Daozong, Xiao Qiongfeng.
The weather is calm and sunny.
Suddenly, the clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and a terrifying aura filled the entire Xiaoqiong Peak.
"Shua——!"
From Qiongfeng Palace, a figure stepped out, looking into the void with a gloomy expression.
A mysterious voice in white clothes filled the body with a terrifying aura, and the spreading aura caused changes in the sky.
Up and down Xiaoqiong Peak, the wind and sunshine suddenly changed from a world like an icy hell.
There were even traces of thunder and lightning passing through the dark clouds, like a scene of world destruction.
"impossible!"
Looking towards the sky, Xuan Miaoyin's eyes were sharp, as if he could penetrate thousands of time and space, looking into the depths of the void.
Her slender hand reached out and pinched it again with one hand. In an instant, her expression softened.
"What the hell is this kid doing?"
"The vitality suddenly disappeared and everything is fine again?"
Mumbling to herself, Xuan Miaoyin made a few calculations to make sure that everything was fine, and then the look on her face completely relaxed.
In the dark Xiaoqiong Peak, the dark clouds receded in an instant, and the scene returned to a sunny and sunny scene.
"I think I encountered some kind of danger, but I'm just going to be fine..."
Xuan Miaoyin murmured to herself, then she turned around and stepped into Qiongfeng Palace.
——
"Well……"
With a muffled groan, Jiang Che's consciousness came back from the darkness.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a dilapidated house.
At this moment, he was lying on a bed.
"hiss!"
After moving slightly, Jiang Che instantly felt a strong and severe pain.
Soul, body, everything hurts.
It was as if thousands of needles were pricking his flesh and blood.
Severe pain!
A heartbreaking feeling.
At the same time, a strong sense of powerlessness swept over me.
At this moment, it was as if he had returned to the state he was in when he was reborn, extremely weak.
Mentally very exhausted too.
After practicing, this is the first time I feel so empty!
"What is this place?"
Looking at the furnishings and environment in this room, Jiang Che was confused.
Judging from the furnishings in the room, this should be an ordinary house.
"When I was resurrected by the stand-in doll, I was pulled into the space turbulence. It seemed that... the real demon also entered the space turbulence."
Jiang Che recalled the situation carefully.
He clearly remembered that he was in a life-and-death battle with the demons, but lost in the end and was killed by the demons. Fortunately, his stand-in doll worked and he was able to come back to life.
But as soon as he was resurrected, he was pulled into the turbulence of space.
Then, he vaguely saw that the real demon was also pulled into the space turbulence. As for what happened after that, he had no memory at all.
The violent force of time and space in the turbulent space caused him to quickly lose consciousness.
If his body had not been sanctified, I would have been strangled to pieces by the terrifying power of time and space.
And just as Jiang Che was thinking, a petite figure appeared at the door.
She is a little girl of fourteen or fifteen years old. Although her clothes are ordinary, her appearance is not bad. At first glance, she is a beauty.
Wearing ordinary burlap clothes, he has a pair of big, bright eyes.
Jiang Che looked at the little girl, and at the same time, the little girl also looked at him.
Their eyes met, and the air suddenly became quiet.
"you……"
"Grandpa, big brother is awake!"
Just when Jiang Che was about to speak, the little girl turned around and ran away, shouting as she ran.
Jiang Che: "..."
Feeling weak, Jiang Che lay helplessly on the bed.
Closing his eyes, he began to examine the injuries on his body.
Qi and blood are weak, and life essence is reduced.
But as long as he is given a certain amount of time, he can return to his peak.
The physical body of the Martial Saint is not something to boast about.
Although the space turbulence caused huge damage to him, it did not cause him any fatal damage that is difficult to recover.
However, it requires certain nutrition and enough time to recover.
There was not a drop of true energy left in his dantian.
He forced himself to use the Heavenly Demon Soul Blade and the Five Spirit Flags, and even though he swallowed a large amount of the magic sword and magic medicine at that time, he was completely drained of it.
The stand-in doll only has the effect of resurrecting the dead, but has no ability to restore him to his peak.
In the dantian, only these three treasures are suspended, namely the Mountain and River Map, the Heavenly Demon Soul Blade, and the Five Spirit Flags.
