I have a relic of heaven

Chapter 270: On the way to take office, staying overnight at a Buddhist temple

It was three months later.

The Southern Dynasty was in a state of wilderness.

The carriage that left the Southern Imperial Capital was moving quietly in the wilderness. The young man in the sedan had a pale face and was coughing slightly. The maid beside him said worriedly:
"Master, your body."

"No problem."

The young man waved his hands, looking very tired and extremely weak.

Not long ago, he rushed to the Southern Emperor Capital as 'Zhou Muwu', but unfortunately he did not meet the [Southern Emperor] - he was said to be in seclusion practicing.

The one who received him was the high priest [Green Water Golden Eyed Beast].

The high priest questioned him for a long time about how he escaped from the Buddha's clutches and what happened in Kunlun Ruins, but he managed to get away with it.

As for the maid, she was the legitimate daughter of a certain powerful man among a group of powerful humans in the Southern Imperial Capital who wanted to follow him to take up his post in the [King of Savior City].

Zhou Mu felt miserable.

The middle-aged egg body is still trapped in the Buddha's hand and quietly incubating, while the old body is still experiencing great suffering in the Bagua furnace - this is not ordinary suffering!

This young man's body is suffering together!
He felt like he was dying of pain.

"Green Bull!"

Zhou Mu gritted his teeth and felt sad, but when he imagined the near future, he felt a little better.

At most, in three or two months, the egg will hatch and become a true [Innate God and Demon].
Although the old body is suffering in the Bagua furnace, no matter how painful it is, the Supreme Senior still keeps adding materials to the furnace, wanting to reversely refine the old body into an [Innate God and Demon]. It will take about two or three months for that body to come out of the furnace.

In other words, after two or three months, you don’t have to do anything and you will naturally become the [True King]!
The True King is the [Immortal Realm], or the [Golden Immortal], whose life span is infinite, and who does not experience the Three Calamities, nor the Five Decays.

The innate god and devil who is born is the [True King].

"It is estimated that soon after taking office, the two bodies will transform into gods and demons, and each will be out of trouble. Then, the [Xuanjin Tongling] can be restarted, and the promotion to the rank of the government will be established."

Thinking of this, Zhou Mu finally felt better. Although his face was as pale as gold paper and his body was shaking,
The real king, the founding of a government office, and the promotion of products are all within reach.
There is hope.

By then, when Jinpin has established his own government and has gained a firm foothold in Jiuku City, he will be able to bring Xiaonian, Master and others over.

"How long will it take to reach the City of Salvation?"

Gathering his thoughts, Zhou Mu asked weakly, wrapping himself up in clothes - feeling a little cold.

The heavy consequences of tampering with history, coupled with the pain of being burned in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, made him extremely weak at this moment.

"Reply to the master's question."

Lu Qianqian, with her smooth skin, almond eyes and beautiful nose, lowered her head and said respectfully:

"It's not too far. We'll be there in about three or four days. Do you want the horse to show its true form and gallop? That way we can get there in a moment."

The old horse pulling the cart was transformed from a dragon - an old dragon that Zhou Mu had personally selected from among the officials in the imperial capital not long ago.

Uh, the former lord of Tianjiao City.

He also didn't expect to meet him in the imperial capital.

"No need."

Zhou Mu coughed twice and spoke tiredly:
"Let's just go at this speed. We have to give the former Lord of the City of Salvation some time to move."

Lu Qianqian nodded gently, hesitated for a moment, and said carefully:
"Master, the True King might be very unhappy that you squeezed him out. When we get to the City of Rescue, there might be trouble."

"Ah."

Zhou Mu lowered his eyelids, endured the pain, and said calmly:

"It will give the True King time to prepare for the 'trouble'. By then, we can wipe out all those who have bad intentions in one go, and things will be much quieter afterwards."

Lu Qianqian was stunned, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. Is this young master too confident?
As a human immortal becoming the lord of the royal city, not to mention the methods of the original true king city lord, even the prominent families in the city with powerful people in charge would probably not be convinced, right?
Lu Qianqian didn't understand where the old man's confidence came from, but she didn't ask. She just lowered her head and said "yes".

The carriage moved slowly, and the huge city of salvation could be vaguely seen on the horizon.

As the day sets, it gets darker.

"master."

Lu Qianqian brewed tea and asked respectfully:

"There is a quicksand area ahead. At night, there will be evil winds that can blow away the skin and flesh of earth immortals. It is not suitable to travel at night."

"Then let's find a place to rest for the night. There's no rush." Zhou Mu, who was resting and trying to break through to the [Great Power] level, opened his eyes and spoke calmly.
There was a hint of smile in his eyes.

Many immortal treasures and spiritual treasures have been completely melted into the body by the method of Eight Nine Mysterious Arts. This body has temporarily gathered the cultivation of strength, law, and virtue.
At the earliest tonight, at the latest in three days, I will probably be able to prove my [great power] through my own strength.

