Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 122 Locking in a great opportunity! New magical uses of purple energy

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"Thank you for your concern, senior." Chen Ningtai complained in his heart, but his face was still very respectful. "Although this battle was dangerous and the losses were huge, in the end all our clansmen are safe."

"I'm glad you're alright." Master Taiyue breathed a sigh of relief, looking much more relaxed. He still spoke gently to Chen Ningtai, "I didn't expect this battle to be so eventful. It's all thanks to your ability to respond to situations on the battlefield and to come up with surprising moves to turn the tide."

"Ning Tai, you really impressed me. I underestimated you before. I should reconsider your actions towards me..."

"Ahem, Senior Taiyue, now is not the time to talk about this." Chen Ningtai interrupted and changed the subject, "By the way, Senior, may I ask, how is the battle going over there with the Cui family?"

Master Taiyue's expression dimmed slightly, and he shook his head and sighed, "The Bone Erosion Demon is dead, and the Blood Mist Demon has escaped, but the Cui family's ancestor used the Twelve Golden Needles to pierce his meridians to forcibly stimulate the energy of his golden elixir, and in the end he was exhausted and his elixir shattered and died."

"As for the Cui family, ah, the battle was quite tragic. I was in a hurry to come to support the Chen family and didn't have time to check the details, but preliminary estimates show that there were more than thirty foundation-building cultivators in the Cui family, but only seven or eight survived in the end. The casualties of the younger generation in the Qi Refining Stage were extremely severe. It is estimated that only about a hundred survived to the end. Many of them were poisoned by the blood evil. It is still a question whether they can hold on."

Chen Ningtai's face froze, and his eyes suddenly became solemn and deep.

The Hedong Cui family is the god in the eyes of all the families in Hedong County. It is said that there are more than a thousand people in their family who are in the Qi Refining stage. They are prosperous and powerful. However, they would have never expected that after a war, only one in ten would be left!

The terrifying degree of the Blood Soul Cult has far exceeded Chen's expectations.

No wonder when the Blood Soul Cult caused chaos in the Great Wu Kingdom hundreds of years ago, it caused countless bloody storms, as if it was the end of the world.

If such a disaster befell the Chen family...

Chen Ningtai shook his head, not daring to imagine it.

"However, the Cui family survived after all." Master Taiyue said, "In this battle, your Chen family has made the greatest contribution, and Ning Tai you have made the greatest contribution. Because I issued a conscription order to the Chen family in advance, Ning Tai, you will change the statistics of the losses in this battle, and I will take the battle damage table to the sect to help you reimburse."

Chen Ningtai wanted to be modest in the first half of the sentence, but after hearing the second half, he immediately perked up: "We did lose too much in this battle. We threw more than two thousand explosive crossbow arrows. The cost of that thing alone is more than sixty spirit stones per arrow! The brothers from Taiyue Peak can testify~"

He had to give Master Taiyue a heads-up, lest she think the amount was too large and that he still had some room for modification.

What? !

Not far away, the brothers from Taiyue Peak who were eavesdropping on the conversation between their master and Patriarch Ningtai widened their eyes when they heard what was said.

Two, two thousand explosive crossbow bolts? Are there that many? Everyone's spear throwing hand speed is fast...

But it’s not that fast, right?

They looked at each other and scratched their heads, as if they felt that they had indeed invested a lot, but they couldn't remember the exact number.

As for Master Taiyue, he had no way of knowing how much money the Chen family had spent on this campaign. He just nodded and said, "This campaign has achieved remarkable results and enhanced the prestige of our Yunyang Sect. War, of course, costs money. Ning Taiyi, just report the truth."

"By the way, here are three of my personal communication talismans. Keep them for backup."

Chen Ningtai was stunned for a moment, and looked at the jade talismans handed over by Master Taiyue with some surprise.

The appearance of the jade talisman is extremely delicate, and the runes on it are profound and exquisite. At first glance, these are the extremely rare [Long-distance Private Mobile Communication Talismans].

There are many kinds of communication talismans, and most families use directional communication talismans. For example, a communication talisman receiving array is set up in the family, and a blank directional communication talisman is bound to the receiving array through rituals.

The clan members carry the bound communication talisman with them when they travel around. Once there is a crisis, they can activate the communication talisman. The communication talisman will fly to the family's receiving array at an extremely fast speed, and the family will then receive the message.

Of course, depending on the flying speed, flying distance, etc. of the communication talisman, there are short-distance directional communication talismans, medium-distance directional communication talismans, long-distance directional communication talismans, and ultra-long-distance directional communication talismans.

