Chapter 46: The War of Gentlemen
Chapter 46: The War of Gentlemen
Li Tianqing followed his gaze and saw an extremely ancient fir tree with a straight trunk covered with scars and bumps.
The mountain breeze blew, and the branches and leaves of the ancient tree rustled. A bluish-white scent of incense surrounded the ancient tree, sometimes condensing into the shape of an old lady, and sometimes dissipating.
This big tree that protects Chen Shi is taking on a new divine appearance under the influence of extraordinary power.
"This mountain has spirituality. These trees, rocks, and relics, in the incense of the mountain people, will become new godmothers, protecting the mountain people from generation to generation."
Li Jindou was quite touched and said, "When a godmother grows old and a village declines, a new godmother will replace it, and new villages will be built around the godmother, and they will live on tenaciously."
The grandfather and grandson followed Chen Shi all the way, gradually going deeper into this mysterious mountain.
Chen Shi was very familiar with this place, so he didn't think anything of it. However, Li Jindou was secretly shocked: "The geography of the mountains is so complicated. It's a dream to find this place without a guide!"
The forest ahead is no longer dense, the grass and trees are sparse, and brick and stone cave dwellings come into view.
Li Jindou was inexplicably excited: "We have finally arrived at the kiln factory that produces porcelain for the True King's Tomb! Wait a minute... the realm of ghosts and gods!"
His face was solemn as he looked towards the kiln factory in front of him. He stretched out his hand to stop Chen Shi and Li Tianqing who were about to enter the kiln factory.
"This is a realm of ghosts and gods. Don't venture into it lightly."
Li Jindou said in a deep voice, "The True King's Tomb is indeed extraordinary. Even the kiln factory has become a ghost and god realm. If you accidentally step into it, I'm afraid you will be doomed!"
Chen Shi was shocked. He brought many people with him, but none of them noticed the strangeness of the kiln. Then they fell into the ghost realm of the kiln and turned into porcelain dolls.
I didn’t expect that this unprepossessing old man from the Li family could actually recognize that this is the realm of ghosts and gods!
"Tianqing's grandfather is much stronger than I expected." He said to himself.
Li Tianqing glanced at him and saw that he looked normal, so he didn't say anything.
Li Jindou walked slowly around the kiln factory. With each step, the ground around him dropped sharply, forming a deep pit. He walked around like this for a circle, marking the area covered by the ghost and god domain, and said, "I have marked the scope of this area. You must not set foot in it. Remember, remember."
He faced the kiln factory and took a long breath. This kiln factory actually made him feel terrified and he dared not set foot in it easily.
Li Jindou calmed himself down and said in a deep voice, "Tianqing, Chen Shi, you wait here while I go into the kiln factory to investigate! If I can't come out, Tianqing will go back with Chen Shi."
He paused and said, "Go back to the village. Tomorrow morning, Tianqing, you should go back to Quanzhou without delay. When you get to Quanzhou, you should say that you didn't find out the truth about the disappearance of your seventh uncle, and that Old Jindou ran away because he felt guilty towards the ancestors of the Li family. Remember, I said he ran away, not dead!"
He turned around, his face stern, and said, "If you say I ran away, the Li family will still look after you for my sake, and you and your mother won't starve to death. If you say I died in the realm of ghosts and gods, you and your mother will be dead, and you won't even be able to keep the divine fetus alive!"
Li Tianqing looked pale and whispered, "Grandpa, Tianqing understands."
"You are a child who is always sensible and reassuring. Take good care of your mother. It's not easy for her."
Li Jindou smiled, took a step forward and stepped into the kiln factory.
At the same time, a light burst out from behind his head and a shrine emerged. A divine fetus sat in the shrine, and behind the shrine a majestic primordial spirit emerged.
As he stepped into the kiln, his body immediately began to change rapidly. His flesh and blood immediately transformed into porcelain. At the same time, his shrine was also rapidly changing into porcelain, and the same was true for his divine fetus!
Only the majestic primordial spirit remained motionless, without any change.
Li Jindou stepped forward, his body becoming porcelain and shrinking rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he changed from a hunchbacked old man into a porcelain doll less than a foot tall.
He walked in the kiln factory, with his soul following behind him, exploring the layout of the place.
Chen Shi and Li Tianqing stood outside the kiln factory, looking inside.
However, there were many cave dwellings there, blocking their view.
