Chapter 1250: Mountain and Sea

Jing Li met Chong Xuan Sheng in the evening.

That massive body, like a small mountain, slowly moved over... possessing the presence of the demonic figures in Buddhist scriptures during their appearances.

He stood before the prison cell, blocking off a good portion of the bars.

Anyone who didn't know would think the cell had changed walls at first glance.

A stone wall transformed into a wall of flesh.

Of course, Jing Li recognized this胖子.

Back in Qingyang Town, if it hadn't been for the sake of his junior disciple, he would have long since put a sack over this fellow and beaten him mercilessly, turning that fat head into a pig's head.

Now, as time had passed, the anger had dissipated, but he still couldn't bring himself to like this person.

Beside the胖子 was a young man in official robes. He stood there calmly, subtly in sync with the atmosphere of this place – either having cultivated a similar technique or possessing extreme control over this location.

It should be the latter.

Because the青牌捕頭 who had arrested him and thrown him into prison was currently bowing and explaining with a fawning smile to the young man: "Sir Zheng, mainly this Great Master, indeed, had no registration. We were very nervous at the time and had no time to think carefully. We also didn't know he was your friend... This is our dereliction of duty! We will definitely improve!"

"Open the door," the young man said, simply raising his chin.

Thus, the prison cell was immediately opened.

My junior disciple really has quite a bit of face in Linzi, Monk Jing Li thought.

The胖子 did not enter, perhaps due to his size making it inconvenient to squeeze in. He simply greeted from the doorway: "Little Holy Monk Jing Li, you've suffered grievances!"

A smile adorned his face, a very frivolous smile: "Come out quickly, I've already prepared a banquet to welcome you and wash away the dust!"

Jing Li did not move. After being confined behind the bars for a long time, he said in a muffled voice: "Where is my junior disciple?"

Chong Xuan Sheng countered: "You don't know?"

Jing Li shook his head: "I was busy with some matters earlier. I only returned to the mundane world last night and immediately came to Linzi."

He asked with some worry: "Did something happen to my junior disciple?"

Chong Xuan Sheng's smile was bright: "Your friend Jiang Wang just happens to have something to attend to and has gone abroad to handle it. He said he had arranged to treat you to dinner today, and though he cannot be present himself, he cannot break his promise, so he asked me to accompany you. I'm truly sorry, I was too busy during the day and didn't get to it. By the time I remembered, you had already been invited here... Little Holy Monk, please allow me a chance to apologize!"

"Gone abroad?" Jing Li was stunned: "Which country did he go to?"

Chong Xuan Sheng had a serious expression: "National secret, cannot be revealed."

"Oh." Jing Li's expression was somewhat disappointed.

"Come, come, come, come out quickly." Chong Xuan Sheng beckoned as if coaxing a child: "Jiang Wang and I are like brothers. Though Jiang Wang is not in the country, my company is the same. Little Holy Monk, rest assured, I'm much better at having fun than he is! The upcoming itinerary will surely satisfy you!"

"Hehe, no need," Jing Li said.

But that expression clearly meant

"Who wants to have fun with you?"

"Don't be like that." This time, Chong Xuan Sheng acted very sincerely: "I know we had some misunderstandings before, but who hasn't had a time of youthful ignorance? People change, you know! You wetting the bed at two doesn't mean you'll wet the bed at twenty, right?"

Monk Jing Li said in a muffled voice: "I didn't wet the bed at two either."

"Ah, that's not the point either. Come, come, come, Holy Monk brother, come out and talk." Chong Xuan Sheng enthusiastically urged: "As the saying goes, enemies are better resolved than made, don't avoid destiny when it comes. You and Jiang Wang are brothers, I and Jiang Wang are also brothers. Calculating like this, we are also brothers. Why be estranged from me?"

Monk Jing Li walked out of the dark and damp prison cell. His washed-out coarse cloth monk's robe remained spotless. He looked at Chong Xuan Sheng seriously: "Then are you willing to become a monk?"

