Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 50 Harvest
Miaoyuan could never have imagined that the so-called monster was actually the Lijiang Dragon King. No wonder they were originally puzzled that the monsters and demons there could run wild in the Lijiang River. Now there was finally an explanation for how the Lijiang Dragon King could kill all the big and small water monsters in the Lijiang River.
The Lijiang River Dragon King actually fell into the evil path and turned into a demon. It seems that the water monster in the Lijiang River has suffered a demonic calamity.
It looks like the Lijiang Dragon King is going ashore after wreaking havoc on the Lijiang River. I feel relieved. Fortunately he came quickly, otherwise, the next target would be Guanyin Temple.
"Lijiang Dragon King, wake up quickly. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Looking at the Lijiang Dragon King's aura that almost surpassed the peak of the Hedao realm, Miao Yuan actually didn't want to start a fight, but letting the Lijiang Dragon King pass was not an option either, after all, the territory of Guanyin Temple was behind him.
The Lijiang Dragon King had been possessed by a demon and had lost all his rationality. He was not going to listen to Miao Yuan's words at this moment. Looking at the aggressive look of Miao Yuan and his group, he simply grabbed them with his claws. Without Jia Le as a target, he had no place to vent his anger. Now that Miao Yuan appeared, it was just in time.
When Miaoyuan saw that the Lijiang Dragon King actually took action directly, her face became grim. She was also at the peak of the Hedao realm, and there were three elders at the Hedao realm by her side. How could she be afraid of the Lijiang Dragon King? Since the Lijiang Dragon King would not listen to her dissuasion, she, Miaoyuan, would kill the dragon today.
"Ah, ma-ma-li-li-hong!"
With the Six-tone Bottle in hand, Miao Yuan took ruthless action immediately and a big battle began.
This kind of commotion was much more loud than the movements of Jiale and the Lijiang Dragon King in the Lijiang Dragon Palace. For a moment, the attention of the entire Zhongzhou and Liangzhou was focused on Miaoyuan.
When they saw Miaoyuan was actually confronting the Lijiang Dragon King, they were a little surprised. It was not until they discovered that the Lijiang Dragon King had fallen into the devil's way that they understood the situation. However, with the intervention of Guanyin Temple, other forces had no intention of getting involved. The Lijiang Dragon King was a dragon, and even if he was possessed by the devil, it would still be troublesome. He might have to fight with the dragon clan again in the future.
It’s better not to get involved in such trouble.
Jiale, who was using the energy beads to gain enlightenment at this time, didn't know that Miaoyuan had taken over and blocked the Lijiang Dragon King. Otherwise, he would have sighed that fate was indescribable.
Most of the hundreds of millions of energy beads are from the aquatic creatures. Among all the spirits, the quality of the aquatic creatures is actually considered good, with none of them being below the Qi training level. Even for Jiale, who has already reached the ninth level of Qi training, it is nothing. But if the quality is not enough, he can make up for it with quantity.
Of the hundreds of millions of energy beads, Jia Le had only absorbed twenty-four refining-level energy beads (in addition to the sixteen river gods, there were also eight refining-level water monsters captured by the Lijiang Dragon King). When he absorbed two Hedao-level energy beads, Jia Le's immortal foundation had already improved a lot.
If he could absorb all the rest, even if he couldn't reach the level of perfect immortal foundation, it should be almost there, perhaps only lacking the Lijiang Dragon King.
However, ten days had already passed, and Jiale was somewhat worried about the Lijiang Dragon King. It was not that he was afraid that he would be robbed by others, but that he was afraid that he would cause chaos on both sides of the Lijiang River. Although there were many immortal sects on both sides of the Lijiang River, including the Guanyin Temple with which he had a close relationship, it was not certain whether these immortal sects would take action.
Now that my injuries have recovered and my strength has improved, it’s a good time to take a look.
On the Li River, Miao Yuan gathered the three elders and they have been fighting with the Li River Dragon King for ten days. The Li River Dragon King is getting braver and braver, but Miao Yuan also sees that there is something wrong with the Li River Dragon King's body. Although his strength is getting stronger, his dragon body is on the verge of collapse, and he is obviously overdrawing his dragon body to fight.
