Chapter 432: Pepper Room, Sesame Fragrance, Invites the Pill, Dragon Qi Rising to Heaven and Earth

The fight between the two was already intense. No, not just two people. Three thousand Red Flame Taoist soldiers revealed their true appearance as fire ghosts. They were all surrounded by flames, their bodies were charred black, and they spewed out countless hot air and sparks. Led by Li Shu, they met the tide.

The tide in that lake was not ordinary water, but was drawn from the Milky Way and refined by the sun, moon, stars and star energy, with infinite creation. When the Red Flame Taoist soldiers activated their magical powers, red flames burned on their bodies, transforming into red lotus flames. Water vapor would be dried up as soon as it approached, but when it met the water from the Milky Way, it did not show its ferocity. The flames rose and fell, and were pressed back into the body by the infinite water energy.

Li Shu and his companions were not from the military and had no talent for formation. They only relied on the various magical powers stored in their hearts after being transformed into Taoist soldiers to fight the enemy. How could mortals who had never even seen a cultivator use their magical powers? The water monster leaped forward, and smashed down with its huge body, splashing huge sparks, and also brought down hundreds of Taoist soldiers in the front with it. The red lotus flame seedlings were wrapped by water elements, and the sparks were extinguished, and were instantly put out by the Tianhe water.

Hundreds of sparks returned to Zhang Wuji. He was the leader of the Taoist soldiers and the leader of the Red Flame Army. As long as he did not die, the Red Flame Taoist soldiers would not die.

He frowned. He had not been out for long and did not have much experience in fighting. He could only be forced to do it. He stretched out his hand and grasped the hilt of the golden knife. Red flames ignited on the blade. Red lines flowed to his feet and spread violently, gradually connecting with the red flame Taoist soldiers outside. Once connected, the fire on the Taoist soldiers became three times stronger. Under their feet were blood-red lines that kept flowing. From a distance, it looked like a slowly blooming red lotus.

"All troops, listen up! Eight-Gate Golden Lock, Wind Raising Formation!"

Zhang Wuji gave an order and the scattered Taoist soldiers seemed to have found their backbone. They followed the order and awkwardly transformed the formation according to the diagram in their minds. If a general who knew about military affairs were in charge, each of them would have to receive a few beatings. Fortunately, these Taoist soldiers who were mortals before were not stupid and finally set up the formation after some setbacks.

As the formation was completed, the formation diagram was condensed and revealed. The aura of the Taoist soldiers connected together and gathered on Zhang Wuji. He was the leader of the soldiers. With the blessing of the Taoist soldiers, the leader of the soldiers became more powerful. When the leader of the soldiers became powerful, he would give back to the Taoist soldiers. Together they became one, and one was equal to ten thousand. The decline was stopped for a while.

Baiyue stood on the water monster and saw that the water of the Heavenly River was flowing endlessly, but was blocked outside the formation diagram. Zhang Wuji's momentum became more and more high. He smiled slightly: "It seems that the tide of the Heavenly River can't do anything to you. Instead, it integrates the power in your hands. You really deserve to be the Son of Heaven."

He stretched out his hands, and his face finally showed a big change: "You know, those people lived with me day and night, shared life and death with me, and gave their lives to me. I didn't just use them as sacrifices, they have merged with me, and I am still alive, so they must still be here!"

Zhang Wuji's heart sank, and he saw Baiyue folding his arms, hugging him, and saying, "Come back, my Nanzhao, my followers, my subjects!"

As the magic power surged out, strands of spiritual threads appeared one after another, flowing everywhere, building a virtual and real framework, which was a city.

Nanzhao is very small. Southern Xinjiang is already poor and cannot accommodate too many people. Once the population increases, some people will inevitably be willing to die. Nanzhao is also very large. At least for the mountain people who live there and gather scattered in the mountains, Nanzhao is the most magnificent country in the world.

An illusory city descended, the city gates opened, and countless people with different services poured out. Most of them had colorful tattoos on their faces and wore red robes. Their cultivation was not too high, and they were basically mortals.

