She is devoted to cultivating immortality

Chapter 96: What a Story of a Farmer and a Snake
The latter's heart was in turmoil, and an unprecedented anger surged in his heart.
"Lu Ping!"

"Lu Meng!"

"Luyuan!"

She kept repeating the names of the three members of the family, and her eyes almost turned red.

I have treated you well, why do you want to harm me! ?
"You don't think that this was really done by your three followers?"

Just as he was furious, Xie Lian slowly spoke.

"They are just three deer monsters. Even with your guidance, they cannot accomplish such a great feat. There must be someone behind the scenes. As for you, if you really didn't participate in this, then you should be used as a scapegoat."

Zhu Qingqing was stunned.

"scapegoat?"

Xie Lian pointed to the front left, where the Recording Office was.

Zhu Qingqing followed her gaze and began to grind her teeth.

Because she saw clearly that every fairy who entered the record room had a heart that was still dripping with blood strung together with a straw rope.

This is a baby's heart. It is needed to practice many evil skills.

Not long after these goblins went in, they came out. The heart in their hands was gone, but there was a portrait instead.

Zhu Qingqing looked at it with tears in her eyes, if this wasn’t her statue, then what could it be?
"Before I went into seclusion, I asked the three members of the Lu family to preach for me, so I left many portraits. In recent days, I have seen the power of incense increasing day by day, and I thought they were doing their best. I didn't expect that they would do their best in this way!"

Zhu Qingqing could no longer control her emotions. If she hadn't been concerned about Xie Lian, she would have started a killing spree.

"Don't worry, there are surprises."

Xie Lian looked towards the Recording Office and slowly walked over with his hands behind his back.

When we left Xiaoning County, the old city god warned us that going straight southwest was the shortest distance, but it was also easy to run into trouble.

But Xie Lian did not encounter any trouble along the way, except that he had to cross mountains and rivers, which made her a little troublesome.

Now I understand that troublesome things tend to come together and one after another.

At first she thought it was just a common plot of a group of evil monsters harming people, but it led to the appearance of Zhu Qingqing. And this was just an appetizer. The real highlight was actually here!

Xie Lian felt a deep chill in his heart.

No wonder people say the world is dangerous. I saw it today and felt it intuitively.
In her previous life, she was well protected and did not experience too many difficulties. When she first traveled through this life, although there were some twists and turns, she met many good people afterwards, which made her feel that there are still more good people in the world.

But at this moment, she unveiled another veil of this world.

Behind warmth and kindness lies cold-bloodedness and cruelty.

"Now that we have encountered it, we have no choice but to get involved."

Xie Lian took a deep breath.

If Little Golden Crow had gone crazy here yesterday, she might not have cared.

The Plum Blossom Ridge, which Zhu Qingqing described as having unique scenery, was covered with a disgusting blood color in Xie Lian's eyes.

Burning it may make the world clean again!

Zhu Qingqing didn’t know what Xie Lian was thinking, but she could vaguely sense that his mood was not very good, which made her furious and deeply afraid.

"Who hurt me?"

After Xie Lian’s analysis, she knew that she was most likely being tricked.

The three members of the Lu family alone are indeed not capable of making such a big name.

If possible, she would like to kill everyone, kill all the filth and dirt, to prove her innocence.

But she was afraid that Xie Lian would think she was destroying evidence.

Xie Lian didn't say anything, and she couldn't guess what he was thinking, so she was always in a state of mixed anger and fear.
With such a feeling in mind, she and Xie Lian walked into the so-called recording hall.

There are quite a few goblins in the registry office, about seven or eight.

There were even queues, which seemed very orderly.

In the middle of the record room, there was a table, and a man with a deer head was sitting there in a swagger.

"Lu Ping!"

Zhu Qingqing gritted her teeth.

She even gave the names of the three members of the family.

Lu Ping is a male deer who only wishes for a peaceful life, so he was named Lu Ping.

Lu Meng is a female deer. After awakening her intelligence, her mind became lively and she loved dreaming. She seemed more like a girl than a mother, so she was named Lu Meng.

