The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 292 Are you Chong Er?

After bidding farewell to several people, Li Hao took Zhuhuoshen and Xiyan and went to Wang's family in Yunzhou.

Along the way, they chased the wind and the moon, crossed mountains, rivers, and lakes. Even though they were traveling in a straight line, they still had to cross six or seven states and travel nearly a million miles.

But this time, Li Hao had no intention of experiencing the local customs or sightseeing along the way, he just hurried on his way.

The Candle Fire God galloped all the way, with flames from his four hooves cutting through the sky. One day later, they arrived at the border of Yunzhou.

There are many forces and martial arts sects in Yunzhou, but the Wang family is behind them. Ever since the imperial capital deprived the garrison of its military power, the Wang family has penetrated into these martial arts forces, training their troops under the guise of the sects. If there ever comes a day when demons invade Yunzhou, they will see a united Yunzhou.

Those seemingly scattered martial arts sects have produced armor and weapons so sophisticated that they are enough to drive away the demons.

It is unclear whether the old man in the imperial capital turned a blind eye to this.

The Candle God descended and landed outside the Wang family's God General's Mansion.

This magnificent and majestic God General's Palace is located in the center of Yunzhou City. It seems to be in an absolute dominant position. The five words "Amaterasu God General's Palace" are inscribed on it, shining with dazzling golden light, which is awe-inspiring.

Seeing the demonic aura emanating from the Candlefire God, the guards outside the God General's Mansion were startled, but they soon realized something and quickly went in to report.

When the news spread, there was an immediate shock in General Tianzhao's mansion.

General Haotian, who was a million miles away, actually came to Yunzhou!

Everyone is extremely curious about this young general who has been causing so much trouble recently. He is too young. At the age of sixteen, he has made great achievements in battles and has fought in countless battles, achieving the feats that countless generals dream of.

Just hearing the name makes people excited and curious.

The young man's whole body was shrouded in a mythical aura.

"Is it true? General Haotian actually came to our Wang family?"

"I heard from my father that he has never seen that general in the court. He has won countless honors, but he has never been to the court!"

"Why did he come here?"

"I heard that they came here for the Dead River."

"Muhe? That's interesting. Are you here to learn from our Wang family? Are you also interested in the treasures in the Merit Treasure House?"

"Well, who wouldn't be envious of the Merit Treasury? If it weren't for the Merit Treasury, I wouldn't even know that there is such a thing as the ultimate realm in martial arts."

"Come on, go on, let's go meet him first."

Many younger members of the Wang family were also excited.

The present-day Dayu has gone from prosperity to decline, from peace to chaos. The name Haotian suddenly appeared in the world. In just two years, he has been mentioned too many times, which made the proud young masters of the God General's Mansion put away their arrogance and become extremely curious about the young man.

If the gap between them was not too big, they might have tried to win, but the gap between them and that young man was too huge. Even their grandfathers and uncles, whom they usually respected, were far inferior to that young man, so that their peers had lost the desire to compete with him.

At the same time, the head of the Wang family, Wang Yongzhi, who looked to be in his forties, had led many powerful figures of the Wang family who were of the same generation as him to greet them outside the mansion.

Although the ceremony was somewhat grand, Wang Yongzhi was a sharp-minded person. He could tell from this Buddhist incident that the young man was too extraordinary, even terrifying, and was not someone the Wang family could be proud of.

Soon, at the gate of the God General’s Mansion, everyone saw the young man sitting on the back of the Candle God, who was covered in flames.

The young man was fair and handsome, with eyes dark and deep, as clear as jade, but he was not as ostentatious and arrogant as they imagined. Instead, he was introverted and deep, with a kind of loneliness and elegance as if he was sitting alone on the top of an empty mountain.

Wang Yongzhi's eyes became solemn, but a smile appeared on his face. He bowed and said:
"You must be General Haotian, right? I have never met you, but I have heard of your great name for a long time. It is as famous as thunder in my ears!"

"Master Wang?"

Li Hao noticed that the other party was standing in the middle, so as to show respect, he also jumped off the back of the majestic and powerful miniature prototype of the Candle Fire God and saluted slightly.

When the Candle Fire God waited for him to jump down, he turned into a ball of flame and walked out of the fire in the appearance of a young man, standing behind Li Hao with cold eyes.

Beside Wang Yongzhi, the two elders of the Wang family had solemn eyes and a chill in their hearts.

