Minglong

Chapter 418 Let the common people suffer again

The other side.

After sending her husband to serve the foreign matriarch, Nangong Ye returned to her boudoir alone. She sat alone on the bed, feeling for some reason that something was amiss...

But if she doesn't drag the Valkyrie down with her, her master won't help, and she can't marry into the Xie family as the senior sister alongside Momo. For now, she can only grit her teeth and stay alone in her empty room, wondering if this brat has won the Valkyrie's heart...

If there's progress, she'll definitely reward him to motivate him even more...

How should we reward them...?

Nangong Ye wasn't stupid. He saw those things in the golden tent today. Although he didn't understand their specific purpose, no normal person would interrogate a prisoner in a bedroom, especially since there were items like the "love chair" inside. It was obvious that they were used to abuse women.

But how do those things bully people?
After a moment's thought, Nangong Ye got up and found a piece of white jade ornament. Then, he took his sword and began to carve it. Relying on his superb skills, he carved it into nine round beads of different sizes in no time.

Then, based on what I saw today, I strung it together with ice silk, held it in my hand and examined it, feeling that it didn't really look like a necklace, and wondered where it could be worn...

Or maybe we could throw it into the witch's house and let her have a taste first, then we can consider it if she likes it...

Just as he was pondering this, a noise suddenly came from the doorway:

squeak~
Then a figure in a white robe slipped in.

? !
Nangong Ye's expression changed drastically, and he quickly hid the item behind his waist:

"Why are you back so soon?"

Xie Jinhuan closed the door and said helplessly:

"I went over there, and then Sister Guo got a little tired and told me to come back..."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Ye naturally became anxious, his gaze fixed on what seemed like a hopeless child who had failed at a blind date:
"So you mean you went to find that girl and didn't do anything? What happened to your old tricks of begging and pleading to get into my room? All you do is bully me, huh?"

Xie Jinhuan hadn't done nothing, but what had just happened was a bit embarrassing and he didn't want to brag about it. So he came forward:

"Don't rush things, this should happen naturally. Being too eager for quick results is not good. Hey? What are you hiding behind this, mwah mwah mwah~..."

Stab la la——

Nangong Ye was afraid that he would give the reward before he even got to the point of being ashamed and indignant, so he didn't dare let Xie Jinhuan see it and immediately gave him a stun gun.

"Nothing. What are you doing in my room so late at night?"

"Aren't you going to take a break?"

"Who gave you permission to rest here? I keep my word. I'll reward you if you get things done, but don't expect to get anything for nothing. If you want to rest, go find Ling'er; she's newlywed..."

"I meant I wanted you to come along..."

"?"

Nangong Ye discovered that this brat was still trying to get her to join the group chat, and his eyes immediately turned cold. He stood up and pushed her out.

"You wish! I'm tired, go play by yourself."

Xie Jinhuan had just made Tuotuo cry, so she didn't dare to carry him away by force. After being pushed out the door, she could only say:

"I'll head over now, come over later."

"I'm not coming!"

"Sister Bu is here too..."

"Even if she comes, I won't come!"

After Nangong Ye finished speaking, to prevent his Dao heart from wavering, he turned around, went back to his bed, covered his head, and refused to listen, see, or respond.

Xie Jinhuan could only shake his head and smile at this, and went to the landlady's yard first, only to find that it was quite lively inside.

Wine jars were set up in the open air in the garden, covered with carpets, and many weapons were placed nearby.

Ling'er, now dressed in a skirt, must have had a few drinks earlier. She is currently learning body-strengthening techniques from the formidable Lady Ye, which, to put it simply, involves stretching her muscles and bones.

Wearing a long dress, Nai Gua knelt on the blanket, her shoulders and back pressed down to the limit, her hands stretched forward, causing a full moon to hang in the air. Even through the fabric, one could feel the plump tension and the suppleness of her waist.

The petite landlady struck the same pose. Although she wasn't as tall as the girl, her proportions were perfect, and she exuded a youthful charm.

Zisu, who had just fled in panic, also ran over here, curious to learn from her master's body. Although she was rather clumsy, her master was so skilled that her movements were the most standard.

Viewed from behind, the whole thing resembles three large, ripe peaches that have prematurely appeared in a garden full of blooming flowers...

?

Xie Jinhuan straightened up a bit, feeling that he was somewhat like the patriarch of the Hehuan Sect, and then walked into the garden with a normal expression:
"Practicing martial arts?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing the man's voice, the three of them immediately reacted.

Zhao Ling quickly got up and looked back, and Lin Zisu also hurriedly got up:
"Hey? Weren't you with Empress Dowager Guo? What brings you here again?"

"Come and see..."

……

Hearing the noise behind him, Ye Yunchi felt ashamed and wanted to regain his composure.

But the training the princess just now wasn't her idea, so why would she let him stop now?

Both young girls sat down, but she, the conservative and chaste Confucian female teacher, remained in her original position, raising her arms to greet the emperor, as if waiting for the moon's sharp edge to strike from the side...

Out of the corner of her eye, Lin Zisu noticed that Lady Ye hadn't finished her training. Being quite kind, she raised her hand and patted her, signaling her to get up quickly, as the man was coming.

clap clap...

