Chapter 358 - Underground Demon Cave, Magi Soul Sword! (1/2)
Chapter 358 Underground Demon Cave, Magi Soul Sword!
Why did the Magi not notice anything unusual about the earth meridians even after ten thousand years?
If he a.n.a.lyzed it carefully, he might be able to come up with many explanations. For example, the power of the Magi’s essence soul was innately insufficient, they did not have a complete concept of ‘medicine’, they were not good at array formations, there were many underground ley lines in the North Continent, and so on.
However, Li Changshou walked around the Magi tribe and discovered the real reason.
The Magi accepted their fate.
When they realized that there were not enough new Magi, they should have thought of many ways. However, after repeatedly encountering an obstacle and being unable to find the reason, they would accredit it to the Heavenly Punishment and to the fact that the world could not tolerate Magi, and quietly endure it. The Magi were the losers of the ancient times.
When Emperor Huang Xuanyuan fought Chi You, the Magi had rashly stood on the Magihumans’ side and supported the Magihumans. They had also exhausted their last bit of luck. It was their destiny to slowly perish in the North Continent… That was the main reason why the Magi could not find the problem. When a race could not find their own position in the Primordial World, they would lose the motivation to work hard. What awaited them would be endless suffering after encountering difficulties. Objectively speaking, the demons who were still hoping to revive were clearly more motivated and energetic. Of course, to humans, the demons were more threatening If the human race lost themselves one day and did not know why they existed, or if they lost their destination, would they be replaced by other races?
Perhaps.
Many complicated thoughts flashed across Li Changshou’s mind. Soon, he suppressed those distracting thoughts and began to think about the most important thing at that moment!
Panic!
How could he satisfy the curiosity of the leader of the “Primordial Exploration” without realizing it!
The Jade Emperor was already very interested in that matter. The two of them had just entered the Earth Meridian Array…
“Changgeng, look! There’s a strange Dao rune in the earth meridian!” Before he could escape 200 feet from the earth meridian, the Jade Emperor shouted excitedly… “Look, there are signs that the earth meridians have been modified. There are also restrictions to guide spiritual energy here!”
After traveling along the earth meridians for about two hours…
“Changgeng, why is there such abundant water spiritual energy in front of us? Could it be that we have reached the vital parts of the earth meridians?” Li Changshou could only reply calmly, “Your Majesty, we’re at the North Ocean. We… are going in the wrong direction.” Zhao Dezhu smiled in embarra.s.sment. The two of them returned from the North Ocean and followed the earth meridians to the south. Li Changshou thought about it carefully and realized that it was not easy for the Jade Emperor. In the ancient times, the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother had just become sentient when they were taken in by the Dao Ancestor. After the Jade Emperor transformed, he was locked up in the Purple Cloud Palace. He cultivated while serving tea and water as a child. The living beings he came into contact with were all boring mighty figures like the Six Saint Demon Emperor. Suddenly, the Jade Emperor was informed to officially take over… the Three Realms. The pressure was indeed quite high. Therefore, although his incarnation was experiencing those novel things, it was a rather precious immortal life experience for the Jade Emperor! Li Changshou muttered in his heart, Should I design a few scripts and hire a few actors to let the Jade Emperor experience more life? He could but he would have to spend more effort.
However… it was too expensive.
Now, he was holding the merit of a third-rank Deity Position and doing more work than General Dongmu who was holding a second-stage Deity Position. It was already not easy for him to bear the risk of being a representative of a “force” in the first-stage Deity Position.
It’s better not to add scenes for yourself!
The two of them quietly hid in the earth meridians. With Li Changshou’s Earth Escape technique, it was not something that ordinary Golden Immortals could detect although it was not as secretive as Daoist Duobao’s earth cave…
After returning to the starting point of the investigation, Li Changshou and the Jade Emperor, who had transformed into Zhao Dezhu, discovered something unusual.
“Changgeng, this earth meridian seems to have been reconnected.”
“Your Majesty, please take a look. There are Spirit Stream Runes in the earth meridians. The Spirit Stream Runes in front and behind obviously don’t match.”
The two of them looked at each other. Zhao Dezhu smiled and said, “At this moment, I can confirm that the problem lies in this earth meridian!”
Li Changshou pondered for a while and said, “Your Majesty, nothing is absolute in this world. To be safe, it’s best to investigate to the end. Why don’t we let Ao Yi send Princess Long Ji back to the Heavenly Courts first? Then, I’ll bring Ox-head and Horse-face to follow from behind. If we encounter any trouble, there will be a backup outside.”
