NABC Chapter 146 The Vanished Xu Changqing! Fengdu!
Chapter 146 The Vanished Xu Changqing! Fengdu!
Chapter 146 The Vanished Xu Changqing! Fengdu!
During Tang Xuejian's absence, Xu Changqing extracted the Thunder Spirit Pearl from Yun Ting's body and sealed it for preservation.
Yun Ting was somewhat listless after losing the Thunder Spirit Orb. This spiritual object had accompanied him since childhood, and its sudden removal still had some effects.
Seeing this, Chu Yang fed him a Blood Bodhi, and the other man's complexion quickly returned to normal.
"Finally, I've broken free from this curse. From now on, I, Yun Ting, am truly free."
Yun Ting's smile was tinged with bitterness. He thought of his beloved who had passed away on their wedding night. If Xu Changqing and the others had arrived sooner, perhaps the tragedy would not have happened.
It can only be said that fate plays tricks on people!
Chu Yang said softly, "Young Master Yun, the future is long, and you have plenty of time and opportunities to experience it. The deceased are gone, but the living must continue to face life."
Yun Ting clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I will keep in mind the Daoist's teachings."
"Why don't you all rest here for the night and wait for Brother Jing and Miss Tang to return? Now that the dark clouds have dispersed, Leizhou City is bustling with activity. Why not take a look around before you leave?"
Xu Changqing shook his head and said, "The situation is urgent. We have no time to rest. Every minute we delay will increase the danger to Mount Shu."
Lin Yueru advised, "Master Xu, let's wait a bit. Xuejian needs time to calm down. We can't just leave her behind, can we? She's a young woman; what if something happens to her—"
Li Xiaoyao nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Brother Xu, that girl doesn't seem to be very bright. What if she gets sold out halfway through the journey? We'd be in big trouble!"
Xu Changqing said with a wry smile, "What kind of talk is this?"
Chu Yang patted Xu Changqing on the shoulder, "Senior brother, we've already found the Earth Spirit Orb and the Thunder Spirit Orb so quickly, it's already a great success. Be careful not to overdo it."
"Okay—we've been rushing these past two days, and you're probably tired too, so let's take a rest."
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"Fine," Xu Changqing said, walking alone outside the Yun residence. "I'll just wander around the area. You don't need to look for me."
"Oh! Brother Xu—"
Just as Li Xiaoyao was about to chase after him, Chu Yang stopped him.
"He probably wants to catch demons nearby. So many demon souls escaped from the Demon Locking Tower, and he's been thinking about it constantly. Letting him rest is more painful than killing him."
Li Xiaoyao sighed upon hearing this.
Lin Yueru was deeply moved and said, "Master Xu is truly chivalrous and righteous, worthy of our respect."
joke!
The character of the next leader of the Shushan Sect, who was pre-selected by Qingwei and others, was naturally recognized by them.
As dusk fell.
Jing Tian and Tang Xuejian have not returned yet.
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru went to the street, but they each did their own thing, and judging from the current situation, they probably won't have any further contact.
Chu Yang was alone in the Yun Mansion, feeling a bit like an empty nester, so he simply went straight into the Soul Palace.
Inside the palace, the same three brothers were still working day and night.
Magic Chu Yang, One Piece Chu Yang, Marvel Chu Yang.
The Golden Silkworm Gu has only completed the extraction of bloodline factors and has not yet attempted further replication experiments.
The three of them wanted to overcome the difficulty of the Demon-Eating Gu first, and then study the Golden Silkworm Gu.
After all, you have to eat one bite at a time.
The immortal hero Chu Yang brought good news: it might be possible to obtain the bloodline factor of the Demon Lord Chonglou in the future.
The three were greatly encouraged after hearing this.
The Demon Lord's bloodline power is far more powerful than the Otsutsuki bloodline.
There are two reasons why Chu Yang has not added any new bloodline factors to himself.
First, he did not break his limiter. Adding other lineage factors rashly could cause conflicts, as has already been proven in One-Punch Man.
Secondly, among so many bloodline factors, none are significantly stronger than the Otsutsuki bloodline, so it's not worth making any attempt.
However, the Demon Lord's bloodline factors are a different matter.
Magic Chu Yang joked, "If the Soul Palace can truly communicate with all realms in the future, we can become something like the Main God Space, using bloodline factors as rewards to cultivate our own power."
After thinking about it seriously for a moment, Chu Yang nodded and said, "Theoretically speaking, it is feasible. I am now planning to train Hydra so that they can become superhumans through bloodline factors."
Pirate Chu Yang shrugged, his tone laced with a sense of resignation, "Good luck, I don't need such a grand plan anymore, we've cleared the game."
Marvel Chu Yang turned his head to the side, annoyed.
What are you showing off for?
The immortal swordsman Chu Yang stepped forward and asked curiously, "How's Vegapunk's research on infinite energy going?"
Pirate Chu Yang looked troubled. "If I hadn't stopped him last time, he would have almost dismantled Pluto's power source. The progress is slow, but it's proceeding steadily."
