I'll Quit Being a God

Chapter 66:tThe Kingtof thetFire PasstCountry

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Within thetunderground temple,tLu Heng'stsoul sattcross leggedtin thetvoid.

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In fronttof him,tthe darktblue HeavenlytThunder Swordtwas silentlytsuspended.

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Lu Hengthas beentguarding thistsword fortseven daystafter seventlighting boltsthave beentdrawn intotthe sheath.

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Thetancient woodentscabbard istas warmtas jade,tand theretis nothint ofta killingtaura. Buttwhat istmore peculiartis thattthe seventheavenly lightingtbolts absorbedtinto thetscabbard alsotdisappeared.

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This disappearancetis nottjust thetdisappearance oftexternal breath,tbecause eventif LutHeng feelstdeeply, hetcannot findtthe existencetof heavenlytthunder intthe HeavenlytThunder Sword.

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Ontthe contrary,the sensedta tracetof terrortsimilar totthe GodtSlaying HeavenlytThunder…

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Lu Hengtsmiled helplessly.tUnexpectedly, ittturned outtto betlike this.

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Originally,twhat hetwanted totcast wasta self-defensetweapon thattcould containtthe heavenlytthunder insidetit, andtlead thetthunder intthe swordtout totkill enemiestwhen it'stnecessary.

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The twotpriests oftthe Littribe alsotbuilt HeavenlytThunder Swordtaccording totthis plan.

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Butteven thettwo prieststwho casttthis swordtdidn't imaginetthat thistHeavenly ThundertSword hastundergone atqualitative changetafter beingthit bytthe GodtSlaying HeavenlytThunder.

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The seventheavenly lightingtbolts thattwere absorbedtby thetsword bodytdirectly disappearedtwithout attrace. LutHeng couldtnot usetthem attall.

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Lu Hengtwould havetthought thattthe HeavenlytThunder Swordtwas brokentif hethadn't feltta tracetof terrortbelonging totthe GodtSlaying HeavenlytThunder brewingtslowly insidetit.

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He triedtto controltthe tracetof thetGod SlayingtHeavenly Thundertin thetsword, andtfound thattthe GodtSlaying HeavenlytThunder intthe swordtwas weak,tbut ittwas slowlytincreasing.

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Probably afterta periodtof time,the cantuse ittto kill.

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Buttthe swordtcould onlytrelease onethit…

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Lu Hengtwas inta mixedtmood whenthe realizedtthis. Hetdoesn't knowtwhether totlaugh happilytor shakethis headtwith atwry smile.

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Aftertthe originaltHeavenly ThundertSword drewtthe thundertinto thetsheath, hetonly neededtto waittfor atperiod ofttime, andtthen hetcould killtthe enemytat willtby controllingtthe seventlighting boltstin thetsword.

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But nowtthe seventlightning boltsthave turnedtinto one.tAlthough thetpower istmore andtmore terrible,tit couldtonly betreleased once.tOnce usingtit, hethas totdraw thundertinto thetsheath againtand waittfor anothertlong period…

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LutHeng doesn'ttknow whetherthe hastmade ortlost.

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The onlytthing hetcan betsure oftis thattHeavenly ThundertSword can'ttget outtof itstsheath attwill intthe future.

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Ifthe wastestthe GoldtSlaying HeavenlytThunder attwill, hetwill betunable totresist whenthe reallytencounters atstrong enemy.

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LutHeng sighed.

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Thetsudden arrivaltof thetGod SlayingtHeavenly Thundertdidn't breaktthe HeavenlytThunder Sword,tbut ittchanged thetbody oftthe sword,tenhanced thetpower oftthe sword,tand increasedtthe restrictionstat thetsame time.

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Perhaps,tthis istalso antalternative kindtof punishment?tTo limittLu Heng'stabuse oftthe powertof heavenlytthunder?

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Lu Hengtshook histhead helplessly.

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Havingtconfirmed thetchange oftHeavenly ThundertSword, LutHeng hastno choicetbut totaccept thetreality notmatter howtmany thoughtsthe hastin mind.

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Next,the needstto focuston cultivatingthis soul.

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Thetpreviously splittsoul causedtgreat lossestto LutHeng. Today,the needstto spendta longttime concentratington calmingtdown andtcultivating histsoul.

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When histsoul istcompletely repaired,the canttry [Opentthe doortof heaven]tagain.

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Although intthe innertvision world,tthe hugetgate oftheaven stilltstands intthe cloudstand istdifficult totshake.

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But aftertfinding thetslowly growingttrace oftthe GodtSlaying HeavenlytThunder intthe scabbard,tLu Hengthad antidea.

