My descendants burn incense and worship me as a real immortal

Chapter 658 Food Shortage
With just one gun, Zhong Yi overwhelmed Yang Qiangjin and Yang Min, making it difficult for them to breathe.

With a single thrust, it was as if a strange beast had descended, its monstrous strength sending Yang Min and Yang Qiangjin flying.

The two fought and retreated, their momentum completely overwhelmed.

"Flame Piercing!"

Using the remaining flames on the ground, Yang Qiangjin burrowed directly inside. With a simple activation of her magic, she could appear beside Zhong Yi in the next second.

However, Zhong Yi seemed to have anticipated this, and swept the enemy away with a single shot.

"Thousands of troops!"

A gust of wind swept in!

An army appeared out of nowhere, charging towards the two on horseback, extinguishing all the flames in their path!

"kill!!!"

The army roared in anger, and Yang Qiangjin was forced out of the flames!

Before I could even steady myself, the horse's hooves were already on my head.

"[Demonic Transformation]!"

Yang Min stopped hiding his strength. Earth and water elemental powers began to converge within his body, and under the catalysis of the demonic bloodline within him, they underwent a terrifying annihilation.

A violent burst of spiritual energy erupted from Yang Min!

He transformed into a giant of earth and threw a punch forward.

boom!
The giant's fist charges the army.

boom! ! !
The shockwave sent the surrounding cages flying!
Yang Qiangjin and Yang Min were both sent flying backwards, and the earth giant's armor shattered inch by inch.

The entire army vanished, leaving only Zhong Yi standing there with his gun raised, not retreating an inch.

"What a strong body!"

This attack not only interrupted Yang Qiangjin's spatial magic, but also directly blew away the demonized Yang Min.

In this state, Yang Min's combat power increases dramatically!

That earth giant was actually a phantom of his celestial Dharma form, an existence that communicated with a portion of the power of the laws, but it was shattered by a single spear thrust.

"Zhong Yi's strength is terrifying!"

Yang Genshuo could see it, and Yang Min and Yang Qiangjin, who were on the battlefield, were naturally very clear about it as well.

Yang Qiangjin looked uneasy: "This is bad. My spatial magic isn't as fast as his. I can't escape."

Yang Min flung his clothes and stood up.

"Aunt, this person's strength is probably above yours and mine."

At this moment, Yang Genshuo also noticed that Zhong Yi's character card had changed.

[Realm Level: ? ? ?] →
[Realm: Extraordinary Realm]

After he made his move, his true strength became apparent.

What is the Realm of Extraordinary Phenomena?

This completely baffled Yang Genshuo.

Upon hearing the ancestor's voice, Yang Min immediately realized what was happening.

"So he's a martial artist at the Extraordinary Phenomenon Realm. No wonder, every move he makes creates an Extraordinary Phenomenon. Even a simple spear can transform into a thousand troops. Only a true Nascent Soul cultivator can withstand it by unleashing their complete Heaven and Earth Dharma Form."

Yang Min, a learned and talented academic cultivator, clearly knew more than his ancestor.

"Is it a martial arts realm above the Nirvana Realm?"

But at this point, the two did not discuss it in detail.

Zhong Yi was slowly stepping forward, his eyes filled with a dangerous aura.

That was the murderous aura of a high-ranking general.

"Those who spy on military intelligence shall die!"

The fat soldiers around them stopped complaining of hunger and started cheering and shouting to encourage their general.

"kill!"

"kill!!"

"kill!!!"

The shockwaves swept through the black tents, adding a touch of grimness to the place.

Yang Qiangjin and Yang Zhu are in an extremely dangerous situation!
At this moment, Yang Genshuo quickly relayed the information he had received from Yang Zhu to Yang Qiangjin and Yang Min.

"Lord Zhong, there might be some misunderstanding between us!"

"We're just here to see what's going on, but we're definitely not spies for the Corpse Walkers."

We greatly admire what you have done!

"Didn't we kill the zombies together? Have you forgotten?"

"Why don't we stop and have a proper talk?"

Yang Min spoke, but Zhong Yi remained unmoved, walking over step by step with an overwhelming momentum.

Clearly, if he were to go all out, the fate of the two men today would be uncertain.

Suddenly, Yang Genshuo had a brilliant idea!
"Lord Zhong, we are willing to offer your army some provisions!"

Instantly, Zhong Yi stopped in his tracks, and the fat soldiers around him ceased their cheers.
Wow~
The fat soldier's saliva dripped down the cage.

