Chapter 318 Aftermath
Chapter 318 Aftermath
There are no signs of the Five Deteriorations of Heavenly Beings, and there is no way to stop it.
Ji Changxi was horrified to find that her snow-white wrists were visibly shriveled and her skin was wrinkled, like dry old tree bark.
In fact, if the Martial Saint did not want to delay his death to the end, he could have avoided revealing such an ugly appearance.
Therefore, Ji Changxi had never expected that he would encounter such an experience.
This is worse than death.
"Ah." She couldn't help but scream.
"Ji Changxi, why are you crying?" Fu Xuan next to him also turned gray-haired, with cloudy eyes, and then grabbed Ji Changxi's arm.
With the help of Fu Xuan's qi and blood, Ji Changxi's aging process was stopped in an instant and his skin recovered a lot.
She made a prompt decision and passed away immediately to avoid an ugly death.
I seemed to hear Fu Xuan cursing with a smug laugh in my ears: "Old hag, you died before me after all."
This was also Fu Xuan’s last voice.
The Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man are difficult to resist even for Fu Xuan and others who are martial saints.
On the other hand, Xiong Chan and Lin Tianwang are young and strong, and can hold on.
Even so, his complexion was visibly deteriorating.
They have tried every possible means, but have been unable to stop the aging of their bodies.
What’s even more terrifying is that even their conscious thoughts are moving slower and slower.
"Brother, the Heaven Shaking Bow!"
Xu Qing's voice appeared in King Lin's mind.
The Heaven-shaking Bow has been destroyed.
But the Heaven-shaking Bow still exists.
Because the real Heaven-shaking Bow belongs to the Martial Saint "Lin Tianwang".
Use your body as the bow and your Qi as the string.
Xiong Chan, on the other hand, put his palms together, uttered Buddhist words, and emitted a terrifying golden Buddha light. Countless golden swastika symbols swirled around his body like quicksand.
This is the supreme martial arts secret of the Great Zen Temple - "The Secret of Cause and Effect and Transformation of Karma".
It is also the highest level of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art.
Under the art of karma transformation, the speed at which the five signs of decay of heavenly beings are eroded has been significantly slowed down.
On the other side, the old emperor's slowed-down golden dragon was obviously affected much less than other martial saints. It still had some strength left, which turned into a long rope and tied up the Black Mountain Monster.
The dynasty's fortune exploded and the emperor was blessed with dragon energy.
The Black Mountain Demon froze for a moment.
At the same time, an old hand appeared in the sky and slowly wiped towards the Black Mountain Old Demon. The breath of decline dissipated in an instant.
Xu Qing finally got the chance, and he appeared in front of Lin Tianwang's changing Heaven-shaking Bow.
String the bow.
A sharp black arrow slowly appeared.
This is the transformation of Tai Shi's demonic energy, and it is also the foundation of Xu Qing's life.
The sharp arrow pierced the Black Mountain Demon's body.
The old demon's body was visibly turned into ashes.
However, in the starry sky, the light of Mars was so bright that the void beside it seemed to be torn open. The powerful suction sucked away a black dot from the ground.
Shockingly...
"Xuan Hu." Feng Wu screamed miserably and rushed forward.
But the crack was fleeting.
Feng Wu fell to the ground with a head of silver hair.
Xu Qing appeared out of nowhere and caught his wife.
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Ten days later.
Yingtian Prefecture, Wuyi Lane, Xu’s House.
Feng Wu wakes up.
Xu Qing also has white hair.
"Husband, where is Xuan Hu..."
"He was taken to Mars by the Black Mountain Demon."
This battle was extremely brutal.
If it weren't for Elder Fang's intervention at the most critical moment, everyone would probably have perished in the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, including Xu Qing's demonic body.
Even so, three Martial Saints fell.
Fu Xuan, Ji Changxi, and the Martial Saint with the surname Jiang.
Xiong Chan and Lin Tianwang survived thanks to their youth and strength, but they also fell into aging and had to go into deep seclusion, trying to find a way to expel the remaining power of decay in their bodies.
This is a calamity, but also an opportunity for them to reach a higher level in the future.
Xu Qing was relieved to see his wife wake up.
After comforting her, he went to Fang's house.
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"Thank you for your help, otherwise we would have been completely wiped out this time."
"You won't die, but they will be in trouble." Elder Fang said slowly.
Xu Qing: "This demon body was not easy to obtain. It will take a long time to condense and restore it."
Elder Fang nodded gently: "How do you feel now?"
Xu Qing was speechless for a moment.
Because the Black Mountain Demon was gone, the biggest threat had been eliminated, and suddenly, he seemed to have less motivation to do things.
"I will continue to work next." Xu Qing thought for a while and gave the answer.
He didn't say what it felt like, but that was his attitude.
Elder Fang: "If there is no opponent, you are the biggest opponent. I hope you can hold on."
