Chapter 181: Mountain-driving Whip, Five Thunder Method, Twelve Golden Men
There was no time to count the harvest for the time being, so Ni Kun said to everyone:
"Let's go, this underworld is about to collapse."
This underworld is not a complete netherworld, but the mountain god's palace of the Black Mountain Old Demon, or the ghost king's underworld, which can be regarded as a "half plane".
Once the Black Mountain Old Demon dies, the underworld will lose its owner, and this small piece of the underworld will naturally collapse.
Of course, this kind of collapse will be relatively gentle, not as violent and terrifying as the Black Mountain Demon burning his essence and actively promoting the disintegration of the underworld by self-detonation.
Ni Kun and his team had enough time to return to the entrance and leave the underworld that was about to collapse before it collapsed.
At that moment, Ni Kun summoned the Nightmare Horse and let Zhao Min, who had the weakest power and the slowest speed, ride the horse.
He, Tsunade, Ning Daoqi, A Da and A Er used their lightness skills to fly towards the entrance.
On the way, I saw the pitch-black sky, which seemed like glass gradually breaking into pieces, with huge and shocking cracks constantly appearing.
The ground beneath my feet began to shake.
At first it was just a slight tremor, but later it became like a rough sea, shaking and undulating violently, with cracks appearing from time to time.
Of course, such a scene was not enough to pose much of an obstacle to Ni Kun and his party.
Before the dry and withered land was completely covered with huge cracks, everyone had returned to the entrance.
The Nightmare Horse raised its hooves and stomped again, opening the dark tunnel. Everyone flew through the tunnel and soon returned to the valley they had been in before.
Zhao Min got off the nightmare horse, her pretty face flushed red, and without saying a word, she ran into a dense forest.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that her running posture was wrong, Ni Kun couldn't help but ask with concern.
"I, I need to go to the bathroom...don't come over..."
Zhao Min's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, and was filled with deep shame.
Well, although she barely resisted the fear aura of the nightmare, the instinctive tension and fear after riding all the way not only made her whole body weak, but also made her lower abdomen swell. If she didn't solve it quickly, she was afraid she would wet her pants.
Ni Kun smiled silently, shook his head, put away the Nightmare Horse, found a stone to sit on, and checked the harvest.
The harvest was simple, just three yellow crystals, 50,000 reincarnation points, some ghost skills, earth spells, and a "Mountain God Seal".
Mountain God Seal, the official seal of the earth god and mountain god.
This seal has two uses. One is to choose an ownerless mountain and enthrone the mountain god.
The canonized mountain god becomes the main god of the mountain and can enjoy the incense of the people and follow the path of the gods.
He can control the power of the earth's veins, and possesses the same magical powers as the Black Mountain Demon to activate the earth's veins and mountains.
It can also form a small "ghost land" to serve as the government office of the underworld.
You can also recruit mountain spirits, wild monsters, ghosts and spirits as ghost soldiers and officers.
Mountain gods are different from land gods.
Basically, only ghosts can be the gods of the land.
The mountain god can be a ghost or a living spirit.
The Zhengyin Mountain God is not allowed to leave his fiefdom without permission. He has the duty of regulating the earth's veins and protecting the area.
If one neglects his duties or even indulges in blood and food, he will suffer the backlash of karma and gradually become a demon like the Black Mountain Monster.
This function is of no use to Ni Kun.
When it comes to longevity, gods do have certain advantages.
Any earth god can live for thousands of years.
Even if one has not had any previous cultivation, once one is granted the title, one can immediately achieve immortality.
The mountain god is even more powerful than the land god. Even if there are no more people offering incense and offerings, as long as his mountain is still there, he can survive.
But the problem is that gods all have duties.
Whether it is the gods of the earth or the gods of heaven, they all have responsibilities.
Although there is no "Heaven" above your head, you don't need to be on duty, and you don't have to worry about your boss's performance evaluation, but even if there is no one to supervise you, you cannot neglect your duties, leave your post without permission, and act recklessly, otherwise you will suffer the backlash of karma.
Ni Kun practices cultivation to seek freedom, not to stay in one place and be a worker who works diligently every day.
Therefore, the function of the Mountain God Seal, which is to enthrone the mountain god, is of no use to him.
Another use of the Mountain God Seal is as a magic weapon.
Even if the mountain god is not canonized, as long as the seal is held in hand, in an ownerless mountain without a mountain god, the power of the earth veins can be mobilized to a certain extent and various earth vein magical powers can be activated.
But this usage also has limitations.
First, his magical power is not as strong as that of the mountain god, and second, it mobilizes and consumes the power of the earth veins, which is not free.
It doesn't matter if you consume less, but if you consume too much, it will create cause and effect that you will have to pay for in the future.
