Chapter 572

The crescent moon hung lonely in the sky. In the darkness of the night, there were only a few cold stars.

A black shadow came whistling down from the sky. It flew over the towering Yongzhou City and headed toward the mountains thirty miles away to the south.

As it approached the mountains, the black shadow began to slow down and slowly stopped at the entrance of a thief's cave.

"Looks like I'm the first to arrive."

Chu Yuanzhen looked around and did not see any members of the Heaven & Earth Society. He landed lightly on the ground and sat on a boulder with his sword in his arms, waiting in silence.

After an hour, Chu Yuanzhen's ears moved slightly. He heard a slight sound of the earth moving.

He looked to the left and saw a figure soaring into the sky, leaping high into the sky before crashing down heavily onto the ground with a loud rumble.

It was Hengy Yuan, a burly warrior monk in a green robe.

Because the crude warrior monks were the same as the warriors, they couldn't ride the clouds or fly on their swords. They couldn't fly in the air for a short period of time, so they had to run all the way here.

Running hundreds of miles in one night was a testament to the warrior monk's extraordinary endurance.

"Master Hengy Yuan, looks like you're not far from Yongzhou City." Chu Yuanzhen smiled.

"Amitabha!" Hengy Yuan put his palms together.

"Almsgiver Chu, your aura is strong and your cultivation has improved. Have you reached the threshold of the Third Stage?"

Chu Yuanzhen thought for a while and said calmly,

"If I could only fight a Third Stage, I could become a Transcendent in three months.

"But my path has a huge side effect. I only have Transcendent power, but I don't have the lifespan of a Transcendent. Therefore, I'm trying to settle down and not make a breakthrough. I'm looking for a more perfect path."

"Scary …" Hengy Yuan commented in his mind.

He knew that Chu Yuanzhen had used martial arts as his foundation and practiced Renzong Sword Art. This made his path very strange. It was neither martial arts nor martial arts.

If he had to categorize it, Chu Yuanzhen was already a Sword Cultivator!

"You might as well make a breakthrough first. When you become a Transcendent, you can try to complete the cultivation method. Maybe you can create a new system." Hengy Yuan said.

It was easier to reverse the cultivation system when one was at a certain level than to try and create a new system when one was weak.

Chu Yuanzhen touched his chin and said,

"Speaking of which, there's something I'm curious about.

"Among the major systems in the world, the Taoist Master is the master of the Taoist System. Although the Sorcerer God created the Sorcerer System, there are many shadows of the Taoist System in the Sorcerer System.

"So, we can infer that Taoist Master first cultivated Taoism and created the Sorcerer System after he became a Transcendent."

"Taoist Taoist Master, Sorcerer Taoist Taoism."

"Martial arts have existed since ancient times. The Art of Venomous Insect originated from the God of Venomous Insects. Warlocks were born from wizards. Only Confucianism and Buddhism were created from scratch."

Chu Yuanzhen held the sword horizontally in front of his knees and touched the sword.

Chu Yuanzhen held his sword horizontally across his knees. Touching the ridge of the sword, he corrected him.

"Grandmaster Hengyuan, what I want to say is that among the present major systems, only the founder of the Warlock system – the First Supervisor can be confirmed to have explored the Warlock system step by step from the very beginning.

Although the Initial Supervisor was born in the Sorcerer System, he was still a nobody when he followed Emperor Gaozu to war.

"I've also tried to explore a new path of cultivation. Because of this, I can truly understand how amazing and unreasonable the Initial Supervisor was.

"I also tried to explore a new path of cultivation. It was because of this that I was able to truly understand the shocking talent of the first supervisor, as well as the unconventional nature of him.

"I really want to know how he created the Sorcerer System back then."

Chu Yuanzhen sighed.

While they were chatting, the two turned their heads at the same time and looked toward the northeast.

In the dark of the night, a black shadow came riding on a sword, whistling like the wind as it stabbed diagonally towards the mountainside.

