Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 156 The Old Ape Returns, the Last Days of His Life
Fang Xu sat cross-legged on the bed, looking at a piece of animal bone as big as a millstone and a white tortoise shell as big as a plate placed in front of him, and fell into deep thought.

Of the two things, the animal bone was given by Chu Rendi. According to him, he comprehended a semi-divine power from the animal bone, which was the blood-red dagger that Chu Rendi used to instantly kill Su Cheng after his transformation on the stage of life and death today.

The tortoise shell was a gift from Lu Zhiyuan. According to him, the tortoise shell is related to the secret art of praying to the sky that was passed down from the Muyun Kingdom.

Hearing the name, Fang Xu roughly knew that this prayer technique should be a kind of Feng Shui secret technique, and it was very powerful.

Which one should I comprehend first?

His eyes wandered between the animal bones and the tortoise shell for a long time, and he finally chose to put the animal bones away.

Lu Zhiyuan has profound attainments in the secret art of Feng Shui, and can vaguely calculate the system of his "enemy". The prayer technique that even he cannot comprehend is probably even more powerful.

Fang Xu wanted to comprehend and understand it. After all, no matter in past or present life, the art of Feng Shui is a very mysterious ability. The extraordinary people who mastered the art of Feng Shui are often called people who know the secrets of heaven.

He couldn't help but be curious.

As for the magical powers on the animal bones, Fang Xu thought that he was not in urgent need of offensive means under the current circumstances.

The magical power of the three transformations of the Demonic Ape, plus the Five Animals Skill that he created by combining the Five Animal Play, the secret method of the Kui Niu Transformation, etc., these things are enough for his use at this stage.

Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Fang Xu slowly picked up the white jade-like tortoise shell in front of him and began to examine it carefully.

According to the panel, his additional spiritual attribute is 75 points. With the improvement of the additional attribute, his current comprehension has far surpassed his previous self.

And there is another point. Since the animal skin of "Yanshenzang" was completely integrated into his body, Fang Xu found that once he calmed down and comprehended something, he could easily enter a state of enlightenment and enter a strange space.

In this space, he seemed to be able to feel something that the object he wanted to comprehend was experiencing from the perspective of an observer.

Not long after he picked up the tortoise shell, his consciousness fell into some strange space again.

water!
Endless water!
This is a land similar to the ancient barbaric era. A horrific flood swept across the vast world, and countless animals and plants were swallowed up by the flood in an instant!
Fang Xu, who was in mid-air, saw with his own eyes the ancient humans dressed in simple animal skins struggling and wailing in the raging flood, and then being swallowed up by the raging flood!

This huge flood came from nowhere, like a river in the sky flowing backwards, swallowing up everything in sight in the blink of an eye. Only a few towering mountains survived the flood, forming isolated islands in the ocean.

With a slight movement of consciousness, Fang Xu came to the top of a small mountain and looked at the hundreds of surviving ancient humans above.

It has to be said that the human race’s tenacious spirit has existed since ancient times.

These surviving ancient humans quickly built simple dwellings on the mountain surrounded by floods, and then used their intelligence to obtain food from the flood and rescue other humans and some wild animals that were washed away by the flood.

It was unknown how long the flood raged. Fang Xu just watched quietly as the water level of the flood became lower and lower, and the hundreds of surviving ancient humans also multiplied rapidly.

As time passed, when the entire mountain emerged from the water, the hundreds of ancient people who survived on the mountain had become a large tribe of tens of thousands of people.

They began to try to move out of the mountains and try to cultivate the land formed by floods.

As the population grew, more and more food was needed. Although the flood had receded by 90%, the surrounding land was still a vast ocean.

Finally, a young man from the tribe was ordered to control the flood in order to gain more land.

"This plot... looks so familiar..."

Fang Xu, who was in mid-air, watched the development of things quietly, and suddenly felt that all this was very similar to the ancient legend of Dayu controlling floods in his previous life.

Is it possible that Dayu also exists in this world?

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, he continued to watch.

The young man who was ordered to control the flood led many tribesmen to dig canals day and night, trying to divert the surrounding flood water. More and more land was exposed above the water for the tribesmen to cultivate.

No one knew how much time had passed, but the old patriarch of the tribe gradually grew old. When he was dying, he left a will, asking the young man who was working on flood control outside to take over the position of patriarch of the tribe.

The old patriarch is dead, and the young man...now he should be called a middle-aged man.

The young man who was in charge of flood control had messy hair that was now gray. He asked the tribesman who came to report the news to return to the tribe and choose another respected elder to temporarily take over the position of tribe leader. He continued to lead his tribesmen to control the flood and allow the tribe to obtain more arable land.

Time flies and several years have passed. The man who worked on flood control has become hunched over, and the wrinkles on his face have gradually increased. The vicissitudes of life have finally turned his black hair white.

He is old.

In front of the rushing river, a man held a bronze shovel and quietly looked at the turbulent river.

"With the river as the boundary, our people should have enough land to cultivate."

The old man looked relieved, as if he had sensed that his time was running out. He turned to look at the tribesmen behind him and said, "After I die, take me back to the tribe and bury me."

However, just as he finished his words, thousands of rays of light suddenly bloomed in the river in front of him!
Then, under the shocked and horrified gaze of the old man and the tribesmen, a jade turtle with endless light all over its body crawled out of the river.

