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Shen Qing frowned slightly and leaned back subconsciously.

The saying "It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature" still has some truth. Beitang Shifeng may have never changed. He is not interested in women perhaps just because he has noticed a more tempting target.

This goal was even strong enough to make him suppress all his desires and focus on seeking the truth.

Beitang Shifeng's expression quickly returned to calm, and he did not talk much about this matter. The carriage soon became quiet again.

"I happened to be near the altar that day, so I naturally saw it."

Beitang Shifeng nodded, with a hint of appreciation in his tone:

“Although it was just a trace of remnant nurtured by the incense, and not the real body of the Demon Slayer, he still took up the sword and killed the gods for the sake of the people of this world, doing what I wanted to do but didn’t dare to do all day. Although he failed, he is still respectable.”

Thinking of the scene in Daxia, Shen Qing's eyes fixed and asked, "When the Demon Slayer came to the Imperial Capital, was he sane?"

"Sanity?"

This question surprised Beitang Shifeng a little: "Everyone in the world knows that the Demon Slayer has always been in a state of ignorance. When has he ever been awake?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately realized something was wrong.

If his intelligence was still as ignorant as before, why did this Demon Slayer suddenly come to the capital and kill gods?

(End of this chapter)

164. Chapter 164 Snow God

164.

2023-10-10

If there were no special reasons, Lord Demon Slayer would not have taken such an extraordinary action.

Beitang Shifeng frowned in deep thought. Shen Qing suddenly asked about the Demon Slayer, which made him have some associations.

Lord Demon Slayer was an incredible strong man during his lifetime. When he was born, he had an innate sword energy in his mouth. He was obviously the reincarnation of an unrivaled strong man from ancient times. As a wisp of divine consciousness derived from his statue, there might be some connection between him and his original body.

After thinking for a moment, Beitang Shifeng came back to his senses and nodded, saying, "I will ask those gods for information later and let you know if I have any news."

Hearing the word "divine general", Shen Qing's eyes flickered slightly, and he said nothing more.

After a cup of tea, the frame slowly came to a stop.

Beitang Shifeng casually threw over a jade plate. The transparent blue-white jade was surrounded by gold edges and engraved with dragon reliefs. It was a magical weapon of high grade.

"With this order, you can freely enter and exit the restricted areas of the Imperial Capital. I will not send you in. Tomorrow morning, I will arrange for someone to pick you up at the Zhennan General's Mansion."

The tricolor deer pulled the carriage gradually away. It was noon, but there were not many passers-by on the street, making it seem a bit deserted.

A slightly quaint nine-story tower came into Shen Qing's sight. It was nearly thirty feet high. In front of the door stood a large bluestone stele with three large characters "Wandao Tower" engraved on it.

The person who left the words was extremely powerful and had mastered the meaning of sword. After many years, the marks left by the words are still full of sword energy and one can sense a sharp aura coming towards him.

The pavilion was unattended and shrouded in a spiritual formation. Shen Qing activated the jade token in her hand, and a layer of spiritual light covered her shoulders. The spiritual formation in front of Wandao Tower automatically opened an entrance for her.

This is the imperial capital, under the nose of the Holy King Jiuyou. I think no one would dare to act rashly, so there is naturally no need to arrange for special personnel to be stationed here.

Shen Qing walked slowly into the building. A ray of spiritual light descended from the sky and landed on the jade token in Shen Qing's hand. Then a stream of information emerged from the jade token, which was some basic introduction about Wandao Tower.

Wandaoyuan is divided into nine floors. The lower three floors house some common cultivation methods and a large amount of historical and literary materials, covering all kinds of essences, from the way of dealing with people in the world to the daily life of people, such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and the like. Officials of the fifth rank and above in the imperial dynasty can enter once a month.

The cultivation methods of the middle three levels are more advanced, and also include classics on elixirs, talismans, formations, techniques, and other side-door cultivation methods. Officials of the third rank and above in the imperial dynasty can enter once every ten years.

As for the upper three levels, only the True Lord Guiyi recognized by the dynasty can enter. Even those of royal blood are not qualified to set foot there before entering the True Lord Guiyi realm.

The jade token held by Shen Qing is qualified to enter the ninth floor.

There were few people in the building. Looking from the first floor, there were only about twenty people. Most of them were monks wearing the uniforms of the Demon-Slaying Bureau, and the rest were officials wearing official robes.

Shen Qing's entry attracted the attention of many people, and their eyes just glanced past her, not daring to linger on her.

Although the Central Dynasty has only been passed down to the present day for more than 20,000 years, the contents included in its treasure trove of Buddhist scriptures are far more than the books collected within these 20,000 years.

Back then, due to the overwhelming and terrifying combat power of the Nine Nether Saint King, the foundation of the previous dynasty was reduced to ashes in an instant before it could even be used, and most of the classics were preserved intact.

