I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 167 Meet the Fairy Queen Jin Xiaotang!

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The crystal corpse fell to its knees on the ground as if struck by lightning, dazed and stunned, as if it had received a huge shock.

Soon, the crystal corpse began to feel pain, covering its head with its hands and struggling violently.

"Woo~"

Perhaps because the pain was unbearable, the crystal corpse rolled on the ground and screamed, a hoarse voice uttering, "No, I am honoring my master. I am loyal to my master... Master!"

"master!"

The crystal corpse suddenly burst out with a strong desire to survive, crawled on the ground, and kowtowed for mercy.

However, the woman in the room didn't seem to have any intention of letting the crystal corpse go. She was using some unknown method to absorb the remaining corpse energy from the crystal corpse.

Not long after, the crystal corpse transformed into a dark, shrunken corpse amidst the sounds of painful struggle. Its mouth was wide open, its pupils were dilated, and its death was extremely miserable.

Rather than dying from the corpse's qi being sucked out, it seems more like he was frightened to death.

The noise here probably attracted the attention outside, and the gate of the yard was pushed open with a bang. Three other crystal corpses hurried in. After seeing the mummy outside the door, the three crystal corpses all showed shocked expressions.

One of the fat crystal corpses came to the door and knelt on the ground: "Master, did the fourth brother do something wrong and offend you? That's what you deserve. From now on, I will serve you..."

The crystal corpse actually has the consciousness and thinking ability of a normal person.

They were originally living people, but the high priest Jin Haier dug out their hearts and refined them into this appearance.

Before he could finish his words, the fat crystal corpse saw the scene in the room through the crack in the door...

A pair of magical eyes.

Then, the fat crystal corpse shook violently, and fell limply to the ground. With a shrill scream, it turned into a dried corpse.

The situation is exactly the same as that of the dead body before.

The remaining two corpses saw this and began to retreat, trying to run away. However, before they could even cross the threshold, their bodies turned into mummies.

Even in death, these two mummies maintained the same fleeing posture they had in life...

At this point, all four crystal corpses were dead.

Four years ago, these four crystal corpses narrowly escaped the Demon Suppression Division's encirclement. Later, they were summoned by the Corpse Refining Technique to serve this High Priestess. They had assumed she would be as gentle and respectful to them as the High Priestess had been.

Unfortunately, this envoy who is proficient in corpse refining is far more terrifying than the high priest.

Having driven them for four years, and now that they had been drained of their value, they were being sucked dry.

How cruel!
This was the common thought of the four crystal corpses before they died.

They also thought about resisting, but it was obvious... they were unable to resist.

In the room, there was a "crunching" sound of gnawing.

After a while, the sound gradually faded away.

Then a sinister and hoarse voice sounded, "Finally you opened your eyes and can see."

"It took me four years to fully open my five senses. Now, I can finally use this body."

Da da da.

A sound of footsteps came from afar and slowly approached the door.

A slender jade hand reached out from the dim room, grasped the doorknob, and gently opened it. Then, a beautiful woman wearing a phoenix-embroidered brocade robe walked out.

She wears a phoenix hairpin on her head and has a beautiful appearance.

Looks still very young.

It's just a pair of eyes, very mysterious.

There is a white of the eye and an iris, but the pupil is missing, as if someone had dug out a piece of it.

Even so, these eyes were still very smart, moving smoothly without any discomfort.

The woman didn't notice anything unusual, she just murmured to herself, "Poor Jin Hai'er, she died after all. She didn't help me complete my plan. But it doesn't matter. My five senses have recovered. As long as I find the Seven Treasures Box, I can complete my feat."

This fairy queen who lived four hundred years ago lived in the Giant Whale Gang for four years, so naturally she has a good understanding of the current world.

She seemed very calm.

"Xu Kangfu... Li Changchun... Emperor Jingtai, Ming Yugong..."

She walked as she spoke, "The Jingtai Dynasty was nothing more than picking up some scraps from our dynasty. Do you really think you're the emperor?"

