"His soul has been scattered, there is no chance of survival. This is truly ruthless." After a careful examination, looking at the huge wound on Cui Wugu's chest, the ascetic monk couldn't help but say.
The fatal wound was in her chest. It appeared to have been caused by a mortal stabbing her instantly with a weapon. So, the question arises: how could Cui Wugu, a celestial being, be killed so easily by a mortal wielding a weapon?
"It should be a spear. The murderer used a spear and struck before Fellow Daoist Cui could react. With just one spear thrust, he pierced through Cui's heart. Then, the power remaining in the spear exploded instantly, destroying Fellow Daoist Cui's physical body," Xuanzhenzi said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Qi Shuming frowned slightly. To be honest, he didn't care that Cui Wugu was dead. After all, she was already dead; the cause of death was unimportant. What mattered was finding the murderer.
“It’s neither the true essence of Taoism nor the magical power of Buddhism. We still can’t figure it out. Could it be an extraterrestrial demon?” Qi Shuming suddenly asked.
He remembered it was a bright and sunny afternoon when his master, the Long-Browed Taoist, was about to ascend to heaven. At that time, his master had already entrusted the Emei Sect to him.
That afternoon, his master not only gave him several powerful treasures, such as the Haotian Mirror, the Yin-Yang Microcosm Array, and the Taiqing Divine Talisman used to set up the array, but also told him many secrets.
“Miaoyi, remember this: if one day you encounter people who are completely different from those in this world, including their behavior, clothing, magic power, and fighting style, and you cannot figure out their origins, they are very likely to be extraterrestrial demons.”
"Those extraterrestrial demons are all incredibly cunning. Many of them appear to be upright gentlemen on the surface, but they spend their days plotting to destroy our world. If you encounter any of these extraterrestrial demons in the future, show no mercy; kill as many as they come!"
"It is precisely because of the characteristics of the extraterrestrial demons that killing them can bring divine favor, merit, and immeasurable fortune. In the future, this will be very beneficial for both your personal ascension and the great prosperity of Emei."
"Also, remember, if you encounter this situation and don't know what to do, you can directly use the Haotian Mirror and the secret technique I taught you to send me a message!"
Qi Shuming remembered that his usually kind and gentle master would grit his teeth and radiate murderous intent when mentioning the words "extraterrestrial demons"! It was precisely because of this that Qi Shuming remembered it so vividly and immediately thought of this matter.
With that thought, he took out a precious mirror. This mirror was oval-shaped, with a gemstone at each of its four corners. Around each gemstone was carved a dragon, a white tiger, a vermilion bird, and a black tortoise!
Furthermore, the back of the mirror was engraved with densely packed innate divine runes. Although Qi Shuming didn't recognize a single one, it looked incredibly sophisticated!
"Let's work together to activate the Haotian Mirror and check this person's details. If we can't find anything, we'll have to report to our master."
Then, with the Haotian Mirror suspended in the air, the four of them looked at each other, then formed hand seals together, unleashing bursts of magical power to jointly activate the Haotian Mirror.
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Chapter 61: Long Eyebrows? Xu Fu and the Heavenly Web
However, surprisingly, after a while, there was still no scene in the Haotian Mirror!
This is quite surprising, because the Haotian Mirror was one of the treasures that the founder of the Emei Sect, the protagonist of the previous millennium, the number one righteous person, and the number one master in the world, Changmei Daoren, specially left behind for the Emei Sect as a trump card before his ascension.
Moreover, these people were not outsiders. For example, Xuanzhenzi was the eldest disciple of Changmei Zhenren and also Qi Shuming's senior brother. As for the ascetic monk, he was also an elder of the Emei Sect. Everyone had seen Changmei Daoren use the Haotian Mirror.
At that time, whatever it was, if Master Changmei wanted, he could use the Haotian Mirror to see it clearly. Even if the opponent concealed the secrets of heaven, it would be of no use!
But at this moment, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and look at Qi Shuming. It has to be said that as the most outstanding disciple of the Long-Browed Taoist, Qi Shuming had long become the most central figure among them.
Seeing this, Qi Shuming said expressionlessly, "Let's increase our magical power and try again!"
Powerful streams of magical energy rapidly poured into the Haotian Mirror. However, strangely, no matter how they searched, they could not find any information about the dark-faced giant.
