Awaken Chapter 287

Little Thunderbolt Temple.

Inside the cave at the back of the mountain.

Xu Qingnian sat cross-legged and looked at the withered old monk in front of him.

“What does it have to do with the Pingqiu Mansion?”

For the Pingqiu Mansion, Xu Qingnian still had an impression that the Huai Ping County King had died because of the Pingqiu Mansion.

At the beginning, when the Pingqiu Mansion had been in a severe drought for several years, the court allocated 30 million taels of silver, and the Huai Ping County King withheld the relief silver, resulting in the death of three million people.

It was because of this that one had to kill the Huai Ping County King and invite the Holy Will.

But it was because of this matter that he got himself into trouble after trouble.

But unexpectedly, round and round, one came back to this point.

“World Honoured One.”

“The poor monk has a few things to ask His Holiness in return.”

The old monk spoke, not answering directly.

“Please speak, Master.”

Xu Qingnian listened with respectful ears.

“One, the drought in Pingqiu Prefecture is not an uncommon event for Great Wei, and although rain charms are rare, Great Wei does not lack them.

The old monk spoke up and said this.

When he said this, Xu Qingnian was somewhat enlightened.

Indeed, he had overlooked this detail when he was investigating the Pingqiu Prefecture case.

Theoretically, if one used such a talisman, rain would fall, and rain was not a big deal.

But not a single drop of rain fell from the thirty-six rain begging talismans.

This was obviously a problem.

It was just that at first, I was still too limited to conventional thinking and always thought that it was the Huai Ping County King who had embezzled 30 million taels of silver.

Now that I think about it, it was really a bit stupid.

“Secondly, the titled Huaiping County King, does His Holiness think that they care about thirty million taels of silver?”

This was the old monk’s second question.

It was also something that Xu Qingnian had just thought of.

Indeed.

Even if he was poor, the Huai Ping County King would not do such a thing.

Thirty million taels of silver was certainly a lot.

But what about the reality?

How much silver did those merchants provide to these princes every year?

Thirty million taels is a lot, but it is definitely not worth the risk of a county king, especially if he buries three million people.

So, there was something else going on.

“Thirdly, when three million people died, where did those resentful souls go?”

The old monk stated the third point.

The above three points could all prove one thing, that the matter of the Pingqiu Mansion was definitely not as simple as imagined.

Only, Xu Qingnian did not interrupt the other party’s words, but listened patiently.

“Someone is making a blood sacrifice, using the most vicious method in ancient times, blood sacrificing three million innocent people of Great Wei to achieve one goal.”

He slowly spoke out, telling the truth.

“There is a problem.”

“They are not afraid of Great Wei’s revenge when they do this? Three million people, not to mention Great Wei, the world’s righteous cultivators would not spare them.”

Xu Qingnian immediately spoke out, it wasn’t that he didn’t believe it, but he felt it was a bit exaggerated.

When the blood sacrifice was involved, it was impossible for the world’s righteous people not to be moved, and when the three great dynasties, plus the Immortal Sect and the Buddhist Sect, rallied together, no one would have the guts to challenge the world’s heroes.

However, the other party shook his head and spoke out.

“Master Xu is still thinking wrongly.”

“These three million innocent people are not the first time they have struck.”

The Old Ancestor of Little Thunder Sound Temple spoke up and gave an answer.

Not the first time they had struck?

In an instant, Xu Qingnian understood.

“The battle of the Northern Expedition was the first time.”

“So the Pingqiu House, just when it came to a critical moment, lacked a million grievous souls and thus would rather carry a huge amount of pressure and set this up?”

Xu Qingnian thought of it, so she spoke out and said this.

“En.”

“During the Northern Expedition, a large number of grievance souls had already been collected, but there was still a shortage of some, which was why the Pingqiu Prefecture’s chaos had occurred.”

The old monk nodded.

“But why is it that after so many years, there is no calamity?”

Xu Qingnian asked, puzzled.

“It’s not enough.”

“They want to revive the legendary Three Fierce Gods, and these are still not enough.”

“Hasn’t His Holiness noticed? Someone has been in the dark, stirring up war.”

“The Great Wei va*sal states, the Barbarian Kingdom, and the current Primordial Yuan Dynasty and the Sudden Evil Dynasty, all these things have their shadows.”

He spoke out, nudging Xu Qingnian awake with a single sentence.

Jingcheng Shame, the Northern Expedition, the Battle of the Affiliated Kingdoms, the Barbarian Kingdom, the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, and the Sudden Evil Dynasty.

It was difficult for Xu Qingnian to connect all these things together, but after listening to them now, these seemingly unrelated things could indeed be linked together.

