Fire Monster

Chapter 283 Beacon Jade Slip
Next, Zhao Guanshan returned to the visualization world first, and then tried to return to reality.

In the past, it could be done seamlessly with just a thought, just like opening your eyes from sleep and returning to reality, but now just this step has become very difficult.

At this moment, he needed to first visualize the Lihuo Dao Talisman and pack all his consciousness, all his soul, and a bag of ashes together. He needed the Lihuo Dao Talisman to wrap them up.

Afterwards, he saw darkness, endless darkness. This was the effect of the forbidden technique of Conferring the Gods.

Or to be more precise, without the five statues as lighthouses, it would be impossible to find the way home in the world of soul consciousness.

Zhao Guanshan was not panicked. He just searched and observed patiently for a long, long time. Finally, he sensed a little faint fluctuation. He continued to identify it and expand the sensing area. Finally, he found a little light as big as a hair in the extremely dark area.

This is the lighthouse beacon that Liu Yuwei and Xiao Chengyun guarded for him.

After finding the beacon, his consciousness and soul slowly approached under the protection of the Lihuo Dao Talisman. It was really difficult.

Zhao Guanshan himself couldn't help but sigh, no wonder the immortal cultivation-Qi-refining system regards the destiny system as a scourge. Destiny will not massacre Qi-refining masters, will not burn books and bury immortals, but the overall environment is really too bad.

It is no wonder that among the billions of people on Earth, so many who want to become immortals end up becoming charlatans, and their skills and secret manuals are of no use to them.

And now this is the time when destiny has not yet become a major trend. It is still like this. What if it becomes a major trend?

Can't even think about it.

They crossed the darkness like this for an unknown amount of time. When the light from the beacon could finally be seen clearly and carefully, Zhao Guanshan opened his eyes.

He is back.

He finally came back to reality, it was fucking terrible.

He really didn't want to come again a second time.

"Brother, brother is awake, that's great! Brother, wow wow wow wow!"

When Xiao Chengyun's surprised voice came, Zhao Guanshan was still a little confused, like an old vampire who had slept in a coffin for two thousand years.

However, his body was well maintained, and within a few breaths, he had recovered to his peak condition.

The feeling of being a fifth-level Qi Refiner, well, it feels so good to regain control of the body.

The sun is up.

"Shh!"

Zhao Guanshan made a gesture, first casually condensed a sixth-level oblivion for himself, threw it on himself, and then took out the beacon jade slip that he needed to bring back from the ash bag.

It is worth mentioning that the ash bag can be brought back to reality, and it will suddenly appear very small.

Zhao Guanshan did not explain to the two women, but just asked them to stay where they were. It was not appropriate to say anything at this time. Who knows what changes will happen to this beacon jade slip?

After walking out of the Chiyin Bunker and returning to the ground, Zhao Guanshan boarded a Wuling train and entered Linjiang City. Nowadays, the public transportation here is well-developed, and Linjiang City has already taken on the atmosphere of a metropolis.

After wandering around for a while, we found a prosperous market, where people were jostling each other and it was very lively.

Here, Zhao Guanshan casually threw the beacon jade slip to an inconspicuous place on a stall, without caring whether it was picked up by anyone, and immediately turned around and left, even throwing himself a sixth-level oblivion while walking.

When he returned all the way and got on the Five Spirit Train out of the city, he suddenly had an idea and looked back. He saw that hundreds of miles away, at the location of the market, an extremely magnificent spiritual fire was burning. The range of this spiritual fire was extremely large, and it kept spreading in all directions, while also rising upwards. In the blink of an eye, it was already tens of thousands of meters high.

But the magical thing is that ordinary mortals, including martial artists, cannot sense this spiritual fire. Only Qi cultivators can sense it.

However, although I could sense it, I couldn't do anything about this spiritual fire.

I don't know how this thing is made, it's extremely magical.

Suddenly, Zhao Guanshan frowned, because huge balls of spiritual fire suddenly shot out from the spiritual fire and shot in all directions, like an artillery barrage.

And inside each ball of spiritual fire, there seems to be a small jade slip, just like a cluster bomb.

"Damn! The Qi Refiners from the three major Dao Palaces are not good people. As expected, they have done something tricky."

Zhao Guanshan cursed in his heart, but luckily he was smart enough to know that this group of people could not be trusted, so he found a place to throw away the beacon jade slip.

If his guess was correct, those small jade slips should contain technologies or thoughts that would help accelerate the development of destiny.

I wonder if the high-ranking officials of Linjiang Prefecture’s Taoist Palace would curse after seeing this?
We turned back all the way and saw that Liu Yuwei and Xiao Chengyun were still waiting obediently. They were so well behaved.

Zhao Guanshan smiled slightly, sat down in front of the two girls, and then said: "Senior Sister Yuwei, Junior Sister Chengyun, you two have worked hard. How long have I been gone?"