Miao Yuan immediately asked the three elders to delay time.
As expected, Miao Yuan is at the peak of the Hedao realm after all. If he just wants to delay time, even if the Lijiang Dragon King is very powerful, it will not be a problem.
Moreover, Miao Yuan had already used four treasures at this time, all of which were at the level of top-grade magic weapons, making it even more difficult for the Lijiang Dragon King to deal with him.
West Sea.
Ten days had passed, and not only the forces in Liangzhou and Zhongzhou knew about the battle between Guanyin Temple and the Lijiang Dragon King, but all of Jiuzhou knew about it, and it was impossible for the Dragon Clan not to know about it.
After learning that the Lijiang Dragon King had fallen into evil, most of the dragons secretly cheered. Not to mention the real dragons who felt that the Lijiang Dragon King had brought shame to their dragon clan, because of the Lijiang Dragon King's temperament, he was not very popular among the entire dragon clan. If he did not have some talent, the West Sea Dragon King might not even look at him differently.
But in a flash, the dragon clan felt ashamed again. After all, the Lijiang Dragon King was also a member of the dragon clan, and now he had fallen into the path of evil. If this matter were to spread, who knows how many people would laugh at him. After all, a dignified dragon clan could not even control their state of mind, and after falling into the devil, he even harmed all the creatures in the Lijiang River. No matter who they were, they would think that the dragon clan was no more than this.
In the West Sea.
Some dragons have already begun to report to the Dragon King of the West Sea and ask him to execute the Dragon King of Li River in order to restore the reputation of the dragon clan.
The Dragon King of the West Sea looked at the noisy dragons with a blank expression.
"Since he has been possessed by a demon, let's announce to the public that he has been expelled from the dragon clan. Now that Guanyin Temple has taken action, let them help deal with it. Prime Minister Turtle, we will select a Lijiang Dragon King later and refill the Lijiang River system with all the dragon kings."
Um!
The Dragon King of the West Sea spoke, and all the dragons fell silent instantly. They really couldn't understand why the Dragon King of the West Sea didn't care about such a big thing.
This is because of the different heights and the different angles from which you look at the problem.
After all, the Lijiang Dragon King is just a dragon. No matter which force it is, no one thinks that they can shake the status of the dragon clan with just a dragon. After all, the dragon clan is only the real dragon clan. Other clans, even the dragons, can only be regarded as aquatic clans.
The reason why the dragon clan has a stable status among all clans is not because of its reputation, but because of its strength. In the eyes of these dragon clans, the affairs of the Lijiang Dragon King is a big deal. However, in the eyes of the West Sea Dragon King, it is not a big deal. The only thing that can make the West Sea Dragon King raise his eyes is that the Lijiang Dragon King is his illegitimate son.
However, dragons are romantic by nature. The Dragon King of the West Sea himself can't even count how many illegitimate children he has. The reason why he cares about the Dragon King of Lijiang is only because the Dragon King of Lijiang has some talent.
This is how the big forces are. Relationships are just relationships. If you want to get ahead, it depends on whether you are strong enough. Now that the Lijiang Dragon King has fallen, they won’t care too much.
After all the dragons left, the Dragon King of the West Sea summoned the real dragon who was responsible for the dragon intelligence.
"Find out what's going on!"
The Dragon King of the West Sea knew the Dragon King of Lijiang River. If the Dragon King of Lijiang River had not encountered any trouble, he would never have fallen into the path of evil. There must be something strange about it.
Li River.
Jiale was a little surprised when he saw the Lijiang Dragon King and Miaoyuan fighting on the Lijiang River. What was this? An unexpected surprise?
After meeting Miao Yuan last time, Jia Le knew what kind of personality Miao Yuan had. To put it nicely, she was selfish, and to put it bluntly, she was paranoid. Fortunately, she was not stupid enough to confront Taoist Zhenliang. However, after Jia Le provoked this woman, he would definitely kill her if he met her again in the future, and he would not care about Maoshan at all.