Maybe I will have to be a mountain god for hundreds of years to repay this debt.
"So this Mountain God Seal is a bit useless to me...
“As for the immortality quota, I have the elixir of immortality and the sacred heart formula, and I don’t need to use the mountain god seal to earn an immortality quota for my people.
“If I use the earth vein magical power, I already have earth spirit blood.
"Although I don't have the ability to move mountains yet, I will reach that level sooner or later. It's free, so why bother using the Mountain God Seal to 'borrow'?"
Ni Kun pondered for a while and decided to use the Mountain God Seal to exchange a magic weapon from Emperor Qin.
A divine seal like this one would undoubtedly play a greater role in the hands of the dynasty.
With the resources at the emperor's disposal, even if he arbitrarily conferred the mountain god on an unknown, inconspicuous hill, he would instantly have a large number of believers, with incense burning day and night, and he would soon be able to cultivate a powerful mountain god.
Ni Kun knew that there were external demons lurking in this world and dangers lurking everywhere, so he would not cherish what he had.
Of course, the more partners who are capable of protecting this world, the better.
"Ni Kun, I also got a reward."
At this moment, Tsunade suddenly came over and whispered to him, while showing him the Rinnegan Watch and the account balance.
Ni Kun took a quick glance and found that Tsunade's account balance had an extra yellow crystal and 10,000 reincarnation points.
"Not bad, I actually made so much money!"
Ni Kun raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
Although Tsunade did not slack off throughout this time and also participated in the battle, she only killed some small monsters, cut off some tentacles in the cavity of the mountain, and released a few blood waves with golden thunder to ward off evil.
She did participate in the final battle to slay the Black Mountain Demon in the first five rounds, and teamed up with Ni Kun to attack the Black Mountain Demon's mountain temple, but unfortunately they were unsuccessful in the first five attempts.
The last time, Ni Kun found the mountain temple node with the accumulation of the previous five times, instantly destroyed the mountain temple, and killed the Black Mountain Demon in seconds, so Tsunade didn't get a chance to make a move.
But she didn't expect that she would also get a yellow crystal and a high reward of 10,000 reincarnation points.
"Combining the rewards from killing those divine beasts and beheading that corpse king last time at Huashan, I only need more than 3,000 reincarnation points to exchange for the Wood Spirit Bloodline!"
Tsunade said happily.
Her redemption list is updated synchronously with Ni Kun.
Everything that is on Ni Kun’s redemption list is also on her redemption list.
Tsunade had long since taken a fancy to the "Wood Spirit Bloodline" and had long wanted to exchange for this bloodline that matched her physique and recreate the Senju clan's Wood Release style.
Unfortunately, although the exchange list can be updated synchronously, Ni Kun cannot give Tsunade Origin Crystals and Reincarnation Points at will.
We can only assign tasks to her, and after she completes the tasks, we can give her rewards that match the difficulty of the tasks.
Or hire Tsunade to do the work, and sign an employment contract recognized by the Samsara Watch, and after the task is completed, give her a commission that matches the difficulty of the task -
It looks similar to issuing a reincarnation mission, but this kind of mercenary mission has much higher degree of freedom than issuing a reincarnation mission.
Anything can be used for a mercenary mission, but if the mission is too simple, you won’t earn much commission.
Or maybe Tsunade obtained some treasure or skills on her own, and after having its value appraised by the Samsara Watch, she initiated a transaction with Ni Kun, exchanging it for Samsara Points and Origin Crystals at a price that fluctuated no more than 20%.
Ni Kun pondered that this might be a means for the main god space to prevent the emergence of "breeding teams" or even the robbery of weak reincarnations.
Origin crystals and reincarnation points cannot be transferred to each other at will. Whether it is a hiring mission or a transaction, it must be in line with the actual value, and the fluctuation cannot exceed 20%. Otherwise, breeding teams and robbers will have no basis for existence.
Even if the strong threaten the weak to hand over the reincarnation points and origin crystals, the weak will be willing to hand them over in order to protect themselves, but it is impossible to give them away for free.
Transactions that do not match value cannot be concluded. It is impossible for a strong person to exchange a piece of scrap copper or iron for all the money of a weak person.
In this way, the strong will do evil in vain without gaining any benefit, and breeding and robbery will become meaningless.
Over time, the strong will not waste their efforts on such things, and the safety of the weak will be guaranteed to a certain extent.
However, this also means that powerful reincarnationists cannot easily cultivate closeness or favoritism towards weaker reincarnationists by transferring large amounts of reincarnation points and origin crystals.
