Longzang

Chapter 148 The Imperfections of Heaven and Earth (Bonus Chapter 14)

"Who's watching us? Is it the Great Shaman?" Xiaoyu asked.

"It feels very vague, but it's definitely not a Great Witch; it's far more terrifying than a Great Witch." Ji Liuli hesitated for a moment, closed his eyes to sense it for a while, and then said, "It could be this world."

"This world?" Xiao Yu and Sun Yu were both taken aback.

Sun Yu, a newcomer, looked at everyone and was a little confused: Has it already become this big?
Wei Yuan and Zhang Sheng were not alarmed, since the master and disciple had been targeted by this place more than once.

Sun Yu belatedly realized, "So that means a large army will be pressing in soon."

At this point, he said to Bao Yun and Xiao Yu, "You two arrived earlier than me, so why are there only the two of you? Where are the guards? Where are the family's reinforcements?"

In fact, Wei Yuan had already thought of this question, but thanks to his innate keenness, he had never asked it. Similarly, neither Zhang Sheng nor Ji Liuli brought up the topic after their arrival.

Xiaoyu hesitated, then sighed.

Bao Yun calmly said, "There's nothing wrong with saying this. We've all received news from our families that there will be no more support, and we can only rely on ourselves. If it really comes to an emergency, the clan can lend a hand once, but in return, we must return to the clan immediately and not set foot in the Western Regions again for ten years."

Ten years—Zhang Sheng and Ji Liuli had both anticipated this timeframe.

Sun Yu was dumbfounded, never expecting this answer. He didn't know what to say, only managing to say, "How could this be?"

Zhang Sheng said calmly, "All the noble families under heaven are one family; there's nothing I don't understand."

"Then how did you two get here?" Sun Yu was still a little confused.

Xiaoyu gave a heavy snort and did not reply.

Bao Yun, however, remained poised and said, "We and Wei Yuan are classmates. This is a friendship between us younger generation. We came here on our own initiative. Our families have no say in it and don't want to."

Sun Yu sighed, "So even powerful families have good people; I was just too narrow-minded."

Xiao Yu found these words extremely offensive and glared angrily at Sun Yu.

Sun Yu was slow to realize this. He usually didn't associate with the children of powerful families, so he spoke somewhat recklessly. He gave Xiao Yu an apologetic smile.

Xiaoyu snorted and turned her head to look to the side, meaning she wouldn't bother arguing with such a fool.

It seems that even if the major noble families did not openly side with the Xu family, they at least remained aloof and restricted their members from participating without authorization.

Bao Yun added, “When I came here, my great-grandfather specifically told me that the situation in the north is urgent. The Liao barbarians are launching a large-scale attack, and some counties have already fallen. The palace is in dire need of manpower. If the True Immortals go west, they will have to fight the Xu family to the death, but if they go north, they will not be hindered. So don’t expect too much from the palace’s reinforcements.”

However, the Taichu Palace had already taken a huge gamble by sending the Hall of Merit to them at this time, even sacrificing Ning Xi Zhenren's life for it. Wei Yuan had no reason to complain. With the Hall of Merit, they had the foundation to sustain their war effort through war, so the key was still whether they could win.

Night had fallen, and everyone dispersed.

After surveying the area, Wei Yuan felt uneasy and decided to seek out Ji Liuli.

Ji Liuli chose a place to stay on the edge of the valley behind the main peak, far away from everyone else. However, she didn't stay there often; she often wandered around at night, and it was difficult to find her.

Ji Liuli's residence consisted of two stone houses with a small courtyard in front. This was something Ji Liuli had casually crafted herself, and it was practically empty. Wei Yuan stood at the courtyard gate for a while, when his senior sister appeared behind him like a ghost, laughing, "What brings you here so late? Trying to refine your foundation again?"

Wei Yuan's face immediately turned red, and he coughed incessantly.

"Look how scared you are." Ji Liuli gave Wei Yuan a push from behind, shoving him into the courtyard, and then closed the gate behind him.

Wei Yuan was pushed into the room. The room lit up automatically after he entered, and Wei Yuan saw a small figure in red, about a foot tall, sitting on the table looking at the jade paper.

Gong Yufeng? What's she still here?
Ji Liuli produced a wine bottle and two wine glasses from somewhere, then handed one to Wei Yuan, saying, "Have you had your wine yet? Try mine." Wei Yuan took the glass, and the aroma alone was invigorating, so he drank it all in one gulp. As soon as the wine entered his stomach, Wei Yuan suddenly felt a heat throughout his body, as if every pore was on fire.

His stomach churned, and he couldn't help but burp, then he actually exhaled a mouthful of fire.