Jiale has the best grasp of the psychology of these powerful female cultivators, especially nuns. The stronger they are, the smaller their minds are.
Originally, Jiale was planning to teach him a lesson after his strength improved, but today was a pleasant surprise, as he could teach him a lesson through the Lijiang Dragon King.
At this time, Miaoyuan and the three elders of Guanyin Temple were not in a good condition.
The strength of the Lijiang Dragon King has reached the peak level of the Hedao realm, equal to Miaoyuan. As for the three elders , they are far inferior to him. It's just that the four of them have top-grade magic weapons in their hands and can gain some advantages, but the most feared thing in a fight is someone like the Lijiang Dragon King who has lost his mind and doesn't care about his life. Miaoyuan is okay, just a little embarrassed, but the other three elders are not so good, and another one has been seriously injured.
However, the battle will probably be over soon. The body of the Lijiang Dragon King has been breaking into pieces, and is about to reach its limit. Even if the Lijiang Dragon King has a deep foundation, he can't withstand the long-term overdraft. What's more, the Lijiang Dragon King's foundation is just that.
It has to be said that under the same strength, the skill-based player does have a greater advantage than the brute force-based player.
However, Miaoyuan's strength is still there, and it's not easy to take advantage of this opportunity. Thinking of this, Jiale was a little disappointed. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get this big monster today.
roar!
Just when Jiale was disappointed, the Lijiang Dragon King roared angrily, and his aura rose. As the aura suddenly increased, the entire dragon body was suddenly on the verge of breaking.
Seeing this scene, Miao Yuan's face changed involuntarily. Feeling the violent aura of the Lijiang Dragon King, Miao Yuan also had bad thoughts in his mind.
He wouldn't want it!
boom!
Miao Yuan almost subconsciously fled backwards, but unfortunately he was still a step too slow. The Lijiang Dragon King had already self-destructed. Although Miao Yuan subconsciously activated his defense and moved away for a distance, the self-destruction of a peak Hedao realm was not something he could resist. Miao Yuan fell to the ground seriously injured, and the other three elders were even worse off.
There was no sign of the Lijiang Dragon King's self-destruction. They had no time to dodge and their bodies were shattered to pieces.
Fortunately, it is not so easy for cultivators in the Hedao realm to die. Their souls will fly out directly. Although it is so faint that it is almost invisible, as long as they can find a suitable physical body to store it in a short period of time, they can come back to life.
Not only the three elders, but also the Lijiang Dragon King is like this.
It was his physical body that self-destructed, not the Dragon God. At this time, the Lijiang Dragon King turned a disaster into a blessing, because of the self-destruction, he briefly regained a bit of sanity. He was about to control the Dragon God to escape, but unfortunately, while the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman gains, and Jiale is waiting behind him.
“Work!”
Jiale shouted loudly, and all the spirit beasts rushed out immediately. Jiale directly sent out the evil-suppressing coffin, and his soul flew away. Although his speed was fast, it was not faster than Jiale who was calm and composed, and he suppressed them directly.
Looking at the Dragon God suppressed in the evil-suppressing coffin, Jia Le couldn't help but be overjoyed. It really was something that came to him without any effort.
"No, that's not right."
Jiale put away the Dragon God and turned around to look, but was shocked to see that the spirit beasts had already killed the three elders of the Guanyin Temple. Xiaohong and Wuzhuima even devoured their remaining spirit energy.
Hearing Jiale's shout, all the spirit beasts looked at Jiale with a look that showed how wronged they were.
God swear by me. He said he was working to encircle the Dragon King of Lijiang River, not to destroy the spirits of the three elders of Guanyin Temple.
However, the matter was done and Jiale had no other choice. Looking at Miaoyuan who was unconscious on the ground but whose spirit had already escaped, Jiale sighed. This directly killed three elders. The hatred was even deeper. If he let him go today, Guanyin Temple would probably gather Buddhist forces to denounce Maoshan tomorrow. With Jiale's current strength, he really would not survive.
As for concealing his identity, it was already impossible. He used the technique of transformation to change his appearance and aura, but the spirit beasts did not.