The Jingcheng shame, in everyone’s eyes, was thought to be the barbarian kingdom’s inflated self-confidence and attempt to invade Great Wei, but on the other hand, Great Wei had first-grade martial artists, which the barbarian kingdom knew, so this war could never invade Great Wei, and at most it could only cause Great Wei to suffer a big loss.

And if they did so, when Great Wei slowed down, the Barbarian Kingdom would have to be damaged as well.

The Northern Expedition, the world thought it was a counter-attack by Great Wei, even Xu Qingnian thought it was a counter-attack, but the problem was that the seven Northern Expeditions by Great Wei were fought too fiercely, indicating that it was a game, and at first Great Wei might have really meant to counter-attack.

But later on, Great Wei’s counterattack became something different, and Emperor Wu should have known something that was definitely not as simple as it appeared.

The battle of the subsidiary states, Xu Qingnian didn’t think about it carefully at first, but now that I think about it, the subsidiary states were provoked, but the problem is that the subsidiary states dared to show their swords with Great Wei, which is also a bit unusual, even if the First Yuan Dynasty and the Sudden Evil Dynasty promised more benefits, I’m afraid they wouldn’t agree.

The barbarian kingdom, who had been saving their strength for decades, came to Great Wei in such a hurry, so it could not be said that they were under the compulsion of these people, but the Primordial Yuan Dynasty and the Sudden Evil Dynasty had not neglected the barbarian kingdom.

In an instant, Xu Qingnian smacked his lips a little.

This organisation was really something terrifying.

It had tricked the world’s powers and tricked them hard into this.

“Who are these people?”

“Are they related to the Great Wei Immortal Corpse?”

Xu Qingnian asked, while pulling out the Great Wei Immortal Corpse again.

“It has nothing to do with the Great Wei Immortal Corpse.”

“The poor monk has conferred with Emperor Wu and several other masters, and this force is small in number, but each one is a person of extremely high status.”

“There is one in the Great Wei Dynasty, two in Confucianism, one among the Buddhists, and one among the Immortals, five in total.”

He replied.

“There are also in the Immortal Sect and the Buddhist Sect?”

Xu Qingnian frowned tightly, this was something he had not expected.

“En, but the strongest person from the Immortal Sect and the Buddhist Sect, has died, and the person from the Buddhist Sect, has pa*sed away, this the poor monk is sure of, except the one from the Immortal Sect, it is not so easy to say.”

The Zheng Xin divine monk gave his answer.

“The Immortal Sect?”

“What’s it called?”

Xu Qingnian asked.

“It is suspected to be the Yunyou Zhen Zhen, who became an immortal in the first year of his life, but it is not any of the Seven Great Daxian Sects, his origins are somewhat unknown, and he was one of the participants, only that there was no news of him later.”

The Zheng Xin divine monk said this person’s name.

“What about the others? Who is Da Wei?”

Xu Qingnian continued to ask.

“Not sure, at first the poor monk guessed it was Prince Huai Ning, but later on I thought it was not, he was most likely just a pawn as well.”

“This person is hiding too deep.”

Zhengxin replied.

“It’s not Prince Huaining.”

Xu Qingnian replied directly.

“En, it’s not Prince Huaining, but it’s close enough.”

Divine Monk Zhengxin spoke out.

“What about the Confucian Dao’s?”

“Are, are they two saints?”

Xu Qingnian asked.

However, the Zheng Xin divine Monk shook his head and said.

“The Immortal Sect, the Buddhist Sect, and the Great Wei, the poor monk can all guess a thing or two, but the only person from the Confucian Way, the poor monk cannot guess.”

“It might be a saint, but it might not be a saint either.”

Divine Monk Zhengxin slowly spoke out, he did not directly identify it as a saint, but he could not produce evidence to say it was not a saint either.

“Master, there are some things you may not know.”

Xu Qingnian spoke, and he told the other party all the information he had received.

It was not that he trusted the other party, but that he let the other party carry out the analysis.

A little over half an hour later.

Xu Qingnian told all of these ins and outs.

The latter was instantly silent.

He pondered for a long time.

After a while, he continued to speak out.

“If that is the case, then it should be two saints.”

“But, the poor monk doesn’t quite believe it.”

The answer from the Zheng Xin Divine Monk was unexpected from Xu Qingnian.

“Why?”

Xu Qingnian was somewhat curious.

How could there still be some doubt when there was ironclad evidence.

“World Honoured One, no one in the current world can live for such a long time, especially the saints, they carry the heavenly destiny, heaven and earth will not allow them to live for such a long time.”

“Even if they did live so long, they would not do so, saints are different, each saint has his or her own mind and will not be hindered by others.”

“World Honoured One, the poor monk asks you one question, if allowing half the world to be buried would allow you to become a saint, would you be willing?”

The Divine Monk of Righteous Heart stated the reason why he had vetoed it.

