nucmednet Chapter 62 The Calamity of Xuanwu Taming Beasts
Chapter 62 The Calamity of Xuanwu Taming Beasts
Li Qingchen's fingertips twitched slightly, and a black light flashed suddenly, revealing a jet-black overlord blade in his hand out of thin air.
The blade is about seven feet long, with a thick, heavy back and a sharp, frost-like edge.
The jet-black blade was surrounded by a faint, bloody red light, as if it had devoured the blood of countless living beings.
As the Overlord Blade appeared, the surrounding air suddenly froze.
Even the gravel on the ground was covered with a thin layer of white frost, and a faint but chilling atmosphere permeated the air.
The young Ghost General tilted his head, staring at the domineering blade that was much taller than himself.
Its small body trembled slightly, not from fear, but from barely concealed excitement.
Li Qingchen handed over the Overlord Blade, but to his surprise, the little brat was quite strong and caught the blade steadily.
Although he staggered a bit due to the weight, he immediately struck a proper sword-wielding pose.
It stood on tiptoe, its hands gripping the knife handle tightly.
Although the Overlord Blade seemed heavy in its hands, each swing of it carried a sound of air being cut.
Clearly, this domineering blade, brimming with malevolence, perfectly suited the Ghost General's temperament, and he wielded it with increasing fervor.
The little brat let out low growls, as if showing off its new weapon, and was overjoyed.
Now that the weapon is ready, shouldn't we feed it some martial arts manuals?
Believe it or not, he has boxing and sword techniques, but he lacks knife skills.
Li Qingchen decided to test the ghost pet's strength again.
[You targeted several gluttonous individuals who were vomiting from overeating and gave the Ghost General the order to kill them. The Ghost General killed the gluttons, and his swordsmanship improved!]
[The Ghost General killed the Greedy One, and the Ghost General's swordsmanship has improved!]
In a very short time, the Ghost General easily cleared out these small fry.
Ghost General truly lives up to his reputation as a promising talent of the Heavenly Martial People. Li Qingchen only taught him fist techniques and sword manuals, yet he was able to apply what he learned to other techniques and comprehend swordsmanship on his own.
This is a newly born ghost pet. If it grows for a while longer, it will be able to comprehend the "Resurrection" technique on its own. As long as enough puppets are prepared for it in advance, the Ghost General will be truly immortal.
And like an unkillable cockroach, every time it dies in a normal battle, it will be stronger when it revives!
[The Ghost General killed the Greedy One, and the Ghost General's swordsmanship has improved!]
[The Ghost General killed the Greedy One, and the Ghost General's swordsmanship has improved!]
System notification sounds rang out one after another.
The Ghost General weaved among the greedy, his domineering blade slashing precisely at vital points with each strike.
Those greedy people were completely unprepared and sluggish from being stuffed with food, so they were no match for the Ghost General's attack. They could only let out mournful screams and fall one by one into pools of blood.
In just a few breaths, those greedy people were cleared out, leaving only a mess of bloodstains and corpses on the ground.
The Ghost General stood in the center of the pile of corpses, gripping the Overlord Blade, and even the black mist around him thickened.
Li Qingchen was very satisfied.
It should be noted that this Ghost General's intelligence is not yet fully mature, yet he has already shown such talent.
Li Qingchen continued to help the ghost cub level up.
However, just as the Ghost General had once again slain a greedy creature, two cold system notifications suddenly rang in Li Qingchen's mind.
[Ghost General...you have caught the attention of the Unknown True Lord, who is surprised by your rapid growth.]
[Notification: You have been suppressed by the True Lord's aura!]
The people of Moon Bay suddenly went berserk and began hunting you down. The Perfumer led a group of fanatical fans to attack, and you and the Ghost General were beaten to death!
Ouch, that's terrible.
Li Qingchen realized that his leveling up was too strenuous and would incur the wrath of this petty True Monarch.
"If leveling up in the game is being targeted, then leveling up in real life shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Fortunately, this True Lord came to the real world, but he needed very strict conditions.
You should know that there are many demons in reality!
Li Qingchen summoned the Ghost General, who wailed and brandished his sword, seemingly saying, "My greatsword is already itching for a fight."
Li Qingchen flew on his sword, using his demonic aura-gazing technique, leading the little devil westward...
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at the same time.
Lin Bufan slowly opened his eyes, covered his head, and murmured:
What's wrong with me?
