Chapter 171: Chapter 162: Identity, Spiritual Energy Recovery, Barbaric Realm
Young master?!
Everyone was taken aback.
Before their eyes appeared a young man dressed in a cyan Daoist robe, he had a warm smile and was gazing softly at them.
At the same time, seven neatly arranged meditation cushions silently appeared on the ground.
"Master."
Baiyun Child slightly bowed in salute to the young man, "They are the fated people from Qin Country."
Master? Cyan Mountain Immortal?
They were suddenly stunned, while waiting earlier, the image of the "Cyan Mountain Immortal" had been depicted countless times in their minds, maybe a kindly elder with an immortal and sage-like aura.
But no one had explicitly stated that the five-thousand-year-old "Cyan Mountain Immortal" had to be an elder, right?
Turning to glance at Baiyun Child who was already five hundred years old beside them, they accepted in their hearts that the "Cyan Mountain Immortal" had the appearance of a young man.
"Hmm."
Ning Xunqiu slightly nodded, gesturing, Baiyun Child and Qingfeng Child understood and sat beside him.
"Immortal brother, you are so young!" Beiduo exclaimed.
Ning Xunqiu chuckled lightly: "Little friend, you sit here."
He pointed to the nearest meditation cushion in front of him.
"Okay." Beiduo immediately ran over and sat down.
"Qin Country, Flying Eagle Guard Zhao Halberd, met the Cyan Mountain Immortal."
Zhao Halberd stepped forward and saluted, introduced himself, saw Ning Xunqiu nod, and then sat on a meditation cushion.
"Qin Country, Qiu Yi, met the Cyan Mountain Immortal."
Qiu Yi saluted respectfully.
"Qin Country, the 397th generation Sword Holder of Cyan Mountain, Zhang Qirui, met the ancestor."
Zhang Qirui made connections, as for calling a young man younger than himself an ancestor, it wasn’t an issue.
This was a heavenly opportunity.
"Cyan Mountain? Surname Zhang?"
Ning Xunqiu nodded.
Being hundreds of years old, he could be the ancestor of anyone in the Mountain and River Realm.
Gao Feng and Duanmu Lei’s eyes lit up, seeing that the Cyan Mountain Immortal didn’t deny it, they immediately followed suit and called Ning Xunqiu "ancestor."
Then they all sat down.
"Zhao, Gao, Duanmu..."
Ning Xunqiu glanced at several people, these surnames were descendants of old acquaintances.
His gaze stopped on Ning Zhu’s face, and he asked, "What’s your surname?"
Beside him, Zhao Halberd thought to himself, indeed, the Sword Saint Hidden Lineage’s four surnames had the deepest connection to the Cyan Mountain Immortal.
He sighed with relief.
The Cyan Mountain Lineage mentioned the descent of the Red Flame Celestial Soldiers to the lower realm but never interfered with the dynasty’s actions, the Immortal was clearly uninterested in mortals. The whole Qin Country didn’t need to test the attitude of the "Cyan Mountain Immortal."
Of course, with the "Bronze Gate" and "Baiyun Child’s" performance, even all of Qin’s methods would not work against this Cyan Mountain Immortal.
"Ancestor, I am Ning Zhu."
Ning Zhu said, she sat down with full curiosity, "I wonder what kind of origin is there between you and our Ning Family ancestor?"
The Cyan Mountain inheritance also had interruptions, she, as the "author," was more interested in the ancestor’s matters.
"I also have the surname Ning."
Ning Xunqiu smiled.
"Ning?!"
Zhao Halberd, Zhang Qirui, Qiu Yi, Beiduo, and others present all turned their gaze towards Ning Xunqiu and Ning Zhu, their eyes full of surprise and curiosity.
Ning Zhu was actually a descendant of the Cyan Mountain Immortal!
"Spring Ancestor was your..."
"Ning Chunfeng was my little sister." Ning Xunqiu replied.
"You are the ’Autumn’ mentioned by Spring Ancestor?!"
Ning Zhu was amazed.
The story of Spring Ancestor’s Autumn, besides the childhood story with her brother, the only thing passed down was a Strength Pill formula, they searched all their lives for the Cyan Mountain Immortal’s name, but didn’t expect "Autumn" to be the Cyan Mountain Immortal.
