Chapter 657 – Daughters

As the box opened, the contents were revealed to all eyes.

It was a torso, devoid of legs, arms, and head, but it was the most complete torso of a Divine Shrew Xu Qi’an had ever seen.

It was worth mentioning that the crotch of this body was wrapped in an animal skin ultra-short skirt, reminding Xu Qi’an for no reason of that thunderous-mouthed monkey on TV back then.

“Why awaken me before the ten years are up!”

The torso awoke, slowly “stood” up, hovered in front of the crowd, and then collected its breath.

“Master Shenshu, the slave girl has been ordered by the Empress to open the seal and has something to ask.”

The pressure on the night concubine was lightened, and she saluted as if she was relieved.

Shenshu’s torso slowly turned in a half circle, seemingly scanning the people in the cave, until it saw Xu Qi’an ……….

The two black beans in his chest violently cracked open, transforming into a pair of eyes, and the terrifying aura once again overflowed, as the Nightime and White Ape retreated back and forth, their faces turning white.

“You have my scent on you, and part of my body is parasitizing you.”

The torso **sizzled** at him, thundering in his chest.

“That’s a right arm!”

Xu Qi’an replied calmly, he did not sense any strong hostility or malice from this torso.

This means that the character of the other person is “gentle”, just like the right arm that resides in him.

“Seal the Nail …….”

Shenshu Torso scrutinized him and said, “You’re an enemy of the Buddhist Sect? Well, that would be my friend, good cultivation, solid foundation, a good warrior, let’s drink together sometime.”

Drinking together ……… Xu Qi an glanced at the bowl sized scar on its neck, and for a moment he did not know how to reply.

But the personality is okay, somewhat brash, unlike that psycho in the tower who yells kill kill kill every day.

“Master, he’s a helper the Queen has hired.”

Night Hime told the torso of Shinshu about the deal between the two sides, and said:

“Asuro is guarding the South Dharma Temple, and he is so terrifyingly strong that we can’t cope with him, so we would like to ask you to help him remove the Demon Sealing Nail in advance.”

Shenshu’s torso readily agreed, “No problem, but pulling out the Demon Sealing Nail will cause me to lose a great deal of power, and I will need a batch of essence blood to replenish the depletion afterward.”

The night maid nodded, “The slave girl understands.”

In the 100,000 mountains, the last thing that was lacking was beasts, and they could even raid small towns and cities and plunder the essence blood of those Westerners.

Xu Qi’an asked with a flutter in his heart:

“Master, can you board on me? It’s like a broken arm.”

In that case, he would be able to whore out the divine power of this torso of God’s Shush.

“I can’t, I can’t board you with the Demon Sealing Nail inside you.”

Shinshu’s body gives a negative answer.

This way ah, really can not drill loopholes …….. Xu Qi’an shook his head in disappointment, it seemed that he still had to personally go to Gang Asuro.

“Which two Demon Sealing Nails can Senior remove?”

Twinru stared at him for a moment, a laugh buzzing in his chest, “Those two are still on you.”

Very well, I really am a son of qi, if I repeat it this time, I will have to suspect that the qi in my body is a fake …….. Xu Qi’an turned his head and ordered the crowd, “You all exit the grotto.”

Then he looked at Shenshu’s torso, “Please help senior to remove the demonic sealing nails.”

When Sun Xuanji, Night Ji, and Yuan Guardian, with the female demons, withdrew from the grotto, a cyclone collapsed out of the chest of Shenshu’s torso.

The cyclone rolled, causing the grotto to whip up a gale, blowing Xu Qi’an’s long hair wildly.

Crackle.

The cyclone jumped up with golden arcs of electricity, illuminating the grotto with light and darkness.

Zi …….. Golden arcs of electricity shot out from the center of the cyclone, splashing at Xu Qi’an’s lower abdomen location, where it corresponded to the Sealing Demon Nail of the Ren Vein.

From the onlooker’s perspective, the golden arcs of electricity transformed into long cords, connecting Shenshu’s torso to Xu Qi’an.

The cyclone spun faster and faster, and the suction and pulling force became stronger and stronger, driving the long rope formed by the golden arcs of electricity to tighten, pulling on the Demon Sealing Nail.

The Sanskrit sound echoed in Xu Qi’an’s ears, knowing that this was the mantra used when unlocking the Demon Sealing Nail.

On the first two occasions of removing the Demon Sealing Nail, the left arm of the Deity Lohan and Shenshu were assisted by chanting mantras.

Xu Qi’an secretly memorized it, but unfortunately, after trying it, he found that just chanting the incantation did not unlock the Demon Sealing Nail.

A little bit of the Demon Sealing Nail was pulled out, his face twitched violently, and bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down like rain.

Once again, he tasted the pain of his flesh being torn apart.

