I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 150 An Arrow Shoots Out the Midsummer
"arrive."

Bai Xuan pulled Xi Qingqing to a stop as they arrived at their destination.

Xi Qingqing stared at her wrist, which was being held, and bit her lip, wanting to say something to remind her.

"Why are you acting like a girl, all coy and hesitant?" Bai Xuan frowned.

Xi Qingqing: "?"

"Send them all, buddy. Can you get your attitude straight and be a man?"

Xi Qingqing retorted angrily, "Who said we're buddies!"

She pointed to the plaque above the door: "You just said you had a great idea, and all you do is come to the City God Temple to burn incense?"

Bai Xuan didn't have time to explain clearly.

He took three incense sticks from the table next to him, lit them, and went to the incense burner in front of the City God Temple to offer his prayers.

Xi Qingqing leaned against the side and watched this scene. Although all things have spirits and the existence of ghosts and gods is true, those things have long since faded into obscurity and are now relics of the past.

Occasionally, one might encounter some ghostly or demonic creatures, but true martial artists who have entered the realm can easily annihilate them, posing no threat whatsoever, unless they encounter a great demon with hundreds of years of cultivation.

With the awakening of the Zhenwu system, the path of the Zhenxiu system was cut off. The City God Temples in many places were just decorations. Although many spiritual beings who had cultivated the Dao also had incense offerings, the constant wars and frequent changes of dynasties during the Northern and Southern Dynasties made them afraid to accept titles and thus they stopped caring about human affairs.

The Wujiang Snake King is a case in point. It had a time of great prosperity in the previous dynasty, but once the dynasty changed, it had to be conferred a title again... However, the effect of incense offerings on actual cultivation is very limited.

Even if there really is a City God of the Underworld here, he wouldn't dare to interfere with the affairs of the Grandmasters on the Earth Ranking.

Who knew that Bai Xuan's next words would be...

"Three sticks of incense for asking for directions are considered an apology for the offense."

"I need to borrow some incense and prayer power from you."

"You're a city god who protects this area, I don't think you'd be so petty."

"Regardless of whether you are here or not, if the incense goes out within three breaths, it will be considered as your refusal."

The words fell.

A second passed.

Two seconds passed.

Suddenly, a large amount of rain fell on the three incense sticks burning in the large incense cauldron, threatening to extinguish them.

However, Bai Xuan waved his sleeve, and the water turned into ice.

"Very good." Bai Xuan said, "If you don't deny it, I'll take that as a yes."

Xi Qingqing: “…”

You should go into highway robbery. You definitely have a talent for banditry and could become the King of Bandits in the East Sea.

City God: I was forced to agree.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Xi Qingqing was confused.

"Incense itself is one of the wishes of all living beings. The deities who are granted titles can absorb incense to increase their cultivation. So, in principle, it is a kind of cultivation."

Bai Xuan grabbed a handful of incense ash from the cauldron, brought his fingertips together, and activated his sixth divine power, the Edict.

Normally, living people cannot directly utilize the power of the wishes of sentient beings in incense offerings.

However, those who possess the power of imperial decree can forcibly requisition any spirits, whether they are earth spirits in mountains and rivers or city gods and underworld officials in bustling cities.

Bai Xuan took a deep breath, his spiritual power surging forth. He held back his command, and a vast expanse of primordial energy overflowed from the City God Temple, slowly guiding it downwards with his fingertips to take shape.

The movements were slow, the fingers slightly bent as if weighing a ton, and blood seeped from under the fingernails.

The power of vows formed by blood and incense intertwined, and the primordial energy continuously converged towards the center until it fell from the fingertips.

The phantom of a longbow appeared in the air.

Xi Qingqing's eyes widened: "What is this?"

"The Xuanyuan Bow," Bai Xuan said in a low voice, "also known as the Human Emperor's Bow."

Claimed to be one of the ancient artifacts, its actual form is not that magical; it was elevated in status because of the legend.

It has long been integrated into the fortune of all living beings, and can be used after being refined with a certain amount of incense and divine power.

Well, Bai Xuan does all kinds of jobs, and naturally he also worked part-time at the City God Temple for a period of time, and even served as a mountain god. He knows more about the tricks of the art of incense and deities than these people do.

He wasn't in a hurry to grasp the Xuanyuan Bow. Instead, using the bloodstains on his fingertips, he once again mobilized the Xuanhuang Qi to write on the Jiangchengzi.

The character "破" (po) was written continuously, a total of nine times, covering the entire blade.

The primordial energy that originally filled the City God Temple had mostly disappeared, with a large portion condensing into the Xuanyuan Bow and the other half flowing into Jiangchengzi.

The bloodstains, stained with the aura of primordial yellow, seeped into the blade, making it bright and shiny once more.

Unlike its previous sharp and aggressive appearance, it was neither flamboyant nor dazzling at this moment. Instead, it seemed to be carrying a heavy aura like a mountain, its sharpness concealed, yet it was even more dangerous and deadly.

Bai Xuan grasped the Xuanyuan Bow, used Jiang Chengzi as an arrow, and drew the bowstring.

Although he had almost completely drained the incense and prayers from the City God Temple, Bai Xuan himself was unsure whether he could actually kill a Grandmaster from afar.

So they decided to add fuel to the fire.

He channeled all his true energy into the sword's edge, continuously building up its power.

The simultaneous depletion of his mental strength and true energy left Bai Xuan feeling unprecedentedly weak; his nose was slightly moist, with blood seeping out.

At the same time, the sword intent emanating from Jiang Chengzi distorted the space around the weapon.

Not enough, it's still a bit lacking...

Forget it, I'll just burn some more lifespan... Anyway, having too much of this stuff won't do any good.