Li Tianqing suddenly asked: "Xiao Shi, you killed my cousin Li Xiaoding, right?"
Chen Shi was looking for the porcelain dolls such as Miss Zhao Er. He was slightly startled, turned his head and looked at him.
Li Tianqing pursed his thin lips and said, "You can carry the Red Barbarian Cannon on your shoulder without using the Hercules Talisman. The cannon of two to three thousand pounds is as light as a feather to you. Your strength must be great. I have investigated the case of my seventh uncle. The reason why my seventh uncle went to the countryside was because of the death of my cousin Li Xiaoding. Li Xiaoding's case was taken over by a Dianshi named Zhuge Jian. This person is very smart. He found out that the criminal is physically strong and can move as fast as lightning within ten feet. His fists and feet are heavy enough to open the skull and split the brain. He has a body that can only be compared with the cultivators in the Golden Core Realm."
Zhuge Jian burned the documents recording the origins of Chen Shi and Chen Yin, but the written records left at the crime scene were still there. In order to find out the truth about Li Kefa's disappearance, Li Tianqing would naturally look through these records.
Chen Shi scratched his head: "Zhuge Jian still left these things?"
Li Tianqing nodded gently: "Zhuge Jian also said that the murderer was only five feet tall, as strong as a child, a talisman master, and he brought a big black-haired dog with him."
Chen Shi sighed: "These characteristics are completely consistent with me."
Li Tianqing continued, "You brought me and Grandpa to this kiln factory with bad intentions. You knew that this place was the realm of ghosts and gods, so you planned to lead us into the kiln factory, trap us in the kiln factory, and use the realm of ghosts and gods to deal with us. This kind of thing is not your first offense, you must be familiar with it."
Without waiting for Chen Shi to answer, he said, "I have looked up the disappearance cases in the Qianyang Mountain area over the years, especially in the past two years. There have been as many as fifteen cases near Huangpo Village, involving more than 200 people. Most of these 200 people's disappearances are related to you, grandpa and grandson! Chen Shi, others may say that you are bloodthirsty, but I know that you are actually protecting the people of Huangpo Village."
He paused and said, "You changed red cloth strips and burned incense for every spirit along the way, which shows that you want to protect the villagers and keep them from getting hurt. When these outsiders who are looking for the True King's Tomb come to the village, they will inevitably want to kill them when they find out that the True King's Tomb is nearby. Those villagers don't know that if it weren't for you, Huangpo Village would have been wiped out fifteen times!"
He knew these treasure hunters too well. They came from aristocratic families, regarded human life as worthless, and destroyed a village to protect the secret of the True King's Tomb. They could do it, and they would definitely do it!
Chen Shi was silent for a moment, then praised: "Tianqing, you are indeed a smart person, smarter than I thought. Why are you exposing me now?"
Li Tianqing looked sad and said, "I am very happy to meet you, but I care about my grandfather and my mother, and I want to live in the Li family! At the God's Descent Ceremony, I was favored by the True God and got the Purple Jade God Fetus. Although it is not the best, it is also amazing. Some people in the clan said that they wanted to dig out my God Fetus and give it to the clan leader's eldest son. I am from a side branch and a concubine's son, so I can't do anything about this. My grandfather beat up the person who proposed it, and took me to hide in another place. I hid for more than a year before returning."
His face was a little pale, and he said, "This time, we two have made up for our crimes. As long as we solve Uncle Seven's case or find the tomb of the True King, we can return to the Li family, my mother will not be bullied, and I can survive! Chen Shi, I must get this credit!"
He activated his skills, and a shrine jumped out from behind his head, with the divine fetus sitting in the shrine.
His divine fetus exuded purple air and was surrounded by purple divine light, which was sacred and extraordinary, and brought people a sense of divine oppression.
The true God descended and bestowed the divine fetus.
The divine fetus is divided into nine grades, and the ninth grade is an inferior grade. For example, the phantom fetus of Chen Shi’s grandfather Chen Yindu is extremely thin, transparent or translucent, and can be seen through by the naked eye. It will almost fall apart when the wind blows.
The eighth-grade Xuantai, also known as Xuanbingtai, is also translucent and not much better than the ninth-grade.
With each subsequent upgrade, the quality of the divine fetus will double.
The best of the first grade is the purple jade divine fetus, and Xiao Wangsun’s divine fetus is of this type.
