Chapter 884: Return to the Capital

Western and Lehigh borders.

The figures of Xu Qi’an and Shenshu appeared abruptly, and the two stood outside the boundary line, watching the dark red flesh and blood substance shrink back into the Western Region and blend into the earth.

By now, the Buddha’s breath had vanished without a trace.

At this time, the two had completely pulled out the power of the Great Sun Reincarnation and restored their original appearance, but they were both naked.

“The Mahayana Dharma Sect has been established, and the Buddha even has the qi to devour the Western Regions?”

As Xu Qi’an spoke, he took out two sets of robes and threw one to Shenshu.

Lest he accidentally worshipped with Shenshu, and then the Nine-Tailed Fox would have to call him Uncle Xu.

“It’s related to the Witch God Cult.” Shenshu explained briefly, donned his robe, and mused:

“I have the practice of Buddhism, so I can go in and give it a try.”

Coarse is not …….. Xu Qi’an spat in his heart and shook his head:

“If you can use a puppet to scout the way, don’t risk your life.”

After thinking about it, he still didn’t want to use the auger “ink jade” hidden in the fragment of the earth book, and used space magic to catch a hare, pinched it to death and then implanted it with the corpse compulsion sub-compulsion.

The reason why the Corpse Compass was chosen over the Heart Compass control was because the Heart Compass could only share some vague senses, such as vision.

Whereas sub-compulsion is a deeper level of manipulation, a puppet is like a doppelganger.

This would allow Xu Qi’an to better sense the Buddha’s state at this time.

The rabbit hopped into the western region, and within a few steps, the ground suddenly cracked open a mouth, and seeing that the rabbit was about to be swallowed, it made a nimble leap and leapt high into the air, avoiding the large mouth underneath it.

But the next moment, the vacated rabbit took the initiative to dive headfirst into the gaping maw of the ground.

This …….. Xu Qi’an revealed a look of gravity.

Shinshu looked sideways, waiting for his analysis.

“I did not perceive any restriction, manipulation, just a simple prancing leap.” Xu Qi’an said.

But the reality is that the rabbit, which had just taken a leap of faith, suddenly crashed into that mouth on its own.

After a short interval, the two half-step Martial Gods simultaneously drifted off, and Xu Qi’an whispered:

“Buddha modified the rules.

“He changed the rule of prancing to falling, well, it should be.”

The only explanation for being able to make a half-step Martial God unable to detect any restrictions or manipulations, and sheep themselves into the tiger’s mouth, was a change in the rules.

The rules of heaven and earth are just that.

That was why Xu Qi’an couldn’t detect anything unusual.

“This is not something a Buddha can do.” Shinshu commented.

Confucian saints could also forcibly modify the rules, but that was system specific, and they would suffer backlash afterward.

“Because in the Western Region, the Buddha is no longer a superlative, but heaven and earth themselves!” Xu Qi’an sighed.

Supervisor Zheng was right, the true purpose of the Supremes was to replace the Heavenly Dao and become the embodiment of the will of the world of Kyushu.

If he had some doubts in his heart before, now, he thoroughly believed Supervisor Zheng’s words.

Shenshu thought for a moment and took a step forward, majestic and terrifying power rushing out, causing heaven and earth to move and the elements to be disorganized.

However, when these disordered elements approached the Western Region, they were all calmed by a more powerful force, and the Wufu domain held up by Shenshu was kept out of the Western Region.

This further suggests that the Western and Kyushu worlds are “split”, in the same space but not part of the same world.

“This is the secret of the Great Calamity, Shenshu wants to devour the Nine States and evolve a whole new heaven and earth?” Shenshu looked toward Xu Qi’an.

“It’s not evolving, it’s replacing!” Xu Qi’an said in a deep voice.

Shenshu looked at the vast western territory in front of him, remained silent for a long time, and slowly said:

“So it is.”

It was as if he had solved a long puzzling mystery.

“What does Master have to say.” Xu Qi’an took the opportunity to test the waters.

“The Cthulhu’s Robbery.” Shenshu commented.

He waited for a while, and when Shinshu didn’t continue, he asked:

“Master, I’m already a half-step Martial God, and I’ve noticed that there are many more strange lines in my body, as if they were divine and demonic spirit containments.”

Shinshido:

“They possess the characteristic of indestructibility, which is the capital for half-step Martial Gods to dare to call out to the Supremes.

“I’ve studied them, and the only thing I’ve learned is that they’re mutilated.”

Xu Qi’an frowned:

“Crippled?”

He didn’t feel crippled.

Shenshu thought about it and analyzed it:

“More accurately, it’s like carving out only a fledgling formation, the details of which are still to be perfected.

