Chapter 1025: One Bowl Transforms into Six Armories

With the burning of spices in the brazier beside, the Dharma altar finally connected to the Yu Yu Jiuyou, and thousands of demon heads descended their divine thoughts, wanting to play and enjoy the great desires of men and women in the world.

Various heavenly demons such as the Six Desire Heavenly Demons descended. At that moment, the old demon turned the mirrors on the Dharma altar, countless mirrors projected each other, trapping the heavenly demons within.

The eight Dharma mirrors turned together, casting that ray of mirror light into the Ten Thousand Mirror Heaven.

In an instant, the divine forms of thousands of demon heads were torn into countless projections by the Ten Thousand Mirror Heaven...

In another workshop, a Dharma mirror was enshrined in front of various craftsmen.

Many demon cultivators used their own thoughts to hook the heavenly demons out of the mirror bit by bit. Often, hundreds of demon shadows would appear on the mirror in front of them in an instant, and then under the restraint of the demon cultivators' thoughts, they turned into a demon thought, waving the chess banner to collect them.

Every time a thousand demon heads were collected, this chess banner would be invited out.

Some were sent to the arrow workshop to be refined into Heavenly Demon Dharma Arrows, and some were sent to the God-Demon Workshop to be refined into various invisible Yin Demons.

"Heavenly Demon Dharma Arrows, looking like ordinary arrows, but demon cultivators can manipulate demon heads to lock onto the blood qi, divine soul, and even if the arrow doesn't hit, it can turn into demon thoughts to pollute the surrounding living beings. These demon thoughts seem weak, but in fact, they secretly demonize others, steal information, spy on memories, and even if there are many invisible demon thoughts, they can be shot by strong demon cultivators, refined into some kind of invisible heavenly demon, directly seizing and controlling opponents on the battlefield."

"Besides that, they can also act like invisible eyes, spying on the battlefield situation. Even if there is formation obstruction, they can lurk down, slowly gathering power, until they connect to the demon thoughts of the great demonic path cultivators."

"They can even spread magic desires, shake the morale of the army, and demonize others."

Li Zhong felt a chill in his heart. He originally thought that the military equipment stored in the Liuzhen armory was already a great achievement, and its foundation was enough to make any clan or immortal sect feel ashamed and give birth to the idea of being invincible.

But seeing the true military family demonic path today, and seeing the truly systematic demon army military equipment.

He still felt cold to the bone...

"Gu God Heaven, Ten Thousand Mirror Heaven... In Longcheng, there are seven other such war foundations!"

Li Zhong said solemnly: "No wonder during the demon tribulation of the past, the Sixteen Kingdoms contended, and even great Buddhist powers like King Fu Jian were defeated and died, and the Xiliang Kingdom opened by our Li family ancestors didn't last long. The north was slaughtered countless times, and even the great families were hard to protect themselves. Speaking of the demon tribulation, no matter how high the cultivation of the seniors in the family was, they were terrified."

"If those military family demon cultivators were of this level, what is the use of cultivation?"

Seeing the system of military family demon cultivators, Li Zhong actually began to doubt the role of individual greatness in this world.

As far as he could see, in front of this war system, the great families—their Li family, the immortal sect teachings—even if it was the Daoist sect's true transmission, what did they count for?

Even if it was a Yang Spirit True Person, could they rely on magical treasures and cultivation to deal with such an army?

Li Zhong asked so.

"Uh... running away is still possible."

Qian Chen comforted him: "This kind of military family war system focuses on logistics. There are not many forces in the Earth Immortal Realm that can retain it. There are only—Penglai, Qin Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Southern Jin, Northern Wei, Yujing Mountain... seven, eight, nine, ten forces!"

"And this is just the beginning!"

Qian Chen didn't care: "This kind of demonic path army can only tilt when facing Yang Spirit, and it is completely different when encountering Primordial Spirit True Immortals. If it weren't for the same Primordial Spirit military family general to command, they wouldn't threaten the Primordial Spirit."

"This shakes your will? If you had seen the war system of the Immortal Qin that could crush even Primordial Spirit True Immortals in the past, wouldn't your Dao heart be broken!"

Qian Chen didn't even think about it—the Primordial Spirit True Immortals of other great worlds, whose Dao hearts were broken by the Immortal Qin, were not just one or two.

Just continuing to walk leisurely, taking Li Zhong through cave heavens one by one.

"Miasma Plague Heaven!"

