From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 160 Winning over
The death of a powerful person in the country of Zhi will definitely cause a big stir, and many hidden sharp contradictions will soon erupt.

"Princess Jiang, when will you enter Luoyue City and put an end to the chaos here?"

Chen Xuan held the immortal sword in his hand and made a beautiful sword flower. He continued, "The people of Luoyue City have been waiting for you for a long time."

Although he was good at physical skills and boxing, he also had some knowledge of common weapons such as swords, spears, halberds, bows, etc.

"In military and national affairs, we must proceed cautiously and prioritize stability."

Jiang Qinghuang responded. She was wearing an extremely gorgeous scarlet brocade robe, embroidered with a lifelike phoenix pattern, with its wings spread out as if flying. She had a golden belt tied around her waist, which made her slender waist, which could be held in one hand, look even more charming.

She stared at Chen Xuan, who was using a pseudonym, and felt deeply moved. Back in the Southern Wilds, Chen Xuan had just been promoted to Daozang and was far inferior to her. But after not seeing him for more than half a year, Chen Xuan's cultivation was no less than hers. Moreover, with the help of the Human Emperor Banner, he could even kill Dinglu.

At the beginning, she was optimistic about Chen Xuan based on some information. Now, she feels that her vision is correct. Sure enough, in a short period of time, Chen Xuan soared to success.

"Princess, if you don't want to answer, forget it. Why bother making excuses?"

Chen Xuan heard the voice and twitched the corners of his mouth slightly. In the world of cultivation, the wars between ancient cultivator nations were much simpler and more brutal than those in the mortal world. Why should he be so cautious in every step?

In a war involving hundreds of millions of people, the outcome depends solely on the practitioners of Qigong, a matter of just a few thousand people, or even a few hundred or dozens of people.

Usually, when the two sides' strength on paper is taken into account, the difference is not too big. They just choose a suitable location and start fighting.

If there's a disparity in strength between the two sides, and one side doesn't want to admit defeat, then they'll resort to trickery, like the Demon Suppression Division did today, using the weak to defeat the strong, taking risks and staging assassinations...

It's like playing chess, rather than the more complex Go.

"You..." Jiang Qinghuang was slightly stunned. Chen Xuan's attitude was too casual. He didn't care about her noble status at all. He treated her no differently than an ordinary woman... Forget it. He was just a mountain warrior from the southern wilderness frontier. He didn't understand these rules. So let him be.

"Hmm?" Chen Xuan looked at her with wide eyes, waiting for what to say next.

Jiang Qinghuang replied helplessly, "With the death of Taoist Zizhu, there are only three powerful people from Zhi Country left in Luoyue City. However, the Demon Suppression Bureau has been able to find only two Dinglu Fire Cultivators. On paper, Zhi Country still has the advantage."

She gathered a strand of hair with her bare hands, and her every move revealed the elegant demeanor of a royal family. She continued:
"But within half a month, we will prepare our troops and try to fight back."

Although Chu is still at a disadvantage, the gap is only one Dinglu master. If a real fight breaks out, Huode will defeat Qingqi, and Chu will not necessarily lose.

Chen Xuan nodded in agreement, feeling satisfied, and said, "I wish you success and the speedy recovery of lost territory."

If all goes well, the Two Worlds Market should be open in half a month.

He said goodbye and left, and couldn't wait to find a deserted place to admire the peerless immortal sword in his hand and the relics of Taoist Zizhu hidden in it.

and.

In this battle, Chen Xuan used the Human Emperor Banner and his identity was exposed. From now on, he needs to be careful.

"After entering the Two Worlds Market, I will try to see if I can be lucky enough to meet the Lord of the Two Worlds, Hua Liuli. After that, I will leave the territory of Luoyue City and either return to the Southern Wilderness or travel to other places where I don't have any acquaintances." Chen Xuan planned in his mind.

"and many more!"

Jiang Qinghuang suddenly called out to Chen Xuan, who turned and glanced at her: "What else?"

Jiang Qinghuang's skin was as white as snow. Under the sunlight, it was as delicate as fine mutton-fat jade, with a soft luster. She carefully considered her tone and said:

"Chen Xuan, I have something important to discuss with you."

