lerbook #315 - A thousand miles of marriage
#315 - A thousand miles of marriage
Chapter 313: A Thousand Miles of Marriage Tied by a Single Thread
Zhang Chen was stunned by Liu Feng's resolute words, his face filled with astonishment as he looked at Liu Feng's soul. His eyes were full of disbelief. He had disguised himself completely, so how could the other party recognize him?
Hearing the other party's decisive answer, Zhang Chen knew in his heart that he must have revealed a flaw somewhere, causing the other party to see through him. There was no bluffing involved here, because in Liu Feng's impression, he was absolutely incapable of such skill. But now that the other party had recognized him with certainty, it must be true.
"How did you recognize me?" Zhang Chen's ice fishing rod turned into water and fell into the Miluo River, and he slowly stood up from the ice boat.
"Because of your movements! You probably haven't noticed it yourself, but you always use one hand to touch your chin, and the arc of your arm when you touch your chin is very unique. Moreover, among those who care so much about Cheng Yu, you are the only one in the Taoist temple." Liu Feng stared at Zhang Chen, his voice full of emotion: "Who would have thought that the most hidden one in the Taoist temple would be you? With such abilities, why did you stay in the Taoist temple in the first place? Why didn't you just go out and make a name for yourself?"
Liu Feng's voice was full of incomprehension and doubt.
Zhang Chen sighed softly. Liu Feng was indeed an old fox who had been in the Jianghu for many years. He didn't expect that his subtle movements would be recognized by Liu Feng: "I was wanted by the Pingbian Royal Mansion at the time, and I had nowhere to go, so I might as well stay in the Taoist temple to avoid the limelight."
"You and I are considered fellow disciples after all. I have been planning for today for who knows how long. Why don't you spare me a way out for the sake of our previous friendship? As long as you are willing to let me go, I will definitely support you with all my strength in the future to fight against Zhang Xiaohua." Liu Feng's words were full of entreaty. He was still unwilling to give up the last glimmer of hope, begging Zhang Chen bitterly.
"You have already joined Zhang Xiaohua and become a member of the Pingbian Royal Mansion. If I let you return to the Miluo River, I will have no way to restrain you. If you go back on your word afterwards, I will die without a burial place. Therefore, I can't afford to gamble!" Zhang Chen looked at Liu Feng: "Does the Temple Master have any unfulfilled wishes? Perhaps I can take care of them for you."
"I hate it!" Liu Feng gritted his teeth in anger, his eyes were tearing apart, and the divine power around him burst out. At this moment, a jade tablet rose from his soul, wanting to make a final struggle.
The jade tablet was very peculiar, shimmering with a water-blue luster. Facing the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, it was covered with mysterious and unpredictable symbols, which actually won Liu Feng a chance to mobilize his divine power under the suppression of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl:
"This jade tablet was something that the Pingbian Royal Mansion used to plot against me, but I never thought that this thing would have its own magic. It was only after I became a god that I discovered its mysteries. Who loses and who wins, who is the final winner, we will only know after we compete!"
Seeing that Liu Feng was about to rely on the jade tablet to make a final comeback, Zhang Chen did not dare to give the other party a chance to cast it. In the next moment, the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl in Zhang Chen's hand shone with a dazzling blue light, and slammed towards Liu Feng with a mighty force.
Unfortunately, facing the suppressing power of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, the power erupted by the jade tablet was too small, and even a small wave could not struggle.
"I will never let you go even if I become a ghost!" Liu Feng's voice was full of anger, glaring at Zhang Chen.
"Bang ~"
The Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl fell with one blow, and Liu Feng's soul instantly turned into dust. However, in the next moment, a figure walked out of the jade tablet. The figure opened its mouth wide and swallowed Liu Feng's soul and godhood all in one gulp.
Zhang Chen's pupils shrank as he looked at the illusory figure walking out of the jade tablet. That was Zhang Xiaohua's Celestial Soul!
Zhang Xiaohua's Celestial Soul was flashing with mysterious lines, which flowed like fish, one end connected to Zhang Xiaohua's soul, and the other end connected to the mysterious jade tablet.