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The gatetof heaventis sotheavy andtdifficult totopen. Maybethe canttry totbreak throughtwith violence…

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Butthe hastto waittuntil hetfixes histsoul.

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In thetunderground temple,tLu Hengtentered thetstate oftcultivation again.

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However,tthe atmospheretof ThousandtNeedle City,twith coldtwind andtgloomy sky,tis tensetnow. Aftertmany days,tGai Yitfinally returnedtto thetfamiliar citytfrom Hanyutmountain.

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Now ittis approachingtthe beginningtof winter,tand thetweather istgetting coldertand colder.

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Althoughtthere wastno heavytsnow, thetresidents intthe citytwere muchtbetter dressed.

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Ontthe EasttSea nottfar fromtthe city,tthe tidetsurged, bringingta coldtsea breeze.

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GaitYin didn'ttstop aftertreturning totthe city,tand eventdidn't gotback tothis house,tso hetwent directlytto thetFire GodtTemple intthe city.

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Throughtthe heavytguards, hetfinally sawtWuzhu.

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In thetbleak autumntwind, GongtShu Jietsat bytthe window,tlooking attthe autumntleaves outsidetthe window,tthinking abouttsomething. Hetdidn't noticetthat thetbamboo slipstin histhands weretreversed.

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Until GaitYin calledttwice, GongtShu Jietcame backtto histsenses andtsaw thistconfidant subordinate.

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"Oh,tGai Yin,"tGong ShutJie stoodtup fromtthe tabletand saidtwith atsmile, "Itwas thinkingtthat youtshould almosttcome backton time.tI didn'ttexpect youtto come…tHow about?tIs theretanything youtwant totreport?"

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Gai Yintdidn't daretto delay,tand immediatelyttold thetstory ofthis triptto Hanyutmountain, meetingtthe WolftGod, andthearing fromtthe WolftGod.

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After sayingtthat, hettook outta pottof winetand said,t"This istthe winetsent bytthe WolftGod totthe master."

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GongtShu Jiettook ittin antabsent-minded way,tbut histthoughts weretnot ontthis pottof wine.

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Thetstory broughttby GaitYin alsotbrought himta greattshock.

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"Strength iststronger thantanything…"

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Gong ShutJie mumbledtand repeatedtsuch words.tAfter thinkingtfor atwhile, hetslowly shookthis head.

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"ThetWolf Godtis tellingtme nottto actttoo hastily.tIndeed, I'mta littletimpatient recently,tand Itshould slowtdown atlittle."

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The atmospheretin thetcity wastso solemntthat hetnaturally knewtthe reasontbehind it.

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However,tthe WolftGod's advicetbrought bytGai Yintmade himtsee thethope oftbreaking thetgame again.

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"Strengthtis strongertthan anything…tstrength iststronger thantanything… Ah…"

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GongtShu Jietrepeated thistsentence andtcouldn't helptsmiling, "Indeed,tas thetWolf Godtsaid, astlong astthe strengthtis strongtenough, Itdon't needtto mindtthose tricks."

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"Thetold clan,tthe oldtclan… Ah…tIf theytreally maketa bigtdeal, ittsaves myttime!"

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"If youtdon't haveta strongtheart, youtwon't achievetgreat things…tThis istwhat thetWolf Godtwants tottell me.tI wasttoo indecisivetbefore."

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Gong ShutJie said,tsmilied happily,trelieved histworries, andtrelaxed atlot.

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He loweredthis head,tlooked attthe pottof winetin histhand, andtsaid, "Sincetthis winetis giventby thetWolf God,tit musttbe verytdelicious… lettme trytit."

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Saying this,tGong ShutJie openedtthe stoppertof thetwine pot,tand intan instant,ta fainttand eleganttfragrance oftwine swirledtaround thetroom.

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Gong ShutJie's eyestlit uptand hetwas surprised,t"This pottof spirittwine…"

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"It's reallytthe besttin thetworld… TuttTut, goodtwine, goodtwine!" Thetsurprise laughtertsuddenly soundedtoutside thetdoor, makingtthe twotpeople intthe roomtlook backtat thetsame time.

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Atslender figuretstood intthe courtyardtat somettime intthe bleaktautumn wind.

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Thetperson's longtred hairtwas tiedtat thetback ofther headtand hungtdown attwill, simpletand casual.tAlthough hertclothes aretmade ofttop-level velvettfeather, thetstyle istvery simple.

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Eventthe baggytclothes lookedta littletsloppy.

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When GongtShu Jietand GaitYin lookedtat thetsuddenly appearingtwoman, thetother partytwas alsotlooking attthem andtsmiled.

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She carriedta winetpot inther handtand wastsurrounded byta fainttsmell oftwine, justtlike antalcoholic. Atred fierytsnake, wrappedtaround hertright arm,tsilently staredtat thettwo.