After an unknown amount of time, everyone had been maintaining their maximum output for quite some time, and now they were all exhausted and collapsed on the ground. Seeing this, Qi Shuming couldn't help but sigh. The road to the great prosperity of Emei was long and arduous!
"Never mind, let's just ask Master directly," Qi Shuming suddenly said.
“Shouldn’t we investigate first before reporting to our master? After all, the mortal and immortal realms are separated, and it wouldn’t be appropriate to report directly before we’ve investigated properly,” Madam Miaoyi suddenly said.
In this context, given her position, it's appropriate for her to say such a thing. After all, Qi Shuming is the leader of Emei! As the leader, she naturally needs to maintain the dignity of a leader, and even if she's wrong, she can't always admit it. Naturally, Xuanzhenzi and the ascetic monk shouldn't be interrupting.
Investigate first, then report. This is a more tactful approach. Although it's no different from directly telling someone it won't work, it provides a way out. With a way out, many things can be handled more leniently.
"No need. Master once spoke of the extraterrestrial demons. It was before Master ascended to immortality, beside Emerald Cliff, that he spoke to me alone. These extraterrestrial demons are like this..."
Upon hearing this, the ascetic monk clasped his hands together and remained silent. Xuanzhenzi also smiled wryly, but after all, Qi Shuming was the head of the Emei Sect, so it was normal for him to have some secrets known only to him.
Then came the bathing and changing of clothes, burning incense, setting up the altar, and quietly bowing. After all, they were immortals, and even between master and disciple, kneeling was not customary. Even for direct disciples, it was usually just a simple bow, at most a slight bend in the waist.
Soon, all the preliminary preparations were completed. Qi Shuming led the way, followed by the three others. In front of them was an offering table, upon which sat more than a dozen exceptionally thick sandalwood sticks, all specially made.
As the sandalwood incense was lit, and with Qi Shuming's hand seals and spellcasting, the sandalwood incense, which had just been lit, instantly caught fire and then burned rapidly at a speed of one centimeter per second.
After a while, the sandalwood incense stick, which was originally over ten feet long, was only half burned. However, the ashes scattered throughout the sky, under the influence of magical power, coalesced into a human shape. Upon closer inspection, one would find that this person bore a striking resemblance to the long-browed Taoist.
Suddenly, a glint of light flashed between the eyebrows of the Long-Browed Immortal. Then, these Long-Browed Immortals made of incense ash instantly came to life, and in that instant, they appeared to be just like ordinary people.
At this moment, the Long-Browed Taoist was incredibly tall, and as his name suggested, he had very long eyebrows, which were also white. In addition, his hair was white, making him look like an ordinary old man.
"My beloved teacher!"
"Master!"
"Alright, time is of the essence. I can only stay in the mortal realm for a quarter of an hour this time. Miao Yi, tell me quickly what it is about?" Chang Mei smiled, then said seriously.
"It is like this, disciple has discovered a creature that is suspected to be an extraterrestrial demon. The spiritual power contained in this creature is neither immortal energy nor magic power. On the contrary, it has extremely strong explosive power, and the secrets of heaven are also in chaos."
"By the way, this is Fellow Daoist Cui Wugu's corpse. Fellow Daoist Cui was suddenly ambushed by a demon from beyond the realm, and in an instant, not even a wisp of her primordial spirit escaped," Qi Shuming explained carefully.
Especially when the words "extraterrestrial demons" were mentioned, the long-browed Taoist's eyes instantly flashed with divine light. Then, he said viciously, "If they really are extraterrestrial demons, then things are serious. These extraterrestrial demons are utterly wicked, taking the destruction of the world as their mission; each and every one of them is a true great demon!"
As he spoke, he personally went to the side of Cui Wugu's body and began to examine it. After a careful look, the Long-Browed Master's face turned cold.
Those guys from the big Han group actually dared to come; that courage alone is commendable. Moreover, their timing was excellent.
The history of this world appears to span tens of thousands of years, but in reality, it only began with the Jin Dynasty. As for what happened before the Jin Dynasty, it did not exist.
And at that time, I had already existed. Until more than a hundred years ago, this world could no longer contain my power, so I superficially ascended to heaven, but in reality, I still secretly controlled the entire world.
That's right, this long-browed Taoist is Xu Fu's reincarnation in this world. He is a primordial spirit avatar of the original body, reincarnated here.
After reincarnation, he used the limited authority left by the creator to make Changmei the protagonist of this world, and forcibly wrote the future history, which is the rise of Emei and the end of the Dharma!