Chapter 241 Return to the City of Gods
In the Divine City of the Northern Territory, the sun is shining, the grass is lush, and it is full of vitality, as if there is no cycle of four seasons.
But outside the Holy City, heavy snow fell, the sky and earth were vast, and the entire Holy State was covered with a layer of silver.
Li Zhi left the divine city in the spring when flowers were blooming, and now in the snowy season he still hasn't returned, which makes the four maids very worried.
Although they were worried, they kept Li Zhi's instructions in mind and did not leave the Holy City.
He just moved from the inn opened in the Five Elements Palace to the Yaochi Stone Archway.
After chatting with the Yao Chi elder, they learned that Li Zhi actually had another identity as the Yao Chi protector, the same as the Yao Chi elder.
Before this, the Saint Maiden of Yao Chi had also come to the Divine City to inquire about the news about Li Zhi, but the four maids did not know where Li Zhi was.
"Sister, has something happened to the master?" At the Yao Chi Stone Archway, beside the Fairy Lake, the four sisters Meng Zhang sat around a table under a spiritual tree, discussing the situation of Li Zhi.
"The master has extraordinary powers and his achievements are comparable to those of nature. Nothing will happen to him." Meng Zhang said with a smile.
Since becoming Li Zhi's maids, the four sisters have been enjoying top-level training treatment that they have never enjoyed before. Not only can they comprehend the ancient scriptures of the Great Emperor, but they can also taste the enlightenment tea brewed with divine spring water. The cultivation of all of them has been improved by two small realms on the original basis.
It used to take them 10 to 20 years to cultivate and reach the second level of immortal power, but now it only takes them three to five years.
The three volumes of "Xuanwu Sutra" that Li Zhi brought out from the Immortal Mountain, as well as the "Sun Sutra" Xiantai volume and other ancient scriptures of the Great Emperor, allowed them to truly enjoy the treatment that only the core disciples of the top holy land can enjoy.
The eldest brother Meng Zhang's cultivation has even broken through to the late stage of the first immortal realm, and within three years he will be able to break through to the level of a half-step great power.
Li Zhi had previously given some of the elixirs he had refined to the sisters, which made them regard Li Zhi more and more as the only true god in their hearts.
"Where did the white deer go? I haven't seen any trace of it in the past month. If the owner comes back and needs to use the car, it will be troublesome if he can't find it."
"That white deer is simply a white-eyed wolf deer. It just let itself go when its owner was not around. God knows where it went. Last time, when my second sister wanted to use the sedan chair, it refused to pull it for her."
"Master is too merciful. Why did he remove the restrictions on its soul, leaving us without the means to restrain it?"
"Okay, Qing'er, stop complaining. In the eyes of the master, we are on the same level as the white deer. The master doesn't restrict our freedom, so he won't restrict the white deer's freedom either. As long as the master comes back, it will definitely come back to pull the cart."
But before the sisters could finish their words, a disciple from Yao Chi came to tell them that the white deer had been captured.
"Who is so bold as to capture the master's spirit beast?"
The four sisters immediately stood up and were about to leave Yao Chi Stone Archway to rescue Bai Lu.
"Four seniors, the people who captured the white deer are from the divine deer clan among the ancient creatures." said the Yao Chi disciple.
"Where are they now?" Hongye asked.
"Still on the Hundred Beasts Ridge outside the Divine City." said the disciple of Yao Chi.
Outside the divine city, the mountains are magnificent and the energy is rich, so there are a large number of ancient beasts living in the primeval forest outside the city.
Baishou Ridge is the mountain range with the most ancient beasts, hence the name Baishou Ridge.
Afterwards, the four maids, led by the Yao Chi disciples, walked out of the Divine City and came directly to the Hundred Beasts Ridge, three hundred miles away.
At this moment in a valley, a snow-white divine deer, a golden yellow sheep, and a black divine tiger were trapped in a formation.
However, the three monsters were all covered with wounds, but they were still struggling to resist the suppression of the formation.
Outside the formation, seven or eight ancient creatures were looking at them with smiles. The two leading ancient creatures had deer heads and human bodies. Their auras were the most powerful, and they had already reached the middle stage of the second level of the immortal.
"Little white deer, I pity you because you have the blood of my divine deer clan flowing in your body. Please don't be ungrateful. Otherwise, don't blame me for killing you." An ancient creature with a deer head and a human body shouted at the white deer in the formation.
"If you want me to go back with you, forget it." Bai Lu shouted stubbornly towards those ancient creatures.
Then he said to the other two ancient beasts: "Brother Hu, Brother Yang, it is my fault this time. I have put you in danger."
"Brother Bai, what are you talking about? We get along very well. I, Old Hu, have no regrets in my life for getting to know you, Brother Bai." The dark-bodied divine tiger transformed into a burly man and spoke.
"Brother Bai, don't you have an extremely powerful fellow Taoist? If he knows that you are in danger, he will definitely come to rescue you. Then we can help you escape." The golden sheep also turned into a human form, but the horns on its head did not disappear. They were shining with cold light, giving people a sharp feeling.
