Chapter 235: When fellow villagers meet, they shoot each other in the back
Liu Bai watched all this quietly from the side, his heart filled with shock and admiration.

He had never imagined that the sword intent could be so powerful and mysterious, able to plunder and transform all kinds of power between heaven and earth.

He watched Gongsun Ce gently swinging his sword, and a strong feeling of respect and gratitude surged in his heart.

When Gongsun Ce finally stopped the sword in his hand, Liu Bai bowed deeply.

He said: "Your Excellency really opened my eyes. Today I finally understand what the true way of swordsmanship is.

Your sword intent can actually plunder and transform the power of heaven and earth for your own use. This is simply one sword creating all things!
I, Liu Bai, boast of being an expert in swordsmanship, but I have never thought that a sword can be used in this way. How ashamed I am!"

Gongsun Ce smiled slightly when he heard this, and then the lake water rose up and turned into words: Brother Liu, you are too kind. I just had the chance to understand some basics of swordsmanship.

Kendo is boundless and profound, and the path each of us takes is different.

Your Great River Sword Intent is as unstoppable as a surging river and is also an extremely advanced sword technique.

After reading Gongsun Ce's words, Liu Bai admired him even more.

He knew that although he was proficient in swordsmanship, he still had a lot of shortcomings in his understanding of the way of the sword.

He bowed to Gongsun Ce again and said, "May I know your name? Can the originally scheduled battle tomorrow be postponed? Liu Bai wants nothing else but a peak battle.

However, Liu Bai is not in his peak condition now, so I hope you can give Liu Bai some time to cultivate his sword."

The words formed by the water flow changed: My name is Gongsun Ce. Since you are interested in cultivating the sword spirit, I have no objection. I will come again in three months.

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Gongsun Ce would naturally not refuse the peak battle proposed by Liu Bai, so he prepared to give Liu Bai some time to cultivate his sword intent.

Afterwards, Gongsun Ce took a step out of the Southern Jin Sword Pavilion. After the sword fight with Liu Bai, Haotian's will temporarily calmed down, so Gongsun Ce prepared a big gift for Haotian Tiannu.

Gongsun Ce appeared in Weicheng in a flash. Weicheng was located on the border of Tang State. There was a desert not far from the city, so horse thieves often appeared near the city.

It was because of killing horse thieves that Ning Que earned the title of the woodcutter of Shubi Lake.

However, Gongsun Ce is not concerned about Ning Que's affairs at the moment. He cares more about Sangsang - the girl whom Ning Que picked up from the pile of dead bodies, and who is also Haotian's human pillar of strength.

At this moment, in addition to the Heavenly Goddess, there is also the Nine Heavens Mysterious Goddess in Sangsang's body. It can be said that only Uzumaki Naruto can be compared to her situation.

Uzumaki Naruto - Nine-Tails, Uzumaki Kushina, Namikaze Minato.

Sangsang——the goddess of heaven and the goddess of the nine heavens.

It can be said that it was very lively, so Gongsun Ce thought it would be better to let Sangsang feel more lively.

Gongsun Ce looked at Ning Que, a boy of only fourteen or fifteen years old, riding his horse to chase after horse thieves. He walked over to the residence of Ning Que and Sangsang.

At this moment, Sangsang was drying his quilt, and the fight between Haotian Tiannu and Jiutian Xuannu had no effect on Sangsang's actions at all.

The moment he saw Sangsang, Gongsun Ce took out a bronze bell from his arms. This was the earliest alchemical creation Gongsun Ce had completed.

However, it doesn’t matter whether or not alchemy is performed. What matters is that a living spirit is sealed inside.

Gongsun Ce can now seal the living spirit into Sangsang's body. The living spirit is very special. It has no intelligence, but because of this, the negative emotions generated by the battle between the Queen Mother of the West and the Queen Mother of the West will be absorbed by the living spirit.

If the living spirit absorbs enough negative emotions, then the living spirit will be equivalent to the Evil Sword Immortal with power similar to that of Haotian Tiannv.

