Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 520 - 417, I Am MT (Requesting Monthly Tickets) _1

Chapter 520: Chapter 417, I Am MT (Requesting Monthly Tickets) _1

On the river embankment, Lv Qiluo, with her brows slightly furrowed, floated in front of Li Xuan.

"So, your plan, Li Xuan, is to confront Xiangyue by yourself and hold on until the dike is opened on the other side at Zhijiang City?"

"Otherwise?"

Li Xuan looked at the river in front of him through Lv Qiluo. "No one here is more suitable than me. They might be stronger than me in combat, but when it comes to resilience and recovery, they are nowhere near my level."

The key was they needed to preserve their combat power, waiting for the opportunity to kill Xiangyue. Mater Huaibi and Master Jiudeng also needed to be taken into account.

So, the task of being the MT facing the BOSS fell to him, Li Xuan

"Recovery? I can indeed help you recover from injuries, but you seem to have forgotten about Yesha?"

Lv Qiluo sighed and pointed at Li Xuan’s chest with her delicate finger: "The more power I use, the more Yesha will accumulate in your body. Once it reaches a certain point, you will die.

I am different from Yu Hongchang, the Yesha she generates is just a drop in the bucket compared to me. Even if you achieve the mind of Yang in the future, you may not be able to withstand it."

The reason why she attached herself to Li Xuan was a huge calculation. She had brought out important items like the innate gourd vine seed and Jiutian Xirang for this purpose, so she didn’t want Li Xuan to die just like that.

But then, Lv Qiluo saw the magical instruments on Li Xuan’s body emitting great Hao Qi, and his eyes were full of determination.

Lv Qiluo felt a headache and said, "Fearless and ready to sacrifice his life, Li Xuan, you are truly a worthy successor of the Wen surname."

She pondered for a moment, and then said solemnly, "Li Xuan, if you insist on confronting Xiangyue alone, it’s not entirely hopeless. In addition to the Hao Qi provided by the students, you still have to make good use of the technique of controlling Shi!"

Lv Qiluo glanced specifically into Li Xuan’s sleeve, knowing that the emperor’s imperial decree was stored there.

"The Emperor has entrusted you with personnel and resources from the surrounding three provinces, five divisions, and the Yangtze navy, which is a great force. Besides, there is Liudao Division on the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which is also significant. You must make good use of their Shi."

"Controlling Shi?" Li Xuan looked at her confused. "I understand the concept of controlling Shi, but I think I should have limited power at the moment."

The reason was twofold. First, he was not proficient in the technique of controlling ’Shi,’ and second, his official rank was not high enough.

In this world, the authority and position a person possessed determined their ability to control Shi.

For instance, his father, Li Chengji, in addition to being the Earl Chengyi, also held the second-rank official role of tidu of caojiang navy, and held the added title of General Zhuguo, who was the sub 1st-rank official.

Combined with Li Chengji’s years of military service and masterful handling of ’military power,’ he was able to fully utilize the ’power of the Earl Chengyi and the thirty thousand navy soldiers.

But Li Xuan, was inexperienced in the area of controlling Shi, and was currently only a minor 3rd-rank official, Earl Jingan.

Although he has received an imperial decree from the Emperor now, it’s only temporary authorization. How much power he could exert in this battle was unclear.

For example, the Huguang Provincial Inspector and Yunyang Provincial Inspector in the nearby Yichang City, even though they had gathered thousands of Confucian disciples in Yichang City, they could not harness the power of the disciples to reach the heavenly level.

With their status in the Confucian area, harnessing the Hao Qi of these disciples to reach the half-heavenly level is their limit.

It was only Duke Yansheng and Li Xuan, the Hufa of Neo-Confucianism, who could mobilize the Hao Qi on a large scale.

This was the effect of name and rank-if a person has the legitimate name and rank, then they could manipulate the power.

Lv Qiluo listened and asked, "Li Xuan, do you know why I wanted to plant the innate gourd vine seed and Jiutian Xirang into your flesh and primordial spirits? And why did I let you risk your life for it?"

Then she answered her own question: "The so-called ’The persistent earth element is the embodiment of virtue, it carries a substantial burden.’ The Jiutian Xirang is the most virtuous among all kinds of soils in the world; the root system of the gourd vine can stabilize the soil and water.

