Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 816: Wine is the elixir of life

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There are many treasures in the ancient forbidden area, and it connects the Sea of Divine Powers and the Sea of Chaos. The Immortal Court controls there, so it will definitely find many amazing treasures.

If these treasures appeared on the battlefield, I am afraid that the imperial court’s soldiers would suffer heavy casualties!

The water of the Sea of Divine Powers overflowed and spread everywhere. After more than ten days, the Sea of Divine Powers wiped out Yan Ziqi, who was transformed by the Tao Soul Liquid. Only then did Master Yan Tianshi take back the Sea of Divine Powers.

During this period, Su Yun and Di Xin stood on the sea, collecting the Dao Soul Liquid and putting those Dao Soul Liquids that were beaten back to their original form into jade bottles. Master Yan sent people to kill them several times, but they were all killed by Su Yun, so he let the two of them go.

When the sea of magical powers receded, Emperor Xin counted the Dao Soul Liquid and found that more than 10% of the Dao Soul Liquid was lost, which made him quite regretful.

The soldiers of the Immortal Court suffered heavy casualties, and the Heavenly Master Yan Ziqi was also seriously injured, and the movement ceased for a while.

After Yan Ziqi recovered from his injury, he was ready to fight again, but he heard that six armies of the imperial court were harassing and attacking the immortal court army along the way. Yan Ziqi knew that they should be the six armies that broke out of the imperial court in the last war, but each army had only about 10,000 people, so it was not a big deal.

But soon news came that among the six armies there were six great masters, who were at the eighth level of the Tao realm, each with profound magical powers and possessed incredible abilities.

One of them was a fisherman who practiced Changyuan, a Northern Crown Great Wall magical power that could cut off the starry sky and cut off the formation. Another white-haired old woman practiced Tianguan, a magical power that was as daunting as a cliff. If you broke into it, you would be in danger of death.

There was also an old man who urged the North and South Rivers to create a dangerous situation in the starry sky, making it difficult for them to cross the river.

There was also a drunken old man who set up a spirit platform, a majestic old man who erected a pillar of heaven, and an old scholar who set up a canopy, and they killed the soldiers of the immortal court and made them fall to the ground.

The six masters, each with their own methods, severely hindered the army of the Immortal Court. The imperial court army under the command of the six elders appeared and disappeared like ghosts, taking advantage of the situation to rob, leaving the Immortal Court with countless immortal soldiers and generals, but with many casualties.

Yan Ziqi had a solemn expression on his face. He ordered his scouts to go back and tell the military leaders along the way to carefully observe and record the magical powers and techniques of the six elders, as well as their attack habits. At the same time, he set up camp outside the imperial court, looking as if he was not seeking a quick victory.

Before they knew it, half a year had passed. The armies of the Immortal Court were actually tripped and delayed by the army led by the Six Elders. Only a small number of troops were able to reach the Seventh Immortal Realm, and the others were trapped halfway.

During the past six months, information from scouts from all directions continued to flow in and fell into Yan Ziqi's hands.

Yan Ziqi summarized the information about the six elders of Yuezhaoquan, and said to the counselor beside him with a serious expression, "It is indeed the existence of six extreme cave heavens."

A counselor asked, "What is the ultimate realm of cave heaven?"

Yan Ziqi said: "I have heard that during the reign of Emperor Jue, one day when Emperor Jue was traveling, several wanderers stopped the emperor's carriage and showed him the ultimate realm of cave heavens. A woman showed him the ultimate realm of Taiyin Cave Heaven, and a man showed him the ultimate realm of Taiyang Cave Heaven. They were both exquisite. The two wanderers told Emperor Jue that these two cave heavens could be passed down in the world as realms to make spiritualists and immortals more powerful. Emperor Jue refused and expelled them."

All the counselors were puzzled and asked, "Why did Emperor Jue expel them? Wouldn't it be better if the spiritualists had two more realms?"

One of the counselors suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, "I see! Emperor Jue is stubborn and greedy for power. He is afraid that after these two realms, someone will become even more powerful and he will lose control of the world! That's why he is unwilling to promote these two realms!"

The other counselors nodded in agreement.

Yan Ziqi shook his head and said, "I thought so before, but later I came into contact with several immortals who were at the ultimate level of the cave heavens, and I knew why Emperor Jue rejected them. There are seventy-two cave heavens in the Immortal Court, and each cave heaven contains the mysteries of the immortal way. Only by studying the mysteries of a cave heaven to the extreme can one be called at the ultimate level of the cave heaven. Not to mention ordinary spiritualists, even an existence like me who is at the eighth level of the Tao realm would need tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to study a cave heaven to the extreme, not to mention that there are some cave heavens that contain mysteries that conflict with my Taoism, and even I cannot learn them."

