Unlimited employment

Chapter 153, Section 152: [Capture the Emperor to Command the World]

The moment Chen Sheng changed his class to [Immortal Lord of the Divine Fiends], he looked around and saw the endless spiritual energy permeating the world.

A light yet vigorous energy flows through the air currents of the sky;

A turbid and heavy energy flows through the earth's veins;

The thoughts emanating from the human mind float and drift in the vast sea of ​​inspiration, exuding a dreamlike quality.

They are loosely structured and of poor quality, yet they are materials that nurture fierce and malevolent energy.

The universe has its own destiny. These inspirations and thoughts, through repeated collisions, will coincidentally combine to form the rudiments of Gang Sha. Then, under the baptism of long years, they will slowly grow into Gang Sha, which is known for its solidity.

Looking at them, Chen Sheng felt a surge of instinctive intuition:

As long as one has captured a certain type of Qi and possesses the corresponding template, one can use the spiritual platform to absorb the spiritual energy and thoughts of heaven and earth to open the furnace and create a Qi out of thin air within a month.

The natives within this fruit needed a thousand years to refine a single batch of Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, but he only needed nine years to refine the same batch.

If higher quality materials are available, this time can be further shortened.

As Chen Sheng's first fourth-tier class, and also the first class to reach the maximum level and be unable to advance further, the [Gang Sha Immortal Lord] is that powerful.

Rumble!
At that moment, a shattering sound, audible only to cultivators, resounded in his mind.

As the evil spirits left their host, the pillars of fortune above the Hall of Righteousness were collapsing, turning into streams of light and dissipating.

Chen Sheng did not pay attention to anything else, but continued to look at the 108 auras in his mind.

They are like celestial bodies revolving in the void. The thirty-six Heavenly Generals are inside, forming an illusory sphere with their orbital trajectories, while the seventy-two Earthly Fiends revolve on the outermost layer, causing the diameter of the sphere to double.

At first glance, this cluster of energy resembles an egg with an inner and outer protective energy structure. If you look at it for a long time, it will give you a dazed feeling that you are peeking into some kind of mystery.

But no matter how you look at it, you can't figure it out.

However, Chen Sheng knew that, compared to the Buddhist sect's design of the Gangsha into mechs, which could leave behind a golden Arhat to suppress the sect's fortune in this fifth-order fruit that could not be inhabited for long, the Taoist sect completely used the Gangsha as material for cultivating Taoist arts.

If a Taoist priest can master all the Earthly Fiend Taoist arts and absorb seventy-two portions of fiend energy, he can cultivate a golden body that is indestructible through countless eons and possess the [Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts] with seventy-two transformations.

If one cultivates the complete Heavenly Gang Dao Techniques and absorbs thirty-six portions of Gang Qi, one can also master the [Four-Nine Mysterious Technique], which, while not adept at close combat, grants the ability to manipulate the creation of heaven and earth.

Both of these fifth-order Yang Spirit condensation methods, once mastered, possess boundless magical power and rank among the best in the entire Jambudvipa Tree, exhibiting extremely strong potential.

"Of the two sets of protective energy on me, the Buddhist energy has given me the power to suppress my current state, while the Taoist energy has painted a bright future for me."

You guys are all pretty good.

Based on your characteristics, perhaps my original reincarnation plan should be modified appropriately.

For example, I could wait until the situation in this world stabilizes, then spend more than ten years developing a set of Taoist and Buddhist protective energy, and then take the existing energy back to the main world to bring the Arhat Golden Body to my main body, so that my main body has at least the power to protect itself.

After all, reincarnation is for solving the problems of the original body, and the timing of the return must be flexible, and should not be influenced by the fixed mindset of living to the end of life in the previous two reincarnations.

Next, I can also create a new clone to be reborn in this world and cultivate Taoist arts by using the 1:50 time flow ratio difference.

If we stay here for a thousand years, only twenty years will have passed in the main world. This time difference will help resolve the invasion crisis of Fufengzi.

As for the problem of not having a counterpart soul to reincarnate upon rebirth, there are ways to solve that.

I have seen some Taoist techniques for cultivating a second Yin spirit in the Wanshou Taoist Canon. All you need to do is refine one in advance.

In addition, I need to make some arrangements before my return.

For example, after controlling the Song Dynasty and holding the emperor hostage to command the world, neighboring countries such as Liao, Western Xia, and Dali, as well as the fourth-tier dragon kings in the nearby oceans, all pose a threat to this country and need to be eliminated in advance.

After returning, I will need to arrange enough experts to protect my second Yin God. This requires solving the trust issue first, and it would be best to be able to completely control a group of fourth-level cultivators.

Therefore, upgrading the restrictions became an urgent matter…

Fourth-level cultivators think very quickly. Just as Chen Sheng was figuring out a future development plan, several figures dressed in purple robes flew rapidly over Liangshan.

