He could only use one elixir as the rest would be sealed and rendered useless. However, he wasn't sure if the remaining elixirs would work on the people of the World of Gods and Devils. Thus, he made up his mind that even if he couldn't use them, he would sacrifice his Immortality Elixir of East Pole to save Du Huaishang. If Du Huaishang died or remained unconscious, it would only be a matter of time before the Revolutionary Army fell apart. It would be impossible for him to complete the main task and he would be obliterated!
Of course, the premise was that Du Huaishang's condition was within the healing range of the Immortality Elixir of East Pole.
Inside the tent, Meng Qi seemed to be chatting with Jiang Zhiwei, Qi Zhengyan, and the others about trivial matters. In fact, he had transformed into the wind and replaced himself with a hair clone. His real body had sneaked out of the tent and sneaked into the main camp. With his current cultivation of the Eight Nine Mysteries of the Sixth-fold Heaven realm, no one would be able to tell that he was a real grandmaster!
Along the way, Meng Qi changed his appearance between the patrolling soldiers and guards. Soon, he arrived at the heavily guarded main camp. He transformed into a flea that could only be completed after reaching the first step of the Celestial Ladder and waited patiently for acquaintances.
As time passed, the setting sun shone, and the wind on the river became more and more bone-chilling. It was as if a god who controlled winter and the North Pole had descended. A shrewd man rubbed his hands habitually as he walked out of the heavily guarded central camp. His expression was gloomy and his mind was preoccupied.
Suddenly, he felt someone patting him on the back. He felt strange that someone could approach him silently and block his senses. He looked back subconsciously.
If someone wanted to sneak up on him, why would they pat him and alert him?
As soon as he turned around, his eyes froze. He was pleasantly surprised. "Master! It's you? "
Mengqi smiled calmly. "Heavenly King Du should have such a calamity in his life. We are here to resolve it."
Ever since he learned Yuxu Divination and was taught by Duke Huan Of Qi, he liked the feeling of being mysterious. However, he hated it even more when others were being mysterious in front of him.
Peers were enemies!
The monkey man suddenly lost control of his breath. The soil around him sank a little. He bowed in ecstasy. "Master, you are the lucky star of the Red Coat Army!"
It seemed like there really were gods and demons secretly supporting Big Brother! The last time Daning was besieged, the Master had come to their rescue. At the critical moment of their development, they had coincidentally obtained a divine weapon and roped in Immortal Wanshi, a second-grade master, to assist them. Thus, they quickly became the most prominent force in the Revolutionary Army. This time, however, when Immortal Wanshi was at his wit's end, the Master had arrived once again!
Who would believe that there was no Godfiend supporting them?
Mengqi could guess what he was thinking. He said in his heart, "The god and demon supporting you is called the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms. Of course, he also supports the opposite side. I don't know what he is thinking …"
"Hou Yue, what happened?" An elegant but slightly aged voice came from Du Huaishang's tent. The aura fluctuation of the Monkey Demon was very obvious.
Hou Yue glanced at Mengqi. "Master, please allow me to go in and inform them."
Even though he had stepped into the Exterior and become a master of the Eighth Grade of the Earth Rank, he still felt that he could not see through the Master. He only knew that he was more than a thousand times stronger than before. Perhaps it was the Gods and Demons that weakened the restrictions on him?
Mengqi nodded gently and stood in the shadows near the tent with his hands clasped behind his back.
After a while, the tent flap was lifted and Hou Yue came out. He calmly let Mengqi in, hinting that the other Revolutionary Army was spying on them and that it was inconvenient for Immortal Wanshi to come out and greet him.
Mengqi moved as fast as a ghost, passing through the layers of Restrictive Spells and stepping into the tent. Two figures appeared in front of him. One was the leader Mengqi had met last time, Hu Zhigao, the second-in-command of the Red Coat Army. The other was dressed in a dark blue Taoist robe. He had white hair and a ruddy complexion. His hair was tied high with a wooden hairpin, and his forehead was slightly protruding. He carried a strong aura and carried a mysterious sword at his waist. Just by standing there, he seemed to be the center of his surroundings.
"He should be that Immortal Wanshi …" Mengqi made a rough guess.
As expected, the Daoist Taoist glanced at Mengqi and cupped his hands. "Daoist Wanshi greets you, Taoist friend."
Mengqi returned the greeting. "I've long heard of your name, Immortal. We've just arrived here and don't know much about the situation. Please introduce us."
"We?" Immortal Wanshi looked behind him and did not find anyone else.
Hu Zhigao guessed that it was the few from last time and asked in a low voice, "Where are they?"