The person on the sword was wearing light armor and a scarlet cloak. She held a silver spear in her hand and had a high ponytail.

Li Miaozhen had returned to her outfit when she was suppressing the bandits in Yun Zhou. She was a valiant female general.

The red-robed female general!

…

In the Celestial Commissioner's bedroom.

Xu Qi 'an opened his eyes and flicked the quilt with his right hand.

"Hiss!"

The candle lit up and emitted a dim yellow light.

He retracted his hand and pinched Mu Nanzhi's soft and bouncy buttocks. The Flower Goddess was sleeping soundly and did not notice.

Xu Qi 'an took out the Book of the Underworld Fragment, summoned the Buddha's Pagoda and released Shirohime.

"You stay here with her. I'm going out to do something."

Xu Qi 'an patted the fox cub's head and ordered.

Shirohime stood at the edge of the bed and looked at Mu Nanzi's back.

"Spineless!"

She said she wouldn't talk to him, but Xu Yinluo kept pestering her, kissing and hugging her, so she gave in.

She even pretended to lie down on the bed and said she wanted to rest and not to disturb him.

Wasn't it obvious that she wanted to sleep with him?

"Aunty, you have no backbone …" Bai Ji rushed to Mu Nanzhi's side and waved her little claws to give her a series of punches.

Mu Nanzi was in a deep sleep, so she couldn't hear its protest.

Xu Qi 'an dressed up and said,

"I'm going to Yongzhou. There's going to be a fierce battle today. You stay at the Celestial Commissioner's office. If you're free, go to the city or visit the Xu Mansion."

"But don't expose our relationship, or you'll be punched by Lingyue and Aunty …" Xu Qi 'an turned into a shadow and disappeared.

As soon as he left, Mu Nanzi woke up. She knocked Shirohime's head and said,

"What do you know? I'm punishing him. I want him to serve me and make up for his mistakes."

Shirohime looked at the Flower Goddess who didn't wear any bracelets.

…

Li Miaozhen jumped down from the sword and looked around. She knew that only Hengy Yuan and Chu Yuanzhen were here.

"Brother Chu, Master Hengy Yuan!"

She didn't salute them, but clasped her hands.

The three of them greeted each other and waited patiently. In less than a quarter of an hour, a bright Light lit up not far away. Li Lingsu and Yang Qianhuan had arrived.

"Hey, they're over there!"

Li Lingsu sensed and easily located the location of Chu Yuanzhen and the other two.

He located the place where he went to the tomb with "Xu Qian". At that time, Miao Youfang and the Nation Master were with him.

It was some distance from the thief's entrance that Chu Yuanzhen and Hengy Yuan had located.

Yang Qianhuan wore a silk curtain hat. He lifted his foot and the two disappeared. Then they appeared in front of Li Miaozhen and the other two.

"I've brought a strong ally to the Heaven & Earth Society. With Brother Yang's help, we won't have any worries."

With a smile on her face, Li Lingsu looked around.

"Hey, Xu Qi 'an and Jinlian Taoist priest aren't here? Jinlian Taoist priest might be far away. As for Xu Ningyan, he might still be in bed with a woman. "

He sat down with his legs crossed and took out a few jars of wine from the Book of the Earth fragment.

"It's still a long way from five o 'clock. How can we not have wine since we've finally gathered here?"

Chu Yuanzhen was a wine lover. He smiled and took the jars. Master Hengy Yuan was a warrior monk and didn't abstain from meat.

They built a bonfire and sat around it, drinking wine.

Only Yang Qianhuan stood motionless not far away. He stubbornly wanted to give everyone an unfathomable view of his back.

Li Lingsu took a sip of wine and brought up a topic that everyone was interested in.

"Who knows the identity of No.8? Is it a man or a woman? "

"You'll know soon!" Li Miaozhen glanced at his senior brother and chuckled.

"Rabbits don't eat the grass near their nests. If it's a girl, you'd better not have any ideas."