The jade turtle came in front of the old man, its body gradually melted away, and turned into milky white light that merged into the old man's body.

Under the gaze of the tribesmen, the old man's long snow-white hair gradually turned black, his hunched body gradually straightened up, and then the wrinkles on his face slowly disappeared.

After everything calmed down, the old man returned to the state of his youth.

Looking at his strong arms and touching his radiant face, a trace of disbelief flashed across the man's face, and then he noticed a piece of tortoise shell left after the jade tortoise's body melted.

Holding the tortoise shell in his hands as if it were a treasure, the man knelt on the ground and kowtowed devoutly:

"Thank God!"

The tribesmen behind him also fell to the ground and shouted: "God!"

The man returned to the tribe with the turtle shell. With his achievements in flood control and his miraculous experience, he was elected as the tribe leader again.

After becoming the tribe leader, the man felt deeply the weakness and helplessness of his people in the face of natural disasters, and began to study the tortoise shell left by the jade tortoise, hoping to comprehend the revelations left by the gods from it.

As time went by, the man understood more and more about what was on the turtle shell.

With the help of what he had learned, the man led the tribe to avoid several major natural disasters in advance, and allowed the tribe to grow bigger and bigger.

In order to make their people stronger, the men even began to teach them some breathing techniques.

In mid-air, Fang Xu watched all this and was extremely shocked.

He didn't know whether the breathing method the man taught to his tribesmen was learned from the turtle shell, but the horror of this breathing method was enough to make him shudder.

In just a few decades, after practicing the breathing method taught by the man, many terrifying creatures were born in the tribe!

The energy and blood of these tribesmen who practiced breathing techniques were as deep as the ocean. With a wave of their hands and a move of their hands, they could even stop a river from flowing!
This kind of power, in the modern world, would be difficult to achieve without the strength of the seventh level of Martial Honor!

A long time passed, and Fang Xu saw that the man had grown old again.

He has lived for who knows how many years.

Many powerful people in the tribe have also left the tribe and prepared to explore the world.

However, the man stayed in the tribe to comprehend the tortoise shell that was the size of a jade plate.

Not only that, the man seemed to have calculated that his time was running out, so he stayed in a cave all day, carving what he had learned on a hard stone tablet with strange patterns, trying to leave some kind of inheritance for his people.

The man is dead.

But before he died, he kept looking at Fang Xu in mid-air with a kind smile on his face.

Fang Xu was shocked. He didn't know whether the man saw him.

Just as he was wondering, the old man suddenly said, "It turns out that my feeling has always been correct. The gods are always here."

Fang Xu was stunned. He knew the man was talking to him.

With a slight movement of consciousness, Fang Xu came to the man's body, looked at the unfinished stone tablet and the tortoise shell in front of him, and began to comprehend them carefully.

……

Zhongzhou City.

Li Cangwu in the palace looked pale at this time, and the blood flowing from the corners of his mouth showed that he had suffered serious internal injuries.

Li Cangwu slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face cold.

National destiny!

The fortune of his Yu State began to decline again!

When the country's fortune had fallen to the level of six brilliant colors, he adopted the advice of Qin Mushen, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, and issued an edict of repentance, granted amnesty to the whole country, and reduced taxes for the common people.

These three measures brought the fortunes of the State of Yu back to their former glory in a short period of time.

But only a few months had passed, and the national fortune of Yu State had dropped to the level of Six Brilliance again at an extremely terrifying speed. Li Cangwu was furious!

The reason why he launched a war against the peaceful grassland tribe of Muyun Kingdom was that everyone believed that it was because Li Cangwu was ambitious and wanted to expand the territory of Yu Kingdom.

In fact, the real purpose was just as Lu Zhiyuan said. Li Cangwu learned from some channel that the Muyun Kingdom possessed some relics from ancient times.

By reading a large number of ancient books, Li Cangwu guessed that these inheritances of the Muyun Kingdom might contain some methods to break through the realm of Martial Honor.

After gaining the power to become the emperor of the world, Li Cangwu was no longer satisfied with that. He wanted to pursue the pinnacle of martial arts and break through the realm of martial arts master to see the wider world outside.

Therefore, since the destruction of the Muyun Kingdom, Li Cangwu has been in seclusion time and time again, leaving all the affairs of the country to his two sons, while he himself devoted himself to studying the things he brought back from the Muyun Kingdom.

But these things have been passed down from ancient times. Li Cangwu has been trying to comprehend them for a long time but still has not been able to figure out what is recorded in the inheritance.

Just when he was in despair, a mysterious man found him.

The mysterious man told Li Cangwu that as long as he handed over the things he brought back from the Muyun Kingdom to him and chose to cooperate with him, he could give him a clear way to break through to the Martial Lord level.

Li Cangwu naturally did not trust the other party, but before he could refuse, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated from the mysterious man!

Under the lock of this aura, Li Cangwu found that with his strength at the peak of martial arts, he had no intention of resisting at all. It seemed that the mysterious man could kill him with just a flick of his finger!
He compromised and handed everything to the mysterious man, and as he wished, he got a way to break through to the level of Martial Lord.

faith.

From that moment on, Li Cangwu ordered the destruction of all temples on the land of Yu. Throughout the entire Yu State, from cities to villages, sculptures of himself were built everywhere.