Chen Xuan simply spread his hands and replied helplessly:

"I can't make the decision."

It's easy to imagine what Jiang Qinghuang has going on. He's definitely hoping to form an alliance with the Southern Wasteland ghosts. But the "Southern Wasteland Saint Son" he's been rumored to be is just a hollow shell. He has connections with a few familiar Southern Wasteland ghosts. The other ghosts won't listen to his instructions unless they have something to gain from him.

Moreover, when Jiang Qinghuang first entered the Southern Wilderness, the old turtles and tigers in the Southern Wilderness didn't care whether they saw her or not, and didn't care whether they saw her or not, expressing their attitude very directly and clearly.

Nanhuang had no intention of forming an alliance with Chu.

"All right……"

A trace of loss passed through Jiang Qinghuang's heart. Her eyes were like water, her eyebrows were like distant dark green mountains, and she had an innate nobility and composure. Then, she smiled half-jokingly, half-seriously, and said:
"Chen Xuan, it seems like you're not having a good time in the Southern Wilderness. Why don't you come to our Chu State? I'll make you a general of the Demon Suppression Division."

"..." In the distance, Xiao Hu sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, breathed in and out, and quietly pricked up his ears.

For more than half a year, he fought day and night, and made elixirs, going through untold hardships. Princess Jiang Jiu finally overcame all objections and gave him the position of Demon-Suppressing General.

So you promised it to Chen Xuan directly?

Princess Jiang, aren't you thinking too highly of him?

But Xiao Hu thought that it was not bad to have colleagues of the same kind... It was just that Chen Xuan rose to prominence too early and was too popular, so his situation was very dangerous... He could not have too much contact with him.

Since Xiao Huo received the Mandate of Heaven [Yandi Ming], he made a three-year agreement and left home to travel. He never revealed his Mandate of Heaven in front of others. Even when he experienced the most dangerous life-and-death battles, he did not dare to use the conspicuous Mandate of Heaven Dao Zang.

He was extremely cautious because he heard that two people destined to be born in Chu had a bad ending.

One is Wang Chan from the "Yellow Millet Dream". After he was born, he exposed his identity at will and died a violent death within a month.

The second is Yan Yushu from [Six Desire Heavens], who abused his destiny wantonly. In just two or three months, he went from being an ordinary person to becoming a Taoist priest. He was immediately arrested and imprisoned in an ancient Taoist temple.

The master said that she must have suffered a lot... The more you use this kind of quick destiny, the sooner you will die.

"Demon Suppression General?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan glanced at Xiao Hu, whom he did not know in the distance. He thought for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking about, and then he felt something moved.

After all, once you join the Demon Suppression Division, there are many benefits. For example, in today's battle, if he is a cultivator of the Demon Suppression Division, the Jiang family will definitely give him extremely generous rewards.

But he looked a little embarrassed: "The princess loves to joke, you know it very well, my status is not suitable for it."

Jiang Qinghuang's heart skipped a beat when he saw this and heard this. Then, his expression returned to normal as he said seriously:
"I don't know what special status Xue Chen of Chu has."

"I only know Xue Chen from Luoyue City. He is a hero of his generation, a man of chivalrous spirit and steadfast loyalty, who slew Taoist Zizhu and suppressed peak Daozang masters Liu Qi and Zhu Linzi, as well as countless other Daozang monsters."

"I therefore appoint him General of the Demon Suppression Division. This is reasonable and proper, and there is nothing wrong with it. A generous reward will be bestowed upon him immediately."

Once you agree, you will be rewarded by Princess Jiang immediately... How tempting!

Chen Xuan was a little itchy, but his expression was still a little embarrassed, and he said:
"Princess, it's not good for us to try to cover up our mistakes like this, right?"

Jiang Qinghuang's lips curled up slightly, with a faint smile, showing the composure of a superior, yet still retaining the playfulness of a young girl. She opened her red lips and said:
"General Xue, we are innocent and upright, and no one dares to gossip about us."

Chen Xuan continued to feel embarrassed: "I will stay in Luoyue City for a maximum of one month, and I will leave soon..."