Zhong Yi slowly put away his gun, his expression still cold and stern.

"How many?"

"How much grain did you collect in the first batch?"

"Fifty thousand catties."

"Then I'll give you another 50,000 jin."

The instant he heard the number, Zhong Yi's gun vanished, and he spoke with an upright and unyielding expression:
"It won't happen again."

Then he left the military camp with Yang Qiangjin and Yang Min.

The fat soldiers behind them continued to wail.

I don't know if it was because it didn't see the river of blood or because of the pain of its body being squeezed that it instinctively cried out twice.

The sounds that were initially quite eerie became less frightening after learning about the soldiers' origins.

At this moment, Yang Min tentatively asked, "General Zhong, who are these soldiers?"

"Ok?"

Zhong Yi's expression hardened, and he gave her a warning look.

If we continue talking, the same thing that just happened might happen again.

Upon seeing this, Yang Qiangjin immediately took out a cartload of their grain from her storage ring.

Zhong Yi snorted coldly and turned his head away.

"They've become like this because of the damned imperial court."

"The court is incompetent! They only know how to collect grain but don't pay the soldiers. They don't know where all the grain goes after it reaches the capital."

"It's truly deserving of death for us frontier soldiers to starve to death in the city!"

Zhong Yi cursed the imperial court fiercely, and Yang Min echoed, "The imperial court truly deserves to die!"

Zhong Yi became even more enthusiastic upon hearing the agreement.

"Everyone knows that the court is corrupt and the emperor is incompetent, which is why there are so many refugees, corpses wandering and rebellion, and people everywhere are living in misery."

"That's for sure! The imperial court is rotten to the core!"

The experiences and observations of the group along the way were no different from what Zhong Yi had said.

Everywhere was in dire straits, and their job was completely fabricated. If an ordinary person had taken on this job of relocating households, they wouldn't even have enough food to go to the capital. They would have just become refugees and begged for alms!

Zhong Yi sighed. "But... no matter how bad things get, what can I do? I can only manage the affairs of my own city."

With exceptional strength and a strong sense of responsibility, Zhong Yi is clearly a righteous character, as evidenced by both his character card and storyline.

He was the first righteous person they encountered after entering the legendary land.

With that in mind, Yang Qiangjin became bolder and asked the question that had puzzled them the most that evening:
"But these soldiers have already starved to death. How did they end up like this? What are you keeping them for?"

After a long silence, Zhong Yi sighed deeply.

"I feel sorry for these brothers, that they won't even rest in peace after they die."

"But if we don't do this, their deaths will have been in vain."

"My army needs them, the people of the city need them, they cannot leave. When this chaos ends, I will go to reincarnation with them."

"They will help me deal with those zombies that want to harm this city. All I can do is give these brothers a good meal."

Even if it means death, we must fight.
Zhong Yi's stubbornness and decisiveness shocked Yang Qiangjin and Yang Min.

At this moment, Yang Zhu and the others also arrived.

Seeing that Yang Qiangjin and Yang Min were alright, he was relieved.

Zhong Yi forced a smile at the Yang family members.

"What happens here has nothing to do with you. Now that I've taken your food, scatter and flee for your lives. Don't let the imperial court catch you, or none of them will show you any mercy."

"I'll take this grain; Guangning City can stay afloat for another half month."

Before they could answer, Zhong Yi's legs trembled slightly, and he transformed into a gust of wind, disappearing from everyone's sight. His speed was so fast that it was impossible to tell whether it was a spatial magic technique or extreme speed.

"So powerful. A martial artist at the Extraordinary Phenomenon Realm can already achieve this level. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to surpass them, right?"

Just as Yang Min was feeling sentimental, a sound came from the sky.

"If you're stubborn enough to insist on going to the capital to see that damned court, keep an eye on the movements of those wandering corpses. Perhaps you can find some more food on them and hand it over to the damned court to beg for your lives."

"This is a token I took from a group of zombies; it might be useful to you."

shuh~
A yellow streak of light shot out from the city wall of Guangning City, and Yang Min, with quick eyes and hands, caught it.

It is a purple stone.

It emits a strange light. It's obviously a treasure.

[Luck Stone]

[Rank: Earth-level Rare Treasure]

[Attribute: None]

[A stone once played with by a chosen one of destiny gradually absorbed his fortune and became a rare treasure. If it were in his hands, it could unleash tremendous power.]

The person carrying this treasure will receive +10 luck.

"nice one!"

Its main feature is high numerical value!

