If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1031 The Heart of Xingtian
Qiu Shui was indeed very obedient. After returning to the Liu family, a few days later, he seized the opportunity—when Lü Zhi felt discomfort in her abdomen—to pass on the "Great Method of Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo" from the Spirit Jade to Lü Zhi.

They even changed the name, now only referring to it as "Lingtai Gong".

Liu Ji and his wife already knew about her "divine" identity.

Lu Wan never intended to hide anything from her "elder brother".

Since they are "divine siblings," it's perfectly normal for them to know one or two magical arts.

However, after Qiu Shui returned home, Lü Zhi interrogated her for a long time.

"That old woman must not be Li One-Eye's mother. She must be someone extraordinary, perhaps an immortal in disguise, right?"

Qiu Shui hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It is indeed an illusion created by a great immortal."

She recounted in detail how she heard the news of the immortal in Pei County from the well water, and how, on a whim, she predicted that the immortal would come to the Liu family today.

"I prepared delicacies from land and sea, spiritual fruits and wines in advance, and hid them away, all to entertain the immortal, to please him, and to beg for his help."

Qiu Shui immediately noticed that Sister Lü's face darkened.

She was a little scared. "Sister, I'm not trying to lie to you. I'm worried about revealing a secret. If I say it out loud, the immortal will sense it and I won't be able to see her anymore."

A hint of hatred welled up in Lü Zhi's heart. "That great immortal didn't come to the Liu family to see you, did he?"

—Damn it, that little slut dared to steal my lucky break! How despicable, how despicable, utterly despicable!!!

Qiu Shui's face showed fear, and she said timidly, "I dare not deceive you, sister. The Great Immortal is sorting out the veins of the Sishui land. He should have sensed your and Third Brother's extraordinary nature and wanted to come to the Liu family to take a look."

It was my recklessness that interfered with my sister's special encounter.

I apologized to my sister.

She rose from her seat and repeatedly bowed to Empress Lü.

Lü Zhi's face was as cold as frost, and her eyes flashed with a chilling light that terrified Qiu Shui.

Qiu Shui was truly frightened and quickly promised, "The Great Immortal gave me two talismans, one is the True Form Talisman of the Five Sacred Mountains, and the other is the True Form Talisman of the Four Rivers."

Both runes contain profound truths and are difficult to describe in a short time.

"Once I've mastered both talismans, I'll definitely give them to my sister."

Lü Zhi forced a smile and said, "Sister, there's no need for that. How could I possibly take away the extraordinary fortune that the immortal has given you?"

Even so, Qiu Shui clearly noticed that Sister Lü's attitude towards her changed starting that afternoon.

Helpless, Qiu Shui could only try even harder to please her.

Empress Lü continued to use the silent treatment on her.

A few days later, when Lü Zhi was in pain, Qiu Shui taught her the "Great Method of Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo".

To be honest, if her "mother-in-law" hadn't warned her beforehand, she really wanted to tell Lü Zhi the truth—the Great Immortal only wanted to pass on the "Great Cultivation Technique of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo" to you. I didn't ruin your destiny, Sister Lü, please forgive me!

The look in your eyes and your expression that you resent—it frightens me!
To Qiu Shui's surprise, a few days later, Lü Zhi's attitude towards her became warm again.

At first, Qiu Shui didn't understand.

It wasn't until Lü Zhi asked her about the difficulties of cultivating "The Immortal Mother" and praised the miraculous power of the Great Law with a beaming smile that she finally understood.

The quick-witted Qiu Shui suddenly realized something: the "grandmother" didn't want her to reveal the origin of "The Immortal Mother" because she was worried that Sister Lü and Brother Liu would find out about her identity as a "great immortal." After all, the "grandmother" originally intended to teach Sister Lü immortal techniques.

The "mother-in-law" should understand what kind of person Sister Lü is and know that she will be resented by Sister Lü.

He deliberately asked her to use "The Fairy Mother" as a favor to repair her relationship with Sister Lü.

Autumn Water felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude.

Xiaoyu did not go to Changsha County immediately.

Changsha Prefecture was located in the "southern part" of China, not in the southeast where the major bandit outbreak occurred.

For example, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's stronghold, "Dazexiang," was located in Sishui County!
Liu Laosan was in Sishui County, as were Xiaxiang, the hometown of Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu, and Pengcheng, his future stronghold. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were also in Sishui County. This shows how "reactionary" Sishui County was.

In Sishui County, Grand Tutor Yu had too much work to do, so how could he have time to go to Changsha County, which was thousands of miles away?

If Guangfu King were a wild or evil god, she could use her "Soaring Ten Thousand Miles" supernatural power to fly over and cleave him in two with a single sword strike, thus ending the trouble once and for all.

However, King Guangfu is not an evil god. He is a deity personally appointed by the Jade Emperor, and he is also a "king".

This background and identity will never be a reason to stop Xiaoyu from drawing her sword, but it will certainly make her treat it with caution.

It will take at least some time to investigate the matter of Prince Guangfu.