As for Luyuan, at that time he was just a little deer who knew nothing. Yuan means flat and wide, which means that in the future he will be able to jump out of Meihualing and gallop to a wider place.
As the original believers of this family of three, Zhu Qingqing thought that she had done very well.

"Is this how you repay me?"

She could hardly suppress her anger. The feeling of betrayal was really hard to bear.

She could only lower her head and not look at Lu Ping, so as to prevent him from seeing her distorted face.

Xie Lian didn't care about Zhu Qingqing's mood, but automatically followed at the end of the team.
Then Lu Ping's lazy voice was heard.

"Again, anyone who wants to convert to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect must do two things."

"First, take a fresh heart from the baby boy as a tribute to the Virgin Mary."

"Second, devote your faith. After you take the portrait of the Virgin Mary back, you must worship her day and night without delay. I have repeated these words many times, but there are always idiots who can't remember them. Now I ask you, do I need to repeat them again?"

The group of monsters laughed and said.

"No need, we already know..."

Xie Lian looked at Zhu Qingqing and spoke in a voice transmission.

"Look, they are all flying your name."

Zhu Qingqing was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Then I heard Lu Ping continue speaking.

"Since you all understand the rules, then it's very simple. First pay the tribute, then receive the portrait. From now on, you are all brothers of our Ten Thousand Demons Sect."

Xie Lian sent a message again.

"Do you know the Ten Thousand Demons Cult?"

Zhu Qingqing shook her head and was almost fainted from anger.

"I'm not even a true immortal, how can I have the courage to establish a religion?"

Establishing a religion is no small matter. Zhu Qingqing's status is seriously inadequate. If she dares to do this, she will inevitably suffer backlash.

This is the same reason why she couldn't bear Xie Lian's greeting.

When it comes to the fortune of the sect, one must have strong abilities, which is not something that a cultivator like her who is still worried about becoming an immortal can relate to.

"I don't know if you have the guts to establish a religion, but they have been using your name, using your temple, and worshipping your portrait. Do you think that if the luck backfires, will you be implicated?"

This one sentence made Zhu Qingqing stunned for a moment.

Even the anger had mostly dissipated.

The look on her face even became a little helpless.

"Senior, I..."

Xie Lian shook his head and said.

"You have emphasized several times before that it is not easy for you to get to where you are today as a casual cultivator, but now I feel that luck should play a big role in your success today. Such a big thing has happened, and you are still unaware of it. How can you dare to hope to become a true immortal? It is difficult to practice, and it is even more difficult to become an immortal. You are not just a little bit short of it."

Xie Lian had seen a half-true immortal.

One refers to Danyangzi.

He is an antique who has lived for thousands of years. He has experienced the collapse of the Dayu Kingdom and countless storms. Later, he built the Danxia Mountain, which became famous all over the world.

When interacting with Xie Lian, the old Taoist was always smiling and seemed easy to talk to, but Xie Lian never looked down on him in the slightest.

Of the three immortals in Danxia Mountain, two have passed away, leaving only Danyangzi to maintain the sect. However, the sect still maintains its reputation and stands tall in the eastern part of Qian State.

Do you really think this is something that can be done easily?

The half finger refers to Taoist Qingyu.

Xie Lian had never met him in person, but he had benefited greatly from reading his masterpieces.

Taoist Qingyu is almost like a "half-master" to Xie Lian, and plays the role of guidance and instruction.

Reading about the life of Taoist Qingyu, one can clearly understand what it means to be as unshakable as a rock. He measured the earth with his feet, traveled all over the world, and honed a flawless Taoist heart, which is how he was able to become an immortal.

And what about Zhu Qingqing?
In terms of cultivation, it seems that he is only one major realm away from becoming a true immortal.

But in fact, the difference is not just a little bit.

"Junior, I'm grateful for your advice..."

Zhu Qingqing deeply realized this, laughed bitterly, and no longer felt dissatisfied.
She couldn't even see clearly what was happening under her hands, yet she still dreamed of becoming an immortal. It was really ridiculous.

"I'm not trying to lecture you. I just want you to face reality. Now you can think carefully about whether you have ever made any enemies or any strange things happened to you."