Stop with the nonsense, just give me some extra!

This is the first rare treasure of heaven and earth that Yang Genshuo has ever seen that can directly increase a person's luck.

Although it's only 10 points, it's still quite a lot!
Luck is something that accompanies a cultivator throughout their life; 10 points of luck can make a world of difference.

"If this fortune were given to Yang Qiangyou, who knows what terrifying things might happen."

If someone's luck can really reach 100, wouldn't that be the same as a chosen one of destiny?

He gets jilted at home while lying in bed, finds spirit stones on the street, discovers a hammer hidden inside his body after encountering danger, and then a top-tier figure comes to claim him as a relative.
"If I were given this fortune, would it be able to work its magic?"

Yang Genshuo thought about it for a moment and then realized it was unlikely.

Because on Earth, even the creation of [Heavenly Secret Talisman] is not hindered by the Heavenly Dao, perhaps because there is no such thing as ethereal fortune on Earth.

Yang Qiangjin put the [Luck Stone] away.

"This item might be related to what we're going to do later. The help Zhong Yi mentioned might be related to the storyline of the wandering corpses. We need to keep it safe."

“Aunt, we don’t necessarily have to follow the story exactly. We have better ways to do it. But if we can save this treasure, we can take it with us and make it part of the Yang family’s heritage.”

Yang Min's greater hope is to take this good thing out of the country.

He's getting a little anxious now, as he still hasn't found what he's looking for.
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhu suddenly asked, "Do you think if I send Zhong Yi some more grain, he might give me another treasure?"

Yang Genshuo chuckled.

"It's quite possible. Zhong Yi's soldiers have all starved to death. They must have a fear of food shortages and try to extort money from others. They're very successful in doing so."

Seeing that the patriarch was involved in the discussion, everyone immediately relaxed.

"Ancestor, what do you think? Should I give it a try?"

"Well, it's hard to say. After all, nobody knows if they can find food on the road ahead. If they really can't find any, wouldn't they be risking their lives?"

Getting some food is not easy.

They already have a food shortage of 3 sets.

If we don't make up for it, who knows if we'll be punished when we get to Kyoto?

"Sigh, if someone who has completed the game completely comes out, we'll know what to do at what time to maximize our profits."

Yang Zhu had been to the Liushui tribe before, and with the guide, he could easily conquer it. No one had died there for many years.

However, the treasures that followed became increasingly ordinary, and it was rare to see any amazing items.

On the other hand, each group in the White Granary has obtained at least 3 treasures. After dividing them up and handing some over to the Yang family warehouse, they can make a fortune.

Compared to the things they were concerned about, Yang Genshuo was looking at the current situation from a higher perspective.

"Your operation tonight was very successful; you've uncovered the secrets of Guangning City, so you've received rewards from the old woman and Zhong Yi. Logically, we've completed this stage of the story, and Zhong Yi has no further requests, constantly urging us to leave."

"Does that mean we should go to the next place?"

"There's another group of Golden Core cultivators chasing after us. To avoid a conflict with them, we need to hurry."

Yang Genshuo shared his thoughts.

"The old man is right. We can't run into them. Otherwise, since they're not family, they'll definitely try to take our treasures away."

"Should we quit while we're ahead? But we only got two treasures, and so many people are empty-handed. Are these the only two treasures in the city?"

"It can't be fewer than the number of post stations, can it?"

"Alright, alright, let's just get to the end of the story quickly. Safety first, everyone!"

"Oh right! Does anyone remember the first-clear reward that Grandma mentioned? No matter which legendary place it is, the first person to complete the story will always get the best reward. Instead of exploring here, why not go after that best first-clear reward?"

"Yes, that makes sense!"

Most people agreed with the ancestor's view and wanted to move forward quickly.

A small number of people hope to find more treasures in this relatively safe city.

While everyone was arguing, Yang Min waved his arm to silence them.

"My family and soldiers, there are still some of us who haven't caught up yet. They may be a little slow, or they may have encountered danger, or they may have taken a different path from us. But there is a good chance that they will arrive here. I want to wait for them."

"I want to bring more people along."

Yang Min was referring to the Yang family members whom the ancestor could not see.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

There may be good-for-nothings and scoundrels among the descendants of the Yang family, but the Yang family will never abandon their own family members.

"Then let's wait for them."

"If they don't come in two days, we'll leave a note in the city and continue on our way."

"These past two days, everyone has been trying to acquire more treasures."

"But we must stop sending food; we cannot live without food."

(End of this chapter)