He shook his head. There was nothing he could do. Abbot Miaoyuan, he who strikes first will gain the upper hand, and he who strikes later will suffer. What's more, they already had a grudge against each other. If the roles were reversed, Miaoyuan would definitely kill him. In that case, he could only apologize.
The evil-suppressing coffin pressed down fiercely. When Miao Yuan saw the evil-suppressing coffin pressing down, he immediately sped up and wanted to escape.
"Nengchun, if you attack your fellow Taoists, I, the Buddhist sect, will never forgive you."
Seeing that he could not avoid the suppression of the Evil-Suppressing Coffin, Miao Yuan felt even more desperate, but he roared loudly, trying to intimidate Jia Le and seek a chance of survival. However, as soon as he said this, Jia Le's magic power output became even faster.
Then I can't let you get away.
He put away the Evil-Suppressing Coffin, opened the Qimen Bagua, used his magical powers to completely eliminate his own aura, and then escaped with a group of spirit beasts using the Kunlun Mirror.
Thousands of miles away.
Jiale hit the Tengu and other spiritual beasts hard several times. These guys were simply putting him in an unjust position.
However, the spirit beasts who were only symbolically beaten still felt a little aggrieved. It seemed that they were all doing it in Jiale's style, which was simply unfair.
In the Kunlun Mirror, there are two energy beads at the peak of the Hedao realm, one energy bead at the late Hedao realm, four energy beads at the middle and late Hedao realm, plus the twenty-four energy beads at the Lianxu level. I have to say, they are really fragrant.
I had been planning to travel around Zhongzhou, but now it seems I have to change my plan. The abbot of Guanyin Temple is dead, the three elders in the Hedao realm are also dead, the Lijiang Dragon King is also dead, and all the water monsters in the Lijiang River are dead. Even if it is just a coincidence, people may think that the four Miaoyuan people died in the self-explosion of the Lijiang Dragon King, and the disaster in the Lijiang River was caused by the Lijiang Dragon King being possessed by a demon.
However, when it comes to a big force like Guanyin Temple and the West Sea Dragon Clan, Jiale doesn't dare to harbor any luck. In the world of cultivating immortals, there are many ways to do things, and there might be something that can discover him. It is better to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. With the Kunlun Mirror and the energy beads he gained on this trip, it should be enough for him to break through to the Hedao realm.
Only after the breakthrough will he be able to truly advance and retreat freely.
What's more, judging by the time, Sun Zichu, leading his army, should be entering Shu soon.
Thinking of this, Jiale no longer hesitated and left the place directly and returned to Yangzhou.
There is no need to worry too much about Sun Zichu, as Maoshan has already sent people to join the army. When people are fighting for dragons, no matter whether they are cultivators or gods, they dare not use extraordinary means to attack mortals. And the cultivators sent by Maoshan are enough to keep an eye on the gods in Liangzhou.
Yizhou.
Yizhou, known as the grain field among the Nine Provinces, has fertile land and suitable mountains and rivers.
However, due to its geographical location, it is also known as the Dragon Trapped Place, and it is the easiest state to defend and the most difficult to attack among the Nine States.
Yizhou is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and has been known since ancient times as the road to Shu is more difficult than climbing to the sky. To attack Yizhou from Yangzhou, one can only pass through Jingzhou to attack Rencheng, or pass through Jiaozhou to attack Minnan County.
This time, Sun Tzu divided the Chu army into two routes. One route was led by Wan Sheng, totaling 800,000 troops, and went to Jiaozhou.
The other route was led by Sun Zichu himself, with Xiahou Jie as the vanguard, going through Jingzhou and attacking Rencheng.
At this time, the two armies were already at the gates of the city.
The governor of Yizhou was the uncle of Emperor Qian. After Emperor Qian's death, the nine states fought for supremacy. The governor of Yizhou proclaimed himself the King of Shu and established Yizhou into a kingdom.
