PDLP 132. Chapter 132 Gengjin Lingshi Thirty Thousand Taels of Silver
132. Chapter 132 Gengjin Lingshi Thirty Thousand Taels of Silver
Chapter 132: Geng Metal Spirit Stone, Thirty Thousand Taels of Silver
Just as Fairy Yun Rou was astonished by the overwhelming victory in the Qingwei Fighting Method.
A melodious and urgent bugle call came from the distant dense forest.
“Woo woo woo!”
This is…
Calling for retreat!
As this bugle call resounded through the dense forest, the army that had been shouting and killing retreated like a tide, without the slightest hesitation.
“This…”
Fairy Yun Rou, seeing this scene, opened her mouth, utterly stunned.
“They actually ran away!”
This scene completely subverted her previous understanding.
The generals and soldiers in the army have fought hundreds of battles. To improve the strength of the soldiers, the techniques taught in the army are more extreme than those of the martial arts world. They do not focus on health preservation, but only on combat power.
Before reaching the Innate stage, the soldiers in the army introduce baleful Qi into their bodies to temper and refine their physical bodies in exchange for strength.
Acquired martial masters from the military are much stronger than those from the martial arts world. Each of them is capable of tearing tigers and leopards apart with their bare hands, and slaying demons and subduing evil spirits. Each of them is a living, breathing evil star.
If a well-organized legion arranges its troops and forms a battle formation, its baleful aura will soar into the sky, exerting great suppression on ghosts, gods, and cultivators' Yin Spirits.
Under normal circumstances, cultivators who encounter an encirclement by a large army suffer greatly.
Not to mention, there are also two Innate True Qi martial masters and three [Day Wandering Gods] in the army besieging them. Facing them head-on, they would likely be defeated and killed eight or nine times out of ten.
Only by finding a way to break through the encirclement can one seek a glimmer of hope.
But…
The current situation obviously greatly exceeded her expectations.
What happened again?
Why did the army withdraw? Even though they lost two Innate experts, the thousand armored soldiers did not suffer much damage, and their combat power remained.
The three of them, on the other hand, had exhausted a great deal of energy.
Especially Qingwei, with his desperate fighting style. Even if he killed Lin Shoulong, he must have been seriously injured. He was in a weak state and could easily be captured.
There was no reason for the imperial army to withdraw.
While Fairy Yun Rou was surprised, two streams of light flew over from the horizon and entered the bodies she was carrying in her left and right hands.
“Fairy, let go, let go, don't carry this little monk anymore, my head is down, it's very uncomfortable.”
“Oh oh, Monk, I was only focused on whether any martial masters were approaching during the breakout, I didn't notice.”
“Stop talking, let's leave this place first.”
“Okay!”
As they spoke, the three of them didn't say much and used their respective movement techniques to leave this place.
Not long after.
Dozens of miles away, a secret cave.
They casually set up an illusion formation, circling out a place to settle down.
After sitting down, Fairy Yun Rou and the Vacuum Monk all looked at the young Daoist in his twenties in front of them, their hearts full of curiosity.
Speaking of which, the three of them have known each other for some time, but this is the first time they have met Qingwei in reality.
In just half a day, Qingwei's image in their hearts changed again and again, to the point that they couldn't see through him anymore.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
Qiu Zhen saw the two of them staring at him and secretly found it amusing.
“Qingwei, your injuries…”
Fairy Yun Rou stared at Qiu Zhen up and down, her heart full of doubts.
With her vision, she could see that although Qingwei's Yin Spirit was injured, the injury was not as serious as she had imagined, and even a little too "light".
It didn't look like the kind of injury one would have after killing an Innate True Qi martial master while facing the soaring baleful aura of a military formation. Not to mention anything else, the soaring baleful aura alone could seriously injure the Yin Spirit, causing it to collapse immediately.
But right now, Qingwei, apart from being a little mentally exhausted, showed no signs of his spirit scattering and Qi collapsing. He still had some combat power.
“I'm fine.”
Qiu Zhen smiled: “This time, I also obtained the true inheritance of Patriarch Lu, and my Yin Spirit is a little stronger than ordinary people, so I'm not too afraid of the Qi of blood and balefulness.”
“More than a little stronger.”
