Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 138 Slaughtering a City is Also Severing Worldly Ties

The black feathers trembled gently, radiating a dazzling light.

Zhu Sihai struggled to his feet and retreated a distance from the void once again.

The constant changes had completely calmed his mind. He had a premonition that even if he achieved final victory, his ending would not be good.

After all, Quezi's master is the Quezi Master!

Would the other party just sit idly by and watch me use Quezi? Even if Quezi is my own daughter!
Li Wushou's pupils contracted, and he immediately unfolded the Yin-Yang Diagram, taking in all the minor officials and Xiao Panshan. Then, he and Zhu Sihai quietly retreated.

He exhaled a wisp of mist, which enveloped his body in darkness. In the blink of an eye, he blended into the night and disappeared into the courtyard.

At this moment, Zhu Liuli only had eyes for the black feather in front of her and had no interest in the actions of Zhu Sihai and Li Wushou. Liu Qingmei, on the other hand, stared blankly at Li Wushou's suddenly disappearing figure, and then revealed a smile.

Li Wushou is indeed clever!

Just then, the black feathers in mid-air suddenly trembled, and a slender figure emerged from the floating black feathers.

This was a woman dressed in a black dress. Her face was extremely ordinary at first glance, but you would forget her face in an instant, and only her sharp eyes would leave a deep impression.

"Meet the Master!"

The sparrow bowed respectfully again, its expression quite obedient.

The woman glanced at the sparrow, frowned slightly, but did not respond. Then she turned her gaze to Liu Qingmei, who was surrounded by pure yang light.

Liu Qingmei's expression hardened; she sensed danger emanating from this figure!
Zhu Sihai's daughter actually has such methods?

As Zhu Sihai's only daughter, she naturally knew Zhu Liuli, but he had left Wufang City many years ago.

If it weren't for this appearance, Liu Qingmei would have thought the other party was dead. The other party had actually joined the immortal sect without a word.

A few days ago, after noticing the abnormality in her soul, she thought a lot. She thought that Zhu Sihai was driven by Wangxian City to eliminate her completely, but she did not expect that it was just Zhu Sihai who wanted to seize the position of City God.

When she first woke up, although Zhu Liuli surprised her, she still thought that the problem could be solved quickly.

He could also use this opportunity to break free from the shackles of Wufang City, return to the path of immortality, and go back to Wangxian City to settle old scores.

But things were not quite as she had expected, because she sensed a pure Yang aura emanating from that figure.

The woman in the black dress looked at Liu Qingmei with an indifferent expression and said softly, "Stop now, and you still have a chance to reach the realm of the Celestial God!"

Liu Qingmei, focused on gathering pure Yang energy, remained expressionless and asked in return:
"What good is a god who is subject to human control, even if he is a celestial being?"

Surprisingly, the woman in the black dress nodded in agreement upon hearing this, replying with apparent approval:
"It's not very interesting, but it still has some value!"

"As for others, I'd rather die!"

The word "value" stung Liu Qingmei's heart. She was born into the Liu family of Wangxian City and was exceptionally talented. She could have entered the Suspended Mountain and embarked on the path of immortality, living a carefree life. However, because she was not a direct descendant, the main clan bribed the immortals who were selecting her and stripped her of her spot.

Then, feigning affection and promising immortality, he forced her to enter the path of the gods, thus severing her path to immortality!
She had asked many times why this was the case. Even though she was clearly more talented, the answer she received was always the same: because of its value!
The path to immortality is fraught with difficulties. She is merely quite talented. Will she truly be able to reach the deepest level of cultivation in the future?
Moreover, only when the main branch of the Liu family enters the Immortal Sect can the core interests of the Liu family be guaranteed. The further a collateral branch goes after entering the Immortal Sect, the closer the Liu family will be to splitting up.

A century has passed in a flash. She continues to delve into the land of confusion, refining incense, forging pure yang energy, and entering the Blood Buddha Temple to reshape her physical body!
The purpose is to bring the physical body back to life from the dead, and then use this pure yang energy to burn away the poison of incense and the shackles of the divine way, so as to be reborn and take revenge!