Over the years, with the help of the faith of hundreds of millions of people in the Yu Kingdom, Li Cangwu has entered the realm of Half-Step Yuanwu, and can be said to be on par with Jiang Feng.

But just when Li Cangwu was preparing to concentrate on his retreat and break through to the Yuanwu realm in one fell swoop, the ruins of Tilan Mountain appeared, and the national fortune of the Yu State actually began to decline at this moment.

Li Cangwu, who was in seclusion, was awakened and immediately asked the Imperial Observatory to investigate. He also sent people from the Supervisory Office to Fenglin Town.

"Let Qin Mushen come to see me!"

After slightly adjusting his body which had been affected by the decline in the country's fortunes, Li Cangwu said with a grim expression.

The soldiers outside the door hurriedly bowed and ran out.

A moment later, the elderly Qin Mushen came to the palace: "Old minister..."

"enough!"

Li Cangwu had messy hair, wore a loose brocade robe, and was barefoot. He suddenly waved his sleeves and said, "The rest of you, go down!"

Seeing that he was angry, the maids and the young monks in the hall ran out in fear.

"Qin Qing, tell me, what happened again!?"

Although the national fortune of the Yu State had been declining before, it had only dropped from Nine Glory to Seven Glory in the past year.

Now, after only a few months, he has dropped from Nine Huang to Six Huang again!
As the country's fortunes continued to decline, Li Cangwu could feel that his soul, which was about to take shape, was becoming somewhat unstable!

Once Wu Zun breaks through Yuanwu, there is no way back.

Once the soul begins to transform, if it cannot be fully shaped, what awaits him is death due to the rupture of his soul!

"This……"

Cold sweat broke out on Qin Mushen's forehead.

He also didn't know what had happened to the national fortune of the Yu State. In just one month, it had dropped from Eight Brilliances to Six Brilliances, and the rate of decline was still increasing. Judging from the current situation, it wouldn't be long before the national fortune that the Yu State had worked so hard to condense would dissipate.

By that time, the world will be in chaos!

"Tell me!"

Seeing Qin Mushen hesitating, Li Cangwu's eyes flashed with murderous intent and he said in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

"I don't know!"

Qin Mushen fell to the ground trembling.

He really couldn't figure out what had happened to the fate of the State of Yu!
Although the State of Yu currently has quite a few problems, at least on the surface the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Logically, this kind of problem should not arise at all.

"I don't know?"

"Then what use do I have for your Imperial Observatory!?"

Li Cangwu suddenly waved his sleeves, his face livid as he said, "I'll give you three days to find out what the problem is. If you can't find out what the problem is, all the people in the Imperial Observatory will be exterminated!"

Qin Mushen's body trembled suddenly, and he looked at Li Cangwu with despair.

three days?

Ever since the fortunes of the State of Yu began to run into problems, the people at the Imperial Observatory had been busy with calculations and investigations, but they still had no clue.

How is it possible to find the cause in just three days?

"Why don't you get out!?"

Seeing Qin Mushen still kneeling there, Li Cangwu immediately scolded him.

Qin Mushen quickly stood up, bowed to Li Cangwu and left the hall.

Qin Tianjian.

After Qin Muchen came back, he immediately asked someone to call over the five directors of the Imperial Observatory and all the disciples.

Looking at the people in front of him, Qin Mushen said with a look of death: "His Majesty has ordered us to find out the reason for the decline of our national fortune within three days, otherwise he will definitely slaughter all nine of our clans."

what! ?

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked!
Three days?
"Brother Xu, I want to hear your opinion." Ignoring the despair of the crowd, Qin Mushen looked at Xu Liang beside him.

They had previously calculated that the root cause of the problems in Yu State's national destiny lies in Fenglin Town and the Tilan Mountain ruins.

Xu Liang once followed Li Xingchao to the Tilan Mountain ruins and stayed in Fenglin Town for a long time.

Qin Mushen wanted to see if Xu Liang had found any clues.

His words attracted the attention of the other three directors of the Imperial Observatory, and all four of them looked at him.

Xu Liang frowned and didn't speak for a long time.

"Mr. Xu, please speak quickly. Our lives and worth are at stake!"

"That's right, Mr. Xu, if you have discovered anything, don't hide it. The Imperial Observatory has 120 disciples and officials. These 120 nine clans add up to tens of thousands of lives!"

"Mr. Xu, please!"

Xu Liang's hesitation meant that he must have discovered something, but for some reason he didn't speak out.

Now facing death, these disciples and officials no longer care about so many things. They only hope that Xu Liang can tell them the clues he has found as soon as possible.

Even if what he said was not the main reason, as long as it could temporarily slow down the decline of the country's fortunes and let Li Cangwu discover that their Imperial Observatory was still of some use, then they would have a chance to survive.

"Brother Xu..."

Qin Mushen looked at Xu Liang and pleaded, "I am not afraid of death, but I don't want to implicate my family, and I don't want their family members to die innocently because of this."

"We all practice the art of witchcraft and should know the law of cause and effect. If Brother Xu indirectly causes the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people..."

"Old Qin, this matter is definitely not something Xu deliberately concealed, it's really... it's really too involved!"

Xu Liang gritted his teeth and finally spoke.

A big deal?

Everyone was puzzled. In their opinion, what could be more important than the fate of the country?

"Forget it, you all go down first." Xu Liang looked at the officials and disciples in front of him and waved his hand.

The officials and their children hesitated for a moment, but still retreated obediently.