He was truly a simple and pure person.

If it were an ordinary person, they might feel too ashamed to keep trying to pull a fast one on him.

But who was Chong Xuan Sheng?

He simply patted his shoulder vigorously and said: "Come, Little Holy Monk, let's talk about something else! Do you know what is most important in tempering the heart in the mundane world? Solitude? Tranquility? Neither. It is the mundane world! How can one escape the mundane world without experiencing it? How can one save sentient beings without seeing them? You are blessed today. There is a good place in Linzi called Hongxiu Zhao..."

While the two were entangled here, a constable suddenly rushed in and whispered something into Zheng Shangming's ear.

Zheng Shangming, who had come to the prison with Chong Xuan Sheng to retrieve someone, instantly changed his expression.

Chong Xuan Sheng glanced at him inadvertently but did not ask.

Zheng Shangming thought for a moment and then transmitted: "Qiu Yifan, the direct disciple of Yue Leng, has been confirmed to be a member of the Equalization Kingdom. Now Yue Leng has been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison!"

The Heavenly Prison and this prison cell in the Capital Inspection Department where they were located were not on the same level of correctional facility at all.

Those held within were prisoners who were even of concern to the Political Affairs Hall! It could be said that once inside, there was no possibility of coming out.

And Yue Leng being thrown into the Heavenly Prison meant that the struggle between Yue Leng and Li Youjiu had ended.

The death of Huang Yixing, the slander against Cao Jie, the commander of the Spring Death Army, the pursuit and framing of the national prodigy Jiang Wang, the extermination of the entire family of the Chief Constable of Zhaheng City... This series of events would all be attributed to Yue Leng.

"So this matter just ended like this..." Chong Xuan Sheng pouted.

"He's still being interrogated, but he probably won't hold out for long," Zheng Shangming transmitted: "You can let Jiang Wang come back."

"It's still early," Chong Xuan Sheng said this directly, not transmitting: "This is just the first round."

"What first round?" Monk Jing Li asked.

"Hongxiu Zhao is the first round. The events in Linzi are many and very exciting," Chong Xuan Sheng said meaningfully, then smiled and led the way: "Little Holy Monk, come, this way please!"

While his inexpensive senior brother was suffering in Linzi, Jiang Wang was in the Illusory Void Realm, experiencing Zuo Guangshu's Water Domain technique.

"Very good!"

The ground was still damp, signifying the end of a sparring match.

Jiang Wang praised: "This technique is no less than my Fire Domain. I can't find any flaws at all and can only break through it with brute force. You are indeed a rare genius!"

Unlike Jiang Wang, who was casually sitting on the ground, Zuo Guangshu, though his face was scorched and his hairpiece was disheveled from the beating, still stood with great composure.

Hearing this, he only snorted coldly: "What's there to boast about? It didn't take much effort at all."

Jiang Wang looked him up and down, smiling without speaking.

Zuo Guangshu finally couldn't bear this gaze and awkwardly changed the subject: "I heard something happened to you in Qi?"

Jiang Wang pursed his lips: "News travels quite fast."

"You're the number one Inner Mansion in the world, the champion of the Yellow River," Zuo Guangshu's tone was a little sour.

Jiang Wang laughed heartily: "You missed this round. Wait for the next one, and you can take first place in the Unlimited Matches!"

"How... how is the situation there now?" Zuo Guangshu asked again.

"No big problems!" Jiang Wang's tone was relaxed: "Someone is handling the matters in Qi. I'll be traveling around for a while."

"I say..." Zuo Guangshu thought for a moment and then said: "Do you want to come to Chu and look around?"

Jiang Wang leaned back on his hands, looking up at Zuo Guangshu with interest: "Betray Qi and join Chu, follow you?"

Angered by his dismissive attitude towards him like a child, Zuo Guangshu jumped up: "What's wrong with following me? I might not even take you in!"

"Alright, alright," Jiang Wang coaxed perfunctorily, then asked: "Since you're not disrespectfully trying to take me in as your junior brother, what is it about asking me to go to Chu?"