Well, to be precise, it is a powerful experience card - after all, after two or three months, you can naturally become a true king.

Thinking of this, Zhou Mu started coughing slightly again, seeming very weak.

"Yes, sir."

Lu Qianqian poured the brewed tea into the teacup, her white hand slightly tilted, and the falling silver tea looked like a galaxy of stars.

This is the precious tea her father brought for her.

"Master, I see a Buddhist temple not far ahead. It may protect us from the evil wind at night. Can we rest there?"

After a while, Lu Qianqian was a little surprised again:

"How could there be a Buddhist temple in the Southern Dynasty?"

Zhou Mu practiced the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills and nodded:
"Just there."

He was not afraid of strange things, it was just a Buddhist temple, and from time to time, his egg body would hit the suppressed ancient Buddha Ananda.
The carriage drove slowly towards the Buddhist temple. The sun was setting in the west, and the sunset glow was layered, casting a very long shadow on the desert.

It looks like a beautiful painting.

………………

Daci Temple.

Li Du huddled in a corner of the temple, secretly glanced at the old monk who was sitting in meditation in the temple, and asked in a low voice:
"How about we go find another place to rest? I always feel like this place is weird."

"No problem." The guardian said calmly, "This Buddhist temple has been standing in the Flowing Sand Region for a year. Everything is peaceful. Master Daci is not a demon, but a truly great monk."

Li Du nodded in confusion, and then secretly glanced at the old monk in meditation:

"Aunt Mu, did you come to the Quicksand Region often before?"

"Ah."

Li Muyu nodded gently:
"Last year, I went to the City of Rescue several times, and I often walked this road and met Master Daci quite often."

Li Du nodded in confusion and couldn't help asking:

"Aunt Mu, what realm is Master Daci in?"

"I don't know about that. He should be higher than me. I guess he is an earthly immortal."

Li Muyu smiled and said:
"Young Master, you must not take it lightly when you take over the shop in Jiuku City this time. Jiuku City is a royal city, not comparable to the demon city we lived in before. Tianji Tower is not very prominent in Jiuku City."

After a pause, she continued, "The Five Kings City was destroyed and turned into a wasteland. All the elders died there. All the Tianji Towers were destroyed. The last Tianji Tower in Jiuku City is our only chance to make a comeback."

Li Du's expression dimmed slightly, and he nodded:
"Aunt Mu, I know."

Li Muyu nodded, added some firewood to the pile in front of him, and waited silently for the night to pass so that he could set off early in the morning.

‘Tuk, Tuk, Tuk’

The old monk in meditation started to strike the wooden fish at some point. The golden Buddha statue behind him, shrouded in prayer flags and appearing and disappearing from time to time, looked solemn and dignified.

Outside the temple, the last ray of sunset light gradually faded away, and you could hear the wind blowing. The prayer flags in the temple fluttered, bringing a chill.

"what?"

Li Muyu, who was burning firewood, frowned slightly and looked sideways outside the temple.

Li Du subconsciously looked in the direction and heard the sound of horse hooves and wheels. Soon a carriage emerged from the night and slowly stopped in front of the temple gate.

The young Li Du shrank his neck and looked carefully. His eyes lit up slightly and he saw a beautiful girl lifting the curtain of the carriage.

He supported a frail young man who looked weak and frail as he walked out of the carriage.

The beautiful girl had long hair that reached down to her waist, and her neck looked very white even in the dark night. She supported the sick young man and whispered to the temple:
"Master, can I stay overnight?"

The old monk who was beating the wooden fish opened his eyes, and his cloudy eyeballs swept over the girl and the sick young man, then fell on the horse pulling the cart behind them, with a slight surprise.

After a moment, the old monk said calmly:
"Of course you can, but there are no beds, tables or chairs in my temple. I can only lie on the yellow earth bricks."

"It's good enough to be able to rest. Thank you, Master."

As she spoke, Lu Qianqian helped Zhou Mu inside, found a lacquered red wooden pillar, stretched out her bare hands to sweep away the dust under the pillar, and then helped Zhou Mu sit down.

"What a beautiful girl."

Li Du spoke in a low voice, Li Muyu glared at him and warned him in a low voice:

“Don’t talk behind people’s backs.”

After a pause, she used the method of transmitting sound:

"They are two humans. There is no simple human who dares to walk in the wilderness. They are either the descendants of Buzhou or a prominent family in a demon city."

"And the girl you're talking about is a celestial being. The young man she serves is ordinary and weak. He is probably from a prominent family in a demon city that has a very good relationship with the demons."

Li Du widened his eyes, looking at the girl who was about the same age as him, and she was actually a celestial being?
He swallowed and looked at the sickly young man with some envy. He would have received the same treatment before the destruction of the Tianji Tower, which was spread all over the world.

