So after they realized what was happening, they all held back and didn't say anything or make any requests.
After all, enough members of the Qiao family have died, so there is no need to let this old man come out again.
If Qiao Shui died again, wouldn’t they owe the Qiao family even more
Qiao Mu was not a stupid man and he understood what the old soldiers meant.
To be honest he didn't really want to go.
It was one thing to stand up before. He would not let the old soldiers die because of him, otherwise his thoughts would not make sense. But now it is another thing.
Once you go to Daqin Palace, it's basically a dead end.
Although Qiao Mu is immortal, he is unwilling to die in vain now.
If he dies once, he has to go to jail. 007 has practiced martial arts for decades, which is almost the same as being sentenced. It is really unbearable.
If you had the ability to be immortal, and resurrected in full condition after each sudden death... then would you be willing to work like 007 for dozens or hundreds of years, working hard towards sudden death, and buying yourself a huge house
Don't be ridiculous. If you are immortal, who would want to suffer for themselves? You naturally have to find a more comfortable way to live.
Practicing martial arts while serving decades in prison is indeed boring, and it is always a difficult and arduous process.
A warrior's life cannot be just about practicing martial arts, just as a worker's life cannot be just about work, and an author's life cannot be just about writing, otherwise it can only be considered a relatively failed life.
Thinking of this, Qiao Mu's attitude was already very clear.
"I will come to your house and take the King of Qin away in two days."
Don't be ridiculous. Even the Arhats from the Martial Arts Alliance have come to your door, and you thought you could just close the door and continue walking your birds, playing with your cats, and retiring to enjoy your retirement
If he wants to continue his retirement life, he must be like the exiled swordsman forty years ago, with strength superior to that of ordinary warriors, and a heart of stone to watch the remaining soldiers and civilians in the isolated city die one by one.
But even someone as powerful as Jian Zexian only hid for ten years after the Alien War and could not stay out of it completely.
In the tenth year, he was finally found by Elder Qingzhuo of the Da Dao Sect and imprisoned in the Hundred Miles Desert to temper his character.
Now Luohan is dead... Behind him is not only the King of Qin, but also the Da Dao Sect.
Behind the Taoist soldiers, there must be an immortal cultivator... So what will follow is bound to be trouble for the Da Dao Sect.
Rather than waiting for death behind closed doors, it is better to seek death actively.
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PS: I calculated that the previous bounties have been slowly paid off. I paid 47,000+30,000 in the first two months, and the remaining 8,000 words were updated this month. However, I took two days off at the beginning of this month, so I still owe 8,000 words this month.
Chapter 233 Is Qiao Mu still alive? (4k
"I will come to your house and take the King of Qin away in two days."
These words came out.
The old soldiers' reaction was very calm. They were just a little surprised and then returned to their previous calm.
Although the Qiao family is not a single person, their personalities have been deeply rooted in the minds of the old soldiers.
However, Qiao Canxue next to her was stunned when she heard this. She was already exhausted, and she couldn't help but open her eyes again.
What she saw was still a young man full of vigor and vitality, with a sharp look in his eyes, but the voice she heard in her ears was quite old.
This appearance and this posture made her think of the past when she was in Yancheng.
When Qiao Mu died in battle and Master Guo came to the door with the coffin, when Old Huang grabbed the bowl of chivalrous soup, a man who called himself Qiao Lin came back and threatened Master Guo to leave with a gun... But later, Qiao Lin's identity was seen through by her because she was blind, and she guessed that this should be some kind of disguise.
The age difference between Qiao Mu and Qiao Lin is not that big, so Qiao Mu returns as "Brother Qiao Mu".
But the Qiao Shui in front of him was said to be an old man over a hundred years old... No matter how good his disguise skills were, it would be impossible for him to get along without revealing any flaws in front of Hai Siyuan and other spiritual warriors with strong five senses and sharp intuition.
That's true, but Qiao Canxue still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
What if... ..Qiaomu is not dead
Thinking of this, her heart beat slightly faster and she couldn't help but take two steps towards Qiao Mu.
She wanted to get closer, closer.
Use these two eyes to try to see clearly the Qiao Shui in front of you.
She asked tentatively:
"King Qin has a good reputation in Zhongzhou. His reputation is built on killing demon monks with his iron fist and resolving human disasters as a warrior."
"According to the bronze-bodied Taoist soldier, the King of Qin has a close relationship with the Da Dao Sect... and his previous fame was most likely due to the assistance of the Da Dao Sect, which helped him build momentum."
