Chapter 15 The final reckoning!
The moonlight fell on the towering stone cliffs. Several big-eyed lemurs, holding vines and hanging on the cliffs, looked curiously at the bottom of the cliffs.
The original wilderness was torn open and restored, becoming a mess. The bottom of the stone cliff was also destroyed, revealing a half-moon-shaped stone cave.
The stone cave has a floor paved with blue bricks. From the outside, it looks like a magnificent hall for offering incense.
There are hundreds of statues on both sides of the stone hall. In the middle is the statue of the Taoist ancestor who cut off the Tongtian Dao. It is more than ten feet high and still well preserved. He holds the Taoist sword and looks at the mountains and fields outside.
Mei Jinshui, wearing a white dress, stood in front of the towering stone statue, took out three sticks of incense and inserted them into the stone incense altar. Although he is the leader of a foreign race, he looks more open and sincere than any cultivator in the world.
Behind the stone statue is a giant mural depicting a mountain top with more than 30 people standing on it, dressed differently. The recognizable costumes include the Taoist ancestral temple, Tiandi City, Jianbing Temple, Qianqiu Yuefu, Qianxing Island, etc., which are still being passed down.
Other ancient immortals such as Tianji Temple, Xuanwu Terrace, Shenhao Sect, etc. have long been buried in the long river of history. Many of them have not even been passed down and cannot be identified from their clothes.
Above the mural, in the sea of clouds, there are all kinds of strange demons, looking down on the world, and it seems that every one of them cannot be defeated.
But after thousands of years, the descendants of the people in the mural are still standing here looking back at the past, and where have those invincible demons gone?
What can't kill me will make me stronger!
This mural may depict a practice for all the creatures in Jiuzhou.
The mural is majestic and solemn, and the heavy historical heritage is enough to overwhelm future generations.
Cui Yingying held the mural with her hand, her face against the stone wall, her expression focused, as if she was listening to the voice left by the ancient ancestors.
But Mei Jinshui knew Yingying's temperament too well. She grew up in a greenhouse and had never shouldered the burden of the people. How could she empathize with the heaviness behind this mural?
After she finished burning incense, she took out the tea-green wine gourd and the futon, sat down in front of the towering stone statue, and her clear voice rang in the stone hall:
"Don't listen, Yutang is not stupid, how could he let you hear her and Zuo Lingquan's private tender words."
"..."
It has to be said that Mei Jinshui's ability to "stir up trouble while talking and laughing" has reached perfection.
Cui Yingying was wondering if her man and her bestie were sneaking around inside. When she heard her master say so, she naturally felt uncomfortable.
However, Cui Yingying did not forget her identity. Even if Yutang was really disrespectful, she could not be provoked by the evil witch master. She stood up straight and turned back to put on the posture of the Nine Sects’ lord:
"Mei Jinshui, be careful with your words. Originally, you offered your magic skills to make up for your crime, and I could ask for mercy and give you a lighter sentence. If you continue to sow discord, your merit will be gone."
Mei Jinshui may be uncomfortable sitting, so she took out a small case and put it beside her. She leaned sideways like a fairy, supporting her cheek with her hand:
"Yingying, you don't really think you can take me back, do you?"
Cui Yingying's face sank.
The four of them now constructed a magic with Zuo Lingquan as the core of the formation. Relying on the omnipresent Taiyin power, they can forcefully cross the sea and fly back while refining Qi.
But the premise is that Mei Jinshui must be present to perform the magic, otherwise Zuo Lingquan can only slap Yingying, Shangguan Yutang can only use the Star Absorbing Technique, and the three of them can only slap all the way back.
Based on Cui Yingying's understanding of Yutang, Yutang will definitely not let Mei Jinshui return to the alien race and leak the news. Even if he is not beaten to death, he will at least be imprisoned in the land of eternal night.
Mei Jinshui cooperates, surrenders and follows back to Jiuzong, there is still a glimmer of hope. If he is stubborn, that is the way to death.
Cui Yingying came to her and looked down at her:
"Mei Jinshui, I miss our old friendship and have repeatedly advised you kindly. If you are stubborn, I can't save you. Don't you understand today's battle? Zuo Lingquan used the Sealing Demon Sword Formation, and Yutang hit you with all his strength, you will definitely die!"
Mei Jinshui shook the wine gourd lightly, his expression gentle and elegant with a calm and calm expression:
"As a divine messenger, God will not let my master die. My master cannot die, and it has nothing to do with combat power."
"You..."
