Chapter 177: Five City Lords
The "Heavenly Palace" that the Ghost King came to is naturally not the real Heavenly Palace, but an "Illusory Cave Heaven" arranged by Li He using illusion on the vast sky of Shenzhou, similar to the virtual reality world, but the foundation is not a network, but a spell.
And the "White Jade Ascension Immortal Order" is the client, as long as the person who has that thing, he can use his spiritual consciousness to connect it.
This is also a high-end application of illusion.
It's not like many people think, cultivators can only practice individually, and spells can only be released individually - truly powerful cultivators can use formations, spells, magic weapons and other things to build something similar to a technological product.
What video calls, what networks, and even starships, all have a version of cultivating immortals.
Even the so-called "system" can be created with spells.
If Li He is interested now, he can install things like the athlete system and the physiognomy system for ordinary people, but it is just to use spells and illusions to create a system panel, and then add something useful to it.
The virtual cave is not that difficult, you only need to refine a fantasy magic weapon as a "server", and then refine a batch of "clients".
And the server that Li He refined was the dilapidated Sanqing stone statue in the "Sanqing Temple" in Caomiao Village, where he lives now. Because it has the power of the villagers' belief in the "Three Qings", the "Illusory Cave Heaven" that has been refined has some miraculous powers, and it can bring out some of the results of cultivation in it.
If in the future, the "Sanqing" incense in this world is vigorous, then the "Illusory Cave Heaven" refined by Li He is the real "Heavenly White Yujing".
And if the incense of Sanqing is cut off, it will become a pure illusion, and there will be no cultivation effect.
And if the statue of Sanqing in Caomiao Village is destroyed, the "Bai Yujing" will disappear from now on, and no one will be able to enter it again.
"The so-called Taoism is natural, so where is the 'Bai Yujing' server, I won't tell others, if in the future, after the poor road leaves, someone destroys the statue of the Sanqing gods, then no matter what happens, it is to blame, and the poor road doesn't care." Li He said in his heart.
On the other side, after the ghost king entered the "White Jade Palace", he immediately saw the five "Heavenly Palaces" shrouded in mist.
To be precise, it is a city like five heavenly palaces, resplendent and brilliant. Among them, there are already a lot of people, all of whom are famous immortal cultivators in the vast land of Shenzhou, such as Yun Yilan, the head of the Incense Valley, the elder Shangguan Ce, and the first Cangsong of Qingyun Gate, Tian Buyi and others.
There are also the poison gods of the Demon Sect of Ten Thousand Poisons, the bloodsucking old demons, and some masters of the Blood Refining Hall.
Almost all of the top powerhouses in the vast land of Shenzhou have come here, even some people who have been in retreat for many days.
The person in charge of receiving everyone was Zhou Zhou Xian, and the ghost king was stunned for a moment when he saw him, then walked over and said: "You guy, I haven't seen you for twenty years, and you have become a person from 'Heavenly Bai Yujing', and if you have a chance in the future, you have to bring more brothers and me." ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Zhou Xian's face immediately looked crying and laughing.
"Don't be tempted, I'm really a Zhou Immortal, the two of us haven't seen each other for twenty years, the last time we passed by Southern Xinjiang and drank together, it's only been a few days now? Needless to say, you don't rely on anything in your life, only on yourself, do you need me to carry a fart? Zhou Zhou Xian said angrily.
Hearing this, the Ghost King immediately smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, it's not that I don't know about this. ”
It turned out that from the very beginning of greeting, he buried pits everywhere.
If the Zhou Immortal here is fake, he will only follow the ghost king's politeness, or simply ignore it, but if it is true, he will definitely refute the ghost king, and even make fun of it in turn.
"There's nothing unusual here, if you want to know anything, just ask me." Zhou Xian said.
In this regard, the ghost king was not hypocritical, and asked directly: "Is this really a place opened up by immortals to preach and teach the world how to become immortals?" Have you ever seen the immortals in this? ”
"Of course not, do you need to ask?" Zhou Xian said.
The Ghost King was stunned when he heard this.
"However, the one who opened up this place is indeed a hidden master who has touched the immortal path." Zhou Zhou Xian said: "Although he has not yet become an immortal, time has not been able to leave traces on him, unless he is killed by a stronger person, there is almost no possibility of death, and he will definitely become an immortal if he continues to practice." He didn't want to walk alone on the path of immortals, so he opened up this 'Heavenly White Jade Jing', wanting to gather all the cultivators in the world and open up a generous road that anyone could walk to guide the world to become immortals. ”
As soon as these words came out, the ghost king's already stunned expression became even more confused.