Marvel Chu Yang suddenly asked, "Has the research on artificial Devil Fruits been suspended? Those things might be quite useful in other worlds."
"Caesar, Quinn, and Judge are still conducting research, but they should be able to make a breakthrough in a while."
Pirate Chu Yang sensed Marvel Chu Yang's thoughts and bluntly stated, "You want to set up a superpower school like Professor Charles from X-Men, right?"
"Using bloodline factors to create fake superpowered individuals to lure away the real superpowered individuals, then exploiting them and stealing their bloodline factors?"
Marvel's Chu Yang retorted angrily, "Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by stealing? Can you call it stealing when it's a scientist's work?"
Magic Chu Yang clicked his tongue, "He's like Old Kong Yiji."
The immortal Chu Yang suddenly realized a problem: "Won't the backdoor you left in the bloodline factor fail? Don't let it backfire on us after the host's strength increases."
With a flick of his hair, Magic Chu Yang revealed a confident smile. "Don't worry, if the host wants to break free from our control, he must be proficient in magic, ninjutsu, sorcery, and demonic arts. I'll have to add more spells when I have the chance in the future."
Xianxia Chu Yang shuddered. "Sometimes you really can be quite scary."
Magic Chu Yang glanced at him and sighed, "If only we had another piece of the Hōgyō, we could integrate all these spells and skills into one, making it much easier to create these things in the future."
Pirate Chu Yang took a deep breath. "We must get that incomplete Hogyoku in Aizen's hands. If he doesn't attack Soul Society soon, we may have to take the initiative."
Magic Chu Yang nodded. "We'll talk about it again when Death Chu Yang comes next time."
The four chatted for a while longer before the immortal swordsman Chu Yang returned to the world of Legend of Sword and Fairy.
Yun Mansion.
A whole night has passed.
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru returned first and each fell fast asleep in their respective rooms.
Jing Tian and Tang Xuejian returned a little later, and their behavior seemed a bit more intimate than usual.
And Xu Changqing—
He did not return home all night.
"Something's not right. This guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes never stays out all night. Something must have happened."
Chu Yang was a little worried, but then he thought that since the Demon Lord hadn't come out to challenge him to a second round of the competition, Xu Changqing probably hadn't encountered a life-threatening crisis.
"Go out and look for it—"
"Get up, all of you! How can you possibly sleep at your age?!"
Early in the morning, Chu Yang knocked violently on everyone's doors.
Two men and two women, their eyes gleaming with dark circles, walked out of the room looking utterly dejected, resembling a group of four sitting together in an internet cafe playing video games.
The four men looked at Chu Yang with unfriendly expressions.
Chu Yang's next words sent a chill down their spines.
"My senior brother is lost! Go find him quickly!"
A whole day has passed.
The group searched the area around Leizhou City but could not find Xu Changqing.
Logically speaking, no matter how far he traveled in one night, he couldn't possibly leave Leizhou.
But I just can't find it.
Even with Observation Haki, Xu Changqing couldn't be detected.
There are two reasons for this situation: either Xu Changqing is no longer in Leizhou, or there is someone similar to Zhao Ling'er by his side who is constantly emitting spiritual power, interfering with his Observation Haki perception.
Suddenly, a figure flashed through Chu Yang's mind.
Zixuan!
It's highly likely that Xu Changqing and Zixuan met last night, especially considering that Xu Changqing didn't return home all night—
A playful smile appeared on Chu Yang's lips.
You, the handsome and shrewd eldest disciple of Mount Shu, have been playing such tricks behind our backs!
Just as Chu Yang was about to tell everyone to retreat, the demonic sword behind Jing Tian suddenly flew out and spun around in the sky.
After spending the night together, Jing Tian and Tang Xuejian learned about Long Kui's situation. They kept waving towards the sky and calling out, "Long Kui, come down quickly!"
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were completely bewildered.
Longkui's unusual behavior made Chu Yang feel that something was wrong, so he reached out and used the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Pull to pull Longkui down from the sky.
Jing Tian quickly stepped forward, and Chu Yang handed him the Demon Sword, then said, "Ask her what happened."
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Jing Tian gripped the Demon Sword and asked Long Kui through his mind, but the answer he received made his expression change.
"Longkui said she smelled resentment, and it was an extremely powerful resentment! That resentment had been inside the Demon Locking Tower for decades and came out of the tower with her."
Jing Tian's voice trembled as he spoke.
"Could it be that thing Brother Xu mentioned to us?!" Lin Yueru exclaimed in panic, "The evil thoughts of the Shushan Sect Leader and the four elders."
Chu Yang took a deep breath. "It's the Evil Sword Immortal."
Li Xiaoyao asked anxiously, "Was Brother Xu captured by the Evil Sword Immortal? That guy probably wanted to steal the Five Elemental Pearls, right?"
"My attention was all on Bai Yue, so I completely overlooked this guy —"
Chu Yang had a headache.
It is highly likely that Xu Changqing was ambushed by the Evil Sword Immortal while catching demons in the wild, and was then rescued by Zi Xuan.