He paused and continued, "The cave is extremely powerful, and there are very few immortals who can learn it. Those who can learn it are often those with extraordinary talents. It will only make the strong stronger, and it will not benefit ordinary people at all. Therefore, in Di Jue's opinion, it is better not to promote it than to go through the trouble of promoting it and create some powerful ambitious people."

The counselors suddenly understood. One counselor asked in confusion, "So, Emperor Jue's failure to promote these realms is good for ordinary people? This is inconsistent with what we know about Emperor Jue."

Yan Ziqi laughed and said, "Emperor Jue treats ordinary people equally, which is exactly why Emperor Jue failed. What are ordinary people? They are like grass and straw dogs, muddleheaded, only knowing how to fill their stomachs with three meals a day, and only knowing how to fight for petty gains. They have not made any contribution to the Taoism and magical powers. They are just like the grass and the lowly people, nothing more than that. In the history of Taoism and magical powers, which progress was created by ordinary people?"

He said leisurely: "We, the immortal saints, have created a brilliant civilization and promoted the advancement of Taoism and magical powers. How can we not be defeated if the emperor treats us the same as ants and common people?"

All the counselors nodded.

"Master, since there are six beings at the highest level of the Cave Heaven Realm helping the imperial court, how can we break it?" asked a counselor.

Yan Ziqi said: "If I go there in person, you will be defeated by Su Shenghuang and all of you will be killed or injured. The only plan now is to ask the existence of the Cave Heaven Extreme Realm to break the existence of the Cave Heaven Extreme Realm. I have met several such scattered immortals, all of whom have lived from ancient times to the present, among whom are the existence of the Taiyin Cave Heaven Extreme Realm and the Taiyang Cave Heaven Extreme Realm."

He ordered his men to bring paper and pen, and wrote a letter himself, saying, "Send it to the Immortal Court, ask to see these six scattered immortals, and ask them to come out of the mountains."

Six counselors took the letter and rushed to the Immortal Court to look for the six immortals according to the address in the letter.

Most of the blessed lands in the Sun Cave Heaven of the Immortal Court have been spewing disaster ash, most of the vegetation has withered, the birds and animals have died, and the vitality is no longer the same as before. The counselor who came here looked for the address, but came to a beautiful place with clear water and mountains, as if it had not been disturbed by the disaster ash at all, the scenery was gorgeous and beautiful.

As he walked in, he saw numerous cities and towns and people living in an orderly manner, just like a paradise on earth. They were completely unaware that a great change had taken place in the outside world.

The counselor asked the people who lived there and found a wine shop, where he saw a sign saying: "Water is eternal and ruthless green, and wine is the elixir of immortality."

There was an old man in the tavern, drunk and lying in the corner.

The counselor took out the letter and stood aside respectfully. After a long time, the drunk old man finally woke up. He had messy white hair, a red nose, and was dirty and reeked of alcohol.

"Excuse me, are you the senior from Yanghuang City?" the strategist asked hurriedly.

The old man took the letter casually, wiped his nose on it, and stuffed it back into the counselor's hand, saying, "Read it."

The counselor suppressed his anger and read the letter word by word. It was Yan Ziqi who spoke earnestly, saying that they had met many years ago and he still remembered the teachings of Senior Huang Cheng. Senior Huang Cheng had a long-cherished wish to spread his Taoism throughout the world, but he retired when his Taoism failed. Now is a chaotic world, and it is the time for Senior Huang Cheng to spread his Taoism throughout the world. And so on.

After the letter was finished, the old man Yang Huangcheng said with a smile, "You want me to deal with the Drunken Immortal Jun Zaijiu? Do you know that the couplet outside my shop was written by Jun Zaijiu himself?"

The counselor's face suddenly changed.

However, Yang Huangcheng stood up shakily and said with a chuckle, "But Jun Zaijiu has always been aloof. He still holds a grudge against me for advising the emperor to break off relations with him. He thinks I shouldn't interfere in worldly affairs and broke off relations with me. But now, he has taken the initiative to interfere. I would like to ask him in person."

After saying this, the old man kicked off his straw sandals, walked out of the tavern and headed outside.

The strategist followed him out of this paradise, only to see that the paradise behind him suddenly became chaotic. People were crying and running away, flowers, plants and trees were rapidly withering, birds, beasts, insects and fish were soon dying. Even the people who lived in this paradise lost their spiritual energy one by one while fleeing, and soon fell to the ground and turned into dry bones.

In each city, thousands and thousands of people died rapidly, and in the blink of an eye the whole city was filled with bones.

The counselor was horrified and said in a trembling voice: "Senior, these people..."

Yang Huangcheng laughed and said, "They should have died long ago. The blessed land of Sun Cave Heaven has long been filled with ashes, and there is no vitality left. It was I who used my magic power to create a paradise here to raise them. If I leave, without the vitality of heaven and earth, won't they die?"

