Indestructible Body Of Vajra Of The Village Leader

Chapter 1735: Chapter 1341: Limitless Capacity! Holy Emperor Investiture (Extra Chapter for Monthly Ticket)

There is no gloom that can’t be washed away by a fierce drinking bout; if one bout won’t do it, then drink two, three, until you finally pass out drunk.

After Jiang Dali and Xiao Sanxiao left the devastated battlefield, they started competing in speed on foot.

They dashed like lightning to a small town a hundred li away to drink, and after draining all the liquor in one tavern there, the two of them headed together to another small city a hundred li away and emptied the three taverns in that city as well.

Right after, they rushed to the largest tavern in a big city three hundred li away, near the Dragon Tiger Gang, and continued knocking back over a hundred jars of liquor; only then did they feel truly exhilarated and pleasantly drunk, laughing heartily.

Along the way, many Players had already heard that two oddballs had drunk all the liquor in two cities and one town, so they swarmed over to watch, thinking they’d run into reclusive Martial World heroes and might trigger some special story quest.

But both of them were wearing disguises that hid their identities; not a single Player recognized who they were, and it was even hard to get within three zhang of them, as if there was an invisible field around their bodies that forced anyone who approached to stop dead once they got within three zhang.

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At this moment Jiang Dali was wearing a ferocious black mask that left only his mouth exposed; his hair hung loose, and the mask was smeared with eerie-colored paints, making him look utterly terrifying.

He looked almost no different from the Ghost Rakshasa back in the No God Absolute Palace; though many people couldn’t see his true Lu Mountain face, just the burly build revealed under his tight clothes was already intimidating enough.

And this was with Jiang Dali deliberately using the Bone Shrinking Skill to reduce his size; otherwise, with his nearly one-of-a-kind physique in the Martial World, never mind wearing a mask—even if his head were chopped off, the Players would recognize him at a glance.

Opposite him, Xiao Sanxiao wore a bamboo hat with a black veil hanging down, putting on the air of an Outer World Expert.

The two of them drained the last two jars of liquor in one go—one tossed his jar away, the other casually set his down to the side; they looked at each other and burst out laughing. All grudges and enmities were poured into those jars, needing no further words.

Jiang Dali deliberately altered his voice and laughed hoarsely, "Senior, you’re still vigorous in old age. Drinking a thousand jars with me is no less than that three hundred-round battle we just had. This old friend—I’ve made him."

Under the veil, Xiao Sanxiao’s old face was already flushed red from the alcohol. He chuckled, nodded, and said, "It’s been a long time since this old man has drunk so freely and boldly. To share a thousand jars with you today, little friend, is a first in my life as well, hehe. The ancients said those who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk are heavy drinkers; you and I have each had five hundred jars—that’s ten thousand cups without getting drunk, a heavenly capacity!"

"Good. Above the sea there is sky, sky beyond sky, a heavenly capacity! Hahahaha!"

With his strength having just broken through and many doubts in his heart now partially resolved, Jiang Dali was in high spirits and, riding the momentum of the wine, burst out laughing again.

The injuries he’d suffered in the fight just now had recovered by nearly ninety percent; only some damage to the meridians in his abdomen still needed time to heal.

The benefits of Primordial Spirit Perfection were gradually revealing themselves now.

If this had been before his breakthrough, once his Primordial Spirit suffered heavy damage, even using the Yin Yang Balance Secret Technique from the War God Chronicles to recover would be quite strenuous, hard to heal in a short time, and might even cause his Power Realm to drop. Only by consuming Cultivation Points and Potential Points could he quickly restore his injuries and stabilize his Realm.

But now that his Primordial Spirit was Perfect, even severe injuries to the Primordial Spirit could be quickly healed; this is why those at Returning to Truth level 9 don’t worry about their Divine Fragment shattering into myriad parts.

On the street below the tavern, at the entrance, and in many other spots, Players and natives watching from afar were all awed by the boldness of the two’s banter and drinking. They craned their necks to observe the two’s State, inhaling the reek of liquor filling the street and staring at the piles of broken jars covering the tavern and the road, all pointing and chattering.