Among them, the short-distance directional communication talisman is the cheapest, and one can be purchased for only three spirit stones, but its flying speed is relatively slow, and it can only fly about a thousand miles in a quarter of an hour, and it can only communicate within a thousand miles.

Therefore, it is only suitable for Qi Refining members who are active near the family, or for exchanging communication symbols with other nearby friendly families, serving as a means of communication and for seeking help in emergencies.

A little more expensive is the medium-distance directional teleportation talisman, which can be used within a thousand to ten thousand miles. It is slightly more expensive and requires thirty spirit stones for a single shot.

But usually, families in the same camp in the county would exchange such directional communication symbols with each other for communication at critical moments.

The more advanced one is the long-distance directional communication talisman, which can transmit messages within a range of 50,000 miles. The communication speed is also extremely fast. Even for extreme distance communication, it only takes a quarter of an hour, but the price is 300 spirit stones per piece.

This kind of communication talisman is used between the Chen family and the Chiyang Peak of the sect, but it will never be used carelessly unless it is necessary.

As for the more expensive [Ultra-Long Distance Directional Communication Talisman], Chen has never come into contact with it, and Chen's range of activities is not that exaggerated.

Of course, if the message is not urgent, you can use spirit beasts, spirit pigeons, spirit birds, etc. to send the message, which is relatively much more cost-effective.

When one reaches the Jindan stage, if the sword has spirituality, one can use the flying sword to send messages. The speed is not too slow, and the most important thing is to save money.

However, the three communication talismans that Master Taiyue took out have different functions. The so-called long-distance private movement means that the communication function is directed to the person rather than the point. No matter where Master Taiyue is, as long as the straight-line distance between her and Chen Ningtai does not exceed 50,000 miles, she can receive Chen Ningtai's flying talisman message within a quarter of an hour.

This kind of mobile communication talisman not only costs one thousand spirit stones, but it can only work after Master Taiyue actively uses a drop of his own blood and spiritual consciousness to bind it to the talisman. Naturally, it is extremely precious.

This thing is very personal. Generally speaking, only very close family members, fellow disciples, or very important friends will give each other this kind of mobile communication symbol for easy communication.

Master Jindan's personal communication talisman has an even more extraordinary meaning.

The fact that Master Taiyue took the initiative to give out three private communication talismans shows how much she values ​​Chen Ningtai.

Her disciples were only given one each.

The rest were colleagues from various factions within the sect who had good relations with each other and had exchanged private communication talismans.

Such a scene naturally left the senior brothers from Taiyue Peak dumbfounded.

No way, no way, is the Master really attracted by this old pretty boy?
Chen Ningtai naturally knew the significance of this item. After a moment of daze, he quickly put away the three personal teleportation talismans and thanked him solemnly: "Thank you for the talisman, senior. However, I don't have a teleportation talisman of this level. I can only leave you a few directional teleportation talismans."

As he spoke, he took out three long-distance directional teleportation talismans bound to the family's main residence and respectfully presented them to Master Taiyue.

Of course, he also had private communication talismans, but they were only of the level within ten thousand miles and were much cheaper. They were used for emergency communication with clan members when going out to fight. The distance between the family and the sect was too far to reach.

In the previous mission, the communication talisman sent by Yang Yuling was sent directly to Chen Ningtai personally.

Afterwards, Master Taiyue asked about the previous battle in the valley.

Chen Ningtai answered truthfully.

Master Taiyue frowned after hearing this: "Misfortunes never come singly for the Cui family. At this critical moment, such a big incident happened. Not only did the golden elixir seed die, but even the family's righteous inheritance was lost."

"Senior, do you want to chase him?" Chen Ningtai asked.

Master Taiyue hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Blood Thirty-three has been driving the treasure boat for so long, he will definitely not stay nearby, I'm afraid we can't catch up with him! Let's wait and ask Sect Master Ziyin how to deal with it later."

In Taiyue's opinion, the overseas world is so vast that as long as Blood Thirty-Three, who is good at hiding his tracks, is determined to hide, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find him. The Cui family's inherited dharma would probably be lost.

"I will go see the remaining children of the Cui family first, and then take them back to the Cui family to assist them in handling subsequent matters." Master Taiyue sighed again.

"In that case, please go ahead and do your work. Xinsong and Linglong are taking care of the children now." Chen Ningtai said goodbye. "The war has just ended, and I have a lot of things to deal with as well."

After saying goodbye.

Chen Ningtai went straight to Moxiang Pavilion and first assigned some post-war tasks. Then he secretly discussed with his father about the pursuit of the [Taiyi Gengjin Zhenjue].