Compared to before, this Master did not seem to have changed much except for being more mature and reserved. He was dressed in white and had an otherworldly handsomeness. He did not have any demonic characteristics, but his eyes were like the night sky, encompassing everything and shining brightly, making people involuntarily immersed in them.
"We came directly to visit you, but we were led to King of Sea Conquests' place. I had no choice but to disguise myself and go to Heavenly King Du's tent first." Mengqi briefly explained what had happened.
The monkey spirit, Hou Yue, blurted out, "That damned Zhu Shou! He's taking advantage of our misfortune!"
Hu Zhigao followed up. "Master, Zhu Shou, the King of Sea Conquests is ambitious, treacherous, and ruthless. Now that Immortal Wanshi is unable to leave, he has instigated 'Marquis of Nine Mountains' Miao Hu, 'Duke of Earth Overturning' Feng Jingtang, and 'Great Heavenly King' Liu Shunshui to seize the position of the Revolutionary Army's leader. He has repeatedly forced them to temporarily take control of 'Sword of Inherited Heaven' in the name of righteousness."
At this point, he added, "They are all top-notch experts. The rest of the Revolutionary Army will submit to them."
"Don't worry. We won't be deceived by him," Mengqi said with a smile and a carefree attitude.
Seeing that Mengqi understood, Immortal Wanshi stopped talking about this matter and changed the topic. "The imperial court has suffered for a long time. Once there is chaos, there will be chaos everywhere. In the blink of an eye, they have lost half of their territory. The momentum of the 18 Revolutionary Armies is at its peak. They have elected Heavenly King Du as the Alliance Leader and plan to cross the Nu River and attack the Lost Way. However, the imperial court is unwilling to lose, so they have gathered experts and deployed an army to guard the natural moat. The leader is one of the three first-class experts of the Hundred Knows Hall, 'Martial Monarch' Du Gushi."
At the mention of this name, Hou Yue subconsciously muttered, "Although he is of humble bloodline, he is a peerless genius with outstanding charm. He is modest on the outside but arrogant on the inside. He is unparalleled in the world with his saber, spear, fists, and feet. He calls himself 'Martial Monarch', a first-class expert in the world …"
What he said was the evaluation of the Hundred Knows Hall.
"At the very least, he is at the peak of the Exterior. Even if he may not be a Half-step to Dharmakaya, he can still defeat most of the peak of the Exterior at the same level, just like my current situation when I was in the Sixth-fold Heaven …" Mengqi listened thoughtfully.
Immortal Wanshi continued, "There are four top-class experts who came with Du Gushi. Their strength is similar to ours and there are many grudges between them. Therefore, we plan to take advantage of our momentum and the suspicion of our enemies to cross the river in one go."
"A few days ago, we attacked them with all our strength and fought them on the river. At first, Daoist fought with Du Gushi, creating a temporary opportunity for Heavenly King Du to activate the 'Sword of Divine Mandate' and severely injure or even kill him. However, an unexpected enemy ambushed Heavenly King Du at the critical moment and severely injured him. If not for the Sword of Divine Mandate automatically protecting its master, Daoist would not have been able to snatch him back from Du Gushi and the mysterious enemy even if he risked his life."
Mengqi's expression did not change. "An unexpected enemy?"
"Is it the Samsara travelers from the opposing camp or the sect of the Rakshasa of Bloody Sea?"
"It's said that he's a Dissimilated Man who secretly defected to the imperial court. Even the All-Knowing Hall only rated him as a second-class expert after the battle and gave him the nickname 'King of Shadows'. Now that the Crown Prince of the imperial court has arrived with the 'Saber of the Emperor', he has stabilized the morale of the army and deterred the experts from openly fighting among themselves. Moreover, there is an endless stream of Dissimilated Men who have come to join us. The situation has been reversed." Immortal Wanshi sighed. "At present, they have seven top-class experts and dozens of middle-class experts. They also have a divine weapon to hold the line. With Heavenly King Du's absence and Zhu Shou's disloyalty, it's difficult for us to fight against them both internally and externally. Who knows, we might fall apart during their next attack."
"The only thing we can do now is to protect ourselves."
From his words, it seemed that the Red Coat Army was thinking of retreating! Mengqi's heart tightened. Was the mission about to fail before it even started?
He suppressed the complicated thoughts in his mind and said in an unfathomable tone, "If we retreat this time, fate will reverse and the imperial court will no longer be able to shake us."
For the sake of his mission, Mengqi could only lie with his eyes open.
"What do you think, Master?" Hu Zhigao immediately asked.
