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In the center of Nanling City, Liu Zimo stood alone in mid-air.

While the turtle of longevity quietly rested on his left shoulder, closing its eyes and pretending to sleep.

After being saved by them, the more than three hundred golden-body realm martial artists were sent away by Liu Zimo after eating the flesh of the thousand-legged centipede.

Before they left, Liu Zimo also had them copy a collection manual and a complete set of martial arts secrets, instructing them to bring them back to the local military office in their respective cities.

In this way, even if he didn't have time to personally investigate the nearby three provinces, with these materials and martial arts secrets, it would give dozens of cities in the three provinces a chance to catch their breath.

After sending everyone away, Liu Zimo flew to the center of Nanling City, released his divine sense, and entered the spiritual realm.

In just an instant, the entire Nanling City was completely enveloped within it.

This time, there was no need to "ask" Yao Lingling for help in investigating.

Liu Zimo directly took out the 【King's Spirit Crystal】 he had confiscated before.

Holding it in his hand, he activated his spiritual consciousness!

The 【King's Spirit Crystal】 emitted a faint light and, with Liu Zimo's spiritual realm spreading outwards, quickly spread the king's aura within the crystal throughout the entire city.

Swish!

Swish!

Just as Liu Zimo expected.

All the lurking devouring spirit insects in Nanling City, whether they were first or second stage, uncontrollably emerged from the host's sea of consciousness and flew towards Liu Zimo's location.

In just two seconds.

Fifteen devouring spirit insects fell into the trap, three of which had already evolved into the second stage!

Seeing this, Liu Zimo was in a good mood.

This 【King's Spirit Crystal】 was indeed extraordinary.

He didn't even need to deliberately release his spiritual consciousness anymore. He could quietly expel and gather all the devouring spirit insects in the city without disturbing anyone.

It was simply too easy!

Swish!

With a thought, Liu Zimo instantly collected all fifteen devouring spirit insects in front of him into his sea of consciousness.

Then, with a swift motion, he cut open their abdomens one by one, extracted their crystals, and refined their spiritual bodies.

In just a moment, his cultivation progress at the peak of the Abyssal Abyss realm was pushed forward by five thousandths, and his sea of consciousness expanded by nearly two thousand kilometers!

This kind of "cultivation" method, which could continuously improve his spiritual cultivation without much effort, was simply too enjoyable!

If it weren't for promising the two girls that they would return to Luzhou immediately, and he himself had some matters regarding the relocation of the Dragon Tiger Mountain sect, Liu Zimo really wanted to continue like this, harvesting all the devouring spirit insects scattered in the major cities and survivor bases.

The world was so big, there were more cities that survived than just in Daxia Country. Liu Zimo wanted to see them all!

Even if he didn't spread the teachings, impart knowledge, or bind "good brothers" and "good sisters," just hunting those devouring spirit insects would be a great opportunity!

At least, whether Liu Zimo could successfully break through to the Spirit Domain realm and continuously improve his spiritual cultivation to the peak of the Spirit Domain realm in the future, it all depended on those devouring spirit insects scattered throughout the cities!

"Master!"

"Master!"

After handing over everything to the local military office in Nanling, Xiaofei Hong and Lou Xiaoxiao flew back to Liu Zimo's side.

"Master, we have already handed everything over to them."

"That military officer even wanted to meet Master in person to express his gratitude!"

"But, following Master's orders, we all declined."

The two girls reported everything that happened at the Nanling military office to Liu Zimo in a crisp voice.

"Well done!"

Liu Zimo nodded in satisfaction and, with a thought, took out the two spirit cores he had obtained from the 【Eastern Pearl】 and pushed them towards his two precious disciples.

"These two little things are for you, consider them rewards for accompanying me all the way!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Seeing the gifts, the two little girls' eyes lit up, excitedly extended their hands, and received the small "walnuts" handed to them by their master.

"Master, what is this? It looks strange, like the walnuts I used to eat. Can I eat it?"

Lou Xiaoxiao held the spiritual core in his hand, looking at it curiously.

After looking for a long time, he couldn't see anything special about this thing, so he couldn't help but ask his master.