However, the King of Shu is already old, having passed away three months ago. Now his third son is the King of Shu in Yizhou. The eldest and second sons have been held as hostages in Kyoto for several years, and have long been harmed by Cihang Pudu. It is certain that they cannot go back, which is a good opportunity for the third son.
And this third son did not have any big ambitions. After succeeding the King of Shu, he lived a clear life, indulging in pleasure all day long and was very happy. The aristocratic families in Yizhou were also happy to have such a King of Shu. Now, most of the power in Yizhou has been divided up by these families, and even the army is mostly led by the children of the aristocratic families.
Renchengxia.
"Your Majesty, there is news from General Wan that he has captured three cities in Minnan County and is advancing towards Shudu. However, the mountain roads are difficult to travel on, so I'm afraid the journey will be slow."
Upon hearing this, Sun Zichu nodded. Jiale found four people for him. Wansheng and Xiahou Jie were in charge of the troops, while Zhuge Wulong and Fu Tianchou were in charge of the government. They almost accounted for half of the credit for his conquests.
Especially Wansheng, who is simply invincible and unstoppable, which makes him feel most at ease.
"Since General Wan has already captured three cities, we can no longer stand still here. Give the order to attack the city."
The conflict between Chu and Shu has already begun.
On the Li River.
After discovering that the life lamps of Miaoyuan and the other three had gone out, the nuns in Guanyin Temple knew that something had happened and rushed to the Li River. However, at this time, it was difficult for them to find even a piece of clothing, let alone find Miaoyuan and the other three.
With no other choice, they could only search inch by inch along the Li River. Those in the Zen temple who were proficient in divination tried to predict the whereabouts of the four people, but found nothing. It seemed that the fate of the four people was covered up by something, and even with their extraordinary means, it was difficult to find out.
At the same time, the intelligence system of the Dragon King of the West Sea also landed on the Lijiang River, but the findings were similar to those of the Guanyin Temple. Whether it was the water monster in the Lijiang River, the Lijiang Dragon King, or the four people from the Guanyin Temple, all of them were taken away by Jiale, along with their bodies and souls. Most of them fell into the stomach of Rouzhi, and their souls were also swallowed up by the Jiuyou Divine Lotus and the little red black horse.
Seeing the cleanest Li River, the intelligence system of the Dragon King of the West Sea knew that it had encountered an opponent this time.
So professional!
Even if there were some traces, they could always follow the clues and find a bunch of clues. But this time they were really disappointed. The opponent didn't even leave any clues. As for divination, with the Kunlun Mirror in his hand, Jiale was confident that, at least in the world of Liao Zhai, no one could deduce anything.
However, neither Guanyin Temple nor Xihai believed that everything was such a coincidence. After all, it was too simple. If it was really just the Lijiang Dragon King's fault, it wouldn't be so simple. There must be a third party.
Having suffered such a huge loss, even if it is difficult, both sides will not give up.
Jiale naturally knew this, so he rushed back to Maoshan without stopping.
Maoshan is still safer at this time, and we cannot be careless in breaking through the Hedao realm.
Taoist Zhenliang was also very happy to see Jiale coming back. To be honest, Taoist Zhenliang probably didn't want Jiale to run around the most. After all, with Jiale's strength, it would be natural for him to practice step by step and break through and ascend to the sky. Why should he run around the sky? Of course, what he feared most was that Jiale would be abducted by someone. Now that Jiale finally came back, Taoist Zhenliang was relieved.
"How long can you stay this time?"
Hearing the question from Taoist Zhenliang, Jiale couldn't help but laugh, "I can stay longer this time, and prepare to break through to the Hedao realm."
It’s about to break through!
Taoist Zhenliang was happy at first, and then shocked.
Looking at Jiale, as if he wanted to see through Jiale, after seeing that Jiale actually had a deep foundation and was already capable of forging a top-grade immortal foundation, Taoist Zhenliang was even more surprised. How long had it taken him to achieve this? Thousands of years or tens of thousands of years? Now Jiale only took a year or so.
monster!
He suddenly sighed in his heart, but Taoist Zhenliang did not arrange for Jiale to go into seclusion immediately.