Ye Yunchi felt like dying for a moment, and gritted his teeth, saying:

"Xie Jinhuan, my body is out of control again..."

Xie Jinhuan had already seen through it, and came over to help Naigua sit up, thus freeing her from her suffering:
"It's nothing, just practicing my skills. Hmm... Today I killed a demonic cultivator and severely injured the Immortal Transformation Ancestor and the Empty Void Daoist, which can be considered a small victory. You all contributed a lot. Come on, let's have a drink."

Ye Yunchi's scalp tingled. She wanted to get up and go back to her room to calm down, but her body wouldn't listen to her and she picked up the cup directly.

Zhao Ling was so impressed by Xie Jinhuan's handsomeness that she cried, and she had prepared drinks to reward her personal bodyguard when he arrived. So, she naturally raised her glass:
"You've been the one doing all the work, we haven't been of much help. Considering your contribution, tell me, how do you want to play today? This princess will grant your wish."

Seeing this, Lin Zisu figured this was a brothel with male models as company. Although she didn't mind, having her aunt's man accompany her seemed a bit too much like a spoiled brat. Her aunt would definitely cut off her allowance if she found out. So, she downed her drink in one gulp.

"It's getting late, and I didn't participate today. Let Master do it. I'll go back and finish my homework first, so that Old Man Mu won't scold me."

After saying that, he closed his eyes and began to make contact.

Bu Yuehua, who had been waiting for half the night, opened her eyes and found herself not in her boudoir, but at a wine party in the garden. A hint of surprise crossed her eyes as she looked around.
"Still not asleep this late? Where's the Honey Fairy?"

Ye Yunchi looked puzzled: "Who is 'Hoho Fairy'?" Xie Jinhuan certainly wouldn't dare call her by that nickname today, so she naturally put her arm around the girl's waist.
"She might come over later and let us have a drink first."

"How pretentious. Then Wanyi and I will take turns, so we won't end up like some people who don't eat themselves but still put on airs and don't let their apprentices have any fun..."

"You damned witch! Are you never going to stop?"

"See, they're here. I knew it..."

"Hey, hey, stop fighting..."

……
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The words are divided into two parts.

Deep in the Northern Sea.

The Black Abyss stretched endlessly, and within it stood a colossal pillar reaching to the heavens. Endless spiritual energy from heaven and earth converged from above, illuminating the eight large characters inscribed on the pillar:
The tortoise and snake coiled at the pole, the candle in the dark illuminating the ancestral temple.

A temple was built in the top horizontal stroke of the character "龟" (turtle).

The tortoise and snake enshrined in the temple are the Northern Underworld God of the Northern Underworld Sect, and also the Brightness God of the Daoist sect. The Underworld God worshipped by the Underworld God Cult is actually the same thing.

After all, the South governs life and the North governs death. The North controls the Underworld and decides the cycle of life and death for all beings. And "Heaven gives birth to water, and Earth completes it." Water is also the first of the five elements formed from the original Qi, the beginning of all things.

The Church of the Underworld chose this name not because it worships any evil spirits, nor because it wants to become the King of Hell, but because it wants to do what only the God of the Underworld can do—restart the beginning of all things, free all spirits from this Gu altar, and let them enter a new cycle of reincarnation.

However, a heretical path is a heretical path, and most of its members are self-serving individuals seeking survival; not everyone has such lofty ideals.

For example, Yang Huaxian, from the day he betrayed the Taoist sect, had already severed ties with the righteous path, and his only goal in this life was immortality.

Judging from the current situation, Yang Huaxian has achieved this, becoming one of the longest-living people in the world, and even has the opportunity to continue living indefinitely.

Unfortunately, a human life span of three hundred years is still negligible compared to the grand scheme of things, which is measured in tens of thousands of years. It is like a speck of dust thrown into the river of time, which is hard to find again.

Therefore, Yang Huaxian had to seek a world-changing event. He couldn't do it alone, so he joined forces with the Corpse Ancestor. When the Corpse Ancestor failed, he then joined forces with the Underworld God Cult.

"Cough cough..."

The colossal pillar shimmered faintly, and no unusual sounds could be heard; it was like a dead zone in the underworld.

Covered in blood, Chao Chitai coughed twice before waking up in front of the temple. His imposing figure slowly rose to his feet, first glancing at the endless black abyss beyond the 'cliff,' then looking at the temple before him.

The temple contains not only statues of a tortoise and a snake, but also three prayer cushions.

There were people meditating on the prayer cushions; judging from their appearances, they were of three ages: old, middle-aged, and young.

The young man looked somewhat familiar. Chao Chitai remembered that more than ten years ago, he received orders to search for children with pure Yin bodies throughout the grasslands. He found one with the best talent, almost one in a million, and presented him to the Huaxian Sect.

Now it seems that the child has grown up, but judging from the weather, he must have died when he was six or seven years old. Now he is just a vessel for growing up step by step.

He had never seen a middle-aged man before, but judging from his appearance, Wen Yang was at least sixty years old, and his cultivation was definitely not low.