How high is the cultivation of people who cannot leave traces on their bodies and who have almost no possibility of dying of natural causes?
has achieved immortality, even if it is not an immortal, it is already better than a true immortal, right?
"Are you sure that there really is that kind of character in the vast land of Shenzhou?" The Ghost King said.
According to him, the strongest person in the history of the cultivation world was the original Qingye Patriarch of the Qingyun Sect, and the person closest to immortality was the last witch of the Barbarian Witch Clan, Linglong, because she created an immortal monster.
However, even if it is these two people, they are 108,000 miles away from becoming immortals.
The ancestor of Aoba died of old age at the end of his life, and Linglong, because there was no hope of becoming an immortal, wanted to take advantage of immortality, and accidentally got the beast god.
In addition, the beast god is not an immortal, nor does it have immortality in the true sense, the reason why it is immortal and immortal is only because of its special state, between magic weapons, life, and the laws of heaven and earth, and it is not a human being, so it is immortal.
If there is a human body, it will also die.
"Seeing it with your own eyes, can this still be fake?" Zhou Zhou Xian said: "However, you don't want to spread the word about him, the truth only needs to be known to a few high-level leaders of this 'Heavenly Bai Yujing', as for others, it is also a good thing to have the idea of an 'immortal'." ”
Hearing this, the ghost king immediately said, "Don't worry, I'm not a mouthy person. ”
Then, he asked Zhou Zhou Xian about the strength of the "Bai Yujing Pioneer", Zhou Zhou Xian shook his head and said: "I can't see through it, I can't see through it at all, I only know that he can defeat Dao Xuan with one move, and his strength is at least at the level of the Qingye Patriarch back then, or the state of opening the Zhuxian Sword Array." Compared with the existence that you and I are familiar with, roughly, it is not under the 'beast god' in its heyday. ”
As soon as these words came out, the ghost king's face immediately changed.
He believed that Zhou Zhou Xian would not lie, and he also believed that Zhou Zhou Xian's eyesight was very shocked by the strength of the "Lord of Bai Yujing".
"Then besides the master of this place, what other masters are here?" The Ghost King asked.
"It's all familiar to you." Zhou Zhou Xian smiled and said: "The high-level in this 'Heavenly White Jade Palace' is the 'City Lord' in charge of the five cities, and there are only three at present, one is the 'Dao Xuan' of the Qingyun Sect, one is the Tianyin Temple Monk Puzhi, and the other is me." Among them, you know my strength best, and fighting or something has nothing to do with me at all. I'm afraid Dao Xuan's strength is still above you, although you may not like to hear it, but he is indeed stronger than the other heads of the Dao and Demon sects, including you, old brother. ”
Hearing this, the Ghost King did not show any disbelief on his face, but said quite convincingly: "If it weren't for Dao Xuan, I would have killed Qingyunmen a long time ago!" ”
"Pu Zhi's strength was originally not very good, only about the same as the protector of your Ghost King Sect, but he took the path of Bai Yujing's pioneer, although the realm has declined, and the difficulty of becoming an immortal in the future has increased tenfold, but his strength has become much stronger, and over time, he will not be weaker than Dao Xuan." Zhou Xian said.
In this regard, the ghost king nodded and did not say anything more.
Then, he showed a curious look and asked Zhou Xian, "It's strange, aren't you free to join any sect?" Why did you join this 'Bai Yujing'? Is it to become an immortal? ”
Now, he is actually a little moved, after all, compared to becoming an immortal, compared to immortality, any grand plan and hegemony are secondary.
Because as long as he is immortal, he will have enough time to achieve any hegemony, and it is not a multiple-choice question, you can have them all. And if you don't get immortality, even if you dominate the vast land of Shenzhou, won't you turn into dry bones in the grave in the end?
It can be said that if there is an opportunity, he himself wants to join.
"This Bai Yujing is not a sect, what am I joining?" Zhou Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "The person who opened it doesn't care about the affairs here, the highest level of Bai Yujing is the five city lords, strictly speaking, I am the decision-maker here, not a subordinate." Moreover, this is also a place for pure study of immortality, except for the five major city lords, the identities of the other visitors are equal, and everything in the outside world does not apply here. ”
After speaking, he smiled and said, "Are you interested in joining in?" ”
"How can I join?" The Ghost King asked.