"I'm sorry, brothers. I lied earlier. I don't have any powerful fellow Taoists in the Divine City. My real identity is actually a Taoist priest's cart-pulling spirit beast." The white deer also transformed into a human form, looking like a teenager of seventeen or eighteen years old.
"What? Brother Bai, you are going to kill our brothers." Hu Liqiang felt like the sky was falling.
"Brother Bai, please tell me quickly, you are lying to your brother Yang, tell me quickly." Yang Dali grabbed Bai Lu's shoulders and shook him. Even the two horns on his head that looked like sharp blades became dim.
"I'm sorry, brothers." Bai Lu loved to play, but he didn't expect to encounter such a life-threatening disaster.
"It's over, it's completely over now. I, Old Hu, have been practicing in the Hundred Beasts Ridge for eight hundred years, and have evolved from an ordinary tiger to my current level of cultivation. I didn't expect it to be ruined by you." Old Hu collapsed.
Don't be fooled by his original form of a black tiger, which looks extremely mighty and majestic. In fact, his bloodline is very ordinary. He has been practicing diligently and carefully for eight hundred years outside the Divine City to achieve the level of a half-step great power he is today.
"Brother Bai, it seems that we can't be brothers in this life. If I meet you again in the next life, I'm afraid I will hide away." Yang Dali also showed a bitter face. Like Hu Liqiang, he is a representative of law-abiding and conscientious work. He has practiced hard for 600 years to achieve today's Taoism.
Originally, I would have had the opportunity to break through to the realm of great power in the future and live happily in the world for two thousand years, but now everything is gone.
Among those ancient creatures, none of them had a cultivation level lower than the first level of immortal.
Moreover, the power of their bloodline is so strong that they are no match for each other in a one-on-one fight.
What’s more, there are two powerful ones.
"Brother Bai, there is no other way now. We can only fight to the death." After a moment, Hu Liqiang said after regaining his spirits.
"Brother Bai, don't give up. Even if your brother Yang has to break both of his horns today, he must let these ancient bastards see how powerful our demon race is today." Yang Dali said with great enthusiasm.
But their enthusiasm seemed so funny in the eyes of those ancient creatures.
"Brotherly love? It's so touching to see such a touching scene today. Old Lu, the charm of your Shenlu clan is really great." An ancient creature with a dog's head laughed strangely after seeing everything in the formation.
“If he doesn’t know what’s good for him, then we can’t let him live.” The mighty man of the Divine Deer clan felt humiliated, and directly activated the magic circle, intending to turn all three monsters in the circle into ashes.
Inside the formation, Black Tiger Hu Liqiang and Golden Sheep Yang Dali saw this and prepared to burn their blood and fight to the death.
Bai Lu immediately shouted, "Please wait for a moment, brothers. I may be able to bring in reinforcements."
Then he took out a bell, started shaking it, and shouted to the bell: "Meng Zhang, Hong Ye, Xia Li, Dong Qing, come and save me."
The silver-white bell is a powerful magic weapon that interweaves "Tao" and "Li". Li Zhi gave it to him because he saw that it lacked decorations on its neck when it was pulling the cart.
The silver bell was a practice item made by Li Zhi when he was practicing the secret of "soldier" and the method of casting weapons. However, its material is extraordinary and the whole body is made of mutton-fat white jade iron. Its power should not be underestimated.
"Jingle Bell!"
After the bell rang, the four maids who were almost at Hundred Beasts Ridge heard the sound immediately.
Then it flew towards the valley on the edge of the Beast Territory.
After seeing those ancient creatures trapping the white deer, Xia Li directly took out a Lihuo sword and attacked those ancient creatures.
"Third sister, be careful." Hongye shouted immediately.
There is a huge gap in realm between them, so there is absolutely no possibility of winning.
"Sister Meng, please save me." When Bai Lu in the barrier saw the sisters, he immediately showed excitement.
Black Tiger Hu Liqiang and Golden Sheep Yang Dali looked ashen. What was the point of having four weak women at the first level of the Immortal Realm? They were just a few more people to die. An ancient creature with a bird's head and a human body saw Xia Li attacking and casually slapped her away with a palm.
Meng Zhang immediately caught the injured Xia Li.
Then he said to those ancient creatures: "My fellow Taoists, is there any misunderstanding? Why do you want to capture my master's cart-pulling spirit beast?"
"Four more people are here to die. I heard that the flesh and blood of human women is very sweet. Fellow Taoists, please give these four human female cultivators to me, the old wolf." A bloodthirsty light flashed in the eyes of the ancient creature with a dog's head and a human body.
"Please feel free to do as you please, Brother Wolf." The other ancient creatures said indifferently.
Meng Zhang frowned upon seeing this, and then said coldly: "I didn't want to have a conflict with your ancient race, but today you guys are going too far, don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless."
"Haha, that human girl is really interesting. She actually threatens us." Those ancient creatures burst into laughter.
But soon they couldn't laugh anymore.
When Meng Zhang took out a bone guillotine, they immediately felt as if their souls were locked.
The palm-sized bone guillotine is small and exquisite, like a work of art, but the aura it exudes is soul-stirring.