The others, the Xuanhuang Sword Qi, the Demon Refining Cauldron, and the storage bag that he carried with him, have disappeared into thin air.
There are also some of his savings in the storage bag.
Spiritual stones, elixirs, spells, magic weapons...all turned into nothing!
Fortunately, Jiang Che was used to it, and he also placed a lot of recovery elixirs, some charms, etc. in the mountain and river map.
The three Taoist artifacts are still there, but the other treasures have been lost. Although Jiang Che is heartbroken, as long as he still lives, he can get everything back.
The demon book is suspended quietly in the depths of the soul, motionless.
After checking his whole body, the biggest damage was to his soul!
The physical damage is not the biggest, but the damage to the soul is the biggest.
When fighting the real demon, his soul was penetrated by the real demon's magic array attack.
However, the stand-in doll has recovered. This damage was caused by the power of space turbulence.
Compared with physical injuries, it would take a long time for him to recover from the injuries to his soul.
The soul is no better than the body.
Moreover, there is no panacea for restoring the soul in the Mountains and Rivers Diagram.
Only by returning to the sect can he exchange his merits for divine elixirs and quickly recover from the damage to his soul.
Jiang Che's consciousness penetrated the mountain and river map, and he saw the Chaos Tengu curled up next to Yuan Ling.
As if aware of Jiang Che's invisible consciousness, the Chaos Tengu suddenly opened its eyes.
"Woof woof woof!!!"
In an instant, the Chaos Tengu stood up and shouted twice.
Tail wagging, human concern on his face.
Divine beasts channel.
The Chaos Tengu was very worried about Jiang Che's safety. Feeling Jiang Che's invisible spiritual consciousness, it suddenly became extremely excited.
"I'm fine, I'm just injured. Stay here obediently. When you recover a little, you can come out."
Jiang Che spoke to the Chaos Tengu through his soul mark, and his invisible spiritual thoughts turned into fluctuations.
After understanding what Jiang Che meant, the Chaos Tengu instantly calmed down, nodded his head, and lay down next to Yuan Ling obediently.
Jiang Che also showed a smile in his heart. Just when he was about to take the elixir to recover, he suddenly exited the mountain and river map consciousness, opened his eyes instantly, and looked towards the door of the house.
The little girl who left before returned again, accompanied by an old man in rough clothes.
He has white hair, a face with ridges and ridges, and a stooped figure, but he seems to be very powerful.
Jiang Che didn't notice any aura of cultivation in the old man. He was an ordinary old man, but he knew some ways to maintain his health and seemed to be in good spirits.
The little girl followed the old man to the bed. The old man looked at Jiang Che with a smile on his face: "Young man, you finally woke up. You are so lucky!"
"That's because Grandpa You has excellent medical skills."
The little girl added something to the side.
Hearing the words of the old man and the young man, how could Jiang Che not understand that the old man in front of him saved him, otherwise, if he were in some barren mountains and wild mountains, he might be torn apart by some ferocious beast.
"Thank you, old man."
Jiang Che spoke slowly.
"Young man, don't move. I'll take your pulse first." Looking at Jiang Che, the old man said.
Jiang Che nodded silently and slowly stretched out his hand.
The old man stretched out a hand and placed it on his hand. He closed his eyes, opened them after a while, retracted his hand, and looked at Jiang Che with a smile: "Young man, your energy and blood are slowly recovering. Take care of yourself." After a few days, there won’t be any big problems.”
"Thank you."
Jiang Che nodded.
"Where is this place?"
Jiang Che looked at the old man and asked.
"This place is Wu Chao Kingdom, Panlong Mountain, Taoyuan Village."
The old man spoke slowly.
"Wu Chao Kingdom?"
There was a hint of confusion in Jiang Che's eyes.
After searching through the memories in his mind, Jiang Che instantly stared with a look of astonishment and disbelief on his face.
Damn it - this has spread too far!
From the memory in his mind, he knew that Wu Chao Country, this country, was a vassal state of Daqian.
It's not very strong, but among the hundreds of Eastern Wilderness countries, it's still considered an above-average country.
The national border is only about the size of two Jingzhou states!
Not too small.
Across thousands of miles!
The dependent countries of Daqian also use Daqian Mandarin.
Of course, they also have their own language, but in order to show their loyalty to Daqian, the Wu Dynasty long ago switched to the Daqian language and circulated it throughout the country.
