"Drag it up, drag it up!"
More than ten metal capstans spun, and the thick rope was pulled up section by section, dragging the corpse of a huge half-human half-fish monster onto the shore.
When the corpse was fully revealed, everyone could not help but exclaim. Some people even wanted to kneel down, but they were pulled up by their companions who were still conscious.
The head of this monster was similar to that of a human. It had complete facial features, a wide lower jaw, and a long beard that looked like tentacles. Even though it was already dead, its face was still very majestic.
Its upper body was full of muscles, but from the chest down, it was completely different from a human. It was covered in scales and shells, and below its abdomen was a lower body that looked like an arthropod. It had twelve legs, and the tail that extended out had sharp fins.
It could be seen that this body seemed to be undergoing a transformation in a certain direction, so every part of it looked relatively strange and independent. It had not been completely integrated yet.
This was the Sea God 'Eupan'.
A few days ago, Xuanxiu, who had dived into the sea, had found the lair of this sleeping EsGod.
To deal with such an EsGod, Xuanfu naturally had a set of mature steps.
First, they mixed the prepared secret medicine into the seawater to make it temporarily unable to wake up. Then, they used Xuanfu's secret magic nails to nail it into its body. This thing would cause its spirituality to be rejected.
The magic nails would be melted and expelled during this process, and every time they were melted, Xuanfu would replace them with a new one. After replacing about a thousand of them, the spirituality of this EsGod was completely exhausted.
At this point, this EsGod was at most a slightly bigger monster. Many Xuanxiu sank into the sea at this time, decisively ending its life.
However, it was more troublesome to salvage it, and it took an entire night to drag it up.
Dou Chang walked to the front and sized it up carefully. After confirming that this EsGod's host body had indeed lost all signs of life and spirituality, he said, "Let's drag this EsGod's corpse back with a ship later. The divine organs on it can be sold for a high price and can at least cover the cost of our trip."
Although he was a Xuanxiu, he was not shy about money. Back when he led his disciples and hired swordsmen to the north, in order to deal with the Gods of Plagues, he had to raise money himself. He even set up a channel to sell spiritual creatures.
Qi Wu asked, "Senior Martial Brother, would those bastards have bought it?"
Dou Chang said nonchalantly, "Do I need to care about this? How many shameless cultivators could use the organs of EsGod? Besides, do you think that if we sell it to someone else, they won't be able to get it? "
Wang Gong said, "Senior Martial Brother Dou is right. Although this thing won't rot in the warehouse, it will gradually lose its spirituality. Rather than leaving it there, we might as well exchange it for something useful to Xuanfu."
Dou Chang said, "This is not over yet. There's still EsGod, but this EsGod is hiding very deep underground. We'll have to spend more effort."
Wang Gong said, "A sleeping EsGod is much easier to deal with than an awake one."
Qi Wu sighed. "It's all thanks to Junior Martial Brother Zhang this time. Otherwise, things wouldn't have been so easy."
Wang Gong agreed. Chaoming City had been fortified over the past few decades, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a militarized fortress. The outside was a thick stone wall covered in red mud, and the inside was a stone fortress equipped with guns and cannons. The priests and armed guards were stationed there all year round. If there was an awakened EsGod, a frontal attack would definitely not be able to take it down.
However, the three tribes would probably never have dreamed that the attack would come from the sky. The sturdy defenses outside were not as effective as they should have been.
Dou Chang said to the helper beside him, "In a few days, the people from the Governor-General Manor will probably come over to take over. You guys move the first batch of things onto the ship first. I'll go back with you."
The helper nodded.
At this moment, the burly man came to Dou Chang's side and bowed. He bowed to Dou Chang with a fawning smile and said, "Dou Xuanxiu, I've prepared everything. Should we move it onto the ship now?"
Wang Gong looked behind him and saw a few heavy chests. He asked, "What are they?"
The burly man quickly said, "They're the things that Xuanxiu Zhang wanted me to prepare."
Wang Gong walked behind him and opened the boxes. He looked around and saw that the things inside were all antiques. Most of them were books, clay tablets, and many statues of gods.
Qi Wu also came over to take a look and said, "Junior Martial Brother Zhang specializes in ancient natural history. I'm sure you're taking these things back to study, right?"
Wang Gong didn't say anything.
Dou Chang strode over and closed the lid again, saying, "Why do you care so much? Since these things are for Junior Martial Brother Zhang, they're his things. There's no need to explain them to us. "
He waved his hand to the tall and sturdy man and said, "Send them up." The latter immediately bowed and led the servants to carry the contents of the boxes onto the ship.
