Chapter 1484: The Boundary Between Illusion and Reality

When Wang Changji declared he had secured partial fishing rights,capable of momentarily stripping the Kui Ox of its divine name andisolating it from the divine dwelling's influence,Everyone knew this seemingly audacious plan might become remarkably simple.Yet, none, including Wang Changji himself, anticipated such ease.They spent less than two breaths!Besieging the Kui Ox in its divine abode, still with time to spare after three breaths.Yue Tiannu's Pure Land power was immense, Wang Changji's spirit power was formidable,and Jiang Wang's sword was mighty!Zuo Guangshu and Fang Heling also provided highly effective assistance.Everything happened too swiftly.Almost as the divine light of Liubo Mountain faded, the Kui Ox leaped up then collapsed,and the lightning flashed and vanished.Now, Kui Ox, the mountain god of Liubo Mountain, is dead.Its colossal corpse lies still upon the mountain peak, like a fallen boulder.Five figures are scattered across the summit.Divine light once again envelops this place.Liubo Mountain, already collapsing, temporarily stabilized.Beyond Liubo Mountain, the sky's collapse continues.That world-ending spectacle is held outside the divine light, like wind and snow without.Wang Changji stands before the Kui Ox's corpse, facing the bovine head.He is nearly level with the Kui Ox's wide-open eyes.In the Kui Ox's azure eyes, all divine light is gone,only remnants of shock, fury, and fear remain.And Wang Changji's eyes are calm and detached, showing no ripple.He lifts a slender finger and presses it into the Kui Ox's brow, then... pushes it in.Like pressing into a block of tofu.After sinking about a finger joint, his hand begins to withdraw.A fist-sized, greenish-black spherical bead is "squeezed" out from the Kui Ox's brow,almost clinging to his finger.Within this sphere, thick black mist churns. It feels both deep and heavy,and mysterious and unfathomable.Yet occasionally, a flash of lightning pierces the black mist, revealing a hint of nobility and majesty."Kui Ox Yuan Dan, the essence of the Kui Ox concentrated," Wang Changji explained casually."Through some special means, it can also be crafted into high-quality Meridian-Opening Pills.""This item is of great use to me." He pocketed the Kui Ox Yuan Dan, and with a light swipe of his fingertip,An entire Kui Ox hide was peeled off, floating in the air.He looked at Jiang Wang and said, "Kui Ox hide can be made into drums. It's very useful in military formations.Making ten or eight should be no problem. I'm used to traveling alone and have no use for it,you take it."The reputation of the Kui Ox battle drum was known even to Jiang Wang, a layman in military strategy,who naturally understood its preciousness.He glanced at Yue Tiannu and the others and said directly, "This item is valuable,let us four divide it equally."Without waiting for anyone to refuse, sword light flickered, and the hide was neatly divided into four portions.Returning his sword to its sheath, he also collected one piece of Kui Ox hide.Yue Tiannu's words of refusal were already at his lips, but seeing this, he merelyuttered a Buddhist chant: "Then I shall accept without demur."He reached out and took his share of the Kui Ox hide.Fang Heling said, "For so many years, I've been running around as a vanguard,I truly don't have many soldiers under me. No matter how valuable Kui Ox hide is,for me it's like a bright pearl gathering dust."He smiled at Jiang Wang and said, "Brother Jiang, I wonder if you could take care of me,and buy this item with Yuan Stones? Half of the market price will suffice...I truly am short of resources, my purse is empty."This was essentially a gesture of goodwill.But Jiang Wang was silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "I can't afford it."Fang Heling was startled, and his gaze turned somewhat cold.In his view, this was undoubtedly Jiang Wang rejecting his gesture of goodwill.What, was what he said about hoping to fight side by side and jointly slay Zhang Linchuanall a lie?How long has it been?I've been so deferential to you, and you still won't save me face,using such a stiff excuse!Even if you said you didn't like it, had no use for it!You, a dignified official of Qi, known as Lord Jiang! You can't spare a few hundred Yuan Stones?Jiang Wang saw Fang Heling's unpleasant expression and felt wronged for a moment.He wished he could open his storage box to prove his innocence.How could he be someone who goes back on his word?While it was impossible to become friends with Fang Heling, since they had alreadyformed a pact to jointly slay Zhang Linchuan, there was no need for them toclash swords before killing Zhang Linchuan.His money pouch was truly empty!"It's mainly that the Yuan Stones Big Brother Jiang and I brought with us were for the Mountain and Sea Realm,it's inconvenient to use them for trading right now." Zuo Guangshu chimed in at the right time with a smile."I have a suggestion, esteemed brother, see if it works."As he put away his share of the Kui Ox hide, he said, "Treasures like Kui Ox hidehave always been priceless in the market, it's hard to measure.However, it's only raw material. To make it into a battle drum,it