Fire Monster

Chapter 256: Destiny! Speed ​​up!
Next, Zhao Guanshan waited for a while, and waited for his spirit to stabilize and recover, before he tried to enter the visualization world and return to reality.

As expected, everything returned to normal.

It felt like an earthquake had just occurred, destroying the roads and cutting off traffic.

However, Zhao Guanshan also clearly felt that now that he returned to the real world, there were some differences from before.

To be precise, there is a delay.

When the statue of Lihuo Immortal was there, he would return instantly.

As a result, this time, there was a delay of almost three seconds.

"So, unless I can build another Lihuo Immortal statue in Linjiang Prefecture's Taoist Palace, I can't go back to the past. In fact, the reason why I can come back now is because Liu Yuwei and Xiao Chengyun are still here, and because there are still many people practicing Lihuo Daofu in Linjiang Prefecture's Taoist Palace. Many people have a Lihuo Immortal statue in their hearts that cannot be destroyed for the time being. This gave me guidance. Otherwise, I really can't come back."

At this moment, Zhao Guanshan was sweating profusely and his heart was pounding with fear.

After a long time, he regained his composure and slowly opened his eyes.

He was indeed still in the Imperially Sealed Chariot, but his sharp perception penetrated the Imperially Sealed Chariot and he could see the entire area within a radius of several hundred meters at a glance.

This imperially sealed chariot has been driven back to the new city by Xiao Chengyun. Now, she is meditating in the cab and looks unchanged.

They didn't even know that a fundamental subversion had taken place in the Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace.

That's right, according to what Cheng Muye said, if you have not survived the three tribulations and have always been in the real world, you will not be able to feel the influence of destiny.

"However, if we continue to follow this pace, in another three hundred years, the destiny of the Linjiang Prefecture Dao Palace will form a microclimate."

"I must survive three disasters before this."

"Otherwise, we'll have to stage the scene of the Taoist saying "no, floating on the sea on a raft."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Guanshan clapped his hands lightly three times and waited for a moment. Xiao Chengyun slowly finished practicing in the cab, then came out, grabbed his wrist with a look of joy and sensed it for a while.

"How could that be? Senior Brother, I thought you had made another breakthrough. This is not right. You have been in a state of meditation too often recently. Tell me the truth. Do you have any secrets?"

Zhao Guanshan looked at the carefree Xiao Chengyun with mixed feelings in his heart. He didn't know how to explain to her.

After a long while, he smiled bitterly and said, "Junior sister, you will definitely not believe me. I didn't leave the Qin family on purpose that day, nor did I enter a state of meditation because of that. I met the ghost of Qin Wuyuan!"

"Qin Wuyuan's ghost? I don't believe it. He's already fallen, so how can there be any ghost?"

Xiao Chengyun simply didn't believe that this stinky senior brother who was talking nonsense didn't even think before he lied.

"I know you don't believe it, but look, these are the three spirit stones Qin Wuyuan gave me. He said he was going to escape to the spirit world and asked me to help look after the Qin family." Zhao Guanshan said as he took out six spirit stones.

This time, Xiao Chengyun was finally dumbfounded.

Then his face suddenly turned pale, as if he remembered something, and then he spoke tremblingly,
"Brother, you don't understand the seriousness of this matter. I was wondering why the Dao Palace was in such a hurry to destroy the statue of the Fire Immortal. The whole thing is so weird. It turns out that Qin Wuyuan is not dead!"

"Do you know what it would mean if this matter got out? You would die, I would die, all of us would die, and we would all be silenced!"

"It's over, you're going to kill me!"

Xiao Chengyun actually believed it and even linked the matter to the destruction of the statue of Lihuo Immortal.

Zhao Guanshan looked at her panic-stricken appearance and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Should he bear all this alone? Wasn't this much unfair to her?

"I'm sorry, Junior Sister. I've been unlucky lately."

