Ruins of the past

After hearing Zhou Yujiao's answer, Jiang Longyu thought to himself that it was true and secretly admired his observation skills.

"Then give it to you."

Zhou Yujiao took the wooden box, and she didn't know why...she just felt that this wooden box was very destined to her.

Then she looked at Jiang Longyu with some expectancy: "Is there more?"

Jiang Longyu was slightly startled: "Huh?"

Zhou Yujiao explained: "Did you pick up anything else? Maybe I dropped it here too."

Jiang Longyu thought to himself that this little girl was really neglected.

He shook his head and said: "I usually don't pick up things on the street. If this box didn't look special, I wouldn't pick it up. You'd better ask others."

Looking at the other person's leaving figure, Jiang Longyu suddenly felt an inexplicable... sense of relief in his heart.

"what happened?"

"Why do I suddenly feel this way?"

"It's like...escaped?"

…

In the small courtyard on the other side, Chu Qiguang was still reviewing the process of the battle in the capital with Qiao Zhi.

Throw a ginsengzhi pill into your mouth and feel the medicine mix into the blood. After flowing through the whole body, it is gradually absorbed by all parts of the body.

Along with the supply of medicinal power, the recovery speed of physical strength and qi and blood has been slightly accelerated.

‘With my current level of cultivation, the replenishment effect of Shenzhi Pills alone is getting less and less. ’

‘Sure enough, we should go to Tianshijiao to get some more powerful elixirs. ’

Thoughts related to the elixir flashed through his mind, and Chu Qiguang then said to Qiao Zhi in his heart: "...After I kicked the monk away, I started to break through in the direction of the Buddha statue."

Qiao Zhi analyzed: "That monk should have practiced the Great Compassion Mantra Sutra of Maha Buddhism, and the Taoist technique he used is called Leiyin Zen Singing."

"I heard that after Buddhism was destroyed, some remaining disciples went into exile overseas and spread Buddhism overseas."

"They participated in this assassination probably for revenge."

"Speaking of which... the destructive power of Lei Yinchan Chan's Taoist technique is extremely strong. If your horizontal training and hard skills were not powerful enough, another Taoist martial god would have been beaten to death long ago."

Qiao Zhi secretly thought: "Thunder Sound Zen Singing... When I saw this Taoist art in my previous life, Buddhist monks had been forced to return to secular life, and Maha Buddhism's Taoist immortals were all arrested to use Thunder Sound Zen Singing to open mountains." , Mining... It's really powerful, and it can blow up bandits very quickly. ’

Chu Qiguang on the side was thinking about this big melee in the Buddhist world. After seeing so many Taoist immortals take action, he became more and more aware of the difference between Taoist immortals and Taoist martial gods.

Compared with the Taoist Martial Gods, the various Taoist techniques of Taoist Immortals are more changeable and strange, and in many cases even difficult to guard against.

Compared with this, the methods used by the Taoist Martial God are too conventional.

If Chu Qiguang hadn't possessed the demonic power of the Ring of Foolishness, it would have been difficult for him to achieve the results he achieved today in the battle in the Buddhist world.

Listening to Chu Qiguang's thoughts, Qiao Zhi swung his tail, licked his paws, and said in his heart: "Of course. No matter how ever-changing martial arts are, they are all based on blood, flesh and blood."

"In comparison, Taoism is truly universal and can often surpass common sense."

"Especially since each cultivator has different experience, foundation, and personality, even if they enter the Tao with the same Zhengfa, their transformation will be different, and the power of this Tao technique will be even more unpredictable."

After this battle, Chu Qiguang became more and more eager to practice a Taoist method to enrich his combat capabilities.

‘With my peerless talent, it would be a waste if I don’t practice more to enter the Tao and rectify the Dharma. ’

‘When the time comes, martial arts combined with Taoism can definitely produce the effect of one plus one greater than two. ’

‘Now in terms of martial arts, as long as we continue to harvest knowledge, we can steadily improve. ’

‘The extra energy and time can be used to study Taoism. ’

'But to be on the safe side, let's wait until we leave the capital before trying to comprehend "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts". ’

'If "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts" is useful enough, then go back to Chaoyao Mountain and help Lin Lan. ’

Thinking of this, Chu Qiguang looked at Qiao Zhi again: "Master Qiao, speaking of which, you told me last time that you wanted to find a dharma master in Taoist literature to enter the Tao. Have you chosen your target?"

"Would you like to try Wan Gui Lu?"

After experiencing this great melee in the Buddhist world, Chu Qiguang not only became more interested in Taoism, but also made him want to cultivate his own Taoist fighters.

Then it will be much easier to do things like bullying the weak and bullying the weak.

Both his own strength and the strength of his subordinates are very important to Chu Qiguang.