In fact, Daqian basically has influence in Donghuang.
In the Eastern Wasteland, no country can compete head-on with Da Gan!
Even the Yuanmeng Kingdom, one of the strongest among the hundreds of kingdoms, bowed to Da Qian!
Emperor Taizu of Daqian conquered the immortal world with his fists!
Moreover, after the founding of Daqian, the Yuanmeng Kingdom was almost destroyed.
Although he did not take action in the end, he was still frightened and the Yuanmeng Kingdom surrendered.
The first dynasty of the Eastern Wasteland!
The overall national strength is also number one in the Eastern Wasteland!
The military strength is well deserved!
There are tens of millions of soldiers in the three armies!
Among the hundreds of countries in the Eastern Wasteland, no country has such terrifying military power.
It would be awesome to have an army of one million!
Only the first country in the Eastern Wilds, the Daqian Dynasty, has an army of tens of millions.
Although the Great Qian Dynasty has not unified the Eastern Wasteland, its influence is well-deserved.
All nations surrender!
Before the Great Qian Dynasty, there was no unified dynasty.
The entire Eastern Wilderness is known as the Ten Thousand Nations!
Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is generally true.
Starting from the Eastern Wilderness and Northwest, sweeping across all countries and establishing a unified dynasty!
Hundreds of countries surrendered and became vassal states of Daqian, and offered tribute to Daqian every year.
If you don't want to, then Da Gan will not be merciful and directly send troops to destroy the country.
Unity in war, war in unity!
Such is the wheel of history!
From Jingzhou to the Wu Dynasty in one fell swoop? !
Jiang Che's heart twitched, and his heart was filled with overwhelming emotions.
Fortunately, I have a lot of knowledge and have read some history about the Wu Dynasty. Otherwise, I wouldn't know where it is.
He doesn't know all the hundreds of countries in the Eastern Wasteland.
Although he knew about Wu Chao Kingdom, he didn't know about Panlong Mountain and Taoyuan Village that the old man mentioned.
We only know the capital of the Wu Dynasty, Wu Jingcheng!
Seeing the shock, astonishment and disbelief on Jiang Che's face, a strange color flashed in the old man's eyes.
He looked back at the little girl beside him and said, "Nan Nan, you go out first."
"oh."
The little girl glanced at Jiang Che, nodded her head, then turned and left the room.
The old man's eyes fell on Jiang Che and said, "Young man, are you a son of a noble?"
"Well... that's right, little noble." Jiang Che nodded.
The old man smiled, looked at him, and said: "I have also practiced some physiognomy. Seeing the dragon-tiger aura rising between your eyebrows, you must be a real dragon in the world. And you have an extraordinary temperament. You are definitely not an ordinary person like me."
Jiang Che: "..."
The spirit of dragon and tiger, the real dragon in the world...
I almost believe what you are saying.
"I'm sorry, old man. I can't be called a real dragon in the world."
Jiang Che shook his head and smiled.
The old man looked at him seriously, and said, "I'm not wrong. You must be a real dragon in the world, and you will definitely fly to the sky in the future."
"..."
"Old man, what do you call me?"
Jiang Che asked, changing the subject.
This bragging made him suffer from embarrassment.
"The old man's only name is Xu, and his full name is Xu Bo. The little guy is the granddaughter of the old man, Xu Nan, whose nickname is Nan Nan."
The old man spoke slowly.
"My surname is Jiang, and my name is Jiang Che."
Jiang Che also said his name.
"Jiang Che...that's a good name. I'll call you Mr. Jiang then."
The old man smiled.
Immediately, he spoke again: "Master Jiang, are you being chased by someone? Or by some demon? A few days ago, I went up the mountain to collect medicine and found that you were seriously injured at that time. If it weren't for the master's amazing physique, , if you have deep blessings, it might be dangerous."
"I met a demon. Fortunately, I solved it, but I was also injured, so I passed out."
Jiang Che made nonsense.
"In that case, Mr. Jiang is also a cultivator. No wonder he recovered so quickly." The old man nodded.
"That's right." Jiang Che nodded.
Immediately, Jiang Che looked at the old man and said, "Old man, how long have I been unconscious?"
"When I found the young master, including today, it would have been half a month."
Uncle Xu said.
"Half moon..."