"General, the Demon Suppression Division has even captured the demon leader from Qinglu Mountain. He will be leaving at any time in March or May. General, there is no need to worry. You can come and go as you please."

Jiang Qinghuang responded with a smile, took out a gold and jade phoenix token from her waist, and said softly: "It's just a temporary identity. Everyone does this. There's nothing more normal than this." Chen Xuan didn't take it.

Jiang Qinghuang's soft and delicate jade hand gently placed the Phoenix Token in Chen Xuan's hand. She closed Chen Xuan's fingers one by one and wrapped them up, then continued seriously:
"General, this battle of magic has enhanced the prestige of the Chu State and you deserve a corresponding reward. The Jiang family treasury happens to hold a unique and legendary armor, called 'Morning Dew'. It is forged from thousand-year-old red iron deep within the earth's veins and smelted with the phoenix fire from the phoenix's nest... I have seen that the general is a man of great bearing and dignity, and this armor is a fitting gift for a hero."

Chen Xuan stared at the Phoenix Token in his hand, was slightly stunned, blinked, and said:
"Princess, I haven't agreed to this yet."

"General, please take your time to consider this. I have already sent a message to my father, the Emperor, to immediately transport the [Morning Dew] armor from the royal city to Falling Moon City. It will arrive soon... Whether you agree or not, the armor will be yours."

Jiang Qinghuang chuckled and said this, and stuffed a high-quality communication talisman into Chen Xuan's sleeve. Then, he called out to his secret weapon Xiao Huo who was resting with his eyes closed in the distance.

"I remember that there are some important military matters in the military tent, so I will leave first!"

So she lifted her skirt and ran away quickly like a stealing rabbit.

The forbidden formation diagram above the sky dimmed and gradually disappeared. The monks from the Demon Suppression Division gathered together and left Luoyue City.

"Your Highness, I have sealed the Demon-Suppressing General and gifted him a peerless treasure. Now, your words alone don't count." On the way, Xiao Hu whispered that Princess Jiang had promised too many things, which were not easy to fulfill.

"I'll try to coax him and deceive him first, but I'm a man of my word, and I'll keep my word... Our country is in turmoil, and I need to unite all possible forces."

Jiang Qinghuang remained calm and explained that Chen Xuan could be used as half of a Dinglu master, and that Chen Xuan was originally a human from the Chu land, but Nanhuang was shameless and took action first!

No matter what, she wanted to dig into Nanhuang's wall and capture Chen Xuan.

She paid a lot of attention to Chen Xuan last year and knew that he was a man who would not be easily persuaded. However, as long as she did not harbor any bad intentions and remained kind to him, his attitude would improve a lot... Look, didn't he refuse today?
What Nanhuang could give to Chen Xuan, Jiang Qinghuang could give even more:

"Chen Xuan, our Jiang family can always treat you well. You can be unmoved for a day or a month, but I don't believe you won't be unmoved for your entire life."

The group of people drifted away.

Under the sky, some monsters from the Zhi Kingdom who had returned empty-handed learned through various channels that Taoist Zizhu had died. They immediately changed direction and headed towards the area where the other powerful Dinglu masters were.

Chen Xuan left the City Lord's Mansion, holding the Phoenix Jade Token he had obtained for nothing, and thought to himself:

"Isn't this the token of the Demon Suppression Bureau..."

He saw the Demon Suppression General's token worn by Xiao Huo, which had a phoenix pattern on it. It was completely different from the phoenix token that Jiang Qinghuang had forced upon him. This was Jiang Qinghuang's personal identity token!

"Jiang Qinghuang is deceiving herself. Forget it. She wants to thank me for killing the Zhiguo monster and she insists on giving me gifts. I can't stop her. Let's indulge her for once."

"Anyway, it's all Xue Chen's fault that Chen Xuan didn't agree to Jiang Qinghuang's request."

"Chen Xuan is from the Ghost Lady of Nanhuang Mountain, and definitely not from the Chu State Demon Suppression Division."

Chen Xuan, who used the alias Xue Chen, thought this in his heart.

Afterwards, he took a walk in the chaotic Luoyue City, preparing to kill some Taoist monsters, but most of the Zhiguo monsters in the city were smart and had already abandoned the city.