After only the five of them were left in the palace, Xu Liang slowly spoke: "To be honest, I don't know whether that incident is the real reason that affected the fate of my Yu country."

"But once this matter reaches His Majesty's ears, Crown Prince Li Xun will definitely be dead!"

Crown Prince Li Xun! ?
Hearing this, everyone was a little stunned.

They never thought that this matter would involve Li Xun.

That’s the only son of the seventh prince Li Xingchao!
Several people from the Imperial Observatory had become Li Xingchao's supporters over the years after being won over by Li Xingchao.

"Brother Xu, please tell me the details quickly!" Qin Mu urged after pondering for a long time.

Xu Liang nodded and said, "Not long after I followed the Seventh Prince to Maple Forest Town, the Crown Prince Li Xun seemed to have been attacked by something similar to a curse. I thought it was a witch's trick, so I prepared to help the Crown Prince remove it."

"Of course..."

At this point, Xu Liang couldn't help but recall the horrific scene he had witnessed at the Fenglin Town government office that night.
A terrifying giant with a towering height suddenly descended upon this world. The giant only glanced at him once, causing a piece of armor on his chest to shatter, and he himself nearly died on the spot.

"In order to save the prince's life, Xu asked His Highness to use the jade pendant left to him by His Majesty, and used the national destiny of Yu to protect the prince's personal destiny."

Hearing this, the four of them fell silent.

They were not stupid and knew that this must be the main reason for the decline of the Yu State.

It’s just that the Imperial Observatory now supports Li Xingchao, and Li Xun is Li Xingchao’s only son. In the future, he is very likely to become the crown prince of the Yu Kingdom, and the next emperor of Yu!
That's who they need to be loyal to.

If this matter were told to His Majesty at this time, according to Li Cangwu's temper, he would definitely kill Li Xun!

If Li Xun died, Li Xingchao would have no descendants.

It is a great taboo for a king to have no offspring.

They have already chosen their side...

"Let's go find His Highness!"

After a long while, one of the five witnesses, a thin old man in an indigo robe, slowly said, "Please don't be confused."

"The Imperial Observatory supports the Seventh Prince, but if the Yu Kingdom is gone, what's the point of supporting anyone?"

Hearing his words, several people were surprised.

Yes!

The destiny of the State of Yu is related to its survival. If the curse on Li Xun is really the reason that affects the destiny of the State of Yu, then if you want to save Li Xun's life, you have to gamble with the destiny of the State of Yu.

None of them dared to guarantee that when the national fortune of Yu State was exhausted, they could get rid of the curse on Li Xun.

"I think there is no need to go to His Highness for this matter. We should go to see His Majesty immediately."

"The horrible curse on the prince was destined by heaven. We who practice Feng Shui secrets should be aware that destiny cannot be violated."

"Brother Xu used the fate of the Yu Kingdom to extend the life of the Crown Prince. You all have seen the consequences."

"I agree with what Brother Zhang said!"

"I agree too!"

Among the five people, except Xu Liang and Qin Mushen, the other three have expressed their intention to tell Li Cangwu about this matter.

"Ugh!"

Xu Liang was also a little helpless at this time.

He knew that he really couldn't do anything to change the situation.

The curse was so terrifying that without the blessing of the country's destiny, Li Xun would not be able to hold on for long.

Once Li Xun dies, Li Xingchao will inevitably fall into madness.

Who knows what might happen at that time.

……

In the imperial palace, Li Cangwu looked at Qin Muchen and the other four people kneeling in front of him, his expression changing from gloomy to bright.

"Xu Liang, is this really as you said?"

Below the stage, Xu Liang hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, every word this old minister said is true!"

Li Cangwu was silent.

curse?

How could a curse be so powerful that in just over a year, it sucked away nearly 60% of the national fortune of the State of Yu!
Does the witch of Muyun Country have such ability?
As soon as this idea came into his mind, he rejected it.

If the Muyun Kingdom had this means, it would be impossible for Zhao Wuji to break into the ancestral temple and massacre all of his royal family.

There must be some mysterious person behind this.

Since the mysterious strong man had attacked his grandson, if he killed Li Xun and resolved the second national crisis, the other party might not stop there.

His expression kept changing as Li Cangwu paced back and forth in front of the five people.

After a long time, he finally made up his mind!

The issue of national destiny must be resolved. Only by resolving the issue of national destiny will he have the opportunity to break through to the Yuanwu realm in a short period of time.

With the strength of Yuanwu Realm, he has more confidence when facing this unknown enemy.

Besides, he has other trump cards. If the other party really wants to take action against the State of Yu, he doesn't mind fighting with the other party!
"Someone, please invite the seventh brother and his son here!"

Li Cangwu shouted.

Hearing this, Xu Liang and the other four trembled slightly, and immediately mourned for Li Xun in their hearts.

A moment later, the one-armed Li Xingchao and Li Xun came to the hall.

When Li Xingchao saw Xu Liang and the other four kneeling in the hall, his heart suddenly skipped a beat!
As smart as he was, he guessed what was going on the moment he saw this scene.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father."

"My grandson pays homage to Grandpa Huang."

After the two of them bowed, Li Cangwu looked at Li Xun with a complicated expression and said, "Xun'er, come here."

Li Xun had no doubts and was about to walk over immediately.

