The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 705 Enlightenment

The evil squid was stabbed in the abdomen, and large amounts of ink spurted out, quickly dyeing the clean meditation room inky black.

A huge roar resounded between heaven and earth. The roar of the monster from the ancient barbaric era was terrifying.

Jiang Liuer fought against the gods with his mortal body, but he was not at all inferior in aura.

He swung his sword forward, facing the giant squid that looked like a black mountain, and roared angrily:

"Come on, come and kill me!"

The squid paused, as if intimidated by the mortal's aura. It lowered its head and accumulated energy in its tail. A green and white light source climbed up from its soft tail little by little, and finally reached the squid's throat.

"call!"

The sharp whistling sound was about to break Jiang Liuer's eardrums. Like a Taoist breathing in and out, a giant ball of light shot out from the squid's mouth and smashed towards Jiang Liuer with the force of a tidal wave.

Master Chunshen sneered: "Hahaha, you ignorant fellow, you still want to resist when you are about to die!"

Jiang Liu'er was about to raise his sword to block when a huge brute force hit him, causing his palms to go numb and sending his two swords flying five or six steps away.

There were spots of blood on the sleeves.

He struggled to get up, took out a dagger from his bosom, and staggered like a wounded rooster, raising his chest and flapping his wings.

"Come on, you monster, come and kill me!"

Jiuyuan Yui picked up the goose-feather knife on the ground and wanted to hand it to Jiang Liuer. Just as she took two steps, Master Chunshen waved his paper fan and knocked the girl away.

"Since you know the secret of Shiranui, even if the ancient gods don't kill you, I will not let you go!"

Jiang Liuer ignored

The artillery fire from Baxian Mountain continued to roar, getting closer and closer to Jiang Liuer.

Continuous wildfires burned fiercely in the dark night, houses in the suburbs of Edo were set on fire by the Qi army, and the densely populated market turned into a sea of fire.

Jiang Liuer stood in blood and fire:
"Chun Shen, old thief, did you hear that? The Great Qi army is attacking Edo Castle. Tokugawa Iemitsu can't escape, and neither can you. The end of the Volcano Monk has arrived!"

Jiang Liu'er's eyes were red with squid ink, and he swung his goose-feather knife, chopping at the squid while cursing:

"You're all going to hell!"

The squid went into a rage, its tentacles dancing wildly in the sky, hitting Jiang Liuer like a steel whip.

Jiang Liu'er dodged left and right, but the tentacles were like vines, entwining everywhere and growing wildly, leaving him nowhere to hide.

Soon, Jiang Liuer was caught by the monster, and no matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free.

"You presumptuous bastard! How dare a mere mortal go against an ancient god? The ancient god cannot be killed, you idiot! Hahahaha!"

Master Chunshen let out an unsettling sneer from his throat.

The next moment, he lifted his feet into the air, his body rising to mid-air, and came to the opposite side of Jiang Liuer, hovering in the air like a kite.

The old monk stretched out his withered old hand and reached out to the handsome face.

How can an innocent person tolerate such lewd behavior!
Jiang Liuer struggled desperately, trying to avoid being defiled by the old thief.

The old monk was very proud:
"It would be a shame to kill such a talented person. It would be better to use you for my own benefit! Once I absorb your soul, my power will increase greatly, and I will be able to ascend to heaven soon!"

After saying that, Chunshen extended the paper fan in his hand towards Jiang Liuer's face and chanted a spell. As the spell became louder and louder, a golden light slowly flowed out from Jiang Liuer's body.

"Stop it! You bald ass! I'm going to feed you to the tiger later!"

Jiang Liuer felt dizzy and a powerful force was dragging him, as if his soul was about to be sucked away by this evil monk.

"The person being eaten is you!"

Master Chunshen laughed wildly and continued to absorb souls regardless of Jiang Liuer's struggle. A satisfied smile appeared on his face, which sometimes looked old and sometimes young.

"This is the unique technique passed down to me by my master. It absorbs souls and can maintain eternal life. Usually, young women are used as the medicine inducer, but you are gifted and are a better material!"

Jiang Liu'er's breathing became rapid, his consciousness gradually blurred, and he struggled and cursed:

"Bald thief, this day next year will be the day you die."

The shouting became quieter.

Until falling asleep.

"Sucking like this is too slow!"

Chunshen ripped off Jiang Liuer's armor, his fingers turned into sharp claws, tore open Jiang Liuer's chest, took out his heart and liver and ate them.

A loud tiger roar sounded overhead.

Even though Chunshen had magical powers, he was caught off guard and was hit on the head by the tiger. He flew out like a sandbag, with all his bones broken!

Seeing that Jiang Liu'er was still entangled by the squid, the tiger roared again, bit the squid's forehead, and rolled hard.

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As far as the eye could see, the sky was dark and the earth was gloomy, with sand and rocks flying everywhere. Wu Xiao, Li Zicheng and others had disappeared without a trace. The surrounding scene was completely different from before. Even the meditation room where Jiang Liuer was located disappeared into nothingness.

“Who am I and where am I?”

In a moment, everything was annihilated. The Japanese girl who had saved him had also vanished.

Jiang Liuer looked at the dark surroundings, and it was all dark.

"Chunshen, old thief, come out and die!"

At some point, the goose-feather knife in Jiang Liuer's hand disappeared.

Black fog enveloped the sky and the earth, and Jiang Liuer walked in the chaos.

I didn't know how long I had been wandering in the black fog, and I didn't feel hungry or thirsty. I looked up and saw a ray of light in front of me.

Jiang Liu'er was surprised and didn't know where he was. He walked forward following the light. The sky became brighter and brighter, and he saw the twisted green pines and the gloomy green cypresses.