He whispered, "Father, the overseas is too vast, and we don't know which direction Blood Thirty-Three will escape to."

"Why don't we try the tracking technique now, before he runs too far? At least we can determine the direction he fled, so that we can have a direction to follow him in the future."

This proposal naturally suits Chen Xuanmo's taste.

However, before taking action, he first took stock of the purple energy.

This time when he woke up urgently, he had a total of several hundred strands of purple energy, but in this battle, he first consumed 314 strands of purple energy and made 27 purple energy jade tokens, which he distributed to the tribesmen who participated in the battle, allowing them to increase their life-saving capital.

As for Chen Ningtai and Wang Qianqian, he personally stamped the golden marks on them, which consumed another 200 strands of purple energy.

However, Chen Ningtai's golden seal inexplicably exploded when he encountered the treasure ship on the way.

Qianqian's golden mark helped her achieve the state of unity between man and boat. Then, after her state disappeared, Chen Xuanmo gave her another one, and she continued to achieve unity between man and boat and deal with Chi Mei.

In addition, the Shura Demon Sword was almost bursting, and when Chen Xuanmo helped it sort out its energy, he also consumed more than a hundred strands of purple energy.

Now, Chen Xuanmo only has 135 strands of purple energy left in his hands.

Therefore, Chen Xuanmo first put a purple mark on Chen Ningtai and asked him to try to track him using [Divination Arithmetic].

Chen Ningtai followed the plan, silently reciting the locations of Blood Thirty-Three and the Treasure Boat in his mind, and then skillfully turned the [Dark Gold Spirit Sword].

But this time, the purple mark did not respond at all, and the direction where the Dark Gold Spirit Sword finally stopped was also northwest, which was very different from the expected direction.

The purple mark did not dissipate, which means that the purple energy had no effect.

Chen Xuanmo thought to himself that perhaps the opportunity to inherit the complete version of the righteous Dharma was too great, and it was too deeply tied to Cui's other assets, so the small purple mark could not trigger such an opportunity.

He increased the input of purple energy again, and the purple mark on Chen Ningtai's forehead became darker and darker.

But no matter how Chen Ningtai tried, the mark would not explode, and the directions were all randomly pointed, with no pattern at all.

After Chen Xuanmo strengthened the mark into a golden mark, Chen Ningtai silently recited the location of Baozhou and Taiyi Gengjin in his heart, preparing to activate the Dark Gold Spirit Sword again.

Suddenly, the golden mark on his forehead exploded for no apparent reason.

Yes, it exploded directly!

This result left Chen Xuanmo puzzled.

I didn't even have time to point the direction before it exploded. What the hell is this? This situation has never happened before~

After Chen Ningtai learned about this situation, he was also surprised and felt guilty: "Father, it is because of my incompetence that I have failed you in both golden marks."

Will not!
Although Chen Xuanmo didn't understand the reason why the golden mark exploded, he knew that the golden mark would never do it without a purpose. Since it exploded, it must have played some positive role, but he just couldn't find out what the role was at the moment.

Unfortunately, there are only 35 strands of purple energy left, which is not enough to try to condense a golden seal.

Forget it, let’s try again next year when the purple energy is abundant.

Chen Xuanmo shook his sword and drove Chen Ningtai out to do his work. He wanted to stay in the study room with his sword in peace.

***
Same time period.

On the vast East China Sea.

A small treasure boat was speeding in the sky hundreds of feet above the sea.

Inside the treasure boat.

Xue Sanshisan was filled with excitement. Although this small treasure boat had some problems due to improper maintenance, it had stabilized after slowing down to 1,200 miles per hour.

Next, he just needed to cross the ocean and reach the other side, and he would be successful.

However, Blood Thirty-Three did not dare to fly towards the Dongchao Islands, let alone fly along the normal route. In order to avoid complications, he chose a route that deviated from the popular routes as much as possible.

As he got further and further away from the border coast of Wu State, his mood became more and more relaxed.

Suddenly.

A dark creature's back arched above the surging sea.

The roaring water slid down its back, and its body quickly floated up, becoming as majestic and towering as a mountain in an instant.

It raised its huge head, and with a "raise" sound, a column of water shot out from the water hole on the top of its head.

The water column shot up into the sky.

"Oh no! It's a dragon whale!"

Blood Thirty-Three's heart skipped a beat and his face instantly became shocked and horrified.

The dragon whale is a legendary species in the vast ocean. It is very rare but extremely powerful. When it reaches adulthood, it is at least level five, comparable to a Jindan stage cultivator!
The water column came at an extremely fast speed, and Blood Thirty-Three had no time to control the treasure boat to avoid it, and was immediately hit directly.