The natives’ exclamations were all, "Haiya! What a drinker!" while the Players mostly exclaimed, "Shit! Iron bladders!" Even as they speculated, they still couldn’t figure out who the two were. The sharper Players had already begun to suspect that these two NPCs, who had never once shown their true faces, were both deliberately disguised.

Up in the tavern, Xiao Sanxiao looked at Jiang Dali, feeling they really hit it off, and said, "Little friend, you and this old man can be said to have really connected. I wonder if you have any interest in the proposal this old man mentioned?"

Jiang Dali’s movement as he stood slowed a bit as he suddenly recalled that back in the first tavern in that small town, when they were chatting, the other had already made a proposal: to head to Ying Country together and dig up all the Eight-headed Bodies in the Holy Tombs of Ying Country.

Going to Ying Country was something he had already planned to do later anyway; even if Xiao Sanxiao hadn’t invited him, he would’ve gone.

He had just not expected the other to suddenly extend such an invitation, which struck him as rather odd at the time.

Still, he hadn’t agreed on the spot, instead using drinking as an excuse to gloss over it for the moment while he pondered the man’s intentions inwardly.

Now, after so much drinking, he had almost forgotten about this, yet the other brought it up again, making him feel even more puzzled. He immediately said:

"I indeed plan to go to Ying Country, but Senior, are you also interested in those Eight-headed Bodies?"

Xiao Sanxiao’s smile faded slightly as he said, "Not exactly. You don’t need to overthink it. I simply want a mutual benefit: to borrow your hand to solve some trouble, while you, little friend, can also avoid some trouble because of it."

"Oh?"

Jiang Dali’s heart stirred. With his current level of intelligence and strong associative thinking, he instantly connected the current situation in Ying Country and the people or matters that could cause him ’trouble,’ and guessed what Xiao Sanxiao might be getting at.

Sure enough, Xiao Sanxiao stood up with a smile, clasped his hands behind his back, and sent a voice transmission, "With your information network, little friend, you should know there’s a force called Xuanhua in Ying Country, yes?"

Jiang Dali raised an eyebrow. He stood up, crossed his arms over his chest, and sent a voice transmission back, "I do know of this force, and I’ve already had contact with them. I’ve heard their leader calls himself the Xuanhua Ship Master, and his strength is very likely above Returning to Truth level 5. Looks like I still underestimated him before. For him to be considered ’trouble’ in your eyes, this trouble isn’t small—but it doesn’t seem enough to require you and me to join forces."

Xiao Sanxiao gave a mysterious smile, walked to the window, and sent another voice transmission, "What if this old man told you that this Ship Master has a brother—and that his brother is even stronger than he is? If the two of them were to act together to stop you from seizing the Blood of Orochi in Ying Country, would that count as trouble?"

"Hmm...!?"

Jiang Dali pondered, the pair of tiger eyes under his mask flickering repeatedly, his gaze growing increasingly grave as he said, "Those two, are both your enemies? You want to use my hand to get rid of them? I’m afraid, senior, you’re once again taking me for a big fool.

Even if I were to covet the Eight-headed Body, I still wouldn’t end up forming a life-and-death feud with those two brothers. But if I deliberately set myself against them, then I’d be deliberately making things hard for myself, just asking for trouble."

Xiao Sanxiao said, "It’s not necessarily to kill those two brothers, but to cripple that whole set of Martial Arts of theirs that has already strayed onto the wrong path. What, are you scared?"

Jiang Dali sneered, "Trying to goad me doesn’t work. For this kind of matter, it’s not about fear or not, but about whether it’s worthwhile and necessary. Whether it’s mutual benefit or being used by others, this junior can still tell the difference."

Xiao Sanxiao was not surprised, and laughed, "You don’t need to make a decision so early; this old man never thought you’d agree in one breath.

What this old man means is: you can now head to Ying Country to handle your affairs, and I will accompany you in secret. If along the way you smoothly complete your business, all will be well and good. But if those two brothers try to step in and stop you, this old man will show himself and assist you.

At that time, you can decide for yourself how to respond. How about it?"

Jiang Dali took a deep breath, his brows knitting as he pondered for a moment. Then his tiger eyes fixed on Xiao Sanxiao, scrutinizing him carefully for a while. His gaze flickered as he nodded and said, "Fine! I’ll agree to it for now!"

