Chapter 161 Ragnarok
White jade in the sky.

Twelve floors and five cities.

The Yujing Society has twelve building masters, and above them there are five city lords, namely Shura City, Youye City, Yujing City, Fuyu City, and Tianlong City.

Among them, the Lord of Yujing City is also the head of the Yujing Society, leading this great sect with a long history.

After the Tang Dynasty, the Yujing Society was forced to hide because of the “poison saint” Xiao Yuansheng’s attempt to murder Emperor Xianzong of Tang. This is the same as the White Lotus Sect. Since Mao Ziyuan officially founded the White Lotus Sect during the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, it has been regarded as a cult and suppressed by the government. The two have something in common. Over the past two hundred years, they have cooperated several times.

Therefore, the White Lotus Sect has more information about the Yujing Society.

But that’s all.

The Yujing Society’s base is secretive and its personnel are mysterious. Apart from having common ideals, these people may not know each other. Some are young talents with outstanding qualifications like Li Tianran, and some are top masters like Sima Quehun.

But more of them are the “remnants of the previous dynasty” with a long lifespan.

People from the Yuan Dynasty a hundred years ago, people from the Song Dynasty two hundred years ago, and people from the Five Dynasties.

They have been trying every means to prolong their lifespan, achieve immortality, or even find the legendary fairyland and ascend to become immortals!

“wonderland?”

Zhao Wumian frowned: “What kind of statement is this?”

Tian Fan explained: “Yujing Society believes in the existence of fairyland, just like the ancient legends of the Queen Mother of the West and the Lady of the Nine Heavens. In the pre-Qin era, there was also a legend that Emperor Mu once climbed the Kunlun fairyland and met the Queen Mother. During the time of Emperor Wu of Han, there was also a rumor that Emperor Wu wanted to use the Confucianists to climb Kunlun again and seek the elixir of immortality…”

The corner of Zhao Wumian’s mouth twitched: “Yujing Society still believes this?”

Tian Fan also found it a bit ridiculous.

But the Yujing Society is not a group of stupid people after all. On the contrary, Li Bai, Zhang Jiuling, Li Chunfeng, Yuan Tiangang, Abe no Nakamaro and others are all outstanding people in the world and have all been invited to join the society. At least there should be no problem with their ideas.

It’s not possible that all these people were deceived.

Or, the Yujing Society’s actions are just a cover, but they actually have other intentions.

Or, they have the key evidence to prove that fairyland does exist.

Tian Fan is more inclined to the latter. In his opinion, the so-called “fairyland” is most likely a naturally formed secret cave. It has nothing to do with mythology, but it should indeed have some magical aspects. This is why the Yujing Association of all generations has worked hard for it.

In order to avoid Wang Guming’s fate, Tian Fan also expressed this speculation.

Zhao Wumian did not comment and changed the subject: “This is all you know about the Yujing Society.”

Tian Fan said: “There is another point. They are trying to obtain the Heavenly Book in order to capture Bai Ze.”

Zhao Wumian was startled: “Bai Ze appeared?”

Tian Fan nodded: “It should be a young beast. Huangfu Lan mentioned the failure of the capture. Bai Ze’s innate magical power is similar to that of the celestial fox, and even more powerful. He can understand the feelings of all things and know the affairs of ghosts and gods. I guess they may want to know something through Bai Ze, but they have never succeeded. [Yellowstone Heavenly Book] can control the earth and can capture remotely without showing up. Sima Quehun chose to be the oriole in the end, in order to let the bird-headed man catch you, get the Heavenly Book, and then capture Bai Ze. He failed, so he should think of other ways…”

Zhao Wumian’s face was solemn. If it was really Bai Ze, that would not be good.

Those who betray the Central Plains and the Han people are called traitors. If we use this term, then Bai Ze is the “beast traitor” among the strange beasts.

The reason why the human race would take the path of using the essence and blood of exotic beasts to steal magical powers is, in the final analysis, because of this!

Because the original “Records of Strange Things in China” was written by it.

Bai Ze betrayed all the exotic beasts!
——”The emperor went on a tour and went east to the sea. He climbed Mount Huan and saw the Bai Ze divine beast on the seashore. It could speak and understood the feelings of all things. He asked about the ghosts and gods in the world. Since ancient times, there have been 11,520 kinds of spirits and wandering souls. Bai Ze told him about it, and the emperor ordered it to be drawn and shown to the world.”

This is the story of Huangdi seeing Bai Ze and obtaining the map.

Bai Ze thus became a auspicious beast and was revered by humans, but at the same time, its status among the exotic beasts became awkward.

The five spirits ignored it, the four evil beasts hated it, and the other strange beasts that were not as strong as it hated and resented it.

I wish I could eat his flesh and chew his bones!

Other divine beasts all have followers, and once they are in trouble, they will come to their aid. But if Bai Ze is in trouble, other exotic beasts will never save it. What’s more, its innate magical powers are very powerful. If it really falls into the hands of the Yujing Society, there is no telling how much trouble it will cause.

An adult Bai Ze is a divine beast. It is impossible to catch it, let alone find it.

But if they are young and their magical powers are not yet mature, then maybe it is possible…

This information is worth noting.

Tian Fan told Zhao Wumian everything he knew, and he stopped torturing him. He turned to Wang Guming and put his hand on his head, starting to use magic to search his soul. Strands of puppet threads drilled into his brain.

Wang Guming was in so much pain that he wanted to scream out but found that his aging voice could no longer do so.

A flood of memories came flooding back to my mind, most of them useless, until a face came into view.