In the distance, a young Xuanxiu hurried over and bowed to Dou Chang. "Teacher, Xuanfu's letter has arrived."
Dou Chang immediately took it and tore it open. His face lit up with joy as he nodded. "Good!"
Qi Wu glanced at him. "Senior Martial Brother Dou, why are you so happy?"
Dou Chang said with a smile, "Senior Martial Brother Xiang says that Junior Martial Brother Zhang intercepted Chi Fu outside Auspicious Light City and has already been beheaded."
"Really?"
Dou Chang handed the letter over. "Take a look."
The two received the letter and, after reading it, Wang Gong commented, "Junior Martial Brother Zhang is quite powerful."
Qi Wu also nodded. Although Chi Fu couldn't fly and Zhang Yu had a great advantage against him, he was still a vanguard marquis of the Army of God. His strength wasn't weak, after all.
But at the thought of this, he couldn't help but shake his head. "What a pity. Even though Chi Fu is dead, the Army of God's strength hasn't weakened much."
Dou Chang gave it some thought and agreed.
The most powerful thing about the Divine Guards was that they could recover their strength very quickly. Additionally, the structure of marquis, platoon leaders, decarchs, and soldiers was very stable and closely connected. If one of them was missing, another one could take his place.
Although Chi Fu had been beheaded and Almote had disappeared, there were still many people in the Army of God eyeing this position. It wouldn't be long before another person could be selected to fill this position.
Perhaps the only one who couldn't be replaced was Zhu Que. This person was like Qi Hua, the true pillar of support for each other.
Dou Chang shook his head. It wasn't his turn to think about these things. He shouted to the people around him, "Hurry up and move everything. When I return, I'll make a move on that EsGod hiding underground. I'll treat everyone to a drink!"
Other than Xuanxiu, most of the people present gave a warm response.
At this time, in the academy, Zhang Yu was reading all kinds of ancient mud tablets and bark books in the Xuanwen Hall.
Recently, through studying those rare ancient words, he had some ideas about the runes left behind by his adoptive father and was able to decipher a few sentences. However, this was not enough to deduce everything.
Other than these few sentences, the other runes looked similar but were actually another set of systems. There was no connection between them, so he had to continue studying.
Looking at it like this, it would take a long time to truly understand the contents of the letter.
However, could he change his way of thinking?
He thought about it. Almotey had seen this thing before and seemed to have gained something from it. At that time, he had speculated that perhaps when someone saw the stone slab, it would be a different scene, and there was no need to understand the meaning of the stone slab.
Then, what did he see? Would it help him to understand the contents of the letter?
He had two divine robes in his hands, so he was also considering whether to let the suitable people around him wear the divine robes before looking at this thing.
Right now, the only person he could absolutely trust was Li Qinghe.
He was very satisfied with this bearded youth and had been thinking about whether there was any way to help him increase his lifespan.
People in Tianxia could usually live past 120 years old, and only at 150 years old would they be considered to have a long lifespan.
Moreover, as a Xuanxiu, his lifespan was even longer. As for how long he could live, it was still very difficult to say.
Right now, it was the end of the 373rd year of the Great Xuan calendar. One hundred years ago, the Dongting Protectorate had just arrived on this ancient continent. However, none of the previous Xuanxiu had died of natural causes, so no one knew what the upper limit of a cultivator's lifespan was.
However, he could sense that after breaking through the limits of his body and entering the Profound Severing, he would be able to maintain his peak state for three to four hundred years. As for how long it would be, there was no way to estimate it.
Generally speaking, a bearded person's lifespan would be around eighty to ninety years old.
For cultivators, several decades could pass in the blink of an eye.
However, if one were to wear a divine robe, it would be completely different.
For people like the Army of God, as long as their spirituality did not decline, they would be able to continue living. In the end, they would even be able to cast aside their old bodies and change hosts like the EsGods.
However, there was one thing that had to be taken note of. The person wearing the divine robe had to be compatible with the divine robe in order to use the divine robe. Right now, the two divine robes in his hands were not suitable for Li Qinghe.
He thought about it again. In truth, if it was purely to extend one's lifespan, there were still other methods. Moreover, there was no need to be in such a rush. The divine robe could be used as a backup.
As for looking at the stone tablet, if it really did not work, he could just capture a soldier from the Army of God.
He placed the heavy stone tablet on the table and raised his head. Let's wait a little longer until the fire beacon is lit.
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