However, the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released. The Yin Yang School members quickly surrounded Mo Mo. Instantly, the Great Master of Fate's Yin Yang Hand Seal, the Lesser Master of Fate's Falling Leaves and Flying Flowers, Lady Xiang's Illusion, Star Soul's Qi Blade, and Donghuang Taiyi's unremarkable palm strike were all displayed.
Instantly, debris flew everywhere where Mo Mo had been standing, obscuring everyone's view. A few seconds later, the dust settled, and the spot where Mo Mo had been standing was now empty except for a large crater.
"We succeeded?"
Xinghun scoffed, "I thought he was so powerful, but I didn't expect that he wouldn't even leave a complete corpse after one strike. Yun Zhongjun's death was really pathetic."
At that moment, Xiang Jun, who was opposite Xing Hun, looked behind him in horror. Instantly, Xing Hun's hair stood on end, and then a voice that made his soul tremble came from behind him, "You are the second one."
Xinghun sensed something was wrong and tried to hide, but found he couldn't move and was getting further and further away from Xiangjun and the others. Then everything went black and he knew nothing more.
"escape!"
When Mo Mo appeared behind Xing Hun, Donghuang Taiyi sensed something was wrong. When Xing Hun was instantly killed by Mo Mo, he had already used all his power, shouted "Escape!" and quickly flew away into the distance. After hearing Donghuang Taiyi's prompt, the others also quickly fled into the distance.
However, all of this was in vain. Xiang Jun was the first to be caught up, followed by Donghuang Taiyi. Just as Mo Mo was about to make a move against Donghuang Taiyi, he suddenly felt an unusually familiar restlessness. So he frowned, casually slapped Donghuang Taiyi, and then chased after the others.
A dozen seconds later, the Grand Master of Fate, the Junior Master of Fate, and Lady Xiang were captured by Mo Mo. Looking at these three beautiful women with ethereal beauty and voluptuous figures, Mo Mo subconsciously swallowed. Sensing something was wrong, Mo Mo glared fiercely at the Grand Master of Fate and said, "What did you give me?"
"Didn't you guess it? That's right, it's that kind of drug between men and women, and the dosage is generous, enough for more than a dozen people. You can't cure it, can you? Hahaha!" Mo Mo Da Siming laughed triumphantly, seeing that Mo Mo Da Siming's face looked a little ugly.
"You're asking for trouble!" Mo Mo said with a wicked smile to Da Siming.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, the High Priestess's beautiful eyes widened in horror.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 139 Turbulent Times
When Da Siming woke up, she found herself, Shao Siming, and Xiang Furen lying naked on the bed. It took a lot of effort for her to sit up. Looking at the two people beside her, the scenes from yesterday flashed before her eyes like a nightmare. However, after feeling the surging internal energy in her body, she was also somewhat happy. It was just a pity for Shao Siming.
Just then, Shao Siming and Xiang Furen also woke up. Looking at Da Siming meditating and cultivating, and feeling the powerful internal energy within her body, Xiang Furen looked at Da Siming in disbelief, pointed a trembling finger at him and said, "Is this your scheme? If it succeeds, the Yin Yang School will get a puppet with high martial arts skills and proficiency in alchemy. If it fails, you won't be in danger because you know he won't kill you, he'll just torture you, and you can use this to improve your own power?"
“No, I always thought this plan was a sure thing, but I didn’t expect him to be so unfathomable. As for whether he will kill me, I don’t know either, which is why I put poison on that arrow just in case.” Da Siming glanced at Xiang Furen and Da Siming, and then said, “Actually, this is not bad. It’s much easier for three people than for me alone. Every time we have sex with him, we can improve our cultivation by a lot. If the three of us have sex with him often, our cultivation will surpass his sooner or later, and then it will be his end. Moreover, we can also practice the art of absorbing yin and yang together, and then he will have no say in the matter.”
After listening to the words of the Grand Master of Fate, Lady Xiang seemed to be deep in thought, while the Young Master of Fate simply got up and dressed silently. Although she had not escaped last night either, Mo Mo had been much gentler to her, so she was basically unaffected. At this moment, the Young Master of Fate finally spoke, saying, "You have no chance, because he is an immortal and we are human."
"So what? He also cultivated from a human. How do you know we don't have a chance to become immortals?" In fact, Da Siming didn't know that at this moment, what she wanted most in her heart was no longer to take revenge on Mo Mo, but to use Mo Mo to attain immortality, even if it meant becoming his plaything.
