Chapter 999 – Counting to 100
Xu Meidai lowered his head to look at the artifact spirit in the jade bottle, a trace of pity in her eyes. “Back then, why did the Venerable One leave you here, could it be that you really do not know?”
The artifact spirit’s expression changed abruptly. This sentence seemed to be a strike that struck his mingmen. His body trembled violently, his legs were powerless, and he slumped to the ground. He raised his head to look at Xu Meidai, his lips trembling as he asked, “You know about this?”
“I know, the Great Honored Warrior knows too.”
Xu Meidai said in a flat tone, “Go back to the jade bottle and stop thinking random thoughts. Even if you did, she’s gone. The feelings that you yearn for will ultimately make you more miserable. ”
“Didn’t you say that the Venerable One thinks that the seven emotions and six desires are the true people? “How is there any difference between Buddha and a wooden person when they speak of kindness and ruthlessness?”
“But you … are forcing it.”
Xu Meidai shook her head slightly. “It’s selfish by forcing others to satisfy your own desires.”
The artifact spirit suddenly raised his head. “No matter what, I have to go all out. I still have a way back now? Since you won’t help me find a body, I’ll choose one of you. Even if you have the inheritance of the Venerable One, I will not be afraid of you! ”
Just as he was about to attack, Xu Meidai raised his finger as if he was picking up a flower. When he flipped his wrist over, the jade bottle suddenly flew up and landed in her hand. At this moment, she sat cross-legged on the lotus seat. Behind her, a holy light shone, and the Holy Jade Bottle shone brightly in her hands.
“In the end, the Holy Jade Bottle isn’t yours, but the Venerable One’s.”
Xu Meidai looked at the artifact spirit and said, “The reason why I advised you was because I didn’t want to see you vanish into thin air. When you return to the jade bottle, the jade bottle will be your small world. If you don’t want to go back, then you don’t need to. I will keep the jade bottle for now. When Venerable One created the Peacock Palace, he left behind a method to control the jade bottle. When Master handed the Duke Ming inheritance to me, he said that I had the good fortune of being a Venerable One, and had never understood it, but now, I understand. ”
She held the Holy Jade Bottle in one hand and flicked her finger with the other. “Break!”
As soon as the word left his mouth, the artifact spirit’s expression changed. He let out a cry and flew backwards, heavily crashing into the wall. Even the wall was shattered from the impact. Vaguely, An Zheng and the others saw a faint purple ray connecting with the jade bottle at the center of the artifact spirit’s heart. With a flick of Xu Meidai’s finger, the purple thread was cut apart, and the artifact spirit’s body immediately became dull and weak.
“First there is the Jade Bottle, and then there is you. First there is the Venerable One, and then there is the Pure Jade Bottle. ”
Xu Meidai sighed: “You have never understood the cause and effect of this matter... You were created by the Venerable One, but you thought that he gave you something? Today, I will keep the jade bottle and, in the name of the Venerable One, I will punish you to vanish into thin air. ”
With a flip of her palm, she pushed outwards towards the artifact spirit. The artifact spirit let out a blood-curdling screech, before exploding into a ball of golden light.
“I refuse to accept this!”
These were the last three words left behind by the artifact spirit; the last trace of hostility. When the artifact spirit disappeared, the jade bottle suddenly glowed with light. Xu Meidai flicked her fingertip, and a drop of blood fell into the jade bottle. A moment later, waves of white smoke curled out of the Holy Jade Bottle. Xu Meidai lowered her head to look at the Jade Bottle, but there was alsint of nervousness in her eyes. She had never really believed in the cycle of karma, even if she had obtained the inheritance of the Wise King. But now, she was starting to believe it.
If it wasn’t already decided, how could she have obtained the Duke Ming’s inheritance, and how could she have obtained the Venerable One’s treasure? All of this seemed to have been arranged by the heavens.
The Pure Jade Bottle was faintly discernible, with a burst of green light emitting from it. Then, to Xu Meidai’s astonishment, she discovered that there was an azure-green willow branch extending out of the bottle bit by bit, hanging outside the bottle. Every leaf looked so pleasing to the eyes, as if it could give people comfort from the body to the heart. Seeing the willow branch gave him a feeling of extreme relief and security.
Xu Meidai looked at the jade bottle in her hand, her eyes filled with shock.
She gently shook the Holy Jade Bottle and felt the sound of water within.
“I know how to use the Holy Jade Bottle, but I’m not sure.”
Xu Meidai looked at An Zheng: “If you trust me, let me save your two friends. In fact, this willow branch was the soul of the Jade Bottle, also known as the artifact spirit. Without the Willow Branch’s Jade Bottle, it would not be able to save anyone. Before, I had been worried that my crafting would not be perfect, but now, it seems that I have already succeeded in more than half of them. ”
An Zheng nodded: “I do.”
The three of them left the alchemy lab and returned to the bamboo building. Currently, there were already many people gathered outside the bamboo building. Those who had returned were all looking forward to obtaining the secret treasures. However, there were too many people who had such thoughts. After returning, the group entered the Purple Bamboo Forest and surrounded the bamboo pavilion. Fortunately, there was Ling Tianjing blocking them, otherwise, they would have already slaughtered their way in.
Seeing that An Zheng and the others had come out, Ke Yun’s complexion finally improved a little. She had a haggard face with his hands pressed against Ling Tian Mirror, he looked like he was running out of Cultivation Power s. It wasn’t just her. Several women were also sitting on the ground, looking extremely weak.
“It’s finally here.”
