Chapter 178: Retreat Results, Daqin Demon Suppression Division
"You want me to go to Mount Zhongnan to exterminate the demons and ghosts with a five-element spell?"
Ni Kun was a little surprised:
"How did Qin Shi Huang know that I needed the Five Elements spell?"
During the three months of seclusion, Ni Kun mainly did three things.
first.
He tried to cultivate the Five Thunders Transformation Hand, and used the Five Thunders Transformation Hand and the Five Elements Diagram of the Art of Immortality as references. He combined his own long-term experience of using the Five Spirits Bloodline to try to figure out how to integrate the Five Spirits Bloodline.
As of today when I came out of retreat, my practice in this area has been very effective.
The Five Thunders Hand has become even more advanced. He no longer needs to accumulate energy to destroy a two-star grade miscellaneous soldier-level flying sword. With just a grab of his five fingers, the flying sword will be destroyed instantly.
There is also a clear idea on how to integrate the five elements' spiritual veins and sublimate them into a unified "five elements' bloodline".
But there are still great risks involved, which makes him a little hesitant.
I plan to deepen my knowledge of the five elements before giving it a formal try.
Secondly.
Using his experience in refining the Blood Evil God-Slaying Sword, he used the Five Thunders Hand to refine the Blood Evil God-Searching Hand. After a month of hard work, he eliminated the demonic nature of the Blood Evil God-Searching Hand and successfully subverted and reversed this demonic technique.
From then on, when he grabbed with his five fingers, what flew out was not a blood-red hand with an evil aura, but a thunderous handprint with the power to destroy matter.
Ni Kun was too lazy to come up with a name, so he just changed two characters and called it "Five Thunders Searching for the Divine Hands".
The Five Thunders Searching God Hand has lost the ability to devour essence, blood, and souls to strengthen itself, but it does not require any effort to practice deliberately. Its power can be continuously improved as Ni Kun's five elements power increases.
at last.
He visualized the "Past Amitabha Sutra" and finally used his thoughts as a pen and his spirit as ink to outline a complete golden Buddha in his mind.
Buddha is an enlightened being and a pioneer on the path of spiritual practice.
To practice Buddhism is to practice a path that will enable one to become an enlightened being and reach the other shore.
As for other Buddhas, later generations can respect them as teachers, pay homage to them, and learn from them, but they cannot worship them.
Worshiping Buddha as an idol is like going astray.
However, the Amitabha Sutra in the past was about cultivating "I am the Buddha", cultivating a little bit of spiritual light of the nature, and making that little bit of spiritual light of the nature stay in its original position and never fall.
Therefore, no matter how badly the soul is injured, it can still recover as before.
Practicing "The Sutra of the Past Amitabha" is not about practicing Zen or learning Buddhism. Practicing this sutra is simply about cultivating the realm of the spirit and soul.
Therefore, we should not pay attention to those false and empty things, but just focus on "knowing one's mind and seeing one's nature is merit, being unobstructed in thoughts is virtue, and having one's wishes come true is perfection of merit and virtue."
To put it bluntly, it means figuring out what you really want, and especially not compromising yourself. You must be clear in your mind and think that you are a Buddha and you can do whatever you want. Only then can you achieve perfection.
Ni Kun was very clear about his pursuits early on.
My buddy just wants to live forever and enjoy a carefree life.
If I have the ability, I wouldn't mind being a white jade pillar supporting the sky or a purple gold beam spanning the sea.
Ni Kun knew the true meaning of the "Past Amitabha Sutra" long ago and would not worship it as an idol that cannot be desecrated.
The image of the golden Buddha that he visualized in his mind was still the same as the Buddha statue on the gold and silk, but the expression and temperament were exactly the same as Ni Kun's today, and it seemed to reflect his self thousands of years ago.
It was as if Ni Kun had integrated a bit of his own spiritual nature into the Buddha statue, adding the finishing touch to it and opening its spiritual awareness.
As soon as the visualization of the Buddha statue was completed, Ni Kun's spirit and soul also grew rapidly.
His soul grew stronger and his mental strength increased, which not only greatly improved his cultivation of the two pupil techniques, Breaking Evil and Returning the Pupils, and Shocking Eyes, but also greatly increased his ability to control flying swords and thunder blades.
