Chapter 1314: The Legendary Troop
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lu Zhou continued to control his blue avatar.
The blue avatar with five leaves was not comparable to the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar, but its power should not be underestimated.
Under his control, the blue lotus under the avatar began to speak along with the five blue leaves.
“Stop.”
The lotus stopped spinning.
“Jump.”
The blue avatar jumped; its feet left the lotus seat. When it was up in the air, it seemed to become slightly translucent. It seemed like it did not have enough energy. When it landed and its feet touched the lotus seat, it returned to normal.
“Golden avatar.”
Lu Zhou manifested his golden Thousand Realms Whirling avatar with 13 Birth Charts.
The two avatars stood side by side in front of him.
Lu Zhou tried to make the golden avatar move just like he did with the blue avatar, but the golden avatar’s feet seemed welded to the lotus seat. It looked no different from a golden statue. Even if it moved, it would just flip its entire body around or something like it.
Lu Zhou withdrew the golden Thousand Realms Whirling avatar. Then, he made the blue avatar jump up again.
This time, it jumped higher. It could be seen that the further it was from the lotus, the more translucent it would become.
After Lu Zhou withdrew the avatar, he reached out and brought the lotus in front of him. It was like an exquisite piece of art, tempting people to touch it. When he touched it, the five leaves suddenly detached from the lotus.
“Huh?”
Lu Zhou was surprised that he could separate the leaves from the lotus. Usually, the leaves were inseparable from the lotus.
When the lotus-severing method became known, many golden lotus cultivators severed their lotuses. Later on, many cultivators from the other domains learned about this method, but none of them dared to try it. After all, they did not need to rely on such a method to raise their cultivation bases like the golden lotus cultivators did.
For those who severed their lotuses, they would gain halos that were surrounded by lotus leaves as though they grew around the halo. In this case, the leaves could be separated from the halo as proven by Yu Shangrong
Lu Zhou made the lotus grow bigger. The leaves grew accordingly as well. Following that, he tried to control the leaves, and as expected, they flew out into the air.
“Unnamed.”
Unnamed hovered in the air as the five lotus leaves flew over to it.
‘Hmmm, this is somewhat reminiscent of Old Second’s move.’
Lu Zhuo was rather happy that the leaves could be separated from the lotus. This meant that the blue avatar possessed the abilities of avatars with and without lotuses.
After he put Unnamed away, he returned the five leaves to the lotus
Lu Zhou was secretly delighted. This meant that the Blue Dharma body contained all the abilities of the other dharma bodies.
Putting away the nameless sword and dispersing his thoughts, the five blue leaves flew back to the lotus seat.
He no longer tested the abilities of the blue avatar. There would be time for that in the future. Nevertheless, he was filled with antic.i.p.ation for the blue avatar’s future.
He decided to make more of an effort to upgrade the blue avatar. Once it became a Thousand Realms Whirling avatar, the divine energy it would provide him would be considerable as well.
After gathering his thoughts, he looked at the mystic microstones and the Purple Glazed Ceramic that was shrouded in fire. The fire from the mystic microstone emitted a faint light that entered the Purple Glazed Ceramic. With that, the Purple Glazed Ceramic continued to grow brighter.
Based on the current speed, it would take another two days before the upgrade would be completed.
“Let’s continue to stabilize my cultivation base…”
The improvement he gained from the Divine Soul Pearl was a little too much so he had to stabilize his cultivation base. It would take away before he could attempt another breakthrough.
Nevertheless, he could still look for his 14th life heart while he stabilized his cultivation base. He could not activate another Great Birth Chart for now; in that case, he could look for a beast king’s life heart and place it in the earth region of the Birth Palace.
After a moment, Lu Zhou recalled he still had Yong He’s life heart. Hence, he summoned Lu Li and told him to bring Yong He’s life heart to Yu Zhenghai.
Yu Shangrong had just sprouted his twelfth leaf. For the time being, Yong He’s life heart was not suitable for him. Moreover, according to his calculation that one leaf was equivalent to 6 Birth Charts, Yu Zhenghai was lagging behind Yu Shangrong.
…
After two days…
When the sunlight streamed into the room through the window, Lu Zhou heard a system notification.