Although the world was in chaos, it was also forcing the imperial court to clean up their internal affairs and reform the outdated system. If they were given enough time, they might be able to subdue the experts who had different intentions and regroup, turning the situation around with all their might.
Mengqi spoke with fervor and assurance, "The crux of the current problem lies with Heavenly King Du. If he can recover and wield the divine weapon, and with the help of Immortal and us, he will be able to eliminate the greed of Zhu Shou and the others. The internal troubles will be suppressed until the imperial court is defeated. Now that the Revolutionary Army is not the imperial court, the only thing we can do is to stabilize the situation. Then, the Revolutionary Army from all over the country will come one after another. As for the imperial court, any purge and reform will cause internal strife. When that time comes, they will be the ones suffering from external and internal troubles!"
He knew that Hu Zhigao and the others would not be willing to retreat just like that. Thus, he bragged and acted like a crouching dragon. After all, what the other side wanted was confidence. Whether it was reasonable or not, the authorities were confused and it was difficult to judge.
Hu Zhigao's eyes lit up and then dimmed. "It's a pity that Big Brother's injury is strange. The medicine is ineffective and can only keep him alive."
"That's why we've come to help," Mengqi said confidently.
Immortal Wanshi gave him a deep look and stepped aside, inviting him into the tent. He saw a pale Du Huaishang lying on a simple bed with his eyes closed and breathing weakly. A magnificent golden long sword with a wide hilt coiled around him, emitting a terrifying aura that made Mengqi's heart palpitate.
"Everyone says that my luck is unbelievably strong, but Du Huaishang has obtained a divine weapon at the Five-fold Heaven realm, while I have never encountered a divine weapon falling from the sky …" Mengqi criticized in his mind. He extended his senses. Possessing top-notch skills such as the Heavenly Golden Scripture and rich experience, he should be able to see more than Immortal Wanshi and the others.
Du Huaishang's Vital Spirit was weak and showed no signs of recovery. His wounds had pierced through his body and he could not stop bleeding … All kinds of strange things made Mengqi's heart skip a beat and he opened his Third Eye!
An invisible and illusory black gas tightly wrapped around Du Huaishang's Vital Spirit as if it had a spirit of its own!
Mengqi pondered for a moment and said, "It's a Gu Insect cultivated with the strange and mysterious power of a curse. If we don't remove the Gu Insect and remove the curse, no elixir will work."
Immortal Wanshi vaguely saw some clues and was enlightened by Mengqi. He suddenly understood. "How do I remove the Gu Insect?"
"The Gu Insect is entangled with Heavenly King Du's Vital Spirit. Without the appropriate Dharma Access or to remove the owner of the Gu Insect in advance, removing it rashly will only endanger his life." Mengqi recalled the information he had collected about the Gu Insect to deal with the "Blood Sea Rakshasa" lineage.
Hu Zhigao and Hou Yue immediately became dejected. "We don't know who the owner of the Gu Insect is and where it's hiding …"
At that moment, they saw Mengqi take a step forward. His eyes suddenly became deep and boundless with bright and illusory star lines appearing in them. It was a breathtaking sight!
"Eh …" Immortal Wanshi was speechless. He felt that Mengqi was unfathomable.
A thread of karma spread out from the Gu Insect and penetrated the void. Mengqi used Yuxu Divination to calculate with all his might to find the owner of the Gu Insect.
After a while, Mengqi closed his eyes. When he opened them again, all the mysteries were gone. He smiled and said, "I think I've found the owner of the Gu Insect. I'll go now."
Immortal Wanshi had to suppress the Red Coat Army and prevent internal strife, so it was not convenient for him to take action. As for the others, Mengqi looked down on them and volunteered.
"Thank you, Master." Hu Zhigao and Hou Yue did not decline.
"Are you going alone?" Immortal Wanshi asked.
Mengqi nodded and said, "Yes. They'll stay here to help you maintain the situation."
Nu River was a special place. Although he had a way to cross the river quietly, none of his companions could do it except for Qi Zhengyan. In the Revolutionary Army, Jiang Zhiwei was too 'straightforward'. Ruan Yushu was smart but not 'upright'. Zhao Heng had few ways to guard against strange tricks. Only Qi Zhengyan was suitable for this situation. When Meng Qi was not around, he would be in charge.
"Why don't we let them stay with Zhu Shou for the time being? The Daoist suspects that someone in the Revolutionary Army is secretly communicating with the imperial court. He hopes that you can help him investigate, "Immortal Wanshi requested.
It would be difficult for them to do anything as they were being watched closely.
Mengqi agreed when he remembered that his doppelganger was still around. With Immortal Wanshi's help, he sneaked out of the camp and approached Nu River.
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