Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 425 Poverty and Humiliation Faded Away
"Me?" Gong Xuan was momentarily stunned by the King of Zhou's words. "Whom do I kill?"

"The people of Daxing, and your so-called friend," King Zhou pointed to the people lying prostrate on the ground around him, "they are also people of Daxing. I need you to kill them. As for your so-called friend, he will ruin your future, so you must kill him too."

"I reject."

Gong Xuan blurted out without hesitation.

King Zhou was about to continue his boastful talk, but he was choked by these abrupt words.

His brows were furrowed as he stared intently at Gong Xuan.

"You refuse? Don't you understand what I mean?"

"What do you mean?"

For some reason, King Zhou felt that the Taoist priest in front of him had suddenly become more assertive.

"What I mean is, if you agree to become the last person of the Great Zhou, everything in the Zhou Kingdom will naturally belong to you. I will help you reach the pinnacle of the world, and you will obtain all the treasures of the world and my steed..."

“I refuse.” Gong Xuan shook his head without hesitation. “Your treasures are nothing but dirt to me.”

King Zhou remained silent for a moment.

The men in black all around fell silent.

The atmosphere grew increasingly somber, so somber that the group dared not move.

Everyone present had a feeling—

If you do something inappropriate at this moment, your head will be ripped off the next.

"If you inherit the Zhou Kingdom's legacy, you'll soon break your destiny." King Zhou stared intently at Gong Xuan. "I've seen your memories; haven't you spent your entire life trying to break free from your fate?"

The words caught in Gong Xuan's throat for a moment.

Many things rushed through his mind.

My fate is sealed.

He paid too high a price for this.

Aside from the initial years of hardship and displacement, he devoted the rest of his life to this matter.

King Zhou's words, like an endless thread, lingered in Gong Xuan's ears.

"You should agree to him for now and then change your mind after you get out."

"We've come this far, if we retreat now, wouldn't all our previous efforts be in vain?"

"Point out the stars!"

"If you become a star, you will have the means to resist him!"

"Point out the stars!"

"Haven't you spent your whole life chasing after a few stars?"

"Now the opportunity is right in front of you!"

"Right in front of you!"

The noise left Gongxuan momentarily bewildered.

But in the end,
Gong Xuan simply closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment.

When he opened his eyes again, his gaze was unwavering.

"I reject."

King Zhou's face finally darkened completely.

"You're just one of those I can barely find acceptable. Since you're unwilling, I won't force you. I'll just let you die a quick death."

Gong Xuan did not answer, but silently closed his eyes.

At that moment, a faint wail seemed to come from beside him. The obsessions that had been entangled him finally vanished, pulled away by an invisible force.

The lingering obsession in the depths of his consciousness used its last strength to ask:
"does it worth?"

It's worth it.

At this moment, Gongxuan suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of ease. All thoughts and all weariness vanished in an instant. They transformed into flowing water, drifting away into the distance from his thoughts.

For some reason, it felt like something inside him had loosened up.

The bottleneck that had always hindered his cultivation path began to tremble slightly. Gong Xuan clearly sensed that his accumulated magical power was surging and impacting the barrier to his cultivation, washing over his destiny.

actually……

A breakthrough?!
Gong Xuan was slightly surprised.

Just as King Zhou was about to extend his hand towards Gong Xuan, he keenly sensed a subtle change in the other's aura, and his brows furrowed suddenly.

Not right.

We must get rid of this person as soon as possible.

However, just as he was about to exert force, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his wrist.

Looking down, he saw that the fragment of the coffin from before was pressing firmly against his wrist bone, with wisps of mist escaping from it.

Has the person on the other side of the coffin reacted?

……

Lin Jiang and Yu Wenyun walked along a long road, with a group of stone sculptures slowly following them in front and behind.

He hadn't had time to look around while running, but now, walking slowly, Lin Jiang realized that this area was indeed vast.

Along this extended corridor are many rooms, each with some experimental equipment visible from it.

Lin Jiang had no idea what the purpose of most of these items was, so he asked Yu Chang in the palace, who answered his questions one by one.

Unfortunately, since Li Jinyue had been staying on the Immortal Mountain, she had probably taken everything of value. Lin Jiang wandered around twice, finding nothing but some almost completely broken items.

"It's so clean," Lin Jiang exclaimed. "Besides these stone statues, what other treasures do you have here?"

“Indeed, quite a lot. If you walk along the corridor and turn left, you’ll see a small town. We have a lot of our things there,” Yu Chang said to Lin Jiang. But then he sighed, “However, I estimate that most of the things there have been taken away.”

"There's a city here?"

"Yes, and it is exactly the same as what you see outside your palace."

Lin Jiang thought of that building complex, a desolate city that was intact but long since deserted, and sure enough, he found the corresponding location here.

"But don't get your hopes up too high. I'm guessing that Li Jinyue has taken all the good stuff in the city."

"It's okay, we're stuck here anyway, so it's always good to wander around."

Lin Jiang waved his hand dismissively. But as they were chatting, a strange feeling suddenly welled up inside him.