“Ding! The Purple Glazed Ceramic is successfully upgraded to the infinite grade. Its speed has increased greatly. Its ability has been upgraded to Freeze.”
“Ding! Freeze: releases all the power of the Purple Glazed Ceramic and freeze all targets within its range for a few seconds.”
“Freeze?” This reminded Lu Zhou of Tian Wu’s ability. It was like the power of the Dao that could control time and s.p.a.ce.
Since Lu Zhou could not use the power of the Dao yet, the Purple Glazed Ceramic was definitely a huge trump card. Moreover, with his divine power, he was also immune to the power of the Dao. At the very least, the power of the Dao did not have any visible effect on him.
‘Unfortunately, mystic microstones are so rare… Up until now, I only found ten…’
Lu Zhou rose to his feet and left him room, stretching his limbs and muscles by practicing Tai Chi.
After he stopped, feeling refreshed, he sat on the stone bench. He surveyed his surroundings and felt that something was amiss.
‘Where’s everyone? Why isn’t anyone in this place?’
…
At this time, a flying chariot hovered in the air in front of the Zhao Residence. More than 30 cultivators guarded the flying chariot.
There were also over a hundred cavalrymen riding on warhorses hovering in front of the Zhao Residence entrance.
At the same time, the people of the Evil Sky Pavilion stood in the main courtyard of the Zhao Residence, looking at the cultivators, warhorses, and the flying chariot.
“They’re here again?” Mings.h.i.+ Yin sneered.
Zhao Yu’s expression looked rather stiff as he said, “I’m afraid things have gotten complicated.”
“You called us here so early in the morning just to tell us this?” Yu Zhenghai asked.
“…”
Zhao Yu said, “The Emperor’s Gemini has always been cautious in doing things. However, I really didn’t expect them to ask for Zou Ping’s help.”
“Who the h.e.l.l is Zou Ping?” Mings.h.i.+ Yin asked.
“Zou Ping is one of the emperor’s secret weapons. During the war that destroyed 20 kingdoms, the team made up of the emperor’s secret weapons swept through ten kingdoms in ten days. Their average strength is above that of a One Trial cultivator. Zou Ping himself is close to being a Venerable Master. Their mounts came from the northern desert of the green lotus domain. They’re the fiercest and best flying warhorses,” Zhao Yu explained.
Mings.h.i.+ Yin looked at the warhorses. If it were not for Zhao Yu’s explanation, it would be difficult to see that the warhorses that were dressed in silver armor had wings.
Mings.h.i.+ Yin stroked his chin and said, “Indeed, they look rather awe-inspiring…”
Yu Shangrong said disapprovingly, “In comparison, Ji Liang’s like the clouds while they’re just like mud.”
“…”
Zhao Yu continued to say, “Zou Ping’s hundred of cavalrymen are like the army of Great Qin. They can travel ten thousand miles in a day. A while ago, I heard they went to the Pillar of Destruction in Ping Dan. Without using a runic pa.s.sage, they flew to Ren Ding. Apart from obtaining many precious resources, they also flew back to the green lotus domains and dealt with the feudal lords… They’re truly a legendary troop!”
Kong Wen nodded. “What Young Master Zhao said is true. I’ve heard a lot of their stories in the past. At that time, my brothers and I idolized them. After all, who wouldn’t idolize such a legendary troop?”
Upon hearing this, Kong Wu chimed in, “Elder Brother is right. I dreamed about joining them for a period of time. Later, I learned that it was almost impossible to join them.”
Kong Wen frowned. “I thought you dreamed about joining the monster hunting squad? When did it change?”
“Uh… It’s just for a short time. It’s not just them. In fact, I dreamed about joining many squads and troops…” Kong Wu trailed off. He cleared his throat before he continued to say, “Of course, all of them are inferior compared to the Evil Sky Pavilion. In front of the Evil Sky Pavilion, this so-called legendary troop is nothing but a bunch of brats, shrimps, and crabs. Am I right, Miss Ninth?”
Little Yuan’er merely grunted in response. She carried the little Fire Phoenix and walked to the side to take a seat before she played with the little Fire Phoenix. She was not interested in such a scene.
