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Chapter 143: Feixiang's Arrival

Sitting on the top of the mountain, Zuo An felt that all his previous plans had been disrupted.

Because Gao Jian had caused so many troubles, the ancestor Zuo Lang asked the Zuo family not to follow any rules and to kill Gao Jian as a warning to others.

Because of the Baishanjiang water tribe and the recent bullying by other families, Zuo An has been removed from the helm and replaced by Zuo Qing.

But Zuo An is of course not convinced, so he plans to use Gao Jian's head to regain the attention of the ancestor. Although it may not make the ancestor change his mind, it may change the image of him in the ancestor's mind and show that he is still the same Zuo An, the Zuo An who can be trusted and entrusted with important responsibilities.

Therefore, he was very motivated to kill Gao Jian.

On the first day, he felt that Gao Jian was only at the third realm, so he sent three people at the fourth realm, two of whom were warriors and one was a dream interpreter from his own family.

He promised the two warriors that after their death he would transform them into golden-bodied generals of the Zuo family and that he would prosper together with the Zuo family from then on.

Then, Gao Jian did not die.

Zuo An felt that it might be because Sima of the Demon Suppression Division had taken action, and it was indeed a bit reckless to take action in front of Sima.

So, using the mark left on Gao Jian by Zhan Meng, he prepared to carry out a two-hand plan.

At the same time, he summoned Bai Xingzhi to knock around inside the Demon Suppression Division to look for any flaws.

On the other side, after Gao Jian left the camp, the fifth-level wizards were immediately dispatched to crush Gao Jian to death!
There will be no mercy, no toleration or anything like that, and no chance for Gao Jian to practice. If he is to be killed, he will be killed directly.

Zuo An is qualified to be the helmsman of the Zuo family no matter how you look at it. From his viciousness, ruthlessness, wisdom, and overall view, he has his merits. He is able to convince the people and is capable.

But this ability...

At this moment, it seemed to be ineffective in front of Gao's face.

Three of the four realms are dead.

A fifth realm was also missing! Even the corresponding god general disappeared and his whereabouts were unknown.

what happened! ?

For a moment, Zuo An was a little flustered.

He suddenly realized...

It might not be a coincidence that Gao Jian was able to stir up so much trouble between the Zuo family and the Baishanjiang water tribe, but he really had the ability.

"It requires re-evaluation, so let's stop for now..." Zuo An thought.

There is a long way to go, so there is no need to rush.

They are practitioners with long lifespans. Unlike ants and common people who only live for a few decades, they can live for hundreds or even thousands of years and have plenty of time to study profound insights.

Anyway, Gao Jian is only at the third level.

Zuo An said this to himself.

The most urgent task is not a high opinion, Zuo Qing has already issued the requirement of "making a law".

It is almost New Year's Eve, and as a family of witches and shamans, they are also responsible for part of the Temple of Heaven Festival.

There are still many things to do, so let Gao Jian be arrogant for a while. Once we have figured out his background, we will deal with him.

It was only a few months, and it passed in the blink of an eye...

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On the other side, in the Demon Suppression Division camp.

Four days have passed since Gao Jian left the 1,500-year-old cicada trapped in Huangquan.

During these four days, Gao Jian had been chewing on the monster jerky that he had brought back. He had gotten it when he was killing those third-level monsters in the Dragon Palace in Baishan River.

Even though it tasted terrible, it was enough to increase Gao Jian's recovery speed tremendously.

In addition, the food inside the Demon Suppression Bureau is not bad. Gao Jian has eaten several meals of cicada monkeys, which should have been captured after being killed on the spot by the Demon Suppression Bureau.

To be honest, this thing is so delicious when fried in oil, even better than fried shrimps, that Gao Jian even became a little addicted to it.

This is too delicious!
With the addition of some underground mushrooms, and food and supplies sent from the outside world, life in the Demon Suppression Division is actually quite comfortable here.

Zou Shu was also busy with his daily duties and had not visited Gao Jian for some time.

Gao Jian is slowly recovering in this environment and he will probably be fully recovered in two or three days.

A warrior's body is good.

If it were a scholar, how could he possibly recover without lying down for a year or two?

Moreover, during this period of time, Gao Jian has also been studying the fourth level of the Xuanhua Tongmen Dao Ge, wondering which acupoint he should break to break through the four realms.

As a warrior, Gao Jian actually wanted to break through the "Dazhui", which is one of the three orifices of the essence.