It was as if someone was calling to him from inside the coffin.

what happened?

Lin Jiang suddenly stopped in his tracks, and the surrounding stone statues and Yu Wenyun also stopped.

"Is someone calling me from inside the coffin?"

Yu Wenyun was stunned when he heard this: "Impossible. This place is isolated from the outside world. Even your coffin cannot contact the outside world."

Lin Jiang ignored it and began to search the surrounding area carefully.

They might gently tap the walls on the left and right, or jump up in place and feel their way to the ceiling.

Under Yu Wenyun's puzzled gaze, Lin Jiang squatted down in the very corner of the corridor.

Here, he was finally able to barely sense the Qi he was releasing.

As part of the palace, Yu Chang naturally also caught this flowing information. He was manipulating Liu Fangyue's body, and a hint of surprise couldn't help but appear on his face:

"How is this possible? There shouldn't be any communication with the outside world from here!"

"Maybe the walls here are thinner," Lin Jiang muttered casually, then began to concentrate on sensing the faint sound.

I was speechless for a moment.

Could it be that those people in the engineering department really embezzled money?

No wonder that when studying Taoist techniques, certain aspects always reveal some strange reactions.

After a moment, Lin Jiang realized that the coffin alone was not enough, but the situation would be better if he had his own energy around him.

This means he can contact Gong Xuan and Ao Xinchen, as well as the children of Qingniwa.

Ao Xinchen is of little help to him at the moment, since she is also trapped on the island and will certainly not be able to come to open the Immortal Mountain.

At that time, we can notify the children in advance and instruct them to go to Qingniwa, which will also inform the capital.

Although it is unknown whether the outside world has been informed of the "one, two, three" strategy, it is always better to be prepared.

Just as Lin Jiang was pondering this, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.

seem……

Something is happening on Gongxuan's side.

Lin Jiang's gaze quickly turned to that direction.

But after only a moment of looking over, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

Despite his blurred vision, Lin Jiang could still see someone attacking Gong Xuan.

It seems that even the fragments of the coffin have fallen into this person's hands.

Lin Jiang felt a surge of anxiety and immediately activated all his cultivation, rushing towards the surging aura.

However, the "signal" between the two sides was too weak. Most of Lin Jiang's Qi rushed back like a surging tide the moment it reached the connection point, failing to reach Gong Xuan's side.

This moment only delayed the other side for a brief time.

Seeing this, Lin Jiang broke out in a cold sweat.

How to do?
How to do?
What other methods do I have left to use?
If he were by Gong Xuan's side, he would indeed have many Taoist techniques he could rely on, but in his current position...

Is the location of the wine vessel forcibly anchored by returning to one's hometown?

That's unrealistic! That's not something that can be accomplished in just a few breaths!
What else can I do?
Lin Jiang's thoughts raced, and at that moment, he vaguely saw that the black energy that had been wrapped around Gong Xuan's body was rapidly dissipating.

Gong Xuan's barren fate seemed to be quietly loosened at this moment by an unseen external force.

Beneath the dissipating darkness, something else re-emerged.

Dazzling like gold, sparkling like stars.

The Taoist priest, who was on the verge of death, experienced a renewed burst of life, accompanied by a surge of vibrant colors.

Lin Jiang seemed to see a star rising from within Gong Xuan's body.

After years of accumulation, it has finally transformed into a few stars at this moment.

……

King Zhou frowned, but still slammed his palm down on Gong Xuan with great force.

At the moment of breakthrough, cultivators are most vulnerable. Usually, when advancing from the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm to the Star-Pointing Realm, they have to go into seclusion for a period of time to cultivate.

If someone like Gong Xuan is suddenly attacked by an external force just as he is about to break through, he may not be able to withstand it.

Gong Xuan had no choice but to raise his arm with all his might to block the palm strike aimed at him.

As his arm bone shattered and his lower back and abdomen were on the verge of collapse, King Zhou suddenly heard a woman's deep voice in his ear:

"His Qi originates... in his head..."

This unexpected reminder caused King Zhou's wrist to shift almost imperceptibly, his palm suddenly changing direction, striking Gong Xuan's head heavily, shattering it with a crack, and sending his body flying backward.

King Zhou suddenly snapped back to his senses, his sharp gaze piercing into the darkness behind him.

A fox's whimper came from the darkness, and then a scruffy fox fell to the ground, spitting blood.

King Zhou sneered, "There are still people who dare to deceive the king."

But he had no interest in dealing with the fox at the moment, and suddenly turned to look at the headless Taoist priest not far away.

Because of his ability to transform himself, Gong Xuan is definitely not dead.

King Zhou was determined to resolve the issue completely first.

However, the moment King Zhou's gaze fell upon Gong Xuan, he suddenly felt something within Gong Xuan's body vanish.

That is……

He was born into poverty.

Just ask,

If one practices asceticism, one will exhaust all the poverty and hardship of the first half of one's life.

What does he have left?
Poverty, premature death, orphanhood.

The corresponding blessings are fortune, longevity, and prosperity!

(End of this chapter)