Since time is limited, Shen Qing has no plans to explore in detail. Improving his strength is more important now. These books can be saved for later reading when he has free time.

After taking a quick look at the lower three levels, Shen Qing went straight into the middle three levels and began looking for some secret books on formations to see if he could find any clues about the Red Blood Molten Star Formation.

From another perspective, this spiritual formation is also an excellent means for Shen Qing to increase his own cultivation speed.

The "Secret Book of Star Source" that she practiced was itself a method of practicing by devouring the essence of stars. In the later stages of practice, she still had to devour stars for nourishment.

The star core extracted by the Red Blood Melting Star Array is no less than a peerless elixir for Shen Qing. It is an invaluable tonic that can help her reach the pinnacle of success.

The star core is the lifeblood of a star. Without the star core, the star's ability to bind spiritual energy will be greatly weakened. As time goes by, the environment of heaven and earth will undergo a qualitative change, gradually heading towards death, until vitality is exhausted and it collapses and disintegrates.

Shen Qing glanced through the books on the middle three floors in a cursory manner, and finally used the jade token as proof to take away more than ten spiritual formation masters' notes and formation secret books.

At the same time, she also took away a set of exercises called "Yang Yuan Jue".

This is a spell that assists in spiritual practice. Practicing it over the years can strengthen your foundation and replenish your vital energy. It has no other advantages. The only advantage is that it can prolong your life to the greatest extent.

Nowadays, every time Shen Qing opens a divine treasure, it takes an extremely long time. As more divine treasures are opened, this time almost doubles.

In fact, not everyone can afford the time it takes to open the divine treasure.

Many geniuses and great people will not choose to stay in the Shenzang Realm for too long when they are practicing. Even if they still have a lot of potential to tap, they will not choose to continue. The time wasted will completely widen the gap between them and their peers.

After entering a higher realm, you can try to open the divine treasure in your body again. Although the difficulty will be equally great then, you can save a lot of time with a bird's-eye view.

However, after the spirit and body have been united, when one tries to dig into the divine treasures in the body again, some changes will occur due to the limitations of the realm. Some positions that were originally easily felt will be obscured, resulting in a considerable portion of the potential being blocked. There are pros and cons to each.

She did not return directly to the Zhennan General's Mansion, but instead came to a mansion.

Snow God General's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)

165. Chapter 165: The Star Palace of the Vast Sea

2023-10-15

The Snow God's residence is surrounded by snow that never melts all year round, and it is extremely cold.

Within a thousand feet radius, there was nothing but an empty space, and apart from an ice palace, there was nothing else.

Shen Qing came here to repay a favor, to find out the true strength of Saint King Jiuyou, and finally, to inquire about the true circumstances of Lord Zhanmo's assassination of the god that day.

Arriving at the door, Shen Qing bowed.

Before he finished speaking, the door of the mansion built with ten thousand years of black ice slowly opened.

After entering the door, there is a snowy courtyard with an ice-covered pond in the middle and a few winter plum trees planted beside the pond.

"What are you doing in the Imperial Capital?"

Shen Qing took out a jade bracelet and presented it with both hands: "I came here today to return the gift given by the God General that day."

This jade bracelet was given to me by the Snow God General when they first met that day. At that time, it contained a lot of spirit stones and a token engraved with the word "snow", symbolizing the identity of the Snow God General.

This token saved her a lot of trouble, but it is useless now.

This is even more true for those spirit stones.

In addition to the spirit stones, she also placed several rare treasures from the sea that were of great benefit to the gods, which were completely enough to repay the favor.

The Snow God raised his hand and took the jade bracelet into his palm. After taking a glance at it, he put it away and looked directly at Shen Qing, frowning slightly: "Not only that, you have other things to do."

The Snow God's insight was still shockingly sharp. Shen Qing pondered for a moment before speaking:

"Previously, the Demon Slayer True Lord committed treason and attempted to assassinate the Nine Nether Saint King, but was subdued by the eight divine generals. I want to know the inside story."

"He noticed that the Red Blood Melting Star Array was about to be activated, and the loss of the star's essence was intensifying. He wanted to stop the Saint King, so he launched an attack. Unfortunately, his strength was not enough."

"This……"

Shen Qing was caught off guard by the Snow God's straightforwardness. She had thought that the existence of the Crimson Blood Molten Star Array was a top secret that could not be made public.

Before she could think about it, the Snow God narrowed his eyes and spoke again: "You really know about the existence of the Red Blood Melting Star Array. Why did you come to the Imperial Capital this time?"

"What you want to do is none of my business, but you need to do things within your ability."

The Snow God slowly stood up and walked in front of Shen Qing. His silver-white pupils were filled with divine light, and there was no trace of focus. "You are still young. It would be a pity if you died early."