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Ultimately, it's about using various means to interfere in human affairs and manipulate human fortunes.

Let the tides of human fortune rise and fall, so that they may reap the rewards.

It was only at this moment that Xu Weixiong realized that Xu Fengnian was indeed the reincarnation of the True Martial Emperor, and that he had also been reincarnated as the Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty.

At that time, it was the True Martial Emperor who manipulated the human world and reaped its fortune.

Besides the Qin Emperor from 800 years ago, there was also the Feng Dynasty from 400 years ago.

However, the Great Feng Emperor was not the True Martial Emperor, but the Azure Emperor of Heaven.

In other words, although the celestial beings in heaven manipulate the human world, they are not a monolithic entity; they are all acting in their own self-interest and will scheme against other celestial beings.

Of course, besides reincarnation, they can also give power to their followers.

For example, Tuoba Bodhisattva, Xie Guanying, and Tantai Pingjing, etc.

They had all received guidance from immortals, but some became pawns of the immortals, while others were not fools at all.

Faith is faith, and it should not be confused with daily life.

In other words, once they've taken the benefits, they stop caring.

But such people are, after all, a minority.

However, besides these, immortals can also directly intervene, but that requires paying a certain price.

Just like the entire Great Chu now, the heavens and earth are in turmoil and strange phenomena are occurring frequently, which is mostly due to direct intervention.

What Jiang Xuan didn't understand was why they would interfere in human affairs even at a cost.

Of course, besides these methods, the celestial beings also have another way to intervene in the human world.

However, this method requires a greater cost compared to the previous ones.

That is, it will arrive!

Chapter 279

Jiang Xuan reached out and, squatting on the ground, gently pinched the soil.

Then, as you discard it, look into the distance.

"Running pretty fast."

Standing to the side, Zhao Fengya frowned slightly and couldn't help but sigh.

"We've been out here for half a month, and we still haven't caught them."

"Are we going the wrong way? Should we ask the local officials?"

Upon hearing Zhao Fengya's words, Nangong Pushe, who was standing to the side, shook his head expressionlessly.

“It’s not like we haven’t been there before. Although we didn’t reveal our true identities, they didn’t care about you, my husband, who is the Imperial Inspector Jiang.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but touch his nose, and then stood up from the ground.

He patted the dirt off his hands and then went straight to Zhao Fengya's side.

He lifted Zhao Fengya up with both hands and placed him behind the Zhao family orphan.

At the same time, he gently massaged the soles of the other person's feet and continued speaking.

"It's alright, I'd like to see what this thing is all about anyway."

As he spoke, Jiang Xuan fell into thought. He had vaguely figured something out, but he couldn't confirm it directly.

During this period, many people on Mount Qingcheng fell ill one after another, resulting in the deaths of quite a few people.

Even the doctors sent by Xu Weixiong were of no use; in fact, they died there from illness.

Later, Wu Lingsu, the King of Qingcheng Mountain, stepped forward, claiming to have mastered the Dao of Alchemy and could cure all diseases in the world.

He also said that when he went down the mountain to pray for relief from the plague and to help the people, he met a fire master named Wang Tianjun on the banks of the Yangtze River.

It is said in the martial arts world that the Heavenly Lord saw that his Dao heart was pure, so he imparted to him the Great Dao of the Emperor.

Subsequently, King Wu Lingsu of Qingcheng was able to command thirty-six ghosts and gods to subdue plagues and exorcise demons.

Afterwards, Wu Lingsu visited the twenty-second grotto-heaven of the Baishuize Daoist sect and encountered a seriously ill old woman.

After he offered his help, he learned that the old woman was the Goddess of Lightning from heaven, who had come to investigate Wu Lingsu's character.

He was then given the "Five Thunder Book of the Divine Firmament," which allows one to summon wind and rain with a breath and to summon thunder and lightning with a wave of the hand.

Wu Lingsu believed he had received the Mandate of Heaven and suddenly realized that he could see ghosts and gods chanting incantations and writing talismans, and commanding thunder and lightning to chase and subdue evil spirits.

Sure enough, after he cured several people, the local people listened to him and even believed that he was the chosen one and had received the true teachings of the Fire Master and the Lightning Goddess.

But Jiang Xuan already knew Wu Lingsu's background.

He was just an outer disciple of Longhu Mountain. He was expelled from the mountain because of his evil intentions, inability to endure hardship, and obsession with alchemy.

Later, it was through boasting in the martial arts world that he indeed made a name for himself.