Wei Yuan felt as if his consciousness was veiled by a thin gauze, and his mood soared. It was as if nothing in this world could stop him, and he could even defeat an immortal lord with a single spear thrust!
Then the Immortal Lord's face suddenly transformed into that of the Eldest Senior Sister, and Wei Yuan immediately broke out in a cold sweat and snapped back to reality.

Only then did Wei Yuan realize that he had just been drunk, as the legend goes. No wonder he dared to have the idea of ​​shooting down an immortal lord.

"Would you like another drink?" Ji Liuli asked.

Wei Yuan quickly refused; this wine was clearly not intended for someone at the Foundation Establishment stage. Wei Yuan's Dao power was several times greater than that of an ordinary late-stage Spirit Gathering stage cultivator, yet he was already knocked out after just one cup; how could he dare drink any more?

"What do you want?" Ji Liuli asked.

Wei Yuan said, "I've thought about it carefully. What I'm afraid of now is not the army of the Witch Clan, nor the blood curse from afar, but two or even more Great Witches attacking at the same time. The more I think about it, the more likely this possibility seems. However, the higher up the Witch Clan are, the more afraid they are of death. Perhaps this is where we can make use of it."

Wei Yuan produced a withered branch in his hand and said, "This is a true celestial artifact. I've used it to kill two Dharma Aspects. I'm wondering if there's a way to draw out some of its aura, and then let a bit of it show when the Witch Clan attacks next time, so that the Great Witch will think we still have Immortal Lord-level abilities. That way, maybe the Great Witch won't dare to show herself."

Ji Liuli's eyes lit up, and he said, "Great idea! If the two great shamans arrive at the same time, we just need to make them believe that whoever shows their face first will die. Most likely, they won't dare to come out and will only dare to ambush from behind!"

"They might not even launch a sneak attack; they'll most likely send cannon fodder to probe and wear us down. At least that can buy us some time." Having dealt with the Witch Clan for so long, Wei Yuan was already very familiar with their style.

Ji Liuli took the withered branch, sprayed a mouthful of wine on the table, then drew a formation with his fingertip, and placed a few spiritual objects on it. Thus, a simple feng shui formation was completed.

She placed the withered branch in the array and said, "Having killed two Dharma Forms, there are two karmic connections. I will extract some of these two karmic connections and nurture and amplify them using a feng shui array. Any Dharma Form that is sensitive to feng shui and fortune will be able to detect it. The Great Shaman is even more sensitive, so I have no doubt that he will know."

In a short while, Ji Liuli extracted the cause and effect from the withered branch, then returned it to Wei Yuan, saying, "There is already life growing inside this withered branch. Why would a celestial lord be willing to give it to you?"

Wei Yuan was taken aback. How come he hadn't felt the life force gestating?

"Why won't you give me life now that there's a chance?" Wei Yuan asked.

"Without life, it's just a celestial material, which might be crafted into a celestial treasure in the future, but it's very likely to be just a magic weapon. But with life, it has the potential to revive, even if the chance is small. Once it revives, it will become a celestial tree. This is something even celestial lords would fight over. Do you think they'd give it to you?"

Wei Yuan thought it made sense. Could it be that Lord Hai Xian had misjudged him back then?

"Don't go yet." Ji Liuli called out to Wei Yuan, then pulled the red-clad Gong Yufeng into her hands and asked, "Did little Wei Yuan do anything strange today?"

Gong Yufeng said, "He spanked Feifei's bottom when she wasn't wearing a skirt."

"Senior Sister!" Wei Yuan's face turned bright red, both embarrassed and annoyed.

Ji Liuli laughed heartily, ignoring Wei Yuan's protests completely, and waved him out of the courtyard.

In the far west, a colossal altar rose high into the clouds. Atop the altar sat a hundred-foot-tall figure, surrounded by swirling green mist. Below the altar, blood-red energy surged, rising in layers before finally merging into this mountain-like figure.

At this moment, several thick green lightning bolts suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the sky above the clouds and struck the altar fiercely! The figure let out a painful roar, which shattered the clouds for hundreds of miles. The blood and green energy on its body were all dissipated under the lightning strike, and its huge, mountain-like body shrank step by step, becoming more than ten feet shorter in the blink of an eye.

The azure lightning lasted for a full quarter of an hour before gradually dissipating. More than half of the green aura around the figure had dissipated, and the blood aura had completely disappeared. The entire body was now only about sixty feet long.

Below the altar, hundreds of thousands of witches knelt on the ground, a dark mass. But compared to the enormous altar that spanned hundreds of miles, they occupied only a small area in front of it, which was insignificant.

At that moment, an extremely violent voice entered the consciousness of every member of the witch clan: "A flaw has appeared in the heavens and earth of the east! Find it, fill it, and kill everything that caused it!"

(End of this chapter)