Now that things have come to this, how can she stop?

With a solemn expression, Liu Qingmei accelerated the burning of her divine soul, her figure fading into the night until it completely disappeared.

The pure yang energy gathered at the fingertips, like the sun, illuminated the entire night sky.

"Hiss!"

The light pierced the night sky, striking the woman in the black dress and the vermilion glass.

The woman in the black dress frowned slightly. She hadn't expected the City God to be so fierce, burning his own soul in a single argument, determined to perish together with her. Such reckless madness—if only he had joined the Path of Spirit Sealing! What a pity!
Despite her apparent intentions, the woman in the black dress moved swiftly, stretching her arms forward with her fingers forming claws, instantly sealing off the void in front of her!

Then, a pair of black wings suddenly spread from the back of the woman in the black dress, embracing her and protecting her.

"Bang~!"

However, Liu Qingmei's finger, which burned her divine soul, was clearly somewhat unexpected by the woman in the black dress. Its determination and unwavering resolve instantly tore through the void in front of the woman in the black dress and directly struck the black wings!
The light passed right through him and shot straight at Zhu Liuli behind him.

Zhu Liuli was shocked. She hadn't expected that Liu Qingmei's finger could pierce through her master's Dharma body. It was too late to dodge.

At the critical moment, the woman in the black dress in front of her flapped her wings and swatted Zhu Liuli aside, thus preventing her from being shattered by the pointing light. However, the terrifying pure yang energy still grazed her left arm.

A sharp pain shot through Zhu Liuli, who let out a muffled groan and severed her left arm with a flick of her fingers. The arm fell to the ground with a thud, then exploded instantly, bursting into flames within the city lord's mansion.

Zhu Liuli, disregarding everything else, hurriedly called out to the black-clad woman with outstretched wings in front of her, "Master, you...!"

The wings that had been wrapped around her front slowly retracted into her shoulder blades, leaving a gaping hole in the back of the woman in the black dress.

The fire was still burning around the hole, but it was slowly dying down.

The woman in the black dress slowly turned around, her figure becoming somewhat fainter. She glanced at Zhu Liuli, who had lost an arm, and said softly:

"What? Are you afraid I'll die?"

Zhu Liuli quickly lowered her eyes and repeatedly said that she dared not, "Your disciple was just worried about causing you trouble!"

"It's just a mortal body. You can refine it by eating some people. What's the trouble? You come from a humble background and always think about worldly matters. When will you ever be able to reach the path of immortality? Just this severing of worldly ties has already wasted so much of your time!"

Zhu Liuli knelt on the ground, her expression sorrowful.

"Your disciple is dull-witted and has troubled Master!"

"This is your own path, why should I worry about it? It would be best if you succeeded, but if you perish, you'll just be food for me! Cultivating immortality starts with cultivating the immortal heart, then the immortal methods. After severing worldly ties, if you still don't understand the difference between immortals and mortals, then be prepared to enter my belly!"

Zhu Liuli trembled. She knew that her master was not just talking; he already had countless senior brothers and sisters in his womb.

"Disciple understands! The troubles within Five Directions City have been resolved. As long as I help Zhu Sihai become the City God, then I can sever my worldly ties and devote myself to seeking immortality!"

The woman in the black dress looked at Zhu Liuli with some disappointment in her heart!

Zhu Liuli was quite talented, and also possessed ruthlessness and tenacity; otherwise, she wouldn't have succeeded in sealing her spirit and entering the inner sparrow, thus catching her eye. However, her vision was too narrow, and she could never understand the difference between immortals and mortals, remaining trapped in familial affection and gratitude.

How can mortal emotions bind an immortal?
Back then, she attained enlightenment in one fell swoop, swallowing tens of thousands of people in the city, completely severing her mortal roots, and stepping into immortality to become the Sparrow Venerable!
How complicated Zhu Liuli's way of handling things is!