Gongsun Ce rolled his eyes, then he snapped his fingers at the bronze bell, and the next moment the living spirit was knocked out of the bronze bell, and then the living spirit entered Sangsang's sea of ​​consciousness.

At this moment, the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens was about to dissipate, so her counterattack became more fierce, and the Queen Mother of the Haotian Heaven was unable to completely suppress the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens for a while.

After the living spirit entered Sangsang's sea of ​​consciousness, the hostility of Haotian Goddess and Jiutian Mysterious Goddess was strangely wiped out.

In Sangsang's sea of ​​consciousness, Haotian Tiannu was currently exerting her devouring power with all her strength, intending to absorb the power of Jiutian Xuannu into her own body.

As one of the ancient goddesses, Jiu Tian Xuan Nu was naturally unwilling to surrender. She tried her best and started a fierce contest with Hao Tian Nu.

At this moment of life and death, a dark light quietly appeared beside the two of them. It was the living spirit controlled by Gongsun Ce.

It was like a black whirlwind and instantly came to the two goddesses.

This living spirit can absorb and control the emotions of living beings, thereby enhancing its own power.

The appearance of the living spirit did not immediately interrupt the fight between the two goddesses.

However, it began to work quietly.

It was seen gently surrounding the two goddesses, and the dim light began to flicker, as if resonating with their emotions.

Gradually, the anger, fear, unwillingness and other unnecessary emotions on the faces of Haotian Tiannv and Jiutian Xuannv began to be absorbed by the living spirits one by one.

The originally ferocious face of Haotian goddess gradually became calm; her eyes became less fierce and more indifferent.

The Queen Mother of the West also stopped her fierce struggle. Although there was still an unyielding light in her eyes, the despair and anger had disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, they seemed to have woken up from a long dream and regained their inner peace.

However, even though the emotions had calmed down, the fight between the two goddesses did not stop.

The devouring power of Haotiannu is still constantly eroding the body of Jiutianxuannu, and Jiutianxuannu is still trying hard to resist.

But this time, their fight was no longer as fierce and crazy as before, but more of a strange calm.

The Queen Mother of the West is like a capybara, and life and death don’t matter to her.

As for Haotian Tiannv, she was a little weird. She had transformed into a ruthless devouring machine and did not have the slightest excitement brought by the increase in combat experience.

The living spirit watched all this quietly from the side, its power growing as it absorbed emotions.

However, it did not become complacent because of this, but instead controlled its power more cautiously.

It knows that it is just a spectator in this fight, not a participant.

Its mission is only to absorb the emotions of the two goddesses, not to change the outcome of the fight.

Over time, the living spirit has absorbed enough emotional power.

Its body became more solid, and the dim light became brighter, as if it would soon have a physical body.

However, it did not choose to leave, but continued to stay beside the two goddesses and continued to increase its strength.

Gongsun Ce, who was observing from a distance, nodded. That was good. It would be lively and exciting.

At this time, Haotian's will was temporarily restrained, so Haotian did not notice that the starry sky road gradually split into a path approaching the world of Jiang Ye.

At this moment, Lady of the West, Gongsun Ce and Xunzi are like signposts guiding the arrival of the starry road extending from the Qin world.

Devouring another world is a great tonic for the Qin world, enough to make up for the losses caused to the Qin world by a large number of people who have reached the state of unity between man and nature and left the Qin world.

Once the Qin world successfully devours the Ever Night world, it is conceivable that even Bei Mingzi, Donghuang Taiyi and Guiguzi who remain in the Qin world can break through the realm of unity between man and nature.

Moreover, there is a high probability that all people and things in the Jiang Ye world will appear in the Qin world. This is an inevitable phenomenon that the Qin world will devour the Jiang Ye world.

The expansion of the world also requires sufficient material conditions to support it.

Having seen enough of the excitement, Gongsun Ce left Weicheng and headed for the desert. He planned to master the Word Spirit·Judgment as soon as possible.