As for their desire to cultivate the art of sexual cultivation to enhance themselves by absorbing Mo Mo's essence, if Mo Mo knew, he would definitely tell them, "You're overthinking it." With Mo Mo's current cultivation level, if he didn't conceal his aura, the entire Sanghai and even the entire Great Qin would probably collapse. If Mo Mo hadn't sealed himself away, even if he had concealed his aura, Da Siming and the others wouldn't have been able to get close to him, let alone have any physical intimacy with him.
Think about it in "Covering the Sky": a single hair of a saint can crush a mountain range. Mo Mo is above saints and is a true emperor. If he plucked a single hair from Mo Mo, Sang Hai would probably be gone. As for their increased power, it was actually the residual power that Mo Mo's refined life essence dissipated after entering their bodies and was absorbed by them.
Meanwhile, Mo Mo was talking with Yan Dan at the Mo family's stronghold. On his way back to Sanghai, he happened to meet Yan Dan, who was looking for him, and so he returned to the Mo family's stronghold with Yan Dan.
“Mr. Mo, so much time has passed since our agreement. When will you fulfill our promise? As far as I know, you have already taken Yanfei away. Of course, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but the Qin Dynasty’s suppression of us is getting more and more severe. We have lost too many brothers. If you don’t take action soon, I’m afraid we won’t be able to hold on until that day.” Yan Dan was still wearing a black robe and a bamboo hat, probably because he was often out and about.
Mo Mo smiled slightly and said, "It will be soon. Moreover, the Yin Yang School is finished. I believe Fusu will return to the palace in the next two days. I will go back with him. I will take action as soon as we return to Xianyang. I hope you are prepared."
Watching Mo Mo's departing figure, Yan Dan was overjoyed and murmured, "Yan Fei, Yue'er, your sacrifice was worthwhile. As long as the Qin Emperor dies, the tyrannical Qin Dynasty will fall apart, and soon we will be able to establish a free country without oppression. I will bring you back then."
The next day, news spread throughout Sanghai that shocked the world: the Yin-Yang School had attacked the Great Qin Immortal Master, and with the exception of their leader, Donghuang Taiyi, the entire army had been wiped out. The Mirage Tower had changed hands, and it was also rumored that the elixir of immortality had been successfully refined and would soon be sent back to Xianyang.
At Haiyue Xiaozhu, Mo Mo was playing chess with Li Si. After casually placing a piece, he said, "The emperor is really something. Isn't he afraid that Fusu won't be able to hold out and will be killed by those rebels?"
Li Si pondered for a moment, sighed, put down the chess piece in his hand, and praised, "The Immortal Master's chess skills are almost at the level of the Dao, which truly makes Li Si look up to him. His Majesty's thoughts are just like the Immortal Master's chess skills, which are beyond our comprehension."
Mo Mo waved his hand, returning the chess pieces according to their colors, and said to Li Si, "Want to play again?"
Li Si's lips twitched slightly. He bowed to Mo Mo and said, "Li Si has other matters to attend to. I will come to learn from the Immortal Master another day." He then quickly left. Once outside, one of his guards asked, "Why did you stop playing chess with the Immortal Master, sir? This was a good opportunity to get closer to him."
Li Si glanced at the guard and said, "The premise of getting closer is that the two people's chess skills are similar, but I have played with him since this morning, no less than twenty games, but I have lost every game by a narrow margin. What do you think?"
The people around him were speechless. Then they looked at Li Si with pity. This was a complete humiliation.
Mo Mo watched Li Si leave with a sense of regret, because Li Si was the only person who had ever truly thrashed him in chess. The others either stopped after two or three games or were the kind of players who could utterly crush him.
Although Mo Mo's chess skills weren't the best among those at his level, his powerful primordial spirit allowed him to easily deduce countless moves. He could even predict his opponent's next move after they had only made their second move. Only those at the same level could rival him. This time, he finally got his revenge, though it was a bit of a pity that Donghua wasn't the one who got humiliated.
After Li Si left, Fu Su sent someone to inform Mo Mo that they would be setting off to return to Xianyang the day after tomorrow. Somehow, this news had spread throughout Sanghai City in less than half a day and then quickly spread to other places.