But when Zhang Wuji saw those people running out in ecstasy, surrounding Baiyue who had landed on the ground, there was no resentment in their eyes, only endless enthusiasm.

Bai Yue stretched out his hand, and the Water Spirit Pearl that he had been refining for many years fell down. He exerted a little force, and the Water Spirit Pearl suddenly exploded, transforming into countless rays of light that enveloped the people of Nanzhao. The spiritual light entered those people's bodies, and their bodies became solid, as if they were real people.

He smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Zhang Wuji who was connected with the aura of the Taoist soldier, and said softly: "Now, it's the second round."

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"Are you sure Zhang Wuji won't really die? He has only been out of the mountains for a few months, and you let him go to worship the moon. Whose Novice Village is right after turning right? Only the Sword God of Shilipo can do that, right? Don't let you kill a good seed of the magic path in the Novice Village again."

Taoist Lu Ya said as he looked at Gu Qingyuan: "What a lousy name you came up with. Is it really just to satisfy your bad taste and not caring about whether others find it awkward to hear it?"

Gu Qingyuan shrugged: "I'm happy, I'm happy, and besides, only you guys know this name."

He looked into the distance and said, "Tian Ming Zi is growing very fast, but he can't become a god in one step. I have to give him some fertilizer to help him grow. Wuji will soon have to deal with those smart and cunning immortals. How can he do it without some strength? He must have one of the brain and the fist. Even if he is not as smart as others, he can still break all the laws with his strength."

"I've waited for so long, and finally the destiny is flourishing. I'm almost tired of playing, why don't you jump like crazy?" Gu Qingyuan said, "Don't worry, Baiyue's sacrificial knife can only suppress Tianmingzi's destiny for a short time. If he really faces death, there will be a turning point. It's just that Wuji didn't know this and was frightened. This is the difference in experience. Without saying this, are you ready here?"

Taoist Lu Ya nodded and looked at the magic formation in the distance: "The Ten Absolute Formations have been completely broken, and we are just waiting to break the last Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. Right now, the other side is very lively. Not only are there a group of righteous people, but there are also many evil people waiting in the wings. It's almost like a fight has broken out on the spot."

He shook his head: "It was only because Fengdu killed too many people that he established two Jingguans for good and evil, which frightened a group of practitioners. Otherwise, a fight would have broken out long ago. It was only after Yuanli, who escaped with his life, came here to stabilize the situation."

Taoist Lu Ya sighed, "A bunch of high-ranking immortals only know how to calculate and calculate, and everything depends on cause and effect. The evil people whose fate has not yet ended cannot be killed, and the demons who are carrying disasters cannot be killed. It's too unpleasant."

He stretched himself lazily and said, "Fortunately, we are finally seeing results. Let's start with the mortal world!"

On the opposite side, Yuan Li, who had lost half his life and had not yet recovered for a few days, saw that the formation that had been inactive for a long time began to change.

The sky full of yellow sand swept across the sky and earth, gathering into sand pillars. Endless water vapor was drawn by the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, poured into the formation, and then rushed straight into the underground.

The earth veins were stimulated by this, and the entire earth's crust shook violently, as if a dragon was turning over, and the water veins and water elements hidden deep underground kept surging up. The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation is the estuary of one of the four seas. This place is related to the qi of the entire Middle-earth. After this change, the water element layout of the Middle-earth continent gradually changed.

The inland rivers are surging, the water elements are in disorder, there are flying yakshas in the sky, and the fire energy left by the corpse of the drought demon Youquan is lurking. The Youquan was born and wandered around, spanning most of Middle-earth. The fire energy permeated the sky, and now it is colliding with the water element of the earth veins, causing a situation of water and fire fighting each other.

In the capital of the mortal dynasty, a place called Shengjing, Zhu Qi, nicknamed Emperor Tao in the world, sent away several military ministers and entered the inner hall.

