Chapter 727: Shocking Laoshan for 100 Years
Boss Jiang couldn't suppress his shock in the end.
He really didn't expect that behind the always low-key Tongtianfang, there was actually another force that could not be underestimated. What was even more exaggerated was that they achieved mutual assistance through a method similar to "marriage".
"When I met the Fifth Liuli before, I heard that he had been looking for various spiritual objects to protect his unborn child. He also gave him a Dayan Seal and asked the head of the sect, Mo Jun, to carve it into a spiritual weapon for him.
But I didn't expect that his child was born to the eldest sister of Tongtianfang!"
Lao Jiang sat at the stone table outside the cave, wiping the water stains from his mouth while looking at Shan Qiuming who was holding his stomach and laughing. He said in a bad tone:
"You bastard, are you here to scare me on purpose?"
"How could I scare you?"
Lao Shan retorted:
"I was also scared at the time, okay? Even my sister's Tongtianfang disciple didn't know about this. It was the senior sister who summoned me to Baoping Mountain and told me in person."
"Wait, why is it that senior sister who is talking about all these things?"
Boss Jiang stretched out his hand and paused. He asked:
"Doesn't Tongtianfang have a leader? Is it the eldest sister who has the final say on everything?"
"Yes, he was an old man with a white beard. I saw him with my own eyes. But as the head of the sect, he couldn't handle the affairs of the sect and the outside world. Only his eldest disciple could do it."
Shan Qiuming seemed to recall something bad. He shook his body and said to Jiang Xia:
“We all know that Tongtianfang monitors and regulates the flow of spiritual energy in the world, but I guess you can’t imagine how they can accurately calculate the spiritual energy scale in the world.
The head of his sect, Master Baoping, had already achieved enlightenment more than three hundred years ago.
Use the Kuhai Yuanshen to integrate into the spiritual veins throughout the world of Kumu Realm, sense and adjust, maintain the even distribution of spiritual energy everywhere, and then fill the earth veins with the spiritual energy extracted by Lady Asarum from all realms.
You have no idea how terrifying that scene was.
The old man with white beard has merged with the body of Jianmu in Baoping Mountain. His limbs, blood and bones have been integrated into the tree, leaving only his head stuck in the trunk.
I, Laoshan, am quite knowledgeable.
But after watching that thing, I had a nightmare that night."
"He is a sea of suffering, but he can also be in harmony with the Tao?"
Boss Jiang thought about the scene according to Shan Qiu Ming's description and shook his head. It really looked like mental pollution, very much like the style of the K-series.
But he also had his own doubts. He looked at Lao Shan and said:
"Isn't it said that only the other side can align itself with the Way of Heaven and embody the will of the world?"
"Of course it wasn't done by Aquarius himself."
Shan Qiuming sighed:
“According to the senior sister of Tongtianfang, it was the two Dao ancestors Fushi and Xixin who came to our aid.
It is said that he is in harmony with the Tao, but in fact it is more like melting into the broken heavenly way and becoming the person in charge of the flow of spiritual energy in the world.
Just like the folk stories that say there is an Emperor in the Thirty-three Heavens who sets up officials in the Heavenly Court to manage the immortal world and the human world, this story is not groundless.
The prototype of this story is a powerful being like Baoping Zhenren who has integrated into the broken heavenly way.
Didn't the Heavenly Dao of Kumu Realm break five hundred years ago? Fushi Daozu sacrificed himself to keep Kumu Realm alive, but he alone could not coordinate all the affairs of the world.
You need an assistant.
Baoping Zhenren manages the flow of spiritual energy throughout the world and is the 'celestial official', but he is not the only one.
I also learned this secret from the big-bellied senior sister.
After the demons were wiped out in the West Sea, there were at least seven Kuhais who were willing to, for the sake of the survival of the people in the Kumu Realm, like Baoping Zhenren, to conform to the Way of Heaven and become a part of the rules and order of the Kumu Realm.
Everyone has his or her own responsibilities.
Such as monitoring and mobilizing the spiritual energy of the world, helping Goddess Asarum to connect the five continents with the roots of the sacred tree, keeping the world intact, and distinguishing between day and night, making clouds and rain fall across the world, controlling the reincarnation of living beings, making the mortal world peaceful and prosperous, and so on.
The 'New Heavenly Dao' of Ku Mu Realm was supported by these seven sages together with the two Dao ancestors, Fu Shi and Xi Xin.