"Have you been unconscious for so long... It seems that the power of this spatial turbulence cannot be underestimated!"
Jiang Che felt awe-struck in his heart.
He didn't expect it after being unconscious for so long.
"Master Jiang, please have a good rest. In the evening, I asked Nan Nan to bring you some food, but it's just plain food. I hope you can forgive me."
Looking at Jiang Che, Uncle Xu spoke.
Jiang Che smiled and said, "You're too polite. It's too late for me to thank you."
"Then you rest first, I won't disturb you." Uncle Xu smiled, then turned and left the room.
Watching Uncle Xu leave, Jiang Che looked at the rafters and fell into deep thought.
Wu Chao Kingdom...
"It seems that I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the sect for a while."
Jiang Che let out a breath.
"Let's restore our energy first."
As soon as the thought came to mind, Jiang Che took out the elixir and began to practice swallowing it.
When he was in coma, Yuan Ling's feedback seemed to be cut off by the power of time and space, so he didn't get any feedback. Fortunately, he woke up now, the contact was restored, and he could provide feedback.
…
As night fell, the little girl came to him with a bowl of steaming porridge.
After swallowing the elixir, Jiang Che's complexion improved a lot.
The true energy has recovered somewhat, and the vitality and blood are slowly recovering.
"Brother, let's eat."
The little girl looked at him and said timidly.
"Thank you." Jiang Che smiled, and then he was not polite. He took a breath of porridge and drank it in one gulp.
"...Brother, don't you think it's burning your mouth?" The little girl blinked.
"It's okay." Jiang Che smiled.
"Grandpa said that you are a practitioner. Practitioners are not afraid of heat. You can drink hot porridge in one bite. It's amazing."
The little girl said curiously.
Jiang Che: "..."
After chatting with the little girl for a few words and watching the little girl leave, Jiang Che continued to take out the elixir and began to recover.
——
Time flies and five days pass.
Jiang Che's body fully recovered, and his energy and blood reached their peak with only a few spiritual pills left.
Most of his true energy has been restored with the help of Yuan Ling and the improvement of elixirs.
But the damage to the soul is still profound.
The strength recovery is almost 50% to 60%.
However, with my martial arts cultivation, I can handle it even if I encounter danger.
In five days, Jiang Che also went out to take a look at Taoyuan Village.
As the name suggests, peach trees are planted in the village.
In a few days, Jiang Che also learned a lot about the situation in this village.
Taoyuan Village is not big, with only about 20 households.
The nearest town is about a hundred miles away.
Taoyuan Village is a small village under the jurisdiction of Jiangshui City.
He basically has a grasp of the overall situation.
But the capital of Wu Jingcheng is far away. Uncle Xu has only walked through a few towns. If it is further away, he has never been there.
The scope of an ordinary person is basically this wide.
…
Six days.
Early in the morning, Jiang Che got up early.
His energy had returned to more than 80%, and he felt it was almost time to leave.
Opening the door, he saw Uncle Xu in the yard.
"Xiao Jiang, you got up so early!"
Seeing Jiang Che go out, Uncle Xu smiled.
Jiang Che stepped forward, looked at Uncle Xu, and said, "I got up early today, and I plan to leave. Thank you for taking care of me these days."
"Ah, are you leaving?"
Listening to these words, Uncle Xu was slightly stunned.
Jiang Che nodded and said, "It's time to leave. There are still some things to deal with, so we can't delay for too long."
"Oh, okay then."
Uncle Xu nodded.
"Brother Jiang, don't leave. Nan Nan still wants to hear your story about Journey to the West."
The little girl appeared out of nowhere. After hearing the conversation, she immediately stepped forward, grabbed his sleeve, and said pitifully.
"Xiao Nannan, be good, my brother will definitely come back to see you when he has time."
Looking at the little girl, Jiang Che reached out and touched her head.
After hearing this, the little girl suddenly looked lonely.
On the side, Uncle Xu said: "Nannan, Brother Jiang has something to do, don't stop me."
"oh."
The little girl pouted and reluctantly let go of her little hand.
Jiang Che saw this and smiled.
Spreading his hands, two golden elixirs appeared in his hands. Jiang Che handed them to Uncle Xu and said: "Uncle, I have been taking care of you these past few days and I have nothing to repay. I will take these two elixirs as a reward." This elixir can prolong your life and improve your physical condition. Be careful and disrespectful."