After leaving the living room, the woman turned into a puff of green smoke and disappeared into the courtyard. Following the mountain path, they soon arrived at Dayin Mountain.

A gentle breeze blew, ruffling the woman's clothes.

She was very familiar with this place, and walked to the hole where Xie An and Yu He had crawled out, and then crawled in. After a while, she returned to the underground shrine, walked out of the shrine, and came to the edge of the cold pond.

He lowered his head and used the water as a mirror to look at his face.

"Well, she still looks a bit old. Mingyu Gong... isn't something difficult to practice. Isn't it just about rejuvenation..."

As she spoke, the woman made a hand gesture, and heat flowed through her body, flowing through her limbs and bones, forming an aura vortex with a radius of ten meters.

If Xie An saw this, he would probably be shocked.

Xie Anming needed eighteen stages of the Jade Art to create a vortex of heat that covered three meters around his body, but this woman could cover ten meters with a single wave of her hand, and the heat was billowing. Her skin was translucent, truly icy and jade-like.

Then, the woman's appearance became younger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Reverse growth.

The real art of rejuvenation.

There is no need to be as shy as Li Changchun.

As natural as silk.

After a while, the woman's appearance became ten years younger, like a girl of fifteen or sixteen, with skin as smooth as cream and as delicate as a baby's. She even became shorter.

The woman looked at the water surface and asked, "Try a little smaller?"

Snapped!
She fingered both hands, finally clasping her palms together.

The reflection in the water unexpectedly turned younger, and soon she became a little girl. Her clothes were one size too big and started to fall off.

"Little girls are still disgusting, so let's just call it a young girl."

The woman frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the little girl's appearance. She pinched her fingers again, and as the heat flowed, she quickly returned to the appearance of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She stared at the water for a long moment, finally revealing a satisfied smile.

"Not bad, that's it. I'll go underwater to get the precious plant and extract the special blood essence from Mu Xin. Even without the blessing of ten thousand strands of immortal energy, I can recover 30% to 40% of my strength."

The girl jumped into the cold pond.

Not long after, the girl resurfaced, her face furious. "Damn you thieves! You actually dug up the precious plant I cultivated with my special blood essence!"

The girl was very angry and screamed "Ah" loudly.

The roar was like the roar of a dragon and a tiger, shaking the entire ground, and countless bells and stones broke and fell.

When she returned to the ground again, the girl came to the edge of a cliff and looked out at the Shuideng Town in front of her and the direction of Qingwu County in the distance.

"The Seven Treasures Box was taken away, and the Blood Essence Plant was dug up... These are all things I have spent my entire life to acquire. No one can take them away!"

Thinking of this, the girl sat down cross-legged and folded her hands on her lower abdomen.

"I have already touched the path to immortality and the threshold of becoming a Canglong Martial Saint... These two things are my trump cards. Fortunately, I left a mark on the Seven Treasures Exquisite Box. After a hundred years, I will see if I can sense the mark."

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Water Lantern Town.

The headquarters of the Giant Whale Gang.

Li Chonghe was entertaining two officials, Zhu Kun and Liu Qian.

"Master Zhu, Master Liu, please help my second brother." Li Chonghe poured tea for the two masters and bowed respectfully. "He Chunli stabbed my nephew to death and should have been put to death. But the Demon Suppression Division intervened. My second brother and County Magistrate Zhou were also arrested..."

They naturally have spies in the county and have a general understanding of what is happening in the county.

Logically speaking, even Zhou Li had been arrested... Li Chonghe didn't dare to embarrass Masters Zhu and Liu again. But Li Chonghe had his own trump card, which was the mysterious envoy who was in charge of the Giant Whale Gang.

The Giant Whale Gang is what it is today thanks to this female envoy.

Moreover, Li Chonghe knew that the two masters Zhu and Liu had visited the Giant Whale Gang many times just to curry favor with the female envoy and try to complete some important transaction with her.

