Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 256: Volcano Burns the City
Zhao Yifu felt that things were going really well recently. He finally had the chance to build a cave just as he wanted. Could it be that his wish was coming true again?

He rode a cloud and floated slowly in the sky until he came to the area near the Northern Heaven Realm in the Eastern Heaven Realm. There was a big city called "Liao" there, which was said to be a very unique city.

Then he saw that this was really unique.

Here is a barren rocky mountain area!

Thick smoke rose from the stone mountain, and the air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur.

The temperature here is hot and there seems to be sparks in the air.

After crossing another mountain... Wow, it looks like the entire area within a thousand miles is barren land, but within this mere thousand miles there are actually five volcanoes with flowing lava!
What’s even more amazing is that at the intersection of two lava rivers spreading from two volcanoes, there is a huge city standing there.

As expected, the name was not wrong... This Liaocheng is really on fire.

He flew over Liaocheng and scanned the sky with his mind, and then he understood the situation of the city.

This is actually a mining city with a single industry. The people extract spiritual ore directly from the magma, then make it into embryos on the spot and hand it over to merchants for sale.

Because these spiritual ores are directly processed and are of excellent quality, they can be sold at a good price.

Because of the sale of minerals, most of the people here are wealthy, so they can buy enough food and daily necessities.

The people of Liaocheng are also extremely tough, otherwise how can they say that heaven is against heaven?
A burly man or woman stood by the lava river holding a special mining shovel. They could pick up a mass of molten gel mineral with a shovel, and then throw it behind them for hammering.

These miners are tall and bronze-skinned, and they look extraordinary with a fiery aura around them.

In fact, the heavenly realm has a special name for the people of Liaocheng: the Liao clan.

Zhao Yifu roughly understood that the physical talents of the people in the heavenly realm were so outstanding that they could adapt well to the living environment.

There is no doubt that the state of the Liao clan is a change that occurs in response to adapting to the surrounding environment.

This race is extremely powerful and everyone can spit out flames from their mouths, so their fighting power is definitely impressive.

After Zhao Yifu learned about these circumstances, he realized that Yi Yang Sword Lord might have arranged him here to take care of him.

After all, which normal monster could cause trouble here?
The truth is that he was caught by the Liao tribe and roasted as food.

So, although the surrounding environment in Liaocheng was a bit harsh, he definitely came here for a relaxing vacation.

He simply didn't bother the Liao Clan in Liao City, but began to look around for a suitable place to build a nest for himself.

So what if the environment is harsh?
He would be willing to endure even worse hells, and now that he is completely free from his shackles, he is full of motivation.

He walked around and suddenly stopped on a hill.

He felt the immense pressure of underground water veins beneath his feet.

In other words, this place is not as dry and hot as it appears on the surface. There is a large amount of underground water stored, but it is suppressed by magma and not exposed on the ground.

He quickly used water escape to dive into the ground and found the water vein... He almost got scalded!

This water is all high-pressure boiling water!

Zhao Yifu crawled out of the ground in a somewhat embarrassed manner, and then felt that this matter could be handled.

He looked at Liaocheng not far away and had an idea.

So he tidied himself up and made himself look righteous... oh no, more like an immortal.

He entered the city and went straight to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Stop, who are you?"

The two Liao soldiers at the door looked at Zhao Yifu warily, looking very unfriendly.

Zhao Yifu frowned. He felt that this expression was unnecessary, right?
So he said, "The Taoist Fu Yinzi wishes to settle down near Liaocheng to practice Buddhism, and has come to inform the local master."

He is still quite polite.

At the same time, the two Liao Clan soldiers also looked at each other in bewilderment... They had never seen a cultivator who wanted to settle nearby and report it.

They hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait a moment, Immortal Master. Let me go back and report."

Zhao Yifu nodded.

The soldier hurried inside.

After a while, a nobleman from the Liao clan who looked to be in his fifties walked out quickly.

"Master, Master, you are here!"

Zhao Yifu was surprised, as if he was too enthusiastic.

He quickly clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Greetings to the City Lord."

The Liao clan nobleman shook his head and said, "The city lord is my father, and I am Young Master Yuan of the Liao clan."

Zhao Yifu asked, "Master Yuan, I wonder what happened in the city?"

The paunchy young man, over fifty years old, said, "Please follow me, Immortal Master... The life and death of our Liao clan depends on you, Immortal Master."

Zhao Yifu was stunned. He said, "Young Master Yuan, please wait a moment."

He stood still, and no matter how hard Young Master Yuan pulled, he could not move Zhao Yifu at all.

Only then did he ask, "Thank you for your trust, Master Yuan, and please forgive me for speaking frankly... I'm only new here, so why do you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I might harbor evil intentions?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Zhao Yifu and asked tentatively: "Is the immortal a bad person?"

Zhao Yifu was speechless. Is there anyone who asks such a question?
Gongzi Yuan then said cheerfully, "My Liao clan is born with supernatural powers. Our gaze is like a candle that can illuminate the darkness in people's hearts."

