Dead City

Chapter 703 Dead City

"If this demon stone statue resurrects, I'm afraid the other stone statues will also resurrect! This stone statue was unlucky. Its body was transformed into stone and teleported here, and its head hit the Dique Divine Sword. However, most of the other stone statues in Yankang are fine!"

Qin Mu felt awe in his heart. Not only was this stone statue unlucky, but the stone statues at the foot of Mount Sumeru in the Great Leiyin Temple were also unlucky.

The stone statue rose from the ground and crashed headfirst into Mount Sumeru. The Mount Sumeru of the Great Leiyin Temple and the Mount Sumeru of the Buddhist world are essentially the same mountain. Crashing into the Mount Sumeru of the Great Leiyin Temple is equivalent to crashing into the Buddhist world. The consequences can be imagined.

However, the other stone statues did not encounter this situation. Instead, they appeared from all over the world. These stone statues were extremely heavy and almost impossible to move, so Emperor Yanfeng ordered that each stone statue be heavily guarded.

However, Qin Mu had experienced the revival of the stone statues this time and knew how terrifying these stone statues were. If they were to revive, even without the divine weapons, it would be a devastating disaster for Yankang!

"If Tian Shu doesn't come again, then I can only go alone..."

Just as he thought of this, suddenly a divine light filled the sky and descended from the sky. In the light, a majestic god stretched out his hand and grabbed the Dique Divine Sword under the ground!

"The King of Hades has arrived!"

Qin Mu was overjoyed, he looked up and saw Tian Shu holding the Dique Divine Sword and muttering something. The Dique Divine Sword became smaller and smaller, and soon turned into a huge sword that was several dozen feet long.

Tian Shu put away the magic sword, trying not to touch the blade, and said: "You stay here, I will go meet the disciples in the underworld!" After that, he soared into the sky, the sky was filled with rosy clouds, and the man and the sword disappeared.

Qin Mu was about to call him, but he had already gone far away.

Qin Mu frowned, and flew into the air, out of the underground space. From afar, he saw a ray of light heading straight to the east.

Suddenly, his Taotie bag vibrated and bursts of thunder came from the Taotie bag. Qin Mu was shocked and hurriedly poured out the contents of the Taotie bag. He saw lightning and thunder running around the Five Thunder Pot. It seemed that this celestial weapon was out of control!

"The five great thunderclouds are about to be triggered."

Qi Jiuyi's face was solemn, and he sighed, "Brother Qin, Yankang is no longer a place where we can stand. When the five thunders rise into the sky, Yankang will turn into a sea of ​​thunder, and the Fire Bell Divine Weapon will run wild in the sea of ​​thunder. In addition to the Five Thunder Pot, there are also the Zhen Ding, Xunfeng Gourd and other celestial weapons. When their power explodes together, Yankang will be more terrifying than hell! I am going to take refuge in heaven, second brother, do you want to come with me? I can take you away from this world and go to heaven. There will be no disaster there."

Long Qilin hesitated, looked at Qin Mu, shook his head, and said: "Wherever the leader goes, I will go. I have followed the leader for so many years and have eaten a lot of meals. I can't just leave like this when the leader needs me."

Qi Jiuyi had a complicated expression, and he sighed. Flames flew all over his body, and he turned into a nine-headed phoenix that flapped its wings and flew to the west, screaming, "Take care of yourself! Second brother, don't die! This is the waist badge of my Nan Tian Chidi lineage, maybe it can save your life!"

A waist badge flew over and landed in Qin Mu's hand.

Qin Mu was slightly startled and handed the jade plate engraved with nine-headed phoenix to Long Qilin.

Qi Jiuyi's badge was not given to him, but to Long Qilin.

"Long Pang, Qi Jiuyi is quite nice to you."

Qin Mu smiled and said, "Let's set off and return to Yankang!"

Long Qilin stepped on the fire cloud and carried Qin Mu into the air. Qin Mu looked at the sword ball on his body, hesitated for a moment, and did not let Long Qilin drop the sword ball.