Puff ……… With the sound of the demon sealing nails detaching from the flesh and blood, the qi within the dantian was like a rising tide, surging out uncontrollably without spitting.

Xu Qi’an’s arms violently vibrated outwards, “Boom,” the qi raged through the grotto, and the entire mountain shook violently.

Outside the cave, Night Ji, Sun Xuanji and the others clearly detected the earth beneath their feet trembling.

Whew~

A terrible wind rushed out along the tunnel, “spraying” torches and debris out of the tunnel.

Sun Xuanji extended his right palm and gently pushed it outward and forward.

A turtle-armor-shaped formation made of clear light stood in front of the crowd, blocking the strong wind that could “blow” to death a martial artist below the sixth rank.

So strong …….. The red tasseled protector, the green wood protector, and other demon clans were secretly shocked.

Inside the grotto, after this round of venting, Xu Qi’an calmed the qi within his dantian, followed closely by revived strength.

Boo!

He clenched his fist so hard it looked like he was clawing the air.

“The thickness of the qi, as well as the strength of the physical body has been greatly enhanced, and the qi that came from dual cultivation with my sister-in-law has finally been put to use………. Well, with my current strength, combined with the Grand Completion Vajra Divine Skill, I can hang on to either of the Duo Difficulty and Duo Fan. Two against one can also be invincible.”

After devouring the blood of Shura Vajra Dufan, his Vajra Divine Skill was greatly accomplished, and he was able to single-handedly defeat Vajra.

Nowadays, on the other hand, you can hang on to King Kong.

“In terms of physical strength alone, I don’t lose to Asura anymore, right? Even if it’s slightly inferior, the difference won’t be too big. When I unlock the other Demon Sealing Nail, I will be able to further my strength. However, Asura is also a Rohan, well, it’s not like I don’t have other means. It won’t be a problem to entangle him.”

Collecting his thoughts, Xu Qi’an clasped his fists towards the God Shush’s torso, whose breath had weakened considerably, and said:

“Please continue, Elder.”

The Divine Absolute Torso undid the second Demon Sealing Nail for him as it had done, and after Xu Qi’an calmed his disordered qi, it appreciated:

“Your base is stronger than I imagined, if you pull out all the demonic sealing nails, your strength is close to a great accomplishment, I think you were originally in this realm.”

What it meant was that Xu Qi’an himself was a Third Grade Da Cheng, but was sealed by the Demon Sealing Nail.

“It’s rare for the Buddhist sect to use the Demon Sealing Nail, you’re not an ordinary person, young scion, you’ve been practicing martial arts for a few hundred years, haven’t you?”

Practicing for half a year ……… Xu Qi An clasped his fists:

“A full year and a half.”

Shenshu was silent for a moment and slowly said, “Don’t joke with me like that.”

“There’s no need for the junior to joke with you like this.” Xu Qi’an said.

Shinshu Torso’s tone changed to one of confusion, “You’re not lying, but that’s impossible.”

Xu Qi’an told him truthfully, “The late generation is burdened with half of the Central Plains Dynasty’s national fortune.”

Shinshu Torso asked rhetorically, “And?”

Does this still need me to say …… Xu Qi an muttered in his heart and said:

“Those with great fortune are blessed with heavenly fortune and can transcend into sainthood in a short period of time… It’s exaggerated, but it’s nothing, right?”

He has today’s achievements, in addition to their own natural talent, hard work, as well as some elders care can not be separated from the relationship.

Xu Qi’an attributed all the strange encounters to qi luck.

“All I know is that those who obtain qi luck are not allowed to live forever, well, to be precise, it’s the national luck that haunts them. That’s why there are no long-lived emperors on earth.”

Shinshu paused for a moment, her milky eyes staring at him:

“Those who have not heard of gaining the luck of Qi can be promoted to Transcendent within a year and a half.”

Xu Qi’an frowned and said:

“Perhaps the national fortune is different from the personal fortune?”

Shinshu once again asked rhetorically:

“In that case, all the emperors of the past generations could enter Transcendence in a year and a half. Why is it that others can’t, but you can?”

Xu Qi’an froze, “This, this ……”

Subconsciously, he wanted to say that Emperor Da Feng Gaozu and Emperor Wu Zong were also like this.

But then it was realized that something was wrong, because although the two emperors were later promoted to the first rank, it was many, many years later.

And they are starting from the third rank.

He settled back and clasped his fists:

“I don’t know, but I have a question for the late generation.”

“Say.”

“The founding Emperor of the Great Feng Dynasty of the Central Plains was in the Third Grade Realm before he claimed the title of Emperor. After claiming the throne, he achieved the First Grade. A hundred years later, his grandson rebelled and usurped the throne, and the same was true.” Xu Qi’an spoke extremely fast:

“What’s wrong with it?”

“There’s nothing wrong with that, but why would you think that their achievement of the First Grade was due to their luck being added?”