In view of this, Li Chonghe felt confident.

Zhu Kun is thin and has sunken eyes, giving him a sinister look, while Liu Qian is slightly plump and has a cheerful face, giving him the impression of a smiling Buddha.

Zhu Kun and Liu Qian exchanged glances, making eye contact before saying, "Don't worry, Boss Li. According to the information I've received, the new General Manager has arrived. They say a new official starts with three major changes, and the new General Manager's move is simply to establish his authority. Once his enthusiasm has died down, Brother Liu and I will go and talk to him and give him a way out. I don't think he'll be too embarrassed and will release him."

Hearing this, Li Chonghe was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

Zhu Kun nodded slightly. "The most urgent matter is that we need to meet with your gang's envoy and clarify some things. So Brother Liu and I will go to the Demon Suppression Division and ask the General to release the prisoners."

Li Chonghe bowed and said, "The envoy is in the backyard, please follow me."

Zhu Kun and Liu Qian exchanged glances, and then Liu Qian said, "Go and inform the envoy, we will be here soon."

Li Chonghe immediately agreed and ran to the backyard to report.

Zhu Kun and Liu Qian smiled.

Zhu Kun said, "Brother Liu, we have received a reply from the prince. Although the high priest is gone and Li Changchun is in Nanzhou, this envoy is proficient in corpse refining. The prince is very satisfied and is willing to accept him as a guest official."

Liu Qian said, "If we succeed in what Master Li failed to do before, the prince will surely reward us handsomely."

Zhu Kun said, "It all depends on whether this envoy is willing to follow us to Nanzhou. If he agrees, we will have a lifetime of wealth and glory."

Haha.

Liu Qian laughed and said, "That's absolutely right."

At this moment, Li Chonghe returned and said respectfully, "The envoy is in the backyard. Please follow me."

"Thank you, Boss Li."

Zhu Kun and Liu Qian stood up and followed Li Chonghe toward the backyard. Both men walked with a particularly proud and cheerful demeanor. They didn't seem particularly concerned about what was happening at the Demon Suppression Division. In fact, they had their own plans.

The sixth-rank official of the Demon Suppression Division is not bad and can help two people get rich.

But this is ultimately too small.

As long as they could bring this envoy, who was proficient in corpse refining, to Nanzhou to meet the prince, the prince would be overjoyed, and the two of them would immediately rise to prominence. How could he take a mere sixth-rank official seriously?
They also felt that it was a waste of their talents to come to Qingwu County to serve as officials.

Soon, the two saw the envoy in the backyard.

This was the first time the two of them met the envoy face to face. Before, they had always met through a screen.

Zhu Kun and Liu Qian were greatly shocked to see that the envoy was actually a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old.

Such a young corpse refiner?

You have to know that corpse refiners are a very rare profession, and it is impossible to achieve anything without decades of hard work. There are no corpse refiners in the entire Southern Province. The only known one is the former Changsheng Sect.

A high priest is gone.

This corpse refiner is still so young?

Born with supernatural powers.

Zhu Kun and Liu Qian immediately lowered their status and bowed deeply.

"I am Liu Qian, the humble servant, honored to meet the envoy."

"I am Zhu Kun, the humble servant, honored to meet the envoy."

Li Chonghe obediently left the room and closed the door.

The girl sat in the chief seat, drinking tea.

Her pupils also returned to normal.

Perhaps it was the Mingyu Gong's rejuvenation, or perhaps some other reason. She now looked like a normal young girl. She was completely different from her previous appearance, sitting cross-legged in the shrine. There was no trace of her.

Ok.

The girl nodded. "You've worked so hard for me for four years, you're really thoughtful. If you have any purpose, just tell me."

Zhu Kun said, "I am here under the orders of the King of Huainan to recruit extraordinary talents from all over the world. Your Highness is aware of the envoy's expertise in corpse refining, and is willing to treat him as a distinguished guest."

Liu Qian said, "I beg you to accompany us to Nanzhou. Let us enjoy all the honors and splendors."