Cui Yingying really regarded her master as her mother, and it was precisely because of this that she was furious. Burning, she gritted her teeth, stepped forward to hold Mei Jinshui down, and rode on his waist, posing as Wu Song fighting a tiger:
"Do you really think I dare not betray my master and ancestors? I respect you, so I tried every means to persuade you to turn back. You left without saying goodbye and left me in Jiuzong, which has already lost the teacher's ethics; if you leave here and run away again, our relationship will be completely severed. I treat you like a teacher and a mother, don't I have any weight in your eyes?!"
Gululu——
The tea-green wine gourd fell to the ground and rolled out, spilling the cool wine all over the ground.
Cui Yingying's eyebrows were raised, she was really angry, and she also expressed her true feelings.
Mei Jinshui fell to the ground, looking at the face that was completely different from his childhood, but the personality was the same, his expression was still as gentle as water, and he sighed quietly:
"Those who resist the will of heaven will die, and those who follow the will of heaven will be sad. I don't want you to take the path of death, so I can only bear the extreme sadness of being abandoned by everyone alone..."
"Who wants you to resist? Are you so shameless? There are so many people in the world, do you need to think you are a saint?"
"When I took this path, I didn't think you would understand. On the contrary, if you all understood, it would be a mistake."
"Hmm?"
Mei Jinshui said calmly: "There is no 'Youying alien race' in the world, Yutang and the others are taking the extreme path, leading the world to the death realm where all things are extinguished.
“There is no ‘right way’ in the world, and I, and even heroes from other ethnic groups, take the extreme way, forgetting ‘what we are born to be’ in our unrestricted radicalism.
"We are both right, but without each other, we will be too much, so good and evil are indispensable. This is the 'Yin and Yang coexistence'; the end of the battle between immortals and demons must be the time when the balance of heaven is restored. At that time, no matter whether the teacher is wrong or not No, Yutang is still wrong, the result is the same, do you understand? "
Cui Yingying felt that her master was brainwashing her again. She was afraid of being persuaded by Mei Jinshui, so she didn't think deeply at all and just stared:
"What are you talking about?"
Mei Jinshui looked helpless and spread her hands slightly:
"I said I have the backbone and would rather die than surrender."
"you……"
Cui Yingying became anxious when she saw that Mei Jin was in trouble: "Do you believe that I really held you down and let Zuo Lingquan ruin you? I don't believe that you still don't give in when you have a man..."
Mei Jinshui's reaction was dull: "Even if I don't resist, Zuo Lingquan will not bully a woman for the purpose..."
"I ask him to come, how dare he not agree?"
Cui Yingying's eyes widened slightly: "Don't look down on him, he is so lustful. When we were sleeping, he secretly said that you are good-looking. He obviously wanted to put us master and disciple together..."
"Yingying, if you continue to slander your husband, I will repeat this to Zuo Lingquan."
"Go ahead and tell me, do you think he won't touch you if he doesn't admit it? As soon as his clothes are taken off, he will definitely follow suit..."
How could Mei Jinshui be so smart and unable to see human nature? She shook her head and continued:
"You underestimate me too much. Even if my innocence is taken away by Zuo Lingquan, even if I have a deep love for Zuo Lingquan, I won't frown at all when I do what I should do. Compassion does not control the army, and kindness does not control the power." Those who are influenced by the love of their children will not be able to reach the position of being a teacher.”
Cui Yingying opened her mouth, but couldn't find the words to reply.
In the stone palace, the plump beauty rode on the elegant fairy, and they fell into a little silence while facing each other.
Cui Yingying was preparing a rebuttal, but before she could think of a reason, a small black head suddenly poked out from the entrance of the stone palace and said:
"grumble?"
"hiss--"
Because they arrived without any warning, the master and apprentice, who were doing their homework, were startled and their expressions changed. At the same time, they flew up and landed on top of the stone statue.
The plum blossoms near the water are like approaching a formidable enemy, so observe carefully.
Cui Yingying stood behind the prisoner with a horrified look in her eyes.
But soon, Cui Yingying came to her senses, and her eyes lit up. She looked carefully and saw a black fur ball sticking out from the corner of the cave entrance. Its eyes, beak, and fur were all black, and The night outside blended into one, and it was impossible to detect it without looking carefully. There was no breath at all.
? ?
Cui Yingying felt that they didn't look alike, so she tentatively shouted: "Tuanzi?"
