Chapter 214: Chong Guang's Reincarnated Body?
“You say this is Chong Guang’s reincarnation.”
Inside the magnificent palace hall of the [Kingdom of Qing], the King of Qing looked at the rosy-cheeked child before him, who appeared to be seven or eight years old, with an ashen expression.
“Do you dare to deceive me?”
“Replying to the King.”
The eunuch responsible for delivering the message hurriedly said, “Although this child looks old, he was actually born only eight days ago. Moreover, he possesses Divine Powers that are absolutely not of the ordinary mortal world…”
“This is fucking eight days!?”
The King of Qing’s expression became increasingly suspicious. Hearing the eunuch say the child before him possessed Divine Powers, he immediately glanced at Zhong Xin beside him. Zhong Xin understood tacitly.
In the next second, the Lord Top Scholar extended a finger without hesitation. The “Official Qi” at his fingertip condensed, transforming into a sharp arrow that shot straight at the child. However, to everyone’s surprise, when the sharp arrow landed on the child, it didn’t even scratch the child’s skin in the slightest.
“This is… [Ageless Chun Tree]!”
Seeing this, Zhong Xin’s gaze condensed slightly. “Jia Wood breaks its roots and severs its branches, turning into dead wood. Passing through the water of rivers, ponds, and marshes, dead wood and dead water combine to form the [Ageless Chun Tree].”
“This should be an Innate Divine Ability of the [Overturned Lamp Flame] lineage!”
“It governs longevity and indestructibility. It is a superior technique for protecting the body and the Dao.”
Hearing this, the King of Qing was pleasantly surprised. “Does this mean this person really is Chong Guang? He just hasn’t broken the Mystery of the Womb yet, and only has one Innate Divine Ability protecting his body?”
“This… Replying to the King, this subject has mortal eyes and a mortal womb; I truly cannot tell.”
Zhong Xin looked troubled as he said, “In this subject’s view, this is just an ordinary infant. The soul has no Divine Powers, just inexplicably possessing some Divine Abilities…”
The King of Qing shook his head, then pointed at the child. “True or false, kill him!”
As his voice fell, several eunuchs immediately stepped forward. Although the [Ageless Chun Tree] was formidable, the child was, after all, just an infant with little spiritual power in his body.
Therefore, the eunuchs simply rubbed out two balls of spiritual fire with their spiritual power and threw the child in. Before long, he was burned into a pile of ashes. Then, the King of Qing stepped forward to carefully confirm the remaining ashes, finally certain that the infant was indeed dead. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief—
“Report!”
Another armored soldier ran in from outside the hall, kneeling and shouting loudly, “My King, the spies sent to various places have reported back. Another three Chong Guangs have been found!”
“…”
The King of Qing almost laughed out of anger. Three Chong Guangs? Why don’t you just say the entire Saint Sect has reincarnated into my tiny Kingdom of Qing? My Kingdom of Qing is truly blessed!
A moment later, another three infants were brought up.
Zhong Xin stepped forward to inspect them one by one, finally shaking his head. “Same as the one just now. They all only have one Innate Divine Ability of the [Overturned Lamp Flame] lineage.”
“[Shady Dragon Water], [Fear of Hewing], [Furnace Crucible Fire]…”
Zhong Xin spoke cautiously, then shook his head again. “My King, this subject’s talent is limited, and I fear I cannot identify them accurately. Perhaps we can invite others to identify them.”
Without him needing to say it, the King of Qing had long wanted to do so. He immediately nodded in approval, then summoned several heavy ministers from the Imperial Academy to identify the infants before them together. However, the result was the same as Zhong Xin’s. The infants didn’t seem like reincarnations, but the Divine Abilities they possessed didn’t seem fake either.
Just then, another armored soldier reported back. Another infant with Divine Powers.
“There’s a fifth one?” The King of Qing was stunned.
But seeing this infant, it impressively still had that [Ageless Chun Tree] on its body! Yet the infant possessing the [Ageless Chun Tree] should have already been burned to ashes by him!
“How can this be?”
The King of Qing could hardly believe his eyes. Finally, an old minister stepped out and said in a deep voice, “My King, this subject feels there is another mystery to this matter.”
“Of course I know there is another mystery. The problem is, what is the mystery!” The King of Qing cursed somewhat out of composure. After all, he was told with difficulty that Chong Guang’s reincarnated body had been found, but the result was like this—rejoicing for nothing. These huge ups and downs made him unable to control his emotions.
“This subject believes these are all diversions.”
“Although these infants all possess Innate Divine Abilities of the [Overturned Lamp Flame] lineage, none of them possesses a Life-Bound Divine Ability. This subject believes this is the key.”