Xiao Feihong, who was beside him, did the same. She held the spiritual core in front of her eyes and even shone it towards the sun.

The cultivation of these two little ones was only at the initial stage of the Spiritual Sea Realm, so they couldn't see the extraordinary nature of these two spiritual cores.

Liu Zimo smiled slightly and said, "Little glutton, this is not something to eat!"

"You can try to incorporate it into your sea of consciousness and use the power of your soul to refine it. You will be surprised by the results!"

Hearing this, the two girls didn't hesitate. They both activated their spiritual power and incorporated the spiritual cores in their hands into their sea of consciousness. They sat down in place and earnestly began to refine them.

Seeing this, Liu Zimo raised his hand and lightly patted the old turtle on his left shoulder.

"I understand, master!"

The old turtle, reluctantly waking up from its nap, slowly stuck its head out and glanced at the two little girls sitting in front of it.

[Sigh, I knew it. Once is never enough!]

[I, the old turtle, can't escape the fate of becoming a mount after all!]

Swish!

After a sigh in its heart, the body of the turtle, Long Sui Shou, grew longer in the wind.

In the blink of an eye, it grew to about a hundred meters, and its huge turtle shell lifted Liu Zimo and the two little girls into the air, slowly ascending and flying away.

In order not to disturb the two little masters' cultivation, the old turtle controlled its flying speed perfectly, fast and stable.

Coupled with the protection of the wind barrier and sound barrier, sitting on its back was like sitting in a quiet valley or a secluded secret room, no different at all!

The old turtle's sea of consciousness contained a map and flight route given by its master. After determining the destination, it only needed to fly in the right direction.

As an ancient spirit beast and a powerful being at the Divine Connection Realm, it didn't have to worry about encountering any obstacles in the sky above ten thousand meters.

Its divine aura cleared the way ahead, and whether it was humans or demons, they would all sense it and avoid it, not daring to cause trouble.

The distance from Nanling to Luozhou was more than two thousand kilometers.

Long Sui Shou had a smooth journey and arrived safely in just half an hour, without any twists and turns.

When it reached the sky above Luozhou City, it saw that its master was still dozing off, and Xiao Feihong and Lou Xiaoxiao had not yet awakened from their cultivation.

The old turtle wisely suspended itself in mid-air, waiting quietly for the two little monsters to finish their cultivation.

At this moment, inside Luozhou City...

Lou Yuchen, Yang Sisi, Liang Luohua, as well as Zhiyuan Shengshi, Wuxing Fangzhang, and Zhishan Changlao, were all gathered in the conference room of the military office.

Sitting across from them were Zhang Zhenren from Longhu Mountain, Jiaolinglong in human form, the elders of the six major masters of Longhu Mountain, and some true disciples.

The two sides had been discussing here for almost half an hour, and their patience was almost worn out.

"Amitabha!"

Zhiyuan Shengshi chanted a Buddhist mantra and spoke again, "This humble monk will say it again. Our sect has no objection to moving to Luozhou City. However, it is not appropriate for your sect to place your mountain gate next to our Dalin Temple."

"Buddhism and Taoism have different traditions, beliefs, and daily routines."

"Master Zhang, you insist on placing your sect's mountain gate on the right side of our Dalin Temple, with a distance of less than thirty meters. Please forgive this humble monk for not agreeing!"

"Yes, Master Zhang!"

Liang Luohua, as the director of the military office, also spoke persuasively, "There is still plenty of open space in Luozhou City. There is really no need to crowd with Dalin Temple!"

"Since you were introduced by Advisor Liu, we dare not neglect you in terms of reason and emotion. It's just that in the eastern part of the city, there is not much space left to accommodate your sect!"

"What do you think of this?"

"Except for the eastern part of the city, the south, north, and west parts of the city are all available for you to freely choose. You can choose whichever area you like. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhenren turned his head and glanced at Linglong Zunzhe sitting beside him. He hesitated and said, "Director Liang, Master Zhiyuan, you both make sense. However, I have already divined it. The eastern part of the city is the best place for our new residence in Longhu Mountain!"