Dazhui is the meeting point of the three yang meridians of the hands and feet and the Du meridian. The Du meridian is the sea of all yang, and it governs the whole body's yang energy. Once Dazhui is opened, the body's qi and blood will become as hot as fire, and the body's essence will be unprecedentedly strong.

In this way, the three orifices of Dazhui, Jianggong and Tanzhong are opened at the same time, and he is qualified to break through the gate of sperm.

Moreover, he also opened the Niwan, so he would not be unable to break through other levels after opening the three acupoints of Jingguan. Overall, Jingguan is the most suitable one.

It's a bit regrettable though.

He quite liked the way sword or knife energy was released after the Qi gate was opened, especially when he saw Zou Shu's martial arts internal energy, which was so cool and unrestrained, much more handsome than himself who relied purely on his physical body.

But let's pursue those things later. Opening the Jingguan will undoubtedly be the biggest improvement to Gao Jian's current strength, and we can deal with the fancy things later.

So, what's left to do is to plan your own practice route, modify your training plan, and figure out where to transport the Qi and blood.

The matter of spiritual practice is really very similar to the common saying we used to say.

Cultivation is made up of 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration, and 1% inspiration is more important than 99% perspiration.

Especially for warriors, the accumulation of daily training is very important, but no matter how much you accumulate, it will not be of much use.

A breakthrough itself requires inspiration and enlightenment, but the prerequisite for a breakthrough is that you need to stand on the accumulation of all your previous efforts and have reached the "finishing step" to achieve it.

Daily sweat and training can help you stand on the "finishing gate", but where to kick depends on your inspiration. If you kick right, you will break through, but if you kick wrong, you will reach a bottleneck and need to try again.

Without the talent for this kick, you will never be able to make a breakthrough even if you practice for your whole life.

Fortunately, Gao Jian has better luck, and he has good fortune. He has eaten rare treasures and encountered various adventures. Even the rusty knife helped him comprehend the charm of the Xuanhua Tongmen Dao Song. These can help him speed up his daily accumulation and let him stand in front of the "door" quickly.

He is also very intelligent and has no shortage of inspiration. Combined with his knowledge, his kick has never gone astray. All of this combined has allowed his breakthrough speed to reach a level far beyond common sense.

Now that he has just comprehended the fourth level of the Xuanhua Tongmen Dao Song, it has paved the way for him to accumulate a considerable amount of effort, allowing him to now have a bird's-eye view and directly carry out his daily "hard work", saving a lot of time for exploration.

But Gao Jian felt that it was not enough. The Zuo family had sent people from the fifth realm.

Zuo An himself is at the sixth realm.

The third realm is really too low.

The four realms aren’t even enough.

But no matter what, he had to strive to break through the four realms before taking action, so that he could plan with Zou Shu to kill Zuo An. After all, the end of the year was approaching.

The Temple of Heaven Festival on New Year’s Eve is an important event that cannot be missed.

So, now, on the fourth day, Gao Jian is lying in bed, waiting for the bones in his joints to grow back.

It will probably be healed in two or three days.

But... Gao Jian still doesn't know how to deal with Zuo An.

The Sixth Realm... it’s so difficult.

Just as Gao Jian was thinking about this, a notification suddenly came from outside the tent. A soldier said, "General, someone is visiting."

"Who is it? Captain Zou? No, when did Zou Shu report this when he came in? Who is it?" Gao Jian sat up. He could move normally except that he could not fight in high-intensity combat.

"He is a monk with blue skin, eyebrows and a bald head. He said he is a celestial being named Feixiang. He said if we tell the general his name, he will know it." The soldier said honestly.

Gao Jian pulled open the curtain outside the tent with a swish.

The soldiers outside were startled.

Not far away, Feixiang, who was stopped by others, was clasping his hands together and smiling at Gao Jian.

Gao Jian waved his hand: "Master Feixiang!"

Then he said to the soldier, "Please ask him to come in. Thank you."

It seemed that he did not expect that Gao Jian, a dignified general, would actually say thank you and trouble to him. The soldier was a little flattered. He shouted "Yes, sir" and ran over to pass on the order.

After a while, Feixiang arrived at Gao Jian's tent.

There was nothing special in the tent, just an ordinary bed, a stool, and a box for luggage, but Gao Jian had packed all his luggage in a mustard bag.

Therefore, Gao Jian's place is very simple and clean.

However, Gao Jian and Fei Xiang seemed particularly suitable sitting in the simple tent.

"Captain Gao... Oh, no, General Gao, your position is rising as fast as your cultivation level." Fei Xiang said with a smile.