“They should just be providing cover for the true reincarnation of Chong Guang!”
“Therefore, before finding the true Chong Guang, it is meaningless whether these infants are killed or not. Even if killed, they will only possess infants again…”
“Trash! All trash!”
The King of Qing cursed in anger, simply waving his hand. “…Minister Zhong, We are weary. From now on, i leave this matter entirely to you to handle… Be decisive.”
The implication was to kill them all!
Better to kill the wrong ones than let one go!
Zhong Xin did not hesitate in the slightest, hurriedly bowing down. “This subject obeys the decree.”
Just then, a third armored soldier rushed into the main hall hurriedly, making the King of Qing instantly irritated. “Another infant? In the future, all such matters…”
Before his voice fell, the panicked shout of the armored soldier resounded through the entire hall.
“The Demonic Sect has gone south!”
…
[Kingdom of Qing], outside Zhalong Pass.
“This place is named Zhalong Pass (Guillotine Dragon Pass) because it divides the [Kingdom of Qing] and Jiangbei. A single pass cut the flow of Spiritual Qi between the two into two segments.”
“Because the Spiritual Qi inside the pass is completely bound by the rules of the Dao Court, every bit belongs to the Dao Court. Below Foundation Establishment, one cannot display Divine Abilities or spells inside at all. If we want to enter the [Kingdom of Qing], the only way is to break open Zhalong Pass and destroy the Dao Court’s monopoly on Spiritual Qi.”
Before the magnificent pass, Perfected One Yin Shan, Han Xiang, and a heroic woman stood side by side.
Below them were cultivators like a colony of ants. These were all disciples deployed from the various sects of Jiangbei, ranging from the Middle Stage to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.
At this moment, they each rode escaping lights, speeding towards Zhalong Pass.
On Zhalong Pass, the soldiers and generals responsible for defense clashed with them tit-for-tat. The two forces fought together, instantly staining the ground beneath their feet red.
“Fellow Daoist Yin Shan, what use are these Qi Refining disciples?”
Seeing this scene, Han Xiang couldn’t help but ask, “The Formation of this Zhalong Pass cannot be broken except by a Foundation Establishment Perfected One. These Qi Refining disciples are just sent to die…”
Perfected One Yin Shan glanced at Han Xiang upon hearing this and said indifferently, “Fellow Daoist’s thinking is still not broad enough.”
“Although they are only Qi Refining, they are not completely useless. Long before the war started, I had already distributed cultivation Spirit Pills to all Qi Refining disciples.”
“I added other medicinal primers to all the Spirit Pills. While retaining the cultivation efficacy, I added a streak of Blood Filth Qi. If these Qi Refining disciples die at Zhalong Pass, their Blood Qi after death will merge into the Spiritual Vein, polluting the Spiritual Qi, thereby indirectly destroying the Spiritual Vein Formation of Zhalong Pass.”
Before his voice fell, Zhalong Pass shook abruptly.
As the Spiritual Qi was polluted, the originally smoothly operating Formation also showed slight stagnation. In the eyes of the Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones, countless flaws instantly appeared.
Perfected One Yin Shan nodded upon seeing this. “Look, isn’t it useful now?”
Han Xiang: “…”
In the next second, Perfected One Yin Shan turned his head to look at Han Xiang and the heroic woman. “Fellow Daoist Han Xiang, Fellow Daoist Yu Chan, we must go all out this time.”
The other two nodded one after another.
However, before leaving, the heroic woman named “Yu Chan” glanced around but did not see Lu Yang’s figure, immediately furrowing her graceful brows slightly.
Above the dome of the sky, Perfected One Yin Shan stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
In his hand, he held a black mountain-shaped Treasure. As he circulated his spiritual power and threw it into the air, it actually transformed into a great mountain in an instant!
Rumble!
The mountain peak crashed down with a boom, smashing directly onto Zhalong Pass. In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains swayed. The Spiritual Qi outside Zhalong Pass was turbulent, and the magnificent light of the Formation flickered. With its power greatly reduced due to the polluted Spiritual Qi, facing Perfected One Yin Shan’s fierce smashing with such wide openings and closings, it actually showed signs of collapse…
However, just then.
“Don’t panic, hold on!”
Accompanying a fluctuation in the void, a heroic and upright figure appeared on the city wall of Zhalong Pass, immediately stabilizing the Formation.
It was impressively Zhong Xin, who had just been appointed in the face of danger and shifted through the void to return!
“…”
In the next second, Zhong Xin and Perfected One Yin Shan’s gazes collided, both exuding intense killing intent.
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