"Nengchun, you are extremely talented, why don't you try to forge a perfect immortal foundation? Although it is difficult, you have the Sun God Body, so you can definitely give it a try. For you, breaking through the Hedao realm is not difficult, so why rush it?"
Jia Le smiled when he heard this, "Don't worry, Mountain Master. If I wasn't sure I could forge a perfect immortal foundation, why would I want to break through? Don't worry, it must be a perfect immortal foundation."
Um!
Looking at Jiale's confident eyes, Taoist Zhenliang was speechless. That was the perfect immortal foundation, which was hard to find in a thousand years, but Jiale said it was as simple as eating and drinking. It was simply insane. Even if he had good talent, he couldn't be like this. If it was someone else, Taoist Zhenliang would definitely spit in his face. However, since it was Jiale who was speaking, Taoist Zhenliang actually believed it a little, after all, Jiale had also created miracles along the way before.
"Are you sure?"
"So sure!"
On the Yin Yang Peak, Jia Le released the woman he rescued on the Li River. Any woman born on a Yin year, Yin month, and Yin day must have a peculiar fate, and this woman is no exception. She is extremely talented, even better than Sun Qing. Unfortunately, she is also quite old. However, for a genius, these can be made up for later.
This girl's name is Tong Ling. She has lost her parents and that couple is just her uncle and aunt. Tong Ling was also very frightened this time and didn't want to go back. Jia Le brought her back directly, just in time to add another backup genius to Yin Yang Peak.
There was no need for Jia Le to teach disciples. He could directly hand Tong Ling over to Changren, Sun Qing and the others. Changren taught them well. At this time, Sun Qing had already broken through the Qi Refining realm and was preparing to break through the Spirit Transformation realm. The others were similar. This showed Changren's ability as a disciple. It had to be said that it was a real win to transfer him over.
In the Yin-Yang Palace.
After releasing all the spirit beasts, Jiale was not in a hurry to practice, as the harvest this time was indeed not small.
First, there were the treasures in the Lijiang Dragon Palace, including spiritual materials, spiritual herbs, spiritual fruits, etc., things that Jiale had seen and things he had not seen before. Jiale estimated that with these things, he could refine many elixirs and magic weapons.
Then there are the things on Miaoyuan and the other three. The most precious of them are naturally the four magic weapons, three of which are top-grade magic weapons and one of which is the top-grade magic weapon, the Six-tone Bottle. Last time, Jiale insisted on taking it away, and now, after going around in circles, it has returned to Jiale's hands again.
But don’t think that magic weapons are not rare just because Jiale has four top-grade magic weapons. Although Jiale has many magic weapons, the Purple Thunder Hammer was obtained from the treasure house of Maoshan, which is the heritage of Maoshan. The other three are also treasures in the world. One is the sword prepared by the snake general under the command of Zhenwu Emperor for his daughter, one is Fahai’s opportunity, and the other is the treasure of a top immortal sect.
Normally, one who has reached the Hedao realm may not be able to use a top-grade magic weapon, Jiale is only an exception.
It's a pity that all four items are Buddhist artifacts. If he wants to use them, he needs to melt them and refine them again. However, these are all trivial matters. Combined with other materials obtained from the Lijiang Dragon Palace, he may be able to make a spiritual treasure. After breaking through the Hedao realm, Jiale will improve his refining level, and a spiritual treasure is not impossible.
The biggest gains of this trip were Xiaohong and Rouzhi. After digesting Mei Sanniang's ghost power, Xiaohong directly broke through the Ghost Lord realm. Later, he devoured the spiritual power of the three elders of Guanyin Temple. Now they are very full and are digesting it with Wuzhuima. After digestion, he may be able to make further progress.
The Meat Ganoderma swallowed hundreds of millions of water monsters, including a dragon that was at the level of Lianxu Hedao. This time it was greatly replenished. After digestion, the medicinal age is estimated to be 100,000 years.
After adjusting his breathing, Jiale immersed himself in cultivation again.
With sufficient energy beads, Jiale immediately began to comprehend the Tao Te Ching. This time he was determined to forge a perfect immortal foundation.