Li Xingchao, who was standing by, quickly pulled him back, staring at Li Cangwu and saying, "Father..."

Li Xun looked puzzled, wondering what happened to his father?
"Xun'er, come here."

Facing Li Xingchao's gaze, Li Cangwu's brows twitched slightly, but he still spoke resolutely.

Li Xun looked at his father, then at his grandfather in front of him, and finally walked up to Li Cangwu.

"Grandpa Huang."

Li Xun bowed to Li Cangwu again and said obediently.

Li Cangwu squatted down, gently touched his head, and looked at him with a complicated expression.

He had thirty-five sons and over a hundred grandchildren in his life.

Among so many sons, his favorites were the eldest son Li Xingyan and the seventh son Li Xingchao. Therefore, during these years of seclusion, he left all the matters of the junior high school to the two brothers.

Among his more than a hundred grandchildren, Li Xun was indeed one of his favorites.

Li Xun is talented and strong-willed. Apart from suffering from dwarfism, he is an excellent candidate for the future Emperor Yu in all other aspects.

Li Cangwu even thought that even if he finally chose to hand over the throne to Li Xingyan, he would issue an imperial decree to make Li Xun the crown prince.

After all, Li Xingyan had no sons, only two daughters. "Xun'er, how does the emperor treat you?" Li Cangwu spoke slowly.

Li Xun was stunned for a moment and bowed his hands, saying, "Grandpa Emperor treats his grandson very well!"

Li Cangwu smiled and nodded, saying, "Born in the royal family, many times, you have to be prepared to sacrifice for the royal family."

Li Xun's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he turned to look at his father.

At this moment, a trace of despair appeared in Li Xingchao's eyes. He knew what was waiting for Li Xun.

Sure enough, at this time Li Cangwu slowly stretched out his hand and slowly took out the jade pendant hanging around Li Xun's neck.

"Tianshu Jade Pendant..."

"This jade pendant was made by the first Emperor Yu using the two accompanying jade stones of the imperial seal."

"After it was completed, it was kept together with the jade seal."

"I passed the Tianshu Jade Pendant to your uncle and father, and asked them to handle state affairs on my behalf."

Hearing Li Cangwu mention the jade pendant, Li Xun's expression changed slightly.

Although he was not smart enough, he was definitely not stupid, and naturally he remembered the curse on himself.

"Grandpa Huang..."

"Xun'er..." Without giving Li Xun a chance to speak, Li Cangwu continued, "If I were to exchange your life for the continuation of the Yu Kingdom's royal family for another thousand years, would you be willing?"

Li Xun was stunned.

He knew what his grandfather meant.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly laughed and said:

"Grandpa Emperor, your grandson is willing."

"But... my grandson has a request."

"Li Xun!"

Behind him, Li Xingchao couldn't hold it in any longer. He yelled, then knelt on the ground and said, "Father, I only have Xun'er as your child!"

Li Cangwu looked at him, then looked at Li Xun calmly and asked, "What do you want?"

Li Xun turned his head and looked at his father and said with a faint smile: "Father, I may not be able to accompany you."

Li Xingchao raised her head and came to him with tears on her face: "Xun'er, there will be a way, there will be a way."

"Supervisors, please think of a solution!"

Looking at Xu Liang and the other four people kneeling beside him, Li Xingchao shouted hurriedly.

The five people looked unhappy and did not dare to answer.

"Grandpa Emperor, I can take off the Tianshu Jade Pendant, but I don't want to die."

"Please let me leave Zhongzhou. I want to find a chance to survive on my own."

Being cursed, he knew that once he took off the Tianshu Jade Pendant, he would not live long.

But everyone has the desire to survive, so Li Xun still wants to fight.

Li Cangwu hesitated for a moment and said, "If taking back the Tianshu Jade Pendant can really stop the decline of the country's fortune, I can agree to it."

Li Xun cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Emperor."

As he said this, he looked at his father and said, "Don't worry, father. I won't give up easily."

As soon as he finished speaking, he resolutely took off the Tianshu jade pendant from his neck and handed it to Li Cangwu.

The moment the Tianshu jade pendant left his hand, Li Cangwu suddenly felt a sudden shock to his spirit!
Xu Liang and the other five people standing by were all shocked to find that a huge face suddenly appeared above Li Xun's head. The face looked very angry, but seemed helpless!

"Qin Mushen, go and see if the fate of our Yu Kingdom has changed now!"

Holding the jade pendant tightly in his hand, Li Cangwu spoke.

Qin Mushen hurried back to the Imperial Observatory and looked at the center of the huge star-gazing instrument. The light column formed by the nine segments of orange-yellow jade suddenly returned to the color of seven brilliant lights, and a look of joy instantly appeared on his face.

In the hall, Qin Mushen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the national fortune has recovered to the seventh level, and there is a short-term upward trend."

Hearing this, Li Cangwu smiled.

However, Li Xingchao's face was full of sadness, and there was even a hint of resentment in his eyes.

"Lao Qi..."

"Father, your Majesty, I and Xun'er will take our leave."

Without waiting for Li Cangwu to finish his words, Li Xingchao took Li Xun out of the hall.

Looking at the backs of the father and son, a hint of guilt flashed across Li Cangwu's eyes, but he then concealed it.

"Qin Mushen, the five of you should watch over the fate of our country during this period of time. If there is any change, notify me immediately!"

