Taoist priests in the supernatural world

Chapter 111 Sixty Years Later, the Kingdom of Alchemists

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the two sides engaged in an earth-shattering final battle.

At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously looked up at the sky.

The people held their breath, the allied forces of the feudal lords were silent, and even the warhorses seemed to sense the terrifying pressure from the sky, constantly emitting white vapor.

boom!

The Five Thunderbolts clash with the Five Virtues.

Lightning flashed across the sky, turning the world a ghastly white.

Five bolts of lightning, like five angry dragons, rose from above the altar and crashed fiercely into the five virtues embodied in the dragon, tiger, bird, and snake mountain.

In an instant, the sky and the earth shook.

The next moment, the flow of the Five Virtues began.

It was as if an invisible hand was sweeping across the world.

In the blink of an eye, the unusual phenomena of the Five Virtues returned to normal.

Zou Yan stood on a cloud, his dragon eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

Instead of being surprised, he laughed upon seeing this, his voice piercing through the clouds and echoing at the foot of the mountain.

"The Way of the Five Virtues is to follow the will of Heaven."

"Heaven and earth work together, and all things are interdependent."

"A mere act of defying the heavens, yet you dare to defy the will of heaven?"

Before he could finish speaking, Huang Bai had already drawn his sword.

This sword strike seemed unremarkable.

He didn't even strike Zou Yan, nor did he strike Zou Shi.

Instead of the Five Virtues Phenomenon, the sword's edge veered away and slashed towards the depths of the void.

To onlookers, the sword seemed to have missed its target.

Only those who truly understand aura observation and formations can see that the point of that sword strike is precisely the pivot connecting the Five Virtues Trapping Immortal Formation with the Qi of Heaven and Earth.

Zou Yan frowned slightly, then snorted coldly, "You're courting death."

He made a hand gesture, and a cloud of black mist flew out from his sleeve.

The black fog was not ordinary smoke, but was formed by the condensation of countless fine water vapors.

The black mist twisted and swirled in mid-air, transforming in the blink of an eye into a three-foot-long black dragon.

Wherever it passed, the air frosted, the rain froze, and even the clouds were frozen into fine ice crystals.

This is the aura of a mirage turtle.

Legend has it that when turtles are about to die, they often gather in a specific place.

After countless turtles die, their shells accumulate, and moisture condenses over the years, forming turtle ruins.

Only in the ancient ruins of Guixu could such a cold dragon be formed.

If a Taoist priest carries a Cold Dragon with him, he will be immune to the scorching heat and all kinds of fire.

If activated by magical power, it can transform into an extremely cold substance, freezing the blood and qi and extinguishing the elixir fire.

As soon as the black dragon appeared, it rushed straight towards the yellow and white sword light.

Boo!

A clear cry suddenly echoed from the void.

A burst of firelight pierced the sky.

The Vermilion Bird spread its wings and soared high, leaving behind a trail of crimson-gold flames.

The Vermilion Bird opened its mouth and spat out.

True fire erupted and collided fiercely with the cold dragon.

Ice and fire clashed in mid-air, producing a piercing explosion.

For a time, neither side could gain the upper hand.

At the same time, Huang Bai's sword finally cleaved through the void.

Boo!

A very soft, crisp sound echoed through the world.

It's like a broken string on a musical instrument.

Although the voice wasn't loud, it caused Yun Duan and Shuang Zou's expressions to change simultaneously.

The five unusual phenomena of the Five Virtues Trapping Immortals Formation shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"not good!"

Zou Yan's expression changed drastically.

He finally understood.

Huang Bai's sword strike was neither to kill a person nor a beast; it directly severed the connection between the Five Virtues Formation and heaven and earth.

The two Zous are best at using the power of heaven and earth.

While their cultivation levels are indeed profound, what is truly terrifying is their ability to mobilize the power of heaven and earth to suppress others with strength far exceeding their own level.

Now that their greatest advantage has been severed by Huang Bai's sword, the two have instantly lost their edge.

boom!

The Five Elements Thunder Technique struck again.

This time, Thunder no longer forced a direct confrontation, but instead acted in accordance with the generating and restraining relationships of the Five Elements.

Five bolts of lightning struck in succession, interlocking and clearly distinguishing their mutual generation and restraint.

The Five Virtues Trapping Immortal Formation completely collapsed.

boom!

The torrential rain suddenly stopped, and the dark clouds dispersed abruptly.

Golden sunlight once again bathed the world in its glow.

Just moments ago, the foot of Zhongnan Mountain was as dark as night, but in an instant, the sky was bright.

The people looked up at the sky, and many were brought to tears by the sunlight, yet they still dared not close their eyes.

"escape!"

The two Zous exchanged a glance, and without the slightest hesitation, they immediately took flight and fled into the distance.

On the altar, the yellow and white offerings slowly descended.

He watched the two men turn and flee, and suddenly smiled.

"Now is my time to shine."

As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce wind arose on the altar.

The five-colored lamps flickered violently, yet not one of them went out.

The seal of Yangping Zhidu Gong trembled slightly.

