On the Avenue.

Chapter 255: In the Tomb of the True King (Thanks to yasimi1 Magic Speed)

After Chen Shi and Li Tianqing left, Qingzhou was in chaos for a while. Someone took advantage of the chaos to become a powerful person, bully men and women, and seize land, but soon someone disguised himself as a red horse thief and killed that person.

After that, the story of the Red Horse Bandit spread in Qingzhou. People in the city and the countryside were talking about the Red Horse Bandit, saying that the Red Horse Bandit had appeared in a certain place again and killed a certain bully.

For a moment, Qingzhou actually became stable.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, envoys from the Li family rushed to Qingzhou and found that the governor, salt commissioner, general and other high-ranking officials of Qingzhou had been killed and the government office had been burned down, but the people were living and working in peace and contentment, which was even better than when these high-ranking officials were in power.

The messenger investigated and soon learned that Li Tianqing and Chen Shi were the Red Horse Bandits. He immediately used the Thousand Miles Sound Token to contact the Li family in Quanzhou and said, "Li Tianqing and Chen Shi have destroyed the forces in Qingzhou. The people's hearts have changed, and it may be difficult to continue to grow spiritual medicine. If Li Tianqing returns, capture him quickly!"

"Li Tianqing?"

When the Quanzhou Li family heard the news, they were shocked and quickly reported it to the Li family's patriarch, Li Xiaozai. Upon hearing this, Li Xiaozai's face changed slightly and he ordered: "Immediately detain Li Tianqing's parents! And his grandfather Li Jindou, also detain him!"

The matter of Qingzhou is of no trivial matter. It concerns not only the lives of several ancestors of the Li family, but also the lives of the ancestors of other aristocratic families!

If there weren't enough elixirs to prolong life, I'm afraid that after the death of the ancestors of the thirteen families, the foundation of these aristocratic families would be reduced by nearly half!

Li Xiaozai was in a state of confusion, the matter was too serious!
The other noble families will certainly challenge and hold the Li family accountable for what Li Tianqing did!
Who can afford such a thing?

Anyway, Li Xiaozai can't afford it.

Not only can he not bear it, the entire Li family may not be able to bear the punishment from the other twelve families!

The Li family might even be wiped out because of this!
"Master, there are still some spiritual herbs left in the medicine field. They have not all been taken away."

The messenger continued, "Originally there were 542 spiritual herbs in the medicine field, but now there are only 433 left!"

Li Xiaozai breathed a sigh of relief. If all the elixirs were looted by Li Tianqing and Chen Shi, there would be no room for maneuver. Other families would probably declare war on the Li family!
At this time, the people who had just gone to capture Li Jindou and Li's mother came hurriedly and said, "Master, Li Tianqing came back yesterday and said that he would take his mother to visit the grave this morning. The two have been gone for half a day."

Li Xiaozai felt a chill in his heart and asked hurriedly, "Where is Li Jindou?"

"Li Jindou disappeared without a trace. But his father is still in Quanzhou."

Li Xiaozai calmed himself down and realized that Li Tianqing must have returned to Quanzhou this time to pick up Li's mother and Li Jindou. As for why he didn't take his father away, it was because the father and son had a bad relationship.

Li's mother was a servant in charge of washing clothes. When Li's father saw that she was pretty, he took her by force and never married her until she gave birth to Li Tianqing. Li Jindou found out about it and broke his son's legs and forced him to marry Li's mother. Only then did Li's mother become a concubine.

After Li's father's leg healed, his temper did not change, and he had affairs with other women. Although Li's mother became a concubine, she still suffered. Li's father did not give her money, so she had to make a living by washing clothes to earn money to raise Li Tianqing. Therefore, Li Tianqing did not like this father.

"You can't use his father to threaten him at all."

Li Xiaozai frowned slightly and ordered the messenger to go to the spiritual garden immediately and guard the spiritual medicines. If they met messengers from other families, they should not conflict with them.

He hurried to the Li family's forbidden area and sounded the alarm in the forbidden area.

Not long after, a boy came to the forbidden area and said, "Master, several masters want to see you."

Li Xiaozai followed the boy into the forbidden area, feeling quite heavy-hearted.

The Li family is a large family that has existed for more than 6,000 years. The descendants of the Li family have spread all over Xiniu and Xinzhou, but the royal family has always stayed in Quanzhou.