The Vacuum Monk on the side shook his head, with a strange look on his face:
“Fairy Yun Rou, you don't know, after Fellow Daoist Qingwei killed Lin Shoulong, he rushed towards the military general against the rain of arrows and soaring baleful aura, scaring him pale and exclaiming that it was evil, and immediately ordered the retreat in a panic.”
Speaking, the Vacuum Monk looked感慨:
“In terms of fierce fighting, Qingwei is the most I have ever seen in my life. The Yaksha King of hell is probably far inferior to him.”
“He was actually scared by Qingwei's ferocity?”
Fairy Yun Rou was secretly surprised. She was curious just now why the other party withdrew their troops, and the source was actually Qingwei.
However, after thinking about it carefully, she was not surprised.
If she were the military general, she would be frightened if she encountered such a strange situation.
Clearly it was just a Yin Spirit, and unlike the Vacuum Monk, who had the Buddhist treasure manifesting [Immovable Wisdom King], nor was it [Driving Qi Wandering Spirit] gathering the Qi of heaven and earth to manifest a spiritual body, but relying solely on the Yin Spirit to kill an Innate martial master of the same level, ignoring the military formation's baleful aura.
Such an outrageous and fierce person, seen for the first time, would make anyone feel frightened.
The greatest terror in the world comes from the unknown.
“Qingwei, who taught you to fight with your Yin Spirit like this?”
Fairy Yun Rou knew that Qingwei was burying himself in hard work, and immediately explained:
“The biggest advantage of us cultivators is that we are free from the shackles of the physical body, flying into the sky and escaping into the earth, flexible and convenient, and we can use all kinds of wonderful methods at will, instead of confronting Innate martial masters head-on. If you want to fight martial arts masters head-on, you still have to rely on physical martial arts, or physical spells and divine powers.”
Qiu Zhen smiled awkwardly.
He also knew that the Yin Spirit suffered when facing Innate martial masters head-on.
At least one must be at the [Driving Qi Wandering Spirit] realm to fight.
A Yuanshen powerhouse has the ability to manifest a dharma form, which can be considered to smooth out this disadvantage.
The [Refining Qi Transforming Spirit] realm is also a watershed. Before this, cultivators and martial artists each had their own advantages and disadvantages, but after reaching the [Refining Qi Transforming Spirit] realm, the situation is different.
A Yuanshen old monster facing a martial arts grandmaster often takes the initiative and has a great advantage.
Subsequently, the higher the cultivation level, the greater the advantage of the cultivator.
Qiu Zhen understood this principle, but he just said,
“Ahem, Yun Rou, I rarely seek immortal opportunities, and I don’t have many magical powers. I can only play it tough, kill the chicken to scare the monkey.”
Qiu Zhen stated the facts.
Compared to Yun Rou Xianzi and the monk Zhen Kong’s various wonderful methods, he was somewhat lacking in magical powers.
Most of his current magical powers came from the 《Qingwei Dan Jue》, which were attached spells in the cultivation method.
In addition, there were some scattered spells.
It was okay to fry fish, but it was not enough to deal with strong enemies.
“That’s true.”
Yun Rou Xianzi nodded slightly, still worried, and added a reminder:
“However, don’t fight like this in the future. Injuring the spirit and soul can easily leave irreversible damage. It will be too late to regret it then.”
The monk Zhen Kong also nodded in agreement:
“Indeed.”
“I know.”
Qiu Zhen knew his own situation. After comprehending 【Vacuum Wonderful Existence】, the primordial spirit was his foundation, and he was not afraid of injury.
However, he was not ungrateful and nodded in agreement, thanking them for their kind reminders.
Of course, he didn’t plan to say much about it and casually took out a saber and a stack of silver notes.
“These are the spoils of war. The three of us worked together, so everyone gets a share.”
These spoils came from Lin Shoulong.
After killing him, Qiu Zhen quickly searched the corpse and obtained the saber and silver notes.
The silver notes were easy to count. With a sweep of his divine sense, he quickly counted them. There were a full 30,000 taels of silver.
The spoils were obtained by him, but the three of them worked together, each with their own division of labor. Everyone contributed and took great risks, so naturally, they would be divided equally afterward.
These rules were agreed upon when the three formed an alliance. He did not embezzle them privately.
Yun Rou Xianzi was a little surprised:
“The Zhen Mo Si is very generous. Lin Shoulong actually carried a full 30,000 taels of silver with him.”
