If he were Yun Caiyao, the first step would definitely be to integrate this power.
First of all, most of the various sects in the white way were famous and powerful sects in the martial arts world during the prosperous period. It was only because they were unwilling to be accomplices of the evil like the Chongxian Sect that they were forcibly classified as "unorthodox sects" by the Barbarian Court.
But in the eyes of the people in the martial arts world, they are actually the righteous ones.
Among these people, there are many people with lofty ideals who are determined to resist the Barbarian Court. In the Dark Thunder Society founded by the "Sword King" Zhao Gucheng, these people are actually the backbone of the Dark Thunder Society.
Secondly, these Taoist sects have cooperated with the fairies born from the Taisu Immortal Pavilion many times in the history of the martial arts world, and they can be said to be the most loyal supporters of the Taisu Immortal Pavilion.
The reappearance of the heir of Taisu Xian Pavilion has brought the greatest encouragement to these people.
Sha Lingshan added: "But Chongxianmen will never be happy to see this force forming. They will definitely try every means to strike at Baidao, or even target Yuncaiyao with all their strength. The conflict between Chongxianmen and Baidao is inevitable."
Shi Hao said: "As long as Lie Zunyi is still here, the Barbarian Court will be difficult to overthrow. The Taisu Immortal Pavilion has not appeared in all these years, probably because it has not cultivated a master who can deal with Lie Zunyi. Now that Yun Caiyao has appeared in the martial arts world, I am afraid that he has determined that Lie Zunyi is a spent force."
"But the world is so vast that nothing is impossible. Various secret methods emerge endlessly. The barbarians must know that without their emperor, the entire 'royal family' cannot hope to preserve their current status. They will surely use all means to prolong the life of their emperor."
Long Niu said: "Speaking of this, the 'ancestral altar' of the Barbarian Court once tried its best to track down the whereabouts of the top-grade divine crystal 'South Pole Immortality', but rumors in the martial arts world say that the reason why the 'female infant' Ming Yueshu was able to maintain her childhood form was because she obtained the 'South Pole Immortality'."
"If that's the case, the original idea of the ancestral altar should have been to use 'Nanji Changsheng' to prolong the life of their emperor."
Shi Hao looked at Long Niu and said, "We need to continue to pay attention to the movements of the Barbarian Court and the Ancestral Altar. As for the Taisu Immortal Pavilion and the White Dao, they are not our enemies at the moment. At least in overthrowing the Barbarian Court, our interests are the same."
"It might even be a good idea to contact the White Path in secret and exchange important information with each other. 'Sword King' Zhao Gucheng has passed away, but I guess that before he died, he should have informed Taisu Xian Pavilion about the Grand Canal, and Taisu Xian Pavilion would definitely have noticed this."
Sha Lingshan asked in surprise: "Zhao Gucheng passed away?"
Shi Hao nodded and said, "Well, I was the only one by his side when he died. It seems that this matter has not spread in the martial arts world yet?"
Given the status of "Sword King" Zhao Gucheng in the martial arts world, if the news of his death were to spread, it would certainly attract a lot of attention.
Now, they still don't know about this. It seems that the "Sword Demon" Xue Qingfeng has not told the world about his final duel with Zhao Gucheng.
Back then, the "Sword Demon" was defeated by the "Sword King" in front of many people. Since then, his status in the martial arts world has always been lower than that of the "Sword King".
However, in the final battle with the Sword King, Xue Qingfeng was the winner, but the duel was not announced to the martial arts world.
For the "Sword Demon" Xue Qingfeng, he doesn't care about his position in the martial arts world. He just wants to use the sword in his hand to witness his cultivation in the way of the sword over the years.
For Xue Qingfeng, that victory was not enough to make him excited, he even felt a little regretful.
Because Zhao Gucheng was busy with "mundane affairs" in the last ten years of his life, he did not put his energy into kendo.
But in Shi Hao's opinion, without the "Sword King", there would be no Dark Thunder Society, no uprising in Changbai Mountain, and no heroes rising up today.
Although he was defeated in kendo, his spirit remained undefeated.