The clan members of the Quanzhou Li family are also divided into inner and outer clan members. The inner clan members refer to the clan leader's lineage and the Li family members who are not three generations old. After three generations, they are called the outer clan members of the Li family and are not as close.

As for the Li family who left Quanzhou, that is even farther away.

The Li clan will have a high-ranking official in the Xijing court who will enter the cabinet and compete for the position of cabinet minister. He seems to be the person with the highest status in the Li family, but within the clan, that high-ranking official is just the mouthpiece of the Li family. The ones who really have power are the clan leader and his lineage.

The term "suzerain" refers not only to the current suzerain, but also to all suzerains of all previous generations.

The Li Family Ancestral Hall has been filled with incense for more than 6,000 years. The spirits of the patriarchs of successive generations have absorbed the scent of the incense and the temples have survived to this day. This is the greatest heritage of this aristocratic family.

The second-ranked foundation is the successive patriarchs who are still alive!

There are four such clan leaders in the Li family.

At this moment, the four sect leaders had been awakened by the alarm bell. They each sat in the void realm, quietly listening to Li Xiaozai's account of the Qingzhou incident.

The four clan leaders were silent.

"In this matter, our Li family is at fault. If other families are holding us accountable, we should admit our mistakes."

Grand Ancestor Li Yiran spoke slowly, "Li Tianqing is the culprit. No matter how talented he is, he must give an explanation to the other families. What is his current level of cultivation?"

Li Xiaozai said: "He should be close to becoming a Nascent Soul. He is a first-grade divine fetus, his cultivation speed is extremely fast, and his progress is amazing."

Taizu asked, "What skills were taught?"

"Nancheng Sect Yi Ji."

"True teachings?"

“It’s the true teaching.”

The four sect leaders all frowned. "Nancheng Zong Yi Ji" was an all-encompassing collection of martial arts techniques, left behind by one of the ancestors, Li Zong Yi.

"The Yi'antang Collection has not been passed down?"

"He is not from the sect master's lineage, so he has no inheritance."

Grand Ancestor Li Yiran ordered: "Find him, take back the skills, and hand them over to other families for disposal."

He stood up and said to the other three sect leaders, "This matter is also related to another person, Chen Shi. Li Tianqing made a mistake and must be punished, and so does Chen Shi. Chen Shi relies on nothing more than the demon in his eyebrow and Xijing's Creator Xiaowu. Creator Xiaowu was rampant for a while, and even used the corpse cloud to threaten Xijing and plotted against his will. In the past, we just watched him do evil and wanted to force out the person who took away the innate Dao fetus, but now we still have to weigh the weight of Creator Xiaowu."

The other three clan leaders understood and stood up as well.

If Creator Xiaowu is of full capacity, then they can continue to tolerate Chen Shi.

If the Creator Xiaowu is short of something, then Chen Shi’s death will be imminent.

A holy place like the Da Baoguo Temple can suppress ninety-nine demons. The Li family's foundation is stronger than that of the Da Baoguo Temple. Dealing with Chen Shi is certainly troublesome, but there are solutions!

Taizu smiled and said, "I haven't been out for a long time. The last time I went out was eleven years ago, when I went to see Chen Yindu."

The patriarch of the Li family smiled and said, "Chen Yindu is indeed quite capable, but he also knows how to advance and retreat. I wonder how Creator Xiaowu is doing."

They all stood up and walked out of the Li family's forbidden area.

Li Xiaozai bowed and saw them off. After the four clan leaders left, he immediately walked out of the forbidden area, gathered people and horses, and arrested Li Tianqing and his mother, son, grandfather and grandson.

In Xinxiang, Chen Shi hesitated for a few days, but when Sun Yisheng came to visit him again, he agreed to go to Xijing with Sun Yisheng.

"However, I want to take a few people with me to Xijing." Chen Shi said.

Sun Yisheng breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Sir, you can bring a few followers, but not too many. We will take the government post road, and there will be government reception in every city we pass through. We won't be able to explain if there are too many people."

Chen Shi said: "Don't worry, I don't bring many people with me. Also, don't call me Master, I hate this title. Just call me Chen Shi."

Sun Yisheng had no choice but to say yes, and said, "When will Master Chen leave? I can prepare in advance."

