Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 271 High Priest, would you be willing to help me one more time?
The voice fell
A golden dragon painted in the sky swoops down and hovers above the painter's head.

The dragon's head lowered its eyes, exuding a terrifying aura as it looked down at Li Wushou.

The ten ink dots on the golden dragon's body flashed in sync with the Dragon King beside it, echoing each other from afar.

A large amount of Yin spirit and flesh from the Dragon King's body were slowly drawn into the painted golden dragon's body.

A painful groan escaped from the Dragon King's mouth, further highlighting the painter's imposing presence.

At this moment, the painter exudes the aura of a dragon god, making everyone afraid to meet his gaze.

Although the Dragon King attempted to use the creatures on both sides of the strait to blackmail the Suspended Mountain, the fact that it fell so easily into the artist's control still sent a chill down everyone's spine.

At this moment, everyone's feelings were complicated, and they were not sure what they were thinking.

Is it relief that a crisis has been averted? Or is it a feeling of pity for the Dragon King's fate?
Upon hearing the painter's question, all eyes turned to Li Wushou.

They were all waiting for Li Wushou's reaction.

Given that the other party is highly regarded by the Dragon God, what choice will they make at this moment?

The five elders quietly rose, just as they had said before, they believed that the High Priest could make the choice that was most beneficial to Suspended Mountain and Huazhou.

Li Wushou paid no attention to the stares and expectations of the crowd.

He simply watched the painter quietly, noticing the other's smug expression, and his brow furrowed slightly.

"You've gone to such lengths just for the position of a god?"

His words were plain, but those present inexplicably sensed a hint of disappointment in them.

It felt strange, as if the artist was very proud of something, but the other party looked down on it.

This genuine contempt left everyone present somewhat stunned.

Although they were all heads of various families in Wangxian City and came from noble backgrounds, they seemed like country bumpkins compared to the other party.

This is the position of a god!
Although many of them cultivate the path of immortality, if someone promises them a position as a god, they will not hesitate and will immediately devote themselves to the path of gods.

However, the two patriarchs, Fu and Kong, who sat at the head of the table, were somewhat understanding of Li Wushou's attitude.

As a disciple of a high-ranking official, it's normal for him to look down on a mere celestial being.

But the painter didn't think so. Although he knew that Li Wushou was a disciple of the Great Venerable, he felt that Li Wushou was deliberately humiliating him.

Therefore, he was filled with rage and decided to forcibly take away the destiny star above Li Wushou's head!

But after asking the painter, Li Wushou didn't look at him again. Instead, he suddenly turned around, looked at the girl in the lotus leaf dress standing to the side, and asked softly:

"He did it for the position of a god, and what about you? Surely you're not returning to the path of immortality for that reason too?"

???

What's the situation?
How did this girl get involved again?

The artist and the girl's actions just now have already surprised and puzzled many people.

There were just too many strange things happening today, and they didn't have time to understand them.

Li Wushou's words now clearly indicate that he and this girl actually know each other.

And he's going back to the path of immortality?

What does this mean?
Just as everyone was confused, Mu Tong, in the seat of the City God of the South Bank, looked at the girl's willow-leaf eyebrows and starry eyes, and suddenly seemed to remember something. He then clenched the white jade snail in his hand and stood up in a panic.

Her gaze lingered between Li Wushou and the mysterious girl, a sense of anxiety creeping into her heart.

His lips parted slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to put it into words.

As if sensing her panic, the mysterious girl turned to look at her and returned a reassuring smile.

Seeing this, Mu Tong's suspicions were confirmed. Instead of feeling calm, she became even more anxious.

This is a suspended mountain, how could she come here?
The mysterious girl withdrew her gaze, her steps light and graceful as she strolled through the void.

She did not reply to Li Wushou immediately. Instead, she put her hands behind her back, looked around at the five surnames, seven powerful clans, and twenty-four families sitting high on the cloud chair, and asked softly:

"Li Wushou, don't you find these people disgustingly rotten?"

???

The group of family leaders, who were still pondering today's events, as well as the many Golden Core protectors of Suspended Mountain, were suddenly taken aback.

Why does this little girl start swearing right away?
The patriarch of the Floating lineage had a slightly cold look in his eyes and snorted, but he turned his gaze directly to the patriarch of the Empty lineage.

Clearly, in his view, all of this today is thanks to the support of the founder of the Kongzi lineage.

He was waiting for the patriarch of the Kongzi lineage to explain it to him!