When this was said, Xu Qingnian was indeed silent.

The valley/span allowed half of the world’s people to be buried in exchange for his holy throne.

Xu Qingnian might not be able to do it.

This is not a holy mother’s heart, but a matter of three views, this is the root of human nature, no one is a vicious devil, people have evil thoughts, because good thoughts are not allowed to prove.

It is not a matter of being born evil.

In particular, Xu Qingnian had read books for several years and understood many truths.

He could not make such a choice.

Seeing Xu Qingnian’s hesitation and silence.

The Zheng Xin Divine Monk folded his hands and said.

“World Honoured One, you already have an answer in your heart, so I think there is no need for the poor monk to say more.”

“But the poor monk does not dare to guarantee that it is right, after all, when people reach their old age, they may have some evil thoughts, after all, everyone wants to live forever.”

“Only, there are also people who will come to great enlightenment in the midst of life and death, there are just a few, but there are only a few saints in the ancient and modern world.”

“In fact, in the end, what is the meaning of longevity and meaning? The friends around us are getting old one by one, the world is dying, and after a thousand years, things are already different.

The Divine Monk of Zheng Xin understands life and death. Decades ago, he was struck by a curse and his life had come to an end, relying on his breath to last until now, just to wait for Xu Qingnian’s arrival.

And in these decades, he has understood many things and has extra insight into life and death.

Xu Qingnian was also thinking hard.

Because when you think about it.

Which one of those who could become a saint was not a dragon and a phoenix among men.

Saints are not powerful in realm strength.

Rather, it was the power of the mind and soul. For ordinary people, perhaps if they were allowed to live forever, they would do whatever it took.

But for a saint, it is not really possible.

Only, whether it was or not, one could not be sure, nor could the Righteous Heart Divine Monk.

One could only put it aside for the moment and not dwell on the matter for now.

“Thank you so much, Master, for bestowing the Dharma.”

Soon, Xu Qingnian spoke out respectfully, before continuing to ask.

“The late emperor asked me to come here, saying that there was something to explain, dare I ask Master, what is it?”

Xu Qingnian was somewhat emotional, while asking up the main matter.

In Emperor Wu’s tomb, Emperor Wu had said that he had left some messages in the Little Thunder Sound Temple, and he had come here himself for this matter.

“Emperor Wu left some words, please listen, Master.”

“Emperor Wu expected that in future generations, someone would definitely seek the immortal collection of the Central Continent, but the immortal collection is full of many strange and unknown things, so if you want to protect yourself, bring the immortal corpse with you.”

So said the Monk of True Heart.

“Bring the immortal corpse with you?”

Xu Qingnian frowned, he did not expect the words left behind by the Martial Emperor to be this.

“En, take the immortal corpse with you to the Central Continent Immortal Collection.”

“However, the poor monk thinks that it should not be necessary.”

The Zheng Xin divine Monk nodded, while saying another intriguing word.

“Why?”

Xu Qingnian continued to ask.

“The Martial Emperor asked His Holiness to bring the immortal corpse with him, perhaps because the immortal corpse could suppress the mysterious power of the Central Continent Immortal Collection, except that back then, when the Martial Emperor was looking for the poor monk, he had the same aura as you in his body.”

“It is even said that the aura within Sezun’s body is even stronger and more terrifying than Martial Emperor’s.”

Divine Monk Zheng Xin looked at Xu Qingnian and mentioned this crucial information.

“Is this it?”

Xu Qingnian condensed the Three Demon Seal.

“En, this is the thing, the Martial Emperor had this aura in his body when he returned from the Central Continent Immortal Collection back then, but it wasn’t as strong, and the Immortal Corpse could suppress it.”

“That’s why Martial Emperor instructed World Honour to bring along the Immortal Corpse, only since World Honour has such a seal and can suppress it, I think the Mid Continent Immortal Collection will not affect World Honour in any way.”

He spoke slowly.

Seriously, he said.

“Understood.”

“Master, I have one last question, when will they make their move?”

Xu Qingnian asked one last question.

This group of people had been calculating since the Northern Expedition, with ma*sive blood sacrifices, by now, it should be soon, they just didn’t know the exact time.

“No surprise, the Great War in the Middle Continent is when their scheme will succeed.”

“So, it all still depends on His Holiness, if there is no war, the turmoil can be suppressed, the Primordial Yuan Dynasty and the Sudden Evil Dynasty, although they are eyeing Great Wei, do not want this to happen.”

“But if the Great Wei Dynasty becomes stronger and stronger, the two dynasties will only fight to the death.”

“At that time, it will be another big chaos.”

The Zheng Xin divine Monk briefly analysed.

In other words, it was up to Xu Qingnian to decide whether this world was in chaos or not.