The same is true for Li Tianqing.
The divine power contained in its divine fetus is two hundred and fifty-six times that of the ninth grade!
In other words, their starting point is 256 times higher than Grandpa Chen Shi’s!
Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts, let alone a divine fetus?
Even within the family, people were tempted by this divine fetus. Li Tianqing was born out of a branch of the family and had a low status in the Li family. He was given a divine purple jade fetus by God. If Li Jindou hadn't been there, he would definitely not be able to keep the divine fetus, and even his life would not be saved!
Chen Shi was very puzzled and asked, "Since you knew that I killed Li Xiaoding, why didn't you tell your grandfather?"
Li Tianqing pursed his lips and said, "My grandfather is no match for your grandfather. If I tell grandpa, he will take advantage of the opportunity to attack you on the road, and your grandfather will hide in the dark and take the opportunity to kill him."
Chen Shi looked around and didn't find where his grandfather was hiding. He laughed at him for being too cautious and said, "So you have been holding back until now?"
Li Tianqing's face was solemn, and he said, "Now my grandfather has entered the kiln factory, and I don't know whether he will live or die. I have reached the end of my rope, and I have no choice but to take a gamble."
He no longer had any way out. If he couldn't bring Chen Shi back, both his mother and he would be in danger of losing their lives.
"Chen Shi, I am practicing the Li family's unique Six Yin Jade Wheel Art, which is different from the Heavenly Heart Righteous Qi Art that other students are learning. The so-called Six Yin refers to the Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Taiyin Lung Meridian, Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, Jueyin Liver Meridian, and Jueyin Pericardium Meridian. The six Qi channels are condensed and transformed into a wheel shape."
Li Tianqing activated the jade wheel and formed seals with both hands. The seals were unique and there were six of them in total.
When each seal method changed, the purple jade divine fetus sitting in the shrine also formed the corresponding hand seal at the same time.
Chen Shi sensed an invisible energy forming around Li Tianqing.
He focused his eyes and could only see Li Tianqing's body gradually becoming blurred. It was the vibration of the air caused by the rapid rotation of the Jade Wheel.
"My Six Yin Jade Wheel is invisible to the naked eye. I can put my arm inside it and engage in close combat with the enemy. If the opponent gets close to me, he will be cut by the jade wheel."
Li Tianqing took a step forward, moved his feet, and performed the moves of Six Yin Jade Wheel Art with his hands, which were somewhat similar to martial arts moves. The footwork was called Jade Ring Step, and the feet moved in a circle, turning and moving with many variations.
However, unlike martial arts moves, each of his moves is performed with different seals and supplemented by the Jade Ring Step, making it unpredictable.
"The Six Yin Jade Wheel can also attack from a distance. With my cultivation in the Divine Embryo Realm, anything within a radius of sixteen feet is within my attack range."
Li Tianqing stood up, with the bearing of a master at a young age, and said, "Outsiders don't understand the Six Yin Jade Wheel Art of my Li family, and when they fight with us, they are often killed in one encounter. You are my friend, and I don't want you to die in vain."
Chen Shi activated the Three Lights Righteousness Art, and the Big Dipper condensed into a talisman, forming a ball of starlight that revolved around him slowly.
He suddenly took a step forward, his body hit the air, the sound of thunder boomed in the head, and in one step he was in front of Li Tianqing. The surging air wave hit his face, causing Li Tianqing's clothes to blow backwards and his red belt to flutter!
"I have made a breakthrough since I killed Li Xiaoding."
Chen Shi stepped on the Tianshu Star, his figure like a ghost, surrounding Li Tianqing, moving forward and backward, left and right, breaking through the air with a deafening sound.
"I have cultivated a holy fetus body. Now I can cross a distance of 15 meters in an instant. Within 15 meters, my speed is faster than magic!"
"My punches and kicks are as powerful as my spells!"
"Pay attention to my steps, this is Beidou Tianshu Step!"
As Chen Shi stepped down, balls of starlight exploded. While the star power tempered his body, his steps also became strange.
"In addition, I am also proficient in six other footworks, including Tianxuan, Tianji, Yaoguang, Kaiyang, Tianquan, and Yuheng!"
Chen Shi demonstrated these six steps one by one, and suddenly stopped. The surging blood and energy gradually calmed down.
"Tianqing, please!"
Outside the kiln factory, two young men moved in unison!
(End of this chapter)