She's short of time right now.

"Taiyi Dao, Zhengyang Palace, Zhang Songzhi, the Divine Mace Protector, Zhang Songzhi, the Divine Mace Protector~~~ Hurry, hurry, hurry! I am Yu Fengxian, I am Yu Fengxian! No rush, no rush, but please come quickly~~"

Xiao Yu made hand seals and chanted incantations, using a divine incantation she had written herself to summon the Divine Mace Protector to her side.

It only took the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

It is evident that Taibao rushed over immediately after receiving the order.

"Why haven't you gone to Zhengyang Palace yet? Master Tianmen has been waiting for your visit for months," Taibao said.

Since they parted ways in the underworld of Mount Tai last year, the two have not seen each other recently.

"I was planning to go, but Li Si insisted on making things difficult, and the 'Grand Tutor' status hasn't been confirmed yet," Xiaoyu sighed.

“I know that Li Si is looking for a new Grand Tutor and is determined to challenge you to a duel. But what does this have to do with your visit to Zhengyang Palace?” the Grand Tutor asked curiously.

Xiao Yu said, "The connection is significant. If I, as the Grand Tutor of Qin, were to grace Zhengyang Palace with my presence, it would certainly be even more prestigious and impressive."

Within the grotto of Shouyang Mountain, all the immortals must stand at the entrance to respectfully welcome you.

Tai Bao's expression twisted in pain. "You're after this?"

"Isn't face the most important thing for immortals?" Xiaoyu said.

Taibao was speechless.

Xiao Yu said, "Enough of the small talk, I have a task for Taibao."

She briefly recounted the story of the Prince of Guangfu, and then said, "Please have the Grand Protector deliver a message to the Imperial Observatory's Grey Crane Immortal and the Heavenly Master Zhang of the Heavenly Court."

If Zhang Tianshi can handle it, then everything will be fine.

If Zhang Tianshi is in a difficult position, or if the Heavenly Court remains indifferent, then have True Man Grey Crane prepare a detailed investigation report on Wang E, which I will personally handle upon my return to Xianyang.”

Taibao pondered for a moment and said, "I know Wang E, the King of Guangfu in the south of Shenzhou."

That guy is indeed a ferocious demon, very powerful; you might not be able to handle him.

"Even if he's powerful, can he be more powerful than Huang An?" Xiao Yu asked.

Taibao said seriously, "Huang Daxian is a Golden Immortal. If you can kill him, can you kill all Golden Immortals?"
You were able to accidentally kill Huang An Da Xian using the Star Array and uncanny supernatural powers.

Why can't someone else become the next 'Yu Fengxian'?
There are countless extraordinary people in the world, but you are an "extraordinary one." Wang E is even more wicked than you.

Do you know why he was given the title of Prince Guangfu?

Ten thousand years ago, he was just a barbarian from the south, only knowing rudimentary martial arts, and had not even condensed a Human Immortal Core.

He hadn't cultivated any Taoist magic or secret techniques; he simply relied on his True Essence Realm strength to beat the evil demon god who was causing havoc in the area to death.

And it wasn't just one; there were two demon gods, each with a group of powerful and lesser demons under their command.

Any one of these demon gods is of similar cultivation level to the Black Flood Dragon Demon King you killed two years ago.

His supernatural powers might even be stronger than those of the Black Flood Dragon Demon King.

"After all, they are demons from Jambudvipa. Just think about it, what kind of power does it take to be a demon god in the Divine Continent?"

In fact, 100,000 years ago, Changsha Prefecture was still a barbarian land and could not be considered "the land of China".

Xiao Yu asked in surprise, "What makes Wang E so special? What good is True Yuan Realm internal energy?"

Taibao said, "It's very simple. He's not good at martial arts, but he has two extremely powerful innate supernatural abilities."

One was born with superhuman strength, reaching the pinnacle of both power and speed at the age of sixteen.

Sixteen years old! What terrifying talent! You can't even compare, right?
The other is the 'Heart of Xingtian', also known as the 'Will of the God of War', which is even more powerful.

Have you ever heard the legend of Xing Tian wielding his axe and shield?

Sometimes, the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and immortals.

Xing Tian's fighting spirit never waned, and he continued to fight; even cutting off his head wouldn't kill him.

His combat skills were also completely natural, with not a single flaw in his moves.

The innate supernatural power of 'Will of the God of War' was named after him.

That year, Wang E was just over thirty years old, with mediocre internal strength, but possessed a pair of divine maces, which had quite a history.

Legend has it that when he was walking through the valley at night, he saw a beam of light shooting straight towards the constellation of Niu Dou. He chased after it, smashed open the rocks, dug out a lump of "divine iron," and asked a blacksmith to forge a divine mace.

It is clear that he not only has talent, but also destiny.

However, apart from this divine weapon, he had nothing else, not even a protective magic item.

Go directly to the two demon gods.

A group of demons surrounded him and tried to kill him, but they couldn't kill him.

