Chapter 436: True Immortal Ten Intestines

Watching the Captain leave, Xu Qing pondered.

Although he didn't know the specifics of the big event the Captain mentioned, he guessed seven or eight out of ten in his heart, understanding that the time spent away this time would probably not be short.

So he simply asked for a long leave first, and in the following three days, he bought various necessary items in the Capital District. After everything was prepared, Xu Qing returned to the Sword Pavilion and took out the Black Heaven Clan eye Ghost Hand gave him to study.

This object was wonderful and possessed some mental amplification effects, but when Xu Qing drove it with the power of the Purple Moon Heavenly Palace, it showed abnormal changes.

Three days passed in a flash.

During these three days, whenever dusk fell in the Capital District, the sky would be a bit different from usual. Perhaps it was because of the season, the firmament was not dim yellow, but a piece of crimson red.

It dyed the earth and all buildings red, like blood.

It was unclear whether it was a sign of auspiciousness or a bad omen.

For three consecutive days, it was like this.

Standing in the Sword Pavilion, Xu Qing looked at the sky. He inexplicably felt some unease in his heart. This feeling came very suddenly and dissipated very quickly.

Xu Qing's eyes revealed confusion. He had never had a similar feeling before. Thinking about it now, it seemed this feeling of unease came from the Life-Bound Azure Dragon.

Just as Xu Qing was pondering, a person walked over in the rosy glow.

It was the Captain.

He came excitedly. After seeing Xu Qing, he laughed, formed hand seals to set up an array in the surroundings, and asked Xu Qing to open the Sword Pavilion's array. After shielding the surroundings, he spoke mysteriously.

"Little Ah Qing, everything is ready. This time, it will just be the two of us; I won't call anyone else."

"I originally planned to call Xiang Ningyan, but after this kid passed the assessment, he actually disappeared. I searched for a long time but couldn't find him. Could it be that he knew I wanted to use him as a meat shield?"

The Captain sighed regretfully, with the feeling of a cooked duck flying away.

Xu Qing was also surprised upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he asked a question.

"If he doesn't participate, is the impact big?"

"Originally the impact would be big, but with the Black Heaven Clan jade slip you gave me, it doesn't matter if Xiang Ningyan participates or not." The Captain's eyes revealed light, and he spoke in a low voice.

"Little Ah Qing, this time we won't act recklessly. We will use wisdom; I will take you to... the Saint-Lan Clan!"

Xu Qing was thoughtful.

"Are we going to disguise ourselves as Black Heaven Clan members and go to the Saint-Lan Clan?"

The Captain laughed, his eyebrows dancing.

"Little Ah Qing, you really understand me. That's right, this time we are going to disguise ourselves as Black Heaven Clan members and head to the Saint-Lan Clan. Think about it, the Saint-Lan Clan are the slaves of the Black Heaven Clan. We disguise ourselves as their masters; after we go, all plans can be fulfilled as we wish."

Xu Qing nodded. There were still many details to be solved here, but the Captain was clearly talented in disguises, so Xu Qing didn't worry about these details.

He analyzed the general direction and felt that this matter could be done.

"Where in the Saint-Lan Clan are we going?" Xu Qing asked.

"The Great Desolate East Prefecture of the Saint-Lan Clan!" The Captain said in a low voice.

"Within the Saint-Lan Domain, there are fourteen prefectures. Among them, this Great Desolate East Prefecture borders the Fenghai Prefecture, and within it exists a strange place called True Immortal Ten Intestines!"

Xu Qing's gaze focused. He didn't know much about the Saint-Lan Clan, but upon hearing this name, he instinctively felt a bit strange and uncomfortable all over.

Noticing Xu Qing's expression, the Captain spoke in a low voice.

"Do you think this name is very strange? True Immortal Ten Intestines refers to ten strange trees that grow windingly like intestines and go straight into the firmament."

"These True Immortal Ten Intestines trees have existed for an extremely long time. Before the gods arrived, their range filled more than half of the region, and they were worshipped and sacrificed to by all races in this region."

"It is said that at that time, wherever one looked in this region, they were all branches of this tree, and they were hung with countless corpses, all sacrificed to her. It is said that this way one could obtain blessings. Even the Ancient Emperor Xuanyou did not stop this custom in this region."

