I have a relic of heaven

Chapter 215: Escape, Chen's Father and Daughter

A pot of clear water was filled with a few glowing particles. The True King, who had a broad forehead, long ears, thick eyebrows and sharp eyes, picked up the pot and poured a glass of water for Zhou Mu.

Porcelain Doll and Bo Ju went to the quiet room at some point. Beside Zhou Mu was a fat white pig, curled up and taking a nap.

"This one."

The True King stretched out his hand, pointed at the glowing particles in the pot, and said softly:
"But it was given to me by a close friend of mine. It is very mysterious. If you soak it in water and drink it, you can forge your body once and add a bone that contains a weak innate yin and yang energy."

"Oh?"

Zhou Mu picked up the teacup and drank it all. The acquired yin and yang energy in his body suddenly began to riot, and he ran around like a mad wild beast.

He frowned, and took the initiative to guide the turbulent yin and yang energies to gather at his forehead. Then his forehead actually glowed and bulged slightly - a small section of the frontal bone grew!

And among them, it actually contained the extremely weak but real [innate yin and yang energies] just as King Tang said!
"nice one."

Zhou Mu exhaled lightly, and felt that the part of his blood that came from the Ancestral Phoenix began to boil. His expression changed slightly:

"This little particle, is it perhaps the bone or marrow of the person in the Abyss?"

"indeed so."

King Tang smiled heartily:

"How should I address you, Your Excellency? If we talk about the purity of our bloodline, perhaps I should address you as my ancestor?"

"Your Majesty, you are joking." Zhou Mu waved his hand: "The man in Tianyuan is my sworn brother to some extent. So, I should also call Your Majesty your sworn brother."

The Tang King waved his hand:
"I may not be able to bear it. Dapeng recognized me when he was reincarnated as Li Yuanba. Now I don't call him my brother anymore. I just call him Dapeng. You and I should not compare our status in this way. You should just call me the King of Tang."

Zhou Mu cupped his hands:

"My name is Zhou Er, so the King of Tang should call me by that name."

The moment he entered the Five Kings City, he voluntarily released a wisp of phoenix energy. The energy was very weak and could hardly be detected by ordinary creatures.

Even a True King cannot see through it, but if someone with the same Phoenix bloodline pays a little attention, they can notice it.

"This morning, the Tianyuan rioted."

King Tang said simply:

"I learned from Dapeng that one of his blood relatives has arrived - but that blood relative is very strange. He is not the Buddha Mother Peacock, nor is he the little phoenix that was born last, and his realm is not high."

As he spoke, he stared at Zhou Mu.

Zhou Mu did not hide it and nodded readily:
"In terms of realm, I am just a celestial being, and my Dharma images have just begun to gather, that's all."

"Mr. Zhou's methods have nothing to do with being a celestial being."

King Tang understood and nodded:

"Then I'll get straight to the point. I wonder why Mr. Zhou came to Five Kings City? To be honest, the water in Five Kings City is very deep."

Zhou Mu's expression turned solemn. This was the second time he heard this sentence. Ju Jun said so, and King Tang, one of the five kings in the Five Kings City, also said so?

Although they were related by blood, Zhou Mu would not trust the King of Tang.
The other party has a criminal record.

Thinking about this, Zhou Mu stroked the little white pig that he had deliberately kept by his side:

"Please, King Tang, help me solve this puzzle."

King Tang sat very straight, with his hands on his knees, and said solemnly:

"Inside Tongtian Tower - that is, the place where the kings hold meetings, there are many factions, each of which is independent of the other. Some even collude with the demon tribe, and some seem to have contact with the unknown gods of the ancient times. They are scheming and deceiving each other."

Zhou Mu frowned:

"Faction? Great Ancient God?"

"Ah."

The King of Tang said calmly: "For example, the King of Qin and the King of Ming are the pro-war faction, they want to counterattack and attack; I, the King of Wu, and the King of Han prefer to seek stability."

"There are also Qi Bo, King Ci and others who are inclined to seek peace and vassalage, especially King Ci, who believes that Gou Jian conquered Wu in ancient times, so it may not be impossible now. We should show weakness first and ask the demon tribe to station in the Five Kings City and pay tribute to the Northern and Southern Dynasties every year.
The Tang King's expression turned cold and he snorted:
"According to what King Ci said, it is to 'measure the material resources of the human race and win the favor of the demon race' in order to seek a chance of survival and victory."

Zhou Mu frowned:
"King Ci?"

"She is also a person who carries the destiny of the ancient dynasty, but she has bad conduct, is a bad person, and has a short-sighted vision." The Tang King rebuked her without any hesitation: "This person cannot be called a sage at all. Many people call her an old witch."

Zhou Mu blinked, then suddenly understood who it was.

He pondered for a moment and said:

"So, the kings are roughly divided into these three factions?"