Instantly, the entire world was in turmoil. Although they didn't know if the situation was true, they wouldn't let go of even the slightest possibility, because this was the elixir of immortality! If Qin Shi Huang had taken it, they would have had no chance. But as long as they could obtain this elixir of immortality, no matter how powerful Qin was, they would eventually have a chance, because even tigers need to doze off.
Two days later, Mo Mo and his group prepared to return to Xianyang. When Mo Mo set off alone again, Fu Su was very surprised because there were no traces of the women in Haiyue Xiaozhu. Moreover, after thinking about it carefully, Fu Su realized that all the women who stayed by Mo Mo's side would disappear without a trace after a period of time. First it was Yue Shen, then several women from the Mo family, followed by his maids and the dozen or so women sent by Wei Zhuang.
These people seemed to have vanished into thin air, never to be seen again, and without any news. Although Fusu did not want to think about it, he had no choice but to. What if Mo Mo was not a god, but a ruthless demon who ate people without spitting out bones? This was something he had to guard against. So Fusu secretly sent a secret letter to Qin Shi Huang, telling him about this matter.
Two days after leaving Sanghai, Mo Mo and his group stopped in front of a narrow valley. The valley was flanked by sheer cliffs, which would take even martial arts experts some effort to climb. Below the cliffs was a dense forest with only a dirt path slightly wider than a carriage. Although the forest was not large, it was exceptionally dense, enough to hide more than a dozen people without any problem.
Looking at the canyon ahead, Fusu called over a guard and asked, "Is there any road nearby?"
The guard replied respectfully, "This is the shortest road around here. If we take a detour, it will take three more days."
After listening, Fusu thought for a moment and said, "Everyone, raise your guard. We will pass through here quickly. Archers will take turns firing a volley at the dense forest ahead every five breaths to ensure the safety of the road ahead."
Mo Mo listened to Fu Su's arrangement, smiled slightly, and praised, "It's a wise choice. Although the arrow speed will be reduced, it will clear out some of the enemies lurking ahead."
As it turned out, Fusu's method was indeed very effective, because Momo discovered that their first volley alone took the lives of no less than ten enemy soldiers, most of whom were elite troops, yet they were caught off guard and left behind so many corpses.
However, the first volley was very effective. After the second volley, it basically didn't hit anyone. Apart from a few unlucky ones, there were basically no losses, but it made the enemy afraid to ambush in front. Moreover, Fusu could adjust the frequency of the volley, which made those people grit their teeth in hatred.
However, they did not carry many arrows. When they were halfway through the journey, except for a few people, the others had run out of arrows. Just then, a large tree in front of them suddenly crashed down and blocked the road.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 140 Is this elixir of immortality fake?
A large tree suddenly collapsed in front of the road, blocking the way. The leading cavalrymen didn't have time to stop and crashed into it, falling head over heels. Due to the high speed, the horses were also flipped over in mid-air, tumbling and falling several meters away with their riders, who died instantly.
The tank behind them also managed to stop under the fallen tree, but it was not spared either. It was smashed by a tree trunk swung by a strong man, and the people inside were sent flying into the woods, presumably along with the brothers in front.
Although the incident happened suddenly, these Qin soldiers were clearly elite. Despite the shock, they remained calm and quickly assembled around Fusu and Momo's carriage, forming a defensive formation. As the Qin army assembled, everyone in the woods also came out.
In no time, Mo Mo and his group were surrounded. Mo Mo roughly estimated that there were no fewer than a hundred people, and many of them were martial arts masters. However, Mo Mo was somewhat disappointed because the peasants he had hoped for did not appear; in fact, almost none of them showed up. Those who appeared were mostly from insignificant, low-level forces.
In fact, the peasants originally wanted to come, but at the last moment they were stopped by the Mohists. The Confucians and the military strategists, having been in contact with the Mohists, would not come either. As for the Yin-Yang School, they were powerless to do anything about it.
Seeing the crowd gathering around, Mo Mo closed the carriage window with some boredom and continued to refine the antidote to remove the Ghost-Controlling Pill from Yu Ziqi's body. After all, dragging it out wasn't a solution, and Mo Mo wanted to try refining the antidote using only ordinary herbs. However, the result was that although he had figured out the formula, refining it was extremely complicated, causing Mo Mo to tinker with it for several days without success.
Just as Mo Mo closed the car window, the massacre began. Of course, it wasn't the Qin army that was being slaughtered, but rather the bandits who were blocking the road. This was because Fusu's convoy not only contained the Six Sword Slaves, but also other experts from the Luo Net, as well as the Qin Emperor's Shadow Guards.