"The immortal's body is bright and clean, a rare true person. How could he have the intention to harm others?"

Zhao Yifu was quite surprised to hear this, and was dragged into the city lord's mansion in a daze.

He walked for a while before asking, "What happened to the city lord?"

The young master then said, "Your Excellency, you may not know that before you arrived, a villain had come here first and approached my father, saying that he wanted to establish a long-term deal.

My father saw that he had a sinister and evil mind and didn't want to cooperate with him.

But I didn't expect that evil man to turn hostile on the spot. Not only did he injure my father with his evil methods, he also threatened me: "I'll come back in a month, and if I don't cooperate with him, he'll massacre my entire Liao clan."

Zhao Yifu said, "It sounds like the style of the demonic sect. There has indeed been a lot of demonic activity lately."

As we were talking, we arrived at the place.

The beds of the Liao tribe are all built very large because the Liao people are generally large in build.

And now, an old man from the Liao tribe was lying weakly on the bed. He looked skinny and bony, with sparks coming out of his body from time to time, which looked like leaked essence.

Zhao Yifu walked forward and sensed it carefully, and found that there was indeed a strong demonic energy causing destruction in the city.

He thought for a moment, then took out a lotus seed from his bosom and said, "Give it to your father. This lotus seed should be able to dispel the evil spirit in his body."

This is the lotus seed of Patriarch He. If taken, it can not only eliminate negative status, but also restore blood to the maximum extent, which is most suitable for the current situation.

These lotus seeds are precious, and Zhao Yifu gave them to him because he and the Liao clan would be neighbors for a long time. It can be considered as a good relationship.

Young Master Yuan took the lotus seeds excitedly, without even doubting whether they were real or not, and gave them directly to his father to eat.

Zhao Yifu was thinking at this time, could it be that this young man who was over fifty years old was hoping that his father would die so that he could take over the family business?
The stranger gave the food to my dad without any verification. If it was someone with bad intentions...

Well, this racial talent is indeed very strong.

However, Zhao Yifu had actually thought of a way to deceive them, but it was unnecessary...

When Lord Liao of the city ate the lotus seeds, it felt as if a colorful treasure wheel had fallen into his stomach. Then the light spun and expelled all the evil energy from his body.

The medicinal power of the lotus seeds continued to take effect, and the originally skinny old man quickly filled up like an inflated ball, and his body became firm and strong.

Zhao Yifu felt terrified just looking at it. The strength of this body was unprecedented... This Liao clan was really scary.

The city lord suddenly opened his eyes, and then his explosive six-pack abs simultaneously exerted force, and his imposing body suddenly sat upright. He sat up and raised his hand to slap his eldest son, cursing at the same time: "You grown man, you're crying all the time. How could I, an old man who has been a hero all my life, give birth to such a weak thing like you?"

Gongzi Yuan was beaten so hard that he rolled around on the spot with a bang, and then he cried out in grievance... This child weighing more than 300 pounds cried differently, and was extremely loud.

Zhao Yifu probably also understood the shortcomings of the Liao people.

That is, the mind is very simple and appears extremely immature.

This may be the case of exchanging IQ for physical talent.

The city lord was very upset by the crying. He said helplessly, "Alright, I know you are my eldest son. Stop crying. It's not nice for guests to see you."

This 'big boy' is very easy to coax. He can be coaxed into submission with just two sentences.

Gongzi Yuan immediately burst into laughter.

Zhao Yifu quickly turned his head away from the scene and asked, "What is the city lord's name?"

The city lord said, "I am Liao Yi, honored to meet the Immortal."

Zhao Yifu quickly responded, "Oh, it's Master Yi. I'm Sanren Fu Yinzi."

The word "bo" here means lord. Zhao Yifu called himself a "sanren" because he didn't want to cause any misunderstandings due to the relationship between the Sword Immortal Alliance and the Chunyang Palace.

Yi Bo said, "I will never forget the kindness of the Immortal Fu Yinzi."

He didn't realize that Zhao Yifu was lying.

This is how Zhao Yifu breaks the Liao clan's talent, that is, he just needs to believe in his heart that this is the right and good thing to do.

Zhao Yifu said, "Uncle Yi, you are too kind. I have just arrived here and plan to settle in the mountains outside the city. To avoid misunderstandings, I have come to inform you."

Liaocheng Yibo was quite surprised when he heard this and said, "Your Excellency is planning to settle down in the mountains, and you actually told me about it?"

Zhao Yifu said implicitly: "After all, the Liao clan is the local master."

Liaocheng Yibo shook his head and said, "Shangxian Fuyin is a really good person. In the past, immortals who came to live here were mining and refining tools. Not only did they not greet us, but sometimes they even extorted money from us."

Zhao Yifu was surprised and said, "If that's the case, why don't we see immortals living in this mountain?"

Liaocheng Yibo said, "Because the environment here is so harsh, no one wants to live here permanently. However, some immortals come here regularly to collect minerals."