Zuo Guangshu snorted, then said somewhat seriously: "The Mountain and Sea Realm is about to open. Many people will participate then. If you have time, I'd like to invite you to come along. This realm was left by Huang Weizhen. Legend has it that his Nine Phoenix Chapter is within this realm!"

Jiang Wang was no longer unfamiliar with the name Huang Weizhen.

The reason why Chu could be "foremost in the world in techniques" was largely due to the existence of the Dharma Exposition Pavilion.

And the Dharma Exposition Pavilion was entirely the creation of Huang Weizhen alone.

It could be said that this strong individual in the history of Chu, with his own power, elevated the entire extraordinary level of Chu, truly great!

Even someone as arrogant as Xiang Bei, when listing his three greatest regrets in life, the first regret was "not being born nine hundred years earlier to see Huang Weizhen."

This shows Huang Weizhen's status in the hearts of the people of Chu.

"Huang Weizhen..."

Jiang Wang savored the name and couldn't help but ask: "Can things left by the former sage of Chu also be taken by non-Chu people?"

"It's not allowed for people from other countries to come alone, but it's different if I invite them," Zuo Guangshu said: "The Mountain and Sea Realm has its own rules for us. I can invite one person to assist."

"Oh?" Jiang Wang asked teasingly: "Then how do I get a share? I remember there was one... that girl is named Qu, right?"

"What does that have to do with her out of nowhere!" Zuo Guangshu's handsome face flushed slightly, and he finally became annoyed: "She's participating herself!"

"Oh," Jiang Wang dragged out the end of his word, acting as if enlightened, and sighed: "I can't believe I, the dignified number one Inner Mansion in the world, am a backup!"

"Are you coming or not?" Zuo Guangshu glared at him: "If not, then forget it!"

Jiang Wang quickly became serious: "If I can only invite one person to assist, then there's indeed no one in the world more suitable than me!"

Zuo Guangshu rolled his eyes dramatically: "Then it's settled for now."

Jiang Wang was not originally an arrogant person, but for some reason, in front of Zuo Guangshu, he was always very willing to be smug.

Hearing this, he laughed heartily: "Alright, Little Guangshu, it's a deal! Wait for me to take you through the Mountain and Sea Realm!"

Although he knew that compared to inviting him to assist, Zuo Guangshu actually wanted to help him more.

Inviting him to Chu, if the situation in Qi was unfavorable, he could also have a place to stay in Chu. If he really needed to find a helper, what kind of expert couldn't the Zuo clan of Great Chu find?

But he would not say these things out loud.

Zuo Guangshu obviously couldn't listen anymore, his small face crumpled: "You should come to Chu as soon as possible. We need some time to prepare. Also..."

He paused and said: "My grandfather wants to see you."

The patriarch of the Great Chu Zuo clan, who had been in charge for many years, wanted to meet and talk...

Jiang Wang's attitude became more solemn, and he nodded: "Understood."

He thought for a moment and then said: "Little Guangshu, how many Inner Mansion cultivators in this world can..."

Before him, a figure flashed, and Zuo Guangshu had already left the Sword Discussion Platform without even a word of greeting.

"Tch! How rude!"

Jiang Wang casually criticized him and then left the Illusory Void Realm.

He really wanted to visit Chu and see the scenery of the strongest country in the Southern Region.

The vast Great Chu, although it suffered a disastrous defeat in the River Valley Plain, still possessed strong power and was still a colossus to countries outside the Six Strongest.

As one of the Six Strongest in the world, compared to Eastern Qi, what kind of scenery did it have?

On the River-Watching Platform, Jiang Wang had already seen the prodigies of Chu and they were not inferior to anyone.

But with Chu's strength, there was not only one Ye Lan'er, one Dou Zhao, or one Xiang Bei among the prodigies.

As Zuo Guangshu once said, the girl named Qu Shunhua was no weaker than Xiang Bei.