"There are also those who do not care about worldly affairs." The Tang king replied: "For example, Yin Xi."

After a pause, he continued:

"Moreover, many true kings have private grudges against each other, such as the King of Qin and the King of Han, the Overlord, myself and Huang Chao, Wu Zhao, and the King of Wu and Emperor Xin."

Zhou Mu listened calmly. The King of Han and the Overlord had conquered the Qin Dynasty, Huang Chao and Wu Zhao had both caused chaos in the Tang Dynasty, and there was no need to mention the conflict between Ji Fa and King Zhou.
He looked unhappy, and tapped the table with two fingers together:

"The human race is already surviving in the cracks, so why should we care about things from the ancient times? I really don't understand."

"One is that the king does not see the king."

King Tang said calmly:
"Especially the five kings, each of them led a great era, and none of them would submit to the other;"

"Another reason is interest. In the ancient times, when the human race was still the protagonist of the universe, the fate of the human race mostly depended on the Dynasty."

King Tang explained carefully:

"We were able to become true kings so quickly after returning from the blood sacrifice because we have the remnants of the dynasty's luck. We are each a symbol of an ancient dynasty, and the dynastic struggles of the ancient times have continued to this day."

After a while, he sighed:
"For example, if one day I can subdue the four kings Wu, Qin, Han, and Ming at the same time, the luck of the human race on them can be transferred to me. At that time, I may be able to ascend to the divine in one step."

Zhou Mu suddenly realized, but felt a headache again. The last bit of goodwill he had towards the Five Kings City also disappeared - it has come to a critical moment for the survival of the entire race, and there is still internal fighting?
The Tang King sighed:

"To put it bluntly, there is still a lack of someone who can subdue the kings. They are all people who have suppressed an era, so who can subdue whom?"

Zhou Mu calculated:
"If that's all, Five Kings City can't be called 'deep water', right?"

King Tang raised his head and stared at Zhou Mu:

"For example, as I said before, some True Kings have the shadow of the ancient gods behind them, such as Qi Bo and King Qin, who are suspected to be related to a [Green Travel Palace Master], and that Green Travel Palace Master is involved in Kunlun Ruins."

"For example, King Ci is suspected of colluding with the demon clan, and it is even more suspected that there is a being above Daluo standing behind him."

"Even me..." King Tang stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of his head - the sky.

He sighed:
"After all, the human race was once the protagonist of the universe, and it is even possible that it will still be the protagonist in the new era. How can those high and mighty immortals and Buddhas not make a move?"

Zhou Mu was silent, his eyelids slightly lowered, his brows tightly furrowed.

The situation in Five Kings City is more complicated than he had imagined. He knows that what King Tang said is true. Without saying too much, the giant king outside the city is a huge problem!

The two fell into silence.

for a long time.

Zhou Mu asked softly:

"King Tang is telling me this to persuade me to leave?"

"No." King Tang shook his head:

"The chaos in the Five Kings City has been going on for a long time. Each of them is acting on their own, and the human race is in turmoil. An external force is needed to break it. I want to ask, Mr. Zhou, which came first, the human race or the phoenix?"

"The human race first." Zhou Mu said calmly.

"Well."

The Tang King asked again:

"Can you tell me the purpose of Mr. Zhou's coming to Five Kings City?"

Zhou Mu pondered for a moment and nodded slightly:
"There are three things. The first is for Bo Ju. I want to restore his eyes and redress his injustice."

King Tang shook his head:

"The former is easy, the latter is difficult. Even I don't know who is the culprit behind the unjust case of Bo Ju."

Zhou Mu continued:
"The second thing is to come and see Dapeng, and also to see the last place of the human race - I am very disappointed."

King Tang remained silent, while Zhou Mu's tone remained calm:
"As for the third thing, to be precise, it's two things. One is the upcoming opening of Kunlun Ruins, and the other is that I need to investigate some things."

King Tang raised his head:
"What to check?"

"Does the Tang King still remember the shocking event when Ksitigarbha Buddha descended to the world? There were human race members involved in that incident. I want to investigate."

As he spoke, Zhou Mu raised his eyelids, staring directly at King Tang with a sharp gaze, as if trying to see whether the other party had anything to do with the Tianjiao City Grand Sacrifice!

The Emperor of Heaven is undoubtedly his mortal enemy - he must break all his plans and kill the possibility of his return in advance!

Silent for a long time,

The Tang King spoke quietly:
"I can help you with all of this, but the problem is that you are too conspicuous now. Everyone is staring at you. How do you start investigating?"

"I have my own way to escape." Zhou Mu smiled and said, "Now that we have come to this, what else do you want me to help you with, King Tang?"

King Tang was silent for a moment, then said softly:

“I hope fellow Taoists can help me defeat one or two True Kings who carry destiny, so that I can obtain their destiny and prove my holiness.”