However, the patriarch of the Kongzi lineage ignored him, his expression solemn, seemingly still reinforcing the void barrier sealing the mutated dragon's body.

The patriarch of the Fu lineage did not look gloomy, but he did not urge him. The abnormality of the Dragon King's dragon body was indeed a major matter that needed to be handled carefully.

Hearing that the girl did not deny it, Li Wushou thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

It really is her—Liu Qingmei!

Li Wushou naturally understood her thoughts and nodded in agreement, echoing her sentiments:
"Indeed utterly corrupt, so what? You came here just to kill them? Is that why you had the painters create paintings in Wangxian City?"

The girl was slightly taken aback, then her smile widened. She was also somewhat surprised that Li Wushou knew even this.

"As expected of my High Priest, you are indeed wise."

Instead of answering directly, the other party gave a meaningful compliment, as if they were extremely satisfied with Li Wushou.

Li Wushou looked at the other person without saying a word.

When I first saw this girl, I didn't feel anything special; I just thought she was mysterious and extraordinary.

But after meeting again at the Hanging Mountain, the sense of familiarity between them grew stronger.

The way the other person looked at me was completely different from how they looked at others; it was an ever-present appreciation.

He was extremely familiar with that look. On the night the Sparrow Lord descended, after Liu Qingmei appointed Mu Tong as the City God, Li Wushou subconsciously accepted the City God's throne from her, and that's exactly how she looked at him.

After seeing that look in the girl's eyes, Li Wushou kept guessing that the girl might be Liu Qingmei.

However, the two looked very different, even their auras were different.

The man was surrounded by the scent of incense, exuding a chilling aura, and his brows held a resolute determination.

The other person was surrounded by a deep abyss of spiritual energy, fluctuating with divine soul aura, clearly a person of the immortal path.

But that inexplicable feeling of familiarity, even though they had never exchanged a single word, lingered in Li Wushou's mind.

It wasn't until this reunion that Li Wushou finally confirmed this.

Liu Qingmei is really not dead!
At this moment, perhaps we should address her as the Immortal Liu Qingmei.

When the dust settled on Wufang City, Liu Qingmei's physical body, which she had tried her best to maintain, had vanished without a trace.

When the Sparrow Lord descended, his extremely illogical act of actively seeking death clearly indicated that Liu Qingmei's death was suspicious.

The other party's actions were likely intended to break free from the shackles of the divine path and return to the path of immortality.

This is also Liu Qingmei's obsession!

To be honest, he and Liu Qingmei didn't actually exchange more than a few words when they were in Wufang City.

But there was always a tacit understanding between them.

They are the kind of people who, once they've set their mind on something, will find a way to achieve it and won't give up until they get it.

So Li Wushou knew from that time that as long as Liu Qingmei was alive, she would eventually ascend Mount Xuankong.

On that day, the Hanging Mountain will surely be awash in blood!
He just didn't expect it to happen so quickly, nor did he expect to come himself.

To be honest, even if Liu Qingmei went on a killing spree on Suspended Mountain, Li Wushou wouldn't even bat an eye. He might even add insult to injury and give her a helping hand.

But I'm afraid the other party's intentions go beyond just that!

The patriarch of the Kongzi lineage had a strange attitude. Li Wushou was still unsure whether the other party was being deceived or being controlled by him like the Dragon King.

Because he had heard Elder Gongsun say that the other party had painted a picture for the founder of the Kongzi lineage three years ago.

Since then, the other party has been appreciated by the founder of the Kongzi lineage, and the founder of the Kongzi lineage also made a breakthrough in his cultivation at that time, and then became more and more powerful, leading to the current situation of the two lineages being opposed.

Judging from Liu Qingmei's confident and fearless attitude at this moment, Li Wushou had to make the worst-case scenario plan and was inclined to believe that the other party had been taken into control.

Three years ago, Liu Qingmei was still the City God of Wufang City, so she naturally couldn't have made these arrangements. This shows that there must be a powerful force behind the other party.

Liu Qingmei was able to break free from the shackles of the divine path because she was involved with some forces within the Land of Misfortune.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce that the forces behind this arrangement originated from the Land of Misfortune.

The painter must also come from this faction. Judging from their behavior just now, Liu Qingmei's status is even higher than the painter's.

Why did the Misty Lands intervene in the affairs of the Suspended Mountain? Was it merely to avenge Liu Qingmei?

This is clearly impossible! Judging from the fact that the master of the Void lineage, the Dragon King, and the painter are competing for the position of the celestial god, it can be seen that the other party probably wants to completely replace him.