Upon hearing this, the five people breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed and took their leave.

Outside the palace, Xu Liang caught up with Li Xingchao and his son. He slowly bowed and said, "Your Highness, Prince, I..."

"Grandmaster, this matter is not your fault." Li Xingchao said calmly, "I heard that my father has given you three days to resolve the issue of national destiny, otherwise all 120 people in the Imperial Observatory will be executed along with their entire clans."

Faced with life and death, he did not expect Xu Liang to continue to keep this secret.

"Master Bu, can you tell me how much time I have left to live?" Li Xun suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Xu Liang quietly looked at the thick black fog floating above Li Xun's head and said solemnly, "It will be less than three months."

Three months?
Li Xingchao's face changed drastically.

But Li Xun said calmly: "Three months is enough."

"Father, I will find a place to retreat."

"After the retreat, if he is not dead, I will leave Yu State to look for a glimmer of hope."

"One day, if my son is still alive, he will come back to see you."

As he spoke, Li Xun knelt on his knees, kowtowed three times to his father, and then resolutely walked towards the outside of Zhongzhou City.

……

Inside the Ascension Society.

Fang Xu lying on the bed slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, he exuded a strange aura. If there were outsiders around, they would find that Fang Xu in this state was clearly right in front of them, but seemed to be very far away.

There was even a slight sense of distance from him, as if... as if he was no longer the Fang Xu before.

This feeling is completely one of superiority, and even if it is not intentional, it will make people feel inferior.

There were faint twinkling stars in his eyes.

After a long time, everything returned to calm, and the sacred feeling in him gradually disappeared.

Fang Xu slowly closed his eyes again, and his consciousness sank into his own sea of ​​knowledge.

While comprehending the art of praying to the sky, he noticed some subtle changes in his system.

But it was a critical moment and he didn't have time to observe what was happening in the system.

At this moment, his consciousness sank deep into the sea of ​​​​consciousness, and he noticed some subtle changes in his friend list.

The specific detail is that the blood bar that originally represented each person’s health value has changed from one to two!

For example, Li Xun, who is ranked first, currently has only 65% ​​of his original health bar. Now, a green health bar has appeared again below this health bar, and this green progress bar is currently at 55%!

Fang Xu was confused.

What is this again?
He noticed that the green health bars of the nine people including Lu Shengren, Tuoba Xiong, etc. who were ranked after Li Xun's name were mostly below 10% at this time, and Lu Shengren's was even 0%.

After observing for a while, Fang Xu shook his head. He didn't understand it and didn't want to study it further.

Slowly getting out of bed, he looked at the sky outside the window.

After comprehending the art of praying to heaven, the world in his eyes had undergone some subtle changes, and he did not know how to express the specific effects of these changes for a while.

Perhaps some invisible things have become tangible under his observation using the prayer technique.

For example, when Fang Xu used the prayer technique on an unknown plant placed under the windowsill, he could clearly feel that it was about to die although it seemed to be full of vitality.

But after he figured out the specifics, he immediately decided to ask Lu Zhiyuan.

The tortoise shell of the Prayer Technique was given to him by Lu Zhiyuan. Although Lu Zhiyuan himself did not know the Prayer Technique, as a family of high priests of the Muyun Kingdom, Fang Xu felt that Lu Zhiyuan must know some techniques for the use of the Prayer Technique.

The art of praying to the heavens is very interesting.

Just like a supernatural power, although I have understood it, I have no way to describe it.

It is another magical thing that can only be understood but not expressed in words.

After leaving the mountain gate, Fang Xu came to the villa at the foot of the mountain. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a red figure standing in the courtyard, teaching Tongtong to practice martial arts.

Hearing the noise, the red figure slowly turned around.

"Senior Sister." Fang Xu bowed, and Lu Qingluo nodded and said, "I went to look for you a few days ago, but I saw lanterns hanging outside your courtyard, so I didn't disturb you."

Fang Xu nodded slightly. He hung the lantern because he wanted to comprehend something, but he didn't know how long it would take and was afraid of being disturbed.

"Fang Xu, I heard that you became a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall?" Lu Qingluo asked with a gleam in his eyes.

Fang Xu nodded: "Who are you going to become my disciple, Senior Sister?"

Lu Qingluo shook his head and said, "I am not good at fighting. I almost failed in this mission. I guess I will be accepted into the Affairs Hall like Yun Wan."

The Affairs Hall rarely needs to go out to fight, and Lu Qingluo has met Yan Wu, who has expressed his willingness to accept her as a disciple.

Lu Qingluo knew his own strengths and weaknesses. If he wanted to become another deacon's disciple, he would find it difficult to complete the deacon's assessment alone.

"The Affairs Hall is pretty good." Fang Xu asked, "Where's the Master?"

"I'm staying in the house with Ape-senpai."

Before Lu Qingluo could speak, Tongtong at the side spoke first.

Ape-senpai!?

Fang Xu's body shook violently, he looked towards the room in the distance, then rushed over suddenly!

"Speak up!"

"I wanted to give him a surprise!"

After Fang Xu left, Lu Qingluo glared at Tongtong and said.

Tong Tong stuck out his tongue and looked at her: "Saint, I want to learn beast taming from Senior Ape, I don't want to practice martial arts..."

After hearing her words, Lu Qingluo raised his hand and slapped her on the head, saying, "You have to learn how to tame beasts and practice martial arts. Don't forget how the Muyun Kingdom was destroyed!"

