

Wuzhan said: "If I don't show my favor today, what can the Imperial Master do to me?"

Lie Feng shouted, "Boy, don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit!"

Wuzhan asked, "Do you look like you guys are going to toast?"

Mayor Xu laughed heartily, waved his hand to let everyone around Wuzhe retreat, and then he leaped from the second floor to Wuzhe's horse, bowed and said, "Sir, I have invited you like this, you should at least do me the honor!"

Wuzhan smiled and said, "Since the Imperial Master is so kind, I would be disrespectful to refuse. I will just obey your order."

(End of this chapter)