At the last moment of his life, the old man's regret was not his defeat in kendo.
But he was not able to witness the revival of China with his own eyes.
"Don't tell anyone about the death of the Sword King for now. Just keep it to ourselves!" Shi Hao took something out of his arms. "Oh, take a look at this."
Sha Lingshan and Long Niu looked together, and they saw the stone bones and the purple divine crystal inlaid on the bones.
Although the diamond-shaped divine crystal is small, it seems that there is a world of its own inside, with thunder and lightning.
Sha Lingshan was surprised and said, "This divine crystal should be the top-grade divine crystal 'Thunder Lord'. As for this bone, it doesn't look like a real human bone, but it looks like it's made of some kind of crystal stone, which I have never seen before!"
Shi Hao said: "This is what was left after the Xuanhuang Dao body of Yi Shenzi was shattered."
He turned around and said, "Little Jade!"
The emerald beauty appeared behind his shoulder.
Shi Hao asked: "Do you know what this stone bone is?"
Little Jade shook her head and said, "I have never seen it either. The Xuanhuang Dao Body was originally created by the Poison Sunflower Sect. I'm afraid you have to ask the Poison Sunflower Sect's people to know."
Sha Lingshan smiled and said, "The Dukui Sect suffered heavy losses in this battle. They will have to hide and recuperate in the short term. Although Xiong Wanghu, the 'Tiger Swordsman' of the Danyang Society, is related to the Dukui Sect, he will never admit it. It's useless to look for him."
Shi Hao sighed, "I have never had a good impression of the Poison Sunflower Sect, but in this battle, the two masters Xie and Du have greatly changed my opinion. Although they were targeting the Mysterious Phoenix Poison Pearl and the Mysterious Yellow Dao Body at the beginning, they also tried their best to stop the Divine Thunder Sect from collapsing the Wu Gorge. It was very touching."
Chapter 223 Darkness, Revenge, and Ferocious Beasts
Sha Ling fanned and said, "Although the Demon Sect only cares about interests and does not care about right and wrong, in the final analysis, we are also part of China. Dominating the martial arts world and ruling China is in the interests of the Demon Sect. The collapse of Wuxia Gorge and the interruption of the long river have caused a large number of natural disasters and catastrophes in China, but this is not in the interests of the Demon Sect."
"Even if it's the Poison Sunflower Sect, they just want to have a place in the future dynasty, or support their own people, or whitewash it into a state religion. Changhe's relocation is harmful to China and not beneficial to themselves. Even they can't stand it."
"Of course, if the benefits are really too great, who knows whether they will do something even more outrageous. In fact, let alone the Demon Sect, most people in the world are like this."
Shi Hao nodded.
Sha Lingshan asked, "I wonder what the young master is going to do next?"
Shi Hao thought for a moment and said, "We need to go to Daxing City first, and we also need this divine crystal..."
He picked up the stone bone inlaid with the divine crystal: "See if there is any way to make it into a magic weapon or something."
Sha Lingshan said: "I have never encountered such a thing before. It looks like the Thunder Lord has merged with the stone bone. In this case, the human body should not be able to absorb it.
"I also have a forging master in my Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion. We can call her over when the time comes. After all, this is a top-grade divine crystal. If it can be made into a magic weapon, that would be great."
Generally speaking, after obtaining the divine crystal, it is a rather difficult choice whether to make it into a magic weapon or to absorb it through the human body and become a person with divine powers.
After becoming a master of magical powers, one cannot use any other magical weapons, which is considered a disadvantage.
Although people with supernatural powers can possess unique supernatural powers, these powers are single and once they are seen through, they are actually very easy to guard against.
Of course, the magical powers granted by divine crystals such as "Tiansu Star" and "Dangerous Moon Swallow" are profitable if you get them.
It is equivalent to giving a person amazing speed out of thin air, or the ability to travel through space.
However, most of the magical powers granted by the divine crystals are not actually that useful.
However, there is nothing much to say about the top-grade divine crystal, because the power it bestows is so strong.
The role of this kind of magical power on the battlefield can be said to be strategic. For example, the role of "South Pole Immortality" is not just as simple as making people immortal, but it can also call the wind and snow and change the climate of a city.