“Each `formation’ is independent, but lacks connection with each other. They have the characteristic of being indestructible, but they are not a whole.

“Perhaps only by advancing to Martial God can this formation truly take shape.”

Each cell possesses an indestructible characteristic, but it is independent ……… Xu Qi An s heart moved:

“Is that why you would have been split and sealed by the Buddha in the first place?”

Countless cells represent countless formations, but they can be separated because they are independent of each other.

Shinshu nodded.

Xu Qi’an is actively discussing it:

“Then do you know how to advance to Martial God.”

“Know!”

Shenshu’s reply caused Xu Qi’an to be surprised for a moment as he said:

“If you perfect the “formation” on your body, you’ll most likely be a Martial God.”

This is not nonsense, I also know ah, I asked for a specific method ……… Xu Qi an did not have a good mood:

“How do I perfect the formation?”

Shinshu looked at him and said with little expression:

“Just now the Buddha called out for you to be the gatekeeper,”

Xu Qi’an explained:

“I met the Supervisor on this voyage, and he told me that Gatekeepers can only be born into the martial system.”

Shinshu scrutinized him:

“The purpose of the Supervisor’s supporting you is to train you to be a gatekeeper.”

Xu Qi’an nodded.

Shinshu said:

“I am also a half-step Martial God, but the Supervisor Zheng didn’t support me and chose you instead.

“We can surmise the truth of the matter from Supervisor Zheng’s past machinations. You need to figure out two things, one, why he’s supporting you. Two, what has he kept in you.”

Left a hand behind? Xu Qi’an subconsciously scrutinized Shenshu.

The latter frowned.

“I see.” Xu Qi’an said.

The answer is self-evidently chirography!

He would become a pawn of Supervisor Zheng because he was the son of Xu Pingfeng, who had stolen the national fortune of the Dafeng.

So far, although Supervisor Zheng had given him a lot of help, it was all in the form of helping him to upgrade and enhance his strength, which still revolved around qi.

Shinshu capped it off:

“It’s enough for you to guard your qi, guard your qi and then figure out how to advance to Martial God.”

At that moment, there was a flash of clear light, and Sun Xuanji arrived with a group of Transcendents.

Seeing that Xu Qi’an and Shenshu didn’t recklessly start a great battle, Yang Gongjinlian and the others were relieved.

Shinshu said faintly:

“Shenshu won’t encroach on Leizhou for the time being, I’ll stay behind to guard the borders, so make yourselves at home.”

Xu Qi’an asked Sun Xuanji to leave a few teleportation jade talismans for Shenshu, a few Confucian pages of words and spells, which were for dealing with the spells of the Buddha’s several great phases, and then said:

“Contact me as soon as the Buddha makes a comeback.”

It took time for the Buddha to encroach on Leizhou, and it only took him a very short time to travel from the capital to Leizhou.

So there was no fear that the Buddha would take advantage of his return to the capital and take the opportunity to annex Leizhou.

He went on to address the crowd:

“Go back to the capital first, and we’ll talk about what’s going on later.”

The Nine-Tailed Fox and Asuro glanced at the Western Region with a reluctant heart, but since neither Shenshu nor Xu Qi’an had any thoughts of going deeper into the Western Region, they could only give up.

Xu Qi’an raised the large eyeballs on his wrist and left with a group of Transcendents.

……..

At this point Sable is still on his way …….

No, at this time, the Flying Swallow Woman was still waiting for Xu Yinluo between the sky and the sea.

……….

The sky is turning white.

In the capital, in the imperial study.

A night without sleep Wang Zhenwen has revealed fatigue, puffy bags under the eyes, eyeballs covered with blood.

Wyvern’s heart exploded with anxiety, and he softly spoke:

“Wang Aiqing go down and rest first.”

Wang Zhenwen shook his head and said:

“Tossing and turning is better than not sleeping.

“The fact that no news has come at this moment is the best news.”

If Leizhou can’t be defended, then things will enter the worst stage, and at that time, it will be a real catastrophe.

Huaiqing did not persuade any further, holding the fragment of the ground book, stoically silent.

Wei Yuan and Zhao Shou were relatively calm, the former had experienced too many big storms, even with a knife on his neck he wouldn’t have too many emotional changes anymore.

The latter was excellent at raising qi, and even if his heart was bursting with anxiety, he didn’t show the slightest bit of it on the surface.

Zhao Shou thought for a moment and said:

“If Leizhou is gone, His Majesty must first stabilize the dynasty and the people’s hearts, and then quickly summon Xu Yinluo back to discuss how to hunt down the Gala Tree and help him advance to a half-step Martial God.

