novelapdf Chapter 502 Great Zhou
Chapter 502 Great Zhou
"Fifteen years have passed..."
Beyond the sky, a figure in blue let out a soft sigh.
According to the Dao of Qi Cultivation era, his true form roamed the heavens for a full fifteen years!
Beyond the heavens lies a primordial chaos, devoid of concepts such as emptiness.
Even though he was a Golden Core True Monarch, he felt extremely lonely.
Fortunately, there was the 'Dao-Born Pearl,' which would descend upon the disciples whenever they were troubled, allowing them to enjoy the pleasures of the Qi-cultivation and Qi-refining paths, thus easing their moods. At this moment, his gaze fell upon a distant flash of celestial light. "Another world?!"
Fang Qing couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion: "Even if it's a so-called land devoid of spirits, I'll accept it!"
After becoming a Golden Core True Monarch, there is no need for spiritual energy cultivation. On the contrary, he himself is [Ji Shui], the spiritual energy, the ethereal essence, the essence of the world's destiny, and the core of Ling tide's return!
As long as there is still a spring in that desolate place, he can communicate with all the springs and dews in the world in an instant, causing them to emit spiritual energy and give birth to a large number of [Ji Shui] spiritual objects!
Of course, if you really want to use it, [Winged Fire] and [Mystic Thunder] are barely acceptable. [Female Earth] is not so good, since the Metal position is not on him, and now that Sangji is on the verge of death, it is difficult to even borrow it.
Fang Qing took a step forward, and gradually felt the ground beneath his feet.
The dark ink-colored water mines condensed, and a gentle breeze blew, transforming them into a solid piece of land, drawing him closer to that realm and making him feel a kind of 'heavenly disgust'!
The so-called "heavenly aversion" naturally refers to the rejection and resistance of heaven and earth...
If a Golden Core True Monarch suffers too much Heavenly Hatred, he will easily lose his position over time!
To this entirely new world, Fang Qing was like an invading virus, naturally triggering an immune response...
Upon seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Fang Qing's deep, clear eyes: "It seems this isn't the world from my previous life, otherwise it wouldn't be so resistant to me..."
He gazed at that patch of sky, where he could vaguely see a majestic continent, raging waves, and ironclad warships traversing the land, knocking on the gates of an ancient kingdom…
"It seems that humans are still the majority..."
Fang Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "I've been wondering why those Golden Core True Monarchs abandoned their positions and went to the outer heavens. Now it seems that the outer heavens hold even greater hope! And unspeakable wonders..."
After the Golden Core stage comes the [Yearly Duty]!
However, the path to Fuqi Dao [Zhi Sui] has been mostly blocked.
What if... there were a completely new world?
Yin and Yang and the Five Elements are the foundation of heaven and earth. As long as there is life in the world and it can operate stably, these seven virtues must have a place!
Therefore, it is entirely possible that one could re-ascend to the position in another realm, or even attain the title of "Yearly Official"!
Even in a world without Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, there is still the path of "emptiness proof"!
"It's a pity that finding a place like this is so difficult."
Moreover, even if you find it and achieve great success, you've already lost your way home!
Fang Qing sighed softly, then gazed at the beam of light before him.
The Golden Core True Monarch is incomparably majestic; even if he reveals his Dharma form, he may directly shatter the heavens and earth.
If he were to force his way in, he could naturally break through that area, creating a "leaky hole" in the sky, and then enter it.
But that would seem too abrupt, especially since no one knows what that place is like or whether there are any hidden dangers.
"Furthermore... the size of a Golden Core True Monarch is too great; if he were to act rashly, it could cause the continent to collapse, the heavens and earth to shatter... incurring divine wrath..."
Fang Qing remained silent for a moment, and suddenly a layer of [Ji Shui] radiance appeared on his body, like sweet rain, clear spring, and autumn dew, with a misty watery glow, possessing the power to nourish and transform.
It's precisely because the [Ji Water] is missing!
At this moment, he touched the space between his eyebrows.
A strange ray of light appeared, like a drop of dew, or like the endless convergence of [Ji Water], transforming into a round-hole white crystal, which is the metal element of [Ji Water]!
Once one achieves the Golden Core True Monarch status, it becomes extremely difficult for them to truly perish.
Even if one perishes, every strand of one's golden essence will carry the memories and insights of the original being, making it possible to be resurrected at any time.
Such a wisp of golden essence can also be refined into incarnations and clones, and then sent for reincarnation to comprehend other lineages...
In fact, this is the proper way to solve the "Yearly Duty" path. It requires a True Lord to be exceptionally talented and capable of cultivating the other three Daoist traditions outside of his own, reaching a level sufficient to seek gold and obtain a position!
But this is extremely difficult. Therefore, since ancient times, Golden Elixir True Monarchs have controlled their Golden Position through various means rather than seeking it themselves, precisely because it is almost impossible!
"In the past, the Kitchen God was reincarnated in the Primordial Heaven, and I don't know what level of cultivation he possessed... Now, I can only barely manage to reincarnate this [Ji Water] metal element..."
Fang Qing sighed softly. It was because the metal element was inherently suited for reincarnation; otherwise, why would it be the main ingredient for refining the Reincarnation Elixir?
"Next, we just need to wait for an opportunity to send this golden essence into this world..."
In the third year of the Jingyuan era of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau reported that a demonic star had appeared in the eastern sky, foretelling great chaos throughout the land!
That night, the imperial city was flooded, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.
Sheng Hai.
pain!
My head hurts so much!
Fang Qing opened his eyes and rubbed his temples, only to find that he was not a reincarnated baby, but a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a black school uniform and old but shiny leather boots. He also seemed to have applied hair oil to his head, which made the pain even more intense when he touched it.