In the desert, there was a dead silence. Gongsun Ce opened his mouth and uttered a dragon language: "Die!"

The voice was not loud, but it was full of unquestionable power.

The next moment, the field of Word Spirit·Approval unfolded, and the desert beneath his feet seemed to be injected with endless energy, instantly burning with raging flames.

The flames spread rapidly, and the originally golden sand turned into a dazzling red under the burning flames.

The sparse plants such as Populus euphratica and Haloxylon ammodendron swayed helplessly in the sea of ​​fire and were soon burned to ashes, leaving only charred branches and ashes.

Animals such as lizards and sand foxes hiding in the sand had nowhere to escape. They struggled painfully in the flames and were eventually cut in half, turning into charred corpses.

What’s even more shocking is that the underground river under the desert was also cut off by this force.

The originally gurgling river water quickly evaporated under the burning flames, leaving only a series of dry riverbeds.

The entire desert seemed to have turned into a dead silent place, with only the flames burning.

Gongsun Ce stood quietly in the flames, his eyes deep and cold. All this was within his expectations.

The flames gradually dissipated, and the sand turned into crystals under the high temperature.

The remains of animals and plants had long been burned to ashes, drifting away in the wind in this dead land.

Gongsun Ce looked at the scene in front of him without any ripples in his heart.

He knew that this was only a small part of the display of Word Spirit Judgment.

The power of Word Spirit Judgment is so strong that it can evenly spread death to everything in the domain.

No one, whether human or animal, not even plants or dead things, can escape its judgment.

However, Gongsun Ce also knew clearly that this power would consume a lot of mental and physical strength.

If it was Gongsun Ce who had just obtained the system, he would not even be able to release this word spirit. The most likely possibility was that his mental power would be exhausted the moment he opened his mouth and he would become a fool, and then he would not be able to control the dragon blood and turn into Deadpool.

The manifestation of Word Spirit Judgment is like God sentencing someone to death.

But in fact, this is an application of spiritual power, which can be understood as the spirit controlling the four elements of earth, fire, water and wind to demonstrate incredible power.

It can also be understood as a large-scale illusion released against the world. The user of Word Spirit Judgment deceives the world that he possesses incredible power, so the world gives him incredible power.

This is Gongsun Ce’s understanding of the essence of Word Spirit Judgment. As for whether it is true or not, it does not matter. The murderer does not need to know the specific cause of the victim’s death.

That's the job of the medical examiner.

Gongsun Ce looked at the dead silence beneath his feet and chose to move on.

In this dead and silent place, Gongsun Ce's figure gradually faded away, leaving behind only a piece of crystal and a piece of scorched land.

The power of the Word Spirit Judgment did not dissipate in the desert after his departure. Instead, it left a death restricted zone in the desert.

Shortly after Gongsun Ce disappeared in the dead land, a group of dozens of horse thieves broke into the dead land.

They rode on tall horses, constantly urging the horses to run forward as fast as possible. From time to time, they looked back, as if some ferocious beast was chasing them.

They came here to escape Ning Que's pursuit, but they never expected that this would become their burial place.

As the horse thieves approached the deadly place on their horses, an eerie atmosphere began to spread.

Their horses began to grow restless, the sound of their hooves echoing in the empty desert, as if foreshadowing an impending disaster.

However, the horse thieves did not notice these abnormalities and they still wanted to rush forward madly.

The horse could not stop in time and could only rush forward. At this moment, the remaining power of Word Spirit Judgment was activated.

An invisible force rose from the sand and transformed into sharp sword blades.

The sword blades silently cut off the horses' four legs, causing them to lose support in an instant.

The horse lost its balance and tilted forward, throwing the horse thief on its back out violently.

The horse thieves were knocked unconscious, but they quickly got up from the ground.

"Fuck! What a rotten horse!"

"Fuck! Damn woodcutter!"

"Why should I starve and freeze? Why shouldn't I be able to rob and plunder?"

They cursed and swore at everything they could think of, but they didn't dare to stop.

