"call"
In the black hall, countless blood crickets gathered and flew around. They were suddenly swept out of the Hongmeng world by Jiang Li's true energy. Before they could smell the surrounding environment, they were all sent to the vicinity of the gold-devouring ant nest.
The extremely sensitive sensing allowed the blood cricket to instantly detect the unique aura of the gold-devouring ants.
The fear deep in their blood caused the nightmares of these Mangzhou herdsmen to be filled with terror. They instinctively wanted to run away, but Jiang Li's diamond-like Qi enveloped them outside the ant nest. No matter how hard they were hit, they could not shake it.
"Buzz buzz"
The sudden appearance of a strange smell made the gold-devouring ants alert. They rushed out of the ant nest one after another, opening their terrifying serrated mouthparts, and pounced on the intruders who were flying in panic.
The two kinds of zerg are both descendants of the three thousand primitive gods and demons from the mythical era, but their bloodline levels and racial characteristics are completely different.
Blood crickets feed on the flesh and blood of all creatures, and have extremely strong reproductive capabilities. Whenever they appear, hundreds of thousands of them appear at the same time, forming a terrifying hurricane that connects heaven and earth, devouring the flesh and blood of all creatures encountered along the way.
Wherever it passed, no life was lost and no grass grew.
Although extremely terrifying, making the tribal gods in Beimang feel frightened and avoid them, the strength of individual blood locusts is not very strong, and middle and low-level warriors can kill them with one sword.
But the gold-eating ants are different. The ancestral bloodline in this kind of insect is relatively strong and it is difficult to reproduce. However, every gold-eating ant has a super powerful insect body that is comparable to the armor of a divine weapon.
Even the unparalleled magic weapons can hardly chop it to death, and the sharpness of its mouth is shocking to the world.
Even the lowest-grade low-grade gold-eating ants among the fifth-level bloodline can easily crush weapons of hundred refinements or even divine weapon level.
Once the bloodline reaches the top level and gives birth to six wings, humans and immortals will be afraid of it.
Therefore, as soon as the two kinds of zerg encounter each other, the superiority and inferiority will be judged.
Although there are many blood flies with sharp mouthparts and hook-like limbs, they cannot harm the gold-eating ants at all. All attacks are like a breeze blowing over the hills.
Gold-eating ants, on the other hand, are evil beasts and gluttons that rush into the flock, grab a blood cricket, crush it all in just a few bites, devour it, and then pounce on the next blood cricket like a madman.
In just one stick of incense, less than half of the blood crickets that were detained near the ant nest were wiped out by the gold-eating ants.
"Gold-devouring ants rarely show their desire and greed for the flesh and blood of living beings. To be so urgent and crazy at this moment must be the blood of gods and demons contained in the body of the blood cricket, which stimulates the devouring instinct of the gold-devouring ants!"
When Jiang Li saw this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
Gold-devouring ants have a special bloodline, and their growth and evolution are extremely difficult. They have very high requirements for food, and usually only feed on various rare ores that contain the origin of the five elements.
Although there is some need for the flesh and blood of living creatures, the desire to devour is not strong.
If it is not a territory, it will not take the initiative to attack.
Only the descendants of gods and demons like the Blood Cockroaches, who have the origin of gods and demons in their bodies that can evolve the Gold-Eating Ants, can truly trigger the Gold-Eating Ants' ferocity and greed.
However, this kind of evolution will not happen overnight and requires continuous changes over time.
A mere group of blood crickets cannot meet the evolutionary needs of gold-eating ants.
After all the blood ants released by Jiang Li were swallowed up, the nearly five hundred gold-eating ants only became more energetic and powerful than before.
There is still a long way to go to upgrade all of them from low-grade bloodlines to mid-grade bloodlines with four wings on their backs.
Jiang Li was anxious, but he could only wait slowly.
However, this feeding was not fruitless. The queen ant, which had been in a semi-dormant state since leaving the secret realm of the Ancient God Tower, began to lay eggs again after receiving feedback from the gold-devouring ants.
