Longzang

Chapter 155 Don’t judge people by their appearance

Wei Yuan now knows that the primordial spirit and soul of the sacrificial dharma image will also receive celestial fortune, and a considerable amount at that. However, the Shadow in the Moon doesn't seem to be very interested in the Great Shaman. Wei Yuan has killed two Great Shamans in succession, but the Shadow in the Moon hasn't shown the slightest interest.

These pale blue wisps of energy are clearly also a form of luck, similar to the most basic black energy. But where did they come from?

Wei Yuan attempted to contact the azure energy with his divine sense. Intuitively, he knew its usage should be similar to the black aura, but he wasn't sure if the actual effects would differ. However, he still had no clue as to where these five strands of azure energy came from.

Wei Yuan circled around his Dao Foundation, casually pulled up a withered branch to examine it, but seeing no sign of life, he put it back in.

He withdrew from his consciousness, found the group of young masters and ladies, and urged them to go to Sun Yu for a checkup to see if they had sustained any hidden injuries during the battle. With Sun Yu there, even minor injuries would heal on the spot.

Now, the young masters and ladies admire Wei Yuan to the point of worship, and they have all put away their spoiled habits and become very obedient. As soon as Wei Yuan gave the order, they lined up and went to Sun Yu's place.

Watching these people walk away, Wei Yuan rubbed his face, a hint of fatigue creeping over him.

Bao Yun appeared beside him and said, "You're practically the Grand Eunuch now, and you still have to personally guide them in battle?"

Wei Yuan sighed and said, "There's nothing I can do. They were brought here by Brother Cui, and I need to take good care of them to be able to give Brother Cui an explanation. Besides, they have good talent, and with proper training, their combat strength won't be low."

Bao Yun asked again, "Was the idea of ​​leading them to earn merit your own?"

Wei Yuan was somewhat puzzled and said, "Yeah, so what? Aren't they here for fame? Isn't the ranking of merits the best kind of fame? If I don't lead them to earn merits, why would they come here?"

Bao Yun put her hands behind her back, leaned slightly towards Wei Yuan, and said, "It's nothing, I'm fine, keep it up!"

Watching Bao Yun walk away, Wei Yuan finally snapped out of his daze. It has to be said, when Miss Bao gets even slightly close, she gives one a sense of oppressive power, like facing a celestial being.

Wei Yuan then summoned the guards and instructed them to take the young masters' and ladies' protective gear and weapons for inspection and maintenance. Any damaged items should be repaired immediately, and materials needed should be obtained from Yun Feifei. Many had been hit multiple times in the recent battle, and their armor required repair.

After dealing with a bunch of miscellaneous matters, Wei Yuan went to see Tian Yu.

Tianyu was placed directly on the summit. This guy was far too dangerous; if he were locked in a cell, he could easily escape, and ordinary cultivators couldn't keep an eye on him. So Wei Yuan simply placed him on the summit, where everyone would scan him with their divine senses from time to time, and Xiaoyu, who was guarding the house, would keep a close watch on him at all times.

Upon seeing Wei Yuan, Tianyu immediately became agitated, twisting her body violently and shouting, "Despicable! Shameless! Vulgar! Humans are indeed all treacherous creatures! If you have the guts, release me, and we'll have a real fight!"

Wei Yuan squatted down in front of him and reached out to tug at the few strands of hair binding his wrists. These strands of hair were incredibly tough; Tian Yu had clearly struggled, but they had all cut into his flesh.

Wei Yuan realized he had seriously underestimated those young ladies; it seemed Tianyu had no chance of breaking free.

Xiao Yu, who was standing to the side with her sword in her arms, said when she saw Wei Yuan arrive, "I want to be alone for a while, so I'm leaving now."

Xiao Yu's reaction was a bit strange, so Wei Yuan asked Tian Yu, "What did you say to him?"

"I just thought his talent was passable, and I wanted him to let me go so I could have a fair fight, but he ignored me."

Wei Yuan asked, "Do you think you can beat him?"

Tianyu became serious, pondered carefully, and then said, "I'm 80% confident. My Taiyue Giant Ape is naturally intelligent and much stronger than his sword. I've already told him that, but he insisted that his sword was just as good, so I argued with him for a while. This guy is bad at talking and couldn't win against me."

“Eighty percent, that’s not low. But he’s the weakest among us, so even if you beat him, it’s nothing. You can’t even beat me, let alone the others,” Wei Yuan said.

Tianyu roared in fury: "Who said I can't beat you? If it weren't for..."

Wei Yuan interrupted him: "Can you beat that tower? What about that tree? My teacher only used four swords to kill a great witch. What do you think would happen if he used seven swords at once?"

Tianyu was stunned for a moment before saying, "Then... I might not necessarily lose either."

"Alright, let's get down to business. How do you plan to redeem yourself?"

Tianyu said, "I've told you several times already, this is simple. Just send a message to my tribe and have them send the ransom over before releasing them, isn't that enough?"

Wei Yuan held up two fingers: "I want to add two more conditions. First, add another 500,000 Immortal Silver or something of equivalent value. Second, the Witch Clan must withdraw their troops and not invade for a year." "Don't dream about it!" Tian Yu flatly refused.

"Do you think you're not worth that much? There are only one hundred spots on the Power Wizard Ranking. To be ranked in the top one hundred among all wizards, it's only right that I ask for more."

Tianyu sneered, "Actually, I knew as soon as I came in that this is the Heavenly Flaw Land mentioned in the Heavenly Witch's Edict. Blood Eye and Phantom Shadow, those two good-for-nothings, couldn't sense it, but I can sense the loss of the world's spiritual energy. So, you either release me and take your share of the ransom, and I'll add a little more later, or you fight me again. If you lose, you release me, and I'll still give you the ransom, and I'll pretend I don't know anything about what happened here for the time being. Anyway, sooner or later someone will discover your Heavenly Flaw Land."