For example, the most powerful forces in the world, whether it is the Han Dynasty, the Tianshi Sect, the Northern Monster Clan, the Dragon Clan... all have many powerful people who have entered the Tao.

When Qiao Zhi heard this, he put his foot back and replied in his heart: "You can just comprehend "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts" by yourself. I don't want to practice this thing."

"My goals are the "Zhengyi Dan Sutra" taught by Tianshi, the "Five Thunder Zhengfa" taught by Huang Tiandao, the "Shadowless Tribulation" taught by Jie Sect, or the "Great Light Sutra" taught by Shenghuo Sect."

Qiao Zhi thought in his mind: 'Either hide behind and make elixirs, or summon my younger brothers to fight, or run away fast enough... This is my cultivation route! ’

Chu Qiguang touched his chin and said: "As for the "Shadowless Tribulation"...if the imperial court prepares to sweep the southwest, there is a chance to get this inheritance."

Qiao Zhi swept his tail excitedly and said, "The inheritance of "The Immortal Tribulation" should be on their Nine Sacred Mountains. If you can fight up to grab this inheritance and learn about it for me, it won't be a problem to enter the Tao."

Chu Qiguang suddenly felt a sense of curiosity in his heart, and he asked: "Did you also practice "Shadowless Tribulation" before?"

Qiao Zhi recalled the memory of his 'last life', shook his head and said: "I used to use the Great Light Sutra, but the Holy Fire Sect has taken root overseas. The Central Plains should only be found on the southeastern coast now. It's difficult. Counting on it.”

Chu Qiguang curiously asked about the characteristics of the Holy Fire Sect. He didn't know much about this sect, and even there was no information on Chaoyao Mountain.

Qiao Zhi was stunned for a moment. He couldn't help but glance at Chu Qiguang when he remembered when he had meditated on the "Great Light Sutra".

He thought to himself: 'I know nothing... When I meditated on the Great Light Sutra... the ashes of the leader of the Holy Fire Sect were raised, and the Sun and Moon Holy Fires in the sect were extinguished. ’

'I damn, I learned the "Great Light Sutra" after passing the in-service Taoism professional examination and paying the tuition... I had to pay extra to learn the history of the Holy Fire Sect, and I didn't learn it...'

Qiao Zhi shook his tail and said, "Nothing special, just an ordinary cult..."

He changed the topic and asked about the situation of Tianjian Sect in this fight.

"Have you met someone from the Tianjian Sect?"

Chu Qiguang nodded: "Well, she is a female immortal. Her sword energy... seems to be able to affect my emotions. Are all Tianjian Sect members like this?"

Qiao Zhi nodded: "Yeah...yeah."

Different from the calm on the surface, Qiao Zhi's heart was full of thoughts: 'Oh, I can't avoid what is coming. I have tried my best to prevent Chu Qiguang from getting close to the Tianjian Sect. ’

'But with Chu Qiguang's talent, he will meet An Yiyun one day. ’

‘These two guys have the same chemistry, and they might end up getting together. ’

He thought about the current situation in his mind: 'But not too many people will die this time, right? ’

At this moment, Zhou Yujiao ran in excitedly holding a wooden box: "Brother! Look, look! I picked up a good thing!"

She walked up to Chu Qiguang as if offering a treasure and stuffed the wooden box in front of Chu Qiguang.

Chu Qiguang didn't take it seriously at first, but soon his eyes narrowed and he took the wooden box handed by Zhou Yujiao.

A line of writing flashed in the seeker's eyes.

"A box containing valuables."

This was the first time Chu Qiguang had seen something that could be called valuable by the eyes of a seeker.

He opened the box, and a rotten smell hit his face.

What appeared in the box... was a weird powder.

Lines of writing came from the seeker's eyes.

"The ashes of the immortal."

"The flesh and blood of the original immortals were divided and eaten by humans."

"In response to the disaster of immortality, seekers burn their flesh and blood."

"It is said that there were people who wanted to explore the secret of immortality."

"Collecting their ashes in the dark."

"If you swallow the ashes, maybe you can become a new immortal?"

"But immortality will ultimately be a disaster, just a path doomed to failure."

Seeing the writing coming from the seeker's eyes, Chu Qiguang was slightly stunned.

‘This damn... is ashes? ’

‘You damn thing picked up a box of ashes and came back? ’

Looking at his sister who was still giggling, Chu Qiguang really didn't know whether he should tell her this or not.

But at least it was the ashes of the original undead, and it seemed quite useful.

'But eating the ashes... let's forget it. ’

Chu Qiguang looked at the words 'a road doomed to failure' and recalled the legend about the immortal in his heart.

He also read relevant information on Chaoyao Mountain.

Speaking of immortality, the first thing Chu Qiguang thought of was the "Immortal Medicine", the righteous method of entering the immortal way.