Zhu Sihai killed her mother. If you can't stand it, just kill Zhu Sihai. If that's not enough, you can eat him! Then slaughter the entire Five Directions City, and you'll be a carefree immortal!
But Zhu Liuli insisted on granting Zhu Sihai immortality, then slowly tormenting his Dao heart and making him regret it.

It's like a little girl pretending to be a family member, it's laughable!

But this was precisely Zhu Liuli's obsession, and although this obsession seemed ridiculous to the Sparrow Lord, the Sparrow Lord was unable to intervene.

The reason Feng Lingdao could act so recklessly was because of that one obsession. If you couldn't understand it, you could only sink into depravity and become her food.

If it really comes to that, she won't regret it; that's Zhu Liuli's fate!

The ripples in the Sparrow Lord's body were a sign that his Dharma body was about to collapse. The damage that Liu Qingmei's finger had caused to his Dharma body was much greater than Zhu Liuli had imagined.

The Sparrow Lord was about to urge Zhu Liuli to hurry up, but suddenly his expression changed, and he looked somewhat amused.

Without making a sound, Zhu Sihai turned his gaze to the void ahead, slumped in mid-air, looking at Sparrow Lord and Zhu Liuli with some fear. Liu Qingmei's finger strike had shattered his Dao heart!

I really do have a keen eye for talent; I actually set my sights on Chunyang.
He was speechless for a moment, and after hearing the conversation between the Sparrow Lord and Zhu Liuli, he was even more terrified.

Zhu Liuli failed to grasp the meaning of the Sparrow Lord, but Zhu Sihai understood it perfectly. The Sparrow Lord had been admonishing Zhu Liuli about the difference between immortals and mortals, which was actually telling Zhu Liuli to completely sever ties with the past.

For Zhu Liuli, the best way to sever ties with the past is undoubtedly to kill Zhu Sihai!
Fortunately, Zhu Liuli was lost in a daze and failed to understand the Sparrow Lord's guidance, much to Zhu Sihai's relief. He then tried his best to conceal his aura to avoid offending the Sparrow Lord.

Just then, a mist appeared in the night behind Zhu Sihai, and a hand silently reached out from within the mist.

The hand, somewhat slender, gripped a blood-stained wire and gently thrust it towards the back of Zhu Sihai's head. As the arm moved, it stirred up a misty haze. Zhu Sihai, still feeling relieved, suddenly felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows!
Then a force exploded between Zhu Sihai's eyebrows, shattering his entire Yin spirit into dust.

With a flick of his arm, the divine position within Zhu Sihai's Yin spirit body was pulled into the crevice and disappeared.

Li Wushou, holding Zhu Sihai's shrine, turned and left.

He needed to awaken the civil official as soon as possible, then return to the Three Immortals Pavilion to retrieve the Five Directions City God Seal and give it to her so she could hold out. The Sparrow Lord's Dharma body was about to dissipate; the civil official holding the City God Seal should be able to withstand it, right?
He couldn't hold out, so there was nothing he could do. What could a Sparrow Master of at least Pure Yang level do besides run away if he wanted to kill someone? He couldn't be allowed to hold the line, could he? That wouldn't be supporting a leader, but rather raising his own banner.

The old beggar used to boast about his upright posture, but Li Wushou didn't ask. He'd already fallen so low as to beg for food, what was there to ask?

In fact, he also heard the conversation between the Sparrow Lord and Zhu Liuli, but like Zhu Liuli, he didn't quite understand it.

Therefore, he seized the opportunity and killed Zhu Sihai. With Zhu Sihai dead, surely Zhu Liuli wouldn't stay behind to become the City God himself?
Moreover, in his eyes, where are the immortals in this world?

Without immortals, there is naturally no distinction between immortals and mortals; there are only evil spirits and humans!

This evil spirit can be a person, a monster, a god, or a so-called immortal; it encompasses all things.

Previously, Li Wushou distinguished between evil spirits and humans by whether they wanted to eat; one would crave food intensely, while the other would only crave it moderately.

Now, guided by the old beggar, one of them really wants to eat, while the other seems okay not to eat.
(End of this chapter)