Before this, when he wielded the Thunder Tribulation Prison-Suppressing Blade, he could only manipulate a hundred sword energies at the same time, and he was not able to perform precise micro-manipulation. He could only group the hundred sword energies into a group and shoot them out all at once.
Thousands of sword energies can only be divided into ten groups and take turns to fight.
And now, with his spirit and soul strengthened, he can control hundreds of sword energies at the same time. He can control hundreds of sword energies at the same time, perform different sword techniques, and cut out different trajectories.
You can also throw out a thousand sword energies at once and bombard a target indiscriminately.
In short, if Xu Fu were to be resurrected and fight against Ni Kun at the moment, he would most likely not even have the chance to use the "God-killing Tribulation" and would be taken away by Ni Kun in one move.
After three months of retreat, the goal was basically achieved.
When Ni Kun was pondering on how to deepen his accumulation of the Five Elements, just like a sleepy person finding a pillow, the Qin Emperor proposed to use a Five Elements spell in exchange for him to take action once.
"Could it be possible that Qin Shi Huang also knew how to tell fortunes?"
Ni Kun was puzzled, but he did not have any delusions of persecution. He was suspicious and wondered if Qin Shihuang wanted to harm him.
He believed that with the great talent and vision of the First Emperor, he would not plot against him without a conflict of interest.
It's not my turn to plot a conspiracy. I have to deal with Yang Guang first.
Although Yang Guang abandoned the throne and ran away, reportedly going to the South China Sea to fight monsters, it was precisely because of his spiritual pillar that the Sui Dynasty did not completely collapse and still possesses considerable strength today.
As for Ni Kun, he would neither be a stumbling block to the First Emperor's cause of unification, nor was he a man of supernatural powers, so he was not easy to plot against. If his plan failed, it would damage the First Emperor's face and reputation.
In short, Ni Kun felt that with the wisdom of the First Emperor, he would not do such an unwise thing as to plot against him.
Using a spell to ask him for help was probably the way to establish a good relationship with him.
Of course the most important thing is that Ni Kun is not afraid of being ambushed at all.
If before, he was still a little worried that he would not live long and could not afford to die, then now...
Please learn about the elixir of immortality that can extend life by 5,000 years.
I have already taken one during the retreat, thank you.
After a moment of silence, Ni Kun asked Xiao Qing:
"Is Zhao Min responsible for this matter?"
"Yes." Xiaoqing nodded:
"Zhao Min said that if the master came out of seclusion and was willing to go to Zhongnan Mountain, then he should send someone to inform her, and she would visit him and explain the matter in detail."
Ni Kun did not hesitate and said:
"I have agreed to this matter. Go and tell her to come over."
No matter how Qin Shi Huang knew that he needed the Five Elements magic, now that he had the opportunity to deepen his accumulation of the Five Elements, Ni Kun did not want to let it go.
It's just a matter of exterminating demons and ghosts. Ni Kun is full of righteousness and has many means to defeat demons and ghosts. There is really nothing to be afraid of.
Xiaoqing took the order and went to Zhao Min's office to report the matter.
Ni Kun lay down on the recliner.
Tsunade came over attentively and, with the professional skills of a medical ninja, massaged his shoulders and back, serving him carefully to thank him for helping her shoulder the debt.
"Tsunade, have you and Xiaoqing been playing all day for the past three months?"
"Of course we are not that depraved. We also find time to practice. It's just that you are all in seclusion, so we have to carefully guard the house. So most of the time every day, we have to be vigilant and guard, and even patrol around."
"You have been on duty for three months, and it has been hard work for you."
"Hehe, it's not that hard. Zhao Min has mobilized a group of terracotta warriors to guard our house. With them here, petty thieves and even ordinary martial artists can't get through to us."
"She does have a heart."
"And that Li Xiuning, she came here almost every day at the beginning, which was very annoying... Xiaoqing told her bluntly that you would not be out for at least three months, so she came less often. But she still comes to visit every six or seven days. Well, she hasn't been here for more than ten days recently. Ni Kun, that Li Xiuning, could she have fallen in love with you?"
"She has a fiancé."
"But isn't that more exciting?"
"..." Ni Kun's mouth twitched slightly, "What did the Yin Gui witches teach you during the more than half a month I was away?"