Yankang didn't know what the situation was now. He didn't have a suitable weapon, and throwing away the sword ball that had not yet been refined would not bring much improvement in speed.

"What can really increase speed is the soul!"

On the back of the dragon unicorn, Qin Mu's soul left his body and performed the Three Souls Gathering Technique. He quickly summoned the heroes of Yankang from all over the world to attend the meeting. The souls of Taoist Lin Xuan, Wang Muran, Xu Shenghua, Ling Yuxiu and others gathered in the Taixue Hall of Taixue Academy.

"Has there been any large-scale deaths in Yankang recently?" Qin Mu asked.

"In the southeastern Yuzhi County, all the people were wiped out overnight."

Ling Yuxiu said: "From the provincial capital to the countryside, everyone in Yuzhi County died at the same time, including the Shaoyin of Yuzhi County. The Shaoyin of Yuzhi County was a strong man in the Shenqiao realm, not far from the realm of gods. My father has sent people to investigate there, and the report said that everyone in Yuzhi County seemed to be still alive. Many people stood on the streets, pretending to walk, and there were old farmers working in the fields. But they were all dead, without any breath. My father has blocked the news to prevent people from panicking."

Qin Mu frowned and asked, "Where are the livestock?"

"No domestic animals or wild beasts were spared," Ling Yuxiu said.

Taoist Master Lin Xuan, Wang Muran and the others did not know that such a big event had happened. For a while, they were discussing various issues and the Imperial Academy was filled with various noises.

Ling Yuxiu said: "The State Master, First Ancestor, Saint Master and others have summoned the masters of Chi Ming and the Demon Clan to search for the whereabouts of the enemy. This enemy must be Lou Yunqu and others."

Qin Mu looked at Si Yunxiang and said in a deep voice: "Saint Xiang, you must immediately give orders to contact the Saint Church disciples and have them monitor all the movements of the stone statues. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately!"

Si Yunxiang nodded and said, "Recently, we have received reports from various places that the stone statues have begun to revive, and some of them have flesh and blood. I also heard that Imperial Master Yankang suppressed the Celestial God Weapon in the national treasury. Not long ago, the Celestial God Weapon began to emit power and collapsed the national treasury. Today, the capital city has experienced 15 earthquakes, and the dragon veins have cracked."

Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and then they suddenly became quiet.

"Also pay attention to whether there are any large-scale deaths in other counties. If so, notify me immediately!"

Qin Mu said quickly: "Xiu Mei, inform the emperor immediately and ask him to order all the scholars who are proficient in Soul Pulling to rush to Yuzhi County by speedboat. Taoist Master, Brother Wang, those who are proficient in Soul Pulling in Xiaoyujing and the Taoist sect should also rush there immediately! Maybe there is still hope!"

Everyone agreed.

The soul meeting was dissolved, and Qin Mu's soul returned to his body. He immediately ordered Long Qilin to rush towards Yuzhi County. After a while, he ordered Long Qilin to slow down.

Long Qilin didn't understand what he meant, so he slowed down and ran at a leisurely pace.

Qin Mu's face was uncertain. Yuzhi County was located on the southeast coast of Yankang State. The journey was long and it would take a day to get there. The coast was remote, and if everyone went there at once, they might fall into the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain.

All the masters of soul-pulling magic gathered in Yuzhi County. If a large-scale death incident suddenly broke out in other states and counties, no one would be able to react in time.

"It would be difficult to revive the statue with just the common people of one county. More people must die before the statue can be awakened."

Qin Mu's eyes flickered as he took out the Yankang geographical map from his Taotie bag. Yankang is now completely different from what it used to be. Its territory has greatly increased and its population is several times larger than before. However, the prefectures with larger populations are still concentrated in places with developed economy and trade.

"The Yongjiang River has the most developed water transportation. There are many large cities with a population of one million along the way. The next is Jiangling. However, Jiangling is not too far from the capital. The national teacher and the first ancestor will respond soon."

Qin Mu checked the map and found that the most suitable place was undoubtedly Yu Yuan Chuyu's Lizhou Prefecture.

It is far enough from the capital, far enough from Yuzhi County, and is the center of Yankang.