After walking for about another half an hour, a Taoist temple appeared in front of them. There was a golden imperial edict hanging on the door, and jade talismans were placed on the doors.

Beside the Xuhuang Altar, weeping willows and famous flowers dappled; beside the alchemy furnace, ancient pines and cypresses shaded the landscape. On the left wall, the Celestial Warriors accompanied the True Lord Taiyi; on the right, Jade Maidens and Golden Boys supported the Purple Star Emperor. With his hair loose and sword in hand, the Northern True Warrior stepped on a tortoise and a snake; wearing sandals and a crown, the Southern Old Man subdued a dragon and a tiger. In the front row were the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and behind them stood the Thirty-Two Emperors.

At that moment, the abbot walked out of the Taoist temple, followed by a group of Taoist servants. Seeing Jiang Liuer coming, they hurried forward to greet him.

A group of Taoists welcomed Jiang Liu'er to the Taiyin Palace, offering him tea and a seat. Jiang Liu'er asked in surprise, "Where am I? Who are you? Why did you bring me here? There's a demonic monk here. Has he chased us?"

Jiang Liuer said loudly:

"The evil spirits of Japan are rampant. I beg the Heavenly Master to appear and slay them!"

I was about to speak again when the host continued:
"The ancestor recently became an immortal. Although he lives on the mountaintop, he is actually very advanced. He can ride on the mist and clouds, and his whereabouts are elusive. I rarely see him, so how can I invite him down?"

After that, he sent Jiang Liu'er to the back mountain, pointed out the path, and instructed:
"The Heavenly Master is probably on the mountain. If you are sincere, you may be able to see him."

Jiang Liuer looked up at the mountain peak, which stretched into the sky. It was indeed a huge mountain.

Its roots spread across the corners of the earth, its top reaches the center of the sky. From a distance, it seems to have worn away the traces of chaotic clouds, while from close up, it seems to have swallowed up the bright moon.

The left wall is a screen, the right a reflection. Out comes clouds, in comes mist. The cone-shaped tip seems small, the ruggedness seems steep, the hanging seems dangerous, the flatness seems flat.

Thousands of peaks compete for beauty, thousands of valleys compete for streams, waterfalls cascade down, vines hang upside down.

When the tiger roars, the wind blows from the valley mouth; when the ape cries, the moon falls on the mountainside. It is like the indigo dyed into thousands of pieces of jade, and the green gauze shrouding thousands of piles of smoke.

"General, you must save the people. Don't have any regrets. Just go ahead with sincerity."

Jiang Liu'er said goodbye to the host, chanted the name of Tianzun, and walked up the mountain.

After winding through several hills and walking twenty or thirty miles, I felt my feet aching and my legs weak. I was anxious, not knowing whether Wu Xiao, Li Zicheng, and the others were dead or alive. What I was most worried about was the tigress Songxia.

Suddenly, a poisonous gas rushed towards him. When Jiang Liuer looked closely, he heard a rustling sound from the bamboo vines on the mountainside, and a snake as big as a bucket and as thin as a snowflake emerged.

Jiang Liu'er was shocked when he saw it. He was about to draw his sword, but found that there was nothing around him.

After looking back, he fell to the side of the Pantuo Stone. When he slightly opened his eyes to look at the snake, he saw:
With its head held high, a startled gust of wind rises, its eyes flash with lightning. Its turbulence breaks gorges and overturns hills, its breath blows away clouds and mist. Its scales are scattered like a thousand pieces of jade, and its tail curls diagonally into a pile of silver.

The giant snake rushed to the edge of the Pantuo Stone and coiled towards Jiang Liuer, its eyes blazing with golden light. It opened its huge mouth, stuck out its tongue, and spewed poisonous gas at his face. Jiang Liuer was so frightened that his three souls were shaken and his seven spirits were wandering.

The snake glanced at Jiang Liuer, then slid down the mountain and disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Liu'er calmed down, straightened his clothes and scarf, let out a long breath, and continued walking up the mountain.

They came to a flat area on the mountainside. They saw towering mountains, lush forests, and clear, rushing streams. Behind them, they heard the faint sound of a flute, which gradually approached. Looking closely, they saw a Taoist priest riding a crane, playing an iron flute horizontally, approaching gracefully.

Poems as proof:

Liuqili in the grass pavement Yokono, the flute makes the night breeze three or four times.

After returning home and having a full meal at dusk, I do not take off my clothes and lie down in the moonlight.

I saw the Taoist priest smiling and riding on a crane, blowing the iron flute horizontally, floating over the mountain.

Jiang Liu'er was stunned with astonishment. It turned out that the Taoist was none other than the retired emperor himself.

"Where does your majesty come from?"

The emperor ignored him and just kept playing the flute.

Jiang Liu'er asked several times, and the emperor laughed: "You came here, are you here to see the Heavenly Master?"

Jiang Liu'er was shocked and asked, "How did Your Majesty know this?"

The Emperor said with a smile: "It is easy to find what you have searched for. If you want to find the Heavenly Master, he is right before your eyes, even if he is far away in the sky."

Jiang Liuer quickly knelt down, kowtowed and begged, "Your Majesty, please show your spirit and save Wu Xiao and the others. Please take me away from here and return to the human world."

The Emperor smiled and said, "Just now I was just testing your piety. Although there are snakes and tigers in this mountain, they will not harm anyone."

"Don't worry, I have already done everything you asked for."

As he spoke, he waved the whisk in his hand, and suddenly a huge squid head fell from the clouds, its tentacles still trembling slightly.

Jiang Liuer was stunned.

(End of this chapter)