"Of course, this is because there is another legend about these True Immortal Ten Intestines." The Captain's eyes revealed a gloomy light.

"Legend has it that these True Immortal Ten Intestines were transformed by the last member of the E-Immortal Clan becoming an immortal in endless ages past!"

Xu Qing's gaze focused.

"The E-Immortal Clan is mysterious and unpredictable. They believe that intestines are the wheel that runs through life, the beginning of all origins. At the moment of becoming an immortal, one needs to open the body, use oneself as an auxiliary, and release the spiritual intestines to fuse into the world, only then can one absorb the world's nutrients."

"In the legend, this last member of the E-Immortal Clan succeeded. He transformed into the True Immortal of the Wanggu Continent, and these True Immortal Ten Intestines are his true body... but the arrival of the gods imprisoned him, and now he is sleeping."

As the Captain spoke, he took out an apple and a peach, handed the apple to Xu Qing, took a bite of the peach himself, and continued to speak.

"This is also a True Immortal?" Xu Qing took a deep breath. This was different from the immortal he imagined.

"Didn't expect it, right? This is what a True Immortal looks like. Little Ah Qing, your understanding of this world is still not enough. In the future, you need to learn more from your Big Brother." The Captain bit the peach, his expression carrying a touch of pride.

Xu Qing felt it made sense and nodded seriously.

The Captain's eyes carried deep meaning, and he spoke softly.

"What did you think an immortal looked like? We humans think it's immortal-like, otherworldly, elegant, and ethereal."

"But every clan's cognition is different. The E-Immortal Clan believes that an immortal is ten intestines, and there are more alien races. In their clan myths, the appearance of immortals is varied."

"There are many places we will go in the future, and you will see countless strange and bizarre things."

"This world is quite fun." The Captain smiled.

Xu Qing had waves in his heart and looked into the distance.

The Captain's voice continued to come out.

"Surrounding that True Immortal Ten Intestines tree, endless jungles spread out in its surroundings. This time, we are going there!"

"That True Immortal Ten Intestines jungle grows a large number of True Immortal Dao Fruits every hundred years. Of course, the appearance of this fruit is quite strange, exactly the same as an eye."

"This kind of fruit cannot be eaten. Eating it will make one go crazy and produce multiple personalities. Even that group of people from the Taisi Dao Sect, even if their cultivation techniques require multiple personalities, don't dare to eat it."

"But this True Immortal Dao Fruit is a rare material for refining weapons, which can make the refined magic treasures and items greatly increase in power, so it is worth a lot."

"And our Capital District officialdom, because we don't trade with the Saint-Lan Clan, has been issuing tasks to acquire this kind of fruit all year round. One fruit gives ten thousand military merits!"

"This time, if we get a few hundred fruits, wouldn't that be a few million military merits."

"How about it, Little Ah Qing? Is your Big Brother powerful or not? This is a thread for doing big things that I dug out from the Merit Ministry for a long time. Of course, this is only the first goal, and there are others later..."

The Captain's expression carried some pride. After eating a peach, he took out another peach and took a bite.

Xu Qing instinctively put on an admiring look, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

"Little Junior Brother, can you not be so perfunctory? Your ability to change expressions was taught to you by me..." The Captain looked at Xu Qing expectantly.

Xu Qing nodded, his eyes widened, his expression carrying some disbelief, and then he spoke calmly.

"Big Brother, besides the tree itself, what arrangements and dangers are there around the True Immortal Ten Intestines? And for such an important object, the Saint-Lan Clan should also be harvesting it, right?"

The Captain looked at Xu Qing's change in expression, barely accepted it, and while eating the peach, continued to explain his plan.

"The True Immortal Ten Intestines themselves possess danger, but she is sleeping after all."

"And surrounding the jungle transformed by the True Immortal Ten Intestines tree, countless city-states and small countries have formed over endless years due to the existence of the Dao Fruits. These small countries mostly rely on the four major dynasties within the Saint-Lan Domain."

"Every time the Dao Fruits mature, these city-states and small countries are responsible for collecting them and paying tribute to their respective dynasties."