"Enemy? Strange thing?"

Zhu Qingqing said hesitantly.

"I definitely have enemies, but that's all in the past. Besides, it's not a life-and-death feud. After so many years, I can't imagine anyone would hurt me like this."

"As for the weird things?!"

"My jade bracelet has something strange about it!"

Xie Lian’s heart moved.

"Is this the treasure of enlightenment that you have always felt sorry for?"

"It was this treasure. When I first got it, it seemed a little strange. I was on my way at the time, and suddenly I saw a precious light on a mountain. I realized that a spiritual treasure had appeared, so I rushed over. There must have been many people who saw the precious light. I was anxious at the time, not knowing whether I could benefit from it. Unexpectedly, after the spiritual treasure flew out, it actually flew directly towards me. I fled thousands of miles away with the jade bracelet, and then successfully refined it, and got the method of becoming a Taoist through incense."

"Let me guess, when this happened, you were probably secretly delighted? You thought your luck had turned and you were the child of destiny?"

".I do have such thoughts, but now that I think about it, it seems quite strange. If I were the son of destiny, I would have made a fortune long ago. Why did I become a casual cultivator and suffer so much? How could such a good thing happen to me?"

Zhu Qingqing looked painful.

She thought the jade bracelet was the greatest destiny in her life, so after losing it, she was so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.

But now it seems that this may not be the case.

"It's a pity that your jade bracelet is destroyed, otherwise I should be able to see some clues."

Xie Lian sighed regretfully.

But every sip and every bite may have its destiny. If the jade bracelet had not been destroyed, Zhu Qingqing would not have risked everything to come to Xie Lian to ask for an explanation.

While the two were talking via telepathy, the other monsters had already completed their transactions, and they showed joy after receiving the portraits.

Only Xie Lian and Zhu Qingqing were left, still at the back of the crowd.

When Lu Ping saw this, he subconsciously became impatient, but when he saw that the two of them were actually in human form, he was startled.

They were actually two transformed monsters!

He also couldn't tell the level of Xie Lian and Zhu Qingqing's abilities, so he could only judge by their appearance.

Let’s not talk about the woman who lowered her head and didn’t speak, let’s just talk about Xie Lian. Not only did he transform, but he also had an extraordinary temperament, like a fairy in a painting, but he was obviously different from the other demons who came from the grassroots.

Lu Ping was a man of insight. He knew immediately that Xie Lian was no ordinary person, so he stood up and said with a smile.

“So it’s you two seniors. Do you also want to join my Ten Thousand Demons Sect?” Xie Lian looked at him and asked.

"What if I join the religion? What if I don't join the religion?"

"To join the sect, you must worship our Heavenly Fairy Jade Maiden Cangyun Protector Mother Goddess and offer incense day and night, but this is not in vain. First, you can get the protection of the Mother Goddess. Second, you can freely enter and leave this Worry-free Valley, set up a stall, and trade with other monsters. Of course, you are a transformed monster, and just having a stall is not very meaningful, but our Mother Goddess has great magical powers and has issued a decree that all transformed monsters who join the sect can choose a method."

"Dharma?"

"It can be a cultivation method, a magical power, a technique, etc."

"The Virgin Mary is so generous?"

"Of course."

Hearing this, Zhu Qingqing couldn't hold it in anymore and said with her head down.

"What if I don't join the religion?"

"Senior, please don't joke. If you don't want to join the sect, what are you doing here?"

Although Lu Ping felt that the voice sounded slightly familiar, he had no time to think about it and just said with a smile.

"Sooner or later, our Ten Thousand Demons Sect will dominate the mountains in the southwest. There are already many transformed monsters in the sect. It is the best time for you to join us now."

Xie Lian snapped his fingers and asked calmly.

"I have another question. You keep talking about the Virgin Mary, but who has ever seen her?"

A hint of displeasure flashed across Lu Ping's eyes.

"The Holy Mother is in seclusion, preparing to break through to the realm of true immortality. How can we possibly see her at this time? We only need to provide her with a large amount of incense, and we can help her break free from her shackles and live forever. Senior, you have asked so many questions. Do you want to join the sect?"