After he killed the two great demon gods and thousands of demons, his fighting spirit dissipated, and he immediately collapsed.

He died on the spot.

The local people gave him a grand burial, and the City God reported his deeds to the Heavenly Court, which then bestowed upon him the title of "King of Great Fortune."

"It's actually the Heart of Xing Tian! Truly a gifted individual!" Xiao Yu exclaimed in amazement.

Taibao said, "He has been a god for 100,000 years, and is more than ten times stronger than he was back then."

Envy appeared on his face, and he said sourly, "Years ago, the Heavenly Court held a 'Martial Arts Tournament' to select a fierce general from among the Taoist officials to guard the Tongming Hall."

Someone also signed up, but was not selected by the Jade Emperor.

In fact, before the martial arts tournament, the Jade Emperor had already selected Wang E and invited him to serve as the 'Guardian Spirit Officer' of Heaven.

That guy was just as arrogant as Xing Tian, ​​and he drove the angel away.

This led to the later martial arts tournament, a public selection process for 'Heavenly Officials'.

"Is he that powerful? No wonder the mountain god of Xiangshan worships him as his elder brother, and the Dragon King of Dongting dares not retaliate even when he is humiliated."

Xiao Yu's eyes sparkled with excitement. "I only wanted to rid the people of a scourge and do a good deed."

I never imagined that scoundrel Wang E would be so valuable. Good deeds are indeed rewarded.

Taibao glared and said, "You're spouting nonsense again! He could beat you to death, is that what you call value?"

Xiaoyu said, "No matter how strong he is, if he does evil, how can we not eliminate him?"

Taibao hesitated and said, "Do you know that gods are also divided into different kinds? There are fierce gods, benevolent gods, and gods that are neither evil nor benevolent and only focus on their divine duties."

When ordinary people worship gods, they all hope to receive the gods' benevolent protection.

In fact, the vast majority of deities in Shinto are not 'benevolent gods'.

They don't need to be kind to ordinary people.

Gods who can bring disaster are all evil gods.

For example, the God of Fire who caused disaster in Tianmen Town back then.

The words "fire of fire" and "disaster of fire" terrified all people, regardless of their social status.

There are also evil gods who specifically devour "abnormal people".

For example, they eat evil people, wicked people, ghosts, demons, evil creatures, and spirits.
There is no absolute right or wrong, but there are absolute positions.

They are worshipped and become gods simply because they are doing good deeds from a humanitarian standpoint.

From another perspective, those evil gods and demons are no different.

Xiao Yu said, "Now that I'm the Grand Tutor, of course I understand what a 'fierce god' is."

Even the fiercest god cannot eat young boys and girls!

They eat it every year, openly demand it, and openly chew it; it's utterly lawless.

Now that I know about this matter, if I don't handle it properly, I'll never find peace of mind, not even in a hundred years.

Taibao sighed, “What is that scoundrel Wang E thinking? There are so many evil people in the world, and he eats a hundred of them every day, and no one says anything.”

Now that you've caught me eating young boys and girls, how are you going to defend yourself?

Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise, "Judging from your tone, you seem to feel sorry for him? You think there's nothing wrong with eating people?"

After a moment of hesitation, Taibao said frankly, "After becoming a god, my mindset has indeed changed somewhat with my understanding."

Pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks can be eaten by people, so why can't people be eaten by gods?

All souls enter the cycle of reincarnation and are reborn; all are merely stinking carcasses.

“You’re right, but you’re a human being!” Xiaoyu said.

Taibao sighed, "I don't eat people. I'm just explaining some 'common sense of the gods' to you."

Xiao Yu squinted and said, "Are you implying to me that I should be mentally prepared that even if Wang E really eats young boys and girls, the Heavenly Court will not punish him?"

Taibao hesitated for a while before saying, "If you can discover something, why can't the Heavenly Court's envoys?"
I am not saying that the Heavenly Court allows gods to eat people.

In fact, the laws of Heaven are strict. Not to mention eating people, even abusing divine power to harm people could result in being stripped of one's divine office and having one's soul thrown into the eighteenth level of purgatory for further trials.

One theory is that Wang E has a destiny to be eliminated, and he cannot be eliminated yet.

The boys and girls he ate were probably also problematic.

Xiaoyu laughed and said, "Now that you've met me, what destiny could there be?"

Taibao said, "I told you so much before, didn't you listen at all? Wang E is no ordinary person!"

"I do not kill ordinary people with my sword!" Xiaoyu said.

"Sigh, be careful!" Tai Bao sighed and stopped trying to persuade her.

"Are you aware of what's been happening in Xianyang lately?" He asked solemnly, changing the subject.

Xiao Yu asked, "You mean Marquis Lieyang has returned to Xianyang?"

Taibao said, "It's not just Marquis Lieyang, but also twenty-three military marquises, totaling 150,000 elite troops."

They were not ordinary county soldiers, but the personal guards of military commanders.

For example, Marquis Lieyang's "Fire Crow Army," numbering 12,000, all returned.

(End of this chapter)