"Why can you flirt with Xu Qi 'an, but when it comes to me, rabbits don't eat the grass near their nests …" Li Lingsu retorted in his heart. He was just curious about No.8's identity.

"What a joke. Brother Li has three female confidantes by his side. How can you be a lustful man who has never seen a woman before?"

Yang Qianhuan, who was not far away, spoke up for his brother.

Li Miaozhen and the other two looked at Li Lingsu at the same time. The thoughts that flashed through their minds were:

"As expected of you." "No wonder you want to cultivate martial arts." "Did Tenzō really cultivate the Taishang Emotionless Art?"

Li Lingsu laughed dryly.

"I don't know the art of war, and I don't know how to manage an army. So, I found a few female confidantes to help me."

"What a weirdo. When Xu Ningyan said that the Tenzō Saint had female confidantes all over the Central Plains, I thought it was too exaggerated. Now, it seems that it is not exaggerated at all …" Chu Yuanzhen was full of complaints.

Li Miaozhen knew his senior brother well, so he was not surprised at all. He continued the previous topic.

"No.8's cultivation should not be too high."

The Jinlian Taoist Priest would not give the fragment of the Tome of the Earth to a person of too high a level. It was not only not worth training, but also difficult to control. Therefore, he chose the one with the potential to become a "duke" in the future.

From this point of view, when No.8 received the fragment, his cultivation must not be high, just like the other members.

Li Lingsu laughed.

"If he is not at the fourth level, then we can let him go. However, since the Jinlian Taoist Priest did not stop him, it means that No.8 is still quite powerful."

Chu Yuanzhen agreed with the Saint's opinion.

"He must at least be at the fourth level to be qualified to participate in the operation to kill the demons of the Earth Sect.

"If this plan is successful, our promise to the Jinlian Taoist Priest will be fulfilled, and the fragment of the Tome of the Earth will become our Dharma artifact."

Li Miaozhen pursed her lips.

"However, it is meaningless. The Jinlian Taoist Priest is getting something for nothing."

As he spoke, the five of them sensed something and looked to the northwest sky.

Under the night sky, an old Daoist walked through the air. With every step he took, a lotus flower condensed from golden light supported the soles of his feet. Lotuses bloomed with every step he took.

When he lifted his foot, the lotus would turn into light and dissipate.

"Jinlian Taoist Priest!"

Li Miaozhen and the others greeted him.

At the same time, they sighed in their hearts. This is how an Extraordinary Master should look like.

Daoist Priest Golden Lotus slowly landed on the ground. There were still fragments of golden light drifting behind him, making him look like an immortal.

"Everyone, it has been half a year, and you are even more elegant than before."

The Jinlian Taoist Priest smiled.

"Why do I feel like you are boasting …" The members of the Heaven & Earth Society had the same thought.

"Taoist Priest, Xu Ningyan and No.8 are not here yet."

As soon as Li Lingsu finished speaking, the Jinlian Taoist Priest looked at Li Miaozhen's feet, where the shadow was distorted by the bonfire.

He smiled and said, "He has been here for a long time."

The shadow suddenly expanded and turned into a pitch-black figure with clear facial features. It was Xu Qi 'an in a luxurious green robe.

"Everyone, long time no see."

Xu Qi 'an smiled and cupped one hand in the other before his chest.

Li Miaozhen was startled. She looked down at the shadow, and a blush appeared on her fair cheeks. She said angrily,

"Why are you hiding in my shadow?"

It's better to come out of the shadow of a beautiful girl than the shadow of a rough man … Xu Qi 'an turned to look at Yang Qianhuan.

"Senior Brother Yang is here too."

Yang Qianhuan hummed in acknowledgment, then continued in a casual and nonchalant tone,

"I heard that you helped Princess Royal ascend to the throne? Well done. "

"I'm so envious …" Li Lingsu cursed in his heart. Then he looked up at the sky and said,

"It's five in the morning. Why is No.8 not here yet?"

The Jinlian Taoist Priest and Xu Qi 'an said at the same time,

"He's here."

