The Alternative Way of Enlightenment

Chapter 36 First Visit to the Holy City
Back in the Fire Region, Ye Fan was still practicing, and it seemed that he was ready to break through. Liu Shan didn't dare to disturb him and left quietly.

After finding a quiet place, Liu Shan prepared to study the Suzaku secret technique that he had used before.

When fighting the enemy before, he suddenly had the idea to use the Suzaku constellation composed of stars, which was quite powerful. However, it consumed a lot of mana. With just a light attack, Liu Shan's mana was consumed by half.

Liu Shan didn't know if it was his illusion, but the Suzaku he summoned seemed to have some intelligence. However, this trick was something he thought of on the spur of the moment, so it should just be an illusion.

At that time, Liu Shan just thought that the dragon formed by the secret technique used by Ma Gudao was too majestic, so he wanted to try using the secret technique of stars to form the Seven Stars of the South - Suzaku, and then use the star formation to smash the opponent to death.

Unexpectedly, after the communication of the field, these stars actually had an inexplicable connection, and the divine form of Suzaku really appeared.

What about the seven eastern blue dragons, seven northern black tortoises, seven western white tigers, or even the twenty-eight constellations alone?
The more Liu Shan thought about it, the more excited he became, so he started to try it out directly.

Liu Shan first used the secret art of stars to summon 186 golden stars, and then used these stars to form seven mythical beasts, namely Jiao Mu Jiao, Kang Jin Long, Di Tu He, Fang Ri Rabbit, Xin Yue Fox, Wei Huo Hu, and Ji Shui Bao.

After the seven beasts were formed, the field was used to connect the seven beasts. The seven beasts gradually came together to form a super large beast, the Eastern Blue Dragon.

The golden light of the stars that made up the mythical beast gradually turned into a cyan-gold color. The whole dragon body was filled with a peaceful meaning, but the dragon's eyes were full of domineering intentions.

In the fire zone, Liu Shan did not dare to test the power of this move randomly. After admiring it for a while, he dispersed.

After that, Liu Shan tried to form the Northern Black Tortoise Seven Stars and the Western White Tiger Seven Stars, and each one was successful. Looking at these four spirit beasts that had disappeared, Liu Shan had different plans for the four extreme realms in the future.

Two days later, Ye Fan finally broke through and woke up.

Liu Shan took out the divine source he had opened before and showed it to Ye Fan. Ye Fan was so envious that his eyes turned red. After he got the source book, he had only used the method of changing the world. He had not tried the gambling source yet, and now he wanted to try it.

So the two of them traveled continuously and came from the Fire Region to the North Region.

Ye Fan looked at the desolate land in shock. Everywhere he looked was the red cliffs and desert. Anyone who saw the scene for the first time would be shocked because there was no sign of life.

Arriving in the Northern Territory, Liu Shan planned to take Ye Fan to Zhangjiazhai first. After all, Ye Fan had practiced the Source Heavenly Book, so he still had to inform Master Zhang Wu.

The two came to Zhangjiazhai, and Liu Shan saw that the situation here did not get better because of Liu Shan's changes.

Although Liu Shan killed a group of bandits before he left, the bandits here are like weeds, thriving.

When the spring breeze blows, it will grow again. These bandits are the knives in the hands of nearby small sects. They use them to reap the surrounding villages. If the knife is gone, just replace it with another one.

After all the bandits died, after a while they trained some new bandits and started to rob.

"Ye Fan, this is Master Zhang Wu. The Source Heavenly Book that you are practicing was passed down by Master Zhang Wu's ancestors." After seeing Master Zhang Wu, Liu Shan introduced him to Ye Fan.

"Master Zhang Wu, this is Ye Fan, my good friend. I'm sorry that I passed the Source Heavenly Book to Ye Fan without your consent. He has a very special physique and needs a lot of resources. Only the Source Heavenly Book can help him." Liu Shan explained to Master Zhang Wu apologetically.

Master Zhang Wu first looked at Ye Fan, then shook his head and said to Liu Shan: "Don't apologize, you are the one who found the Source Book of Heaven, and it already belongs to you. Our ancestors also got the Source Book of Heaven from somewhere else. The descendants are not able to keep it well, fortunately you were able to find it back. I am very grateful that you can give me a copy of the inheritance."

Then he said to Ye Fan: "Child, don't worry about practicing. The Source Heavenly Book is valuable only if it can help you. I hope you and Liu Shan can carry forward the source art and let the name of the Source Heavenly Master reappear in the East Desert."

"Master Zhang Wu, is the situation in the village getting worse again? I see there are more bandits around here?" Liu Shan asked.