But Yun Che glanced at An Zheng and his body went limp as he collapsed onto the ground. An Zheng moved to her side in a flash and hugged her, lowering his head to look at her: “It’s been hard on you, now it’s my turn. Put away the Ling Tianjing. I’ll go out. ”
However, Yun Xiao just grunted and waved Ling Tian Mirror to change to its original size to fly to her side. An Zheng put Ke Yun down, turned around and glanced at Xu Meidai: “I’ll have to rely on you to save them, I’ll go out and deal with them.”
Xu Meidai nodded: “Okay.”
An Zheng pushed open the bamboo door and walked out. The clamoring crowd outside immediately quietened down. He stood at the entrance of the bamboo tower and looked down. Immediately, no one dared to make a sound. He only took a glance, but most people didn’t even dare to look up.
“You think I’m dead?”
An Zheng coldly asked, and some people in the crowd began to shrink back. It had only been a short while since An Zheng went on a killing spree outside the Purple Bamboo Forest, and many people could still see him clearly. He was killing his way through the crowd of experts, none of them could stop him, they were all experts above Lower Celestial Stage, and what about them? The motley group of people didn’t see An Zheng thinking that he had died or left under the siege earlier. Thus, they had the guts to clamor.
“Start from now, count tundred. I don’t care if you all leave within a hundred seconds. Any person within a hundred seconds that I see in my eyes will be killed without a doubt. “Start counting now, I’ll be waiting for you.”
An Zheng pulled a chair and sat at the entrance, then took out a bottle of wine from his spatial artifact to drink.
“Don’t believe him, he’s at the end of his tether!”
Someone in the crowd shouted, “He was severely injured in that battle. He can no longer fight!”
“Right, if he really can fight, why would he let us count tundred? He was just bluffing, so everyone shouldn’t be tricked by him. This place definitely has a secret treasure. Otherwise, why would he be unwilling to leave? ”
“He’s only one person. We have several thousand people. No matter how strong he is, can he kill several thousand people?”
“As long as everyone is together, not to mention him, even Daxi Shenghuang would do the same!”
Many people joined in the commotion, but none of them dared to step forward. An Zheng glanced at the person who was speaking, extended his hand and grabbed at the air, and that person was grabbed out of the crowd. This cultivator didn’t even know why he had flown over, and was just inches away from An Zheng. Seeing the God of Slaughter at such a close distance, his legs instantly turned soft.
“Since you think I can’t fight anymore, I’ll ask you to be my witness.”
He pointed to his side, “Stand here, and you can start counting. Count to one hundred. a little louder, so they can all hear. ”
“I …” Why should I listen to you? I … I won’t count. ”
An Zheng flicked his finger, and a hole appeared in the man’s shoulder. Blood spurted out like an arrow. The person cried out and kneeled down subconsciously. “I’ll count, I’ll count... Great sir, do you want to count faster or count slower? ”
“As you wish.”
An Zheng closed his eyes and leaned against the chair, as if he was about to fall asleep. The cultivator didn’t dare to hesitate and started to count. From the very beginning, a large number of cultivators had already left, not daring to wait any longer. When the first person began to run, the scene became uncontrollable. No matter how others tried to incite them, their fear of death still surpassed their desire to steal the treasure. The crowd at the back moved first, gushing out likeceding tide.
By the time he counted to thirty, the crowd had already retreated far. By the time he had counted to eighty, there were only a few people left. Some people did not believe An Zheng and still insisted that he was bluffing. They had spontaneously gathered around three to five hundred people, which was much worse than before. When the count reached 90, some of the remaining people couldn’t withstand the immense psychological pressure and turned around to flee.
The moment he counted to ninety-nine, half of the remaining people suddenly collapsed. They turned around and rushed outside crazily. At that moment, there were only a hundred or so people left, and all of them were still holding on with pale faces.
A hundred!
The cultivator finally finished counting tundred, and the blood on his shoulder had already dyed half of his body red. Trembling, he turned his head to look at An Zheng and asked what else the great master needed me to do, only to discover that An Zheng had actually fallen asleep and was even snoring softly. Hearing him speak, An Zheng opened his eyes, “Finished counting?”
“Number...” “Finished counting.”
“Oh, then go.”
An Zheng stretched his body and stood up, then looked at the remaining one hundred plus people: “There’s less than I expected, seems like there aren’t many who are brave enough. He walked down from the bamboo tower, and every step he took felt like he was stepping on their hearts. The sound of the footsteps was striking the thunderous might of their mental defenses. An Zheng walked down and the crowd started to retreat.
“Since you want to retreat now, why stay?”
When An Zheng walked to the bottom of the bamboo building, the person who had helped him count had already ran several hundred metres away. As he ran, he turned his head and shouted: “Don’t be terrified, kill him!”
An Zheng shook his head and snapped his fingers. A few hundred meters away, a bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky, directly blasting that person into smithereens.
With this, it was as if a gate had been opened. Those cultivators had all collapsed into pieces. Some of them turned around and ran, while others collapsed to the ground in fright.
“Too late, I’ve given you a chance.”
An Zheng said: “Courage is only courage if you place it in the right place, stupidity if you place it in the wrong place. I’m in a good mood today. I found a way to save my two friends. “Therefore, I don’t plan on killing all of you …”
Those people all let out a sigh of relief.
“I will only cripple your cultivation.”
An Zheng pressed his hand down, and a thick layer of dark cloud appeared above their heads, following that, the power of thunder came crashing down.
In the hut, Xu Meidai took out the willow branch from the jade bottle. A drop of clear water fell on Du Shoushou’s forehead and quickly entered it. On the other side, Chen Shaobai, who had already been saved, was watching curiously with a smile on his face.
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