"Practice quickly!"

"Such a great talent, but he is only at the ninth level of martial arts..."

After Fang Xu arrived at the room, he could hardly suppress his inner excitement and pushed the door open with trembling hands.

In the room, the old ape's aged figure was lying on the bed, with Lu Zhiyuan sitting beside him. The two seemed to be talking about something happy, and the old ape had a faint smile on his face.

Hearing the noise, both of them looked over.

"Fang Xu."

"Boy Fang."

Fang Xu suppressed his inner excitement and bowed to Lu Zhiyuan: "Master."

Then he walked to the bed step by step, slowly squatted down, held the old ape's hairy hand, his eyes were red, and his voice was trembling, "Uncle Ape."

The old ape grinned and said, "Boy, why do you still want to cry in front of me?"

Fang Xu rubbed his nose and a faint smile appeared on his face.

But when he quietly performed the prayer technique, the smile on his face froze again.

Six months!
The old ape probably only has six months left to live!

"Uncle Yuan, has your secret life-extending technique failed?!" Fang Xu asked nervously.

The old ape shook his head and said, "It's not a failure, it just didn't achieve the expected effect."

"The purification pool that Elder Jiang took me to was incomplete."

Purification pool?
Fang Xu was stunned for a moment and asked, "What is that?"

The old ape pondered for a moment and explained, "It is a magical place created by heaven and earth. The water in the purification pool has a great effect on monsters like us. Soaking in it can purify one's blood and improve the quality of one's blood."

"The Earth Demon Ape Clan possesses the blood of the ancient demon apes. After I soaked in that incomplete purification pool, I activated some of the demon ape blood, and the depleted blood energy was replenished from the root."

"However, the energy in that incomplete purification pool is extremely scarce, and is not enough to support me in completely purifying my own bloodline."

After hearing this, Fang Xu immediately asked, "Where is the purification pool? I'll take you to find it!"

Seeing Fang Xu like this, the old ape smiled and shook his head: "Is it so easy to find such a place of opportunity created by heaven and earth?"

"Then how did Elder Jiang find it? Where is the incomplete purification pool? I'll go look around!"

The old ape smiled amiably and shook his head, saying, "I can still survive for a few months, which is enough."

"Stop making trouble, kid."

"Fang Xu, your master has just told me everything about you."

"very nice."

"Uncle Yuan, please tell me about the purification pool." Fang Xu did not answer and continued to ask about everything about the purification pool.

"Fang Xu."

On the side, Lu Zhiyuan said: "Senior Yuan naturally has his own ideas for not telling me, so you don't need to ask."

The old ape smiled and nodded, saying, "In my life, I have gone from being a muddle-headed beast to becoming wise, and now I have lived for hundreds of years. That's enough..."

"If you are not busy in the future, please accompany me back to Tilan Mountain."

Looking at the pleading look in the old ape's eyes, Fang Xu could only nod helplessly.

"Uncle Yuan, I will definitely take you back to Tilan Mountain!"

The old ape smiled and nodded.

"Fang Xu, your master senses a special aura from you. Have you comprehended the art of praying to heaven?" Lu Zhiyuan frowned.

He himself did not know how to perform the art of praying to the heavens, but he had once felt the otherworldly sacred aura of the art from his grandfather.

Fang Xu had this kind of aura at this moment.

"Master, I have indeed mastered the art of praying to the heavens. I came here today to ask you how to use it."

Seeing him admit it, Lu Zhiyuan showed a trace of horror on his face!
Then came a deep sense of loss.

He had treasured the shell of the jade turtle for decades, but because he was missing a key part of it, he had never been able to comprehend the art of praying to the heavens.

I thought this secret technique would be lost in my hands, but I never expected that Fang Xu only spent more than a month to comprehend it.

It’s so infuriating to compare people to each other!
"Wait a moment." Lu Zhiyuan said, and walked to the desk next to him, took out paper and pen, and prepared to write down the application techniques of the prayer technique.

Seeing this, Fang Xu looked at the old ape on the bed and asked, "Uncle Ape, how do you feel now?"

The old ape shook his head and said, "Weak."

"This old man's current body has almost no cultivation."

Fang Xu felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.

How painful would it be for a person who once stood at the pinnacle of martial arts in the world to suddenly become an octogenarian who is powerless?
The old ape has become what it is now, all thanks to Saint Lu and Tuoba Xiong!

If the two had not blocked each other in front of Huayang Mountain, the old ape would not have exhausted his energy and blood fighting with them.

So, how could the feud between him and the major families be easily resolved?

"When does Uncle Yuan plan to set off for Tilan Mountain?" Fang Xu asked again.

The old ape looked at him, a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes, but then he pretended to be indifferent and said, "I'm not in a hurry. You can come when you have time."

Catching the impatience in his eyes, Fang Xu knew that the old ape must be very eager to return to Tilan Mountain.

It's just that he was afraid of delaying his own practice and didn't want to show it.

"Tomorrow, I'll take you back tomorrow."

"We will walk slowly on the way and see the prosperity of this world."

He said he would take the old ape to have a good look around the world, but he has not been able to fulfill his promise until now.

Now that the feud with the four major families has been put on hold, he can take the old ape for a good stroll.

Half a year is enough time for them to squander.

"No need to be so anxious..." said the old ape.