"Hee hee hee ~, the godhood still belongs to me after all. You old bastard, you still drank my foot-washing water in the end. I knew that you would surely die in the God-Slaying War, so I was already waiting for you in the jade tablet!" Zhang Xiaohua's Celestial Soul laughed loudly, and the threads on his body were like worms, pulling towards the godhood, wriggling his body and trying to pull the godhood into his body.
"You are happy too early." At this moment, Zhang Chen sighed faintly from the side.
"Who are you?" Zhang Xiaohua's Celestial Soul turned his head and noticed Zhang Chen, and couldn't help but be stunned. A bad feeling emerged in his heart.
Without answering Zhang Xiaohua's words, the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl flickered with light and directly slammed towards Zhang Xiaohua.
Feeling the terrifying power of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help but change his expression drastically: "Stop, I am Zhang Xiaohua, the heir of the Pingbian Royal Mansion. If you dare to kill me, I will never spare you in the future."
As he spoke, he urged the jade tablet behind him to block him.
The Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, wrapped in unparalleled power, directly hit the jade tablet, and then there was a 'crack' sound. The jade tablet was actually smashed out with cracks, and a water-blue luster emanated from the cracks. The blue light turned into chains, entangled the godhood, and did not give Zhang Xiaohua's Celestial Soul time to react at all, and directly pulled the godhood in.
"What the hell is this? This jade tablet doesn't look normal?" Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen's pupils shrank, and a hint of caution appeared in his eyes. Then, without saying a word, he once again sacrificed the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl and smashed it towards the jade tablet.
The Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, wrapped in the power of the 'Fruit' level, directly crossed the void and suppressed it, and then with an irresistible posture, directly broke through the blue light bursting out of the jade tablet and smashed it on the body of the jade tablet. Then there was a crisp 'crack' sound, and the jade tablet directly shattered into pieces under the suppression of the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl.
However, after the jade tablet shattered, a deep blue figure appeared in the void.
With the appearance of that figure, the operation of the laws of heaven and earth seemed to stop, and everything fell into a state of stillness. Even the turbulent river water stopped flowing.
A series of inexplicable and ethereal sounds came from the void, echoing in Zhang Chen's ears: 'Faintly, like the moon obscured by light clouds, fluttering, like flowing wind returning to snow. Looking at it from a distance, it is as bright as the sun rising in the morning glow; observing it closely, it is as bright as the lotus emerging from the clear waves…'
The figure seemed to be a woman, although her figure was blurred, she was peerless. Divine light flowed around her body, as if she was a goddess walking out of the ancient times. Her beauty overwhelmed all the women Zhang Chen had ever seen.
The woman was shrouded in a layer of inexplicable power, and even the operation of heaven and earth stopped for it, and the mighty and endless Miluo River solidified for it.
Zhang Chen's body and soul were directly fixed. At this time, a strange force spread through the void, covering Zhang Chen with this force, acting on his soul, and directly fixing his thinking.
The most important thing was that the righteous god golden light in Zhang Chen's body went silent. Facing that kind of suppressive power, there was no means of counterattack.
And Zhang Xiaohua's Celestial Soul, like a reptile, was held in the woman's hand.
"The Natal River Diagram is broken, and my last wisp of origin will also dissipate. Is it God who wants to destroy me?" The woman sighed softly, surveying the heaven and earth in front of her. Her clear and gentle words carried a faint sadness and despair, making Zhang Chen feel that his heart was broken, and he couldn't wait to dig out his own heart and dedicate it to her.
"Eh, Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl…" The woman's eyes flowed, and her eyes fell on the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl. In the next moment, her eyes lit up: "There is still hope!"
The woman stretched out her hand, wanting to grasp the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, but saw that the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl's light converged, covering a three-foot void, and turned into a water-blue barrier, fixing the three-foot void where she was located.
The woman's palm stretched out gently, but she could not approach the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, and was blocked by the light.