"Danger indeed exists, but as Black Heaven Clan members, as long as the details are handled well, big things can be accomplished!"

The Captain licked his lips, madness appearing in his eyes.

"The key to this matter is how we get there. If we go directly as Black Heaven Clan members, it's a bit abrupt." Xu Qing said softly.

The Captain was confident, looking like everything was under his control.

"Every time the Dao Fruits of the True Immortal Ten Intestines tree are about to mature, they need a special nutrient called Cloud Mica Stone. Although this nutrient exists in other places, the yield is not high. Only our Fenghai Prefecture's Zhaoxia Prefecture produces it in abundance."

"So whenever these Dao Fruits are about to mature, many Saint-Lan Clan merchant teams will sneak in to privately transport Cloud Mica Stones. Although the officialdom doesn't trade with the Saint-Lan Clan, the Yao family supports the Saint-Lan Clan."

"This is also an important source of income for the Yao family."

Speaking of this, the Captain looked into Xu Qing's eyes.

"Do you understand what I mean, Little Ah Qing."

Xu Qing's eyes revealed a strange light, and he spoke softly.

"Let one of the convoys take the initiative to send us into the Saint-Lan Clan!"

The Captain laughed, his eyes glowing.

"That's right!"

"I've planned everything. I asked you to observe those Black Heaven Clan recordings at that time for this matter. We will disguise ourselves as Black Heaven Clan members. I am confident in this matter, and I am prepared."

"And although the Sword-Holding Palace's operation to capture the Black Heaven Clan was secret, I secretly spread the news to a target convoy, making them aware of such a thing, but they don't know how many Black Heaven Clan members were captured."

"Next, what we need to do is to perform a play. This matter needs Sword-Holders to cooperate..."

"You are so familiar with Kong Xianglong; how about leaving this matter to you." The Captain said in a low voice.

Xu Qing thought for a moment and nodded.

"Then, it's settled. We will set off tomorrow morning!" The Captain took a deep breath, anticipation appearing in his eyes, and swallowed the peach in his hand in one gulp.

"Little Ah Qing, this time we will get rich, and there is absolutely no danger. We are going there as masters!"

Xu Qing understood. This time the danger was extremely great, but his preparation was also very sufficient, and once successful, the military merits would indeed be astonishing. So anticipation also appeared in his eyes; he was incomparably eager for military merits.

As for how the two would return after this matter was completed, Xu Qing didn't ask. He and the Captain had done big things many times. The rhythm of the two was to work together in the early stages, and after it was done, each would rely on their own fate.

At this moment, watching the Captain leave, Xu Qing took out the voice transmission jade slip and sent a voice transmission to Kong Xianglong. He didn't say everything, just put forward the request. Kong Xianglong laughed upon hearing it.

"Disguising as Black Heaven Clan members, you have ideas. Count me in!"

"My Big Brother and I..." Xu Qing hesitated.

"Uh... then I won't go. Xu Qing, I know you don't like to hear it, but I still have to remind you: be careful of your Big Brother. His ten thousand zhang of brilliance is unreliable; don't be tricked by him."

Xu Qing smiled bitterly, talked to Kong Xianglong for a few more sentences, and after agreeing on the details for tomorrow, ended the voice transmission.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Qing tidied up his storage bag. Thinking that the time away this time was uncertain, he sent a voice transmission to the Immortal Zixuan to inform her about going out.

After doing these things, he sat cross-legged in meditation, waiting for dawn.

It's just that... before dawn arrived, a person came outside his Sword Pavilion.

It was the Immortal Zixuan.

Walking into the Sword Pavilion, the fragrance on her body filled the Sword Pavilion. She looked at Xu Qing, her eyes full of gentleness, and spoke softly.

"You are going out to do things. I won't stop you, but the protection on you is not enough. I have come to give you one."

Outside the door behind her graceful figure, the moonlight reflected like a river, flowing on her dress and also landing on the ground.

Under the moonlight, Zixuan looked like she was standing in the moon river. That elegant expression and gentle gaze were like a lotus blooming in the moon river, guarding that sense of peace that belonged to herself. ===== CHAPTER 437 =====