I believe that it won’t be long before new gold-eating ant larvae will be born.
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"Jiang Li, you are finally back. These days, the eunuch sent by Emperor Jing to serve as a ceremonial official has been coming to see you outside the Protector's Mansion every day without interruption!"
When Jiang Li walked out of the Gold-eating Ant Hall, he saw Shangguan Qingyan in plain clothes, standing handsomely outside the hall waiting for him, her eyes flashing, "A mysterious force also came from outside the city six days ago. , claiming to be the remnant of the Lieguo Kingdom, want to take refuge in An Mang and join your command!"
"The rest of the Lieguo?"
Jiang Li was a little surprised when he heard this.
Seven kingdoms in troubled times, Han, Qin, Wei, Lie, Chu, Feng, and Yue!
Among them, the Lie Kingdom was the predecessor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Before Taizu Taizu became emperor, he was a general of the Lie Kingdom. He followed the leader of the Lie Kingdom and made numerous meritorious deeds, winning the trust of the Lie Emperor.
Ninety years ago, Emperor Lie died in battle, and the new emperor was young. There were endless disputes among the four parties. Chu and Feng even took this opportunity to launch a large-scale invasion.
At the critical moment, Zhou Taizu tried his best to save the country from overthrowing. He took charge of the military power and led the troops to fight in the north and south. He not only resisted foreign enemies, but also conquered thousands of miles of territory for the fierce country, and his prestige increased day by day.
The new emperor of the Lie Kingdom thought that his talents were limited and he was not a wise king to govern the world. He took the initiative to abdicate nine times before he became the great Zhou Dynasty he is today.
However, although the position of Taizu was obtained through abdication, it did not convince the former Lieutenant family.
Even many members of the former Lie royal family believed that the reason why the new emperor of Lie Kingdom abdicated was not his true wish.
Instead, he was pressured and coerced by Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and had no choice but to do so in order to protect himself.
Therefore, the new emperor's abdication lasted only a hundred days, so the former Lieutenant family took advantage of Taizu's military expedition to secretly plan the Qixing Mountain Mutiny in an attempt to regain imperial power, which was known as the Qixing Restoration in history.
In just three months, they occupied nearly half of the territory of Lieguo.
It's a pity that although the Qianlie royal family has many outstanding people, they are no match for Taizu Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Zhou Taizu led his troops to return for reinforcements, which was unstoppable. In just one month, all the land occupied by the Qianlie Royal Family was retaken, and all the Qianlie Royal Family were wiped out in one fell swoop.
Treason is a serious crime, but considering the kindness of the late Emperor of the Lie Kingdom and the abdication of the new Lord, Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not impose severe punishment on these former Lieutenant Royal Family, but simply expelled them all from Kyushu, and they were not allowed to return to China within a hundred years. Return to Zhou soil.
"Qingyan, have you confirmed the identities of these people?" Jiang Li asked.
"They carry the tokens of the former Lie Royal Family, and the Taoist techniques and martial arts they practice are also the true inheritance of the Lie Kingdom Royal Family. Judging from their identities, there seems to be no doubt!"
Shangguan Qingyan shook her head hesitantly and said: "However, the Qianlie royal family was expelled from the Nine Provinces Continent by Taizu Taizu of Zhou Dynasty. They moved overseas and disappeared for nearly ninety years. No one can know what happened during this period.
"And as soon as they showed up, they rushed all the way to the wilderness to join you, which is very strange. What's more, it has not yet reached the limit of Taizu's hundred years, so I'm afraid there is a scam!"
"Do you suspect that they were sent by Emperor Jing to test me?"
Jiang Li's eyes moved and he suddenly looked in the direction of Shengjing.
The Northern Expedition of the Great Zhou Dynasty came to an abrupt end, and it had been three months since Emperor Jing returned to the capital. Apart from issuing another call for conscription and punishing the eldest prince and his ministers, he had not taken any special actions.