requires very intricate procedures, and skilled craftsmen are neededto make the best use of it without waste.Moreover, the strength of this Kui Ox in the Mountain and Sea Realm cannot be comparedto ancient legends.Comparing it to the price of that Heavenly Elephant battle flag from the Seven Skills Pavilion this year,calculating it as one thousand Yuan Stones should be no problem.You saying half price is not appropriate. Although it's inconvenient to sell in the Mountain and Sea Realm,and there's the risk of not being able to take it out, it's not worth reducing the price by half.Calculating at seventy percent, I think is reasonable."After Zuo Guangshu finished speaking clearly and logically, he took out a square sealfrom his怀 and fiddled with it for a few moments, then handed it over: "Esteemed brother,with this seal, you can request to redeem seven hundred Yuan Stones at any propertyunder the Zuo family. If it's not available locally, it will be transferred to you quickly."As the young lord of Great Chu, Zuo Guangshu might not have deeply experienced thecruel side of this world, but the education he received from a young age made him veryknowledgeable about handling relationships between people.The words he spoke at this moment were not only to save Jiang Wang's face but also not to驳回 Fang Heling's dignity. At the same time, it was evident that Big Brother Jiangdid not want to take advantage of Fang Heling, nor owe him any favors, so he stated the priceclearly.To trade at this price. Basically, no one owes anyone.Fang Heling took the seal without hesitation: "Of course I trust Big Brother Jiang, and this price is very fair."Jiang Wang did not say anything, only accepted the other piece of Kui Ox hide.These two pieces of hide can make four battle drums.He had already allocated them in his mind.One drum for Longchuan, he is a genius in military strategy, skilled in battle formations,most able to utilize this item.One drum for Li Fengyao, Sister Fengyao is no less than a man among women,although I haven't personally seen her leading troops, being able to command Ice Phoenix Islandis enough to show her strategic brilliance.Another one for Chongxuan Sheng, this胖子 is good at everything, and also accomplished in military formations.He has always been helping to extinguish fires, eating, drinking, and taking from him.When returning to Qi, bringing a gift is also appropriate.The last drum, of course, is for Yan Fu.This has nothing to do with commanding ability... Can Young Master Yan suffer a loss fromreceiving a gift? He might even earn back the other three drums.Neither personal relationships nor benefits are lost!"Do you also find it strange?" Wang Changji suddenly asked.He was asking Jiang Wang.Because Jiang Wang's smile at this moment was very subtle, clearly having a feelingof having grasped a great deal of knowledge, as if he had enlightened something.Jiang Wang was startled, recovering from his wonderful reverie, and mused,"Since entering the Mountain and Sea Realm, there have been too many strange things,Brother Wang, which one are you referring to?""Since you've obtained the inheritance of Huang Weizhen's two印法の, and confirmed the'Heaven's Will' of the Mountain and Sea Realm through this matter,presumably you also dominated the deaths of the two mountain gods." Wang Changji asked,"After they died, did their bodies remain like this Kui Ox?"At this moment, the flayed and yuan-dan-less Kui Ox corpse lay there like a heap offresh red meat. Although the hide was peeled, most of the blood was still lockedin the muscles, not dispersed."No, they didn't." Jiang Wang shook his head: "The Bifang's corpse was completely burned by me.As for the Huodou印..., it was purely the essence blood gifted to me by the Huodou King Beast,it did not die."Wang Changji was also clearly startled for a moment.This did not match his understanding.After thinking for a moment, he asked again: "Think carefully, was the Bifang's corpsereally completely burned by you? If it was completely burned by you,then how could your Bifang essence blood be preserved?"Jiang Wang was indeed somewhat confused.Thinking carefully, at that time, with a sweep of the Samadhi True Fire, the Bifang hadalready disappeared, leaving only a drop of essence blood in place. It was trulyhard to say if it was completely burned.Wang Changji continued: "If you kill another mountain god and stare at its corpse,you will find that in the end, only a drop of essence blood will remain.This is the reward for killing mountain gods and sea gods in the Mountain and Sea Realm.It allows you to obtain the corresponding印法 legacy. This is also one of the world's rulesof the Mountain and Sea Realm.""That's not right..." Jiang Wang frowned: "When we were in Diaonan Abyss before,we also saw a phoenix named Jiaxuan among the nine types of phoenixes,its corpse was right in front of us.""First, it was not killed by you. Between the mountain gods and sea gods of the Mountain and Sea Realm,they have their own set of order, different from when outsiders participate.Second, based on your description, its state of life or death is uncertain. Third..."Wang Changji looked at the rolling dark clouds and falling heavy snow in the sky,sighing: "Where