Wei Yuan asked curiously, "Don't you think I'd just kill you?"

Tianyu snorted and said, "Most of my soul remains on the Power Witch Ranking. Even if you kill me, I will be resurrected on the ranking, but it's a bit of a pity to lose this physical body; it will take time to rebuild it. The ransom is the value of a physical body. Why do you think I'm willing to fight you one-on-one instead of retreating? Because you can't kill me at all! Heh, do you think we Power Witches are really stupid?"

"I see." Wei Yuan nodded and summoned Ji Liuli, Bao Yun, and Zhang Sheng.

While waiting, Wei Yuan said, "I don't know if Li Wu is stupid, but I do know that there are many people smarter than you. Oh, if you can't stand it later, you can still redeem yourself. I will listen carefully to your conditions."

In the blink of an eye, everyone from Taichu Palace had arrived, including Cui Yu.

Wei Yuan briefly explained Tianyu's situation, then said, "That's basically it. Is there any way to deal with it?"

Ji Liuli reached out and poked Tianyu all over, looking particularly interested, and said, "His body is very interesting, much more fun than those two wooden shells and the lizard. Oh, his soul is on the Power Witch Ranking, right? These kinds of treasures are very powerful, mostly celestial treasures, but they are not rare. Actually, most of his soul should still be in this body, with a small part on the Power Witch Ranking. Once this body dies, the remnant soul will be automatically summoned by the Power Witch Ranking and merged into a complete soul. This is the general principle of these kinds of celestial treasures."

After a pause, Ji Liuli said, "Do you think his remnant soul can escape from under my Demon Suppression Tower?"

As he spoke, Ji Liuli produced a small nine-tiered pagoda in his hand, which he waved several times in front of Tianyu, allowing him to truly feel the aura within it.

Tianyu's expression changed immediately.

A green fruit appeared at Bao Yun's fingertip, then she switched to several others, finally settling on a golden-red fruit. She brought the fruit close to Tian Yu, who began to tremble. It wasn't that he was afraid, but rather that his body and fundamental Dao abilities were trembling with fear.

Bao Yun said, "This seed of mine has the ability to draw out primordial yang energy. When planted on him, it can extract the essence of his physical body and soul to condense into a primordial yang fruit. If the Power Witch Ranking is indeed as he says, then when his original soul is extracted to a certain extent, the souls on the ranking will be drawn to his original body. Although it's impossible to pull them all back, given enough time, the few souls left on the ranking won't be enough for him to revive. Moreover, with his current cultivation level, the primordial yang fruit that is generated should be very nourishing and greatly beneficial to his breakthrough to the Dharma Aspect stage."

Cui Yu's eyes lit up: "A treasure!"

Among the group, he was the only one at the Heavenly Foundation stage. For the others, breaking through to the Dharma Aspect stage was a natural progression, but for Cui Yu, there were still considerable uncertainties. Therefore, he was extremely sensitive to any treasures that could increase his chances of breaking through.

A sword light filled with the intent of annihilation appeared at Zhang Sheng's fingertips, which he showed to Tianyu. He said, "Actually, there's no need for such trouble. Just put him into my sword formation, and I'll kill him with all my might. With his meager cultivation, he won't be able to use up all my sword intent. The remaining sword intent can then fall into his other souls along the path of cause and effect. Even if it can't be completely annihilated, it won't be easy for him to revive."

Tianyu broke out in a cold sweat. These people were all very handsome, but their hands were all incredibly dark. No wonder even the human race itself said, "You can't judge a book by its cover."

All three had finished speaking, except for Xiao Yu. Cui Yu was only at the Celestial Foundation level, with limited resources, and therefore not qualified to offer an opinion in this situation. However, Xiao Yu was also at the Immortal Foundation level, and Wei Yuan felt it would be impolite not to let him demonstrate his abilities, so he kept staring at him.

Xiao Yu cursed inwardly, but outwardly remained calm. She couldn't say anything, only managing to say, "I don't have any special skills, except I possess a Great Sun True Fire, which I can use to slowly roast someone for several hours each day..."

Tianyu launched into a tirade of profanities.

Having achieved his goal, Wei Yuan tossed Tianyu to a corner of the mountain, letting him settle down first.

The supplies were plentiful. The Southern Witch Clan brought twenty mud boats, carrying tens of thousands of kilograms of military rations, tens of thousands of kilograms of various refined metals, and thousands of sets of armor. After the new Witch Clan warrior corpses were transported back, Wei Yuan clearly felt that Qingming's nurturing speed had increased, finally reaching a critical point.

Profound and mysterious power permeated the azure sky. In Wei Yuan's divine sense, the azure sky became more transparent, revealing a small pool inside. Now, the pool was mostly empty, with only a handful of azure water rippling at the bottom.

A continuous stream of azure raindrops formed from the darkness, flowing into the water at the bottom of the pool. These raindrops were the primordial energy of heaven and earth transformed from the corpses of the witch clan. Once the pool was full, Qingming would advance again. As Qingming changed, Wei Yuan's Dao foundation also changed accordingly, and the shape of Jade Mountain changed, gradually becoming seven or eight parts similar to Qingming.

At this moment, there was more soil on the ground around Jade Mountain, especially within ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), which could basically be described as a piece of land covered with stones. The area three feet around the withered branch was all soil, and the stones had been pushed aside at some point.

The speed at which the vast land absorbed spiritual energy had increased again, and Wei Yuan could now clearly sense his cultivation progress.

At this moment, Qingming's first divine ability was finally activated: Instantaneous Beings.

(End of this chapter)