Ning Xunqiu nodded.
Zhang Qirui, Gao Feng, and others glanced a few more times, the childhood of Spring and Autumn was known throughout Qin Country, even distinguishing an era with their names, with Ning Xunqiu as this young man, the sense of unfamiliarity in their hearts reduced inexplicably, and added some sense of closeness.
Several people curiously asked, "Ancestor, what about our ancestors then?"
"Your ancestor and Zhao Halberd’s ancestor were both my junior brothers in mortal Cyan Mountain." Ning Xunqiu replied, his gaze turned to Gao Feng and Duanmu Lei, he warmly said, "The Gao surname belonged to a junior sister, the Duanmu surname belonged to Master’s surname."
He had only been to the Mountain and River Realm once, he didn’t worry about these mortal trivial matters at all.
In this vast Cyan Mountain, everyone had their own affairs, how could he, as the Daoist Master, be concerned with everything?
This was also for his daughter Ning Yu, otherwise, Ning Xunqiu wouldn’t bother with this matter, there were "Cyan Mountain Saints" who left their names on the "Martial Arts Golden Stele" and the "Red Flame Army" to handle the lower realm.
Qiu Yi and Beiduo looked around, Baiyun Tongzi didn’t point randomly; besides them, the ancestors of the others present all had connections to this Immortal.
"Immortal Brother, how about us?" Beiduo asked.
"You should be descendants of Qingzi Jingtian."
Ning Xunqiu examined the two carefully, with a somewhat regretful expression, "Martial Arts Golden Stele" did not record Qingzi Jingtian, Little Sister Ning Chunfeng, Zhao Ping, or Master.
After becoming Innate Divine·Martial Master, he returned to the Mountain and River Realm, where hundreds of years had passed; they had already reincarnated several times in the Qingxu Realm. Moreover, the Mountain and River Human Race naturally carried Fortune to shield celestial secrets, making it difficult for him to send people to guide them.
"Hahaha, am I also a descendant of Saints?!" Qiu Yi heard this, ecstatic with joy,
"According to Qin Country statistics, ninety percent of people trace their ancestors back to Saints, it’s nothing special." Zhao Halberd said blandly.
Qiu Yi’s smile froze.
Ning Xunqiu exchanged questions and answers with a few people, the atmosphere gradually turned harmonious, everyone chatted eagerly, temporarily forgetting the main issue.
"Immortal, since you’ve shown your traces this time, is there any significant matter?" At this moment, Zhao Halberd spoke.
"Not exactly a significant matter." Ning Xunqiu cleared his throat and said seriously, "I had Baiyun bring you all to Cyan Mountain for two reasons, one for public affairs, and the other for private matters. Let’s discuss public affairs first."
Everyone heard him mention serious matters and adopted a solemn expression, listening intently.
Ning Xunqiu looked at Zhao Halberd, who had the intrinsic demeanor of a soldier, and said:
"In about a few decades, the Spiritual Qi in Mountain and River Realm will gradually recover. By then, those snakes, insects, rats, and ants will autonomously inhale and exhale Spiritual Qi, first activating their own bloodlines to transform into giant beasts. Among them, powerful giant beasts will develop innate Divine Techniques, immune to guns and cannon..."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Halberd’s expression changed drastically, "Immortal, is there any way to stop the Spiritual Qi recovery?"
The Spiritual Qi recovery affects the entire world, and the number of snakes, insects, rats, and ants outside the cities is countless times greater than the Human Race. Even if they aren’t immune to guns and cannon, Qin Country faces the danger of extermination.
Ning Xunqiu shook his head, "This is the process of world evolution, I cannot stop it."
Zhao Halberd gritted his teeth, "I still ask the Immortal to intervene..."
Ning Xunqiu interrupted him with a wave of his hand, saying:
"I certainly can’t massacre all non-Human Race creatures in Mountain and River Realm, right?"
"You all could also benefit from the Spiritual Qi recovery. After this calamity, under the nourishment of Spiritual Qi, the newly born humans will have their lifespan, innate talent, and comprehension steadily increasing year by year. Though I won’t intervene personally, I can pass down a Dharma Gate..."
