I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 161 The Third Mission

As soon as Master Feng Yaqin finished speaking, he casually took out a flying shuttle from his arms and gently threw it into the air.

The shuttle swelled up against the wind and instantly turned into a small boat more than ten feet long. It emitted a faint spiritual light all over, like a divine object from outer space.

She jumped lightly, stepped onto the bow, and waved gently to the five lucky people she had chosen, signaling them to follow her.

Li Qingyun and the other four people looked at each other and found the scene before them incredible. They dared not delay and jumped onto the boat one after another. They found that although the boat was small, it was as stable as a rock under their feet.

Following Master Feng's order, the spaceship broke through the clouds and mist, instantly took off into the air, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

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After watching Li Qingyun go away, Song Youde finally let out a long sigh. The suppressed fear in his heart eased a little, and he muttered with relief:

"Thank God, but I hope that the Plague God will be chosen by Master Feng and settle down in Yuyuan Palace honestly, and never come back to the back mountain..."

Song Youcai, who was standing by, saw his brother's expression as if he had survived a disaster, and couldn't help but approach him and ask:
"Brother, what's there to be afraid of about the new Gao Ren'an? You are a supervisor with real power. You have met countless Taoist priests and master monks, let alone a mere nominal disciple. What's so great about that?"

Upon hearing this, Song Youde slapped his brother's head hard and scolded:

"You idiot, this is all your fault. If you hadn't provoked Lu Feng and the others, would I have been targeted by that monster?"

As he spoke, he recounted in detail what had happened to him. Although it had already happened, he still felt a lingering fear and broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about it.

Song Youcai was shocked when he heard this:

"How could such a thing happen? Big brother, Gao Ren'an has such helpers, he must be an evil heretic! We must report to the Tianshi Mansion and let them handle this matter!"

Song Youde spat at him and cursed in a low voice:

"Report to the devil! You eat like a fat pig every day and don't use your brain. How powerful is that evil demon to enter the back mountain quietly and even ignore the mountain protection formation of the Tianshi Mansion?

“If I report this to the Tianshi Mansion, let’s not talk about whether they have a way to deal with it. If the evil demon knows that I leaked the news, I will definitely be the first one to come and seek revenge. Do you still want to keep my life, your brother?

"Just shut up right now and pretend that nothing happened. Let the evil demon do whatever he wants. Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. There's no need for us two brothers to get involved in this!"

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The top of Longhu Mountain.

The Successor of the Han Dynasty Heavenly Master's Mansion.

Zhang Shouzhen, the "Divine Sword Immortal", sat on one side of the main hall, his Taoist hat towering, his expression solemn, but a hint of loneliness could be seen in his eyes.

He was born with a Taoist temperament and outstanding aptitude. He had been practicing Taoism since he was young and had been smooth sailing all the way. Before he was forty years old, he had become a Yin God and became a genius figure in Longhu Mountain. He was also ranked among the top on the list of the 72 heroes of the Earth.

Apart from his gifted junior fellow apprentice, "Five Thunder Immortal" Zhang Mingyi, Zhang Shouzhen had almost never encountered any real setbacks in his life.

However, an experience some time ago left a deep shadow in his heart.

In order to capture Xiao Woli, the Deputy Privy Councilor of Liao, Zhang Shouzhen followed his master's order to go down the mountain and head to Bianliang City to help. Originally, he thought that this was just an ordinary operation to eliminate cultists, and with his skills, he could easily deal with it.

However, the development of things was far beyond his expectations.

During the whole process, not only was he fooled around by Xiao Woli many times, he almost let those evil followers of the Wu Shi Sect successfully hold the horrific god-descent ceremony, and he even lost his own natal flying sword, causing great damage to his cultivation.

If an accident had not occurred at the last moment, preventing the completion of the ceremony, perhaps the entire Bianliang city, and even the entire Song Dynasty, would have faced an unimaginable catastrophe.

What made Zhang Shouzhen even more frustrated was that up to now, he still had not been able to find out the truth of the whole incident. He didn't even know how the divine descent ceremony failed in the end. He just completed the task in a daze and returned to Longhu Mountain with full of questions and deep self-blame.

For the Heavenly Master's first disciple and the future leader of Mount Longhu, all this was the greatest humiliation he had ever experienced in his life.

"Shouzhen, you did a good job this time. You stopped the God's descent ceremony and delayed the third God War. You should be credited with a great achievement."

An old but majestic voice came from the main seat in the hall, but unexpectedly it did not blame Zhang Shouzhen for his failure, but praised him instead.