“Sure!”
Zhao Dezhu agreed and carefully probed the earth meridian with his immortal senses.
He was inexplicably excited.
Li Changshou quickly made arrangements… As the saying goes, the older one called the shots. Li Changshou placed a series of heavy responsibilities on Ao Yi’s shoulders!
Under the arrangement of his Brother Sect Master, Ao Yi had to send Princess Long Ji back to the Heavenly Courts first before he transferred the Heavenly River Navy. After that, he had to return to the North Continent to pick up Ox-head, Horse-face, and the other eight experts of the Magi race and follow Li Changshou and the Jade Emperor’s incarnation in the sky.
Ao Yi did not hesitate. He transformed into the Azure Dragon True Body and carried Long Ji on his back. He hurriedly flew to the North Ocean and rushed to the North Gate… When Ao Yi rushed back and picked up the eight experts of the Magi, the latter experienced the thrill of riding a dragon in the sky. Ao Yi was rather thoughtful.
In order to avoid being discovered by the demons, he brought eight experts of the Magi from the North Ocean to circle the sky. Then, he used the mystical abilities of the dragon race to wrap himself in a cloud and quietly travel through the sea of clouds. Soon, Ao Yi heard the paper effigy’s voice transmission. He adjusted his flying direction and speed and slowly followed. However, to the surprise of Li Changshou, Zhao Dezhu, and Ao Yi… They had thought that the location of the problematic earth meridian should be at the border between the North Continent and the Middle Continent. That was the strongest territory of the demon race. There were many remnants of old demons from the ancient times who were really tough. The reason why those old demons were gathered at the border between the North Continent and the Middle Continent was to make trouble for the Magi at any time!
However, the earth meridian was continuously reconnected, winding back and forth in the depths of the earth. It actually extended all the way to the border between the AparaG.o.dānīya Continent and the Middle Continent. It took a huge turn and continued to extend towards the south!
The amount of work required to move the earth meridians was enough to prove that this was no small matter!
Zhao Dezhu sighed and said, “How much do the demons hate the Magi? They actually used such a secretive plan of extermination.” Li Changshou said in a low voice, “Your Majesty, you should not go as an incarnation. According to Little G.o.d’s deduction, there might be a dragon’s pool and a tiger’s den ahead. This incarnation technique of mine is a coincidence. If it is destroyed, it can be refined using precious materials. Your Majesty, if this incarnation of yours is damaged, I’m afraid it will harm your own Dao…”
“It’s fine. It’s a small matter.” Zhao Dezhu smiled. “If this incarnation is damaged, only a portion of merit will be lost. My essence soul is covered by the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. Nothing can invade it.”
“Then, I feel more at ease.”
Hence, the two incarnations of the Heavenly Courts’ special ops team set off again. They hid in the earth meridians and headed south.
After traveling for tens of thousands of kilometers, they arrived at the border of the South Continent, the Middle Continent, and the AparaG.o.dānīya Continent. Layers of blood-colored barriers appeared in the earth meridians…
Li Changshou and Zhao Dezhu looked at each other. They emerged from the earth meridians and bypa.s.sed the barriers. They traveled 150 to 200 kilometers underground and saw a protective array. Four thousand feet below the ground, the array formation wrapped around a “ball” that was 50 kilometers in diameter. Its st.u.r.diness was several times that of the Immortal Du Sect’s mountain-protecting array formation! Through the array, he could vaguely detect that there was a huge underground universe behind it… A golden sword appeared in Zhao Dezhu’s hand. He said, “Changgeng, shall we attack them?”
Li Changshou stared at Zhao Dezhu’s sword. Why did he feel that this sword was several times denser than the Heavenly Emperor Demon-Slaying Sword that he had used before…
Yes, don’t dwell on that detail.
“I should be able to break through this array formation. Let’s go in and take a look,” Li Changshou replied with a smile. Then, he slowly walked forward and took out a disc from his sleeve.
There were Yin and Yang fish engraved on the disc. At that moment, Li Changshou had injected the immortal power of the Grand Pure One into it. The Yin and Yang fish seemed to have come alive. They rotated gently and condensed into a shallow Taiji Painting
That was not the power of the treasure. It was just… a small item in Li Changshou’s trump card vault.
The Taiji Painting melted into the wall of the array formation without any resistance, leaving behind a circular hole.