To put it in terms that you are more familiar with, the heart of this world is not just composed of Taoist Ancestor Fushi, but of nine sages.
Of course, pumice and asarum are the top priorities.
The other seven are there to serve them.”
The news brought back by Lao Shan made Boss Jiang fall into silence.
This was the last part of his understanding of the current situation in Kumu Realm, but soon, Lao Jiang caught a very critical piece of information. He raised his head, looked at Shan Qiuming, and said:
"You just said that there are sages who are responsible for controlling the reincarnation of living beings? So, there is a netherworld in the Bitter Wood Realm?"
"Yes, I know what you want to ask."
Lao Shan sighed and said:
“That senior sister specifically told me about this matter. The Yellow Springs Netherworld in Ku Mu Realm was recreated by Taoist Ancestor Fu Shi after the Heavenly Dao was damaged.
What is used is a large spiritual world outside the domain.
Through the same strange magic treasure, the Ku Mu Realm can communicate with each other to complete the alternation of life and death."
At this point, Shan Qiuming glanced at Lao Jiang and said:
"Yes, it's what you were thinking of. The spiritual treasure of the Sad Valley, the Six Paths of Reincarnation! Now you know why Yin Fu Gong is so fearless in doing so many things, right?
The Immortal Alliance will not allow the Xihuang Valley and the Wanshou Sect to be exterminated like they were.
That means the cycle of life and death in Kumu Realm will be broken.
In fact, I have some bad news to tell you when I came back this time. That senior sister is here to convey a message on behalf of the Two Saints of Tongtian Mountain. Taoist Ancestor Fushi asks you to return the two components of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Evil Ghost Spirit Banner and the Eight Bitterness Wheel, to Yin Fu Gong.
The cycle of reincarnation has stopped for almost two months.
The number of souls accumulated in the Bitter Wood Realm has reached a very large number and must be sent to the Netherworld, otherwise the operation of the Heavenly Dao will be affected."
"Could it be that the old silver coin has not come to ask for these two spiritual objects? He has calculated that the Immortal Alliance will come forward to help him get them back. Awesome!"
Lao Jiang sneered.
But he was not as furious as Shan Qiuming had imagined. Instead, he asked calmly:
"In other words, the bottom line of the Immortal Alliance is the two realms of life and death. As long as the rules of the netherworld are not affected, the six reincarnation spirit treasures must continue to operate, but they don't care who controls them, right?"
"Well?"
Lao Shan scratched his head and said:
“Why didn’t I think of this?
That’s right, when the senior sister passed on the message, she didn’t say that the Six Paths of Reincarnation must continue to stay in the hands of the Sad Valley. The reason why the spiritual treasure was distributed to them was only because they practiced the secret arts of the Ghost Path and could better manage the Netherworld. "
"So, all you body cultivators have in your brains are muscles!"
Jiang Xia sneered and said:
"People have said it to this extent, and you still don't understand, so I can only be a messenger. Let me ask you, have you ever seen the secret place where they store spiritual energy in Tongtianfang?"
"No."
Lao Shan shook his head and said:
“But those secret places definitely exist. When his senior sister took me to visit Baoping Mountain, she also told me that Tongtianfang has been preparing for the possible depletion of spiritual energy over the years.
They have seven spiritual energy seas under their command, placed in secret places throughout the Ku Mu Territory. Once they can no longer obtain spiritual energy from the spiritual world outside the domain, those spiritual energy seas will be opened and used.
But with the current spiritual energy consumption in Ku Mu Realm, the seven spiritual seas can only last for ten years at most. If spiritual energy is controlled, they can last longer.
However, if it really comes to that, the Kumu Realm's cultivation system will have to change drastically.
The prosperity of the monks in the past will no longer be seen, and the Kumu Realm will fall into the natural disaster of spiritual energy depletion.
So, his eldest senior sister asked me to tell you that she has no control over any secret agreement between you and the Two Saints of Tongtian Mountain, but if you continue to seize the spiritual world in this way, it will seriously accelerate the arrival of the time when the spiritual energy is exhausted.
It would be fine if there was no threat from the Lord of the Wasteland.
But right now, the Sin Abyss is rioting, and there will be a war within ten years. At this critical juncture, she asks you to hold back for the time being and not affect the Immortal Alliance's preparations for war. Wait until the war is over before hunting."
"That makes sense. If I didn't know the truth, I would have agreed right away."