Now, the appearance of the Great Wei Divine Martial Cannon had caused the two dynasties to feel real pressure, and if Great Wei was willing to make peace and give up the Divine Martial Cannon, they could choose to develop peacefully.

But if Wei is not willing, the two dynasties are not stupid and will not just sit there and wait for death.

To die early or late was to die, so it was better to let go of the situation, even if it was bad for them, and not let Great Wei get stronger and stronger.

From the country’s point of view, there is no way around it.

The topic returns here.

Right now, Xu Qingnian knew that this had come to a desperate situation again.

It was a deadlock.

Advance, and the world would be in chaos, and there would be a more powerful enemy.

Retreat, everything is just a dowry for others, although Great Wei can also gain advantages, but the future is anyone’s guess, it may be another fight that day.

If you want to solve this trouble, you still have to see if there is any extremely high quality spirit gold in the Zhongzhou Immortal Collection.

If there is, and if there is a lot of it, then there is no need to worry about these things.

But if there wasn’t, it would be troublesome.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingnian could not help but get up as he bowed towards the Zheng Xin divine Monk.

“Many thanks, Master.”

“Junior has nothing to offer in return, so I will help Master renew his life for ten years.”

With that said.

The Three Demon Seals coalesced in his palm, and in the next moment the demonic Qi within the latter’s body all surged into Xu Qingnian’s body.

In an instant, the Zheng Xin Divine Monk was somewhat surprised.

“World Honoured One, there is no need for this, the old ca*sock does not wish to renew his life, don’t harm World Honoured One.”

Divine Monk Zheng Xin spoke, he had been sitting withered for ten years and had long since seen through life and death, and no longer cared about life and death.

“For me, it’s just a matter of raising my hand.”

“Moreover, the world may be in great turmoil, and if the master dies, I don’t know how many more heavenly beings will die in this turmoil.”

“The junior is saving the world’s living beings.”

Xu Qingnian spoke, and his words silenced the Zheng Xin Divine Monk.

“Amitabha Buddha.”

“On behalf of the world’s pale beings, the poor monk thanks His Holiness many times.”

The Zheng Xin Divine Monk did not refuse anymore, but released his demonic Qi.

A quarter of an hour later.

All the demonic Qi in his body disappeared and was refined clean by Xu Qingnian, while Xu Qingnian punched in a Martial Emperor’s Qi to reshape the other party’s physical body.

“Grandmaster, junior will first leave, the Mahayana Buddha Dharma needs more help from senior, if this Dharma can be pa*sed down, it can increase the chances of victory by a few points.”

Xu Qingnian left these words behind, and then left straight away.

As quickly as he came, so quickly did he leave.

“Respectfully, I obey the dharma.”

The Zheng Xin Divine Monk folded his hands while slowly repairing his physical body.

The next moment.

Outside the Little Thunder Sound Temple.

Xu Qingnian’s gaze could not help but fall on the Tianzhu Temple.

He was somewhat silent.

It seemed that he was pondering whether he should make a trip to the Tianzhu Temple.

But in the end, he did not head to the Tianzhu Temple, but disappeared into the vast mountains of the Western Continent.

In the midst of the mountains and rivers.

Xu Qingnian took out the map of the Central Continent Immortal Collection.

As the power of the Martial Emperor poured into the map, in an instant a dot of light flickered on the huge map.

Look carefully.

It was at the border between the Central Continent and the Eastern Continent.

This was the place where the Central Continent Immortal Treasure was located.

In an instant.

Xu Qingnian took a step across ten thousand miles and hurried towards the Central Continent Immortal Treasure.

But before he left, Xu Qingnian wrote a heavenly letter, informing the Empress that before he returned to Great Wei, no matter what, he should not turn against the two dynasties.

One could endure, never turn the other cheek, and wait for one’s return for everything.

Now that she knew what these people were up to, Xu Qingnian would not let them get away with it.

If he was really unlucky and died in the Central Continent Immortal Collection, the big deal would be to let go of the Divine Martial Cannon, as long as he didn’t let go of the first product and let out the other two products in exchange for more benefits.

This would ensure that Great Wei could develop peacefully for hundreds of years.

Today, Great Wei has swept away all its enemies, and if it is run properly, it will not be any worse.

Even if there were people in the shadows who wanted to make trouble, the three great dynasties would not agree, and the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the First Yuan Dynasty were not stupid either.

An hour later.

A deserted mountain.

The place was endless and the brown earth seemed to be stained with countless blood.

The map was taken out.

At that moment, the entire map turned into a token and disappeared into the mountains.

And the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent emerged.

Spiritual energy gathered in all directions.

Eventually, a glazed door appeared.

After crossing this door, one could learn the secrets of the Zhongzhou Immortal Cache.

There was no hesitation.

Xu Qingnian took a step across and did not enter behind the Immortal Gate.