On a hilltop not far from Mo Mo and his group, members of the various schools of thought gathered to watch everything unfold. The farmers, in particular, were drenched in cold sweat. Had the Mo family not intervened, they would likely have been among those slaughtered below.
The Farmer's School was arguably the largest in number, boasting 100,000 members. It was divided into six halls and possessed the Twenty-Four Formations of Earth and Marsh. Notable figures among them included Sheng Qi, Tian Ci, Zhu Jia, Tian Hu, and Tian Yan, the female Guan Zhong. Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, also came from the Farmer's School.
As for why the largest number of people are not military strategists, it's because generals who lead troops into battle are usually members of military strategists, and military strategists are basically taught by a single lineage. After all, leading troops into battle is a matter for emperors, which is taboo for emperors. Teaching indiscriminately can lead to death. Therefore, the number of military strategists is relatively small.
In just ten minutes, the hundred people who came to try to seize the elixir of immortality were all killed. On the distant mountain, the representatives of the various schools of thought were filled with relief. The representative of the Agricultural School was Zhu Jia, who was known for his ability to be a thousand different people. The representative of the Mohist School was Gao Jianli. The representative of the Confucian School was Zhang Liang. The representative of the Military School was Xiang Liang.
"Many thanks to the brothers of the Mo family, otherwise my peasant family would have suffered heavy losses." Zhu Jia changed the mask on his face and sincerely thanked Gao Jianli.
"We are all righteous men against Qin, so it is only right that we help each other. Now we should go back and discuss more important matters," Gao Jianli replied indifferently to the Zhu family, then turned and left.
"Let's go too, there's no more excitement to watch." Zhang Liang turned and left. After that, the people from the various schools of thought quickly left, giving up their chance to seize the elixir of immortality.
Since that day, Mo Mo's convoy has been attacked on average every two days, and the various methods have broadened Mo Mo's horizons. There are fire attacks, flood attacks, people pretending to be refugees, people pretending to be local soldiers, and what makes Mo Mo speechless is that there are even people who use force. However, the most powerful schools of thought among the Hundred Schools of Thought have not yet made a move.
After half a month, Mo Mo finally returned to Xianyang. Upon arriving in Xianyang, Fu Su took Mo Mo directly to the palace. When Mo Mo and Fu Su arrived at the court, they found that the civil and military officials had been waiting for them for a long time.
During the two weeks on the road, Mo Mo also prepared the antidote for the Ghost-Controlling Pill and gave it to Yu Ziqi. Yu Ziqi met with Shi Lan and then left, as he had to go back to report to Shushan and retrieve some things belonging to Shushan from the Mirage. Although Shi Lan was a little sad, she eventually let it go, since it wasn't like they would never see each other again.
After Fusu entered the main hall, he took out the jade bottle containing the elixir of immortality. As soon as Fusu took out the jade bottle, everyone in the hall except Mo Mo started to breathe rapidly, because it represented eternal life and immortality, and many of them already had white hair.
Although the distance from below to Qin Shi Huang's dragon throne was not long, Fusu was already covered in sweat when he carried the jade bottle to Qin Shi Huang. When Qin Shi Huang picked up the jade bottle, everyone in the hall focused their attention on the small jade bottle, which was only the size of two fingers.
At that moment, Qin Shi Huang suddenly asked Mo Mo, "Immortal Master, have you taken this elixir?"
Mo Mo looked at Qin Shi Huang with a puzzled expression and said, "I've never eaten it."
"Since the Immortal Master hasn't taken one yet, why don't you take the first one?" Qin Shihuang threw the jade bottle at Mo Mo.
Mo Mo curled his lip, then waved his hand, sending the jade bottle back into Qin Shi Huang's hand, saying, "That thing is an elixir of immortality for you, but it's just a sugar pill for me. I have plenty of those."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shi Huang's eyes lit up, and he said somewhat anxiously, "Immortal Master, are you saying that you have many elixirs of immortality?"
"No, that's not it. It's just that there are quite a few of me at the same level as him. Besides, eating too much of this stuff is useless, because eating just one is enough to grant immortality." After saying that, Mo Mo took out his recliner and lay down casually.
Qin Shi Huang was somewhat disappointed, but upon reflection, it was understandable. After all, immortality violated the laws of nature, and to achieve it with just one pill was incredibly difficult to refine.