"You also know that we Taoists believe in destiny. Even our ancestors believe that we should reestablish our mountain gate in the east of the city. How can we, the younger generation, dare to go against it?"

Upon hearing Zhang Zhenren's words, Yang Sisi, Liang Luohua, and Lou Yuchen couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed.

What divination, what fate, and even invoking the ancestors? Come on, it's already the year 2034, can't we stop being so superstitious?

If anyone else dared to cause such trouble, they would have been slapped out the door long ago.

But now, sitting in front of them is the current head of Longhu Mountain, an obvious powerhouse who has reached the realm of manifesting holiness.

Can't afford to offend!

Moreover, whether it's these Taoists from Longhu Mountain or the monks from Dalin Temple, they are all religious people, one believes in the Taoist ancestors, the other believes in the Buddha.

If you dare to say in front of them that superstition doesn't exist in this world, that there are no Taoist ancestors or Buddha, believe it or not, they will flip the table in a minute!

Can't mess with religious people!

Yang Sisi, Liang Luohua, and Lou Yuchen glanced at each other, their eyes filled with helplessness.

What a trouble!

You see, Advisor Liu has been gone for months without any news, and now that we finally have some news, why does it have to come with such a big trouble?

If Longhu Mountain is willing to settle in Luzhou and even relocate their sect, they naturally welcome it with open arms.

After all, the more powerful people who come to settle in Luzhou, the safer the city will be. When facing increasingly dangerous and powerful demonic disasters in the future, they will have more confidence.

But the contradiction between the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism is really a headache!

They haven't even officially settled yet, and the two sects are already fighting over the residence. No matter how they try to persuade, it's useless!

You see, after they officially settle, who knows how many more problems they will cause!

"Amitabha!"

"Zhang Zhenren, there is an order to everything. That area is clearly the residence of our Dalin Temple, and we will never let other sects touch it!"

"That's right! Even the Taoist ancestors haven't given any instructions, so who are they to..."

"Zhishan, be careful with your words!"

Zhishan Monk was about to speak out angrily, but he was preemptively stopped by Zhiguan Shengshi.

But whatever he wanted to say, the people from Longhu Mountain had already understood clearly.

"Zhishan Monk, you really have some nerve to dare to criticize the Taoist ancestors. You simply don't know the meaning of life and death!"

"Infinite Heavenly Venerable!"

"Everyone from Dalin Temple, since we all have our eyes on the eastern residence, why don't we settle this in the martial world, with real swords and real guns!"

"The final ownership of the residence will be decided with fists. Do you dare?"

"Amita Buddha!"

"This is simply unreasonable. That place originally belonged to our Dalin Temple. Why should we turn it into a bet?"

"Are all the Taoists from Longhu Mountain so unreasonable?"

"Cowards! We martial artists, isn't our fist the ultimate truth?"

"If you dare, face us head-on with real swords and real guns. If you win, we won't say another word and will leave, never to bother you again!"

"That's right, if you dare, come and fight us. Don't tell me you know you can't beat us and are afraid to fight?"

"..."

Alright, they're arguing again!

And the tension is even stronger than before, they're even openly challenging each other to fights!

Liang Luohua, Yang Sisi, and Lou Yuchen couldn't help but feel a headache.

The argument itself is not scary.

What they are really worried about is that in the end, these two groups of big shots will really engage in a full-scale fight!

Two thousand-year-old martial arts sects, if they really start fighting, it will inevitably harm innocent people, and that is definitely something they don't want to see!

What's more, both sides have manifesting holy realm experts and masters. Even if they want to persuade or stop them, they are not qualified!

"If Advisor Liu could come back too!"

Yang Sisi sighed softly, feeling even more nostalgic for the days when Advisor Liu was still in Luzhou.

Liang Luohua and Lou Yuchen nodded at the same time.

Since these people were all invited by Advisor Liu, only Advisor Liu can control them.

But now, who knows where Advisor Liu is?

Distant water cannot quench near thirst!

In the field, seeing the elders and disciples from both sides arguing fiercely, Zhang Daoxian quietly transmitted to Linglong Venerable beside him:

"Senior, do we really have to go to such extremes?"