"Ji~"
Tuanzi rolled out of the hole, stood up quickly, claws and claws moved forward and backward, spread his wings to form the "boxing frame" of the Qiutao Cult, and looked at Mei Jinshui, obviously a little hostile, with a sign hanging around his neck. ♦♦ ♦♦
I'm afraid I can't find another one with this silly look in all of Jiuzhou.
Cui Yingying felt relieved, as if she had seen a savior, and jumped down quickly:
"Don't be afraid, we're on our own."
When Tuanzi heard this, he put down his guard, trotted over and opened his beak.
Cui Yingying knelt down, picked up the dumplings, fed a small peach first, and then looked at it carefully:
"When did you come here? Why did your hair turn black?"
"Chi chi chi..."
After devouring the dumpling, he squatted in Cui Yingying's hand and made a gesture with his wings, telling the story of the dangerous experience along the way.
In fact, Tuanzi's experience of coming here is not much to talk about. It was just that there was a heavy rain when he set out, and then he called Longlong all the way and took the "god internal line" to come over.
The gods are the incarnations of one side of the world, crossing the sea. For the Dragon King, it is just a matter of transferring things from the 'head' to the 'feet', which does not take much time at all.
Tuanzi crossed the East China Sea and the North Sea. The place where he spent the longest time was making trouble and annoying the Dragon King of the North Sea to death. The rest could be ignored. He arrived near the Land of Eternal Night seven or eight days ago.
The Land of Eternal Night is almost at the end of the endless sea. It is a very yin place in the world and will not allow the existence of the Sun Fire.
Although Taiyin Lord was sealed and did not show up, Tuanzi still noticed the "terrible" of the land of eternal night, so he naturally did not dare to invite the gods randomly. His instinct made him feel that it was time to retreat, but Quanquan waited for it to pick him up. After careful consideration, he still decided Despite the pressure, he flew in cautiously.
After flying all the way for seven or eight days, Tuanzi already knew that it was in a place it shouldn't be. It was so scared that even its fur, let alone its breath, turned black, trying to hide it from the sight of the great god in the sky.
And the reason why it only appeared now is because the two groups of people were fighting just now, and there was too much noise, which made Tuanzi discover the location. Otherwise, Tuanzi might have been sneaking around here for several years.
In the eyes of people, these experiences are not worth mentioning, and can even be said to be smooth sailing, but for Tuanzi, he is under the pressure of being beaten by a great god, and has to find ways to please Longlong. Isn't this a dangerous situation?
"Chi chi chi..."
Tuanzi squatted in the palm of Cui Yingying's hand and muttered for a long time. Sometimes he used his wings to symbolize a dragon, sometimes he gestured to the mountains, rivers and lakeside, or the unfriendly animals in Forever Land.
Cui Yingying listened carefully with concern on her face, but unfortunately she didn't understand a word, so she could only make a sighing look, nodding and shaking her head.
"Chi chi chi..."
In the empty stone hall, two lighting beads were placed on the incense stand, and there was only a little green smoke in the altar.
While Tuanzi was chatting about his experiences on the road, he also took out the small Tiandun card given by his mother, pushed it with his paws and ran around in the stone hall, stopped after taking a few steps, and stepped on the Tiandun card. , lowered his head and said "Jiji?" without even thinking, he knew he was looking for a 'signal'.
Mei Jinshui sat down next to him and looked at Tuanzi with a slightly strange look in his eyes. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that Tuanzi was a false god!
Gods should act according to the laws of heaven. Once they are guided by emotions, the consequences will be dire.
Because the existence of all things is reasonable and the heaven and earth are guided by emotions, absolute equality of treatment will inevitably be lost, which is a sign of the end of the world.
But I hope this thing will destroy the world...
Mei Jinshui watched the dumplings wandering around the room, and felt that the only way this thing could destroy the world was to accidentally collapse Optimus Prime while running around. If it deliberately destroyed the world and let it do it, it would probably say "Bird Bird" Why should I listen to you?"
Mei Jinshui has a long life, but the evolution of heaven and earth can take millions of years, and gods are immortal. The replacement speed is so long that even the history books of the immortal family cannot trace back the situation of the last young god.
Mei Jinshui didn't know whether the new gods who had not returned to their thrones were always so naughty when they were young, so she could only let nature take its course and watch quietly.
Tuanzi pushed the Tiandun card around the hall several times, and even flew on the head of the statue. He couldn't find the 'signal', so he could only look blankly at Cui Yingying below.