"What kind of magic weapon is this?" The dog-headed ancient creature directly took out a thick mace and pointed at Meng Zhang.
"The White Bone Beheading Platform." Meng Zhang said lightly.
Then, she chanted a spell, "No wronged souls will be killed by the Immortal Sword. Kill!"
As the spell was recited, the Bone Beheading Platform immediately grew larger, and then shot out blood-colored divine chains of laws, directly pulling the dog-headed ancient creature under the guillotine.
"Crack!"
The guillotine fell and the dog's head fell to the ground.
The whole process was extremely smooth, without any obstruction.
The White Bone Beheading Platform in Meng Zhang's hand was given to her by Li Zhi before he left the Divine City, for her and her sisters to use to protect themselves.
Li Zhi had forged these magical weapons while practicing the "Soldier" secret before forging the five great Taoist weapons. The one with the greatest lethality is none other than the White Bone Immortal Beheading Platform.
After the successful ritual, it almost possessed supreme power comparable to that of a great king's divine weapon.
It is a genuine killing weapon, a killing weapon that can evolve autonomously.
The more living beings killed and the higher their cultivation, the more terrifying its power will be.
Li Zhi even integrated a holy bone he had obtained earlier into the White Bone Immortal Beheading Platform, making it even more mysterious.
The cultivator does not need to input much mana at all to exert its powerful power. It is a "living" weapon.
Just when Meng Zhang used the White Bone Beheading Platform, Li Zhi, who had returned to the Big Dipper world from the outer space, immediately sensed something.
Starlight emerged from his body, and then a mysterious star map constructed a domain gate in front of him.
After entering the domain gate, Li Zhi appeared above the Hundred Beasts Ridge.
Looking at the valley below where the four Meng Zhang sisters were confronting some ancient creatures, Li Zhi frowned.
Some ancient creatures looked at the White Bone Immortal Beheading Platform, with a strong hint of greed in their eyes.
There was also a deep fear in the eyes of some ancient creatures.
The four sisters Meng Zhang were very nervous.
Because after the White Bone Beheading Platform struck them once, it no longer obeyed their commands.
It returned to the size of a palm and returned to Meng Zhang's hand, as if it was digesting the life origin and power of laws of the dog-headed ancient creature that he had killed before.
"Dongqing, when the fight starts later, we will set up a formation to delay them, and you will immediately return to the Divine City to ask for reinforcements from the Holy Land of Yao Chi." Meng Zhang secretly conveyed a message to Dongqing.
"Sister, you must be careful." Dongqing knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately agreed.
Inside the formation, Black Tiger Hu Liqiang and Golden Sheep Yang Dali saw Meng Zhang being so brave and killing a half-step great power level ancient creature with one strike, and asked Bai Lu: "Brother Bai, who is your master? Her maid is so strong, how powerful must she be?"
"My master is a Taoist priest of longevity, and he is a well-known figure in the Central Region." Bai Lu said with a hint of pride in his eyes.
Unfortunately, the Black Tiger and the Golden Goat are just mountain monsters. Even though they live in the primeval forest outside the Holy City, they are not well-informed and have never heard of Li Zhi's glorious deeds before.
Just when both parties had not decided whether to take action, more than a dozen powerful ancient creatures of different races appeared in the valley.
"Old Lu, what are you doing? Why are there four human women here? Are they your food?"
An ancient creature with wings on its back asked carelessly.
But after seeing the corpse of the dog-headed creature on the ground, he immediately stared at Meng Zhang and the others.
"What should I do, sister?"
Faced with so many powerful ancient creatures, Dongqing, Xia Li, and Hongye were all panicked at this moment.
Li Zhi, who was standing in the void watching the show, shook his head and then appeared in front of Meng Zhang and the others.
"Master, you're back." Seeing Li Zhi's back, the four maids shouted excitedly.
The White Bone Beheading Platform in Meng Zhang's hand seemed to sense Li Zhi's breath and flew directly to his side.
Li Zhi put away the White Bone Beheading Platform.
Killing a powerful being is not enough for it to evolve even a little bit, it will only consume its original power in vain.
Although it is special, it is just a special magic weapon after all, and it cannot replenish its original power at any time like a cultivator.
"Master Tao, do you want to stand up for these girls?" an ancient creature shouted at Li Zhi.
Li Zhi didn't even look at them, but waved his hand to smash the magic circle that trapped the three white deer monsters and imprisoned the white deer from the magic circle.
And he healed its injuries, turning it into a snow-white divine deer again.
Upon seeing this, Meng Zhang took out Li Zhi's chariot and harnessed it to the white deer.
"Master, please get in the car." They didn't care at all that the ancient creatures were staring at them.
Li Zhi nodded and prepared to get on the chariot.
This really pissed off the ancient creatures, and they all shouted, "You Taoist, how dare you ignore us?"
"Humph!"
But after Li Zhi turned his head and looked at them and snorted coldly, no ancient creature dared to speak again.
They all knelt on the ground and trembled involuntarily, feeling that their souls were shaking.
"You are the ancient, ancient, ancient prince."
(End of this chapter)