238: Chapter 238 I hope for world peace

"Isn't it just Regeneration Gu? It's like no one's ever seen it before."

"Basic move, don't be impressed!"

"No! Just now, this quest gave 3 Favorability points and a huge sum of 50,000 directly!"

"What? Before, I spent 200,000 EXP just to get 1 Favorability point and 100,000, and your arm is worth that much?"

"It's absolutely true! I'm not lying!"

"Why can't I pick up this quest? Mysterious Person, please look at me!"

"I'd trade both arms for this reward!"

"I'll add a leg!"

"I'll add three legs!"

"I'll add my head! Big Boss, chop me!"

Watching the players swarm forward, each one babbling nonsense with a look of madness, Xie Jin's face twitched uncontrollably again.

Too fanatical!

Terrifyingly fanatical!

They are indeed still weak right now, but if one day they all possess the strength of the Blood Refining realm, I fear even Spirit Map powerhouses would have to give them a wide berth.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind.

"Lord Tang Long! That old turtle Zheng Buwan, he sided with you completely because of that move you just pulled, right?"

Tang Long chuckled, "I knew Elder Xie was my soulmate."

"Correct. His son, Chief Zheng Duo, suffered a mishap while training years ago, damaging his entire skeletal structure, which is why he turned out like this today."

"I have already promised him that once my condition recovers a bit, I will let his son regain his heroic posture."

"So, even if I asked him to personally kill Wei Zhuang, he would definitely agree."

"And what about Shi Chengyu? What methods did you use to drag him into this?"

Tang Long shook his head, "I still haven't figured out why he's working so hard. Today's protagonist was supposed to be you, Elder; he was an accident."

Xie Jin asked again, "Then what about the Jiang Family? Why is Governor Jiang Shiqi getting so close to you?"

"It involves the secrets of the Jiang Family, so it's not convenient for me to disclose."

"Fine, let me change the question. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Xie Jin's expression was serious now, "Your influence in the Songcheng Sect is already pivotal. Yet you still insist on setting up the White Clothing Society and the White Clothes Association."

"You are befriending the Zheng Family and the Jiang Family, yet you insist on suppressing the Wei Family. The Wei Family is on the same side as Governor Xu, so attacking the Wei Family is essentially attacking Governor Xu."

"You used the thunder emperor pearl to drag Ye Qingzhou, the Grand Secretary, and the military into this."

"You are a Holy Messenger; you should be aware of the Pontiff's attitude toward Holy Messengers. You should be hiding your identity well, yet you keep stirring up trouble."

"Just last night, you wiped out all the Blasphemers in Feng City, as if you were afraid others wouldn't notice you."

"And right now, you have even taken control of… the Chaos Ones."

"I now suspect that the recent chaos in Song City is because you are stirring up trouble."

"But I am becoming more and more confused. What exactly do you want to do?"

"If I hadn't witnessed your wisdom with my own eyes, I would truly suspect that you are, as the legends say, a spreader of calamity."

Tang Long stared at Xie Jin with a look of great appreciation, making him feel very uncomfortable.

As expected, his intuition was correct.

Since arriving on the Blue Star, Xie Jin was the highest-level player he had encountered; his analysis and guesses had almost touched upon the correct answer.

Unfortunately, from their perspective, the correct answer was precisely the most unbelievable one.

So Tang Long sighed, "To put it simply, I hope for world peace."

Xie Jin almost choked on his own saliva, coughing repeatedly for a dozen times, still unable to believe his ears.

World peace?

"Can you even be associated with peace in the slightest?"

However, Xie Jin felt that Tang Long was very sincere at this moment, not like he was joking.

He couldn't figure it out for a moment.

"Lord, let's talk about the Wuque Method first. I still want to hear you confirm personally that you are willing to share that Thunder Emperors Eight Scenes Art with me."

Tang Long chuckled, "That's no problem. I'm not stingy even with Martial Arts College students I don't know, let alone a friend like Elder Xie."

"That's different," Xie Jin waved his hand, "The risk when you perform Empowerment on them is roughly controllable."

"But the gap in our cultivation realms is vast. Theoretically, Empowerment cannot succeed."

"But I have a secret technique that can make this somewhat feasible. However, the risk to you is immense. At that time, you must trust me completely and entrust your body and spirit to my control, without the slightest resistance, otherwise, the slightest carelessness will result in your death."

Tang Long was greatly astonished, "There is such a method in the world?"

Xie Jin nodded slightly, "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be standing here. This is also the special nature of thunder-attribute cultivation methods; at least I haven't heard of other spiritual attributes having such methods."

Tang Long rolled his eyes, "Elder Xie, actually, I still don't quite understand how the various cultivation realms are divided, or what the essence and mysteries behind them are. Can you clear up my confusion?"

