Chapter 248: Out of reach, the corpse king's old enemy, the conference The imperial capital of Lingzhou was invaded by the twelve demon sects of Zhanzhou and was nearly conquered. The Great Zhou Emperor Zhou Wu used the national magic weapon Tianding Divine Pool to repel the original demon lord and severely damaged the demon ancestor Zhan Pan. He turned the tide and protected the safety of the imperial capital. When this earth-shattering news spread, it was like a stone that caused a thousand waves, causing a huge uproar in the sixteen states and seventy-two prefectures. Ever since the unrest in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there have been frequent reports of the fall of other states. However, Lingzhou has remained impregnable thanks to the Yuanling Divine Arrow, the commander of the Shenwei Army, and several imperial priests, and has never been threatened in the slightest. However, the sudden appearance of the original Demon Lord almost broke through the seemingly impregnable imperial city, even though this threat was resolved by Zhou Wu himself. However, this huge turmoil also made people all over the world panic and feel that the situation of the Great Zhou was precarious and that a change of dynasty seemed imminent at any time. However, the name of the Demon Sect has long been notorious. If the Twelve Demon Sects were really allowed to take over the world, wouldn't the world be filled with cannibalism and rampant demons from then on? For a time, all kinds of panic news were spreading everywhere. Gradually, many people have even begun to think of the good things about the Great Zhou. Their consciousness has quietly changed and they no longer want the Great Zhou to be destroyed. At the same time, receiving the order from Prime Minister Ning, the Great Zhou's Evil Suppression Division and Lushan Division suddenly became active. Officials from all over the country began to recruit hidden masters to join the court, giving them high positions and generous salaries to help the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was about to collapse.

At the same time, an imperial decree from the Emperor of the Great Zhou was issued, granting amnesty to the entire nation and removing the four wanted persons, A, B, C, and D, from the Great Zhou wanted list. Anyone who is willing to serve the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty can be exempted from punishment, and can even be promoted to a higher position and enjoy generous salaries based on their strength and merits. At this moment, Jizhou. Along a river bank, the green reeds of the past have withered, and the green hemp has disappeared. Several thatched houses surrounded by light brown fences were reflected in the water. The vegetable fields inside and outside the yard had long been overgrown with weeds, as if no one had taken care of them for a long time. Only the half-full pot of wine hanging on the opposite branch was still swaying in the wind. There were traces of bird pecking on the pot, and there were some white bird droppings residues. An old man with slightly loose skin stretched out his hand, grabbed the wine pot, and said with emotion, "I wanted to drink this half pot of Suo Chun Xiang next year, but I didn't expect that I have to drink it before this year is over. So plans can't keep up with changes, don't you think so, Brother Ma?" At the stone table behind the old man, Ma Lin, who was still wearing a linen robe, shook his head and said, "Although plans cannot keep up with changes, we can plan early and leave room for maneuvers. It is always better than being completely helpless when changes come." The old man coughed dryly upon hearing this, turned around to reveal a gaunt face, looked at Ma Lin and said with a dry laugh, "You and I have been friends for many years. If you want to scold me, just go ahead and scold me. Why beat around the bush?" He paused and said, "I came here this time just to ask you, is there really no way to bring that little brother Chu back to the imperial court's ship? You have to know that the court is very sincere this time. Not only can it clear all his guilt, but it can also reinstate him and even give him a higher rank!" "late." Ma Lin shook his head and said, "I know Xiao Chu very well. He doesn't like to live under someone else's roof and doesn't value power that much. I haven't been in touch with him for a long time, and now even Longyuan City has been disbanded. Even if you find him, he is now a dragon returning to the sea. How can you pull this dragon back to his lair?" "Alas, a dragon that has returned to the sea can never return." The old man took off the cork of the wine flask in his hand, took a big gulp, his face flushed, and he exhaled the wine and said, "Your little brother Chu has offended many forces now. If he agrees to join the court, he won't have to disband his forces and hide from place to place like he is now. Isn't it wonderful?" Ma Lin remained silent, but what he wanted to express was very clear - it was impossible. He had recommended Chu Ge to this old friend at the beginning, but the other party retorted that there were many geniuses in the headquarters of the Evil Suppression Bureau, and only those who grew up could be considered useful talents, otherwise they were useless.