"Nothing..."
Tsunade leaned over, put her arms around his neck, pressed her hands against his shoulders, and put her red lips close to his ear, breathing sweetly:
"They just taught me some of their special skills. I studied hard. It's much more interesting than just eating appetizers. Do you want to try it?"
"A single person will be corrupted if he keeps company with the bad!" Ni Kun shook his head and laughed, "Zhao Min could come over at any time, how can she have time now?"
Tsunade was suddenly a little disappointed. This Ni Kun was becoming more and more popular. Even Li Xiuning was still obsessed with her.
Although Li Xiuning is just an airport——
Judging from her breasts, Li Xiuning is not really an airport girl. It's just that Tsunade is too beautiful, and she looks down on all the other girls. Even Zhu Yuyan and Dongfang Bai are slightly inferior to her. When Zhao Min saw Tsunade, her first impression was the four characters "impressive bust", so she is qualified to regard Li Xiuning as an airport girl.
But after all, Li Xiuning has a good family background, fair skin, beautiful looks and noble temperament. If she really puts her face aside and pesters Ni Kun, she may really be able to win him over.
Tsunade was very unhappy about this.
In the wasteland world, when she was most helpless and on the verge of collapse in despair and becoming like those man-eating and bloodthirsty wasteland lunatics , Ni Kun descended from the sky and saved her soul. He was a ray of holy light that shone into her heart.
After arriving in the Tang Dynasty, although there were people who looked similar to her everywhere, and there were no language barriers due to the reincarnation watch, there was still a layer between her and other people. Only Ni Kun was her spiritual refuge.
She didn't want to be outdone by others, and she was even more afraid that Ni Kun would be dazzled by this world and gradually forget about her.
"We agreed a long time ago that we would have two mahjong tables after we have a baby..."
Tsunade muttered quietly, looking disappointed.
Ni Kun touched her smooth and tender cheek with his backhand and said with a smile:
"There's a long way to go, there's no rush. You are special after all."
Tsunade was delighted, and her depression disappeared as she said happily:
"What's so special about me?"
Ni Kun pondered for a while and said decisively:
“Big, round, soft, tender, very fresh, sweet, and chewy…it’s very satisfying to eat.”
Tsunade understood immediately, her pretty face flushed, her eyes rolling, and she punched him in anger:
"screw you……"
Ni Kun laughed and said, "Are you shy now? You learned the techniques of the Yin Gui Demon Girls, but why didn't you learn their thick skin? Tsunade, you still have a lot to learn."
Tsunade bared her teeth in dissatisfaction: "Don't underestimate me, when we are alone together at night, you will know how powerful I am!"
"But I'm afraid it won't work if we have to go to Mount Zhongnan today..."
"I'll go with you!"
"We have to leave someone behind to help Yuyan and the others protect the law. The Qin Terracotta Warriors sent by Zhao Min alone are not enough."
"Let Xiaoqing stay to watch the house. Snakes have the ability to watch the house, and they are more professional than me."
"Haha, but I'm going to Mount Zhongnan to fight monsters. Even if I take you with me, we can't do anything..."
While chatting idly.
The sound of horse hooves could be faintly heard outside the main gate of the front courtyard.
After a while, Xiaoqing brought Zhao Min to the courtyard.
"Mr. Ni!" Zhao Min stepped forward and bowed.
She was still dressed as a man, wearing a black warrior suit that was chic, neat and heroic, which made her fair skin look even whiter than snow, crystal clear and tender.
After receiving Xiaoqing's report, she galloped over here at full speed, her breathing was a little rapid, her chest was heaving, and her cheeks were stained with two light blushes, making her already beautiful face even more charming.
Ni Kunjing was enlightened by the angel in his heart, and he also practiced the Amitabha Sutra. After he realized his true nature, his state of mind was much better than before.
Seeing that Zhao Min was pretty, he neither pretended to be serious and avoided looking at her, nor was he superficial and impatient. He just smiled and admired her charming appearance, saying:
"You're too polite, Mr. Zhao. Xiaoqing, please take a seat. Tsunade, please serve the tea."
Zhao Min felt a little embarrassed by his gaze. She unfolded her ivory folding fan and fanned it twice, pretending to be natural and saying:
"Mr. Ni, please call me Minmin. I am no longer the Internal Affairs Officer of Zhisu."