"This...how can this be done? It can't be done. It's too expensive."
Uncle Xu looked at the elixir and immediately shook his head.
Jiang Che smiled and said: "Please accept it, sir. Otherwise, I will have a mental disorder while practicing. What if you do it for me?"
"This...that's okay." Uncle Xu nodded and carefully accepted the two elixirs.
Immediately, Jiang Che took out another spiritual talisman and handed it to Uncle Xu: "Please accept this talisman as well. It can bless Nan Nan's life."
"this……"
"It's not a valuable thing, just a small thing." Seeing the hesitation on Uncle Xu's face, Jiang Che said with a smile.
"That's okay." Uncle Xu nodded.
"Okay, I'll take my leave now. I'll definitely come back to see you someday."
Jiang Che said seriously.
"Sir, take care." Uncle Xu also looked serious.
The little girl looked at him with a look of reluctance and bit her lip.
Jiang Che smiled, then turned around and disappeared in front of the old man and the young man in one quick step.
Seeing Jiang Che disappear from his eyes, Uncle Xu let out a long sigh.
But suddenly, he found a small bag and a book on the ground.
As soon as he stepped forward to pick it up, Jiang Che's voice sounded in Uncle Xu's ears.
"Here is a book on how to practice. I have seen Nan Nan's bones and it can be practiced. Uncle Xu can consider whether to let Nan Nan practice. There are some spiritual stones in the bag. Don't let outsiders know. Goodbye. Pass!"
The voice sounded like it was narrating in his mind. After a while, Uncle Xu came back to his senses.
Looking at the book in his hand, looking at the small bag, he looked at the direction where Jiang Che disappeared, and said: "May the young master rise to the nine heavens..."
"Grandpa, what is this?"
Nan Nan stepped forward, looked at the book and small bag in Grandpa's hand, and blinked curiously.
Uncle Xu lowered his head and thought for a while. Finally, he gritted his teeth, looked at Nan Nan and said, "Nan Nan, do you want to practice?"
"Practice?"
"Is it like becoming a big brother?"
The little girl tilted her head and looked at her grandfather with a curious expression.
Uncle Xu nodded silently.
The little girl suddenly had stars in her eyes.
"I do."
Nannan said.
Uncle Xu nodded and said, "Let's go into the house. Grandpa will show you."
The little girl nodded, and then an old man and a young man stepped into the house.
…
Stepping out of Taoyuan Village, a faint light flashed on Jiang Che's shoulders, and the Chaos Tengu instantly appeared on his shoulders.
It will be safer to bring the Chaos Tengu with you. Once you enter the city, you can then collect it in the Mountain and River Map.
There were also demons running rampant in the Wu Dynasty, so he still had to be careful.
"Woof woof~"
The Chaos Tengu stood on his shoulder and barked twice excitedly.
"You little guy..."
Jiang Che touched the Chaos Tengu's head with a smile on his face.
The Chaos Tengu also showed an expression of enjoyment.
"Let's go, it's time to go back."
Jiang Che spoke, and with the next breath, he shrunk to an inch and disappeared into the mountain road in an instant.
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March along the way.
Until nightfall, Jiang Che arrived outside a city.
During the day, Jiang Che passed by Jiangshui City, which Uncle Xu mentioned, without stopping too much. He asked about the direction of Wujing City, bought a national map, and then bought some clothes before continuing to leave.
Looking at the city in front of him, Jiang Che quietly opened his eyes.
The red dust fire burns in the void, proving the popularity of this city.
"Um?"
Looking carefully, Jiang Che seemed to see the demonic aura in the fire of the mortal world.
A wisp of black demonic energy is entrenched in the fire of the mortal world. It is easy to ignore it if you don't look carefully.
"There are monsters in the city..."
"You dare to be so bold and lurk in the city. It seems that you are not an ordinary little monster."
Jiang Che murmured to himself, a light flashing in his eyes.
If there are demons, that's just fine.
He doesn't mind slaying demons on the way. In this way, he may be able to fully recover from his injuries before returning to Daozong.
"Enter the city first."
After closing his Sky Eye, Jiang Che stepped into the city.
We chose an inn in the city and checked in.
(End of chapter)