What now? The Lord of Longyuan City has grown up, and this old friend wants to recruit him again? "Sir Shangshu, I have been given a death order to recruit two powerful spiritual gods." The old man sighed, feeling distressed, thinking that it was really bitter for Suo Chunxiang to not live to the second year. He was shooting himself in the foot. At the beginning, I underestimated that nail! If he had been willing to act as a pry and pull out the nail, perhaps the situation would be much better now. The wind and rain are fierce outside the mountain, but calm inside the mountain. Chu Ge is in this state now. A whole month had passed since he arrived in Youzhou Qiling City. No matter how strong the wind and rain were outside, he always stayed peacefully in the Qiling City Inn, making Taoist props and drawing martial arts secrets. After hearing about the major events that happened in Lingzhou, he was calm and not disturbed. It's just that the imperial capital was attacked, not that it fell or the emperor died. As long as the Great Zhou does not collapse immediately, the world will not be able to completely enter the most chaotic and darkest moment, so there is no need to worry too much. In the past month, he not only successfully created the outline of the Azure Dragon embroidery on the Four Symbols Embroidered Robe, but also drew a new mask based on the image of Guan Zizai possessed by a demon - the Original Demon Child. He also used the spirituality in the Yunfeng ruler to infuse a large amount of spirituality into the mask of the demon, making the mask lifelike. After putting it on, it was almost the same as a real giant of the magic path. In addition, he also drew out more than ten advanced or complete skills. The mental and physical damage during this process was naturally not small. But just taking a small section of Yuanling ginseng beard can help you recover quickly without feeling exhausted and affecting your practice. In such a quiet life of crafting and practicing, his strength naturally made a breakthrough. Both "Xuanwu Holy Art" and "White Tiger Holy Art" broke through to the second level of the Spirit God Realm. The special power accumulated in Dantian officially broke through the four thousand drop mark. Among the ten spiritual platforms, two have been submerged by the power of the spiritual gods. With just one more step, he would be able to break through to the middle stage of the Spirit God Realm. This speed of cultivation was indeed very fast compared to his upper-middle-level spiritual aptitude. However, since entering the realm of spiritual god, his improvement in strength, especially in spiritual god, is no longer like the cultivation of supernatural powers, which depends largely on Long Zhong, but on himself. It seems that every time he fights a life-and-death battle with a strong man in the Spirit God realm, the Spirit God fights several times. Or maybe every time he draws out a set of skills, his spiritual power will be increased, which will make his practice speed extremely fast. This is a cultivation mode that ordinary people simply cannot imitate. It is extremely risky to live on the edge of a knife and fight a life-and-death battle with warriors of the same level or even stronger than them. Not to mention it happens frequently.

However, drawing visualization diagrams of martial arts that require concentration of one's mind will also drain one's mind and affect one's spiritual practice. Few people would draw martial arts continuously in a short period of time. Practicing in this outrageous way will do more harm than good. Chu Ge can do what others cannot, so it is reasonable that his cultivation speed is fast. By this day, it was already the middle of winter and the Great Zhou Tribute Rice Festival was approaching. Chu Ge also officially turned twenty years old in this life. According to the customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this age is past the stage of getting married and starting a family, and it is time to have children. The countdown to the Qi Ling Grand Ceremony in Qi Ling City has entered the final seven days before it is officially opened. As the grand event approached, Qiling City was decorated with lanterns and crowded with people. Every inn, restaurant and even private house was filled with outsiders who came to see the grand event. As the saying goes, heroes emerge in troubled times. Perhaps there are only one or two heroes, but there are still many heroic heroes in the world. Ordinary people have a hard time, but for those who really have some skills in the world, this is a good time to show their talents. Therefore, Qi Ling City is still very lively, and there are often frictions between the martial arts world and bloody incidents of sword fights. It is not uncommon for people to fight for a room in an inn or a seat at a table. The ruling power of the Qiling City government and the Suppression of Evils Division was already insufficient, so they turned a blind eye to this. As long as the people did not report it, the government would not investigate it. The Qi Ling Sect, Yuan Clan and other sects that have stronger ruling power in this area only restrain their disciples, but do not care about how outsiders make trouble. As long as they are not too excessive, they will turn a blind eye. Order is like a piece of paper that can be easily torn in troubled times. People with strength can survive even if they are exposed. If someone without the ability has the courage to expose the truth, he will suffer a miserable end. Those who are even weaker don’t even have the strength to poke a hole in the paper and can only watch. Chu Ge has also encountered some harassment recently, but was basically sent away by Dugu Mingxin and Xiao Qian. Over time, anyone who went out with a pair of eyes knew how powerful they were and dared not act rashly. At this time, after Chu Ge washed up, he opened the window of the inn and was greeted by the cool breeze of a winter morning. The streets and alleys are full of traces of last night's revelry. The scraps of paper and the remains of lanterns left by many snack vendors can be seen everywhere. There are some people on the street carrying knives and swords, looking very respectable and imposing. However, he was so poor that he couldn't even live in the woodshed of an inn. He had to sit on the street for the night. He was so cold that his nose was running and a layer of frost was formed on his hair. "Your Highness, are you awake?" Dugu Mingxin pushed open the door and walked into the room, taking off the ranger mask on his face, holding two oil-paper bags and a porcelain bowl from the inn in his hands. "I brought your favorite oil lanterns and glutinous rice chicken, as well as a bowl of crystal clear lard wontons." "Good! Thank you for your hard work."