The woman's illusory figure tilted her head, her eyes, shimmering with a flowing light, looking at the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl. After a moment, she seemed to notice something. She gently raised her left hand, her illusory slender jade fingers flashing with a strange luster. On her ring finger, a red light flickered, transforming into a red thread. One end of the red thread was connected to herself, and the other end was connected to Zhang Chen's left ring finger.
“A thread connects those destined from a thousand miles away?” The woman examined the red thread in her hand thoughtfully, her eyes looking at Zhang Chen, then at the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl:
“So that’s it. I actually inherited a cause and effect from the unseen world. This thread of karmic affinity is actually tied to me as well. This thread of karmic affinity is also my lifeline. If I accept this karmic affinity, I can use the power of karmic affinity to influence the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl!”
The woman tugged on the red thread with her left hand, using some unknown method. The red thread on her left hand flashed with light, directly merging into her divine soul. The red thread transformed for a moment, actually autonomously condensing into a red Chinese knot, with both ends connected to Zhang Chen and the woman respectively. Then, the woman beckoned towards the Ocean Stabilizing Pearl, and the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl was influenced by the Chinese knot, actively flying into the woman's hand. Then, the woman directly transformed into a stream of light, submerging into the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl.
Then, the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl transformed into a stream of light and flew away, disappearing into the blue sky without a trace.
“Holy crap ~ What’s going on?”
As the woman controlled the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl to fly away, Zhang Chen immediately regained control of his body. His eyes looked towards the dark sky, his expression full of bewilderment.
A battle to slaughter gods, and not only did he not gain any benefits, but he even lost an Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl?
Are you kidding me? This isn't real, is it?
That was his Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl! Although it wasn't very useful, he couldn't just lose it like that, could he?
Zhang Chen quickly closed his eyes. He could sense the location of the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl in the dark, but he had lost control of the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl and couldn't recall it.
“That’s the direction of Yellow Dawn Temple? My Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl actually fell into the Yellow Dawn Temple?” Zhang Chen felt the trajectory of the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl's flight, a strange look appearing in his eyes.
And what is that red thread tied to his ring finger?
As the woman disappeared, that red thread also quietly faded away, and Zhang Chen could no longer detect it at all.
“What is all this? It’s simply inexplicable. I killed Liu Feng, but not only did I not get any benefits, but I lost an Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl instead? This is a sin.” Zhang Chen stood beside the riverbank, somewhat bewildered.
Then, taking another look, Zhang Xiaohua's celestial soul was frozen by frost and left behind in the void. Seeing this, Zhang Chen smiled coldly: “Good kid, I’ve finally caught your weakness!”
Then, Zhang Chen thought in his heart, collected Zhang Xiaohua's soul, and sealed it into the jade bottle with a Town character talisman.
“Fellow Daoist, where is Liu Feng’s soul? Has it returned to its position and entered the Miluo River?”
At this moment, a stream of light flickered in the sky, and Xie Xuan rushed over, covered in dust. Seeing Zhang Chen standing in the river water, he couldn't help but feel a tightening in his heart. He recognized the origin of the person in front of him, that strange kid.
Although Zhang Chen was wearing a mask, Xie Xuan had already remembered his aura.
He had been chasing after the divine seat all the way, but Liu Feng's escape light was too fast with the blessing of the divine seat, so fast that even if he hurried as fast as he could, he was still a dozen breaths late.
Xie Xuan's words awakened Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen turned his head and saw Xie Xuan wearing a mask on the shore. With just one glance, he recognized the other party's origin.
Although he had not placed a soul mark on Xie Xuan, he couldn't stand the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon causing trouble everywhere. A Heavenly Demon had already taken root and sprouted in Xie Xuan's heart.
Xie Xuan's disguise was very good, and he couldn't see his true face at all. The aura around his body was also completely locked, no wonder he dared to make a move so openly, even Gu Mingyue couldn't see his origin.
At this time, Xie Xuan looked at Zhang Chen with a face full of fear, and asked: “How is Liu Feng’s soul?”
Xie Xuan had personally witnessed Zhang Chen pinching the tenth-order old dragon king back then, and he was extremely afraid of this strange guy.