"Don't you still have the Lord?"
"I'm different from you."
Xu Qing was silent.
It's really different.
Because Lord Fang is free and easy and will not become his enemy.
After the battle with the Black Mountain Demon, Xu Qing understood one thing even more deeply.
Elder Fang doesn't even seem to be afraid of the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man.
What's happening here.
It was as if this old man had already mastered the greatest secret of the "Tao" in this world, and had a key that could no longer reach his limit.
But the traces of time are still truly and deeply reflected in the old man.
Elder Fang continued, "In fact, I didn't know if I could stop the Black Mountain Demon at that time. I just tried it, and I didn't expect it to be successful."
This is what he thinks.
Xu Qing also understood that the old man was not lying.
For example, now Lord Fang does not have any great supernatural powers such as moving mountains and seas, nor can he call the wind and rain.
But his most amazing thing is that even though he doesn't know these magical powers, he can also make other people's magical powers ineffective.
To this day, there has been no real setback.
I don't know if it would be effective if I found a young and strong man to beat up the old man.
Xu Qing felt a surge of evil interest in his heart.
Stop!
"The Black Mountain Old Demon is a title. Even if the third generation old demon dies on Mars, my son will take his place." Xu Qing said another thing.
He could clearly sense that Xuan Hu was in the Great Leiyin Temple on Mars, but he could not enter his son's dream.
There are Sakyamuni's forbidden spells there, and a demon like him cannot get in at all.
"If your son comes back and continues the Black Mountain Demon's ambition, what will you do?"
"I will prevent this from happening." Xu Qing was silent for a moment and replied.
"Father and son killing each other, alas..." Elder Fang looked at Xu Qing with some pity.
This seems to be the fate of those with supreme power.
The old emperor was like this, and it is very likely that Xu Qing will be like this in the future.
Xu Qing: "Lord, I have other things to do, so I won't bother you anymore."
"Well, go ahead." In addition to expressing his gratitude, Xu Qing also wanted to see Lord Fang's attitude. As he expected, Lord Fang was still not interested in worldly affairs.
This also made it impossible for Xu Qing's magic to have any effect on the other elder.
He is indeed a mean-spirited person.
This is also Xu Qing's instinctive test of the only existence in the world that can threaten him.
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"In the future, immortals and mortals will be separated. There are other famous mountains in the Three Mountains and Five Peaks. These places can be used as sects for major immortal cultivation forces. As for the headquarters of the Immortal Court, it is in Huangshan. Your Majesty is practicing there now. In addition, the true disciples of the Immortal Court must go to Huangshan to take turns for a period of time..." Xu Qing instructed Yan Shan on the next steps.
Without the threat of the Black Mountain Demon, it became very easy to integrate the power of the Dayu Dynasty.
Mortals are bound by the laws of the Dayu Dynasty, and immortal cultivators are bound by the laws of the Immortal Dynasty.
However, Yan Shan still felt very troubled.
This is because immortal cultivators are also human beings and have seven emotions and six desires. In fact, in the past, there have been cases in some places where immortal cultivators relied on their supernatural powers and Taoist magic to kill entire families, and these cases were protected by the lower-level government offices.
Even if he is finally caught and punished, it will be of no avail.
Obviously, immortal cultivators have become the new privileged class in the Dayu Dynasty, and some of them could not stand the constraints and fled overseas or to the Western Regions.
In these places, they are even more lawless.
At the same time, they also took away some of the cultivation results developed by the Dayu Dynasty.
Without the constraints of the Immortal Dynasty's laws, these people became more extreme and resorted to all kinds of methods, such as sucking people's blood or extracting their souls.
Among them were some Tantric lamas, who began to infiltrate overseas and into countries in the Western Regions.
It is true that with Xu Qing suppressing the Dayu Dynasty, there will no longer be any obvious hostile forces, but bad things are happening both internally and externally.
Possessing power and possessing emotions, doing evil seems to be a greater possibility.
Morality seems to be used to restrain ordinary people.
Of course, there are also practitioners who are good people, but the cost of doing evil for practitioners is too low, and it is more covert than that of the powerful and wealthy.
Nowadays, the living standards of ordinary people in the Dayu Dynasty are undoubtedly getting better and better, but the probability of encountering random bad things is also increasing.
There is no Black Mountain Demon, but the world is not truly peaceful, and it is even more chaotic.
Yan Shan expressed his inner worries.
He didn't want to do so much for the people of the world only to end up with a more chaotic world.
"Wei Zhong, do you think it would be better to stop killing with killing and to impose severe punishments?" Xu Qing asked.
Yan Shan: "I don't know, how about giving it a try?"
Xu Qing hesitated for a while and said, "It's not the right time yet."
It is not difficult to impose strict laws and punishments; the most difficult part is how to enforce them.
Even some of the officials who were given the paulownia leaves have now become corrupt.