"After all, we are newcomers and we were invited by Advisor Liu. If we cause too much trouble, it might be difficult to explain when Advisor Liu returns!"

Jiao Linglong squinted her eyes and glanced lightly at the old Taoist, calmly replying,

"You, little Taoist, are not efficient at all. You always hesitate and consider every aspect."

"Do you not know that the great path must be fought for?"

"The east side of the city is clearly where spiritual energy gathers, and it is the most suitable place for cultivation in the entire city of Luozhou."

"Since we have set our sights on it, we naturally have to fight for it and not give in!"

"As for that guy surnamed Liu, he hasn't come back yet. Let's settle everything before he returns. Can he make us move again... huh?!"

Before she finished speaking, Jiao Linglong seemed to sense something. Her body suddenly stiffened, and her expression became somewhat unnatural.

"How could he come back so soon?"

"I told you, those foreign demons are useless. They were actually wiped out so quickly!"

Jiao Linglong felt extremely frustrated.

"Enough, tell them to stop causing trouble!"

Jiao Linglong transmitted her voice to Zhang Daoxian without a good temper,

"The main person has already returned. If we continue to cause trouble, we might really have to leave empty-handed!"

Zhang Daoxian was taken aback, and then he realized who the venerable Linglong was referring to.

Advisor Liu had returned, and if they continued to cause trouble, they would be slapping his face.

"Cough cough~!"

Zhang Daoxian cleared his throat and stopped the several elders and disciples who were still provoking, standing up directly.

Just when Zhiyuanshengshi, Yang Sisi, and others thought that the head of Longhu Mountain couldn't bear it any longer and was about to make a move, triggering a big battle,

They saw Zhang Daoxian bowing, saluting everyone present, and loudly saying,

"Infinite Heavenly Venerable!"

"Since our friends from Dalin Temple are unwilling to give in, we can't force it anymore. We can only trouble Director Liang to select another place for us to settle!"

Huh?

Just this?

Everyone present looked at each other, including the elders and true disciples of Longhu Mountain, who couldn't understand.

They had already fought to this point, and they were about to force the monks of Dalin Temple to compete for the residence.

As a result, the arrow was on the string, and the bow was already drawn, but the head of the sect deflated first!

Why?

They all turned their heads to look at Zhang Daoxian.

Zhang Daoxian pretended not to see their gaze, finished speaking in one sentence, and calmly sat back in his original position.

Liang Luohua and the military staff of the army were overjoyed and nodded quickly, afraid that if they answered too slowly, Zhang Daoxian would change his mind.

On the other side, Zhiyuanshengshi and others were also somewhat puzzled.

But seeing that the head of Longhu Mountain had already softened, they couldn't continue to be disrespectful, so they returned to their seats one after another.

In this way, after about twenty seconds,

Just as Liang Luohua and Zhang Daoxian were discussing the new residence, Zhiyuanshengshi, who had been sitting peacefully, suddenly shook his body and looked up.

"A turtle in the Transcendent Realm?!"

"Advisor Liu has actually returned?!"

The old monk was amazed in his heart, and at the same time, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhang Daoxian!

"This old Taoist suddenly changed his attitude just now. Could it be that he sensed the aura of Advisor Liu's return in advance?"

"If that's the case, then the sensing range of this old Taoist is dozens of times greater than mine?!"

Zhiyuanshengshi shook his head directly. As someone who cultivated both spiritual and martial arts, how could he not know the approximate range of perception of a cultivator in the Spiritual Abyss Realm?

Advisor Liu returned on a giant turtle, and his flying speed was extremely fast. In about twenty seconds, he could have flown over fifty kilometers!

Zhiyuanshengshi would never believe that Zhang Daoxian's perception could cover a distance of fifty kilometers.

"So, who exactly sensed Advisor Liu's return in advance?"

"Was it that female cultivator who has been sitting next to Zhang Daoxian?"

While pondering, Zhiyuanshengshi's gaze involuntarily focused on Jiao Linglong.

(End of this chapter)