Hearing Xie Xuan's question, Zhang Chen glanced at the other party: “Liu Feng is dead.”
“What about the divine seat?” Xie Xuan's heart trembled, and he asked.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen shook his head: “Liu Feng died and his Dao disappeared. The divine seat fell into the Miluo River and disappeared without a trace. I don’t know who is destined to obtain the inheritance of the divine seat.”
Xie Xuan was a little suspicious when he heard this, but he didn't know much about the divine seat. He didn't know whether what Zhang Chen said was true or false. Facing Zhang Chen's watertight words, he couldn't investigate further.
“The Yellow Heaven Dao’s reinforcements and the experts from the Peace Border Prince's Mansion are coming soon, let’s run away quickly.” Xie Xuan didn’t want to delay any longer. For him, he had already obtained the divine flesh and blood he wanted. As for the ownership of the divine seat, although he was a little greedy, he didn’t want to provoke Zhang Chen, this troublemaker.
After Xie Xuan finished speaking, his physical body decomposed into lightning and disappeared into the night. Seeing this, Zhang Chen didn't dare to delay and quickly transformed into mist and fled.
He still had to rush to the battlefield to see if he could collect the blood needed for the Blood Transformation Divine Blade. If he could cultivate the Blood Transformation Divine Blade, it would be great news for him.
Not long after Zhang Chen left, several streams of incense divine light landed one after another, patrolling the banks of the Miluo River.
“Damn it, Liu Feng’s soul aura has disappeared. It seems that he didn’t make it through after all and suffered a sneak attack.” Gu Mingyue stood beside the river, looking at the surging Miluo River, a look of embarrassment appearing in his eyes.
It should be noted that he was prepared to split off from the Yellow Heaven Dao in the Northern Lands and become independent, but who knew that such a change would occur?
“There’s no need to fall out now. I’ll continue to lie low first. When the old dragon king transforms into a dragon and succeeds in walking the dragon path, I’ll naturally have the capital to fight against the Grand Tutor.” Gu Mingyue was a little fortunate in his heart that he hadn’t broken face with the Yellow Heaven Dao yet, otherwise things would probably be more troublesome.
“Hide! Continue to hide! I’ll push all the changes onto Liu Feng by then, and easily extricate myself. Liu Feng’s death is also very valuable.” Gu Mingyue praised himself secretly.
Although Liu Feng was dead, his role had already been achieved. The matter of conferring gods had already been confirmed. As long as those people from the major forces obtained Liu Feng’s divine body flesh and blood, they would naturally know whether conferring gods could lead to immortality. At that time, the Yellow Heaven Dao would usher in an explosive growth.
It is said that Zhang Chen transformed into mist and crossed the sky all the way, and came to the battlefield from a distance. He saw that several large mountains near the battlefield had been razed to the ground.
And in the battlefield, countless Jianghu people were like ants, searching through the soil on the ground, hoping to obtain a piece of divine flesh and blood and transcend.
The Peace Border Prince's Mansion's army was blocked by the lava and had not yet arrived in time to seal off the mountains. Now was the carnival feast for the Jianghu people.
Zhang Chen didn't want to show his face, so he directly infiltrated the ground and wandered underground, collecting the blood that had seeped down from the ground.
Unfortunately, apart from Liu Feng's divine blood, the rest of the blood could not satisfy the cultivation. Zhang Chen could only return disappointed.
“It seems that those ability users are not that good either. Their blood cannot satisfy the Blood Transformation Divine Blade's cultivation. Is something missing?” Zhang Chen muttered to himself.
He had seen the ability users make a move. Their supernatural powers were very strong. Although they were not as good as Liu Feng, they could be called mountains and seas. Why couldn't they satisfy the Blood Transformation Divine Blade's cultivation?
Zhang Chen couldn't figure it out. Could it be that the divine blood needed for the Blood Transformation Divine Blade must flow from the body of a god transformed from mystery?
Counting carefully, he had now collected five kinds of mysterious blood. Although there was still some distance from the eighteen kinds of blood, it was not far away.