At this moment, he had completely forgotten about his encounter with the snake woman.
Lin Bufan sighed deeply, slowly stood up, patted the dust off his body, and felt sore and weak all over, as if he had really experienced death three times.
He composed himself, remembering that he had agreed to meet up with Xu Hu, Chu Luohua, and the others, so he straightened his clothes and headed in the agreed direction.
"Lin Bufan, are you alright?"
A girl's voice rang out from not far away; it was Chu Luohua.
"I'm fine, what brings you here?"
"You haven't been in the group for a while, and Brother Xu was worried something might have happened to you, so he sent me to check on you."
Lin Bufan said awkwardly, "I accidentally fainted."
"You've passed out? Who attacked you?"
"..."
Lin Bufan rubbed his temples and tried to recall the events, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember how he had fainted.
All I could think about was that terrifying nightmare and these words in front of me.
He shook his head and said helplessly, "I don't know either. I only remember walking along and suddenly everything went black. I lost consciousness and woke up like this. I wasn't injured."
Seeing his blank expression, Chu Luohua knew he couldn't remember either, so she didn't press him further and smiled gently.
"It's alright, as long as you're safe, I'm relieved. Let's go, Brother Xu and the others are waiting for us ahead. Let's keep going, we'll reach Liuzhou soon."
"Okay." Lin Bufan nodded, suppressing his doubts, and followed Chu Luohua forward.
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Carriages and horses moved about, and dust flew everywhere.
After Lin Bufan, Chu Luohua, Xu Hu, Shi Nu, and Liu Luyang met up, the five of them rode together in a carriage and sped towards Liuzhou.
The group rarely spoke during the journey.
Xu Hu and Liu Luyang kept observing their surroundings, their expressions wary.
The stone woman closed her eyes to rest, and a faint chill emanated from her body.
Chu Luohua would occasionally exchange a few words with Lin Bufan to ease the boredom of the journey.
Lin Bufan, on the other hand, was constantly restless, the text prompts on the panel echoing repeatedly in his mind.
And so, the group traveled day and night, enduring hardships along the way.
Three more days passed before they finally arrived in Liuzhou.
When the carriage stopped at the gate of Liuzhou city, the group got off and looked up. The scene before them made everyone's hearts sink.
The once bustling city of Liuzhou is now in ruins, with the city walls covered in marks of swords and bloodstains.
The city gate was badly damaged, with rubble and abandoned weapons scattered around the entrance. Houses burned by war could be seen everywhere inside and outside the city.
Amidst the ruins, a few cold corpses can occasionally be seen, and the air is filled with the smell of gunpowder and blood.
Xu Hu frowned, gazing at the city of Liuzhou before him, and sighed heavily, his tone tinged with helplessness and regret:
"It seems that the General has resolved the sect rebellion, but I never expected that this rebellion would destroy Liuzhou City like this."
The stone woman's gaze swept over the ruins before her, her face expressionless, and she spoke in an icy tone:
"It's just a branch of the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect, yet it dares to launch a rebellion. It's quite bold. It's just a pity for this city and its people."
"Brother Xu, Brother Liu, what exactly happened here? Why did it turn out like this?"
And what exactly happened with the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect rebellion you mentioned?
Lin Bufan asked.
Liu Luyang patted Lin Bufan on the shoulder, sighed, and said:
"It's a long story, but I'll make it short. You'll understand once you hear it."
He paused, gathered his thoughts, and slowly began to tell Lin Bufan about the changes in Liuzhou City in detail.
After listening to Liu Luyang's explanation, Lin Bufan gradually understood the reason.
Legend has it that the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect has a mysterious and unpredictable sect leader named Ni Hai.
This master of the Reverse Sea Sect possesses an astonishing and extraordinary supernatural power.
He needs neither a contract nor refinement.
If one can understand the habits and weaknesses of a mythical beast, and then use a special paintbrush to draw the beast's appearance stroke by stroke on one's own human skin paper, one can perfectly seal the beast inside the human skin paper.
The sealed beasts will lose their independent consciousness and become the most loyal servants of the Reverse Sea Sect Master, at his beck and call.
This method of beast taming eliminates the need for spending vast amounts of time and energy contracting and training mythical beasts. It transcends everyone's understanding—
Simple yet powerful, once mastered, it allows you to quickly amassed a formidable army of mythical beasts.