are there nine types of phoenixes in the world, where is there Jiaxuan?"Jiang Wang still shook his head: "I saw it with my own eyes, it is absolutely not false."Yue Tiannu also emphasized from the side: "At that time, Zuo Guangshu and I were also present,that corpse was indeed a phoenix, without a doubt."Wang Changji waved his hand: "I absolutely do not doubt your eyesight, nor do I deny that youreally saw Jiaxuan. What I am saying is - in the real world, Jiaxuan does not exist.Do you understand? It is only in this world that it exists. It is only in this Mountain and Sea Realmthat there are nine types of phoenixes."Similar to 'in the Mountain and Sea Realm there are nine types of phoenixes', Chaos also seemed to havesaid such a thing."Are you saying that the Mountain and Sea Realm is a false world?" Jiang Wang hesitated and said,"How are you so sure of this?"Wang Changji said: "Actually, one cannot say the Mountain and Sea Realm is a false world,because it already possesses reality.""I am getting more and more confused!" Jiang Wang said.Yue Tiannu, on the other hand, seemed to have caught some information, lost in thought."In a real world, once such a powerful exotic beast is killed, will only a drop of essence blood remain?"Wang Changji said: "Its bones, flesh and blood, its Yuan Dan... these thingswe just divided should be left behind.""You said that exotic beasts granted divine names will only have a drop of essence blood left after being killed.You also said that Jiaxuan is a different situation." Zuo Guangshu couldn't help but ask,"Then what's the deal with this Kui Ox's corpse?"He felt that this person, while strong, was highly suspected of misleading hisBig Brother Jiang, the more he talked, the more mystical it became.Wang Changji did not mind, and said very seriously: "The Mountain and Sea Realm originally did not exist,it is fundamentally the creation of Huang Weizhen."These words were like a bolt from the blue, shaking the other four people present!Such a real, such a vast and grand world, is it merely the creation of Huang Weizhen?Is this really possible? What kind of great power is needed to achieve such a thing?However, the person who said this was Wang Changji, Wang Changji who had shown a deeperunderstanding of this world more than once.Jiang Wang looked at him, quietly waiting for him to convince himself."Do you think the Nine Chapters Jade Disks bring your physical body through the spatialbarrier to a distant place? If that were all, how could the location of the Mountainand Sea Realm have remained undiscovered for nine hundred years?"Wang Changji spread out his right palm, where a ball of jade thread was coiled,which he had twisted from the Nine Chapters Jade Disks into a fishing line."It just brought you into another level of rules, the rule level of the Mountain and Sea Realm...or rather, the rule level of Huang Weizhen."He casually squeezed the ball of jade thread, and it transformed back into a piece of jade disk,precisely that chapter 'Sad Returning Wind': "So you came here. Came to this world,to participate in Huang Weizhen's game.""This is a... world related to fantasy.""The so-called Mountain and Sea Realm, the so-called Classic of Mountains and Seas,is that fantasy intertwined with history and romance.""Huang Weizhen left behind almost infinite great power, and through the long evolution of years,made a world that should have only existed in fantasy, approach reality,and even possess a large degree of reality.""And I, I am merely a little thief passing by the master's house, taking advantage of the master'sabsence, the cats and dogs busy arguing, the house in disarray, stealing a sip of water.""Chaos and Zhu Jiuyin are busy fighting, and I took this opportunity to borrow the power of the Mountain and Sea Realm,to turn the Kui Ox into reality.""I could only do this much."Wang Changji said: "The fishing rights I competed for are only enough for me to do this much.But it is enough, I only need this one Kui Ox Yuan Dan."Wang Changji's words contained too much information that needed to be digested.But he did not give much time for digestion.Instead, he asked again: "Have you seen Chaos... Did it fail to achieve Dongzhen?"When asking this question, he was looking at Yue Tiannu.Because Jiang Wang and Zuo Guangshu might not be able to make an accurate judgment.And he knew of Yue Tiannu's uniqueness.He had never seen Chaos, so he used a question, but his attitude was firm.Yue Tiannu, with an inexpressible astonishment, said slowly and solemnly:"Indeed so.""With the great power it displayed, and its accumulation over so many years,it shouldn't have stopped before Dongzhen." Wang Changji pointed his finger at the sky,indicating the might of this apocalypse."The reason it could not achieve Dongzhen is because it itself is merely a product of thisfantasy world. Its root is 'false', how can it achieve Dongzhen?""Unless... it breaks free from the restraints of this world and descends into the present world.""So we know what Chaos wants to do."Wang Changji said: "Chaos wants to leave here, bringing its power,descending from the fantasy world to the real world. It wants to break not the cage,but the boundary between illusion and reality!"