Xie Lian did not answer directly, but asked.

"You have answered so many questions. Do you mind answering one more question? This is really the last question. You keep saying that you want to help the Holy Mother break through to the True Immortal, but is the incense collected in this way helping her or harming her?"

Lu Ping's face suddenly changed.

"Who are you anyway?"

Xie Lian chuckled and said to Zhu Qingqing who was looking down beside him.

"You should talk to your own believers."

Zhu Qingqing nodded, then suddenly looked up, with deep hatred in her eyes.

"Lu Ping, take a good look at who I am."

"Holy, Holy Mother!?"

When Lu Ping saw Zhu Qingqing's face, he almost collapsed to the ground.

The so-called "Cult of Ten Thousand Demons" seems to believe in the Virgin Mary, but it is unlikely to be really pious.

Even if Zhu Qingqing walked around the valley with this face, people would at most just feel that she looked somewhat familiar, that's all.

But Lu Ping is different.

He was very familiar with Zhu Qingqing, and when he saw her true appearance, he immediately panicked and wanted to run away.
But how could the furious Zhu Qingqing let him get away?

Without any movement of his hands, he grabbed the deer's horns.

"I'm asking you a question. I've treated you well, why do you want to hurt me?"

scoff!

Zhu Qingqing gritted her teeth and pulled out the antlers.
Immediately, blood gushed out and Lu Ping howled in pain.

what's the situation?
Hearing Lu Ping's screams, the monsters outside were horrified.

Lu Meng's heart tightened when she recognized the voice of her husband.

The couple loved each other deeply, and they rushed over immediately.

A gloomy young man came out of the room. It was Lu Yuan.

Compared to his parents who still had deer heads, he had already transformed, with lips as bright as blood, a pale face, and a weird temperament.

Looking at his mother who was gradually moving away, his eyes flashed slightly, he turned around and went directly into the underground passage.

There was only a bronze mirror placed in the secret passage.

Lu Yuan bowed respectfully, then bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.

After the blood spurted out, his face turned even paler, and the bronze mirror seemed to wake up, swallowing the blood madly.

Lu Yuan said to the bronze mirror.

"Master, something happened!"

Xie Lian and Zhu Qingqing had no idea what was going on underground.

"I treat you well!"

"But what about you? You actually want to use this poisonous incense to poison me to death. You have such a vicious mind!"

Lu Ping, who had one of his horns pulled out while alive, was in excruciating pain, but even so, he remained tight-lipped and refused to reveal the truth.

"I don't know what kind of incense is poisonous. I just collected incense according to the Queen's request!"

Zhu Qingqing laughed out of anger.

"According to my request? I asked you to make Wuyou Valley into the mess it is now? I asked you to collect babies' hearts as tribute? Lu Ping, I know your ability, but you don't have the guts to do these things. Tell me, who is the man behind you!"

As he spoke, he grasped another antler with his other hand and was about to pull it out again.

And just at this moment, Lu Meng rushed over.

"My lady, slow down!"

Zhu Qingqing looked at Lu Meng, and the bloodshot in her eyes became more intense.

"You came just in time, saving me from having to look for them one by one."

As soon as she stretched out her hand, Lu Meng's body flew over uncontrollably and he grabbed her neck fiercely.

At this moment, Zhu Qingqing looked so ferocious that he looked more like a devil than the devil himself.

The goblins in the room were terrified and quickly fled in all directions.

"Want to go?"

Zhu Qingqing had no intention of letting them go. Two flying knives flew out from her sleeves, drawing streaks of light and shadows, instantly killing the goblins.

boom!
The sword energy exploded, and the entire recording hall was blown into pieces.
All the fairies saw Zhu Qingqing killing everyone.

Someone finally recognized Zhu Qingqing, compared her with the portrait in his hand, and screamed in surprise.

"It's the Virgin Mary!"

They looked incredulous. Wasn't the Virgin Mary in retreat?

Why did he suddenly come out of seclusion? And from the looks of it, he actually wanted to kill Lu Ping and Lu Meng.
Some smart ones have already realized that something is wrong.

He retreated quietly to the back and tried to leave secretly.