"Let's not talk about how to kill the King of Qin. If the King of Qin really dies, it will be like tearing off the cloak of the Dao Sect's hypocritical appearance. At that time, the struggle between immortals and mortals will have no room for maneuver."
After she finished speaking, she saw Qiao Mu and the old soldiers were just listening quietly, with no change in expression.
"When has Jiuzhou ever been peaceful? Has the past forty years in Jiuzhou really been a prosperous and peaceful time? Not many people died?" Qiao Mu said.
The Great Yan Dynasty treated the nine immortal gates as guests of honor and devoted all its national strength to support them. Now, the people regard them as gods on the altar and worship them.
Forty years ago, in the alien war, one hundred thousand soldiers died.
During these forty years, taxes in Dayan grew heavier, famines occurred frequently, and human disasters were widespread. In the former Yancheng City in Nanzhou, five out of ten houses were now empty, and there was never a shortage of displaced refugees in Nanzhou and Zhongzhou.
There has been no major war in Kyushu for forty years, but the death toll is far greater than during the Alien War.
Qiao Canxue did not refute... In fact, she just saw the shadow of Qiao Mu in Qiao Shui and was testing him with words.
She continued to probe:
"But even so, the gap between the immortal way and the martial way will take a long time to catch up."
While speaking, she took two steps towards Qiao Mu intentionally or unintentionally, as if she wanted to get closer and open her eyes wide to take a closer look at his appearance.
"The immortal way is the great way of the past and present." She said:
"Since the ancient times, the Taoist ancestors created the immortal path and guided the human race onto the path of cultivation. Through this, the human race fought against natural disasters and fierce beasts and embarked on a path of longevity."
"From ancient times to the present, the smartest and most outstanding elites of the human race have followed the path of immortality, while the martial arts path is only a path of cultivation for those without spiritual roots, so it is naturally difficult to compare them."
At this point, Qiao Canxue seemed to realize that something was wrong. It was a bit foolish of her to say these words in front of the old warriors in this house.
She explained:
"Don't blame me, elders. I come from the Heyang Qiao family, a martial arts family, so I naturally have no contempt for martial arts. However, I became blind in my early years, so I have poor martial arts aptitude and it is difficult for me to practice martial arts. In order to avenge my family, I can only follow the immortal path, so I became a disciple of a branch of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Immortal Sect..."
Hai Siyuan and others waved their hands. They were not that sensitive and would not treat this young girl who had turned to cultivating immortality with a cold eye.
After all, General Li Changge's younger brother, the old man who guarded the armory in Lonely City, was also a cultivator and played a significant role. He once held up the Stone City to help them get out of the desert.
"What is the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Immortal Gate?" Qiao Mu asked.
It was a rare opportunity for him to meet an old friend who had ascended to the path of immortality. He lacked understanding of immortal practitioners, so he naturally asked questions.
"The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths actually refer to the 19 immortal sects in this world that have inherited the true immortals and have produced people who have ascended to heaven... Of course, in this world today, no one has been able to ascend to heaven any longer."
Qiao Canxue seemed to understand what Qiao Mu wanted to know, and without him even asking, she continued to talk about what Qiao Mu was most concerned about.
Since ancient times, those without spiritual roots cannot practice Taoism.
Therefore, all immortal monks are the elites among mortals, and the monks of the 19 immortal sects in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are the elites among the elites.
As we all know, the butts of many elites are not in the same position as those of ordinary people.
It was fine during the period of abundant spiritual energy. After all, the pie was big and the gap between immortals and mortals was also huge. The immortal monks simply looked down upon the resources of the mortal dynasty.
But when the spiritual energy declined and the overall environment became bad, everyone was eating from the same bowl, so who cared about their table manners
The heaven and earth are a furnace, and all living things are vying to cross it, even immortal monks with long lifespans are no exception.
The first targets of the immortal monks' butcher knives were not the Great Yan Dynasty and mortals, but each other with similar strength.
It was not until the Immortal Qingmu refined the "Incense Talisman" that the Great Yan Dynasty was taken seriously by the nine major immortal sects for the first time.
"After the decline of spiritual energy, half of the nineteen immortal sects with true immortal heritage were completely destroyed in the mutual attacks, and their foundation was lost, and even the heritage was almost cut off."
"The winners of this great battle of immortal sects are nine immortal sects whose inheritance has not been extinguished. Each of them occupies a state. They are the nine great immortal sects such as the Dao Sect and Xuantian Sect today."