How can the opposing forces also emerge from the Land of Misfortune?
This is clearly not in Li Wushou's interest.

Huazhou was the land he had planned to use for sustenance, and even though he understood Liu Qingmei's intentions, he would not give it up easily.

Moreover, although Li Wushou had no objection to the forces in the Misty Land, he had a great deal of objection to the thing that was relentlessly pursuing him in the mysterious fog of the Misty Land.

Because of this, the old beggar was unable to directly refine incense in the Land of Misfortune.

Li Wushou had no choice but to plant more trees to gather incense offerings.

These trees are also like nails he planted in the land of Mie, so that once he eliminates Mie, the surrounding believers will quickly convert.

Therefore, he will eventually dispel the eerie fog and gather the land of bewilderment.

This was a plan he had made long ago.

If planting a sacred tree in the Luotou clan was merely a passing fancy, imitating the ancestral god, then after White Bone Mountain, he began planting trees with a specific purpose.

Therefore, he would not allow the forces in the Land of Misfortune to overthrow Huazhou.

Liu Qingmei is Liu Qingmei, but the faction she belongs to is another matter entirely, and Li Wushou is very clear about this distinction.

This is a bit tricky!

The two exchanged questions and answers, leaving the listeners confused, but they both already understood many things.

Just then, the young girl Liu Qingmei slowly turned around, her starry eyes fixed on Li Wushou, who was dressed in a dark blue robe.

Perhaps it was because Li Wushou had grown taller, but the originally loose high priest robes looked somewhat tight on him, making him appear even more dashing.

Seeing this high priest's robe here was somewhat unexpected for Liu Qingmei.

This clearly put her in a good mood, so she asked with a smile:
"I intend to overthrow the Suspended Mountain, eliminate the rotten, and reform the continent. Would the High Priest be willing to help me one more time?"

Li Wushou didn't dodge either, gazing at Liu Qingmei with a hint of regret, and said:
"If only the City God Liu had asked, 'I intend to slaughter the Liu family and fight my way through the Hanging Mountain, would the High Priest be willing to help me?'"

Upon hearing Li Wushou's reply, Liu Qingmei's smile froze, and she became slightly lost in thought.

This answer was somewhat beyond Liu Qingmei's expectations.

She originally thought Li Wushou would either refuse or agree, but she didn't expect him to say something like this.

She understood the meaning behind Li Wushou's words: he was willing to help her take revenge, even if it meant wreaking havoc on the Suspended Mountain, he was still willing to stand by her side and lend her a helping hand.

However, the other party was clearly not very interested in her proposal to eliminate the corrupt and reform the continent.

Does this mean she's been drawn into the schemes of other factions?
Or, from his perspective, if the power structure were different, such problems would be equally unavoidable.
Regardless, Li Wushou's refusal was a form of rejection, but for some reason, Liu Qingmei was somewhat moved because Li Wushou was different from the people who had advised her to be magnanimous and let go in the past.

He supports himself!
She didn't spend much time with Li Wushou, but every time was pleasant.

During her leisurely stroll through Wangxian City these past few days, she heard about Li Wushou's visit to the Liu family to kill Liu Mu and divide the Liu family and Wufang City. This made Liu Qingmei look at Li Wushou in a completely different light.

Just now, Li Wushou addressed her as Liu Chenghuang. If it were anyone else, she would have smashed their mouth long ago. Being cut off from her path to immortality and becoming the city god of Wufang City was the greatest disgrace of her life.

But when Li Wushou addressed her as Liu Chenghuang, she inexplicably didn't get angry.

Just as she addressed Li Wushou as the High Priest, Li Wushou, as a disciple of the Great Venerable, also didn't care about such things.
She believed this was a tacit understanding between herself and Li Wushou.

Little did they know that their remarks would ignite the anger of everyone present.

Even the patriarch of the Floating lineage was unable to contain his anger, and with a flick of his sleeve, he demanded of the patriarch of the Empty lineage:

"Junior brother, what exactly do you intend to do?"

Upon hearing the patriarch's question, the Golden Core protectors above the white jade steps all stood up, staring at Liu Qingmei and Li Wushou with unfriendly expressions.

Although Li Wushou was of extraordinary status, the other party's words just now showed no respect for the Suspended Mountain.

The five elders silently stepped forward, standing between Li Wushou and the other Golden Core protectors.

However, the Golden Core cultivators who were the Dharma Protectors saw it as the elders supporting them, which made them even more imposing.