The most they can do is give some treasures and skills for free, allowing the weak to hone and grow on their own - without enough reincarnation points and origin crystals, they can neither exchange for bloodlines nor receive skills through initiation and learn them. They can only figure out and practice on their own, and the strong can only give some guidance on practice.
Due to this restriction, Tsunade is now only more than 3,000 reincarnation points away from being able to exchange for the Wood Spirit bloodline, but Ni Kun, who has more than 100,000 reincarnation points, is unable to support her at will.
"How about I give you some simple reincarnation tasks. Even if you don't earn much, you can accumulate more than 3,000 reincarnation points by accumulating them." Ni Kun suggested.
"Why is it necessary to go through so much trouble?" Tsunade chuckled, "I'll go back to the wasteland and kill some living dead in the city. I'll be able to collect 3,000 points in no time."
Ni Kun nodded: "That's a good idea. I'll go with you then, and by the way, I'll give you a mission to kill the living dead, and you can also earn some Origin Crystals."
He now has a lot of Origin Crystals, and he still has four golden crystals left that can be exchanged for the "Immortality Elixir".
There are four colors of crystals, gray, white, red and yellow, and there are at least four or five, and at most more than ten, of each type. I can't find where to spend all the money for now.
There is no problem in giving Tsunade some support within the scope permitted by the rules.
As the two were whispering, Zhao Min came out of the woods.
When she came out, her ears were red and her eyes were shy. She was too embarrassed to look Ni Kun in the eye. After a long while of adjusting herself, she coughed dryly and tried her best to act as if nothing had happened.
"Well, the evil spirit has been eliminated, the matter has been resolved, it's time to go back and report to His Majesty."
Ni Kun smiled and nodded:
"Okay, let's go back to Chang'an . I also have a treasure and I want to make a deal with His Majesty the First Emperor."
At that moment, everyone left the valley, said goodbye to Ning Daoqi, and rode back to Chang'an.
Ning Daoqi said nothing, but just bowed to Ni Kun and sent him off with the utmost respect.
Only when the sound of horse hooves faded away did he stand up and stare in a daze in the direction where Ni Kun and others had left.
After a long while, Ning Daoqi sighed and shook his head, saying to himself:
"It's a pity that he is too old... If he were a few decades younger, I would really worship Master Ni as my master on the spot and ask him to accept me as his disciple."
He could disregard his reputation as a so-called grandmaster and publicly ask Ni Kun to be his disciple.
But the problem is that other people have to be willing to accept him.
I am already an old man who is nearly a hundred years old, while Ni Kun is a young man in the prime of his life. It is impossible for him to accept an old apprentice like me.
"I am getting old and was born at the wrong time..."
Ning Daoqi sighed with regret, turned around and went back to his hut to meditate.
…
After returning to Chang'an, Zhao Min went to report to the First Emperor and brought the news that Ni Kun wanted to trade the "Mountain God Seal" for a magic weapon with the Qin Emperor.
Ni Kun was not in a hurry and returned to his residence to wait patiently.
It was not until the evening that Zhao Min arrived again, and this time she came with a golden Qin warrior.
The Terracotta Warriors seemed to be made entirely of bronze, but their walking and movement were no different from those of ordinary people, without any sense of heaviness or clumsiness.
Ni Kun's soul grew stronger and his perception became sharper. The first time he saw the Qin Terracotta Warrior, he realized that there was a powerful energy like a volcano lurking in the body of this bronze Qin Terracotta Warrior. Once it erupted, it would be powerful enough to collapse mountains and topple peaks.
Zhao Min brought the bronze Qin figurine to Ni Kun and said with great joy:
"This mission was successfully completed. His Majesty was very satisfied. Not only did he bring me the Five Elements spells that he promised me beforehand, he also agreed to your trade request, Master Ni, and sent me a magic weapon.
"Look, my lord. This is the magic weapon that His Majesty used to trade for the Mountain God Seal."
As he spoke, he nodded slightly to the bronze Qin warrior, who walked forward and placed a wooden box in front of Ni Kun. He then took off a bamboo whip from his back, held it in both hands, and presented it to Ni Kun.
"This is……"
Ni Kun raised his hand to take the wooden whip. He saw that the whip had thirteen sections in total. The sections were round and the whip body was straight, shaped like a long and narrow six-sided pagoda. It felt light in the hand, but one could sense an extremely strong and heavy force contained within it.
"This is the 'Mountain Driving Whip'." Zhao Min said with a smile, "When the whip is swung, the mountains will follow. It has the power to move mountains and topple them."
Ni Kun was surprised and asked, "Is this the legendary 'Mountain Driving Whip'? His Majesty the First Emperor is willing to exchange this treasure for the Mountain God Seal?"