Although there had been rumors about it for a long time, he was still shocked when he saw with his own eyes that the master of the Taixu Realm was subdued so obediently by Li Hao.

Since the battle in Liangzhou, the strength of this master of Taixu Realm has been exposed, and he is a half-step Dao realm existence.

They are all top fighters in all the major generals' palaces, but now the young man sits on them and uses them as mounts.

"Meet General Haotian."

Many powerful figures in the Wang family also bowed to Li Hao and were extremely polite.

After all, in terms of achievements and titles, although they are older, they are still several heads shorter than this young man.

"General Haotian, please."

Wang Yongzhi warmly invited Li Hao, and the others also showed humble smiles that were rarely seen before.

When they first learned that Li Hao had killed the Buddha, they were surprised, but it was not enough to make them so humble and fawning. However, as the matter developed, second-hand detailed intelligence was passed back, and undercover agents planted among the Buddhist disciples sent a secret report that the Buddha was suspected to have been killed by Li Hao after he was promoted to the Wen Dao realm.

This news is somewhat horrifying.

After all, the strength that the Buddha originally demonstrated has always been at the Taiping Dao realm.

Although this can intimidate all directions, compared with the Wang family's many years of accumulation, and a group of Wang family monsters who entered the immortal gate a thousand years ago, they are polite to the Buddha, but they can't be said to be in awe.

In the realm of Taiping Dao, there is also one in the Wang family.

Basically all the major generals' palaces have trump cards that can fight against the Taiping Dao realm.

Apart from Li Tianzong who perished in Longcheng decades ago, Li family also has Li Muxiu who rose later. Although he is only half a step into the Dao realm, he can still fight against those in the Dao realm with his Invincible Fist.

If we take into account the evildoers from the Immortal Sect, they will not be much worse when they return in the future.

But the Wen Dao realm is different, this is already the strongest person below the Saint.

The reason why the immortal from Qiandao Palace made the demons from all directions dare not act rashly was because the power he displayed openly was already at the Wendao realm.

Furthermore, no one has ever seen him use his full strength, and no one knows how many hidden abilities he has.

Now, Li Hao was able to kill the Buddha, and his own strength was already extremely terrifying. His Majesty also issued an edict to favor him, exposing all kinds of royal background. The reasons behind this are even more terrifying when one thinks about it carefully, and one is in awe of this young man.

Came to the main hall of the Wang family palace.

Li Hao exchanged a few pleasantries and then asked impatiently:
"Master Wang, you said earlier that you have found the soul of Mr. Feng Boping?"

Hearing Li Hao addressing Feng Boping, Wang Yongzhi thought of how the other party had killed the Buddha in anger for the sake of the thief saint, and he felt emotional and said:
"General Haotian, don't worry. His Majesty has already told me that the soul of the thief saint may be incomplete, so his obsession is not deep. He is now trapped in a river of the underworld level."

"When we found it, I asked my second uncle Wang Zhendong to try to clear it himself."

Netherworld level?
Li Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't Youdu level.

I had previously cleared the Dragon City Death River, but I nearly lost my life.

Even though he now has the strength of the Taiping Dao realm, he can't say that he can definitely pass other Youdu-level Dead Rivers. After all, the rules of each Youdu-level Dead River are different.

Although Daoyu can suppress the rules, even if the rules of the Youdu-level Dead River are ignored, if no method is found, it can only destroy the Dead River instead of passing it.

"Can I try it, too?"

Li Hao asked.

Although the Netherworld-level Dead River is relatively easy, clearing it and suppressing it are two different things, and what matters is the method.

Although Li Hao was not sure he could pass the level, he thought that maybe he could succeed if he tried a few more times.

As long as the Dead River is not destroyed and disappears, you can try to conquer it repeatedly.

"you?"

Hearing Li Hao's words, Wang Yongzhi was stunned, a little surprised, but also expected. He smiled and said:

"General Haotian, do you not trust our Wang family? Don't worry, we will never pretend. Although the Thief Saint has a bad reputation, our Wang family does not hate him. After all, he has helped us solve many dead rivers in the past."

"Ok?"

Li Hao looked at his frank smile and was slightly stunned. He suddenly remembered that he had seen Feng Lao's merits when he first entered the Dead River and checked the merit list.

More than 3,000 points, ranked more than 30th.

And there were only eighty or ninety sword masters in the sword pavilion. They solved the problem of Muhe without any reward. It was purely for the love of it.