Cui Yingying said helplessly: "This other party does not have the Sky Escape Tower and cannot contact Dongzhou. You can only talk to Jingxun when Yutang comes out."
Tuanzi spread his wings slightly, obviously asking Da Naiying why she didn't tell her earlier.
The two of them interacted for only a moment before faint footsteps could be heard from behind the mural.
Tread...
Tuanzi was stunned and quickly turned around:
"grumble?"
"Duango?!"
Zuo Lingquan's surprised voice sounded from behind the mural.
Cui Yingying quickly stood up and stood in front of the mural to wait. As a result, the giant statue behind her moved to the side.
Rumble——
The towering statue slid aside, revealing the stairs below.
Shangguan Yutang has got off his back, regaining his ancestral demeanor like Gu Jing Wubo, and the light of the dragon-patterned hair ornament has also disappeared.
Zuo Lingquan walked out from under the stone statue holding the sword box in his arms, and all the restraints on his body disappeared at the same time.
With a happy face, he handed the sword box to Sister Yingying and looked back at the white lump on the head of the stone statue:
"Tuanzi, you...ahhhhhhhh-"
Just as Tuanzi was about to raise his wings to say hello, he saw a scene that shocked him, as did the two women outside.
Just when Zuo Lingquan raised his head to speak, Shangguan Yutang walked out from behind, with boundless anger in his eyes. He grabbed Zuo Lingquan's arm with both hands. The Valkyrie's aura was fully displayed. She turned around with force and pulled Zuo Lingquan. A giant pirouette.
Huhuhu——
Shangguan Yutang's explosive power was so great that in the blink of an eye strong winds rose up in the hall, forcing Zuo Lingquan, who was dressed in white robe, to twist into a white ring surrounding his body.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Zuo Lingquan's babbling words could not be heard clearly at all.
Shangguan Yutang was like a strong man throwing a shot put. After a few turns, he suddenly let go and threw Zuo Lingquan out of the entrance of the stone palace, turning into a white rainbow and flying into the distant sky.
"ah……"
The sound faded away.
? !
Cui Yingying's eyes widened and she was blindfolded, and she didn't even realize what happened.
Mei Jinshui sat on the futon and raised her slender eyebrows:
"Three and a half miles, with just brute strength despite being injured, and with such power, the name of Valkyrie is well-deserved."
Tuanzi looked at Zuo Lingquan who flew out, spread his wings and tilted his head slightly:
"grumble?"
Shangguan Yutang forced himself to get angry, but the backlash was not small, but after taking a breath of bad breath, he felt refreshed and his complexion actually improved a lot.
Shangguan Yutang regained his composure, clapped his hands as if nothing happened just now, and asked:
"Can you tell the direction in which Xiao Qingming escaped?"
After Cui Yingying was stunned, she finally came to her senses and wanted to chase the man. She was filled with anger again and said angrily:
"Smelly bitch, are you out of your mind? What are you doing to deal with Ling Quan when you have nothing to do?"
"Ahem——"
On the distant mountain, Zuo Lingquan was dizzy and flew back, swaying up and down and shouting:
"I'm fine..."
Shangguan Yutang didn't even want to look at Zuo Lingquan, so he explained calmly:
"He is a junior and walks in front of me. I won't beat him and keep him for the New Year?"
"Hey……"
Cui Yingying was very protective of her shortcomings. She raised her hand and wanted to take advantage of Yutang's lack of fighting ability to settle old and new scores together.
But after all, there were urgent matters at present. Mei Jinshui stood up, stopped Cui Yingying, and said:
"The remaining limbs that can be found have been processed, and the remaining limbs have not caught up. Only the right hand is the most complete. The soul is probably hidden in it, but its whereabouts are unknown."
Shangguan Yutang looked solemn, and after reviewing the situation of the four people on his side:
"Quickly find a place to restore combat power. We must find Xiao Qingming's whereabouts before he reappears and kill them all."
Mei Jinshui nodded slightly and walked out of the hall with Yingying.
Zuo Lingquan, who was thrown out, had already flown back.
He just used sexual means to make Yutang submissive and signed an "unequal treaty without settling accounts later". He knew that Yutang must be very angry and wanted to find other excuses to deal with him. This time he learned the lesson and stood at the entrance to wait, wanting to wait. Yutang came out and followed behind.
But when an angry woman wants to find fault, she still has to worry about finding an excuse?
Shangguan Yutang came to the cave entrance, and when he passed by, he suddenly grabbed Zuo Lingquan's arm with lightning speed and swung him out again.