The news caused a huge uproar in the entire beast taming community.
Countless sects coveted the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect's secret technique, wanting to possess it for themselves.
In order to fight against the Reverse Sea, the various sects that were originally grudges and fighting each other put aside all their grievances and formed the Beast Taming Alliance to join forces against the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect.
All for the sake of being able to rival the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect and vie for ownership of the secret techniques.
However, the strength of the Sect Master of the Reverse Sea was too great. He alone controlled countless strange beasts by relying on the great supernatural power of the paintbrush seal.
Among them are many high-level mythical beasts, and even some legendary ancient mythical beasts.
Although the Beast Taming Alliance had a large number of members, it was no match for the Reverse Sea Sect Master.
Once the two sides completely break off relations, a bloody battle will inevitably break out.
At that time, the entire Azure Dragon Dynasty will be plunged into chaos.
Ultimately, with the intervention of the Demon Slayer Bureau, the Beast Taming Alliance and the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect reached a ceasefire agreement, temporarily calming the storm.
Both parties agreed not to infringe upon each other's rights.
however.
The scales of peace have ultimately tipped.
Half a year ago, the mysterious and unpredictable Sect Master of the Reverse Sea suddenly disappeared without a trace, as if he had never existed.
After the disappearance of the Sect Master of the Reverse Sea Sect, the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect was leaderless and fell into chaos.
Taking advantage of the situation, the demon race secretly contacted some ambitious members of the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect, promising to help them improve their strength and to help them obtain the beast taming secrets left behind by the Reverse Sea Sect Master, and to support them in becoming the new sect masters of the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect.
Tempted by the demon race, these disciples betrayed their sect and colluded with the demon race.
The Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect has completely split into two factions: one faction adheres to the sect's original mission and opposes collusion with the demon race.
The other faction sided with the demon race, attempting to use their power to control the sect and seize its secret techniques.
Before the Beast Taming Alliance could launch an attack, the Xuanwu Sect was embroiled in internal strife and split into two factions.
After discovering that someone from the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect was colluding with the demon race, the Demon Slayer Division immediately dispatched a large army to suppress them, intending to eliminate the traitors and stop the demon race's conspiracy.
Meanwhile, the Beast Taming Alliance took advantage of the chaos and, under the banner of "slaying evil and restoring order," also sent people to Liuzhou.
On the surface, they were helping the Demon Slayer Division suppress the rebellion, but in reality, they wanted to take advantage of the situation to seize the secret techniques of the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect and fish in troubled waters.
Thus, the internal strife within the Xuanwu Sect, the Beast Taming Alliance, the Demon Slaying Bureau, and the Demon Clan—four forces gathered in Liuzhou, scheming and fighting against each other, turning the city into a muddy mess.
Amidst the ravages of war and the suffering of the people, the once prosperous city has been reduced to this appalling state.
Lin Bufan was shocked after hearing Liu Luyang's story.
He never imagined that so many conspiracies and struggles were hidden behind the city of Liuzhou.
After a moment of silence, Lin Bufan asked:
"What can we do now?"
Liu Luyang shook his head and said:
"The current situation is too complicated. The four forces are mutually restraining each other, and a change in one will affect the whole situation."
The general has led the Demon Slayer Division to eliminate the open human traitors, but the covert collusion and conspiracies have not yet been completely eradicated.
All we can do now is wait for the general's orders and refrain from any rash actions, lest we bring trouble upon ourselves.
Xu Hu nodded in agreement:
"Lu Yang is right. Even a great general can only slay demons and quell rebellions to stabilize the situation. He cannot easily interfere in the internal affairs of the Xuanwu Beast Taming Sect."
After all, mishandling it could lead to even greater chaos.
As he spoke, he took out an ancient-looking bamboo slip from his pocket. The slip was dark brown with intricate patterns engraved on it and emitted a faint glow.
"This is a keepsake left to me by Young Master Li."
Xu Hu held up the scroll and said.
"This book is divided into two parts, a mother and a child. Young Master Li is holding the mother part, and I am holding the child part."
Young Master Li can use the location provided by his mother's bamboo slip to travel directly to Liuzhou City.
Once Young Master Li arrives, I will introduce him to the General.
I believe that with Young Master Li's abilities and wisdom, he might be able to help the General clarify the situation and quell the chaos in Liuzhou City as soon as possible.
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