As their voices faded away, a giant that was nearly nine feet tall slowly walked out of the dense forest beside them. He wore a red and yellow kasaya and had prayer beads hanging around his neck.

He was ugly, with protruding eyebrows and a sharp gaze.

Amidst its ugliness, it gave off a heroic vibe.

When Li Lingsu saw the figure that was far taller than an ordinary human, he knew that No.8 was not the beauty he had imagined. He was a little disappointed.

When No.8 walked into the area illuminated by the bonfire, Li Lingsu was shocked when he saw his face.

"The Asura Clan?!"

In Yongzhou, Li Lingsu had met the Asura Clan's Sentient Viper. He was far more familiar with the Asura Clan than Li Miaozhen and the others.

"A Buddhist?"

Li Miaozhen, Chu Yuanzhen, and Master Hengy Yuan were stunned when they saw the kasaya that No.8 was wearing.

Li Lingsu took out the fragment of the Book of the Earth and waved it.

"No.8?"

The burly monk also took out a small jade mirror to show his identity.

"It really is No.8 …" Li Miaozhen and the others no longer held any hope and had to accept the reality.

To be honest, they did not expect No.8 to be a Buddhist.

The Buddhist and Daibun were like fire and water. No.8 is a Buddhist. I can't even tell if he is a friend or a foe … Li Miaozhen frowned.

Chu Yuanzhen had the same concerns. When he heard Li Lingsu say that No.8 was a Asura, he dispelled the thought that No.8 might be the same as Master Hengy Yuan. He was sure that No.8 was from the Western Region.

After all, only the Asura Clan existed in the Western Region.

He trusted the Jinlian Taoist Priest, so he kept his concerns to himself. He glanced at the others and found that they had the same concerns.

"Sit!"

Xu Qi 'an waved at Azuro.

Asulo sat down beside the bonfire, took the jar of wine that Xu Qi 'an handed to him, took a sip, looked around at the crowd, and said with a smile,

"This is the first time I've met you since I came out of seclusion. Please take care of me."

Perhaps it was because of his friendly attitude and gentle style of conversation that Li Miaozhen and the others were a little less wary.

Chu Yuanzhen said after some consideration,

"Number Eight, you're well aware of the battle between the Great Consecration and the Buddhist sects. You're also well aware of the meaning behind killing Black Lotus.

"Since you are a Buddhist, why are you involved in this?"

Chu Zhuangyuan had always been a frank and upright person. He stated the pros and cons.

Seeing that everyone's gazes were focused on him, Asuro said unhurriedly,

"Although I wear a monk's robe and a kasaya, I don't consider myself a Buddhist. Everyone here is well aware of the enmity between the Buddhist Sect and the Asura Clan. "

Hearing this, the members of the Heaven & Earth Society were a little embarrassed and sighed. They had revealed the relationship between the Buddha and the Asura King to No.8.

They also commented on the chaotic relationship between the Asura King, Azuro, and the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox of the Southern Border.

It was inevitable that they felt a little embarrassed when they found out that No.8 was an Asura.

"That's good!"

After confirming that they were friends and not enemies, Li Lingsu picked up the wine jar and said,

"I have dealt with the Asura Clan a few times. You are the most special Asura I have ever seen.

"The Asura King Sentient Mortal, the Asura King, and his youngest son, Azuro, have all become the most devout believers of the Buddhist.

"The Transcendence Mortal Vajra died in the Sword Province. Azuro has been suppressed by our Heaven & Earth Society's Xu Qi 'an.

"You are the only one who has not been transcended by the Buddhist."

The members nodded slightly, thinking that this was the reason why the Jinlian Taoist priest chose No.8.

Through the observation just now, they could roughly determine that No.8's cultivation was not high, between the Fifth and Fourth Stage.

But there was something special about him.

After Li Lingsu finished speaking, he took a sip of wine and asked,

"By the way, I still don't know your name."

Azuro glanced at the crowd and slightly raised the corner of his mouth.

"Azuro!"