——The leader of the White Lotus Sect, Sheng Yihan, and his nine-headed bird.

“Ghost car?”

Zhao Wumian blurted out: “What is the origin of this Sheng Yihan?”

——The Records of Strange Things in Shenzhou records: In the wilderness, there is a mountain called Beiji Tiangui, where the sea water flows northward. There is a mythical beast with nine heads and a human face and a bird body, named Jiufeng, also known as Guiche, which can stun people’s souls.

Another mythical beast!
The Ghost Car’s innate magical power is very terrifying, it can suck human souls!
The Ghost Chariot has nine heads. It will only die if all nine heads are chopped off. Otherwise, all nine heads will share the same fate. The heads will grow back after they fall off. In terms of combat power, the Ghost Chariot is not outstanding among the mythical beasts, but in terms of difficulty to kill, it can be ranked in the first tier.

Of course, Tianhu and Bai Ze are not in this category.

Their fighting power is not outstanding, but they can avoid getting involved in the game and cannot be killed even if you want to.

Tian Fan shook his head: “Master Sheng was brought back by the old master. He had been in seclusion in Siyuntai until the previous master was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang. After the death of the previous master, the White Lotus Sect was leaderless and faced disintegration. It was Master Sheng who took action and fought against the three masters and ten elders alone, winning a great victory and turning the tide. We don’t know much about him. We only know that he is very strong. He joined the White Lotus Sect at the age of eight and was already in the fourth realm at the age of twenty. No one in the sect could defeat him. Now we don’t know what realm he is in. That ghost car bird has been following him…”

The old leader was Han Shantong, and the previous leader was Han Liner.

After Zhao Wumian heard his words and absorbed the memories, two words popped up in his mind: Possession!
There is only one explanation.

Even if his fate was to be the [Son of Fortune], it would be impossible for him to reach the fourth level just by practicing in seclusion.

To put it bluntly, the son of destiny can only be blessed by heaven, but heaven will not help him practice. A person who has never experienced fighting will never know the feeling of dying. He can’t figure out the ability to defeat the three masters and ten elders by himself if he just stays in seclusion. This is not just about martial arts, but also about experience, perception, combat experience, etc.

He can only be a veteran!
The reason why he made rapid progress and had no bottlenecks at all was because he had experienced them before and had overcome them!

The situation is becoming increasingly complicated.

Zhao Wumian frowned. What was the relationship between Sheng Yihan and the Ghost Car? Who was he in his previous life?

Those who can take over another’s body and reincarnate are either people like Tian Fan who have practiced the secret technique for decades, or they are spirits in the sixth realm. No matter which one they are, they cannot be unknown people.

This kind of situation is more common in the Yujing Society… Could it be that the leader of the White Lotus Sect is also a member of the Yujing Society?

But judging from the process at Yuxu Peak, it doesn’t seem to be the case…

If so, then he regarded Wang Guming and Tianfan as abandoned pawns…

All the clues were a mess, Zhao Wumian simply stopped thinking about them. The most urgent task was to improve his strength, absorb other people’s skills, reach the fourth level, and achieve the Dharma image. Only in this way would he not be at the mercy of others. As for the rest, he was too lazy to care about it now.

“Pity.”

Zhao Wumian stood up and looked at Wang Guming on the ground. Mao Xiang acted too early. What a good “experience package”!
but it does not matter.

What this imperial prison has the most is high-level combat power!

Those people on the fifth and sixth levels are eroded by evil spirits day and night and will not live long. Their bodies will be destroyed before they die, but their true energy is still there. It would be a waste if they don’t absorb it!

Zhao Wumian looked downward, as if he could see through the layers of earth and see those “experience packages” one by one.

“Guo Wuwei, wait for me!”

……

The twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The southwestern army arrived in Beijing. Except for Mu Ying who stayed in Yunnan to intimidate the villains, the other generals such as Fu Youde and Lan Yu had all returned. Zhu Yuanzhang was in seclusion, and the crown prince Zhu Biao held a banquet in the Wuying Hall to reward the army and gave them generous rewards!
On the same day, an imperial decree was issued to promote Fu Youde, Marquis of Yingchuan, who was in charge of the three armies, to the rank of Duke of Ying. Deputy generals Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, Qiu Cheng, Marquis of Anqing, and Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan, who had previously been granted the title of marquis for their meritorious services, were given titles and their descendants after this battle, and were granted an official salary of 2,000 dan, and were also given silk and banknotes as a reward.

That night, a grand banquet was held as usual, with everyone eating and drinking.

the next day.

Lan Yu found Chang Mao, and the uncle and nephew went to the Zhenfu Division to find Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian was absorbing energy on the sixth level of the Imperial Prison.

Bao Buyi was shivering from the sixth layer of cold air. When he came to report, Zhao Wumian had sucked the blood out of the third person in the past half month. He let out a long sigh, threw the body aside, and let the Jinyiwei on duty deal with it. He followed Bao Buyi to the entrance of the imperial prison and saw Lan Yu and Chang Mao, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.

Chang Mao has made great progress during this period, and the amount of true energy he loses is getting less and less. The same is true for Lan Yu. He is worthy of being the famous general who took up the important role after Xu Da. He is arrogant and domineering, but he is also powerful.

Zhao Wumian said with a smile, “What a rare guest. What does the Marquis of Yongchang want to see me about?”

Lan Yu looked him up and down, noticed something unusual about him, nodded secretly, took out a Qiankun bag and threw it to him: “Wen Ying asked me to bring you this gift to celebrate your title…”

The transition chapter is a bit stuck, that’s all for today. I’ll sort out the plot.

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