Because they knew that the terrible opponent Ning Que was chasing them closely.

If they stop, what awaits them will be endless pursuit and death.

The horse thieves ignored the miserable condition of the horses that had lost four legs and continued to gallop forward.

All they wanted was to escape from this strange place and find a safe hiding place.

However, they did not realize that they had stepped into the realm of death.

The moment they stepped into the land of death, the power of Word Spirit·Judgment was activated again.

This time the power is stronger and more terrifying than before.

Invisible sword blades emerged from the sand and spun around the bandits like ghosts.

These blades are so fast that their trajectories are almost impossible to capture with the naked eye.

The bandits screamed in terror and waved their scimitars to try to fend off the attacks of the blades.

However, these sword blades pierced through their bodies like ghosts.

With flashes of blood, all the horse thieves were cut in half.

Their bodies were cut in half, their entrails and blood spread all over the desert.

The Deadly Land returned to peace again, with only the remains of the horse thieves and horses without their owners wandering in the desert.

This land seemed to have swallowed up all life and sound, leaving only silence and desolation.

In the desert, a dead silent place has just witnessed a bloody massacre.

The bodies of the horse thieves were lying on the ground in all directions, blood was flowing like a river, and the scene was horrific.

When Ning Que arrived on horseback, he frowned at the scene in front of him.

He knew clearly that these horse thieves did not die at the hands of ordinary people, but were attacked by practitioners.

A strong desire surged in Ning Que's heart.

He carries a deep blood feud and longs to embark on the path of cultivation to avenge himself with powerful strength.

He firmly believed that he was not incapable of practice, but he just lacked a teacher who could guide him forward.

He looked around, searching for any clues that might have been left behind.

Soon, he discovered the footprints left by Gongsun Ce.

These footprints were deeply imprinted in the sand, as if they were left deliberately by someone, so Ning Que felt a little hopeful.

He rode forward without hesitation, following Gongsun Ce's footsteps and carefully avoiding possible dangers.

His heart was filled with anticipation and nervousness, hoping to find this mysterious practitioner and ask him for the secret of practice.

After half a day of galloping, Ning Que finally saw Gongsun Ce moving forward.

He dismounted decisively, ran towards Gongsun Ce, and knelt before him.

His eyes gleamed with determination, and his voice was filled with earnestness: "I am devoted to the Dao, so please accept me as your disciple."

Gongsun Ce looked at Ning Que who was kneeling in front of him, and a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.

He shook his head slightly and pointed his hand at the ground. A few words appeared on the sand: Being devoted to the Tao is not the reason why I accept disciples, and I don’t want to accept disciples either. You should leave.

After saying that, Gongsun Ce continued to move forward, as if he didn't see Ning Que kneeling on the ground.

Ning Que felt anxious, but he knew he couldn't give up this opportunity easily.

He stood up, led the horse and followed Gongsun Ce silently.

As Gongsun Ce moved forward, they went deeper and deeper into the no-man's land of the desert.

The desert here is even more vast and desolate, with no signs of life, only endless sand dunes and strong winds.

Ning Que began to feel scared and uneasy. He knew that he was not familiar with this desert and if he went deep into it, he might lose his way or even die.

However, Gongsun Ce seemed unconcerned about these dangers.

He continued to move forward calmly, as if this desert was his home.

Ning Que admired Gongsun Ce's skills and courage even more, but at the same time he was more worried about his own safety.

Finally, as night fell, Gongsun Ce stopped.

He turned around and looked at Ning Que with a nasty smile on his face.

Before Ning Que could react, he gently patted Ning Que's shoulder.

Ning Que only felt a flash before his eyes, as if the whole world was spinning.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back outside Weicheng.

He looked around and the familiar environment came into view, making him feel friendly and at ease.

However, his heart was filled with regret and disappointment.

He knew that he had lost a rare opportunity to practice and also missed the chance to ask Gongsun Ce for advice.