What he wants to ask is naturally not to join in purely, because as long as there is the "White Jade Immortal Ascending Order", you can enter and exit at will. What he wants to know is how to become a "city lord".
According to what Zhou Zhou Xian said before, there are five cities here, but there are only three city lords at present, and there are still two missing.
"It's very simple, take out a book of heaven and participate in the joint study of immortality, just do it." Zhou Zhou Xian said: "I know that you have a book of heaven in your hand, as long as you take it out, the position of the fourth city lord will be yours, Dao Xuan and Pu Zhi have joined in this way." As for me, although I didn't take out the Heavenly Book, I guided people to get the scroll in the hands of the Blood Refining Hall. ”
Hearing this, the ghost king was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he still agreed.
He trusts Zhou Yixian very much.
The relationship between the two is actually similar to Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu, because it does not involve the battle of the rivers and lakes, this friendship is very pure.
Moreover, the Book of Heaven is of little use to the Ghost King, not to mention that a single volume of cultivation has no effect, with his qualifications, it seems that he can't cultivate, anyway, it's a chicken rib-like thing, dispensable.
However, when he really became the "city lord", the ghost king found that this position was actually dispensable.
If "Bai Yujing" is a group, then the five city lords are group management, and they can manage this group to a certain extent. But its permissions are restricted, and there is basically nothing else except for the name.
The real meaning is to participate in the study of immortality.
"Poor Dao has built a puppet of simulated cultivation here, if you have any ideas, you can let it practice to confirm the results." Li He said: "Big data comes from heaven, and there is no problem with accuracy, but the variables must be well controlled, otherwise it is still possible to get wrong results and cause a series of bad consequences." ”
The exercises in the Book of Heaven, because they are complete, can be practiced casually, but at most they have no effect.
However, if you modify your creation according to the Heavenly Book Exercises, you can't just practice casually.
Revising the exercises is a complicated and dangerous matter, and if you practice it randomly, once you go mad, you will lose your cultivation or even die directly.
"There is still one volume of Heavenly Books left, if we can find it, even if we can't get the method of immortality, we can still see what it will look like after collecting all five Heavenly Books, perhaps, we should mobilize the power of the entire Divine Prefecture to find it?" Dao Xuan said.
When he said this, he actually had selfish motives.
Because after collecting the five volumes of the Book of Heaven, the Zhuxian Sword Array of Qingyunmen can exert its greatest power - the setting of the Zhuxian Sword in the original book is the first ray of light in the chaos, and Pangu holds the artifact of opening the sky, and it is only when the power is exhausted that it falls into the world.
And the five volumes of the Book of Heaven are very likely to be left behind after Pangu opened the heavens, and the exercises above are his exercises.
Of course, because of the world level, the level may not be high, at most it is at the level of "Immortal Martial Mixed Yuan Gong", and it can only barely reach the level of becoming an immortal, and how to improve in the future depends on the cultivator himself.
But no matter what, there is no doubt that the five volumes of the Heavenly Book and the Zhuxian Sword have a high degree of compatibility.
Therefore, for Qingyunmen, who had the Zhuxian Sword Array, even if they could not live forever by collecting all five Heavenly Books, they could still get huge benefits.
"You really have to find it." Li He nodded.
He was clear about Dao Xuan's thoughts, but he didn't care.
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Under the impetus of Li He and others, the battle for the fifth city lord of Bai Yujing soon entered a white heat. Nine out of ten cultivators in the vast land of Shenzhou gathered in the Death Swamp, wanting to open the Heavenly Emperor's treasury and compete for the "Book of Heaven" in it.
Li He also personally went to the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury.
It's not for the Book of Heaven, nor for the "magic medicine" in it, but simply because of the "Emperor of Heaven" itself.
The setting of the world of Zhuxian is very fascinating, and many things are impossible to understand purely from the original work. For example, the mysterious "Heavenly Emperor", is he a real "Heavenly Emperor", or is he the last cultivator who collected five volumes of Heavenly Books before Zhang Xiaofan?
Where are the others?
Is it dead, or is it gone?
Or does it not exist at all, but is just a legend spread by falsehood?
"If the 'Heavenly Emperor' doesn't exist at all, maybe after reaping a wave of luck, it's time to leave." Li He had no intention of staying in this world for too long, because there were too few things he could get.