"Controlling the four seasons" is the magical power granted by the top-grade divine crystal of Antarctic Changsheng. As for immortality, it is just a side effect.
In a duel between top masters, the effect of the magical power of "controlling the climate of the four seasons" is naturally limited, but on the battlefield, this magical power is enough to change the outcomes of many wars.
"Thunder Lord" is actually a similar divine crystal. At its peak, it can overwhelm a city with the power of one person, which is no problem at all.
However, this kind of top-grade divine crystal rarely appears, and once it does, it will inevitably attract everyone's fight for it.
In addition, unlike other divine crystals, most of the other divine crystals will reappear within a radius of 100 miles after disappearing.
The top-grade divine crystals are not subject to such rules.
For them, it was so difficult to obtain the top-grade divine crystal "Thunder Lord". It would be a waste if they could not use it.
After thinking for a while, Shi Hao said, "After going to Daxing City, I'm afraid I have to go east. I heard that there is a crystal palace in the East China Sea. There is a kind of immortal material called "Huai Meng Grass" growing in the crystal palace. That is what I need."
The Fantasy Sea Divine Ganoderma can be obtained through Yue Jiao, and the Blue Sky Vermillion Fruit is also available. What he lacks now are three plants of Dream Grass.
However, something like Dream Grass can only be found in the Crystal Palace of the East China Sea.
Although he was not quite sure what the "East China Sea Crystal Palace" was.
Sha Lingshan said, "The Crystal Palace of the East China Sea!" She looked at Long Niu and asked, "Has the Moon Altar Master come out of seclusion?"
Long Niu said, "The Moon Altar Master has already reached the fourth level of cultivation a few days ago. The day before yesterday, he received a secret letter from the Moon Lotus Tower and the Black Lotus Realm, saying that the Huanzhi Altar Master and the Moon Altar Master have both come out of retreat, and asked about the whereabouts of the young master and whether the young master has made any arrangements for them."
Sha Ling Shan looked at Shi Hao and said with a smile, "They are worried that I have been with the young master for too long, deceiving everyone and secretly saying bad things about them, so that my Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion will dominate. But it's fine for Yueyaotai to inquire about the whereabouts of the young master. The leader of Huanzhi Temple should know it. Why is there so much trouble?"
He looked at Longniu with a smile.
For a moment, Longniu didn't dare to say anything.
Shi Hao understood the meaning behind her words: "Sister Sha, why did you mention the Moon Altar Master? Could it be related to the East Sea Crystal Palace?"
Sha Ling Shan bowed slightly and said, "Young Master, the main altar of Yue Lian Tower is located at the foot of Mount Lu by the Poyang Lake. A part of Yue Lian Tower's funding comes from trading via the waterways of the lower reaches of the Chang River, and even has maritime trade on the East China Sea. I heard that the leader of Yue Yao Terrace has been to the Crystal Palace. Since you want to go to the East China Sea Crystal Palace, why not go to Yue Lian Tower first."
At this point, she waved her round fan and smiled slightly: "Besides, if the young master doesn't go over to take a look, I'm afraid the Moon Altar Master will inevitably get anxious and might even come over himself."
Shi Hao naturally knew what she meant.
Grandma Shuiyue of Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion became the leader of the reorganized Xielian Sect.
Long Niu from the Black Lotus Realm was assigned to be in charge of intelligence work. After all the intelligence from the three altars was gathered by her, she would report it to him, the young master, and Grandma Shuiyue.
Yueyaotai couldn't help but worry that the Black Lotus Realm and Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion, which were close to the water, would get the moon first.
It is said that the three sects have been united, but in just one month, we expect that all the grudges between the three sects will be eliminated, and they will trust each other without any suspicion... This is obviously too much to think about.
As the young master, he must treat everyone equally to appear selfless.
At that moment, he looked at Long Niu and said, "After I go to Daxing City, you can inform the Moon Altar Master via Feishu that I will go to Yuelian Tower soon."
Long Niu bowed and said, "I obey your command!"