Whoosh whoosh-whoosh...
Cui Yingying was immediately furious: "Shangguan Yutang! Are you sick?"
Shangguan Yutang stopped with satisfaction, his expression stern and solemn like a teacher:
"You don't look for a hiding place, but stand at the door in a daze. How can you become a great man without being beaten?"
"I think you are just looking for trouble on purpose. Are you having your period?"
"A strict teacher produces a good disciple. It is because of your wanton indulgence as an elder that Zuo Lingquan has become more and more lawless..."
"Hey? I'm his Taoist partner! You are his elder..."
...
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On the other side.
The lightning flashed, illuminating the Demon Suppression Tower standing solemnly on the ground.
The big tripod bound by eight iron chains was rooted in the square filled with various minerals. In front of the tower, there were more than ten pieces of rotten meat in strange shapes.
The rotten meat was several feet in diameter, and the smallest was less than a few feet. They were all the remains of the demons that Xiao Qingming had released from the demon-suppressing towers in various places over the years and left outside to devour the world and grow.
With a flash of lightning, a black fog flew from the distant sky, and fell to the ground when it was close to the demon-suppressing tower. Only by looking carefully could you find that it was a human right hand.
The right hand was broken at the forearm, and the broken end was covered with black granulations. After landing, it supported the palm with five fingers and crawled in front of the demon tower.
The pieces of meat that stayed here all moved, moved closer to the palm, twisted the limbs and stretched out the granulations, combined with the broken hand, and slowly reshaped into arms, shoulders, chest and abdomen.
I don’t know how long it took, a human body appeared in front of the tower.
Because of the lack of "materials", the human body is not complete, without useless organs such as hair, sweat hair, and penis, the nose is collapsed, and the ribs in the chest are missing a few. It can be said that it is just a humanoid monster that can support cultivation.
However, Xiao Qingming does not care about his appearance for the time being. As long as he is alive, these dispensable things will grow back sooner or later.
Xiao Qingming came to the temporary residence behind the tower, picked up a jade-like Linglong Pavilion, took out a red human hand from it, and gnawed it like a carrot, while checking the reserves in the Linglong Pavilion.
The most notable feature of casual cultivators is that they have "three burrows for a cunning rabbit". When they go out to fight and search for treasures, they only bring enough supplies and never carry all their assets with them; they practice boxing and martial arts because they do not need weapons and can exert the strongest combat power in any extreme situation.
Due to these back-up plans, Xiao Qingming's material losses are not great, but all the natural materials and treasures in the Linglong Pavilion are obviously not as good as his "golden body".
After Xiao Qingming glanced at Linglong Pavilion, he focused his eyes on the body, with a chill in his eyes.
The size of the demon's limbs varied, and he released all the parts that could be found and released, and he was even close to rebuilding the golden body; with Shangguan Yutang's character, he would not leave unless he was crushed to ashes. If he did not try to recover, he would definitely die next.
Xiao Qingming put on a robe and came to the tower.
According to his judgment, this most heavily guarded demon-suppressing tower must have suppressed the remnant soul of the demon, otherwise it would not be conscious.
The lower limit of the demon is the upper limit of this world, and the Taoism is only half a step away from being forced to ascend. Even if the Taoism is not much left since the seal, his understanding of the world must be far beyond the Jiuzhou Wangji monks.
As long as this thing is opened, even if the combat power is not as good as before, relying on the "experience" of the demon far beyond the creatures of Jiuzhou, he can also think of a way to turn the tables.
Xiao Qingming stood in front of the tower in silence for a long time, then said:
"You and I are both in a desperate situation, suspecting each other and having no chance of survival. I will sacrifice my life to destroy the magic tower, and you only need to agree to one condition. When you come out, take me to the outer world to have a look, and you can do whatever you want with me afterwards. How about it?"
Although they could not communicate, the things in the Demon Suppression Tower could obviously sense the outside world; as creatures from another world, they could fly to the outer world and descend to the world of Jiuzhou. They could not be without "intelligence". They had fought a bloody battle with the entire human race and could already understand the intentions of the creatures of Jiuzhou.
Thunder——
A lightning bolt struck the top of the tower. It was the things in the Demon Suppression Tower trying to break free from common sense, and it was also a way of communicating with Xiao Qingming outside.
Xiao Qingming took a deep breath, took out countless natural treasures from the Linglong Pavilion, and stuffed them into his mouth like chewing stones and weeds; and his originally weak and damaged body was slowly recovering bit by bit...
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