Chapter 169 Eighth Level of Nascent Soul! Yun Anran Invites Qin Beast on an Adventure! The Blazing Flame God!
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After that, Qin Shou threw himself back into his busy cultivation journey.
As always, Yi Cheng and her friends went out early and returned late every day, carrying their little golden hammers to patrol the mountains. They chased and played in the mountains every day, having a great time.
Moreover, as the children's skills improved, and after being influenced by Xiao Xuan during their trip, they began to discuss expanding their territory, from the original eighteen ditches and thirty-six earthen mounds to thirty-six ditches and seventy-two earthen mounds.
The thirteen demons of Majiang Mountain naturally became the first and most loyal followers.
Qin Shou also took out the Chaos Crystal for Da Bao to cultivate with. Qin Shou kept nine-tenths of the Immortal Pet Snack Gift Pack, and generously gave the rest to Da Bao to eat.
After tasting the delicious snacks, Da Bao happily nudged Qin Shou, then hid the snacks in his little nest, taking out a bag every day to eat with Yi Cheng.
On Turtle Mountain, you can often see this scene: two chubby figures sitting on the top of a bamboo pole, with their backs to everyone, watching the sunset and quietly eating snacks.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Qin Shou reached the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage.
He was refreshed and sat under a peach tree, playing the zither. Birds circled in the sky, attracting thousands of birds to pay homage to the phoenix.
Sizzle!
A sword's light pierced through the clouds, coming at an angle.
Yun Anran, dressed in a green robe, raised his sword above the clouds and danced with a hundred birds.
The dazzling sword light was like a gentle breeze and flowing clouds, or like the sun and moon hanging high in the sky. Qin Shou raised his fingertips slightly, and the peach blossoms all over the mountain were like fish and dragons entering the sky, like smoke and mist rising and floating in the white clouds, echoing the green robe and outlining a beautiful and serene scene.
Clang!
Half an incense stick later, as the last note of the zither faded, Yun Anran appeared under the peach tree.
"Brother Qin!"
"Brother Yun!"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Brother Yun, what brings you here this time?"
Qin Shou asked.
Yun Anran smiled and replied, "I found an ancient sword cultivator's cave in Beiju Luzhou. Legend has it that there is a great opportunity inside, as well as many high-level sword techniques and spiritual treasures. Therefore, I have come here to invite you, Brother Qin, to join me in exploring that great tomb."
What!
This thing wants me to go down the mountain?
This is going to get me into trouble!!
"I'm not going."
Qin Shou shook his head and refused.
Why?
Yun Anran was taken aback, then explained, "Brother Qin, it's rumored that there's a supreme sword manual in that great tomb, capable of being cultivated to the Tribulation Transcending Realm. It's an unparalleled treasure that we sword cultivators dream of! Are you really willing to let it slip by like this?"
"I'm afraid of death, don't tempt me."
Qin Shou said decisively and sincerely.
Yun Anran:............
This reason... I simply cannot refute it.
"Brother Qin, we cultivators are born to defy the heavens; opportunities are earned through struggle. If..."
Before Yun Anran could finish speaking, Qin Shou shook his head repeatedly and said:
"I'm not going, I'm not going, I'm not going."
"All right. "
Seeing Qin Shou's determination, Yun Anran stopped trying to persuade him.
He originally thought that Qin Shou's previous statement about being afraid of death was just a joke.
I didn't expect him to be genuinely afraid of death.
And so, Yun Anran returned home dejectedly.
Before leaving, I wanted to cut down a few bamboo stalks as a souvenir.
Da Bao got angry. Having already entered the second level of the Void Realm, it wiggled its butt and chased after Yun Anran to beat him. Seeing that its good brother was being bullied, Yi Cheng carried its little golden hammer and rushed over.
With Yun Anran's cultivation at the sixth level of the Void Realm, he naturally had nothing to fear.
However, his treacherous buddy secretly used the power of the sacred array to suppress most of his cultivation.
On this day, Yun Anran left with a bruised and swollen face.