As time passed, the darkness outside the temple grew darker, and the evil wind grew stronger, stirring up the sand. However, the evil wind could not reach within three feet of the Daci Temple.

Even the carriage in front of the temple was not affected at all.

Li Du saw the pretty girl take out a tea stove and charcoal from her bag, set up the stove, and boil tea.

He then spread out a small piece of cloth on the ground and placed a few delicate-looking snacks on it.

"My lord, please have some tea."

The girl's soft voice sounded, accompanied by the aroma of tea.

Li Du, who had been fleeing all the way, glanced at the dry biscuit in his hand and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He was just a martial artist in the strength realm and had not yet reached the level of fasting.

Seeing that a long time had passed and the sickly young man only sipped tea without any snacks, he became a little eager and whispered:

"Aunt Mu, I can go."

Li Muyu was a little speechless. After a long sigh, he stood up and bowed to the two young girls and young men sitting under the lacquered red wooden pillars:
"I wonder if you could ask for a snack or two for my young master? He has been traveling for many days and he is a little greedy."

Zhou Mu put down the teacup, glanced sideways at the woman and the young boy, and frowned slightly.

After refining the Yuanshi Yin-Yang Sutra in reverse order and obtaining the Shangqing Chaos Sutra, his grasp of cause and effect and the Green Lantern became even deeper.
At this moment, with just a glance, one can sense the subtle causal relationship between them.

He is from Tianji Tower and a descendant of Chi You.

Especially that young man seemed to be the direct descendant of Chi You, but he was a little too weak.

Thinking about his current identity as Xuanyuan, Zhou Mu's mind turned slightly, and he felt a bit like seeing the younger generation of his old rival.

The previous grievances are nothing.

He wouldn't bother with the younger generation.

"Xiao Qian, bring some refreshments."

"Yes, sir."

Lu Qianqian picked up the cloth containing snacks on the ground, walked forward and handed it to Li Muyu, who quickly thanked her very politely.

Li Du ate the snacks with big mouthfuls.

He now felt sick at the sight of dry biscuits; it had been a long time since he had had anything tasty in his mouth.

Looking at Li Du who was eating voraciously, Li Muyu hesitated for a moment, then asked softly from two meters away:

"Are you two also going to the [Savior City]?"

Zhou Mu felt that the Eight-Nine Profound Art was getting closer and closer to the sixth turn, and only needed the final touch. He was in a good mood and responded calmly:

"Yes."

Li Muyu's expression slightly changed, thinking to himself, these two people must be from a prominent family, and they are going to Jiuku City.
You can win him over and make friends with him, who knows maybe he can become a great help in your comeback!
Thinking of this, she immediately said in a harmonious voice:

"My surname is Li, my name is Muyu, and this is my young master, Li Du, from Tianji Tower. Thank you both for the refreshments. When we get to Jiuku City, I will definitely entertain you."

Lu Qianqian looked up in surprise—Tianji Tower?

"My surname is Zhou."

Zhou Mu said calmly:
"It's just a few snacks. It's fate that we met on the road. There's no need to return it."

Seeing that this young man was not moved by Tianji Tower, Li Muyu was more certain that he had an extraordinary background, and his smile became a little more intense:

"Of course we have to. The Li family values etiquette, and we must repay a favor. If we don't, we will have trouble sleeping that night."

As she spoke, she bowed slightly again. Li Du, who was chewing tea and snacks beside her, spoke vaguely:
"Yes, yes, yes. A favor must be repaid. This is the rule of the Li family!"

His expression became somewhat gloomy again - the Li family, such a big Li family, disappeared along with [Buzhou] and the Five Kings City.

Zhou Mu responded indifferently, not wanting to say anything more. This was the critical moment to break through. If nothing unexpected happened, he could become a powerful person tonight.

He closed his eyes and began to meditate wholeheartedly. The temple fell into peace again, with only the sound of the old monk knocking on the wooden fish echoing.

Until three o'clock in the morning.

Li Muyu, who was taking a nap to relax, suddenly opened his eyes. The old monk paused in beating the wooden fish. Lu Qianqian, who was quietly watching Zhou Mu, also looked up solemnly.

Li Du looked around in confusion.

Outside the temple, amidst the howling of the evil wind, there were sounds of heavy footsteps, breathing, and a heartbeat like a muffled drum!
A gigantic tiger emerged in the darkness, with hundreds of ghostly minions following at its side. Every step the tiger took caused the sand to shake, accompanied by pitch-black tiger evil that flowed into dark patterns that continued to swing endlessly!
The tiger's roar was deafening.

"Daci, you left Jiuyou and stopped serving Master Xuanniao. Why did you come here?"

The overbearing demonic aura extinguished all the evil winds within a hundred miles!
(End of this chapter)