"Do you know his name?"

Li Hao said in surprise.

"No trace left, right? As the saying goes, a thief never leaves empty-handed, a thief never leaves a name behind, the thief saint, the saint never leaves a trace, we knew it was him a long time ago."

Wang Yongzhi smiled, then sighed, "Good and evil cannot be explained in a few words. Although the Thief Saint has visited our Wang family before, we can only blame ourselves for not taking good care of them after he stole things from us. We also caught some corrupt officials along the way. Ha, I don't care about other things. Anyway, just because he can be ranked in the top 50 on the merit list, we in the Wang family respect him as a man."

Li Hao stared at him, unexpectedly, the head of the Wang family was so open-minded.

Then he thought of the original merit list. Among the top 30, nearly 20 of them had the surname Wang.

This is an important task entrusted by the court and also the royal family's wall of merit.

"However, now it's good. Those sword masters and sword masters have all made it to the top fifty. Once the treasure house of merit is revealed, the Dead River is not a disaster, but a treasure. Haha."

Wang Yongzhi laughed, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

When there was no Treasure House of Merit, the titles of Sword Saints and Knife Saints were basically ranked at the bottom, and some were not even on the list at all.

Clean up the dead river? If you have the time, you might as well meditate and practice.

Even if we have to take action, we will go to the border to slay demons and eliminate evil.

Although it is a tough job, you can also gain merit and title by slaying demons.

The Dead River is mysterious and complicated. Not only is there nothing good in it, but no one knows what kind of accidents you might encounter in it.

It is much easier to kill demons.

In the past, the Wang family personally visited these powerful people, hoping that they could help share some of the pressure of the high-level Dead River. They offered valuable rewards, but no one was willing to pay attention. Even if there was, the asking price was too high, which made them grit their teeth.

Now the situation is reversed.

It is precisely because they have suffered countless cold stares and contempt that they have no prejudice against the Thief Saint Feng Boping.

Reputation can deceive, but actions cannot.

Everyone has their own story.

Unless you knew when the storm was over that the treasure house of merit would be opened in the future and you took position in advance.

But there is no chance of that happening.

After all, it takes 100,000 merits to open the treasure house of merit. Even the Wang family, who have studied the Dead River for hundreds of years, don’t know this.

"With my second uncle's help, General Haotian can rest assured. If it doesn't work once, we can try it twice or three times. Now, these dead rivers will not use destructive means."

Wang Yongzhi said to Li Hao.

If it is destroyed, it will disappear. The merit of passing the level is a hundred times greater. Now, dead rivers, big and small, have become scarce resources. In the past, no one responded when asking people to destroy them. Now, secretly destroying a dead river has become a crime. This is the change of the times.

"It's okay. There is strength in numbers. I can try it too."

Li Hao said that the River of Death can corrode the soul, and the longer you stay in it, the more dangerous it will be. Li Hao was worried that if he delayed too long, even if he rescued Old Feng's soul, it would also face the risk of dissipating.

"General Haotian, this dead river is not like slaying demons and monsters. It doesn't mean you can pass it just because you have a high level. It depends more on experience and brains."

An old man beside him said indifferently.

He is Wang Zhenping, one of the older generation of the Wang family and the father of Wang Xiangru.

He remembered all the things his daughter had said back to her parents' home, and combined with the complaints from his grandchildren, he did not have a good impression of the young man in front of him.

However, he also knew that this young man was no longer the same as before, and was extremely powerful and had made great achievements in battle, so he would not take the initiative to provoke trouble.

What I am saying now is the truth and there is nothing wrong with it.

"Yes, General Haotian, although you are very powerful, the Dead River is very dangerous."

Upon hearing this, the others also tried to persuade him, but their expressions were sincere.

Although he is extremely powerful, he is too young after all. Crossing the river and slaying monsters are two different things, and are much more difficult than marching and fighting.

"That's fine. Let General Haotian give it a try. Has General Haotian ever crossed the Dead River before?"

Wang Yongzhi shook his head but did not stop him. He could see that Li Hao had deep feelings for the Thief Saint, otherwise he would not have killed the Buddha in anger for him. He knew that he could not persuade him. After all, the other party came all the way here, it was impossible for him to come to them just to exchange pleasantries.

"I've been in once or twice." Li Hao said.

"General Haotian does have a warm heart."