Shenshu said, “Your understanding of chi plus is problematic and too one-sided, chi plus people are different from normal people in every way, and it manifests itself in every aspect.

“But in your eyes, it seems that if you are blessed with chi, you will definitely be able to step into the transcendent realm, and your cultivation will definitely advance by thousands of miles day by day.

“It’s true that those who are blessed with Qi Luck will receive gains and good fortune in their cultivation, but it will always only play a supporting role, allowing you to take fewer detours on the path of cultivation.

“But if you think that you can achieve Transcendence, or even First Grade, with the addition of qi, then you are thinking too heavily of qi, and thinking too lightly of First Grade.”

Xu Qi’an’s pupils dilated slightly.

“There are still secrets in you to be unearthed. Unfortunately, my memories are incomplete and I can’t give much of an opinion.

“But there are two questions that you might want to think about: one: how did the national fortune on your body come about? Two: compared to those emperors with the same Qi Luck, what is the difference between the Qi Luck on your body.”

The qi in me was infused by Xu Pingfeng, and unlike ordinary emperors, it was refined?

Yes, what Shenshu said was right. All along, Xu Pingfeng has been grumbling about my cultivation advancement speed.

Imagine, if he knew that those who gained qi luck were destined to transcend into the saints and achieve the first grade, with Xu Pingfeng’s intellect, what would he do to support that lineage from five hundred years ago, and wouldn’t it be better to directly support me.

A first-rate martial artist is enough to push across a copy of Daebong.

What does this mean? It showed that he knew that qi luck could increase cultivation and that strange encounters were constant, but it wasn’t that exaggerated.

So compared to a martial arts wizard, the thousands of troops in Subterranean City were more suitable for cooperation.

That is to say, the qi fortune does help me to cultivate and raise, but there is another reason why I have the cultivation that I have today.

The reason should still be a matter of luck, but it’s not just a matter of luck anymore.

Xu Qi’an was silent for a long time and slowly exhaled:

“Does senior know the inside story of that Buddha-Demon battle five hundred years ago?”

“Forgot.”

Shenshu Torso said in a deep voice, “I only remember the wonderful time I spent with the State Lord.”

The old tree spirit had guessed correctly, was Shenshu really the concubine of the Queen of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom? Xu Qi’an was startled for a moment.

“And besides that? What else do you remember?”

A long silence answered him, and after a long while, the God’s special torso slowly said:

“We have a child, a very cute little fox. She is the current leader of the Southern Demons ……..”

Crap …….. Xu Qi’an hadn’t exploded in a long time, it was really because this news was too shocking.

The Nine-Tailed Fox is Shinshu’s daughter? It’s actually Shenshu’s daughter?

But it’s not right, Protector Qing Mu said that Niang Niang is a Nine-tailed Sky Fox with a pure bloodline, so how could she be the daughter of Shen Shu.

No, back then, Protector Qing Mu was just a small demon, no matter how high his seniority was, he was still a small demon, he might not know too much about the inner workings.

But Shinshu didn’t have to lie to me.

Shenshu and the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom are old concubines and have a daughter; the Buddha Sect has destroyed the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, and Shenshu is a member of the Buddha Sect; Shenshu and the Buddha have had a deal that no one knows ……… Crouching, the fine thought is terrifying ah!

Xu Qi’an’s heart thumped wildly.

“Elder, do you still remember, who you are?” She tried:

“I mean, your status in the Buddhist sect.”

“I ……. don’t remember.”

Shenshu’s torso murmured, “I only remember the time I spent with her, I only remember that it was the Buddha who killed her back then, I can’t remember anything else.”

This may be the reason why he can have a relatively mild temperament and not so much negative energy ……… Xu Qi an didn t ask more questions.

…………

Above the canal, three-masted warships.

Xu Erlang had taken his lunch and sat at his desk, holding his pen as he carefully wrote his first family letter.

Fearing that something might happen to her son, the aunt made it a rule for him to write a letter home every two days.

“Mother, life adrift on the canal makes me a little ill.”

Writing this kind of vernacular family letter also made Xu Erlang a little uncomfortable, only considering his parents’ literacy level, such a family letter was easy for them to understand.

“On the contrary, Suzume is very fond of boat rides, and she doesn’t seem to have any weaknesses left, except for her lack of brains.

“I’ve heard from my colleagues that the situation in Qingzhou is great, and the imperial army is beating the rebels back, so you don’t have to worry, my son will soon be able to triumph.

“You take good care of yourself in the capital, don’t miss me, Suzume has her big brother to look after her, and will be equally fine.

“If the family encounters trouble, remember to discuss more with Ling Yue, Ling Yue’s wisdom is not as good as one or two of your ten, but more people, more ideas.

“Suzume was not aggrieved on the ship; the soldiers loved her and praised her for being worthy of being Big Brother’s sister, for her divine valor and courage.”