Chu Ge smiled, turned around and walked to the table, grabbed a packet of oil paper, opened it, and started chewing the hot glutinous rice chicken. Having lived two lives as a human being, even though he has now traveled through time and space and is able to practice long-term fasting through martial arts, he has not given up the habit of eating and drinking. When I come across some snacks similar to those in my previous life, I always try them out and get a taste of the new world. At this moment, two barely perceptible spirits suddenly flashed back from the window, seeming a little panicked. Chu Ge sensed the ghosts' undisguised panic before even entering the house. "What's wrong? You're so flustered. Have you two been caught doing something bad?" Chu Ge drank a sip of wonton soup with chopped green onions and communicated with the gods. Xiao Qian and Xiao Gui appeared in front of the table together. The dull little boy kept nodding and shaking his head, as if he was frightened. He was incoherent and didn't know how to express himself. Xiao Qian was relatively calm. Under Dugu Mingxin's curious and slightly envious gaze, she sent out her spiritual thoughts and communicated with Chu Ge spiritually. "Zhu Zi, there is danger, danger, great danger!" Xiao Qian gestured with her hands as she spoke, her pretty face tense and very serious. "Oh?" Chu Ge was surprised, "Have you discovered that the Shenyi Sect is still a powerful figure from the Demon Sect?" “No, no, no.” Xiao Qian waved her hands quickly. “It’s the Corpse King, the Corpse King of the Corpse Driving Sect, the Corpse King who once controlled Xiao Qian.” "Oh?" Chu Ge was surprised, but gradually relaxed in his heart. He nodded and murmured, "So it was him. He is indeed an old enemy." Before coming here, he had also remembered that the Corpse-Driving Sect was in Youzhou. But he went to Qiling City after all, and the Corpse Driving Sect was in Baoguang City, another big city in Youzhou. Therefore, he never thought about having any intersection with the corpse-driving sect again. Unexpectedly, the Corpse King was actually attracted here in person for the Spirit Awakening Ceremony. However, he is no longer the boy that even the corpse-driving sect elder Bao Changxin had to avoid. Even though the Corpse King was very powerful, it was said that he was only in the middle stage of the Spirit God, and could not pose a fatal threat to him. "I wonder if the Corpse King's strength has improved in the past two years." Chu Ge thought to himself, drank the wonton soup in one gulp, exhaled and said calmly, "You have all discovered the Corpse King, has he not discovered you yet?" Xiao Qian and Xiao Gui looked at each other, and then Xiao Qian shook her head uncertainly, "Should, he probably didn't notice us. Xiao Qian sensed the mysterious aura on him from a long distance away, and realized that he had entered the venue of the Qiling Conference. She didn't dare to get close, and immediately returned with Xiao Gui." "Well, you are smart." Chu Ge nodded, "I told you that some experts would come to the city recently, and some of them might be strong men in the Spirit God Realm. You sneaked out last night, and it's a good thing you didn't get killed by the Corpse King." The little ghost was so scared that he trembled and his face turned even paler. Xiao Qian twisted her hands together, poked her fingers and lowered her head, saying aggrievedly, "Didn't Xiao Qian want to bring Xiao Gui to look for treasures for you, Zhuzi? Xiao Gui said that there is a treasure light rising to the sky in the venue right now, and there may be high-level magic weapons appearing. The Corpse King might also be here for some treasure."

"High-level divine weapon." Chu Ge was also very moved. The only high-level magic weapon he has come into contact with so far, which comes from the Shenyi Sect, is already being refined. He himself has not yet possessed a high-level magical weapon. Perhaps after the Azure Dragon Embroidery is endowed with spiritual source, the Four Symbols Robe can also evolve into a high-level magical weapon. "Since the Corpse King has appeared, you two should hide in the puppets and paper figures for the time being and keep a low profile. I don't want to conflict with him for the time being." Chu Ge waved his hand and told the two ghosts to hide. Xiao Qian and Xiao Gui looked at each other and nodded helplessly. In fact, they all wanted Zhuzi to kill the Corpse King, so that they wouldn't have to worry anymore in the future. But they also know that confrontations between strong men in the Spirit God Realm are extremely dangerous, and they generally will not fight to the death unless it is absolutely necessary. Knowing that the Corpse King had been attracted, Chu Ge no longer had the heart to continue eating the oil lantern slowly. He immediately went out of the house to invite Feng Jie to go to the Qi Ling Convention Center together, and prepared to take all the martial arts and supplies that they had prepared recently to the convention center for registration and auction. This is a grand event, and perhaps he can come across some treasures that will be very useful to him. Of course, more importantly, he can also harvest a large number of special power crystals from it to refine more advanced left-handed magic weapons. (End of this chapter)