However, because Li Wushou was surrounded by the five clan elders, they could only attack the mysterious girl.

At the same time, the heads of the five surnames, seven clans, and twenty-four families also stood up from their cloud chairs one by one. There were too many changes today, so many that they had not yet fully digested them.

From the moment the Dragon King disregarded the lives of people on both sides of the strait, the things these people said became more and more frightening.

It's either about overturning the Suspended Mountain or reforming the continent.

The head of the Qiwangliu family was terrified.

Not to mention that Li Wushou openly declared that he would slaughter the Liu family and cut through the Hanging Mountain.

While others might be completely confused by the other content, he was lost in thought.

High Priest Li Wushou hails from Wufang City, whose previous City God was Liu Qingmei of the Liu family.

The girl just addressed Li Wushou as "My High Priest".

Li Wushou addressed the other party as "City God Liu"!
Could this girl be Liu Qingmei?
The other party's words were to overturn the Suspended Mountain and reshape the Continent. If the other party is really Liu Qingmei, regardless of whether the other party can actually do it, the Liu family is doomed!
The other party dares to stand here so brazenly; if she so desires, the Liu family will surely be doomed.

Thinking this, Liu Zhangjia felt despair. He glanced at the former head of the family standing among a group of Golden Core cultivators. It was that person who had stripped Liu Qingmei of her qualification to cultivate in the Suspended Mountain back then.

At this moment, the other party probably still doesn't know the girl's identity, and is still attacking her with a group of Golden Core protectors.

Manager Liu held his forehead, feeling a splitting headache.

Last time Li Wushou visited the Liu family, he had an eye ache; now he has a headache? Is he about to lose his head?

Seeing that the Golden Core Ancestor was still attacking, Master Liu was almost exhausted from using his divine soul transmission, but the golden core divine soul power was rising there, and he couldn't transmit it in at all.

Left with no other option, he could only shout:

"Ancestors! Stop cursing!"

The surroundings fell silent instantly, even the attacks of the dozen or so Golden Core protectors paused.

Liu Qingmei glanced at the Liu family head who had spoken, and following his gaze, she saw Liu Hu, the former head of the Liu family, and her expression faltered slightly.

She hadn't seen him for over a hundred years. She knew he had advanced to the Golden Core stage, but she hadn't expected him to have changed so much.

But at least he's not dead!
With a slight smile on her lips, Liu Qingmei suddenly vanished from her spot.

The next instant, Liu Qingmei stood in front of Liu Hu and pointed a finger.

Liu Hu was shocked and hurriedly raised his domain to try to separate the two. This finger, unhurried and unrestrained, ignored the constraints of the domain and directly touched Liu Hu's brow.

Liu Hu's eyes froze instantly. Centered on Liu Qingmei's fingertips, Liu Hu's body began to porcelainize, turning into a porcelain figure in the blink of an eye.

Liu Qingmei stood still, snapped her fingers, and the porcelain figure shattered.

The Golden Core protector, who had rushed to the rescue, was horrified and retreated.

The closer they got to each other, the more they felt as if their bodies were about to be porcelainized.

For a moment, the area around Liu Qingmei seemed like a forbidden zone.

"presumptuous!"

The patriarch of the Floating Lineage roared and was about to make a move when suddenly a series of void barriers rose up in front of him.

"you!"

The patriarch of the Floating Lineage suddenly turned around and stared at the patriarch of the Empty Lineage with a shocked expression.

Then, their figures suddenly vanished.

The clouds and the void surrounding the suspended mountain began to boil.

Upon seeing this, the artist smiled slightly.

With a flick of the brush, ink lines appeared in the void, binding the Heavenly God Token as it slowly descended, about to swallow it whole.

Li Wushou transmitted his thoughts to the five elders, instructing them as follows:

"Delay Liu Chenghuang a bit, don't take the opponent's magic domain head-on, and buy me a quarter of an hour."

The five elders bowed and accepted the order.

With a swift movement, they surrounded Liu Qingmei in the center.

Elder Yun transformed into a black cloud, corroding the void and creating a protective barrier around Liu Qingmei's domain.

The Five Elements Flower atop Elder Gongsun's head unleashed a power of confinement and restraint.

The other three elders then unleashed their magic to launch a ranged attack.

Numerous Golden Core protectors stood behind several elders, each adding their magical power.

A chaotic battle suddenly broke out.

Li Wushou then stepped forward and stood in front of the painter.

(End of this chapter)