"One year, three months, seven days and five hours." "Ah? How could it be so long!" Zhao Guanshan was stunned, and then he realized that his time in the spiritual world did not increase. It was less than three months in total. The time that was really wasted was the time he spent returning.

When he thought of this, Zhao Guanshan felt extremely scared.

Who could have imagined that he thought his return was just around the corner, but it actually took him nearly a year.

This is a far cry from the instant return to reality in the past.

"Senior brother, did something go wrong when we returned?" Xiao Chengyun asked hurriedly.

"Nothing wrong, it's just a little complicated, I can't explain it in a few words, and it's not important anymore, because I probably won't go to the spirit world again in the future."

"Come and see what I have gained from this trip."

Zhao Guanshan did not hide anything and directly took out all the spirit stones, a total of 105 pieces. Liu Yuwei and Xiao Chengyun were stunned and speechless.

"Don't think this is a lot. If we split it equally among the three of us, each person would only get about thirty bucks."

"There is also another piece of bad news for you. In the next fifty years, there will be two Taoist palaces, one called Zhenhai and the other called Qingcheng. These two Taoist palaces will be led by Fuyun Taoist Palace and merged with Linjiangfu Taoist Palace where we are. By then, the population of the three Taoist palaces will exceed 100 million, and then, Tianming will form a microclimate in the next hundred years."

"So we don't have much time left. With each passing day, our room for maneuver will become smaller and smaller, until we are forced to the point where we can no longer maneuver. We can only come out of the mountain and find a way to show off our abilities in front of others and live as a national teacher."

At this point, Zhao Guanshan recounted in detail, from beginning to end, what Cheng Muye, Qin Wuyuan, Mei Xun, and Wang Xuan had said about the destiny and the plans for the three major Taoist palaces of Fuyun, Cangwu, and Tianlong, without any reservation.

Because at this moment, there was no need for him to hide anything from the two of them.

In addition to the Lihuo secret key, there is no need for this. He is not Zhao Fengxiao, the ancestor of the Zhao family, who would rush forward and snatch away a peerless beauty to be an NPC female teammate when he saw her. His relationship with Liu Yuwei and Xiao Chengyun can stand the test.

"I see. I always thought that the dispute between conservatives and radicals was ridiculous, but now I know that there are so many twists and turns hidden in it."

"So, Brother, which path are you going to take?"

"What about you?" Zhao Guanshan asked back.

"Of course I will follow you. Being a national teacher is not bad. Being a Qigong practitioner and sailing with you is also very cool. Anyway, life and death are nothing to worry about. I will only follow you."

Xiao Chengyun said it very casually.

Liu Yuwei pondered for a moment before calmly asking, "Can't we have both?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe there is a way to have both, but it's probably difficult. The radicals in our Dao Palace always wanted to have both, but you can see what it's like now."

“But then again, what the three major Dao Palaces, such as Fuyun, Cangwu, and Tianlong, are doing now can also be regarded as another way of achieving both.”

"They keep their distance, use the Devil Fire Abyss as a barrier, and remotely control the catalysis and guide the destiny. This method is undoubtedly feasible. Unfortunately, we can't do it for the time being."

Zhao Guanshan explained.

"So what is your plan?" Liu Yuwei continued to ask.

"My plan is very simple. It revolves around the three points that Cheng Muye mentioned. I will first improve my own strength, then take a boat out to sea to hunt twilight dust moths in the more distant Devil Fire Abyss, accumulate spirit stones and spiritual energy, and then wander around the edge of the Dao Palace as much as possible to avoid the core area of ​​Tianming."

"Of course, the details depend on the specific situation. Because to be honest, up to now, we have not seen the impact of the awakening of destiny."

"I have no opinion."

"I don't have any objection either."

"Okay, then let's divide the spirit stones. Junior sister, you don't have to return to the Dao Palace. Just practice with us here. Each person will get 33 spirit stones, and the remaining 6 will be kept for backup. Also, there is no need to be too stressed. As long as you can successfully advance to the sixth-level Qi Refiner, we can go out to sea."

Liu Yuwei and Xiao Chengyun did not refuse Zhao Guanshan's allocation. At this point, the three of them were like one body, grasshoppers tied together. No matter who fell behind, it would be a huge disaster for their small team.

Their underground Imperial Seal bunker was built a long time ago, and the space inside is quite spacious, so everyone can have an independent retreat area.

Liu Yuwei and Xiao Chengyun each took thirty-three spirit stones and returned to their respective retreat areas. Next, it was time to concentrate on practicing.

Zhao Guanshan was not busy practicing, but took the imperial seal oil lamp and took out the imperial seal oil lamp he got from Mei Xun.

Now, there is a small, weak flame in each of the two oil lamps.

Before, these two small flames belonged to the Lihuo Dao Talisman. They had essentially completed fusion and resonance, but there was still one last step left: fusion in the real world.

At this moment, when Zhao Guanshan's mind moved, two small flames appeared silently in his two palms. It looked very calm, but in fact, once the two merged, there would inevitably be a qualitative change.

(End of this chapter)