Qin Shi Huang poured out one of the pills from the jade bottle, examined it carefully, and found that it was no different from an ordinary pill, without any auspicious signs such as dragons and phoenixes. Out of caution, Qin Shi Huang had Fusu eat the elixir of immortality in his hand, and then waited quietly.
About half a minute passed after Fusu swallowed the pill, but there was still no reaction. So Qin Shihuang asked Mo Mo in confusion, "Immortal Master, Fusu clearly ate the pill, so why is there no reaction at all? Is it because the pill is ineffective?"
Mo Mo glanced at Fu Su and said calmly, "It works. He's immortal now."
The people in the hall were speechless. "We're not well-educated, don't try to fool us. You think this will make us immortal? This is too casual! At least there should be some reaction. Even if you eat too much, you'll at least burp. You swallowed this elixir of immortality and didn't even let out a fart. What kind of nonsense is this!"
"Isn't this immortal master a bit too casual? At least there should be some reaction. If there's no reaction at all, no one will know that the pills are useless!" Qin Shi Huang's lips twitched, and finally he forced himself to voice his doubts.
"Reaction? Yes, there is a reaction. Fusu, do you feel a little uncomfortable in your stomach, and your body feels sticky? And a little hot?" Fusu nodded quickly upon hearing Mo Mo's words.
"See, isn't this the reaction?" Mo Mo had a knowing look on his face.
"Immortal Master, shouldn't immortality bring auspicious omens like dragons and phoenixes, golden lotuses sprouting from the earth, and heavenly blessings? How come this is..." Qin Shi Huang continued to ask Mo Mo.
"You're overthinking it. You've just achieved immortality, not become a god. What kind of auspicious omen is that? It's already a miracle that you weren't struck by lightning and killed, let alone auspicious omen." Mo Mo said with a look of disdain.
Qin Shi Huang: "..." I'm not going to stoop to your level.
After being teased by Mo Mo, Qin Shihuang poured out a pill, tilted his head back and swallowed it. Less than ten seconds later, Qin Shihuang frowned, then quickly walked to the back. After a few steps, he started walking briskly, then jogging, and then he took off running because he could hardly hold back any longer.
Seeing Qin Shi Huang running away, Mo Mo remembered that this thing had the effect of cleansing the marrow and removing impurities. So, ordinary people would have to squat in the outhouse for most of the day after eating it for the first time. Even cultivators would have to cleanse themselves of the impurities expelled from their pores after eating it.
Realizing that it was highly unlikely that Qin Shi Huang and his entourage would attend court today, Mo Mo packed up his reclining chair and returned to his residence. Mo Mo's residence was actually located in Xianyang Palace, right next to Qin Shi Huang's harem. Qin Shi Huang's intention was quite clear: apart from the Empress, the other concubines were at his disposal.
Mo Mo was not such a casual person, so he never went into Qin Shi Huang's harem. As for those who came to him, Mo Mo accepted them all without question. It was similar to a one-night stand nowadays, with each party getting what they wanted. After all, the deep palace was lonely, and with three thousand beauties in the harem, Qin Shi Huang would be too busy to keep up with even three hundred. So it was only natural that some amusing things would happen.
At noon the next day, Qin Shi Huang finally arrived at Mo Mo's residence, accompanied by Fusu and Zhao Gao.
Looking at the radiant Qin Shi Huang, Mo Mo calmly asked, "May I ask what business Your Majesty has with me?"
"Fusu and I have come here to have the Immortal Master examine us to see if there is anything amiss. As for the Chief of the Imperial Carriage Office, he wishes to ask the Immortal Master to help him regain his manhood. Considering that he has served me for so many years, if the Immortal Master can cure him, please do so."
“This is easy to handle. This is a Regeneration Pill, which can regenerate severed limbs. After taking it, you will be fully recovered in less than three days. However, you must not move around for three months, otherwise all your efforts will be in vain. Your Majesty, your condition is very good.” Mo Mo took out a jade bottle and poured a pill into it for Zhao Gao.
Then, Qin Shi Huang dismissed everyone else, leaving only Mo Mo and himself in the room. Half an hour later, Zhao Gao, who was guarding the door, sensed something was wrong. He called out several times but received no response. Upon opening the door, he was met with a strong smell of blood, which made Zhao Gao's heart skip a beat.
(End of this chapter)