I just don't know where Zixuan took the person.
Jing Tian asked, "Master Chu, what should we do now? Should we return to Mount Shu and inform the sect leader?"
Tang Xuejian chimed in, "Yes, maybe a master from the Shu Mountain Sect can find Xu Changqing! It's better than us running around like headless flies, isn't it?"
Chu Yang gestured for everyone to be quiet.
"Don't worry about Senior Brother's safety. Since Demon Lord Chonglou promised to appear in a dangerous situation, he won't break his promise. Everyone, let's calm down and focus on finding Senior Brother's whereabouts."
Chu Yang knew they still had many questions, but finding Xu Changqing was more important right now, and he had a feeling that the other party's current situation was not optimistic.
There are many things in the world more painful than death.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent and resumed their aimless search. However, Chu Yang, realizing the seriousness of the situation, secretly released his shadow clone to help when the others were not paying attention.
Thousands of shadow clones left Leizhou and went to more distant places to search for Xu Changqing's whereabouts.
A day later, the shadow clone sent back a message.
Xu Changqing was indeed no longer in Leizhou, but in a place that Chu Yang had not expected.
Fengdu.
Knowing Xu Changqing's location, Chu Yang immediately called everyone to leave Leizhou. This time, he no longer concealed his strength and used his sword control technique to drag everyone to Fengdu Ghost City.
As soon as he entered the city, Chu Yang felt the restlessness deep within his soul in Fengdu.
In the Legend of Sword and Fairy, Fengdu City leads directly to the Ghost Realm, and the wandering ghosts and spirits in the Ghost Realm are all highly nourishing for Chu Yang's Fengdu.
"Wow! This place is so creepy, it feels so scary!"
Tang Xuejian felt a chill run down her spine and silently hid behind Jing Tian, always feeling that something was secretly watching her.
Jing Tian shielded Tang Xuejian with his hand, but was struck on the back of his hand by the Demon Sword. He cried out in pain and then heard Long Kui's laughter.
"How come she has such a mischievous side?"
Jing Tian thought to himself with a hint of helplessness.
Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were quite bold. Not only were they not afraid, but they also looked around with curiosity. If they weren't worried about Xu Changqing's safety, they probably would have run away long ago.
From a purely travel perspective, Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru are indeed a very good pair.
Tang Xuejian pointed to a spot not far away and muttered softly, "Master Chu, let's hurry up and find Master Xu, okay? There's someone over there giving us strange looks."
Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a middle-aged man with a hunched back, thin frame, and a lewd face.
The middle-aged man met Chu Yang's gaze, but surprisingly, he wasn't afraid and swaggered over.
"My name is Zhao Wuyan. Judging from your appearance, it seems that this is your first time in the capital. If you need anything, feel free to ask me. There is nothing I cannot do in this place."
Zhao Wuyan looked at everyone with a grin, his gaze lingering on Tang Xuejian and Lin Yueru.
The other person's sleazy demeanor caused both of them to show expressions of disgust.
Chu Yang said coldly, "Take us to Aunt Ma's inn."
Zhao Wuyan's eyes darted around, and he said furtively, "Are you distinguished guests here for leisure? Or do you have important business to attend to? Would you be interested in a trip to the Ghost Realm? I have something good here, and it will only cost a very low price—"
Before Zhao Wuyan could finish speaking, his shoulder was pierced by sword energy, causing him to scream in agony on the street.
Other passersby glanced at it and quickly quickened their pace, afraid of being implicated.
"I know you are a ghost messenger, walking between the realms of the living and the dead, and you know some tricks of the trade. I also know that you used herbal tea as a soul-separating soup to deceive others."
"Don't try any of those tricks on me. I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and will really send you down there, never to come back for the rest of your life."
Chu Yang's indifferent tone was chilling.
When Zhao Wuyan heard that his background had been revealed by the stranger in front of him, he immediately realized that he had encountered a tough opponent. So he said no more and silently led Chu Yang and the others to the inn.
No sooner had Chu Yang stepped into the inn than Zhao Wuyan began spouting nonsense.
"You better not let this old man run into you down there, or you'll be sorry!"
After making those harsh words, Zhao Wuyan disappeared from everyone's sight.
Lin Yueru and Tang Xuejian were so angry that they stomped their feet.
Tang Xuejian cursed, "You rascal! You're the one who shouldn't be seen by me! Otherwise, I'll beat you to a pulp!"
Lin Yueru also joined in the cursing.
The two voices attracted Aunt Ma, the innkeeper. The plump Aunt Ma walked over with a smile and asked, "I heard Zhao Wuyan cursing from afar. Looks like he didn't get anything good from you gentlemen. Quite a few people were cheated by him in previous years!"
Aunt Ma sighed, "Most of the people who want to go to the Ghost Realm are pitiful, stubborn fools. The most numerous are lovesick men and women; just hearing their stories is heartbreaking. I don't know how that bastard Zhao Wuyan could bring himself to do it!"