This is the most unique path among all the ways to enter the dharma.

It is said that as long as you take the elixir of immortality, you have a very low chance of becoming an immortal and directly breaking through to the realm of Taoism.

But the greater possibility is to become a living corpse.

According to a large number of historical materials that Chu Qiguang has read, the Tao of Immortals and the Immortal Medicine originated from the Pre-Han Dynasty about four thousand years ago.

Legend has it that the first human holy emperor who unified the Central Plains at that time, "Ji", wanted to live forever, but in the end it caused a disaster, which even led to the destruction of the former Han Dynasty.

At this moment, Chu Qiguang looked at the ashes and thought to himself: 'There is no way I can eat it. Maybe I can find other volunteers to try in the future. ’

Suddenly he thought again: 'Speaking of which... the blood pool was also created by the immortals of the Immortal Path. I don't know what the effect of eating this ashes will be. ’

After thinking about it, he temporarily closed the box, intending to put it away first and look for opportunities to study it later. For example, after returning to Shuzhou, feed a little to the blood pool to see the effect.

Zhou Yujiao looked at Chu Qiguang expectantly and asked, "How about it? Is it valuable?"

"It looks like a treasure from heaven and earth!"

"Does it mean that if you eat it, your power will greatly increase and you will become invincible?"

Chu Qiguang looked at the other party's shining eyes and said, "Well...it's a good thing, but it can't be used now."

"By the way, did you bring this?"

Zhou Yujiao immediately explained the process of picking it up.

Chu Qiguang asked in confusion: "Who is the one who gave you the box? Do you know him?"

Zhou Yujiao said: "I've seen it in the drug store before, that's the one..."

Chu Qiguang's eyes became more and more strange as he listened to the other party's description: 'Why does it sound like Jiang Longyu? ’

…

The next day, in the Huangji Hall in the palace.

During the assassination war in the capital, the Changsheng Palace was destroyed, so Emperor Yong'an returned to the palace.

At this moment, the Han emperor was sitting cross-legged, holding his chin in one hand and resting his elbows on his knees. He looked at Mr. Wu Ge in front of him and said:

"As long as I'm here, the sky won't fall."

"Whatever the situation is, tell the truth and don't have any scruples.

Wu Ge Lao took a stack of memorials and reported to Yong'an Emperor Hui: "The cabinet has made a calculation. Officials and people involved in the war must be resettled, and the streets of the capital must be repaired..."

Emperor Yong'an frowned and said, "Don't ramble on, just give me the total number."

Elder Wu Ge lowered his head and said, "It will cost about fifty thousand taels of silver."

Emperor Yong'an sighed: "Dial it."

Mr. Wu Ge continued: "There are also awards from Chu Qiguang, Zhao Changsheng and others, which cost about five thousand taels of silver."

Emperor Yong'an closed his eyes: "That's right."

Elder Wu Ge added: "The troops of the five cities suppressed the refugees inside and outside the city during the war."

"But there are tens of thousands of refugees outside the city. They are all people who fled last year's drought."

"Now after the war, people are even more panicked. Starving people are everywhere at the emperor's feet, and evil cults are growing."

"The Ministry of Household Affairs requested to allocate one hundred thousand taels of silver to provide disaster relief and help the people, so that the people in exile can return to their hometowns to farm..."

Emperor Yong'an waved his hand and said calmly: "Dial it, dig it, dial all my money."

"It's just that I don't want to build the Palace of Eternal Life anymore, and I don't need the city defense formation anymore. If I can't keep up with my practice, I'll let the sky fall."

Mr. Wu Ge lowered his head and fell silent.

The eunuch and eunuch Yang Jinzhong on the side said: "Mr. Wu Ge, this time the demons caused chaos, the Emperor's Palace of Eternal Life was also damaged. Does it need to be renovated?"

"There is also a large array of spiritual veins that need to be taken care of. Has the cabinet calculated how much money it will cost?"

Wu Gelao pondered for a moment.

At this moment, he seemed to think of the ten houses and nine empty houses in the north of Jingzhou, where the people fled all the way to the capital.

I thought of the hungry, cold and frightened refugees outside the city, of the drought in Yongzhou where people were eating each other, and of the dragon bandits in Donghaizhou that were raging, but the imperial army still owed their pay, and the soldiers couldn't have enough to eat...

He sighed in his heart and said: "Your Majesty's cultivation is related to the safety of the world, so it is naturally a top priority. The cabinet has discussed that no matter what, 50,000 taels will be allocated first to repair the Palace of Eternal Life for your Majesty."

"We can think of other ways to make up for it from other holes."

Emperor Yong'an's tone softened a little: "I know that it's not easy for you to be in this family."

"But it's not easy for me either."