Li Zhong saw countless miasma, virulent poisons, and countless plagues converge into a plague-poison life form like a sea of blood.

"Western Plague Demon Lord... a dog of a certain tablet!"

"White Bone Heaven!"

"Remnant of the White Bone Demon City, a backup plan of the White Bone Demon Lord of the past!"

"Corpse Tuo Heaven!"

"An incarnation of the Lion Tuo Forest Master, half Buddha, half demon, half demon, integrating a part of the essence of the Corpse Demon Dao."

"Hell Heaven!"

"A remnant of the Yu Yu Jiuyou Hell, heh... this demon lord hides quite deeply, maybe he has some schemes!"

Li Zhong saw the terrifying demonic path that could not be imagined walking in the world in those cave heavens.

They devoured the vast resources conquered by Murong Chui from the myriad worlds, converting them into terrifying war potential.

Yin thunder, demon heads, zombies, white bone magical artifacts, countless resources were converted into war supplies in Longcheng, preparing for the next war that would exhaust everything.

"The military family is like this, like a black hole devouring resources, rolling everything into it, grinding it into nutrients for its own growth."

Qian Chen intentionally awakened Li Zhong: "For true military family seeds, attaining a realm in one battle is normal. In the past, the Champion Marquis attained a realm in one battle, killing from Core Formation to Primordial Spirit in just seven years, because of this terrifying resource devouring and digestion ability."

"And for the demonic path, it is even more suitable!"

"On the cruel battlefield, not only is the character greatly honed, but resources can be said to be endless."

"The demonic path Primordial Spirits that have risen in recent years are almost all from the military family, stepping on the corpses of unknown numbers of people, running rampant in the world..."

Qian Chen stopped at the entrance of the Seventh Heaven and said to Li Zhong: "Alright! We have already seen the six cave heavens that Murong Chui can control. The three heavens behind are beyond his reach to use even half a resource. In this way, you should have a preliminary judgment on the war strength mastered by the Murong clan, the Northern Border demon race, and the Rouran three parties."

"Tell me..." He nodded slightly, intentionally testing Li Zhong.

And Li Zhong's face turned pale, shaking his head: "If the demon army has such determination, breaking through the Northern Border Great Array is only a matter of time!"

Qian Chen sighed: "Sigh! The Northern Border Great Array is a collection of the northern defense lines of past dynasties. Its foundation is even more terrifying than you imagine. If a few passes of the Immortal Qin Great Wall had appeared in the past, Longcheng would not count for anything!"

"But the Northern Border Great Array, besides the Liuzhen built by the Northern Wei, also has divine paths, earth veins, Daoist cave heavens, many sects near the border, countless ancient forbidden lands, etc. elements. Now those that are dormant are dormant, those that have withdrawn have withdrawn, and it has long been difficult to fully activate."

"Relying on the Liuzhen to deal with the Murong demon army, the Northern Border demon race, and the Rouran witch department, without the support of Chang'an and Luoyang, it is naturally..."

"But don't panic, solving the material shortage of the Liuzhen, there is still a fight!"

Qian Chen patted Li Zhong on the shoulder.

Li Zhong shook his head: "I don't panic..."

He looked at Qian Chen seriously: "Brother, along the way, no matter what terrifying demonic path foundation, you treat it as nothing. In my opinion, Murong Chui is already a dead bone in the grave, and you could destroy all this in one thought! But why are you unwilling to take action?"

"I take action?"

Qian Chen looked up at the sky. With just one Supreme Heavenly Demon Secret Talisman, cleaning up Murong Chui would be like playing.

If it were said that Qian Chen took action before, Murong Chui still had a chance to escape, but after refining the Supreme Heavenly Demon Secret Talisman, it was a crushing defeat, and there was not even a single variable.

But...

"I am not afraid of the mere demon army, I am afraid of the Eternal Demon Tribulation!"

"What does the mere Murong demon army count for? But if I don't give the Earth Immortal Realm a warning, when the real Eternal Demon Tribulation comes, I'm afraid none of you will survive... This kind of tribulation, even the Kunlun Mirror doesn't dare to watch it all, and even heavenly secrets can be devoured. I really don't know where it starts and why it is getting worse!"

"Standing on the river of time, I still can't see the source of the tribulation..."

"If I don't give you a warning, the Earth Immortal Realm will face the tribulation in this state. I'm really afraid that the whole world will be overturned, and I'll have to borrow people from other worlds!"