Chen Shi frowned, reluctantly accepted the title, and said, "The morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month."

Sun Yisheng said goodbye and left.

During the meal, Chen Shi said to Hei Guo, "I am not forgiving Chen Tang, but I do need to go to Xijing to take the exam. Since Chen Tang has arranged the route, I will just go there, so I don't have to look up the geographical map."

Hei Guo ate without saying a word.

Chen Shi took two mouthfuls of rice and felt that his explanation was not clear enough, so he continued: "I don't have any feelings for Chen Tang. On the contrary, I hate him a little. He didn't come to my grandfather's funeral, and he never came home to see me. He is no longer my father. In my heart, he is a stranger." Hei Guo glanced at him, put down his chopsticks, and listened to him carefully.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Hei Guo, after grandpa left, I had you by my side. You always made me feel like you were a real person, not a dog. You helped me cook and wash clothes, wash pots and dishes, and boil medicine. You took care of me better than grandpa did. You even covered me with a blanket at night. You are my relative, and having you is enough for me. Besides, I still have friends!"

Chen Shi smiled and explained: "Look, I still have Li Tianqing, Hu Feifei, and Granny Sha, they are all my friends! And Niangniang Shiji, Granny Zhuang, Xuanshan, they are all very kind to me..."

Black Pot stood up and put his claws on his shoulders.

Chen Shi met Gou Zi’s gaze.

"Woof." said Black Pot.

Chen Shi said: "I really don't need a relative. I haven't even met Chen Tang..."

"Wow, woof."

Chen Shi lowered his head and said, "You're right, I just want to go see him... Eat, eat, the food is cold."

Black Pot sat down to eat.

Chen Shi calmed down, thought for a long time, and said, "Hei Guo, you are my relative. No matter whether I recognize my parents or not, you are the one closest to me."

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month was approaching. Chen Shi called on Hei Guo to wake up Shiji Niangniang and asked Xuanshan and Zhuang Po Po to be more alert. Then he drove the wooden cart to the tomb of the True King.

Chen Shi left the wooden cart outside, picked up bundles of incense, lit them first, and then walked carefully into the realm of ghosts and gods in the True King’s Tomb.

The power of the ghost and god realm took effect, and Chen Shi's body swayed with the space. He hurried to the front of the first tomb-guarding beast and inserted a bundle of incense under its feet.

He moved quickly, inserting a bundle of incense under the feet of each tomb guardian beast, and soon all the incense was inserted.

At this moment, the ghost and god realm of the True King's Tomb was fully activated. One by one, the tomb-guarding beasts were resurrected and transformed into towering divine beasts. They stood between heaven and earth, guarding the entrance to the True King's Tomb.

Chen Shi was feeling uneasy. He held up the Western King's Jade Seal, his face somewhat pale, as he looked at these tomb guardian beasts.

The tomb-guarding beasts absorbed the scent of incense and did not attack him.

Chen Shi was overjoyed and put away the West King's Jade Seal: "The Jade Seal is really useless. It is more useful to bribe these tomb guardian beasts with incense!"

Xuanshan in black in the small temple was a little confused. He looked at Granny Zhuang, then at Lady Shiji, with a puzzled look on his face. He whispered, "I clearly saw these divine beasts being respectful to him, so why is Xiao Shi still so cautious?"

"It's rude! Call the envoy!" Empress Shiji shouted.

Xuanshan in black was even more confused. What was going on with the envoy?

Niangniang Shiji snorted and said, "The Lord is kind by nature. He feeds these poor beasts with incense to prevent them from being forgotten and becoming weaker and weaker. You are an alien cultivator, and it is not easy to cultivate to your current level, but in the era of the True King, you are just like them and can only be responsible for guarding the gate."

Xuanshan in black was calm and composed, and did not say anything.

Granny Zhuang whispered, "Xuanshan, if you and I join forces, we should be able to defeat this big-headed woman."

Xuanshan in black did not respond.

He was at ease with the Tao and didn't care about it.

Chen Shi's goal in worshipping these tomb-guarding beasts this time was still the various methods recorded on the stone tablet.

In the past, he just skimmed through them, but now he had to go to Xijing to take the exam, which would take at least half a year, and he didn't know when he would be back. So he memorized these skills first and studied them slowly on the way.