"And the ancestor of my lineage inherited part of the inheritance of the former Ten Earth Immortal Sect, the now-extinct 'Di Yuan Guan' Immortal Sect many years ago..."
Qiao Canxue told the story slowly and leisurely.
Today's nine major immortal sects are the winners after the survival of the fittest in the world of immortal cultivation during the period of decline of spiritual energy.
Ordinary warriors are at a disadvantage when facing ordinary immortal monks, let alone being enemies with the nine major immortal sects.
"When you reach the end of the immortal path, you can ascend to become an immortal."
"What can you do if you reach the end of martial arts? After a hundred years, you will still be a pile of yellow earth." Qiao Canxue looked up at Qiao Mu and asked tentatively:
"Even though you know the gap between immortals and mortals is so huge, you still go ahead without hesitation?"
Qiao Canxue remembered Qiao Mu’s old friend named Guo.
At that time, Yancheng City Lord Guo Yan was also a mountain standing in front of Qiao Mu. He was the lord of the city, with both skills and cunning, while Qiao Mu had not even developed internal strength.
But he still went forward without any hesitation or delay.
So what about this "Qiao Shui" in front of us
When Qiao Mu heard this, he was actually sighing in his heart.
In fact, he wanted to ask, is there any method that can be cultivated for those with iron spiritual roots in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Immortal Sect? He only has one iron spiritual root. Is it too late for him to start cultivating now
Of course he didn't say this out loud, because Qiao Mu was already a mature and steady old man of 210 years old. If he said this to the girl, it would sound too greasy.
You should do what suits your age.
As a steady old man, Qiao Mu must give a response that is appropriate for his age:
"Beat him! I'll go to his house and beat him to death!"
"The secret to my longevity is just four words: clear thoughts."
"Only when your heart is in good condition can you live a long life. This is the principle of our Qiao family!"
Qiao Canxue was slightly stunned and his expression changed.
During the conversation just now, she had already walked in front of Qiao Mu, and now the two of them were very close.
"Since Mr. Qiao is so determined, I have something to give you."
Qiao Canxue took out the "Eternal Fist Sutra" from his arms and handed it to Qiao Mu.
"I am the last of the Qiao family in Heyang, but I have also given up martial arts. This boxing manual will just gather dust in my hands... This boxing manual handed down from my family will be of some benefit to Old Qiao."
Qiao Mu looked down and was stunned.
After searching for it everywhere, I finally found it without any effort.
Before obtaining the "Sumeru Mountain King Sutra", he did pursue the "Eternal Life Fist Sutra" hard, but after obtaining the former, he lost interest in this regard.
After all, the "Sumeru Mountain King Sutra" can also delay aging, which is equivalent to a superior substitute for the latter.
However, Qiao Mu has always been open to receiving martial arts secrets, as he has plenty of time.
He was just about to reach out to take the secret book from Qiao Canxue's hand, but unexpectedly Qiao Canxue not only did not let go, but even quietly pressed down his palm.
Qiao Mu thought to himself, wow, he has become so tasteful after not seeing him for so long. He looks like an old man now, how could he do such a thing
When he lowered his head, he saw Qiao Canxue had opened her eyes again. Her pupils were white and she was staring at him.
Faintly, she seemed to see the shadow of an Ouroboros with its head and tail connected, hanging dimly above Qiao Mu's figure.
The scene came and went quickly, disappearing without a trace in a trance, as if it was just an illusion.
Qiao Canxue has not yet fully developed her restored eyesight, and sometimes sees things that are difficult to understand... This time seems to be the same
But for some reason, she subconsciously closed her eyes again, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her eyes, and her whole body seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer. Her face turned pale, and her body swayed, almost falling down.
Qiao Mu took the Changsheng Fist Manual in one hand and found a relatively intact stool to help her sit down.
"Injured?" Qiao Mu, Hai Siyuan and others looked at each other, all of them at a loss as to what to do.
They were all warriors, lacked knowledge of the ways of the immortals, and were completely helpless in curing her injuries.
"It's just overuse of the eyes. I just need to take a rest." Qiao Canxue supported her head with one hand and tried hard to open her eyes again, but this time she didn't even have the strength to open her eyes.
In desperation, she took out a communication jade talisman from her storage bag and held it in her hand.
About a quarter of an hour later, a rainbow light emerged silently and landed in the ruined house, transforming into a plump, round-faced Taoist nun, who was Master Lingling.
Master Lingling looked quite kind at first, but when she saw Qiao Canxue's current appearance, her expression immediately changed.