The bodies of the four Taoist priests, Zhang Xubai, Wang Laozhi, Huang Shang, and Zhang Jixian, all dragged an invisible net, pulling the prepared formation to the vicinity of Liangshan Water Village.

Upon seeing Chen Sheng and Qing, the four of them immediately cast a spell, causing the Heavenly Net to rapidly shrink and envelop them.

During this process, Zhang Jixian, who had the highest cultivation level, even shouted with a smile.

"What an audacious Buddhist disciple! He dares to break into the formation alone and steal the aura of my Daoist sect."

"Today, I'll show you what it means to walk right into a trap."

"Heh, you're the ones who walked right into our trap, aren't you?"

Chen Sheng looked up and smiled, and golden Buddhist fire ignited in the surrounding void, setting the seemingly illusory yet real net of heaven and earth on fire, burning out huge holes in it.

That wasn't all. He then raised his free left hand high and reached out to grab the four people in the sky.

Without any earth-shattering noise, the four Yin spirits who had already survived the tribulation of lightning began to tremble violently.

With expressions of horror, they tried to suppress the strangeness within the Yin God, but the Gang Sha, which had long been integrated with the Yin God, uncontrollably left their body and flew into Chen Sheng's hand.

It turned out that the evil spirit within his Yin spirit had been stripped away, and his cultivation level instantly plummeted from the fourth rank to the third rank.

The [Return of All Qi to the Source] talent of the [Immortal Lord of Gang Sha] truly made Chen Sheng the Lord of Gang Sha, possessing a powerful control over Gang Sha, worthy of the name [Immortal].

What's so special about dragon energy being able to immunize against Daoist attacks below the fifth rank? It's the [Return of All Qi] that can knock down a cultivator's cultivation level that is the true nemesis of Daoist techniques.

Because Chen Sheng's process of stripping away the evil spirits was extremely fast and too incredible.

The four Taoist priests flying in the sky, whose spirits were so weak that they could not even maintain flight, fell from mid-air. At that moment, they all felt that they must have fallen into someone else's illusion and that everything in front of them was fake.

Otherwise, how could one explain how one's life-and-death bond, the Qi Sha that one has cultivated for many years, could simply fly away like that?

This goes against the common sense of spiritual practice!
Before their Dao hearts could crumble, Chen Sheng, on the ground, took a deep breath and sealed them inside the lungs of [Pot Heaven], where they would keep Liu Hunkang and the Dragon King of the East Sea company.

Interestingly, during the summoning just now, Chen Sheng also sensed that several hundred miles to the southwest and northeast of Liangshan, two naturally formed auras were responding to his summons and flying rapidly toward him.

This naturally formed aura is always very well hidden and difficult to detect, which is why the number of fourth-level cultivators in this world has never been very large.

Who would have thought that the [Immortal Lord of Gang Sha] could attract them to fly over on their own with just a flick of his finger? With such an ability, Chen Sheng could probably collect a large number of Gang Sha by simply walking around this fruit.

In a good mood, he turned his head to look at the western sky and saw Zhao Ji struggling to pull on the tail of the dragon's aura, flying towards him at full speed.

He left Qing behind, then leaped up to meet them, simultaneously releasing the Five Finger Mountain he had been maintaining with his right hand and freeing the Liangshan members from within.

Compared to the tragic fate they might face after surrendering to the imperial court, the Liangshan heroes, who only experienced death once in the illusion, at least all of them met a peaceful end.

hold head high!
The long, deep dragon's roar caused Chen Sheng, whose inner light was slightly unstable, to stop in mid-air.

He stood against the wind, looking at Emperor Zhao Ji of the Great Song Dynasty, who was also stationed in the distance, and the two cultivators of the Dao of Fate beside him.

Zhao Ji had a refined and scholarly appearance. He didn't look like an emperor, but rather like a dashing and talented scholar, or a wealthy young master with an elegant lifestyle.

But at this moment, in this situation, the scholar's expression was not good. He coldly addressed Chen Sheng in front of him.

“Buddhist disciple, have you already forged the golden body of an Arhat?”

What did you just do? Even a fifth-level cultivator couldn't have captured my four attendants so easily.

Furthermore, the combined Heavenly and Earthly Qi of Liangshan can briefly contend with a fifth-tier cultivator. Since you have already attacked Liangshan, why didn't the Heavenly and Earthly Qi attack you?

Perhaps because too many things had happened at once that Zhao Ji could not accept, he immediately threw out a series of questions.

Faced with the enemy's doubts, Chen Sheng simply smiled.

"That's because I have a special connection with the Gang Sha."

As he spoke, a blue lotus bloomed in Chen Sheng's eyes, and two beams of blue light shot towards Zhao Ji.