It can complement the shortcomings of Wenshan Seal and help you suppress Qi luck. A person’s ’authority,’ ’power,’ are also embodied in his Qi luck. Therefore, the ’Shi’ that you can use now is far greater than you think. Your only barrier now is the technique to use it.

But I remember that among the grudge ghost devoured by Taotie in the Dali Temple, there were remnants of Ji Gang. Ji Gang, an Imperial Censor under Emperor Tai of Jin Dynasty, is a name that you must have heard before, right? This man reached the apex of power and authority in his heyday when he was at the Divine Heavenly level. Although little is left of his remnants, you might not be able to acquire his Divine Heavenly level Wuyi, but his technique of manipulating Shi also reached its peak-"

Of course, Li Xuan had heard of Ji Gang. He was the right-hand man of Emperor Tai of Jin Dynasty. He initially helped Emperor Tai conquer the world with his guard corps, the Xiuyiwei, and later helped him eliminate dissenters within the court. He was an uncompromising, sinister, and sharp individual who was good at currying favour. At his peak, he silenced court officials of Emperor Tai’s reign and eventually ended up being executed by lingering death.

Li Xuan immediately started going through the many ghosts contained within ’Wuqu Pojun.’ Taotie was only responsible for devouring, and the grudge ghosts he devoured were all stored in ’Wuqu Pojun.’

"If he’s not suitable, there’s also Imperial Historian Chen Ying. He ordered the execution of dozens of families who were loyal to the Jianling Emperor, and the relatives of those people who were involved and killed numbered in the tens of thousands. He eventually died in the Dali Temple prison as Jiuyi Prision was not yet built in Beijing. His technique of manipulating Shi is far less proficient than Ji Gang, but he left more remnants-"

Just as a hint of joy appeared on Li Xuan’s face, Lv Qiluo suddenly stopped speaking. This was because Jiang Hanyun had walked in front of Li Xuan.

"Li Xuan, come with me. I have something to say to you."

After saying this, she walked towards a bamboo grove in the distance with her hand resting on her waist sword. Li Xuan followed with some confusion.

This made the women present look at each other, speculating about what Xiaowei Jiang was planning to say to Li Xuan.

Jiang Yunqi also cared deeply. His face twitched slightly, but he managed to restrain the urge to find out what was going on.

In the bamboo forest, Jiang Hanyun’s face was serious. She pressed her right hand towards Li Xuan’s chest, "My father created the ’Shentian Dual Essence Technique’, and there is a secret technique that can borrow from the Taoist seal method to lend you some of my Zhenyuan and divine soul power.

Xiangyue’s mana is close to the great heavenly level, and I can’t help at all this time. Now there is only this method that can provide you with a bit of help. Li Xuan, don’t refuse—"

She gave a self-deprecating laugh, then looked at Li Xuan with exceptionally serious eyes: "I know this is highly risky, but with our ’Shentian Dual Essence Technique’, if something happens to you, my Primordial Spirit will be severely damaged. So, if you don’t want anything to happen to me, be careful with your own life."

Li Xuan could not help but be speechless. He let Jiang Hanyun’s hand press against his chest and gave a laugh, "Don’t worry, I promise, I won’t get hurt this time."

Jiang Hanyun did not dare to believe him, but she nevertheless focused on creating a seal inside Li Xuan’s body.

About half a moment later, when the two returned from the bamboo forest, Li Xuan saw Yu Hongshang, Xue Yunrou, Yue Qianqian, and Ao Shuying all stand up together.

"Li Xuan, I have something to speak with you—"

The four girls were slightly taken aback, then they looked at each other in dismay. An awkward yet chilled atmosphere suddenly spread over the embankment.

At this moment, Li Xuan did not feel anything, but Li Chengji, who was healing his injuries on the side, felt a chill in his spine, cold sweat gushed from his forehead.

At this moment, he had a strong desire to separate from the family, thinking that it would be best to expel this prodigal son, otherwise, his heart would not be able to bear it sooner or later.

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At the same time, in Jiugong Mountain in Huguang Jing Gate, the master of Shangqing Palace, Master Shenchen, received a talisman paper from Yichang.

The talisman paper was from the hand of Earl Jingan, with the seal of ’Earl Jingan’. It ordered the people of Jiugong Mountain to act according to this command in the name of the Emperor’s envoy.