As for the old man in the center, he was dressed in a yellow and black Taoist robe, with white eyebrows and white hair, but his skin was wrinkle-free, giving him a rather otherworldly and ethereal appearance.

Chao Chitai knew that these three were all Immortal Ancestors, and the old Taoist in the middle might even be Yang Huaxian's original body, which he had never damaged despite his life of evil deeds. His eyes became solemn, and he cupped his hands and said:

"This junior pays respects to the Immortal Ancestor. May I ask what place this is?"

"The origin of heaven and earth."

An aged voice echoed from within the temple, but it did not come from the three of them. Instead, it emanated from the void, as if an unseen behemoth was moving within the temple.

Chao Chitai raised his eyelids and looked around, searching:

"Did the ancestor bring me here to borrow my body?"

"I don't even consider your meager skills worth my attention. I'm only sending you here to grant you an opportunity."

Having been a tyrannical ruler for over a decade, Chao Chitai had long since lived a fulfilling life. He had expected to be used by a useless sorcerer, so he was quite surprised to hear this:

"My wealth and status are a gift from you, senior. Please feel free to speak frankly about any arrangements you may make."

An invisible force floats around him as he explains at a leisurely pace:

"Based on my explorations over the past few centuries, there are five origins of heaven and earth. These are the foundations of heaven and earth, containing almost infinite spiritual energy. Even if only a portion is leaked, it would be enough for ordinary people to establish a religion and become patriarchs. However, living beings cannot shake the foundations of heaven and earth; they can only obediently wait for the five divine lands to release a trace of energy over the course of sixty years."

"However, this power is not entirely uncontrollable. In ancient times, the Witch Ancestor Jinmu tried to merge with heaven and earth to seek immortality. Although she succeeded, Jinmu still wanders on the vast land of Xirong. However, she used too much force and her body was completely swallowed by heaven and earth. She lost her human consciousness and became an eternal law of the Western world, which is the source of half-demon fetuses."

Chao Chitai asked, "Is the Golden Mother my ancestor?"

“He is Wei Wuyi’s ancestor. You were created by human intervention and have nothing to do with the Golden Mother.”

After explaining for a moment, the Immortal Ancestor continued:

"Later, the ancestor of witches, Zhu Man, also tried to improve this technique and achieved initial success. However, unfortunately, the Human Emperor noticed this and interrupted the process by personally making a southern tour. This is also the origin of the 'Human Emperor's Southern Tour'."

"The Human Emperor may have realized that human greed cannot be eradicated. In order to prevent cultivators from secretly damaging the foundation of heaven and earth, he created the 'Human Emperor Cauldron,' which is said to help people ascend to immortality and attain enlightenment."

"But unfortunately, the Human Emperor miscalculated. In just a thousand years, the spiritual energy of the entire world began to wither, and it became difficult for seventh-realm cultivators to emerge again. If the Martial Ancestor had not scattered his Dao back into the world and not used the Human Emperor's Cauldron to advance further, it would probably be as difficult as ascending to heaven to step into the sixth realm now..."

Chao Chitai listened for a moment, but didn't quite understand:
"Does the senior intend to obtain immortality through a method similar to that of the Golden Mother?"

“The method of Jinmu Zhuman is not to achieve immortality, but to abandon oneself and become a ‘servant of the gods.’ Although one can live as long as heaven and earth, one can only act in accordance with the laws of heaven and earth for all eternity, and will never have any freedom again. This is not what we cultivators seek.”

The Immortal Ancestor paused for a moment, then continued:
"However, as a 'servant of the gods,' one can naturally control a portion of the power of the Heavenly Dao. For example, the Valkyrie, despite her corpse being disintegrated, was resurrected. She must have possessed the divine power of rebirth through fire, and theoretically, she could undergo infinite nirvana until she was completely devoured and merged by heaven and earth."

"If the Valkyrie can control this power and take some from the origin of heaven and earth to bestow upon mortals on behalf of heaven, then the recipients may be able to break free from resource limitations and step into the seventh realm again with divine blessing."

Upon hearing this, Chao Chitai inquired:
"Senior wants me to become a 'servant of the gods'? Then, what is the price?"

"If you succeed, you will never die again. The worst outcome is that you will become an immortal 'sheep god,' making the men of the North fierce and licentious, or even causing some sheep demons to appear. These will all be considered part of your bloodline. If you are lucky, you will gain the power of heaven and earth, becoming equivalent to a demigod. Even if you are eventually devoured by heaven and earth, you will still live much longer and have a more worthwhile life than you do now."

Chao Chitai pondered for a moment and seemed to have no reason to refuse:
"This doesn't seem like a bad thing, so why doesn't the righteous path do it?"

"The origin of heaven and earth does not come from nothing. If you use public office for private gain and misappropriate large amounts of national funds to give to relatives and friends, at best the order will be disrupted, and at worst the country will perish and the race will be wiped out. The same applies to heaven and earth."

At this point, the Immortal Ancestor changed the subject:
"However, this has nothing to do with us evil sects. We will keep all the benefits for ourselves, and all living beings will bear the consequences together."

"..."

Chao Chitian nodded slightly, indicating that he understood...
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