Regarding the Eternal Demon Tribulation, Qian Chen only knew that it was closely related to himself, or rather, his fate was connected.

Secondly, it vaguely coincided with the orthodox history of the Primordial Great Wilderness.

It is a—fate—that is bound to come and cannot be reversed!

"Fortunately, most of the Immortal Qin military lineage has been lost, and only the four arts of the military—riding, archery, martial arts, and formations—have been passed down! The Immortal Qin terracotta warriors, divine thunder cannons, cosmic starships, Luo Tian magic treasures, the Son of Heaven's god-conferring, the dragon vein of destiny, the power of realm boundaries, the virtual Heavenly Dao, and all other war methods of the past have been completely lost. The demon army only knows how to cover everything with various bows and crossbows, fire volleys of all kinds of arrows, and then use various demonic war magic treasures to infiltrate, disrupt, slaughter, and besiege!"

"In general..."

Qian Chen took Li Zhong out of Longcheng, turned his head and looked at him: "The means of the enemy and us are hard to distinguish!"

"Fight well..."

He patted Li Zhong's imperial guard mysterious armor: "Don't let your brother down."

Li Zhong traveled like this, and the means of the Murong demon army were all in his eyes. After the initial shock, he gradually became confident.

Returning to the six-story pagoda, no one knew that in just such a short time, Qian Chen had taken him to the enemy's nest for a turn.

The various means and military preparation progress of the demon army that even Murong Chui himself could not fully grasp were all clear in his heart.

Cao Xuanwei was guided by the pagoda and stepped into the bottom of the pagoda, seeing Qian Chen.

But he acted as a junior,

"No matter!"

Qian Chen raised his hand, cradling the wooden alms bowl, and smiled: "I know you are anxious; the Liuzhen lack military supplies, but a monk never engages in fighting and killing; begging for alms is our duty! So, I have sold my face and begged for six storehouses of military supplies for you!"

"Begged for military supplies?"

The personal guards behind him felt their hearts sink.

The Northern Wei imperial court could not even supply the Liuzhen' military needs; if this were not a terrifying astronomical figure, why would the court ignore its own children and personal troops?

Although the person before them was a great power.

It was unreasonable to think that even a Nascent Soul True Immortal could supply the entire Liuzhen' military needs and reverse the situation just by opening their mouth.

Cao Xuanwei was stunned for a moment, then said joyfully: "Is it that the Fomen is willing to help?"

Beside him, Tan Wuchen spoke incoherently: "Brother, speak slowly; how could one family or one temple afford this? Borrowing a little to meet an emergency is fine, but our Fomen has a large estate and many mouths to feed; even we ourselves have endless expenses!"

He hurriedly ran to Qian Chen's side, bowed, and said: "Brother!"

"Yan Shixiong!"

He lamented: "There has only ever been the principle of monks begging for alms; where is the principle of alms begging for monks?"

"Rest assured!"

Qian Chen raised his hand: "I am not borrowing from your family..."

"In this world, in the Earth Immortal Realm, there are many good affinities, but you must remember! This affinity arises from kindness; you must never repay it with karma!"

"These six storehouses of military supplies will save your Liuzhen; countless money and grain will be poured out, but it must be borrowed and returned! First, listen to the origins of these six families; each has its own promise. If you agree to one promise, they will lend one storehouse."

Qian Chen turned his head to look at Cao Xuanwei and the generals of the Liuzhen, and asked: "Do you understand?"

Cao Xuanwei's heart sank slightly, his expression complex, and he asked: "Then what exactly are these six families, so wealthy? And what kind of promises are required? Although the Liuzhen are isolated, they are ultimately subordinates of the imperial court, loyal to the monarch and serving the country, the Son of Heaven's hounds and horses! To be neither loyal nor righteous, it is truly difficult to become someone else's slave!"

"Hahaha..." Qian Chen laughed: "I will tell you everything!"

"The origin of these six storehouses of military supplies is extraordinary. The first is a legacy from the ancient Queen Mother of the West's kingdom! This kingdom is the lineage of the ancient great power, the Queen Mother of the West, guarded by Daoist Lord Lu Wu. The Emperor's Lower Capital, the Eight Palaces of the Heavenly Que, contains countless resources, so for the sake of my face, I have borrowed one storehouse for you. When the Emperor's Lower Capital appears in the world in the future and Western Kunlun shines again, you will need to send a contingent of troops to guard the Imperial Palace for a hundred years to repay this!"

The Queen Mother of the West's kingdom!

