Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 312 Post-War Liquidation
Jiang Xiyu: ?

I don't know what you're burning about, but it doesn't seem very serious...

She moved a few steps away in fear, then turned her head to join Xie Cangling in criticizing Duan Huaige, only to see Xie Xiaoshe staring at the person inside with starry eyes, looking exactly like a little fangirl.

Huai Ge is still so outstanding, always shining brightly...

Jiang Xiyu: "..."

They're hopeless. Whether they're my best friend or my fake best friend, they're both beyond saving in every sense of the word... I might as well just find Zhang Zhiyao and play Duan Huaige together.

The expressions of the high-ranking officials at Longhu Mountain were truly fascinating, because, according to legal principles, the position of the 52nd Celestial Master was vacant.

Historically, the 51st Celestial Master Zhang died in Qingyang Town, without passing on his Celestial Master lineage. Naturally, the successor could not be determined. During that time, the Celestial Master's Mansion was embroiled in a fierce dispute over the succession of the Celestial Master, with no one willing to concede to the other.

Finally, with no other option, the dispute dragged on until the emergence and rise of the 53rd Celestial Master, which barely quelled it. However, according to the law, without the 51st Celestial Master's sacrificial ceremony to pass on the position, one could not be the next Celestial Master. Therefore, the Celestial Master's Mansion devised a clever trick, skipping the 52nd generation and going directly to the 53rd.

The causal chain will automatically correct itself, and the fact that Zhang Tianshi will ultimately perish in Qingyang Town is ultimately unchangeable. If it were to change, it might affect the causal relationships of the past and present through the causal array, causing major problems with consequences that the entire Tianshi Mansion could not bear.

So when they saw that Zhang Tianshi almost succeeded in refining the Mountain and River Map, many high-ranking members of the sects, including the current old Tianshi, were secretly sweating.

For no other reason than the fear that Zhang Tianshi might rewrite history, leave Qingyang Town alive, and even gain greater strength by acquiring the Mountain and River Map.

Could he truly become immortal and become the ruler of a world?

No one knew, and no one wanted to gamble on that slim chance. Therefore, when he saw Duan Huaige directly smash open the array's core and detonate the earth's dragon energy, the old celestial master breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, not much has changed. As long as Zhang Tianshi perishes in Qingyang Town and all the ghosts and evil spirits in Qingyang Town are eliminated, then the process is just a deviation, but the destination remains the same.

However, subsequent developments clearly exceeded the expectations of the Longhushan leadership and the Old Celestial Master.

You can fix the cause and effect, but why were you able to turn Duan Huaige into the 52nd Celestial Master?
Old Celestial Master, look at the mess you've made! Now you've brought back an ancestor for yourself, are you satisfied now?

Zhang Tianshi's face twitched, his expression equally bitter. In a sense, on one hand, Zhang Tianshi's reputation had been ruined; the truth about the fragments of the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" had been exposed, laying a foundation of public opinion for his subsequent act of handing over the fragments. On the other hand, Taiqing had also clashed with Zhang Tianshi inside, and although not fatally, he had suffered considerable repercussions…

Both goals have been achieved, so I should be happy... but why... why am I so sad?
Some were overjoyed, some were sorrowful. The people of Longhu Mountain were devastated to see Duan Huaige entrusted with his son by Zhang Tianshi, but the people of Luban Dao were nearly ecstatic to hear that Zhang Tianshi hadn't destroyed the life's work of the top-tier puppeteer Gongsun Wuyai. "Brother, Brother Huai, I've never begged anyone in my life… I'm kneeling before you today, please bring the things back, we'll do anything…"

Please, brother... even if it means letting Gongshu Jiuyuan, who just betrayed you, be betrayed by you in return, it's not something we can't discuss...

Duan Huaige stood there for a moment and quickly figured out the key point—although he became the fifty-second Celestial Master here, he was about to leave, so the loss of the Celestial Master's lineage was also explained!
Everything was perfectly corrected. Duan Huaige's heart stirred slightly. If he forcibly stayed in the formation and traveled thousands of miles to send the Celestial Master's Degree to the Celestial Master's Mansion, what would be the consequences?
The moment the thought crossed his mind, Duan Huaige felt a sudden pang of fear, as if the heavens had read his mind and were following him with a force of correction. He was so frightened that he quickly dismissed the suicidal idea.

Just thinking about it makes me think of killing someone; if I actually went, I'd probably die instantly. Besides, Taiqing is still in this formation. Although she's been teleported far away, that doesn't mean she can't come back and kill Duan Huaige.

We need to finish everything before the demoness returns!

Duan Huaige first carefully put away the fragment of Zhang Tianshi's map, then stood by the well for a moment. This hesitant action made the people of Luban Dao on edge, fearing that Duan Huaige might leave the inheritance inside or burn it to ashes.

Fortunately, Duan Huaige jumped into the well in the end, broke the seal, and entered.

Entering the space beneath the well where the earth's dragon energy is stored, the easternmost water level emanates a gentle, murmuring sound. The practice of drawing dragons with living water is a profound and mysterious method recorded in orthodox texts, yet here, an underground river appears to cascade down from the void, transforming into eight water mirrors within a jade recess. Each mirror traps a dragon's shadow; water droplets splashed from the dragon's tail as it sway falls to the ground, only to be crushed into dust by an invisible force at the center of the formation.

The crimson array patterns that silently emerged from the shadows of the stone wall sent a chill down Duan Huaige's spine. In this exquisitely crafted dragon-raising formation, every auspicious sign concealed deadly intent. The frequency of the dragon's struggle in the living water mirror perfectly matched the rhythm of the increasing cracks in the chains—the balance between suppression and release was maintained through the violent fluctuations of the dragon's own energy.

The one who set up the formation wanted to tame the earth's dragon energy, but couldn't help leaving a way out for these creatures.

It's truly a masterpiece! Using only incomplete mountain and river magic and fragments of the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" (a map of the land and rivers), they refined so much earth vein dragon energy, and they almost succeeded! This perseverance and dedication are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

If given more time, the two of them might actually be able to use the incomplete Mountain and River Daoist techniques to create a simplified version of the Mountain and River Map!

Duan Huaige sighed silently, then immediately began to collect the remaining little golden dragons inside. In order to collect these eight little golden dragons, he even reluctantly released some of the earth vein dragon energy from the Mountain and River Seal, which was full, to make room for them to swim in.

During other times, Huai Ge was not idle either. She copied down all the formations and spirit patterns inside, as well as some annotations and notes, and packed them all away, including some leftover materials for making puppets. Her main principle was not to waste anything.

After doing all this, Duan Huaige finally remembered Miss Shuangjiang who was waiting in the Mountain and River Map. He quickly released her and prepared to secretly study what treasures were hidden in Zhang Tianshi's incomplete map in this space where the earth vein dragon energy was stored.

(End of this chapter)