The counselor felt a little reluctant and said, "But you have protected them for so many years, shouldn't you have some feelings for them?"

"You would have feelings for some insects that are doomed to die?"

Yang Huangcheng smiled and said, "If it weren't for me, they would have died long ago. I let them live longer so that they can accompany me and entertain me. Now that I don't need them, what does their life or death have to do with me?"

The counselor dared not say anything more.

In the lower world of Yanghuang City, the old man came to the army of the Immortal Court in slovenly clothes. He saw that the various military commanders of the Immortal Court had directly deployed immortal cities in the starry sky. The cities were guarded by elite soldiers and generals, and the surroundings were strictly protected.

Some military marshals also grabbed stars from the sky and arranged them into formations to guard against sneak attacks and were extremely cautious.

Obviously, in the past two years, the various departments of the Immortal Court have been attacked and harassed by Yue Zhaoquan and the other six elders, and have completely lost the will to continue advancing, and only want to preserve themselves.

To defend the Imperial Court, one must protect ordinary people and cannot advance or retreat at will. One must confront the Immortal Court head-on, so building an Immortal City is the best way to do so.

But in the starry sky, there is no need to protect anyone, guerrilla warfare is the best way to fight, invade and harass, come and go freely. Yue Zhaoquan and other six elders led the six armies and brought the guerrilla warfare to its extreme.

"Master Yan has deduced based on the movements of the six people over the past few days and calculated that Jun Zaijiu will lead his men to attack the Tiangou Dongtian camp today."

As soon as Yanghuangcheng arrived at the Tiangoudongtian camp, another strategist came and said, "Master Yan Tianshi asked the senior to guard this place and welcome the battle. Jun Zaijiu."

Yang Huangcheng smiled and said, "Although Yan Ziqi's abilities are not that great, he is a divine fortune teller. Back then, he tried to learn my Way of the Sun, but he didn't learn it."

As Yan Ziqi had expected, a spiritual platform appeared out of thin air, carrying the Holy King of Yanwu. On the Holy King of Yanwu stood the soldiers of the Yanwu Fairy City led by Lang Yun Songming, rushing towards the Tiangou camp!

"Friend Jun Dao!"

Suddenly, the laughter from Yanghuang City resounded throughout the starry sky. A big sun rose slowly in the sky. The dazzling sight made billions of stars in the sky suddenly lose their color!

Yanghuangcheng stood in front of the sun, his voice as loud as a bell, and he laughed: "Daoyou, you advised me to retire back then, and you said it was so carefree and free! Why do you go back on your word and take the initiative to enter the world? Could it be that Daoyou's words are like farts, which will disappear after hearing a sound?"

On the spiritual platform, Jun Zaijiu heard this and looked solemn. He said to Song Ming and Lang Yun, "There may be a bloody battle today. I'm afraid I can't send you back."

Song Ming and Lang Yun were panicked and asked quickly, "Brother Dao, why do you say that?"

Jun Zaijiu raised his head and drank, saying: "This man is also a wanderer, from the same generation as me. He has extraordinary attainments in the Great Dao of Taiyang Cave Heaven, but he is keen on fame and ignores human life. I had an intersection with him in the past and persuaded him to retire. We have different paths, and we have fought against each other once, and I won by luck. But this time..."

He looked at the Tengu camp nearby, where immortals, demons, and gods stood side by side. There were millions of elite troops of the Immortal Court, like tigers and wolves, ready to charge out at any time.

"When I go to war with Yanghuang City, you will flee immediately and go see Yue Zhaoquan and the others and tell them."

Jun Zaijiu paused and said, "Master Yan can find someone to deal with me, and he can also deal with them, so they need to be careful!"

He suddenly soared into the air, and the spirit platform shook, which blew away the Holy King of Yanwu, Lang Yun Song Ming and others. Jun Zaijiu stood on the spirit platform, and the spirit platform flew up to Yanghuang City.

"Brother Dao, Emperor Yuntian of the Imperial Court is a wise ruler. I cannot bear to see the lives of the people suffer, so I came out to help."

Jun Zaijiu said loudly: "Brother Dao, why don't you help Emperor Yun Tian with me?"

"Bullshit! You advised me to retire, but you came here to seek fame! Today we will have a fight to see who is better!"

Song Ming looked back and saw that the starry sky had collapsed. Jun Zaijiu's spiritual platform burst out with incomparable Taoist light, which was extremely dazzling.

Song Ming turned his head away, unable to bear to watch, and fled the battlefield with the immortals and gods under his command.

A few days later, he received the news of Jun Zaijiu's death.

That somewhat stubborn old man died in the starry sky while trying to cover their escape.