In an instant.

The small treasure boat was thrown out by the water column like a toy, rolling continuously in the sky.

A series of horrific "squeaking" sounds, like thunder, resounded in Blood Thirty-Three's ears, frightening him to the point of trembling with fear.

He desperately steered and stabilized the small treasure boat, maneuvering it to blast away into the distance.

Leave that hateful dragon whale far behind.

But the small treasure boat had just struggled to fly more than a hundred miles when it began to tremble again. All kinds of "cracking" noises came from inside the boat, which made people's scalps numb, as if it might disintegrate at any time.

In an emergency, Blood Thirty-Three had to make an emergency landing on the sea.

The small treasure boat glided in the water for more than ten miles before slowly stopping and floating on the sea, rising and falling with the surging waves.

"Damn it, why am I so unlucky?!" Blood Thirty-Three slammed the control stick, and with a "bang", the control stick broke off.

He hurriedly put it back together and began trying to start the small treasure boat again.

Click, click, click!
The activation formation kept making strange noises, but there was no sign of activation at all.

"It's over, it's over!"

Blood Thirty-Three checked the nautical chart in his hand and estimated the location. He found that the place where he dropped anchor was about two thousand miles away from the eastern coastline of Wu State, and more than five thousand miles away from the Dongchao Islands.

His face suddenly turned ugly.

Of course he could fly, but simply flying consumed too much of his true energy. Naturally, he could also fly with a sword, but although the consumption of flying a sword was small, it was not zero. With his cultivation in the late stage of foundation building, it was not a problem for him to fly two or three thousand miles without stopping.

But the problem is that the sea is full of dangers and high-level monsters often appear. His flying speed is far slower than that of a treasure boat. Without the protection of a treasure boat, he flies slowly over the sea. What if he attracts some terrifying creatures and is mistaken for prey?

correct.

Blood Thirty-Three suddenly recalled that when he made the emergency landing just now, he seemed to see an island only a few dozen miles away from here.

His eyes lit up, and he immediately flew to the island on his sword. He looked around and found that the island was only ten miles in radius. Except for some poisonous snakes, birds and other animals, there were no human residents, so its safety could be guaranteed.

He returned to the place where the treasure boat made an emergency landing, and then dragged the treasure boat towards the uninhabited island bit by bit.

He decided to settle down on this uninhabited island first to see if he could repair the treasure boat. If not, he would explore the surrounding area to see if there were any passing ships.

From then on, Blood Thirty-Three lived on the island like "The Days of Blood Thirty-Three's Adventure".

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Chen Ningtai was naturally unaware of this change in the situation.

He was now rushing to Cui's with the six young Cui people rescued by Master Taiyue, and behind them, there was a large group of senior brothers from Chen and Taiyue Peak, who were escorting some emergency supplies to Cui's rescue.

Although they have temporarily gotten rid of the threat of the Blood Soul Cult, the Cui family is now like a disaster site after an earthquake. There are still a lot of follow-up problems that need to be dealt with, and all kinds of supplies are urgently needed.

The surviving "flames" of the Cui family with the four spiritual roots have now learned of the Cui family's current dire situation and the news that their most beloved ancestor had died in battle. Naturally, they burst into tears.

Especially the youngest one, Cui Lingying, cried the most sadly. Even when others stopped crying, she was still crying.

On the side, Chen Xinsong, who came with Chen Ningtai, sighed helplessly. He was really not good at comforting people.

"Child," Master Taiyue gently picked up Cui Lingying and comforted her, "I see that you have good roots. Among the four spiritual roots, you also have the earth spiritual root. Why don't you take me as your master and become my personal disciple like Linlong and the others."

"What?"

When Cui Lingying heard this, the images of her senior brothers from Taiyue Peak and senior sister Linglong appeared in her mind.

In an instant, just an instant, she stopped crying and hurriedly shook her head and said, "Senior Taiyue, I won't cry anymore. But I can't join the sect. My family elders said that they want to marry me to Brother Xinsong."

As she spoke, she looked at Chen Xinsong eagerly again.

"What?"

Now it was Chen Ningtai and Chen Xinsong's turn to be shocked.

There is such a thing, how come they don’t know about it?
Especially Chen Ningtai, after facing the questioning look of Master Taiyue, he hurriedly said: "Senior, I really don't know about this matter. Let's go and ask Cui later."

Master Taiyue did not dwell on the matter any further and let it go for the time being.

The treasure boat was very fast. Not long after, the treasure boat that Master Taiyue borrowed from the Cui family landed on Tianjian Peak again.

"This……"

Chen Ningtai was stunned as soon as he got off the boat.