Outside the tomb of the True King, there are many stone tablets, recording various methods.

Niangniang Shiji, Granny Zhuang and Xuanshan in black also passed by the small temple to watch these exercises.

They are a different kind of cultivator, so these techniques are of little use to them, but some of the spells are extremely useful, so you can take the opportunity to learn them.

It took Chen Shiyong two days to memorize all the methods recorded in the Forest of Steles. When he was about to leave, he glanced at the gate of the True King's Tomb for some reason.

"Back then, in order to save me, my grandfather broke into the True King's Tomb from here and found the immortal method in the True King's Tomb, the Water and Fire Refining Technique."

He calmed himself down, took a step involuntarily, and walked towards the gate of the True King's Tomb, his heart pounding.

The Water and Fire Refining Technique is an immortal technique!

If you practice it, you can achieve the state of corpse transformation!

There might be methods of the same or even higher level in the True King’s Tomb!

He walked to the gate of the True King's Tomb, and the gate creaked and opened automatically.

The cold wind blew in the tomb, so cold that people shivered.

He calmed himself down and was about to walk in when a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Holy Envoy, the tomb is complicated, please take out the jade seal."

Chen Shi looked back, only to see that the tomb-guarding beast with goat horns and human body had shrunk in size, but was still about ten feet tall, and had walked up behind him at some point.

"Holy Messenger?"

Chen Shi was surprised and took out the Jade Seal of the King of the West. The Jade Seal of the King of the West flew up and floated in front of him.

The goat-horned tomb guardian beast with a human body bowed its body and took the lead to enter the mausoleum corridor. It said in a deep voice: "There are many prohibitions, traps, and magic weapons in the tomb. If you are not careful, you will die. Even if you have the jade seal, you may die in the tomb. I will lead the way, Saint Envoy, please follow me and don't go wrong."

Chen Shi didn't expect it to be so easy to talk to. He immediately followed it and said, "I want to learn a magic technique. I wonder if you can accommodate me?"

The tomb guardian beast with goat horns and human body said: "There are indeed immortal methods in the tomb, but I don't know which method is the immortal method. The Holy Envoy can judge for himself."

Chen Shi looked around. The corridor was about ten feet high and ten feet wide, and unfathomable. There were vermilion murals and perpetual lamps on both sides, and there were many side chambers, large and small.

The large atrium is as big as a house, while the small atrium is only the size of a fist.

These ear chambers contain strange magic weapons, which are connected by strange formations. The waves emitted by the magic weapons keep sweeping over Chen Shi's body. These magic weapons should be detecting the enemy and us.

If there is no Jade Seal of the King of the West, I am afraid that the moment you step into the corridor, these magic weapons will be activated and kill the invaders!

However, Chen Shi also saw that many attics and murals had been destroyed, some magic weapons were flattened, some were broken into pieces, some attics collapsed, and some eternal lamps were twisted and melted.

In addition, there were corpses lying all over the ground.

These corpses had handsome looks and were brightly dressed. Even after death, they still exuded an extremely powerful aura, like gods.

The bodies were not decomposed, but strangely, they all had the same face.

"The destruction here was done by your grandfather."

The goat-horned tomb guardian beast noticed his gaze and said, "Back then, he forced his way into this place and fought his way in from the outside. We fought our way into the corridor and used the layout of the ear chamber to fight him. Those on the ground are his accomplices, and we killed them all."

"these are……"

Chen Shi looked at these god-like corpses in amazement, and suddenly his mind moved, "They are Tianji! Fu Shen Tianji!"

In front, the voice of the tomb guardian beast with goat horns and human bodies came: "Holy Envoy, we have arrived at the library!"

Chen Shi walked forward. At this moment, a Fu Shen Tianji, who had only half of his body left, moved a little. His head turned half a circle on the ground. When he saw Chen Shi's face, he said, "Chen Tang..."

Just as the goat-horned tomb guardian beast was about to step on him to death, Chen Shi quickly said, "Don't kill him!"

——yamisi_1 is a new account of the Magic Speed ​​Alliance. Since the big guys of Magic Speed ​​gave gold rewards to "The Shepherd's Notes" twice in 2018, it was upgraded to the Gold Alliance shortly after "Walking on the Abyss" was published. "Above the Avenue" has just reached one million words, which is another strong support. Thank you very much!

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