That day, they stayed here for another night, and early the next morning, they went to Daxing City along the waterway.
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—The book-giving platform, which was divided into two parts, collapsed due to the fierce battle, and the eight layers of caves hidden underground were mostly buried by earth and rocks.
Deep underground, a black jade sword decorated with blood patterns was inserted into a boulder. Under the boulder, the rolling demonic energy was like the sea, calm on the surface but surging undercurrents within.
“I can’t die yet... No matter what... I can’t die here..." Inside the magic source, a black shadow was struggling.
The trapped soul was filled with astonishing resentment. The injustice had not been avenged, the revenge had not been settled. No matter what, he could not die in such a place.
The lonely soul struggled to wriggle, and the power from the underworld pulled her madly, trying to drag her into purgatory.
In this raging tide, she was so weak and helpless.
Suddenly, she saw a pair of eyes.
It was a huge and ferocious beast. Its eyes were like two lanterns taller than a human. Its back was pitch black and it looked like a tiger.
It has a human-like face, but it looks ferocious, and its tail is long and rising.
It was so huge that it seemed to swallow up all the light around it. Apart from it, there was nothing else between heaven and earth.
“I can’t die… I can’t die here…” Yu Taotao struggled with the evil spirit, and the black shadow, unwilling to die, stretched out his hand towards it.
She wanted to live... She wanted revenge... Her life couldn't end like this... Revenge...
The darkness came and swallowed her up.
The murderous aura like flaming rock wrapped around her and rolled underground.
Endless, immortal...
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After arriving outside Daxing City, Shi Hao asked Sha Lingshan to take out two thousand taels of silver notes and divided them between Hou Bomin and Xianggu.
The money was originally supposed to be paid by the Little Demon Lady, but she is already dead, and they were unable to help her obtain the Black Phoenix Poison Pearl as agreed.
Shi Hao couldn't let the two of them work in vain, so he helped the little devil to pay the money.
Hou Bomin and Xianggu decided to attend the Hongqiu meeting coming up this month.
Shi Hao thought about it and felt that he had already obtained one of the three immortal materials he needed for advancement, and had also found a source for the other one. It was unlikely that he would be able to obtain the remaining three plants of Huaimeng Grass through Hongqiu, so he did not plan to participate.
Before they left, Shi Hao called them aside and told them his analysis of the current situation.
Shi Hao said: "Now that Taisu Xian Pavilion has left, the competition with the Barbarian Court... especially the Barbarian Court's Emperor Lie Zunyi is of utmost importance. Lie Zunyi's departure from the capital is extraordinary. Taisu Xian Pavilion must gather the power of the White Way to have the capital to fight against the Barbarian Court."
"All those who participated in the Red Hill Association are from the Taoist sect. I guess most of them are being summoned."
Hou Bomin hunched his back and said, "If that's the case, then I'm afraid quite a few of the guys the old man knows have also followed Taisu Xian Pavilion."
Shi Hao naturally knew that Hou Bomin and his people had their own circle. This circle consisted of people from the Taoist sect who were defined as "unorthodox" by the Chongxian Sect. Xu Xiaoyan grew up in this circle.
The Hongqiu Society is a secret meeting for people in this circle to trade and buy and sell immortal materials, and there should be many secret places like this in various places.
Shi Hao said: "It is extremely important to find out the purpose of Lie Zunyi's trip out of the capital. I will definitely do my best to investigate this matter. I hope you can find out the situation at the Hongqiu Conference or in your respective circles. If you can find out the conspiracy behind the Barbarian Court, you can prepare for it early."
Hou Bomin nodded and said, "Don't worry, old man, it's okay."
Shi Hao thought for a moment, then looked at him again and said, "One more thing. Where did Xiaoyan go?"
Hou Bomin looked at him, sighed, and said, "She herself refused to tell you, so I can't tell you about her."
Shi Hao said: "Even if you don't want to tell me, I can probably guess a thing or two... Is it related to her sister's matter?"
Chapter 224 The Secret of Mushrooms
Hou Bomin was surprised and said, "Xiaoyan herself would not tell you this, how do you know about her sister?"