Sakyamuni did not succeed in turning the world into a Buddhist land of goodness, and the devil did not succeed in ruling the world. Otherwise, it would not have been the turn of Xu Qing, the demon lord, to rule the Dayu Dynasty.
Xu Qing understood better why senior masters like Lu Zu wanted to ascend to heaven.
No matter how great your supernatural powers are, you can only save yourself, not the world.
It’s better to turn a blind eye to it.
And at this point, it is no longer a life form from a different dimension.
Just as people do not feel concerned about the fate of ants.
If Xu Qing was not a demon, he naturally wouldn't have to worry about these things.
But the key to practicing the way of the devil lies in the world of mortals.
In other words, this is his way to becoming an immortal in the mortal world, which cannot be avoided in the world, like a fish in water.
Contradictions always exist, but continuous development can always dilute them.
Xu Qing didn't want the world to become extremely chaotic and evil. That was not his original intention.
After discussing with Yan Shan, he returned to Xu's house.
As for some time to come, he will have to go and see the old emperor again.
The old emperor is in very poor condition now and will not meet Xu Qing.
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"Husband, I want to practice hard and then go to Mars."
"Well, I'll go with you."
"If you can go, you don't have to wait for me."
"it is good."
Feng Wu was very anxious and had lost his usual calmness.
Xu Qing did not point it out, but continued to comfort her. He knew that his wife did not understand anything, but her emotions needed to be comforted.
With Xu Qing's comfort, Feng Wu gradually calmed down.
"If the child is not raised with us, I'm really afraid that he will go astray in the future." Feng Wu expressed his concerns.
Xu Qing: "Don't worry, no matter what wrong this child does in the future, I will not kill him."
He naturally understood what Feng Wu feared most.
Feng Wu: "If it means losing his life, I will pay for it."
Xu Qing sighed: "I won't let you die. Don't think too badly. Even if he is the fourth generation Black Mountain Old Demon, he is still our son."
Feng Wu: "I understand. It's all because of the way of heaven. It did it on purpose."
The fourth generation Black Mountain Old Demon is actually Xu Qing’s son. This is undoubtedly a punishment from destiny for Xu Qing.
This is also fate's mockery of Xu Qing.
Xu Qing smiled calmly: "It shows that your husband is capable, even the Heavenly Dao is afraid of him."
Feng Wu: "You are still joking at this time."
Xu Qing: "Practicing is against the will of heaven. Since we have started practicing, we are against the will of heaven. There is nothing to worry about. Let's keep going forward."
Feng Wu nodded: "Yes, keep moving forward."
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In a flash, half a year passed.
In the palace at Huangshan, the main hall was empty.
The old emperor looked much older than before, his complexion was dark and sallow, and he looked very old.
"Xu Qing, do you want to be the emperor next?"
"I don't want to."
"Then let the grandson of the emperor take the throne, and you will be the imperial teacher."
"Minister, thank God for your grace."
"I became emperor when I was a teenager. I thought my biggest enemy was Prime Minister Yang. I defeated him. Later I found out that my biggest enemy was the Qingliu. I defeated the Qingliu. Later I found out that my enemies were civil servants, the powerful, and local wealthy families... I fought with them, and had wins and losses, but the national strength of the Dayu Dynasty was getting worse day by day. Later I figured it out and let them be, until I met Zhang Tai'a and you..." The old emperor said many things.
Xu Qing listened silently.
"Now I understand that power and wealth are external things, and only oneself is the foundation. From now on, I just want to practice in peace and quiet. I hope you can help me for the sake of our relationship as monarch and subject."
"I will do my best to help you." Xu Qing knew that the old emperor was being frank with him.
The old emperor did not win the game of chess in the end, but he also did not lose.
And he knew what he wanted and was willing to give up the imperial power.
This is indeed a surprising decision.
According to Taoism, the old emperor has broken through delusion and returned to the truth.
With such a state of mind, even if the old emperor had lost most of his original cultivation, he would recover it sooner or later and make further progress.
Xu Qing even felt a little envious.
He seemed to have defeated all his opponents, but he was not happy about it.
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Mars, the Great Leiyin Temple.
The Black Mountain Old Demon sat majestically on a lotus pedestal, in front of which was a child with a cold expression.
"Your father is a man of natural talent, but unfortunately he indulged in worldly affairs and ruined his Taoist nature. You should not learn from him." The Black Mountain Old Demon said softly.
"You are wrong. My father has always told me not to learn from him or anyone else."
The Black Mountain Old Demon stared at Xu Xuanhu for a while with his green ghost-like eyes. Seeing that his expression did not change, he said coldly, "Well, you are indeed the Black Mountain Old Demon."
The two sharp claws of the celestial demon stretched out and pierced deeply into Xu Xuanhu's flesh and bones.
The child said nothing.
(End of this chapter)