Bai Xuan's thoughts shifted, and a few strands of his hair turned silver-white.

"Are you crazy?" A hand pressed against his back, and Xi Qingqing was both shocked and furious: "Are you out of your mind?"

"Almost there," Bai Xuan said.

"Crazy!" Xi Qingqing was utterly bewildered. "Didn't you say you didn't like Lin Jiaolu? Then why are you doing so much for the Lin family!"

...Who did this for her? ...I just want to find out the truth, because I'm really curious.

When you're playing a role, you have to get into character. Anyway, it's just a game, and life isn't worth much.

Bai Xuan no longer had the energy to speak.

Xi Qingqing bit her lip and also channeled a wisp of true energy into Bai Xuan's body.

Bai Xuan was secretly alarmed. The two techniques were not of the same type. If they were to force a fusion, a conflict would definitely occur. At best, he would suffer a qi deviation; at worst, he would die instantly... Oh no, this demoness is trying to harm me!
Just as he was about to shout to stop him, the expected situation did not occur. The true energy that Xi Qingqing injected merged perfectly into Bai Xuan's Frost Heaven True Energy, and produced an excellent combustion-enhancing effect, greatly strengthening the Frost Heaven Sword Qi.

The part that was always missing from the sword's edge was now filled in.

A clear sword sound rang out from inside the City God Temple.

Bai Xuan realized the time was right, closed his eyes, and locked onto his target from a distance.

This is one of the special effects of the Emperor's Bow. No one who is targeted can escape its arrow range. Once locked on by the aura, it will hit no matter how far away.

Of course, it's just a hit.

Otherwise, even reading the Seven Arrows of Nailhead would make one feel depressed.

Bai Xuan released the bowstring.

Inside the City God Temple, a thunderclap suddenly sounded.

As he released his grip, Bai Xuan uttered a single word.

"middle--!"

……

Dozens of miles away.

Nurhaci's reaction was incredibly swift; the moment a premonition flashed in his mind, he had already shifted his position and plummeted down the cliff.

However, this was no ordinary sword strike.

The special effect of the Emperor's Bow allowed it to lock onto Nurhaci.

It can be said that mountains can be opened up.

Zheng——!
Once the peerless sword is drawn, it accelerates to speeds exceeding 100 kilometers per second, reaching the pinnacle of speed.

The mountain wall blocked the way, but it was forcibly pierced through. The sharp sword energy carved a passage through the entire mountain peak, and the trees and rocks in the mountain broke and collapsed in the turbulent wind.

A meteor streaks across the world.

Nurhaci roared, and a colossal, towering image appeared behind him.

His entire body instantly grew to twice its original size, and he clasped his hands together, gripping the flying sword tightly.

He gripped the flying sword tightly, but his body was constantly pushed backward by the force, retreating again and again until finally his feet left the ground.

His back slammed against the mountainside, causing it to crack. The mark left behind looked like it had been crushed by a finger pointed out by a celestial being.

The spreading sword energy sliced ​​through the skin and pierced into the palm.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!"

Nurhaci roared, but the sword's edge kept getting closer to his brow, the distance between them constantly shrinking, as if the sword wanted to pierce through his skull.

The sword's sharpness and the sword's intent are so great that even the blazing sun and the heavens pale in comparison!

The sword light erupted, reaching a height of over ten thousand feet.

Nurhaci was pushed back for more than ten miles, retreating all the way back to the outside of Langya Mansion. His feet were deeply embedded in the ground, and his brow was pierced by sharp sword energy, from which a ghastly blood flowed, dripping down his nose onto the ground.

The Grandmaster is bleeding.

Faced with a life-or-death situation, he had no choice but to make a decision. In the end, he pressed down hard with his right hand, using all his strength to strike the side of the sword, causing it to deflect. At the same time, he twisted his body as hard as he could, avoiding being pierced directly through the center of his forehead.

The price he paid was that his left wrist was almost severed, with only a layer of skin and flesh connecting it.

The flying sword seemed dissatisfied with failing to kill in one blow, and remained suspended in mid-air, humming incessantly, as if it intended to strike again.

Jiang Chengzi's sword was indeed extremely deadly.

Nurhaci initially intended to break the sword in two, but quickly abandoned the idea. Grasping his broken wrist, he turned and ran without hesitation.

Because Lin Chongxiao is rushing over at top speed.

He has already suffered a severe blow; if he continues fighting, he will undoubtedly lose!
Lin Chongxiao caught up in just ten breaths, glanced at the bright red bloodstains on the ground, and then at the floating famous sword.

His pupils contracted slightly.

He recognized the sword.

This kid... he actually managed to severely injure a Grandmaster on the Earth Ranking with a single sword strike.

Did Huangfu Qinhu really die at his hands?

Lin Chongxiao took a deep breath, feeling somewhat regretful.

He originally had a chance to kill Nurhaci, but the sword came too suddenly and too fast. By the time he reacted, he had already missed the fleeting opportunity.

After grabbing Jiang Chengzi, Lin Chongxiao turned around and went back.

Nurhaci has been injured and returned to Northern Zhou, and will not make a comeback in the short term.

He can finally free up his hands to go back to the Lin residence and deal with Su Wuwo!

……

Inside the City God Temple.

Bai Xuan collapsed weakly to the ground, breathing heavily.

The Human Emperor's Bow in his hand had already dissipated; it was a disposable item.

Xi Qingqing held Bai Xuan's shoulder and asked, "Did it work?"

Bai Xuan swallowed a pill and was about to answer when someone jumped out and answered first.

A deafening roar echoed through the sky.

The Book of Patching the Heavens makes its dazzling debut!
(End of this chapter)