Erlang Xu thought about it, crossed out the line, and rewrote it:

“Kudos to her for being worthy of being big brother’s sister, icy and smart, she will definitely be a well-read and sensible lady in the future ………”

After writing the letter home and blow-drying the ink, he stuffed the letterhead into the envelope.

At that moment, two clear lights rose up in the room, and Zhang Shen and Li Mubai, wearing Confucian robes and square scarves, appeared abruptly.

“Teacher, Mr. Mubai?”

Xu New Year froze, surprised and happy, “Why are you guys here.”

Zhang Shen stroked his beard:

“The situation in Qingzhou is not good, Yang Gong wrote a letter to the dean for help, and the dean asked Mubai and I to travel to Qingzhou to serve as staff for Yang Gong.”

The joy of being reunited dissipated, and Xu New Year spoke in a deep voice:

“What does the Ziyangushi’s letter say?”

Li Mubai said, “The first line of defense on the border of Qingzhou has been broken, Ziqian ordered to hold the wall, gather stragglers, and adopt the strategy of holding out and waiting for reinforcements.”

Xu New Year immediately unfolded the map of Qingzhou, scrutinized it for a moment, and said:

“This is a wonderful plan.”

Qingzhou is 10,000 miles across and has enough strategic depth to make a deadly defense of the border meaningless.

And occupy the geographical advantage of the Dabong garrison, hold the wall, defending the city not out of the strategy is also the right choice.

Zhang Shen shook his head and sighed:

“Resignation must not forget that the Western monks and soldiers have yet to make their entrance. If not expected, in the near future, the Buddhist Sect will send a large army to attack Leizhou and other places as a way to hold back the imperial court. Forcing the court to fight on two fronts.

“At that time, Qingzhou will be faced with the situation of being ‘alone’.”

Li Mubai added: “Coupled with the rise of stray bandits and internal instability, the situation is worrisome. Ziqian had long anticipated this step and thought hard about strategies to no avail, which is why he wrote to the dean to ask for help.”

Xu New Year’s expression sank.

………..

At dusk, the setting sun sinks in the west.

The Ten Thousand Demon Mountain was the core area of the 100,000 mountains in the Southern Border, the mountain was not high, but it was extraordinarily majestic, like a giant lying on its side, stretching for dozens of miles.

And that, just the main peak.

As one of the Southern Border’s Heavenly Blessings, the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain was blessed with spirituality and abundant aura, nurturing generations of demon clans.

And while the number of demons in the mountain is still huge today, they have changed from masters to slaves as the years have changed.

The Buddhists rule here.

Built on top of a mountain, Nanfa Temple is the tallest building in the South.

After occupying the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, the Buddhist Sect made a big effort to cut down the trees and open up the road, and built a majestic city in the area.

Xu Qi’an, clad in a cloak, was walking on the streets of the city of “Southland”, surrounded by Yuji, Sun Xuanji and Miao Youfang.

They all wore the same cloak.

“Squeak ……..”

The shrill monkey’s cry attracted Xu Qi’an’s attention.

There is a monkey show going on in the street, a little yellow-haired monkey makes a bow and asks for money, if the passers-by don’t give it to him, he will turn over, put on a funny face, or kneel down and kowtow to his head.

“All small, unformed demons.”

Xu Qi’an pulled out a grain of broken silver and threw it over, the yellow-haired little monkey picked up the broken silver and kowtowed down, his forehead banging with a thud.

Sadness showed in the eyes of Nocturne:

“Because unformed baby demons are the best to control.”

There are two types of demons, one is beasts that are enlightened and through their own cultivation, they become great demons step by step.

And the heirs they reproduce are born as demons, just like humans, and naturally become enlightened as they get older. This is another kind of demon race.

The demon race of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain was basically the descendants of the great demons of that year.

Although they are in the form of beasts, they possess great intelligence.

Baiji is the example.

“There should be transformed demon clans.” Miao Youfang asked.

“Naturally, there are, but the number is scarce, and most of them are Buddhist temples as slaves, or as mounts. Either that, or they are controlled by the dignitaries in the city.”

Night Ji said, “The dignitaries in the Western Regions keep transformed demon races, usually to be used as war slaves, with a very few exceptions.”

“Very few exceptions?”

Miao Youfang pursued.

Night Ji sneered, “For example, the beautiful demon women will become their playthings, and this is still the ones that are treated well. Those with poor treatment will be sent to the army ……..”

She didn’t go on, but Miao Youfang could guess.

He was silent for a while.

……….. The

On the pagoda of the Nanfa Temple, the lanky and tall Asuro stood at the tip of the tower, overlooking the magnificent and majestic city at night.

At one point, he withdrew his gaze and looked into the shadows below the tower.

The cloaked and hooded figure appeared there without a sound.