This was definitely an extremely abnormal move for the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty, who had great ambitions and wanted to conquer all nine states in his lifetime.
Especially since Beimang was not destroyed, Da Luo rebelled on the battlefield, and even Hai Shiqi "took away" the Mangzhou tripod in public!
There is absolutely no way Emperor Jing would have no reaction.
Behind the current calmness of Shengjing City, there must be a more turbulent and strange undercurrent running quietly and accumulating silently.
"I do have this worry. You and An Mang are so competitive. Even though your body was destroyed in front of everyone, Emperor Jing is still not at ease with you. What's more, hundreds of thousands of An Mang's loyal cavalry are still loyal to you. abandoned!"
Shangguan Qingyan also nodded. She had witnessed Jiang Li's rise with her own eyes. For the young and successful first vassal king of the Great Zhou Dynasty, she was willing to assist Jiang Li to fulfill his wishes, but she did not want him to be too aggressive.
Since ancient times, there has never been true peace in the world of Kyushu. Under the relatively balanced waters of the Great Zhou, Western Regions, Beimang and other forces, there are actually more dangerous undercurrents and whirlpools hidden under the water.
Especially when troubled times are approaching, the sudden rise and control of a party will inevitably attract many dark eyes.
All kinds of conspiracies and secret schemes will come at him one after another.
"Emperor Jing is indeed very wary of me, but at this moment he has not placed any personnel in Anmang City. These so-called former Lieutenant Royal Family should have other intentions!"
Seeing the worry on Shangguan Qingyan's eyebrows, Jiang Li couldn't help but chuckle and comfort him: "Don't worry, I already have some guesses about the origins of these people. Although they have ulterior motives, at least at this moment they really want to With my approval, it will be beneficial and harmless to stay in Anmang, so you can welcome him in.
"However, everything must be done according to the rules of Anmang City. Let them join the army at the scout camp outside the city first. I will see them again later. Also, Zhao Chengyan has been wandering overseas for many years, so let him approach these people secretly. , just pay more attention!”
"Since you know what's going on, I'm relieved!"
Shangguan Qingyan nodded.
"As for the people sent by Emperor Jing, ask them to meet me at the mansion in five days. Great changes are happening in the city every moment. If I stay with them in the city for one more day, I will be restrained!"
Jiang Li smiled lightly and said: "Since Emperor Jing is worried about me, I will give him a reassurance!"
"You don't want to return to Beijing?"
Shangguan Qingyan's beautiful eyes suddenly flashed.
"Of course I want to return to Shengjing City, but now is still not the best time. Jiang Shirong has become an immortal. When I return to the capital now, I will definitely confront him tit for tat. Although I have some success in martial arts and Qi, it is not enough to go all out. I'm afraid of him, but after all I can't do it in public.
"There will be many unscrupulous things who will follow the trend and take advantage of the opportunity when my body is ruined to jump out and show their shame to win the favor of Jiang Shirong. I rescued Emperor Jing in the Shenjing Mountains, making it impossible for the eldest prince to ascend the throne, and many ministers in the court also Because I was indecisive and was settled by Emperor Jing, this debt will probably be placed on my head!"
Jiang Li sneered and said: "If my body was intact, these people would naturally not dare to act rashly, but now everyone knows that King Anmang of Great Zhou has exhausted his potential and is gradually declining, how can they hold back?
"I can't show my Qiwu power in public, but I can't swallow my anger. Before I enter the capital, I must gain another kind of power to let everyone know that even if I lose my physical strength, not everyone can handle it!"
"You want to practice Taoism!"
Shangguan Qingyan was smart and astute and immediately understood Jiang Li's intention.
It’s just spiritual cultivation, it’s more of a tempering and understanding of one’s state of mind and spirit.
Every step is accompanied by many unknown dangers. If you are not careful, the origin of your soul will be hurt and the foundation of your Tao will be destroyed.