Cao Xuanwei was first shocked, then overjoyed; it was actually this kingdom!

When Wang Mu traveled west in the past, the Immortal Qin conquered it; the name of this kingdom is recorded in history, and the Queen Mother of the West was also an ancient great power. The height of such a lineage truly transcends the vision of mortals.

Being able to borrow these supplies and repay them in the future is not a burden, but a heaven-defying opportunity!

If the Great Wei could befriend this kingdom, it would not need to struggle to balance between Daoism and Buddhism, which would be greatly beneficial to the Cao clan.

Moreover, such an ancient kingdom would truly find it difficult to covet anything from his Northern Wei.

"Yan Shixiong actually has such face..."

Cao Xuanwei cupped his hands, and the bumpkins of the Liuzhen beside him felt as if they were listening to a heavenly book—what Queen Mother of the West's kingdom, what Emperor's Lower Capital, what Eight Palaces of the Heavenly Que; it was simply like something out of a legendary storybook.

Only a very small number of well-informed people knew that the Return to Ruins had opened not long ago and that the Kunlun Ruins had appeared.

And as for this high-level expert dressed as a monk with an empty background, he was even more mysterious and unfathomable!

Tan Wuchen, despite being a Yang Spirit True Person, lost his composure and anxiously asked: "The Queen Mother of the West's kingdom is one storehouse, so who lent the other five?"

"There is also the remaining grace of the ancient Immortal Qin! Because the Queen Mother of the West's Kunlun Ruins appeared, their cosmic starships also appeared in the world. Coupled with the refining of the Return to Ruins immortality medicine, the great Fangshi Xu Fu's two hearts split, and thus the remaining forces of the Immortal Qin also walked the world. I borrowed one storehouse of the Immortal Qin arsenal from them; the accumulation within is truly no less than that of the Queen Mother of the West's kingdom!"

"The Immortal Qin arsenal?"

Like rolling thunder, the group of military cultivators were all speechless...

That goes without saying!

How complete is the Immortal Qin arsenal? The point is, where did you get the face to borrow a storehouse of military supplies from the remaining forces of the Immortal Qin?

He Ba Sheng looked at Qian Chen with an expression of looking at a god.

Even Cao Xuanwei's personal guards couldn't help but mutter to themselves—could this young monk be the manifestation of the Second Patriarch of the Fomen? Even if he isn't the Buddha, he must at least be the incarnation of some Bodhisattva!

Borrowing the Queen Mother of the West's kingdom and the Immortal Qin arsenal just by asking; this ability to beg for alms, if he isn't a Buddha, he's a Bodhisattva!

Perhaps he was wearing this tattered kasaya, and with a single thought, he calculated the urgency of the Liuzhen.

So he took his alms bowl to the Return to Ruins, and when the Kunlun Ruins and the cosmic starships collided, he chanted a greeting, laughed, stepped forward to mediate, raised his bowl to beg for alms, and perhaps even made some kind of bet.

Covering them with his kasaya, whatever he embraced would be begged away by him...

Not mentioning these people's wild fantasies, Cao Xuanwei pondered for a long time, smiled bitterly, and shook his head: "The grace of the Immortal Qin, I truly dare not refuse..."

"But I do not know what promises they want?"

Qian Chen smiled: "The great Fangshi Xu Fu is about to visit the Qin Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, and I ask the Crown Prince to promise that no one shall obstruct him!"

Cao Xuanwei's expression was blank, not knowing if he had been blown away by this news!

Or if he was complaining over and over in his heart—my promise? Is my promise useful? How does it compare to the fist of the Immortal Qin's great Fangshi? How does it compare to the Qin Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, known as the number one forbidden land in the Earth Immortal Realm?

If the Immortal Qin wants to take action, who has eyes that don't see and dares to obstruct them?

Can my Cao family speak up against those who dare to obstruct them?

Regardless of what Cao Xuanwei was thinking over and over, he finally answered calmly: "The Immortal Qin's martial virtue is boundless, and the Qin Qin Shi Huang is venerable; Xuanwei naturally agrees to this promise!"

"It is just that near Xianyang, at the foot of Mount Li, although it is Great Wei territory, if various high-level experts and great Immortal Sects plot for the treasures hidden in the mausoleum, my Cao clan's virtue has declined, and it is truly difficult to obstruct them!"

"It's fine!"

Qian Chen said frankly: "Others may go as they please; their life or death is their own!"

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? Full attendance! (Roaring loudly)

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