It did not take long before a cultivator flew out of the flying chariot and looked at the crowd on the ground. He said, “Lord Zhi has ordered for the capture of a murderer so he can be brought to justice. I hope Young Master Zhao will cooperate with us.”
Zhao Yu replied in a clear voice, “Tell Lord Zhi…”
At this time, Mings.h.i.+ Yin suddenly interjected, “Wait.” Then, he moved to stand in front of Zhao Yu and said to the person in the sky, “Tell that person with the surname Zhi to come out and speak to us himself.”
The cultivator was at a loss for words, shocked by Mings.h.i.+ Yin.
Mings.h.i.+ Yin continued to say, “Zhao Yu is a duke personally conferred by the emperor of Great Qin. Who are you to make a commotion here?”
“…”
The cultivator was frightened into flying back to the flying chariot.
Mings.h.i.+ Yin turned around and patted Zhao Yu’s shoulder as he said, “You’re a duke after all. You must show your imposing air!”
Zhao Yu nodded, feeling moved. He could feel Mings.h.i.+ Yin was not very hostile toward him anymore.
Zhao Yu thought that sometimes, life was not only cruel, but it was laughable as well. He once thought that in this world, apart from his mother, the people who treated him well were his father, the emperor of Great Qin, Xi Qishu, and the members of the Zhao family. In the end, everything turned out to be an illusion. Moreover, the people who helped him see through the illusion were a group of ‘strangers’.
Shortly afterward, Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi flew out of the flying chariot and came to a stop at the ten-meter mark.
Zhi Wenzi said, “Young Master Zhao, we meet again.”
Zhao Yu was unlike his usual kind and timid self as he said, “Lord Zhi, it seems like you really have no regard for me at all.”
Zhi Wenzi said, “I dare not.”
“What are you trying to prove by bringing so many people here? Are you going to raid the Zhao Residence?”
“Young Master, you’re exaggerating this matter. I’m only here because of General Xi’s murder. I’ve already discovered the truth and found the murderer. Young Master Zhao, don’t misunderstand me. I’m not here to cause trouble at the Zhao Residence; I’m only here to arrest the murderer,” Zhi Wenzi replied.
Zhao Yu frowned. “Murderer?”
Zhi Wenzi pointed at Mings.h.i.+ Yin in the crowd and said, “Young man, you should take responsibility for what you’ve done. You have an extraordinary bearing, and your cultivation base isn’t weak. I’m sure you’re smart as well.”
Everyone turned to look at Mings.h.i.+ Yin at the same time.
Yu Shangrong did not expect Zhi Wenzi would be able to link Xi Qishu’s death to Mings.h.i.+ Yin. He was there that night so he was aware of the situation. None of Xi Qishu’s men survived and no traces were left behind. So how did Zhi Wenzi find out? Nevertheless, he remained calm as always.
Mings.h.i.+ Yin pointed at Zhi Wenzi and said, “Hey, hey, hey, you look so dignified and n.o.ble so how can you spew garbage from your mouth?”
Zhi Wenzi frowned slightly.
Mings.h.i.+ Yin said, “I didn’t kill anyone.”
Upon hearing this, Zhi Wuzi smirked. “As expected. There aren’t any murderers in this world who’ll own up to their crime.”
“That’s right. Is that why you’re not admitting to killing him?” Mings.h.i.+ Yin retorted.
Upon hearing this, Zhi Wuzi, who was a straightforward person, said angrily, “Don’t slander me! General Xi is someone I respect! Why would I kill him?”
“Is there a murderer in this world who’ll own up to his crime?” Mings.h.i.+ Yin said, returning Zhi Wuzi’s words to him.
“…”
Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi suddenly felt that Mings.h.i.+ Yin was incredibly annoying.
Zhao Yu said, “Lord Zhiwu, you have to present your evidence. How can you just arrest people without evidence? Aren’t you making a fool of yourself by doing such a thing?”
At this moment, Zou Ping laughed before he said from the direction of the cavalrymen and warhorses, “Young Master Zhao is right. You have to have evidence. As officials, we have to follow the law.”
Zhi Wuzi said, “My brother’s words are evidence!”
Mings.h.i.+ Yin almost spat upon hearing these words. He said mockingly, “In that case, my dog’s words are also evidence.”
Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!
However, what happened next caught everyone off guard.