The monk Zhen Kong had the supernatural power of hearing and heard something from afar, explaining:
“These silver notes were prepared by the Zhen Mo Si and were intended to reward the soldiers in the army later.”
“So that’s how it is!”
Qiu Zhen and Yun Rou Xianzi suddenly understood and couldn’t help but sneer.
Yun Rou Xianzi, needless to say, came from an official family and was very clear about the Zhen Mo Si’s private actions.
Qiu Zhen also knew it well.
He had been exorcising evil in the Zhen Mo Si for more than a year. Don’t look at how the Zhen Mo martial artists treated him politely, but outside, the Zhen Mo martial artists were very majestic, and each one knew how to make money.
Speaking of which, the Qiu family village had settled in Qingmu for more than a year, and various taxes and levies had come. Among them, the heaviest burden was the “Protecting the Territory and Pacifying the People Donation”.
This money was to honor the Zhen Mo Si.
The immigrants in the Qingmu area were still in the “reclamation” stage and already had this burden, let alone the people in other places.
“The dog officials of the Zhen Mo Si!”
Yun Rou Xianzi habitually cursed and then turned her attention to the saber, revealing a look of joy:
“This saber seems to have been integrated with the natural treasure 【Geng Metal Spirit Stone】. It is unparalleled in sharpness and cuts iron like mud. With the infusion of Xiantian True Qi and True罡, it is even more powerful. It is a genuine spiritual weapon.”
“What a pity.”
After hearing Yun Rou Xianzi’s words, Qiu Zhen was not happy but felt a little regret.
The thing was a good thing, even better than the treasured saber 【Ink Jade】 that his second senior brother Tong Yuncong had given him. It was a proper spiritual weapon.
It was just a pity that this saber was Lin Shoulong’s saber, and it was not good to be too ostentatious, so he couldn’t use it.
“It’s not a pity.”
Yun Rou Xianzi probably guessed what Qiu Zhen was thinking and said with a smile:
“I am obsessed with swordsmanship and also good at the art of forging swords. I can extract the 【Geng Metal Spirit Stone】 from this spiritual weapon, so it won’t be a waste of treasure.”
“That’s good!”
Qiu Zhen was overjoyed and smiled:
“In that case, it will be easy.”
“According to our previous agreement, the spoils of the treasure hunt will be divided equally. Each person gets 10,000 taels of silver notes. As for this 【Geng Metal Spirit Stone】, Yun Rou, you are knowledgeable, estimate the price of the 【Geng Metal Spirit Stone】, find an opportunity to sell it, and we will divide the money again.”
Yun Rou Xianzi was stunned for a moment and then smiled charmingly:
“Each person gets 10,000 silver notes. The monk and I will not be pretentious and accept them. As for this 【Geng Metal Spirit Stone】, Qingwei, you accept it. We will not participate in the distribution.”
If it was a one-time cooperation, a one-shot deal, it would be best to distribute according to merit.
But if it was a team that wanted to maintain it for a long time, distributing the spoils of war was a very profound knowledge.
Yun Rou Xianzi pondered for a moment:
“The three of us formed an alliance and indeed agreed on three chapters, dividing the spoils equally, but there is also a prerequisite, which is to distribute according to needs. The monk and I don’t have much demand for spiritual weapons. We have many magical powers and treasures. On the contrary, Qingwei, you need these more at the moment.”
The monk Zhen Kong nodded: “That’s the principle. The biggest gain this time is the immortal opportunity. Thanks to Qingwei’s rescue, otherwise, the little monk and Yun Rou would still be trapped in the cage.”
“This…”
Seeing the two say this, Qiu Zhen finally nodded slightly.
He did need the 【Geng Metal Spirit Stone】. With this treasure, his treasured saber 【Ink Jade】 was expected to be promoted to a spiritual weapon.
“Alright, then I will trouble Yun Rou to help me extract the 【Geng Metal Spirit Stone】.”
“It’s just a small matter.”
Yun Rou Xianzi casually agreed and immediately looked at Qiu Zhen with anticipation:
“Qingwei, you do lack guardian spells at the moment. In the future, if there are clues about immortal opportunities, don’t refuse again. With the cultivation and supernatural powers of the three of us, as long as we don’t encounter martial arts grandmasters or immortal old monsters, we can deal with them. Why worry about not having immortal opportunities, why worry about not achieving the great path.”
Qiu Zhen nodded slightly:
“Okay, I will definitely participate in the future.”