Xiao Sanxiao laughed heartily, his expression pleased as he turned away and said, "Good! Little friend, you won’t regret the decision you’ve just made. In that case, this old man will take his leave first."

When he finished speaking, Xiao Sanxiao stepped back once, then leaned and leapt out of the tavern. His figure rose into the air like a dandelion seed drifting up with the wind, executing three consecutive leaps, and in an instant, amid countless exclamations, crossed several dozen zhang of distance, his silhouette vanishing behind a tall jewel tower.

Jiang Dali walked to the window and gazed out, his expression grave as he pondered. He felt he still needed to find the Four Great Families and investigate this old man and the Xuanhua in more detail.

When he agreed to Xiao Sanxiao, his mind had already run through all kinds of possibilities and conspiracy-theory-like scenarios.

For example, whether there was a possibility that while secretly accompanying him, Xiao Sanxiao would secretly send someone to inform those two brothers that he had joined hands with him to act against them, thereby luring those two to strike first and force him into becoming their mortal enemy.

Or, for another example, whether the other party might secretly harm the people around him and pin the blame on those two brothers, forcing him and the brothers into becoming life-and-death enemies, and so on.

But in the end, he dismissed all these conspiracy theories.

First, through this bout of "wine camaraderie," he believed he and this old man were quite in tune. The other party always acted with the goal of upholding justice in the Martial World and punishing evil, running around to prevent the thousand-year-old disaster, and had even received the recognition of the Mud Buddha. Clearly, he was no insidious villain.

Second, given the other party’s strength, if he truly wanted to pull those sinister tricks, he could have plotted in secret long before they met. Without anyone knowing, he could have already turned him and the Xuanhua Ship Master into mortal enemies.

Third, there was not the slightest hint of red light on the other party’s body that would indicate hostility. Moreover, now that he himself had already become a top expert of the Returning to Truth 9th Realm, he was extremely sensitive to Heaven-and-Earth Qi Mechanism. If something truly went wrong, he would sense it beforehand.

Still, feelings were one thing; the necessary investigations were something he would not omit.

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At the same time, throughout the world, including within the Holy Dynasty, all the major top-tier powers, as well as some top experts of the Returning to Truth 9th Realm, were all alarmed by the sudden emergence of this top expert of the Returning to Truth 9th Realm—Jiang Dali—and within a single day, they all made various different responses.

For top experts who had reached the Returning to Truth 9th Realm, their Perception of Heaven-and-Earth Qi Mechanism was extremely keen.

Thus, at the very moment Jiang Dali broke through to this Realm, nearly all of the existences in the world who were also at the Returning to Truth 9th Realm sensed it.

Even if some top experts who were in a Death Gate seclusion or in some special State did not sense it, during that later battle between Jiang Dali and Xiao Sanxiao, since the two of them both stirred the Qi Mechanism resonance of Heavenly Will and the Emperor, it was like a stone thrown into a lake raising a thousand waves, thoroughly alarming everyone; it was impossible not to notice.

After these top experts sensed Jiang Dali’s powerful Qi Mechanism, they quickly investigated his identity.

Combining the information on which experts in the vassal states were most likely to break through to the Returning to Truth 9th Realm at that time, this task was not difficult.

Therefore, once the news that Black Wind Village Chief Jiang Dali had officially broken through to the Returning to Truth 9th Realm was confirmed, the Four Sects and Six Departments of the Holy Dynasty, and even the Holy Dynasty Imperial Family, were all shaken.

He Jin, the He Family Master of the He Family, who had long ago placed a heavy bet and invested in Jiang Dali, was overjoyed, yet also shocked at Jiang Dali’s breakthrough speed, utterly astonished.

The Wan Family, which had some grudges with Jiang Dali, was terrified and ill at ease. That very day, they urgently convened a family emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Other forces likewise made different responses, while the Regent King, who currently held the greatest authority in the Holy Dynasty, did something unprecedented: he personally drafted an imperial decree, grandly summoning Jiang Dali to enter the Holy Palace of the Holy Dynasty to receive an official ennoblement!

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(The extra Chapter today was posted a bit late, because I had some arguments with my family, again about the topic of whether writing is more reliable than a stable job! So the update was a bit slow, sorry.)