"It's just so-so." Gao Jian waved his hand. "By the way, why did you come to visit so suddenly and even came to the ancient battlefield? I remember that you were the teacher of Master Shui, weren't you?"

Gao Jian asked the Tianren in front of him with some curiosity.

He didn't understand it at first, but now, Gao Jian understands the value of Tianrenfeixiang.

It's not easy to be hired by the ancestor of the Shui family as a teacher for his son.

And now, the other party actually took the initiative to find me...

Feixiang lowered his head slightly and said, "Let's not talk about those things for now. Recently, I heard about General Gao's affairs. I can't help but sigh at how powerful General Gao is. He actually forced the Zuo family into this state. It's really surprising."

"How bad has the situation become? I haven't had time to check the situation in Cangzhou recently. Could you please tell me about it, Master?" Gao Jian was a little curious.

Feixiang kept his hands clasped together, smiling, and seemed to be in a good mood. He said, "The incense method passed down by General Gao has stripped the Zuo family of a lot of power at the grassroots level, but the Zuo family originally relied on a stable system of gods, so it can still be maintained and cannot be shaken for a while."

"But you destroyed the Baishanjiang Dragon Palace, which caused the Zuo family's grassroots power to collapse completely. The Shui family and other families took the opportunity to invade. You cut off half of the Zuo family's 'long arm'. The loss is not small. Now they have begun to shrink, and the helmsman has also changed from Zuo An to Zuo Qing."

"What does it have to do with me? I just did a small insignificant thing. The majority of the work was done by the Shui family, right? Even without me, the Shui family could have let other people do these things." Gao Jian shook his head and did not think that this was his own credit.

To curb a behemoth like the Zuo family, we must rely on an even bigger monster like the Shui family.

Fei Xiang replied, "Don't belittle yourself. Times make heroes, but heroes can also influence times. If the Shui family really wants to do these things, I'm afraid they will be strictly guarded by the Zuo family and won't be able to do anything, right? It's General Gao who did the impossible that made everything go so smoothly."

"By the way, General Gao, it seems that both the Demon Suppression Division and the Zuo Family have stopped at this moment. This is probably because of the Temple of Heaven Festival."

Gao Jian knew, so he nodded: "I understand."

The next round, as the name suggests, is that everyone has a tacit understanding and intelligent choice not to cause trouble on the eve of the Temple of Heaven Festival.

Especially for the witches and shamans of the Zuo family, who are all quite old, a few months is nothing to people like Zuo An.

Gao Jian keenly realized that this might be his chance.

Zuo An felt that a few months was nothing, but Gao Jian thought differently.

Well, let’s seize these few months and let those old immortals of the Zuo family see what speed is all about!

Faced with Gao Jian's attitude, Feixiang seemed somewhat happy.

Gao Jian stared at Feixiang, who seemed to be smiling, and frowned: "So... Master Feixiang, what do you want to do? You suddenly come to me and say these things."

"I just want to confirm whether General Gao is still the same General Gao. Now it seems that he is still the same, so I feel relieved. By the way, General Gao, take a look at this." Fei Xiang smiled, then let go of his hands, took out a piece of charcoal from the sleeve of his robe and handed it to Gao Jian.

There are silver threads on the charcoal.

"Silver thread charcoal?" Gao Jian took the piece of charcoal.

There is also a pleasant and refreshing fragrance on it, which is refreshing.

"It's not silver thread charcoal. It's ordinary charcoal with silver threads on it. The real silver thread charcoal looks like this." Feixiang took out another piece of charcoal.

"Is this charcoal? Isn't this silver?" Gao Jian was stunned. The charcoal had an absurd amount of silver threads on it. It looked similar to pure silver, and even the weight was similar. It felt heavy to hold in his hand.

This kind of charcoal, once lit, will probably take several days to burn out.

"Cangzhou has recently imported a lot of charcoal, which is cheap, large in quantity and of excellent quality. Thanks to General Gao's previous efforts to rectify the docks in the city, there is now a lot less internal friction and the freight is cheaper. So now the silver charcoal is like this, and the ordinary charcoal is like this, and the price has not even changed. It can be said that everyone in Cangzhou can use this kind of charcoal." Feixiang said.

“This isn’t normal…”

"It's abnormal. I asked Master Shui Cangcang, and he guessed that it was because when we were clearing out the evil gods, we cut down a lot of ghost trees. After the branches of these ghost trees were burned into charcoal, they became this color." Fei Xiang said.

Gao Jian was stunned.

ah? this?
Ghost tree?

Is it related to the Left Bank?

(End of this chapter)