As he spoke, he sat down on the chair that Xiaoqing had brought, put away his folding fan, and took the fragrant tea brought by Tsunade.
"Isn't it Zhisu Neishi?" Ni Kun was surprised:
"Miss Zhao... is smart and capable. She was an old minister who led her family to serve the Qin Dynasty when the Emperor was just starting out. She has been in charge of the grain and finances of the Qin Dynasty. She can be said to be the first to make contributions to the restoration of the Qin Dynasty... Why is she no longer the Internal Affairs of the State of Grain Administration? Could it be that the Emperor has rewarded Miss Zhao for her merits and promoted her to one of the Three Dukes?"
The Minister of Grain was only one of the Nine Ministers, and above him were three higher officials: the Prime Minister, the Grand Marshal, and the Chief Censor.
If Zhao Min could really achieve the position of one of the Three Dukes as a woman, then no matter which one of them was the prime minister, the general, or the imperial censor, it would be worthy of being recorded in history.
However, facing Ni Kun's question, Zhao Min just smiled bitterly:
"Three Dukes... Alas, even if your majesty is as talented and broad-minded as you are, you would not risk the public opinion of the court and the public to allow a woman to be ranked among the highest officials. Being able to be one of the Nine Ministers is already the limit.
"As for now... because of the incident three months ago when Li Xiuning was abducted by Xu Fu, His Majesty dismissed me from my position as the Minister of Grain."
Ni Kun was puzzled:
"With Xu Fu's magical powers, if he wants to kidnap someone, in such a huge city like Chang'an, apart from me, only His Majesty the First Emperor can personally intercept him. Although Miss Zhao lost Li Xiuning, it was not her fault. Aren't Li Xiuning's family generals helpless? Given Your Majesty's temperament, how can you be so harsh?"
Although Qin Shihuang was a dictator who held all the power and had the power of life and death, except for the time when he dealt with the arrogant minister Lu Buwei during the power struggle, he was very good to the country's meritorious officials. He never killed any of them, and he was even more trusting of the ministers he promoted and trusted.
Historically, Li Xin led an army of 200,000 to attack Chu, suffered heavy casualties and returned in defeat, bringing shame to Qin Shi Huang, who had strongly supported Li Xin.
But even so, Qin Shihuang did not really punish Li Xin, and gave him the opportunity to continue leading troops and fighting again.
Although Zhao Min failed to protect Li Xiuning, it was not her fault after all. Why was she dismissed from her official position?
Zhao Min said helplessly:
"Your Majesty did not blame me for losing Li Xiuning, but for taking the initiative and not reporting the matter to him until Li Xiuning was rescued. It was also my own fault. I should have sent someone to report to Your Majesty before going to Huashan.
"However, although Your Majesty dismissed me from my post as the Minister of Grain and fined me my salary, he did not abandon me, an old minister, in the end."
Having said this, she took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, then smiled brightly and said excitedly:
"Because demons and ghosts appear more and more frequently in the world, Your Majesty has established a 'Demon Suppression Department' to recruit extraordinary people to deal with demons and ghosts that appear in the Qin territory and protect the country and the people.
"I am the first chief of the Demon Suppression Division. My current rank is slightly lower than that of the Nine Ministers. If I make contributions in the future, I will be able to upgrade my rank and return to the level of the Nine Ministers. Of course, by then, my Great Qin will be one of the Ten Ministers."
"I see." Ni Kun said with a smile, "No wonder it was Miss Zhao who contacted me and asked me to go to Zhongnan to kill the demon. It turns out that Miss Zhao is now the governor of the Great Qin Demon Suppression Division."
"Mr. Ni, please call me Minmin."
"Okay, Lord Governor Zhao. I wonder what kind of extraordinary people the Demon Suppression Division has recruited now?"
"The Demon Suppression Division is still in its infancy, and has not yet recruited any extraordinary people with magical powers. It has only recruited a few martial arts masters. The backbone officials are still my retainers, and the main soldiers are also the terracotta warriors sent by Your Majesty. In addition, Xi Ying, the Heavenly Monarch of the Demon Sect's Destruction of Love, has also been sent by Your Majesty to work in the Demon Suppression Division."