The runes on the nine-zhang altar lit up simultaneously.

boom!

Two golden bolts of lightning shot out from the sky.

boom!

Thunder engulfed the two.

Two screams rang out almost simultaneously from above the clouds.

Two figures fell from the sky and crashed heavily to the ground.

Two charred and mangled bodies, trailing black smoke, plummeted from mid-air.

"Release the arrows!"

Below, Liu Bang, who had just dealt with the group of sorcerers, suddenly raised his hand and pressed it down hard.

Whoosh whoosh!

The crossbows, which had been prepared in advance, were fired simultaneously.

A dense barrage of crossbow bolts pierced the air, falling like black rain and pinning the two Zou's mangled bodies to the ground.

One round is not enough.

Liu Bang raised his hand again.

"Fire again!"

The second volley of crossbow bolts followed immediately.

The two mutilated bodies were riddled with bullets.

Liu Bang did not know whether the two Zou brothers were dead or alive.

But he understood one principle very well.

When dealing with this kind of monster, being ruthless is always the right thing to do.

The two leaders of Fangxiandao ultimately failed to ascend to the ranks of immortals or achieve immortality, dying in the sight of hundreds of thousands of people.

The battle is over.

The foot of Zhongnan Mountain was deathly silent.

Hundreds of thousands of people from Guanzhong and the allied forces of the feudal lords witnessed Huang Bai manifest the appearance of a winged man of the sun, using the Five Thunders to break the Five Virtues and using the altar to suppress the two Zou.

This scene is destined to be one they will never forget in their lives.

Yellow and white gleamed with great power and awe.

Liu Bang, who closely followed in Huang Bai's footsteps, was also regarded by everyone as the one destined by Heaven.

Among the allied forces of the feudal lords.

Fan Zeng gazed at the sky, remaining silent for a long time.

He was originally planning how to help Xiang Yu seize Guanzhong, how to suppress Liu Bang, and how to take advantage of the power of the feudal lords to seize the world.

When Huang Bai manifested his divine power and the two Zou brothers died, all conspiracies and schemes lost their meaning.

In the face of such genuine divine power, strategy becomes a joke.

After a long while, Fan Zeng seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

He turned to look at Xiang Yu, his voice low and deep: "My lord, we can now submit to Liu Bang."

Xiang Yu remained silent.

He gazed at the nine-zhang-high altar, then looked towards the direction where Liu Bang was in the distance.

"The Immortal of Penglai..."

Xiang Yu's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

He remembered the young man who was called Yi Xiaochuan back then.

Looking at Liu Bang now, he seems like a completely different person.

After pondering for a long time, Xiang Yu finally nodded.

He accepted the agreement that whoever entered Guanzhong first would be king.

From this point on, history took a different turn.

……

On the altar.

A copper basin was placed in front of Huang Bai.

The copper basin was filled with talismanic water, and something was floating on the surface of the water.

This object is completely transparent, exudes a cold aura, and resembles a loach.

If you look closely, you will find that its antlers resemble those of a deer, its head resembles that of a camel, its eyes resemble those of a rabbit, its neck resembles that of a snake, and its scales resemble those of a fish.

Except for lacking four legs, it is almost identical to the dragon.

It was Zou Yan's cold dragon.

Huang Bai reached out and tapped the edge of the copper basin.

The cold dragon swam gently in the water, and wherever it passed, a thin layer of frost condensed on the surface of the talismanic water.

"This cold dragon is not bad."

Huang Bai was quite satisfied.

This object appears to be alive, but it is actually inanimate.

It was formed from the condensed mirage of the Tortoise Ruins over a thousand years, and its nature is yin and cold.

Possessing the Cold Dragon, one can remain unharmed even if plunged into boiling oil or a sea of ​​fire.

If blessed by a Dharma altar, it can release something that can harm people, just like Zou Yan did.

It is very useful for both controlling fire in alchemy and for refining magical artifacts that combine water and fire in the future.

Huang Bai waved his sleeve, taking the cold dragon into the Muchen Pearl.

Just then, he felt something and suddenly looked up at the sky.

After Shuang Zou died, the endless starry sky seemed to sense it.

In the depths of the sky, a shooting star suddenly shone brightly.

The meteor trailed an extremely long tail of light, and its direction seemed to be pointing directly at Earth.

Huang Bai squinted his eyes.

"Has the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West sent anyone?"

It seems that although the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West has retreated to the upper realm, it still retains a certain ability to interfere in the mortal world.

However, given the speed of a meteor, it might have been many years by the time it actually reached Earth.

Huang Bai pondered in his heart.

"However, we should also keep some tricks up our sleeves."

Just then, Song Wuji led Liu Bang to the altar.

Liu Bang was clearly in a very good mood.

He strode forward, his eyes brimming with excitement.

"Immortal, Xiang Yu and other feudal lords have submitted to me, and the world is unified once again."

Liu Bang's excitement was not without reason.

He unified the country twice, an unprecedented feat.

Unfortunately, history will not record this unprecedented and unparalleled achievement.