The person who spoke was Zhang Shouzhen's uncle, Tian Yiming, the convener of today's core gathering in Tianshi Mansion.

Tian Yiming ranks twenty-seventh on the Tiangang list and is one of the top warriors in Longhu Mountain. Right now, "Mr. Xujing" Zhang Jixian is out on business and has been missing for a long time, so all affairs in the Tianshi Mansion are given to him to handle.

As soon as these words were spoken, more than a dozen high-level masters from Mount Longhu in the hall turned their eyes to Zhang Shouzhen, with a hint of surprise and approval in their eyes.

Zhang Shouzhen felt a little hot on his face and had mixed feelings in his heart.

He understood that his uncle was doing his utmost to establish prestige for him as the eldest senior brother, but facing the approving eyes of his fellow junior brothers, he felt even more ashamed and guilty, and dared not hide anything from Tian Yiming, so he could only bow his head and say:
"Uncle Master, you are too kind. I actually did nothing. I didn't kill the Wrathful God Mother, nor did I catch the evil followers of the Wu Shi Sect. I don't even know why the final descent of the gods failed. I am really ashamed. The whole thing was settled only because the two ancestors, Lü Dongbin and Zhongli Quan, used their supreme magical swords to sweep away the demons."

Tian Yiming shook his head, his eyes gentle but firm:
"Don't underestimate yourself. I already know the whole story. If you and the other Taoist friends hadn't fought hard to delay the mutation of the evil god's pregnant mother, there would not have been a reversal in the end.

"But then again, from now on, I'm afraid the human world will be plagued by disasters."

Zhang Shouzhen asked in confusion:

"Why do you say that, uncle?"

Tian Yiming sighed, his expression showing a hint of solemnity:
"Although the Faceless Immortal did not succeed in descending, the Divine Descent Ceremony in Bianliang City has weakened the barrier between the spirit world and the human world. During the ceremony, a passage was briefly opened, allowing a large amount of power from the spirit world to infiltrate. I even heard that a baby contaminated by the spirit world was born at the end of the ceremony.

"It seems that the human world will face more disasters in the future."

Zhang Shouzhen was shocked when he heard this. He did not expect that even though the God's Descent Ceremony failed, it still caused such a huge impact. He asked:
"Uncle Master, what should we do with the baby?"

Tian Yiming twirled his beard and shook his head slightly:

"God is merciful and kind, and we as cultivators cannot kill innocent babies based on our guesswork. Moreover, Lu Dongbin did not kill or seal the baby on the spot, which means everything is still under control. With several powerful people in the human world watching, nothing serious should happen.

"What we should worry about is not the baby, but the spying and temptation from above.

“Now that the barrier between the two worlds is no longer an insurmountable chasm, many gods will try to send down some of their power to find suitable containers in our world to pollute, trying to influence the human world in this way and achieve their goals.

"Last night, a divine thought descended on Mount Longhu. Although it was not powerful, it was very strange. It was able to bypass the mountain protection formation silently and reach the Tianshi Mansion directly. It wanted to force its way in to investigate, but after being stopped by me, it quickly retreated and disappeared without a trace. "This matter is unusual. It is very likely that it is the power that has infiltrated from the upper realm. This shows that my guess is correct. The gods of the spiritual world have begun to intervene in the human world. In the future, strange things will emerge in an endless stream. We must be doubly vigilant."

Zhang Shouzhen and the high-level masters present were all shocked when they heard this.

Although they knew that the divine descent ceremony was of great significance, they did not expect it to have such far-reaching effects.

Once the power of the spiritual world infiltrates on a large scale, it will disrupt the original balance of the human world and bring about unpredictable chaos and disaster.

"Uncle Master, what should we do?"

Zhang Shouzhen asked, feeling a little worried.

Tian Yiming's expression became more serious:

"The end of the world is approaching, and we must plan ahead and make all preparations to deal with the great disaster in the future. For the time being, you should stop practicing in seclusion. You should go out more often, treat slaying demons and monsters as a spiritual practice, and try your best to nip all dangers in the bud..."

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Longhu Mountain, Danxia Peak.

Inside the Yuyuan Palace, a passage paved with green jade tiles connects the front hall, the middle hall and the back hall.

The high walls and the ground are covered with mottled marks left by the years, as if silently telling the long history of this palace.

The Panlong Pillar reaches straight into the sky, and the dragon patterns carved on the pillar are lifelike, as if they will break out of the pillar at any time.