Wang Yongzhi couldn't help but smile, and had some favorable impression on Li Hao:
"Before entering the Dead River, I still need to explain the situation of the Dead River to General Haotian first. You should learn about it first."

"it is good."

Li Hao nodded. The Wang family had been studying the Dead River for hundreds of years, so their understanding of the Dead River was deeper than his.

Wang Yongzhi didn't say much. It was impossible for him to tell all the secrets of the Dead River in one breath. He just told Li Hao some of the more obscure details and rules to prevent Li Hao from causing unknown dangers inside.

After he finished speaking, he took Li Hao out of the main hall.

Seeing that Li Hao was determined to do so, the others stopped trying to persuade him. After all, it was not a bad thing to go and broaden one's horizons. What's more, the Muhe River had done merit. Presumably, the Majesty would give the Muhe River resources to the general in the future.

That merit can be exchanged for the ultimate level of cultivation and various states of mind in the treasure house of merit, and is extremely precious.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help feeling envious, regretful and sighing.

If he could make use of the things in the treasure house of merit, this young man would probably be able to soar even higher.

As Li Hao followed Wang Yongzhi and others out of the main hall, the many young generations of the Wang family gathered outside became lively.

Some people were looking down from afar with their spirits, observing with curiosity.

"That's General Haotian? He was talking with the Patriarch and the others, and he looked so relaxed."

"Yes, Grandpa Zhenping is here too, and he's not scared at all. My legs tremble in front of Grandpa Zhenping."

"Coward, do you think General Haotian is the same as us? You probably don't know that a strong man like Grandpa Zhenping is not enough for him to kill."

"Hush, Grandpa Zhenping is glaring at you."

"Miss, look quickly, that's General Haotian, one of the two people you wanted to meet the most. Now you finally meet him."

Outside the crowd, a woman as white as frost and soft mist was looking out quietly, with a maid beside her holding an umbrella for her.

"General Haotian looks so young. I wonder what Mr. Chong Er looks like. He must be an old man, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense, you haven't seen it before." The woman frowned and scolded lightly.

The maid giggled but was not afraid, obviously she was used to playing with her own mistress.

Not long after, Wang Yongzhi and others brought Li Hao to a secret place in the Tianzhao Divine General's Mansion. The many young men of the Wang family who were watching from afar outside were also isolated in the distance and did not approach rashly. This was the important place of the Wang family and should not be easily entered.

In front of me is a mountain, which seems to be hollowed out and extremely vast.

The mountain covered the ground like a pointed hat, and a beam of light shone down from the top of the mountain and fell on a pitch-black sculpture.

“This is Ksitigarbha.”

Wang Yongzhi brought Li Hao here and said, "This strange object was brought out from a dead river by an ancient ancestor of our Wang family. Later, we studied and explored its wonderful use. As long as we feed the clay from the Landlord Temple outside the dead river into the mouth of this Ksitigarbha Buddha, we can directly connect to the dead river through the Ksitigarbha Buddha."

"That is to say, from here we can enter all the dead rivers under the jurisdiction of our royal family."

Although this Ksitigarbha Buddha is strange and peculiar, it is not a big secret and has been reported to His Majesty long ago.

Li Hao was a little surprised. He had long felt that the origin of the Muhe River was extremely mysterious, but he did not expect that there was such a strange thing.

"If General Haotian had been to the Dead River before, he must have had a list of people there, right?"

Wang Yongzhi smiled at Li Hao and said, "Just enter from here. Choose the dead river you want to enter. There will be a dead river map on it. I will tell you which one it is."

Li Hao nodded, and then followed Wang Yongzhi's instructions and stood in front of the half-human-height Ksitigarbha Buddha.

Ksitigarbha Buddha looks kind, but in the light and shadow, he reveals something weird, and his narrowed eyes seem to be sneering.

A golden light appeared in Li Hao's palm, and the golden paper of the Dead River flew out.

Afterwards, golden light began to emanate from Ksitigarbha Buddha's body, and a booklet flew out, turning pages continuously.

Li Hao's gold paper was attracted and merged into the booklet. Not long after, as if the identity had been confirmed, the gold paper flew out of the booklet and returned to Li Hao.

Wang Yongzhi could see clearly from the side that the golden paper floating in front of Li Hao recorded the information about Li Hao's death.

Names, merits and deeds of the deceased, events, etc.

When Wang Yongzhi saw the two simple characters on the gold paper, he was stunned and shocked: "Are you Chong Er?!"

(End of this chapter)