"Yes, as long as there is a source in the Northern Territory, there will always be bandits." Uncle Zhang Wu said calmly. At his age, he has seen through everything.

Master Zhang Wu continued to talk to Liu Shan, "But our village is now much better than before. Before you left last time, you left behind a cultivation tradition. Many people in our village have practiced it. Although they have not become true cultivators, their bodies have improved a lot, and hunting is much easier than before. It's just that I asked them not to show it. When the robbers came, we still honestly paid the offerings. Anyway, it was only one source each time."

Liu Shan understood Zhang Wuye's intention. An old man in the family is like a treasure. Only by being ordinary in the Northern Territory can one live a stable life. If the village has the power to resist, and then resist the bandits and resist their looting, then more powerful bandits will come. If the resistance continues, there will always be bandits that the village cannot resist, and then the village will suffer a real disaster.

After staying in Zhangjia Village for two days, Liu Shan and Ye Fan also gave some advice on the cultivation of the people in the village. Liu Shan also found Wang Shu and Lei Bo, who had the ancient bloodline. Although the bloodline of these two people has not yet awakened, their cultivation talent has begun to show, and their progress is much faster than others. Liu Shan also asked Zhang Wuye about the whereabouts of the Black Emperor, but Zhang Wuye had never seen any big black dogs.

If you want to gamble on stones, you have to come to the Holy City in the Northern Territory. The oasis where the Holy City is located is extremely vast.

All the major forces in the Eastern Wilderness have opened stone archways here, and even the forces in Zhongzhou, Beiyuan, Nanling, and Ximo are no exception.

The roads in the holy city were very wide and flat, even Liu Shan and Ye Fan who came from modern cities were surprised.

In this world of flying and hiding, it is very easy to transform the terrain, which is no worse than the mechanical power of civilized society. Of course, the quality of the roads here is not comparable to that of modern cities.

In order to withstand the destruction and damage caused by the monks, the roads here have been strengthened by the monks with Taoist patterns and formations.

Before they came to the Holy City, they had used the Heaven-changing Method recorded in the Origin Heavenly Book to change their appearance. They were originally teenagers, but now one has become an ordinary young man named Gu Feng, and the other has become an honest young man named He Qi.

After discussing it, the two decided to act separately, so that if they really got something good, one of them could run away.

Liu Shan came to the stone archway of Daoyi Holy Land in a low-key manner with a simple and honest face. He knew that there were many rare treasures in the Tianzihao Stone Garden here, so Liu Shan planned to take them all home on this trip.

Every stone in the Tianzihao Stone Garden is extremely expensive, so ordinary people without background will not be allowed to enter easily.

Liu Shan planned to cut out some source stones from the periphery first, then attract the attention of the person in charge, and then have him invite him to enter the Tianzihao Stone Garden.

Liu Shan, with a simple and honest face, silently observed the stones placed outside.

He first used the source technique in the Source Heaven Book to select, and after selecting, he used the Source Heaven Divine Eye to confirm.

Liu Shan was sure that these holy places must have asked the source master to select all the stones, because he finally picked out only three stones, and there were no big goods in each stone.

After paying the money, he asked the people in the stone shop to move the stones to the stone cutter and let him open them directly.

Sure enough, something was cut out of each piece of stone. Although they were just ordinary source stones, they weighed about 10,000 kilograms.

The profit of almost ten times is considered a huge increase. The people who gambled on stones around were all jealous and congratulating Liu Shan.

The person in charge of the stone shop also came out as Liu Shan expected. After three consecutive shipments, the person in charge had guessed that Liu Shan was a source magician. As expected, he invited Liu Shan to enter the inner courtyard of the stone shop. So Liu Shan pretended to be excited and walked into the Tianzihao Stone Courtyard under the gaze of the people around him.

The Tianzihao Stone Courtyard is very deserted, probably because of its high price, and basically few people come here. In addition, there are masters here, and there are formations in the courtyard, so even the people inside the Stone Courtyard don't often come here.

"This way please." The elder in charge of the stone archway led the way. Liu Shan followed him and looked around. Sure enough, in the courtyard not far away, there were several old men meditating on cushions.

Even if they didn't move, Liu Shan could feel their profound cultivation from their breath.

Not daring to look at them for too long, Liu Shan continued to observe the peculiar stones in the stone courtyard. These stones were placed very carefully and integrated with the surrounding environment, forming rockery, small stone slopes, and pools. The stones and the scenery were very harmonious together, and were as exquisite as the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. It was obvious that they were carefully arranged by a master.

Liu Shan felt that these stones exuded a special aura, unlike the stones he had come into contact with before.

"Could these be stones mined from the Taichu ancient mine?" Liu Shan wondered in his heart.

(End of this chapter)