The carved beams and painted buildings, as well as the gold and jade inlays, all reveal the luxury and grandeur of this palace.

Even after years of baptism, this place is still full of majesty and mystery.

Li Qingyun landed here on a shuttle. As soon as he stepped onto the jade floor tiles, he felt a slight fluctuation of spiritual power coming from the ground, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

As expected of a great sect that has been passed down for thousands of years, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained here is so rich that it is simply unheard of.

Feng Yaqin said nothing and led the five lucky people through the front hall and the middle hall and into the back hall of Yuyuan Palace.

Different from the solemnity before, as soon as the five people stepped into the back hall, they instantly felt a terrible heat wave coming towards them, as if it was going to burn their souls as well.

The air here is filled with fiery spiritual energy, making even breathing scorching and unbearable.

Lu Feng couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead, his face showing a bit of uneasiness and nervousness.

Li Qingyun looked calm as he carefully looked around.

Inside the hall, there were dozens of alchemy furnaces of various sizes neatly arranged according to the directions of the Eight Trigrams. A strong medicinal fragrance emanated from each furnace, and one could tell at a glance that the elixirs refined in these furnaces were extraordinary.

Under the alchemy furnace is a fire pool with flames rolling in the pool. The flames have different colors: green, yellow, white, and blue. The four colors represent different temperatures and firepower.

These flames burn under different alchemy furnaces, as if they have their own lives, quietly waiting for the call of the alchemist.

Feng Yaqin secretly observed the reactions of several people, and then said:
"In addition to Taoism, I am also good at refining tools and pills. If you join Yuyuan Palace in the future, in addition to practicing Taoism every day, you will also take on some of the tasks of refining pills.

"The third test I will give you today is to refine a furnace of 'Qi Gathering Pills' according to the recipe. This is a pill that helps incoming disciples gather spiritual energy. It is very common in the mountains and is not difficult to refine, but it will test your talent and patience.

“You can choose your own alchemy furnace here. The time limit is twelve hours. Those who successfully refine the elixir will be allowed to join the Yuyuan Palace.

"But I want to make one thing clear first. Alchemy requires talent and is extremely dangerous. If you can't make it, don't force yourself. Otherwise, the alchemy fire will enter your body and the alchemy furnace will explode, and your life will be in danger."

When Lu Feng and others heard this, their faces changed slightly and they suddenly became nervous.

Alchemy may seem like just an auxiliary skill, but the dangers involved are far beyond their imagination. Once a mistake is made, one may pay with one's life.

Feng Yaqin waved her hand lightly, and five pieces of paper flew to the five people:
"You can start."

Her tone was cold, and after she finished speaking she walked to the side and sat cross-legged without saying anything more.

At the same time, the five Taoist children began to quickly read the prescription, selected herbs from the medicine cabinet on one side of the hall according to the recipe, and then busily processed them to extract the useful parts.

In the back mountain, the registered disciples are also responsible for planting and picking herbs, brewing pills and other chores, so they are not unfamiliar with alchemy. In addition, these people are smart people selected from thousands of miles away, so they do not need much guidance from Master Feng, and they naturally begin to make pills in an orderly manner.

However, Li Qingyun was completely confused at this moment.

He had just entered Mount Longhu yesterday afternoon and knew nothing about the various methods of Taoism. He could only secretly observe the actions of other Taoist children and try to imitate them.

However, his movements seemed clumsy and awkward, and from time to time he would take the wrong herbs or use the wrong tools, appearing to be very unskilled.

Feng Yaqin watched coldly, and when she saw Li Qingyun's flustered look, she couldn't help but frown.

Compared with the calmness of the other four boys, the oldest Taoist boy seemed to have no knowledge of medicinal materials and could not even remember the most basic movements.

How did such a person enter the back mountain and become a registered disciple?

When the other Taoist children saw Li Qingyun's embarrassed look, they couldn't help but feel a bit of contempt for him.

Some people sneered secretly, thinking:

"Fool, you can just copy the medicine selection part, but when you actually make the elixir, the amount of medicine and the control of the fire are all different for each person, it depends on how you imitate!"

After processing the medicinal materials, everyone began to choose a furnace and light it.

This step is particularly critical, because whether the furnace is suitable will directly affect the probability of success and the quality of the pill.

However, just as everyone was thinking carefully and studying it over and over again, they saw Li Qingyun walking calmly towards the center of the hall and reaching out to one of the huge alchemy furnaces...

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(End of this chapter)