But Zhu Qingqing was determined to kill, and she didn't want to let any of the fairies present go.

Rumble!
The entire Worry-Free Valley was shaking, and a green barrier emerged, covering the Worry-Free Valley.
This is the restriction she designed herself.

Not only does it prevent people outside from coming in, it also prevents people inside from leaving.

Seeing this, the demons were terrified.

"We are all believers of the Queen, what does the Queen mean by this?"

A fairy asked tremblingly.

"Believers?" Zhu Qingqing looked at Lu Meng and Lu Ping coldly: "Tell me, are they my believers?"

Lu Ping still looked stubborn and gritting his teeth.

But Lu Meng struggled to speak.

"This matter is no longer up to the Empress. It's too late for you to realize it. The incense has already been offered. As long as you are contaminated by these incense, it is equivalent to being infected with monstrous karma. Congratulations, Empress, there is no hope of becoming a true immortal!"

Lu Meng was being strangled by the neck, and his speech was intermittent, but he actually showed a mocking expression.

Zhu Qingqing's anger was instantly ignited.

"you wanna die!"

She pointed a finger at Lu Meng's forehead.

In an instant, blood spurted out of Lu Meng's eyes, ears, mouth and nose.

His breath instantly weakened to the extreme.

Seeing this scene, the stubborn Lu Ping's eyes were bloodshot and he screamed.

"My queen, whatever you want to ask, I will tell you everything. Please don't kill Meng'er!"

"You two are a very loving couple."

Not only did Zhu Qingqing have no intention of letting them go, she became even angrier.

"If it weren't for me, you would have been killed by the hunters' arrows. And this is how you repay me? Don't you feel disgusted when you pretend to be so affectionate and righteous now?"

Lu Ping laughed miserably and said.

"Don't blame us. If you want to blame someone, blame the fact that the Queen didn't give us enough chips. That master taught us a quick method, which made our practice progress by leaps and bounds. Yuan Er was even accepted as his disciple. Now, he has transformed into a human form, and there is hope that he will become a true immortal in the future."

"But what can the Queen give us? The methods you taught us are the path to the Golden Elixir. We are just mortals, and it is impossible for us to achieve immortality even if we practice this path for a lifetime."

"If you want to stay together forever, you have to devote yourself to that adult."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qingqing sneered.

"You complain that the Golden Elixir Dao is too slow to cultivate, but you don't know how many creatures in this world want to enter the Dao but cannot. You are lucky to meet me."

"You're still not satisfied?"

"The quick method that the so-called master gave you is actually an evil way that damages the harmony of nature. It can increase your cultivation rapidly in a short period of time, but it actually cuts off your path. Don't you understand the principle that those who do evil will eventually perish?"

There was a hint of madness in Lu Ping's eyes.

"Of course I understand! But for a little demon like us, cultivation is difficult in the first place. Even if there is only a tiny chance, we have to give it a try!"

"Don't you know what kind of person I am? If I become a true immortal, will I forget you?"

"Your Highness is a man of love and righteousness. Lu Ping has no doubt about that. But I don't think Your Highness can become a true immortal. Especially after that man set his eyes on Your Highness, I knew that Your Highness could not defeat him. If you want to blame someone, Your Highness should blame yourself. It was you who enlightened our family of three!"

Xie Lian saw this and shook his head. What a story of a farmer and a snake.

The goblins outside started to riot. They didn't know the details, but just by hearing this conversation, they knew that something bad was going to happen.

Of course, they would not sit and wait for death, but instead they directly resisted.

There are many transformed monsters among them.

Some people tried to break the ban, while others tried to kill Zhu Qingqing.

But Zhu Qingqing is a cultivator who has just entered the Tribulation Realm and is only one major realm away from becoming a True Immortal, so dealing with these goblins is no problem for him.

She didn't even move, the huge spiritual pressure alone was enough to make all the fairies breathless.

"You are all the same, killing innocent people and being bloodthirsty. You all deserve to die!"

Zhu Qingqing sent out the two flying knives that she had just retracted again.

In a moment, it split into thousands of pieces.

shhhhhh!
(End of this chapter)