Zhao Yifu asked: "Normal transaction?"

Liaocheng Yi Bo shook his head and said nothing.

Zhao Yifu sighed and said, "You are gifted and perhaps you can become independent."

Liaocheng Yibo said, "I thought so when I was young, but the battles have increased, the casualties among my clansmen have been heavy, and I am growing increasingly exhausted. Moreover, Ziyuan has such a temperament... well, I can only buy peace."

Zhao Yifu looked around and asked, "Where are the mountain gods and land gods? Since there's a volcano here, the Heavenly Court will definitely send mountain gods and land gods to govern it, right?"

Yi Bo smiled bitterly and said, "You are joking, Immortal. This place is like a furnace. How could any mountain god or land god be willing to waste their energy here?"

"In fact, if my Liao clan were not here, this Qianli Liao Mountain would be like a desolate place. Why would the Heavenly Court assign a deity to a desolate place?"

Zhao Yifu nodded slightly after hearing this, thinking that it made sense.

He didn't dwell on the issue anymore and instead said, "Uncle Yi, I want to build a cave on the mountaintop a hundred miles outside the city, and at the same time, I want to draw out the hot springs there. I wonder if this will affect the life of the Liao clan?"

Zhao Yifu was quite nervous about this question. After all, he saw that the Liao tribe seemed to dislike water very much based on their living conditions.
However, what he didn't expect was that Liaocheng Yibo suddenly opened his eyes wide and said, "There's water in the mountains?!"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "I've discovered a hot spring. It must contain a considerable amount of water. If it were to fully erupt, it would probably pass through Liaocheng, so I'm asking."

Liaocheng Yibo was greatly surprised when he heard this, and said urgently: "Yes, of course!"

"The Immortal is truly a god. If my Liao clan could have this spring, perhaps we could grow our own food..."

As he spoke, he actually choked up.

Zhao Yifu then understood that it was not that the Liao people disliked water, but that they were extremely short of water.

So he said, "If that's the case, then this is settled."

Upon hearing this, Yi Bo of Liaocheng patted his chest and said, "Sir, just tell me where the hot spring is. I will personally lead my people to open it!"

Zhao Yifu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then said, "No need, I'll take care of this matter."

He ignored Liaocheng Yibo's enthusiasm and said, "Since it's settled, I'll go."

Then he jumped directly into the sky and flew away on a cloud.

What a joke, he is in a hurry to build his own nest, so he has no time to waste here.

Since the owner of this place has given his permission, he will roll up his sleeves and get to work.

However, he did not go directly to the top of the mountain, but stopped halfway up the mountain.

He vaguely felt the direction of the spring under his feet, and then stepped on a certain point.

The next moment, a faint and thrilling vibration sound came from the place where he landed.

Zhao Yifu stepped aside...

But the next moment, the rock under his feet suddenly cracked, and then a column of water shot up into the sky.

The boiling water produced a large amount of steam, which looked like falling clouds for a moment.

Zhao Yifu laughed out loud when he saw this, and then he pulled out the Pure Yang Demon Subduing Sword from his waist, which had not been unsheathed for a long time.

The demon in the sword roared excitedly, thinking that it would finally be able to drink blood.

And this time it not only wants to drink blood, it also wants to devour souls!

Then it realized something was wrong because there was not a single living thing in front of it.

Zhao Yifu took advantage of its spiritual energy and unleashed the extremely powerful 'Fire Dragon Sword'.

A fire dragon soared into the sky, then swooped down to the ground... and 'crawled' on the ground.

Wow, it turns out it is used to dig the ground.

A winding lava river was plowed out, extending towards the direction of Liaocheng and gradually disappearing.

Then the water column that shot up into the sky slowly fell down and finally flowed down the mountain.

In this way, a small river flowing out of the mountains was formed.

At the same time, because the temperature of the hot spring is extremely high and steam rises, the mountain where it is located soon becomes shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

"Oh oh oh!"

Suddenly there was a commotion in the distance.

Zhao Yifu turned his head and saw from afar that Liaocheng, a hundred miles away, was in turmoil.

People rushed out of the city, carrying shovels and spades to the river, and then worked hard to dig the river, trying to divert the small river that had changed its course halfway to the direction of Liaocheng.

In fact, it is not far from Liaocheng.

Zhao Yi Fu looked at this scene, shook his head and looked away, but not long after, some rich yang and spiritual energy floated over and attached to him and his surroundings.

Zhao Yifu was slightly startled, but then without thinking, he put them all into his letter seal.

A lot of yang and spiritual energy have been accumulated in this chapter. Some of it was accumulated in the mortal world, but more than half was added after arriving in the upper realm.

He was not surprised by this. After all, he also participated in the Northern Expedition of the Great Xu. Being a participant in the Northern Expedition must have some benefits.

However, he expected that this benefit would become less after a while, and only a Northern Expedition commander like Zhou Su, who was qualified to have his own page in history books, would enjoy the greatest benefit.

(End of this chapter)