"I think so too. You are so unlucky." Xiao Chengyun complained and sat down weakly, but he calmed down and his eyes became more determined.

"But this is not your fault, Senior Brother, don't worry. You must not tell Senior Sister Yuwei about this. From now on, you and I must be careful in what we say and do, and keep a low profile. Don't go to Linjiang Mansion for no reason. There have been some big changes there."

"Don't worry about the Qin family. Go into seclusion. With these six spirit stones, you should be able to cultivate to the fifth level of Qi Refiner."

"No, it should be you. Find a way to advance to the fifth-level Qi Refiner first. Junior sister, I need your protection." Zhao Guanshan directly handed over the six spirit stones. There was no other way. It didn't matter.

In the statue space, the statues of Xiao Chengyun and Liu Yuwei also relieved him of a lot of pressure. The key point was that the spiritual weapons formed by these two statues were very important to him.

So no matter what, he can't give up these two teammates.

"Senior Brother, do you really trust me that much?" Xiao Chengyun said softly.

"I believe in you and Senior Sister Yuwei. You and I are one. Junior sister, please stop saying such things." Zhao Guanshan said sincerely, but he was punched by Xiao Chengyun the next second.

"Brother, you better tell the truth. I have suspected you for a long time, but I just didn't want to expose you before. Tell me, did you secretly go to the spirit world?"

"Ah! Junior Sister, you need to provide evidence when speaking. Do you think I am that kind of person?"

Zhao Guanshan tried to explain. But Xiao Chengyun just looked at him calmly, "Brother, don't quibble. Since I knew you were Zhao Fengxiao's descendant, I guessed everything. You were in seclusion for more than a year last year, and you said that to Sister Yuwei. Did you think I couldn't guess it?"

"You are a descendant of the Zhao family and an exiled conservative. You should have a medium that can allow you to enter the spirit world, especially since you took out some spiritual ashes last time."

"If you can't help me find the clue with so many clues, you really think I'm a fool."

"But brother, the reason I said this today is to tell you that I don't care about conservatives or radicals, and I don't care about destiny or microclimates. I'll go wherever you go. At worst, we can just go out to sea on a boat!"

"Wait, you know all about the microclimate of destiny?"

Zhao Guanshan was completely shocked.

But Xiao Chengyun just rolled his eyes at him, "Please, Senior Brother, I am now at least a Level 4 Qi Refiner, which means I am a middle-level person in the Dao Palace. A lot of things have happened in the Dao Palace recently, and many senior Qi Refiners are in a state of panic. They are talking about this matter with each other. It is no longer a secret."

"Do you know what they are going to do next? They will shut themselves up in the palace, and use forbidden techniques to seal the gods. They will completely cut off their connection with the spirit world and wait for the formation of a microclimate of destiny."

"Brother, you know what, I don't care if you lie to me, I'm just afraid that if you go to the spirit world, you'll never come back."

Hearing this, Zhao Guanshan fell silent. Oh my god, it turns out that he had been exposed long ago.

After thinking for a while, he nodded, "That's why I hope you can speed up your advancement to the fifth-level Qi Refiner. Now that the Lihuo Immortal statue has been destroyed, my entry and exit of the spirit world has indeed been affected. But as long as you and Senior Sister Yuwei are here, you will be my beacon in and out of the spirit world, and the lighthouse that will illuminate my return."

"Do you still want to go to the spirit world?" Xiao Chengyun trembled all over.

"We must go. This spirit stone was not given to me by Qin Wuyuan. I earned it from the Cangwu Taoist Palace. It is almost impossible for us to hunt the Twilight Dust Moth in the Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace. If we want to advance and grow, we can't avoid the microclimate of destiny. The more we are involved now, the more difficult it will be to extricate ourselves in the future. The only way to extricate ourselves in the future is to rely on external forces to cultivate and not be affected by the cause and effect of destiny. Junior sister, you should understand this point."