At the same time, the cultivation of soul thoughts is also very different from the energy and martial arts. It does not mean that the harder you practice, the faster your realm will improve.
Forcibly practicing will be counterproductive and increase the probability of going crazy.
Although Jiang Li is not weak in the Taoist realm and has even had a spiritual relationship with her... Shengjing City has hidden dragons and crouching tigers. If he wants to have power that cannot be underestimated, he must at least become a ghost immortal.
Although ghosts and immortals are Yin gods, they are also extraordinary because they are tainted with the character of immortality. They can break the barrier of life and death and have the possibility of being reincarnated and living for several more lives.
The spiritual thoughts are as differentiated as diamonds, and they possess incredible Taoist power.
"My Taoism has entered the state of seizing the body. It may not be impossible to be promoted to a ghost immortal in a short period of time!"
As soon as Jiang Li thought, a ball of divine soul light flew out from above his head and hung in the air, with golden hair like light and as bright as the morning sun.
"When did you practice Taoism?"
Shangguan Qingyan's eyes showed strange color and she was extremely surprised.
Jiang Li practiced hard, and everyone in Anmang City knew about it, but his main focus was on martial arts and Qi.
Shangguan Qingyan rarely saw Jiang Li practicing Taoism, and she never saw him use Taoism to fight against the enemy.
Even when Shangguan Qingyan first met Jiang Li, the latter's Taoist realm was low and far inferior to her own.
But now, in just a few months, Jiang Li has not only been promoted to the state of seizing the body, but is almost the same as himself. His soul contains vitality and yang energy, which is more pure yang than the ordinary ghosts and immortals in a thunder tribulation.
"Although Qi, martial arts, Taoism, and Confucianism have different inheritances, they are not without similarities, and they are not an either-or relationship. I, both Qi and Wu, have entered the Saint level, and I have already experienced some of the mysteries within the mysteries. These four It may be possible for the lineage inheritance to merge with each other and become one!"
Jiang Li thought for a while and said: "When the martial pulse enters the Saint, it tempers the will and spirit, and nourishes the vitality of the five internal organs. When the Qi pulse enters the Saint, the true energy feeds back the physical body, kills the heaven and earth, and attracts all kinds of original powers to work together with the physical body and spirit, all of which are beneficial to the body. Cultivation of the soul is of great benefit, and can even promote the transformation of the soul."
"I have seen your statement in many ancient books, and many sages have also made similar deductions. However, it is extremely difficult to practice one lineage. It is rare in ancient and modern times for people to practice four lines at the same time, let alone four lines. Become a saint!"
Shangguan Qingyan exclaimed: "If you can practice with the four meridians, you may be able to create a completely different and unprecedented school, and even achieve the legendary Shattering of the Void, it may not be impossible!"
"Qingyan, when I was not in Anmang City, you handled all the affairs for me, but this also delayed your own cultivation progress!"
Jiang Li opened his palm, and ten crystal divine thoughts shone brightly, floating on his palm.
"These ten thoughts of the second thunder tribulation come from the Northern Wild God Canglang Shenjun. He was injured by Jiang Shirong on the lonely peak of the wilderness, or because his divine thoughts were sharpened by the spirit of the fist. The original imprint is no longer there and can be directly integrated into it. Divine Soul, strengthen the power of Divine Soul and help you advance to the level of Ghost Immortal as soon as possible!"
Jiang Li gave ten pieces of the Second Tribulation Soul to Shangguan Qingyan and said: "I will try my best to stay in Li Province in the near future. It is not advisable to rush into spiritual cultivation. I will be responsible for the Anmang affairs for the time being. You can practice with all your strength and strive to achieve success in the future." Before I return to Shengjing, I will be promoted to the realm of ghosts and immortals."
"Okay, I listen to you!"
Shangguan Qingyan smiled gently and did not refuse. She took ten divine thoughts from Jiang Li and held them tightly in her jade hands.