"Okay." Zhou Mu nodded readily.

Seeing this, the King of Tang did not stay any longer. He left a note and was about to leave. Before leaving, he asked one last question:
"I met a Taoist friend today and he said that he knew the King Wu?"

"It's just a casual remark." Zhou Mu shook his head: "Ji Fa, I'm not familiar with him. To be honest, there is still some grudge - but it's not a big grudge, just a small grudge."

“In that case.” King Tang nodded, put on his bamboo hat, and left without asking Zhou Mu how he was going to escape.

After he left, Zhou Mu picked up the note left by the Tang King. There was only one line of words on it - 'On the fifteenth of every month, a crack opens up in the sky.'

"Today is five days from the 10th?" Zhou Mu understood. A crack appeared in the sky and he could go in and see Dapeng.

"How much of what the King of Tang said is true and how much is false?" Zhou Mu said to himself. It shouldn't be completely true. It is most likely nine out of ten are true and one is false - just like himself, what he said is also true and false.

For example, he said that there was some rift between him and King Wu.
Always be careful.

"I can't say for sure. Maybe I'm judging others by my own standards?"

Shaking his head, Zhou Mu looked at Porcelain Doll and Bai Ju who walked out of the quiet room. It was obvious that they had listened to the conversation.

The former asked:
"Brother Dao, you just said, escaping from the shell?"

"Ah."

Zhou Mu smiled and said:
"Having a 'Zhou Er' sitting in the ancient building is enough to attract the attention of the Five Kings City. Among the seventy-two immortal arts, there is one called [Doppelganger]. Although it is not as good as the [Other I] of the True King Realm, it is not bad either."

Nezha suddenly realized:

"Then should Bo Ju and I stay here with Zhou Er in this building? After all, those little guys saw us today."

"nature."

Zhou Mu nodded:

"Xu Xian, Luo Shuangyu, and Chu Yaowu also stayed behind. Xu Xian was there to prevent his soul from being searched, and the other two were there to prevent the Five Kings City from being in chaos."

As he said that, he glanced at the quiet room. Xiao Wu and Leng Mian Niu didn't know that he was Zhou Mu, so naturally they wouldn't let them out.
This is for the sake of stability and also for their protection - especially Xiao Wu.

The remnants of the Heavenly Emperor may be among the kings.

Li Jing might reach Five Kings City at some point.
And Xiao Wu.
Zhou Mu recalled the scene in Tianjiao City when he lit incense and denounced the Emperor of Heaven in front of Xiao Wu's face, and silently said "what a sin" twice.

He explained everything to Nezha and Bai Ju, and woke up the pig. After much persuasion, Tianpeng Pig finally agreed to transform into a boy of about ten years old.

Zhou Mu exhaled a breath, reviewed the [Immortal Art Clone], and couldn't help coughing up blood - cause and effect backfired.

He let out a long breath and silently activated his [clone].

Immortal magic clones are not about transforming into one's own body, nor are they about plucking a hair and becoming a weaker version of yourself.

The clone is to separate oneself into two bodies truly.

"Zhou Er, what you practice is [virtue]."

Zhou Mu thought, and split himself into two. One of them was still in the form of a white-haired old man, with Zhou Mu's [Virtue].
The other one is a young man in his twenties or thirties, carrying Zhou Mu's [physical strength] and [mana].

"Zhou Er has met fellow Taoist."

"Zhou Muwu meets fellow Taoist."

The old Zhou Mu and the young Zhou Mu performed the ceremony, bowed to each other, and smiled at each other.

………………

The next day.

Although it is already January, it is still cold. Most pedestrians on the road are wearing coats and shivering with cold.

"Have you heard? The big incident yesterday was at the library! It has now become a forbidden area. I have accurate information that a mysterious figure has taken over the place!"

"Ah? I was thinking of saving some money in the middle of the year and going to the library to learn some exercises. What should I do now?"

"What else can we do? Just wait. We don't know where that important person will come from, and we don't know what his temperament is like."

In the teahouse, guests were chatting in twos and threes, and what they were talking about was basically what happened in the library yesterday and that mysterious old man.

A waiter brought a pot of tea to the window seat and said with a smile:

"Sir, your tea is here!"

The handsome young man turned around, threw down a few copper coins, said thank you, and drank the tea happily.

"Master Dayuan." On the side, looking at the chubby boy yawning, "What are we going to do? So boring."

"Apeng, don't rush into anything."

Zhou Mu said with a smile, his eyes wandering around the street.

This teahouse is close to the center of Five Kings City, and there are many dignitaries coming and going nearby. Opposite the teahouse is the residence of an important figure.

There was a reason why Zhou Mu was sitting here, staring at the mansion - a moment ago, he clearly saw two familiar faces walking in.

One is Chen Tonglu and the other is Chen Zhien.

(End of this chapter)