Even though he had anticipated Cui's miserable condition, he was still shocked when he saw the extremely tragic scene before him.

This time the three Blood Soul Envoys raided the Cui family. If they had not been stopped, the Chen family’s fate would have been even worse than that of the Cui family now.

He only hoped that after Chen became stronger, he would never have to experience this scene again.

"Thank you, Brother Ningtai, for putting aside past grudges and coming to support the Cui family with all your strength." Upon receiving the news, Cui Xiuming, the patriarch of the Cui family, personally stepped forward to greet Chen Ningtai and bowed deeply to him.

However, after just one night, Cui Xiuming seemed to have aged by ten years, and even half of his hair had turned white.

"Brother Xiuming, you don't have to be polite. You and I are from the same Hedong County family, so we should help each other." Chen Ningtai said a few polite words, and then asked with concern, "By the way, I wonder if Brother Xiuxian..."

"My cousin has died in the battle." Cui Xiuming's eyes were filled with sorrow and his voice was choked with sobs.

"This, this..." Chen Ningtai was shocked and sighed in his heart. Although he had some grudges with Cui Xiuxian before, it was not a life-and-death feud after all. Hearing that he died in battle, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Subsequently.

Chen Ningtai asked about the tribesmen’s situation again.

Cui Xiuming sighed bitterly, "It's not optimistic. Many of our clansmen used secret methods in the battle last night. Their bodies are seriously depleted. In addition, they were infected with the blood poison but did not treat it in time. They also continued to mobilize their spiritual power and essence to fight fiercely, causing the blood poison to penetrate deep into their bones. It has become very difficult to remove it. And our He ancestor is seriously injured and on the verge of death."

Master Taiyue hurried over to personally check on the dying tribesmen and the Golden-Winged Spirit Crane, shook his head and sighed, "It's difficult, especially for this Golden-Winged Spirit Crane. The injuries on its body are not so bad, they can be healed slowly."

"This blood poison has completely infected its bone marrow and flesh. Even if the sect's Master Changsheng came in person, he would probably be powerless to save it. Besides, it probably won't survive until Master Changsheng arrives."

“Ancestor Crane!” Cui Xiuming rushed over and hugged the Golden-Feathered Crane, stroking its dull feathers, and couldn’t help crying. “It’s us, the Cui family, who have let you down.”

"Ang~"

The Golden-winged Crane made a weak but clear cry, as if to comfort Cui Xiuming, but its eyes were also filled with sadness.

It almost grew up with the ancestor of the Cui family, but now, the ancestor of the Cui family is gone.

There is nothing left in this world for it to cling to, so it doesn't matter if it dies.

Chen Ningtai was also heartbroken when he looked at the seriously injured and dying Golden-winged Crane.

This is a top-level golden spiritual bird. It is such a pity that it died like this.

Since there is no hope, why not...

Chen Ningtai suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Brother Xiuming, Brother He." Chen Ningtai bowed and said, "Our family has a method that may be able to dissolve the blood poison in Brother He and the rest of our clansmen. Of course, I can't guarantee it, so I can only give it a try as a last resort."

Master Taiyue's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately reacted: "You mean, that strange magic sword?"

She had seen with her own eyes the magic sword's ability to absorb all kinds of negative energy.

It can even devour and digest the blood evil power that overflows from the death of a Jindan stage blood soul user, which shows that the nature of this magic sword is extraordinary. Perhaps, there is really a chance to give it a try.

The situation couldn't get any worse.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Cui Xiuming said decisively, "Thank you, Brother Ningtai. I hope you can lend a hand. Regardless of success or failure, our Cui family will be extremely grateful and will never complain."

"Without further delay, please invite Brother Hedao and the clansmen to board the treasure boat." Chen Ningtai said.

soon.

With the help of the Cui clan members, they got the dying clan members whose bones were poisoned by the blood evil, as well as Ancestor He, onto the treasure boat, and sailed directly to the Chen clan accompanied by some Cui clan members who were good at treatment.

On the road.

Two more members of the Cui clan could not hold on and died directly on the treasure boat.

Wait for the treasure boat to arrive at Chen's.

Chen Ningtai immediately informed his father and asked him to use the Shura Demon Sword to cure the disease.

Not long.

More than a dozen dying members of the Cui clan and the dying Golden-Feathered Spirit Crane were sent to the Shura Demon Sword.

Looking at this situation, the Shura Demon Sword was completely confused.

Its Shura Demon Sword roamed the world and caused countless killings.

This is the first time in my life that I have been asked to cure illnesses and save lives.

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(End of this chapter)