"Oh? Your Majesty knows Xi Ying's origins?"
"Xi Ying is quite famous. After all, he is the fourth of the eight great masters of the Demon Sect. Not long after your majesty took Chang'an, many martial artists came to serve you, and many of them knew Xi Ying's background. So your majesty already knew who Xi Ying was."
"Your Majesty, can you even tolerate people from the Demon Sect?"
"Haha, let alone the people from the Demon Sect, even if they are demons and monsters, as long as they abide by the laws of the Qin Dynasty and do not kill or harm people, Your Majesty can tolerate and use them."
Ni Kun sighed: "His Majesty the First Emperor is truly an emperor!"
Zhao Min smiled and said, "Your Majesty is as broad-minded as the sea and has the magnanimity of a human emperor. Unfortunately, some demons are ignorant. The demon in Mount Zhongnan destroyed an entire village and killed hundreds of people overnight, which angered Your Majesty, so he ordered me to contact Master Ni and kill the demon. Master Ni, have you officially come out of retreat and can you go to Mount Zhongnan?"
Ni Kun nodded with a smile:
"Yes. I am very interested in the deal with His Majesty the First Emperor."
"Great." Zhao Min was excited. "When can you leave, young master?"
"No hurry. Let me first tell you about the details of the Zhongnan Mountain demon ghost."
Zhao Min said solemnly:
“After the evil spirits in Zhongnan Mountain committed atrocities, I took the experts of the Demon Suppression Division and the Terracotta Warriors to visit the village destroyed by the spirits and witnessed the tragic scene after the spirits wreaked havoc.
"Unfortunately, the demon ghost's whereabouts are secretive. The person who reported the news took us to the place where the demon ghost last disappeared, but strangely, no matter how hard we searched, we couldn't find the whereabouts of the demon ghost."
Ni Kun asked: "The person who reported the news?"
Zhao Min said, "That's right. If a demon kills a village, someone will report it. Even if Zhongnan Mountain is not far from Chang'an, it is a mountain village that has little contact with the outside world. If everyone in the village died, how would we know that the demon killed people at will?"
Ni Kun said: "Since the person who brought the news was able to track down the demons and ghosts, he must not be an ordinary person. Do you know his name?"
A strange look flashed across Zhao Min's eyes. "That man is Ning Daoqi, a Taoist who practices Taoism in Mount Zhongnan."
"Oh, the only one left among the three great masters." Ni Kun nodded and said with a smile, "Since he is Ning Daoqi, it's no wonder that he has the ability to track down demons. But didn't he try to take action?"
"He tried." Zhao Min shook her head and said, "Unfortunately, even Ning Daoqi could only barely hold off two or three demon generals. When he was besieged by a group of demons, he could only flee."
Ni Kun said: "The demon ghost generals formed a siege... So the group of demon ghosts that appeared in Zhongnan Mountain are military ghosts?"
"According to Ning Daoqi, they look like a group of ghost soldiers in neat formation, with both infantry and cavalry. However, the style of their armor is not from any dynasty he knows of."
Zhao Min said solemnly:
“Those ghost generals on horseback have the ability to become invisible.
“When it was invisible, there was no sound at all, and even Ning Daoqi couldn’t sense its location.
“It will only reveal itself for a split second when it is about to make a move.
"Only when it reveals itself can we use the warrior's masculine energy to effectively counterattack it."
It can become invisible and will only appear for a moment when it attacks.
If it weren't for the fact that the group of demons were in the formation of a military unit, Ni Kun almost thought that he had encountered monsters under the command of "Pudu Cihang".
After asking for more detailed information, Ni Kun closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then stood up and said:
"I understand. Let's set off now and head to Zhongnan. Xiaoqing, you stay and look after the house."
Upon hearing this, Tsunade cheered and hugged Xiaoqing and gave her a big kiss.
Xiaoqing pushed Tsunade away with disgust, wiped the cheek that had been kissed by her, and responded dejectedly.
Zhao Min stood up, bowed to Ni Kun, and said happily:
"Master Ni, if you take action, you will surely be able to capture the demon! Minmin would like to thank Master Ni in advance!"
Ni Kun smiled and said, "No need to thank me, I just wanted to learn the Five Elements Magic from Your Majesty."