"If I were Lou Yunqu, I would choose that place and sacrifice the blood of all the people in Lizhou Prefecture to awaken the stone statue."

Qin Mu's face was gloomy. Lizhou Prefecture was just south of Tiansheng Academy, where there was also Yongjiang Academy. Shangqing Su Yunzhi was the chief priest, and Yu Yuan Chuyu and Yu Yuan Chuyun were priests.

"If we use the Book of Life and Death to sacrifice all the people in Lizhou Prefecture, not only can we wipe out Yongjiang Academy, but also our Tiansheng Academy. It won't be a problem for Lou Yunqu and his men to destroy Tiansheng Academy at the same time."

"There are enough people in Lizhou and Bazhou to revive many stone statues. Once the stone statues are revived, it will be easy to destroy a few states and counties. Then, we can mobilize the Five Thunder Pot and other celestial weapons to bring down disasters and completely destroy this place."

Thinking of this, Qin Mu immediately ordered Long Qilin to go down the Yongjiang River and head to the Yongjiang Academy in Lizhou.

The dragon unicorn was running very fast, flying over the Yongjiang River, and the waves in the river were surging. Two giant dragons were shuttling underwater, closely following the footsteps of the dragon unicorn.

When they arrived at Dijiang County, Qin Mu ordered Long Qilin to land. On the Baisui Mountain opposite Dijiang County, a god with a single horn on his head, a horse head and a snow-white body looked at them from afar.

Qin Mu waved his hand, and the Baixi deity immediately disappeared.

The Yongjiang Academy is located on the bank of the river. The reason why Su Yunzhi built the academy here is that it can attract talents from both sides of the strait. Also, the Yongjiang Dragon King, the Dragon Lord, the Jiaowang God and the Baixi God live here. Normally, to invite these three gods to give lectures, one only needs to give some sacrifices. Especially the Baixi God is the cheapest and does not cost much.

Qin Mu walked towards Yongjiang Academy and saw many novel large spiritual weapons along the way. These large spiritual weapons were parked on both sides of the road, and some scholars were teaching those with magical powers how to control them.

——The scholars of Yongjiang Academy obviously don’t know that disaster is coming, and the place is still very peaceful and comfortable.

Qin Mu asked Long Qilin to stop and stand there to watch. He saw that some of the spiritual weapons were windmills with seven blades and a small alchemy furnace. Putting medicinal stones in the furnace and burning them would make the blades turn.

As the fan blades rotate, wind blades cut along the ground, quickly turning over acres of land.

After the land is turned over, the windmill can be pushed forward to turn over other land.

"A tool for plowing the land!"

Qin Mu was surprised. Most of the Yankang Reforms were to pay wages to those with supernatural powers. Those who practiced wind-related supernatural powers used magic to cultivate the land, and also used wind blades to plow the ground.

But now I don’t know who created this windmill spirit weapon, and actually used medicinal stones to provide energy to allow this windmill spirit weapon to display its magical powers. It is really an ingenious idea.

He asked the scholar next to the windmill, and the scholar said, "In addition to the windmill, there are also cloud cars, rain cars, mining cars, and smelting furnaces. They were all designed by the Tiangong Hall and the Tiangong Bureau. The national master ordered them to be promoted throughout the country."

"Could it be that Grandpa Dumb designed these daily spiritual weapons? However, if it is promoted nationwide, I am afraid that medicinal stones will not be able to keep up. It also takes time for spiritual herbs to mature."

Qin Mu asked, "Is High Priest Su Yunzhi in the academy?"

"The chief priest is in front, checking the medicinal fields with the Jade-faced Poison King from the Imperial Medical Bureau."

Qin Mu's heart was moved: "Grandpa Pharmacist is here too? Doesn't he have the Queen Mother and a bunch of beauties? Could it be that Su Shangqing is also having an affair with him? Bah, bah, how can I slander Grandpa Pharmacist behind his back..."

————I should have just got off the high-speed train now. I want to ask my brothers, fan team, which one is the Shepherd God's Record? I don't know yet.