"Cangwu Taoist Palace? So the so-called inner demon that I helped you destroy last time was actually the messenger of Cangwu Taoist Palace." Xiao Chengyun widened his eyes.

"That's right. It's the second shadow soul of Su Wujiu, the second-in-command of Cangwu Taoist Palace. He originally wanted to communicate between Cangwu Taoist Palace and Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace, but after talking with him, I knew it was impossible. Our Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace takes the radical line and does not get along with Cangwu Taoist Palace." Zhao Guanshan nodded.

"So, do you have any plans for the future?" Xiao Chengyun asked again.

"Keep a low profile, lie dormant, use the new city as a cover, and just eat and wait for death, lie flat, and try not to get involved in any affairs of the Linjiang Prefecture Dao Palace. But at the same time, we must hurry up to practice. The three of us will strive to practice to the fifth level of Qi Refiner, and then strive to overcome the inner demon calamity, deploy a spirit supply array of at least the sixth level, sail out to sea, and stay away. This is the only way out. Of course, before that, we still have at least three hundred years."

Zhao Guanshan stated his plan in a deep voice.

"Is the microclimate of destiny really that scary?" Xiao Chengyun couldn't help but ask.

"It's not terrible, but it will make you a national teacher. If you don't want to be a national teacher, then you have to live your life quietly and silently like ordinary people. Cultivation and immortality will become illusory myths and legends. You can only tell your grandchildren about this kind of cultivation as a story for the rest of your life. At best, you can write a wonderful or not-so-wonderful novel as a consolation."

"For ordinary mortals, being successful is something they naturally want, but for us cultivators, it is a grave and a cage that has been dug long ago."

"I understand, Brother. I will listen to you. However, I still have a question. Brother, do you think that without the Qi Refiners, the Tianming Microclimate can resist the invasion of evil spirits?"

Xiao Chengyun suddenly asked the most direct question.

Zhao Guanshan's expression became very strange. After a long while, he lowered his voice and whispered in Xiao Chengyun's ear:
"Don't ask such questions anymore. You have to understand that whether it's conservatives or radicals, their ultimate goal is to resist the evil. The reason why the conservatives lost power is not because the radicals are stronger, not because the destiny is stronger, but because the conservatives can't see the hope of defeating the evil."

"So, instead of worrying about the fate of the microclimate, it is better to look at the most critical core interests."

"Everything is based on being able to defeat the evil spirits. If you can't defeat the evil spirits, everything is over. Only by defeating the evil spirits can you have a future."

But Zhao Guanshan actually had a bolder guess that he had not said, and did not dare to say.

That is, are the many Taoist palaces really like isolated islands, with no way to communicate with each other?
Are the high-level Qi-refining masters in the many Taoist palaces really indifferent to the formation of the destiny microclimate?

In the past there was the Zhenhai Palace, and now there is the Linjiang Palace. In the future there may be Kaoshan Palace and Jinshui Palace, and they will gradually start to play the radical approach.

How do you know, this wasn't intentional?
A wave of awakening of destiny that was deliberately spread?
After all, it is enough to let the boiling destiny lead mortals to charge forward and fight bravely with evil spirits on the front line, but high-level Qi-refining practitioners have to consider more in the rear.

Well, that must be the case.

"and many more!"

At this moment, Zhao Guanshan suddenly had a bad feeling. He thought of a possibility, a possibility that made him suddenly break out in a cold sweat, as if he was falling into an icy cave.

Could it be that the transformation of the Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace was caused by him?

“Oh no! Su Wujiu, that jade slip of Su Wujiu… His second shadow soul is just a cover, that jade slip is the real thing…”

"This is all a conspiracy! Su Wujiu, I'll kill your entire family!"

Zhao Guanshan’s defense was broken!

He finally realized why Cheng Muye felt that by providing him with that information, he could repay the favor of giving him the sword.

And why I specifically explained it so that he could refer to it!

(End of this chapter)