The girl was not surprised by such words, and simply asked calmly, "King Huainan, Li Huai?"

Zhu Kun and the other man were shocked. They didn't expect that the girl would call the King of Huainan by his name.

Zhu Kun trembled, "Exactly."

The girl said, "I didn't expect Li Huai to still be here. That's perfect, I'd like to go see an old friend. Go prepare the carriage, I'll go with you to Nanzhou."

Seeing that the envoy agreed, Zhu Kun and Liu Qian were overjoyed.

"Thank you for your permission, Your Excellency. I will prepare the carriage right away."

"However... there are some problems with the Demon Suppression Division in Qingwu County. I need to go there to take care of some miscellaneous matters, which may take some time."

The girl frowned. "The Demon Suppression Division jointly built by the imperial court and the Taoist sect... No problem, I'll go to the Demon Suppression Division too."

Zhu Kun and Liu Qian were horrified and frightened.

Being a corpse refiner is an evil profession and is not tolerated by the Demon Suppression Department.

They didn't want the Demon Suppression Division to know that they were carrying a corpse refiner.

After careful consideration, Zhu Kun finally expressed his concerns and risks, and finally found an excuse, "It's not that we are afraid of trouble, but we are mainly concerned about the safety of the envoy."

The girl didn't take it seriously at all. "What's the big deal? If you don't tell me, who would know I'm a corpse refiner?"

Zhu Kun glanced outside the door.

The meaning was obvious. Li Chonghe had just seen the girl's appearance.

The girl understood and called out to the door, "Li Chonghe, come in."

When Li Chonghe heard the summons from the envoy, he immediately came in happily. He stopped three meters away from the girl and bowed, "What are your orders, envoy?"

The girl smiled and said, "Look at me...how am I different now than before?"

Li Chonghe didn't dare to look up, "I dare not look at your true appearance."

The girl said, "I allow you to watch."

"Yes."

Li Chonghe then raised his head, took a look at the girl in front of him, and said truthfully, "The envoy is completely different from before. Even gods can't tell that they are the same person."

The girl said, "This is the magical power gained after practicing the Mingyu Gong to the twenty-fourth level. It allows you to change your appearance at will. It is called rejuvenation. Do you want to learn it?"

Li Chonghe was greatly shocked, and immediately revealed a greedy look. He then crawled on the ground, "If the Lord does not abandon me, I would like to..."

Before she could finish her words, the girl raised her hand and pointed into the air.

hum!
Li Chonghe turned into a dried corpse and died without even being able to speak.

Such unpredictable means made Zhu Kun and Liu Qian dumbfounded, their hearts pounding and trembling.

The girl clapped her hands. "Alright, now no one knows I'm a corpse refiner. Just say I'm Li Huai's honored guest."

How could Zhu Kun and the other man dare to say no?

Agreed immediately.

……

However, after Xie An and Wei Haoran dealt with the matter of Zhou Li and Li Fushan committing suicide out of fear of punishment, Xie An encouraged the shocked He Chunli and then returned to the Southeast Villa.

Xie An's life became peaceful again.

Just wait for the princess to come to Qingwu County to take charge of the situation and plan to capture the Fairy Queen. Then Xie An received a Zhong Gong and released He Chunli without charge.

He had no intention of getting involved in the capture of the Fairy Queen.

He just wanted to use the platform of the Demon Suppression Division to obtain resources and develop himself.

However, as a first-time official, Xie An had a hard time choosing a position. Otherwise, Xie An would have preferred a less prestigious position, hiding behind the scenes. Being the first to do everything, personally involved in everything...was not what Xie An wanted at his age.

He thought that after Su Yuqing came to Qingwu County, he would assist Su Yuqing in capturing the Fairy Queen, and then talk to Su Yuqing if he could get a minor job behind the scenes.

It would be best to get a title or something, even if you don’t do anything, you will have the resource platform.

That would be satisfying.