"I humbly ask the Immortal to bestow the Dharma." Zhao Halberd was waiting for these words; he bowed, his forehead tightly pressed against the ground.
Ning Xunqiu was surprised.
Such quick response.
He pondered and said, "After today, I will have Red Flame establish a stele on Cyan Mountain. It contains Martial Dao, passing down the Three Realms of Celestial God, True Gang, and Divine Being. Those who can comprehend the records within can become registered disciples of Cyan Mountain."
"Only a Martial Dao inheritance?"
Zhao Halberd was stunned, shouldn’t it be Immortal Technique inheritance?
Ning Xunqiu watched Zhao Halberd’s expression and guessed what he was thinking, saying:
"Qi Cultivation takes hundreds of years to achieve even minor accomplishments, and Mountain and River Realm doesn’t have enough Spiritual Qi for you to cultivate. Moreover, besides the Spiritual Qi recovery, the World Gate is connecting to another world, ’Barbaric Realm,’ whose creatures can’t exactly be considered friendly."
"Their Divine Spirits, the ones with strong power, match my current strength. Qin Country doesn’t have that much time."
He wasn’t lying; the Divine Spirits of the Barbaric Realm could struggle for a hundred years under the fists of ’Martial Dao Divine People,’ their strength should not be underestimated.
Of course, this also presupposes that Ning Xunqiu doesn’t carry the Supreme Treasure, Immortal Slaying Sword Map, or Divine Weapon Flame Sparrow; otherwise, it would be a straightforward crush.
"Barbaric Realm? Divine Spirits matching Immortals?!"
Zhao Halberd was astounded upon hearing this.
Void Celestial Gate is two-directional.
Ning Xunqiu can only determine the size of the ’World Gate’ on his side, but cannot restrict the World Gate on the other side. Moreover, after the two worlds connect, there won’t be just the ’World Gate’ as a passageway.
Since Ning Xunqiu has not attained, once the Divine Spirits on the opposite side detect the existence of the World Gate, they can create thousands of ’passages’ around the nodes of the World Gate.
Indeed, even if the Divine Spirits of the Barbaric Realm discover the traces of the ’World Gate,’ in Ning Xunqiu’s eyes, it doesn’t constitute too great a threat. However, the connection to the second world ’Returning Void Heaven’ is a truly significant crisis.
It hasn’t been triggered throughout the thousands of years of life rewriting in Qingxu Realm.
The others, upon hearing Ning Xunqiu’s words, instantly showed signs of terror on their faces. After all, people don’t arise from nowhere; they all have roots and close relations in Qin Country.
"Ancestor..." They, knowing the gravity of the situation, looked at Ning Xunqiu with serious expressions.
"Don’t worry too much."
Ning Xunqiu said,
"Qin Country united in heart only needs to guard the nodes near the World Gate, not letting the alien races occupy territory. Their Divine Spirits won’t be able to cross worlds with true bodies."
He had great confidence in Qin Country.
Moreover, ’Sumeru Dragon Elephant,’ ’Red Ape Demon Suppression Divine Will Battle Technique,’ have been compiled into ’Civilization,’ ’Spirit,’ ingrained deeply in the heart of Qin Country for thousands of years, making Qin Country’s foundation many times stronger than the Celestial Derivation Life Record.
Spiritual Qi recovery, Barbaric Realm are simply sharpening stones for Qin Country’s rise.
Zhao Halberd and others heard the power of Divine Spirits on the other side matching Immortals, couldn’t possess the same confidence as Ning Xunqiu.
They were silent for a moment.
"Ancestor, how can mere Martial Dao contend with Divine Spirits... Why not pass down some Cultivation Method to us?" Zhang Qirui spoke up.
Martial Dao is mortal, even if practiced to the pinnacle, what can one do? Can one possibly fly?!
"Mere Martial Dao? Lacking ambition."
Ning Xunqiu glanced at him:
"Don’t underestimate Martial Dao, if Qin Country fosters even one Martial Dao Divine Person during this period, it can easily slaughter the Divine Spirits coming from the Barbaric Realm."
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