The hall was filled with the aroma of elixir. There were long and short incense sticks inserted in a large tripod, and a bronze eight-legged elixir furnace standing quietly. It was quite difficult to build this place. Only materials such as sandalwood and agarwood, which were naturally fragrant, were used. They were first soaked in spice water for a few days to wait for the fragrance to penetrate into the bones, and then dried for use. The whole palace was built with such fragrant wood. Although this inner hall is not big, it cost a lot of money. I don't know how much of the people's money was used. The cost is so high that it can be equal to several large halls. Zhu Qi called it the Pepper Room.

Zhu Qi, dressed in a Taoist robe, bowed to the figure in front of the alchemy furnace and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, how is your Nine Revolutions Golden Pill going? Is it close to the day of success?"

His manner was not like that of a human king or emperor, but rather like that of a Taoist priest. However, his Taoist robe was out of place, and he was also dragging a crane cloak, as if he was a wild Taoist priest from nowhere. This robe was made by Zhu Qi himself and named Huang Ting Xian Yi. The Taoist priest in front of the alchemy furnace was dressed more simply. He turned his head and bowed. He was not outstanding in appearance, with two moustaches on his mouth and a wisp of goatee on his chin. When he heard Zhu Qi's question, his nostrils slightly flared, he took a breath, and said:
"Don't worry, fellow Taoist. Success will come today, and the day of entering the Dao is just around the corner."

Huang Qi grabbed Taoist Shen's hand and said, "Okay, okay, it's all thanks to you that I can achieve enlightenment."

He trotted along the way, took out some spiritual roots and precious medicines from the secret compartment in the inner hall, and handed them to the Taoist: "These spiritual materials are all treasures obtained from searching the beautiful mountains and rivers and the spiritual places in our country. If Taoist Shen Gongbao doesn't mind, please accept them all."

Shen Gongbao smiled slightly, and shook his Taoist robe lightly. A gentle breeze blew, and the treasure box in Huangqi's hand disappeared.

He raised his hand, his eyes gleaming with brilliance, looking at the aura and calculating the will of heaven. Seeing that the water and fire situation above his head was about to take shape, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the alchemy furnace: "The auspicious time has arrived, fellow Taoist, please look!"

A faint fragrance suddenly appeared in the empty room. As Shen Gongbao pointed his finger, the lid of the alchemy furnace tilted, leaking out a trace of elixir energy.

The elixir energy rose, flew into the air and condensed into elixir that scattered, a few drops hit Zhu Qi, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, he just felt his body was unblocked, indescribably comfortable, such pure and wonderful fragrance, deep elixir dew, was a thousand times better than the fragrance of the pepper room he had carefully arranged.

The red dew entered the soil and disappeared in an instant. Before Zhu Qi could feel sad, he saw delicate and lovely Ganoderma lucidum growing out of the ground. Some of them were bright red, and some had deep purple caps.

Not only that, there are other spiritual treasures, such as the spiritual ginseng with a pretty appearance and the Polygonum multiflorum in human shape. The pepper room built of wood is filled with spiritual treasures, and the old trees are sprouting. It is so full of vitality, and all things are blooming.

"receive!"

Shen Gongbao gave a light shout, the fire in the furnace went out, the elixir energy returned, and a golden, crystal-clear pill jumped out.

"I have lived up to your trust. The elixir is ready."

He took out the jade box, moved the golden elixir, and locked it into the box. There were brocade cloth and spiritual stones in the box to prevent the medicinal properties from being lost.

Zhu Qi had never seen such a strange sight before. Even if those immortal masters in the past had refined elixirs, their fire was only more mysterious and their furnaces were more exquisite. How could the person before him be so full of immortal aura and otherworldly smell?

His eyes lit up and he took the jade box with trembling hands: "Thank you very much, fellow Taoist. I will never forget your kindness. When I become a Taoist and achieve the foundation, I will thank you with a great gift. I hope you will forgive me for my impoliteness."

After saying this, he bowed and strode out, as if afraid that someone would come to snatch it. Shen Gongbao was not in a hurry either. He twirled his mustache with his hand and waited until Zhu Qi walked a few steps before he spoke:
"Fellow Taoist, please stay."