Although Wu Lingsu's Taoist skills were poor, his bedroom arts were truly exceptional.

Then, through an introduction, he gave the elixirs and secret manuals he had refined to the old emperor of Liyang.

Using the art of the bedroom, he met the old emperor and flattered him, claiming that the old emperor was the eldest son of the Jade Emperor.

In short, they managed to make the old emperor of Liyang feel comfortable, which is why they bestowed upon him the title of the so-called King of Qingcheng.

Of course, even if he became the King of Qingcheng and occupied the fifth great grotto-heaven of Taoism.

He's just a guy who likes to talk big but has no real substance.

Of course, there was another reason why he was able to become the King of Qingcheng: the old emperor of Liyang needed someone to monitor Beiliang, and the geographical location of Qingcheng Mountain was just right, so he got this opportunity.

But Jiang Xuan also knew that Wu Lingsu was nothing more than a puppet of Zhao Yutai and Beiliang.

As for why he was kept around, it was simply because Qingcheng Mountain was the first to surrender. As for their initial thoughts, whether they wanted to scheme against the Great Chu, Jiang Xuan had no idea.

All he knew was that Wu Lingsu of Qingcheng Mountain killed Zhao Yutai immediately after the fall of Northern Liang and sent him to Xiangfan City, just to demonstrate his determination.

Xu Weixiong didn't take him seriously at all, and let him continue to act arrogantly in Qingcheng Mountain.

However, since the establishment of the Great Chu government in the Qingcheng Mountain area, he has become much more restrained.

Otherwise, given Xu Weixiong's methods, he would have dealt with him long ago.

As for the current situation at Qingcheng Mountain, Jiang Xuan didn't think too much about it. Since he had already come here, he might as well take a look.

Seeing is believing. Let's see if this King Qingcheng who obtained the Firestone and Lightning Goddess is real or fake.

If it's true, then maybe it'll be somewhat interesting.

If it's fake, then just crush it.

However, based on what he has seen in the last two days, the situation at Qingcheng Mountain is indeed not good.

The entire Qingcheng Mountain was in a state of chaos and disorder.

After all, government officials are also human; some died, and some fled.

I've heard that quite a few people have directly joined Qingcheng Mountain, believing in Wu Da Niu's Shenxiao Sect, and going to recite some kind of "Shenxiao Lingbao Scripture".

After thinking about this, Jiang Xuan put shoes on Zhao Fengya's fair feet and patted the orphan of the Zhao family on the bottom.

"Alright, it's time for us to go and meet this so-called King of Qingcheng."

The three of them looked around and then walked step by step toward Mount Qingcheng.

On the way, the group learned that people were still being recruited on Mount Qingcheng.

Taoist nun?

After seeing the recruitment notice, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.

As expected, the King of Qingcheng Mountain still couldn't control his evil.

So much time has passed, and the suppressed emotions have even rebounded somewhat.

Although some people felt there was something wrong here, they lacked the power to do so and had nowhere to report it to the authorities.

In ancient times, in places where communication was underdeveloped, this situation was truly a deadlock, with no way to resolve it.

Just as Jiang Xuan and his two companions reached the foot of Mount Qingcheng, they were blocked by a group of people.

Jiang Xuan looked at the group of people who had come; there were dozens of them, including four Daoist nuns who stood to the side, surrounding them.

What caught Jiang Xuan's attention was that these women were all very young and quite pretty.

Even the leading Taoist nun looked to be only around thirty years old.

The rest were all in their twenties, or seventeen or eighteen.

Jiang Xuan even saw a child standing to the side, being held by someone's hand.

The other party looked at Jiang Xuan and his group with obvious wariness.

The leading Taoist nun stepped forward and drew her sword without hesitation.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

Upon seeing this, Jiang Xuan immediately put on a fawning smile and quickly stepped forward.

He grabbed the female Taoist nun's hand and said quickly, "Fairy nun! I've finally met you, fairy nun!"

"We are from the Jiang family village next door. The plague has reached our area, so we have come to beg the Heavenly Lord!"

The female Taoist nun frowned instinctively, and was about to pull her hand away with a look of disgust when she suddenly noticed something in her palm.

A golden hairpin!

Chapter 280

The Daoist nun glanced at Jiang Xuan, then looked at the two people behind him, including Nangong Pushe.

"These two..."

Jiang Xuan had instructed them to wear veils beforehand, as exposing their stunning beauty in such a place would cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Although he was not afraid of anyone and could suppress them all with one hand.