He stood outside the city, unable to calm down for a long time. Ning Que felt that it was because of his inner wavering that Gongsun Ce sent him back to Weicheng.

Ning Que sighed deeply, he knew he couldn't give up like this.

He looked up at the starry sky, and a firm belief surged in his heart.

He believed that as long as he did not give up, he would find his own path of practice one day.

After sending Ning Que away, Gongsun Ce stopped temporarily.

There were many reasons why he refused to instruct Ning Que. Besides the fact that he really didn't want to accept a disciple, there was another very important reason.

The Master was standing in front of Gongsun Ce, holding a pot of nine-brew double-distilled liquor in his hand, and he shook it at Gongsun Ce.

"My dear friend, you have indeed come to keep your appointment. Why don't we drink and chat?"

Gongsun Ce pointed his right hand at the sand, and a line of words appeared: I can't speak for the time being, and I can't drink.

"Then you've lost a lot of fun." The Master shook his head. "However, my friend, telekinesis can be used to transmit thoughts. I'll teach you."

The next moment, the Master's voice sounded in Gongsun Ce's heart.

"My friend, this is telepathic transmission."

Gongsun Ce nodded and sent a voice message to the Master: "Thank you for your advice. Where should we go?"

"Atami, the mullet there is at its plumpest, perfect for making sashimi."

Gongsun Ce nodded, and the two of them took a step forward at the same time. The next moment, their figures appeared on the shore of the hot sea.

At this time, by the Rehai Lake, Li Manman was cutting fish. The master looked at Li Manman who had not yet finished cutting the fish and could not help but complain: "Li Manman, are you going to starve me to death?"

"Master, please forgive me." Li Manman still did not speed up his movements. "Slow work produces fine work. If you want to taste the most delicious flavor of the peony fish, you can't rush."

Gongsun Ce shook his head and telepathically transmitted to Yu Limanman and the Master, "I don't think so."

Gongsun Ce just waved his hand, and the surrounding water vapor was instantly pulled by an invisible force and gradually condensed into a crystal clear iceberg model.

This iceberg is only forty centimeters high, but the green plants, peaks and animals in it are lifelike, as if the epitome of nature is miniature in this tiny iceberg.

There was a look of satisfaction in Gongsun Ce's eyes, and he smiled slightly, as if he was very satisfied with his masterpiece.

Afterwards, he gathered his energy in his palms again and released it, causing ripples to appear in the hot sea not far away.

Three peony fish swam gracefully in the water, as if attracted by Gongsun Ce's true energy and slowly approached.

Gongsun Ce waved his hand lightly in the water, and took out three peony fish from the water as if taking something from a bag.

He gently touched the fish with his fingers, and the fish flesh blossomed like petals, completely separating from the fish bones. The exquisiteness of this technique amazed Li Manman.

Gongsun Ce placed the fish meat of the peony fish on the fish bones. The fish slices were cut extremely thinly. When the sunlight shone through the fish meat, the texture was clearly visible, just like pieces of exquisite petals.

Gongsun Ce waved his hand again, and the fish slices jumped up one after another, like light butterflies, and landed on the iceberg model.

The iceberg model at this moment is no longer a simple iceberg.

With the embellishment of fish slices, it seems to have turned into a vibrant snow mountain.

The green plants, mountains and animals appear more lifelike against the backdrop of the fish slices.

The fish slices themselves are like flowers blooming on the snow-capped mountains, adding a bit of charm and vitality to the mountains.

Gongsun Ce stood aside, quietly admiring his masterpiece.

Gongsun Ce picked up the chopsticks, gently picked up a piece of fish and put it into his mouth.

The fish meat melts in your mouth and is extremely delicious, as if the essence of the entire ocean is condensed in this piece of fish meat.

Gongsun Ce closed his eyes and savored the delicious taste of the fish, as if he was in the sea, dancing with the fish.

At this moment, Gongsun Ce seemed to have forgotten his identity and status. He was just an ordinary diner enjoying this top-notch sashimi dish.

(End of this chapter)