After having lunch with Yuhe, Xie An went to get the internal strength pill given by Tang Zhengyang, returned to the inner courtyard, and began to retreat to break through the martial arts master.

Xie An had long since figured out all the details and precautions involved in breaking through the inner strength, and he was also well aware of any possible accidents that might occur.

Only after he had a clear idea of ​​everything did Xie An sit down cross-legged in the room and take the Nei Jin Pill.

Ordinary people need to reach the great success of Chongxue Realm and make their bodies full of Qi and blood before they can take Neijin Pills to extract the internal strength from the Qi and blood.

Thanks to the effectiveness of Mingyu Gong, Xie An's energy and blood had already overflowed.

All I need is an internal energy pill.

Xie An felt that it should not be difficult for him to break through the internal strength.

It's just a process.

hum!
As the medicinal power of the Nei Jin Pill was digested within the body, it immediately began to act upon the Qi and blood throughout the body, frantically tempering and squeezing the Qi and blood, like distilling and extracting impurities. The effect was exceptionally powerful, causing the Qi and blood to violently flow throughout the body.

If an ordinary person faced such a situation, it would probably be really difficult to bear.

However, Xie An had already mastered the eighteenth level of Mingyu Gong, and immediately activated Mingyu Gong, easily suppressing the violent Qi and blood in his body, allowing the Qi and blood to flow steadily in his body.

The circulation of qi and blood is different from heat.

Qi and blood flow through the heart, radiate throughout the body through the blood vessels, and then return to the heart through the veins, forming a closed loop.

But the principle is similar to the heat circulation of Mingyu Gong.

Xie An drove the car with ease.

After allowing the Qi and blood to circulate for two cycles, they began to make a crackling sound like frying beans. Within an hour or so, the sound faded away. The turbulent Qi and blood returned to normal, but with a new strength within them.

Different from heat, it is a force that comes from the Qi and blood. It flows through the blood vessels and can even jump out of the blood vessels to nourish the muscles and bones of the whole body.

"It feels so good. Is this internal energy?"

Xie An slowly stood up, raised his hand and pressed on the bluestone brick on the ground. He exerted his internal strength and suddenly there was a "crack", and the stone turned into powder.

Xie An was really scared.

"Although the effects of internal energy and heat are similar, internal energy is more powerful and aggressive, focusing on attack. Only one level of internal energy can produce such miraculous effects. Mingyu Gong, on the other hand, requires eleven levels of circulation to be comparable to the first level of internal energy. Martial arts are ultimately much more powerful than health-preserving exercises."

After many attempts, Xie An finally became very familiar with the use of internal energy, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"It seems that what Big Brother said is right. Living in troubled times, one still needs to cultivate martial arts. Only after reaching the eighteenth level of Mingyu Gong can one barely rival an eighth-level martial artist. In terms of killing, Yangshen Gong is still much weaker. However, martial arts squeeze the potential of the body, and the wear and tear of the body over the years is very severe.

Now I am practicing both methods, I am not lacking in killing and I can also use the Mingyu Gong to smooth out the wear and tear on my body. They complement each other very well. It is perfect."

Xie An was very excited and spent a day training his wrist to use the first level of internal energy.

That evening, just after Xie An and Yu He finished dinner, Wei Haoran came over and said, "Director Xie, Zhu Kun and Liu Qian have returned and are on the seventh floor. We need you for something. Senior Brother Chen wants you to come over."

Xie An readily agreed and took Yuhe to the seventh floor.

When Xie An met the two officials Zhu Kun and Liu Qian for the first time, he felt that their abilities were average and there was no need to take them seriously.

However, there was a girl of fifteen or sixteen standing next to Zhu Liu.

The girl caught Xie An's attention. When Xie An looked at the girl, the girl also looked up at Xie An.

Eyes facing each other.

Although Xie An did not know this woman, when he first saw her, he still felt a sense of déjà vu, and his heart was beating wildly, as if everything was seen through.

(End of this chapter)