He thought that in the Mountain and Sea Realm, he could see more outstanding individuals from Chu. What kind of people would the friends these prodigies invited to assist be?

Furthermore, the story represented by the name Huang Weizhen indeed made the things he left behind full of attraction.

Who dared to say that they were not moved by the things left by Huang Weizhen?

Nine Phoenix Chapter...

Jiang Wang himself did not plan to stay in the Lingxiao Pavilion for a long time. It wasn't that Ye Lingxiao constantly being around made him uncomfortable. Being able to play with little An An every day and witness her growth firsthand was a rare happiness. A little discomfort was nothing.

It was just that as long as Zhuang Gaoxian and his ministers were alive, his staying in the Lingxiao Secret Realm was a hidden worry and could easily implicate the Lingxiao Pavilion.

Although Ye Lingxiao was not afraid of Zhuang Gaoxian, there was no need to bear huge losses and become an enemy of the Zhuang Kingdom.

Jiang Wang also did not hope to rely on Ye Lingxiao's power to fight against Zhuang Gaoxian.

The care of An An by everyone in the Lingxiao Pavilion was already enough to make him grateful.

It was just that he had originally planned to travel to the Northern Region, see the border desolate lands, and go to the places where Zuo Guanglie and Zhao Rucheng had fought, to see the "demons." He also wanted to test the sword in his hand and see if it was effective in slaying demons.

Now that Zuo Guangshu had an appointment, it was also good to go to the Southern Region first.

This time, he said goodbye to Jiang An An very calmly.

An An did not cry.

Perhaps she was already used to being separated from her brother. Last year, they could only see each other at the end of the year. This year, they saw each other in August, which was already a great improvement.

Ye Qingyu was still calm and indifferent. She discussed Dao techniques with him and then waved her hand, telling him to be careful on his way. It seemed she wanted to say something else, but she didn't in the end.

His arrival at the Lingxiao Pavilion was kept secret, and when he left, he didn't alarm too many people.

As for Dumb Gray...

That heartless Dumb Gray was now completely subservient to Jiang An An.

Who made Jiang An An share her delicious food with it every time?

Jiang Wang was still worried that this silly dog would be reluctant to part with him and would follow him, but when he left, he realized he had thought too much...

In short, he left the Yun Kingdom just like that.

It seemed that every time he left the Yun Kingdom, the feeling was different.

There was no need to be the same as before.

Jiang Wang did not dwell on his emotions too much. He found the direction and headed south.

During the few days he spent in the Lingxiao Pavilion, he explored the secret treasure of the Fourth Inner Mansion, which could also be considered a gain in cultivation.

This secret treasure was named "披锋" (Pīfēng).

After activating it, its effect was to increase sharpness by ten percent when holding a weapon.

Chang Xiangsi was already a famous sword known throughout the world, with unparalleled sharpness. With this extra ten percent sharpness, its terrifying power in battle was self-evident.

At this time, the four Inner Mansions that had already been opened provided an endless stream of power. The Dao essence in the Tongtian Palace was abundant, and the Heaven and Earth Isolated Island was extremely stable.

The injuries he had sustained on the road earlier had completely healed, and his physical condition was at its peak.

This complete state would give a cultivator the illusion of being invincible.

Of course, Jiang Wang had to remind himself that on the long journey of cultivation, he had not gone far yet.

There were too many strong people in the world who could easily decide his life...

And yet he clearly wanted to go west the most, but he couldn't go west.

He could only go south.

This also emphasized his "insufficiency."

Far from enough.

From the Yun Kingdom to Chu, Jiang Wang chose the route that went through the Song Kingdom and entered Chu from Song.

If this route were to go further west, he could also make a trip to the Cheng Kingdom and see what his Spirit Void Hall force, which he had casually left behind, had developed into.

But the Cheng Kingdom was close to the Zhuang Kingdom, and there was no need to take that risk.

Even when choosing this relatively much safer route, he was still disguised and kept a very low profile.

He would be high-profile in the Western Region one day, but not now.