Faced with the attack of a fifth-level cultivator, Zhao Ji remained calm despite his surprise. He did not choose to dodge, after all, no matter how fast he was, how could he possibly escape the gaze of a fifth-level cultivator?

He simply extended a claw from his dragon energy and blocked the azure light, intending to use the dragon energy's ability to destroy all laws to block the attack.

Unexpectedly, the two beams of azure light pierced through the dragon's claws, becoming much thinner before landing on Zhao Ji, instantly revealing his true form as a dragon head with a human body.

Its flesh and blood uncontrollably writhed and deformed, its size exploded, and it grew antlers and white mane, white scales all over its body, dragon claws and tail, and pale, upright dragon eyes.

He transformed from a handsome and refined emperor into a magnificent and noble dragon demon.

The fifth-order [Azure Eyes] no longer only possesses the effect of insight, but also has the ability to directly see through the disguises and changes of others.

The changes that had occurred to Zhao Ji allowed Zhong Shidao and Yao Pingzhong, who were beside him, to see what their emperor looked like. They subconsciously stepped back a distance, their hearts filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Seeing the suspicious looks in the eyes of his only two subjects, Zhao Ji waved his hand and reassured them.

"Do not panic. This is because I have been subjected to Buddhist sorcery. This evil monk is trying to sow discord between us, the emperor and his subjects."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that he has already cultivated the Golden Body Arhat of Fiery Aura; his dragon energy can still negate 50% of his attacks. As long as we, ruler and minister, work together, we will surely be able to capture this monk."

Zhong Shidao and Yao Pingzhong are both fourth-level cultivators of the Life Dao, and their eyesight is quite good. The changes in acupoints and spirit that Zhao Ji showed during his transformation just now did not look like a fake monster.

Therefore, I don't believe his nonsense at all.

But how could the emperor he served suddenly turn into a monster?

"You must be the Dragon King of the outer seas!"

Chen Sheng [with dark blue eyes] stared directly at Zhao Ji's soul, but saw no human soul, only a wild dragon soul. Instantly, a possibility came to mind.

If one can be a demon king all by himself, why can't a dragon demon be an emperor?

If a dragon demon at the fourth level of the Life Path relinquishes all its power and reincarnates into the Song Dynasty royal family through the Life Path Divine Power...

It is indeed possible to deceive the heavens and seize the throne through power struggles, thereby presiding over the dragon's aura.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you wicked monk?"

Zhao Ji's explanation was both indignant and elegant, full of the usual demeanor of an emperor, but none of the three people present believed him.

Chen Sheng simply turned his head and spoke to Zhong Shidao and Yao Pingzhong, who were standing to the side.

"Generals, are you willing to fight to the death for a monster?"

The power of the fifth-tier [Profound and Profound Aura of Sanskrit Sound] was terrifying. The moment his voice entered their ears, it instantly stirred up panic and fear in the hearts of the two generals, and strengthened their weak and escapist thoughts.

After exchanging a glance, the two generals turned and ran away.

During their escape, they even offered an excuse for their actions:

With a fifth-order golden Arhat appearing in the world, and the emperor being a dragon demon, the Great Song Dynasty is likely doomed. What can these two mere fourth-order cultivators do?

Seeing his men flee, a murderous glint flashed in Zhao Ji's vertical pupils. He finally dropped his pretense and opened his dragon-kiss at Chen Sheng.

"After years of painstaking planning, I was reborn into the royal family and ascended the throne. My two hundred-plus Dao of Qi were about to be in my hands. Why did a Buddhist disciple suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

Clearly, I am the emperor, ordained by Heaven, destined for both longevity and prosperity!

Amidst the roar of the dragon, Zhao Ji's demonic body transformed from a human-dragon form into a long and enormous demonic dragon.

The white dragon's body meandered and merged with the golden-red dragon energy, transforming into a magnificent dragon with three colors.

In this way, the opponent's size was no smaller than the corpse of the Ancestral Dragon that Chen Sheng had seen before, and it became a majestic and awe-inspiring behemoth.

Chen Sheng was smaller than even a single dragon scale of Zhao Ji.

After successfully merging, the enormous dragon demon swooped down on Chen Sheng and opened its mouth to bite him.

However, Chen Sheng easily dodged the dragon's bite with his [Thousand-Spoke Wheel Formation] and moved to the side of one of its claws.

Using his tiny body to grab the dragon's claw, he executed a powerful over-the-shoulder throw, hurling it into the Liangshan Marsh below.

Rumble!
The earth shook violently, and mud and water gushed into the sky from the pool.

The Golden Arhat's [upright physique] allows him to compete with the Eight Heavenly Dragons of the same rank. In addition, with the added benefits of [lion-like physique] and [long and slender fingers], Chen Sheng's strength is much greater than that of Zhao Ji, who only has a majestic appearance.

(End of this chapter)