“As long as Xu Ning Banquet is promoted to half-step Martial God, all difficulties will be solved.”

Huaiqing looked at Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan shook his head and sighed:

“It’s not easy to talk about, the Buddha Sect won’t give us this opportunity, and if they do, then it’s us who have to be careful instead.”

Wang Zhenwen agreed with his old political rival, “At this stage, instead of considering helping Xu Ningyan advance to half-step Martial God, we should go and test the attitude of the Witch God Cult and ally with them. It will still take two or three months for the Witch God to break the seal.”

Although the Witch God Cult had helped the Buddha, as long as the two were in competition, then an alliance could be attempted.

Zhao Shou sneered:

“The Witch God Cult has made it clear that they are going to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and fish for their own profit.”

Wong Ching Man tit for tat:

“As long as we convince the Witch God Sect that we don’t have the strength to lose both ways with the Buddha Sect, the Witch God Sect will naturally change its attitude.”

“How humble!” Zhao Shou shook his head, “Moreover, this is equivalent to handing over the weakness to the Witch God Cult and letting him slaughter it, another peace talk.”

The “peace talks” he was referring to was the one initiated by the rebels in Yunzhou after Supervisor Zheng was sealed.

It was not hard to imagine that the Witch God Cult would certainly make corresponding demands to annex the Great Feng territory without bloodshed, and it would be even more excessive than the Yunzhou rebels.

Wei Yuan commented:

“Drink hemlock to quench your thirst!”

Huaiqing behind the big yellow silk case waved his hand:

“It’s too early to talk about that when the situation is still unsettled.”

She could only rely on such rhetoric to quell the argument, but knew that if Leizhou was really annexed by the Buddha, similar quarrels would break out again, and it would be a full court gathering at the Golden Palace to argue.

I’m afraid it’s mainstream to advocate surrender, or defect to the Wiccan religion.

Martyrdom requires sentiments, and every official cannot be expected to have such a realization.

Moreover, I’m afraid that by then the rumor of “a woman claiming the title of emperor is a scourge to the country and a disaster to the people” will circulate among the public……… Thinking of this, Huaiqing pinched his brow tiredly.

Although by virtue of her own wrist, as well as Wei Yuan Xu Qi’an and other people’s help, she stabilized the throne, but between the bottom officials and the city, and even in the Confucian scholars, there is non-sense.

When the country is at peace, these naysayers are just inoffensive complaints.

When the country is in turmoil, the words “woman as emperor” will be magnified and become the target of the blame.

It was not easy for her to put the country in order, and the people who had suffered from natural disasters and wars were able to recuperate, but who would have thought that it would be a wave that had not yet subsided and a wave that had risen again.

It was only at this juncture that she remembered she was a woman and that she needed a support.

And as the king of a country, the only man she could see as someone she could rely on and wanted to rely on was Xu Qi’an.

Currently, this reliance is still drifting overseas to the point of being lost.

However, it was precisely because of the delay in contacting him that Huaiqing still had expectations for him.

Maybe he would return from his promotion to half-step Martial God, that man had never let her down.

Suddenly, Huaiqing felt something in his heart and looked up.

Wei Yuan Zhao Shou was one step ahead of her.

A large group of people appeared without warning in the empty imperial study.

The man at the head had a handsome face and wore an indigo colored robe as in the past, and it was none other than Xu Qi’an, who had been away for several months.

Behind him were Luo Yu Heng, Asura, Nine-Tailed Fox, Daoist Golden Lotus, and other transcendent powerhouses.

Wei Yuan, Wang Zhenwen, Zhao Shou, and Huaiqing, stood up at the same time.

He’s back? And brought back the transcendent powerhouse who was in Leizhou?

Wyvern seemed to think of something, and following that, she heard her heart thumping wildly, and she tried to maintain the calmness of her expression, but with a hint of a trembling tone of voice appeared to her:

“The Buddha retired?”

At those words, Wang Zhenwen Wei Yuan and Zhao Shou, together, stared at Xu Qi’an.

Xu Qi’an let out a ‘hmm’.

Huaiqing pursed his lips, and with a hint of anticipation, a hint of caution, he tried:

“You’ve promoted to a half-step Martial God?”

The way she didn’t dare to breathe, with her gestures of anticipation and caution, made her look a little pathetic, like the girl who asked her father if he had brought back her beloved muppet.

Wang Zhenwen subconsciously clenched his fists, his sleeve robe shaking slightly.

Wei Yuan looked relatively calm, but he had never looked at someone with such concentration.

Zhao Shou couldn’t help but hold his breath.

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PS: I had a cold today and went home and took a nap before I started to code. Wrong words will be corrected after the first change.