"Hmph, trying to steal Da Bao's bamboo? I'll beat him to a pulp!"
Under the bamboo grove, Yi Cheng raised her little fist and shouted fiercely.
"Hmph hmph hmph." That's right, that's right, you little rascal, you even tried to steal my bamboo, hmph.
Da Bao and Yi Cheng returned to the bamboo house arm in arm. The two sat on the bamboo platform under the eaves, swinging their legs and eating snacks, celebrating that they had driven away the bad guys that day.
But as they were eating, the two got into a dispute.
"Da Bao, you ate two extra cookies just now. You're being unfair! You have to give me a bag of cookies as compensation, otherwise I won't eat snacks with you anymore."
"Hmph, hmph." I didn't eat much.
"You ate it, you ate it, you ate it, but you won't admit it. The goose's little eyes are very sharp."
"Hmph hmph hmph" Okay.
Da Bao wiggled his bottom and climbed into the bamboo house, took out a bag of panda-brand biscuits from his little nest, and handed it to Yi Cheng.
Yi Cheng happily accepted it, feeling a little smug at the same time.
Hehe, Da Bao can't count, so the goose will trick him into eating cookies next time.
"Yicheng, come and eat!"
As evening fell, a heavy rain began to fall.
The bright silver lightning bolts resembled giant dragons soaring and roaring under the dark night sky.
On Turtle Mountain, the little ones finished their meal, played for a while, and then went to sleep because they were tired.
Only Qin Shou sat under the eaves, dispelling the great formation and letting the rain fall. Spirit wine was warming on a small stove beside him, and his gaze drifted to the flower petals in the courtyard.
Qin Beast doesn't need to sleep, but he does sleep a lot.
The immortals' routines were too boring. He wanted to be an immortal in the mortal world, to experience the joy of longevity through the seven emotions and six desires, so that he wouldn't become numb with age and lose his humanity.
He wants divinity, humanity, and immortality—all for the sake of achieving immortality.
"Immortality! Immortality..."
Qin Shou tapped the table beside him and chuckled leisurely.
Boom!
At that moment, an unparalleled, bright silver lightning bolt suddenly illuminated the night sky, also illuminating a dark figure falling to the ground.
Bang!
The protective array trembled, and a figure, charred black from flames, fell to the ground and crashed into the courtyard.
"Nangong Liuli!"
Qin Shou was speechless. Why was this old lady here again?
They're already here, but they won't let them get away with it for free. What's the difference between that and forcing someone into prostitution and then telling them to stick to their principles?
Bang!
Qin Shou raised his foot and kicked her down the mountain.
Poor Nangong Liuli, who still had a sliver of consciousness, was instantly knocked unconscious by Qin Shou's kick.
"Hmph, Nangong Liuli, you've ruined my grand plan, so you think you can live any longer?"
At this moment, a tall figure engulfed in flames appeared high in the sky, coldly gazing down below.
[The Blazing Flame God, one of the Six Lords of the Evil Path Mountain in Qingzhou, possesses the cultivation of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage. He is a fellow disciple of Su Qingcang. He plotted for a thousand years, setting up the Evil Spirit Ascending Dragon Array, attempting to sacrifice billions of lives within a dynasty to break through its shackles... He was fortunately discovered by Nangong Liuli, who destroyed a key element of the array, causing his thousand-year plan to fail. Therefore, he risked the backlash of the array to pursue Nangong Liuli for tens of thousands of miles...]
"The Flame God?"
Qin Shou frowned slightly.
What kind of force is this Evil Mountain? One of the Six Lords alone has the cultivation of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, so what about the others?
Does the opposing force have even stronger cultivators?
However, this Blazing Flame God Lord and Su Qingcang are from the same sect... So, are their masters still alive, and are they at the Void Realm or the Body Integration Realm?
For a moment, Qin Shou had a headache.
This old lady is really good at causing trouble. Why does she always run away to me?
I really just want to cultivate in peace and quiet, sob sob sob~~~
However, since this damned Flame God is with Su Qingcang, I still have to kill him to remove an unstable factor from that traitorous disciple.