Master Shenchen used his Law Body to examine it, and he saw a faint dragon Qi surrounding the talisman paper, proving that this ’Earl Jingan’ indeed carried the emperor’s command.

For the past two days, he had been extremely uneasy and restless over his plans with Master Huaibi of Taiqing Palace to manipulate the floods in Jiangnan and release Wu Zhiqi’s Law Body. But after receiving this talisman paper, he felt a little reassured and immediately sent a disciple to please Master Xuanfei of Yuqing Palace.

However, just as his disciple was preparing to leave, Master Xuanfei had already come in person. He said with a worrisome face, "When the previous palace master of Taiqing Palace took in Huaibi as a disciple, I felt uneasy.

Huaibi himself is just a Taoist cultivator, with an unclear origin. How could Taiqing Palace, one of the three Palaces, be handed over to him? Now it turns out to be just as I expected. This person has caused a disaster for our Jiugong Mountain!"

Upon hearing this, Master Shenchen gave a bitter smile: "The palace master also had no choice. In the past three hundred years, even our Jiugong Mountain hasn’t produced a cultivator of heavenly level. Perhaps the Palace Master wanted to seize his power to stabilize the sect."

Immediately afterwards, his expression became solemn: "Let’s talk about Earl Jingan’s order. If we do this properly, there might still be a chance for us to turn things around."

"Naturally," Master Xuanfei’s face showed a puzzled expression: "But I don’t quite understand why Earl Jingan asks us to go all out to scatter large quantities of ice cores as small as dust in the high-altitude clouds. What’s the use of that?"

"I don’t understand this either." Master Shenchen shook his head: "In any case, we just obey and act. I plan to mobilize the entire mountain, gather all the demon cultivators who can perform this technique, and perform it together."

The so-called demon cultivators are in the third level. At this time, there are probably around one hundred and twenty of them on Jiugong Mountain.

"I have the same intention!" Master Xuanfei heard the words and didn’t hesitate any longer: "Let’s start quickly then so that the court can understand that we of Jiugong Mountain are extremely obedient."

At this time, they didn’t know that on the summit of Wudang Mountain in the northernmost part of Huguang, an old Taoist with white hair and eyebrows also received a talisman paper from Li Xuan. After pondering for a moment, he called all his personal disciples and junior brothers to his side.

"The imperial envoy, Earl Jingan, has an order, Mingdan, you quickly select one hundred and twenty demon cultivators from the disciples in the mountain, and go to Henan to perform rain rituals."

"Rain rituals?" A Taoist in the hall was surprised: "Master, this rain cannot be randomly ordered. If we interfere with the natural weather, it will cause great problems. Moreover, there hasn’t been any drought in Henan and Huai Bei recently. And moreover, who is this Earl Jingan? Can we listen to his words?"

The white-eyebrowed old Taoist glared at him: "When I tell you to do something, why is there so much nonsense? Just do as I say. The Earl Jingan has been ordered by the court, and he has also saved the day before. If we don’t listen to him, should we listen to you?"

After saying that, he took out a jade bottle from his sleeve and threw it to one of them: "You take the ’Shangshan Rain-Increasing Bottle’ with you, and when you get there, you’ll decide what to do. Don’t make it rain too little, but also don’t cause a flood—"

Just at this moment, there was a loud rumbling noise from outside the mountain, and numerous thunderbolts flashed.

The white-eyebrowed old Taoist focused his spirit on his eyes and looked at the clouds outside. He vaguely saw a dragon shadow performing the Moving Clouds and Rain ritual forty kilometers away.

He recognized it as Ao Ling, the eldest son of the Dragon King of the Dan River. As the Dragon King of the Dan River had to go south to Yichang for the battle, this stretch of the Dan River next to Wudang Mountain was currently guarded by Ao Ling.

There was already a constant downpour near Wudang Mountain. Now with Ao Ling performing his technique, a heavy rainstorm was descending on the area.

The white-eyebrowed old Taoist then withdrew his gaze: "The other thing Earl Jingan asked us to do was to reinforce the river embankments near the Dan River estuary using Taoist techniques to store water, to prevent the heavy rain from harming the people."

After the head of Wudang said this, he looked anxiously in the direction of Yichang City.

He didn’t know if this Earl Jingan could kill Xiangyue, calm the flood, and he could only do his best to provide some help to the court.