As Jiang Li's level continued to soar, she had realized that the distance between herself and Jiang Li was getting farther and farther.
If his realm strength continues to stagnate, not only will he not be able to help Jiang Li, but he will even become a "baggage" on his way forward.
She didn't expect that one day she would be as powerful as Jiang Li, but she would at least become a ghost.
After all, once you reach such a state, you will have the ability to reincarnate. You don’t have to worry about losing your youth as time goes by...
Watching Shangguan Qingyan's figure disappear from sight, Jiang Li also returned to his bedroom, sat cross-legged and took out several secondary thunder tribulation divine thoughts from the golden pages.
Jiang Li's Tiangang Taoist method, "Tai Qing Yuan Dao - Golden Light Pillar Earth-Connecting Technique", is better than all the Taoist methods inherited in the world of Jiuzhou, and is the supreme method of cultivating the gods!
Not only is the skill inherently mysterious, but the speed of cultivation is also far faster than anything else. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a thousand miles per day.
However, Emperor Jing's golden orders continued, and even though he refused in every possible way, he would eventually return to the capital, and Chuchu was still waiting for his return in Shengjing City.
The sooner you advance to the realm of ghosts and immortals, the sooner you can return to Shengjing and take back Chuchu.
Practicing according to the rules is naturally not Jiang Li's best choice at this moment.
"The movement of the Taiqing Golden Light Pillar's heaven-reaching power helps me integrate my spiritual thoughts and become a ghost and immortal soon!"
Jiang Li closed his eyes tightly and visualized the mysterious light rising brightly in the yellow court, like the rising sun.
Countless Yuanqi energy floated from the void of the universe, like snowflakes, falling into the soul, and the mysterious light gradually became stronger.
Different from ordinary Tao methods, which allow the light of the sun, moon, and stars to enter the body, "Tai Qing Yuan Dao - Golden Light Pillar Earth-to-Heaven Technique" uses itself as light.
Gathering golden light, it reflects the stars in the sky.
Golden light, pillars reaching into the sky, reflecting the heaven and earth of Jiuzhou!
Although it was only the Soul-Seizing Spiritual Thought, its brilliance was as bright as the morning glow, gradually covering up the several Second Tribulation Spiritual Thoughts in Jiang Li's hand.
These spiritual thoughts have been baptized by two thunder tribulations. The thoughts are crystal clear and full of light, and they all possess unimaginable spiritual power.
Under normal circumstances, without the help of Taoist masters who have experienced three or four thunder tribulations or more, it is impossible for the ghosts in the body-stealing realm to integrate this level of spiritual thoughts.
However, the golden pages contain endless mysteries and magical powers. When gathering the thoughts of Beimang God Canglang Shenjun, he had already used his great magic power to erase all spiritual imprints on his thoughts.
At this moment, the Second Tribulation Divine Thought has already turned into a ball of the purest divine soul origin.
Jiang Li's golden soul whirled, sucking in a second calamity divine thought, directly coercing it and slowly refining it.
In just a few breaths, a second thunder tribulation divine thought was completely refined by him and merged into his own divine soul.
The golden soul grew stronger and became more condensed and pure.
Jiang Li's spirit and will also improved greatly.
In my mind, all kinds of thoughts have become clearer, many troubles and problems that I couldn't figure out before have been solved, and my perception of the qi of all phenomena in the world has become clearer and more thorough.
Jiang Li felt slightly happy and continued to refine and fuse the remaining divine thoughts in his hand.
The strength of the soul has also reached an unprecedented level.
In the next few days, Jiang Li continued to practice fusion. When the last second thunder tribulation divine thought in the golden page was absorbed by Jiang Li's fusion, his Taoist realm was finally promoted to the late stage of the Body Seizing Realm.
"Divided spiritual thoughts!"
In the bedroom, the golden soul glowed brightly, reflecting the sky and the earth. Under Jiang Li's thoughts, it exploded and turned into thoughts, floating in the air.
(End of chapter)