"No rush. Kid, you don't have anything to do right now." Fang Xu smiled, holding his big furry hand.

The old ape didn't say anything else. He looked at Fang Xu with a pair of cloudy eyes, which were full of reluctance.

"Okay, this is how to use the Prayer to Heaven technique." Lu Zhiyuan handed Fang Xu a few pieces of paper and said solemnly, "Strictly speaking, the Prayer to Heaven technique belongs to the Feng Shui secret technique. The most fundamental nature of the Feng Shui secret technique is to steal and conceal the secrets of heaven. If you use it too much, you will suffer bad consequences. You must use it with caution."

"Pay special attention to one thing. The greater the impact of the things you want to change with the Heavenly Prayer Technique, the greater the backlash you will suffer. Don't try to be stubborn."

Fang Xu nodded and put the paper in his hand back into his Qiankun bag.

He did not stay in the villa for long. After hurriedly saying goodbye to the old ape and Lu Zhiyuan, he went straight back to the affairs hall of the Ascension Society.

The old ape was reluctant to tell him anything about the purification pool, but Fang Xu had no intention of giving up.

Since the purification pool can save the old ape's life, he must try his best to find the purification pool!
"Brother Fang, what do you need?"

Fang Xu is now considered a celebrity in the Yu Kingdom Ascension Conference. The female disciple at the front desk of the Affairs Hall recognized him at a glance and immediately spoke respectfully.

"I want to find out something."

"Brother, please tell me." The female disciple said.

"It's about the purification pool." Fang Xu replied.

"Purification pool!?" The female disciple was a little surprised, then shook her head apologetically and said, "Sorry, Senior Brother Fang, you need to go to the deacon for this information. I don't have the authority."

Ok?
Hearing this, Fang Xu became curious. Just as he was about to ask, he saw Yan Wu coming out from behind.

"Greetings, Deacon." Fang Xu cupped his hands and said, "Deacon, I want to get some information."

"About the purification pool?" Yan Wu seemed to have guessed the purpose of Fang Xu's visit, and said directly: "The master has instructed that I cannot tell you."

Fang Xu was puzzled: "Why?"

Yan Wu smiled faintly and said, "Boy, what do you think a purification pool is?"

"That is a great opportunity that can change the fate of countless monsters."

"Such opportunities are often accompanied by great dangers. Even those with great power dare not underestimate them. Do you think you can find them alive after I tell you?"

After hearing these words, Fang Xu finally understood that no matter how much he begged, the old ape was unwilling to tell him about the purification pool.

It was obvious that he didn't want to put himself at risk.

"Deacon, I am not an impulsive person. If it is a situation where I am sure to die, I will definitely not act recklessly."

"Just tell me."

Fang Xu pleaded.

The old ape only has six months left to live, and he doesn't want to give up this opportunity.

At least you have to fight for it.

"You are not an impulsive person?" Yan Wu sneered, "Don't you know that back when we were on the Immortal Stage, your master Chu Rendi almost fought with Deacon Xu for you."

"I don't want to be beaten up by your master."

"Go away. I won't tell you about the purification pool."

Yanwu's attitude was very firm.

Fang Xu had no choice but to leave the office hall in disappointment, and then rushed towards Jiang Feng's secluded place in the back mountain.

However, as soon as he arrived in front of the bamboo forest, two disciples stopped him and said, "Junior Brother Fang, the master said that if you come to him to ask about the purification pond, you don't have to go up."

Fang Xu frowned slightly.

Another person added, "Brother Fang, you are injured, so don't be stubborn."

Jiang Feng is injured! ?

Even a strong man who had reached the Half-Step Yuanwu Realm was unable to escape unscathed. Is the purification pool really that dangerous?

Fang Xu's expression couldn't help but become solemn.

Fang Xu returned to the Law Enforcement Hall in a daze, said hello to Chu Rendi, and prepared to go back to his own courtyard.

"Are you worried about the purification pool?" Chu Rendi said indifferently.

Fang Xu paused, turned around and looked at Chu Rendi and asked, "Master, do you know about the purification pool?"

Chu Rendi nodded and said, "The purification pool is divided into seven colors, also known as the seven-color purification pool. It is not very useful for humans, but it is a fatal temptation for monsters."

"You should know that the cultivation method of the demon race is different from that of the human race. They rely more on the purity of their bloodline."

"The higher the level of the seven-color purification pool, the greater the impact on the bloodline of the demon race."

"This is why even the lowest-level purification pools are guarded by great monsters."

"I thought that even a master of his strength wouldn't dare to approach me easily, so forget it."

Hearing this, the hope in Fang Xu's eyes gradually dimmed: "Master, is there no other way to save Uncle Yuan?"

Chu Rendi shook his head and said, "It is said that an eighth-grade alchemist can refine a kind of elixir called the Creation Pill, which can increase a person's lifespan by sixty years."

"But let alone whether the natural materials and treasures needed to refine the elixir can be found, there is no 8th-grade alchemist on the fairy island."

"So..." Looking at Fang Xu, Chu Rendi didn't say anything else.

Fang Xu understood what he meant. He was simply telling him to give up.

"Master, I understand." Fang Xu cupped his hands and said, "I want to take Uncle Yuan on a trip tomorrow and accompany him through the last days of his life."

Chu Rendi nodded and said, "Okay, be careful on the road."

(End of this chapter)