"The Demon Suppression Bureau has taken back Luoyue City. Life should be easier for the mortals in the city."

Chen Xuan left Luoyue City and traveled hundreds of miles into a desolate mountain area. Then, he hid himself and began to carefully study the Jingzhe Immortal Sword.

"Zheng!"

He pulled the magic sword out of the scabbard. On the sword body, there were two golden ancient seal characters, engraved with a plain sword name.

"Jingzhe."

The sword is slender, three feet and three inches long, and is engraved with complex and mysterious runes, resembling mountains and rivers, as well as grass and bamboo leaves, with a faint bluish-white spiritual light flowing. Each rune was engraved by the powerful Dinglu with supreme magical powers, and it has many wonderful effects such as increasing the immortal energy and restraining evil spirits.

Chen Xuan held the Jingzhe Sword and looked at it carefully. The sword tip was carved with exquisite cloud patterns and green bamboo patterns. The lines were smooth and natural, as if floating in the wind, giving people a sense of agility.

"It's a peerless sword. When I activate the Zhenwu Seven-Section Sword Secret Technique in the future, I'll finally have something to carry it, and its killing power will be several times stronger."

Chen Xuan thought to himself, and then, he slightly used a wisp of immortal energy, and the dim Jingzhe sword trembled instantly. A green sword energy burst out, breaking through the clouds, like the sunset on the horizon, carrying endless murderous aura, as if announcing to the world the extraordinary nature of this immortal sword.

This is a treasure that is of the same quality as the Thunder God Bow. Although it is a little dim at the moment, it will surely regain its former splendor after being nourished by immortal energy for some time.

"Where are the relics that Taoist Zizhu carried with him hidden?"

Chen Xuan continued to check the secret and found that the real square inch space was not on the sword, but in the purple scabbard.

soon.

Chen Xuan successfully established a connection with the Jingzhe Sword and attached a wisp of his soul to it... The treasures of the lower three realms in the mortal world do not have the legendary things like dripping blood to recognize the owner. Most of them can be used directly after obtaining them.

"Wow!"

Soon, he poured out all the relics of Taoist Zizhu in the small space of the scabbard.

There are three categories of things in total.

There was a pile of pills in small ceramic bottles, a large green three-legged alchemy furnace, and a thin, worn-out booklet. As the Taoist Zizhu of the Dan Ding Dao, he must have read it frequently.

"Fire Spirit Pill, Wood Spirit Pill, Qi Gathering Pill...it's a mess."

Chen Xuan's knowledge of alchemy was limited, and he did not know the uses of these pills.

He casually picked up a small bottle with the words "Fire Spirit Pill" written on it, uncorked it, and took a peek inside. Suddenly, he saw a flaming black bird, holding a red pill in its mouth, dancing in the bottle. A rich, pure spiritual aura filled his face.

"Master Zizhu, you have transformed all the Fire Virtue Spiritual Essence you gained during the war into elixirs that are easier to absorb and refine!"

Chen Xuan felt an extremely gentle aura from this pill. Swallowing this pill would greatly increase his cultivation speed.

"nice one."

Chen Xuan's eyes lit up. After his soul left his body, he could practice and comprehend the secret techniques without any obstacles.

However, his eight thousand jin (10,000 jin) body was still a stumbling block to his breakthrough, slowing his absorption of spiritual essence and preventing him from achieving it overnight. But now, with the help of these elixirs, his breakthrough speed would reach a new level.

"One, two, three... twenty-four Fire Spirit Pills."

Chen Xuan counted the huge number of Fire Spirit Pills, and his breathing became a little rapid. Just these Fire Spirit Pills were enough for a Fire Virtue cultivator to go from nothing to the sixth level of Daoist Canon!
He even tried to practice the third chapter of the Dinglu Sutra.

"It's a pity that I lack the True Scripture of Fire Virtue and Heavenly Destiny..."

Chen Xuan thought with regret, and then thought to himself:

"Every Fire Spirit Pill here means at least the life of a Chu cultivator."

Taoist Zizhu has committed many sins, and it is not a wrong choice to kill him to cultivate!
(End of this chapter)