"Who hit me with a club?!"
Fang Qing grumbled, then spotted another student cap lying on the roadside nearby.
He checked his pockets and found he was penniless, except for a brightly colored foreign print picture of a beautiful woman in a cheongsam holding a round fan, with a line of small print beside it: "A new female tutor has arrived at Qingyin Xiaozhu. She is skilled in poetry, foreign languages, and playing the xiao (a type of vertical flute). Tea fee negotiable..."
"Students and teachers...are they playing these games so elaborately?"
Fang Qing muttered a complaint, and a memory gradually surfaced in his mind—the memory of this body.
The other party also happened to be named "Fang Qing". Last night, he had taken a silver dollar with three silver jiao and sixteen copper coins, and was preparing to find the female teacher for a chat. However, he was told that she already had a lover... Then, on his way back, he was ambushed and all his money was stolen.
"Oh... so he really is a student..."
"My family lived in a small county town and was relatively well-off, so they supported my studies in Sheng Hai... but I made no progress in my studies, and instead learned all sorts of vices..."
Fang Qing picked up her student cap, blew on it, and hid it on her head to cover the wound on the back of her head.
Under the influence of some unknown force, the wound is rapidly healing...
"This is the power of metal!"
Why wasn't I reincarnated as a baby? Is it because my cycle of reincarnation in this life is incomplete? Or does it not support reincarnation? Am I only able to choose to possess the body nearest to me?
He silently sensed the metal element of the [Ji Water] and discovered a drop of water, like dew or an illusion, containing countless springs, autumn dew, and a misty, uniform liquid, which was residing in his mind's sea between his eyebrows.
However, no matter how it was triggered, no other abnormalities occurred.
"As expected... even if this world isn't some kind of spiritless wasteland, it's definitely not the kind of place where you just cultivate your inner strength... My [Ji Water] Metal element has absolutely no connection to the outside world... This is normal, because this world doesn't have a Metal position, let alone a [Ji Water] Metal position!"
"If the true body were to enter and remove the missing [Ji Water], wouldn't that immediately complete the Dao of Heaven and Earth? How much divine favor would that garner? Or perhaps divine displeasure?"
More importantly, the gold position is located within the "Tao-born Pearl," and due to its inherent status, it cannot be detected by any heaven or earth. Therefore, for this world, the absence of the "Ji Water" is what I "proven through emptiness"?
"If he throws out [Winged Fire] and [Mystic Thunder] again, he'll have passed the three Golden Ranks test. Who knows, he might even reach the late Golden Core stage?"
However, after only a brief thought, Fang Qing abandoned this tempting idea.
Even if I were to succeed in attaining enlightenment, and give those three golden positions to Heaven and Earth, this world might not be willing to return them to me. With Heaven's favor, it's entirely possible that the three golden positions could come to life and transform into three demonic Great Sages to hunt me down!
"It's best to proceed cautiously and gradually..."
Fang Qing walked out of the dark alley and came to a market.
It was early morning, and small groups of pedestrians walked by in the morning mist, some buying a few sesame cakes, others sitting at street stalls, ordering a bowl of tofu pudding or braised pork and bamboo shoots for breakfast.
The braised pork and bamboo shoot soup, made primarily with salted pork, fresh pork, and bamboo shoots, was simmered for an unknown amount of time. The soup was pure white and had an enticing aroma, making Fang Qing feel his pockets. Then he remembered his family's savings of one silver dollar, one silver coin, and sixteen copper coins... That was money his predecessor had painstakingly saved!
It was formerly the preparatory class of St. John's University, with tuition of forty silver dollars a year and living expenses of five silver dollars a month...
"Damn robbers...you won't escape this time!"
Looking at her rumbling stomach, Fang Qing felt it was a rather novel experience.
After leaving the market, I saw a dock not far away. A large ship belching black smoke was docked there, and laborers were carrying sacks, looking like two lines of ants.
After each shipment was moved to the warehouse, a bamboo token was collected from a clerk sitting on the ground. Several men dressed in black, with fierce and menacing looks, patrolled around, their hawk-like eyes fixed on the laborers and passersby. Many people felt a chill run down their spines and quickened their pace when they were swept by those eyes.
"The Black Tiger Gang monopolized the dockworker trade, and they're really making a fortune..."
Fang Qing heard people whispering, their tone seemingly filled with envy, but when she looked closely, the people had already disappeared.
He pondered for a moment: "My current tasks are twofold: first, to adapt as quickly as possible and gain the ability to protect myself; second, to explore the extraordinary systems of this world."
"I wonder if there are any formidable figures among the dock gangs?" Fang Qing walked across the dock and stopped abruptly as he passed a teahouse.
A storyteller's clear voice echoed from the teahouse: "The old master Wang Tianba, whose kung fu had reached a state of perfection, was said to be so formidable that 'not a feather could be added, nor a cicada could land,' yet he fell into the trap of the Green Dragon Gang, was surrounded by dozens of foreign guns, and died a gruesome death on the spot..."
This leads to the introduction of Senior Brother Wang Tianba, and Master Huo Tianqing, who has already reached the Grandmaster level. This Master Huo has cultivated his martial arts to a divine and enlightened state, and it is said that he can detect those with malicious intent from a thousand meters away. He has repeatedly escaped assassination attempts and avenged his junior brother, even defeating the four leaders of the Tattoo Dragon Gang.
"In the end, the Azure Dragon leader, hiding in the shadows, colluded with the Western barbarians, and his ironclad warships unleashed a single shot from dozens of miles away, devastating several miles... What became of Grandmaster Huo? Please stay tuned for the next installment!"