"Everyone thinks that I am rich all over the world, but who knows my difficulties."

Wu Ge Lao immediately knelt down on the ground and said with a sincere expression: "The common people are stupid and cannot understand your majesty's painstaking efforts."

Emperor Yong'an waved his hand: "Go and rebuild my Palace of Eternal Life."

…

After Mr. Wu Ge retired, Emperor Yong'an closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time, with a flash of bright red suddenly flashing across his face.

"Where is my elixir?"

The eunuch immediately rushed to the medicine shelf nearby and handed over the elixir.

Emperor Yong'an's face became increasingly pale at this moment, as white as if it were transparent.

After Emperor Yong'an took the elixir, the strange phenomena on his body slowly disappeared.

Obviously, the suppression of the Gangqi layer this time is not safe for Yongan.

"Is Chu Qiguang here? Recruit him in."

Yang Jinzhong on the side saw that Emperor Yong'an was busy again, and couldn't help but said: "Master, why don't you take a rest first."

Emperor Yong'an frowned and said, "Do you think I am injured?"

Emperor Yong'an at this moment seems to be different from the past.

The dragon scales under his clothes disappeared in a flash. He shook his head and said proudly: "I am not injured. How can those rebellious officials and traitors hurt me?"

"I'm telling you, even if Chu Qiguang and the others don't come to rescue me, I still have a way to escape."

"Bring me another pill."

Yang Jinzhong took it and said with a smile: "My master is a God-blessed immortal body, so naturally those evil demons and heretics can't hurt my master."

"But the master has the world on his shoulders, so he can't make himself tired."

"Although this elixir is good, it still has erysipelas after all, Master..."

Emperor Yong'an raised his brows, and the pill in the opponent's hand had already flown into his hand.

He said dissatisfiedly: "I told you, I'm fine."

"This time I suppressed the Gang Qi layer and saved the world from falling. It is because I have great luck and achieved great merit."

"I have encountered a little hurdle now, which means I am about to break through."

"When we finish building the Palace of Eternal Life... we will have passed more than half of the level."

Emperor Yong'an murmured: "There's just something missing."

"It's just a little bit different..."

After speaking, he took the elixir in one gulp, and the blush on his cheeks disappeared in a flash.

Yang Jinzhong looked at Emperor Yong'an worriedly.

Emperor Yong'an waved his hand nonchalantly: "Summon Chu Qiguang in."

After a while, Chu Qiguang came to Emperor Yong'an and saluted: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Emperor Yong'an smiled and said: "Chu Qiguang, I knew you before you took the martial arts exam in Lingzhou."

"Later, you were transferred to the Demon-Suppressing Division, and then sent to Chaoyao Mountain to learn arts."

"Now it seems that you are indeed a talent."

Chu Qiguang replied: "It's all your Majesty's plan."

Emperor Yong'an started with the other party's studies at Chaoyao Mountain, and then talked about Chu Qiguang's later deeds in Lingzhou and Shuzhou.

After such pleasantries for a while, he asked: "Last time you said you wanted to conquer the Snow Mountains, do you still think so now?"

Chu Qiguang immediately expressed his affirmation, and then recounted the various benefits of conquering the snow mountain.

According to Chu Qiguang's story, there are wolf barbarians in the north and dragon bandits in the east, but the two are strong and have business contacts, so it is not appropriate to take the initiative for the time being.

On the contrary, the Snow Mountain Demon Kingdom is raging in Shuzhou and secretly colludes with the wolf barbarians, but its strength is relatively weak, so it is suitable for sending troops to conquer.

On the one hand, after stabilizing the southwest, we can remove manpower and go to other places.

On the other hand, the imperial rule in the southwest was not strong, and the local indigenous people had always been autonomous. This time, after plowing the court and sweeping the caves, we can stabilize our rule, make money by raiding homes, and collect more taxes in the future.

Finally, there is the "Dragon Fist" inheritance mastered by the demon monk Mi Siri, as well as the dragon bloodline in his body.

When he heard this, Emperor Yong'an's eyes flashed slightly: 'Does the demon monk Mi Siri really have the inheritance of "Dragon Fist"? And the blood of the Dragon Clan? ’

Chu Qiguang immediately said: "Wei Chen saw it with his own eyes, and Master Bai Shihe Bai can also testify."

Emperor Yong'an thought about the assassination case and the big hole opened in the Gangqi layer, and seemed to have made a decision in his heart.

He nodded slightly: "I understand."

After a moment, Emperor Yong'an said slowly: "It will take at least half a year to prepare the army. If you are asked to go to Shuzhou in advance to prepare, what do you need?"

"The terrain of the Snowy Mountains is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The imperial army cannot be wasted there. How sure are you of solving this problem?"

Chu Qiguang's eyes lit up, knowing that the emperor was tempted.