Boss Jiang took a sip of tea and said casually:
“They still advised me to stay calm and not be too radical, but I would like to ask, why are these people so confident that they can seal the evil thoughts of the Lord of the Wasteland for the second time?
They say I'm risking everything, but in my opinion, aren't they also risking everything?
Even if we win, it will be a pyrrhic victory, and one place will surely suffer the same disaster as the sinking of the western land.
Losing is a high probability.
Once they lose, the evil thoughts of the Lord of the Wasteland will return to the Dark Star Region, and the destruction and expansion that had been suspended for 500 years will be restarted. The harder they are suppressed, the more fierce the rebound will be. Then the Bitter Wood Realm will be the first to die.
Even the entire stars will be buried with them."
“It can’t be helped.”
Shan Qiuming flexed his fingers and glanced at Lao Jiang's cold face. He hesitated for a moment and said:
"Don't blame me for being too direct, Lao Jiang. You and I are friends from humble beginnings, and we have a first-class brotherly relationship. There are some things I wanted to say before.
I have seen you rescue creatures from outside the realm, and I have witnessed with my own eyes the sacrifices you have made, so I am willing to believe in you and follow you all the way to the end.
The worst that can happen is dying on the battlefield.
But just because I believe in you doesn’t mean others have to believe in you like I do.
The main thing is, if you want those mature and steady old men and women in the Immortal Alliance to risk everything to fight you, you have to show them something.
Another option you claimed.
The best strategy that Master Juzi left behind...
Do you get me?
You have to let them see with their own eyes that there is another way besides fighting to the death.
You can't just ask everyone to pin their hopes on your adventure without any evidence and let them give up when they can still fight to the death.
I think that if it were in the past, what you did in the West Sea and the Northern Territory would have angered the Immortal Alliance and led to a war.
But look at it now, they seem not to have seen what you did, and chose to turn a deaf ear and let you mess around. Doesn't this also mean that the Immortal Alliance is actually very conflicted as well?
They are willing to believe the best strategy , and they also hope that you can succeed.
But the burden of billions of lives in Ku Mu Territory falls on their shoulders. They can't and will not just give up like that, right?
So, don't continue to confront the Immortal Alliance.
If you ask me, you don't need to worry about the matter in Ku Mu Realm now. Go strategy to break the impasse left by Ju Zi, such as escaping from the shell.
As long as you can show them this, they are not stupid.
Who wants to die if they can live?"
"That's the truth. I can understand it and I have been doing it, but it takes time to prove hope."
Facing Lao Shan's heartfelt words, Lao Jiang also said helplessly:
"I'm going to tell you something from the bottom of my heart, Lao Shan. This matter of hunting in the spirit world is not something I have to do against the Immortal Alliance, but I have to do it.
As this group of stars was ravaged by the Lord of the Wilderness, the number of spirits has become very, very small.
Every remaining spiritual world is our hope for future counterattack against the Wasteland Lord. If we allow the Bitter Wood Realm to continue extracting them, we will be destroying our future.
Even if we win the Second Demon Sealing, all we can get is a future of defeat with spiritual energy depleted.
They are fighting, but in the wrong way.
Always thinking about fighting.
But the war is over, has everything come to an abrupt end?
No, the war is over and life must go on.
If we really sell everything we have to win this battle, there will be no need for the Wasteland Lord to come and destroy us personally. When the Bitter Wood Realm can no longer find a new spiritual world to draw spiritual energy from, we will starve to death or die of thirst.
We can’t just look at the present, we need to look further ahead.”
"you!"
Shan Qiuming's eyes widened and he said:
"Everyone else is thinking about how to survive the Wasteland Lord Demon Disaster, but you dare to think about how to counterattack... What can I say about you? If you can't even survive this wave, what's the point of talking about a counterattack?"
"Tsk, so this is the wisdom of a mortal."
Lao Jiang hummed leisurely, raised his fingers, and used his spiritual energy to shape a lifelike pigeon in the palm of his hand.
He looked at the dove and said:
“I am the dove that has been released, destined to fly across the dark stars to announce that the flood has receded and the time of counterattack will come.
It will be pushed open by my own hands.
This is the manifestation of a higher level of will! Don't ask who it is. I don't know now, but it must be a very powerful guy. Maybe it's a guy who can fight against the Lord of the Wasteland.
But anyway, this takes time.
I can't produce the evidence now, but soon, really soon, I will touch upon those I claim...
Keep your eyes peeled and wait and see.”