Now that Ying Zheng has become Liu Bang, he must also take on the historical burdens of the Qin state.

The new Han Dynasty was established on the basis of overthrowing the Qin Dynasty, so the hostility of the people who were the remnants of the six former states towards it was naturally much less.

Meanwhile, the powerful clans of the former Qin dynasty in Guanzhong were able to smoothly transition into the Han dynasty system under Ying Zheng's covert arrangements.

The old shell breaks, and a new shell is born.

This is the true meaning of "the cicada shedding its shell".

Huang Bai looked at Liu Bang with great interest.

"What are your next plans for dealing with these feudal lords?"

Liu Bang did not hesitate.

"Natural establishment of states and kingdoms."

Having experienced the loss of his country once, he saw things more clearly than anyone else.

The people of the six states were not yet accustomed to the emperor, nor to the complete system of prefectures and counties.

If the old Qin laws and systems are forcibly implemented, it will inevitably lead to another bloodshed.

Moreover, during his previous campaigns against the Hu and Man tribes, he discovered that the Hu people were not weak.

The civil war among the various Chinese states only benefited the Hu people.

Instead of rushing to suppress all the feudal lords, it would be better to let them each live in their proper places first.

Huang Bai glanced at him.

"I don't think your ambitions lie in this."

Liu Bang smiled and did not deny it: "Let's stabilize the feudal lords for now, and then gradually establish prefectures and counties."

"Take it slow and steady."

Huang Bai asked, "When do you plan to do it?"

Liu Bang looked up at the distant Guanzhong Plain.

"No rush."

"This generation should first adopt a policy of non-interference, allowing the people to rest and recuperate."

With this new body, he was no longer as impatient as he used to be.

Three opportunities to possess another body mean he has three generations to build an unprecedentedly powerful empire.

The first emperor destroyed six kingdoms and unified the world.

The second emperor restored order and appeased the people.

The third emperor conquered the northern deserts, opened up the western regions, pacified Lingnan in the south, and managed the southwest.

A century is enough time for him to apply the experience of both the Qin and Han dynasties.

The flame of ambition to achieve great things burned in Liu Bang's eyes.

He looked up at the sky and said, word by word:

"In the next hundred years, I want to build a great and powerful nation."

Northern Mongolia, Western Regions, Lingnan, and Southwest China.

These territories of the Qin state that have not yet been truly converted into prefectures and counties must be transformed into prefectures and counties of the Han dynasty before the third conquest.

Huang Bai nodded and said, "That's right. You can't be too hasty in everything. It seems you've learned from the lesson of a country's downfall."

As he spoke, he waved his sleeve and collected all the miscellaneous items on the altar into the Muchen Pearl.

"It's about time I went too."

Liu Bang was taken aback.

"Where is the immortal going?"

Huang Bai said, "I also want to establish a country."

Liu Bang was taken aback at first, then laughed and said, "You can choose any of the immortals in this world."

"Whether it be mountains, rivers, counties, or overseas islands, as long as the immortal speaks, I will immediately issue an edict."

Huang Bai shook his head.

"No."

His gaze swept across the mountains and rivers of Guanzhong, looking eastward.

"I want to go to Penglai."

There is still so much to explore in the world of mythology.

Perhaps more plot developments will emerge later.

Rather than wasting time on the changing dynasties in the Central Plains, it would be better to establish a stable stronghold centered around the Tiandao Temple.

And this stronghold is most suitable to be located in Penglai.

It was far from the chaos in the Central Plains and had a deep connection with the Fangxian Dao.

More importantly, there are many legends of immortal mountains in the East China Sea.

It is the perfect tool for establishing a nation.

Huang Bai looked at Liu Bang.

"Liu Bang, prepare the boats."

Liu Bang didn't ask any further questions, but simply cupped his hands and said:

"it is good."

……

In the months that followed.

When the Han Dynasty was first established, Guanzhong was gradually stabilized.

Liu Bang allocated warships, craftsmen, grain, seeds, livestock, medicinal herbs, and bronze and iron tools, and also selected a group of alchemists, doctors, farmers, and craftsmen who were willing to go to sea with the immortal.

Huang Bai led Zheng Bao'er, Zheng Anqi, Song Wuji, Gao Yao, and a group of alchemists onto the ship.

The ship's hold was filled with various crops and grains.

There are also alchemical materials, magical artifacts, books, and talismans stored in the Muchen Pearl.

On the shore of the East China Sea.

The sea breeze was strong, and the sound of the waves was incessant.

Liu Bang personally came to see him off.

He stood on the shore, watching the large ship set sail and sail away.

The sea is vast and misty.

The ship gradually sailed into the vast expanse of clouds and water.

After a long silence, Liu Bang said softly:

"The era of alchemists is over."

He knew that from this day forward, the relationship between earthly emperors and alchemists would be completely changed.

No one else could manipulate the fate of a dynasty under the guise of immortality like Xu Fu and the two Zou brothers.

Spring goes and autumn comes, flowers bloom and wither.

Huang Bai's departure lasted for sixty years.

The year was the first year of Emperor Jing of Han's reign.

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