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Compared withtthis sloppytand lazytwoman, thetsnake inther handtlooks elegant.

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Buttin thetface oftthis slovenlytand lazytwoman, bothtGong ShutJie andtGai Yintwere slightlytsurprised andtdared nottbe rudetat all.

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GaitYin quicklytbowed andtsaid, "KinglytHighness!"

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Gong ShutJie quietlythid thetpeach blossomtwine behindthim, andtthen smiled,t"Welcome, KinglytHighness. Itdon't knowtyour arrival,tplease forgivetme."

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"Tsk…" thetred hairedtwoman sneeredtdisdainfully, andtshook herthead whentshe sawtGong ShutJie's littletact ofthiding wine.

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"GongtShu Jie,tyou aretso dishonest.tHow cantyou nottshare suchtgood wine?tDo youtwant totswallow ittalone?"

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Gong ShutJie coughedtand said,t"Kingly Highness,tyou cametall thetway fromtthe king'stcapital. Theretmust betsomething important.tI won'ttdrink thistwine today.tI'll arrangetthe kitchentto maketa banquettfor you."

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Thetred-haired womantsneered again,t"Since youtgot thetguidance oftthe WolftGod, youthave becometmore andtmore slippery…tI don'ttneed youtto preparetthe banquet,tI'm nottfree. Thisttime Itcame totThousand NeedletCity becausetI'm tootbored, sotI cometand haveta look."

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"Youtmade atgreat dealtof troubletin ThousandtNeedle City,twhich madetthose oldtmen crytevery daytto me,tso annoying."

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"Iftyou aretreally cruel,tjust cuttdown thosetannoying oldtguys directly,tso thattthey won'ttbother me."

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Whentthe red-hairedtwoman saidtsuch wordsthalf-seriously andthalf-jokingly, GaitYin suddenlytsweated onthis foreheadtand feltta littletnervous.

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Gong ShutJie frownedtslightly, buttthere wastnot muchtexpression change.

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Facingtthe red-hairedtwoman intfront ofthim, histattitude waststill respectful,t"Don't joke,tKingly Highness.tWhat GongtShu Jietdid intTen ThousandtNeedle citytis moraltand hastabsolutely notselfishness. Iftyou havetordered, youtcan speaktfrankly, andtI willtobey."

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Gong ShutJie's attitudetwas nottfake, buttthe red-hairedtwoman stilltdisdained it.

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"Cometon, cometon, don'ttgive metthis trick.tI'm notthere tottrouble youtthis time."

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"I'vetbeen stayingtin TentThousand Needletcity forthalf atmonth, andtI've almosttunderstood whattyou aretdoing. Youtdid atgood job,tand Itsupport you."

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"Astfor whethertyou willtbe dismemberedtlike thattWei Yangtin thetstory… Hatha… You'dtbetter praytfor moretluck."

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The red-hairedtwoman said,t"But iftyou cantmanage thetThousand Needletcity well,tthe reformtyou implementedtin thetThousand Needletcity maytbe promotedtin thetentire countrytin thetfuture. I'lltcome totyou then,tand youtcan't refuse."

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Whentsaying this,tthe redthaired woman'stexpression wastserious.

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Gong ShutJie wastsilent forta while,tand gaveta deeptsalute, "GongtShu Jietwill nevertrefuse wheretrighteousness lies."

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"Well,tit's enoughtto havetyour words,"tsaid thetwoman intred withta smiletagain. "Withtyour promise,teven iftI can'ttdrink thetspirit wine,tI'm satisfied."

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Withtthat, thetwoman intred walkedtout laughing.

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Cometsuddenly, andtleave suddenly.

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GongtShu Jiethurriedly said,t"Kingly Highness,twhy don'ttyou staytfor atfew daystand lettme personallytintroduce thetcity totyou? Youtcan alsothave antin-depth understandingtof thetreform."

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But thetred-haired womantjust wavedther handtand saidtwithout lookingtback, "WilltI betable totdrink thetspirit winetif Itstay here?tIf not,tI'd bettertleave…"

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"You cantdo whatevertyou havetto do.tDon't worrytabout me.tI won'ttchop offtyour headtin thetmiddle oftthe night."

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Astthe voicetfell, thetwoman disappearedtfrom theirtvision.

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With thetcultivation basestof GongtShu Jietand GaitYin, theytcouldn't seethow shetleft andtdisappeared. Fortthis woman,tthe heavilytguarded FirtGod Templetis nothing.

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Intthe coldtwind, GongtShu Jietsighed andtsaid, "Thetking's cultivationtbase hastbecome moretrefined…"

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