Zhao Min smiled and said:
“Although the Mountain-Driving Whip is powerful, in our Great Qin Empire, only Your Majesty can unleash its might.
"But as the ruler of a country, Your Majesty would not lead an expedition in person casually. When Your Majesty learned that you had destroyed the Japanese pirates and killed the aliens, he greatly praised your righteous deeds and did not want this treasure to be buried in the dust, so he ordered me to bring this treasure to you in exchange for the Mountain God Seal.
"Your Excellency may think that the Mountain-Driving Whip is more valuable than the Mountain God Seal. But in your Majesty's opinion, the Mountain God Seal is more suitable for Daqin."
Ni Kun nodded thoughtfully:
"I see……"
Without hesitation, he took out a large, square, ochre-colored seal that looked like a miniature hill and handed it to the bronze Qin warrior.
After completing the transaction of the magic weapon, Ni Kun opened the wooden box again, took out a scroll of silk, glanced at it, and was very satisfied. He nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, this 'Five Elements Divine Thunder' is just what I need!"
This five elements magic is like a five elements thunder magic.
There are five kinds of thunder methods: Gengjin divine thunder, Yimu divine thunder, Binghuo divine thunder, Guishui divine thunder and Wutu divine thunder.
Not only does it have all five elements, but it also fits what Ni Kun has cultivated. It has great reference value for him to integrate the five elements spiritual veins and sublimate them into the five elements bloodlines.
"Please ask Lord Zhao to thank His Majesty the First Emperor on my behalf. This Five Elements Thunder Method is like timely rain for me. If there is such a good thing in the future, please don't hesitate to come to me."
Zhao Min smiled sweetly:
"If there are any demons and monsters that my Demon Suppression Division cannot deal with in the future, I will leave it to Master Ni."
Ni Kun smiled and asked again:
"This terracotta warrior seems to be very different from the other terracotta warriors?"
Zhao Min did not hide anything and said frankly:
"This is one of His Majesty's twelve golden men."
"Twelve Golden Men?" Ni Kun asked curiously, "Are they the twelve golden men that the First Emperor collected weapons from all over the world and melted them together to forge?"
"Exactly."
"But isn't that a giant? How come this golden man is no different in size from an ordinary person?"
"Your Majesty, with your magical powers, the golden man will naturally be as big or small as you wish."
"How strong is this golden man?"
Zhao Min thought for a moment and said, "When the golden man manifests a gigantic form, it may be comparable to the mountain body of the Black Mountain Old Monster."
After a pause, she smiled again:
"His Majesty has said that there is no need to hide this matter from you, young master - of the twelve golden men, only this one can move at present. The reason why His Majesty values the Mountain God Seal is because it can make the other golden men move and even increase their strength."
Ni Kun raised his eyebrows, and understood in his heart:
Even if only one golden man can move, together with Emperor Qin himself, they have enough strength to deal with the Black Mountain Demon on their own.
The reason why he had to pay a reward and ask himself to take action was definitely not because he was preparing to attack Luoyang - Mount Zhongnan was so close to Chang'an, how much time would it take for the Emperor to make a trip there?
This time I am asking myself to do something just to establish a good relationship.
With such a broad mind and courage, he is worthy of being the greatest emperor of all time and the ancestor of China.
After chatting for a few more words, Zhao Min was anxious to take the Mountain God Seal back to report, so Ni Kun decided not to keep her and asked Xiaoqing and Tsunade to see Zhao Min and the golden man out.
After seeing Zhao Min off, he was about to study the usage of the "Mountain-Driving Whip" when Xiaoqing, Tsunade and Mei Chaofeng came in.
"Sister Mei, why are you free to come here today?"
Ni Kun stood up and greeted her with a smile: "Xiao Qing, quickly serve tea to my sister Mei."
"Hey, no more tea. I came here to invite you to visit Duke Tang's mansion."
Mei Chaofeng said with a sad face.
Three months ago, Li Xiuning came to negotiate with the Emperor of Qin on behalf of the Li family. After a long negotiation, they gradually came to an agreement and reached a preliminary consensus. The Emperor of Qin then returned the Duke of Tang's Mansion in Chang'an City to the Li family.
Now Li Xiuning lives in the mansion of Duke Tang with her family soldiers.
Ni Kun smiled and said, "Oh? Third Lady knew I was out of retreat and invited me to a banquet?"
"Not attending a banquet." Mei Chaofeng glanced at Ni Kun with a strange expression:
"It's not that she wants to invite you. My senior brother and I took the initiative to come and invite you. Do you know that the Third Lady is sick?"
"Are you sick? If you are sick, call a doctor immediately!"
Mei Chaofeng's tone became even weirder:
"But she is suffering from lovesickness..."
"..."Ni Kun was speechless.