Zhu Qi's body stiffened, and he slowly straightened up before hearing the second half of the conversation.

"This pill was created by heaven and earth. It has the effect of changing one's fortune, helping one to build a foundation, and washing away the turbidity and retaining the purity. It cannot be taken by common sense. I have a prescription to help with this. Please accept it, fellow Taoist."

After Shen Gongbao finished speaking, a prescription on white paper flew out from his Taoist robe. Zhu Qi then breathed a sigh of relief, took the prescription, thanked him again and left.

After leaving the pepper room and entering a large hall, Zhu Qi stopped his ecstasy, scraped the powder off the golden elixir, called the eunuch, watched the man take it, and after a long time without any problems, he sent his attendants away and laughed.

In the Pepper Room, Shen Gongbao sighed. Although Zhu Qi was the emperor, he was actually raised by the righteous immortal sect as a mascot. The previous emperor died early and his death was unclear. Zhu Qi lived in the deep palace and was raised by women. He was not a top-notch person in terms of natural talent and comprehension, so it was good enough that he was not spoiled. His cleverness was just a little cleverness.

"If I poison you, how can I let you detect it? Even if a celestial being comes, you will have to obey me. The nature of the drug and the toxicity are one and the same. If I really have to use some tricks, I'm afraid you won't understand even if you die."

Shen Gongbao shook his head and waited for a moment. Suddenly, he saw a white mist rising from a hall in the deep palace and rushing straight into the sky. He knew that Zhu Qi had already taken the medicine.

Naturally, that medicine was not the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, and its effect was not to help people achieve enlightenment, but it was a tiger and wolf medicine, and the power of this tiger and wolf medicine was what stimulated the dragon energy in Zhu Qi's body.

Cause and effect are everywhere in this world, the way of heaven is revealed, and the way of man is silent. All operations are covered by the law of cause and effect of the way of heaven. Man lives under the sky. As a dynasty where the luck of humanity is concentrated, it is difficult for the luck to be revealed in one day, and it is difficult to become that lucky dynasty. Otherwise, Zhu Qi would not have lived so miserably. The imperial power is controlled by the immortal sect, and the emperor can be replaced at will, without any dignity.

The throne is kept only for raising pigs and ensuring the safety of mortals. Ambitious emperors also met with accidents early on. It is an old tradition that emperors are easily soluble in water. Therefore, most of the emperors of the dynasties are those who muddle through and are extremely absurd. Their words and deeds are mostly outrageous. It is a way to save their lives so as not to be killed by the immortal sect, but it is also a way to save their lives without hope and only seek pleasure.

The dynasty's fortune was not obvious, but it did exist. It was just oppressed by the laws of nature and could not make a comeback. Now, Shen Gongbao took a strong medicine and stimulated this dragon energy.

According to the theory of the five virtues rotating in dynasties, this dynasty is about to end. Hidden dangers are emerging in various places. There are treacherous ministers causing chaos inside and the people are full of resentment. There are foreign races eyeing them covetously and want to change the world. However, they are suppressed by the Immortal Sect, and it is difficult to explode for the time being. Once a fuse is triggered, the dynasty will collapse and the imperial power will be in danger.

But this can only be suppressed temporarily, not forever. The harder you suppress, the more disasters will accumulate. The chaos should have lasted for a few years before unification and the establishment of a new dynasty. The righteous immortals did this, but there were decades of disputes and the chaos was difficult to end.

The Taoism is doomed to fail, and the practitioners are unable to take care of themselves. At that time, foreign races invade, and the barbarians rule the Middle Earth. The world is in chaos and the people are living in misery.

The immortals are naturally no more than these. It's just that a new dynasty has come. The proper courtesy and offerings are inevitable, and the common people are the ones who suffer.

"Come on, I have chosen a grave for you, and I will show you what the anger of a common man is!"

Shen Gongbao twirled his beard lightly and said with a forced smile, and the next moment, dragon energy spanned across heaven and earth, and the energy was overturned, adding a bit of chaos to the muddy water.

(End of this chapter)