"Qi Manipulation is actually just preliminarily adapting the body to spiritual energy, gradually spiritualizing it, and by the end, one can barely speak of control."

"Blood Refining is, on the basis of control, completely turning the body into a carrier of spiritual energy and finding the spiritual attribute that best fits oneself."

"Open Origin is a watershed; the compatibility between the body and spiritual energy will gradually move toward the limit. To break through this limit, one needs to awaken one's soul."

"When the soul and spiritual energy form a perfect combined force, the form and quality of the spiritual energy will enter another level, capable of destroying almost all tangible things; that is the Spirit Map. But the power of the Spirit Map is still absolutely suppressed by the laws, so it presents a flat form."

"Going further up, one must break through the restrictions of the laws, which falls into the category of the gods' authority."

Tang Long touched his chin, "Touching the taboos of the gods so quickly? I heard there is another realm above Huagai Realm, right?"

Xie Jin sneered, "There is. But that is almost no longer a realm that normal humans can step into."

"In the ancient and primordial periods, the Ancient Gods' control and desire for control over the laws were not so strong, so a large number of Huagai Realm powerhouses appeared."

"When the Yuanwu God rose, with a mortal body, stepping onto the godhood, he finally carved out a path to the heavens."

"This path is the cultivation system that has been used to this day."

"But after the Alien God invasion, the fall of the Ancient Gods, and the birth of the New Gods, the control over the laws began to become strict."

"For a very long period, stepping into Huagai Realm was Blasphemy; without The Sect needing to prosecute, divine punishment would descend directly."

"It was only in the last few thousand years that it seems the Divine Realm had some problems, and Huagai Realm powerhouses began to appear again. However, I heard that most of them received the favor of the gods."

"Those who truly rely on their own cultivation to break through to the Huagai Realm realm are very few and far between. In the Dongyu Kingdom, there is actually not a single one."

Tang Long asked hurriedly, "What about the Grand Secretary? He didn't cultivate to it himself either?"

Xie Jin shook his head, "No. He took a different path, inheriting the law power of an Ancient God."

"The law power of an Ancient God? Where can one get that?"

"Of course, in the Divine Ruins. The Grand Secretary was lucky; he discovered a Divine Ruins alone back then, and thus achieved Huagai Realm. But the Divine Ruins in the world are becoming increasingly rare, and the seals of the Divine Ruins generally cannot be broken by one or two Spirit Maps; his success is almost impossible to replicate."

Hearing this, Tang Long's eyes went a bit blank.

Chatting with an elder really increases one's knowledge!

So the Yuanwu God was a human? Can a human cultivate all the way to become a god?

The Divine Ruins… contain the power to advance to Huagai Realm?

My nautilus is a huge win!

"Lord, what are you thinking about?"

Hearing Xie Jin's greeting, Tang Long quickly returned to his senses.

"Nothing. Elder Xie, thank you for your instruction today; it has been an eye-opener."

"Regarding our agreement, please give me some more time."

"It's getting late, you should go back early. After all, you have a feud with Governor Xu, and causing an accident would be counterproductive."

Xie Jin frowned, "There are definitely more people wanting to kill you than wanting to kill me. Does Lord not need my protection?"

Tang Long smiled brightly, "If you don't leave, how would they dare to come?"

Xie Jin couldn't help but laugh, "That makes sense. Then I shall take my leave; I look forward to our next meeting."

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On a hill several miles away, the Seventh Apostle Luo Xin sat cross-legged on the head of a giant red-eyed ox, watching Xie Jin turn into a bolt of lightning and break through the air, yet he still had no intention of moving.

He was very sure that Xie Jin had not discovered him.

Because he carried the holy weapon of the Seventh Holy Lineage on his back, the Torch Spirit Blood Spear.

This spear carried the Law of Blood; not only was its lethality unparalleled, but wounds inflicted by it could not heal, and it could also absorb the enemy's blood to nourish itself. Even more terrifying was that it could control the blood of the living creatures it had wounded.

By comparison, mimicking blood aura to hide oneself was just the weakest function of this holy weapon.

In such an environment, even a Huagai Realm powerhouse would not find it easy to locate him, let alone a Spirit Map.

He had not made a move all along, not because he feared Xie Jin.

As an Apostle under the Pontiff, he did not believe Xie Jin dared to interfere with the rules between Apostles.

It was just… he found Tang Long too weak.

Weak like a blade of grass.

If he were to initiate a duel between Apostles against Tang Long according to the Code, it would simply be an insult to himself.

He was, however, extremely interested in how Tang Long could get along so harmoniously with these players.

But just at this moment, whether it was an illusion or not, he seemed to see Tang Long waving at him.